Chapter 606 - 605: Qin Feng Runs the Gauntlet

Chapter 606: Chapter 605: Qin Feng Runs the Gauntlet

This Elder Qiao was an Elder from Kangjin Peak, one of the Twenty-eight Peaks.

His younger brother had been a True Disciple in the previous generation.

Many of the Hall Masters and Elders present naturally knew who Elder Qiao was concerned about.

One of the Elders laughed and said, "Younger Brother Qiao, you know the sect’s rules. Ever since the twelfth-generation Sect Leader forged the ’Celestial Rules’ to form the Celestial Net of Laws, there have been virtually no loopholes left to exploit. Not even the Sect Leader’s own child has the power to bend the ’Celestial Rules’!"

At the mention of the ’Celestial Rules’, the expressions of the many Hall Masters and Elders turned extremely solemn.

The ’Celestial Rules’ could not be defied!

"So fast!"

"He’s passed the eighteenth layer, now the nineteenth! That speed has already surpassed the number-one ranked Wang Weiyi!"

"So strong!"

A wave of astonished cries came from all around.

Wang Weiyi was also a renowned Martial Arts Strongman at the Late-Nirvana Stage.

He had previously surpassed Han Yu and Lû Zhen.

"The twentieth layer!"

Soon after, a figure flew out of the Demon Refining Ancient Tower. He stood in mid-air, his Divine Body radiating Divine Light. His aura surged and boiled, utterly unrivaled.

On the Crystal Ranking, a name shot up, replacing Han Yu in first place.

Han Yu was listed as second, and Lû Zhen was pushed down to third.

On the field, Qin Feng realized his turn would be coming up soon.

Only two young experts remained ahead of him.

Before the stone tower’s gates stood nine columns of youths.

Some of the more powerful young experts were all lined up in the first eight columns.

Among them, most of the Star Cloud Twelve Sons were concentrated in the first, second, and third columns.

There were very few outstanding individuals in the ninth column!

By the time the other eight columns of young experts were barely halfway through, not many people were left in the ninth column corresponding to the ninth gateway.

Just then, from the first column, Chunyu Fengshen, one of the Twelve Heavenly Prodigies, had already entered.

His performance was astonishing.

Two hours later, as the two young experts ahead of Qin Feng were successively blasted out of the Demon Refining Ancient Tower, Chunyu Fengshen had already broken into the twenty-first layer.

’Twenty-one levels... and that’s just from Chunyu Fengshen, who’s ranked seventh. According to the rankings, above him are Red Flame Crossbow at sixth, Gongyang Zi at fifth, Gongsun Hong at fourth, Dongfang Qingyun at third, and even the second-ranked Jian Zongyuan, as well as Panwu!’

’On top of that, there are also Ye Ding, Shenxiu, and Wang Dao Yi. The hidden strength of those three is unlikely to be weaker than Chunyu Fengshen’s—if anything, they’ll be even stronger. Based on Chunyu Fengshen’s performance, he should have no problem reaching the 24th Layer. That means I have to clear at least twenty-five levels to have any chance of becoming a True Disciple!’

Qin Feng’s heart grew heavy.

According to what he knew about the Demon Refining Ancient Tower, powerful beings at the Late-Nirvana Stage could appear as early as the 12th Layer.

If the 12th Layer was already that terrifying, the twenty-fifth was unimaginable.

Although Qin Feng possessed the Profound Snake Body, his true Cultivation was still only at the peak of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm.

That is, the Celestial Realm, the final realm of the Three Realms of Sea of Reincarnation: the Divine Sea Realm, the Space Realm, and the Celestial Realm.

"Go on in!"

Just then, a voice sounded in Qin Feng’s ears.

Qin Feng looked up. In the ninth column, only one person was left—him!

Amidst a barrage of mocking and scornful gazes, Qin Feng’s expression remained placid as he strode into the ninth gateway.

Upon entering the ninth gateway, it was like stepping into another, unknown space. Qin Feng felt himself pass through an intangible barrier and appear in a strange place.

’A Space Derivation Ability... So they actually created separate Dimensional Spaces inside this tower!’

As the thought crossed his mind, an overwhelming, pitch-black Evil Qi seeped out from the depths, making the skin all over Qin Feng’s body crawl with a deathly chill, as if he had been plunged into Eternal Hell.

Within this boundless Evil Qi, not only was it difficult to circulate his True Power, but even his soul felt as if it had been coated in a layer of dust, its function impaired.

Qin Feng’s expression changed slightly. He was about to circulate his Star River True Power—which had reached the Extreme Dao Fourth Layer—to refine it all, but with a change of thought, a ball of flame appeared in his palm.

The faint flame was an archaic shade of gray.

The Chaos Fire Tribulation.

The Five Calamities of Chaos were divided into the Fire Tribulation, Water Tribulation, Gold Tribulation, Wood Tribulation, and Earth Tribulation.

This Divine Ability, the Five Calamities of Chaos, was a simplified version of the Forbidden Great Divine Power from the Divine Power Ranking, "Twilight of the Gods."

The Chaos Fire Tribulation transformed into a vortex, continuously devouring the Evil Qi. To the naked eye, the ball of flame grew brighter and brighter, its gray light flickering. The various Top-Spirit Fires that had originally only been merged with it were now being thoroughly refined and starting to integrate into the Chaos Fire Tribulation itself.

"JIE JIE JIE, they actually let in a little whelp at the peak of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm. Looks like I, the Devouring Spirit Ancestor, am in for a treat!"

A gloomy voice suddenly rang out, and at the same time, a gray vine shot toward Qin Feng’s chest like a bolt of lightning.

Qin Feng snapped his head up, his gaze sweeping through the darkness as a severe glint flashed in his eyes.

’So the Guardian Demon Fiend for this level is a Wood Demon cultivated from a Soul-Devouring Vine! And it’s been locked up so long its brain has rotted. It’s simply asking to die!’

This was a strange region. Dark clouds hung heavy overhead, yet before him lay a lush, dense forest.

Qin Feng gave a sinister smile. The Chaos Fire Tribulation in his hand erupted with a roar like a dragon’s cry. Several fire dragons shot out from it like Flood Dragons from the Nine Heavens. Wherever their fiery light passed, the gray vines instantly turned to ash with agonizing SIZZLES.

The magnificent blaze of light shot downward, plunging deep into the earth with a BOOM.

"AHHH!"

A heaven-shaking, tragic scream erupted as the surrounding earth was melted by the terrifyingly hot flames. Deep underground, a Wood Demon covered in vines shrieked in terror.

Countless flames entangled it. It desperately circulated its Demon Power to shatter the Chaos Fire Tribulation, but its power was instantly pulverized, refined, and converted into more flames within the tribulation fire!

"Spare me, spare my life!"

Clearly, this Wood Demon at the peak of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm had picked the wrong opponent!

Qin Feng watched this scene with cold eyes. After reducing the Wood Demon’s vital essence to ash, the fiery sphere formed by the Chaos Fire Tribulation transformed into a fire dragon and flew back, merging once more with the ball of fire in his palm.

After refining the Wood Demon, Qin Feng felt that among the dozens of Spirit Fires within him, the Wood Attribute Taiyi Green Fire seemed to have been unsealed. It collapsed into a stream of Primordial Qi like a clear spring and thoroughly merged into the Chaos Fire Tribulation.

As the Taiyi Green Fire was assimilated, Qin Feng felt the divine form of the Chaos Fire God that had been condensed in the center of the Chaos Fire Tribulation brighten slightly.

The power of the Chaos Fire Tribulation increased by ten percent.

After the Wood Demon was refined to death, a passage appeared before him with a silent rumble.

’This is the passage to the second level!’

A look of understanding dawned on Qin Feng’s face.

He took a step inside, and a space filled with molten lava appeared before his eyes. Countless crimson flames swirled around, and magma churned.

Outside, above the ninth gateway, a second red lantern lit up.

Seeing this, many of the Elders and True Disciples secretly watching the changes in the Demon Refining Tower from above the sea of clouds shook their heads. "As expected of a disciple in the Sea of Reincarnation Realm. It took him that long just to pass the first level!"