At this moment, just a small collision would result in a huge explosion. Everyone would probably start a chaotic battle immediately, killing each other.
Xiao Chen looked at Chu Chaoyun. This was the person who caused this situation. This person was currently looking around with interest, appearing very relaxed.
For the sake of a conclusion that had not been confirmed, Chu Chaoyun's words caused such a commotion. The human heart was really hard to predict.
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and ignored this group of people. Then, he walked back to the stone coffin.
As Xiao Chen looked at the empty stone coffin, he thought hard. There was no such thing as an unsolvable situation in this world.
Since the people before him could pass the test and reach the fourth floor, it proved that there was a solution to the situation of the third floor.
However, what exactly was this test? It was hard to determine. Xiao Chen already had a guess in his heart, but he did not dare to be certain.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and entered deep thought. After a while, he opened his eyes.
The confusion and hesitation in the depths of his eyes were gone, replaced with determination and decisiveness.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, while the group of people were still in a stalemate or discussing who to experiment on, Xiao Chen stepped into the stone coffin.
Xiao Chen placed the Lunar Shadow Saber at the side and lay down calmly. After he closed the lid of the stone coffin, he immediately closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
"Bang!"
The sound of the stone coffin moving reverberated in the dark space. This caused the hearts of the anxious people to race. "Boom! Boom!
Boom! "
The sound of the stone coffin was like a ignition. When the sound rang out, several people immediately attacked the targets they had already decided on.
The scene instantly turned chaotic. No one wanted to be the first target to be experimented on, so they did their best to protect themselves.
Soon, someone was injured. Red blood drifted in the air, stimulating the bloodlust of the crowd and increasing the intensity of the battle.
When Xia Xiyan saw someone charging at her, she felt very depressed. She used her sword to block the other party's attack and tried to extricate herself.
However, someone else immediately attacked her, either intentionally or unintentionally.
This made her sink deeper and deeper. She retreated to the edge of the battlefield a few times, but every time, she got dragged back in.
How could there be any true weaklings among the outstanding talents who could obtain twenty spots and reach the third level of the earth?
The gap between them wasn't that obvious. Even if Xiao Chen were to fight any one of them, he wouldn't be able to guarantee victory within a hundred moves.
Why bother? It would be difficult for Xia Xiyan to rely on her own strength to escape.
Like Xia Xiyan, Jiang Zimo, Zuo Mo, and the others wanted to extricate themselves. However, they were trapped and did not dare to use their trump cards.
If he were to seriously injure someone, the situation at the scene would become even more chaotic. He had no idea what to do at the moment, so he could only protect himself.
Bang! Bang!
The sounds of weapons clashing and the sounds of killing rang out incessantly.
Chu Chaoyun weaved through the crowd easily. Occasionally, he would send out a strand of sword Qi to disrupt the situation.
From a spectator's point of view, when Xia Xiyan and the others retreated to the edge, the attack came from Chu Chaoyun.
Bang!
After one hour, an intense explosion suddenly resounded in the third floor of the Ancient Desolate Tower. A deafening shockwave surged out.
It was like a sudden clap of thunder, suppressing all the sounds of fighting. Everyone quickly turned their heads to take a look.
They saw that the tombstone that Xiao Chen was in had already shattered. The stone coffin behind it slowly sank into the ground.
After a while, a white figure flew into the air. Before everyone's astonished gazes, this white figure flew towards the light barrier and slowly passed through it.
There was no obstruction at all. Xiao Chen passed through the barrier of the third floor and arrived at the fourth floor.
Everyone stopped what they were doing. They stared blankly at Xiao Chen, who had passed through the barrier of the third floor.
"How can it be? How did he pass through? I did not see him do anything!"
"Could it be that the barrier's blocking effect has already disappeared?"
Someone felt suspicious. He stomped heavily on the ground and crashed into the light barrier.
"Bang!"
A crisp sound rang out. That person bounced back as fast as he arrived. The swelling on his forehead was very obvious.
He grimaced in pain. "Who said that I can pass through it freely? It is simply impossible."
"It looks like Xiao Chen has indeed found a way to clear this floor's test. Earlier, I seemed to have seen him seal himself in the stone coffin. Could it be related to this?"
One of the cultivators asked, feeling confused.
At this time, no one was thinking about who to use for the experiment.
After everyone calmed down and thought about the earlier situation, they realized that something was wrong.
"That's enough. Whether it is real or fake, we will know after we test it," Pei Shaoxuan roared and headed for his stone coffin.
The others no longer hesitated. They all ran over to test it out. After all, they had Xiao Chen's successful experience.
Pei Shaoxuan closed the lid of the stone coffin first. Then, he lay quietly under it.
When the stone coffin was completely closed, all Pei Shaoxuan could see was darkness. He could not help but close his eyes. Soon, all the sounds disappeared.
Pei Shaoxuan felt like he was in boundless darkness. He could only hear his own heartbeat.
Fear appeared for no reason. Slowly, his heartbeat slowed down, and his breathing became heavier.
The fear in his heart became even more intense, and he could not get rid of it. The thumping sound of his heartbeat also became weaker and softer.
Am I going to die?
Pei Shaoxuan thought in horror. Why is it like this? My heartbeat is about to disappear. Even my breathing is extremely weak.
That earlier fear became very real. That was the fear of death. If he stayed here for even a moment longer, he would die.
It's over. My heartbeat is almost gone. I can't breathe.
The shadow of death already occupied Pei Shaoxuan's heart. That kind of fear could no longer be described with words. It reached the depths of his soul.
Pei Shaoxuan wanted to open his eyes. However, he discovered that his eyelids were extremely heavy. No matter how hard he tried, he could not open them.
No, I cannot die. I have outstanding talent and strength. Even if I cannot clear this Ancient Desolate Tower, I will still be an outstanding talent in the Great Tang Nation. My future will be limitless.
I am only twenty-two years old. I am still young. I cannot die. I cannot die in this Ancient Desolate Tower.
Such thoughts resounded in Pei Shaoxuan's mind. Finally, he could not endure it any longer. He used his palm to open the heavy stone coffin.
Fresh air blew into Pei Shaoxuan's face. He sat up and panted heavily. His clothes were already drenched in sweat.
He felt like he had just passed by the gates of hell. He rejoiced in his heart. It was better to be alive.
"Bang!"
Before Pei Shaoxuan could get up, a huge force came from the stone coffin. This force tossed him out.
Pei Shaoxuan's body passed through the wall and landed outside the Ancient Desolate Tower. He stopped at the third floor.
"Hu chi!
Hu chi! "A few other outstanding talents could not withstand the fear of death. They were tossed out one after another, losing the qualifications to continue.
In this lifetime, they would stop at the third floor.
Shi Hailong looked at the seven or eight cultivators that fell out of the tower. He shook his head slightly and sighed, "The third floor is the easiest but also the most difficult. When death approaches, if you can still maintain your calm and maintain the desire to go to the next floor, you will be able to make it up easily."
An old man at the side smiled and said, "It's easier said than done. That kind of death is no different from a real death. In such a situation, it would be difficult for most cultivators to maintain their composure."
"In the past, only three or four people passed this floor at most. I remember there was a previous batch where many people killed each other. In the end, not a single person passed."
The third floor tested a cultivator's attitude toward life and death, as well as their determination.
In other words, it tested a cultivator's mental state. If one's mental state was not strong enough, they could forget about going to the fourth floor.
Shi Hailong counted the number of lights that reached the third floor. He muttered to himself, "Fortunately, six people went up. This is the best result in the past few years."
"Old Stone, that person only took ten minutes to reach the fourth floor. I'm guessing that he's the martial artist who broke the will statue."
As invigilators, they had already experienced the Trial of the Ancient Desolate Tower several times. They clearly knew how realistic the fear of death was.
This person was able to maintain his calm and break through in ten minutes. Since ancient times, very few people could do that.
Shi Hailong's eyes narrowed as he smiled, "That's him. My gaze never left him. Just watch. This person will definitely give us a pleasant surprise. The fourth, fifth, and sixth floors will not be able to stop him."
"Who is this person? Is it Chu Chaoyun, Xiao Chen, Zuo Mo, Ding Fengchou, or Jiang Zimo?"
The few of them discussed among themselves. However, until the very last moment, they could not be sure who had such ability. "Di da!
Di da! "
Xiao Chen's body slowly passed through the third layer of light. This time, he passed through it for a total of twenty seconds.
However, this time, it was twice as much as the third floor. Pure purple Essence liquid fell like rain.
When Xiao Chen landed on the ground, the purple Qi whirlpool suddenly exploded. An abundant energy filled his body.
Xiao Chen felt his blood surge and his strength soar. Xiao Chen's face lit up in joy. He muttered, "I finally broke through to Medial Grade Martial King!"
Xiao Chen had been cultivating a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Furthermore, when he broke through to Martial King, he had absorbed too many Spirit Herbs.
As a result, Xiao Chen's foundation was much stronger than that of ordinary cultivators. It was much more difficult for him to advance.
This was a good thing. Being able to defeat a Superior Grade Martial King when he was an Inferior Grade Martial King was naturally a good thing.
However, this was also a bad thing. The difficulty of raising one's cultivation would severely affect a cultivator's mental state, making it hard for them to calm down and cultivate.
It might even result in a feeling of disgust. No matter how hard one cultivated, one's progress would be slow. In that case, what was the point of cultivating?
Xiao Chen's mental state was strong. He would not have such thoughts. The only drawback was that his progress was too slow.
It would be problematic if he was left behind by others of the same generation. It did not matter if they were all Martial Kings or even half-step Martial Monarchs.
However, the problem was that once the other party advanced to Martial Monarch, their Essence would undergo a qualitative change.
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