Wu dong Qian Kun: I, Lin Langtian, Refuse to be a Supporting Character

Lin Langtian had defeated Huangpu Yun!

On the seventh floor, Jin Xing covered her mouth in astonishment at the sight. She couldn’t believe how effortlessly Lin Langtian had subdued Huangpu Yun, a Spirit Symbol Master on par with herself, in the blink of an eye.

A Spirit Symbol Master… defeated so swiftly!

Still reeling, Jin Xing hadn’t anticipated that Lin Langtian would catch up to her so quickly in power. Perhaps this was the true strength of one of the top talents of the Great Flame Dynasty.

After seriously injuring Huangpu Yun, Lin Langtian calmly retracted his spirit energy. He had no intention of killing him, only wanting to give him a lesson. In tower duels, clashes were common, and injuring someone wouldn’t draw criticism. But killing was another matter, one that violated the unspoken rules.

Dusting off his hands, Lin Langtian looked away from Huangpu Yun and moved toward the barrier leading to the eighth floor. The barrier was intensely powerful—strong enough that even Jin Xing and Huangpu Yun hadn’t managed to breach it. For decades, no one had reached the eighth floor in the duel between Lin City and Huangpu City.

After scanning the seventh floor and confirming that Ling Quan was nowhere to be seen, Lin Langtian realized that Ling Quan, with his superior strength, must have advanced to the eighth floor. Determined to secure victory for Lin City’s Symbol Master Association, Lin Langtian decided he had to reach the eighth floor as well.

Huangpu Yun coughed up a mouthful of blood and sneered, ”Ling Quan is already halfway to an intermediate Spirit Symbol Master. Even as the top talent of the Lin family, you’ll never match his strength in spirit energy. This duel is already ours.”

”If you say one more word, I’ll kill you,” Lin Langtian said, his face unreadable.

Huangpu Yun’s face went pale. Duels may not allow killing, but with Lin Langtian’s brutal reputation, there was no guarantee he would play by the rules. Risking his life to test that wasn’t worth it. Though he shut his mouth, his eyes still held a deep hatred as he scoffed internally. Try as you might, you’ll never reach the eighth floor!

Jin Xing turned to Lin Langtian with hopeful eyes. ”Do you think you… can reach the eighth floor?”

Victory in this duel meant one person from Lin City’s Symbol Master Association had to make it to the eighth floor. Jin Xing doubted she could make it herself, leaving Lin Langtian as their last hope.

Lin Langtian merely shook his head in response. Disappointment filled Jin Xing’s face—if even Lin Langtian couldn’t advance, then their efforts were truly in vain.

Noticing her reaction, Huangpu Yun sneered in satisfaction. Lin Langtian, it seemed, was also destined to stop at the seventh floor.

Yet, just as Jin Xing’s spirits hit rock bottom, she heard Lin Langtian murmur, ”I can’t break through just yet. That doesn’t mean I won’t be able to soon.”

After these words, Lin Langtian chose a quiet corner on the seventh floor, seated himself cross-legged, and closed his eyes.

Upon closing his eyes, he focused inward, quickly entering his Mind Palace. Inside, turbulent waves of gray spirit energy churned violently, restrained only by his four Life Symbols. Without them, this raw energy would have broken free of his Mind Palace long ago.

This spirit energy was what he had absorbed from the eight Huangpu City Symbol Masters on the fifth floor. Lin Langtian intended to use the cleansing power of the seventh floor’s spiritual aura to refine it, allowing him to break through to Spirit Symbol Master level.

The four Life Symbols within his Mind Palace erupted with a brilliant light, casting beams onto the swirling mass of gray energy. Meanwhile, the tower’s unique energy entered his Mind Palace, helping to purify the chaotic spiritual force.

Under this combined influence, the spirit energy began to release a hissing sound, expelling impurities that dissipated like smoke. The usually time-consuming process of purifying spirit energy from others became remarkably faster here.

As time passed, gray impurities continued to seep out of the spirit energy, replaced by a purer, calmer force. The Life Symbols, combined with the tower’s energy, were particularly effective in refining the energy.

After two hours, the gray energy within his Mind Palace had transformed into a gleaming, pristine form.

”Life Symbols, absorb!”

With a sense of relief, Lin Langtian commanded the four Life Symbols, now swirling with powerful attraction, to absorb the purified spirit energy in steady streams.

As the energy merged with his Life Symbols, Lin Langtian felt his spirit power increasing at a rapid rate. At this pace, he estimated he would soon split a fifth Life Symbol and enter the Spirit Symbol Master realm within the hour.

Jin Xing and Huangpu Yun, who watched his spirit energy surge, could barely hide their astonishment. They could feel the signs of an imminent breakthrough to Spirit Symbol Master level.

This development was far beyond their expectations—Lin Langtian intended to use the Symbol Master Tower’s power to break through on the spot!

But the forces at play wouldn’t wait for their shock to subside. As Lin Langtian continued the transformation, the fourth Life Symbol began to pulse with a radiant light, gathering untold spirit power as it prepared to divide once more.

With the splitting of the fifth Life Symbol, Lin Langtian’s Mind Palace erupted with a storm of spiritual energy. This created a miniature maelstrom, spinning rapidly as immense energy radiated from it.

With this dramatic increase, his spirit energy had swelled by seven to eight times its previous strength. At long last, he had become…

A Spirit Symbol Master!