The Nine Dragons Tower stood in the heart of the Nine Dragons Mountain Range.
Throughout You Mountain City, anyone at the True God level or above could challenge the Nine Dragons Tower.
There were nine dragon towers, three representing combat power, three representing willpower, and three representing comprehension.
The dragon towers that tested combat power and willpower had three levels in the first tower that True Gods might be able to clear. Clearing levels three through six required the Void True God level, while levels seven through nine required the Eternal True God Level. Beginning with the second tower, the required level was Saint Realm or higher. As for the third tower, only those above the God King level could clear it.
As for the dragon towers representing comprehension, anyone with sufficiently high comprehension could potentially reach the top.
Anyone who cleared the first dragon tower was considered capable of reaching the Eternal True God Level. Those who cleared the first eight levels of the second dragon tower had no problem becoming eternal and had a fairly good chance of becoming a saint. Those who reached the third dragon tower had astonishing potential and were highly likely to become saints. As for those who completed the third tower, they could be said to be reserve Saint Realm experts. They even had a sliver of hope of becoming God Kings, but no one had ever managed to accomplish this.
After Luo Feng had secluded himself to comprehend for nearly ten Eras, he finally chose to begin challenging the Nine Dragons Tower.
The nine dragon towers stood in three rows of three, forming a triangular formation. At the center of the formation stood a stele with three faces, known as the Nine Dragon Ranking. Each face of the Nine Dragon Ranking was densely covered with records, listing the rankings of the challengers' combat power, willpower, and comprehension.
The Nine Dragon Ranking did not exist only at the Nine Dragons Tower. It was also established in many conspicuous locations and territories throughout You Mountain City, allowing everyone to monitor changes in the rankings at any time.
The ranking representing combat power was called the Heavenly Dragon Ranking. The one ranked first was impressively You Mountain God King, followed by God King Tong Yuan in second and Shadow God King in third. All three had cleared the three dragon towers.
Fourth, Mountain Alliance, Kaser!
Fifth, Mountain Alliance, Li Gui.
Sixth, Nine Regions Palace, Wu Chen.
Seventh... eighth...
Ninth, Mountain Alliance, Mu Lihua.
Tenth...
The willpower ranking was called the Azure Dragon Ranking. The top three were still the three God Kings.
Fourth was Mountain Alliance, Kaser.
Fifth, Nine Regions Palace, Wu Chen.
Sixth, Mountain Alliance, Mu Lihua.
Seventh, Mountain Alliance, Li Gui.
Eighth...
The talent and comprehension ranking was called the Hidden Dragon Rankings. None of the three God Kings appeared on it.
Ranked first was Mountain Alliance's Palace Master Lihua, Mu Lihua.
Second was Mountain Alliance, Kaser.
Third was Mountain Alliance, Cuo Tuo Spirit Child.
Fourth, Nine Regions Palace, Wu Chen.
Fifth...
"Only Saint Lord Wuchen is ranked decently in Nine Regions Palace. The others are basically at the bottom." Luo Feng shook his head. No wonder Saint Lord Wuchen had said that Nine Regions Palace was at a disadvantage. Judging from these rankings alone, it was far more than just a slight disadvantage.
"Palace Master Lihua is ninth on the Heavenly Dragon Ranking. If the three God Kings are excluded, she ranks sixth. She's third on the Azure Dragon Ranking, and she's actually first on the Hidden Dragon Rankings. No wonder God King Tong Yuan accepted her as a disciple." Luo Feng thought to himself. As a lifeform from the Universe Ocean who had also seized the body of the Primal Universe, Palace Master Lihua possessed such astonishing talent and comprehension. If she did not fall in the future, her achievements would likely be extremely high.
"However, she and I are probably mortal enemies now. Either she dies or I do." Luo Feng thought secretly. "With her pride, she probably won't ask God King Tong Yuan to act. In that case, I have nothing to fear. If she wants to kill me, she can only challenge me to a life-and-death battle. But as an Eternal True God, I have the right to refuse."
"If she acts outside the city, she'll be the one to die instead."
As long as no God King acted, Luo Feng had nothing to fear.
In the Nine Regions Domain City or You Mountain Imperial Capital, when conflicts between people could not be resolved, they could only be settled through life-and-death battles in the battle arena district. However, life-and-death battles also had restrictions. Those one realm weaker had the right to refuse a challenge. Palace Master Lihua was a Sixth Source Saint Realm expert challenging Luo Feng, an Eternal True God, so Luo Feng naturally had the right to refuse.
If Palace Master Lihua acted elsewhere outside the city, Luo Feng had the Star Tower and the Lie Yuan Technique. He would welcome it even more.
Whether inside or outside the city, Luo Feng was in a safe position.
Moreover, he still had one Era of Reincarnation to increase his strength. In the best case, he could break through to the Saint Realm. In the worst case, even if he failed to break through, he would certainly be able to nurture a World Beast Warrior at the Sixth Source Saint Realm level. In either situation, Luo Feng no longer feared Palace Master Lihua, a Sixth Source Saint Realm expert.
"More importantly, my potential should be no lower than hers!" Luo Feng grinned.
What a joke. He had likewise seized the body of the Primal Universe, and he had become a True God with a hundred-thousand-fold Perfect Gene. He also had the World Beast King, and his willpower had reached the Saint Realm Top-Tier level. In every aspect, he was not inferior to her.
In the You Mountain Empire, potential was also part of strength.
Luo Feng had already engraved this sentence deeply into his memory. Only by displaying sufficient potential would the empire nurture him.
"Quite a few people have come to challenge the dragon towers!" Luo Feng swept his gaze around. "I'll take a look at combat power first."
Luo Feng's gaze fell on the three dragon towers that tested combat power.
These three dragon towers looked exactly alike. Each had nine levels and stood hundreds of millions of kilometers tall. The three dragon towers were connected, and only the one on the far right had an entrance. As for the exit, anyone who voluntarily admitted defeat would be teleported out.
"Only five people are waiting. Four are True Gods, and the last is a Void True God. It's pretty quick." Luo Feng noticed a display at the entrance showing the number of people waiting. There was currently one challenger inside the dragon tower, while five people were waiting outside. Luo Feng was the sixth person waiting.
After waiting for more than half a day, the Void True God who had entered last was finally defeated on the fifth level of the first tower and blasted out.
"Just a little short." The Void True God who had been blasted out shook his head before leaving.
Luo Feng glanced at him and withdrew his gaze.
Finally, it was his turn!
Luo Feng immediately walked into the dragon tower. Space and time shifted, and he arrived in a vast, empty space. There was nothing around him except a golden stele before him.
Drip!
"Challenger, this is your first time challenging the dragon tower. Please inject divine power into the stele and enter the name you wish to use!" The prompt sounded in Luo Feng's mind.
Luo Feng injected a strand of divine power into the stele and wrote the two characters "Galaxy."
"Nine Regions Palace's Galaxy, Eternal True God. Registration successful. You may begin the challenge! You may only choose weapons provided inside the tower. Please select your weapon!"
As the prompt sounded again, all kinds of weapons appeared before Luo Feng: spears, swords, long lances, shields, long staffs, and numerous others, densely packed together.
Without hesitation, Luo Feng chose a War Blade about the same size as the Blood Shadow Blade.
"You may begin the challenge!" The prompt sounded once again.
A dazzling passage suddenly appeared in the space before Luo Feng. Without hesitation, he walked into it.
Before him was an isolated island ten million kilometers in diameter. Black-blue seawater surrounded it on all sides, and towering waves battered the shore continuously, producing booming sounds.
The moment Luo Feng landed on the island, his gaze locked onto the two Alien Race figures before him, each a million kilometers tall. One had two legs and six arms, with a head resembling a bull's head and scarlet eyes. Each of his hands gripped a blade, for a total of six blades. The other had two legs and two arms, with delicate and attractive features. Her heavy makeup made her look alluring and dreamlike, filled with seductive charm. In her hands, she held a zither-like musical instrument.
The Nine Dragons Tower's combat-power trial tested both close combat and the soul.
The six-armed bull-headed man had been designed without a soul and was unaffected by illusions. He was exceptionally skilled in close combat. The seductive zither woman, on the other hand, could be affected by illusions but was also skilled in illusion techniques. Their close combat and illusions complemented each other almost perfectly.
Once a challenger had a weakness, they could not pass.
"Someone's here! Someone's here!" The bull-headed man looked toward Luo Feng with blazing anticipation.
The seductive zither woman looked over as well, her bright eyes blinking slightly.
"Die!" Luo Feng had no desire to waste time with them. He instantly turned his hand into a blade, sending an incredibly swift blade light toward the two. Before the bull-headed man and the seductive zither woman could react, they completely turned to ashes under their horrified gazes.
The first level was only aimed at True Gods and posed no threat to Luo Feng whatsoever.
"Drip. First level cleared. Please proceed to the second level." A prompt sounded in Luo Feng's mind, and a dazzling passage appeared ahead.
Luo Feng flew into it and soon reached the second level.
The second level was the same as the first. It still had a bull-headed man and a seductive zither woman, only their strength was somewhat greater. Yet Luo Feng still destroyed them with a flip of his hand.
The first through third levels were aimed at True Gods. The third through sixth levels were aimed at Void True Gods, while the seventh through ninth levels were at the Eternal True God level.
From the first through the seventh level, Luo Feng cleared each one with a single move, without the slightest challenge.
Only upon reaching the eighth level did Luo Feng wield his blade, but he still cleared the level with ease.
The ninth level was where Luo Feng's comprehension of and application of Laws and Origin Mysteries were tested.
The bull-headed man and seductive zither woman on the ninth level were both at the Eternal True God Pinnacle level. Their casual attacks possessed peak Eternal True God eighth-order power, and some of their techniques even reached ninth-order power.
When challenging the Nine Dragons Tower, the first restriction was that Divine Power Burning Secret Technique could not be used, and the second was that no Supreme Treasures could be used. Only the "steel weapons" provided by the Nine Dragons Tower were allowed. The weapons' hardness was such that even God Kings could not destroy them, but they provided no amplification whatsoever, amounting to nothing more than a piece of "scrap metal."
The Nine Dragons Tower tested one's comprehension and application of Laws and Origin Mysteries. If one's ultimate techniques or secret techniques failed to reach the required level, it was impossible to pass.
On the ninth level of this tower, the bull-headed man and seductive zither woman had both reached the absolute limit of the Eternal True God level in their application of Laws. They were only a thread away from the Saint Realm level.
Those at the Eternal True God Pinnacle in name generally still could not clear this level. Only those with Saint Realm combat power could cross it.