Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

This was a battle of attrition, a clash of wills.

The longer it went on, the worse Jun Wuxie's condition became.

Very obvious changes were occurring in his body, starting with his appearance.

His physical body was severely damaged, his life essence was being drastically depleted, causing his flesh to begin to shrivel and his body to age at a speed visible to the naked eye.

From the steps, Yue Chenyu watched with tightly clenched hands, her brow furrowed. Several times she wanted to rush in and help him, but in the end, she restrained herself.

She knew very well that in a battle like this, the only way she could be of use was to use three or more superimposed sublimation-type forbidden techniques.

If she did that, her condition after the battle would be unimaginably severe.

With that man's personality, he would probably disregard his own serious physical damage and use methods that were very detrimental to himself to help heal her, which would only end up hindering him.

She used to admire his loyal, righteous, and stubborn personality, but at this moment, she hated that side of him so much that she was grinding her teeth.

As the Heavenly Maiden of her previous life, even though she was now reborn in this world and only a cultivator with a low cultivation level, the pride in her bones still remained.

She found it difficult to accept that when faced with difficulties, she could only stand behind him and watch silently. This feeling made her very uncomfortable, as if she had become a useless vase, without any value or sense of existence. She had promised to fight alongside him, but she could only pray helplessly.

Rumble!

On the platform, the intense battle continued. The intensity of the battle did not weaken with the passage of time. On the contrary, it became more and more violent as the leader's damage threshold was constantly being worn down.

"Almost there, just a little bit more!"

She trembled nervously, her eyes fixed on the leader's damage threshold gauge, which was now less than one-tenth.

Boom!

In the midst of a huge roar, Jun Wuxie was sent flying by the guard's hammer for the umpteenth time the moment he struck the leader.

This time, the energy of the Imperial Guardian Spirit Pearl was down to its last trace, and its defensive effect was greatly reduced.

A mouthful of golden blood spurted from his mouth. Cracks quickly appeared on his withered body, and golden blood seeped out, dyeing his moon-white sword robe into a golden garment.

"Wuxie!"

Yue Chenyu's heart constricted violently, and her voice changed.

"Kill!"

Jun Wuxie struggled to his feet, his aura like a rainbow. Ignoring his injuries, he stepped on the 'Line' word incantation to dodge the overwhelming bombardment. Seizing an opportunity, he swung the Primordial Sword Embryo, fusing it with his strongest martial intent, and unleashed the Immortal Execution Sword Qi to slash forward.

The leader swung the great hammer in his hand, blocking the sword.

At the same time, the attacks of the nine guards came crashing down.

A fierce glint flashed in Jun Wuxie's eyes.

While moving at extreme speed, he unleashed the second sword.

The two swords, one after the other, were so fast that the interval could not be seen, completing a continuous attack at maximum speed.

This time, the leader was unable to block it and was struck by the sword.

At the same time, due to this momentary delay, the subtle slowness of the 'Line' word incantation made it impossible to dodge most of the guards' attacks.

He was hit!

His entire body was instantly sent flying, blood rushed to his throat, and the cracks on his body spread like a broken piece of porcelain. He was on the verge of falling apart!

"Hahaha!"

He supported himself on the ground with one hand, his withered flesh constantly oozing blood, and large mouthfuls of blood flowed from his mouth. He looked up at the approaching guards and the leader standing behind them, whose damage threshold above his head was only a sliver, and laughed loudly.

"Success!"

His body trembled as he spat out three words.

In the next moment, a terrifying Immortal Execution Sword Intent erupted from his body. His weak eyes suddenly burst out with sharp light, and his body soared into the sky.

Mysterious runes bloomed beneath his feet, and his footsteps moved continuously in the air. The mysteries of the 'Line' word incantation were used to the extreme by him at this moment, breaking through the attacks of those guards.

"It's over!"

He raised the Primordial Sword Embryo and slashed at the leader.

The nine guards swung their great hammers and bombarded him like thunder.

The light of the Immortal Execution Sword was world-shattering, with visions of countless immortals and Buddhas falling, dripping with blood, and the whole world seemed to turn blood-red.

The sky-splitting killing intent seemed to imprison even time and space.

At the same time, a mysterious light curtain barrier instantly propped up on his body surface!

Clang!

The leader wanted to dodge but could not, so he could only swing his great hammer to block.

But even though it blocked the sword Qi, the impact of the sword Qi still erased the last trace of its remaining damage threshold.

Its movements stopped instantly, maintaining the posture of holding the great hammer to block, and its entire body was completely still.

Rumble!

The great hammers of the nine guards also bombarded Jun Wuxie, but were blocked by the World Domain on his body surface, sending his whole body flying to the edge of the platform.

At the same time, the bodies of the nine guards also froze in place, instantly turning into a rain of light and disappearing without a trace.

Bang!

With two loud bangs, Jun Wuxie fell to the ground, and the leader's body exploded, a dazzling and brilliant light illuminating the world here.

As the leader's body exploded, a large amount of Holy Source also exploded, as well as star-shimmering gems and moon-radiant gems. The light was so dazzling that it illuminated the entire platform into a dreamlike world.

Super explosion!

Jun Wuxie grinned. It was worth it!

"Wuxie!"

Yue Chenyu rushed onto the platform like the wind, came to Jun Wuxie's side, held his head, and helped him up to lean against her.

"It's okay..."

He shook his head weakly, his voice very hoarse, his face aged, his skin loose and wrinkled, his body thin, his life fire very weak, and the blood in his body almost dry.

Yue Chenyu's heart trembled and she was about to send her own life essence into him, but he stopped her.

"No... No need..."

He struggled, using all his strength to sit down cross-legged. The divine beast essence blood and the Red Jade Ginseng dissolved in his body, producing a powerful life essence.

He guided those life essences to stimulate his own life origin, stabilize the fire of life, and begin to repair his physical body.

Powerful vitality flowed throughout his body, nourishing every inch of his damaged flesh.

...

At the same time.

On the other Trials Roads, the sound of Order resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

"Congratulations to Jun Wuxie and Yue Chenyu of the Immortal Execution Dynasty for clearing the ultimate difficulty 'Despair Mode' of the thirty-seventh level and obtaining the first clear reward—Cosmic Sunstone! It is hoped that other descendants participating in the trial will take this as an example and strive to win higher and better results!"

At this moment, there was a brief silence on all the Trials Roads.

Everyone looked to the sky, with different expressions on their faces.

The young supreme beings and prodigies of the major forces attached to the Immortal Execution Dynasty had excitement on their faces, tightly clenched their fists, and were so excited that they raised their arms and cheered.

Thirty-seven!

Divine Jun actually cleared thirty-seven levels so quickly!

The later the levels, the harder they became, which everyone participating in the trial deeply experienced.

That thirty-seventh level seemed to be different from the other levels, and even had difficulty mode selection!

Divine Jun, he actually chose the ultimate difficulty and cleared it in such a short time!

"How is that possible? How did he do it?"

The three young supreme beings of the Golden Ancient Mine all looked at each other, with shock, disbelief, and a hint of jealousy in their eyes.

Looking at the eight guardian statues guarding the thirtieth level in front of them, they felt a strong sense of frustration in their hearts!

They had tried this level, but due to insufficient preparation, when the progress reached more than half, they could not persist and failed, and had to retreat.

Now, they were resting and accumulating strength, preparing for a second attempt.

Eight guards were already so terrifying, so the thirty-sixth level was probably nine guards, and the thirty-seventh level must be even more terrifying!

That level even had difficulty mode selection!

That Chaotic Body, he chose the Despair Mode representing the ultimate difficulty and successfully cleared it!

"Damn Jun Wuxie!"

The people of the Four Supreme Dominions clenched their fists tightly, their necks bulging with anger!

They had only reached the thirty-fourth level now, and they were being left further and further behind!

They had a lineup of more than ten people, and many young supreme beings of the Great Heavenly Realm!

"With his Small Heavenly Realm extreme boundary, it is impossible to do this! It must be that the Military Saint gave him some trump card. Could it be the kind of military talisman he used before?"

"If there really is a military talisman, it would not be surprising that he can clear the levels so quickly, but this is cheating!"

"Military talismans will eventually run out. Let's see how far he can go. Even if he can reach the ultimate level, it will be our prey and our possession!"

...

The people of the Four Supreme Dominions were analyzing each other.

They simply did not believe that Jun Wuxie did it with his own strength. This was simply impossible.

The speed of clearing the levels was too fast and unreasonable!

Unless that Jun Wuxie broke through to the early stage of the Middle Heavenly Realm or above!

But clearing thirty-seven levels in such a short time, there was simply no extra time to cultivate. Obviously, a breakthrough in realm was impossible. The only explanation was that he had a weapon bestowed by the Military Saint!

"Jun Wuxie... Jun Wuxie..."

The Dragon Maiden sat cross-legged in front of the thirty-sixth level, looking at the nine guardian statues in front of her, her expression slightly dazed, and muttered to herself: "Regardless of whether you used external objects or not, being able to do this is quite remarkable. A cultivator born in the lower realm, growing from a genius-level talent and slowly cultivating to this day, the strength he has shown can be called a mythical figure in this lower realm..."

Her heart was already surging with stormy waves.

Every time, she thought she had estimated the upper limit of that Jun Wuxie's strength, but he would always refresh her estimated upper limit.

The level in front of her, the thirty-sixth level, she still did not dare to easily break through. Before that, she needed to make full preparations.

But that Jun Wuxie and Yue Chenyu had already cleared the thirty-seventh level!

"Someone in the clan once said that we shouldn't underestimate the potential of people from the lower realms. I didn't take it seriously then. Now it seems I was wrong. After all, this lower realm universe has the Emperor Beginning Star, and the ancestral origin stars of other top ancient bloodlines…"

As the Dragon Maiden spoke, she stood up and stepped onto the platform of the thirty-sixth level, ready to begin her challenge.

…

Time quickly passed to the next day.

In the meantime, the Order's voice announced that the young supreme from the Golden Ancient Mine and the Dragon Maiden from the Dragon Nest had respectively passed the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth levels.

Jun Wuxie sat cross-legged at the edge of the platform and slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were bright and full of energy, the wrinkles on his face had disappeared, and his body had returned to its peak condition, all injuries having been healed.

Seeing him completely recovered, Yue Chenyu's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, but she quickly returned to her icy demeanor and said, "You're all better?"

"I'm better."

The corners of Jun Wuxie's lips curled up slightly as he looked at the nine clusters of brilliantly radiant Holy Source floating in the air, as well as the nine Qiankun Spirit Stones, like condensed stars. He felt an indescribable sense of comfort.

What pleased him most was that near the Qiankun Spirit Stones, there floated a crescent-shaped gem, crystal clear, like a miniature moon hanging in the air, flowing with moonlight-like radiance.

"Qiankun Spirit Luminary Stone!"

He stood up and grasped the Qiankun Spirit Luminary Stone in his hand. Instantly, a flood of information poured into his mind.

It was about the second-stage upgrade forging method for the Qiankun Battle Armor, as well as the materials needed and their quantities for upgrading and forging in the first and second stages.

"So, the upgrade forging method we obtained before was incomplete, only for the first stage. It seems that the third-stage upgrade forging method can only be obtained when we get the first Qiankun Spirit Yang Stone in this Golden Scale Secret Realm…"

He asked Yue Chenyu to come over and touch the Qiankun Spirit Luminary Stone together to obtain the second-stage upgrade forging method deliberately left inside by the Order Manager.

After Yue Chenyu obtained this information, he collected the Holy Source and the nine Qiankun Spirit Star Stones and said, "We now have a full thirty Qiankun Spirit Star Stones. According to the required quantity, we can upgrade the Qiankun Battle Armor to ten stars!"

"Yes," Yue Chenyu said, "One to five stars requires two stones for each level, and six to ten stars requires four stones for each level. Our Qiankun Battle Armor starts at one star, so it will take twenty-eight Qiankun Spirit Star Stones."

Jun Wuxie said, "Bring out your Qiankun Battle Armor."

Yue Chenyu was stunned for a moment, then understood his intention. She shook her head and said, "No need. You're at the forefront, and you need to upgrade your Qiankun Battle Armor more than I do. Don't try to pressure me with your identity as the Sect Master and Senior Brother. Actually, you know that no threat is effective on me. If I comply, it's because I'm willing to."

"Alright, anyway, there will definitely be a lot of Qiankun Spirit Star Stone rewards later. It's just that there probably won't be too many Qiankun Spirit Luminary Stones; it would be good enough to upgrade one Qiankun Battle Armor."

According to the required quantity, the second-stage upgrade forging requires two stones for each of the first five luminaries and four stones for each of the last five luminaries, totaling thirty stones, the same as the first stage.

However, only one Luminary Stone dropped at the thirty-seventh level!

He immediately summoned his own Qiankun Battle Armor, took out all the Qiankun Spirit Star Stones, and prepared to forge the battle armor to ten stars first. That way, he would have a 10% absolute damage reduction effect, which could play some role in battle.

Ten percent isn't a strong effect, but it's no longer useless.

After completing the upgrade forging, he should focus on breaking through realms and increasing the intensity of his talent growth.

By then, with his combat power comprehensively improved, he would have the strength to challenge the later levels.

He currently has no trump cards left. The Life Severing Technique is ineffective, the Guardian Spirit Orb's energy is exhausted, and Lan Lan cannot be summoned.

Currently, if he wants to continue challenging the levels, there is no shortcut other than upgrading the Qiankun Battle Armor and strengthening his overall strength.

As for the Xuanyuan Godslayer Sword, it is naturally impossible to use it here.