James was not concerned about his temporary setback. He already had a cultivation plan in mind. In his opinion, he simply had to try repeatedly to cultivate his physical body. Sooner or later, he would surely pass the third barrier. Even if he did not obtain the Celestial Abode in the end, he would gain tremendously by improving his strength. After pausing for a brief respite, he charged into the golem formation once more. This time, he came here not to pass the barrier in mind, but rather to cultivate his physical body. Soon, he arrived at the 200-meter mark. By then, the golems’ attack speed had increased so drastically that James could no longer keep up. In a short amount of time, he suffered many wounds. The golems’ stone swords were not sharp and could not inflict any external injuries. However, their force was great, and James collapsed to the ground repeatedly. Just like that, with his physical body alone, he managed to press on for another hundred meters. After ar
It was a stone bridge constructed out of white granite. After pausing momentarily, James walked toward the bridge. As he stepped onto the bridge, he was suddenly overwhelmed by powerful pressure. He could feel a mountain crushing his shoulders as his knees slowly gave way, and he collapsed to the ground. No matter how hard he tried to get back up, he could not. So, James simply remained sprawled on the bridge and breathed in heavily. After some time, he catalyzed the True Lunar and Terra Energy inside his body. As True Lunar and Terra Energy spread throughout his body, he summonsed his physical strength and stood up, repelling the enormous pressure. Crack! The pressure was so great that his skeleton began to crack. However, as he possessed enormous power, he managed to withstand the pressure. Just as he raised his leg to take the next step, his foot was somehow glued to the surface of the bridge. No matter how hard he tried, he could not break free. “Goddamn it!” James summ
Now that James was halfway there, it had given him hope. He crawled up with great difficulty and sat in a lotus position on the ground. As he catalyzed the Novenary Golden Body Siddhi, Empyrean Spiritual Energy entered his body and soothed his pain. Meanwhile, there was someone besides James. The man had collapsed to the ground and was covered in blood all over. His bones were shattered, and he had lost the ability to continue. However, unwilling to admit defeat, he pressed on, leaving behind a trace of blood. When he saw this, James said, “Stop. You’ll lose your life if this continues.” “I-I won’t give up. Even if I lose my life, I have to pass this barrier and acquire the Celestial Abode. I’ll be the greatest in the world,” the man answered. James was shocked by his obsession. Then, he paid no heed to him but instead focused all his attention on cultivating. With the help of the powerful pressure, his cultivation speed actually increased. James could clearly sense energ
In the ancient passageway, James could see a few people in front of him, advancing at a modest speed. When James entered the passageway, he realized that the spatial pressure in this area was much greater than the previous ones. He would proceed at a snail’s pace if he did not catalyze True Energy. “This place is the perfect place to train my physical body. At least it’s much more convenient than having to wear a set of armor,” James murmured. Soon, he arrived at the city gate. Many people were gathered there, including the Son of Heaven and Marcello. Besides, there were also some other familiar faces─Xain, Samarth, Yandel, Wynter, and a few others whom James did not recognize. Marcello was staring at the city gate when he suddenly turned. Upon seeing James, he walked over to him and smiled delightedly, “James, did you manage to pass the first five barriers?” Marcello was stunned. He knew how hard the previous barriers were. Putting aside the golem formation, the fourth bar
James could not believe his luck. Of all people, he was worried that he would be pitted against Marcello or the Son of Heaven. The two of them had long crossed into the Herculean rank, whereas he, on the other hand, had only just reached the Supernatural rank. Even his Inner Gates were untouched. Now, the only thing he could rely on was his physical body. However, even though his physical body was strong, he was still weaker than those at the Supernatural Consummation rank. Though his physical strength had increased after cultivating inside the Celestial Abode, his hopes of defeating the Son of Heaven were close to non-existent. The Son of Heaven glanced at James as a faint smile crept up on his face. The only person he was afraid of was Marcello as he could not see through him. When he heard that James would be his opponent, he breathed a sigh of relief. He would definitely emerge victorious. James believed that the shadow’s decision was unfair. He wanted to obtain the Cel
Marcello stepped forward and said, “There’s no need to waste our time. I’ll simply fight against everyone else.” “Oh?” Stunned, the shadow looked at Marcello and asked, “Are you saying that you intend to challenge everyone here?” “Yes.” Marcello nodded. “Good!” The shadow cheered, “I love courageous folks like you. How about this? If you can defeat everyone else here, I’ll also give you the right to advance to the ninth barrier straight away.” “Remember to keep your word,” Marcello said smilingly. The Son of Heaven was displeased. When he saw that Marcello had the right to advance to the final barrier, he stepped forward and asked, “What right does he have to be given such a prerogative? Everyone made their way here with our effort and hard work alone. Why do they have the right to advance directly to the final barrier? I object to this.” The shadow looked at him and asked, “Are you displeased with my decision?” “Yes,” the Son of Heaven said with determination, “I should
The person speaking was a man.He was only about a meter and sixty centimeters tall, making him relatively short. His skin tone was slightly dark, and on his back was a long sword.He stood at the back of the crowd and walked out slowly. The man looked around the crowd before casually saying, “I choose to challenge everyone.”“Good,” said the shadow.There appeared to be many decent people among those who arrived here.“In that case, let’s begin.”The shadow gave a casual wave of its hand.In its palm, a white ray of light took shape. The white ray of light slowly became visible and materialized at the city gate. Immediately after that, a massive arena appeared at the city gate.With a diameter of roughly ten thousand meters, the arena was massive. Around the arena, there were also some mysterious rings of light.The shadow continued, “This is a death match. If one does not concede defeat, one must kill the other person in order to be deemed to have passed the checkpoint.”Th
James was muttering quietly to himself.As physical strength spread throughout his body, he started to feel a little more confident.“Gentlemen, let’s begin.” From outside the arena, the shadow’s voice rang out. “Fight well. Given that Master’s spirit is still in the Celestial Abode, perhaps Master is watching from the shadows right now. If your performance is good enough and favored by the Master, you may not even need to pass the checkpoint and can become the new owner of the Celestial Abode right away.”The Son of Heaven’s expression brightened when he heard this. It turned out that the spirit of the Celestial Abode’s previous owner was still present within the Celestial Abode.Right then, he made the decision to take down his opponent as quickly as possible. He intended to defeat James with a single attack.After having this thought, he exerted his full strength. True Energy was coursing through his body. The aura on his body instantly grew to an extreme.As the aura of a Her