Chapter 3952: Challenge

Rules for challenging the Qiankun Tower were carved into the stone wall on the left.

In the center of the main hall stood three statues: a spirited young woman in a silver dress, a corpulent old man in a red robe, and a stern-faced old man in a golden robe.

The young woman in the silver dress held a silver flying sword. The golden-robed elder was mounted on a black Qilin. The red-robed elder was short with golden eyes, clearly indicating he was not of the human race.

According to the inscriptions on the stone wall, the top ten challengers in each realm would receive rewards. Directly challenging the tenth-ranked participant, whether successful or not, would not result in death, though serious injury was possible.

The top three in each realm would have statues erected in their honor and receive exceptionally generous rewards, serving as a significant form of recognition.

Back in the Dongli Realm, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had challenged the Town Immortal Tower, a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure to which Ye Xuanji's remnant soul was attached. The challenge of the Qiankun Tower, however, was quite different.

While the Town Immortal Tower's difficulty gradually escalated, the Qiankun Tower immediately pitted challengers against the tenth-ranked participant. Defeating the tenth rank allowed one to conclude their challenge, securing the tenth position. However, if one chose to continue and subsequently lost to the ninth rank, they would be immediately eliminated without any rewards.

Challenging the tower was not merely about strength; participants also needed a keen sense of self-awareness. Excessive greed, leading to even a single loss, would result in gaining nothing at all.

The stone wall specified the conditions of the tenth-ranked opponent: they possessed cultivation at the Great Perfection of True Immortal, had opened five apertures, and all were governed by the Five Elements laws. The other nine cultivators, however, were not detailed.

Considering a Great Perfection True Immortal cultivator who had opened five apertures, and this didn't even account for external aids like spirit beasts and immortal artifacts, one could only imagine the immense power of the first-ranked opponent!

"If you wish to challenge, make haste; do not dally," a voice echoed impatiently in the hall. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan dared not delay, promptly acknowledging the instruction.

A dazzling green light then flared beneath their feet, engulfing their forms.

Wang Changsheng's vision blurred, and he found himself hovering above a vast expanse of rolling, verdant mountains, abundant with spiritual plants.

He extended his divine sense to its fullest, searching for his opponent.

The ground began to tremble faintly, then violently, across a million-li radius. The earth transformed into sand, and a colossal yellow desert manifested, simultaneously generating a powerful gravitational pull.

Gale-force winds howled, kicking up vast quantities of yellow sand. The sand suddenly coalesced into hundreds of yellow sand blades, each over a hundred zhang long, which then slashed towards Wang Changsheng.

According to the information provided in the main hall, any tactics or items used by previous challengers would be simulated and manifested to confront subsequent challengers.

Wang Changsheng had no fear of the yellow sand blades, yet he couldn't be certain that no immortal artifact was concealed within them. With a flick of his sleeve, eighteen Dinghai Pearls shot out. After orbiting him once, a torrent of seawater surged forth, transforming into a vast ocean.

The seawater churned and surged, from which a colossal blue water dragon emerged, charging towards the opposing force.

The blue water dragon shattered the incoming yellow sand blades and surged directly towards the yellow desert, creating a thunderous roar and billowing clouds of smoke and dust.

A yellow light glowed above Wang Changsheng's head, and a colossal peak, shimmering with yellow light, materialized from thin air and plummeted towards him.

Dazzling golden light surged from Wang Changsheng's right fist. He launched a punch that struck the colossal yellow peak, shattering it into fragments.

A sand dragon, flickering with yellow light, then erupted from beneath the desert and lunged at Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng quickly formed a spell seal, and a white light circle swept forth. Everything in its path instantly froze. The yellow sand dragon, upon touching the white light circle, solidified into ice.

He released Wang Tunten, instructing, "Locate that individual."

His divine sense had already scoured the area without detecting any anomalies, leading him to surmise that the opponent possessed a stealth treasure.

Wang Tunten's eyes glowed with a dazzling yellow light as he surveyed his surroundings.

"There's a faint yellow glow on the ground to the northwest; I'm not certain if it's him," Wang Tunten reported.

Wang Changsheng's gaze hardened. He unleashed a punch, and with a resounding whoosh, a colossal golden fist materialized, tearing through the void. In a flash of golden light, the golden fist instantly appeared at a specific point in the void, hurtling downwards.

A yellow-glowing shield shot up from beneath the ground, only to be instantly pulverized by the golden fist. The golden fist plunged into the yellow desert with a mighty roar, kicking up clouds of smoke and dust. A short, stout young man in yellow robes was revealed, his eyes bulging, his body immediately exploded, dissolving into a cloud of blood mist.

The environment around Wang Changsheng blurred once more, and he reappeared above an immense expanse of crimson volcanoes. The temperature was terrifyingly high, with tens of thousands of active volcanoes.

With thunderous roars, tens of thousands of active volcanoes successively erupted, spewing crimson lava directly towards Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng quickly formed a spell seal, and the eighteen Dinghai Pearls glowed with dazzling blue light. A colossal blue water curtain materialized, enveloping him.

Dense crimson lava impacted the blue water curtain, generating plumes of greenish smoke and thick white mist.

A burst of crimson firelight erupted, and a colossal fire Qilin manifested, possessing the cultivation of a Great Perfection True Immortal.

Crimson flames surged from the fire Qilin's right hoof as it stomped towards the blue water curtain.

With a muffled thud, the blue water curtain burst like a bubble. The fire Qilin's right hoof shot directly towards Wang Changsheng's forehead, simultaneously unleashing a torrent of crimson flames from its mouth, also aimed at him.

Wang Changsheng remained unfazed. His right fist blazed with golden light as he met the assault head-on.

His fist collided with the fire Qilin's right hoof. The creature let out an agonizing roar as its hoof shattered, and then the fire Qilin transformed into a cloud of blood mist.

A flash of red light, and a voluptuous young woman in a red dress appeared. Her aura indicated she possessed cultivation at the Great Perfection of True Immortal.

The young woman in the red dress quickly formed a spell seal. Her body radiated brilliant red light as she transformed into a crimson phoenix, wreathed in countless crimson flames.

It appeared the ninth-ranked opponent was a Spirit Controller, possessing formidable divine abilities.

The crimson phoenix opened its maw, spewing forth a torrent of crimson flames directly at Wang Changsheng, simultaneously unleashing several streaks of red light.

Wang Changsheng responded with a punch, sending a colossal blue fist hurtling forth to meet the assault.

The crimson flames instantly dispersed. With a gentle flap of its wings, the crimson phoenix evaded the colossal blue fist.

Several streaks of red light struck Wang Changsheng's body in quick succession, producing muffled "clinks," as if hitting an impenetrable barrier.

Wang Changsheng raised his hands, cupping them as if to embrace. Countless azure seawater surged forth, forming a towering blue tidal wave that surged directly towards the crimson phoenix.

The crimson phoenix opened its mouth and spewed crimson flames, which collided with the towering tidal wave, causing white mist to billow. From within, a white ice fist shot out, radiating astonishing cold, and hurtled towards the crimson phoenix.

This time, just as the crimson phoenix attempted to evade, a blue cage materialized, encasing it.

A dazzling red light blazed between the crimson phoenix's brows, and a red light blade shot forth, striking the blue cage. The cage tore open a gap, and the white ice fist slammed into the crimson phoenix.

Following a tragic, piercing shriek, the crimson phoenix dissipated into a cloud of blood mist.

The environment before Wang Changsheng shifted again, and he found himself above a lush, dense forest. He cast his divine sense wide, searching for his next opponent.

Outside the Qiankun Tower, a large number of cultivators were seen flying towards its entrance, including Cao Yuanxing, Deng Ming, and others.

They successively entered the Qiankun Tower, commencing their challenges.