Cultivation: I Have a Skill Level Panel

His Spiritual Sense swept out over a twenty-kilometer radius, yet it found nothing, which surprised him.

Suddenly,

The space in the sky before Gu Yun warped, and a massive, magnificent, nine-story tower appeared before him.

Immediately after, a ray of light appeared and swept over Gu Yun’s entire body, as if scanning him.

Gu Yun was inwardly horrified; it felt as if he had been seen through completely.

"Coordinates: Celestial Essence."

"True Martial Realm Third Layer Peak."

"Initiate the Nine-Initial Trial Tower for the Taichu Ancient Sect disciple trial?"

A figure of light appeared above, and a cold, mechanical voice emanated from it.

Hearing this,

’It seems this is a Land of Trial for some Sect,’ Gu Yun thought.

’No sense in hesitating, since I’m here anyway.’

"Initiate!"

As soon as Gu Yun gave the command, a prismatic spatial gate materialized before him.

’This must be the entrance to the trial.’

He took a step inside, and his figure vanished from the spot.

Upon entering the Nine-Initial Trial Tower, he found himself on the first level.

The sky was crimson, as if ablaze. A scorching heat swept through the area, making the very air seem to shimmer and distort.

Before Gu Yun stood a Flame Human Puppet, motionless, emanating an incredibly powerful sense of oppression.

’A Human Puppet,’ Gu Yun thought, shocked. ’I wonder how much of its strength from when it was alive it still has?’

The Flame Puppet on this first level had the same cultivation as him—True Martial Realm Third Layer Peak—but the power and strength it radiated far exceeded that level.

Suddenly, a blood-red light flashed in the Flame Puppet’s mechanical eyes. Flames ignited from nothing around its body, and a searing heat wave instantly made the air intensely hot.

The flames then condensed into dozens of fireballs. Their intense heat seemed to burn the very air, glowing brilliantly as they rained down on Gu Yun like a meteor shower!

Seeing this, Gu Yun’s gaze turned icy. A flash of lightning flickered, and his vast True Yuan erupted.

Streaks of Thunder coiled around him like writhing electric serpents. In an instant, the surrounding lightning flared with dazzling brilliance.

Gu Yun made a grasping motion at the air.

Instantly, the sky-filling Thunder crackled with a ZZZZZ sound, then ripped through space to meet the barrage of fireballs head-on!

BOOM!

The collision of fire and Thunder produced a blinding flash of flames and lightning that illuminated the entire space.

For a moment, a terrifying power rocked the very space, and a violent wave of energy swept out in all directions like a gale.

But this was just the beginning.

The Flame Puppet moved with the skill of a living master. It raised a single palm.

A terrifying surge of True Yuan erupted from it. A dazzling red light bloomed in its palm, and the surrounding space seemed to vibrate with visible ripples.

Immediately after, raging flames ignited all around, surging like ocean waves. A scorching heat swept through the area, turning the space into a fiery crucible.

Finally, the vast expanse of fire coalesced into a colossal, sky-blotting palm of flame that descended upon Gu Yun!

Gu Yun’s face grew solemn as he watched the immense fiery palm scorch the air, bearing down on him with overwhelming power.

With a flick of his wrist, the Flame Soul Thunder Saber appeared in his hand. He slashed out instantly. An ultimate Wind and Thunder Blade Qi erupted from the void, like a bolt of lightning that connected heaven and earth.

It tore through space, exuding a terrifying aura like a divine Thunder Punishment, and slashed toward the immense fiery palm!

HISS!

This slash, empowered by the Spiritual Artifact Level Flame Soul Thunder Saber and his Great Success Blade Momentum, seemed capable of slicing the very void in two.

The moment the Blade Qi, imbued with ultimate Wind and Thunder, touched the giant fiery palm, it split it cleanly in two with unstoppable, razor-sharp force.

The impact was like a great, flaming meteor being split by a single blade-strike, letting out a deafening roar.

Immediately after,

The Blade Qi then tore through space, striking with the speed of lightning like a Celestial Punishment, and sliced the Flame Puppet in half.

[You expertly used Celestial Thunder Hand in battle. Your tyrannical Thunder shattered the flames. Celestial Thunder Hand Skill Level +5%]

[You relentlessly used Blade Momentum in battle, deepening your comprehension. Blade Momentum Skill Level +3.]

In just a few moments, Gu Yun had slain the Flame Puppet.

At that moment,

With the Flame Puppet’s defeat, a curtain of light suddenly appeared in the space before him.

A figure of light appeared, its expression impassive, and spoke in the same cold, mechanical voice:

"Congratulations on passing the first trial. You have obtained the Technique: Celestial Spirit Thunder Dragon!

Will you continue the trial, or will you stop now and leave with the Celestial Spirit Thunder Dragon?"

Gu Yun felt no dissatisfaction at the cold, mechanical words. He thought it over quickly and made his decision in an instant.

He then said respectfully, "I intend to continue the trial!"

The cold, mechanical voice returned from the light curtain. "Receive your reward, then prepare to enter the second trial."

A light suddenly flared in the space before the light curtain, and a Jade Scroll dropped from it.

Seeing this, Gu Yun raised his hand and used his True Yuan to pull the scroll into his grasp.

Holding the Jade Scroll, he poured his Spiritual Sense into it. His mind was plunged into what felt like a boundless sea of thunder.

ROAR!

An earth-shattering dragon’s roar echoed from within the sea of thunder. Radiating terrifying Divine Power, a Thunder Dragon burst through the heavens, its world-destroying might tearing the very sky asunder!

After a brief moment, as if he’d had a sudden epiphany, Gu Yun’s consciousness returned. He had already mastered the Celestial Spirit Thunder Dragon Technique to the Beginner level.

[Through the Celestial Spirit Thunder Dragon Technique’s inheritance in the Jade Scroll, you have successfully mastered the Celestial Spirit Thunder Dragon.]

"Gasp! How heaven-defying!"

After a long moment, Gu Yun couldn’t help but gasp in awe.

Immediately after,

The space ahead wavered, and a prismatic portal appeared. It was the entrance to the second trial.

Seeing this, Gu Yun stepped inside without the slightest hesitation.

The sun was setting in a desolate sky, casting its light over a withered and barren landscape.

On the barren earth stood three Silver Armored Human Puppets, each holding a longsword. They stood silently in a triangular formation, trapping Gu Yun in the center.

Each Silver Armor Puppet was at the True Martial Fourth Layer Peak and emanated a powerful aura of True Yuan that made the surrounding space visibly ripple.

Gu Yun stood in the center, his expression grave. He was facing three Silver Armor Puppets, each at the peak of the True Martial Fourth Layer.

But their strength surpassed the peak of the Fourth Layer, reaching the level of the Fifth Layer—and there were three of them!

’The first level was an opponent of the same Realm, but its strength was greater than average for that Realm.’

’The second level is one layer higher, with opponents at the peak of the True Martial Fourth Layer whose strength is comparable to the True Martial Fifth Layer. And there are three of them!’

’Is this fucking trial even meant to be passable?!’

"Second trial: Begin!"

The figure of light had appeared in the sky at some point, its cold, mechanical voice ringing out.

A silver light glinted in the eyes of the three Silver Armor Puppets, a sharp glint that seemed capable of tearing space itself.

They suddenly erupted with a massive aura, their sharp Sword Qi surging to the heavens.

In perfect unison, the three Silver Armor Puppets slashed their longswords at Gu Yun.

CLANG!

In that instant, three brilliant rays of sword light illuminated the world, accompanied by the clear ring of singing blades.

The piercing rays of light, like three meteors from beyond the heavens, streaked toward the same point. Their Sword Momentum tore through space as they slashed violently toward Gu Yun!

Seeing this, Gu Yun’s expression was grave, and his heart sank.

Three Thousand Thunder Flashes! His body became an afterimage as he dodged in a flash.

His Body Technique was as agile as a soaring dragon, as swift as a bolt of lightning.

In an instant, he soared into the sky!

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