Essence would evolve into Quintessence. A strand of Quintessence would be able to block ten times more Essence.
As long as one became a Martial Monarch, one would be able to execute a Quintessence shield.
Even if one's Essence cultivation was heaven-defying, one would not be able to break through it. It was like the difference between a wooden sword and a steel shield. No matter how thick and long a wooden sword was, how could it break a steel shield?
Wood was wood; hardness was hardness. This was the difference between Essence and Quintessence.
However, the strange light of the Ancient Desolate Tower gave Xiao Chen an opportunity. As long as he continued to advance and surpass others, he would leave everyone behind.
He would reach a height that no one could match. In terms of cultivation, not only would he catch up to the peak geniuses of the same generation, but it would also give him a chance to surpass them.
The test of the third floor was as Xiao Chen had guessed. The tombstones, coffins, and tombstones all represented death.
Xiao Chen would have to face the test of death. The feeling of his heart stopping, his breathing stopping, and the pressure of death slowly pressed down on him.
With the addition of the sarcophagus, it gave people the feeling that they were there. In other words, it was a real death.
How to overcome fear was the key to clearing the third floor. Fortunately, Xiao Chen had a strong will. His desire for the Ancient Desolate Tower was higher than anyone else's.
Xiao Chen knew that his cultivation was weak. If he wanted to catch up, climbing the Ancient Desolate Tower was his only chance to do so.
As long as he could overcome the fear of death, he would be able to break through the test and make a breakthrough.
Recollecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen stopped thinking about his experiences in the third floor. There was nothing much to think about when death approached him step by step.
Xiao Chen started to look around the fourth floor. The fourth floor was rather spacious, and the walls did not look any different.
Ancient scrolls floated in the air. When the scrolls unfurled, they depicted various dangerous places in the world.
"This is the Scarlet Blood Flame Prison, the Ten Thousand Poison Ice Cave, the ten layers of purgatory, the Deep Sea Battlefield, the Ink Forest …"
When Xiao Chen saw the scenes depicted in the scrolls, his expression slowly changed. It looked like this floor truly tested a cultivator's combat prowess.
"Hu chi!"
Ding Fengchou, Jiang Zimo, Xia Xiyan, Zuo Mo, Mu Xinya, Chu Chaoyun, and Chu Mu appeared on the ground.
The test of death on the third floor had eliminated most of the cultivators with weak wills. Now, there were only eight people left, including Xiao Chen.
Suddenly, Ding Fengchou's body paused. He looked at Xiao Chen and exclaimed, "You broke through?"
The others did not understand what was going on. They all looked at Xiao Chen as well, and their expressions changed. Before entering the Ancient Desolate Tower, Xiao Chen was merely an Inferior Grade Martial King.
Although he had reached the pinnacle, there was still a long way to go before he could break through.
Even the best geniuses would need two months to break through after cultivating a top-tier Earth-class cultivation technique with the help of miraculous elixirs.
However, Xiao Chen managed to break through to Medial Grade Martial King in less than half a day. It was impossible not to be shocked.
Xiao Chen nodded. "Yes, I just broke through."
Doubt appeared in Jiang Zimo's eyes. He said, "Strange, our cultivation also increased. However, why are we not as fast as you?"
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not dwell on this topic. He had a guess in his heart: whoever broke through first would gain the most benefits.
Of the three floors, Xiao Chen was the first to break through. Naturally, he would gain more than the others.
The eight of them did not say anything more. They focused their attention on the paintings and started to discuss them in detail.
"The places in these paintings are all forbidden lands in the Tianwu Continent. Could it be that we have to pass through these forbidden lands to break through to this floor?"
Zuo Mo pointed to one of the paintings and said, "That painting shows the Great Tang Nation's Demonic Beast Cave. Even peak Martial Monarchs would not dare to say that they can do as they please there."
Xia Xiyan said, "I believe the test of this floor comes from these paintings. The places in the paintings should be less dangerous. Otherwise, there would be no point in them existing. They would just chase us out."
"Xiu!"
Chu Chaoyun waved his hand and put away the painting of the Ten Thousand Poison Ice Cave. He stared at the painting for a while before he turned into a beam of dim light and entered it.
The others also started to carefully choose the dangerous lands that they were good at. After everyone made their choices, Xiao Chen made his own decision.
The Scarlet Blood Prison Painting was sucked over. As Xiao Chen stared at it, a huge suction force came from the painting, as though it wanted to pull in one's soul.
Xiao Chen did not use his Spiritual Sense to resist. He allowed it to pull him in. After that, he turned into a beam of dim light and entered the painting.
"Boom!"
As Xiao Chen's figure moved, he found himself in a desolate space. When he looked up, the sky was scarlet. Strands of scarlet flaming clouds drifted around continuously.
In the center of his head, a giant blood-colored lotus flame was blooming in an incomparably enchanting manner, appearing very strange.
The surroundings were very sinister and cold.
When Xiao Chen looked up, he saw scarlet pillars supporting the sky at the farthest ends of the horizon.
The scarlet pillars were connected to the clouds. They looked like a huge cage, wrapping up the surroundings. It looked very grand.
Xiao Chen muttered, "This should be the Scarlet Blood Prison. It is made of the Scarlet Blood Frost Flame. There is a Blood Flame Beast King guarding each of the four scarlet pillars."
As long as Xiao Chen killed these four Blood Flame Beast Kings and broke the cage, he should be able to clear this stage.
As for the Scarlet Blood Frost Flame, it was an extremely monstrous flame. Xiao Chen would not be able to resist it.
The designer of the Ancient Desolate Tower would not be so stupid as to ask Xiao Chen to subdue the Scarlet Blood Frost Flame. That would really be chasing him away.
The Scarlet Blood Frost Flame was a strange flame that drifted in the world. Rumor had it that it was a demonic flame that a Martial Emperor of the Ancient Era refined.
After that Martial Emperor fell, the Scarlet Blood Frost Flame did not extinguish. It drifted around uncontrollably.
Wherever they went, they were invincible and unstoppable. Cities and empires could be completely destroyed.
It killed countless people and gathered countless aggrieved spirits. At the same time, these aggrieved spirits strengthened the Scarlet Blood Frost Flame.
The Blood Flame Beast was a monster formed by the aggrieved spirits and the flame. It was neither human nor beast, neither Fiend nor Demon. Its strength was extremely horrifying.
The remaining Emperor-level powerhouses tried several times to refine it or destroy it, but to no avail.
However, the Scarlet Blood Frost Flame had absorbed too many aggrieved spirits. It already had a basic level of intelligence. Furthermore, it was extremely strong. Ordinary Martial Emperor experts were not a match for it.
The last surviving Martial Emperor could only helplessly seal it under the Great Jin Nation's Heavenly Boat Mountain, forming the strange Scarlet Blood Prison.
"Hu chi!
Hu chi! "As Xiao Chen pondered, the scarlet lotus above his head suddenly shook. Countless petals made of scarlet flames drifted down to the ground.
The flames were like fresh blood, glistening and alluring. It looked like a rain of scarlet petals; it was very demonic. This was a strange sight.
However, Xiao Chen's expression changed. His figure flickered as he quickly retreated. "Xiu! Xiu!
Xiu! "
After the scarlet petals landed on the ground, they wriggled continuously and formed two-meter-tall humanoid Blood Flame Beasts.
When Xiao Chen looked around, there were at least two hundred Blood Flame Beasts. After they landed, they immediately charged at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. He felt the aura of the Blood Flame Beasts. They were equivalent to human Superior Grade Martial Kings.
A true Blood Flame Beast was at least a half-step Martial Monarch. It looked like this painting gave the challenger a chance of survival. It was not too exaggerated.
The Blood Flame Beasts were made of scarlet Yin-attributed flames. Their eyes were two black holes, and a fist-sized white light flickered on their chests.
That was the soul imprint of the aggrieved spirit. The aggrieved spirit did not have any memories, but it retained its combat experience.
As Xiao Chen retreated, he looked at the Blood Flame Beasts drifting about. He muttered, "It retains its combat experience. It is indeed difficult to deal with. However, in the end, it is a Yin-attributed flame. My Purple Thunder True Fire should be able to restrain it."
One of the reasons why Xiao Chen chose the Scarlet Blood Prison was because the Scarlet Blood Frost Flame was a Yin-attributed flame. The Yang-attributed Purple Thunder True Fire countered it.
However, when it came to restraining each other, it was like water and fire. Water could extinguish fire, and fire could extinguish water.
In the end, they restrained each other. Whoever was stronger would be able to deal a fatal blow to the other party, and the damage would be higher.
Xiao Chen sheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber at his waist and moved his ten fingers. Purple flames appeared on his fingertips. As his Essence was exhausted, the ten strands of flames started to spread out.
Xiao Chen quickly formed hand seals with his ten fingers. As his fingers danced, the ten strands of flames floating in front of him started to condense, turning into short swords.
When the hand seals were completed, the short swords formed by the Purple Thunder True Fire took shape. The lines on the swords looked very realistic, like a dagger giving off purple flames.
"Life Bestowal Spell!"
Xiao Chen shouted and raised his right hand. The short swords immediately shot out, and a significant amount of the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness was instantly drained.
The target of the short swords was very clear: the white light on the Blood Flame Beast's chest. Once the mark of the aggrieved spirit was destroyed, the Blood Flame Beast would automatically break free.
Regular weapons would not have much of an effect on the Mental Energy mark. However, these flaming weapons merged with Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense and the Life Bestowal Spell were the bane of this thing. "Chi!
Chi! "
Under the control of Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense, the ten short swords instantly struck their target, stabbing into the white light. Strands of black smoke came out from the Blood Flame Beast's head.
* Roar … *
The ten Blood Flame Beasts that had been struck let out heart-wrenching screams. They tried to pull out the Purple Flame Daggers with their hands, but to no avail.
Bang!
The white specks of light were completely whittled away by the dagger, and the Blood Flame Beast immediately turned into countless blood-red flames, dissipating into the surroundings.
It is indeed effective, Xiao Chen's face lit up in joy. Although using the Purple Thunder True Fire to execute the Life Bestowal Spell exhausted a lot of Mental Energy, it was not as effective as before.
However, compared to the lethality of the attack, it was not worth mentioning at all. A single hit would kill the target without a doubt. Such an effect was definitely worth it.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground and activated the Blood Flame Shoes' Secret Technique. His speed reached Mach 4. As he retreated, the pursuing Blood Flame Beasts managed to widen the distance between them.
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