Chapter 923 Heavenly Tower (4)
923 Chapter 923 Heavenly Tower (4)
A few moments later though, Jiang Chen quickly recomposed himself before another thought flashed through his mind
'It's still alright. Right now we may not be of much help to him, but once we step into the Sovereign realm things will be different. Especially so for that Buddhist bastard...'
As he sorted out his thoughts Jiang Chen threw a glance at Bai Longtian, before his eyes flashed with a sharp glint.
At the same time, Shun Long didn't say anything, but seeing Jiang Chen's expression change into a determined one caused his lips to curve upward, forming a slight smile.
It was clear that after witnessing his last breakthrough, both Jiang Chen and Bai Longtian were thinking the same thing; It didn't matter if they weren't the strongest ones in the group, but at the very least, they would never allow themselves to become a burden!
Shortly afterwards, as if on cue, everyone turned their gazes towards the distant beam of light that was still piercing the sky. Staring at the thin, almost invisible incandescent pillar of brightness, Xingyi finally asked, a hint of excitement adorning her voice
''Brother Long, should we go have a look?'' Just like Shun Long, everyone else had also guessed by now that the gigantic pillar of light was most likely related to that 'Heavenly Tower' the old man had mentioned. Although they didn't have any concrete proof, considering the timing of the pillar's appearance and the fact that it was located in the far south, that was most likely the case.
Nodding his head, Shun Long stood up and dusted off his clothes, before he turned to Liu Mei and the rest and said with a smile
''Let's hurry up then. If this is the trial that Guo Chen and the others were heading to, we are already lagging behind.'' At this point, Shun Long didn't know if the 'Heavenly Tower' was the same trial that Guo Chen and the other Dao Kings from the 'Immortal Oasis' were aiming for, but he guessed that the chances of that being true were relatively high.
Of course, he didn't have any idea how Guo Chen and the others could have found out about the location of the tower beforehand, but that wasn't really that important anyway.
After all, anyone among those Dao Kings who could rank in the top 100 in the 'White Tiger Chamber of Commerce' list, were elites among the elites of the central continent. Naturally, they had their own ways of procuring information as well!
In the next moment, Shun Long raised his right hand and slashed the air in front of him, opening up a human-sized space tear. Now that his physical body had reached the peak of the sixth stage, he could faintly feel his affinity towards the 'Dao of Space' increasing as well. Although his comprehension of it was still far from reaching the peak of the Dao King realm, the space tears that he created could now cover even larger distances.
...
A month later, the faint outline of a tower finally appeared on the horizon.
Although Shun Long and his group were still a good distance away from it, they could clearly see the imposing white tower and the brilliant white light it was emitting.
During the past month, they had also noticed plenty of other groups of Dao Kings all traveling in the direction of the tower, but unsurprisingly, none of them were willing to try and mess with others.
It was almost as if every single person inside the 'City of Immortals' had now made reaching the tower their sole goal.
Of course, part of that was also due to the survivors that were left. At this point, only the strongest, most powerful, and most insidious of Dao Kings would be left alive within the 'City of Immortals'!
By now, nearly 9 years had passed since the 'City of Immortals' opened its gates, so everyone knew that most of the weaklings would have already been filtered out... one way or another.
Whether that was due to the countless dangers that lingered in this place, or due to other Dao Kings dealing with them, ultimately, the end result could only be one. Anyone who could survive at this point must have either been a battle-hardened veteran, or someone blessed by fortune!
Still, Shun Long and his group didn't pay the majestic white tower in the distance more than a couple of glances, before everyone focused on the present.
As Liu Mei's Undead knights severed the neck of a 6-meter(20ft) tall, scaled magic beast that resembled a two-headed snake, Bai Longtian finished another one off, before he wiped the blood off his sword and huffed in a tired tone
''Just how many of them are there? We've already killed more than a hundred and they still keep coming. Aren't they afraid of death at all?''
Shaking his head, Shun Long sent a punch forward, obliterating another of those two-headed snakes before he answered calmly
''Twin-headed earth snakes are among the deadliest and most vicious middle rank 6 magic beasts. They may not be overly strong, but their poison is enough to take down even peak rank 6 magic beasts given enough time. Still, their worst trait is that they are extremely aggressive. Once they mark a target, they will either kill it, or they will all die trying.''
During this past month, Shun Long's group had to deal with dozens of different magic beasts that ambushed them without stop.
Although most of those magic beasts were merely early rank 6 magic beasts that were only equivalent to early-stage Dao Kings, their sheer numbers alone were enough to threaten even some newly advanced late-stage Dao Kings.
Still, in front of Liu Mei's army of undead monsters, early rank 6 magic beasts were no different from cannon fodder. They couldn't even get close enough to Shun Long and the others, before Liu Mei's skeletons and her Undead knights obliterated them.
However, the closer Shun Long and his group got to the distant white tower, the more frequent and stronger the attacks of the magic beasts became.
Finally, a week later, even a peak rank 6 magic beast decided to show its fangs!