Published: February 26, 2025
Helian Mengde nodded after listening.
The Western Continent Emperor transmitted his voice, saying, “In other matters, I can yield, even go against principles, but not in this matter. Whoever can claim the top spot must rely on true abilities; there is no room for deception.”
Helian Mengde responded, “What the Emperor said is true.”
Helian Mengde replied, “What the Emperor says is correct.”
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As time passed, twelve days had quickly gone by, leaving only half an hour before the challenge in the Divine Tower would end.
During this time, over ten million daoist realm geniuses activated the Gate Escape Talisman, leaving the Divine Tower with unwillingness and injuries.
In those twelve days, one hundred thirty-six individuals successfully reached the top, each with varying degrees of injuries.
Everyone reflected on the events that transpired during this period and was quite shocked.
Out of over fifty million participants in the challenge for marriage, only one hundred forty-six managed to reach the top!
This was a clear indication of how difficult the Divine Tower challenge was.
At the same time, there was no doubt that the one hundred forty-six who succeeded were all geniuses among geniuses.
Especially Tan Yun, who was at the first layer of the ancestral sage realm, left a deep impression!
Half an hour later.
On the thirty-sixth floor of the Divine Tower, over a million challengers looked at the space strangulation tunnel in front of them, not daring to step inside.
Just moments ago, a genius at the eighth layer of the daoist realm had entered and let out a heart-wrenching scream before he could activate the Gate Escape Talisman, being torn apart by the sharp and terrifying spatial blade.
“Buzz—”
Suddenly, the void within the thirty-sixth floor trembled, and the space strangulation tunnel disappeared.
Its disappearance signified the end of the challenge, meaning they had been eliminated.
Among these geniuses, some breathed a sigh of relief, while others clenched their fists and pounded their chests, full of self-reproach, questioning why they couldn’t be brave and fight a little harder.
Why did they retreat without a fight?
On the thirty-fifth floor, millions of people who were battling against the puppet divine generals discovered that the puppet divine generals had all vanished.
On the thirty-fourth floor, the outer world illusion array disappeared, and millions of people awakened. Upon realizing they were still inside the tower, most wore expressions of dejection!
There were also some who didn’t feel regret over being eliminated due to being lost; on the contrary, they were excited and grateful for this journey in the Divine Tower.
Because these individuals, having lost their mothers at a young age or having lost their parents for various reasons, saw the figures of their loved ones in the outer world illusion array.
For them, that was enough.
To gain something is to lose something; this is the truth of the world.
True feelings are eternal, and that is the love of kin.
At this moment, a voice resounded in everyone's ears within the tower, unmistakably Helian Mengde's voice, “The challenge for marriage has ended, and all inside the tower are eliminated, so everyone come out!”
Moments later, everyone inside the tower exited and landed in the Heavenly Sky Dojo.
“What is the death toll?” Helian Mengde asked, looking at the Divine Tower.
The void trembled as the ethereal artifact spirit, the white skirt girl, flew out of the Divine Tower and reported, “To report back to the master, within one month, there were no deaths from the first to the thirty-fourth floors.”
“On the thirty-fifth floor, there were sixty-nine deaths, and on the thirty-sixth floor, there were eight hundred sixty deaths.”
After nodding, Helian Mengde waved his hand, and the Divine Tower suddenly shrank, transforming into a beam of light that entered his sleeve.
Helian Mengde stood up, looking down at the one hundred forty-six individuals on the Heavenly Battle Platform, including Tan Yun, Qi Kong, and Lu Chen, and said, “I will give everyone one hour to prepare. After one hour, the second round of duels will begin.”