Boom!
A dark yellow sandstorm swept across the sky and earth.
Wherever it passed, True Qi scattered, divine weapons exploded, mystic artifacts shattered, and mortal flesh disintegrated layer by layer, turning to dust.
"Aah!"
The many supreme prodigies only managed half a scream before they turned entirely to dust.
Even originally, [Flying Sand and Moving Stones] had been powerful enough, with not only immense coverage but lethality terrifying to the extreme.
Now, after its tremendous enhancement, [Flying Sand and Moving Stones] was even more terrifying!
Rumble!
Chen Qingyu's True Qi surged out like floodwaters released from a dam, continuously sustaining the divine ability [Flying Sand and Moving Stones].
After its enhancement, [Flying Sand and Moving Stones] could cover several li in every direction in a single sweep, and even without the support of True Qi, the sandstorm could persist independently for a while.
This meant that as long as Chen Qingyu did not stop, the sandstorm would keep growing!
After just a few breaths:
The dark yellow sandstorm had filled the entire space of the ninth floor.
The screams almost merged into one. Before such a terrifying natural disaster, no protective martial technique, True Qi, or mystic artifact could preserve anyone's life.
One breath later, Chen Qingyu stopped the divine ability and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
Looking out:
The land was a gray expanse, with a thick layer of dust accumulated on the ground.
Someone twice as strong could fight ten opponents alone;
His strength surpassed these people's by more than tenfold, letting him easily fight ten thousand alone and slaughter them all.
What a pity.
Chen Qingyu shook his head and looked up at the top of the ninth floor, a trace of regret appearing on his face.
If only there were a tenth floor, or even an eleventh and twelfth.
With just a ninth floor, I can't put any distance between myself and everyone else in history who cleared it.
He felt somewhat helpless:
Like an examinee whose true ability far exceeded the test, yet was restricted by its maximum score of one hundred.
You have cleared the ninth floor of the [War God Tower]! You have received a reward of one million Great Void Points! Congratulations! You have reached the summit of the [War God Tower] in Blood Sea Heaven! You have received an additional reward of one million Great Void Points! You have received an exclusive special reward! This reward will be issued after you advance to [Golden Bridge Heaven]!
The cold, mechanical voice became immensely grand, carrying an unprecedented solemnity:
Congratulations! You have entered the historical War God Rankings of [Blood Sea Heaven]! Your current historical ranking is twelfth!
As the series of announcements ended:
Chen Qingyu was somewhat surprised.
Only twelfth?
He had thought that, judging by his performance in clearing the ninth floor, even if he was not the strongest in history, he should at least have placed in the top three.
Who would have thought he would only be twelfth, barely in the upper-middle ranks?
Could the fellow in first place have wiped out over ten thousand top prodigies in a single strike?
This really is...
He shook his head, unable to help sighing inwardly.
How many monstrous freaks there are in this world.
Even if there aren't any in the present age, there are always greater freaks in history. Beyond one mountain, there's yet another.
Looks like my cheat still isn't powerful enough. I'll have to keep working hard.
Learning that there were even greater monsters instead ignited a stronger fighting spirit within him.
Having a goal ahead was always a joy.
Right now, he had only nine great divine abilities, and their degree of enhancement was insufficient. But as long as he kept signing in, his divine abilities and other system rewards would grow ever more numerous and powerful.
His future potential would certainly surpass these fellows'.
"Time to go."
Chen Qingyu swept his sleeve, turned around, and smiled freely.
With a thought, he vanished from the ninth floor of the [War God Tower].
Of course, before leaving, he had not forgotten to activate [Standing Upright Without a Shadow], lest he face some unpleasant situation outside.
Outside the [War God Tower].
The crowds still surged like tides, coming and going. From time to time, someone stopped and looked up at the two enormous rankings.
The overall War God Rankings and the Divine Capital subrankings.
People's gazes always unconsciously skipped the many names at the very top, looking toward the places most likely to change to see whether any new prodigies had risen.
But just then:
The cloud-piercing [War God Tower] suddenly rumbled and shook.
At that moment, the very top of the Overall War God Rankings on the left erupted with golden light ten thousand zhang high, dazzling beyond measure and blotting out the sky in every direction.
Everyone throughout [Divine Capital Changluo] could see the vast golden light perfectly clearly.
"What's going on?"
"Holy shit, what happened?"
"There are earthquakes in the Supreme Void Dao Realm too?!"
"What on earth happened? What is this?"
Countless people looked up in shock, gazing around in bewilderment.
An immeasurably grand, cold mechanical voice that shook the soul suddenly resounded throughout [Blood Sea Heaven] in the Supreme Void Dao Realm.
At that moment:
No matter where they were or what they were doing, every Blood Sea Realm martial artist in every Great Void city could clearly hear that mighty heavenly voice:
Chen Shaojun of [Divine Capital Changluo] has cleared the ninth floor of the [War God Tower] and successfully reached the summit!
At that instant-
The whole world fell silent.
In countless Great Void cities, more than ten trillion Blood Sea Realm martial artists simultaneously went blank-faced, and silence filled heaven and earth.
The ninth floor of the [War God Tower]?
In their memories, wasn't that a floor that existed only in legends, one no one had ever cleared?
Chen Shaojun cleared the ninth floor...
Boom!
The entire [Blood Sea Heaven] of the Supreme Void Dao Realm erupted!
Countless people discussed it, countless people speculated, countless people argued, and countless people were swept into a frenzy:
"My heavens, my heavens! The ninth floor?! Is this a joke?"
"Exactly! When I watched Chen Shaojun challenge the eighth floor, it was already that terrifying... and there's actually a ninth floor? And someone can actually clear it?"
"That's too terrifying! How on earth did he do it?"
"I never would've imagined it. He'd been quiet for less than half a month, and then, without a word, he dropped such earth-shaking, explosive news!"
"So the [War God Tower] actually has a limit? Someone can reach its summit?"
Amid the incomparably noisy, clamorous discussions resounding around him:
"The ninth floor..."
An ordinary young man in the crowd looked shocked and bewildered. His lips parted, but he did not know what to say.
"Brother."
The pretty young girl beside him turned toward her elder brother with a beaming smile.
"Weren't you just saying that Chen Shaojun's legend had already come to an end?"
"Then what does this count as?"
"Well..."
The young man gave a bitter smile. Watching the vast golden light gradually fade on the horizon, he sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"I was wrong."
"He wasn't a legend after all. He was a myth."
He realized his mistake:
Chen Shaojun defeating Zhou Chenlong had not been the conclusion of his legend, but a myth only just entering its climax.
Looking back:
From his first arrival in the Supreme Void Dao Realm, Chen Shaojun had risen rapidly, becoming number one under heaven through just two battles, then clearing the ninth floor of the [War God Tower], ascending all the way to become supreme across the ages-
All of this had taken less than half a month!
He had forged a myth with his own hands!
An unprecedented myth that would likely be difficult for anyone to equal, a unique myth destined to be remembered forever!
For the millions upon millions of years to come:
As long as the Supreme Void Dao Realm existed, as long as there were new Blood Sea Realm martial artists, Chen Shaojun's story would never be forgotten.
This myth would be passed from mouth to mouth, handed down from generation to generation-
Until the end of time!