Although burdened by thousands of unread ssages, Chen Xuan ultimately chose what he considered the most appropriate solution.
He decided to ignore them for now!
After eting with Duan Feng and explaining that he needed ti to stabilize his recent Nascent Soul breakthrough, he gave a few instructions to his disciples before returning to his quarters.
He neither entered seclusion nor began cultivating.
Instead, after spending several minutes digesting the information he had recently acquired, he retrieved the Seven Trials Tower and stepped inside.
Imdiately, a familiar voice echoed throughout the arena.
"Challenger detected..."
"..."
"Objective: Defeat the nine puppets..."
"Trial begins in 3... 2... 1..."
"Begin!"
Nine phantoms of Mu Xuanyin materialized before him as the countdown finished.
Radiating an aura that far surpassed their actual cultivation base, they gave a bloodthirsty shout and indifferently launched their assault.
Spells flooded the sky, weapon lights flashed, while fists capable of shattering mountains tore through the air.
All types of attacks were hurled toward Chen Xuan, threatening to engulf and erase him from existence.
When he had first obtained the Seven Trials Tower, such an onslaught would have overwheld him instantly.
Now, however, his expression remained strangely calm.
A golden sword appeared in his right hand.
As he communicated with Honglan, brilliant sword intent erupted from its blade.
He swung it forward.
Not once, but thousands of tis in the blink of an eye.
The strikes seed chaotic at first glance, but in reality, a net of sword qi ford before him.
The mont the incoming attacks touched its edge, they instantly evaporated.
Though this also consud the net’s strength, the two worked to neutralize each other.
Chen Xuan had already prepared for such a result.
Before the final remnants of the attacks could dissipate, he moved again.
Spiritual Energy gathered in his palm and compressed into a dark whirlpool that began to rotate.
An overwhelming devouring force descended upon the battlefield.
Kunpeng Art!
The mont this secret art was activated, the surrounding world dimd.
Matter itself seed to be broken down and dragged toward the vortex.
Among the nine phantoms, the one using its fists suffered the greatest impact.
Her movents were suddenly frozen.
Although she reacted almost imdiately and attempted to evade, it was already too late.
Chen Xuan raised two fingers.
Using them as a sword, he casually slashed forward.
A blade resembling a fragnt of the starry sky erged.
Great Star Origin Dao!
One mont, the blade was at the edge of his fingertips, and the next, it had arrived before Mu Xuanyin.
Scrrr!
An eerie sound rang out as her body split apart at her waist.
All traces of life vanished.
When the Nascent Soul shot out and attempted to flee, the whirlpool moved toward it and tore it apart.
Within an instant, both body and soul were destroyed.
Mu Xuanyin’s phantom had died completely!
"The first..." Chen Xuan muttered, his voice calm and steady.
He knew the battle had only begun.
Indeed, only a mont later, several attacks ca from behind his back.
The puppets of the Seven Trials Tower possessed no consciousness and could thus not feel fear.
Even if only one remained alive, it would still charge forward without regard for its own life, much less now that he had only taken care of a single one.
Chen Xuan had suffered from this behavior in the past.
But this ti, he had been prepared to face their counterattack.
Before the attacks could land, a Yang Symbol appeared in his right hand.
A Yin Symbol materialized on the left.
As the Great Yin-Yang Origin Dao circulated, the two rged into a massive Taiji diagram.
Black and white rotated continuously.
All the attacks that entered its range were crushed.
Following that, the diagram broke apart into two halves and reassembled into a colossal black-and-white wheel.
Boom!
It slamd onto the phantoms, grinding two phantoms into particles.
"Two... Three..." Chen Xuan counted out loud.
The Common Saber appeared next.
With a single slash, it caught off guard one more puppet, while Honglan’s sword form danced through the air to intercept the nearest attacks.
The battle continued.
"Four..."
"Five..."
"Six... Seven..."
"Eight..."
Spell after spell was activated, while his Spiritual Energy urged his magic weapons to harvest the phantom’s lives one after another.
Before long, only the final puppet remained.
But after a fierce battle, it also followed the sa fate as its companions.
Watching Mu Xuanyin explode into countless fragnts of light, Chen Xuan showed no sign of joy.
Every muscle in his body ached.
The Nascent Soul within his Dantian, which was almost an adult by now, had mostly been consud.
The brilliance of the two magic weapons had dimd considerably, as his Spiritual Energy was nearly depleted.
Tired.
This was the first ti he had experienced such fatigue since he advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm.
He not only felt tired physically, but ntally as well.
Activating so many techniques, controlling multiple magic weapons, and continuously utilizing Great Origin Daos had pushed his concentration to its limits.
The tower’s ten-minute ti restriction had forced him to unleash his full potential.
This requirent, which had once seed aningless, had now forced him to fight desperately in order to win.
If it were not for his unyielding will, he might have long collapsed to the ground.
Even so, Chen Xuan smiled.
He knew that after countless attempts and repeated failures, he had managed to clear the First Trial.
The mont that thought surfaced, a pillar of white light descended from above.
Warm energy flowed through his body and helped him recover, both physically and ntally.
The sensation resembled the joy of a major breakthrough, almost making him feel imrsed.
Fortunately, he quickly snapped out of it.
That was because the chanical voice rang out once more.
This ti, not to announce the start or finish of a challenge, but to acknowledge its completion.
"Congratulations to the challenger for achieving victory."
"First Trial completed."
"Difficulty assessnt: Highest."
"Calculating Rewards..."
"Challenger, please..."
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