Immortal Starry Sky-Chapter 142 - 138: Breaking into the Heaven-Reaching Tower

Chapter 142: Chapter 138: Breaking into the Heaven-Reaching Tower

Seven days felt like a year for Wang Xu, as he constantly worried about what task he might be assigned. He wondered, if he couldn’t complete it, wouldn’t he be punished for hundreds or thousands of years? And how would he return to Earth then?

With time running out, Wang Xu couldn’t go to the Will Monument to ponder over the wills left by super strong beings, nor could he efficiently do tasks to acquire white jade for purchasing secret techniques... The sudden arrival of the assigned task disrupted Wang Xu’s plan.

"With so little time, I can only attempt the Heaven-Reaching Tower." After a moment of contemplation, Wang Xu made his decision.

During these days, he had learned about the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

Every year, all disciples of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion have one chance to venture into the Heaven-Reaching Tower. As a result, senior disciples usually wait until the end of the year to make the attempt.

Of course, once the year ends, a new year begins immediately, giving each disciple another chance for a challenge. However, no one chooses to venture continuously.

The time interval is too short for any significant improvement in strength, and attempting the challenge would only waste the opportunity.

Now, Wang Xu had no choice but to venture. Only seven days were left until the designated day, and it was already too late to observe wills or cultivate secret techniques. Once the assigned task was issued, he would have to leave the Cyan Yang Hall for the outside world, perhaps for several years, wasting the tower challenge opportunity entirely.

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The Heaven-Reaching Tower is the center of the entire Heaven-Reaching Sacred Cosmos and the supreme belief in the hearts of all disciples of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion.

The Heaven-Reaching Tower has seventy-two entrances, each corresponding to a sub-hall, allowing entry for only one disciple at a time. When Wang Xu arrived here, it was a desolate time with only a few figures around.

"Heaven-Reaching Stele." Wang Xu murmured as he looked at the giant bronze stele before him.

Names were engraved on the giant bronze stele, which served as the record board of the Heaven-Reaching Tower and the strength ranking among the disciples of the seventy-two halls.

The rankings were divided into three parts: Void Level, Black Hole Level, and White Hole Level. Each part listed ten names, with annotations behind each name indicating the person’s sub-hall.

Among the thirty names, Wang Xu only saw the names of three senior brothers from the Cyan Yang Hall, who were ranked low and could be squeezed out at any time.

The disciples from All Heavens Hall and Thousand Demon Hall had the most names.

"The one ranked first in the Black Hole Level is..." Suddenly, Wang Xu squinted and showed a shocked expression, "Gu Aus?"

Wang Xu didn’t recognize the name Gu Aus, but he was astonished by the annotated sub-hall, which turned out to be "Mingyang Hall"!

Mingyang Hall, the first forbidden zone on Earth. When Wang Xu learned about the Cyan Yang Hall, he speculated that Mingyang Hall might also come from the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion. This was later confirmed after consulting senior Red Sword.

"Mingyang Hall is actually so strong. This Gu Aus is ranked first in the Black Hole Level tower challenge, reaching the 666th layer!" Wang Xu exclaimed.

Wang Xu knew well what reaching the 666th layer represented. Even senior Red Sword, who could defeat the strongest White Hole Level existences, could only reach over four hundred layers. In other words, this Mingyang Hall disciple named "Gu Aus" could probably slay beings of the Mixed Universe Realm!

It was conceivable how formidable the strength needed was, for a mere Black Hole Level to cross the White Hole Level and slay someone of the Mixed Universe Realm.

But thinking back, Wang Xu was still somewhat puzzled.

Why would Mingyang Hall appear on Earth?

Initially, Wang Xu didn’t give this matter much thought. Now, having understood the might of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion and what Mingyang Hall was, Wang Xu began to ponder this issue.

"Junior Brother Wang Xu." Suddenly, a bright voice came from behind Wang Xu.

"Senior Brother Qing Ku." The newcomer was senior brother Qing Ku, who had once guided Wang Xu on Storm Will. He wore azure clothing and was adorned with various peculiar ornaments on his forehead, neck, hands, and feet. It was said that this was a tradition of their tribe, where every certain age, an ornament would be added for good luck and to ward off evil.

"Junior Brother Wang Xu, are you also going to challenge the Heaven-Reaching Tower?" Qing Ku said.

Wang Xu nodded: "The designated task will be issued in a few days, and I fear I’ll have to leave for a long time by then, so I decided to challenge the Heaven-Reaching Tower now."

Qing Ku smiled: "I am here for the designated task in a few days as well, but unlike you, I’ve already failed to complete it twice. This is my third time, and if I fail again, I’m afraid I’ll be transferred to some Cosmic Country to guard for thousands of years."

Wang Xu sighed. The Cyan Yang Hall wasn’t so leisurely and carefree after all, with pressure still looming.

"In that case, please go first, Senior Brother Qing Ku." With only one person allowed per entrance, Wang Xu wasn’t in a hurry and let Qing Ku go first.

Qing Ku accepted the courtesy and directly entered the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

He was gone for an entire day and night.

By the next noon, Wang Xu stood on the 426th layer of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, hovering in the void, eyes fixed on the dark window.

The Heaven-Reaching Tower was impenetrable from the outside, with spiritual consciousness unable to permeate it, let alone eyesight.

Wow!

Soon, a golden light burst from the dark window, and Wang Xu smiled: "Passed."

Every layer passed would emit golden light from its window, whereas red light indicated failure.

Observers only needed to look at the color of the window’s light to know whether the person inside was successful or not.

Good fortune didn’t last long. Brother Qing Ku had just passed the four hundred and twenty-sixth layer when, moments later, the window of the four hundred and twenty-seventh layer burst with a red light.

"Failed." Brother Qing Ku’s figure suddenly appeared at the entrance, his face pale and bearing a bitter expression.

"Brother Qing Ku." Wang Xu wanted to go up and offer some comfort, but this thought was quickly suppressed.

The disciples of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion are geniuses among geniuses, with their own pride and arrogance. What does it matter if they fail? A year later, they can still continue to challenge and explore. To go and comfort them would instead be seen as ridicule in their eyes.

"Alright, it’s your turn." Brother Qing Ku said.

Wang Xu nodded, took a deep breath, and strode into the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

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Buzz~

A misty golden light lit up, and Wang Xu’s figure suddenly appeared. Beneath his feet was a vast golden land, desolate and barren, with not a blade of grass in sight.

"Take out the Cyan Yang Jade Order!" Suddenly, a sacred voice echoed from between heaven and earth.

Wang Xu took out the White Jade Token. Brother Hong Jian had said that this token already recorded everything about him, and in the future, whether entering or exiting any place, to exchange for treasures or secret techniques, one must show this White Jade Token.

"First layer trial, begin." As the sacred voice fell, in the distance, the golden land suddenly rose, forming three soldiers clad in golden armor, holding long spears.

Initial Void Level Golden Armor Soldiers.

Wang Xu immediately struck out with a palm in the air, a gigantic energy hand rolling forward, pressing down on the three Golden Armor Soldiers.

"Hmph!" The three Golden Armor Soldiers trembled with momentum, simultaneously thrusting out their long spears. The energy hand instantly shattered, causing Wang Xu to be slightly moved.

Even though this strike was merely the most basic form of energy transformation, it was not something ordinary Initial Void Level beings could withstand. Evidently, Wang Xu had underestimated the ability of these three Golden Armor Soldiers. With their strength, they should be comparable to the Ultimate Void Level.

The Golden Armor Soldiers crushed the energy hand, and the three figures shot forth like flowing light.

Wang Xu was no longer complacent. This was the Heaven-Reaching Tower, not the cosmos outside. The strength of all opponents was much more formidable than they appeared.

Whish!

The White Jade Long Saber suddenly appeared, and Wang Xu swung it. The three streaks of golden light were directly shattered with one blow, and the three Golden Armor Soldiers were sent flying, breaking into three showers of light that scattered back onto the ground.

At this moment, the golden land once again protruded, forming a celestial ladder reaching the sky.

Wang Xu ascended the celestial ladder. Halfway up, the surrounding scene suddenly changed. Under his feet was no longer a celestial ladder, but a piece of soft, earthy ground.

This was the second layer.

Crack~

The sound of breaking earth rang out, and the earthy ground cracked open, three Star Giant Beasts in the shape of lizards crawled out.

Initial Void Level Star Giant Beasts.

Generally speaking, Star Giant Beasts are stronger than Cosmic Martial Artists. One-on-one, Cosmic Martial Artists of the same rank are no match for Star Giant Beasts. Naturally, their strength is more formidable than that of the three Golden Armor Soldiers just now.

But no matter how formidable, they are ultimately Void Level. Wang Xu wielded the White Jade Long Saber in his hand, directly slashing toward the three Star Giant Beasts!

The result was without suspense.

Progressing unimpeded, these trial subjects, although Initial Void Level, were no less powerful than Ultimate Void Level in the cosmos.

"Pass the ninth layer, reward one Immortal Divine Soldier, you may select one from among these Immortal Divine Soldiers." The sacred voice came, and then the sky suddenly unfolded a golden scroll in front of Wang Xu.

Wang Xu already possessed the White Jade Long Saber and the Bronze Bow, so naturally, he no longer needed war soldiers. He immediately selected a defensive Immortal Divine Soldier and put it on.

Continue through the tower.

Wang Xu continued to break through, successive passages, unstoppable.

When he reached the seventy-second layer, Wang Xu had already obtained eight Immortal Divine Soldiers, slaughtered Star Giant Beasts capable of rivaling the "High Class Black Hole Level."

Reaching the Black Hole Level, there are no longer distinctions of initial, upper, ultimate, but "Initial," "High Class," "Strongest," and "Invincible."

The Black Hole Level figures Wang Xu had encountered before were only Initial Black Hole Level, but each time they crossed a stage, their strength would undergo a significant transformation. A strike from a High Class Black Hole Level figure, even ten Initial Black Hole Level figures couldn’t resist.

This is the disparity of realms.

"Only seventy-two layers, not yet the limit, charge!" Before the seventy-second layer, Wang Xu mostly used small Will, only when dealing with the Star Giant Beast on the seventy-second layer was he forced to use the Great Will.

In the face of Wang Xu’s Great Will, the Star Giant Beast capable of matching High Class Black Hole Level didn’t even have a chance to resist before being directly crushed. Wang Xu smoothly advanced.