Chapter 109: Passing Seven Trials Tower’s Challenge!

Although burdened by thousands of unread messages, Chen Xuan ultimately chose what he considered the most appropriate solution.

He decided to ignore them for now!

After meeting with Duan Feng and explaining that he needed time to stabilize his recent Nascent Soul breakthrough, he gave a few instructions to his disciples before returning to his quarters.

He neither entered seclusion nor began cultivating.

Instead, after spending several minutes digesting the information he had recently acquired, he retrieved the Seven Trials Tower and stepped inside.

Immediately, a familiar voice echoed throughout the arena.

"Challenger detected..."

"..."

"Objective: Defeat the nine puppets..."

"Trial begins in 3... 2... 1..."

"Begin!"

Nine phantoms of Mu Xuanyin materialized before him as the countdown finished.

Radiating an aura that far surpassed their actual cultivation base, they gave a bloodthirsty shout and indifferently launched their assault.

Spells flooded the sky, weapon lights flashed, while fists capable of shattering mountains tore through the air.

All types of attacks were hurled toward Chen Xuan, threatening to engulf and erase him from existence.

When he had first obtained the Seven Trials Tower, such an onslaught would have overwhelmed him instantly.

Now, however, his expression remained strangely calm.

A golden sword appeared in his right hand.

As he communicated with Honglan, brilliant sword intent erupted from its blade.

He swung it forward.

Not once, but thousands of times in the blink of an eye.

The strikes seemed chaotic at first glance, but in reality, a net of sword qi formed before him.

The moment the incoming attacks touched its edge, they instantly evaporated.

Though this also consumed the net’s strength, the two worked to neutralize each other.

Chen Xuan had already prepared for such a result.

Before the final remnants of the attacks could dissipate, he moved again.

Spiritual Energy gathered in his palm and compressed into a dark whirlpool that began to rotate.

An overwhelming devouring force descended upon the battlefield.

Kunpeng Art!

The moment this secret art was activated, the surrounding world dimmed.

Matter itself seemed to be broken down and dragged toward the vortex.

Among the nine phantoms, the one using its fists suffered the greatest impact.

Her movements were suddenly frozen.

Although she reacted almost immediately and attempted to evade, it was already too late.

Chen Xuan raised two fingers.

Using them as a sword, he casually slashed forward.

A blade resembling a fragment of the starry sky emerged.

Great Star Origin Dao!

One moment, the blade was at the edge of his fingertips, and the next, it had arrived before Mu Xuanyin.

Scrrr!

An eerie sound rang out as her body split apart at her waist.

All traces of life vanished.

When the Nascent Soul shot out and attempted to flee, the whirlpool moved toward it and tore it apart.

Within an instant, both body and soul were destroyed.

Mu Xuanyin’s phantom had died completely!

"The first..." Chen Xuan muttered, his voice calm and steady.

He knew the battle had only begun.

Indeed, only a moment later, several attacks came from behind his back.

The puppets of the Seven Trials Tower possessed no consciousness and could thus not feel fear.

Even if only one remained alive, it would still charge forward without regard for its own life, much less now that he had only taken care of a single one.

Chen Xuan had suffered from this behavior in the past.

But this time, he had been prepared to face their counterattack.

Before the attacks could land, a Yang Symbol appeared in his right hand.

A Yin Symbol materialized on the left.

As the Great Yin-Yang Origin Dao circulated, the two merged into a massive Taiji diagram.

Black and white rotated continuously.

All the attacks that entered its range were crushed.

Following that, the diagram broke apart into two halves and reassembled into a colossal black-and-white wheel.

Boom!

It slammed onto the phantoms, grinding two phantoms into particles.

"Two... Three..." Chen Xuan counted out loud.

The Common Saber appeared next.

With a single slash, it caught off guard one more puppet, while Honglan’s sword form danced through the air to intercept the nearest attacks.

The battle continued.

"Four..."

"Five..."

"Six... Seven..."

"Eight..."

Spell after spell was activated, while his Spiritual Energy urged his magic weapons to harvest the phantom’s lives one after another.

Before long, only the final puppet remained.

But after a fierce battle, it also followed the same fate as its companions.

Watching Mu Xuanyin explode into countless fragments of light, Chen Xuan showed no sign of joy.

Every muscle in his body ached.

The Nascent Soul within his Dantian, which was almost an adult by now, had mostly been consumed.

The brilliance of the two magic weapons had dimmed considerably, as his Spiritual Energy was nearly depleted.

Tired.

This was the first time he had experienced such fatigue since he advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm.

He not only felt tired physically, but mentally as well.

Activating so many techniques, controlling multiple magic weapons, and continuously utilizing Great Origin Daos had pushed his concentration to its limits.

The tower’s ten-minute time restriction had forced him to unleash his full potential.

This requirement, which had once seemed meaningless, had now forced him to fight desperately in order to win.

If it were not for his unyielding will, he might have long collapsed to the ground.

Even so, Chen Xuan smiled.

He knew that after countless attempts and repeated failures, he had managed to clear the First Trial.

The moment that thought surfaced, a pillar of white light descended from above.

Warm energy flowed through his body and helped him recover, both physically and mentally.

The sensation resembled the joy of a major breakthrough, almost making him feel immersed.

Fortunately, he quickly snapped out of it.

That was because the mechanical voice rang out once more.

This time, not to announce the start or finish of a challenge, but to acknowledge its completion.

"Congratulations to the challenger for achieving victory."

"First Trial completed."

"Difficulty assessment: Highest."

"Calculating Rewards..."

"Challenger, please..."