Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Yang Ping'an could easily handle a three-headed bone-melting snake, but as he climbed the floors, the number of three-headed bone-melting snakes increased. Especially when Yang Ping'an reached the twentieth floor, there was a snake king with three heads, whose strength was terrifying. Even when Yang Ping'an used the Xuanjing protective shield, it was broken in an instant. Fortunately, with his years of combat skills and powerful self-created soul skills, he managed to kill it after a lot of effort.

However, when Yang Ping'an entered the twenty-first floor, he was surprised again, because what he encountered on the twenty-first floor was actually the Hell Demon Bear, an extremely powerful bear-type soul beast that is very rare in the soul master world. It is said that it only grows in some extremely dark environments.

Yang Ping'an can now use his second soul skill, and his soul power has reached level 30. He only needs to acquire his third soul ring to use it.

But Yang Ping'an found it strange. Normally, the divine test has a certain purpose and is definitely not an ordinary arrangement. After thinking about it carefully, Yang Ping'an found that this floor seemed to be related to his soul ring.

The skeletal warhorses on the first to tenth floors are somewhat similar to the Xuanjin Mingjia Turtle, the soul beast of my first soul ring. They are not strong in attack but have excellent defense, which makes up for the Xuanjin Mingjia Turtle's weakness of slow speed.

The three-headed bone-melting snake on the eleventh to twentieth floors is somewhat similar to the purple-gold dragon-patterned python of the second soul ring. Both belong to the snake family, but they also possess energy with the attributes of death and darkness, as if they were some kind of special choice.

The twenty-first floor confirmed Yang Ping'an's point of view. The Hell Demon Bear was somewhat similar to the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear from before, but it also possessed powerful dark attribute energy, which seemed to resonate with each of his soul rings.

Especially each time a Soul Ring skill can be used, it seems that because of passing through the previous floors, the energy attribute in the Soul Ring has begun to change, turning somewhat towards darkness.

Especially when Yang Ping'an used the spirit ring skills one after another, he became more proficient in using the spirit rings. It seemed that he understood better what kind of spirit beast his spirit rings came from, or rather, he understood better how to use the energy of the spirit rings.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an gradually understood the Grim Reaper's intention. This Tower of Death was definitely not static; each level was an immense test, making him more compatible with the Grim Reaper's attributes.

After figuring all this out, Yang Ping'an didn't rush to start the challenge. Instead, he tried his best to use the corresponding spirit ring skills to fight against the enemies and find a way to comprehend the corresponding self-created spirit skills from the spirit rings.

For example, when facing the Hell Demon Bear, Yang Ping'an tried to use his second soul skill, the Purple Gold Ray. Originally, he had developed a mutated skill for cutting light based on the Purple Gold Ray, but after the previous battles with the Three-Headed Bone-Melting Serpent, he gradually began to understand some of the serpent's attributes. After continuous battles with the Hell Demon Bear, he seemed to be able to come up with some new soul skills, such as controlling the turning of light or controlling the direction of light energy. He could gradually comprehend the skills of light entanglement or light control.

Yang Ping'an adopted a similar strategy for all subsequent checkpoints. This Tower of Death did not seem like a test, but rather a place specifically used by the Grim Reaper to hone the inheritors, or rather, it was a kind of inheritance within it.

Several months passed before Yang Ping'an finally made it past the 90th floor and reached the 91st floor.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an's Golden Dragon has all nine spirit rings available, his spirit power has reached level ninety-one, and he has even begun to use the first spirit ring of his original spirit.

But when he arrived at the ninety-first floor, he couldn't help but swallow hard again, because there wasn't just one soul beast on the ninety-first floor, but a full three.

Ahead were three enormous ants, not the mighty Ant Queen, but three Soul-Devouring Ants, which appeared to be 100,000 years old.

In other words, Yang Ping'an is now facing three Soul-Devouring Ants at the same time. These are three real 100,000-year-old soul beasts, and they can even be considered legendary soul beasts.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an finally understood why the Strange King said that there was no problem with his main spirit absorbing other types of spirit rings, only that it would be painful. It turned out that the real pain came from here.

To truly strengthen one's own martial soul and make its soul rings possess dark attributes, the difficulty of this test has indeed increased exponentially.

In particular, the 91st and 93rd floors are entirely infested with Soul-Eating Ants, and the ants become stronger with each floor, making it utterly hopeless.

In particular, the three Soul-Devouring Ants attacked simultaneously, and there was even a faint sense of coordination between them. Their power was terrifying, and they possessed a strong devouring attribute. As soon as they clashed, it seemed that their soul power would be devoured without them even realizing it.

Every battle to the very end involved a pure clash of strength and physical power with these three Soul-Eating Ants. I don't know how many wounds I was bitten in. It felt like every bite was a kind of deadly poison from the Soul-Eating Ants, causing excruciating pain.

But what Yang Ping'an didn't know was that each time he was bitten by a Soul-Devouring Ant, it seemed that death and darkness energy began to flow into his body, and his golden Martial Soul began to change slowly.

On the ninety-fourth floor, the opponent was no longer the Soul-Eating Ants, but a giant Netherworld White Tiger, which was obviously over 100,000 years old and seemed to be many times stronger than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger they had encountered before.

Then Yang Ping'an arrived at the ninety-fifth floor, where he was to fight a three-headed Blood-Eyed Demon Ape. In other words, if he had absorbed a dark attribute spirit ring, he would be fighting a relatively powerful spirit beast, but if he did not absorb a dark attribute spirit ring, he would be fighting three.

The last four levels are the most terrifying, filled with top-grade dark attribute soul beasts, each with a strength of at least 300,000 years. Even though Yang Ping'an has now fully recovered his strength, fighting them is still extremely difficult.

When Yang Ping'an reached the hundredth floor, his despair intensified, for the figure before him was none other than the Black Dragon Emperor Tian, ​​whom he had encountered in the Star Dou Great Forest. However, judging from the scene, it seemed to be a replica of Emperor Tian created by the God of Death, and it appeared to be considerably weaker than Emperor Tian's original form. At least Yang Ping'an could not sense the Yin-Yang balanced dual soul core within him, but his powerful physique was probably not much different from Emperor Tian's.

The hundredth floor is also the most difficult floor. Yang Ping'an doesn't know how many bones he broke or how many wounds he suffered in this final level, but he can't be careless in the slightest when facing a master of the Limit Douluo level.

In particular, Di Tian's Dragon God Claw and Black Dragon Sword almost killed Yang Ping'an several times, and he only managed to survive by relying on various soul bones and various methods.

Yang Ping'an fought for more than ten days in the final battle, and almost every bit of his soul power was exhausted before he barely managed to win. He also lost too much blood and fell unconscious on the ground.

When Yang Ping'an regained consciousness, he was already at the top of the Tower of Death, seemingly able to overlook the entire Death Forest. The top floor had also changed drastically, reverting to its original shape as an underground palace.

A voice reached Yang Ping'an's ears: "Passed the second of the Nine Trials of Death. Death affinity increased by 20%."

The eerie king's scarlet eyes seemed to bewitch the soul: "Yang Ping'an, congratulations. You passed the Tower of Death's test in just three months. It seems I underestimated you."

Yang Ping'an forced himself to stand up despite the excruciating pain: "Lord Death, may I ask whether I am currently in the Death Palace or the Tower of Death?"

The King of Eeries let out a strange laugh: "That depends on you. The hundredth floor of the Tower of Death is the Palace of Death. It is because of your existence as the inheritor, and because you have passed the test of the Tower of Death, that the Tower of Death will truly reappear in the world."

Yang Ping'an looked puzzled: "Lord Death, could this Tower of Death also be a divine artifact? Otherwise, how could it have existed for so long?"

The King of Eeries sneered, "A divine artifact? Haha, this Tower of Death is a true super artifact, its power is no weaker than the Scythe of Death, and it has all sorts of wonderful uses, making it a top-grade item."

"It's too early to talk about the Tower of Death now. You still have to go through the tests, and you have no way out now. It's either pass or die."

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As the King of Eeries finished speaking, another voice reached Yang Ping'an's ears: "The third of the Nine Trials of Death: Enter the River of Oblivion and stay there for eighty-one days. There is no time limit. Failure results in death."

Yang Ping'an was also puzzled when he saw the assessment content: "Lord Death, wasn't it said that we need to stay in the River of Oblivion for eighty-one days? Why is there no time limit?"

The King of Eeries said in a deep voice, “The so-called unlimited time means that you can go to the River of Oblivion now or in the future. However, I suggest that it is best to do so before your wounds have healed, as the effect will be better that way.”

When Yang Ping'an reached the hundredth floor of the Tower of Death, he was already severely injured, his entire body covered in wounds, as if his body was about to shatter at any moment. But unexpectedly, the King of the Strange suggested that he take the test now. Could it be that the test has other purposes?

Yang Ping'an didn't think too much about it: "Lord Death, since that's the case, then I can start the assessment now."

The eerie king said, "You'd better think this through. The third trial of the Grim Reaper is the most dangerous of all the trials. If you're not careful, you'll be reduced to ashes."

"Although the first two tests were difficult, they were basically tailored to your own strength, and the danger was not as high as you imagined. However, the River of Oblivion is not so simple. If you cultivate to level 99, your chances of passing might be higher. If you go to take the test now, your chances of surviving are less than one in ten, or even lower."

Yang Ping'an didn't hesitate at all: "Thank you for your guidance, Lord Death. I am ready now. Please make the arrangements."

The King of Eeries nodded: "Alright, since you're not afraid of death, I'll grant your wish. I hope you'll take care of yourself."

With a wave of his hand, the entire Death Palace seemed to spin. When Yang Ping'an came to his senses, he found himself at the end of the Netherworld Road again. But at the end of the Netherworld Road, a black door seemed to have opened, leading to an unknown place.

"It's not too late to regret it now. You can continue to cultivate and become stronger before taking the test."

Yang Ping'an was very clear that he had no way out at this point, so instead of hesitating, he should go forward.

Yang Ping'an stepped through the black door and seemed to enter a strange world.

The entire world seemed exceptionally desolate, pitch black everywhere, with faint blue light emanating from the sky, somewhat resembling the former Killing City.

However, this world was filled with the aura of death, and countless eerie creatures lingered in the sky, as if they were about to devour Yang Ping'an, an outsider, but they seemed to be afraid of something and dared not get too close.

Yang Ping'an also felt as if all his spirit rings were restricted, and he couldn't even use his spirit bones. He felt like he was in an endless hell. (End of Chapter)