Chapter 866

"I'm almost done with the Mysterious Realm. I need to accumulate some points."

After three months, Su Ping had finished drawing the first Star Pattern of the Three Gods. There were nine Star Patterns in the Star Pattern Realm and each Star Pattern could unleash boundless power. The higher the Star Pattern, the more complicated it would be and the more difficult it would be to finish.

Su Ping's idea was simple. He wanted to test the power of the first Star Pattern and get as many points as he could before he left the Mysterious Realm. Then, he could apply for materials for the Solar Bulwark from the Mysterious Realm.

The master of the Mysterious Realm might have some rare materials that Xingyue couldn't get her hands on.

"Are you finally ready to start?"

The Dragon King flew toward Su Ping and squinted his eyes.

Su Ping was surprised. Do I know you that well?

Su Ping didn't reply. He flew toward the Illusion Stele of all the classes.

"…"

The Dragon King almost suffocated after being given the cold shoulder, especially when everyone was looking at him. Even the Dragon King, a man with a profound mind, almost suffocated to death. Blushing, the Dragon King had no choice but to snort and put on a cold and disdainful expression.

The students of the Dragon Grave Academy were astonished to see that the Dragon King, who had always been arrogant and fearless, would be humiliated one day. They had a strange feeling. They were angry because the academy was being looked down upon, but they were also … happy?

The other students followed Su Ping's lead until he entered the Illusion Stele of all kinds.

"He is challenging the Illusion Stele of all kinds!"

"If it were another Illusion Stele, like the Dragon Grave or the Sword Grave, I think he would have already passed."

"Of course. I think he would have passed on the first day."

The students had mixed feelings. The Dragon King and the young man with the wooden sword were the best of the best, but they had only reached the 90th level after months of hard work. On the other hand, Su Ping was able to pass on his first day. The gap between them was too big to be jealous.

"He should be able to pass at least two levels this time, right?"

"The further he goes, the more difficult it will be. But I don't think a monster like him can be judged with common sense."

"Can't you be more daring? I bet he can pass today!"

"Pass?"

The students fell silent for a moment. But strangely enough, no one said anything. After all, on the first day, Su Ping had created a miracle. He had surpassed the geniuses of the five academies for several months. Given time, they might not be able to surpass Su Ping even if they spent a year there.

After all, even the young man with the wooden sword and the Dragon King were slowing down. It would take them months to pass the next level.

In the crowd, Yuan Linglu bit her lips.

She had made great progress during the past three months. She had gone from the 35th level to the 47th level. She had improved by 12 levels in three months. The 47th level was close to the 50th level. Anyone who could pass the 50th level would be a genius that was ahead of the geniuses of ten small galaxies.

However, the higher the level, the greater the shadow in Yuan Linglu's heart was.

She was more and more aware of the horror of the higher levels. She had encountered enemies that were unbelievably strong before she reached the 50th level. Although they were only at the Fate State, their combat ability was at the peak of the early phase of the Star State!

She couldn't imagine what the unreachable 90th level would be like. As for what the others had said, after the 90th level, each level was more difficult than she had imagined.

"The gap wasn't so huge when I was competing for the legacy …"

Yuan Linglu gazed at Su Ping as he walked away. She was desperate and wronged. Su Ping had surpassed her when they were competing for the Longtai Mountain's legacy but at that time, she was still able to compete with Su Ping. But at that moment, she had been outclassed by Su Ping.

…

Inside the secret realm of the Illusion Stele.

Su Ping entered the 97th level. Last time, he had been there, but he had been defeated without much resistance. This time, he planned to pass the levels directly.

It wouldn't be too ostentatious to defeat the remaining three levels, would it?

Looking at the random scenes and enemies, Su Ping calmed himself down and summoned the white-scaled Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon to merge with it.

Su Ping had to merge with it after he entered the 95th level. After all, the enemies beyond the 95th level were all at the peak of the Star State, and there were always three to five of them at a time.

If it were any other Fate State opponent, they would've done a 360-degree somersault and fallen to their knees. How could they possibly fight?

Even the Dragon Emperor and the young man with the wooden sword, who were both determined and proud, would've changed their expressions. After all, such a level of difficulty was beyond common sense!

It's the same lineup as last time. It seems that the Illusion Stele has locked onto me. I'll have to pass this level if I want to be randomly assigned to a different lineup. I won't stand a chance if I try to switch enemies randomly.

Su Ping smiled easily. He hadn't fought them last time, so he decided to test the gap between them.

Without any hesitation, Su Ping unleashed the power of the first Star Map in his body.

The three round stars in the Three Gods Star Map revolved like dazzling stars. All of Su Ping's strength surged like a surging river.

Boom!

Su Ping punched out. Astral light burst out from his fist, along with a strong sense of killing intent. The astral powers were extremely sharp. That was the attack from the Three Gods Star Pattern.

His astral powers had begun to take on a special characteristic; they had the power of the Three Gods Star Map!

…

While Su Ping was going to challenge the Illusion Stele, in a palace in the depths of the Illusion Realm. The palace was built with white stones and looked simple and unadorned. Somewhere in the palace, a man who had been sleeping with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes.

In an instant, two bolts of lightning shot out from the palace and pierced through the sky.

"That guy can really hold it in."

"I think he will challenge my record this time. I wonder if he can break it."

The figure muttered to himself with a smile on his face.

A swirl appeared in front of the man's eyes, projecting a picture of Su Ping. He had just entered the 97th floor and his enemies had shown up. A battle was about to break out.

Bang!

Inside the illusion, Su Ping suddenly burst out with an invincible aura. Three clusters of intense astral light were shrinking in his internal organs. Even though they were separated by his body, the man could clearly feel that there were three luminous pearls hidden inside his body.

With a burst of strength, Su Ping dashed forward and killed a phantom with one punch!

"Huh?!"

The man sitting on the side suddenly opened his eyes and sat up in surprise. Is this guy really at the Fate State?!

"His cultivation technique is very special …" Soon, the man realized that Su Ping's technique wasn't simple. He had absorbed so much astral power without dying, and he had also restrained himself from making a breakthrough. Normal techniques couldn't have done that.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of the man, Su Ping quickly finished off the enemies on the 97th floor and went to the 98th floor.

"I thought I would have to fight for a while …"

The man curled his lips as he stared at Su Ping's speed. All of a sudden, he felt that his previous worry was nothing more than a joke.

Just as he expected, Su Ping quickly killed his enemies on the 98th floor with his horrifying astral power and the many laws he used.

He reached the 99th floor in the blink of an eye!

That was the highest floor in the Divine Illusion Monument, and the enemies he encountered were also the most powerful!

The man knew that the Divine Illusion Monument was a test set up by the master of the Mysterious Realm. He had passed the test in order to be qualified to inherit the Mysterious Realm and become the new master.

The real benefit of the Mysterious Realm wasn't the Divine Illusion Monument …

"If I hadn't been born so early, this Mysterious Realm would have fallen into the hands of this young man," the man murmured to himself and then shook his head. The figure muttered to himself before he shook his head. Even he felt a little emotional and sorrowful.

As an Ascendant State warrior, he could live forever. The greatest entertainment for him was to see countless geniuses who dazzled the universe, right?

"His fame will soon reach those guys' ears. I think I'll have to take action right away," the man murmured to himself. His eyes flickered for a moment, and then he stood up and left.

At the same time, on the 99th floor of the Divine Illusion Monument.

The environment was extremely harsh. On that floor, the illusions were constantly changing. They didn't stop while he was fighting. One moment, he was in a forest, the next moment, he was in the depths of the ocean, and the next moment, he was on the surface of a planet with a gravity that was hundreds of times stronger than that of the Blue Planet. The enemies he was fighting were constantly changing.

One moment, he was fighting a dragon. The next moment, he was fighting a group of elemental warriors, and they were all sneaky long-range attackers. There was also a group of brittle assassins. When a sneak attack failed, they would suddenly transform into beasts with strong defense, with spikes on their backs and hard shells. It was hard to deal with them.

"This is a test of reflexes!"

Su Ping suffered a few setbacks and was rather annoyed. The enemies on the 99th floor had always been difficult to deal with. They were either enemies with multiple laws that had mastered more than a dozen laws, or enemies that had almost mastered a single law and could condense a great law at any time.

Even the top Star State geniuses of the same level would have a hard time dealing with them.

"Do you want to force me to merge?"

"I won't!"

The more Su Ping fought, the more annoyed he became. He found an opening and canceled the merging with the white-scaled Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon, then summoned the Inferno Dragon.

In terms of combat ability, the Inferno Dragon was stronger than Little White.

The stronger the battle pet was, the greater the enhancement would be.

As for summoning the Dark Dragon Hound and the others to help … That wasn't an option for the enemies on the 99th floor.

While the Dark Dragon Hound and the others were strong and had high aptitudes, they weren't strong enough to arm wrestle with the top Star State geniuses. They would only be a burden if they went out.

The battle pet warrior strategy was only suitable for the general battle pet warriors. The geniuses who had reached such a high level of combat ability could only rely on themselves.

Even if the pets they could sign were one level higher than them, it wouldn't mean much in the hands of the top geniuses. They would still have to rely on themselves on the battlefield. The pets would truly become assistants.

However, the strength of the battle pet warrior system was that it was suitable for everyone. Also, the real leap in strength would only be revealed in the later stages of the Ascendant State!

Once a battle pet was signed, all the Ascendant State geniuses would have to kneel and call them daddy, no matter how talented they were.

The higher the level, the more difficult it would be to make breakthroughs!

"Merge!"

Su Ping quickly merged with the Inferno Dragon. Soon, a horrifying aura burst out from his body; it was even stronger than when he merged with Little White. Su Ping dodged the incoming attack, turned around, and punched at the person who had sneaked up on him, forcing him to step back.

Then, Su Ping condensed his astral powers into a sword. The sword was surrounded by burning astral powers. Thirty laws intertwined and merged with each other. The aura they emitted was so strong that the space around them collapsed.

Boom!

…

"He's on the 98th floor!!"

"Holy sh * t. It's only been ten minutes and he has reached two levels?!"

"I was wondering how many times he could go to the 97th floor. Damn it. I'm going to drop to my knees first!"

The geniuses gathered in front of the scoreboard, gaping at the refreshed scoreboard.

The students who had come out from the Illusion Stele were no longer in the mood to cultivate after learning that Su Ping was challenging the Illusion Stele of all classes. They gathered there to watch.

The Dragon King and the young man with the wooden sword didn't sit on the peak to cultivate. They didn't want to pay attention to Su Ping, but … they couldn't calm down!

The young man with the wooden sword pursed his lips. He was sighing inwardly. Master, it seems that I haven't reached the stage where I can cut off my emotions and replace my heart with my sword.

Su Ping was still at the top of the scoreboard, but the number below him had jumped from 96 to 98. That short jump of two numbers was enough to stun everyone.

Too fast!

Su Ping had made it to two levels in ten minutes!

It had to be known that monsters like the Dragon Emperor and the wooden sword youth would linger around the 90th floor. Every challenge would last for at least an hour before the fierce battle ended.

Most of the time, they would end up in failure. They could only struggle to hold on!

There was no doubt that Su Ping could crush his enemies in the Illusion Stele!

"I think he can make it to the 99th level …"

Someone sighed, his voice filled with indescribable sorrow.

"He does have the potential to become an Ascendant One. An Ascendant One who hasn't grown up yet is right next to us …" The others also had mixed feelings. The thought of a young Ascendant One who hadn't grown up yet and that they would have to compete with him on the same stage made them feel even more emotional.

But in the end, a faint sense of pride grew in some people's hearts.

It wasn't shameful to be defeated by such a genius, was it?

Maybe, many years later, when Su Ping became an Ascendant One, they could brag about this history. It would be a way to feel proud.

Some people were lost in their thoughts. The Dragon King and the young man with the wooden sword, on the other hand, remained silent.

"It seems that we are witnessing the birth of a great being."

The seven Astral Lords in the sky also had mixed feelings.

The potential to become an Ascendant One meant that as long as Su Ping didn't get himself killed in the future, there was a great chance that he could become an Ascendant One!

Once he became an Ascendant One, they would have to look up to him!