Silence.

The entire surroundings were eerily quiet.

The Lords stood there dumbfounded, shocked as they watched Shen Chong being blown away.

Renowned as the strongest defense in Tier Nine, a genius of the Eternal Realm, defeated just like that?

How is this possible!

In their astonishment, they couldn’t help but look at Lin You, who remained standing there, their gazes changed.

Those who thought Lin You was sure to lose earlier were even more incredulous.

Just one strike.

Severely injured Shen Chong.

Which realm does he belong to?

"You..."

In the distance, Shen Chong struggled to support his body, his eyes full of astonishment and disbelief.

He didn’t understand, after using so many means, why he was still defeated so thoroughly.

Is this really the strength a Tier Nine Lord can possess?

Unfortunately.

He was not given much time to think; countless vines suddenly shot out, piercing through his chest instantly, directly eliminating him.

This made everyone around feel a shock, subconsciously taking half a step back.

Even those few genius figures from the Ten Great Realms wore solemn expressions, watching Lin You closely.

"What do you all think?" one person asked in a low voice.

"I can’t tell which realm he’s from," another shook his head and said.

"There are only a few Plant Type who’ve successfully condensed a Divine Fragment, but none have such strong power."

"Could it be a newly condensed Divine Fragment?"

"Impossible, a newly condensed Divine Fragment couldn’t possibly reach this level."

"Looks like another remarkable figure has emerged from the Ten Thousand Realms, we should find a chance to meet him."

"I’m thinking the same, but for now, the trial is more important."

During their idle chat, these talented figures temporarily gave up on the idea of testing Lin You, refocusing on the trial.

The less powerful Lords gradually distanced themselves, not daring to get close.

On the other side.

On the wasteland outside the tower.

A white light appeared, Shen Chong, who was eliminated, was directly transported to the Realm Alliance’s team, immediately drawing the attention of other realm Lords.

"Strange, isn’t that Shen Chong from the Eternal Realm? Why is he being transported out?"

"Eh? It is, has he been eliminated too?"

"Damn! Really? Shen Chong actually got eliminated?"

"Wasn’t it said he had already condensed a Divine Fragment? Who’s so fierce to eliminate him?"

"What exactly happened inside the tower?"

Seeing Shen Chong appearing outside the tower, the Lords exclaimed, looking extremely surprised and utterly shocked.

Considering.

Shen Chong’s strength is one of the top ranks in the entire Ten Thousand Realms.

And his defensive ability is incredibly impressive.

Adding the support of a Divine Fragment, it’s basically impossible for Lords of the same tier to defeat him, let alone eliminate him.

As can be imagined.

How shocked they were when they saw Shen Chong appear.

As for Shen Chong, the subject, he wore a gloomy face and said nothing.

After casting a deep glance at the Tower of Fortune, he turned and left, disappearing from everyone’s sight in no time.

...

The battle inside the second floor space continued.

On the entire plain, everywhere there were shouts and roars from the Lords.

The news of Shen Chong’s elimination didn’t have much impact on the chaotic battle, and in fact, only a small part of the people even knew about it.

Not long after.

Many Lords from other areas charged towards Lin You, dragging him into the fray.

In response.

Lin You naturally welcomed them all.

He directly used his means to slay them one by one, reducing their numbers as much as possible.

Until over half an hour passed, a notification finally rang out in the sky.

[Congratulations to all Lords, trial requirements fulfilled, trial ended.]

[You will soon be transported to the third floor, please prepare.]

...

"Is it over?"

"Five thousand people already?"

"Great, we finally passed!"

The five thousand surviving Lords were excited and cheered in place.

Reaching the third floor, the rewards they receive in the end will definitely be more abundant.

And the luck allocated to their respective realms will also increase.

Even among the crowd, Lin You couldn’t help but show a slight smile, looking forward to the third-floor trial even more.

Then the light appeared, and everyone instantly vanished from the spot.

At the same time.

In other second-floor spaces, many Lords also passed the trial and were similarly transported to the third floor.

The previously sparse outer tower wall suddenly saw a surge of realm names, causing the outside world Lords to exclaim.

Whoosh!

A flash of light.

Lin You was transported into a circular arena.

The arena wasn’t large, and there wasn’t a single spectator in the seats; it seemed the third-floor trial was different from the group battles in the first two floors, turning into single combat.

Just as expected.

As soon as he stood firm, a prompt sounded from above.

[Welcome to the third floor of the Tower of Fortune.]

[Please defeat your opponent to enter the next trial.]

As the prompt ended, a light shone on the opposite side of the arena, and a Tier Nine Lord, like Lin You, was transported inside.

Just defeat the opponent to advance successfully?

Lin You was surprised in his heart, silently observing the other party.

It seems that the trials on the first and second floors are meant for an initial screening, weeding out those who are just trying to muddle through.

After reaching the third floor, the rules of the trial change, turning into face-to-face battles between lords.

That is to say.

To climb to higher floors, you must step over other lords.

This elimination mechanism is truly cruel.

By the time it gets to the seventh or eighth floor, there probably won’t be many lords left, right?

And those you encounter are likely to be the elite from various realms, meaning the difficulty will only increase later on.

To stand out among so many lords, one must have strong abilities.

"I concede!"

Suddenly, the opposing lord shouted, interrupting Lin You’s thoughts.

What’s going on?

This guy actually conceded directly?

Lin You was taken aback, this development was clearly a bit unexpected.

But little did he know.

The opposing lord was already cursing his luck internally.

Because he immediately recognized that Lin You was the one who had just eliminated Shen Chong on the second floor.

Even someone like Shen Chong was soundly beaten, how is this even playable?

He didn’t expect to be so unlucky as to encounter such a monster right off the bat, which made him deeply feel the malice of this matching mechanism.

With a bitter smile, he was finally enveloped in light again and disappeared from the scene.

Lin You dumbly watched the direction he disappeared in.

Before he could react, a prompt sounded in his ear.

[Congratulations, you have successfully passed the third floor’s test.]

[You are about to be transported to the next floor, please be prepared.]

"..."

So, I advanced?

At this moment, Lin You’s expression couldn’t be more peculiar, and he vaguely guessed the reason behind it.

But this is good as well, it saved him the effort of a battle.

And as soon as the prompt fell, he was enveloped in light and transferred away from the space of the third floor.

"Quick, look! Someone from our realm has reached the fourth floor!"

Outside the Tower of Fortune, the team of lords from the Primordial Realm, who had been paying attention to the information on the tower, noticed the change on the tower and exclaimed suddenly.

"Huh? It really is! A Tier Nine Lord from our realm has reached the fourth floor!"

"And he’s the first Tier Nine Lord to reach the fourth floor!"

"Faster than those geniuses from the Ten Great Realms. Who is so remarkable?"

"Could it be one of those veteran lords ranked at the front?"

"Even if it were them, their strength shouldn’t surpass those from the Ten Great Realms, right?"

The whole team from the Primordial Realm instantly became restless and overjoyed.

No wonder they were so excited.

Because at this time, the great emperors and kings from various realms had already passed the fifth floor and were beginning their assault on the tenth floor.

Yet lords below Tier Ten were still lingering on the first three floors, without a single one having reached the fourth.

Thus, when a Tier Nine Lord appeared, there was inevitably some excitement among the crowd.

Even lords from other realms were attracted by this sudden change and began to discuss it.

And then, it wasn’t long before.

The names of the Ten Great Realms finally appeared one after another, quickly ascending to the fourth-floor space, followed by some well-known great realms appearing in succession.

However.

What no one expected was.

At this moment, the information on the wall of the fifth floor suddenly jumped.

The three large characters "Primordial Realm" appeared once again on the fifth floor, standing out prominently.

"Damn! The fifth floor already!"

"Am I seeing this right? They ascended another floor so quickly?"

"It’s only been less than two minutes!"

The crowd outside the tower erupted into an uproar, all shocked by this sudden change.

However, what shocked them even more was still to come.

Only to see the three iconic characters "Primordial Realm" linger on the fifth floor for ten seconds before suddenly disappearing and appearing on the sixth floor.

!!!

Rising three floors in a row?

What is this situation!?

The lords were thoroughly stunned, each staring wide-eyed at the information on the sixth floor, this being the only Tier Nine Lord to catch up with the great emperors and kings.

This whole turnaround only took a few minutes!

"Primordial Realm? How come I’ve never heard of this realm?"

"Me neither."

"It seems to be a Human Race Realm, only ranked medium within the Ten Thousand Realms."

"This... A lord from a medium realm actually stronger than those from the great realms?"

"Could it be that they used some kind of sneaky method?"

"Very likely."

The lords were reluctant to believe that a realm of medium rank could lead the Ten Thousand Realms.

After all, the resources in those great realms aren’t just for show; even just the comprehensive strength of the lords is beyond what a medium realm can compete with.

Not to mention, the number of genius prodigies is far greater in great realms than in medium ones.

Moreover, within the Ten Great Realms, there are quite a few Tier Nine Lords who have already condensed a Divine Fragment, their strength is truly terrifying.

This made them skeptical of the information change on the tower, choosing to maintain a watch and wait attitude.

"I just don’t believe he can keep leading all the way."

"He must not have run into those monsters from the great realms, or he’d have been eliminated already."

"I think so too."

"I heard that after the third floor, it’s basically individual battles between lords. He should soon meet those from the great realms."

The lords from various realms were engaged in lively discussions, not favorably viewing the Primordial Realm, which they thought unable to stand out.

At this moment.

Inside the sixth-floor space.

After waiting for nearly twenty minutes, Lin You finally encountered his next opponent.

A woman gently playing a guqin, dressed in simple clothing, elegant and otherworldly.