70: Chapter 70 Trial Level Two

Without pausing, the Thunder Wolf turned and pounced on the next Stone Golem.

Its attack style was flexible and varied—pouncing, biting, tail-swiping, or breathing out pillars of lightning. Every strike was imbued with powerful Power of Thunder, dealing significant damage to the Stone Golem's rocky body.

More importantly, the Thunder Wolf was a persistent Talisman Beast; as long as its energy wasn't exhausted, it could keep fighting.

When the Stone Golems attacked it, it could dodge or endure the blows, unlike the protective shield which could only passively take a beating.

Soon, the second and third Stone Golems crumbled one after another under the Thunder Wolf's sharp claws and thunderous light.

Chu Feng wasn't idle either.

Splitting his mind, he began crafting a second Beast Spirit Talisman.

This time, he chose another type: the Rock Tortoise Beast Spirit Talisman.

The Talisman Beast summoned by this talisman had extremely strong defense. While slow, it excelled at area-of-effect taunting and drawing fire, creating a better environment for the Thunder Wolf to deal damage.

Shortly after.

When the Rock Tortoise Beast Spirit Talisman was activated, a massive, earthy-yellow giant tortoise with a back covered in rocky spikes appeared outside the shield, and the tide of battle completely stabilized.

The Rock Tortoise let out a dull roar, its body emitting a strange gravitational wave.

The surrounding Stone Golems seemed to be provoked; they all turned their targets and began to besiege the Rock Tortoise.

The Rock Tortoise retracted its limbs and head into its hard shell, enduring the frantic pounding of dozens of Stone Golems as yellow light flowed over its shell.

Though it vibrated continuously, there were no signs of cracking in the short term!

The Thunder Wolf, like a phantom assassin, launched fatal attacks from the flanks or rear while the Rock Tortoise drew the fire, its efficiency doubling.

Chu Feng's pressure was greatly reduced. He even had time to observe the battle between the two Talisman Beasts, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses and thinking of ways to improve their coordination.

This was excellent practical training for his ability to control Beast Spirit Talismans.

Time continued to pass.

Under the cooperation of the Thunder Wolf and the Rock Tortoise, one Stone Golem after another was shattered.

When the hundredth Stone Golem crashed to the ground.

"Congratulations, Yellow-rank True Disciple Chu Feng, for passing the first level of the Trial Space."

A gentle voice rang out at the right time, carrying a hint of approval.

"You may now choose to continue to the second level of the trial or temporarily exit the space."

"Continue."

...

Central Continent, Duobao Sect Main Hall.

At this moment, within the palace, dozens of figures sat on thrones floating in mid-air.

Dao charms flowed around these figures, their auras as obscure and deep as an abyss.

These people were the high-level members of the Duobao Sect.

In the center of the hall floated a white jade tower over ten meters tall.

The tower was divided into nine levels. Its design was ancient, and its entire body emitted a gentle and mysterious glow.

On the surface of the tower, countless tiny characters and patterns, small as ants, flowed and changed slowly. Those were none other than the names, information, and real-time data of the True Disciples!

The first level of the tower glowed the brightest, representing that the most Disciples were currently undergoing the trial on the first level.

The higher up it went, the fainter the light became, but each point of light was more solid and dazzling.

At this moment, dozens of light points had already lit up on the second level of the tower.

On the third level, a single light point flickered.

"Hmm, not bad."

An old and peaceful voice rang out from one of the thrones on the left. "In just two hours, a little fellow among the Heaven-Grade True Disciples has already rushed to the third level. This speed is a bit faster than expected."

"Hehe, that must be the closed-door Disciple of the Master of Zhenbao Peak!"

"His comprehension of the [Heavenly Array Scripture] is indeed uniquely endowed. In a mere hundred years, he has reached the Minor Achievement of the third volume," another voice chimed in with praise.

"The others are doing alright too, basically advancing steadily on the second level. However, there are no particularly outstanding performances. It seems that in this first wave, everyone is still quite cautious, adapting to the rules," a slightly cold female voice evaluated.

"On the hidden dragon ranking side... currently, two people have rushed to the second level. Their speed is not slow."

"Oh? One of them is that Disciple the Master of Fubao Peak newly recruited this year? Tang Aotian? He has already reached the entry level of the second volume? No wonder!!"

"This boy's talent in the Dao of Talismans is indeed outstanding. Although his cultivation time is still short, being able to rush to the second level so quickly is already rare. It seems the Master of Fubao Peak has a successor."

"It's still too early to say that."

"The first and second levels are just appetizers. The real gap will only appear after the fourth and fifth levels."

"The top ten of the ascending dragon ranking, the top three of the hidden dragon ranking... those are the positions worth watching."

"Let's keep watching."

As the voices faded, silence returned to the hall.

Only the light points on the tower silently flickered and jumped like stars competing in the night sky, reflecting the surging undercurrents and infinite potential of the Duobao Pavilion's younger generation.

And the light point belonging to 'Chu Feng,' after passing the first level, paused slightly before resolutely charging toward the light curtain of the second level.

His trial had only just begun.

...

The second level of the Trial Space within the jade plaque.

Chu Feng looked around. Beneath his feet was a rough black rock floor.

Surrounding him, dense crowds of Stone Golems stood silently. They were of various shapes; some were as tall as three meters, while others were short and stout like blocks.

Without exception, their surfaces were covered with mottled patterns similar to granite.

These Stone Golems were arranged without any pattern, looking like a silent stone army.

Just as Chu Feng steadied himself, the gentle voice echoed in the space once more:

"Yellow-rank True Disciple Chu Feng."

"The assessment content for the second level is: kill one hundred Stone Golems with False Core strength."

"Reminder: The strength of the protective shield remains unchanged. The Stone Golems' attacks will be continuous. Please allocate your talisman-making time and talisman power reasonably."

The moment the voice fell.

Complex talismanic patterns suddenly lit up on the ground beneath Chu Feng's feet.

These patterns were like vines coming to life, rapidly spreading and intertwining to form a hemispherical shield about three zhang in diameter.

"The shield strength remains unchanged..." Chu Feng murmured, his expression becoming grave.

The Stone Golems on the first level only had Foundation Establishment Completion Stage strength, but on this second level, they had jumped directly to the False Core Realm!

Although a False Core is not a true Golden Core, it has already condensed a hint of a Golden Core's embryo, and the thickness of its magic power far exceeds that of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

What was even more troublesome was that the strength of the protective shield had not increased accordingly.

What did this mean?

It meant he had to craft even more powerful talismans in a shorter amount of time; otherwise, if the shield shattered, the trial would immediately fail!

Just as Chu Feng's thoughts were racing.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Outside the shield, the nearest ten Stone Golems suddenly "came to life"!

A dark red light lit up in their eyes, and their joints made a piercing sound of rock grinding against rock.

These ten Stone Golems did not hesitate for a moment. Almost simultaneously, they took heavy strides and, like ten launched meteors, slammed hard against the pale gold defensive shield!

A thunderous roar exploded in the darkness.

Layer upon layer of energy ripples immediately splashed across the shield's surface. Golden light fluctuated violently from the points of impact, and the entire shield shook.

Chu Feng clearly saw that the shield's brightness had dimmed significantly to the naked eye!