239: Star Lord

Seeing Qingyang, Little Luan, and Xuan Ming surrounding him, Ba Qing subconsciously turned his head to look at Cang Lan.

It seemed as though there was something unspeakable about this kind of trial.

Seeing this, Cang Lan also looked at Qingyang, Little Luan, and Xuan Ming and pondered for a moment.

Finally, Cang Lan seemed to make a decision and slowly said, "Speak. I assume the three of them will also experience these trials, but you must remember,"

"If it's about those beings whose strength hasn't reached a certain level in these trials, you'd better not tell them about this matter."

As soon as he said this, Ba Qing immediately spoke with impatience.

"Star Lord, the guardian of each level in the Che Di Pagoda is called a Star Lord. The first level, named Yangming Greedy Wolf Star Lord Tian Shu, has ordinary combat strength, but it's comparable to the combat strength of ordinary peak sixteenth-tier Humans."

"The second level is named Yin Jing Ju Men Star Lord Tian Xuan, and his combat strength is five times stronger than that of the first level's Tian Shu. The third level is also the most dangerous level. If you can't hold on, you must use your Super Divine Beast's second form,"

"Because the guardian of the third level is True Man Lu Cun Tian Ji Star Lord, and his combat strength is more than ten times higher than that of the first level."

As Ba Qing spoke, Qingyang, Little Luan, and Xuan Ming couldn't help but recall the scene when Ba Qing fought for two full days during the third level.

Noticing Qingyang, Xuan Ming, and Little Luan's contemplation, Ba Qing cleared his throat and continued, "Next is the fourth level. For the fourth level, you must unleash your strongest state,"

"Otherwise, let alone winning or losing, I estimate you might die, a death in the true sense. The guardian of the fourth level calls himself Xuan Ming Wen Qu Star Lord Tian Quan."

"What? I'm the guardian?" Xuan Ming couldn't help but say.

Regarding the similarity between that Star Lord's name and Xuan Ming's, Ba Qing didn't pay attention. Instead, he continued, "The fifth level is also what I personally consider the ultimate level. Even with my current combat strength, I barely managed to wear him down to death under perilous circumstances,"

"His name is Yuan Lian Zhen Yu Heng Star Lord. Not only is his attack power extremely strong, but his defense also feels incredibly powerful, with no weaknesses. I even doubt whether Yin Li and the others can break through his defense."

Everyone had witnessed Yin Li's combat strength, but now Ba Qing was saying that even with Yin Li's combat strength, he might not be able to break through the opponent's defense.

From this point alone, Qingyang could roughly guess how strong that Star Lord's defense was.

Next was the sixth level, but Ba Qing scanned around and said, "For the sixth level, only Qing Yang might barely be able to try. Little Luan, Xuan Ming, you two should forget about it; you simply can't defeat him,"

"In fact, I didn't even notice what his name was before I was directly sent flying. The reason is simple: he wasn't an existence on our level at all."

Next, Ba Qing began to tell Qingyang, Little Luan, and Xuan Ming about the general situation of those Star Lords and what they were good at, based on his own experience.

According to Ba Qing, these "people," strictly speaking, couldn't be considered Humans because various parts of their bodies had characteristics of certain Divine Beasts, such as antlers.

Moreover, they all fought in a void state, as if upon entering the Che Di Pagoda, one would also enter that kind of space.

After a few days of questioning, Qingyang, Little Luan, and Xuan Ming finally had a general understanding of the situation within the Che Di Pagoda.

Therefore, Little Luan immediately volunteered and said, "Then, this time, I'll go."

"No, let Xuan Ming go," Qingyang said decisively.

Noticing that both Little Luan and Xuan Ming were looking at him, Qingyang immediately spoke again, "The three of you now all possess Super Divine Beast bloodlines. Compared to Ba Qing's killing prowess and Little Luan's explosiveness,"

"Xuan Ming, whose main focus is defense, is more suitable to go first. Xuan Ming, you will start the trial this time. I'm giving you a task: try to see the name of the sixth level's Star Lord. This is very important to me."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Ming's massive black body, a thousand meters in size, immediately trembled and headed directly towards the Che Di Pagoda.

According to Ba Qing, if Qingyang's guess was correct, these Star Lords should be the Seven Great Star Lords.

That is to say, this trial to enter the Inner Realm should have a total of seven levels.

The first three levels are considered a screening for "Initial Ones." Only by clearing the first three levels completely unharmed should one be able to descend into the Inner Realm as an "Initial One."

After all, Ba Qing also said that the guardians of the first three levels would try their best to strip away the flesh and blood from the challengers.

Presumably, Golden Pixiu's appearance with half his body turned to white bone was from being stripped away.

Golden Pixiu was a Divine Beast. Although his strength at the same level wasn't very strong, this was only relative to the Ge Xing Islands.

Yet, even such a powerful Divine Beast didn't have the qualifications to become an "Initial One."

While Qingyang was deep in thought, Xuan Ming had already cleared the first and second levels at the fastest speed.

For the subsequent True Man Lu Cun Tian Ji Star Lord's third level, Xuan Ming took a full five days before finally clearing it.

Sensing the absence of energy fluctuations within the Che Di Pagoda, Qingyang and the others knew that Xuan Ming was likely recovering from his injuries.

So, Qingyang also took this opportunity to immediately say to Ba Qing, "Go check on Bull Demon King and the others. If anyone has completely stabilized their strength, bring them over to sense Xuan Ming's level-clearing fluctuations."

Ba Qing had only been gone for two hours when he returned with Huang Shan, Yin Li, and that guy Ming Tian, together outside the Che Di Pagoda.

After briefly informing the three of them of the situation, Yin Li and the others couldn't help but look solemnly at the entrance of the Che Di Pagoda.

Ten days later, the moment the energy fluctuations of the fourth level just appeared, Xuan Ming's peak sixteenth-tier Super Divine Beast aura instantly changed.

Clearly, Xuan Ming had also used his Super Divine Beast's second form.

This time, the battle lasted for a full half a day before ending. From this, it could also be seen that Ba Qing was more than just a notch higher than Xuan Ming in terms of attack power.

However, compared to attack power, Xuan Ming only took twelve days before directly starting the fifth level, which was also the last level of the trial. His defense was stronger, and he didn't sustain much damage.

Back then, Ba Qing had taken a full twelve days to clear the fifth level. One could imagine how terrifying that Yuan Lian Zhen Yu Heng Star Lord at the fifth level was.

As the continuous energy fluctuations of the fifth level appeared from time to time, Yin Li, Huang Shan, and Ming Tian sensed this energy, and their faces turned green on the spot.

The continuous battle at the fifth level took Xuan Ming a full month and a half before he finally cleared it.

Moreover, just by sensing the aura he emitted, it could be felt that Xuan Ming was also similar to Ba Qing back then; he should be severely injured.

Xuan Ming was specifically arranged by Qingyang to go in second this time, primarily to let him see clearly which Star Lord was at the sixth level.

As for Little Luan and Xuan Ming, they both knew clearly that with their combined strength, they simply couldn't defeat the sixth level.