146: Chapter 146 God-level Creatures on the Seventh Floor

"Let's give it a try!"

After looking over his magnificent attribute panel, Li Fan headed to the inheritance pagoda with immense confidence.

He arrived at the sixth floor.

It was still those seven fiery-red phoenixes.

Their attacks remained fierce, and their coordination was even more perfect than before, at one point forcing Li Fan to focus solely on dodging.

However, the moment they revealed a flaw...

Li Fan leapt forward and instantly killed five Fire Phoenixes!

"Howl!"

"Howl!"

The remaining two Fire Phoenixes let out terrifying, long cries as their strength began to skyrocket at a visible rate.

Whoosh!

At that moment, one fire phoenix dove sharply toward Li Fan, intending to incinerate him with a fire breath just like last time.

But the current Li Fan was not the same as the Li Fan from back then.

"Good timing!"

Li Fan shouted as his slightly crouched body acted like a spring, lunging upward to dodge the breath and landing behind the fire phoenix.

"Star-Collapsing Fist!"

Bang!

A terrifying explosion was accompanied by the fire phoenix's wail.

Li Fan easily struck down this fire phoenix.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

The last fire phoenix had reached its final transformation; the golden feathers on its tail had grown from one to seven!

Sensing its terrifying aura, even Li Fan couldn't help but look solemn.

He had to give it his all.

Otherwise, there would be no chance of winning.

And so...

Next, Li Fan entered a bitter struggle.

It had to be said.

The strength of a fire phoenix at its peak was truly not to be underestimated.

Not only was its attack power frightening, but its defense was equally formidable. Most absurdly, its recovery ability was even more terrifying!

Li Fan ripped off half of its wing.

Yet, in a few blinks, it had fully recovered.

Although Li Fan's physical body was not inferior—and even superior—to it, his recovery speed was unfortunately far behind.

So, after this fierce battle...

Li Fan was covered in wounds, while the fire phoenix remained high-spirited with an overwhelming aura.

"I must crush it in one go; I can't give it any time to recover."

Li Fan suddenly pulled back to create some distance, gritting his teeth as he figured out a solution.

Immediately after...

Seizing a momentary opening in the fire phoenix's movements, Li Fan launched a storm-like barrage of attacks.

By the end, Li Fan was on the verge of physical exhaustion.

Fortunately, the effect was significant!

Under Li Fan's relentless assault, the fire phoenix had no room to breathe and was soon beaten into a cloud of blood mist by Li Fan.

Once the fire phoenix had completely perished and could no longer undergo nirvana...

Li Fan was also totally exhausted and sat down on the ground.

The fire phoenix's strength was simply ridiculous; without the power of a high-grade Quasi-God, one would surely suffer!

Fortunately, he had still managed to slay it.

"High-grade Quasi-God... this should be my current limit."

Li Fan lightly clenched his weak, powerless fist and sighed with emotion.

He was actually satisfied with such an improvement.

At the very least, among the younger generation, he no longer feared any opponent!

Following that...

Another door appeared in front of Li Fan.

It was the gate leading to the seventh floor.

Li Fan stood up, moved his exhausted body, and stepped inside.

In the next second...

Li Fan's figure appeared atop a towering, majestic mountain.

Looking around, there were a hundred thousand mountains, magnificent and grand, making one feel the heroic ambition of standing at the very peak.

And soon...

Li Fan noticed the guardian of this level.

In front of Li Fan, on another towering mountain platform, sat a green-skinned creature with prominent horns and a long tail.

Looking at its appearance, it was clearly not human, nor did it seem like the monsters from the other floors; it looked more like a member of some Cosmic Race.

Sensing Li Fan's arrival...

The creature slowly opened its ink-black eyes.

Li Fan's expression changed, and he immediately prepared for battle.

However...

The creature seemed utterly disdainful, having no intention of even standing up.

It simply extended a finger.

In the next second...

A scent of death instantly swept across the entire world.

A beam of pitch-black light, moving with the speed of a thunderclap, instantly pierced and obliterated Li Fan.

"So strong!"

Taking off the helmet, Li Fan couldn't help but look terrified, filled with lingering fear.

That creature's strength far exceeded his own!

It wasn't at the level a Quasi-God should have at all!

It had definitely reached the God-level!

This was only the seventh floor, and the guardian was already God-level. To reach the ninth floor and get the basic Invitation, wouldn't one have to surpass the God-level?!

As for the golden Invitation of the twelfth floor, that went without saying!

At least for now, it was completely beyond his reach!

He took a deep breath.

Li Fan's eyes began to fill with determination and hope.

On Blue Star, he might be considered very strong now.

But looking out at the vast universe, he was still just a frog in a well.

He had to see that vast cosmic civilization with his own eyes!

Tomorrow was the Civilization Assessment.

He might not be able to interfere with the high-level battlefield.

But for the battlefield of the younger generation, he now had absolute confidence!

Even without using the Annihilation Eye...

He could still sweep through those Alien Race Prodigies!

...

In the blink of an eye...

It was already past midnight, and the date for the Civilization Assessment had officially arrived.

However, nothing seemed to have gone wrong.

The entire Blue Star was now unusually quiet.

This left many people feeling somewhat confused.

Li Fan looked at the glacier outside the window, equally puzzled.

He had originally thought that as soon as midnight passed...

The Great War would break out instantly.

Unexpectedly, it was so quiet, with no changes whatsoever.

Li Fan thought for a moment; the time for the assessment probably wasn't right at the stroke of midnight, but rather at some point during the day.

Perhaps the Civilization Assessment would officially begin when the sun rose.

While Li Fan was lost in thought...

A phone call came in.

It was Gu Ling.

The content of the call was simple; she was just worried about Li Fan. He could already hear the sob in Gu Ling's voice.

In response, Li Fan felt a warmth in his heart while also being between laughter and tears.

After finally comforting Gu Ling...

Just after hanging up, he received a call from his mother, Huang Lan.

Like Gu Ling, Huang Lan was also very worried and urged Li Fan to try his best to stay near Bo Jun and those stronger seeds to protect himself when the time came.

At the same time, Huang Lan also brought him a piece of good news.

It was about Li Daguo's breakthrough.

Hearing that his father, Li Daguo, had successfully broken through to a realm surpassing the God-level, Li Fan was both happy and shocked.

Without using any cheats...

To some extent, his old man's talent was even stronger than his own!

If his old man went to the inheritance pagoda, he might even reach the ninth floor!

However, he wasn't sure if his old man had ever been to the inheritance pagoda; perhaps he had gone long ago and might have even obtained an Invitation.

Soon...

The call ended, and after cheering each other on...

Li Fan closed his eyes to meditate, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Civilization Assessment.