The poisonous fire ants were fire elemental insects, so they were naturally very resistant to fire. However, they were instantly turned to ashes by the Ink Scaled King's Ink Scale Flames. Even from a few miles away, they could not withstand the power of the Ink Scale Flames. Wherever the Ink Scaled King passed, large patches of poisonous fire ants would evaporate.
"Qilin's Heavenly Eye."
Two beams of black light suddenly shot out of the Ink Scaled King's eyes. The two beams of black light seemed to be able to pierce through the void. Everywhere they passed, there was no place for evil to hide. He found the poisonous fire ant queen hidden in the midst of the poisonous fire ant colony in an instant.
"Humph, a mere bug in the later stage of the Primordial Soul Realm dares to block my way."
The Ink Scaled King snorted coldly. His figure became a beam of black light, and large patches of poisonous fire ants were turned to ashes wherever he passed. In a few breaths, he had arrived beside a rather special poisonous fire ant. It was the poisonous fire ant queen.
Hiss!
The poisonous fire ant queen had clearly sensed the impending danger. It spread its wings and prepared to escape. However, how could it escape after being targeted by the Ink Scaled King? A beam of black light pierced through its body, and moments later, it was burned to ashes.
With the poisonous fire ant queen dead, the poisonous fire ant colony was leaderless and scattered in all directions.
"The first Spirit Platform already has a poisonous fire ant blocking the way. The Nine Spirits Road's test is indeed difficult," Mo Wen sighed. The poisonous fire ant queen's cultivation was in the later stage of the Primordial Soul Realm, and the overwhelming poisonous fire ant colony was even more terrifying. An ordinary pinnacle of the Primordial Soul Realm cultivator might not even be able to pass through here.
No wonder the most powerful person in the history of the Huatian Palace had only made it to the fifth Spirit Platform.
After passing through the poisonous fire ant colony, the first spirit mountain immediately appeared in front of him. Once he entered the spirit mountain, he could enter the Creation Pool through the altar inside. However, Mo Wen did not stop and continued flying forward.
Even if he could enter the Creation Pool at the first Spirit Platform, he would probably only be transported to the edge of the Creation Pool. The higher the Spirit Platform, the better the location of the Creation Pool. It was said that the ninth Spirit Platform could directly transport one to the core region of the Creation Pool.
Mo Wen's cultivation was not low to begin with, and with the ancient land's three Great Kings as his protectors, he did not encounter any difficulties along the way.
Second Spirit Platform, Third Spirit Platform, Fourth Spirit Platform … Only when they reached the Seventh Spirit Platform did they run into some trouble.
The guardian of the Seventh Spirit Platform was a puppet with a rather high intelligence. Its cultivation had actually reached the intermediate stage of the Tide Changing Realm, and its body was extremely tough. It was very difficult to injure it.
On the Nine Spirits Road, there was already an intermediate stage Tide Changing Realm cultivator blocking the way at the seventh stage. It was no wonder that no one in the history of the Huatian Palace had ever made it this far.
In the end, it was the Jade Xiu King who made a move and defeated the puppet.
The guardian of the Eighth Spirit Platform was actually a puppet whose cultivation was comparable to the later stage of the Tide Changing Realm. Once it attacked, the area within a five-hundred-mile radius was engulfed in terrifying destructive power.
All of them sensed that something was amiss. Such a terrifying thing had actually appeared in the Eighth Spirit Platform.
The later stage of the Tide Changing Realm was practically undefeatable to them. Even the ancient land's Three Great Kings were powerless against it.
Although the ancient land's Three Great Kings had surpassed their limits and ordinary Tide Changing Realm beginning stage cultivators were no match for them, and intermediate stage Tide Changing Realm cultivators could barely handle them, it was likely that only the Jade Xiu King could defeat them.
As for the later stage of the Tide Changing Realm … even if the Three Great Kings joined forces, they might not necessarily win.
Mo Wen's expression turned ugly. This was only the Eighth Spirit Platform, but it already made it difficult for them to advance. What about the Ninth Spirit Platform?
"How is this possible?"
The Multicolor Queen was in disbelief. The Nine Spirits Road was actually so difficult that even the Three Great Kings could not make it through?
It was important to note that the human preliminary cultivators who came to the Path of Creation for the assessment were almost all cultivators below the Primordial Soul Realm. Even if some of them had a breakthrough in their cultivation on the Path of Creation, they were at most at the early stage of the Primordial Soul Realm. Even if they stayed in the preliminary ancient land for a few decades, their cultivation would at most be similar to the Three Great Kings'. Who could pass such a difficult assessment?
"D * mn the Creation Sect, they're too crazy." The Ink Scaled King gnashed his teeth in hatred. Were they going to fail at the last moment?
"If the four of us give it our all, we should be able to defeat a puppet at the later stage of the Tide Changing Realm. After all, it's just a puppet, not a living being that can cultivate the Way of Immortals. In terms of strength, it's still a long way off from those later stage Tide Changing Realm cultivators. It's probably only comparable to a slightly more powerful intermediate stage Tide Changing Realm cultivator, "the Jade Xiu King said calmly.
After all, a puppet was not a living being. In a situation where they were at the same realm, there was a significant difference between a puppet and a cultivator.
"Let's give it a try." The Multicolor Queen's fighting spirit was also unprecedentedly high. They had no way out. If they did not succeed, they would die.
"Even if I have to give up this life of mine, I'll forge a path for myself!" The Ink Scaled King roared. The path to freedom was right in front of him. He would destroy anything that stood in his way at all costs.
"At this point, we can only fight to the death." The Multicolor Queen sighed. It was her stubbornness that had brought them all here.
Mo Wen pursed his lips tightly. His strength was still a far cry from that of the Three Great Kings. If he were alone, he could barely defeat a Tide Changing Realm beginning stage puppet, but defeating a Tide Changing Realm intermediate stage puppet was almost impossible.
"Idiot, the difficulty of the four of us trying to pass the test is four times that of one person." What they did not expect was that the Tide Changing Realm later stage puppet would actually speak.
Unlike the previous puppets, this one clearly had very high intelligence.
"If I were alone, my cultivation would automatically drop to the Tide Changing Realm intermediate stage. Do you think that the more people there are, the easier it will be to pass the test? What a joke."
The puppet's words enlightened Mo Wen and the others. It turned out that the levels of difficulty on the Nine Spirits Road would automatically adjust depending on the situation. This was also to prevent a large group of preliminary cultivators from forming groups to pass the test.
The more people there were, the more difficult it would be. No matter how many people there were, it would not be advantageous at all.
No wonder they had encountered a poisonous fire ant colony in the first test. For an ordinary preliminary cultivator, encountering a poisonous fire ant colony was almost impossible. Now it seemed that such a large poisonous fire ant colony had appeared only when the difficulty was four times higher.
"I see. Then should we all pass the test separately?" The Ink Scaled King blinked. If the puppet's cultivation was lowered to the Tide Changing Realm intermediate stage, then it would be much easier to pass.
"Idiot, what's the point of you passing? If Mo Wen can't pass, the situation will only get worse." The Multicolor Queen snorted coldly. They could pass separately, but they had to make sure that Mo Wen could pass as well. Otherwise, if Mo Wen could not pass, what was the point of them passing?
As the Multicolor Queen, it was rather difficult for her to defeat a Tide Changing Realm intermediate stage puppet. She had exchanged blows with Mo Wen before. With Mo Wen's ability, it was almost impossible for him to defeat a Tide Changing Realm intermediate stage puppet unless he was hiding his strength.
Mo Wen also frowned. Under normal circumstances, he would indeed be powerless against a Tide Changing Realm intermediate stage puppet. After all, he had not even broken through to the Primordial Soul Realm. How could he fight a Tide Changing Realm intermediate stage puppet?
The combat power of a Tide Changing Realm intermediate stage puppet was equivalent to that of an immortal cultivator at the pinnacle of the beginning stage of the Tide Changing Realm. He might be able to survive in the hands of an immortal cultivator at the beginning stage of the Tide Changing Realm, but defeating them was simply wishful thinking. After all, he was not afraid of the Multicolor Queen. He was only relying on his Celestial Body. In terms of strength, the difference between him and the Multicolor Queen was too great.
"I'll take Mo Wen and pass. Multicolor and Ink Scaled, you guys go one by one."
The Jade Xiu King stood up. Given the current situation, it was the best plan for him to take Mo Wen and the Ink Scaled King. After all, he was the strongest of the three Great Kings, and he could make up for Mo Wen's shortcomings.
The Multicolor Queen and the Ink Scaled King thought about it and felt that the Jade Xiu King's plan was the most beneficial for them. So the two of them immediately retreated, leaving the perimeter of the Eighth Spirit Mountain.
As expected, after the Multicolor Queen and the Ink Scaled King left the Eighth Spirit Mountain, the aura of the gatekeeping puppet immediately dropped. After a while, its cultivation was only equivalent to that of the pinnacle of the Tide Changing Realm intermediate stage. It was no longer at the later stage of the Tide Changing Realm.
"Brother Mo Wen, let's go."
The Jade Xiu King took a deep breath and took a step forward, entering the range of the puppet's warning line. Any living creature that entered the range of the warning line was the puppet's enemy.
"Trespassers shall die."
The gatekeeping puppet snorted coldly and slashed out with the battle saber in its hand. A crimson saber light immediately tore through the void. Within a radius of a hundred miles, the wind howled and endless currents swept through.
"Pixiu Devouring Heaven Technique."
A huge illusion suddenly appeared on the Jade Xiu King's body. The illusion was that of an ancient beast. The ancient beast roared at the sky, and its terrifying mouth expanded infinitely as if it could swallow the entire world.
The terrifying crimson saber light was swallowed by the illusion of the giant beast and disappeared in an instant, as if it had been digested by the giant beast.
"So powerful. As expected of a king with the bloodline of the Pixiu."
Mo Wen was secretly shocked. The Pixiu was one of the ten great auspicious beasts in ancient legends. It was said that this beast could swallow the heavens and the earth. It had a mouth but no anus, and it could only enter but not exit. Any evil and filthy Qi would turn into nothingness once it was swallowed into the belly of the Pixiu, which was why it was called an auspicious beast.
The Jade Xiu King clashed with the puppet in an instant. The puppet's strength was very strong, almost far exceeding that of the Jade Xiu King. However, the Jade Xiu King's battle experience, remarkable secret techniques, and bloodline talents were far superior to the puppet's. The two of them fought back and forth, but they were evenly matched.
Naturally, Mo Wen would not just stand by and watch. He immediately joined in the battle. Although he was not the main force against the puppet, his interference could tilt the scales of the battle in their favor.
After an hour, the two of them gave it their all and finally defeated the puppet.
There was a flash of light on Mo Wen's body, and he instantly made it past the Eighth Spirit Mountain and appeared in another mountain range.
"They made it." A look of joy flashed in the Ink Scaled King's eyes.
"It's up to us now." The Multicolor Queen took a deep breath.
The Ink Scaled King and the Multicolor Queen's abilities were extraordinary, and the cultivation of the puppet they encountered was far lower than the one Mo Wen and the Jade Xiu King had encountered. After a series of battles, they made it through.
However, when they appeared at the Ninth Spirit Mountain, they realized that the gatekeeper was no longer a puppet, but a dead spirit that had lived for an unknown number of years. (To be continued.)
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