335: Tens of thousands of statues

“I wonder if my current combat power can defeat a Supreme Ranking Prodigy?”

A hint of fighting intent flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

One must know that all trial-takers who entered the Black Tower initially had a maximum Realm of Dao Realm Ninth Level.

Even if he missed out on many points early on because he didn't recruit a large number of followers, he had the system, which could completely make up for the gap.

And the exchange of eternal treasure artifacts only appeared during these two rest periods in the Exchange Land.

These two periods of secluded cultivation, totaling more than 20 epochs, reaching his current combat power, was already the limit of what he could achieve!

Lin Chen looked at his system panel.

Name: Lin Chen

Realm: Early Stage Half-step Eternal Realm + (Advance by comprehending 0.1% Grandmist Great Dao or forging an eternal seal)

true spirit: Half-step Eternal Realm + (Advance by consuming 50 million trillion stones)

Golden Body Realm: Yuan Grade Twelve Forging + (Advance by consuming 9.4 million trillion stones)

Physical Strength: 1.5 million Yuan Strength

Great Dao: Grandmist Great Dao 99% (Creation)

Great Dao Combat Skill:

Great Evolution Blade Domain (Early Stage Creation)

Taiyi Zhanxian Technique (Early Stage Creation)

One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones (Early Stage Creation)

Space-Time Evasion (Early Stage Creation)

Body Art: Ancient Desolate Battle Body (Early Stage Creation)

Secret Technique: Spirit Slaying Art (8-star) (Advance by consuming 10 trillion stones)

Unity Secret Art (8-star) (Advance by consuming 10 trillion stones)

Thousand Immortals Battle Formation (8-star) (Advance by consuming 10 trillion stones)

Energy Points: 4.2 trillion stones

System Upgrade: Consumes 1000 trillion stones

Lin Chen had already met one of the three conditions for breaking through to the Eternal Realm, so his current Realm was Early Stage Half-step Eternal Realm.

At the same time, his Golden Body Realm had already broken through to Yuan Grade Twelve Forging during these decades, corresponding to Great Emperor Ninth Level.

Lin Chen had tested it before; when he activated the Ancient Desolate Battle Body at this Realm, the amplification factor was reduced from the previous 50 times to 40 times.

Coupled with the amplification of his purple-gold bloodline, it was 90 times!

135 million Yuan Strength!

However, he had never tested his physical combat power, only his Martial Dao combat power before.

Lin Chen's thoughts stirred, and he once again set up an opponent in the Late Stage Half-step Eternal Realm... Half an hour later.

He withdrew from the actual combat practice with a look of excitement.

After this battle, Lin Chen had a completely new understanding of his physical combat power.

Previously, with 100 million Yuan Strength, his physical combat power was comparable to a Mid-stage Half-step Eternal Realm; now, with 135 million Yuan Strength, he could already contend with a Late Stage Half-step Eternal Realm!

However, he was completely at a disadvantage... “Next time, I should upgrade a few secret techniques, especially the Unity Secret Art!”

Among the 9 Ultimate Level Great Dao he comprehended, one was the Gui Yi Great Dao.

Lin Chen felt that this Unity Secret Art must have been created by an Eternal Realm mighty being who comprehended the Gui Yi Great Dao.

It might even have been created by the Eternal Saint Lord!

The core essence of the Gui Yi Great Dao is to fuse everything.

In fact, when Lin Chen unleashed the profound meaning of the Gui Yi Great Dao, he could also fuse the power of his physical body, weapons, and Great Dao together.

But this kind of fusion would consume a lot of power, and the final actual combat power was far less effective than when using the Unity Secret Art...

Moreover, the Unity Secret Art only possessed its current ability after he upgraded it once with the system.

This level of Unity Secret Art might have already surpassed the scope of the Eternal Saint Lord; a stronger existence must have created such a secret technique...

Perhaps, when Lin Chen comprehends the Grandmist Great Dao to an extremely high level, he can instantly fuse all his powers together without relying on the Unity Secret Art!

After retracting his thoughts, Lin Chen once again entered the Martial Dao Space.

Instantly, time acceleration returned to 25 million times.

Inside, there was still one epoch left until the end of his secluded cultivation, and Lin Chen planned to use this final time to let his clone continue to experience the trials of the illusionary Realm.

His true spirit had now transformed to the Half-step Eternal Realm level, and he could continue to use the illusionary Realm to enhance his true spirit power.

Until the next bottleneck was reached... After all, the Energy Points required for the true spirit to break through to the Eternal Realm were too many!

Lin Chen could only save Energy Points through this method.

As time passed, Lin Chen's true spirit power also began to slowly grow, and the wisp of immortal substance within his true spirit became increasingly rich...

On this day, Lin Chen, feeling a sense of premonition, opened his eyes, then stepped out and exited the Origin Chamber.

After coming out, he found that the trial-takers were all waiting in the exchange hall.

There were only five minutes left until the Supreme Ranking challenge.

“Lin Chen, you’ve broken through to the Half-step Eternal Realm?”

Ji Changkong walked up to Lin Chen and said in surprise.

He didn't lower his voice, so all the trial-takers noticed Lin Chen's cultivation.

“Half-step Eternal Realm? That’s terrifying. I’ve been in seclusion for 20 epochs and have only just barely broken through to the Late Stage Great Emperor...”

“Do you think that fiend has a chance of succeeding in the challenge this time?”

Some trial-takers began to discuss through true spirit transmissions.

“Hmph, he’s just showing off in front of us. There are 1088 districts; there must be many stronger than him. He’ll quiet down once he gets to the challenge grounds...”

“The supreme ranking list isn't that easy to challenge successfully. My ancestor once reached that step, but facing the Supreme Ranking Prodigy ranked tenth thousand, he couldn't even withstand a single move!”

“The main thing is, my ancestor was also in the Half-step Eternal Realm!”

Hiss—

Some trial-takers gasped upon hearing this. They actually had no hope for this Supreme Ranking challenge, and those who hadn't withdrawn yet just wanted to witness the demeanor of the Supreme Ranking Prodigies...

There were also some trial-takers who wanted to make connections with prodigies from countless dimensional worlds.

After all, these trial-takers were all geniuses who had comprehended Ultimate Level Great Dao, and basically, breaking through to the Eternal Realm was not a problem, only a matter of time.

Eternal Realm mighty beings can traverse between dimensional worlds... “Brother Changkong, I see you’ve also made a breakthrough. Congratulations, congratulations.”

On the other side, Lin Chen saw Ji Changkong approaching and said with a smile.

He found that Ji Changkong's aura was much stronger than before; although he hadn't yet broken through to the Half-step Eternal Realm, he was close.

Ji Changkong shook his head and smiled:

“Naturally, I can’t compare to a monster like you.”

“Lin Chen, you need to be careful when you get to the challenge grounds. Don't be too ostentatious.”

“The challenge grounds do not prohibit trial-takers from fighting each other...”

Oh?

A hint of excitement flashed in Lin Chen's eyes upon hearing this.

One must know that this Supreme Ranking challenge involved 1088 districts.

Each district had 108 final trial-takers. Even after subtracting those who died in mutual combat during the two opportunities, there were at least seventy to eighty thousand in total...

If his strength allowed, he seemed to be able to collect another wave of eternal treasure artifacts!

If he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to encounter so many 'rich guys' later on... Lin Chen's mouth curved into a slight smile at this moment, his eyes flickering with a faint green light, which made Ji Changkong beside him full of black lines.

Ji Changkong had already begun to mourn for those trial-takers he had never met.

Just then, the three-day rest period ended, and then a ripple swept over all the trial-takers.

Buzz—

The next moment, Lin Chen and the others appeared on a gigantic floating continent.

The first scene Lin Chen saw upon opening his eyes was ten thousand magnificent statues distributed across the entire continent!

Each statue was lifelike and exuded a powerful aura.

“These... could they be the ten thousand prodigies on the supreme ranking list?”

Lin Chen was incredibly shocked. In his perception, all these statues were uniformly in the Mid-stage Half-step Eternal Realm.

No, there was one exception.

Lin Chen found that the statue ranked first was much larger than the others.

That statue sat majestically on a throne, and the throne floated above the 9999 statues. The terrifying aura made his heart tremble.

Late Stage Half-step Eternal Realm!

After regaining his composure, Lin Chen looked around and found that nearly 90,000 final trial-takers had gathered on the entire continent.

These trial-takers were all cautiously observing their surroundings.

Seeing this, Lin Chen smiled involuntarily.

He needed to plan his hunting strategy carefully... Just then, an ethereal voice rang out.

[Final Opportunity Trial — Supreme Ranking Challenge begins!]

[Each trial-taker has 10 challenge opportunities!]

[Defeat any one on the supreme ranking list to go to the tenth floor of the Black Tower and meet the Lord of the Black Tower!]