"I failed!"
A white light flashed. Gray realized he was no longer in the tunnel. He had appeared in a palace.
Earlier, he had failed near the last stone staircase on the 27th floor. He had not been able to defeat the last guardian beast to enter the 28th floor.
After entering the 27th floor, the power of the rune mechanism was even scarier. Although the rune mechanism he encountered was a mix of two elements, the power was much stronger than when Fahd used two elements. They were not on the same level.
If Gray had guessed correctly, the power of the rune mechanism was like the second level of Annihilation class, which had a mix of two elements.
Faced with such a scary power, time rules could not block it. Even with Blood Madness, which increased his speed, it was difficult to break through the rune mechanism.
Fortunately, his level had reached the third level of Magic Light. Gray's speed had increased again. With the increased speed and Blood Madness, he was able to get through the rune mechanism at the cost of a few injuries. He reached the staircase that led to the 28th floor.
Here, he encountered a silver-colored bird beast.
The bird beast's wingspan was around 12 feet. Among the bird beasts Gray had seen, its size was average.
The bird beast's battle power was the strongest Gray had ever seen. It had a mix of fire and earth elements. Its level was like the second level of Annihilation class.
Faced with such a scary bird beast, Gray did not dare take it head-on. He used his speed to dodge and find a chance to climb the stone staircase.
It was a shame that the bird beast's power was too strong. No matter if it was the power of the blood beast or the speed of its body, it was extremely scary. In the end, Gray was unable to climb the stone staircase. He was surrounded by red lava. He was in danger.
Faced with a second level Annihilation class attack, even the alloy defense could not block it. Gray was about to be melted by the lava.
At this moment, a white light flashed. He was wrapped up and appeared in the palace.
The entire palace was built with gold and jade. It was gold and jade. It was very solemn. It had a holy presence.
On both sides of the palace were huge stone pillars, each of which was more than ten meters thick. They were like pillars that supported the heavens and the earth, as if the palace was a world of its own.
On top of the stone pillars, there was a huge picture. There was the corpse of a huge beast lying on the ground, a group of people prostrating themselves in worship, and a tower that was being built …
This should be a space within the Trial Tower. After failing the trial, one would be sent here.
Buzz —
A trembling sound suddenly enveloped Gray before quickly disappearing. This time, however, after the trembling sound disappeared, it did not increase Gray's strength. Instead, Gray's mind gained many new things.
"The Berserk Law imprint has changed!"
Suddenly, Gray's expression changed, and he quickly checked the berserk law imprint in his mind.
The law imprint was the manifestation of a rule-level elite's understanding of the rules. If one comprehended it, they would be able to master the corresponding rule ability to a certain extent. Of course, this kind of mastery naturally had many limitations. It was definitely not comparable to a rule ability.
To a certain extent, the law imprint was equivalent to a runic matrix. Like a runic matrix, it could manifest all kinds of abilities. The only difference was that a runic matrix needed to be engraved on a specific runic material and needed magic crystals to provide magic power. The law imprint, on the other hand, was engraved in a person's mind and was driven by blood power.
Before this, Gray's mind was imprinted with the berserk law imprint. If the berserk law imprint changed and was replaced with another law imprint, he naturally would not be able to use the berserk blood skill. In other words, the comprehension he had done over the past few years would be completely useless.
Therefore, when he discovered that the berserk law imprint had changed, he was shocked. A few years of hard work had been destroyed in a day. Anyone would be shocked.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness …"
After checking the berserk law imprint and the information that was imprinted in his mind, Gray let out a long sigh of relief.
The berserk law imprint had indeed changed, but it did not develop in a bad direction. The original berserk law imprint had been replaced by a more profound berserk law imprint. Not only could he still use the berserk blood skill, but his cultivation level had also increased by two levels.
The original berserk law imprint could only be comprehended up to the third level. However, the current berserk law imprint could be comprehended up to the fifth level.
It was obviously a good thing for him to obtain the cultivation method of the berserk blood skill without affecting the use of the berserk blood skill.
Whoosh!
There was a flash of light. In the palace, not far from Gray, a person who looked as miserable as Gray appeared.
Her originally beautiful red hair had been charred black. The clothes on her body were tattered and also covered with charred marks. Her appearance was even more miserable than Gray's. However, there was an unconcealable joy on her face.
That person was Julio. The reason he was so happy was because he had reached the 26th floor.
Although he had not been on the 26th floor for long before he was defeated by the rune mechanism and teleported there, he had still reached the 26th floor. That was enough to make him proud.
In the past 100 years of the Chaos Holy Palace, only Chaos Holy Son had reached the 26th floor. The only person who had reached the 26th floor was a brother 50 years ago.
He was able to reach the 26th floor. That meant his potential was not any worse than that big brother. That big brother was very strong in Annihilation class. If nothing unexpected happened, he would grow to the same level as that big brother in 50 years. One could imagine how excited and proud he was.
After checking what he had obtained in his mind, the joy on his face grew. Then, he disappeared in a burst of white light, along with Gray.
When they reappeared, both he and Gray were outside the trial tower. Their first reaction was to take out their clothes to cover their bodies. In the trial tower, all magic items were restricted. It made their clothes look terrible.
The two of them had just put on their clothes when a group of people rushed over. Gray was pushed aside by the people who rushed over. Julio was surrounded by people who rushed over.
"Brother Julio, you are so strong!"
A well-behaved young girl from the Chaos Temple had a look of worship in her eyes.
"Brother Julio's result is the second best in the Chaos Holy Palace in the past 100 years. Let's see who dares to say that our trial students are not as good as the previous batches."
A Chaos Holy Palace student was very proud of himself.
"Yeah, now those people can finally shut their mouths."
Another Chaos Holy Palace student was very proud of himself.
"And those people who said that Brother Julio doesn't deserve to be treated as a core disciple can also shut up."
A Chaos Holy Palace student sneered. If reaching the 27th floor didn't deserve to be treated as a core disciple, then those who didn't even reach the 26th floor were even more unworthy.
Suddenly, the crowd surrounding Julio automatically separated. More than ten Chaos Holy Palace experts walked over.
"Well done."
The middle-aged woman had a smile on her face. Her eyes were full of satisfaction.
"In the past 100 years, besides the Holy Son, you are the second person to reach the 27th floor."
Being praised by a powerhouse like the middle-aged woman, even Julio, who tried his best to keep a straight face, couldn't help but show some excitement. However, the middle-aged woman's next words stunned him.
After hesitating for a moment, he asked suspiciously.
"Elder Valita, is there a mistake? I remember that the last floor I reached was the 26th floor."
"Child, you're too focused. You even got the wrong floor."
Hearing Julio's doubts, the middle-aged woman showed a kind smile. After so many years of participating in the Trial Tower, there were many who got the wrong floor like him.
Although there was a hint of rebuke in her voice, she clearly didn't blame him.
"Fortunately, when the corresponding floor is activated, it can be seen from outside the Trial Tower. Otherwise, I'm afraid you might even be wrong about the floor you entered."
"Could it be that I really got it wrong?
“
Seeing that the middle-aged woman was very sure that it was the 27th floor, Julio couldn't help but wonder if he really got the wrong floor. As for the possibility that someone else reached the 27th floor, it wasn't in his consideration at all. No one could surpass him to reach the 27th floor. If he couldn't do it, how could others do it?
"There's no need to doubt it. It's indeed the 27th floor."
The ruddy-faced elder also smiled. The other Chaos Holy Palace experts also showed kind smiles. They didn't think that it was someone else who entered the 27th floor and not Julio.
"Yes, I understand, Elder Oleg!"
The ruddy-faced elder's words made his doubt turn into approval. Since Elder Bartlett said so, there was naturally no mistake. He must have been muddle-headed and got the wrong floor.
"How many floors did I go up and it can be seen from outside?!"
Hearing their conversation, Gray's heart shivered. He couldn't help but feel a trace of lingering fear.
The Leopold Clan was at the bottom of the first-rate clans. Every time they competed for a spot, it was just a formality. None of their descendants had ever entered the Trial Tower. Naturally, they didn't know about the Trial Tower.
They didn't ask the other first-rate clans whose descendants had entered the Trial Tower. The reason was naturally because of heartache.
So he didn't know how many floors he had activated to be visible from outside.
Fortunately, he couldn't use spatial items in the Trial Tower, so he couldn't take out blood beast blood. He didn't transform in the Trial Tower, so his ability of time law didn't increase with his cultivation. In the end, he only reached the 27th floor.
And the red-haired young man's final floor was close to his, reaching the 26th floor. There was only a difference of one floor. After being misled by the Chaos Holy Palace experts, even he himself believed it.
If the difference was too great, it would be difficult to mislead him. At that time, he might be found out. Although he didn't judge the Chaos Holy Palace with malice, he wasn't naive enough to think that they wouldn't do anything to him.