Now that the news had spread, Long Chen would no longer be looked down upon by the other members of the Martial God Palace.
Outside the Dancing Dragon Hall, countless members of the Martial Emperor Palace were waiting for the news to spread. They had not expected that the first one to arrive would be Long Chen.
"He's actually the first one to come out. Did he get chased out?"
"I think so."
While the crowd was still discussing, the beautiful Feng Zhilin caught up and followed Long Chen's footsteps to the bottom of the Martial Emperor Path. The crowd could not help but curse. It was like a flower stuck in a pile of cow dung.
Just then, all the elites of the Martial God Palace came out of the Dancing Dragon Hall. However, all of them had very strange expressions. Some were angry, some blamed themselves, and some were too ashamed to face anyone. There were all kinds of emotions.
What was the final result?
Everyone was very anxious.
Finally, under everyone's expectant gazes, someone spread the news about what had happened in the Dancing Dragon Hall. In an instant, the Martial God Palace was in an uproar again.
Long Chen's prediction was right. His image had changed.
Of course, there were also many voices of slander and slander.
While they were quarreling, Long Chen and Feng Zhilin stood side by side.
Feng Zhilin looked at the man who had been so passionate just now. Her cold eyes were now incomparably soft. She said stiffly, "To be honest, even I admire you a little. You … are an idol …"
"Admire."
Long Chen still doubted this statement. This woman, who always wanted to defeat him, would admire him?
"You don't have to doubt it." Feng Zhilin rolled her eyes at him.
She continued, "You were really awe-inspiring just now. You even dared to scold Ye Futu. Of course, those people are really disrespectful. They even called you an old senior. But that's not important. I want to ask you something. You only got 11 points. You are 45 points behind him. In other words, you have to win the third round. No one thinks highly of you, but I do. So, in the second round, you have to win by more than 25 points … Tell me, do you think it's possible?"
The gap between them was simply too great.
The second round was filled with the biggest variables. Until now, no one knew what the mission was. Furthermore, it had to be graded by the system in many aspects. Most importantly, the graders this time were twenty cultivators above the third layer of the Nirvana Tribulation. They were the strongest cultivators of the Martial God Palace.
Everyone's opinion was very important. If Long Chen made the slightest mistake, they might be able to catch it and use it as a basis to deduct points. To be honest, Long Chen really did not have the confidence to lead the other party by 25 points.
"There are many things that I'm not confident in. I don't want to think too much about it. When the time comes, I'll just do my best. What's important is that I've tried, right?" Long Chen said proudly as he looked ahead.
He realized that this was his true self.
Neither arrogance nor rashness. No matter what it is, as long as you work hard, you will have no regrets.
Failure was not scary at all.
"Oh …" Feng Zhilin looked at him blankly. Suddenly, her eyes became determined.
"I have a goal," she suddenly said.
"What is it?" Long Chen asked.
Feng Zhilin said word by word, "If I defeat the Junior Martial God, then he can only get 20 points in the third round. Then, you just have to surpass him by 15 points in the second round."
Long Chen was stunned. At first, he thought that she was joking, but her expression was very serious.
"Forget it. Don't force yourself. Do things that you can't do," Long Chen said as he turned his head away.
"Are you the only one allowed to risk your life?" Feng Zhilin looked at him with disdain.
Speaking of the Junior Martial God, Long Chen had a very strong feeling about him today. He was very suspicious about this guy's huge change. Long Chen believed that there was definitely something wrong.
What was that familiar smell?
"Let's not talk about this first. Let me ask you, in the Five Element Clear Sky Pagoda, where are some precious ancient records stored? I want to look up some things."
"Records."
Feng Zhilin was very curious as to why Long Chen was concerned about this. However, it was clear that Long Chen would not tell her. She could only say, "In the Five Element Clear Sky Pagoda, there is a 'Sky Scraper Pavilion' on the 48th floor. In there are the highest level records of the Martial God Palace. There are many things recorded there. As long as your strength can withstand the 48th floor, you are qualified to go up and read."
"The 48th floor."
Long Chen was in a dilemma. He had heard from Wenren Xi that Wenren Jingtao could at most stay on the 50th floor. Wenren Jingtao was a late stage Nirvana Tribulation warrior, and Long Chen was currently weaker than him. Around the 40th floor was probably his limit.
"What? You don't dare to go up?" Feng Zhilin looked at him with a smile that was not a smile.
At the 48th floor, Long Chen might not be able to withstand it. However, he was actually looked down upon by this woman. That was absolutely not acceptable. Time waited for no man. Long Chen did what he said. He glanced at Feng Zhilin and said, "I'm going up now. Goodbye."
After saying that, he directly headed in the direction of the True Martial Emperor Road. Without another word, he rushed upwards.
"What an impatient person." Feng Zhilin's pretty face was slightly angry. He had left her here and let her catch up to him for nothing.
"But what does he want to look up?" Feng Zhilin did not say anything else and chased after him again.
Tenth floor, twentieth floor, thirtieth floor.
At this position, Long Chen already felt the astonishing pressure. However, his body was strong, so he could still endure it.
"She followed me." Long Chen looked down and saw Feng Zhilin below him.
"She's asking for trouble."
Long Chen cursed in his heart. Feng Zhilin was only in the early phase of the Nirvana's Tribulation, yet she wanted to compete with him. In the process of ascending, she quickly could not endure it anymore. She could only watch as Long Chen's figure gradually disappeared from her sight.
After reaching the 40th floor, Long Chen found that he was almost at his limit. Normally, if he cultivated, the 40th floor would be more suitable.
However, he wanted to go to the 48th floor.
Long Chen clenched his teeth and continued to ascend.
Each floor was fifty meters. He went up one floor after another. When he was close to the 48th floor, he was already panting. He could be pushed back by the huge pressure at any time.
However, he had amazing perseverance. He clenched his teeth and continued to persist.
"Ah!"
With an explosive roar, all of the power in his body was released. Long Chen rose up like a rocket and finally rushed to the 48th floor. Without saying a word, he immediately landed on the ground. That terrifying pressure immediately caused his legs to bend.
It was easy to come to this place, but it was incomparably difficult to stay here and read through the information.
At this moment, the veins on Long Chen's body were popping. Blood-colored dragon scales started to appear to help him resist the pressure. At the 48th floor, the space on each floor was not that big. Without another word, Long Chen headed towards the only building on the 48th floor, the Skyscraper Pavilion.
This was the place where countless information about the True Martial Emperor Palace was stored.
This was also a vast building, similar to the Dragon Dance Hall. There was not a single guard because all the experts had gone to the Dragon Dance Hall. At this moment, there was no one in the Skyscraper Pavilion. Long Chen walked into a dark and spacious corridor. When he lifted his head, he saw a huge space. This space was filled with golden books.
The categories of these golden books were very obvious.
Long Chen knew that he didn't have much time. He didn't have time to browse around. He clenched his teeth and continued to search. Finally, in a corner, he found a book that introduced the 'Ancient Variant, Gu'. This was a very ancient book. In this book, almost all the ancient Gu that were left behind were collected. Each of these Ancient Variant was extremely terrifying. Compared to some ordinary poisonous insects, it was like the difference between Heaven and Earth.
In the book, the appearance of these poisonous insects, their specific abilities, and their effects were introduced in detail. There were also some methods to neutralize them. It was relatively detailed. In the first few pages, Long Chen flipped to the Spirit Devouring Gu.
The book recorded: The Spirit Devouring Gu, an ancient variant, black poisonous insect with a foul smell. When it is planted in the body of a living being, the victim will not feel anything. When the victim uses the power of Nirvana to shake the gu bell, the Spirit Devouring Gu will hear the sound of the bell and devour the host's soul, killing them in one blow. Until today, there are still many of them. They are peerless poisonous insects. The only way to neutralize them is to destroy the gu bell and kill the person who planted the gu.
The Spirit Devouring Gu will die naturally. Long Chen continued to flip. He found that almost all the Gu had the characteristic of a foul smell. This further confirmed his guess that Yang Chen's current appearance might have a lot to do with this ancient variant.
However, did such a gu exist?
Long Chen felt that his muscles were about to burst and his flesh was starting to roll. If he didn't leave soon, he would probably be seriously injured in this place. His forehead was already full of sweat. However, he found that there was almost half of the book left, so he gritted his teeth and continued to read.
Finally, when he was about to reach his limit, Long Chen found an introduction about a strange poisonous insect at the end of the book.
The book recorded: The Spirit Devouring Gu, an ancient variant, rare in the world. Its appearance is unknown and its smell is especially foul. When it is planted in the body of a living being, it will cause the host to lose his consciousness and be completely controlled by the person who planted the gu. It has the power of a ghost. As long as the person is infected with the gu, no matter how strong he is, he will not be able to free himself. Solution: Unknown …
Along the way, Yang Chen's current symptoms were the most similar to those of the Spirit Devouring Gu.
Of course, Long Chen was only guessing. He couldn't be sure. More importantly, there was no way to neutralize the Spirit Devouring Gu in the book. In other words, other than confirming his guess, there was no other use for him today.
After hurriedly flipping through the book, Long Chen didn't find any similar ancient variant. He put the golden book back and left the Skyscraper Pavilion as fast as he could. He jumped into the True Martial Emperor Road and only felt much better after descending below the thirtieth floor.