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Chapter 420: Jiang Shan and Xu Yuan
Chapter 420: Jiang Shan and Xu Yuan
In a small hall belonging to Wu Beihong.
"Beihong!"
"Jiang Shan and his group have entered, and Bai Li Teng and Jiang Jun are among them." Someone in the hall immediately pointed Wu Beihong out.
Just as many Shen Hu Gong members gathered around Jiang Shan, similarly, with Wu Beihong's strength and background, there were also many powerful Flying Heaven Demi-Gods who associated with him.
"Hmph!"
Wu Beihong coldly smiled, "That Jiang Shan and Bai Li Teng, they attempt it every year, and every year they stop at the ninth realm. They're not ashamed of losing face... As for Xu Yuan, his combat strength is the strongest, but who knows how his soul will fares."
...
In another unassuming elegant table, Leng Yan was also here with his close friend and servant.
"Xu Yuan has entered." Ji Ming spoke in a low voice.
"A Flying Heaven Rank, and he dares to take the risk?" Leng Yan frowned, "With his strength, entering Perception Star City is easy, there's no need to take risks in the Nine Sounds Realm. Does he plan to join the Nine Sounds True God's disciples?"
Leng Yan was indeed annoyed with Li Yuan.
But he wasn't stupid; he was well aware that Li Yuan had an extremely high innate talent and strength, and joining a True God's discipleship would be effortless.
The Nine Sounds True God? Naturally, in the Abyss Kingdom, countless Flying Heaven Demi-Gods would seek to become his disciples... But among the numerous True Gods in Perception Star City, they were definitely not the top-tier ones.
If they were truly the strongest type of True Gods, why would they come to follow Jiang Yuan True God?
"The attempt has begun."
A trace of surprise flashed across Ji Ming's face, "Jiang Shan is so fast, no wonder he's first on the Demi-God Ranking."
...
Almost everyone was watching the flashing lights on the surface of the Nine Sounds Tower... Because at this moment, there were very few people attempting the challenge.
Then, Jiang Shan, Li Yuan, and the other five entered one after another.
Therefore, countless spectators could determine the challengers by the order of appearance of the red and purple lights.
Among the seven, Li Yuan was the only one with a red light.
After entering the Nine Sounds Tower.
"Boom!" The purple light belonging to Jiang Shan's group was constantly breaking through, and in just a few dozen seconds, it had already rushed past the third layer and entered the fourth layer region.
This scene astonished countless spectators.
It was too fast, creating a stark contrast with the previous thousands of tower challengers.
Bai Li Teng followed closely behind and quickly passed the second layer.
"No wonder he's first on the Demi-God Ranking."
"Bai Li Teng is also among the top ten on the Demi-God Ranking, he's indeed powerful."
"Strong in direct combat, and his soul's will is also extremely strong." Countless spectators whispered.
"As for Xu Yuan, he seems to be last, still on the first layer."
"It's no surprise, do you expect him to be faster than Jiang Shan's group?"
"High Law Insight and Star Vein don't necessarily represent a strong soul's will."
Indeed.
Among the seven who entered the Nine Sounds Tower, Li Yuan was indeed the most inconspicuous one.
While Jiang Shan rushed into the fifth layer, Li Yuan remained on the first layer.
...
In the first layer of the Nine Sounds Tower.
"Truly profound." Li Yuan was still immersed in the illusion, "The construction of this illusion is completely different from the Grand Sun Star Heaven Sutra."
With his soul's will, a single thought would allow him to break free from the countless illusions of the first layer.
But Li Yuan's goal this time wasn't to surpass a certain realm, he only wanted to temper his soul's will.
There was no need to rush.
"The Grand Sun Star Heaven Sutra's illusion silently penetrates my heart, stirring my deepest desires, making me sink into it, unwilling to wake up for a long time." Li Yuan seemed to be deep in thought, "It's like it's tapping into my innermost cravings."
"When experiencing some illusions, even though I know they're fake, I can't help but sink into them."
Just like in the Seven Star Civilization, many people are addicted to games and video chats... Who doesn't know they're fake? But the fake can be more alluring than reality.
Knowing it's fake, yet still drawn like a moth to a flame.
The illusions Li Yuan encounters when touching the Grand Sun Radiance are a thousand times more terrifying than the temptations in reality.
"But the illusions in the Nine Sounds Tower magnify 'fear', making living beings unaware, gradually covering their cognition..." Li Yuan had a realization, "Fear of losing strength, fear of death..."
"Fear makes people lose their rationality."
"Fear takes away courage."
Many people are scared to death.
"Extreme fear is also a type of illusion, interesting." Li Yuan revealed a smile.
Coming to the Nine Sounds Realm, he had come to the right place.
Li Yuan didn't rush to break through the illusions; instead, he enjoyed them, allowing the invisible illusions to completely envelop his mind.
To defeat the enemy.
First, one must understand the enemy.
"Three days, no rush, it's only been ten minutes." Li Yuan was extremely patient.
His soul's will was incomparable, and even with the invisible soul fluctuations on the first layer, Li Yuan's mind remained absolutely clear.
...
In the higher void of the Nine Sounds Tower, dozens of Void Deities gathered, observing the challengers in the tower and communicating with each other.
Over thirty Void Deities.
For an annual event like the Nine Sounds Realm, it wouldn't usually attract much attention from Void Deities.
"There are quite a few free ones this year."
"Even Dong Lin has come." A woman in a fiery red robe smiled, "With so many people here, it seems Perception Star City is about to recruit a new batch of members, indeed eye-catching."
"Are they here for Xu Yuan? Or for Jiang Shan and Bai Li Teng?"
This woman in the fiery red robe was the true controller of the Nine Sounds Tower and a follower of the Nine Sounds True God.
"Those who came this year are indeed average."
"The previous thousands, not a single one reached the minimum standard, what a pity." These Void Deities had extremely high standards.
If they could reach the minimum standard for the Nine Sounds True God's gift, they would gladly accept them as disciples.
A strong soul's will represents a steady improvement, even if cultivation speed is slower, and the probability of becoming a Void Deity is also very high.
What a pity.
Not a single one caught their eyes.
"Jiang Shan and Bai Li Teng are indeed fast, Jiang Shan has already entered the fifth layer, and it's only been a short while. No wonder the Country Lord values him so much."
"The Fog Mountain King has indeed fathered a remarkable son." The Void Deities commented.
"Xu Yuan, on the other hand, has been somewhat of a disappointment to me. It's been a long time, and he's only made it past the third layer. Although soul will and law insight aren't directly correlated, he seems rather weak in that regard."
"He's only at the Flight Heaven Rank."
"I've looked into his background, and he seems to be not even forty years old."
"Not even forty? So young? No wonder his soul will is relatively weak." Dozens of Void Deities in attendance suddenly realized the reason.
Generally, the longer one lives and the more experiences they have, the stronger their willpower tends to be.
"It seems he might make it past the third layer, but I wonder if he can get through the fourth." One of the Void Deities judged, "I thought he could even make it to the fifth."
"Indeed."
"Logically, with such high law insight, meeting the standards to become a disciple of a Nine Sounds True God shouldn't be difficult." Another Void Deity also expressed confusion.
So many Void Deities had gathered.
Apart from scouting for talented individuals worth cultivating, they were also curious to see Xu Yuan, who had gained immense fame in recent days.
"Everyone, let's not jump to conclusions just yet." The purple-robed elder smiled, "This Xu Yuan might just surprise you all."
"What do you mean, Eastern Lion?"
"Eastern Lion, what do you know?" The other Void Deities became curious.
Eastern Lion, a Void Deity, was in charge of Perception Star City in the Abyssal Kingdom.
In terms of strength, many of the Void Deities present were not inferior to Eastern Lion, but when it came to intelligence gathering, they were far less capable.
"I can't reveal everything, but you'll see soon enough." Eastern Lion smiled mysteriously.
In truth, Eastern Lion did not know the extent of Li Yuan's soul willpower.
"He made Jing Kui believe that he has the strongest soul will among all Sky Soarers." Eastern Lion muttered to himself, "This Xu Yuan might even make it past the seventh or eighth layer."
...
Half an hour passed.
B
"Is Xu Yuan still challenging the tower with Jiang Shan?"
"Xu Yuan is only on the fourth layer? That's surprising!"
How could he only be on the fourth layer?
"Jiang Shan is attempting the ninth layer, and he's already entered it."
Jiang Shan's performance was as steady as ever.
"Boom!" The entire Nine Sounds Pagoda suddenly lit up with a surge of light, and a purple beam shot straight up from the top of the tower, shining endlessly.
"Did he make it past the ninth layer?"
"Did Jiang Shan pass the ninth layer?"
"He truly deserves to be first on the Demi-God Ranking." This scene left countless spectators in awe.
To pass the Nine Sounds Realm? There have been only a few in the Abyssal Kingdom who have achieved this in over a thousand years.
This feat is a testament to one's soul willpower.
Even though Jiang Shan is first on the Demi-God Ranking, many didn't believe he could pass, as he had tried for over a decade, coming every year but always stopping at the eighth layer.
"Bang!"
In one of the palace halls, Wu Beihong's cup shattered in his hand, and his face turned ashen, "Damn it! How can this guy also pass the ninth layer? What a piece of luck!"
But Wu Beihong knew that there was no shortcut to passing the Nine Sounds Realm.
It only proved that in terms of soul will, Jiang Shan had completely surpassed him.
...
"He made it past the ninth layer?"
"Jiang Shan is indeed formidable."
"With such a strong soul will, once he joins Perception Star City, his growth will be even more rapid." The numerous Void Deities above the Nine Sounds Pagoda sighed with emotion.
...
"Haha!"
"Repeated challenges indeed bear fruit." Jiang Shan, full of vigor, flew out of the Nine Sounds Pagoda and landed among his friends, laughing, "In the ninth layer, as I was about to fail, my willpower suddenly broke through without me even realizing it, and I entered the Void Deity level."
"Void Deity-level will?"
"
For a Demi-God, whether it's willpower or soul breakthrough to the Void Deity level, is extremely difficult.
Generally, willpower breakthrough is even more challenging than soul breakthrough.
"
"Void Deity-level soul? That's hard!" Jiang Shan shook his head, "The Eight-star Meridian... is even more distant."
Jiang Shan dared not even dream of awakening the Eight-star Meridian.
"Hmm? Where's Xu Yuan?" Jiang Shan scanned the area but didn't see Xu Yuan.
"Brother, Xu Yuan is still in the Nine Sounds Pagoda." Princess Jiang Xuan pointed at the pagoda in the sky.
"He's still in the pagoda, on which layer?" Jiang Shan asked, puzzled.
At this moment, there were still dozens of red lights inside the Nine Sounds Pagoda, and he couldn't tell which one was Xu Yuan.
"The fourth layer." Princess Jiang Xuan replied.
"Xu Yuan is only on the fourth layer?" Jiang Shan became more confused, frowning, "That's not right."
"Let's wait and see."
"
Time passed.
Half an hour later...
"Xu Yuan made it past the fourth layer."
...
"Xu Yuan passed the fifth layer, meeting the minimum requirement to receive a gift."
"Being first on the Flight Heaven Ranking, he barely meets the criteria."
...
Two hours later...
"Xu Yuan passed the sixth layer, reaching the minimum standard to become a disciple of a Nine Sounds True God."
"He truly deserves to be first on the Flight Heaven Ranking."
...
Eight hours later, countless Sky Soarers and Demi-Gods were still attempting the Nine Sounds Pagoda.
But whether it was the numerous Sky Soarers and Demi-Gods or the group of high-ranking Void Deities, all their attention was fixed on the red light representing Xu Yuan.
Because!
Xu Yuan, taking his time, had passed the seventh and eighth layers and had been in the ninth layer for a while.
At the Flight Heaven Rank,
To pass the Nine Sounds Realm and reach the ninth layer? This was utterly defying the heavens!
Now, everyone wanted to know if Li Yuan could directly pass the ninth layer in one go.
If he did, he would create a miracle in the history of the Abyssal Kingdom.
(End of Chapter)
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