104: Tower of Inheritance

Click, click!

The entire steel gate trembled violently, and the intermittent patterns on its surface lit up with blinding white light one after another.

A suction force so immense that even Bai Ye could hardly resist it came from inside the gate.

Bai Ye and Huang Shi only felt their vision blur, and their bodies were uncontrollably sucked in.

When their vision cleared again, they were already in a completely unfamiliar space.

【Entering Special Secret Realm: Tower of Inheritance】

Bai Ye looked around and discovered they were standing in an incredibly spacious circular hall.

The hall was made of an unknown silver-white metal, the floor was smooth as a mirror, and above the dome was a simulated blue sky and white clouds.

The scene was extremely realistic, giving one the feeling of being outdoors.

But a fake is ultimately fake; the sun overhead could not provide him with a shred of solar energy.

In the center of the hall, there was a spiraling staircase leading to higher floors.

Huang Shi stood in place, looking at this scene that was both familiar and strange, unable to help but swallow his saliva.

Although it wasn't his first time here, seeing this building again still made him feel stirred.

Ten years ago, it was right here that he was beaten until his nose was bruised and face was swollen, retreating in a sorry state.

"Welcome to the Tower of Inheritance, Challenger."

An emotionless, synthesized electronic voice echoed throughout the hall.

"The first-floor trial is about to begin."

As soon as the voice finished speaking, the floor in the center of the hall suddenly split open, and a metal platform slowly rose.

On the platform stood a mechanical Demonic Beast over five meters tall, its body made of crimson metal, shaped like a rhinoceros.

Its eyes glowed with a scarlet light, and dangerous flames flickered on the horn at the tip of its nose.

【Name】: Crimson Armored Battle Rhino

【attribute】: mechanical / Fire

【Rank】: Transcendence High-rank

【Aptitude】: Rare Elementary

"Is the first floor already Transcendence High-rank?"

Bai Ye looked at the mechanical rhinoceros before him and rubbed his chin.

He wondered if the mechanical Demonic Beast here could be taken out.

"Although these guys aren't high Rank, their defensive power is astonishing and they are very troublesome."

Huang Shi warned him solemnly.

He drew the wooden sword wrapped in purple mist from his waist; it was his beast pet, Raikiri.

However, ever since Raikiri watched "Gintama," it made Huang Shi change its name to dōyako.

"Leave this first floor to me; let these bastards witness the results of my ten years of training!"

A confident smile appeared on Huang Shi's face.

As a Fourth-Tier Beast Tamer, even if his beast pet's strength was suppressed, his own strength was not to be trifled with.

The Thunder Cloud on his shoulder also let out a cheerful cry, turning into a bolt of lightning that merged into the wooden sword in his hand.

Lightning instantly flared up on the wooden sword.

Purple mist and silver lightning intertwined.

"Your sword is actually a beast pet?" Bai Ye was genuinely a bit surprised this time.

He had always thought the one at Huang Shi's waist was an ornament; he hadn't expected it to actually be his beast pet.

A living wooden sword.

This was truly an eye-opener.

Seeing that Bai Ye was finally surprised, Huang Shi said smugly.

"This is an Initial Lord Rank demon sword of mine, it's just suppressed to Transcendence High-rank in this Secret Realm. Watch closely, your uncle here is very strong when he gets serious."

As soon as he finished speaking, he gripped the lightning-flashing wooden sword and charged forward.

On the field, Huang Shi and the Crimson Armored Battle Rhino fought in a tangle.

Holding the wooden sword, with lightning wrapping around his body's surface, he continuously wove around the massive Crimson Armored Battle Rhino, attacking.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The slashes landed, leaving deep, bone-visible gouges on the Crimson Armored Battle Rhino's hard metal shell.

The Crimson Armored Battle Rhino was harassed by this agile "fly" and roared repeatedly, moving its heavy limbs.

But with his body stimulated by lightning, Huang Shi's speed was simply too fast.

He was always able to dodge attacks at the critical moment.

Causing the Crimson Armored Battle Rhino's charges to miss completely.

Bai Ye stood to the side with his arms crossed over his chest, boredly stroking Xiao Hei's head.

In all fairness, Huang Shi's swordsmanship was indeed not bad; it was clear he had put in some hard work.

Every slash landed precisely on the weak points of the Crimson Armored Battle Rhino, maximizing the damage.

But... it was too slow.

This level of combat, to him, was like watching a slow-motion replay.

If he let Xiao Lan go up, a single Vine Whip Spiral Drill would be enough to scrap this extremely slow piece of iron.

Xiao Lan also wanted to take Huang Shi's place, but unfortunately its strength had dropped to the Ordinary Intermediate level; even with high skill proficiency, one couldn't fight across a major Rank.

It wasn't its own Beast Tamer.

The battle lasted for nearly ten minutes.

Under Huang Shi's tireless cutting, the massive body of the Crimson Armored Battle Rhino finally could not hold on and fell to the ground.

Its limb joints were all severed, and its scarlet electronic eyes went dark completely.

"Done!"

Huang Shi leaned on the wooden sword, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at Bai Ye while panting slightly.

Hands on his hips, he had an arrogant look.

Bai Ye watched him silently for a while and then calmly spat out a few words: "Ten minutes, too slow."

"..."

The expression on Huang Shi's face froze instantly.

He had defeated a mechanical Demonic Beast with a human body, which already surpassed most Fourth-Tier Beast Tamers.

"This is under the condition that my beast pet's strength is suppressed. If we were outside, ten seconds, no, one second, and I could dismantle it into parts!"

Huang Shi felt he had to vindicate himself.

Bai Ye just glanced at him, said nothing, and walked straight toward the stairs leading to the second floor.

The meaning in his eyes was clear: if you suck, practice more.

Huang Shi opened his mouth, watched Bai Ye's decisive back, and could only follow helplessly.

The two soon arrived at the second floor.

Just like the first floor, this was also a spacious metal hall.

"The second-floor trial, begin."

The cold electronic voice sounded again.

This time, what rose from the ground was a mechanical Demonic Beast shaped like a spider.

It had eight metal legs gleaming with cold light, and its abdomen was a huge cannon barrel, with a dark blue energy light sphere gathering at the muzzle.

【Name】: Psionic Cannon Spider

【attribute】: mechanical

【Rank】: Transcendent Limit

"Transcendent Limit..."

Huang Shi looked at the Psionic Cannon Spider before him, his expression becoming much more grave.

"This guy is much harder to deal with than the previous one; its Psionic Cannon has immense power and also carries a corrosive effect."

A flash of lightning streaked through his eyes.

He had to properly prove his strength, otherwise he might be transforming into a comedic character.

"Raikiri, Thunder Flash!"

Huang Shi let out a low shout; the lightning on the sword frantically stimulated his cells, and his entire person turned into an afterimage, crossing a distance of over a hundred meters in an instant.

Appearing before the Psionic Cannon Spider, he aimed straight for its energy core.

The cannon barrel on the Psionic Cannon Spider's abdomen suddenly shifted direction, taking less than half a second to condense a dark blue energy ball, which shot out toward Huang Shi.

Boom!

Purple lightning and blue light collided with a boom in mid-air.

The energy shockwave swept across the entire hall, blowing Xiao Lan, who was on Bai Ye's head, away.

It grabbed Phantom Snow with a Vine Whip and swung back.

Huang Shi was sent flying backward by the impact, and the light on the sword dimmed a bit.

Conversely, the Psionic Cannon Spider stabilized its figure after its eight long legs scratched a few marks into the ground.

The cannon barrel on its abdomen began gathering energy again.

Bai Ye watched Huang Shi, who was dodging in a panic, and really wanted to say: "Aren't you completely without progress?!"