The sixth Celestial Nether Tower, Sixth Layer.
Besieged by six massive Red Jade Tyrannosauruses, Hong Yu continuously executed the Wandering Dragon Body Technique. He moved like an agile monkey, yet also like a powerful Flood Dragon.
His speed was so fast, his movents so swift, that it was dazzling to behold.
SWISH!
As Hong Yu stepped on the ground, a thread of Vibrating Power channeled through the soles of his feet, secretly infused with the might of the Vibrating Rune Technique.
In that instant, his speed surged.
His incredible speed left several afterimages in his wake. With a flash, he dodged six powerful attacks in succession. His body spun like a tempest, and in an instant, he landed behind a nearby Red Jade Tyrannosaurus. He stepped on its massive tail and vaulted upward.
He rushed up along its spine, arriving on the Red Jade Tyrannosaurus's back.
"Void Fire Dragon!"
Hong Yu suddenly brought his hands together and raised them above his head, a cold light glinting in his eyes.
WHOOSH! A wave of fire erupted, coalescing into ferocious Fire Dragons. They roared and rampaged, with nine of them converging to engulf the massive Red Jade Tyrannosaurus.
BOOM!
The nine Fire Dragons exploded simultaneously.
The Red Jade Tyrannosaurus shrieked repeatedly as it was consud by the sea of flas. Soon, its life force was extinguished.
The other five Red Jade Tyrannosauruses roared. As Tier Three Wild Beasts, they possessed considerable intelligence. They coordinated with each other and launched a simultaneous assault.
This put imnse pressure on Hong Yu.
A glint flashed in his eyes. 'Ti is running out. I have to end this quickly!'
With this thought, Hong Yu executed the Wandering Dragon Body Technique and began to move his fists.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
In an instant, Hong Yu split into four afterimages, darting left and right. He suddenly appeared before one of the Red Jade Tyrannosauruses and threw a punch straight at its head.
ROAR!
As the Red Jade Tyrannosaurus let out a low growl, its massive claws swiped fiercely at him.
Hong Yu snorted. A faint ripple, like waves overlapping one another, emanated from his fist as it smashed into the Red Jade Tyrannosaurus. The massive creature cried out in pain and collapsed to the ground.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Hong Yu struck again.
Within ten minutes, he had finished off all six Red Jade Tyrannosauruses!
"Next layer!"
With a determined gaze and steady steps, Hong Yu walked toward the Seventh Layer.
「Two hours and thirty minutes remained until the Celestial Nether Tower's ti limit.」
「anwhile...」
Hong Gang had already failed his challenge on the Fifth Layer and was eliminated from the Celestial Nether Tower. Across all seven Celestial Nether Towers, only five people remained.
A triumphant expression covered Li Tie's face. "Hahahaha! Hong Yu, oh, Hong Yu, you really haven't disappointed !" Li Tie glanced at Elder Luo, whose face had turned pale. "Now, are you ready to admit defeat and honor our bet?"
Elder Luo's expression turned exceptionally foul. With a dark face, he snapped, "Li Tie, what's there to be so smug about? What I said before was that he would stop *at* the Sixth Layer, aning he would pass the Sixth Layer at most."
"..."
The corner of Li Tie's eye twitched.
'That clearly wasn't the bet,' Li Tie thought. But seeing the vicious look in Elder Luo's eyes, he knew the old coot was planning to welsh on the bet. After a mont's consideration, he gave a careless shrug. Elder Luo had already lost enough face anyway. "Fine," he said calmly. "I'll wait."
"Hmph! You really think that kid can pass the Seventh Layer? Don't forget, Hong Renjie and Feng Xue Xin only just passed it themselves! On what grounds can a re new disciple do the sa? Ptooey..."
Having repeatedly lost face because of Hong Yu, Elder Luo didn't have a shred of goodwill toward him.
Li Tie gave him a cool glance but said nothing more.
All eyes converged on the scene. Within the Seventh Layer of the sixth Celestial Nether Tower, Hong Yu was now engaged in a deadly battle against ten Red Jade Tyrannosauruses at once.
BOOM!
As Hong Yu annihilated a Red Jade Tyrannosaurus with a single punch...
...on the incredibly clear Mirror Image Crystal Stone, the assembled Elders finally recognized the profundity within that punch—True Martial Arts Intent!
"My heavens, he's actually comprehended True Martial Arts Intent?"
"The heavens favor our Sword Sect! The vast heavens are watching over us! Our Cyan Nether Sword Sect has finally produced a genius who has comprehended True Martial Arts Intent!"
"Hahaha! With a genius like this, plus Feng Xue Xin, Hong Renjie, Ling Tian, and *that other one*, our Cyan Nether Sword Sect is sure to shine brilliantly at the upcoming Southern Ten Nations summit!"
"This boy must be nurtured with great care!"
"The grudge between him and Hong Renjie must be diated after this trial ends. Both of them are rare talents for our Sword Sect; we absolutely cannot afford for either to co to harm."
The Elders chattered excitedly amongst themselves.
Li Tie looked at Elder Luo with a wide grin. "Well? Are you ready to swallow that Mirror Image Crystal Stone now?"
"You... Hmph..."
Elder Luo flicked his sleeve, his face dark, and fell silent.
Li Tie didn't press him further, letting out a peal of hearty laughter.
「At this point, only an hour and a half remained before the final ti limit.」
Ling Tian was finally defeated on the Sixth Layer of his Celestial Nether Tower.
Nevertheless, his genius still impressed everyone.
Even the proud Inner Sect Disciples now looked at this new disciple with a newfound sense of awe.
Before he had even entered the Sword Sect, he had caused the Elders to fight over him. After joining, he was taken in as a Direct Disciple by the number one figure in the Sword Sect, Sect Leader Wang Jiankun. Furthermore, during his first ti participating in the Inner Sect promotion tournant, he had risen like a dark horse, surpassing many of the geniuses on the forr True Disciple rankings.
With such talent and strength, if not for the appearance of another person, he would have been the undisputed Newcor King!
An hour and a half remaining...
Guo Fei passed the Sixth Layer, only to be defeated on the Seventh.
He beca the fourth to last person to be eliminated.
Now, only three people remained in the Celestial Nether Towers, and they had beco the focus of the entire Cyan Nether Sword Sect's attention.
The forr number one on the Celestial List, the number one True Disciple, the Chairman of the Wind and Snow Association—Feng Xue Xin!
The Leader of the Four Kings, the Alliance Leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance, a Celestial Pride Son with enough strength to contend for the position of Chief Disciple—Hong Renjie!
And the last one...
An obscure Outer Disciple who hadn't even qualified to enter the Inner Sect directly, a dark horse with no support, no background, and no backing—Hong Yu!
Atop the Cyan Nether Main Peak, three massive Mirror Image Crystal Stones stood in the center of the plaza like a three-legged cauldron. They displayed clear images to the hundreds of thousands of people present, so precise that they captured every strand of hair, every breath, and even every twitch of the trio's muscles.
Hong Renjie and Feng Xue Xin had long since completed their charge through the Seventh Layer. They were fully qualified to enter the seventh Celestial Nether Tower.
But neither of them had made a move.
They stood steadily within the Seventh Layer, calmly regulating their breathing and preparing to challenge the seventh Celestial Nether Tower.
In the several-hundred-year history of the great Cyan Nether Sword Sect, no one had ever managed to pass the seventh Celestial Nether Tower.
Every expert who had ever entered the seventh Celestial Nether Tower had been teleported back without exception. No one knew how they had failed.
Even they themselves didn't know.
Legend had it that since the Celestial Nether Towers' creation, only the founding ancestor, the Sword Demon, had ever reached the Sixth Layer of the seventh Celestial Nether Tower.
But even an expert like the Sword Demon had failed to conquer the seventh Celestial Nether Tower.
As for those who ca after, even Sect Leader Wang Jiankun, a powerful expert at the Primordial Core Realm, was stopped at the First Layer of the seventh Celestial Nether Tower.
This was a record that no one had been able to break.
Hong Renjie, Feng Xue Xin, and Hong Yu were hailed as the most outstanding and brilliant group of genius disciples since the founding of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect. They were also considered the most likely to reach the second layer of the seventh Celestial Nether Tower!
What secrets did the seventh Celestial Nether Tower, which had remained unconquered for hundreds of years, truly hold?
Could any of the three remaining in the towers manage to pass it?
This was a question that tugged at the Heart Spirits of countless people, a mont of supre suspense.
Even Li Tie and Elder Luo, as well as Hong Tianduan, the Fourth Elder, and the Fifth Elder, had all fallen unusually silent. They were all waiting for the final result.
Ti ticked by, second by second...
With only thirty minutes left, the three contenders, having all reached the Seventh Layer of the sixth Celestial Nether Tower, opened their eyes simultaneously.
Although they were in different settings, their actions were perfectly synchronized...
"Let's begin."
As soon as the words were spoken, the three of them simultaneously walked toward the entrance of the seventh Celestial Nether Tower.
BUZZ!
After the void's gate of light dissipated, the three appeared together within the First Layer of the seventh Celestial Nether Tower.
Upon reaching the seventh Celestial Nether Tower, the three of them had unexpectedly appeared in the sa space and could now see one another.
Feng Xue Xin looked at Hong Yu in surprise, then burst into a carefree laugh. "Hahaha, Junior Brother Hong, you're here too! For you to have made it this far at only the Mid-stage Earth Soul Realm... this elder brother of yours finds it truly unbelievable!" His words were completely genuine, without a trace of affectation or falsehood; they ca straight from the heart.
A cold glint flashed in Hong Renjie's eyes as he stared at Hong Yu like a venomous snake. "You must have stepped in so serious dog shit to have stumbled your way here. Ptooey..."
Hong Yu acted as if he hadn't heard a thing, walking straight toward Feng Xue Xin. "Senior Brother Feng, it's been a while!"
"You rascal, you manage to shock every ti we et. So, how about it? Care to take a stroll through this seventh Celestial Nether Tower that no one has managed to conquer for hundreds of years?" Feng Xue Xin said with a playful wink.
"I'd be happy to accompany you."
Hong Yu thought about it for a mont, then nodded seriously.
Feng Xue Xin laughed heartily and clapped Hong Yu on the shoulder, his eyes full of appreciation.
Hong Renjie's face turned ashen. Hong Yu's disregard was a great insult to him. He sneered, "You think *you* can pass the seventh Celestial Nether Tower? What a fool's dream. You only made it this far because of so incredible dog shit luck."
"I certainly did have so dog shit luck," Hong Yu said calmly. "I stepped in you on my way out today."
"You..."
Hong Renjie was furious.
Just then, a voice echoed. "Welco to the seventh Celestial Nether Tower. Here, there are no opponents to attack. Your only competitor is yourself. Step onto the Heart Path before you. This path is seven hundred ters long, and every hundred ters represents passing one layer. To date, only one person has ever reached the six-hundred-and-thirty-ter mark. No one has ever passed the seventh Celestial Nether Tower. Young friends, please begin."
This was the voice of the Celestial Nether Tower's Guardian. It said its piece and did not repeat itself.
The three exchanged a glance and stepped onto the Heart Path.
Seven hundred ters on the Heart Path, every step a trial!
The mont they set foot on the Heart Path, they all felt a powerful force slam into their Souls. Their vision blurred and turned white. Their faces instantly beca as pale as paper. An intense, soul-rending agony tore through them, but the three gritted their teeth and continued forward.
One hundred ters passed...
Two hundred ters passed...
At three hundred ters, Hong Renjie was the first to succumb. His body shuddered, and he vanished from the Heart Path.
At the six-hundred-ter mark, Feng Xue Xin could no longer hold on. His legs gave out, and he disappeared from the Heart Path.
And at this mont, only Hong Yu remained standing on the Heart Path.
He was thirty ters away from the Sword Demon's record of six hundred thirty ters, and only one hundred ters from the seven-hundred-ter finish line. At this instant, everyone's attention was focused on him. He was the sole focal point of the entire Sword Sect!
Could he truly create a miracle?
Could he rewrite history?
Under the watchful eyes of all, Hong Yu took a step.
Six hundred ten ters...
Six hundred twenty ters...
Just as he was about to step past the six-hundred-and-thirty-ter mark, Hong Yu's legs trembled, and he knelt on the Heart Path.
Everyone gasped, their tension mixed with a pang of regret...
'Just like that... did he fail?'
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