1067-1068 NL throws LYY towards the bridge, while STM rushes to catch her since she’d die if she went alone. On the bridge, LYY refuses to go any further as blocking them here would prevent SL getting the RBBG. With less than 2 hours remaining, SL starts to worry but NL is certain STM wouldn’t let LYY suffer as NL would eliminate the Jade Lake for obstructing him. STM causes LYY to faint, before carrying her across. They receive 35 but there is only half an hour left. The fog becomes denser, while NL flies, carrying SL.
1069-1070 15 minutes left, NL stops as they’re surrounded by a hundred Iron Ridged Cheetah (铁脊猎豹Tiě Jí Liè Bào) – all 9th ranked, led by a 10th ranked. NL places SL in circle surrounded by his spiritual energy, telling her not to move. The challenges are adjusted based on the strengths of participants and the Pagoda Master tells SL it’s based on NL since she’s negligible. The cheetah edge closer, with NL slicing the leader as it pounces towards him, before throwing the rest off the bridge as they attack in waves. SL watches on calmly, as they edge towards her protective circle.
1071 Countless Lightning Snakes (Léi Diàn Lóng Shé 雷电龙蛇) begin falling from the sky, electrocuting the cheetah with the water NL had used to attack as a conductor. SL watches on in shock as NL proudly smirks at her. One dying cheetah manages to get through SL’s protective circle and she uses her Yan Hua dagger to grind its neck, killing it slowly, not being able to directly pierce it.
1072-1073 SL looks up and is amazed to find NL has finished. He then quickly carries her across the bridge. On the other side, BY and ZiY are worried since time is almost up, threatening LYY. While LYY is worried over NL. At the last moment, SL and NL appear, with NL glaring at LYY. They score 51 since SL had managed to kill 1, even though NL overkilled. ZiY and BY then receive their reward – one 10th ranked Spirit Bomb each, which is regarded as a better prize than the first (given their history, I beg to differ)
1074 The cumulative results are displayed: LDY+LHC:120, LYY+STM:105, ZiY+BY:150; SL+NL:105*. SL feels guilty for dragging NL down. The pairs are separated and NL and SL are transported to a lush forest. To pass the 3rd level they need to overcome the Cloudy Slope of Suffering (疾云坡Jí Yún Pō Illness Cloud Slope). SL remarks the slop is gentle, but it isn’t the real danger. NL tells SL to stay put and she feels like a burden. They see a sleeping chimera with the head of a bear, eye of a tiger and body of a panther.