High-Level Martial Era - Chapter 800

Chapter 800: Chapter 419: Jiang Shan and Xu Yuan (Additional release for monthly votes.)
 

In Wu Beihong’s small hall.

“Beihong!”

“Jiang Shan and the others have gone to challenge it, with Baili Teng and Jiang Jun among others present.” Someone in the hall immediately pointed this out to Wu Beihong.

Just as there are many Divine Fire Palace members surrounding Jiang Shan, similarly, with the strength and background of Wu Beihong, there are also many formidable Flying Heaven Semi-Divine following him.

“Hmph!”

Wu Beihong sneered: “That Jiang Shan and Baili Teng, they challenge it year after year, and each year they stop at the Ninth Realm, really not ashamed… As for Xu Yuan, his combat strength is strongest, but I don’t know about his Soul Will.”

…

At another unremarkable table, Leng Yan was also here with his friends and servants.

“Xu Yuan has gone to challenge.” Ji Ming said in a low voice.

“Flying Heaven Level, daring to take risks?” Leng Yan frowned, “With his strength, joining Jue Xing Ancient City would be a piece of cake, there’s no need to take risks in the Nine Sounds Realm. Are you saying he plans to seek apprenticeship under the Nine Sounds True God?”

Although annoyed with Li Yuan,

Leng Yan wasn’t foolish; he was well aware of how high Li Yuan’s talent and strength were, knowing it would be easy to become a disciple under a True God.

Nine Sounds True God? Within Abyss Country, naturally attracts countless Flying Heaven Semi-Divine to become disciples… but among the many True Gods in Jue Xing Ancient City, he was definitely not among the top tier.

If he were one of the extremely strong True Gods, why would he follow Jiang Yuan True God?

“The challenge has begun.”

Ji Ming’s face suddenly showed a hint of shock: “Jiang Shan’s progress is rapid, truly worthy of being the first on the Semi-Divine List.”

…

Almost everyone was watching the shining dots on the surface of the Nine Sound Building… since there were very few left challenging now.

And people like Jiang Shan and Li Yuan, among the seven, were entering one after another.

Thus, the multitude of spectators, from the sequence in which the red and purple dots appeared, could infer the identity of the challengers.

Especially Li Yuan, he was the only ‘red light’ among the seven.

After entering the Nine Sound Tower.

“Boom!” The purple dot belonging to Jiang Shan was breaking through continuously, reaching the Fourth Level area in just tens of seconds after blasting through the Third Level.

This scene astounded the spectators.

It was too fast, creating a stark contrast to the previous thousands of challengers.

Baili Teng followed closely behind, also swiftly crossing the Second Level.

“Truly worthy of being the first on the Semi-Divine List.”

“Baili Teng, indeed a top ten existence on the Semi-Divine List, truly formidable.”

“Strong in direct combat, and their Soul Will is also extremely powerful,” the multitude of spectators whispered among themselves.

“But as for Xu Yuan, it seems he’s fallen to the last, still in the First Level now.”

“Not surprising, he’s just Flying Heaven Level, you think he can progress faster than Jiang Shan and the others?”

“High Law Comprehension and Star Meridian don’t mean Soul Will is necessarily strong.”

Indeed.

Among the seven challenging the Nine Sound Tower at the same time, Li Yuan was indeed the most inconspicuous one.

While Jiang Shan had broken into the Fifth Level in one breath, Li Yuan was still at the First Level.

…

Inside the First Level of the Nine Sound Tower.

“Truly profound.”

“This Illusionary Realm’s construction method is quite different from the Observing the Great Sun Starry Sky Scripture.” Li Yuan was still immersed in the Illusionary Realm.

With his strength, he could break free from the multiple layers of Illusionary Realm in the First Level with just a thought.

But for Li Yuan, passing the realms was not his intention; he simply wanted to grind his Soul Will.

There was no need to rush through.

“The Illusionary Realms of the Great Sun Starry Sky Scripture penetrate silently into my heart, stirring the deepest desires within, and making me indulge and reluctant to awaken,” Li Yuan pondered, “it targets the weaknesses in my mind.”

“Even knowing it’s false, I still can’t help but indulge in some Illusionary Realms.”

Just like in the Seven Star Civilization, many people are addicted to gaming, videos, and web chatting… who doesn’t know it’s false?

But the false can be happier than reality.

Knowing it’s a deception, yet like a moth to flame.

The layers of Illusionary Realms into which Li Yuan fell while touching the Great Sun, are thousands of times more terrifying than some temptations in reality.

“But the Illusionary Realm of the Nine Sound Tower magnifies ‘fear’, causing the beings to be infiltrated unknowingly by extreme fear, and then obscuring many perceptions…” Li Yuan realized, “The fear of losing cultivation, the fear of death…”

“Fear can make people irrational.”

“Fear can make people lose courage.”

Many people are literally scared to death.

“Extreme fear, it’s also a type of Illusionary Realm technique, interesting.” Li Yuan showed a smile.

Coming to the Nine Sound Realm was the right choice.

Li Yuan did not rush to break through the layers of Illusionary Realms, instead, he fully enjoyed it, letting the invisible Illusionary Realm completely envelop his mind.

To defeat the enemy,

One must first understand the enemy.

“Three days’ time, no hurry, only ten minutes have passed.” Li Yuan was very patient.

His Soul Will was incredibly strong, and despite being enveloped by the invisible soul fluctuations of the First Level, in his heart, he remained absolutely clear.

…

In the higher void of the Nine Sound Tower, a group of Pseudo-Gods emitting aura gathered here, observing the situation of the challengers in the Nine Sound Tower and exchanging comments with each other.

There were as many as thirty Pseudo-Gods.

For events like the Nine Sounds Realm that happen once a year, they normally wouldn’t attract much attention from Pseudo-Gods.

“There seem to be quite a few who are free this year.”

“Even Dong Lin has come.” A woman in a fiery red robe laughed, “With so many people coming, it seems that Jue Xing Ancient City’s recruitment of new members is indeed attracting attention.”

“Are they all here to watch Xu Yuan? Or is it Jiang Shan?”

This woman in the fiery red robe was the real controller of the Nine Sound Building, and also a follower under the Nine Sounds True God.

“This year’s challengers are quite ordinary.”

“The previous thousands of people, not one met the minimum standard, what a pity.” These Pseudo-Gods had extremely high standards.

If someone reached the minimum standard to receive a gift from the Nine Sounds True God, they were willing to take them as disciples.

A powerful Soul Will signifies an extremely resolute heart. Even if the cultivation speed is slow, they could keep improving, and the probability of eventually becoming a Pseudo-God is also very high.

Unfortunately.

Not one of them caught their eye.

“Jiang Shan and Baili Teng indeed progressed quickly, Jiang Shan has already reached the Eighth Level, how much time has passed? Is the King giving him so much importance?”

“Mist Mountain King has indeed produced a good son,” these Pseudo-Gods commented.

“As for Xu Yuan, he is somewhat disappointing to me, how much time has passed, and he has only reached the Third Level? Although Soul Will and Law Comprehension are not related, he seems too weak.”

“He’s just at Flying Heaven Level.”

“I have found his information; it seems he’s not even forty years old.”

“Not even forty? That young? No wonder his soul will is relatively weaker.” The several Pseudo-Gods present suddenly understood.

Usually, the older one lives and the more one is honed, the stronger their natural soul will becomes.

“It looks like he should be able to pass the third level, not sure if he can get through the fourth.” A Pseudo-God assessed, “I thought he could make it through the fifth level.”

“Indeed.”

“Logically speaking, with such high Law Comprehension, reaching the Nine Sounds True God standard should not be difficult.” Another Pseudo-God also expressed doubt.

So many Pseudo-Gods had come.

Apart from looking for promising seeds worth nurturing, they also wanted to observe Xu Yuan.

“Gentlemen, let’s not jump to conclusions too soon.” The elderly man in the purple robe smiled, “This Xu Yuan, I’m afraid, might just surprise you all.”

“Dong Lin’s meaning? Is Xu Yuan’s soul will very strong?”

“Dong Lin, what do you know?” The other Pseudo-Gods were immediately curious.

Dong Lin Pseudo-God, was in charge of Jue Xing Ancient City in Abyss Country.

In terms of strength, many Pseudo-Gods present were not inferior to Dong Lin Pseudo-God, but when it came to intelligence, they were far behind.

“Can’t say, just watch and see.” Dong Lin Pseudo-God smiled mysteriously.

In fact, Dong Lin Pseudo-God did not know how strong Li Yuan’s soul will was.

“However.”

“To make Jing Kui think he is the strongest he’s seen…” Dong Lin Pseudo-God muttered to himself, “This Xu Yuan, can he possibly make it through the seventh or even the eighth level?”

…

Half an hour passed.

Baili Teng, Jiang Jun, and the others had all finished their attempts, and in the end, they only managed to pass through the seventh or eighth level.

“Xu Yuan and Jiang Shan are still going?”

“Xu Yuan is on the fourth level? That shouldn’t be right!”

Xu Yuan’s situation puzzled Baili Teng and others; although they had not confirmed that Li Yuan had a Pseudo-God level soul will, even a vague sense allowed them to judge that Li Yuan’s soul will was extremely strong.

How could he only be on the fourth level?

“Jiang Shan is challenging the ninth level, and he has been in there for quite a while, not sure if he can make it through.”

Jiang Shan’s performance was as stable as ever.

“Boom!” Suddenly, the entire Nine Sound Tower lit up brilliantly, followed by a purple light soaring straight into the sky from the top of the tower, dazzling endlessly.

“Passed the ninth level?”

“Has Jiang Shan passed the ninth level?”

“As expected of number one on the Semi-Divine List.” This scene immediately shocked countless onlookers.

To pass through the Nine Sounds Realm? There haven’t been many in Abyss Country for over a thousand years!

This requires extraordinarily high soul will.

For Jiang Shan, even as the first on the Semi-Divine List, many did not believe he could do it, considering that for the past dozen years, he participated every year but always stopped at the eighth level.

“Bang!”

In one of the halls, Wu Beihong’s cup exploded instantly, his face ashen: “Damn it! This guy, he also made it through the ninth level?”

But Wu Beihong was well aware, to pass through the Nine Sounds Realm, there was no trickery involved.

The only explanation was that, in terms of soul will, Jiang Shan had completely surpassed him.

…

“Actually made it through the ninth level?”

“This kid Jiang Shan is indeed formidable.”

“With such a strong soul will, once he joins Jue Xing Ancient City, his growth will be even faster.” Above the Nine Sound Tower, many Pseudo-Gods sighed with emotion.

…

“Haha!”

“Constant grinding really works.” Jiang Shan, full of vigor, had just flown down from the Nine Sound Tower to his group of friends and laughed, “In the ninth level, as I was about to fail, I somehow broke through unknowingly, stepping into the Pseudo-God level.”

“Pseudo-God level will?”

“Impressive.” Baili Teng, Jiang Jun, Yan Long, and others came forward to congratulate him, also quite shocked.

For a Semi-Divine, whether it’s breaking through the will or soul to the Pseudo-God level, it’s extremely difficult.

Comparatively speaking.

It’s even harder to break through the will than the soul.

“Breaking through the will! The hope of a soul breakthrough to the Pseudo-God level will be greatly diminished,” Baili Teng said. “Jiang Shan, if you can also make your soul breakthrough, perhaps in the future you could reach the Eight Star Veins of Jue Xing!”

“Pseudo-God level soul? Difficult!” Jiang Shan shook his head, “Eight Star Veins… even more so.”

Jiang Shan did not dare to think about the Eight Star Veins.

“Hm? Where’s brother Xu Yuan?” Jiang Shan looked around and did not spot Xu Yuan.

“Brother, Big Brother Xu is still inside the Nine Sound Tower,” Jiang Xuan pointed towards the Nine Sound Tower in the sky.

“Still in the Nine Sound Tower, which level?” Jiang Shan asked in confusion.

At this moment, there were still dozens of red dots inside the Nine Sound Tower, and naturally, he couldn’t tell which one was Li Yuan.

“The fourth level,” said Jiang Xuan.

“Brother Xu is only at the fourth level?” Jiang Shan was even more puzzled, frowning, “That shouldn’t be right.”

“Let’s wait and see.”

“By my estimate, brother Xu is perhaps trying it for the first time and wants to stay a bit longer. He will definitely pass the sixth or even the seventh level soon,” Baili Teng laughed.

Time passed.

Half an hour later.

“Xu Yuan has passed the fourth level.”

…

“Xu Yuan has passed the fifth level, and has already met the minimum requirement to receive a gift.”

“Number one on the Flying Heaven List, that’s about right.”

…

Two hours later.

“Xu Yuan”

People kept attempting, and

“Xu Yuan has passed the fourth level.”

…

“Xu Yuan has passed the fifth level, and has already met the minimum requirement to receive a gift.”

“Number one on the Flying Heaven List, that’s about right.”

…

Two hours later.

“Xu Yuan”

People kept attempting, and