Xiao Chen muttered to himself for a while before saying, "I want to know how you infused the changes of the four seasons into your Saber Technique."
When Bai Shuihe heard this, he smiled and said, "You are extraordinarily greedy. This is the Bai Clan's inherited Martial Technique. However, you are the only one who could force me to this point in a thousand years. As you wish, remember not to teach it to anyone else!"
Bai Shuihe flicked his finger, and a spot of light flashed on his fingertip. Then, it quickly entered Xiao Chen's forehead.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt like many things had appeared in his mind.
Before Xiao Chen could think, space shattered. When he opened his eyes again, he discovered that he was on the second floor of the Ancient Desolate Tower.
Xiao Chen's fingertip touched the forehead of Bai Shuihe's statue. There was an explosion, and Bai Shuihe's statue suddenly shattered.
A formless will spread out from the second floor of the Ancient Desolate Tower. Soon, it penetrated the walls and radiated into the surroundings of the Ancient Desolate Tower.
Bai Shuihe's final bit of will exploded. All the cultivators within a kilometer felt like they had suffered a heavy blow to their chests.
They could not resist at all. They vomited a large mouthful of blood, and their complexions turned incredibly pale.
Shi Hailong and the others also felt a dull thud in their chests. They did their best to suppress their surging blood and only managed to refine it after a long time.
They all had grave expressions. After a long time, someone asked in a trembling voice, "Someone … defeated the will statue of a Martial Sage!"
Although the will statue was as strong as the challenger, the experience and techniques of the Martial Sage were not inferior to the challenger at all.
The only weakness of the will statue was that it could not exist for long. However, it would not be a problem for it to last at least a few hundred moves. It was almost impossible to defeat such a person.
Being able to last ten moves was already very rare. Such a person could be considered an outstanding talent. In the future, they would at least become a Martial Monarch.
In the thousands of years of the Trial of the Ancient Desolate Tower, aside from the Thunder King, no one had ever broken the will statue of a challenger.
However, such a thing had actually happened right before their eyes. How could they not be shocked?
Shi Hailong's expression was grave as he stared at the speck of light that flew to the third floor. He muttered, "It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong, it can't be wrong. It must be him, the first cultivator to enter the second floor!"
The moment the statue shattered, Xiao Chen's body automatically rose into the air and flew towards the halo above his head.
The moment he passed through the halo, Xiao Chen paid attention to the changes in the cyclone in his body.
As he had expected, as his body slowly passed through the halo, drops of pure purple liquid quickly dripped down from the Qi whirlpool in his body.
Tick tock, tick tock!
This time, it took them a full ten seconds to pass through the halo, twice as long as the previous level. Xiao Chen was pleasantly surprised to find that it took him ten seconds to get through the halo.
Xiao Chen's bottleneck to Inferior Grade Martial King was quickly loosening. His Essence surged, showing signs of breaking through to Medial Grade Martial King at any moment.
No wonder everyone said that the Ancient Desolate Tower was incomparably miraculous. They all fought to the death for a spot.
Just the speed at which Xiao Chen's Essence increased was equivalent to a year of bitter cultivation.
To those peak geniuses, one year was sufficient to leave their opponents in the dust.
"Xiu!"
Xiao Chen landed firmly on the ground and quickly scanned the third floor with his gaze. Compared to the second floor, the third floor was slightly smaller.
The walls still had many carvings of the predecessors. However, there was no external force on them.
There was no resistance from above, nor was there any suction from below. The halo above their heads was still there, but no one flew into the air to try to pass through it.
Zuo Mo and the others, who had arrived earlier, all had unsightly expressions as they looked at the tombstones in the middle.
"Look, there is another tombstone!"
Someone shouted. Everyone immediately looked over and saw that the tombstone clearly said, "Here lies the Great Qin Nation's White Robed Bladesman, Xiao Chen."
The others quickly turned their heads to take a look. When they discovered Xiao Chen, they revealed an expression that said, "You too."
Xiao Chen felt suspicious as he walked forward. He discovered that the tombstones all had the names of the outstanding talents who had arrived here. It looked very strange.
Behind the tombstone, there was an ancient stone coffin. A serene atmosphere slowly spread from the tombstone to the entire space.
Xiao Chen's name was carved on it as well. He was clearly a living person, yet he had to face his own tombstone. This feeling was indescribably strange.
Xiao Chen asked Xia Xiyan, who was beside him, "What's going on?"
Xia Xiyan had a grave expression as she said, "I'm not sure. The moment everyone came up, there would be a tombstone and a stone coffin. Some people have tried to pass through the halo above them, but they could not. It is completely different from the previous floors."
Xiao Chen nodded gently and focused his gaze on his own tombstone again. He said, "In that case, the test of this floor is in this tombstone."
"That should be the case!" Xia Xiyan said uncertainly. Suddenly, she saw what Xiao Chen was doing. She exclaimed in astonishment, "What are you doing?!"
Xia Xiyan saw that Xiao Chen had already walked to the stone coffin behind his tombstone. His right hand rested on the lid of the coffin as he tried to open it.
Xiao Chen's actions startled everyone. They quickly retreated. There were too many strange places in this Ancient Desolate Tower.
If Xiao Chen opened the stone coffin so recklessly and met with some unknown danger, he would be in big trouble.
Zuo Mo advised, "Brother Xiao, why don't you study it a little longer before making a decision? It is too risky to open the stone coffin now."
Jiang Zimo also felt that doing so was inappropriate. "Brother Xiao, let's keep looking. Who knows, we might discover something else."
Xiao Chen shook his head and rejected, "The answer is obvious. It is in this stone coffin. You all should move back first!"
Seeing that Xiao Chen had already made up his mind, the others did not say anything more. Actually, they were also curious about what was in this stone coffin. However, they were not as decisive as Xiao Chen.
"Bang!"
Xiao Chen sent out a palm strike and quickly took a step back. His right hand grasped the hilt of his saber tightly.
The stone coffin lid immediately flew up. Xiao Chen looked down and saw the interior of the stone coffin. His expression slowly turned doubtful as his right hand released the hilt of his saber.
When the others saw this, they quickly gathered around. They discovered that the stone coffin was empty; there was nothing inside.
"Strange, why is there nothing inside?!"
"What are you thinking? It would be strange if there was really something inside," someone else immediately retorted. "Bang! Bang!
Bang! "
The other stone coffins were opened one after another. They were all empty; there was nothing inside. Everyone felt that it was a false alarm and heaved a sigh of relief.
However, when they thought about how they were in the Ancient Desolate Tower, they had to think of a way to break through this floor and reach a higher level. Only then would they be able to obtain more benefits.
The cultivators who successfully challenged the will statue would obtain a gift from the will statue. There were Secret Treasures, Battle Armor, Spirit Weapons, and Cultivation Techniques.
These were all good things that were hard to come by. Even if there was nothing inside, just the increase in strength from breaking through the light barrier was enough to attract people.
Thus, the crux of the matter was not whether there was anything in the stone coffin but how to break through this floor and reach a higher level.
Xiao Chen's gaze wandered between the stone coffin and the gravestone. Grave, gravestone, and the empty stone coffin.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. He sank into deep thought and his expression slowly turned grave.
"Xiao Chen, how should we break through the third floor? What do you think?" Zuo Mo, Jiang Zimo, and the others asked as they walked over.
They thought for a long time but could not think of anything. So they asked Xiao Chen for his opinion.
Xiao Chen's expression was calm as he said softly, "It is clear that this is a grave. There is a gravestone and a stone coffin. What do you think is missing? The answer is very obvious. "
When everyone heard this, they muttered to themselves for a while. After a while, their expressions could not help but change.
There was a grave, a gravestone, and a stone coffin. What was missing? Naturally, it was missing a real corpse!
How could a tomb without a corpse be a complete tomb?
"Damn it! Could it be that we have to kill ourselves and sleep in this stone coffin before we can truly pass the test of this floor?"
A cultivator cursed in a low voice, feeling frustrated in his heart.
Naturally, the benefits of the fourth floor were very tempting. However, if everyone died, what was the point of all that?
Chu Chaoyun smiled leisurely and said, "Perhaps, it is not necessary to have our own corpses."
When everyone heard this, they could not help but show startled expressions. A swordsman from the Great Chu Nation said angrily, "Chu Chaoyun, what do you mean?"
Chu Chaoyun's expression did not change. He looked at that swordsman and said, "Whether it is true or false, we just need to find someone to test it on. For example, you!"
"Bastard!"
That swordsman cursed angrily and wanted to attack. However, when he thought of Chu Chaoyun's strength, he felt fear in his heart. He quickly controlled his emotions and took a few steps back.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and said, "Is that all you have?"
Chu Chaoyun's words sounded harsh. However, when everyone thought about it, they felt that it made sense.
Xiao Chen was indeed right. Whether it was true or false, they just needed to find someone to test it on. If that person died, they immediately passed through the light barrier of the third floor.
Furthermore, that person managed to revive. This meant that this idea was feasible. Everyone could do the same.
If that person died and did not revive, it meant that this idea was not right. They had to think of another way.
However, no matter what, it was important to note that the person being tested could not be themselves.
"Xiu!"
The atmosphere immediately turned strange. It was so quiet that not a single sound could be heard. Together with the ten-odd graves, the place looked sinister and incomparably horrifying.
Some of the people who felt that they were stronger started to scan the crowd, searching for a suitable person.
The atmosphere in the tower was very strange. Everyone's nerves were tense as they grasped their weapons.
Only the heavy breathing of the crowd could be heard in the dark atmosphere. They guarded against each other and kept their guard up.
There was no way to determine who was a friend or an enemy.
Perhaps a former friend might launch a sneak attack in order to protect himself, making him the first subject of the experiment.
A former enemy would only be harder to deal with than before. They might launch a sneak attack or frame you for no reason, making you the target of everyone.
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