Breaking into the Nine Dragons Tower

The Nine Dragons Tower stood in the heart of the Nine Dragons Mountain Range.

Within all of You Mountain City, anyone at the True God level or above could challenge the Nine Dragons Tower.

Of the nine Dragon Towers, three represented combat strength, three represented willpower, and three represented comprehension.

For the Dragon Towers testing combat strength and willpower, True Gods could potentially clear the first three floors of the first tower. Floors four through six required Void True Gods, while floors seven through nine required the Eternal True God level. Starting from the second tower, one needed to be at the Saint Realm or above. As for the third tower, only God Kings or higher could clear it.

As for the Dragon Towers representing comprehension, anyone with sufficiently high comprehension could potentially make it far.

Those who could clear the first Dragon Tower were considered capable of potentially reaching the Eternal True God level. Those who cleared the first eight floors of the second Dragon Tower would have no problem becoming Eternal True Gods and would also have a considerable chance of becoming Saints. Reaching the third Dragon Tower meant one possessed astonishing potential, with becoming a Saint being highly likely. As for clearing the entire third tower, one could be considered a Saint Realm candidate and even have a sliver of a chance to become a God King. However, no one had ever managed to reach that step.

After Luo Feng had secluded himself to comprehend for nearly ten epochs, he finally chose to challenge the Nine Dragons Tower.

The nine Dragon Towers stood in three rows of three, forming a triangular formation. At the center of that formation stood a stone stele with three faces, known as the Nine Dragon Ranking. Each face of the Nine Dragon Ranking was densely covered in written records, corresponding to the rankings of those challenging the Dragon Towers in combat strength, willpower, and comprehension.

The Nine Dragon Ranking did not exist only at the Nine Dragons Tower. Many conspicuous locations and territories throughout You Mountain City also had copies of the Nine Dragon Ranking, allowing everyone to keep track of changes in its rankings at any time.

The ranking for combat strength was called the Heavenly Dragon Ranking. In first place was none other than 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, and its 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, and none of the three God Kings were listed on it.

First place belonged to 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...

"Within Nine Regions Palace, only Saint Lord Wuchen has a decent ranking. The others are basically near the bottom." Luo Feng shook his head. No wonder Saint Lord Wuchen had said Nine Regions Palace was at a disadvantage. Judging from these rankings alone, they were not merely at a slight disadvantage.

"Palace Master Lihua ranks ninth on the Heavenly Dragon Ranking. Excluding the three God Kings, that puts her sixth. She's third on the Azure Dragon Ranking and somehow first on the Hidden Dragon Rankings. No wonder God King Tong Yuan accepted her as his disciple." Luo Feng thought to himself. Palace Master Lihua was a lifeform from the Universe Ocean and had also possessed the Primal Universe. With such talent and comprehension, if she did not perish in the future, her achievements would likely be extremely high.

"However, she and I are probably already mortal enemies. There can be no coexistence between us." Luo Feng silently thought, With her pride, she probably wouldn't go so far as to 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 we fight outside the city, she would be the one to die instead."

As long as no God King acted, Luo Feng had nothing to fear.

In Nine Regions Domain City, or in the Imperial Capital, You Mountain City, irreconcilable conflicts could only be settled through life-and-death battles in the battle arena district. However, such battles had restrictions. Those a full realm lower in strength had the right to refuse a challenge. Palace Master Lihua was a Sixth Source Saint Realm, while Luo Feng was an Eternal True God, so Luo Feng naturally had the right to refuse.

If Palace Master Lihua chose to attack elsewhere outside the city, Luo Feng would have 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.

Besides, he still had one reincarnation epoch to improve his strength. If things went well, he could break through to the Saint Realm. At worst, even if he could not break through to the Saint Realm, he would certainly be able to nurture a World Beast warrior at the Sixth Source Saint Realm level. Under either circumstance, Luo Feng would no longer fear a Sixth Source Saint Realm Palace Master Lihua.

"More importantly, my potential should be no less than hers!" Luo Feng grinned.

What a joke. He had also possessed the Primal Universe, had become a True God with a hundred-thousandfold perfect genetic structure, possessed a World Beast King, and had willpower at the peak of the Saint Realm. In every respect, he was no worse than her.

Within the You Mountain Empire, potential was also a part of strength.

Luo Feng had firmly remembered those words. Only by displaying sufficient potential would the empire cultivate him.

"There are quite a lot of people challenging the Dragon Towers!" Luo Feng swept his gaze around. "Let's take a look at combat strength first."

Luo Feng's gaze settled on the three Dragon Towers that tested combat strength.

The three Dragon Towers all looked identical. Each had nine floors and stood hundreds of millions of kilometers tall. The three towers were connected together, and only the tower on the far right had an entrance. As for the exit, one only needed to surrender voluntarily to be teleported out.

"Only five are waiting. Four True Gods, and the last one is a Void True God. It should be quick." Luo Feng noticed a display at the Dragon Tower entrance showing the number of people waiting. There was currently one challenger inside the tower and five people waiting outside. Luo Feng was the sixth person waiting.

After waiting for a little more than half a day, the Void True God who had entered last was ultimately defeated on the fifth floor of the first tower and blasted out.

"Just a little short." The blasted-out Void True God shook his head, then left.

Luo Feng took a glance before withdrawing his gaze.

Finally, it was his turn!

Luo Feng immediately entered the Dragon Tower. Space-time shifted, and he arrived in an empty space. There was nothing around him except for a golden stone stele before him.

Beep!

"Challenger, this is your first time challenging the Dragon Tower. Please inject divine power into the stone stele and note the name you wish to use!" A prompt sounded in Luo Feng's mind.

Luo Feng injected a strand of divine power into the stone stele, then wrote the two words, "Galaxy."

"Nine Regions Palace, Galaxy, Eternal True God. Record successful. You may challenge the tower! You may only choose weapons provided within the tower. Please select your weapon!"

As the prompt sounded again, all kinds of weapons appeared before Luo Feng: spears, swords, lances, shields, long staffs, and countless others.

Without hesitation, Luo Feng selected a saber similar in size to the Blood Shadow Blade.

"You may begin the challenge!" The prompt sounded once more.

A dazzling passage suddenly appeared in the space before Luo Feng. Without hesitation, he stepped inside.

Before him was an isolated island ten million kilometers in diameter, surrounded by dark blue-black seawater. Towering waves continuously crashed against the shore, producing thunderous roars.

The moment Luo Feng landed on the island, his gaze locked onto the two alien figures before him. Each stood a million kilometers tall. One had two legs and six arms, with a head resembling that of a bull and scarlet eyes. Each of his hands held a saber, for a total of six. The other had two legs and two arms, with delicate, beautiful features and heavy makeup that made her seem seductive and dreamlike, full of charm. In her hands was a zither-like instrument.

The Nine Dragons Tower's combat strength test examined both close combat and the soul.

The six-armed bull-headed man had been designed without a soul, making him immune to illusion techniques and extremely proficient in close combat. The seductive zither woman could be affected by illusion techniques, but she herself excelled at them. With close combat and illusions combined, they formed an almost flawless pairing.

The slightest weakness would make it impossible to pass.

"Someone's here, someone's here." The bull-headed man's gaze burned as he looked toward the direction Luo Feng had arrived from.

The seductive zither woman also looked over, her beautiful eyes blinking lightly.

"Die!" Luo Feng had no interest in wasting words. He immediately formed a blade with his hand, sending an incomparably swift blade light flying toward them. Before the bull-headed man and seductive zither woman could react, they turned completely to ash under their terrified gazes.

The first floor was only meant for True Gods and posed no threat whatsoever to Luo Feng.

"Beep. First floor cleared. Please proceed to the second floor." A prompt sounded in Luo Feng's mind, and a dazzling passage appeared ahead.

Luo Feng flew into it and soon arrived at the second floor.

The second floor was the same as the first, with the same bull-headed man and seductive zither woman, only somewhat stronger. Yet Luo Feng still wiped them out with a casual motion.

The first through third floors were only for True Gods. The third through sixth floors targeted Void True Gods, while the seventh through ninth floors were for Eternal True Gods.

From the first floor through the seventh, Luo Feng passed with a single move each time, without encountering the slightest challenge.

Only upon reaching the eighth floor did Luo Feng draw his saber, but he still cleared that floor with ease.

The ninth floor was where Luo Feng's comprehension of laws and the mysteries of the origin was tested.

The bull-headed man and seductive zither woman on the ninth floor were both at the limit of the Eternal True God level. Their casual attacks possessed the power of peak eighth-stage Eternal True Gods, and they even had techniques that reached ninth-stage power.

When challenging the Nine Dragons Tower, one was forbidden from using divine power-burning secret techniques and all supreme treasures. Only the "steel weapons" provided by the Nine Dragons Tower could be used. These weapons were so sturdy that even God Kings could not destroy them, but they had no amplification whatsoever and were equivalent to mere "scrap iron."

The Nine Dragons Tower tested one's comprehension and application of laws and the mysteries of the origin. If one's ultimate technique or secret technique did not meet the corresponding requirements, it would be impossible to clear it.

On the ninth floor of this tower, the bull-headed man and seductive zither woman's application of laws had both reached the absolute limit of Eternal True Gods, only a trace away from the Saint Realm.

Those defined as Eternal True God limit experts generally still could not clear this floor. Only those with Saint Realm combat strength could cross it.