"Cough, cough."
After the explosion, Xu Chuan couldn't stop coughing up blood.
The self-detonation of the white ape was too powerful.
The terrifying energy shockwave left no part of his body unscathed.
He was in a terrible state.
If his physique hadn't been further improved before, he would have been crippled today, even if he hadn't died.
At this moment.
The Great Sun Yuan Power within Xu Chuan began to continuously repair his body.
The wounds on his body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Not long after.
Xu Chuan's external injuries were completely healed, leaving no scars.
Only the internal injuries remained, requiring a little more time to recover.
He picked up the long saber that had been blown away by the explosion and leaned on it, standing upright.
Looking at the canyon, which seemed to have been plowed over, a slight smile appeared on Xu Chuan's face.
"Indeed, fortune favors the bold. The ancients did not lie to me."
The battle just now not only allowed him to completely adapt to his cultivation at the ninth level of Qi Gathering realm, but also, in the midst of a life-and-death struggle, he mastered the Killing Life Saber technique, which he had previously been unable to understand.
Although it was only rudimentary, it was enough to completely suppress Xu Chen, forcing him to flee in desperation.
"Next, it's time to go all out and challenge the tower!"
To gain the attention of the inner sect elders and obtain as many cultivation resources as possible, he had to do his best to challenge the tower and achieve first place in the outer sect assessment!
Only then could Xu Chuan achieve his predetermined goal!
On the eleventh floor of the trial tower, Xu Chuan appeared in a primeval forest.
He cautiously observed his surroundings.
Even the tenth floor had encountered demonic beasts at the third level of the Mortal Transformation realm. The eleventh floor was unlikely to be so simple!
The forest was eerily silent, so quiet that not a needle could be heard.
"Hmm?"
Xu Chuan keenly sensed something behind him staring intently at him.
He quickly turned around and felt a jolt.
At some unknown time, a black panther had appeared behind him.
Its strength, at the fourth level of the Mortal Transformation realm, made Xu Chuan's heart tighten.
"This black panther is not simple!"
Xu Chuan was very vigilant and did not step forward to test it.
Black panthers were naturally top predators, extremely fast, and the surrounding environment was perfect for the panther's hunting.
Xu Chuan felt a threat from this black panther.
"Roar~"
The black panther let out a low growl, slowly stepping on the ground, observing Xu Chuan in front of it.
"Whoosh!"
Xu Chuan moved at this moment. He knew he had to strike first, or he would be drawn into a protracted struggle with the black panther.
He thrust out his saber. The black panther, not to be outdone, roared and pounced.
Man and leopard, the battle was about to erupt!
Unfortunately, although the black panther was fast, Xu Chuan's saber was faster!
The God of Killing Saber flashed fiercely.
Instantly, a saber energy flashed and disappeared.
"Pfft!"
"Roar!"
Xu Chuan's saber struck the black panther. The black panther let out a painful howl and died on the spot.
A white light flashed, signifying that Xu Chuan had cleared the eleventh floor.
"Continue!"
Without lingering, Xu Chuan accelerated again.
At this point, only Xu Chuan and Xu Chen remained among the top ten floors.
As Xu Chuan had just dealt with the black panther, Xu Chen on the other side had also killed a fierce tiger.
The two were chasing each other.
However, Xu Chen appeared more anxious now.
His strength was boosted by a secret technique and couldn't last long.
He had to reach higher levels as much as possible within this time frame. Only then could he possibly obtain first place in the outer sect assessment!
Thinking of his two previous failures, Xu Chen gritted his teeth.
"Xu Chuan, I will never let you go!"
Xu Chen's face was gloomy as he muttered in a low voice.
He hated Xu Chuan to the bone!
...
"Fifteenth floor!"
Xu Chuan, with a burst of momentum, broke through four floors in a row and reached the fifteenth floor.
The environment on this floor was different from the fourteenth. He appeared in a space that resembled a fighting arena.
And in front of him, a figure identical to him appeared. The only difference was that this figure was extremely powerful, already at the seventh level of the Mortal Transformation realm or higher.
Xu Chuan's expression immediately became solemn.
"Whoosh!"
The figure moved. Like him, it held a long saber.
With a single slash, the sky was filled with saber light.
Its speed far surpassed Xu Chuan's.
"Clang!"
Xu Chuan did not hesitate and also struck out instantly.
Killing Life Saber Technique – Stack!
With each strike, he stacked the power of the previous saber on it, and his speed further increased.
It was terrifying!
Even though this figure was very fast and powerful, it only knew basic slashes. Under Xu Chuan's saber technique, it was quickly suppressed.
"Pfft!"
As the pressure reached its limit, Xu Chuan unleashed a saber strike, the blade cutting across the figure's body.
Instantly, the figure's body dissipated. The fifteenth floor was cleared!
After defeating the figure, Xu Chuan, exhausted, collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.
The stacking saber technique placed an enormous burden on Xu Chuan's body. With his current physique, after using it once, he needed a period of recovery before he could use it again.
Outside the tower, two elders widened their eyes as the light on the sixteenth floor illuminated.
"Someone has passed the fifteenth floor with a cultivation of the Qi Gathering realm!?"
Disbelief emanated from their mouths.
It was known that the last person to pass the fifteenth floor with a Qi Gathering realm cultivation was a thousand years ago!
And that person had now become the master of a peak in the Taiyi Holy Land!
And now, someone else had broken through!
Who could it be?
Both of them had this question in their minds.
"There are only two people left in the trial tower, Xu Chuan and Xu Chen. Who is it that passed the fifteenth floor?" Elder Li Hong asked in surprise.
"It should be Xu Chen. After all, his cultivation is at the seventh level of the Qi Gathering realm, while Xu Chuan is only at the fourth."
"You should know the terror of the fifteenth floor. Can someone at the fourth level of the Qi Gathering realm truly pass it?" Elder Jin Lai said with certainty.
He was still unaware that Xu Chuan had successfully broken through to the ninth level of the Qi Gathering realm.
"I think so too!"
Elder Li Hong agreed with Elder Jin Lai's assessment.
However, as they were speaking, the runes on the trial tower flickered, and someone was teleported out.
Elder Li Hong smiled and said, "Look, isn't Xu Chuan coming out..."
His voice abruptly stopped because it wasn't Xu Chuan who came out, but Xu Chen, whom they had expected.
And the sixteenth floor of the trial tower was still lit, clearly indicating that Xu Chuan was the one who passed the fifteenth floor!
Suddenly.
Elder Jin Lai shouted loudly, drawing everyone's attention.
"Look, Xu Chuan has broken through to the sixteenth floor!"
"What?"
Elder Li Hong looked up in disbelief. Indeed, someone had appeared on the seventeenth floor.
Meanwhile, Xu Chen, upon hearing this, knew that his first place was gone.
He had lost, and he had lost completely!
At this moment, a strong sense of disappointment turned his eyes crimson.
A murderous aura emanated from his body.
"Why compete?"
"Why can't I even pass the fifteenth floor, while he can reach the seventeenth?"
"I am not willing!"
Xu Chuan's appearance had utterly shattered all his pride.