Chapter 137 Second Attempt at the Trial Tower: Not Many Floors Left for Chu Han

Chu Han soon arrived at the trial tower.

Having just finished the 41st floor of the Heavenly Ladder, his Physical Body still had a lingering soreness from the Breakthrough.

But the trial tower's special mechanism of "maintaining Peak state on every floor" meant he didn't need to worry about consuming stamina or Yuan Power; it was the perfect time to strike for higher floors.

At this moment, with the fourth level of the Nine Dragons True Fire Art, the sixth level of the Nine Heavens Body Forging Art, plus his Mental Energy breaking through to the second stage, his strength was already far beyond what it used to be. He was fully confident about the 95th floor, which he had failed to conquer before.

After entering the trial tower, Chu Han went directly to the 95th floor.

News soon reached the Principal's office. Principal looked at the notification on his communicator, a "just as I thought" smile appearing on his face.

"This kid really can't stay still. Just broke the Heavenly Ladder record and immediately turns around to challenge the trial tower, starting right at the 95th floor. He's becoming more and more exciting."

The 99th floor of the trial tower—in the hundreds of years since Kyoto Martial Arts University was founded, no one had ever cleared them all.

And Chu Han was only 18 years old now and had already reached the 94th floor. If he could continue to Breakthrough, he would surely create a record that would shine through the ages.

Inside the 95th floor of the trial tower, Chu Han's opponent was still that mechanical puppet, its aura reaching the Late Stage Rank 7. It was the very opponent that had caused Chu Han's defeat last time.

But at this moment, facing it, Chu Han felt no pressure at all.

In less than ten days, his Physical Body strength had achieved a new Breakthrough, his Yuan Power cultivation had also risen by a major Realm, his Mental Energy had entered the second Realm, and his talent had also been strengthened. His strength was worlds apart from before.

Facing the attack of this mechanical puppet, Chu Han handled it with ease.

He spotted the right moment and defeated the enemy in one strike.

With a loud bang, the mechanical puppet's movements instantly froze, and it crashed to the ground.

Throughout the process, Chu Han did not use the Demonic Ape Transformation or activate the Nine Transformations of Heavenly Fire. He easily conquered the 95th floor relying solely on his basic strength.

The opponent on the 96th floor was even more powerful, its aura already reaching the Late Stage Rank 7. Moreover, its offense, defense, and speed were all balanced, with no weaknesses at all.

"A bit interesting."

A flash of Battle Intent flickered in Chu Han's eyes, and the Demonic Ape essence blood energy within his body was triggered. "Demonic Ape Transformation!"

A terrifying aura erupted from his body, and his strength, speed, and defense instantly surged.

After a fierce battle, this Puppet was also successfully slain by Chu Han's Battle Saber.

Chu Han continued to climb upwards.

The opponent on the 97th floor was still a humanoid mechanical puppet. It was slender, silver-white all over, and had no obvious weapons, but it was surrounded by dense Mental Energy. Its aura reached the Peak Late Stage Rank 7, and it specialized in powerful mental attacks.

"Mental attacks? This is a good chance to test my Mental Energy."

Chu Han thought to himself, his Mental Energy instantly becoming highly concentrated.

A faint light flashed in the mechanical puppet's eyes, and a vast amount of Mental Energy surged like a tide, attempting to invade Chu Han's Sea of Consciousness.

But Chu Han's Mental Energy had already broken through to the second Realm, and his Sea of Consciousness was stable.

As soon as this mental shock made contact, it was blocked by his Mental Energy defense.

The mechanical puppet seemed somewhat surprised and launched an even stronger mental attack. Countless illusory images appeared in Chu Han's mind, trying to disturb his mental state.

Chu Han circulated his Mental Energy. Within his Sea of Consciousness, several Visualization Diagrams slowly rotated, making his Mental Energy increasingly condensed.

"Mental attacks are useless against me!"

Chu Han gave a low shout, activating the Demonic Ape Transformation and the Nine Transformations of Heavenly Fire - First Transformation simultaneously.

Holding the flame demon battle saber, he executed the Army Breaking Saber Momentum, heading straight for the mechanical puppet.

The mechanical puppet tried to dodge, but it was too late.

Chu Han performed the Heavenly Roc Leap, his speed suddenly increasing several times. A saber light flashed by, and the mechanical puppet was instantly cut in two.

The 97th floor was also successfully conquered!

Chu Han took a deep breath, his gaze becoming even sharper.

Without any hesitation, he stepped into the 98th floor.

The space on the 98th floor was incredibly vast. The ground was a pure white metal floor, and in the center stood a golden mechanical puppet.

This Puppet was three meters tall with a well-proportioned build and no extra weapons. It was surrounded by a faint golden halo, its aura reaching the 7th-Rank Limit. Every attribute had reached Peak Mastery, and there were even faint signs of it touching Rank 8.

"Is this the Puppet of the 98th floor?"

Chu Han's heart tightened. Not daring to be careless, he immediately activated the Demonic Ape Transformation and the Nine Transformations of Heavenly Fire - Second Transformation, using all his trump cards.

"Flame Dragon Slash!"

Chu Han circulated the Nine Dragons True Fire Art, and his Dragon Fire Yuan Power merged with the Flame Gods Fire, transforming into a fire Dragon that flew out from the Battle Saber's blade.

With the power of the slash, it roared and charged toward the golden Puppet.

"Boom!"

The golden Puppet did not dodge; it threw a punch that shook the heavens and earth.

The giant fire Dragon instantly collapsed and dissipated under its fist.

At the same instant, the golden Puppet threw another punch toward Chu Han.

Seeing this, red scales condensed on Chu Han's fist as he countered with the Blazing Aura Fist.

With a dull thud, Chu Han felt a massive force strike his arm, making him uncontrollably retreat a dozen steps.

In this exchange of punches, Chu Han was still at a disadvantage.

"Spiral Seal!"

Chu Han used his Mental Energy to attack again, but it caused no hindrance to the golden Puppet.

Clearly, Mental Energy was also ineffective.

The golden Puppet gave him no time to breathe, acting only according to the instructions in the System.

Chu Han felt a golden light approaching with extreme speed.

He hurriedly performed the Heavenly Roc Leap, his body instantly shifting several meters to the side, dodging the attack.

At the same time, the flame demon battle saber in his hand, carrying the Army Breaking Saber Momentum, slashed at the Puppet's body.

"Clang!"

With a loud crash, only a shallow mark was left on the Puppet's body, which restored itself to its original state in an instant.

"Its defense is also very strong!"

Chu Han was secretly shocked and increased his speed again to dodge the Puppet's attacks.

At the same time, he continuously used Martial Skills to counterattack.

But until the energy of his Demonic Ape Transformation and Nine Transformations of Heavenly Fire - Second Transformation was exhausted, he still couldn't defeat the golden Puppet.

At most, he only managed to cut off one of its arms.

In the next moment, Chu Han's buff states disappeared, and his aura dropped back down.

He no longer had the strength to fight.

"Exit!"

He immediately chose to exit the trial tower rather than wait for the golden Puppet's attack to land on him.

"Buzz!" With a flash of light, Chu Han's figure returned to the first floor of the trial tower.

The trial tower's prompt sounded: "In this challenge, you cleared floors 95, 96, and 97. Your first challenge will have extra credits rewards. You have received a total of 250,000 credits and gained special trial tower permissions: you can challenge any floor below the 98th floor at any time."

Gaining another 250,000 credits made Chu Han overjoyed.

As expected, the higher the floor challenged, the more credits were rewarded.

At this point, the credits he had exceeded 550,000, which was enough for him to exchange for a large amount of Cultivate resources, Cultivation Techniques, and Martial Skills.

His results were simultaneously transmitted to the Principal's office, and Principal was completely shocked.

"The 97th floor! He actually reached the 97th floor! What an absolute Prodigy!"

"He even lasted 5 minutes against the 98th-floor Puppet at the 7th-Rank Limit, which greatly exceeded my expectations."

"Give him a little more time, and breaking through the 98th floor will be a certainty. Before he goes to Sky Academy, he will definitely be able to strike for the 99th floor!"