The 500,000-feet-tall Wailing Ghost Mountain had a total of 49 layers of seals. In other words, there was a seal every 100,000-feet-long. The 100,000-feet-long mark was just the surface height.
The five of them could easily pass through the first 20 layers without having to work together.
The remaining 10 layers were not difficult either. It would just take them some time.
The 31st layer became more difficult. Back then, Patriarch Wuling had spent a lot of effort and even suffered injuries to reach the 38th layer. It was also because of his injuries that he stopped at the 38th layer.
The 35th layer!
The 36th layer!
The 38th layer!
Finally, Patriarch Wuling arrived at the 39th layer.
There were no enemies on the 39th layer. There was only a staircase leading to the 40th layer. The staircase was about 13,333 meters long.
Of course, Patriarch Wuling and the other four did not think that the staircase was that simple. There must be something more to it.
As expected, the moment they stepped on the staircase, the five of them immediately felt a gravitational force pressing down on them.
"So it's a test of resistance to gravity." Patriarch Hercules smiled confidently. As a barbarian quasi-venerable, he was very satisfied with his physical body. He was also a body cultivator.
"Interesting. That suits me."
Night Ghost Granny laughed.
30,000 meters!
60,000 meters!
90,000 meters!
100,000 meters!
After 100,000 meters, the first person to feel the strain was Yinyang Sou. In terms of strength, he might not be the strongest among the five, but he was definitely in the top three. However, in terms of resistance to gravity, he was the last.
If Ye Chen appeared, he would definitely find that the gravity here was countless times stronger than that of a white dwarf star. Neutron stars were nothing compared to it. Ordinary top emperors would be crushed into powder in an instant.
11,000 meters!
Patriarch Wuling's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"There are 23,333 meters left. I have to get through it." Patriarch Wuling's physical body was not weak, but compared to Patriarch Hercules, Night Ghost Granny, and Patriarch Golden Light, he was undoubtedly much weaker.
12,000 meters!
Apart from Patriarch Wuling and the other two, Yinyang Sou's bones were already making creaking sounds, as if they would be crushed at any time. Patriarch Wuling was slightly better, but he was also at the end of his rope.
"Yin-Yang Extreme Change!"
Yinyang Sou shouted and a shadow condensed behind him. the silhouette was exactly the same as his, but the expression was extremely cold. It did not seem illusory.
Old Ancestor Wuling tilted his head to look at Yinyang Sou, and a trace of fear appeared on his face. With his eyesight, he could naturally tell that Yinyang Sou had shifted a portion of the gravity to the figure behind him. No one dared to underestimate such a miraculous ability.
Patriarch Hercules and the other two also knew about Yinyang Sou's ability. There were no treasures appearing at the moment, and there were no conflicts between them. Once a precious treasure appeared, everyone would be a competitor. In this place, there was no distinction between races. Who would have the last laugh?
Yinyang Yinyang Sou of Mountain.
Patriarch Wuling suddenly let out a low shout, and a five-colored armor appeared on his body. The moment the armor appeared, the vast and mighty gravity disappeared like a clay ox in the sea. Only a few percent of the gravity could affect Patriarch Wuling.
This was the Five Elemental Armor formed by the five-colored space. It had its own space inside. Although it looked like a thin layer, for gravity to affect Wuling Patriarch's body, it would need to travel tens of millions of miles.
In the end, the five of them successfully reached the fortieth floor.
During this time, only Yinyang Old Man and Wuling Patriarch had revealed some of their trump cards. Herculean Patriarch, Golden Light Patriarch, and Night Ghost Granny had relied on their powerful bodies to hold on.
When they reached the fortieth floor, the five of them did not attempt the trial immediately. Instead, they each found a place to sit down and took out the inner cores of the water monsters to replenish their energy.
Although the thirty-ninth floor was not dangerous, the consumption was too great. At every moment, energy was flowing away like water.
After half a cup of tea's time, the five of them opened their eyes one after another.
"Forty-nine layers of seals. Every ten layers, the difficulty will increase by one level. Now, we must all work together. We'll talk when the treasure appears," Night Ghost Granny said in a hoarse voice.
"That would be best."
Yinyang Old Man nodded. The shadow behind him did not disappear. Instead, it became more solid.
The environment of the fortieth floor made one's heart numb. As far as the eye could see, it was a boundless black void. Above them were layers of dark clouds, and below them was an immeasurably deep abyss. As for how deep it was, it was impossible to tell. As soon as their soul powers entered it, they immediately disappeared. What made the five of them startled was that this black void obviously had a forbidden formation. The five of them wanted to fly up, but they could only jump thirty to fifty zhang. Any higher and they would fall back down. There was nothing they could do to stop it.
Thankfully, the black void was connected by a chain so thick that it would take two people to wrap their arms around it. Although the chain was covered in rust, it at least looked very sturdy. Patriarch Golden Light's Golden Strike Wave was unable to cut through the chain.
"There are ten chains here. We'll choose the five in the middle. If we find any enemies, we'll work together to kill them. Does anyone have any objections?" Yinyang Old Man said.
"I'll choose this one." Night Ghost Granny chose the third chain. She was a cautious person and did not want to be stuck in the middle.
Next, Golden Light Patriarch and Hercules Patriarch chose the sixth and seventh chains respectively. Yinyang Old Man chose the fourth.
"Haha, I have fate with five. I'll take the fifth one!"
There was only one chain left in the middle. He had no choice, but he did not care.
The five of them were very fast. In the blink of an eye, they had traveled a long distance. They still could not see the stone platform behind them. It was covered by the black void.
Suddenly, Ancestor Golden Light pointed down and said with slight surprise, "What's that?"
In the depths of the black void below, two huge lights were approaching. They were dozens of feet in size. Wuling Old Ancestor scanned them with his soul force, and his heart skipped a beat. How were these lights? They were clearly a pair of eyes, and the strangest thing was that he could only see the eyes. He couldn't see who the owner of these eyes was. It was as if his body had merged with the black void.
"Ghost beasts!" Wuling Patriarch said.
"Oh, you know them?" Everyone looked at Wuling Patriarch.
Wuling Patriarch explained, "Ghost beasts are not pure ghosts. They are ferocious ghosts formed by countless ghosts. The weakest ghost beast is equivalent to a Grade One Mountain Ghost. They are not easy to deal with." In Hell, Mountain Ghost was a title. It was not a type of ghost. There were three types of powerful ghosts. From the weakest to the strongest, they were Yellow Springs Ghost, Nether Ghost, and Impermanence Ghost. These three types of ghosts could become Mountain Ghosts. Of course, Impermanence Ghosts were much stronger than Mountain Ghosts of the same level.
"Then what is the level of the ghost beast below?"
Yinyang Old Man asked.
Wuling Patriarch examined it carefully and said hesitantly, "This is my first time seeing a ghost beast. But there is a red line in its eyes. It is at least a Grade One Mountain Ghost."
This time, Wuling Patriarch was wrong. Ghost beasts did use the red line in their eyes to identify their strength. But he did not realize that there was a darker red line below the red line. In other words, this ghost beast already had the strength of a Grade Two Mountain Ghost.
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