Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Before the First Eternal Gate's fortress, in front of the Secret Realm Tower, there was a spatial magic formation, inside which gathered many young powerhouses, each sizing up the others.

The sheer number of people was astonishing.

Jun Wuxie glanced around and roughly estimated that the number of those undergoing trials was in the hundreds of millions!

They came from various ancient life stars in the starry sky.

While the number seemed astonishing, in reality, each ancient life star might have only a few hundred people at most, or perhaps only a few, and many ancient life stars didn't even have enough qualified people to participate.

The universe was vast, and the number of ancient life stars was unknown and difficult to estimate.

"First of all, congratulations to all the geniuses from the various ancient life stars in the starry sky for arriving at the First Eternal Gate and gathering here.

Today, the First Eternal Gate opens the secret realm, which is the tower in front of you.

This tower has nine levels. Upon entering the Secret Realm Tower, each of you will be isolated within the tower, and there will be no interaction until you reach the ninth level.

The assessment within the secret realm has no rules. You only need to use all possible methods to climb upwards.

As long as you can successfully reach the fifth level, it will be considered as passing this trial, and you will receive a reward from the secret realm's order within the fifth level of the tower.

The rewards are differentiated based on the realm of the person who passes the assessment, and they consist of special sacred spiritual energy formed by the fusion of the Dao fruit and the essence of heaven and earth from fallen Eternal Saint Realm experts in the universe, as well as special Primordial-level sacred spiritual energy, which can allow cultivators to quickly break through realms.

If you can reach the seventh level, you will receive another special sacred spiritual energy reward.

Those who reach the ninth level will receive a special reward.

This time, the top three ranked individuals will receive additional rewards.

If you can truly reach the ninth level and meet each other there, I hope you can exercise restraint in the competition and not be too ruthless.

Now, you may begin entering the Secret Realm Tower.

Note that after entering the Secret Realm Tower, the secret realm's order will acquire your basic information, including but not limited to your name, realm, talent growth intensity, and so on. If you cannot accept this, you may withdraw now."

As the City Lord's voice fell, the silent scene instantly erupted in excitement.

Special sacred spiritual energy!

The rewards were too tempting! That was something formed by the fusion of the Dao fruit and the essence of heaven and earth from Eternal Saint Realm experts!

This special resource had an effect similar to the Ruyi Sacred Spiritual Primordial Qi. Under the special order of the Secret Realm Tower, it could elevate a cultivator's realm in an instant.

This was the heaven-defying aspect of the Eternal Road. There were a total of nine Eternal Gate cities. If one could pass through all the cities, one could elevate an unknown number of realms just within the secret realms of each city, not to mention the opportunities and fortunes obtained along the way.

On the Eternal Road, as long as one continued walking, the opportunities were immeasurable, and the speed of growth was unimaginable.

Since ancient times, the Eternal Road had nurtured too many Eternal Saint Realm experts. The most outstanding of them later became Eternal Giants.

In this great era, there were even more talents than ever before. How many Eternal Giants would emerge?

No one said they wanted to withdraw.

They didn't mind the order in the secret realm acquiring their names, realms, talent growth intensity, and so on.

After all, only by allowing the order to acquire their basic information could it provide the most suitable resources for breaking through realms when they met the assessment conditions.

No one who came to the Eternal Road for trials didn't want to pass through several Eternal Gate cities. Who would be willing to withdraw?

Just passing through even one more Eternal Gate could result in breaking through one or several more realms, and there was also the possibility of obtaining other opportunities and fortunes, leading to rapid growth.

Such opportunities were difficult to obtain elsewhere.

The City Lord's gaze swept over the crowd. "Since no one chooses to withdraw, then the Secret Realm Tower assessment shall begin."

After he spoke, a rune imprint appeared in the palm of his hand.

Those imprints flew into the air, forming a rune diagram, and flew towards the tower.

In the next moment, light bloomed from the top of the towering Secret Realm, scattering down and covering the magic formation space where all the trial participants were gathered, enveloping them. Jun Wuxie was also among them.

Soon, the light, carrying the hundreds of millions of people in the magic formation space, disappeared.

At the same time, the entire tower trembled slightly, and faint light shone on the tower body. Simultaneously, a layer of barrier appeared around the Secret Realm Tower.

Soon, tiny black dots, like dust, appeared on the light screen of the barrier, densely packed.

Those black dots were all moving. The three black dots at the front were significantly larger and relatively more conspicuous.

Everyone knew that those black dots represented the trial participants who had entered the Secret Realm Tower. The movement of the black dots indicated that they were currently climbing.

The three black dots at the front were obviously the first, second, and third place individuals, so they were more conspicuous, and their black dot markers were larger.

"How many people do you think from this batch can reach the ninth level, and will anyone be able to reach the peak within the ninth level?"

An elder of the Lanqin Clan had a look of anticipation on his face.

"I'm afraid not. The strongest people in the previous two batches were much stronger than this batch, and there were many geniuses of that level.

However, no one has ever been able to reach the peak within the ninth level.

No one has ever been able to do it since ancient times. Do you think anyone in this batch can do it?"

The person next to the City Lord couldn't help but chuckle after speaking.

He was also an elder of the Hei Ji Clan, at the same level as the City Lord in the clan, but slightly inferior to the City Lord in terms of strength and management ability.

"That's not necessarily true. I think someone might ascend to the summit within the secret realm today and obtain the ultimate hidden reward of the Secret Realm Tower.

Speaking of which, I am very much looking forward to it and would like to know what the hidden super reward is. It must be extraordinary."

The elder of the You Yu Clan was refuting the elder of the Hei Ji Clan.

Now, whenever he heard someone from the Hei Ji Clan speak, the elder of the You Yu Clan felt very uncomfortable.

"Hehe, the Daoist friend from the You Yu Clan is thinking too much. No one has been able to do it since ancient times. Who in this batch can do it?

Talking about ascending to the summit is just a joke. Daoist friend, you should not mention it. I think it would be a miracle if someone could step into the space of the ninth level.

I guess the person the Daoist friend is talking about is Jun Shen of the Dawn Dynasty, who has been making a lot of noise in the starry sky in recent years?

He does have some strength and is quite outstanding among his peers, but there is still a big gap between him and ascending to the summit of the ninth level.

After all, in this Secret Realm Tower, cultivators can only rely entirely on themselves, unable to use the power of others or borrow strength."

The elder of the Hei Ji Clan couldn't help but have a bit of a strange tone in his last sentence.

"What do you mean? Are you saying that Jun Shen owes his fame to others?"

The elder of the You Yu Clan felt anger rising in his heart. Jun Shen was a great benefactor of the You Yu Clan, and he greatly admired the strength and methods of that young man. Could a second such person be found in the world?

"I didn't say that."

The elder of the Hei Ji Clan deliberately looked at the elder of the You Yu Clan with a strange gaze and said, "Daoist friend, are you a little too excited? Are you You Yu Clan very familiar with that Dawn Jun Shen?"

"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you. Just watch and see."

The elder of the You Yu Clan stopped speaking, too lazy to argue. The other party clearly knew that Jun Shen and they were indeed very familiar, but deliberately pretended to be ignorant.

That appearance made him want to rush up and slap that ugly face a few times.

"We will certainly be watching, but I'm afraid that reality will slap the Daoist friend's face at that time, which would be a bit unsightly."

"Hey, it seems that you returned empty-handed a few days ago, and you have a lot of resentment in your heart. You still need to know how to adjust your mentality. What if you accidentally vomit blood or develop a problem in your brain?"

The facial muscles of the elder of the Hei Ji Clan twitched violently a few times upon hearing this.

The people of the You Yu Clan deliberately poked at their sore spot!

The higher-ups of their City Lord's mansion had already received news from the headquarters, and they had learned what exactly happened that day.

Just as that elder was about to retort, he was secretly stopped by the City Lord.

At the edge of the forest, the ancestor of the Lanqin Clan had been quietly watching. He was also very much looking forward to Jun Wuxie's performance in the Secret Realm Tower. Could he ascend to the summit?

… …

Inside the Secret Realm Tower, Jun Wuxie was climbing the tower.

The space inside was different from what he imagined.

It was very vast, but it was not a landscape of heaven and earth.

When he was guided in, he appeared on a wide road filled with an ancient aura.

This road wound and sloped upwards, circling around the high sky.

Other places looked empty, but they were impossible to reach.

Jun Wuxie had tried it. He could only stay on the road to climb the tower. Going to other empty areas would trigger the emergence of order, which would bounce people back.

The test on the spiral-like road from the first level of the tower to the second level was very simple. It simply increased gravity. As the height increased, the gravity multiplier would increase.

Obviously, the assessment on the first level was very simple. Anyone who could venture on the Eternal Road could easily resist it.

Jun Wuxie's speed was not very fast. He was considered the fastest starter, standing at the starting point and observing for a long time.

He very smoothly ascended to the high sky and arrived at the end, in front of the black void vortex.

He passed through the vortex and arrived at the second level, walking out of an elliptical passage with chaotic light flowing in the middle.

The scene on the second level was somewhat similar to the first level, such as the style of the road leading to the third level being the same.

However, apart from the assessment road, the others were different.

On this level, the two sides of the assessment road were endless abysses, fiery red abysses, with no bottom and no edges, as if they existed in the boundless universe.

The assessment on this level was the burning of fierce flames.

Following the path under his feet, fire dragons darted out from the fiery abyss on both sides, weaving through the air and spewing raging flames, turning the entire path of this level into a sea of fire.

The temperature of the flames was very high, and the power varied according to the realm of the examinees.

However, Jun Wuxie was certain that such flames required a powerhouse in the mid-stage of Mythology to pass through unscathed; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Of course, the flames would definitely have no effect on him; they wouldn't even tickle.

Soon, he arrived at the third level.

Here, beneath the path to the tower was a vast ocean, churning up monstrous waves that transformed into water dragons, roaring as they crashed over.

Jun Wuxie ignored them, and with a slight overflow of blood energy, he obliterated those water dragons.

He was naturally very smooth, advancing all the way from the first level, initially lagging behind everyone else, to catching up with everyone on the third level, and then starting to surpass them on the fourth level, marching towards the fifth level.

… …

In the center of the First Heng Pass City, on the light curtain barrier of the Secret Realm Tower, the three black dots in front had already shaken off the people behind them by a great distance.

Just then, a black dot rapidly chased up from behind.

The speed was so fast that it made people click their tongues in amazement.

People couldn't help but wonder, who was that? Did they suddenly get injected with chicken blood?

That black dot that was rapidly catching up was launching a pursuit towards the front three.

Just then, the black dot at the very front suddenly became many times larger, the black color fading away, replaced by gold.

Moreover, that golden dot, in the brilliant light, turned into a person's name—Vanha!

The two words 'Vanha' shone brightly, like two golden suns, appearing extremely dazzling, making the owner of this name famous throughout the entire First Heng Pass City in an instant!

"He has ascended to the fifth level! Only by reaching the fifth level and using a relatively short time will the name be displayed!

Who is that Vanha? I haven't heard of him before. I wonder which ancient life star's prideful talent he is!"

Immediately afterward, a piece of crimson blood light bloomed.

That was the second black dot that was moving, the person in second place.

The black dot bloomed with crimson light, and then two blood-red names appeared on the barrier light curtain—Qi Huang!

This was a very special name. This kind of surname was extremely rare, and in the starry sky, it was considered very niche.

Following Qi Huang in second place, the third black dot bloomed with purple light, and a name appeared—Da Yi!

However, the name 'Da Yi' had just appeared, and in less than a breath, it was overtaken by the black dot behind, causing its name to instantly dim and turn back into a black dot again.

At the same time, the black dot that caught up bloomed with a piece of purple light, and three names flowing with purple splendor came into view—Jun Wuxie!

"Could it be that Dawn Divine Lord who has been very famous in the starry sky recently?"

"Damn! That's a ruthless person who even chopped off the head of the young master of the Underworld Yin Underworld Tribe and used it as a waist ornament!"

"What's going on? A ruthless person like Dawn Divine Lord actually lagged behind others at the beginning and only caught up to third place now.

Is it an exaggeration in the rumors, or are the first two even more deranged than Dawn Divine Lord?"

"This Dawn Divine Lord may be just an empty name."

"Looking at this appearance, the rumors are probably exaggerated. Compared with the real super talents from some ancient life stars, he has revealed his true form.

Vanha and Qi Huang are still powerful!"

… …

Around the Secret Realm Tower, whether on the streets or in the air, all were crowded with people. The crowd had already surrounded tens of thousands of meters away, impenetrable, a true sea of people.

Countless voices were discussing.

Jun Wuxie's name appeared, further pushing people's emotions to a high level.

One person expressed doubt, feeling that Dawn Divine Lord should not be behind, and some people felt that the rumors had exaggerated Dawn Divine Lord, and in reality, he was not as powerful as that. Now, the assessment in this Secret Realm Tower was the best proof.

On the platform near the Secret Realm Tower, the elders of the Youyu Clan also felt puzzled.

How could Divine Lord be behind others?

He believed in Divine Lord's strength. How could he be behind in third place among this group of people? This was not in line with common sense.

Could it be that Divine Lord was delayed by something at the beginning, so he started later?

"Heh heh." A slightly sarcastic laugh entered the ears of the Youyu Clan's elder. It was the elder of the Black Ji Clan, who was stroking his beard at this time, with a look of barely suppressed amusement, "This is the person who some people say can ascend to the peak of the ninth level. Now it seems that it is really laughable, haha."

Hearing this, the muscles on the face of the Youyu Clan's elder twitched fiercely, his eyes were very cold, but he sneered in his heart.

"You know nothing! You laugh happily now, but soon you will be slapped hard in the face by reality, swelling your old face!"

The Youyu Clan's elder retorted very unceremoniously.

In the past, he would never have said such things, nor would he have been so angry.

But now it was different. Ever since he learned the truth about how Yu Guzu was harmed back then, he had been quite disgusted with the higher-ups of the Black Ji Clan.

Anyway, they would soon be questioning the Black Ji Clan!