Demon Remnant Soul

Inside the Demon Suppression Tower.

First floor.

As soon as Chu Jiang entered, he realized the Demon Suppression Guards who had entered with him were no longer by his side.

At some point, a monster with eight legs had appeared in front of him.

A Grievance Tier demon, the Five Ghost Spider.

Its realm was the same as his, at the peak of the Grievance Tier.

The Five Ghost Spider attacked Chu Jiang without any preamble.

An ordinary Vajra Realm Peak expert might have fought it for dozens of rounds.

But Chu Jiang's current strength was already close to that of a Grandmaster, so it was naturally incomparable to a Grievance Tier demon. His physical body surged, and he punched the Five Ghost Spider.

Terrifying power tore through the air instantly.

[Five Ghost Spider Remnant Soul, Grievance Tier Demon, ground into multiple fragments by the Demon Suppression Tower and sealed within. It can reflect its power from life and grant a wisp of demon remnant soul.]

[Demon remnant souls are formed from the origin of demons after death. A wisp of demon remnant soul can be exchanged for ten years of demon lifespan.]

"There's an unexpected bonus?"

Chu Jiang rejoiced inwardly. This System had indeed become much smarter after its upgrade, even absorbing remnant souls like this and converting them into demon lifespan.

Chu Jiang's eyes gleamed. This wasn't a Demon Suppression Tower, it was a golden tower! Unfortunately, after searching everywhere, he couldn't find a single demon.

After killing the demon remnant soul, no new demons spawned.

Helpless.

He could only step into the second floor.

Two peak Grievance Tier demons, Yin Water Demon Leopards.

Chu Jiang still defeated them without expending any effort.

Third floor.

Four peak Grievance Tier demons, Earth Ape Demons.

Chu Jiang still swept through them. His physical strength was too immense; his Blood Essence alone could suppress the strength of Grievance Tier demons to less than thirty percent.

"If this pattern continues, the fourth floor will have eight, the fifth floor will have sixteen, and the sixth floor will have thirty-two."

Chu Jiang pondered. It was no wonder that in a hundred years, only two people from the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Bureau had passed the sixth floor. Demons were inherently stronger than humans.

Dozens of demons of the same realm could grind you to death.

As for the seventh and eighth floors, there would be hundreds of peak Grievance Tier demons. Even a Grandmaster could lose half their Blood Essence.

This was merely Chu Jiang's guess. The Demon Suppression Tower was used to select human geniuses, so it likely wasn't as simple as he described.

Otherwise, the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Bureau wouldn't have gone a hundred years without a Class A genius.

Fourth floor.

Eight peak Grievance Tier demons, Ox Strength Fiends.

Golden light erupted from Chu Jiang's body. The charge of the Ox Strength Fiends didn't cause him any damage, but he could clearly feel it.

As the floors increased, the demons' methods became more and more varied. Although their realms were the same, their combat power varied greatly.

The Ox Strength Fiends on the fourth floor, individually, could contend with two Yin Water Demon Leopards from the second floor.

Soon, the eight Ox Strength Fiends were dealt with.

Fifth floor.

To his surprise, sixteen demons did not appear here.

There was only a single figure.

For the first time, Chu Jiang cast an appraisal spell. The System panel quickly displayed:

[Flying Sky Human Demon, a failed product of the Human Demon Experiment, Half-step Grandmaster Realm, from the Earth Fiend Hall. Fused with two hundred young boys and girls, twelve Grievance Tier demons, and refined with various heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Its physical body is extremely strong, capable of withstanding ten moves from a Grandmaster without defeat. It was suppressed by a Grandmaster expert and then locked in the Demon Suppression Tower, its soul split to become a guardian.]

The Flying Sky Human Demon let out a hoarse roar, spewing strange gibberish.

Its body was human-like, but covered in layers of thick black scales that shimmered with a cold, dark light, as if it were wearing black armor.

Its head retained the general outline of a human, but its eyes were like lanterns burning with green flames, revealing evil and madness.

The Flying Sky Human Demon suddenly let out a deafening roar, swinging its arms, as thick as willow trees, and lunged at the protagonist with destructive power.

However, Chu Jiang merely raised a hand slightly. A brilliant light erupted from his palm, transforming into a lightning-fire electric python that struck the Flying Sky Human Demon with lightning speed.

Red Dust Stepping Heaven Steps.

Space rippled.

His figure instantly vanished from his original spot, appearing behind the Flying Sky Human Demon the next moment.

His palm, carrying immense power, instantly suppressed the Flying Sky Human Demon, slamming it to the ground.

Chu Jiang's speed was too fast. Even though the Flying Sky Human Demon could fly, it couldn't catch up to him.

The Flying Sky Human Demon clashed with Chu Jiang multiple times, but was always suppressed. The power of lightning and fire continuously destroyed its body tissues.

Its aura grew weaker.

Finally, it completely dissipated.

[Flying Sky Human Demon, Half-step Grandmaster, contains extremely strong resentment, has already developed a small portion of Fiend energy within its body, obtained ten strands of Demon Remnant Soul]

Chu Jiang looked at the spot where the Flying Sky Human Demon had vanished and couldn't help but clench his fist. This damned Earth Fiend Hall actually used two hundred young boys and girls for biological experiments.

It wasn't limited to warriors; they didn't even spare ordinary children.

Two hundred families who had lost their children – how much blood and tears would that amount to?

Chu Jiang took a deep breath and secretly made a vow. The people of the Earth Fiend Hall.

He would definitely kill them.

The sixth floor.

There was still only a shadow here, its aura terrifying.

[Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui, Fiend Tier mutated demon, inherently brutal, the product of the fusion of Azure Sea Young Flood Dragon and Flying Sky Snake Demon, a rare successful test subject of the Earth Fiend Hall, captured and suppressed in the Demon Suppression Tower by Demon Suppressing Guard experts, its soul split to become a guardian]

The sixth floor.

It was actually a Fiend Tier great demon.

Among demons, reaching the Fiend Tier was enough to be called a great demon, equivalent to a human's Grandmaster realm.

This was only the sixth floor. There were the seventh, eighth, and rumored ninth floors.

Chu Jiang, who was initially quite confident, now doubted his entire life.

Was this something a human could actually clear?

"Kid, welcome to the sixth floor. It's been a long time since I've encountered a decent human prodigy. The ones who come here are too weak. I hope you can entertain me."

"Last ten breaths under me, and you'll pass!"

The Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui spoke slowly, its tone filled with laziness and ease, as if it were on vacation here.

The Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui had a fierce and imposing appearance, resembling a dragon yet not, a snake yet not. Its body was covered in gold and silver scales that reflected each other, emitting a strange light.

Its eyes were like lanterns, its height eight feet, and its physique enormous.

"You can talk?"

Chu Jiang was somewhat surprised.

He had thought that the demons here were all remnant souls that had lost their minds, retaining only their combat instincts. He hadn't expected the demon on this level to be able to speak.

It seemed to be quite lucid.

"Hmph, my bloodline is noble. How can I be compared to those low-level demons?"

The Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui's voice was deep and resonant, carrying a hint of disdain in its words, like the voice of a demon from the abyss, sending chills down one's spine.

Chu Jiang's eyebrows twitched. The Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui before him was different from the demons he had encountered before. It was not only a Fiend Tier demon but also mentally lucid, far beyond ordinary demons.

Chu Jiang drew his long saber. Inside the Demon Suppression Tower, all external powers could not be used. Weapons were also the long sabers provided by the Demon Suppression Tower.

"Ten breaths?"

A Fiend Tier great demon could only be contended with by a true Grandmaster. Ordinary Vajra Realm Peaks couldn't even last one breath, let alone ten.