The first layer of the second Dragon Tower was much like the first layer of the first, except that the minotaur Li Man and the zither player Chimei had both reached the high tier of the First-Origin Saint Realm.
By the rules, the guardians of each layer comprehended the Origin Mystery in which the challenger had achieved the most.
That meant both Li Man and Chimei had comprehended the Destruction Origin Mystery.
"Someone's here," Li Man said with a grin, looking at Luo Feng as he emerged from the passage. "Huh, an Eternal True God? He must have comprehended an Origin Mystery. To manage that as an Eternal True God, he's quite a genius."
"No need for you to step in. I can send him out easily." Chimei gave an alluring smile.
Li Man and Chimei appeared on every layer, but they clearly did not share one consciousness or set of memories across them. They knew only the challengers on their own layer.
"An Eternal True God who made it this far? Not bad. Let me play you a tune." Chimei flashed Luo Feng a seductive smile and placed her delicate fingers on the strings of her zither. She plucked them, sending a beautiful melody ringing through the entire space.
"Nicely played!" Luo Feng grinned at Chimei, completely unaffected.
"What? It has no effect on him at all!" Chimei stared at Luo Feng and immediately understood: the silver-armored human's will must have surpassed hers.
"He's yours," Chimei said to Li Man.
"Don't worry. He won't get past this layer." Li Man was full of confidence. Steel sabers had appeared in all six of his hands.
Like Luo Feng, he was a saber wielder who had comprehended the Destruction Origin Mystery—and his comprehension had already reached an advanced stage.
"Challenger, die!" Li Man moved almost as if he had teleported. Even without the Chaos Domain suppressing Luo Feng, his speed was terrifying.
That speed! Luo Feng's expression changed sharply.
Without the Chaos Golden Wings, Luo Feng was far slower than Li Man.
Six terrifying saber flashes, each brimming with destructive power, lit up at once. Every strike was impossibly fast. Their might far exceeded the peak of the Ninth-Order Eternal True God level, reaching even the peak of the tenth order. Given the nature of the Destruction Origin, each strike might even carry eleventh-order power.
If he had the Chaos Golden Wings, the Blood Shadow Blade, and the Blood God Armor, and could use the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique, Luo Feng would have had nothing to fear. But right now, he was an Eternal True God relying on his own strength. Though he had comprehended the Origin Mysteries of destruction and time, he was still far outmatched by those six strikes.
Boom!
Luo Feng instantly burned his divine power and unleashed Light of Blossoming to block the assault.
But the moment he burned his divine power, a force from the Dragon Tower enveloped him completely and teleported him out.
Inside the Dragon Tower, using a Burning Divine Power Secret Technique or any other Supreme Treasure Weapon meant failure and automatic teleportation out.
"I didn't expect it to send me out that quickly." Luo Feng frowned. He was back outside the Dragon Tower, having cleared only the Ninth Layer of the first tower and reached the first layer of the second.
At the same time, "Nine Regions Palace Galaxy" appeared in twenty-first place on the Heavenly Dragon Ranking.
Luo Feng thought back to the minotaur's attack. Its power had been immense. If he had not burned his divine power, his divine body would probably have taken some damage. He had meant to use it to block the strike before being teleported out. Instead, he had been sent out before the attack even reached him.
He shook his head and put it aside, turning his gaze to the three Dragon Towers that tested will.
The line for the Will Dragon Tower was short, with only one person ahead of him. Just two hours later, it was Luo Feng's turn.
The nine Dragon Towers shared their information, so he did not need to register again. Luo Feng made his way straight to the first layer of the first tower.
The scene differed from the previous Dragon Tower. He stood on a desolate planet, surrounded by endless black outer space. A single enormous Divine Eye hung in that darkness; everything else was empty.
As Luo Feng arrived on the barren planet, the Divine Eye, which had been closed, opened.
A sharp Will Impact burst from it and bore down on him.
Luo Feng knew that, in the Will Dragon Tower, he needed to do nothing but wait as the pressure on his will grew. If he endured it to the end, he could enter the next layer.
The first three layers of the first tower tested True God-level will; layers four through six tested Void True God Level will; and layers seven through nine tested Eternal True God-level will. The second tower tested the Saint Realm, following the same divisions as the Strength Dragon Tower.
With will at the Saint Realm Top-Tier, Luo Feng passed through all nine layers of the first tower without feeling a thing.
In the second tower, the first seven layers put no pressure on him either.
Only on the Eighth Layer did Luo Feng feel that his Divine Power Avatar's study in the Inheritance Space had been slightly affected.
By the tower's standards, anyone who cleared the Eighth Layer had will at the Saint Realm Top-Tier.
The Ninth Layer tested will ranging from the Saint Realm Top-Tier to the Saint Realm Limit. To clear it, one needed God King Level will.
Outside, at the Nine Dragon Ranking.
A name climbing rapidly up the Azure Dragon Ranking drew attention from every side.
"Nine Regions Palace Galaxy?"
"Since when did the Nine Regions Palace have someone like that? Who is he? I've never heard of him."
Most people in You Mountain City paid little attention to the empire's struggle over the Nine Regions. They knew little about Galaxy standing firm against a Saint Realm expert, and naturally did not recognize his name.
Only those within the Nine Regions Palace closely followed the struggle for domain lordships. They took notice whenever a domain lord was replaced, so they knew the name Galaxy.
The Nine Regions Palace also had a Nine Dragon Ranking.
Quite a few figures had gathered before it, led, of course, by Saint Lord Wuchen.
"He's eighth on the Azure Dragon Ranking already. This new lord of the Canglan Domain really is formidable. No wonder Evil Eye fell to him. He's far stronger than Evil Eye was back then." Many stared in amazement at the name in eighth place, just below Saint Lord Li Gui. And they knew Galaxy was only an Eternal True God.
"Chief, this new domain lord is something else. He's leaving us old fellows nowhere to hide our faces," said a broad-bodied Beast beside Wu Chen, his voice rumbling like thunder.
He was Heng Tieshan, one of the Nine Regions Palace's five Saint Realm experts. His body was covered in iron armor and as broad as a mountain, giving him his name. A domain lord who had broken through to the Saint Realm over a hundred Eras of Reincarnation ago, he remained at the mid-tier of the Third-Origin Saint Realm despite the countless years that had passed.
Wu Chen glanced at Heng Tieshan without speaking, though anticipation stirred within him.
He's only eighth. Galaxy's will is no weaker than mine. How far can he go? Wu Chen watched the name on the Azure Dragon Ranking and felt an inexplicable sense of relief. After endless ages, a "genius" he could truly be satisfied with had finally appeared: an Eternal True God who had reached the second Strength Dragon Tower and already secured at least eighth place on the Azure Dragon Ranking for his will.
Inside the second Will Dragon Tower of the Nine Dragons Tower, Luo Feng had reached the Eighth Layer.
His expression had begun to change there, and toward the end, he even showed signs of strain.
"Beep! Eighth Layer cleared. Please proceed to the Ninth Layer," the familiar prompt sounded.
That Eighth Layer was nowhere near my limit. I wonder how far I can get in the Ninth. Luo Feng stepped into the passage.
"The Ninth Layer!" Luo Feng looked up at the Divine Eye in the void. It was already opening, and a sharp, omnipresent Will Impact surged over him, engulfing him completely.
"Kill!"
"Give in to anger!"
"Despair!"
"Be afraid!"
"Come, come! It's all yours! All of it!"
"..."
All manner of emotions mingled within the Will Impact: murderous intent, anger, despair, fear, greed, grief... Each sought to draw Luo Feng in and utterly break his will.
Luo Feng was under some strain, but his expression remained fairly calm and his eyes resolute. It was as though those negative emotions could not shake him in the slightest.
The Divine Eye's Will Impact slowly intensified with time.
The negative emotions grew more rampant, echoing through Luo Feng's mind as they tried to drag him into an abyss of feeling.
It's getting stronger! Luo Feng's face paled slightly, but his gaze remained resolute.
The pressure on his will was now approaching the Saint Realm Limit, and Luo Feng was struggling badly.
Meanwhile.
Outside, the name "Nine Regions Palace Galaxy" had risen to fifth on the Azure Dragon Ranking, pushing "Nine Regions Palace Wu Chen" down to sixth. Only four stood above Luo Feng: three God Kings and Kaser of the Mountain Alliance.
Inside the Nine Regions Palace, everyone present was stunned to see "Nine Regions Palace Galaxy" replace "Nine Regions Palace Wu Chen."
"Chief, Galaxy's will...!" Heng Tieshan and the others were all shocked.
He was only an Eternal True God!
Wu Chen, too, stared at the words "Nine Regions Palace Galaxy." He felt not the slightest displeasure at losing his place. Instead, he burst out laughing.
"Hahaha! Good! Excellent!" Wu Chen could not contain his delight.
The various factions watching the Nine Dragon Ranking also began paying close attention to Galaxy when they saw "Nine Regions Palace Galaxy" appear on the Azure Dragon Ranking.
"Since when did the Nine Regions Palace have another Saint Realm expert?" Many noticed that Galaxy stood twenty-first on the Heavenly Dragon Ranking, giving him the strength of a low-ranked Saint Realm expert. Yet his fifth place on the Azure Dragon Ranking marked his will as top-tier even among the Saint Realm.
"Find out everything you can about this Galaxy."
As the factions discussed Galaxy of the Nine Regions Palace, someone suddenly shouted.
"Look! It changed! Galaxy of the Nine Regions Palace is fourth!"
On the Azure Dragon Ranking, "Nine Regions Palace Galaxy" now stood unmistakably in fourth place, immediately behind the names of You Mountain Nation's three God Kings!