200: Chapter 200 Crimson Fiend Prince, Ye Xuan

The fifth floor of the Sacred Tower.

Three battered figures emerged.

Shen Chong and the other two were covered in wounds, their auras weak and listless.

Fighting their way up all the way from the first floor, the three of them were exhausted, having reached their limits.

"Is this the fifth floor?"

Shen Chong stared at the scene before him, lost in thought.

This place was completely different from the previous four floors.

There were no wastelands, dense forests, or swamps. Instead, there was a continuous range of crimson mountains. The mountains were barren, devoid of any vegetation, and a thick stench of blood filled the air.

In the sky, a blood-colored sun hung high, dyeing the entire land a dark red.

Shen Chong and the other two stood on a mountain ridge, scanning their surroundings.

"This place... is a bit eerie," Shen Quan muttered, rubbing the goosebumps on his arms.

Sun Buer nodded slightly and was about to respond—

"Roar!"

In the distance, an earth-shaking beast roar echoed, causing the entire mountain range to tremble slightly.

Immediately after, three crimson figures rushed out from a mountain valley, charging madly toward them.

They were three giant, entirely crimson wolves, each about thirty feet tall. Their bodies were covered in fine scales, and their blood-red eyes were filled with brutality.

First layer of the Dharma Image Realm?

"Why have the Yao Beasts become weaker this time?" A look of confusion appeared on Shen Quan's face.

Previously, with each floor they passed, the strength of the guardian beasts would increase by one level. Now that they had reached the fifth floor, logically, the guardian beasts should be at the fifth layer of the Dharma Image Realm.

"Who cares!" Sun Buer said in a low voice. "They're only at the first layer of the Dharma Image Realm. Let's deal with them first!"

Shen Chong did not speak. He merely gripped his longsword tightly, unleashing the full perception of his Azure Wood Precious Body.

The three crimson wolves were extremely fast, arriving before them in the blink of an eye.

The leading Crimson Wolf opened its bloody maw and snapped down at Shen Chong!

Shen Chong dodged to the side, narrowly evading the bite, while sweeping his longsword out horizontally.

Green Lotus Sword Art, First Form: Lotus Blossom!

At the tip of his sword, a green lotus blossomed, sinking precisely into the Crimson Wolf's neck.

"Pfft!"

Scales shattered, and blood sprayed wildly.

The Crimson Wolf let out a shrill howl as its massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

An instant kill with a single strike!

But the remaining two crimson wolves had already pounced.

Shen Quan gave a loud shout as the power of his Acquired Treasure Body erupted fully. A reddish-gold light condensed on his fist, and he punched toward the head of one of the crimson wolves.

"Bang!"

His fist slammed into the Crimson Wolf's skull, producing a dull, heavy thud.

The Crimson Wolf was sent flying backward, blood spraying wildly.

Sun Buer pulled a dark-red talisman from his robes and poured spiritual energy into it. The talisman suddenly burst with a blinding red light, turning into a blazing flame that shot toward the other Crimson Wolf.

"Boom!"

The flames exploded on the Crimson Wolf, burning a large hole in its body. It fell to the ground, unable to move.

After working together for several days, the three of them had already developed a tacit understanding. Combining their strength, resolving three first-layer Dharma Image Realm Yao Beasts was naturally extremely simple.

Just at this moment—

The corpses of the three crimson wolves began to slowly dissipate, turning into specks of spiritual light.

But unlike before, the spiritual light did not condense into passage tokens. Instead, it transformed into three wisps of crimson vitality energy, merging into the bodies of Shen Chong and the other two.

Shen Chong's entire body shuddered.

A warm energy exploded within his body, flowing through his Meridians to his limbs and bones.

That energy contained an extremely rich vitality. Wherever it passed, his Meridians were widened and strengthened, and the speed of his spiritual energy circulation became several times faster than before!

Even more amazingly, his Physical Body was also undergoing changes—his bones became tougher, his flesh became denser, and a faint red light shimmered on the surface of his skin.

"This... This is..." Shen Chong's eyes widened, his voice trembling.

Shen Quan was also stunned. He could clearly feel that his Acquired Treasure Body had actually improved slightly at this moment!

"Vitality energy! This is vitality energy refined from the essence blood of Yao Beasts!" Sun Buer cried out in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief. "This kind of power can directly strengthen the Physical Body! It is more precious than any Body Tempering Spirit Pill!"

He paused, his voice trembling: "The trial of this fifth floor isn't about defeating Yao Beasts to obtain passage tokens at all. It's about hunting Yao Beasts and absorbing their vitality energy to strengthen ourselves!"

Shen Chong and Shen Quan exchanged a look, both seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.

Strengthening the Physical Body!

This was a once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity!

"Then what are we waiting for?" Shen Quan grinned, his eyes flashing with sharp light. "Kill!"

The three of them flickered, rushing toward the depths of the mountain range.

The crimson mountain range of the fifth floor was vast and boundless, teeming with Yao Beasts.

Over the next six hours, Shen Chong and the other two hunted down over a dozen Yao Beasts ranging from the fifth to the seventh layer of the Dharma Image Realm, absorbing a massive amount of vitality energy.

Shen Chong's cultivation climbed all the way from the third layer of the Huahong Realm to the sixth layer of the Huahong Realm. The aura of his Azure Wood Precious Body grew even denser, and the green halo around him almost solidified.

Shen Quan also broke through from the first layer of the Huahong Realm to the fourth layer of the Huahong Realm. The power of his Acquired Treasure Body surged wildly; a single punch from him was enough to shatter the scales of a first-layer Dharma Image Realm Yao Beast.

Sun Buer also broke through directly to the second layer of the Dharma Image Realm, the spiritual energy within his body becoming several times more robust than before.

"This place is simply a cultivation Holy Land!" Shen Quan danced with joy. "If we could stay here for a few months, breaking through to the Dharma Image Realm wouldn't be a problem at all!"

Just as the three of them were immersed in the joy of their surging cultivation, Sun Buer suddenly stopped in his tracks, his expression changing drastically.

"Who is that?!"

Shen Chong and Shen Quan instantly became alert, looking in the direction of Sun Buer's gaze.

Five miles ahead, in a crimson canyon, a crimson figure stood out strikingly under the blood-colored sunlight.

It was a young man, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, wearing a dark-red robe with fine gold runes embroidered on the hem, which fluttered gently in the breeze.

His long hair fell over his shoulders, and his handsome face was almost fiendishly beautiful. His narrow eyes were dark red, like two pools of blood, so deep that one could not see the bottom.

Most eye-catching of all was the longsword in his hand.

The sword was three feet three inches long, entirely crimson like blood. Dark-gold runes faintly flowed along the blade, exuding a heart-palpitating killing intent.

Along the edge of the blade, a hair-thin blood-colored light slowly slithered like a living creature.

Young Master Chisha—Ye Xuan.

At this moment, he was standing in an open valley, surrounded by the corpses of seven or eight crimson wolves.

The weakest of those crimson wolves was at the first layer of the Dharma Image Realm, while the strongest had even reached the third layer. Their massive bodies lay scattered across the ground, blood staining the entire valley red.

As for Ye Xuan, his robes were completely unstained by dust, and his breathing was not even slightly disturbed.

"One strike," Sun Buer swallowed hard, his voice trembling. "Every single Yao Beast was killed in one strike."

Shen Quan's expression was grave as he clenched his fists.

With their combined strength, dealing with a second-layer Dharma Image Realm Yao Beast required some effort, and if they encountered a third-layer one, they would have to fight a bitter battle to take it down.

But what about that person not far away?

A third-layer Dharma Image Realm Yao Beast, instantly killed with a single sword strike.

And those at the first layer of the Dharma Image Realm were cut down one by one with a single strike each, like chopping vegetables.

This level of strength was simply terrifying!

"Who is this person?" Shen Chong's grip on his longsword tightened slightly, a trace of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

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