Cultivation Online

Chapter 2574 Foolish Mortal

”42nd floor! Heʼs reached the 42nd floor now!”

The spectators stared at the screen with wide eyes, their gazes filled with awe and anticipation.

A day later, the leaderboard was updated again with Yuan reaching the 43rd floor.

”43rd floor! Do you guys think he will reach the 50th floor?”

”I donʼt know who this Player Yuan is, but thereʼs no way heʼd be able to beat the 50th floor when even the strongest cultivator in the world couldnʼt pass it.”

”Is there a reason why most people are bottlenecked at the 40th floor?” Someone there suddenly asked, genuinely puzzled.

”The enemies from the 40th floor and onward wield a weird and powerful energy that most people cannot deal with,” someone replied.

Someone else then said, ”According to one of the cultivators who barely managed to clear the 40th floor, one must reach at least the Seventh Ascension and Imperious Heavenly Refinement to even attempt the 40th floor.”

”Heavens, thatʼs quite a harsh requirement…”

”Thereʼs a reason why there is only one individual who has managed to make it to the 50th floor.”

After that was mentioned, everyone there subconsciously glanced at the name at the top of the list.

”Tian Yuchen.”

A few people there mumbled this name.

”Tian Yuchen… the first cultivator to attain the Invincible Heavenly Refinement physique two thousand years ago.”

”If anyone could beat the 50th floor, theyʼd need at least the Perfected Heavenly Refinement physique of legends.”

After another day, Yuan reached the 44th floor, placing him in the top five.

As for those ranked above him, two were stuck on the 46th floor, one had reached the 47th floor, and Tian Yuchen, who held the top position for over two thousand years, had stopped at the 50th floor.

Two days later, Yuan reached the 45th floor, where his opponent was as strong as Saaruk.

However, this only meant that his opponentʼs Eternal Essence was on par with Saarukʼs. In reality, the faceless figure was much more difficult to deal with since it had a human body and fought like an expert.

In fact, even with his millions of years of experience, Yuan struggled slightly against it.

Despite that, Yuan welcomed the challenge, as it was nearly impossible to find an opponent who could make him struggle these days. More importantly, this helped him grow.

For the first time in a long time, Yuan could feel himself improving and getting stronger through battle against a powerful opponent.

One day… three days… five days…

It took an entire week, but Yuan finally managed to defeat his opponent.

Yuan did not proceed immediately and instead took some time to rest.

”If the 45th floor is already this difficult, how much more difficult will the 46th floor be? What about beyond that? Will I have to fight an opponent with Eternal Essence on par with Prime Eternals?” Yuan wondered out loud.

He couldʼve never anticipated this place to have such a difficult trial.

”Gaia… just who the hell are you?”

Some time later, once he was prepared, Yuan proceeded to the 46th floor.

”!!!”

Yuanʼs eyes widened at the figure standing before him on the 46th floor, his body instinctively trembling in fear beneath the aura and Eternal Essence it emitted.

Although his opponentʼs Eternal Essence was nowhere near the level of a Prime Eternal, it was stronger than anything heʼd experienced before.

”Foolish mortal…”

A low voice suddenly resounded.

”Huh?” Yuan wore a dumbfounded expression, wondering if he was hearing things—or if his opponent had spoken just now.

”You can… speak?” Yuan asked it.

However, the faceless figure did not respond.

”I must be getting tired from all that fighting…” Yuan rubbed his eyes and sighed.

The moment the match began, the faceless figure struck, unleashing a wave of Eternal Essence that surged toward Yuan like a colossal tsunami.

”This is?!”

Yuan immediately countered, releasing as much Eternal Essence as he could muster. However, even with his one trillion yearsʼ worth of Eternal Essence, it was completely overwhelmed by the incoming attack.

The second Yuan saw that he could not defend against the attack, so he used Void Manipulation to avoid it.

”Foolish mortal…”

The voice echoed in Yuanʼs ears once more.

The next moment, Yuan found himself back in the waiting room, a defeat message hovering before him as his entire body ached with immense pain.

Yuan stared at the message before him, barely paying attention to the pain.

ʼHe killed me in the middle of my Void Manipulation!ʼ Yuan cried inwardly when he realized what had just happened.

Yuan suddenly felt an odd sensation, prompting him to look down.

His hands were trembling, not from fear but from excitement.

In all of his lifetimes, he had never experienced such an overwhelming defeat before.

”Hahaha!”

After a moment of silence, Yuan suddenly burst out laughing.

”Damn it, that was fun! Letʼs do it again!”

Without hesitation, he immediately went for round two with the faceless figure on the 46th floor.

”Foolish mortal…”

The entity uttered the same two words before attacking Yuan in a similar fashion.

Yuan used Void Manipulation again.

This time, he saw the entity attacking him through the void. However, even though he could see it, the attack was too fast for him to react. No, it was almost as if his opponent had perfectly anticipated where heʼd go, striking before he even moved.

A moment later, Yuan was sent back to the waiting room.

”Is it impossible for me to defeat the 46th floor at my current level?” he wondered out loud with a heavy sigh.

Despite that, he did not feel discouraged. If anything, his motivation was through the roof.

After taking a moment to calm his emotions, Yuan challenged the 46th floor again… again… and again.

He wanted to keep challenging the 46th floor until he cleared it, regardless of how long it would take, but alas, he was forced to stop when a certain notification appeared before him.