Luo Feng and the other nine soldiers from the four armies of the Jin World exchanged glances, and almost simultaneously transformed into streaks of light, flying toward the towering gate. None of the soldiers dared to teleport recklessly—after all, they all understood the danger of this named mission.
Wuqi Tower, First Layer World.
An expansive desert world. A chilling wind blew through, freezing cold, with frost faintly crystallizing on the sand. In the distance stood a massive spatial gate, and then…
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!…
Ten figures flew out from the spatial gate, looking around cautiously before slowly descending to stand upon the desert sands.
“The first layer of Wuqi Tower?” Luo Feng glanced around at the endless desert world, unable to see any end, and even the distant spatial gate had vanished from sight.
“This Wuqi Tower is extremely dangerous,” the tall, thin soldier ‘Xu Zhong,’ standing beside Luo Feng, transmitted telepathically. “Luo Feng, tell me, how dangerous is it really? Is the danger hidden beneath this endless desert?”
“I don’t know.”
Luo Feng shook his head.
Among the ten soldiers, there were six tribal warriors and four beast warriors, each one cautious and alert.
Of the ten soldiers, only two were from the Eastern Army—Luo Feng and Xu Zhong. Naturally, the two found themselves gravitating toward each other, ready to face any danger together.
Boom!
Suddenly, a deafening explosion shattered the quiet desert world. Shockwaves rippled outward in all directions, sweeping across an infinite expanse.
Each of Luo Feng’s group felt the tremor and turned their heads. In the distant sky above the desert world, a brilliant, lightning-like beam twisted downward from the heavens. Within mere seconds, the massive azure column connected the desert below with the endless heights above.
“What is that?”
“It seems to contain immense power.”
The soldiers were puzzled.
At that moment, suddenly, on the surface of the endless azure column connecting the heavens and the desert, countless enormous black characters twisted into existence. Ink-black, each character exuded a terrifying murderous intent that directly invaded the minds of every soldier.
Even Luo Feng’s will couldn’t help but stir, his eyes faintly reddening, as if something deep inside was roaring.
The black characters continued to appear.
“This is the passage connecting the first and second layers of Wuqi Tower.”
“Those who enter this passage may proceed to the second layer of Wuqi Tower.”
“One soldier must be killed to enter the passage.”
“Those who do not kill another soldier will never be able to leave… Until the next batch of soldiers opens the gate, those who have not entered the second layer will be annihilated.”
“Those who hide in warship-type treasures to avoid combat will be considered failures and annihilated!”
The black characters floated in the air, exuding infinite pressure.
The sheer murderous intent contained within the characters made every soldier struggle to contain themselves. With such power, if it wished to annihilate these Master of Laws soldiers, a single sweep would suffice. None of the ten soldiers doubted the authenticity of this warning.
Therefore—
“One must kill a soldier to enter the passage into the second layer of Wuqi Tower?” Luo Feng was shocked. “That means, of ten soldiers, at least five must die!”
Luo Feng immediately understood why the one-horned beast outside had said that more than half of the first three batches of soldiers had perished.
“Kill one?”
“Who to choose?”
Luo Feng swept his gaze across the surroundings.
Since the ten soldiers had entered together, they were not far from each other, each one alert and scanning their surroundings. They were all thinking… which soldier to target. None of those who dared to come here were ordinary. Choosing someone too strong might lead to one’s own death.
Swish~~~
Silently, the surrounding space solidified. This was something done simultaneously by several different soldiers.
Boom!
With a violent roar, one of the soldiers moved, instantly igniting the previously tense atmosphere. Immediately, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! One after another, the soldiers erupted into action, attacking their chosen targets.
“Roar~~” A hideous beast with massive scaly wings roared as it charged toward Luo Feng.
“Die!” A burly soldier wielding a monstrous hammer, surrounded by endless lightning, launched an attack. The hammer’s power was so immense that Luo Feng instantly recognized it as a mechanical stream treasure.
“Whoosh!” A black flash swept directly toward Luo Feng’s head.
Three soldiers attacked Luo Feng simultaneously!
Three soldiers had chosen to target him… Luo Feng chuckled bitterly. It seemed that admitting to being a rookie outside the Wuqi Tower had indeed drawn some attention. As the saying goes, the bold succeed. Luo Feng had dared to speak openly precisely because he possessed absolute superiority over these so-called elite soldiers.
Swoosh!
Luo Feng rapidly retreated. Boom! Endless snowflakes instantly swirled into existence around him—this was one of the domain-type divine treasures he had previously exchanged for. It pressed and bound the three attackers. Luo Feng instantly identified the three assailants, especially the most elusive one.
The three attackers: the first was the beast, the second was the burly soldier, and the third… shockingly… was ‘Xu Zhong,’ his fellow Eastern Army comrade!
“Xu Zhong!” Luo Feng transmitted angrily, “We are both from the Eastern Army. We’ve barely entered the first layer of Wuqi Tower, and you already strike at me?”
“You’re a rookie. Who else should I kill?” Xu Zhong coldly shouted.
Boom!
Layers of purple light surrounded Xu Zhong, clashing with the endless snowflakes Luo Feng had unleashed. Clearly, Xu Zhong also possessed a domain-type treasure.
“Hahaha…” Luo Feng despised soldiers like Xu Zhong the most. Roaring, he instantly moved, his figure blurring into a knife-like shadow, easily dodging the burly soldier’s attack and charging straight at Xu Zhong.
This simple shift and lunge caused the three attackers’ expressions to change. Not only did it easily evade the burly soldier, but it also left the beast far behind… a weakling might not notice, but each of them was an elite soldier, and they instantly recognized the terrifying agility of ‘Luo Feng.’
“Bad!” Xu Zhong growled lowly.
Swish~~~
Instantly, layers of white light enveloped him, and in an instant, the soldier transformed into a white-feathered flying beast. With a flap of its wings, it shot straight upward, fleeing rapidly.
“Mechanical stream treasure ‘Keiao’!” Luo Feng’s expression changed slightly.
Keiao was a mechanical stream treasure from the Eastern Army particularly adept at escape. While it might not be fast in dodging, its straight-line acceleration for fleeing was extremely fast! To acquire it required a full 600,000 military merits—more expensive than Luo Feng’s ‘Golden Claw God.’ It was extremely effective for escaping.
Upon seeing Luo Feng’s simple maneuver, Xu Zhong immediately realized he had met his match. In close combat, for every ten attacks Luo Feng could land, he might manage only one, and even that would likely be blocked.
Realizing the danger, he immediately activated the ‘Keiao’ and fled!
“You’re lucky to escape.”
Luo Feng snorted coldly and turned away from Xu Zhong. He knew that with the ‘Keiao’ mechanical stream treasure, killing Xu Zhong would be extremely difficult.
…
Far away, the Keiao spread its wings, watching Luo Feng’s direction.
“A rookie?”
“He’s even more skilled than veterans.” Xu Zhong’s expression darkened. “Is he deceiving me? No, I know all the strong soldiers in the Mang River Army. Unless he’s a rookie… I don’t know him, so he probably told the truth—he is a rookie. How can a rookie be this strong?”
“Trouble.”
“Even if I survive this first layer, there are still the second and third layers ahead…”
Xu Zhong deeply regretted his decision.
How could his judgment be so poor? The first target he chose turned out to be likely the strongest among this batch.
…
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Xu Zhong fled quickly, and the other two attackers, seeing the situation, also immediately began to escape. The burly soldier wielding the massive lightning hammer flapped his wings and revealed black feathers, whistling away. The beast soldier, however, was slower in escaping—relatively speaking, compared to Xu Zhong and the burly soldier.
“Who told you to escape so slowly!” Luo Feng roared and shot after them.
Boom!
As Luo Feng pursued, his form instantly transformed, becoming a savage humanoid beast with massive golden claws for hands and feet.
Mechanical stream treasure—Golden Claw God!
Ignite!
Divine power ignited in the first stage!
The burning divine power instantly surged through the core of the Golden Claw God, converting its power. The mighty Golden Claw God radiated an endless, ferocious aura.
…
“No!” The hideous scaly-winged beast looked back in horror, for the Golden Claw God behind it was moving too fast!
“Why is his speed so great?” The scaly-winged beast lamented. Why hadn’t it used its military merits to obtain an escape treasure? It had dared to come here with mechanical stream treasures—but they were for attacking. In terms of offense, it had no fear of other soldiers. But upon seeing Luo Feng’s dodging skills, it knew that continuing the fight would lead to inevitable defeat. So it fled!
But escape was impossible!
Boom! Roaring furiously, Luo Feng came charging.
Soaring high.
His legs became like two massive blades, slicing through the air! He executed the sword techniques of “Light of Water and Fire” through his legs. Although Luo Feng had only used the first level of “Severance,” his secret techniques were clearly superior. Combined with divine power combustion at a similar level and superior dodging skills, he had the advantage.
“No!” Upon engaging Luo Feng, the scaly beast immediately felt the pain.
It couldn’t escape!
Its attacks on Luo Feng were easily evaded or blocked, greatly reducing their effectiveness. But Luo Feng’s attacks on it were often impossible to block at all.
Swish! The fierce golden claws, sharp as blades, slashed directly across the scaly beast’s head, slamming it down into the endless desert.
Whoosh! Whoosh!!!
His legs, like blades, ruthlessly slashed at the scaly beast again and again.
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