An hour after the sudden appearance of the Ninth Palace, a streak of light flew down from the Eighth Palace on Skyscraper Mountain and returned to the temporary campsite.
"It's a Spirit Sword Level swordsman!
Maybe the Cardinal Sword Spirit is back! "A swordsman shouted loudly, causing a commotion in the crowd.
To be able to fly in the sky, it must be a Spirit Sword Level swordsman.
There weren't many Spirit Sword Level swordsmen who entered the Twelve Palaces. Plus, the figure flew down from the Eighth Palace, so these swordsmen naturally guessed that this figure was the Cardinal Sword Spirit.
Just as the sword-wielder had guessed, when this figure revealed its true appearance, it would be the world-famous Cardinal Sword Spirit.
The crowd immediately surrounded the Cardinal Sword Spirit tightly, and then began to ask the Cardinal Sword Spirit if he had passed through the Eighth Palace and entered the Ninth Palace.
Being surrounded by a large group of people was a very painful thing, making it difficult for the Cardinal Sword Spirit to breathe.
But it could be seen that the Cardinal Sword Spirit actually enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by people.
Especially when he was asked if he had passed through the Eighth Palace, the Cardinal Sword Spirit immediately flipped his hair handsomely, then deliberately pretended to be humble and said, "These two years, I've studied hard and finally made some achievements. I didn't expect to shock everyone!"
Although the Cardinal Sword Spirit didn't directly admit that he had passed through the Eighth Palace, it was more or less telling everyone that he had indeed passed through the Eighth Palace.
The entire crowd immediately cheered. Under the guidance of a few people, most people raised their hands and clenched their fists towards the sky. At the same time, they shouted the Cardinal Sword Spirit's name and cheered for the Cardinal Sword Spirit's victory.
The Cardinal Sword Spirit persuaded everyone not to do this, but at the same time, his face was smiling like a chrysanthemum. This was probably the happiest moment of the Cardinal Sword Spirit's life.
After the cheers passed, curious people began to ask the Cardinal Sword Spirit what it was like inside the Ninth Palace and what kind of test there was.
Because no one had ever entered the Ninth Palace, when this question was asked, the crowd immediately became silent.
Everyone stopped talking and instead pricked up their ears to listen to the Cardinal Sword Spirit's answer. This way, they would know what kind of test there was in the mysterious Ninth Palace.
"Well!
I'm ashamed … ashamed! "
The Cardinal Sword Spirit's expression changed slightly. He touched the back of his head and said shamefully, "I had just entered the Ninth Palace for a few minutes before I failed and was ejected from the Ninth Palace.
Everyone saw it just now. I flew back a few minutes after the Ninth Palace appeared. How could I have figured out what was going on inside? "
"…" What surprised the Cardinal Sword Spirit was that after he finished speaking, the crowd that was cheering around him suddenly became silent … Although the people who were prepared to listen to his answer were also silent, the Cardinal Sword Spirit could clearly feel a sense of excitement and curiosity. But now, under this silence, the Cardinal Sword Spirit felt an indescribable strangeness.
"Cardinal Sword Spirit!
Are you sure you've only passed through the eighth palace for a few minutes? "
After the Cardinal Sword Spirit felt strange for more than ten seconds, a brave Famed Sword Level swordsman broke the silence and spoke.
"What does that mean?"
When the Cardinal Sword Spirit heard this question, he felt that something was wrong. He immediately understood the question behind this question.
"Could it be that the Ninth Palace has appeared for a long time?"
The Cardinal Sword Spirit's tone was still very calm, but there was something wrong hidden under this calmness.
"This … This … Is an hour … long?"
This swordsman probably knew that he might have said something that made the Cardinal Sword Spirit unhappy. Although he did not want to answer this question, he really wanted to run away from the Cardinal Sword Spirit.
However, looking at the Cardinal Sword Spirit's piercing gaze, the sword-wielder knew that he could not escape. If he really ran away, he would not have a good ending. Thus, the sword-wielder could only reply with a trembling voice. "That's right.
"An hour … You're saying that the Ninth Palace appeared an hour ago?"
The Cardinal Sword Spirit took a few steps back as if he was heavily injured. His gaze once again moved from the dense crowd to the majestic Sky Scraping Mountain and the nine palaces that stood on top of Sky Scraping Mountain.
He did indeed pass through the Eighth Palace a few minutes ago, but the Ninth Palace appeared an hour ago. Didn't this mean that the first person to pass through the Eighth Palace was not him, the Cardinal Sword Spirit?
Seeing the Cardinal Sword Spirit's strange reaction, some of the sword bearers were confused, but some of the sword bearers quickly understood.
So this Cardinal Sword Spirit was not the first swordsman to pass through the Eighth Palace. It turned out that they were chasing the wrong person …
This way, the entire scene fell into a very awkward situation.
Although the surrounding crowd was very awkward, the most awkward person was probably the Cardinal Sword Spirit who was surrounded in the middle … At this time, the Cardinal Sword Spirit really wanted to escape, but he was completely surrounded and could not squeeze out of the crowd at all.
But if the crowd dispersed and let the Cardinal Sword Spirit go, then the Cardinal Sword Spirit would probably be even more awkward. He would be so awkward that he would want to find a hole to hide in.
But very quickly, the Cardinal Sword Spirit's awkwardness was resolved. This was because at this time, the rumbling sound that he had heard before was heard again. A new palace appeared on Sky Scraping Mountain.
"Oh my god!
Two Sky Scraping Palaces appeared in one day! "a swordsman said hoarsely.
"Is that the Tenth Palace?"
The Cardinal Sword Spirit seemed to have forgotten his own awkwardness. He stared at the palace that suddenly appeared. No one knew what he was thinking.
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Next, let's turn our attention back to our main character, Guhan. After Guhan used Chaotic Stars to successfully block the Sword Maiden's attack, he used the Sword Maiden's power to rush into the Mouse Palace.
This was because Gu Han knew that after offending an immortal sword rank Sword Lady, only the Heaven Towering Twelve Palaces would be safe in the entire Heaven Towering Mountain. Even an immortal sword rank Sword Lady would not dare to break the rules set by the Sword Ancestor.
And this also meant that Guhan had embarked on a path that could only be moved forward.
Guhan had to pass through all of the Twelve Sky Scraping Palaces in one go. If Guhan failed, he would not be allowed to step into the Twelve Sky Scraping Palace's territory for the next day.
In other words, Guhan had to stay in the temporary camp for two days. This was enough time for the Sword Maiden to capture Guhan 10 times.
Guhan had already learned about the Twelve Sky Scraping Palaces. He knew that the difficulty of the Twelve Sky Scraping Palaces was higher than the previous one. An ordinary Famous Sword Tier swordsman would probably wander around the first and second palaces. A top Famous Sword Tier swordsman could break through the third and fourth palaces. A Spirit Sword Tier swordsman could struggle in the fifth and sixth palaces. Only the strongest Spirit Sword Tier swordsman, such as the Cardinal Sword Spirit, could break through the seventh and eighth palaces and advance towards the ninth palaces.
Each of the Twelve Sky Scraping Palaces had its own different characteristics according to its name. For example, the first palace, the Mouse Palace, was characterized by the wave-like mice in front of Guhan.
It was said that if a mouse couple was given enough food and safety in a perfect environment without considering various diseases, they could reproduce 350 offspring in a year.
And these 350 offspring were in pairs. In the second year, each pair could reproduce 350 offspring. So in ten years, all the mice born were enough to fill up the entire space in Asia.
The mice in the mouse palace were probably in the same situation. They had been living in the mouse palace without any worries for ten years. The whole mouse palace was densely packed with mice.
And these mice were constantly running. The whole ground was like a turbulent black sea. Every wave could roll up thousands of mice.
If people with trypophobia and mouse phobia saw this scene, they would probably have a heart attack and die on the spot.
And this was the test of the Mouse Palace.
Of course, the Mouse Palace did not want to use these mice to test your courage. The rules to clear the Mouse Palace were clearly written at the entrance of the Mouse Palace.
[Participants:
Individually, walk along the yellow line from the entrance to the exit without actively touching any of the mice, and you will be able to clear the Mouse Palace.]
This rule sounded quite simple, but it was very difficult to actually do it.
This was because the ground of the Mouse Palace was densely packed with mice. Most of the time, these mice covered the entire ground. There was only a small space on the ground that was the size of a toe.
The contestants were absolutely not allowed to hurt these mice. Over the past ten years, the mice here had obviously figured out the rules here, so they were not afraid of any human who entered the Mouse Palace. Under normal circumstances, the mice would immediately panic and flee once they saw a human.
They were like old grandpas and grannies taking a leisurely walk, completely ignoring these ridiculous humans.
The contestants could only rely on the small space that was the size of their toes to move forward step by step. In the process, they were not allowed to touch any mice … Fortunately, the rules included the words "actively touching". Otherwise, even if the contestants did not touch the mice themselves, the lively mice would take the initiative to rub against their feet, and all their previous efforts would be in vain.
What was worse was that the test of the Mouse Palace required everyone, including the sword bearers, to walk through the entire path of the Mouse Palace.
This caused the sword bearers who usually relied on the sword ladies to be instantly at a loss.
No matter how beautiful the sword ladies were, they could not carry their sword bearers through the Mouse Palace.
Obviously, the Mouse Palace tested the sword bearers' movement skills. For example, the dozen sword bearers in front of Guhan seemed to be walking on a steel wire. They slowly moved forward on their tiptoes. Their bodies swayed, and if they were not careful, they would lose their balance and fall to the ground, crushing one or two unlucky mice. Then, they would be caught by a sword aura that appeared out of thin air in the Mouse Palace and thrown out of the palace.
"Sigh!
This is the 36th time. Don't tell me that I, Wang Chengxiang, can't pass the first palace before the Twelve Skyscraping Palaces disappear? "
The sword bearer who was thrown out touched his butt in annoyance. At that moment, he was very unhappy to see a pair of eyes staring at him.
Wang Chengxiang felt offended. He immediately stood up and scolded, "What are you looking at?!
Go over yourself if you can!
I've walked a few hundred meters. You can only walk ten meters at most. Then, you'll be thrown out. Let's see who will laugh at who then! "
"Goodbye!"
The person smiled at Wang Chengxiang. Then, his body flew out like a light willow catkin. This time, he flew a distance of dozens of meters.
Then, he lightly tapped the ground with the tip of his foot, and his entire body once again flew tens of meters away.
The whole process was extremely fast. There was no pause or hesitation in the middle. When Wang Chengxiang rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked carefully, the person was already standing at the exit of the Mouse Palace. He waved at Wang Chengxiang and disappeared.
"Oh my god!
I met a big shot! "Wang Chengxiang said in shock.