Chapter 611: One-Star Tower, Level One Hundred (4)
Merely three days later, an explosive piece of news spread at an alarming rate, shaking countless eldritch tribes across the vast expanse of Huanggu: the Hou Cheng Tribe had fallen!
This marked the first high-tier eldritch tribe ranked in the top hundred to be annihilated since the onset of the eldritch-immortal conflict.
Facing the army led by an Imperial Majesty of the immortal race, twelve Earth Eldritches all perished. Of the over six hundred million tribesmen within the tribe, not a single one survived.
"Kill!"
"Take revenge!"
"Strike back!" Swiftly, the four Archeldritch tribes reached a consensus and began full-scale retaliation.
In less than ten days, six high-tier immortal cities fell.
Across the vast territories surrounding Heavenly Pillar Mountain, the two great factions, whose conflicts had somewhat abated over the past tens of thousands of years, once again erupted into a terrifying war!
The armies clashed again and again, with super powerhouses engaging in life-or-death battles. Numerous Eldritch Generals, Immortal Generals, and Earth Eldritches and Earth Immortals began to fall.
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"We failed to kill Hou Feng. The threat is still present," Imperial Majesty Da Yan stated with absolute certainty, though his repeated attempts at divination brought even more severe backlash.
Divining destiny, even with a Creation Divine Artifact, was not something a mere High Immortal could easily endure.
"Then we fight. Attack! Engage in a bloody battle with the eldritch race, pressure them, kindle their hatred, and destroy one eldritch tribe after another. We shall lure more High Eldritches to leave the Archeldritch tribes to conduct large-scale patrols," Imperial Majesty Nan You said with icy calm.
"They can only defend, but cannot truly launch a major counterattack. With our backs to Heavenly Pillar Mountain, they cannot harm us.
We shall wait for our chance. When the number of High Eldritches within the Earth Archeldritch tribe drops to a certain limit, we will commit all the forces of our Immortal Court, strike, and pay an enormous price to kill him," Imperial Majesty Nan You said with unwavering composure.
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A terrifying war was thus ignited between the Huanggu eldritch race and immortal race over Wu Yuan’s life.
It only grew increasingly brutal over time, with even Imperial Majesties and Heavenly Masters occasionally taking action. High Immortals and High Eldritches began to fall.
The level of intensity rivaled the two Battles of Heavenly Pillar Mountain, with none but the highest echelons of the immortal race aware of their true purpose.
As for the eldritch race, they could only speculate, but their pride as the world's overlords made them fearless.
Moreover, they had no choice but to confront the challenge. Countless eldritch tribes populated the land, and if the four great Archeldritch tribes didn’t take action and send out large numbers of High Eldritches and Earth Eldritches to patrol and fight, the top powerhouses of the immortal race would systematically destroy weaker eldritch tribes one by one.
Their strategy was transparent. And in the eyes of the eldritch race, if the life of an Earth Eldritch could be exchanged for that of an Earth Immortal, or the life of a High Eldritch for a High Immortal, it was worth it. After all, how many powerhouses did the entire immortal race have in total?
While the entire Huanggu was undergoing an upheaval, Wu Yuan, immersed in secluded cultivation within the Archeldritch Hall, remained completely unaware.
The years passed.
Whether it was the Law of Celestial Body, Law of Longevity, or the Law of Life, the progress of Wu Yuan's body refiner self was nothing short of mind-boggling.
Even the Law of True Domain was advancing at an astonishing pace under the influence of his qi refiner self, albeit slightly slower.
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"A decent talent? How familiar those words sound." Wu Yuan smiled slightly. "Over countless years, do you say the same thing to every challenger?"
"What do you mean?" The black-robed guardian frowned slightly.
"My goal today is to clear level one hundred. I'm very curious what the guardian of level one hundred will say to me," Wu Yuan said with a smile.
"Arrogant! At ninety-nine years old, you’re only at level fifty, yet you dare speak of level hundred?" The black-robed guardian barked sternly.
In the next instant, a trace of terror flashed through the guardian's eyes.
Boom! The three True Intents harmonized, and a powerful Dao fluctuation instantly descended, enveloping the sky.
It instantly tore the guardian apart, annihilating him completely.
How easy. Wu Yuan revealed a slight smile. Let’s see who can make me lift a finger today.
"Next level!"
...Level sixty!
...Level seventy!
Wu Yuan swept through all the guardians in his path, until level ninety.
The guardian of this level unleashed Dao comprehension at the fourth-level Dao Field stage of a Lesser Law. It was only then that Wu Yuan was forced to make his first move, though he merely formed a Hundred Swords Array and defeated his opponent effortlessly.
Six years ago, I could have already cleared level ninety, Now? Wu Yuan was completely at ease.
Level ninety-one, level ninety-two, level ninety-three... The difficulty grew with each level.
Those who could clear these last ten levels were the most monstrous prodigies in the entire history of the Eternal Sun Immortal Nation. But still, none of the guardians could withstand even a single move from Wu Yuan!
As soon as the sword array formed, it swept through all obstacles!
Finally, Wu Yuan fought his way to level one hundred.
Here, the backdrop had transformed into a vast expanse of outer space, with no trace of solid ground in sight.
Is this level one hundred? Wu Yuan's gaze swept across the dark space.
"Congratulations, young man." Silently, an elderly man in white robes appeared in the space, gazing at Wu Yuan with a twinkle in his eyes. "In the entire history of the Eternal Sun Immortal World, you are the second to arrive before me.
The Greenridge Macrocosm has once again given birth to a remarkable monstrous prodigy." The white-robed elderly man smiled as he looked at Wu Yuan.
“The second?” Wu Yuan said softly.
He had thought he was the first. After all, achieving this feat before the age of one hundred was immensely difficult.
"That's right, you're the second," the white-robed elderly man said with a chuckle. "However, the previous one was defeated by me."
"That's good," Wu Yuan finally revealed a faint smile. "I may be the second to arrive before you, but I will be the first to defeat you.
Defeating you will be my first step on the path to becoming a Supreme Genius."