However!
Li Xiaoya was much more cautious this time and showed no sign of rushing. The lesson on the Eighth Layer had taught him a thing or two. The simpler something looked, the harder it might be to deal with...
Li Xiaoya's attainment in body tempering was truly astonishing. Even if he still fell short of Mighty One Stage cultivators, few cultivators in the entire Thirty-Three Star Realm could match him. Otherwise, he could never have forced his way alone through so many demon beasts on the Second Layer with nothing but the utterly ferocious strength of his Body Tempering Technique.
This Ninth Layer was a trial of Earth Element gravity. Li Xiaoya did not even need to use the Heaven-and-Earth Heavenly Dao Art to transform his magic power into that of a cultivation method that countered the water attribute. He seemed quite at ease...
Yet!
As Li Xiaoya strode swiftly forward!
He had gone only a few dozen zhang!
Li Xiaoya felt his body growing heavier and heavier, forcing him to circulate his energy and increase his strength as he continued forward...
After another few dozen zhang, he felt his body becoming heavier still!
Now Li Xiaoya understood what was going on. This so-called earth gravity trial apparently consisted mainly of constantly increasing gravity. That was good, though, and put him somewhat at ease. He could withstand this obstacle; it was still nowhere near his limit...
Suddenly!
"Good! I'll get across as fast as possible!" Looking toward the distant entrance, which he could barely make out, Li Xiaoya's expression suddenly shifted, and he spoke in a low voice.
With that!
Boom! Golden light erupted all over Li Xiaoya, and his muscles writhed. Golden light flared beneath his feet, and he suddenly covered several dozen zhang in a single stride...