Yang Tiankang Challenges the Four Symbols Tower

In the Four Symbols Secret Realm, a vortex-shaped Secret Realm Passage suddenly opened, and Yang Tiankang stepped out from it, sword in hand.

"It seems you intend to participate in a new round of Sect Examination." The Guardian Deity General suddenly appeared and calmly looked at Yang Tiankang.

"Indeed, this disciple has broken through to the Golden Core stage. I humbly request that Your Divine General commence the Sect Examination." Yang Tiankang clasped his hands in a respectful bow.

"Alright, in that case, come with me!"

A quarter of an hour later, the towering Four Symbols Tower came into view. Yang Tiankang tilted his head slightly, his eyes flashing with an extremely Sword Dao.

"Go in. The difficulty is the same as when you challenged the Four Symbols Tower last time. If you can clear the seventh floor, you can become Branch Guardian of the Sect. If you clear the eighth floor, the sect Contribution Points you receive will be doubled. If you clear the ninth floor, I will grant you special permission to become Branch Elder of the Sect!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tiankang nodded slightly and then stepped inside.

As the light and shadow shifted, before he could react, a blurry figure, standing tall and straight as a mountain peak, appeared before him, holding a sword in both hands.

With False Core cultivation level and a basic level of Sword Intent, he was quickly and directly killed by Yang Tiankang.

He continued forward until he reached the seventh floor, where he encountered an obstacle.

By this time, his opponent's cultivation level was already a notch above his own, and his comprehension of the conception had also reached the Great Achievement Perfection realm. However, his foundation was obviously far inferior to his own, only equivalent to Middle Vehicle Golden Core, and the quality of their Law Power differed greatly.

Yang Tiankang gently raised his hand, the longsword appeared in his grasp, its Sword Intent was powerful and its sharpness was fully revealed.

Chant!!

A thunderous Sword Cry echoed across the seventh floor of the Four Symbols Tower, as countless Sword Qi energies condensed.

Lower First Stage Heaven Great Achievement- tier Divine Ability, the Earthly Sha Sword-Condensing Technique at its peak!

A torrent of Sword Qi, brimming with Sha Qi and exceptionally sharp, meandered and swirled above Yang Tiankang's head, instantly forming a lifelike Sword Qi True Dragon with distinct scales, armor, and even whiskers.

The Sword Cry shook the heavens, like the furious cry of True Dragon, as it charged straight towards the figure opposite.

A powerful pressure came crashing down, yet it didn't instill any fear in the figure. He was formed from the Four Symbols Tower, possessing only a fighting instinct.

Clang!!

The Sword Gang flowed like water, creating ripples that accompanied the clanging of the Sword Dao, forming a blue sword shield in front of the figure.

The Sword Qi True Dragon reached out its claws and fiercely grabbed at the sword and shield.

Boom!!

The aftershocks spread outwards, and the two Sword Intents frantically eroded each other, like two Fierce Beasts tearing each other apart, a scene of extreme carnage.

However, in the end, Yang Tiankang's Sword Intent prevailed, shattering the figure's Sword Intent into dust, and the azure sword shield also broke.

Chant!!

The Sword Cry out again. Yang Tiankang formed a sword shape with his fingers and made a light slash in the air. Instantly, his Life-Bound Flying Sword transformed into a pale red rainbow, with dense Qi of Earth Sha swirling around it.

The blazing sword light flashed like Thunder, moving at incredible speed. The figure opposite could only barely construct a Sword Gang shield with the longsword in his hand before the sword light was already upon them.

Laugh!!

The two clashed, and the Earthly Fiend Sword Rainbow, unstoppable, shattered the protective barrier in front of the figure, and then, with its remaining force, created a hole the size of a human head in his chest.

With a bang, the figure shattered and disappeared, and Yang Tiankang passed through the seventh floor of the Four Symbols Tower.

Each time he passed a level, he had a short time to replenish his energy. Yang Tiankang took out a prepared Qi-Replenishing Pill Medicine, swallowed it, and quickly refined it using the Earth Sha Sword Scripture.

Before long, an invisible force surged from beneath his feet, and Yang Tiankang found himself on the eighth floor of the Four Symbols Tower in a flash.

Looking up, a young man in a blue robe with a stiff face was standing a hundred feet away.

The young man carried an unusually large heavy sword on his back, and a powerful and imposing aura emanated from him.

Yang Tiankang took a deep breath and looked at the enemy in front of him with a solemn expression.

The peak cultivation level of the Early Golden Core, roughly equivalent to the Law Power quality of Third-Rank Golden Core, Major-Completion Sword Intent.

This guy is definitely not easy to deal with. Even if Yang Tiankang is a bit stronger than him, he's not that much stronger. If he's not careful, he could be defeated.

Moments later, the battle began!

The young man chose to strike first, and the heavy sword behind him slowly rose, like a Heroic Peaks range rising from the earth.

As if a tangible gravity were spreading, Yang Tiankang's shoulders slumped, and he felt the flow of Law Power in his meridians slow down.

Boom!!

The heavy sword cleaved down from the sky, like a giant mountain hundreds of feet high pressing down from above.

Upon seeing this, Yang Tiankang's expression turned cold. With a wave of his right hand, countless Sword Qi roared out. This time, they were no longer the Firmament Sword Qi True Dragons, but a vast net hundreds of feet wide.

Combat is never a rigid clash, but rather a search for ways to overcome endless variables.

The mountain peaks are majestic and imposing, extremely strong and large. They should be overcome with gentleness, gradually reducing their unstoppable power until they are exhausted, and then counterattack.

Buzz!!

The heavy sword pressed down, causing the sword net to cave in. Streams of earthly evil sword Sword Qi transformed into water, rushing towards the majestic mountain one after another, continuously weakening its power, and finally successfully blocking the sword.

"Now is the time!"

Yang Tiankang murmured to himself, Purple Golden Core in his Dantian spun rapidly, surging forth streams of exceptionally pure magical Law Power.

Earthly Sha Sword-Condensing Technique!

Unlike Yang Tianyou, who had a wide range of knowledge, Yang Tiankang was a pure Sword Cultivator, and he only knew this one Divine Ability.

From Law Technique to Divine Ability, Yang Tiankang deduced them step by step, to the point that as soon as he broke through to the Golden Core, he cultivated this newly created Divine Ability to the Great Achievement Perfection of the Lower First Stage Heaven.

Those who can cultivate Divine Ability to the Great Achievement at the Golden Core Realm are generally powerful individuals at the Late Stage or perfect stage. People like Yang Tiankang are truly rare. Once they appear, they are all true geniuses capable of fighting beyond their level.

It seemed as if endless earthly evil Sword Qi roared out, condensing in the air into a long sword that was narrow at the front and wide at the back, resembling an awl.

The Sword Cry rang out, its shrill whistle seemingly capable of tearing cracks into the earth.

This was Yang Tiankang's all-out attack; if it failed, he would find himself in the awkward situation of running out of Law Power.

However, since he dared to do this, he must be confident.

After his all-out attack failed, the young man opposite him must have run out of steam, and at that point, his defensive strength would definitely drop sharply.

Just as Yang Tiankang had predicted, the sword light came whistling in. The young man could only defend hastily, but ultimately his Law Power was insufficient. Although he successfully blocked the sword, he ended up seriously injured.

After that, Yang Tiankang used his Divine Ability to fight the young man to the death. After more than a hundred moves, he successfully killed the young man.

However, Yang Tiankang himself also suffered serious injuries.

He hurriedly took out healing and Qi-Replenishing Pill Medicine to recuperate, but before his injuries could heal, he was dragged by the Law Power to the ninth floor of the Four Symbols Tower.

Here, a male cultivator dressed in black, arms crossed, with two long swords, one black and one white, hanging at his waist, came into view.

Middle Golden Core cultivation, One-Pattern Purple Golden Core, Great Achievement -level Great Completion Sword Intent...

Yang Tiankang gave a bitter smile, a sense of disappointment crossing his heart. He had thought he could pass the ninth level, but he hadn't expected the enemy to be so invincible.

But he did not give up. Sword Cultivator should be unyielding and forge ahead. If one admits defeat without even trying, what kind of Sword Dao is he cultivating?

"Kill!!"

With a roar, Yang Tiankang launched the first attack, his Sword Qi True Dragon baring its fangs and claws as it snaked its way towards the man in black.

The latter's face stiffened. When Yang Tiankang attacked, his hands naturally fell to his sides, and he then very naturally gripped the hilts of the two long swords.

Then, two beams of sword light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire nine-story space with flickering light.

A quarter of an hour later, outside the Four Symbols Tower, Yang Tiankang staggered out, blood streaming down his face. The deep, bone-revealing sword wound on his left cheek was particularly gruesome, with flesh torn out.

"Congratulations, you've passed the eighth level!" The Guardian Deity General said softly with a smile on his face.