Su Changge was a little stunned too. Retracting his fist, which was still trailing white smoke, he stared blankly at the gaping hole before him.
"Is Sky Peak Tower really this fragile?"
"Fragile?" Some disciples nearly spat blood in anger. Was that even something a person should say?
Only now did the Feather Robe Man on the tenth floor of Sky Peak Tower recover his senses. The eighth floor had shattered just like that?
"Changge, I told you to climb Sky Peak Tower. Were you planning to tear it down too?" A streak of light landed before Su Changge, and Ancestor Po Jun hovered in the air some distance away.
At the sight of Sky Peak Tower's wretched state, his heart bled!
Sky Peak Tower only allowed those at the Purple Mansion Realm or below to enter, but the power Su Changge had unleashed far exceeded the Purple Mansion Realm!
The power erupting from within had shattered Sky Peak Tower with ease!
Su Changge felt awkward and scratched his head sheepishly. This really was not his fault!
"Ancestor, let me explain. I think something's wrong with Sky Peak Tower!"
"Something's wrong?" Ancestor Po Jun's brows knitted tightly.
Su Changge nodded slightly. "I sensed traces of someone's intervention inside, as though someone were deliberately targeting me."
"Someone's intervention? Targeting you...?"
At the thought of that lord, his expression changed drastically. Who else could control Sky Peak Tower but that lord?
Before he could speak, Sky Peak Tower released a strange, unfathomable aura.
"Hahaha, little fellow, you really are interesting. I didn't expect you to notice." A voice rang out from within the tower, exceedingly uncanny, as though it were echoing through everyone's minds!
Hearing that voice, not only Ancestor Po Jun but also the many ancestors in the Ancestral Land underwent a drastic change of expression.
"So that lord really has been stirred?"
"It's been several thousand years, hasn't it?"
Ancestor Po Jun hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed, saying respectfully, "Greetings, my lord!"
"Changge, don't just stand there. This lord is an Immortal..."
"No need for such formalities. I would like to meet this young friend. Would that be agreeable?"
"Well..." Ancestor Po Jun was somewhat troubled. Changge was the flesh of his heart. If the other party blamed Su Changge, he would protect him no matter what!
"Rest assured. Sky Peak Tower is under my control. Repairing it takes no more than a thought. Would I really trouble a junior over this?"
As those words fell, a brilliant path appeared at the top of Sky Peak Tower and extended toward Su Changge.
Its far end seemed to lead to an unknown space.
"Come up, little fellow. Step onto this path, and you can reach where I am-the tenth floor of Sky Peak Tower."
"The legendary tenth floor of Sky Peak Tower actually exists!"
"What an eye-opener! If not for the Divine Son, I probably would never have seen the tenth floor in my lifetime!"
Everyone's face brimmed with envy. The tenth floor of Sky Peak Tower! A place of legend!
Never mind what great opportunities lay within; merely ascending there would greatly elevate one's renown!
But no one anticipated what happened next!
"I appreciate your kindness, Senior, but I refuse to use this path to reach the tenth floor."
Su Changge spoke calmly.
At that moment, even the space around them seemed to fall silent. Everyone wondered whether they had misheard. He was actually refusing to visit a place of legend?
"Oh? What do you mean?" The Feather Robe Youth was also somewhat surprised. This boy had quite a personality.
"I wish to set foot on the tenth floor through my own strength!"
Su Changge felt helpless too. The system had said he needed to ascend to the tenth floor himself. If outside help meant he would not receive the reward, would that not be a crushing loss? He would work to the very end and get not so much as a hair!
"Ahem..."
Su Changge deliberately coughed a few times, then cupped his hands again. "We cultivators must walk the Great Dao one solid step at a time. I have absolute confidence in my strength! Please grant my wish, Senior!"
At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded once again!
They simply stared blankly at that white-clad figure. That moment would endure through the ages!
"Glory to the Divine Son!"
As that shout rang out, the entire sacred land erupted!
"The Divine Son is a model for us all!"
"We admire the Divine Son's bearing!"
All manner of shouts surged and swept outward like waves, magnificent beyond measure!
With such talent, such spirit, and such a Divine Son, what more could one ask for?
Anyone else would surely have agreed at once. They could enter a place of legend and leave their name in history!
Yet Su Changge had refused without hesitation, choosing instead to ascend to the tenth floor through his own strength!
This was not merely boldness, but absolute confidence in his own strength!
"Changge..." Ancestor Po Jun felt immensely gratified.
With such a disposition, why worry that he would not become an Immortal?
"Hahahaha! Good, good, good! You truly haven't disappointed me, boy!"
"Then I shall await your arrival on the tenth floor!"
Su Changge let out a long breath. Fortunately, he had given speeches at school in his previous life. This time, he had not only shown off but also reaped a harvest of goodwill!
A massive profit!
"But this really does feel pretty good!" Su Changge finally understood why the protagonists of those fantasy novels liked showing off!
It felt fantastic!
Out of a hundred, I'll only give myself ninety-nine. Why not a hundred? I'm afraid I'll get conceited!
Su Changge headed toward the Ninth Layer again. This floor was strange, as though he were standing amid chaos.
Rumble!
The surroundings continually twisted and changed, and space rippled like water!
As his vision gradually cleared.
Su Changge felt as though he were standing on an ancient battlefield!
Bronze pillars stood one after another, mottled with rust and giving off an ancient, timeworn aura, with flecks of blood still upon them!
As though washed by the passage of years, the blood had already turned black. Its heavy, bloody stench spread as killing intent, making one's heart tremble!
"Spatial transposition, or an illusion?" Su Changge dared not be careless and watched his surroundings warily. The Ninth Layer of Sky Peak Tower was surely an exceedingly special place; he dared not let down his guard.
Clatter!
The sound of dragging chains actually came from the darkness!
Even the ground trembled slightly!
As the disturbance grew louder, an enormous figure emerged from the darkness!
It was a towering giant wearing a hideous mask! He stood dozens of meters tall!
He seemed to be bound by the Bronze Chains. Although his aura was suppressed to some degree, it remained terrifying beyond measure!
His aura had faintly reached the Venerable Realm!
His immense blood energy even shook the surrounding space!
Yet Su Changge did not panic in the slightest. A faint smile lingered at the corner of his mouth, radiant light wreathed his body, Dao Rhythm rose around him, and mysterious Dao Principles blossomed from his flesh.
His entire being was like the sun, brilliant and dazzling!
Roar!
The giant let out a furious roar, blood energy surging throughout his body! Even the void twisted slightly! His enormous palm slammed down toward Su Changge in an instant!
The spatial storm stirred up by it alone could probably sweep away a vast crowd!
"Impressive presence. Unfortunately, it's still a little lacking."
Seeing that enormous palm descend upon him with overwhelming force, he merely uttered those words softly.
He formed a sword gesture with his right hand, and vast magic power gushed forth!
Godslaying Sword Intent instantly descended from the void!
One Thought of Gods and Devils, sword intent reaching the divine!
Dao and sword intertwined, swallowing and exhaling heaven, earth, sun, and moon, seeking even to suppress the cosmos and the void!
Godslaying Sword Intent drove Yin Yang Sword Qi to its utmost limit!
Crack!
That enormous pitch-black palm collided with the Yin Yang Sword Qi, instantly shaking heaven and earth!
Yet like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, the pitch-black palm shattered in an instant, turning to dust and dissipating!
The might of Godslaying Sword Intent did not diminish! Like a primordial divine sun, it bore down!
The giant let out a howl! Blood energy thundered around his body once more as he tried to make a desperate stand!
But before this terrifying sword qi, everything seemed futile.
The giant's body was soon annihilated by the heaven-surpassing sword qi!
An earth-shaking explosion rang out!
The darkness was driven away! In its place came a dazzling white radiance!
It was as though everything had returned to a blank void!
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