A month ago, Qin Hao had been stopped at the Seventeenth Floor of the Heaven-Piercing Tower. Faced with three opponents who possessed the same strength as him, he had been killed instantly.
He had been given no chance to fight back.
"Those three Guardians each used a different attack. I couldn't defend against them at all."
As Qin Hao thought back, he recalled one using Earth's Wrath, another wielding the Destruction Laws, and the third influencing him with the Half-Step Time Laws.
Their attacks had looked different, but their combined power had been absurdly great.
How could he break through them?
All three of my Laws have improved. Perhaps I can withstand an attack or two.
Qin Hao pondered as he walked. Before he knew it, he had arrived beneath the Heaven-Piercing Tower.
Just as it had been a month ago, the tower's square was still bustling. Some people were challenging the tower, while others had just arrived and were learning its rules.
"Qin Hao?!"
Wang Xiaoling was still selling information. His eyes lit up when he spotted Qin Hao. "It's only been a month, and he's back? Does he think he can clear the Seventeenth Floor?"
"But how is that possible?!" The thought had barely crossed his mind before Wang Xiaoling cut it off.
The Seventeenth Floor was at least ten times harder than the Sixteenth Layer. Only a month had passed. No matter how talented Qin Hao was, his strength couldn't have grown that quickly.
Others nearby recognized Qin Hao too, and the square erupted in chatter. Quite a few geniuses cultivating within Heaven-Piercing Azure Mountain had followed him here, drawing even more attention.
"My heavens, Qin Hao's back."
"Is he going to challenge the Heaven-Piercing Tower again?"
"Heh. What's the point? He's bound to fail."
"If he