War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

Over the next two years, places with ranking systems like the Peak of Gravity in the Genius Secret Realm were conquered by Su Li. He rose to first place in all the rankings.

In an eerie forest.

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Su Li sat on a branch of a tree as he muttered to himself, “That Duan Ling Tian still hasn’t shown up…”

He suddenly raised his hand at lightning speed. A leaf that was falling to the ground was instantly cut into thousands of pieces by a few sword rays.

Swoosh!

The sound of wind whistled in the air as Su Li flew out of the forest with a blood-red sword ray under his feet.

…

At this time, two figures walked out of a cave in a remote valley. The figures belonged to an incredibly handsome young man and a young woman with unrivaled beauty.

“I can’t believe eight years have passed in just a blink of an eye after we entered the Genius Secret Realm,” the purple-clad young man said with a sigh.

“Brother Ling Tian, if it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have to stay here for such a long time,” the white-clad woman said apologetically.

The man and woman were none other than Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er who had spent eight years in closed-door cultivation.

“Silly girl, it’s not like I spent my time here in vain. Over the past eight years, my strength has even surpassed yours,” Duan Ling Tian replied with a smile, “With our strength, it’s easy for us to survive in the Genius Secret Realm. It’s time for us to explore this place to see if we can find any treasure. At the same time, if the chance arises, we should display our strength to attract the attention of grade-one forces so that they’ll invite us to join them.”

Not long after Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er left the remote valley, they saw a huge pagoda that occupied a huge area. The pagoda had 30 floors and stood like a mountain.

Duan Ling Tian’s eyes lit up immediately. “Is this… the Formation Spirit Pagoda?”

Before entering closed-door cultivation, Duan Ling Tian had heard about the Formation Spirit Pagoda from the young prodigies in the Genius Secret Realm.

The Formation Spirit Pagoda tested the strength of its challengers. Similar to the Peak of Gravity, external tools were useless in the Formation Spirit Pagoda.

“Sect Leader Yu Jian Cheng of the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect seems to be the record holder for the Formation Spirit Pagoda as well… It only took him 132 breaths to defeat the Formation spirits in this 30-story pagoda!” Duan Ling Tian had learned this from the other prodigies.

“After spending eight years in closed-door cultivation with Huan’er, I have two years left before the Genius Secret Realm closes… In the past eight years, I wonder what kind of records the young prodigies from the grade-one forces have set…”

Driven by curiosity, Duan Ling Tian led Huan’er to the Formation Spirit Pagoda.

A stone table was erected in front of the Formation Spirit Pagoda. One could check the ranking by extending one’s Divine Consciousness into the table.

“First place… Su… Su Li?” A familiar yet vague figure appeared in Duan Ling Tian’s mind as soon as he saw the name that was ranked first. It had been 200 years since he last saw his friend Su Li. The last time they met was in the Yan Huang Realm.

Nevertheless, it did not cross Duan Ling Tian’s mind that this familiar name belonged to his friend. Although Su Li had a fortuitous encounter previously, he did think it was possible for his friend to break through and become a Celestial Lord in such a short time. Therefore, he did not think the Su Li in the Genius Secret Realm was his friend.

“Second place, Yu Tian Xing… If I’m not mistaken, Yu Tian Xing should be the most outstanding young prodigy in the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect…” Although Duan Ling Tian had already entered closed-door cultivation when Yu Tian Xing’s name appeared in the Peak of Gravity Ranking, he had heard other people mentioning Yu Tian Xing. Therefore, he was aware that Yu Tian Xing, the most outstanding young prodigy in the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect, was even stronger than the Ancient Phoenix Clan’s Feng Qi Qi and the Baili Clan’s Baili Hong Fei.

Duan Ling Tian continued looking at the names in the Formation Spirit Pagoda Ranking.

“Third place, Ye Wu Dao? Ye Wu Dao should be the most outstanding prodigy from the Profound Sky Dao Sect.”

“As a grassroots prodigy, it’s amazing that Hou Zi Long managed to make it into the top ten in the Formation Spirit Pagoda Ranking.”

Hou Zi Long had left an impression on Duan Ling Tian when he entered the top ten in the Peak of Gravity Ranking.

Duan Ling Tian’s eyes flashed as he murmured, “So far, Su Li’s performance is the best… It only took him 141 breaths to complete the challenge here.”

Meanwhile, Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er’s arrival had attracted the attention of the people who had gathered outside of the Formation Spirit Pagoda. It was only natural they became the focus of everyone’s attention since the duo had suddenly disappeared eight years ago.

“What a beautiful woman!”

“Is it possible that she’s Huan’er?”

“Then, the purple-clad young man next to her should be Duan Ling Tian, right?”

“They were the ones who killed Yun Xiao, the son of the Sect Leader of the Thousand Hands Devil Sect, right?”

“They suddenly disappeared eight years ago so I thought they were killed by members of the Thousand Hands Devil Sect.”

At the same time, a blue-clad young man standing among the crowd raised an eyebrow when he heard the conversations in his surroundings. ‘So they’re the ones who killed Yun Xiao?’

The blue-clad young man did not waste time and swiftly sent a message. “Yun Ye, the woman who killed your junior brother has appeared at the Formation Spirit Pagoda you challenged earlier.”

Similar to the Peaks of Gravity and the Worlds of Laws, there was more than one Formation Spirit Pagodas in the Genius Secret Realm. To be precise, there were nine Formation Spirit Pagodas. Although many people could enter the pagoda at the same time, one would be alone and separated from the others after entering the pagoda. To advance to the next floor, one must defeat the Formation spirits in the floor below. To pass the test in the Formation Spirit Pagoda, one must defeat the Formation spirits on all 30 floors of the pagoda. As long as one’s cultivation base was not too weak, it was not difficult to pass the test. However, it was difficult to pass the test in a short time.

Meanwhile, Duan Ling Tian did not pay any attention to the people in his surroundings. He only beckoned to Huan’er and said, “Huan’er, let’s enter and have some fun.”

…

After Duan Ling Tian entered the pagoda, he discovered Huan’er was no longer with him. Nevertheless, he was not worried. He knew it had to be the rules of the Formation Spirit Pagoda.

“The time begins to run as soon as I enter the pagoda… All I can do now is wait for the Formation spirit to appear.” While waiting for the appearance of the Formation spirit, Duan Ling Tian did not let his guard down. He was on high alert as he surveyed his surroundings.

…

Outside the Formation Spirit Pagoda.

A young man dressed in a dark blue long robe descended from the sky at this moment. As soon as he arrived, he asked his friend who had sent him a message earlier, “Where are they?”

The young man was aloof. His eyes shone icily, and the aura he emitted was terrifyingly chilling.

The few people who noticed the young man’s arrival recognized him immediately.

“It’s Yun Ye! He’s the most outstanding young prodigy from the Thousand Hands Devil Sect! He’s ranked seventh in the Formation Spirit Pagoda Ranking!”

At the same time, the young man, Yun Ye’s friend, glanced at the Formation Spirit Pagoda before he replied, “They’ve entered the pagoda.”

“Very well.” Yun Ye nodded. His eyes shone with killing intent as he said, “I’ll wait for them to come out.”

Upon hearing these words, Yun Ye’s friends suggested, “Yun Ye, why don’t we ask more of our people to come over? They’re quite strong so we might not be able to deal with them if they join forces…”

Yun Ye was not against the suggestion. He knew Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er were rather strong, after all. He quickly sent a message to the other young prodigies from the Thousand Hands Devil Sect, asking them to gather at the Formation Spirit Pagoda. However, many of the members could not come at such short notice since they were too far away from the Formation Spirit Pagoda.

At this moment, Yun Ye’s friend made another suggestion. “Yun Ye, before we make a move, let’s see how long it takes them to clear the Formation spirits in the Formation Spirit Pagoda. If their time is roughly similar to yours, let’s not attack recklessly…”

Yun Ye nodded before he asked, “How long has it been since they entered the pagoda?”

“About 30 breaths ago… Usually, the first Formation spirits would appear after 20 breaths so they should have begun their fight about a dozen breaths ago,” Yun Ye’s friend replied.

“I’d like to see how fast they are.” Yun Ye stared at the Formation Spirit Pagoda fiercely.

The onlookers who knew Yun Ye had come to the Formation Spirit Pagoda for Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er could not help but wonder if the duo was a match for Yun Ye.

Time continued to pass…

Swoosh!

Everyone’s eyes widened when they saw a purple-clad figure suddenly appear out of thin air.

Yun Ye and his friend were no exception; they were shocked as well.

Yun Ye’s friend exclaimed in disbelief, “He came out so fast!”

“100… 127 breaths?!”

“Heavens! He… He broke Sect Leader Yu Jian Cheng’s record that had remained unbreakable over the past 20,000 years?!”

“I… I didn’t expect I’d be able to witness such a historical moment! I didn’t come here in vain after all!”

When the onlookers saw the purple-clad young man, they had instinctively extended their Divine Consciousness into the stone tablet and discovered someone else had replaced Su Li and was now first in the Spirit Pagoda Formation Ranking.

Duan Ling Tian ranked first with 127 breaths of time. The unbreakable record set by the Sect Leader of the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect, Yu Jian Cheng, 20,000 years ago was 132 breaths. This meant that Duan Ling Tian was faster than Yu Jian Cheng by five breaths.

It was impossible for one to hold back one’s strength in the Formation Spirit Pagoda, therefore, every single breath counted. The difference of five breaths was like the difference between heaven and earth.

Meanwhile, Yun Ye gulped after he withdrew his Divine Consciousness. He looked at the purple-clad young man fearfully. “So he’s Duan Ling Tian, Huan’er’s companion?”