Chapter 592: The Flawless Ning Jiang

Chapter 592 -587: The Flawless Ning Jiang

HUMMM!

The Linglong Tower holding Xuanyuan Bi’an erupted with a dazzling light, and the change immediately startled everyone present.

“What’s happening? Did Xuanyuan Bi’an actually pass?”

All eyes turned to see Xuanyuan Bi’an’s figure being teleported out.

At the same time, a huge, blurry face materialized in the void. It hung high above, gazing down upon everyone.

“In ten thousand years, you are only the third person to pass the Ninth Floor. Congratulations.”

A grand voice echoed from the void, shaking everyone to their core.

“Xuanyuan Bi’an actually passed the Ninth Floor? Doesn’t that mean he’s now worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Golden Cicada and the Undying Celestial King?”

The crowd was profoundly shaken, staring at Xuanyuan Bi’an in disbelief.

‘Given time, will Xuanyuan Bi’an also become a Celestial King?’

At this thought, everyone’s mouths went dry. In that moment, Xuanyuan Bi’an’s significance in their eyes was utterly transformed. Passing the Ninth Floor meant he possessed boundless potential.

This was the earth-shattering potential to one day become a Celestial King!

One could only imagine the uproar this news would cause in the East Sea once it spread. Even the Central Celestial Domain, known as the most powerful region in the Great Thousand Realms, would be shaken.

By then, everyone in the Celestial Domain would know Xuanyuan Bi’an’s name, and he would be qualified to contend with its most powerful chosen.

‘Damn it, just where did this Xuanyuan Bi’an come from?’

Ao Lie, Chu Xinghun, and the others were filled with resentment. Jealousy inevitably bubbled up inside them. By passing the Ninth Floor, Xuanyuan Bi’an had suddenly soared above them all, forcing them to look up at him.

‘Those eyes… could they belong to the Artifact Spirit of the Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower?’

Everyone’s gaze turned back to the huge face in the void.

The Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower was the greatest treasure in the East Sea, far surpassing any Celestial Spirit Artifact. It was impossible for such an entity not to have an Artifact Spirit.

This face was, in all likelihood, the manifestation of the Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower’s Artifact Spirit. No one dared to offend such a being. Even a Celestial Martial Realm King was insignificant in comparison.

“Hmph. So it seems this Ning Jiang is nothing special. Xuanyuan Bi’an has already passed, but he’s still stuck. It’s obvious he’s not as good as Xuanyuan Bi’an.”

The cold snort came from Gu Weidao.

Gu Weidao, whose Quasi-Innate Spiritual Treasure had been taken by Ning Jiang, harbored an extreme hatred for him. And while he was somewhat resentful of Xuanyuan Bi’an’s success, he saw this as a perfect opportunity to mock Ning Jiang.

“What a joke. What right do you have to talk about Ning Jiang? You didn’t even make it past the seventh floor,” Gu Huaying retorted, unable to stay silent.

“Am I wrong? He’s simply not as good as Xuanyuan Bi’an,” Gu Weidao insisted stubbornly.

“You are wrong.”

The three words echoed faintly.

The voice didn’t belong to Gu Huaying, but to the giant face in the void.

In an instant, all eyes—including Xuanyuan Bi’an’s—snapped toward it.

“May I ask where I was wrong?” Gu Weidao asked politely, not daring to show any disrespect.

“Xuanyuan Bi’an passed the Ninth Floor because he has a weakness: he fears death. In his trial, he successfully conquered that fear, seeing past the bounds of life and death. By doing so, he overcame himself and was able to pass,”

the face explained.

These words made everyone see Xuanyuan Bi’an in a new light.

To see beyond life and death, to conquer one’s mortality, was no easy feat. Great terror lies in death, and even Celestial Martial Realm Kings fear its arrival.

None of them—not the White-robed Swordsman, not Chu Xinghun, not Ao Lie—could conquer their fear of death.

Faced with their own demise, their instinctive reaction would be to scramble for a way to survive, to find any means to live on.

But Xuanyuan Bi’an had managed to conquer death. This meant he had put matters of life and death aside, and a person like that was absolutely terrifying.

“Does that mean Ning Jiang can’t pass the Ninth Floor because he’s unable to conquer his fear of death?” someone asked in confusion.

“No.” The face refuted the idea with a shocking statement. “He cannot pass the Ninth Floor because he saw past life and death long ago. To be more precise, he has no weaknesses. And with no weaknesses, he can never overcome himself!”

The statement was profound and enigmatic, but everyone present was intelligent and instantly grasped its meaning.

Xuanyuan Bi’an had once feared death; simply put, he was flawed. In the trial of the Ninth Floor, he conquered death, thereby mending his flaw and allowing him to pass.

But Ning Jiang had already seen past life and death; he was fearless. In other words, he had no flaws, no weaknesses. He was perfect. And how can a perfect person overcome himself?

“No weaknesses? How can someone like that exist in this world? I don’t believe it!”

Gu Weidao cried out in disbelief. The others felt the same.

As the saying goes, no gold is ever pure, and no man is without his flaws.

‘If a person has no weaknesses, can he still be called human?’

“Human growth is a process of constantly overcoming one’s own weaknesses. In theory, a person can one day overcome all of them and become perfect. However…”

The face trailed off. To achieve perfection, to be completely without weakness, would require an immense amount of time!

But Ning Jiang was so young. Logically, he shouldn’t have had enough time to achieve such a state.

“No weaknesses!”

At that moment, Xuanyuan Bi’an’s eyes were fixed on Ning Jiang. It was the look one gives a great enemy, but also the eager look of a hunter who has finally found worthy prey.

“He and I must have a battle!”

A soaring battle intent erupted from Xuanyuan Bi’an.

As for Gu Weidao, his face was pale, and he was rendered utterly speechless. He had mocked Ning Jiang for being inferior to Xuanyuan Bi’an, only to learn that Ning Jiang had no weaknesses. The revelation was like a vicious slap across his face.

…

「The space of the Ninth Floor.」

Ning Jiang was drenched in blood. Opposite him, his replica was in an equally sorry state.

The two stared at each other. Ning Jiang’s lips moved. “Thank you. It’s been a long time since I had such a satisfying fight.”

For Ning Jiang, a battle between equals like this was incredibly precious!

“CRACK.”

Just then, a cracking sound rang out.

In the center of the lake, the mirror that had conjured the replica began to show cracks. A moment later, the entire mirror shattered with a BOOM, and the replica vanished along with it.

The mirror had replicated Ning Jiang, but ultimately, the replica surpassed the limits of what the mirror could handle. It held on at first, but as time went on, it could no longer bear the strain and completely shattered.

The crowd outside who witnessed this was even more speechless.

‘Just how strong is Ning Jiang?’

He was so strong that the Treasure Mirror itself had shattered from the strain!