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Chapter 250 Ninth Floor, Breakthrough
The wall formed by branches kept Shen Bai out, sealing her off tightly.

When Shen Bai saw the wall of tree branches, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

When he first used his Vision-Breaking Red Eye to check for the seed, he was only 80% sure, but now that the young man in brocade clothes had blocked it with a wall of branches, he was 100% sure that it was the secret of the young man's infinite recovery.

Since this is the case, it is even more necessary to destroy it. Otherwise, the young man in brocade clothes will be reborn infinitely, and it will be Shen Bai who suffers.

Shen Bai shouted loudly, and Han Yue burst out with blood-red sword energy.

The terrifying sword energy covered the sky and burst out from above the cold moon, covered with various magical powers' special effects, so dense that it made people's heart palpitate.

"boom!"

The sword energy hit the wall, and the wall immediately began to shake violently.

As the wall trembled, the young man in brocade clothes was in shock and confusion.

Shen Bai was almost able to break through the wall, but it was still just a little bit short.

"If you lack this little bit, you will face countless difficulties and dangers, and you won't be able to break through!"

The young man in brocade clothes had a ferocious expression on his face. His withered face was filled with bloodthirsty desire, as if he wanted to devour Shen Bai's flesh and blood alive.

Sharp thorns appeared on the branches of the trees on the wall. Each thorn contained terrifying Qi, which could pierce Shen Bai as long as it touched him.

Moreover, the spikes covered a very wide area, almost covering Shen Bai's entire front.

Shen Bai narrowed his eyes and began to think.

If one were to use the flawless soul body to resist, in this area, the flawless soul body would not be able to condense into a point to increase defense, and would inevitably be injured.

There is also green pollen inside the branches, who knows what is inside.

But if we retreat at this point, the young man in brocade clothes will definitely increase the defense against the seeds, and it will be impossible to destroy the seeds in one fell swoop.

Two choices represent two different results.

Shen Bai chose the third option, turned to look at the students around him, and said, "If you don't want to die here together, hold on to the branches."

Originally he thought that these students could not communicate, but when the student who wielded the knife spoke, Shen Bai knew that they could communicate.

No matter what, they all want to move to a higher level, so now they might as well join forces to deal with the young man in brocade clothes.

When Shen Bai said this, everyone present looked at each other, and then without any hesitation, they all attacked the sharp spikes that emerged from the wall of tree branches.

Those who are still alive at this time are all masters. Even if their three abilities are weakened, their attacks are still terrifying.

The four strongest students arrived first, using all they had learned in their lives to bombard the spikes.

The other students also took action, and their terrifying attacks collided with the sharp branches.

"boom!"

Another huge roar sounded.

When the roar sounded, Shen Bai activated his flawless soul and body to block out all the remaining power.

He was completely focused on dealing with the wall of branches.

The sword energy was like falling rain, sprinkling on the wall without any cost, splashing up a large amount of sawdust.

The wall of branches was eroding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"No! No!"

The young man in brocade clothes widened his drowsy eyes, his face full of disbelief.

He wanted to resist, but no matter how he resisted, it was useless.

Those protruding spikes were blocked by the students, and he was unable to cause effective damage to Shen Bai.

Shen Bai was now fully exerting his strength and didn't care about his attacks at all.

"You bastards! How can a bunch of punished people destroy me?" The young man in brocade clothes glared at me, his hands trembling slightly.

The student wielding the sword said coldly, "You are one of us, just a lackey."

The gloved student pulled out a sharp spike with all his might, a murderous look on his face. "I don't want to die, but I don't want to live in humiliation either. If you attack your own people like this, you'll ultimately be an irredeemable traitor."

The young man in brocade clothes angrily said, "What do you know? This is called a man who knows the current situation is a hero. Today you will definitely die!"

Shen Bai heard the conversation between the few people, but he did not participate in it.

At this moment, the last line of defense of the tree branch wall was finally penetrated by Shen Bai.

Shen Bai used his divine travel ability to transform into a ray of light and quickly headed forward.

In the corner of this floor, inside the mezzanine of the floor, a green seed is constantly emitting light, and this light can only be seen by Shen Bai's red eyes that can see the void.

"Don't destroy it. I'll let you go upstairs alone and I'll just kill them."

Seeing this, the young man in brocade clothes began to beg for mercy in a low voice.

But Shen Bai had no expression on his face. He raised his hand and stabbed the sword into the ground.

You can't trust a single word the people here say. The dead are always safer than the living.

The ground trembled slightly, and blood-red sword energy poured into it, wrapping the seeds.

After a moment, the seeds were scarred by the blood-red sword energy, becoming as fragile as paper and turning into ruins all over the ground.

The young man in brocade clothes stopped moving, his withered body seemed to be frozen in time, standing stiffly in mid-air.

The cloudy eyes were no longer lifeless and turned into a dead gray.

Starting from the head of the young man in brocade clothes, it gradually turned into ashes all over the ground.

Many students breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground, as if they had used all their strength to deal with the spikes.

Shen Bai put away Han Yue, looked at the treasure chest that appeared not far away, and slowly walked up.

Is it dangerous?
It's definitely dangerous.

If the battle just now was left to Shen Bai to deal with alone, Shen Bai would probably have to use the method of exchanging injuries for injuries in order to completely kill the young man in brocade clothes.

The treasure chest emitted waves of spatial power. After Shen Bai approached, he raised his hand and reached in.

Three balls of light appeared, and three strange objects appeared, which were taken into Shen Bai's hands.

Shen Bai narrowed his eyes, then without even looking at them, he took them all into the Yin-Yang Absorption Technique.

Only after everything was over did he turn his gaze to the students present.

Many students were frightened when they were swept by Shen Bai's gaze, and they retreated vigilantly.

In the battle just now, Shen Bai's performance was so brilliant that even they could not forget the black-clothed figure and the sword in his hand that gleamed with cold light.

Now that the young man in brocade clothes is dead, will Shen Bai kill them all for the sake of future safety?

No one can say for sure.

The man with the knife said, "There are three more levels behind. They may need our help. Only if we unite as one can we get through this prison."

prison?

Shen Bai asked with great interest: "What is a prison?"

Now that the crisis on the sixth floor has passed, he can go to the seventh floor at any time.

But Shen Bai is not in a hurry now. He is very curious about what Tianhe Tower is.

If it is a school, why is it called a prison?
The young man in brocade clothes and the white-haired old man seemed to be traitors. They might have been prisoners here just like these students.

But if they were prisoners, why were they given lectures and why were these tests set up?

With so much fog gathering together, Shen Bai also felt confused.

But it's not a big deal, someone here knows.

Did not say?

I'm sorry, the sword in Mr. Shen's hand will make them speak.

The man wielding the knife was slightly taken aback. "You are in the same situation as us, how come you don't know what a prison is?"

Shen Bai touched his chin and said, "I lost my memory."

He made up an excuse.

Unexpectedly, the man wielding the knife actually believed it.

"Yes, losing my memory is a good thing. After all, it's better to be in this place without sunlight than to be like that crazy person not long ago."

Shen Baike didn't care what they imagined and asked again: "I need an answer."

When Shen Bai asked again, the man wielding the knife finally sighed.

"You are a powerful helper, and perhaps you can help us break out of this prison together. It's okay to tell you."

"We are all sinners of the Great Qi Dynasty, but it was that mad emperor who designated us as sinners."

Sinners, the mad emperor and the Great Qi Dynasty.

When these three words were connected together, Shen Bai became more and more confused the more he listened.

This is a forbidden area, how is it connected to the Great Qi Divine Dynasty?

Of course, Shen Bai quickly got rid of this confusion.

There are many kinds of things in the forbidden area, and there are all kinds of things. Just like the last time we entered the lava forbidden area, special people and things appeared, and it will be the same here.

He didn't say anything else, but continued to listen patiently.

The man wielding the knife paused for a moment, then organized his words and continued speaking.

"Now is a time of turmoil in the Great Qi Divine Dynasty. Rebellious organizations are constantly causing chaos here. The emperor has gone mad. He wants to use his supreme divine power to eliminate all unstable factors, regardless of whether they are good or bad."

"We were originally people from the Jianghu who served the Great Qi Dynasty, but he regarded us as unstable factors and imprisoned us in Tianhe Tower."

"Every once in a while, the mad emperor would take out some people from the prison and have them pass this so-called Tianhe Tower assessment."

"If you break through, you can wash away your status as a criminal. If you can't break through, then you will die. Or the most outstanding person will be selected to become the examiner of Tianhe Tower."

"Just like the man we just killed, our goal is to break through the Nine-story Tianhe Tower, clear our name, and escape from this horrible place."

Speaking of this place, everything has actually been explained very clearly.

Shen Bai already had a general idea in his mind.

The emergence of the chaotic organization caused the emperor to fall into madness, and this madness made the emperor eliminate all the unstable factors he thought were without any explanation.

Regardless of whether they are good or bad, as long as the emperor considers them unstable, they will all be killed.

And these people are the so-called unstable factors.

They were imprisoned and wanted to escape from this prison in this specific way.

Tianhe Tower is not a school, but a prison where powerful martial artists are imprisoned.

As for why the emperor of the Great Qi Divine Dynasty set up such complicated checkpoints.

Shen Bai felt that there was no need to explore. After all, it would be an extremely complicated matter to explore the reason with a madman.

After figuring out everything, Shen Bai had a clearer understanding of the structure of this forbidden area.

"So now I can only follow this Tianhe Building until I reach the ninth floor."

Shen Bai had an idea in his mind.

By this time, the students' injuries had already healed a lot.

A voice sounded from the stairwell on the seventh floor.

"Since you've passed the sixth-level assessment, why haven't you come up yet? Don't you want to continue?"

When these words were heard, the expressions of the students present changed slightly.

Obviously, he was a little afraid of the owner of the seventh-level voice.

After Shen Bai pondered for a moment, he raised his foot and walked towards the stairs.

Now that we are here, this forbidden area has nine floors. So, let’s visit all nine floors.

So far, he has not only killed the powerful enemy Wei Feng, but also obtained six strange objects. After exploring the remaining three levels, there may be even greater opportunities. He can't let these things go. Instead, he will stay here for three days and leave when the time is up. That would be a big loss for him.

Many students looked at each other. Now there were only thirty students left, but five of them did not stand up and chose to stay on the sixth floor.

Shen Bai glanced back, and before he could say anything, the man wielding the knife gave an explanation.

"If you value your life, stay here and return to that terrifying prison. When you are confident next time, come back to break through the nine-story Tianhe Tower."

Shen Bai understood in his heart, and he suddenly understood why Emperor Tianyun of the Great Southern Kingdom could send people at the peak level to come here to seek opportunities.

Finding an opportunity does not mean breaking through the nine-story building. They can even stay on the third and sixth floors and wait until three days have passed before leaving Tianhe Building.

But Shen Bai didn't want to do that.

He went up the stairs, followed by the remaining 25 students, and arrived at the seventh floor.

……

The seventh floor is the same size as the sixth floor, but there are only twenty-six tables and cushions on it.

After Shen Bai and the others took their seats one by one according to their numbers, they turned their gaze towards the platform in front of them.

On the high platform, a charming woman wearing a purple veil was sitting, sweeping a teasing look at everyone.

When the purple-clothed woman saw Shen Bai, there was even more heat in her eyes.

"It's been a long time since someone like you appeared in Tianhe Tower. What a pity! If you could be chosen as the one to take the test, you and I could spend a wonderful night together."

There was a hint of tenderness and temptation in the words.

Shen Bai turned a deaf ear and said nothing. He just leaned his elbows on the table, looking lazy.

Seeing that Shen Bai didn't answer, the purple-clothed woman felt bored and waved her hand: "Since everyone is here, I will start my lecture."

Afterwards, the syllables that Shen Bai could not understand were passed on continuously, and the students present were so fascinated by it.

Only Shen Bai didn't understand at all.

He just pretended to be serious, but he was actually thinking about how to deal with the assessment next.

A full hour passed before the woman in purple looked towards the stairs.

"There aren't many people left. If there are twenty-five, let's reduce the number to ten for the first time."

After the words fell, many students looked at each other in bewilderment. Ten spots, with only twenty-five total, and ten of them were going to die.

Shen Bai stood up and walked towards the stairs.

No one dared to stop him, and no one took action.

On the sixth floor, Shen Bai's intimidation still made them feel frightened.

In this way, Shen Bai followed the stairs to the eighth floor.

Just as I stepped into the eighth floor, a fierce battle broke out on the seventh floor, and all kinds of sounds rang out continuously.

Shen Bai sat in his seat, listening to the fierce battle that broke out on the seventh floor, and couldn't help shaking his head.

If it is really as the man with the knife said, then the people here are all miserable people who choose to risk their lives for the slightest chance of survival.

Even killing each other.

But this has nothing to do with Shen Bai. In his eyes, this is just a forbidden area.

After waiting for about an incense stick's time, the remaining fifteen people arrived at the eighth floor with injuries and sat down one by one.

At this moment, their expressions had become very silent, as if they had suffered a huge blow both physically and mentally.

There are two more levels to come, which means they will be involved in a more brutal fight, and no one feels relieved.

The woman in purple finally walked from the seventh floor to the eighth floor. She still looked lazy and charming. She sat on the platform and glanced at the remaining fifteen people, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

"Indeed, the only ones left are the elite of the elite. After reaching the ninth floor, I can stretch my muscles. Then, the lecture on the eighth floor will begin now."

She didn't continue talking nonsense, nor did she tease Shen Bai, and began to lecture on the eighth level.

The pace of the lecture was faster this time, but the remaining people listened very attentively.

While listening, everyone's aura began to gradually rise.

The three abilities that had been sealed before were all unlocked as early as when they entered the seventh floor.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, another hour had passed.

Then, the woman in purple stopped lecturing and looked at the stairs leading to the ninth floor.

"On the last floor, there are only five people left."

After these words were spoken, everyone present looked at each other in surprise.

These five people represent those who can enter the ninth floor now, and they will be the ones who take part in the final decisive battle.

Shen Bai stood up and continued walking towards the stairs.

After a brief thought, the remaining fourteen people did not stop Shen Bai.

Shen Bai is still the strongest among them, and they are not sure.

Instead of competing with Shen Bai for that spot, it’s better to compete with the remaining fourteen people.

Soon, Shen Bai reached the ninth floor along the stairs.

The sound of fighting immediately rang out on the eighth floor.

After about an incense stick of time, four people walked up the stairs.

Shen Bai looked back and found that these four people were the four strongest people before.

Some hold knives, some use fists, some use thunder, and some use wind.

The four of them nodded slightly to Shen Bai, sat on the remaining four cushions, and silently recovered from their injuries.

Light footsteps were heard, and the woman in purple also came to the high platform on the ninth floor, sat on it, and looked at the person in front of her with a teasing look.

"The lecture begins."

She did not give the other four more time to recover and immediately started lecturing.

When the purple-clothed woman's voice of lecturing sounded, it was followed by that string of syllables that Shen Bai couldn't understand.

The other four had no time to recover. They seized every moment and listened attentively, their aura rising as the lecture progressed.

After a while, the sound of lectures gradually stopped.

The purple-robed woman yawned, glanced at everyone present, and said in a slightly teasing tone, "Now is the final assessment. I know you all want to fight me, but before that, I want to explain the rules to you."

After the words fell, Shen Bai frowned slightly.

He always felt that this ninth floor was a little different.

As expected, after the purple-clothed woman said this, the one who used thunder and the one who used wind among the other four people showed conflicted expressions on their faces.

The woman in purple immediately noticed the conflicted look on her face, and she spoke slowly.

"The examinees for the third and sixth levels have already died. There are still two vacancies. You can choose two from among you."

"Once you pass the assessment, you're no longer a prisoner. You'll have much more freedom. Although you're still trapped in Tianhe Tower, you have the various cultivation methods bestowed by His Majesty. You don't even have to go to that dark place anymore."

"This is a good job. It's better than dying in Tianhe Tower."

The man wielding the knife said coldly, "Now we're going to use the strategy of sowing discord."

The purple-robed woman shook her head. "This isn't a divisive tactic. I'm simply offering you more options. If anyone is willing, they can stand next to me. Of course, I only want two. Whoever stands up first will be the one to take the test."

Although there seemed to be no coercion in the words, Shen Bai heard a hint of provocation in them.

He turned his gaze to the other four people and narrowed his eyes.

As expected, after the purple-clothed woman said this, among the other four people, the one who used thunder and the one who used wind hesitated for a while, then walked up to the purple-clothed woman.

When this scene appeared, the man using the knife and the man using the fists looked at each other with contempt.

"We agreed to get through this together, but now you've betrayed me. It's truly shameful."

The other two looked a little embarrassed, but still stood there.

The purple-clothed woman smiled slightly, then turned her gaze to Shen Bai: "I thought you were willing to stand up too. If you stand up, I can pick a spot for you from the two of them. What do you think?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the two people who had just stood up changed drastically.

They could hear that the woman in purple valued Shen Bai more.

If Shen Bai really stood up at this time, there would probably be a terrible battle between the two of them, and they would have to make room for Shen Bai.

After hearing what the purple-clothed woman said, Shen Bai smiled slightly and pulled out the Hanyue bracelet from his waist. "I have never been a gigolo since I was a child. It was like this before, it is still like this today, and I think it will be like this in the future. Besides, if I want to be a gigolo, you don't seem to be qualified enough to let me be."

After saying this, the purple-clothed woman's face gradually turned cold.

"Useless thing, I gave you a chance, but you didn't know how to seize it. In that case, you can go to hell."

As the words fell, the aura of the purple-clothed woman gradually turned cold and stern.

Her delicate and graceful figure gradually expanded with the flow of Qi and turned into a fat woman more than two meters tall.

No longer beautiful, but with a face full of oiliness, it looks so disgusting that it makes you want to vomit.

The two traitors standing nearby were horrified when they saw this.

The fat woman in purple turned to look at the two men, and suddenly stretched out her hands like palm-leaf fans, grabbed their necks, and stuffed them into the fat around their waists.

"I'll lend you two your abilities for a while. You'll return them after you kill them."

The two men were stuffed into the folds of the purple-clothed woman's abdomen. At the same time, the purple-clothed woman's aura began to gradually rise.

In addition to her fat body, the purple-clothed woman's body was also covered with lightning and strong winds, as if she had mastered the abilities of the other two people in an instant.

"You all die!"

The woman in purple stretched out her hand like a palm-leaf fan and slapped the man wielding a knife next to her.

Although her strength has greatly increased, she also has her own fighting rules.

Shen Bai is very strong, at least in the eyes of the woman in purple, and cannot be defeated in a short time.

In that case, let's kill the one who uses the knife and the one who uses the fist first.

When the fan-like hand fell, the man wielding the knife suddenly slashed out with the big ring knife. A terrifying blade energy appeared on the big ring knife and slashed across the palm of the woman in purple.

But then, a shocking scene happened.

When the blade of the big ring knife landed on the palm-leaf fan-shaped hand, it was deflected by the fat on the palm-leaf fan-shaped hand and flew towards the farthest corner.

"boom."

After a loud roar, the corner turned into ruins, and the big hand with the palm-leaf fan did not stop. It pressed on the head of the man wielding the big ring knife and pressed it down suddenly.

The man wielding the knife used the big ring knife to hold it tightly, but the direction where the blade connected with the palm-leaf fan hand was extremely slippery, and the big ring knife could deviate from the direction at any time, making it unable to resist the arrival of the giant hand.

The man with the fist suddenly jumped up and swung out several fist shadows in succession, landing on the plump back of the woman in purple.

But the back was covered with oil, and the fist slipped immediately when it landed on it.

Shen Bai did not stop either. The blood-red sword energy condensed into a giant sword and slashed towards the head of the woman in purple.

The woman in purple did not dodge, but continued to press down hard with her hands.

"puff."

The man wielding the knife spat out a mouthful of blood and had suffered internal injuries.

At this time, Shen Bai's blood-red giant sword fell on the head of the purple-clothed woman. After touching the oil stains, it deviated to the side like the sword energy of the man wielding the sword, and fell on the open space not far away, causing a cloud of smoke and dust.

The purple-clothed woman's face was ferocious as she continued to press down, letting out a sinister laugh. "The oily sheen on my body can deflect any attack. Your attacks are ineffective against me, and I can kill you all."

The man wielding the knife couldn't bear the huge force and was half-kneeling on the ground, gritting his teeth.

At this time, the woman in purple added two more attack methods.

The strong wind and lightning turned into a tornado and swept towards the man wielding the knife.

She seemed to be beating the man, wanting to grind him into a pile of meat paste first.

Seeing this unusual situation, Shen Bai flashed to the side and raised his fist.

The golden Buddha light bombarded the lightning tornado, shattering it completely.

But after being dispersed, Shen Bai's brows were tightly furrowed.

"It's not easy. It's very difficult."

He had never seen such a special defense.

Unlike the solidity of the white-haired old man, and the recovery of the young man in brocade clothes, the oily sheen on the purple-clothed woman's body can reflect any attack, and even the blood-red sword energy can be deflected to the side.

"How to fight?"

Shen Bai kept thinking of a plan in his mind.

His most powerful weapon is the Soul-Destroying Sword, which has the special effects of various magical powers, but now these special effects have no effect on the woman in purple.

While Shen Bai was thinking this, the power of the woman in purple had reached its peak.

The man wielding the knife spat out mouthfuls of blood, as if he were a small boat in the waves, which could capsize at any time.

Seeing this, Shen Bai didn't have time to think about it. He kicked the man with the knife in the chest and kicked him away.

At this moment, a hand as big as a palm fan fell to the ground, stirring up a terrifying aftermath.

Shen Bai and the man who used fists retreated one after another, creating a safe range.

The purple-clothed woman released her hands and shouted, "You will all be annihilated by me in the end. No one has ever escaped from Tianhe Tower, and the same goes for you. You must die."

The woman in purple rushed towards the man with the knife again, and the man with the knife had a look of despair on his face.

He had used all his strength just now, but he was unable to resist at all. There was a natural gap between him and the woman in purple.

Moreover, the defense method of this purple-clothed woman is extremely special, and the attacks of the three people have no effect on her at all.

The hideous smile on the purple-clothed woman's face grew more and more intense. She seemed to have seen the man wielding the knife turned into a ball of flesh in her palm.

Then, she will deal with the person who uses fists. After killing this person who uses fists, the last one will be Shen Bai.

The fan-sized hand got closer and closer, and the man wielding the knife looked more and more desperate.

The person using fists had tried his best to attack and block, but any attack that landed on the woman in purple was deflected.

At this moment, the hideous smile on the purple-clothed woman's face suddenly froze, and then she felt a strong suction force coming.

A crack appeared in front of her, separating her from the man wielding the knife. The crack then rapidly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, it expanded to a size that one person could pass through.

The woman in purple had already reached the end of her virility and could not change her direction at this point.

With a look of horror on their faces, half of them disappeared into that mysterious space.

At this moment, the woman in purple used all her strength and finally stopped.

Half is in that mysterious space, and the other half is outside of space.

Just as she was about to get out, the space crack suddenly closed.

The moment the terrifying space crack closed, it was as if a giant beast closed its bloody mouth.

The purple-clothed woman exerted all her strength on the fat on her body, but it had no effect on the force of space.

Bloodstains appeared on his body and were gradually expanding.

The woman in purple was half in the space, and she let out a horrified scream, and heard Shen Bai's voice in her ears.

"I've thought about it for a long time. Ordinary attacks are useless against you, but the power of space is different. When you open and close space, a terrifying cutting force will form in the closed area. How will you deal with this cutting force?"

Shen Bai was practicing the art of life and death, and the Qi in his body was surging wildly.

Having said that, even in this situation, it is still difficult to perform the Yin-Yang Technique.

"Click."

There was a crisp cracking sound.

At this moment, the woman in purple suddenly slid out of the space, and the fat on her body had actually shrunk a circle.

The space of Yin-Yang Absorption Technique suddenly closed.

The woman in purple was breathing heavily and looking at Shen Bai with eyes full of hatred.

Shen Bai frowned, feeling that the situation was extremely difficult.

Because just now, this woman actually managed to avoid the stranglehold of the Yin-Yang All-Containing Art by shrinking her body in the critical moment.

(End of this chapter)