The First Venerable of All Paths

"Fang Xuan, I don't know where you get your courage, but I will show you with facts."

After the bet was settled, Su Chen looked at Fang Xuan with a mocking expression.

"You're going to die a horrible death."

Fang Xuan retorted, "I'm taking your life!"

"Then let's see if you have the ability!"

Su Chen sneered and cupped his hands toward Wu Lou, saying, "I ask that you, senior, bear witness that today Fang Xuan and I are making a bet on Wu Lou, and our fates will be left to destiny."

"Granted!"

Although martial arts are prohibited from being used, since both parties are willing to risk their lives, martial arts will naturally not stop them.

After receiving the reply, Su Chen's smile widened.

Having the guardian of Wulou Town testify was an extra layer of insurance to prevent Fang Xuan from reneging on his promise.

"Fang Xuan, just you wait."

Su Chen looked at Fang Xuan and said, "Once you die, your Fang family will send your sister to my Su family."

Fang Xuan's younger sister is a direct descendant of the Fang family.

If she were to become a concubine of the Su family's gatekeeper, it would be a huge humiliation for the other family.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuan's eyes flashed with even stronger killing intent.

It's one thing for Su Chen to humiliate him.

But anyone who dares to humiliate his sister must die!

"Fang Xuan, maybe we should just forget about it."

Fang Yurong tried her best to persuade him, saying, "It's not wise to throw away your life for a moment of loyalty."

She made up her mind.

As long as Fang Xuan bows his head first, she will give anything to save his life.

"It's too late to back out now."

Su Chen sneered, "Fang Yurong, even if you are a disciple of the Dao Seeking Sect, you cannot stop me from killing Fang Xuan."

After finishing speaking, Su Chen paid the spirit stones and strode into the Martial Tower.

"Who kills whom is uncertain!"

Fang Xuan, with a cold gaze, paid the spirit stones and entered the Martial Tower under everyone's watchful eyes.

......

This is a vast plain.

There was nothing around.

"Whoosh!"

With a whooshing sound, a figure landed on the plain.

Fang Xuan's figure then appeared.

He looked around, a look of amazement appearing on his face.

"What a mysterious formation."

Among the Nine Emperors' lineage, there was a Zhenxiao Empress, known as the Ancestor of Array Formations. She was skilled in array formations of all heavens and her "Three Thousand Array Diagrams" was so masterful that it could suppress all realms.

Although Fang Xuan received the inheritance, he has not yet cultivated it.

However, he could tell that the plain before him was an environment created by an extremely profound and mysterious array.

"It seems that Tianbao Tower is truly unfathomable."

The mere construction of this martial arts tower is awe-inspiring.

Beside Fang Xuan stood a blank stone tablet.

Each challenger who enters the Martial Tower can only begin the challenge if they leave their name and a mark of their soul on the stone tablet.

Fang Xuan raised his hand, using his fingers as a brush to write his name on the stone tablet, leaving a mark of his soul at the same time.

Following the name Fang Xuan is a small "一".

This proves that Fang Xuan is currently on the first floor of the Martial Tower.

Meanwhile, on the stone tablet outside the Martial Tower, an inconspicuous name appeared among countless others.

"I wonder what we'll encounter this time."

As soon as he withdrew his finger, Fang Xuan noticed a slight tremor coming from the ground.

He looked up and saw a black dot rapidly growing larger at the edge of the plain.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a monster the size of a calf and charged towards Fang Xuan.

The monster's body was covered in thick, heavy scales.

Its scales were covered with barbs and emitted a foul odor.

A Tier 1 monster, the Poisonous Spiked Armored Bull!

The barbs on the body of the venomous bull contain potent venom.

Once the skin is punctured and the poison enters the body, even a martial artist at the Body Refinement Realm will die from the poison if they do not receive timely treatment.

Of course, this is within the illusory world of the Martial Tower.

Although martial artists do not die, their souls can still be injured.

In severe cases, it can even hinder one's spiritual practice.

"Knock knock knock!"

The venomous armored bull moved with lightning speed, its crimson eyes fixed solely on Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light. As the Poisonous Thorn Armored Bull charged towards him, he threw a punch without dodging or avoiding it.

If an outsider saw this scene, they would definitely curse Fang Xuan as an idiot.

Because the scales on the venomous armored bull possess extremely strong defensive capabilities.

therefore.

The Poisonous Stinger Bull is also known as the most difficult first-tier monster to kill.

Even some martial artists at the Body Refinement Realm wouldn't dare say they were 100% certain they could kill a Poisonous Thorn Armored Bull on their own.

The best approach is to use speed and agility to deplete the Poisonous Sting Armored Bull's strength.

Wait until it is exhausted, then seize the opportunity to kill it.

Choosing to confront them head-on is utterly foolish.

But Fang Xuan did exactly that.

Fang Xuan stood on his feet, lowered his waist and stood at attention, and threw a punch directly out.

The moment the fist made contact with the Poisonous Sting Armored Bull, the Nine-Turn Golden Core in Fang Xuan's Qi Sea trembled slightly.

"Buzz!"

A surge of powerful blood and qi was poured into Fang Xuan's fist.

"Thump!"

With a single punch, the massive, venomous armored bull was sent flying backward at an even greater speed than it had come.

"Boom!"

When the Poisonous Thorn Armored Bull landed, it directly transformed into a wisp of blood and qi, merging into Fang Xuan's body.

"what?"

Feeling the qi and blood entering his body, Fang Xuan immediately showed a look of surprise.

When he challenged Wu Lou before, the demonic beasts he killed did not turn into blood and qi and enter his body.

At this moment, on the stone tablet.

The number one after Fang Xuan changed to two.

Fang Xuan knew that the challenge on the second floor of the Martial Tower had begun!

"Boom!"

The thought had barely formed when the ground shook again.

It was just more intense and heavier than before.

Dust billows at the edge of the plain.

Three even more robust and massive venomous armored bulls charged menacingly toward Fang Xuan.

"Three peak-level Tier 1 Poisonous Sting Armored Bulls!"

Fang Xuan raised an eyebrow.

The previous venomous armored bull was equivalent to a martial artist at the eighth or ninth level of the Blood Creation Realm.

The three venomous armored bulls before them were comparable to three martial artists who had reached the peak of blood production.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

These three venomous armored bulls were faster than the previous one.

But before the opponent could get close, Fang Xuan launched the first attack.

He stomped his feet on the ground and burst forward like a cheetah.

He clenched his fists and threw three punches in quick succession.

"Bang bang bang!"

Each of the three punches landed squarely on the neck of the venomous armored bull.

The Poisonous Spiked Bull was sent flying, and before it even hit the ground, it transformed into three streams of blood and energy that entered Fang Xuan's body.

The number two on the stone tablet instantly turned into three.

At the same time, twelve venomous spiky armored bulls appeared before Fang Xuan like a hurricane.

Without giving Fang Xuan any time to think, the twelve venomous armored bulls charged at him simultaneously.

This time, Fang Xuan's expression became slightly serious.

The twelve poisonous spiky armored bulls were only at the peak of the first tier.

Even martial artists at the Body Refinement Realm are unable to complete the challenge.

The Martial Tower Illusion can match challengers with similar opponents based on their strength, with the aim of honing their martial arts skills, combat power, and even stimulating their potential.

Clearly, these twelve venomous armored bulls had exceeded Fang Xuan's limits.

"It seems I have no choice but to rely on my movement skills."

Fang Xuan activated his consciousness, and a movement technique immediately appeared in his mind.

Golden light shimmered in his eyes, transforming into the shape of a golden dragonfish.

"Whoosh!"

The twelve venomous armored bulls charged forward, but failed to touch Fang Xuan's body.

Because he had already tiptoed through the herd of cattle with incredible agility.

As it moved through the air, it seemed to bring out a phantom image of a dragon-fish.

A first-class martial art, the Dragon Fish Body Technique.

Although the Nine Emperors' inheritance contains various powerful movement techniques, Fang Xuan is limited by his own cultivation level and cannot cultivate those techniques at all.

However, this dragon-fish movement technique can continuously evolve as Fang Xuan's own cultivation level increases.

At its highest, it can be promoted to the third rank.

Although Fang Xuan was fast, the Poisonous Sting Armored Bull was not slow either, and charged forward again.

"Simply dodging is not the solution. Besides, I'm here to hone my martial arts skills and improve my combat strength."

Fang Xuan sneered and raised his hands to form a boxing stance.

In an instant, a sharp and ruthless killing intent quietly emerged from Fang Xuan's body.

Although it was still very weak, it was extremely domineering.

Killing Path King Fist!

This is a fist technique created by the Goddess of Slaughter, which follows the path of achieving enlightenment through killing.

As Fang Xuan raised the stance of the Killing King Fist, countless cultivation methods related to this fist constantly surfaced in his mind, imprinted into his soul, and engraved into his bones.

It's as if he has practiced this boxing style tens of thousands of times.

But Fang Xuan knew that this was just an illusion.

This is precisely the mystery of the Nine Emperors' lineage.

As long as one accepts the inheritance, all the techniques, martial arts, supernatural powers, and even various secret methods of the Nine Emperors will be automatically engraved deep into one's memory.

What Fang Xuan needs to do is to transform these inheritances into instincts and turn them into his own power.

"kill!"

The image in his mind vanished, and a crimson glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes.

A murderous intent surged forth from within him.

He clenched his fist and punched directly at the poisonous armored bull in front of him.

"puff!"

With just one punch, Fang Xuan pulverized the venomous armored bull into dust.

With his qi and blood flowing into his body, Fang Xuan used the Dragon Fish Movement Technique to appear in front of the second Poisonous Thorn Armored Bull and unleashed another Killing Dao King Fist.

"Puff puff puff puff!"

In the blink of an eye, Fang Xuan killed the four poisonous spiky bulls.

He, on the other hand, was surrounded by the remaining seven venomous armored bulls.

A bloodthirsty smile crept across Fang Xuan's lips, and his killing intent grew even more frenzied.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

He transformed into a dragon-fish, wielding a killing fist, and killed the remaining seven poisonous thorn-armored bulls one by one.

The vital energy of the twelve venomous armored bulls was completely poured into his body.

The Nine-Turn Golden Elixir operates on its own, rapidly refining all this vital energy into its own power.

This also made Fang Xuan's aura slightly stronger than before.

It seemed as if it was about to break through a certain boundary.

"Boom!"

When the number on the stone tablet changed from three to four, the tremors across the plain spread as far as the eye could see.

The number of poisonous spiky bulls that appeared reached an astonishing thirty-six.

As he watched the herd of cattle rushing towards him, the bloodthirsty smile on Fang Xuan's lips widened even further.

"Warm-up complete, the real battle begins!"

......

Outside the Martial Tower.

Numerous exclamations rang out.

"They've already reached the third floor. Su Chen truly lives up to his reputation as a member of the Su family; his speed is terrifying."

On that stone tablet, the number after Su Chen's name had changed to three.

This means that Su Chen broke through two floors of the martial arts tower and reached the third floor.

"Look, it's on the fourth floor!"

As everyone gasped in surprise, Su Chen's ranking changed once again.

"Too fast!"

"This speed is comparable to Li Tianjiao's."

"It seems that Su Chen is going to successfully leave his name on the stone tablet this time."

Just as everyone was stunned by Su Chen's speed in the challenge, at the bottom of the stone tablet, an inconspicuous name rose steadily from the bottom of the stone tablet with unstoppable momentum.

layer!

Two floors!

Three floors!

Four floors!

In just a few breaths, he was evenly matched with Su Chen.

Before anyone could react, this name surpassed Su Chen and reached the fifth floor.

The crowd was stunned for a moment, then a clamor resounded throughout the entire venue.

"It's Fang Xuan!"

"How could he be so fast!"