Nine booms shook the sky and earth, causing the universe to reverberate at that moment. As the light from the first Striking Lands surged into the sky and shone in all directions, the cultivators from Morning Dao Sect who were on their way immediately stopped. When they looked towards the first Striking Lands, their gazes were filled with shock.
They were not the only ones. At that moment, the expressions of the Morning Dao Sect disciples who had not flown out from the Anointment Ceremony in the air changed. The pupils of the Dynasts who were in the same position as Su Ming shrank.
Su Ming's speed was simply too fast. From the moment he left to the moment he cleared the first Striking Lands with the ninth rank, he had only used around one hundred breaths. The commotion caused by this amount of time and the difficulty of the first Striking Lands was enough to turn into a storm that swept through all directions.
Even the aloof young man and the gentle middle-aged man turned grim from their previous indifference. A dark light shone in the eyes of Bei Bang, the old man in Life Realm on the largest lotus platform. The three Sect Masters behind him had different expressions on their faces. A barely noticeable, fierce glare shone in the eyes of the tanned old man.
The thin Ma Fei sucked in a sharp breath in the crowd. She looked slightly dumbfounded. Even though she had guessed that Su Ming should be able to clear the first Striking Lands, she had not expected that he would be able to do so so quickly.
De Shun, who had been promoting himself on Su Ming's lotus platform, hunched his shoulders. A thought appeared in his head, and he immediately charged forward.
"I'm rich! I'll definitely be rich this time!" Excitement appeared on his face. When he moved forward, he charged towards the cultivators who had rushed to the first Striking Lands.
Su Ming used his actions to completely crush the mocking laughter from before. He used his actions to tell all the people that if he wanted to clear a mere Striking Lands, it would not be difficult at all.
At that moment, Su Ming took a step forward in the sky and turned into a long arc that instantly sliced through the air. As the crowd watched from the distance, he charged towards the second Striking Lands.
"The second Striking Lands! He went to the second one!"
"The difficulty of the second Striking Lands is several times greater than the first. Even if he cleared the first one incredibly quickly, he might not be able to succeed in the second one!"
"However, I am looking forward to this person's success!"
"That's impossible. The second Striking Lands tests one's willpower. The illusions there are so powerful that no ordinary person can pass through them. Otherwise, even among the princes, only Dao Lin and Dao Fa have passed through the ninth level!"
"You can't say that. After all, there are hundreds of people who have cleared the second Striking Lands in Morning Dao Sect, but the fastest person to clear it was six hours … This person might not have enough time."
As the sounds of discussion rose up, everyone began to speed toward the second Striking Lands.
Aside from Dao Lin and Dao Fa, the remaining nine princes on the lotus platform had gloomy expressions on their faces.
"It's impossible for him to clear the second Striking Lands in two hours!"
"That's right. Especially the illusions in the third level. Even though I know it's fake, it's still difficult for me to control my will. This person …. Hmph!"
At the instant the Dynasts sent their divine thoughts to each other, the long arc that was Su Ming broke through space and stepped into the second continent, right outside the second Striking Lands.
It was the same gigantic circular platform and the same gigantic pillar of light. There were several dragon-shaped beasts surrounding it, and at the instant Su Ming closed in, they immediately roared at him.
At the instant those roars reverberated in the air, Su Ming stepped onto the circular platform without any hesitation.
At the instant he did so, a mighty voice spread out from the pillar of light.
"Name … of the challenger." There was not a hint of emotion in that voice. It echoed in the air calmly and entered the hearts of all the cultivators who were rushing over.
"Dao Kong!" Su Ming said flatly. At the instant he spoke, a gentle light spread out from the pillar of light and enveloped his body. Once it swept past him, the emotionless voice reverberated in the air with a mighty pressure once again.
"Dao Kong, the Stairway of Illusions in the second Striking Lands has been activated."
When the voice finished speaking, the world before Su Ming's eyes changed and turned into emptiness. It was pitch black, and strange roars came continuously from all directions.
'Illusion …' A hint of a cold sneer appeared at the corners of Su Ming's lips. The illusion might affect other people, but Su Ming's eyes contained the Illusion of the Sun, Moon, and Stars. His illusions contained the power of illusions that would exist as long as he believed in them. Using an illusion to test Su Ming was the same as using a Foundation Establishment cultivator to test a Nascent Soul cultivator's level of cultivation.
In Su Ming's eyes, the easiest method was to sit down cross-legged and allow the illusions around him to change until they became stronger and stronger. In the end, Su Ming would still be able to break the illusion without moving his will.
However, this method was not arrogant and ostentatious enough. It was not what Su Ming wanted.
The shadows of the sun, moon, and stars shone in his eyes. As a cold sneer appeared at the corners of Su Ming's lips, he wanted to use a method that no one else could do to clear the second Striking Lands.
This method, which had never been used before, was not the land testing him with an illusion, but Su Ming using his own illusions … to test the land!
He would fight illusions against illusions, and he would see just whose control and control over illusions was the greatest.
When Su Ming stepped into the second Striking Lands, there were already millions of long arcs charging over from the sky outside. They surrounded the area and looked towards the Striking Lands.
De Shun's eyes shone brightly among the cultivators. He swept his right hand across his bosom, and a runic symbol shining with a blue light immediately appeared on his palm. Once he pressed it against his neck, he threw his head back and roared.
"Young and old masters, brothers, sisters, fellow Daoists, do you still remember De Shun? De Shun means moral character, and Shun means smooth sailing after buying my items.
"Today, I will open a bet here. I will bet on how many breaths Dynast Dao Kong will need to clear the five layers. If he wants to clear the first fifty breaths, the payout will be one hundred. If he wants to clear the first one hundred breaths, the payout will be fifty. If he wants to clear the second one hundred breaths, the payout will be ten. If he wants to clear the second one hundred breaths, the payout will be one!" Under the effect of the spirit talisman, De Shun's voice immediately reverberated in the air like thunder. Even though it was a small area, everyone could hear him.
If the spirit talisman could achieve such an effect, then it was clearly an extraordinary item. It should be expensive to make, but to De Shun, if he seized the chance, he could earn back what he spent several times, dozens of times, or even a hundred times. There was no way he would let go of this chance.
The millions of cultivators in the area cast sidelong glances at him. Immediately, someone believed him and walked towards De Shun, clearly wanting to place a bet.
"Why are there only five levels?" There were also people who questioned De Shun's words.
"Fellow Daoist, after the fifth level, we can still open another bet. There's no hurry, there's no need to hurry. Besides, Dynast Dao Kong might not be able to clear the fifth level. At that time, as long as you bet on the last option, I will pay for it." This chance is rare, so what are you waiting for? You only need a few crystals. As long as your judgment is accurate, one crystal will immediately turn into one hundred crystals!
"You can turn it into fifty crystals! You can turn it into twenty crystals! At the very least, you can turn it into two crystals, right? Place your bets! Everyone, hurry up and place your bets! It's almost time! We won't accept bets for fifty breaths anymore, but now, we're still taking bets for one hundred breaths!" De Shun's mouth flowed like a river as he continued shouting loudly.
The noise from the world outside could not enter the Striking Lands. At that moment, as Su Ming's eyes sparkled, the shadows of the sun, moon, and stars appeared in his eyes. The area before his eyes was dark, and strange roars came from all directions. They were getting closer, as if numerous malicious spirits were charging towards them.
Su Ming let out a cold harrumph. The sun, moon, and stars shone brightly in his eyes, and they immediately showed his will in the form of pictures. A layer of golden light spread out from Su Ming's body. It swept through the area, causing the place where Su Ming stood to no longer be filled with darkness. Instead, it turned into a world.
Under his feet was a continent, and above his head was the sky. Beyond the continent was black space. The land where Su Ming stood was swiftly spreading out at that moment, as if it wanted to replace the space in the place and rule over the illusion.
The light in the world was created by an illusion, and the black space around him was also an illusion. This was a fight between illusions. The illusion from the Striking Lands contained a power that could shake a person's will, but Su Ming's illusion not only contained this power … but also contained an Art from Divine Essence Star Ocean, an Art of Ancestral Spirits that would exist as long as one believed in it.
Because of it, the victor was immediately determined. Almost at the instant the light around Su Ming swept through the area, the black space around him dissipated layer by layer to reveal countless ferocious, malicious spirits. They let out shrill screams of pain and fell back at the same time.
In an instant, there was no longer any darkness in the world before Su Ming's eyes. Instead, it was filled with light that reached one hundred thousand feet.
"You've passed the first stage. Activate the second stage!" When the aloof voice spoke again, the scene around Su Ming changed once more.
This time, what appeared was a blue sea. Some mountains could be seen in the distance. Those mountains and the sea formed a scene that was familiar to Su Ming from his memories.
"You used the Art to guide my memories to create something familiar from the past. You … are not as skilled in this Art as I am." A brilliant light shone in Su Ming's eyes. He lifted his right hand and swung it forward. As the sun and moon formed in his eyes, wind stirred and clouds surged in the sea. Waves tumbled about and roared. Bolts of lightning appeared with loud bangs. When they descended, they looked as if they had split the entire world, causing the world, the sea, and the mountains in the distance to be completely torn to pieces with a loud bang!
As the entire world crumbled and the shattered pieces tumbled backwards, what appeared once more was a galaxy. There was a dull planet floating in it, and it looked as if it was dead. There was not a hint of life within it. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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