Tower Duel

Once everyone had arrived, Yan Xuan stepped forward.

"Everyone, we're all familiar with Tower Duels. Whoever climbs the highest and lasts the longest will be the final victor."

Yan Xuan shouted, "Additionally, I advise everyone that if you cannot hold on, do not force yourselves. Since this is a contest, I also hope you will stop before things go too far."

"Since it's a contest, injuries are inevitable. That's perfectly normal."

However, Han Yun said indifferently.

Yesterday, his disciple Cao Zhu had already told him how Lin Fan had bullied him. Naturally, he wanted his disciple to repay this grudge.

"Hmph!"

Yan Xuan snorted coldly. "Open the Symbol Master Tower!"

With a wave of his hand, he strode forward.

Behind him were three Symbol Masters from Flame City.

Seeing the four step out, the experienced Symbol Masters nearby promptly began backing away.

The four arrived before the Symbol Master Tower, and powerful Spiritual Fluctuations surged wildly from their bodies like a tide.

Buoyed by this Spiritual Power, the four of them gradually rose from the ground and hovered ten feet above it.

"Symbol Master Tower, open!"

Yan Xuan shouted in a low voice. Four powerful streams of Spiritual Power immediately rushed toward the tightly shut stone doors of the Symbol Master Tower, condensing into a light seal that landed in the indentation on the doors.

"Rumble!"

In an instant, the entire Symbol Master Tower began to tremble, and the tightly shut stone doors slowly opened.

"Buzz!"

An incomparably powerful Spiritual Fluctuation surged from within and swept outward in every direction.

Some Symbol Masters standing too close were sent stumbling about, thoroughly disheveled.

"As expected of the Symbol Master Tower!"

When that Spiritual Fluctuation surged forth, Lin Fan also felt a wave of pressure.

Han Yun stared greedily at the Symbol Master Tower and said to the people from Skyfire City, "In this Tower Duel, victory is the only option!"

"The Tower Duel begins!"

As Yan Xuan's words fell, numerous figures immediately rushed madly toward the Symbol Master Tower.

Seeing Zhou Tong and the other Symbol Masters from Skyfire City enter, Zi Yue said to Lin Fan, "Let's go in too!"

"Alright."

Lin Fan nodded, waved toward Lin Dong in the distance, and the three of them rushed toward the Symbol Master Tower.

"Lin Fan, this time, we're counting on you. Be careful!"

Just as Lin Fan was about to enter the Symbol Master Tower, Yan Xuan's voice suddenly rang beside his ear.

Lin Fan nodded, then disappeared into the tower.

The moment he passed through the entrance, Lin Fan felt an enormous spiritual pressure bearing down on him.

Under that pressure, his body actually sank slightly.

Fortunately, his Divine Sense was powerful enough that this spiritual pressure did not cause him much difficulty.

Lin Fan looked ahead. This place was filled with powerful Spiritual Fluctuations, and he felt as though he had entered an ocean of spiritual energy.

These Spiritual Fluctuations were an extremely pure form of Spiritual Power. After falling onto Lin Fan's body, they passed directly through him and entered his Niwan Palace.

When the fluctuations swept over the Origin Spirit Talisman within his Niwan Palace, Lin Fan immediately felt that the color of his spirit talisman had brightened somewhat, as though its impurities had been removed.

Although the Origin Spirit Talisman had not grown much stronger, it was more refined than before.

"The cleansing power on the first floor is too weak. I should keep going up!"

With that thought, Lin Fan sprinted toward the second floor.

This scene naturally drew the envy of quite a few people.

After all, with their strength, merely taking a step here was extremely difficult, let alone moving as swiftly as he did.

Zi Yue and Lin Dong followed closely behind him.

Passing through a Spiritual Barrier, the three arrived on the second floor.

There were far fewer people on the second floor than on the first, but it was still quite lively.

They did not linger and continued upward.

Before long, they arrived on the fourth floor.

The space here suddenly seemed empty. It was not that this floor was larger, but that very few people had made it this far.

After all, anyone able to reach the fourth floor was at least not far from becoming a Two-Seal Symbol Master.

Within the fourth floor, the Symbol Masters of Flame City and Skyfire City sat in two clearly divided groups, and the atmosphere between them was extremely tense.

Lin Fan swept his gaze across the Symbol Masters from Flame City and discovered that three of them were injured.

"Hmph! You dare bully the Symbol Masters of Flame City!"

Lin Fan snorted coldly as the power of his Divine Sense surged forth, directly inflicting heavy injuries on the Symbol Masters from Skyfire City.

With their bodies injured, they could no longer remain on the fourth floor. As a result, it would be difficult for them to gain any further benefits from this Tower Duel.

After dealing with this trivial matter, the three proceeded to the fifth floor.

Upon reaching this floor, the spiritual pressure had nearly doubled.

Since Lin Dong was only at the peak of the One-Seal Talisman Master realm, remaining here was already quite difficult for him.

Lin Fan transmitted his voice to Lin Dong. "Stay here and activate your Spirit Talisman Vortex. Absorb the Spiritual Power here and break through to the Two-Seal realm. After you break through, continue upward."

"I understand."

Lin Dong nodded, sat down cross-legged, and began cultivating.

"Let's keep going!"

Lin Fan called out to Zi Yue, and the two continued onward.

Very soon, at the entrance to the sixth floor, they saw Cao Zhu with fury blazing in his eyes.

Beside Cao Zhu stood another man.

Cao Zhu said to the man beside him, "Senior Brother Liu Long, he's the one who stole my Ice Profound Sword!"

Liu Long narrowed his eyes slightly and said to Lin Fan, "Kid, hand over my junior brother's Ice Profound Sword!"

Zi Yue stepped forward and said coldly, "Do you think we're afraid of you?"

Liu Long gave Zi Yue a solemn look, then said to Lin Fan, "Kid, do you only know how to hide behind a woman? Are you even a man?"

"Even though I know you're trying to provoke me, I'm still very annoyed!"

A cold glint flashed in Lin Fan's eyes. He said to Zi Yue beside him, "Zi Yue, go up first. I'll let these two learn why flowers are so red!"

"Alright."

Zi Yue nodded and stepped directly through the Spiritual Barrier.

She knew Lin Fan's true strength, so she naturally was not worried about his safety.

After Zi Yue left, Liu Long sneered. "Kid, as long as you hand over the Ice Profound Sword, compensate us with twenty thousand Yang Essence Stones, and leave the Symbol Master Tower, we'll let you go safely."

"Pah!"

Lin Fan spat. "Who the hell do you think you are, acting so arrogantly before me?"

"Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, don't blame us."

Liu Long shook his head and said to Cao Zhu, "Attack together. Cripple him!"

In an instant, several cold flashes shot from Cao Zhu's sleeves and flew toward Lin Fan like lightning.

At the same time, Liu Long beckoned with his hand, and a Red Flame Sword Shadow flew out of his Cosmos Sack.

The instant the fiery red sword shadow appeared, it carried a scorching aura. Its light flickered, making it appear extraordinarily remarkable.