Chapter 241: Chapter 230 Sumeru Palace
"Faster! Faster! Faster!"
"Even faster!"
"This is not enough, I need even more speed!"
In the Sand Tower, Wang Xu’s figure was like a green light, leaping to the other end of the world at lightning speed!
At a hundred thousand and eight thousand li, in Wang Xu’s continuous cultivation, it had gradually become the past. Now, after his speed exploded, he could stride across sixteen hundred thousand li in one step!
The extreme speed of the Immortal Chaos Realm is seventy thousand li, and the burst speed can reach ninety-three thousand li.
The extreme speed of the Demigod Chaos Realm is one hundred and twenty thousand li, and the burst speed can reach one hundred and seventy thousand li!
Wang Xu’s current speed is already comparable to the Demigod Chaos Realm. The Demigod Chaos Realm cannot always maintain the highest speed of one hundred and seventy thousand li, but Wang Xu can consistently sustain one hundred and sixty thousand li, making his speed faster and more terrifying than the Demigod Chaos Realm.
"As long as I light up the second star, my speed will soar again!"
On the body of the Cyan Blade, there was a white star glow, like a gem embedded in the blade. At the moment it turned from dim to bright, Wang Xu’s speed suddenly increased, jumping from one hundred and ten thousand li to one hundred and sixty thousand li.
At the same time, the second dim star also took shape. Wang Xu understood that this was the second layer of the Endless Sword. As long as he kept lighting one star after another, his speed would soar.
In the sky, the sea of fire boiled, burning fiercely and turning the earth a fiery red.
"Expand!"
With outstretched arms, Wang Xu spread the sea of fire, covering an area of ten thousand li, as if immersed in a world of flames.
Throwing a few mysterious hand seals, a faint light emerged in Wang Xu’s hands. With a command of "Condense" from his mouth, his voice like an ancient bell tolling, the boiling sea of fire slowly contracted, forming blossoming fiery flowers.
These fiery flowers had layers of petals, resembling sacred fiery lotuses, splendid and beautiful. At their center, a vivid and lifelike dragon of rage seal was imprinted boldly.
The second layer of the Endless Fire, the Fire Fury Dragon Lotus.
Compared to the first layer, the second layer no longer had such a large range of diffusion, but it altered the rigidity of the Endless Fire. If an enemy consciously avoided the Endless Fire, Wang Xu would be left helpless.
But now, under Wang Xu’s control, the ten thousand li flames slowly transformed into Fire Fury Dragon Lotuses. These dragon lotuses, noble and unplayable, were so fragile that a mere touch would shatter them. Yet, if truly touched by them, they would trigger the dreadful "Fire Devour," refining a Cosmic Martial Artist until not even dregs remained.
The Fire Fury Dragon Lotus had greater freedom, doubling its power, but at the same time, the Cosmic Energy consumed by Wang Xu increased exponentially.
He could now transform a sea of fire into a thousand Fire Fury Dragon Lotuses, but could truly control only a hundred of them.
Beyond this limit, Wang Xu’s energy consumption would spike dramatically, making it difficult for him to bear.
Pop!
The dragon lotuses dissipated, returning to a sea of fire. Wang Xu gently wiped the sweat off his forehead and pulled out the White Jade Long Saber.
"Net!"
Silk threads floated out, interweaving to form a not-too-large or small silk thread net, shimmering with a luminous glow. The silk thread blade aura not only possessed strong cutting ability and sustained damage capability but now also had terrifying binding power.
Once entangled by the net formed by silk thread blade aura, even the Immortal Chaos Realm could not break free, and below Immortal Chaos Realm, it would be directly cut into pieces by the silk net.
Wang Xu threw out silk nets one after another, constantly refining and researching them, making the silk threads more concealed, more powerful, and speeding up the pace of space-time jumps. This way, the damage to enemies during battles would be much greater.
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A thousand and two hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, and Wang Xu’s realm had already risen to the Invincible White Hole Level, just one step away from the Initial Chaos Universe Realm.
Wang Xu did not rush to advance to the Initial Chaos Universe Realm, as the potential of the Invincible White Hole Level had not yet been fully explored to its bottleneck. Moreover, advancing to the Chaos Universe Realm was not a simple task.
The Chaos Universe Realm truly marks the entry into the ranks of cosmic powerhouses, having an "inner world" as its existence.
Unlike the Celestial God Realm, the world inside the Chaos Universe Realm is at the initial opening of heaven and earth, a chaotic form where even life cannot be conceived. Only after reaching the Celestial God Realm, establishing a Divine Country, evolving the Cosmic Law, and experiencing endless years can divine country life be born.
The inner world is equivalent to Wang Xu having his own space, where in this space, he is the sovereign, and everything is under his control.
When this space is large enough to reflect into the cosmos, it will form a unique domain belonging only to Wang Xu.
But in real combat, the Chaos Universe Realm does not reflect the inner cosmos, knowing that those of the same rank all have domains, canceling each other out, rendering them ineffective.
Thus, what Wang Xu is contemplating now is another matter.
"Last time, the Mysterious Flame helped me condense a Sacred Image. Why isn’t it helping me this time?" Wang Xu wondered.
The Sacred Image can be condensed infinitely, but the previous Sacred Image must be annihilated before creating another.
With Wang Xu’s Sacred Image gone, he wanted to reshape a Sacred Image, but without the help of the Mysterious Flame, he was unable to condense a real Sacred Image.
Helpless, Wang Xu had no choice but to temporarily set aside the cultivation of "Formless Sacred Image" and continue cultivating the Endless.
Another hundred years passed.
Hum~
"The qualification battle concludes, and everyone will enter the true qualification war!" A powerful voice descended from the sky. Wang Xu, in the Sand Tower, opened his eyes, the surrounding scene changed, and he stored away the yellow-brown Copper Tower in his hand.
The qualification battle was over.
Wang Xu took a deep breath, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. What he was about to face would be a true qualification battle; what would it look like? What cruel tests awaited him?
After more than a thousand years of cultivation, Wang Xu’s strength had ascended several levels, and he was eagerly anticipating the upcoming battle.
"Transmitting now!"
Swoosh!
Wang Xu felt his body being uncontrollably drawn in, as the void forcibly "swallowed" him, transmitting him to another place.
When he was weaker, Wang Xu felt nothing, but the stronger he became, the more he knew, and the more keenly he felt things he’d previously ignored.
There was no dizziness, no discomfort; Wang Xu simply felt a blur before his eyes, transforming from vague to clear, becoming a different scene.
"Stairs?"
"Palace?"
Looking at the scene before him, Wang Xu frowned.
In front of him lay a long, seemingly endless celestial staircase stretching into the clouds, pure and immaculate, and at the end of this celestial staircase stood a majestic cloud-top palace, shrouded in mist, emitting a holy glow, indistinct in form.
"Huh?" Wang Xu turned his head, seeing figures of cosmic martial artists already waiting here, roughly counting six hundred in total.
"These cosmic martial artists are those who obtained the complete map and left the Thousandfold Divine Country." Wang Xu scanned the crowd, immediately spotting Moluo Yue, Togu City, and Red Owl Elephant among them.
"And him!" Wang Xu’s gaze grew cold, seeing the gray-clad man Yu Ru, known for his calculations and numerous mysterious methods, who would certainly be a formidable enemy in the future.
Wang Xu was eager to act but found his Cosmic Energy was suppressed, an invisible Cosmic Law binding him.
War Prohibition Law.
This law was set to prevent killing and conflicts, and breaking it would require immense strength.
The gray-clad man, Yu Ru, seemed to sense Wang Xu’s gaze, raising his head to look at him openly, a provocative glint in his eyes.
"Everyone is here, the real qualification battle begins." A mighty voice descended from the sky.
"This qualification battle is unlike any before; all cosmic martial artists who have come through the War Realm will ascend the ’Sumeru Celestial Ladder.’ The ladder consists of 99,999 steps, with the endpoint being the ’Sumeru Palace.’ Whoever reaches the Sumeru Palace first becomes the first in this qualification battle, and their Cosmic Country will receive a Super Cosmic Country quota and a prize from the Sumeru Palace."
"If no one reaches the Sumeru Palace, the one who ascends the most steps will become the first, but they can only gain the Super Cosmic Country quota without the Sumeru Palace’s prize."
"Let us begin."
The mighty voice echoed between heaven and earth, as six hundred cosmic martial artists surged forward, rushing onto the celestial ladder, each determined to seize the sole Super Cosmic Country quota.
Wang Xu wasted no words, stepping onto the first step of the celestial ladder, immediately having all the Cosmic Energy bindings on him released.
"One can use secret techniques or other methods on the celestial ladder, but the War Prohibition Law still stands." Wang Xu frowned.
He thought the ladder might remove restrictions, allowing him to eliminate the threat of Yu Ru, but found the War Prohibition Law still restrained him, preventing any action against another cosmic martial artist.
"Deal with him after getting out!" Wang Xu resolved in his heart, as Yu Ru had already become a threat that needed swift removal.
Wang Xu immediately took another step forward, starting his journey with the six hundred cosmic martial artists on the celestial ladder.
"Let’s go!" Moluo Yue and the other two also ascended the celestial ladder, advancing toward Sumeru Palace.
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"Wang Xu! Father, do you see him? That’s Wang Xu!"
At this moment, the steel gates of the main city’s square opened, revealing the scene of over six hundred cosmic martial artists climbing the celestial ladder. Princess Bing Qing saw Wang Xu’s steady pace and cried out in joy.
"I see, I see." The Sovereign of Tai Long Country noticed Wang Xu before anyone else and was more than satisfied with Wang Xu’s performance; even if Wang Xu failed to secure the sole spot, the Sovereign of Tai Long Country would hold no regrets.
The surrounding Cosmic Monarchs saw their geniuses ascending the ladder, all filled with joy.
Not just the Cosmic Monarchs; even the cosmic martial artists and native inhabitants on the Thousandfold Main Star were drawn here, crowding the ground and sky of the main city, focusing their gaze on this celestial ladder battle.
The Three Great Forces:
The Cosmic Alliance, Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, and Mercenary Martial Arts Hall also simultaneously broadcasted the qualification battle scenes.
"Are these the geniuses of the nations? I’ve heard they’re all under a thousand years old!"
"Under a thousand years! My god, that guy is an Invincible White Hole Level, and it took me sixty thousand years to reach Initial White Hole Level, yet they’ve done it in under a thousand?"
"Look! It’s the Sumeru Palace; isn’t that the palace in the cosmic extreme land of our Cosmic Alliance!"
"It’s real, truly the Sumeru Palace. Ah... wanting to reach the Sumeru Palace is too hard; even seniors in the Mixed Universe Realm might not do it, and they’d be lucky to climb a thousand steps."
"The Sumeru Palace is one of the trials of the cosmic extreme land. I’ve heard that only seniors who’ve reached the Demigod Chaos Realm can barely climb it."
"Demigod Chaos Realm... and these kids are still at the White Hole Level; it’s too much for them."
All the geniuses within the Three Great Forces focused intently on this qualification battle, eager to discover what manner of genius could pass such a trial. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian () to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit to read.)