Chapter 1292 - 1292: Seven Consecutive Floors Cleared

As the crowd chatted, the people who had been challenging the tower began to emerge one after another.

First came those from the lower floors, including Zhao Yi, Long Xiaotian, and elders and disciples from other sects.

"It seems your people have gained a lot," Liu Zixuan said with a laugh to a few sect leaders beside him.

Indeed, only two people had just stepped into the fourteenth floor: the Vice Sect Leader of the Void Mountain Sect and the Vice Sect Leader of the Angel Sect. When these two leaders came out, their faces were beaming with pride, basking in the feeling of being revered, which was truly delightful.

Mos Ivan and Que Xinyan exchanged a smile: "But it's only the fourteenth floor. There are still four floors above that no one has reached."

Sa Qianqiu murmured a Buddhist chant, then said, "Since everyone has come out, can we go in now?"

"Of course," said Que Xinyan, and dashed towards the tower, with Mos Ivan following closely behind.

Sa Qianqiu nodded slightly towards Liu Zixuan: "See you in the tower, young friend Zixuan!"

"Alright," Liu Zixuan replied with a smile. Since meeting Monk Kongling in the Maze Attic, he didn't have a great impression of the Spirit Institute's people, but neither did he harbor any dislike towards them.

After the three sect leaders and the dean entered, Zhao Yi and Long Xiaotian approached: "It seems like getting to the higher floors will depend on you!"

Liu Zixuan grinned: "Hearing you say that sure makes it feel like a lot of pressure!"

"The first ten floors shouldn't be too difficult, as long as you're careful you can get through, but after the tenth floor, the difficulty more than doubles," Zhao Yi said solemnly.

"You all rest here for a while and keep an eye out for Martial Artists from other countries. I'll try to break through. We Star Sea Martial Artists can't fall behind!"

Liu Zixuan cupped his hands with a smile to everyone, then stepped into the Treasure Tower.

"I wonder how many floors Brother Xuan can reach," Zhao Yi said, scratching his head with a smile.

"Hard to say. All four who went in aren't ordinary Life and Death Realm experts. Their strength far surpasses ours, so the floors below the fourteenth aren't likely to challenge them. But whether they can reach the top depends on their comprehensive abilities," Long Xiaotian said, squinting.

"Those guys are not to be trifled with," Xiao Hu muttered. "Sa Qianqiu is the dean of the Spirit Institute. I've heard that this man showed extraordinary talent at nine and became the dean before twenty, having held the position for decades."

"While Mos Ivan and Que Xinyan, both have been sect leaders of the Angel Sect and Void Mountain Sect for an unknown period. With their strength and unique treasures, Brother Xuan really has encountered formidable opponents this time!"

"I believe in him," Luo Xi said earnestly, clenching her fist.

The crowd looked at Luo Xi but didn't continue speaking. This time, the competition wasn't just a matter of belief or disbelief.

Though it's a contest among four Martial Artists, it involves a clash of peak forces in the Martial Realm.

Personal loss is a small matter, but losing would be a disgrace to the sect and the nation they represent.

This time, Liu Zixuan is carrying too heavy a burden!

...

The conversation was tense, but Martial Artists on the side were getting heated.

"This time, our Void Mountain Sect will definitely win!"

"Nonsense, it's definitely going to be our Spirit Institute!"

"You all are just trash; we of the Angel Sect are the strongest in the World Martial Realm."

The disciples and elders of the three sects were arguing, their faces flushed, with none willing to yield.

Actually, it makes sense, given that beyond obtaining treasures from the tower and a few supreme treasures from the bets, it's also about honor.

If one side wins, it will completely overshadow the other three sides' glory.

By then, they will undoubtedly boast that the other sects are just trash, and the winning one will be the future top sect.

Especially in such a chaotic place, once any of these sect leaders wins, they will immediately boost their side's morale, and should a melee begin then, they will certainly be stronger than the Martial Artists from other sects.

Morale is the hardest thing to control!

...

Outside was bustling, while inside was somewhat quiet.

When Liu Zixuan stepped onto the first floor, the previous three sect leaders and the dean were already nowhere to be seen.

The first floor was utterly empty, like an unkempt vacant room, full of dust and cobwebs.

It was nothing like what Liu Zixuan had imagined, and notably, many Martial Artists had previously passed through here but left no footprints. This illustrates that while the environment each person enters is unchanged, it retains no trace of previous entrants.

After surveying his surroundings, Liu Zixuan proceeded toward the steps leading to the second floor. As he was about to step onto the staircase, the walls on either side suddenly moved, revealing two armored warriors.

These armored warriors weren't real people but seemed to be made from some kind of metal.

Yet they could launch attacks akin to real warriors.

Two metal weapons slashed at Liu Zixuan's neck, prompting him to instinctively leap backward three steps.

Curiously, once Liu Zixuan retreated, the metal warriors abruptly halted.

"Are they only stationed on the stairs?" Liu Zixuan scratched his head, testing this notion. As he suspected, when he advanced toward the steps, the metal warriors would attack. But when he withdrew some distance, they would suddenly stop.

Through a bit of testing, those two warriors revealed a power level of only the Acquired Emperor Realm!

In other words, Liu Zixuan could defeat them with a wave of his hand!

At this moment, Liu Zixuan finally understood what Zhao Yi had said earlier: below the tenth floor, there's really no difference in difficulty.

The first floor was guarded by Acquired Emperor Realm guardians, and with each successive floor, the strength would increase.

Normally, by the fifth or sixth floor, one could expect to encounter strength at the level of the Innate Emperor Realm Third Heaven.

What prevents top experts from advancing seems to be above the tenth floor; this is somewhat peculiar.

Liu Zixuan swiftly cleared the first floor.

The second floor, contrary to his expectations, was not an increase in realm but an increase in the number of warriors, from two Acquired Emperor Realm warriors on the first floor to sixteen on the second floor.

The third floor increased from sixteen Acquired Emperor Realm warriors to four Innate Emperor Realm First Heaven experts.

The fourth floor transformed four Innate Emperor Realm First Heaven experts into thirty-two.

While it seemed like an increase in numbers, it actually followed a pattern: the number of warriors on the first floor multiplied by eight equaled those on the second floor, and the third floor multiplied by eight equaled the fourth.

Since the first floor had two, Liu Zixuan speculated that the fifth floor would likely have eight Innate Emperor Realm Second Heaven experts, while the sixth floor would have sixty-four.

Upon entering the fifth and sixth floors, his prediction was confirmed. But when he continued upward based on this pattern, the eighth floor completely defied his expectations!

Because on the eighth floor, there were no metal warriors at all...