Nine Realms Sword Emperor-Chapter 1404 - 1405: Challenging the Martial Arts Tower
"This Martial Arts Tower, if one could challenge it multiple times, it would be considered a great harvest."
Luo Kang looked at the Martial Arts Tower and spoke.
The Martial Arts Tower only allows one challenge attempt.
Now, as long as Luo Kang approaches the Martial Arts Tower, the restrictions on the tower will be activated, clearly indicating that taking another step could lead to death under these restrictions.
No one dares to take risks with the restrictions set by Jiuxuan Immortal Venerable.
The only one who hasn’t challenged yet is Chu Fengmian.
"Mr. Chu is indeed the one among us with the best chance to reach the peak."
Luo Kang looked towards Chu Fengmian and said with a smile.
Facing Chu Fengmian, he was not arrogant but spoke in the tone of an equal to an Ancient Emperor.
Previously outside, Luo Kang had witnessed the battle between Chu Fengmian and the Blood God Ancient Emperor, understanding Chu Fengmian’s current strength.
To confront the Blood God Ancient Emperor and force him to exert his full strength, Chu Fengmian’s true power is now not beneath that of the Eight Tribulation Ancient Emperor.
Thus, Luo Kang addressed him as a peer.
Among Ancient Emperors, they are referred to by titles, but since Chu Fengmian is not an Ancient Emperor, he is addressed as Mr. Chu.
"I can only try it."
Chu Fengmian spoke.
He also didn’t know how far he could go with his martial dao, only entering to test it.
With that, Chu Fengmian stepped forward towards the Martial Arts Tower.
Qing Meng and Luo Kang watched intently; they were eager to see what level Chu Fengmian’s martial dao had reached.
Especially since Chu Fengmian, only at the quasi-emperor realm, could contend with an Ancient Emperor, a feat rarely achieved by any genius in ancient records.
The moment Chu Fengmian stepped in front of the Martial Arts Tower, he suddenly felt a whirl of heaven and earth, then found himself in a chamber.
At the same time, Chu Fengmian felt a void in his power, now only at the first level of the Bone Quenching Realm.
The lowest level for a martial artist, unable even to use spiritual power.
Moreover, all the encounters Chu Fengmian had—like the Battle Dragon Bloodline—vanished completely.
"It seems indeed only pure martial dao can be wielded."
Chu Fengmian’s mind stirred, and before him, an iron sword appeared.
This iron sword was plain, not even a Spirit Sword, while in front of Chu Fengmian stood a copper figure.
A figure crafted entirely from bronze.
"Looks like I have to defeat this copper figure." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Chu Fengmian moved towards the copper figure and charged directly. Meanwhile, the Sword Intent in the Sword God Realm unleashed, and a Sword Aura enveloped his Sword Edge.
Snap!
The copper figure sensed Chu Fengmian’s hostility and woke up, launching a punch at Chu Fengmian.
But as Chu Fengmian’s Sword Aura flashed, this copper figure was directly bisected by his iron sword, leaving it without any resistance.
"Martial Dao level of a Bone Quenching Realm martial artist."
Chu Fengmian observed that this first layer’s copper figure represented the martial dao level of a Bone Quenching Realm peak martial artist.
This level of martial dao was trivial for Chu Fengmian.
It seems the difficulty of the Martial Arts Tower increases gradually; like Qing Meng and Luo Kang, they only slowed down after the tenth layer.
Soon after slaying this copper figure, Chu Fengmian moved swiftly to another chamber.
The second level of the Martial Arts Tower, where the same copper figure awaited.
Chu Fengmian brandished the iron sword and went for the kill.
This copper figure was also bisected at the waist, offering no resistance.
However, Chu Fengmian noticed that this copper figure’s martial dao level was already at the Bone Quenching Realm peak, reaching the Body Refining Realm peak.
It seems Chu Fengmian’s guess was correct, the earlier copper figures are easy to deal with, but it becomes harder the further one goes.
The third, fourth, and fifth layers.
Respectively were copper figures representing the insights of martial dao at the Spirit Sea Realm, Wind Walking Realm, and Divine Power Realm.
They were effortlessly slain by Chu Fengmian.
Soon Chu Fengmian arrived at the tenth layer.
By the tenth layer’s copper figure, Chu Fengmian already noticed it had decent insights into martial dao, at the level of a newly-entered Ancient Emperor.
Generally, a freshly ascended Ancient Emperor is at this martial dao insight level.
"Sword!"
Chu Fengmian wielded the iron sword, stepping forward with a flash of sword shadows, and shortly, this copper figure also fell before him.
The eleventh layer, Seven Tribulation Ancient Emperor peak level.
Chu Fengmian, holding the Spirit Sword, still defeated it.
The twelfth layer, Eight Tribulation Ancient Emperor level.
Chu Fengmian found it no longer as easy to deal with the copper figure, taking a few minutes to defeat it.
Next was the thirteenth layer, where the martial dao of the copper figure had reached the peak of the Eight Tribulation Ancient Emperor level.
Nearly representing the level of the Blood God Ancient Emperor.
Luo Kang failed at this layer.
"Come on."
Chu Fengmian’s lips curled into a smile, now he truly took it seriously.
Though Chu Fengmian lost his power, wielding swordsmanship was completely natural for him; in his previous life, he’d understood the Sword Dao without even reaching the first level of Bone Quenching Realm.
For Chu Fengmian, it was no challenge at all.
Bang!
As Chu Fengmian’s Sword Edge fell on the copper figure’s head, it collapsed.
The thirteenth layer cleared.
Next was the fourteenth layer. This copper figure had martial dao insights that were entirely different from the thirteenth layer.
Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor level martial dao.
Though only at the entry level of the Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor, still fundamentally different than the Eight Tribulations Ancient Emperor.
Qing Meng was defeated at this level.
"Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor level martial dao, let’s battle!"
In Chu Fengmian’s eyes, there was a fighting spirit. To battle a true Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor, Chu Fengmian currently lacked such power.
However, comparing martial dao insights, Chu Fengmian was not afraid; the gap with Ancient Emperors was only in the realm of strength.
Chu Fengmian could contend with the Blood God Ancient Emperor, proving that Chu Fengmian had thoroughly surpassed the Blood God Ancient Emperor in martial dao.
Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor, Chu Fengmian was confident in a battle.
"The fourteenth layer already."
"Such speed."
Qing Meng and Luo Kang stared intently at the Martial Arts Tower.
Chu Fengmian’s climbing speed was way faster than theirs, reaching the fourteenth layer in less than half the time it took Qing Meng.
"My junior brother is really a prodigy, encountering numerous fortuitous events, having such heaven-defying insights in martial dao."
Qing Meng thought to herself secretly, feeling fortunate at the same time.
Fortunately, she had sent Luo Kang to find Chu Fengmian and bring him to the Holy Dragon Sect, or else such a prodigy would have been snatched by others.
Qing Meng could see Chu Fengmian’s character, his sense of right and wrong clear. As long as someone is good to Chu Fengmian, he naturally would not betray the Holy Dragon Sect. Once Chu Fengmian rises, no one would dare confront the Holy Dragon Sect.
