216: Chapter 219 Eighteen Levels in One Breath

The space on the first floor collapsed.

Lin Yi's vision blurred, and he appeared on the second battle stage.

At the end of the stage, a new opponent slowly condensed.

It was still a Divine Body Realm Triple Stage.

Its Aura was heavier than on the first floor; instead of a battle axe, it held a black long spear.

With a light tap of the spear tip, fine ripples spread through the Void Realm.

"Second floor."

"Defeat me to enter the third floor."

As the voice faded, the black long spear had already pierced to within three feet of Lin Yi's glabella.

Fast.

Accurate.

Ruthless.

If this were in the Jiuzhou World, this single strike would have been too fast for most Martial Saints to even react.

Lin Yi simply raised his blade.

Clang!

The spear tip was deflected.

The pitch-black long blade slashed down following the momentum.

The second-floor opponent's figure split apart.

Second floor, cleared.

...

Outside the Hunyuan Tower.

On the plaza, originally not many people were paying attention to Lin Yi.

A newcomer at the Divine Body Realm First Stage.

Even with a Top-grade Divine Body, it only warranted a second glance.

After all, Hunyuan God City gathered countless Geniuses from the eastern part of the Suiyue Divine Kingdom; while a Top-grade Divine Body was rare, it was not legendary.

Moreover, for someone at the Divine Body Realm First Stage to come to challenge the tower, most people would just think it was too hasty.

True Geniuses with a Top-grade Divine Body usually settle in the Divine Body Realm for a period, at least pushing their cultivation to the Divine Body Realm Triple Stage, before coming to Hunyuan Tower to set a record.

But soon, someone noticed something wrong.

"He passed the second floor."

"So fast?"

"One blade for the first floor, and the second didn't take long either."

"He's a Top-grade Divine Body, so it's normal for the first few floors to be fast."

The person speaking sounded quite calm.

But not long after, the floor number behind Lin Yi's name on the light screen jumped again.

Third floor.

Fourth floor.

Fifth floor.

Sixth floor.

There was almost no pause.

The purple-robed woman in charge of registration looked at the light screen, her eyes flickering slightly.

She had seen many newcomers challenge the tower.

She had also seen some truly formidable Geniuses.

But like Lin Yi, a newcomer at the Divine Body Realm First Stage who walked through the first few floors as if taking a stroll, there were not many.

Someone nearby whispered:

"It's the seventh floor."

"He wouldn't really be able to rush to the tenth floor in one breath, would he?"

"The tenth floor?"

Another youth in yellow robes shook his head.

"If a Top-grade Divine Body couldn't even pass the tenth floor, that would be strange."

"The real test is after the tenth floor."

"Before the tenth floor, it only proves the Foundation is decent."

"Only after the tenth floor does it start to test techniques, dao concept, Divine Ability, and combat experience."

As soon as he finished speaking, the light screen flashed.

Tenth floor.

The discussions on the plaza suddenly grew louder.

...

Hunyuan Tower, tenth floor.

The opponent on this floor was no longer a simple humanoid projection.

It was a burly Martial Artist clad in black armor.

He held twin hammers, and thick earthy-yellow light halos flowed around him.

Divine Body Realm Triple Stage.

Peak Medium Grade Divine Body.

The dao concept was also clearly stronger than on the previous floors.

The black-armored Martial Artist didn't waste words and swung both hammers down simultaneously.

Boom!

The entire battle stage felt like it had been struck by two mountains.

Lin Yi stood in place.

Water ripples spread beneath his feet.

As the twin hammers fell into the water ripples, their speed was actually slowed by a fraction.

It was just this fraction.

Lin Yi sidestepped and swung his blade.

The blade light swept across the black-armored Martial Artist's waist and abdomen.

The black-armored Martial Artist's figure paused.

Then it split down the middle.

Tenth floor, cleared.

At the same time, the temporary Genius token in Lin Yi's hand vibrated slightly.

Blue light flowed on the surface of the token, automatically revealing more complex patterns.

Official Genius token.

Lin Yi glanced at it and then put the token away.

No stopping.

Continuing.

...

Outside the Hunyuan Tower, below the light screen, an old man in gray robes looked up.

He was the one who had registered Lin Yi earlier.

Seeing Lin Yi pass the tenth floor, his eyes finally held a bit more seriousness.

"Passing the tenth floor so quickly."

"It seems it's not just the quality of the Divine Body that is high."

The purple-robed woman nodded.

"From the first floor to the tenth, he had almost no noticeable pauses."

"This shows that the first ten floors did not put any real pressure on him."

The gray-robed old man said:

"Let's see after the eleventh floor."

"Many Top-grade Divine Bodies can easily pass the first ten floors."

"But starting from the eleventh floor, the opponents' combat techniques will reach a higher level."

"If only the Divine Body is strong, it will slow down later."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yi's name jumped again.

Eleventh floor.

Then the twelfth floor.

Thirteenth floor.

The gray-robed old man raised an eyebrow.

"Still so fast?"

On the plaza, more and more people were paying attention to Lin Yi.

Some who were originally just waiting for friends to finish their tower challenge also began to look up at the light screen.

"Lin Yi, Jiuzhou World, Divine Body Realm First Stage, Top-grade Divine Body."

"Jiuzhou World? Never heard of it."

"Must be a remote Small World."

"A remote Small World can produce a Top-grade Divine Body? I'm afraid he obtained a great Opportunity."

"Opportunity is also a form of ability."

"Reaching the thirteenth floor at the Divine Body Realm First Stage is not something that can be achieved by Opportunity alone."

Amidst the discussion, Lin Yi's floor number continued to rise.

Fourteenth floor.

Fifteenth floor.

Sixteenth floor.

This time, the speed finally slowed down a little.

...

Sixteenth-floor battle stage.

The opponent was a swordsman in green robes.

Also using a blade.

His blade was not fast, but extremely steady.

Every slash seemed to preemptively seal off Lin Yi's next landing spot.

If it were an ordinary Divine Body Realm Triple Stage, even if their strength was greater, they would be gradually forced into his rhythm.

Lin Yi's eyes flickered slightly.

This was the first time since entering the tower that he had encountered an opponent with some interest.

The green-robed swordsman slashed horizontally.

Lin Yi did not directly use force to suppress him, but also slashed horizontally.

Clang!

The blades collided.

The green-robed swordsman stepped back half a step, but the second slash was already following the momentum towards Lin Yi's ribs.

Water ripples spread beneath Lin Yi's feet, and his figure slid out like water.

The green-robed swordsman's third slash followed closely.

One slash after another.

No redundant changes.

Yet every slash landed in the most appropriate position.

Lin Yi was not in a hurry to end it.

He wanted to see what was different about the opponents in the Hunyuan Tower compared to those people from the Nine Provinces and the Sanshan Family.

After ten moves.

Lin Yi roughly understood.

The opponents in the Hunyuan Tower were purer.

No nonsense, no emotions, no underestimating the enemy.

Every move was only intended to kill.

Such an opponent was indeed suitable for sharpening his blade.

However, the sixteenth floor was not enough.

Lin Yi twisted his long blade.

The originally calm blade Aura suddenly surged like a bursting river.

One slash pressed down.

The green-robed swordsman's continuous blade Aura was forcibly cut off.

Second slash.

The green-robed swordsman's long blade slipped from his hand.

Third slash.

The green-robed swordsman's figure dissipated.

Sixteenth floor, cleared.

Subsequently, the seventeenth floor.

Eighteenth floor.

The eighteenth-floor opponent was clearly a cut above the sixteenth floor.

It was a white-haired swordsman.

The sword light was as dense as rain, and every streak of sword light carried immense penetrating power.

Lin Yi exchanged over thirty moves with him.

It wasn't that he couldn't beat him.

It was that he was observing.

It wasn't until the thirty-seventh move that Lin Yi slashed through the sky full of sword rain and annihilated the white-haired swordsman.

Eighteenth floor, cleared.

...

Outside the Hunyuan Tower.

In front of the light screen, it became completely lively.

"Eighteenth floor!"

"Divine Body Realm First Stage, eighteen floors in one breath?"

"This is no longer just an ordinary Top-grade Divine Body, right?"

"The interval between each floor is very short, meaning most opponents didn't put any pressure on him at all."

"What kind of place is the Jiuzhou World anyway?"

"Can't find it, too remote."

"A remote Small World can produce a Top-grade Divine Body?"

The purple-robed woman looked at the light screen, her expression also becoming serious.

Eighteenth floor.

This result couldn't be considered top-tier in Hunyuan God City.

But one has to look at the Realm.

Lin Yi was only at the Divine Body Realm First Stage.

And he had just broken through not long ago.

Being able to reach the eighteenth floor at this time was enough for some faction attendants to start recording his name.

On the edge of the plaza, on a high platform.

Several attendants wearing different attire also noticed this name.

"Jiuzhou World, Lin Yi."

"Record it first."

"If he can pass the twentieth floor, we can investigate his background."

"If he can reach above the twenty-fifth floor, it's worth submitting a brief report."

Their tone was not excited.

Hunyuan God City had seen too many Geniuses.

The eighteenth floor was not enough to alarm any truly big figures.

But it was enough to make people start paying attention.

...

Nineteenth floor.

Lin Yi reappeared on the battle stage.

The battle stage on this floor was more spacious than the previous ones.

There was no wind in the world.

And there was no fluctuation of Spiritual Qi.

It was unusually quiet.

At the end of the battle stage, a figure slowly condensed.

It was a man in gray clothes.

No divine weapon.

Bare-handed.

But the moment he appeared, Lin Yi's eyes became truly serious for the first time.

The gray-clothed man stood there, with no powerful Aura radiating from his body.

Yet, he himself seemed to have merged with the battle stage.

Lin Yi could feel that his control over strength, space, and dao concept was a cut above all the opponents on the previous eighteen floors.

The gray-clothed man looked up, his voice calm.

"Nineteenth floor."

"Defeat me to enter the twentieth floor."

As his voice fell, he took a step forward.

There was no earth-shattering momentum.

Yet this punch felt as if it had been waiting in front of Lin Yi all along.

Lin Yi raised his blade to block.

Clang!

Fist and blade collided.

Lin Yi's wrist vibrated slightly.

His eyes finally lit up a fraction.

This floor.

Can sharpen the blade.