Demon Suppressing Tower First Floor

After forcing himself to slowly adapt to the darkness, Ye Wen began to look around. At this time, he noticed a faint light source on the wall, like small stones that could glow.

Ye Wen leaned closer to examine them, finding that each of these glowing stones was about the size of a pigeon's egg. Were these Night Luminous Stones? But that didn't seem right either; what kind of Night Luminous Stone could continuously emit light for tens of thousands of years?

These stones emitted a cold, white light. Although it wasn't very bright, for a Martial Artist, this amount of light was more than enough. Ye Wen saw the place where he had fallen, and above it was a large opening. Looking up through the opening, he saw only a smooth stone ladder. Ye Wen had just slid down this very ladder.

This was a sealed space, not too large, at most a few dozen square meters, with walls all around. The walls were made of hard rock, and he couldn't tell what material it was, or if there was something else strange about this place?

Because with Ye Wen's current physical strength, he couldn't even leave a mark on the wall. Ye Wen's physical strength was now incredibly powerful. Shattering concrete with a single punch was effortless for him. Yet here, he couldn't even leave a scratch.

Ye Wen discovered that the only way connecting to this space was the stone ladder he had just slid down. Additionally, there was another hole in the ground, with a stone ladder leading down. It seemed this was the passage downwards. Ye Wen ignored the ladder in the hole below; he wanted to see if he could climb out from where he came.

At this moment, Ye Wen began to climb the stone ladder he had slid down. Based on the time it took him to slide down, it was only a few seconds, so the ladder shouldn't be very long. He decided to climb up first and see if he could open the hole.

Ye Wen acted immediately, using all four limbs to grip the stone ladder and began to climb. A few times, he couldn't find a foothold and, halfway up, he slid back down again, landing face-first in the dirt. Ye Wen spat out the dirt that had gotten into his mouth and sighed.

"This is way harder than those water park attractions they show on TV during summer vacation back on Earth – the 'Splash Splash' challenge. That show was Ye Wen's favorite back then because you could see a lot of pretty girls, and they'd show the moment they fell into the water wearing swimsuits, with the camera zooming in repeatedly."

Ye Wen suddenly stood up and slapped himself. What was he thinking?

"In such a dangerous environment, I'm actually thinking about girls falling into the water in swimsuits!"

After sliding down a few times, Ye Wen gained some experience and began to climb upwards again.

"I'm so lucky this time, I haven't fallen for so long. I must be close to the top. Just a few more steps, and I'll be there!"

However, after another few minutes, Ye Wen felt like he had climbed at least twenty meters, but why hadn't he reached the top yet? Ye Wen couldn't help but look down and suddenly let out an incredulous sound.

"What, how is this possible? I've been climbing for so long, and I've only gone a few meters?"

Ye Wen couldn't understand it at all. He had been climbing for at least ten minutes, and by his estimation, he should have covered over a hundred meters. But when he looked back, he realized he was less than four meters from the ground space below.

Stimulated, Ye Wen wasn't paying attention and slid down again. Why is this happening? Ye Wen stared blankly at the stone ladder, I don't believe it!

It was then that he remembered the relics Old Uncle Zong had left him. Ever since arriving at Demon Suppressing City, Ye Wen had kept three items hidden on his person.

At this moment, he took out the dagger and tried to insert it into the stone ladder. The dagger slid in with ease. It was indeed an item that once belonged to the City Lord; it was incredibly sharp. Let's see if I can climb back this time!

Ye Wen's stubbornness kicked in. It was clearly a height of no more than ten meters; he refused to believe he couldn't climb it. Now, with the dagger, he could insert it into the stone ladder to create leverage, making his climb very easy. After climbing for another ten minutes, he looked down.

"Holy crap! I'm still here? Did I just climb for nothing?"

That's right, Ye Wen discovered that this time he had only climbed about four meters. Ye Wen's unwillingness to admit defeat drove him to climb again. Half an hour later, he was still in the same spot. After another hour of climbing, he was still in the same spot.

Ye Wen slid down the stone ladder. He decided he wasn't going to climb anymore. He suddenly laughed at himself self-deprecatingly.

"In the tens of thousands of years of history of Demon Suppressing City, there's never been a record of a suppressed Demon Race escaping. And here I was thinking I could easily get out."

As he looked up unintentionally, he saw that the holes he had made with the dagger had already healed. Ye Wen thought he was seeing things, so he made a few more holes in the stone ladder. In a short while, they all returned to their original state.

"Hiss!"

Ye Wen couldn't help but take a deep breath. It could even heal itself. What kind of place is this? He had been thinking of using the sharp dagger to dig a hole through the wall to escape, but it seemed that wouldn't work either.