"I can't go on like this!"
Feeling the burning pain all over his body, Gray's expression was serious. If this continued, he might die of exhaustion.
According to the information he had heard, no one had died in the Trial Tower. The Trial Tower should stop attacking when the participant was seriously injured. However, this also meant that the trial was over, and he would never be able to reach the twenty-seventh floor.
If he could not reach the twenty-seventh floor, he would not be able to reach the third level of Magic Light in a short time.
Although he had reached the bottleneck of the second level of Demonlight, if he relied on time to slowly grind away at it, then even with his second metamorphosis and his strength rapidly increasing every day, it would still take him a full month or two.
One or two months was not a lot, but it was not a little either. It would be best if he could save it.
"Fury!"
With a crackling sound, Gray's body could be seen changing quickly. Whether it was horizontally or vertically, there were obvious changes.
His muscles became even thicker. His muscles, which were originally well-defined but not overly prominent, quickly became like horned dragons that coiled around Gray's body, causing his body to swell up by a full size.
His height increased rapidly. His original height of 1.8 meters quickly reached two meters, and it was still growing. It finally stopped when he reached 2.5 meters.
The clothes on his body were stretched taut by his bulging body. Finally, they were torn and turned into strips of cloth that wrapped around his body.
He was not using the Level One Fury, but the Level Two Fury that Gray had achieved not long ago.
The Level One Fury had an amplification effect on those who were King-tier and below. The Level Two Fury had an amplification effect on those who were Magic Light and below. Now that Gray had reached the Magic Light level, he could only use the Level Two Fury to amplify his speed.
However, because the power of the Law of Time had surpassed the Magic Light level and reached the Destruction level, even the Level Two Fury could not amplify the power of the Law of Time.
Fortunately, Gray's speed could reach the Destruction level because of the external flow of time. Gray's own speed was still at the Magic Light level and could still be amplified by the Fury.
Although it was only his speed that was increased, it was enough for the current Gray.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
A large number of metalized shadow tentacles came from all directions and attacked Gray like javelins with terrifying power that seemed to be able to pierce through space.
Whoosh!
Taking a deep breath, Gray, who was 2.5 meters tall, began to move quickly.
Fast, extremely fast!
His speed, which was already extremely fast, suddenly exploded. He reached a speed that surpassed normal Annihilation class.
Whoosh!
A metalized shadow tentacle went straight for Gray's chest. Gray leaned to the side, dodging the tentacle. Then, with a slash of his longsword, he cut off the tentacle. Under the power of the laws of time, the entire metalized shadow tentacle decayed and disappeared.
Then, he took a step forward to the left. The moment he took that step, three metalized shadow tentacles passed through his original position and collided with each other.
Clang!
The scary collision created a shockwave that spread everywhere. It made the air vibrate. Even a King class warrior would have been turned into a pile of minced meat.
Gray was already far away from where he had been. After his alloy form, his defense had reached Annihilation class. He was not afraid of the shockwave.
Using his increased speed, he kept dodging the attacks of the metalized shadow tentacles. He approached the lion beast.
Blergh!
The longsword, which was surrounded by purple light, slashed across the lion beast's neck. It went deep into the lion beast's neck. The time rule power was applied to the lion beast's body. It made the lion beast's metal surface dim.
If it had been a blood beast, it would not have been able to withstand the time rule power. With such an injury, it would have been near death. But the lion beast was just a rune. It was not a real blood beast. Therefore, there was no such thing as its neck being damaged.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
A large number of metalized shadow tentacles went for Gray, who was next to the lion beast.
Whoosh!
Gray's body flashed and disappeared from where he had been. A large number of metalized shadow tentacles collided where he had been. He circled around and went to the other side of the lion beast.
Puff!
The longsword, which was surrounded by purple light, slashed down again. It was also aimed at the lion beast's neck. However, the direction was from the other side.
Clatter!
A metal head fell to the ground with a crisp sound. The metalized shadow tentacles that were chasing after Gray suddenly collapsed and disappeared.
Although the neck was not the lion beast's vital point, it did not mean that the lion beast could still move after its neck was cut off.
It was like controlling a corpse. Strictly speaking, the neck was not a vital point. However, if the neck was cut off, the corpse would also lose its ability to move.
Clatter!
After confirming that the lion beast had lost its ability to move, Gray quickly deactivated his Fury state. A wave of fatigue came over him. He quickly leaned his longsword on the ground. It took him a while to recover.
Using Blood Skills would not only deplete one's Blood Power but also one's physical strength. This was why one would feel tired after using Blood Skills.
"This time, I should be able to break through to the third level of Magic Light!"
Dragging his tired body, Gray's eyes were filled with anticipation. He stepped on the stone stairs and walked toward the twenty-seventh level.
Buzz!
When he stepped onto the twenty-seventh level, a strange trembling enveloped Gray. It lasted for a few seconds before finally stopping.
The trembling had stopped, but the changes in Gray's body did not stop. With the help of the trembling, Gray broke through the bottleneck from the second level of Magic Light to the third level of Magic Light. His body began to change rapidly.
Muscles, bones, hair, blood power …
Everything was rapidly strengthening and transforming. Every increase in realm was a transformation of the body. It was a sublimation of the body.
The reason why Rule-level experts could live for tens of thousands of years was that the accumulation of transformation after transformation finally allowed their bodies to undergo a high-level evolution.
Although they still maintained the appearance of a human, to a certain extent, they were fundamentally different from ordinary people.
Over ten minutes later, this transformation ended, and Gray's body stabilized. He felt that his body was now filled with power. He could smash a mountain and cut off a huge river with a raise of his hand.
This was not a metaphor, but a fact. After reaching the third level of Magic Light, even the power of his physical body was comparable to the second level of Magic Light.
This kind of battle strength could easily destroy mountains and cut off rivers.
"I wonder how powerful the runic mechanisms on the twenty-seventh level will be?"
Looking at the passage to the twenty-seventh level, Gray immediately walked in.
After reaching the 27th floor, his boundary had risen to the third level of Demonlight and he had already achieved his goal. But, if he could go to a higher floor, he naturally wouldn't give up. After all, the higher he went, the more benefits he would obtain.
These benefits did not only include an increase in realm, but also some unknown rewards.
Swish!
A white light flashed, and a disciple of the Chaos Temple who had failed was sent out of the Trial Tower.
Outside the Trial Tower, there were already quite a few people who had been sent out of the Trial Tower due to their failures.
Some people were delighted, satisfied with their results, while others were pounding their chests and stamping their feet in regret, dissatisfied with their results.
Most of them had only reached the tenth level, and there were very few who had reached the twentieth level. Evidently, the twentieth level was a watershed that had stopped too many people.
Among the children of the top families, the other four had already been sent out of the Trial Tower. Aside from the dejected look on the weakest one's face, the other three all had expressions of joy on their faces. It was clear that they had gained quite a bit.
Even compared to the disciples of the Chaos Temple, the three of them were close to the upper echelons. Reaching the twentieth level was definitely not a problem.
And with the characteristics of the Trial Tower, reaching the twentieth level and above meant that their realms had most likely risen by two levels.
Some people were still in the Trial Tower, and the trial had not yet ended. The people who had been sent out were like the ten or so disciples of the Chaos Temple, paying attention to the Trial Tower.
"The twenty-seventh level has lit up!"
Suddenly, a disciple of the Chaos Temple cried out in surprise, his face filled with disbelief.
As a disciple of the Chaos Temple, he naturally understood what the twenty-seventh level represented, so he immediately cried out in surprise.
Hearing his cry, quite a few people looked at the Trial Tower and immediately discovered that the rune patterns on the twenty-seventh level had lit up.
"Someone actually reached the twenty-seventh level!"
"It's Senior Brother Julio. It must be Senior Brother Julio who has reached the twenty-seventh level!"
"Senior Brother Julio has actually reached the twenty-seventh level. Doesn't that mean his potential is second only to the Chosen?"
…
For a moment, cries of surprise, exclamations, and exclamations filled the air.
Whether it was the experts of the Chaos Temple, the disciples of the Chaos Temple, or the disciples of the top clans, all of them naturally believed that the one who had reached the twenty-seventh level was Julio and not someone else.
"It's really as you said. He really did reach the twenty-seventh level!"
A middle-aged man among the experts of the Chaos Temple looked at the middle-aged woman and sighed.
"I was just saying it casually. I never thought he'd really be able to reach this step."
The middle-aged woman also sighed emotionally. Although she had said it like that, she also did not hold much hope for Julio reaching the twenty-seventh level. She never thought that he would really reach the twenty-seventh level, which truly shocked her.
"Good, good. First there was the Chosen Son of Chaos who reached the thirtieth level, and now there's Julio who reached the twenty-seventh level. It's destined that my Chaos Temple will continue to prosper."
The ruddy-faced old man laughed heartily. His voice was filled with carefreeness. He was clearly extremely happy.
If an organisation wanted to continue prospering, they needed an endless stream of new blood. Otherwise, once the older generation died of old age, the younger generation would not be able to take over, and the organisation would definitely decline.
First there was the Chosen Son of Chaos who reached the thirtieth level, and then there was Julio who reached the twenty-seventh level. It clearly indicated that the Chaos Temple would continue to prosper.