Crackle, crackle!
The rapid metamorphosis made Gray's body rumble like thunder, and it was as if there were rumbling thunder roaring within his body.
His muscles, bones, and even his hair were quickly becoming stronger, denser, and sturdier.
The Blood Force vortex in his body spun rapidly. As it spun, the Blood Force vortex grew larger and more solid.
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The metamorphosis only came to an end after over 10 minutes, and Gray's power level had completely stabilized at the second tier of Magic Light.
I've reached the second tier of Magic Light, but it's a pity that I can't improve the power of my time rule ability for now.
The bloodlines that made up the time rule ability were all Magic Light bloodlines, and when Gray reached the Magic Light tier, those bloodlines had already been developed to their limits.
As those Magic Light tier bloodlines were developed to their limits, the power of his time rule ability naturally also reached its limit, unless he replaced it with a bloodline of a higher tier than the Magic Light tier.
It wasn't that Gray hadn't considered upgrading his bloodline in the Tower of Trials. In fact, he'd been planning to do so from the very beginning. Two days before the Tower of Trials opened, he'd visited several of the largest blood shops in Chaos City that sold blood.
He had collected all of the disaster-grade blood beasts' blood that he needed for his time rule ability, which consisted of ice and fire type blood beasts' blood, wood type blood beasts' blood, and earth type blood beasts' blood.
Among them, the earth type blood beasts' blood beasts' blood was prepared for his time rule ability, and he was going to replace the original Magic Light tier blood beasts' blood beasts' blood.
It was almost impossible to find four-type disaster-grade blood beasts' blood. It wasn't that he hadn't thought of finding three-type disaster-grade blood beasts' blood, but unfortunately, he hadn't had enough time, so he couldn't find any.
As such, he could only settle for two-type disaster-grade blood beasts' blood beasts' blood.
He had already made plans to consume the blood of the disaster-level Blood Fiends in the Trial Tower to undergo his transformation. Unfortunately, the Trial Tower not only restricted the use of Mana Weapons, but it also restricted the use of spatial items. As a result, he could not take out the blood to undergo his transformation.
If it weren't for the fact that the Mist Monkey he had swallowed was a disaster-grade blood fiend and its bloodline was at the disaster-grade, he wouldn't have been able to advance any further because his bloodline had reached its limit.
"It's good to not consume the blood in the Trial Tower. After all, the Trial Tower is an important place of the Chaos Temple. Perhaps the Chaos Temple has some sort of method to monitor the Trial Tower."
After comforting himself in his heart, Gray walked forward along the passageway. Soon, he triggered the rune mechanism. Monstrous flames spread out and surged toward him.
Just like the nineteenth floor, although the power of the runic mechanisms on the twentieth floor had increased, it was still at the third level of Magic Light. Using the dark green mist, which was a mixture of four elements, Gray quickly passed through this floor.
Just as Gray entered the 21st floor, a red-haired young man stepped onto the 20th floor.
A trembling sound enveloped the red-haired young man. The red-haired young man's realm had stabilized after advancing by a level.
Before this, his realm had already advanced by a level, reaching the third level of Magic Light.
Since he had already reached the third level of Magic Light, it was obviously more difficult for him to advance compared to Gray. Therefore, although he had reached the 20th floor like Gray, he was still a little short and couldn't advance a level for the second time.
"I should be the first person to enter the 20th floor!"
The red-haired young man's mouth curved into a smile. There was a trace of pride and arrogance on his face.
Naturally, he was Julio, whom the Chaos Temple's experts outside the Trial Tower had placed high hopes on.
As one of the most outstanding disciples of the Chaos Temple, he was highly valued by the higher-ups of the Chaos Temple. He was also the target of many disciples of the Chaos Temple. Although all kinds of glory didn't make him arrogant, it was inevitable that he would become frivolous when he was young.
"The other disciples are no match for me, and it's even more impossible for the top clans. This time, my only opponent is myself. Fine, let's see which floor I can reach in the end!"
Looking at the tunnel, he confidently strode into the tunnel.
From his point of view, there was no one who could compete with him in the Trial Tower. His only competitor was himself.
Stepping on the stone stairs, Gray reached the 21st floor. With a trembling sound, his realm of Magic Light increased by another level.
He didn't pay too much attention to the increase in his realm. Following the passage, he walked for more than ten meters. In front of him, a golden pattern lit up, and there was a whistling sound that attacked him.
Swish, swish, swish!
It was a sharp blade made of water. The high compression gave these sharp blades a terrifying cutting power. Being locked on by these sharp blades, Gray actually felt a piercing pain on his skin. One could imagine how powerful these high-pressure blades were.
Whoosh —
A dark green mist spread out in front of Gray, almost covering the entire passage to meet the high-pressure blades.
Chi, chi, chi!
The dark green mist was very corrosive. When the high-pressure blades hit the dark green mist, they were immediately enveloped by the dark green mist. They were quickly corroded by the dark green mist, and finally disappeared completely.
However, facing such powerful high-pressure blades, the dark green mist was quickly consumed. After a wave of high-pressure blades attacked, the dark green mist was completely exhausted.
"Its power has increased to the fourth level of Magic Light!"
Gray's expression became serious. Compared to the 20th floor, the rune mechanism on the 21st floor was once again a level higher. It went from the third level of Magic Light to the fourth level of Magic Light. It was comparable to his current four-elemental hybrid dark green mist.
Because of this, after a wave of attacks, the dark green mist was completely exhausted.
"It's not that I can't pass through with the four-elemental hybrid dark green mist, but if I want to pass through quickly, I'll have to use the law of time."
After thinking for a bit, Gray immediately made a decision. In order to reach the higher floors, he had to pass through each floor in the most effortless way possible.
Swish, swish, swish!
At this moment, the high-pressure blades attacked again. The air was easily torn apart, and the sharp blades made Gray's skin tingle. Moreover, their speed was extremely terrifying, exceeding the speed of sound. In the blink of an eye, they were already close to Gray.
Buzz!
Purple light enveloped Gray. In an instant, with Gray as the center, the flow of time in the area around him was several times faster than in the surroundings. Under this abnormal flow of time, Gray's reaction speed and his own speed were several times faster.
He gently took a step to the left and dodged a high-pressure sharp blade that was whistling towards him. The high-pressure sharp blade brushed past him.
He took a step to the right and returned to his original position, dodging another high-pressure blade whistling towards him.
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In Gray's eyes, the high-pressure sharp blades, which should have been flying at high speed, became extremely slow, and he could easily dodge them.
Gray passed through this section of the passageway as if he was taking a stroll. As he passed through, the runic lines that lit up dimmed, and the high-pressure blades no longer appeared.
Continuing forward, Gray encountered snake-like bolts of lightning. Every single bolt was only as thick as an adult's arm, but the power they possessed was extremely terrifying. If they were regular bolts of lightning, every single one of them would probably be enough to create a sea of lightning.
However, in front of Gray's speed, these lightning bolts were like high-pressure blades formed from water. Although they were powerful, they could not hit Gray, and Gray passed through them easily.
After passing through the runic mechanisms of ice and strong corrosive acid, Gray finally arrived at the stairs that led to the 22nd floor.
Thump, thump, thump!
A tiger beast that was covered in black iron pounced at Gray. However, Gray did not fight with it at all. With a slight turn, he avoided the tiger beast and climbed up the stairs.
As he climbed up the stairs, the tiger beast seemed to have lost its target, and it returned to the side of the stairs and stopped.
Climbing up the stairs, Gray reached the 22nd floor. The situation that he had experienced many times appeared once again. A trembling sound covered him, and his cultivation level increased once again.
Gray's eyes suddenly lit up when he sensed the increase in strength.
"According to this increase, I might be able to increase another level before reaching the 30th floor."
With his current strength, it was very difficult for him to reach the thirtieth level, so he didn't have any hope of increasing his cultivation by three levels. However, the current rate of improvement made him see hope again. Perhaps he didn't need to reach the thirtieth level to increase his cultivation by one more level.
The reason why the Sacred Son of the Chaos Temple only increased by three levels after reaching the 30th floor was that when he entered the Trial Tower, his cultivation level was already quite high.
The further one went in cultivation, the more difficult it was to increase one's cultivation level. Therefore, the Sacred Son of the Chaos Temple only increased by three levels after reaching the 30th floor.
Gray's cultivation level when he entered the Trial Tower was only at the fourth stage of the King Realm. He was definitely not as high as the Sacred Son of the Chaos Temple, so it was completely possible for him to increase his cultivation level by three levels before reaching the 30th floor.
With the motivation to increase his cultivation level by three levels, Gray immediately became spirited and walked towards the 22nd floor.
"He actually reached the 22nd floor so quickly. Julio might really be able to reach the 26th floor!"
Not long after the rune patterns on the 20th floor of the Trial Tower lit up, the 21st and 22nd floors lit up one after another. Some of the Chaos Temple's experts guarding outside the Trial Tower stroked their beards and nodded in satisfaction.
"It's a pity that he doesn't have an affinity physique. Otherwise, his potential would definitely not be inferior to the Sacred Son's!"
While some people were satisfied, they could not help but feel a little regretful.
An affinity physique was an extremely rare and terrifying physique. As long as the cultivation aptitude of a person with this physique was not too bad, their future achievements were destined to be unattainable by ordinary disciples. Unfortunately, there were just too few people with this physique. Sometimes, one might not even encounter one in several hundred years.