67: Chapter 67: The 21st floor, the ultimate realm!
Bang, bang, bang!
On the eighth floor of the Extreme Dao Tower, eight figures of "Jiang Xuan" were blasted apart by a single sword strike!
"Still so weak..." Jiang Xuan shook his head, standing with his hands behind his back. He had already ascended to the eighth floor in one go, all of them at the Great Perfection level of various Realms, posing no threat to him.
"The next floor is the God Transformation Realm. Continue."
While Jiang Xuan was ascending the tower at a speed of one floor per second, the other examinees were in utter misery. Most were still struggling on the first floor.
"Damn it, what kind of assessment is this! Cough, cough, cough..."
On the first floor, a Sect Disciple coughed heavily, looking indignantly at his counterpart, cursing loudly. Cultivation, Cultivation Technique, Martial Skill—everything was identical. How could he possibly win?
He couldn't help but lose confidence in himself. If the first floor was already this difficult, alas, it seemed he had no connection to the Holy Land.
Such scenes were common. However, some also discovered the hidden profundities, such as the leaders of the major powers.
To pass the checkpoint, one must Break through oneself beyond their original foundation; otherwise, there's no hope of passing. Understanding this, they chose to Break through their cultivation and Martial Skills on each floor.
Although their progress was slow, each person's strength was steadily improving.
Just as everyone was striving to Break through the checkpoints, the outside world had already erupted!
Outside the Extreme Dao Tower, as initially thought by those outside, the examinees inside the tower were trapped on the first floor, with no movement for a long time.
However, before they could even make a few sarcastic remarks, a light dot lit up on the second floor of the tower, startling them. "What! That fast!"
Immediately after, the third floor, the fourth floor... up to the ninth floor—all lit up with a light dot in just a few seconds!
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, damn it, am I seeing ghosts or something? Who am I, where am I?" All the Holy Land Disciples' eyes nearly popped out as they shouted incoherently.
It takes me a minute to pee, and you're telling me someone reached the ninth floor in a few seconds?
Mo Yang, the gray-robed Elder in charge of the assessment, was also filled with shock. If he hadn't still been connected to the Extreme Dao Tower, he would have thought there was something wrong with the tower itself.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, wondering what kind of monster had emerged in this assessment!
In front, the ten Core Elders, who had originally been lounging, straightened their bodies. Could it be that a Prodigy had truly emerged?
A sharp glint flashed in Wu Tian's cloudy eyes. "Is it you, Jiang Xuan?"
On the twentieth floor of the tower, Jiang Xuan looked at the twenty God Transformation Realm versions of himself before him and said indifferently, "No matter how many of you there are, it's useless!"
With that, he struck out with a palm. His Limit Realm Power, like a king among those of the same Realm, scattered the power of the ten, and the entire space returned to tranquility.
"I'm already on the twentieth floor. According to the assessment rules, I am already a Holy Land Core Disciple, which means I've completed the System's mission."
Looking at the white light door leading to the twenty-first floor, Jiang Xuan pondered, "Should I continue forward?"
As he pondered, the entire Pilgrimage Platform was silent... The mouths of hundreds of thousands of Disciples were wide enough to fit a fist. They had thought that nine floors in a few seconds was already a fantasy, but they hadn't expected Jiang Xuan to give them something even bigger.
Less than a minute, and he had reached the twentieth floor! They felt that everything that had happened today was like a dream, so unreal.
While shocked, they were also curious: who was this formidable person inside?
Among the Core Elders, the ten looked solemn, their eyes fixed on the twenty-first floor. "Any further, and it's the Extreme Dao Domain. Will he go forward?"
"Whoosh!" Just then, the twenty-first floor of the Extreme Dao Tower suddenly lit up!
"Swish, swish, swish!" The ten Core Elders instantly rose from their seats, each of them greatly agitated! Ripples spread through the surrounding space.
The Elder with fiery red skin eagerly said, "I want this child! None of you try to snatch him from me!"
"Heh heh, you say you want him, so you get him? Why? I'm also interested. This old man happens to be lacking a direct Disciple."
...The other Core Elders were not to be outdone, all wanting to take Jiang Xuan as their Disciple. For a time, the few of them argued fiercely.
Wu Yazi spoke, "Enough. You're all thousands of years old. With so many Disciples watching, aren't you afraid of losing face?"
"Just watch for now. He's only just stepped into the Extreme Dao Domain; he hasn't passed through it yet."
"Don't celebrate too early either. The Holy Land's nine sequences also passed the twenty-first floor back then, but they all stopped at the twenty-second floor, ultimately only entering the Extreme Dao Domain in the Body Tempering Realm."
"If this person before us is like those few, at most he'll be a Sequence Disciple and won't change anything fundamentally."
Hearing this, the few snorted and turned their heads away. Wu Yazi was right; it was too early to celebrate.
However, they still had great confidence in this mysterious Disciple. After all, in the previous floors, no one had his speed. Then, the few looked towards the twenty-first floor of the Extreme Dao Tower, a hint of anticipation flashing in their eyes.
Inside the tower, the previously vast yellow earth plain space was gone, replaced by a boundless starry sky, with countless stars stretching as far as the eye could see.
Jiang Xuan looked at this beautiful starry sky, feeling a sense of wonder. He had pondered for a long time on the twentieth floor and still decided to challenge this Extreme Dao Tower.
He recalled what King Chu had told him: never hide one's talent in the Holy Land; the higher the talent, the more attention from the Holy Land Core.
Therefore, he decided to display himself. The higher his status in the Holy Land, the less Daxia and Lingtian Sect would dare to openly move against his Family, and the Holy Land would even send people to protect him!
Having understood this, he no longer hesitated and stepped onto the twenty-first floor!
Feeling his own cultivation, Jiang Xuan raised an eyebrow. Had he returned to the Body Tempering Realm again?
At this moment, another version of himself appeared opposite him. "Hmm? This aura is... Limit Realm?"
"Limit Realm, Extreme Dao, could it be that the two mean the same thing?" Jiang Xuan mused to himself.
"Defeat me and you pass the checkpoint." At this moment, the indifferent voice of the "Jiang Xuan" opposite him came.
Jiang Xuan smiled, then his entire Battle Intent emerged. "Then let's see whose Extreme Dao is more formidable, or if my Limit Realm is stronger!"
With that, the first layer of his Progenitor Dragon Bloodline activated, Dragon scales covered his skin, his entire body surged with Qi and blood, and with a push of his foot, he charged forward!
"It's useless. You are me, and I am you. Our abilities are all the same; you cannot defeat me." Immediately, just like Jiang Xuan, he activated his Bloodline and charged towards Jiang Xuan!
"Bang!" Two Dragon-scaled fists collided, and a ripple spread outwards from the center of their fists.
"Whoosh!" Jiang Xuan was instantly sent flying back several meters, while the "Jiang Xuan" opposite him flew back over ten meters.
The "Jiang Xuan" opposite him looked somewhat bewildered, seemingly not understanding why, despite both being Extreme Dao, his opponent's strength was greater than his own.
Jiang Xuan, however, grinned and said, "Hehe, it seems my Limit Realm is a bit stronger."
"In that case, I won't hold back."
In an instant, Jiang Xuan charged out once again, his figure as fast as lightning, covering over ten meters in a single step, instantly appearing before him, and striking out with a palm!
The collision of Limit Realm and Extreme Dao made them, who were only in the Body Tempering Realm, like two War Gods, enacting a world-shaking battle within this starry sky!