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When Luo Feng first arrived in You Mountain City, his strongest blade technique had only just reached the eighth tier of the Eternal True God level. If he had come to challenge Dragon Tower back then, he might not have been able to clear the ninth floor.

However, with the insights gained from the Chaos Stele, Luo Feng had completely fused the four basic laws of metal, wood, water, and earth, and had also fused a trace of the Law of Fire. Combined with the cultivation insights from the hundred thousand epochs that followed in the Inheritance Space, Luo Feng had begun integrating the five laws of wind, lightning, light, space, and time with the four laws of metal, wood, water, and earth. He had raised Path of Nine Heavens, Gate of Life, and Radiant Guardian to the Eternal True God level.

"Path of Nine Heavens"—"Exploration."

"Gate of Life"—"Song of Life."

"Radiant Guardian"—"Light of Blossoming."

Combined with the mysteries of Time Origin and Destruction Origin, Exploration was at the peak of the eighth tier of the Eternal True God level, Song of Life was at the ninth tier, and Light of Blossoming was at the middle stage of the ninth tier. The ninth tier meant one foot had already stepped into the Saint Realm, while the middle stage of the ninth tier had reached the lowest threshold of the Saint Realm.

Luo Feng's Water and Fire Scorch Heaven had previously been at the eighth tier. It was not strange for him to go from the eighth tier to the peak of the eighth tier, then to the ninth tier.

Luo Feng had originally not delved deeply into law fusion, as his focus had been on the mysteries of Destruction Origin. Now that his law fusion had improved so quickly, combined with the mysteries of Origin, it was enough to usher in an explosive period of growth.

The ninth floor was still a solitary island surrounded by black-blue seawater.

The minotaur and the enchanting zither maiden stood on the island, their gazes falling upon Luo Feng as he emerged from the passageway.

"Chimei, someone's here, someone's here." The minotaur Li Man spoke leisurely.

"Hopefully he isn't too weak." Chimei, the zither maiden, glanced at the silver-armored Luo Feng without paying much attention.

Luo Feng landed on the island, and Li Man and Chimei, the two seated gatekeepers, finally rose to their feet.

"Challenger..." The minotaur Li Man had just begun to speak when his eyes widened. The silver-armored man had attacked without saying a word.

"Chimei, stand aside and watch. Let me teach this human brat a proper lesson." The minotaur Li Man was somewhat angered.

As he spoke, the suppression of his Miniature Universe descended, and he strode toward Luo Feng.

Each of his six hands held a sharp steel blade.

"Good timing." Luo Feng finally spoke.

"Looking for a beating!" the minotaur Li Man roared.

The two sides clashed in an instant.

Both were blade wielders who pursued speed and unpredictability in their techniques.

Relying solely on his comprehension of laws, the minotaur Li Man had fused the ten basic laws to near perfection, only one step away from the Chaos Law. His blade techniques appeared to have reached near perfection as well. Every strike possessed the might of the peak eighth tier of the Eternal True God level, even the ninth tier, and he had achieved this through law application alone.

Luo Feng's law fusion was considerably inferior to Li Man's, but Luo Feng had comprehended two mysteries of Origin. The mysteries of Destruction Origin had even reached the minor accomplishment stage. Combined with his existing laws, his strength was naturally not weak. Even with only a "scrap iron" blade in hand, he could unleash peak eighth-tier power. With Song of Life or Light of Blossoming, he could even reach the ninth tier.

Yet once they exchanged blows, Luo Feng truly felt how terrifying the minotaur Li Man was.

His blade techniques were clearly at most at the ninth tier of the Eternal True God level, but the combined force of six blades made his attacks terrifyingly powerful, as if their might exceeded the ninth tier.

"His defense is even stronger than his offense. Guarded by six blades, he can make himself completely watertight." Luo Feng was shocked. He could not find even the slightest flaw or opportunity.

Six arms controlled by one consciousness naturally made both attacking and defending far stronger than Luo Feng's single blade.

Relying on Song of Life, Luo Feng was clearly faster and his blade technique more unpredictable, yet he was still at a disadvantage.

Only Light of Blossoming allowed him to gain a slight upper hand!

"The ninth floor truly is far more difficult than the eighth." Luo Feng frowned. The eighth floor had only been at the middle stage of the eighth tier, while the ninth floor was the absolute limit of the Eternal True God level.

Luo Feng discovered that even after using Light of Blossoming, he could only gain a slight advantage. Yet Li Man had six arms, and those six arms coordinated perfectly. From the moment they began fighting until now, Luo Feng had been unable to find a single flaw.

Powerful in close combat and unafraid of soul attacks, such an opponent was a true examiner of law comprehension.

If he could use the Blood Shadow Blade, Chaos Golden Wings, Blood God Armor, or burn divine power, Luo Feng could win easily. Unfortunately, using any of those methods meant failure.

My law comprehension is still lacking. Luo Feng thought.

If his laws were stronger, or if the mysteries of Origin were stronger, Luo Feng was confident he could clear this floor. But now, he was clearly still just short.

However, that did not mean there was no chance.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The two sides exchanged rapid blows again and again, neither yielding.

Although Luo Feng remained undefeated, he could not defeat Li Man, whose law comprehension was nearly perfect.

"What's going on? I actually can't defeat this human!" After fighting for so long, Li Man became even more enraged. He had discovered that he could not defeat this silver-armored human at all.

"Barbarian, do you need me to act?" Chimei, the enchanting zither maiden who had been watching from outside the battle, had also seen the stalemate. It was clear that Li Man alone could not defeat the challenger.

"Attack together!" As gatekeepers, their mission was to stop challengers to the greatest extent possible. Naturally, they had no room for sentiment.

"Human, die!" With Chimei joining in, Li Man's confidence soared. Under the effects of a soul illusion, this human's strength would surely decline.

Yet immediately afterward, he realized that he was wrong—terribly wrong.

Chimei sat cross-legged in the air, and the strings of the zither in her hands began to sound as she unleashed a soul illusion. Yet she discovered that the human was completely unaffected.

"Damn it, soul illusions are useless against him." Chimei helplessly transmitted her voice.

"Then let's kill him with material attacks together!" the minotaur Li Man shouted. At the same time, all six of his arms began to extend as he used an entangling technique, trying to trap Luo Feng.

Chimei nodded. The ancient zither in her hands transformed into countless bamboo-slat-like blades circling around her, numbering more than a hundred thousand.

"Go!"

At Chimei's command, every blade surrounding her flew at hundreds of thousands of times the speed of light. Each possessed power comparable to the peak eighth tier of the Eternal True God level, and they instantly struck toward Luo Feng.

This was precisely the method of a controller.

"So fast!" Luo Feng was shocked. This was the Origin Continent, yet an Eternal True God could still employ such methods. If he had not comprehended the mysteries of Time Origin, Luo Feng would not have been confident of blocking such an assault.

Luo Feng's blade technique changed. Using the defensive form of Radiant Guardian, he swung several slashes around himself. The blade lights entwined and formed layers of blade shields, which blocked Chimei's attack.

However, the minotaur Li Man's blades seized the opportunity and slashed at Luo Feng like ghosts.

Luo Feng calmly changed his stance, but with attacks coming from both near and far, he was completely forced into a passive disadvantage!

"Excellent!"

Luo Feng grinned. He did not feel embarrassed by being forced into a passive position. Instead, he rather enjoyed the feeling. He could have used the Divine Eye Secret Technique to kill Chimei, but what Luo Feng needed was this oppressive pressure. Under such complete pressure, he could gradually perfect his blade techniques.

Being suppressed meant there was room to rebound and improve.

Luo Feng was almost entirely on the defensive, though he could still occasionally counterattack. With every exchange, he was no longer searching for flaws in his enemies, but flaws within his own blade techniques.

My blade technique can still change like this...

As Luo Feng sought variations to block their attacks, he began to discover flaws in his own blade techniques...

The island and seawater of the ninth floor stirred up towering waves because of the three-way battle.

After a long period of slaughter, the island had shattered completely and sunk beneath the seawater, yet the three figures in the air showed no sign of fatigue or stopping.

Converted into Earth time, this battle had already lasted nearly two months of day and night.

"He's growing stronger. It seems we can no longer do anything to him." Chimei's voice sounded in Li Man's mind.

"But he can't do anything to us either. He can't clear this floor," Li Man replied.

Dragon Tower had a rule: only by killing the gatekeepers could one be considered to have passed.

As the gatekeeper of Dragon Tower's ninth floor, Li Man's defense with six blades was completely watertight, nearly perfect. Without absolutely overwhelming power, it was impossible to get past him.

When he joined forces with Chimei, one truly could not pass without Saint Realm strength.

"I've never fought such a battle before. This is truly satisfying!" Luo Feng showed no sign of fatigue. Under the pressure, his blade techniques continued to improve and become more refined. From being completely disadvantaged at first, to a slight disadvantage later, to being evenly matched now, his progress over these thirty days had been immense.

First Arrival, Water and Fire Scorch Heaven, Exploration, and Light of Blossoming—Luo Feng gradually discovered certain flaws within each of these blade techniques. After this battle, they became even more refined and perfect.

However, once they had reached an even match, Luo Feng had completely lost the pressure, so his improvement naturally slowed and even came to a halt.

Luo Feng naturally realized this problem as well.

"Without pressure, the tempering effect is gone." Luo Feng frowned, then glanced at Chimei. "In that case, it can only end now!"

Very suddenly, a Divine Eye appeared before Chimei. An intangible yet sharp impact of will shot out from the Divine Eye and rushed toward her. Before Chimei could fully react, her entire body instantly dissipated from the space of the ninth floor.

"Chimei is dead?" The minotaur Li Man froze. Only now did he realize that this silver-armored human's strongest ability was not close combat, but soul illusions.

"You're next." Luo Feng looked at the minotaur and grinned.

When he had first arrived, his Radiant Guardian could only suppress the minotaur slightly. Now it had become somewhat stronger. If he slowly wore the minotaur down, he should be able to kill him.

"Hmph, you can kill Chimei, but you still can't kill me!" The minotaur Li Man was unafraid.

"Is that so?" Luo Feng smiled.

Boom!

The two clashed once again. This time, Luo Feng completely suppressed the minotaur. Even though the minotaur had six blades and incredibly strong defenses, after fighting for so long, Luo Feng had found some methods. He deliberately forced his opponent to reveal flaws and wounded the minotaur a little each time... until those injuries accumulated into grave wounds.

They fought again and again...

Finally, when the fifth day arrived, the severely wounded minotaur Li Man took Luo Feng's final strike, and his entire body vanished from the space of the ninth floor.

"Ding. All nine floors cleared. You will now proceed to the next Dragon Tower." The familiar prompt sounded again, and the dazzling passageway appeared before him once more.

"I passed." Luo Feng was secretly thrilled.