On the projection light screens suspended above the state, commandery, and city centers of the Xingyun Continent, the scene of the first level of the Ten Directions Death Tower was displayed, allowing all martial artists to witness it with their own eyes.

Jun Changxiao and his disciples inside had also prepared themselves for breaking through.

“Hum—”

Before long, the space within began to distort slightly, and then the originally ethereal and misty area suddenly transformed into an environment of beautiful mountains and clear waters, like a paradise beyond the mortal world.

“The First Directional Realm!” City Lord Han said.

He had some understanding of the Ten Directions Death Tower’s interior from ancient texts, but could only imagine it through written descriptions. Now, watching in real-time through the light screen, he realized there was a huge gap between reality and his imagination.

“What beautiful scenery!”

“Is this real, or is it an illusion?”

“I heard that the ten directional realms within the tower were each created by ten Martial Emperors—both real and false, both illusory and tangible.”

As everyone discussed, a heavy, desolate voice came from the light screen: “I am the Great Desolation Martial Emperor. I have created the Great Desolation Realm here. If future generations pass through, they may receive one opportunity for bone and sinew tempering. Those with affinity may even obtain the inheritance of the Great Desolation Body!”

“The Great Desolation Martial Emperor!”

The entire continent immediately erupted.

Although many people knew very little about ancient affairs, they had heard of the supreme expert who, during the Battle of the Emperors, had fought several Emperor-level powerhouses alone with his terrifying physical body!

The reason the Great Desolation Martial Emperor was so formidable was because he possessed the Great Desolation Body.

This was one of the most supreme defensive-type constitutions, even more powerful than the Indestructible Vajra Body.

It was said that when comprehended to the extreme, one could open a Great Desolation Realm within their body. As long as that realm didn’t shatter, the physical body wouldn’t collapse!

During the Battle of the Emperors ten thousand years ago, the Great Desolation Martial Emperor had fought intensely against several Martial Emperors, even manifesting his Great Desolation Realm and immediately suppressing two Martial Emperors. This had caused a corner of the continent to collapse and drift eastward into the great sea.

This was the origin of the East Sea Fishing Province.

Although the Great Desolation Martial Emperor ultimately fell during the great battle of emperors, his formidable physical body was praised by later generations as the most resilient among all emperors!

“The Great Desolation Body?” Xiao Zuiji’s eyes gleamed.

As someone who primarily cultivated his physical body, he naturally hoped to obtain this kind of constitution that would help improve his physique.

Jun Changxiao said: “Zuiji, this constitution is yours.”

“…”

Everyone’s mouths twitched.

Big brother.

The formation has long been destroyed!

The various inheritances inside are already gone!

Even if you pass through, you can’t possibly obtain it!

They kept their attention on Jun Changxiao and Li Qingyang and the others, but neglected Shangguan Xinyao, who had disappeared from the camera. This girl had already begun communicating with Zhen Dejun, coordinating from inside and outside to study the formation.

“Elder Zhen, the formation inside is very chaotic. I temporarily can’t penetrate it.”

“Don’t rush, take it slowly.”

Zhen Dejun on the outside was also working hard to penetrate it, but after all, the level was too high—it couldn’t be done easily.

“Whoosh!”

Suddenly, visible streams of strange energy surged forth within the Great Desolation Realm, then swept over like ocean waves. A heavy voice transmitted: “This realm contains the Great Desolation Aura. All martial artists who enter must endure it. Only by withstanding it for one hour will you qualify to enter the Second Directional Realm.”

When Jun Changxiao and others felt the aura that seemed to come from ancient desolation, smiles immediately appeared on their faces.

This aura permeating their entire bodies was actually very similar to the first level of the Training Tower!

To be precise.

The so-called Great Desolation Aura was gravity suppression.

“Sect Master!”

Xiao Zuiji transmitted: “This is a bit too simple!”

Although the Great Desolation Aura was stronger than the gravity in the Training Tower, he and Li Qingyang and the others could already move freely within it. Even facing higher gravity, they would handle it with ease.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

The Great Desolation Aura of the Great Desolation Realm continued to surge in, its intensity gradually increasing until it finally stabilized.

The system said: “Twenty times gravitational pressure.”

Jun Changxiao murmured: “Indeed quite simple.”

The Training Tower’s gravity was ten times—he and his disciples could pass through it casually. Now with twenty times gravity, although their bodies felt slightly heavy, it was merely a matter of not being accustomed to it. Enduring it for an hour was completely no problem!

“Sect Master, Junior Brother Ye doesn’t look good!” Li Qingyang said.

Jun Changxiao turned to look and saw that although Ye Xingchen stood in place, his body had already bent slightly, his fists clenched tightly, beads of sweat emerging on his forehead.

What was going on?

Among the sect disciples, Ye Xingchen and Xiao Zuiji were the most outstanding in gravity adaptation.

Now, having just begun to endure twenty times gravitational pressure, he was already sweating, and his body was too weak, wasn’t it?

It wasn’t weakness!

It was that Jun Changxiao and the others endured gravity of at most 20 times.

Night Pride endured gravity of 50… 60… finally stabilizing at 100 times!

“Damn it!”

Bearing gravitational pressure ten times stronger than the first level of the Training Tower, Ye Xingchen struggled to support himself while inwardly breaking down: “Why do they look so relaxed!”

“What’s happening?”

Jun Changxiao transmitted his inquiry: “You can’t even withstand twenty times gravity?”

“Twenty times?”

Ye Xingchen gritted his teeth and said with difficulty: “This… this must be a hundred times or something’s seriously wrong…”

A hundred times?

Jun Changxiao’s face showed surprise.

He quickly inquired with Li Qingyang and the others, finally concluding they all experienced twenty times. How come only this kid got a hundred times?

The system said: “Could it be because he’s from the Upper Realm and doesn’t meet the age criteria, so the pressure he bears is different from the host and the others?”

Jun Changxiao had a realization and transmitted: “Were you over a hundred years old in your previous life?”

Although the two hadn’t formally had a proper conversation, from accepting that palm strike from the heavens at the Dragon-Tiger Contest, some things had long been mutually understood.

Hearing the Sect Master’s words, Ye Xingchen thought: “Could this be the reason I’m bearing so much more pressure than others?”

Yes.

Great Night Emperor.

Although you used a bug to enter the Ten Directions Death Tower, the still-functioning formation had long ago analyzed your actual age from your soul level, thus giving you the highest-grade treatment.

“Damn it…”

Ye Xingchen confirmed the reason he bore higher pressure than others, and silently thought: “I still underestimated the Martial Emperors of the ancient era!”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

As he spoke, the hundredfold pressure continued to ravage his body, making his face increasingly distorted and his body increasingly bent.

This was still after having built a foundation in the Training Tower—otherwise, if he had suddenly come in cold and endured such high Great Desolation Aura pressure, he probably would have already collapsed on the ground with his flesh and bones shattered!

“Can you hold on?” Jun Changxiao asked with concern.

He was also quite depressed now. Had he known, he would have let Tian Qi come instead!

“I can!”

Ye Xingchen said with difficulty while enduring the hundredfold pressure.

Although he bore more than others, as a former Martial Emperor, he possessed an unyielding proud spirit!

“The space is folding in on itself—what exactly is the Great Desolation Aura!”

“Sect Master Jun and the other disciples all look normal—why does that Ye Xingchen look so terrible?”

Everyone watched the light screen intently, observing the scene where space gradually distorted due to the Great Desolation Aura’s eruption.

“Incredible!” City Lord Han said in shock.

He had learned from ancient texts that the First Directional Realm contained gravity-like pressure, yet nine out of the ten people who entered looked completely at ease!

Time passed minute by minute.

Jun Changxiao and the others still stood upright, while after enduring it for over ten minutes, Ye Xingchen’s face was completely distorted, veins bulging, but his back still hadn’t completely bent—he was still gritting his teeth and holding on.

When he came in, he had been contemptuous of the ten ancient Martial Emperors, but now he bore stronger Great Desolation Aura pressure than others—giving quite a feeling of stubborn arrogance deservedly getting a slap in the face.

“Junior Brother Ye, hang in there!”

“Junior Brother Ye, hang in there!”

Li Qingyang and Su Xiaomo cheered him on encouragingly.

Ye Xingchen: “…”

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