The atmosphere in the garden was a little strange.
Dongbo Xue Ying, Paragon Lord Pu Su, and Paragon Lord Bewitching Sword were still fine. They were still sitting cross-legged at the side, quietly waiting for the more important ninth stage. On the other side, Hunter and Black Sovereign King looked at Dongbo Xue Ying, then at the red-robed Great Sovereign Bone Clamor with a smile that didn't seem like a smile.
"Humph." Great Monarch Bone Clamor's shriveled face was grim. He had lost his left arm, and the broken bone was growing back.
Great Monarch Bone Clamor was the only one who had been injured during the eighth trial.
There was no other way.
Even though they were Paragon Masters, they relied on top-graded secret treasures to allow them to reach the final realm of Cosmos God in a certain aspect. Nevertheless, he remained a level-two Cosmos God in most aspects. Great Monarch Bone Clamor, for example, had been severely injured by the combined attacks of the warships.
"Brat from the Southern Cloud Nation, Pu Su and Bewitching Sword might be able to protect you now. But the further you go, the harder the stages will be. By then, they might not be able to protect you." Great Monarch Bone Clamor sneered.
"Thank you for your concern, Monarch. It's a pity that Great Monarch Bone Clamor won't be able to witness my defeat." Dongbo Xue Ying retorted with a smile. Since the Great Monarch Bone Clamor was mocking him, there was no need for him to give him any face.
Great Monarch Bone Clamor's expression changed.
"Haha, Monarch Feixue's words make sense. Gu Xiao, I'm afraid you won't be able to witness that scene." Black Sovereign King added, "Amongst us, you might very well be the first to be expelled."
The hunter glanced at him and was too lazy to say anything.
Paragon Master Pu Su and Paragon Master Bewitching Sword merely glanced at Gu Xiao, then closed their eyes and continued meditating.
"Is that so? Just wait and see. " Great Monarch Bone Clamor became even more furious. He was clear that he was the one with the weakest survivability amongst those present. And that Ying Shan Snow Eagle might be weak, but with the help of Pu Su and Bewitching Sword, he might really be the first to be expelled.
This made Gu Xiao feel humiliated.
Because …
In the vast Realm Heart Great Land, Cosmos Gods were naturally divided into different levels.
The highest level was, of course, the invincible existences! They were aloof and powerful. There were very few Cosmos Gods who could survive in front of them. Naturally, there were those who fell in history too! Some died because they went to the Broken Teeth Mountain Range, and some died because of invincible existences killing each other.
The next level were the final realm Cosmos Gods who did not own any supreme-graded secret treasures, and the few Paragon Masters like Great Paragon Fuyi and Southern Cloud King who could survive in front of unparalleled existences.
Once again, it was the normal Supreme Lord level! Once they owned a top-graded secret treasure, they might be able to execute two or three 'final realm Cosmos God' techniques. But their survivability, fleeing, domain, and many other aspects might still be at the level-two Cosmos God Realm. This made their weakness obvious, and unparalleled existences could easily slaughter them.
But no matter what, compared to Southern Cloud King and other Paragon Masters, some of them weren't weak. Some were even stronger by an entire level. The only weak ones were their survival capabilities!
They were qualified to look down on level-two Cosmos Gods without top-graded secret treasures.
"Let's see how long you can last." Great Monarch Bone Clamor glanced at Dongbo Xue Ying. He then sat down cross-legged. He did not believe that he, a Great Paragon, could not win against an Honored Guest from the Summer Wind Ancient Nation.
Dongbo Xue Ying did not care at all. He continued comprehending the .
Xue Ying wanted to fuse some of the Chaotic Origin Energy from the Chaotic Origin First Strike into his original combat technique, making it stronger! This wasn't as simple as it sounded. It depended on whether the technique was suitable. For instance, the 'Spectacular Painting' was something Dongbo Xue Ying found difficult to modify. And it was relatively easy to modify the .
Because the Chaotic Origin First Strike, 'Misty Ripple', had many similarities with the Scarlet Cloud Combat Technique.
…
In the blink of an eye, another thousand years passed.
The ninth stage arrived.
It was easy. With the help of Paragon Master Pu Su and Paragon Master Bewitching Sword, Dongbo Xue Ying just relied on his Mirage and Illusory Realm to get through this stage.
"Hahaha, Monarch Feixue, this stage is much easier than the previous one." Black Sovereign King guffawed.
"Hmph, of the 18 stages, the first nine stages and the last nine stages are fundamentally different. It won't be as easy for him in the later stages." Great Monarch Bone Clamor coldly said.
Dongbo Xue Ying glanced at these two. He was too lazy to be calculative.
Currently, he needed the help of Paragon Master Pu Su and Paragon Master Bewitching Sword to walk further in the '18 stages'. That way, he would have more time to perfect his techniques. After all, just a single 'Chaotic Origin First Strike' could not bridge the gap between him and these Paragon Masters! The Paragon Masters had top-graded secret treasures and had studied them for a long time, digging out the potential of those secret treasures …
What Xue Ying needed was time to continuously improve his techniques, allowing him to become stronger and more perfect!
'Soon, the will be perfected soon.' Dongbo Xue Ying was looking forward to it.
"Hong long long ~"
Within the garden, six short stone pillars suddenly rose from the stone ground. Every stone pillar had a stone box on it.
"The treasures are here." The other five Great Paragons walked over with great familiarity. They followed their senses and arrived in front of a stone pillar.
Every stone pillar corresponded to a cultivator.
Only they could open it.
'The 18 stages. Every three mechanisms, there would be a reward.' Dongbo Xue Ying walked over. He caressed the stone box and lightly opened the lid, revealing two pieces of ores that were emitting golden light. With a glance, Dongbo Xue Ying could discern them, 'Two pieces of Golden-eyed Blue Flame Ore? Looking at the quantity, it should be worth more than 10 billion cosmos crystals. '
These two ores were suitable for refining secret treasures. They were extremely precious, and their value was comparable to a Scarlet Cloud God Spear.
As he kept the two pieces of Golden-eyed Blue Flame Ore, Dongbo Xue Ying felt waves of information coming from the stone box. Of which, there was a detailed introduction of the Golden-eyed Blue Flame Ore and the '18 stages'. Furthermore, it informed him of the location of the next three great stages.
Every three stages, he would have to go to a new place.
"Hmph hmph."
The other Great Paragons present were all extremely sensitive. They discovered that the treasures obtained by others were of similar value.
"Mn? He did not act much and did not even pass through the seventh stage. He came in midway, yet the reward he received is comparable to ours? " Great Monarch Bone Clamor, Hunter, Black Sovereign, even Paragon Master Pu Su and Paragon Master Bewitching Sword were deep in thought.
According to the accumulated experience of the six great ancient nations.
Their performance during the Tribulations would also affect the bestowment of treasures! For instance, those who were protected by others and did not act much would usually receive lesser rewards. Ying Shan Snow Eagle came in midway and did not act much. Yet the reward he received was comparable to theirs. This was clearly abnormal.
"According to the legends, some Cosmos Gods with frightening comprehension abilities are favored by the 'Realm Heart God Palace'. Hence, they would receive more treasures!" Paragon Master Pu Su and Hunter thought of it.
"Hua ~"
The courtyard wall suddenly warped and moved. The originally sealed wall had now revealed a dark underground passage.
"Go."
Paragon Master Pu Su and Paragon Master Bewitching Sword took the lead. Dongbo Xue Ying followed behind, and the other three followed behind.
After entering the underground passage, they proceeded forward in the dark passage. After they entered, the passage behind them would warp and close up.
They continued moving forward.
Along the way, there were passages that were constantly warping and changing.
"Mn?"
Within an extremely vast palace hall, Dongbo Xue Ying and the others walked through an underground passage that led directly to the great hall of this palace hall. After the six of them walked out, the ground of the palace hall immediately moved, sealing the entrance.
Dongbo Xue Ying and the other five sat down cross-legged. Previously, when they got the treasures, they already knew that the location of the next three stages would be within this palace hall. Naturally, they sat there quietly waiting for the tenth stage to begin a thousand years later.
"Monarch Feixue." Paragon Master Bewitching Sword transmitted.
"Paragon Master Bewitching Sword." Dongbo Xue Ying looked at him.
"The later nine stages are different from the first nine stages. The more dangerous it is, the lesser the help Pu Su and I can provide you." Paragon Master Bewitching Sword transmitted.
"I understand. This time, I have to thank the two Great Paragons." Dongbo Xue Ying chuckled. He was grateful to Paragon Master Bewitching Sword, though in his heart, he always felt that Paragon Master Bewitching Sword was too kind to him. Furthermore, he felt a vague sense of familiarity.
Paragon Master Bewitching Sword nodded. He closed his eyes and meditated.
Dongbo Xue Ying understood this too.
One had to know that it was impossible for these Paragon Masters to reach the end of the 18 stages. Reaching the end meant that they could obtain a supreme-graded secret treasure! Even unparalleled existences wished to obtain another supreme-graded secret treasure? All of them were extremely difficult!
Even passing the Fifteenth Stage … was already unimaginable! Those who succeeded would be bestowed with a top-graded secret treasure at the very least. If they were lucky, they might even get something even more heaven-defying like a protective secret treasure that could prevent unparalleled existences from killing them? This 15th stage was incredibly difficult. Most of the Cosmos Gods present did not have any hope of clearing it.
In reality, most of them were aiming for the 12th stage!
Getting through the 12th stage would usually be bestowed with a treasure worth about 100 billion cosmos crystals. If they were lucky and displayed sufficient strength, they might even be bestowed with a top-graded secret treasure! Even if they could not get a top-graded secret treasure, a treasure worth 100 billion cosmos crystals would be sufficient to satisfy them.
Hence.
The difficulty of the first nine stages of the 18 stages were very low, and the rewards were very low too. Even when they reached the ninth stage, they would only be bestowed with 10 billion cosmos crystals. But the rewards after that were different. The 12th, 15th, and 18th stages were all bestowed with a rapid increase in strength.
'The following three great stages, the 10th, 11th, and 12th, will only become more terrifying. Paragon Master Bewitching Sword and Paragon Master Pu Su might not even be able to protect themselves, much less me. 'Dongbo Xue Ying understood this point.
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