211: Chapter 210 Trial Tower Opens

He raised his hand and threw the key toward the Trial Tower, shouting loudly, "Open!"

The key transformed into a golden light in the air, landing precisely on the top of the Trial Tower, resonating with the ancient runes on the tower's body.

Immediately following this, the Trial Tower shook violently, and the runes on the tower's body lit up one after another. A thick stone door slowly opened from the middle. Inside the door was pitch black, yet rich Spiritual Qi and a faint aura of danger continuously diffused out.

"The Trial Tower has opened! Fellow Daoists, you may enter one by one!" Elder Huoyun's voice sounded once again. The Pressure around his body completely receded. He floated in mid-air, his gaze fixed tightly on the Trial Tower's stone door, keeping a constant watch on the movements at the scene.

The Cultivators in the plaza instantly boiled with excitement, their faces full of agitation and anticipation. They hurriedly organized their own Magical Artifacts and Medicinal Pills, lining up to prepare to enter the Trial Tower.

Shen Bing forcibly suppressed the increasingly intense dizziness in her body and walked toward the Trial Tower.

At this moment, Shen Bing completely did not understand what was going on.

Why would she be dizzy for no apparent reason?

Hu Nan also followed the crowd and walked into the Trial Tower.

Unlike the clamor of the outside world, the inside of the tower was unusually empty.

Just as Hu Nan walked to the very center of the first floor, a dazzling golden light appeared without warning not far away.

As the golden light dissipated, a tall, jet-black Puppet bronze figure appeared abruptly in front of him.

The bronze figure was covered in ancient patterns, surrounded by spiritual power fluctuations of the seventh level of Foundation Establishment. Its eyes glowed with cold red light, and it stood there motionless, like a sleeping giant beast, locking onto Hu Nan's figure tightly.

Qin Changsheng, who was far away at the inn, clearly saw this Puppet bronze figure through Hu Nan's senses, and a decision instantly formed in his heart.

He did not hesitate in the slightest. With a thought, he immediately activated the Golden Trait · Teleportation. A flash of spiritual light shone around his body, and in the next instant, he crossed the vast distance and appeared inside the Trial Tower.

The moment he appeared, Qin Changsheng took out a Spirit Stone and summoned Wang Cheng.

"Hu Nan, you take the lead in attacking. Wang Cheng, you provide auxiliary restraint. Solve this Puppet bronze figure as quickly as possible." Qin Changsheng gave the order.

"Understood!"

Hu Nan's figure rushed quickly toward the bronze figure.

When Hu Nan arrived not far from the bronze figure, the bronze figure also moved.

The bronze figure clenched its fists, carrying a whistling wind. With heavy, powerful force containing the vast power of the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, it punched toward Hu Nan's chest with a fierce and ruthless offensive.

Hu Nan's expression did not change. He shifted his body slightly, easily dodging the Puppet bronze figure's fist. At the same time, his right hand moved slightly, and a long sword appeared quietly, glowing with five-colored spiritual light, thrusting toward the Puppet bronze figure's neck.

Wang Cheng flashed, circling behind the Puppet bronze figure. He condensed a spiritual power blade in his hand and slashed toward the bronze figure's back.

Although this bronze figure's strength was not bad, it was simply no match for Hu Nan and Wang Cheng. In just a few rounds, it was killed by Hu Nan and Wang Cheng here.

Having solved the Puppet on the first floor, Qin Changsheng did not stay for even a moment. He led Hu Nan and Wang Cheng, speeding toward the second floor of the Trial Tower.

Unlike the first floor, the Puppet on the second floor had its cultivation improved to the eighth level of Foundation Establishment. The patterns around its body were more complex, and its aura of slaughter was increasingly cold. Yet, even so, it still failed to pose any obstruction to the three of them.

Hu Nan was still the main attacker; his sword techniques were sharp and precise, with every sword strike aimed directly at the Puppet's vital points.

Wang Cheng's figure was ghostly, wandering around the Puppet, constantly releasing spiritual power blades to restrain the Puppet's movements and find weaknesses for a counterattack.

Qin Changsheng used Spells to restrain the Puppet.

Third floor, fourth floor, fifth floor... The cultivation of the Puppets inside the Trial Tower climbed layer by layer, from the eighth level of Foundation Establishment to Foundation Establishment Perfection, and then to the first and second levels of the Golden Core.

But no matter how formidable the Puppets were, under the combined efforts of Qin Changsheng and the other two, they were like paper, easily defeated.

Those Golden Core Puppets that were enough to make ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators recoil, surrounded by vast Golden Core spiritual power with fierce offensives, still had no power to fight back when facing Qin Changsheng's Lifebound Treasure, Hu Nan's sharp sword moves, and Wang Cheng's flexible restraint.

Qin Changsheng didn't even need to do much; he only needed to activate his Lifebound Treasure, the Dragon Abyss Sword, to cause the Golden Core Puppets' spiritual power to be disordered and their movements to slow down. Then, with Hu Nan and Wang Cheng joining forces to deliver the finishing blow, the battle could be resolved in a few moments. The entire process didn't consume much spiritual power, and the pace was shockingly fast.

The three were like an unstoppable blade, cutting through obstacles all the way. Wherever they passed, the Puppets disintegrated one after another; nothing could stop their advance.

Time passed swiftly. In just a short quarter of an hour, Qin Changsheng and the other two had passed through layers of trials and arrived at the ninth floor of the Trial Tower.

At this moment, the plaza outside the Trial Tower had already completely boiled over.

Elder Huoyun was still floating in mid-air. His originally composed expression now held a few traces of astonishment, his gaze fixed tightly on the Trial Tower's body, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The Trial Tower had only been open for a quarter of an hour, and someone had already broken through to the ninth floor!

"How is this possible? It hasn't even been a quarter of an hour, and someone has actually reached the ninth floor?"

"My god! This Speed is too terrifying! Even a Golden Core Cultivator might not be able to break through nine floors this quickly!"

"Who exactly is this person? To have such formidable strength!"

The Cultivators discussed it one after another, their faces full of shock and confusion, their gazes fixed tightly on the Trial Tower, guessing the identity of the person who had reached the ninth floor.

"It must be Fairy Shen Bing! Besides her, who else has such strong strength? Fairy Shen Bing is at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment; she broke through the seventh floor ten years ago, and now her strength is even more formidable. Only she could reach the ninth floor in a quarter of an hour!"

Once these words were spoken, they immediately received the agreement of many Cultivators: "That's right! It must be Fairy Shen Bing! After all, she is the number one Prodigy of the Flowing Fire Sect, gifted and talented, with unfathomable strength. No one else has this ability!"

"I don't think it's necessarily Fairy Shen Bing. Don't forget, just now Hu Nan suppressed Fairy Shen Bing until she had no power to fight back. Hu Nan's strength might even be more formidable than Fairy Shen Bing's!"

"Maybe it's Hu Nan who reached the ninth floor!"

The two guesses intertwined, and the Cultivators argued endlessly. The clamor in the plaza became increasingly intense.

Some supported Shen Bing, feeling that only this Flowing Fire Sect Prodigy could have such strength;

Some leaned toward Hu Nan, after all, Hu Nan's crushing performance on the arena just now was too shocking.

Some even speculated whether it was other Prodigies who had hidden their strength and come to the Trial Tower specifically for training.

Meanwhile, Shen Bing had already arrived at the third floor of the Trial Tower.

It was just that Shen Bing's condition at this moment was not very good; her face was extremely pale, and her whole body was weak.

"This time, I can only reach the third floor!"

Shen Bing felt very unwilling in her heart.

Originally, Shen Bing's plan was to break through the ninth floor and take that Yao Race secret key.

But unexpectedly, she had suddenly caught a Mortal cold.

Leaving her with no strength in her body.

She had only just broken through to the third floor, and she didn't have much magic power left.

Trial Tower, ninth floor.

Qin Changsheng and the others had just arrived at the ninth floor when a dazzling golden light appeared not far away.

This golden light was more intense than the spiritual light of all the Puppets on the previous eight floors.

As the golden light dissipated, a gold figure, gilded all over and towering in stature, stood abruptly before their eyes. It was fully three zhang tall, its body covered in complex runes, its eyes glowing with a cold golden halo, and its body surrounded by the terrifying spiritual power fluctuations of the fifth level of the Golden Core. It was several times more formidable than the Golden Core Puppets encountered before, with a vast and heavy aura.

This was the guardian Puppet of the ninth floor of the Trial Tower.

The gold Puppet had just appeared when it rushed toward Hu Nan. A pair of gilded giant fists, carrying a whistling wind and wrapped in vast spiritual power, smashed violently toward Hu Nan. Wherever the fist wind passed, the air was torn apart, emitting a harsh, shrill whistle.

"Hu Nan, Wang Cheng, you go forward and restrain it!"

Qin Changsheng made a prompt decision and shouted a low command. His figure instantly flashed backward, putting distance between them, while his mind moved slightly, beginning to activate the spiritual power within his body, preparing to unleash his Lifebound Treasure.

"Yes!" Hu Nan and Wang Cheng replied in unison, their figures moving at the same time, speeding toward the gold figure.

Spiritual light surged around Hu Nan. At this moment, his long sword was unsheathed. The sword moves were sharp and peerless, carrying five-colored spiritual light, thrusting toward the gold figure's legs, attempting to restrain its movements;

Wang Cheng's figure was ghostly, like a shadow, wandering around the gold figure. He condensed several sharp spiritual power blades in his hand, constantly hacking toward the gold figure's joints, searching for its weaknesses, not giving it any chance to unleash its full power.

A flash of golden light shone in the gold figure's eyes; it was clearly enraged by the two's provocation. Its giant fist turned violently, smashing toward Hu Nan with heavy, powerful force, as if to smash Hu Nan into meat paste.

Hu Nan's expression did not change. His figure flashed flexibly, dodging the giant fist's attack. At the same time, his long sword swept horizontally, hacking fiercely at the gold figure's knee, emitting a crisp, loud "clang," with sparks flying everywhere.

Wang Cheng took the opportunity to circle behind the gold figure, his spiritual power blade slashing fiercely at the gold figure's back. It could still only leave a shallow mark. The gold figure was completely unaware, and with a backhand, it slapped a giant palm toward Wang Cheng. Wang Cheng hurriedly teleported to dodge, narrowly avoiding the blow, his body's spiritual power also becoming a bit disordered.

Although the gold figure had no intelligence, its combat power was formidable, and its Physical Body was incredibly hard. Even though Hu Nan and Wang Cheng cooperated tacitly and tried their best to restrain it, they could only barely drag out its movements. They gradually fell into a disadvantage, and minor injuries began to appear on their bodies.

Hu Nan's arm was swept by the gold figure's fist wind and was directly broken;

Wang Cheng's chest was smashed, and a small pit appeared.

But the two still gritted their teeth and persisted, clinging tightly to the gold figure, not giving it a chance to approach Qin Changsheng, strictly executing Qin Changsheng's instructions.

At this moment, Qin Changsheng had already retreated to a corner of the ninth floor. Spiritual power surged frantically around him, his eyes were tightly closed, his mind was concentrated, and he silently recited incantations in his mouth.

In the next instant, ten Dragon Abyss Swords came out from Qin Changsheng's Divine Sense.

"Merge!" Qin Changsheng opened his eyes violently and shouted loudly, pushing his hands forward fiercely. The ten Lifebound long swords instantly soared into the air, circling and interweaving in the sky, resonating with each other. The spiritual power around them gathered together continuously, the spiritual light becoming increasingly intense, and a terrifying Pressure spread out along with it, enveloping the entire ninth floor, making the air become stagnant.

The ten long swords rotated faster and faster, gradually merging together, transforming into a huge long sword several hundred zhang long. The sword body was glowing white all over, shining with five-colored spiritual light.

The mere Pressure it emitted caused the gold figure's movements to stall, a flash of imperceptible wariness appearing in its eyes.

The giant sword's spiritual light became increasingly intense, and the Pressure became increasingly terrifying.

Qin Changsheng stared coldly at the gold figure that was being held back tightly by Hu Nan and Wang Cheng. A flash of sharpness appeared in his eyes, and he shouted loudly, "Go!"

As the words fell, the giant sword, carrying a whistling wind and wrapped in earth-shattering power, tore through the air and sped toward the gold figure. Wherever it passed, the ground was pressed into a deep gully, Spiritual Qi surged, and a harsh, shrill whistle was emitted.