In an instant:
More than half the space was engulfed by that terrifying sandstorm of earthen yellow.
The sandstorm swept forward, surging like an ocean tide as it battered down on the hundred-plus warriors, blotting out the sky.
"No!"
"Ah!"
The hundred-plus warriors roared, unleashing all manner of methods in an attempt to block the blow.
However-
With Chen Qingyu's supreme foundation, just how overwhelming was the might of the great divine ability he had unleashed, [Flying Sand and Moving Stones], one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Transformations?
The warriors struck head-on had their divine weapons shattered and their True Qi scattered. Before they could even scream, they turned into flying sand.
Rumble!
The tidal sandstorm departed as swiftly as it had come, its rumbling gradually fading.
Once the sandstorm dispersed:
More than half of the hundred-plus warriors had actually died.
Among the survivors, those closer to the front of the sandstorm were all grievously wounded and dying, sprawled on the ground, already unable to fight again.
Only twenty-odd remained who had luckily escaped the area directly covered by the sandstorm, but they too bore injuries of varying severity, their fighting strength greatly diminished.
The outer space was utterly silent.
Every spectator had been frightened by this terrifying scene.
One blow. With just one blow, the hundred-plus warriors had suffered devastating casualties and been utterly routed!
What kind of domineering martial technique was this?
What kind of terrifying might was this?
"Th-this..."
Chen Qingjie's very mind trembled. Breathing heavily, he exclaimed in horror:
"He's too strong!"
"Is he even human?!"
Every warrior on the sixth floor had a foundation formed from six martial meridians, second only to practitioners of profound arts and secret canons.
Even one-on-one, he had no confidence of defeating such a formidable opponent.
Yet more than a hundred such warriors working together had failed to withstand even one martial technique and had suffered devastating injuries.
"Whew..."
The youth in blue beside Chen Qingjie took several heaving breaths, his face flushed red with excitement:
"A peerless prodigy! Now this is a true peerless prodigy!"
"If he can unleash that martial technique repeatedly, he probably has a full eighty-percent chance of clearing even the seventh floor of the War God Tower."
Hearing this, Chen Qingjie could not help but wholeheartedly agree.
At that moment, the crowd around them finally recovered, then erupted into an uproar.
Exclamations and discussions filled with shock and excitement instantly rang out together in an immense clamor.
Meanwhile, inside the sixth floor of the War God Tower:
Rumble!
After just one breath, that terrifying earthen-yellow sandstorm howled into being once again.
This time, Chen Qingyu deliberately reduced the coverage of [Flying Sand and Moving Stones], making it last two full breaths as it swept across all the remaining warriors.
Once the earthen-yellow sandstorm dispersed:
Not a single living person remained on the sixth floor besides Chen Qingyu.
The broken corpses and remains turned into white light and vanished without a trace.
Chen Qingyu released [Standing Upright Without a Shadow], and his tall, slender figure appeared before everyone's eyes for the first time.
You have cleared the sixth floor of the [War God Tower]! You have received a reward of 5,000 Great Void Points! This challenge has ended. The number of spectators did not reach the limit. You have received 58,642 Great Void Points in spectator fees!
The cold, mechanical voice rang out once more within the pure-white space, gradually becoming grander:
Congratulations! Your position on the War God Rankings of [Divine Capital Changluo] has risen! Your current rank is eighth! Congratulations! You have entered the Overall War God Rankings of [Blood Sea Heaven]! Your current overall rank is 384th!
Chen Qingyu laughed heartily and nodded in satisfaction:
"Not bad!"
On the War God Rankings of [Divine Capital Changluo], only seven people had cleared the seventh floor.
In other words, in the judgment of the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror's primordial spirit, his performance on the sixth floor had crushed everyone else's.
Such a performance was also enough to earn him a place on the overall rankings of [Blood Sea Heaven], likewise among the foremost ranks.
Boom!
That grand, cold, mechanical voice likewise sent the spectators in the outer space into an uproar.
"Eighth! Eighth!"
"My heavens! Eighth on the War God Rankings of [Divine Capital Changluo]! He's too strong!"
"Obviously! This Chen Shaojun cleared the sixth floor, crushing everything from start to finish without suffering a scratch. He deserves eighth place!"
"Forget eighth! Look how relaxed he is. He can definitely clear the seventh floor!"
"Yes! The seventh floor! Keep challenging the seventh floor!"
The crowd's excitement reached its peak, their cheers and shouts rising like waves, each louder than the last.
Chen Qingjie's heart surged, his face flushed red.
At that moment, he inexplicably felt the intense thrill of witnessing history, of witnessing the rise of a supreme prodigy.
He waved his arms, shouting loudly along with the crowd:
"Keep fighting! Keep challenging the seventh floor!"
Meanwhile, inside the War God Tower:
The cold, mechanical voice continued to ring out:
Would you like to leave the War God Tower or continue the challenge?
Chen Qingyu laughed heartily:
"Do you even need to ask?"
"I won't stop here! I want to continue challenging the [War God Tower]!"
In an instant:
Another pillar of white light appeared and enveloped his body, making him vanish without a trace as he ascended to the seventh floor.
Meanwhile, in the outer space:
The many spectators paid another Great Void Point without hesitation and followed Chen Qingyu into the seventh floor's spectator space.
This time, the youth in blue likewise paid another point for Chen Qingjie of his own accord, without another word.
Outside.
As great crowds poured into the War God Tower, the area around it actually became somewhat deserted, with only a sparse trickle of people coming and going.
Quite a few people who had just arrived at the War God Tower from elsewhere could not help growing curious at the sight and began asking:
"Why are there so few people here today?"
"Right! Could those seven on the rankings be challenging the eighth floor again?"
A young man waiting outside the War God Tower said casually:
"You've all guessed wrong."
"A new prodigy named Chen Shaojun has appeared. He's supposedly a direct-line descendant of the Chen Clan. He placed 272nd on his first appearance on the rankings, causing quite a stir."
"Loads of people have gone inside to watch."
The crowd immediately exclaimed in amazement, and someone asked:
"Then why didn't you go?"
The young man's face stiffened:
"Well, I couldn't afford to watch, so I got squeezed out..."
He was usually quite keen on wagering in fights at the [Combat Victory Platform] and spent every last Great Void Point each month. This time, he happened to have no friends with him, so he could not even find anyone to borrow from.
At that moment, there was no describing how frustrated he felt.
"Oh..."
The person who had asked was just about to speak again when his expression suddenly froze.
And it was not just him:
At that moment, almost everyone outside the War God Tower fell into a daze.
Outside the War God Tower:
The two ranking lists hanging down from the heavens on the left and right erupted with two flashes of golden light almost simultaneously.
On yesterday's local ranking list, a streak of golden light abruptly shot up from among the leading ranks to a position near the very top, stopping at eighth place.
And on the Blood Sea Heaven overall ranking list on the right:
Golden light likewise soared skyward, leaping wildly over countless names from the very bottom of the list and shooting straight into its foremost ranks.
At that moment:
The crowd first fell silent for a moment, then instantly erupted!