Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1839 - 486: Challenging the Limits (2)
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Upon arriving at the seventh level, only 24 Ancient Demons were left, their strength surging yet again as each one executed more advanced Immortal Techniques with heightened proficiency.
Entering the eighth level, the Ancient Demons kept diminishing, down to just 12, now able to unleash horrifying Immortal Techniques that merged various laws, edging close to the beginning phases of Emperor Skills.
By the ninth level, the Ancient Demons had shrunk to six, their Immortal Techniques rivaling the might of the Daoist-level Five Extremes Emperor Sword.
In the tenth level, merely three remained, though the domains they commanded had grown far more potent, nearly reaching the pinnacle of top-tier domains.
Even Li Hao’s Path of Formless suffered minor impacts, scarcely managing to wound him!
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"So strong!"
Within the tenth level of the Heaven Tower, Su Wanyi’s expression turned frosty cold as she confronted the domains of the three Ancient Demons, which had mysteriously bolstered to almost top-tier domain levels, hardly differing from her own. She never expected that at this point, she’d need to exert half her power.
Sure enough, back during the Breakthrough Seal King phase, beyond awakening the Ancestor Emperor Power, the domain heart she grasped was also a supreme top-tier domain heart!
After all, as the eldest daughter of the Su Family and the direct disciple of the Chaos Immortal Emperor, her aptitude fell just a touch short of Su Muqing’s.
It was only afterward that she discovered her third sister Su Muqing’s talent was so outrageously exceptional due to her body being the rebirth of a legendary King from ten thousand years prior, carrying the heavenly endowment of its former soul, which explained her extraordinary prowess.
Beyond that, she viewed herself as the greatest genius in the Su Family.
"Void Slash Domain!"
She released her domain, where endless voids tore apart inside, laws fracturing, and immortal energy crumbling.
Hidden sword gleams appeared to erupt throughout her domain, swiftly demolishing the Ancient Demons’ domains and carving them to pieces.
"Evidently, clearing the tenth level requires grasping at least a top-tier domain to overcome them; a domain even marginally weaker would let these three Ancient Demons slay the challenger in an instant!"
Su Wanyi pondered silently, her gaze sharpening a bit.
Shortly after, a grand voice resounded from the Heaven Tower in front of her:
"Do you wish to continue the challenge, Heaven Tower Eleventh Layer?"
"Continue!"
Su Wanyi showed no delay, for she still possessed untapped Ancestor Emperor Power, and the power she’d revealed up to now was nowhere near her actual maximum!
"That guy likely possesses a top-tier domain too; after all, he pushed past the tenth level. Just unclear how much further he’ll advance..."
As she got pulled into the rift in the heavens, the figure of that young form surfaced in her thoughts, her eyes twinkling faintly, a sudden spark of anticipation rising within.
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"Continue!"
Meanwhile, the three Ancient Demons encircling Luo Ningshuang also crumbled into dust and faded away without a trace; she opted to press on with the trial, advancing to the eleventh level!
"I wonder, with the Ancestor Emperor Power fully activated, just how many levels could be conquered—twenty? Thirty?"
Anticipation gleamed in Luo Ningshuang’s eyes.
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As challengers filled the levels of the Heaven Tower, the Abyss beyond it stayed remarkably still and silent.
Previously alive with geniuses from diverse realms and clans gathered near the Heaven Tower, now everyone had entered the structure. Yet as time passed, merely a handful had emerged from the Heaven Tower.
Spotting just a sparse few figures in the starry expanse, they quickly understood they’d withdrawn too soon, signaling their battle prowess lagged considerably.
"Damn it, it’s incredibly tough—I figured I dominated my realm, yet I couldn’t clear even the matching seventh level!"
"Others are surely tackling levels below their realm equivalents; that’s the only way they’d exit so much later."
"If I’d realized sooner, I would’ve begun from the first level and progressed steadily."
Regret and alarm flashed in many eyes. Prior to arriving, they ranked as premier prodigies in their clans and regional Immortal Domains, with some leaping straight to the tenth level aligned with their realm!
In the end, they barely endured three breaths before getting crushed.
Vanquished in moments, utterly frustrated, even though they’d braced mentally, they hadn’t foreseen the ordeal being so ridiculously intense!
They doubted that, at the same realm level, clearing the tenth layer was outright impossible for anyone.
This made them somewhat lament not testing the variations across other levels first.
Atop the Heaven Tower, the Star Empress and Immortal Immortal Emperor hovered quietly in place, the Abyss winds gently stirring their emperor cloaks, their faces serene as timeless voids, yet their gazes swirled with myriad contemplations, profound and expansive.
"Looks like, after vanishing for tens of thousands of years, this era still boasts several standout prospects."
"Regrettably, the timeframe they have is far too limited; else, they could all emerge as True King Seeds."
Immortal Immortal Emperor murmured softly.
The Star Empress projected the happenings within the Heaven Tower for the counterpart’s Emperor Soul to observe, displaying every participant’s trial progress.
Besides those at Immortal King Realm Perfection and Ninth Level of Immortal King Realm clashing beyond the ninetieth level, among the First Level to Third Realm of Immortal King Realm participants, numerous youths delivered impressively strong showings.
Alas, their cultivation bases were too modest, and this True King contest emphasized fighting ability.
"Ninety-nine layers, truly befitting of Emperor Clan—swift indeed."
The Star Empress remarked quietly.
Right then, in the ninety-ninth level of the Heaven Tower, an Emperor Clan figure at Immortal King Realm Perfection was locked in combat against Ancient Demons.
Six Ancient Demons encircled them, all reaching Immortal King Realm Perfection, utterly fearsome, combining Emperor Dao Immortal Techniques that carried traces of Emperor Dao essence.
Furthermore, the united assault of the six Ancient Demons elevated their battle power well beyond a simple sum of their individual strengths.
"That’s the Ancestor Emperor Power of the Emperor Clan!"
Abruptly, the Star Empress’s eyes glinted, as a grand Great Emperor Dharma Form materialized behind the Emperor Clan figure, that Dharma Form looming immensely toward the skies, like a genuine Great Emperor arriving, infused with Ancestor Emperor Power. It transcended a mere illusion or echo, resembling a faint embodiment of a Great Emperor!