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Chapter 967: Chapter 852: Passing the Test (Make up for 25 Missing)

After the virtual Ye Fan shattered, it instantly transformed into countless white light dots surging towards Ye Fan.

Before Ye Fan could react, the light dots had already merged into his body, instantly replenishing his consumed Gang Qi and Mind Power.

In an instant, Ye Fan felt as if he’d taken a supreme tonic, his whole being invigorated, exuding a powerful aura.

"This...?"

Ye Fan was shocked, unexpectedly discovering that this virtual self had such an effect, but defeating oneself was by no means easy?

Ye Fan believed that most people could never gain this benefit, because defeating oneself was too difficult.

Even though he had comprehended the fourth style of ’Surging Rainbow’ from the Flying Sword Skill, if he hadn’t chosen to endure, bide his time, and finally use his trump card, the outcome could have been quite uncertain.

"Hehe... Young man, congratulations on defeating yourself. Over the years, you’re the first person to achieve this, passing the fourth layer’s trial!" Just as Ye Fan’s spiritual energy reached its peak state, that aged voice once again rang in his ear.

"Senior, what kind of existence are you exactly?"

Ye Fan didn’t expect that aged voice to answer; he asked mainly because the Sky Tower was too miraculous, and that aged voice seemed meticulously designed, like a high-level instrument!

"You need not know these things yet. If you wish to know who I am, pass the fifth layer’s trial first!"

After saying this, that aged voice fell completely silent.

Ye Fan knew there was no use asking more, perhaps that voice was merely a wisp of intent left by an ancient master, unable to last long or communicate further.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan took a deep breath and walked towards the fifth layer, the stairs beneath his feet emitting a sore-inducing sound, as if they might collapse at any moment.

Soon, Ye Fan arrived at the fifth layer, habitually scanning around, wanting to know in advance what the most mysterious and difficult fifth layer’s trial was.

At this sight, Ye Fan gasped in astonishment; the walls were densely covered with carvings of powerful mutant beasts, each exuding a murderous aura.

Thud!

Ye Fan’s heart trembled slightly.

The Sky Tower’s third layer had High-level War God-level mutant beasts, the fifth layer likely does too.

If so many High-level War God-level mutant beasts appeared at the same time, even if he instantly broke through to the High-level War God Realm, he would be torn apart by these beasts effortlessly.

"Hmm? No, no mutant beast has appeared!"

After watching for a while, Ye Fan suddenly noticed that these mutant beasts didn’t manifest from the walls, leaving him puzzled about what this fifth layer’s trial was.

The unknown is the most terrifying; although Ye Fan had considerable confidence in his own strength, he also knew the Sky Tower’s power.

The fourth layer was about defeating oneself, so the fifth layer’s trial would only be more difficult, certainly not easier.

At that moment, Ye Fan suddenly spotted a stone table not far ahead; on the table lay a Jade Box, palm-sized, but emanating a radiance, clearly no ordinary item.

It seems the object in this Jade Box is the reward after passing the trial, but what it is remains uncertain.

Thinking this, Ye Fan couldn’t help but walk towards the box, his nerves highly tense, constantly on guard, fearing danger might suddenly strike.

Yet—

Even as Ye Fan approached the stone table, no crisis loomed, as if there wasn’t any trial; passing the fourth layer’s test seemed to grant direct access to claim the reward.

Just as Ye Fan reached out for the Jade Box...

A sudden change occurred! noveldrama

The Jade Box emitted a soft glow, completely enveloping him.

Ye Fan felt as if he was plunged into a milky-white ocean, his mind sank for a moment, then instantly regained clarity!

With consciousness restored, Ye Fan found himself not in the Sky Tower, but atop a mountain peak, the air thick with a pungent smell of blood.

"Roar..."

A mutant beast’s roar jolted him awake, the surroundings filled with the clamoring of battle cries as a massive beast tide launched a fierce assault on the human cultivators!

"Ah! Ah!"

The human cultivators were forced to fight back desperately, their screams never-ending, yet they couldn’t withstand the beast’s slaughter; corpses were everywhere, the scene exceptionally tragic as if hell on earth.

"Ye Fan, what should we do? We can’t hold on any longer."

While Ye Fan was stunned, a familiar voice reached his ears; it was Su Liuli, covered in blood, her energy very weak.

"Xiao Fan, the beast tide is too fierce, our casualties are overwhelming, we simply can’t withstand the beast tide’s attack; at this rate, everyone will die fighting, what should we do?"

Lv Yuan wielded the Fangtian Halberd, looking as if he had just been fished out of a blood pool, his wounds turning outwards, appearing extremely grievous.

"How can this be?"

In this scenario, a mission materialized in Ye Fan’s mind: no matter what, they must hold back the beast tide, even if it requires great sacrifice, they must repel the beast tide, otherwise, if these mutant beasts break through into the ordinary world, it will be an apocalyptic disaster.

"Hold back, no matter what, we must hold back; otherwise, humanity will cease to exist, and the world will return to its primordial state!"

Ye Fan nearly shouted these words; all over the world, cultivators were resisting the beast tide of mutant beasts, the sacrifices were immense.

Every moment, human cultivators fell prey to the fangs and claws of the mutant beasts; nourished by the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, these mutant beasts became exceptionally powerful, even Yan joined the battle, fending off more than a dozen High-level War God-level mutant beasts alone.

At this moment, everyone put aside their prejudices and hatred, aligning their efforts to fend off wave after wave of fierce beast tides!

"Splash!"

More than a dozen High-level War God realm Mutant Beasts launched a simultaneous attack, using beast techniques to violently explode Yan in mid-air, blood staining the battlefield!

Meanwhile, other parts of the world were also frequently reporting bad news. Human cultivators were severely outmatched by mutant beasts in both quality and quantity, with cities and nations falling continuously, and a large number of civilians becoming blood food for the mutant beasts.

In just a short month, aside from the strong people led by Ye Fan who were still struggling to hold on, the whole world was engulfed in the beast tide.

At this time, the alliance army of human cultivators led by Ye Fan was essentially trapped, surrounded by the rolling beast tide on a mountain top.

"Ye Zi, I’ll leave the rest to you all, today I’m reclaiming my position!"

Lv Zhan fought fiercely, a black big spear transforming into a myriad of spear shadows, battling desperately with a massive mutant leopard beast.

However, the power disparity was too great, coupled with numerous mutant beasts launching beast technique sneak attacks from the side, Lv Zhan exhausted his strength and died in battle, swiftly torn into pieces and trampled underfoot by the mutant beasts!

"Zhan’er!"

Lv Yuan let out a tragic cry, his eyes bloodshot with rage, wielding a Fangtian Halberd like a lethal judge’s pen, stabbing mutant beasts to death one after another.

But there were too many mutant beasts, completely overwhelming, with a pile of mutant beast corpses accumulating around Lv Yuan, but in such intense combat, there was no time to rest, and even a War God couldn’t hold out.

In an unguarded moment, Lv Yuan was struck mid-air by a mutant eagle beast, its talons forcibly gouging out both of his eyeballs!

The intense pain coupled with blindness soon caused Lv Yuan to be overwhelmed by the beast tide, another human strong person perishing in the beast tide!

The people around him fell one after another. Ye Fan’s eyes were bloodshot with rage, desperately burning his Gang Qi Essence and Mind Power Essence, unleashing formidable combat power.

A massive number of mutant beasts fell at his hands, soon followed by even more mutant beasts filling the gaps, the killing was endless. From his vantage point, dense beast tides surged in from all directions!

"Ye Fan! If there’s a next life, I’ll still be your woman..."

At that moment, Ye Fan heard Su Liuli’s tragic cry. She exhausted her strength and died in battle, instantly crushed into pulp by stepping mutant beasts!

Ye Fan was furious with grief but couldn’t reach her, as the mutant beasts attacking grew increasingly strong, forcing him to focus his consciousness to cope.

However—

It was all in vain, the mutant beasts had already taken over the world, humans became prey for mutant beasts, the outcome was destined and killing more mutant beasts couldn’t change it.

Relatives, friends, enemies, were swallowed by the beast tide one by one in front of him, sacrificing their lives for all of humanity.

Even if it was like hitting against a stone with an egg, he wouldn’t hesitate, the tragic scene stimulating Ye Fan to perform exceptionally, striking down a High-level War God realm Mutant Beast into pieces in one blow.

The Xuanye Flying Blade was like a machine harvesting mutant beast lives, with one rotation taking away the lives of a swath of mutant beasts, their bodies accumulating like mountains.

Human and mutant beast blood mingled, flowing down from the slopes like streams, converging into a blood-colored river, emitting a scorching bloody scent.

Ye Fan was already numb, having no idea how many mutant beasts he had slaughtered, only knowing to kill, and kill again, with his whole body’s Gang Qi and Mind Power almost all burned!

Suddenly, Ye Fan felt dizzy, unable to manipulate the Flying Knife Assassination, his movements slowed, striving to throw a punch, striking and killing a Top-level War God-level Mutant Beast in front of him, while he himself was exhausted.

"I did my best!"

In the moment before losing consciousness, Ye Fan murmured this sentence, only to see darkness and fell backward onto the ground, his breath ceased!

However, Ye Fan experienced a peculiar sensation, feeling that he was dead, but his soul remained, helplessly watching the alliance army of human cultivators being annihilated.

"No! It’s not true, I don’t believe it, this definitely isn’t true..."

Ye Fan roared and shouted in his heart, the scene before him feeling unreal.

The mutant beasts were too powerful, while in the future, they might indeed reach this level, right now it absolutely shouldn’t be.

"My heart is steadfast as a rock, eliminating falsehoods and retaining truth, breaking illusions!"

Ye Fan gained sudden insight, guarding a spot of clarity on his Spirit Platform, repeatedly telling himself, this was all an illusion, impossible to happen.

Gradually, Ye Fan regained consciousness, his body cold and rigid, unable to open his eyes initially, yet he clearly knew he wasn’t dead.

"Break illusion! Open up!!"

Ye Fan shouted in his heart, trembling all over, regaining sensation in his body, his eyes slowly opened, still standing in front of the stone table on the fifth layer of the Sky Tower, unchanged.

"That was close! Almost fell into the trap!"

Ye Fan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looking at the Jade Box in front of him, muttering to himself.

"Breaking illusions and retaining truth, your Martial Arts Will is incredibly strong. Congratulations, you have passed the final trial of the Sky Tower and can receive a mysterious reward!"

At that moment, the old voice came to Ye Fan’s ears, followed by an elderly man, so ancient in appearance his age couldn’t be discerned, appearing in front of Ye Fan.

"The difficulty of the fifth layer trial of the Sky Tower is abnormally high, the reward shouldn’t be bad, right?"

Ye Fan calmed his emotions, pondering thoughtfully.

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