Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 764 - 424: Defeat! How Many Floors Did Jiang Shu Reach?
Eternal Tower, Fifth Floor!
After taking a brief rest on the Fourth Floor to adjust to his optimum state, Jiang Shu stepped into the Fifth Floor.
Compared to the Fourth Floor, here the time flow rate was not only thirty-two to one but also rich in cosmic essence intertwining constantly.
Amidst the dazzling starlight, a clone body appeared, which was 40% stronger than Jiang Shu's original body.
The first move was an incomparably powerful Qi Swallowing Vientiane Fist.
The various Great Dao embryos flickered in the fist light, seemingly shaking the ancient and modern, causing space to collapse and distant stars to tremble.
After three years of honing at the Soul-shaking Mountain, Jiang Shu's soul power had been refined to an extreme.
His physical body had also fused with ten blood crystals, reaching a current limit.
Although he had not sparred with the First True Inheritor of Dao Yi Sect, Jiang Shu believed that he was in no way weaker than Zong Qingtian now.
Several of his Great Dao embryos were almost reaching their limits, and a casual move could suppress a typical True Monarch at the Nirvana Realm Late Stage, leaving them immobile.
If he were to face the Kunpeng now, who he had captured in the past, he would not last beyond three bouts.
But now, his adversary was not the Kunpeng nor Zong Yue and Zong Qingtian, but himself!
A self with 140% combat strength, enhanced comprehensively!
Although the mastery of Great Dao embryos was the same, and the proficiency in Divine Skills was as well, the fist light of the Qi Swallowing Vientiane Fist was oppressively hanging, terrifying to an extreme.
At this moment, Jiang Shu personally felt for the first time what the Qi Swallowing Vientiane Fist truly signified.
If he could unleash this punch himself, perhaps he indeed had a chance to battle a Daoist Monarch of Vientiane Realm.
"Boom!"
Opting not for a direct confrontation, Jiang Shu suddenly turned and fled. Previously, he managed to enter the Fourth Floor unobstructed by using a clever method, comprehending the Power Dao Primordial Form through the Blood Essence Dao Prototype, suppressing the clone before its growth.
But as the levels of the Eternal Tower ascended, the disparity between him and the clone grew larger, making such small tricks virtually ineffective by the Fifth Floor.
A normal Great Dao embryo comprehension was fundamentally incapable of defeating a clone with a 40% combat increase!
Each star, like a giant beast, nestled in the desolate universe as Jiang Shu's silhouette traversed through them.
Although the Eternal Tower held its own world within, the world lacked any creatures, with all planets being dead stars, devoid of resources; advancement relied solely on comprehending the Great Dao and the Original Law.
Only by defeating a clone with over tenfold combat power could one remain on this level.
As the fist light collided forcefully, Jiang Shu's figure was blasted away, his gaze remaining cool; though the Qi Swallowing Vientiane Fist's power nearly blew his arm apart, he seemed indifferent to pain, swiftly entering a space turbulence for evasive maneuvers, replaying the punch in his mind.
He aimed to discern his shortcomings, pinpointing weaknesses.
To see what directions he could further elevate in.
To Jiang Shu, the significance of the Eternal Tower wasn't the time ratio per se. Whether it's the Fifth Floor's thirty-two to one, or even the Sixth Floor's sixty-four to one made little difference.
In comparison, Wenxian Palace posed a time ratio of 365 to one.
While escape seemed impossible from Wenxian Palace, he could choose not to tread the final step and utilize prolonged time there to comprehend an entire set of Great Dao embryos to perfection, embarking on a final breakthrough upon exiting.
His venture into the Eternal Tower aimed primarily for self-battle!
This mode of confrontation, in Jiang Shu's view, surpassed all exchanges with geniuses of the same realm.
Not even beneath battles alongside a Daoist Monarch of Vientiane Realm lowering their realm to spar guidedly!
"The Blood Essence Dao Prototype elevated, but the Power Dao Primordial Form still needs improvement..."
"Integrating Soul Dao Primordial and Power Dao Primordial might yield better results..."
"The Mutual Inhibition of the Five Elements Dao Primordial remains a bit rudimentary, unlike the perfection reached in Mutual Generation... still requires further comprehension of the Five Emperors Annihilation Seal..."
Each thought in Jiang Shu's mind burgeoned wildly like weeds.
Such experience couldn't be delivered in other battles; even during fights in the Fourth Floor, his focus mostly stayed on elevating the Power Dao Primordial Form, scarcely mindful of others.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The fist light permeated each star, as streams of Divine Skills erupted therein.
Jiang Shu was formidable, yet the clone's combat prowess remained unmatched.
Each punch suppressed Jiang Shu with no room to fend off, as his injuries worsened with each escape.
The combat power he could exert dwindled to merely 70-80%.
Compared to the clone's 140%, the gap grew vaster.
With the clone's final punch, Jiang Shu finally made the last evasion, his form fading from the Eternal Tower.
...
It's been nearly five years since the Genius Group from the Jiuyu Business Alliance arrived at Base No. 103.
Within these five years, both super geniuses and supreme geniuses soared tremendously in the Eternal Tower.
However, even now, none have broken through the Fourth Floor.
Though seemingly a mere 30% combat power increase, no matter how much improvement these geniuses achieved in the Third Floor, upon reaching the Fourth Floor, the clone body refreshes anew.
