The appearance of Liu Bai drew the attention of many.
Especially when they saw that Liu Bai was not circulating Spiritual Power and was solely relying on his physical body to withstand the intense heat around him. The red light falling on him seemed to have completely lost its intended potency.
This scene directly shocked many.
Especially the Rhino Clan, a race specializing in physical strength; each of them felt their eyelids twitch involuntarily.
"Who exactly is the Divine Beast? This guy's body… isn't it a little excessively abnormal…" muttered Han Shan, the prodigy of the Rhino Clan.
From his eyes, it was clear that his caution toward Liu Bai had deepened by threefold.
The Jiu You trio watched Liu Bai approaching and felt a wave of relief in their hearts.
"Are you alright?" Jiu You flashed in front of Liu Bai, her eyes scanning him from head to toe.
Liu Bai shook his head slightly and smiled: "It's nothing. Feels nice having the sunlight warm my body."
The concern on Jiu You's face vanished instantly, replaced by an angry expression as if she wanted to bite this show-off right then and there.
"Alright alright, just joking. Have you thought about how to go to the next layer?" Liu Bai quickly held her delicate hand and comforted her.
Jiu You pouted, showing a rare cute side: "What else can I do? Rely on ability to endure. Luckily, my Undying Fire and the Phoenix Flames of Mo Ling and the others are top-tier Divine Flames, so resisting these trials shouldn't be a problem."
Liu Bai nodded at her words.
"Good, then I won't go with you."
Jiu You frowned but understood Liu Bai's intention.
He was surely going to continue using this Tempering Day to train his body…
"Alright, but you must be careful. The higher the layers of this Ancient Tempering Tower, the greater the difficulty. If you feel your body cannot endure it, do not hesitate to withdraw immediately. Otherwise, it is very easy to cause irreversible fatal damage to your body!"
Tempering the body was inherently dangerous. Liu Bai knew this well, so he nodded in agreement at Jiu You's warning.
In the astonished eyes of everyone else, Liu Bai passed through the first layer barrier. When he appeared again, he was already on the second layer, which was also a stone platform protected by a light shield.
However, the world outside the platform was no longer a scorching desert but had turned into a frozen wasteland.
Liu Bai squinted, observing this icy blue world before him.
The extreme cold even caused the space to crease. There seemed to be a peculiar fierce wind in the air, and when it blew, even exposed metal and stone would be instantly shredded into countless fragments.
"Extreme heat and extreme cold, indeed the top choice for tempering the body…"
With a light smile, Liu Bai stepped out of the light shield in a single step, instantly immersing himself in this blue world.
Hiss!
Although he had mentally prepared himself, the extreme cold tearing through his muscles made Liu Bai involuntarily draw in a cold breath.
The dark red blood had not even flowed before freezing and covering his body again. Within moments, Liu Bai's entire body was already marked with these frozen traces, making him look utterly miserable.
"Not bad, still bearable…"
Liu Bai realized his tolerance was increasing, and with the terrifying recovery effects from the Dragon-Phoenix Body and the Ice Jade Divine Lotus, he did not need to worry about actual danger.
At this moment, the severity of the environment was such that even a Sovereign of the Sixth or Seventh-Grade, fully exposed, would be frozen solid in a short time.
With the addition of the fearsome fierce wind, even a Seventh-Grade Sovereign could face the risk of perishing.
This would also be a tremendous test for the others to come.
Before Liu Bai could walk too far, more identical stone platforms appeared around the platform he had arrived on.
Then figures emerged, the same ones who had hesitated at the first layer barrier.
Liu Bai merely cast a faint glance in their direction and withdrew his gaze. Yet those who had been observing the second layer environment were already dumbfounded.
"This guy… is courting death?!"
Xu Kun of the Demon Elephant Clan widened his eyes, his long nose twitching.
Although he had no idea just how terrifying the fierce wind and icy cold outside were, considering that Liu Bai had been able to pass through the red light unharmed with only his body, and now was covered in wounds, he could already understand.
"Such a madman!"
Zong Teng of the Peng Clan also gave his assessment and then took out a very ancient-looking bronze furnace. Inside the furnace, faint green flames burned, enveloping his entire body.
The Wind-Shielding Flame, a very rare fire, could repel all winds, making it perfect for countering the fierce winds here.
"Let's see if you can still reach the front this time!"
Zong Teng possessed the Blood Hawk lineage, giving him unparalleled speed among the prodigies. He had been the first to reach the first layer barrier.
But the barrier's isolation had allowed Liu Bai to surpass him, leaving Zong Teng unwilling to accept it.
Unable to beat me in combat, unable to outpace me in travel, how is this any different from calling me useless?
Protected by the bronze furnace, Zong Teng charged out of the light shield, transforming into a streak of green light as he sped away.
Following Zong Teng, the others also gradually set off, all flying at full speed.
Jiu You, Mo Feng, and Mo Ling trailed behind. The latter two glanced strangely at Liu Bai, who remained unmoving, but said nothing. Flames surged on their bodies, shielding them as they rushed forward.
Liu Bai's steps were slow but resolute. Each step seemed to drain most of his strength, yet his pace was so steady that not even the raging fierce wind could shake him.
Hiss.
A strand of fierce wind carrying blue chill swept across his body. Liu Bai's skin immediately split open, revealing a deep wound down to the bone, yet not a single drop of blood flowed. The exposed flesh had a faint blue hue.
Liu Bai's eye twitched. As he delved deeper, his wounds no longer bled. The moment his flesh was torn, his blood instantly froze.
Of course, this was not the most painful part.
The most excruciating part was that when the wounds were torn open, the blue chill would immediately invade along the tear. Wherever the cold touched, the flesh and blood would nearly stiffen, followed by a stabbing pain as if the flesh were on the verge of necrosis.
Soon, the chill was neutralized by the Dragon-Phoenix Body and the Ice Jade Divine Lotus, yet that energy was absorbed back into his flesh, further strengthening his body.
This time, Liu Bai spent even more time on body tempering. By then, Jiu You, Zong Teng, and the others who had advanced faster were already through the second layer barrier and entering the third layer.
This scene was clearly visible outside the tower, immediately causing a stir among the Spiritual Beast clans waiting outside.
"Hmph, humans are just humans. Thinking they can compete with our Spiritual Beast clan in physical prowess is nothing but wishful thinking."
"Exactly, even if you are a Ninth-Grade Sovereign, what does it matter? Entering our Beast Clan's Tempering Tower, you still end up trailing behind, eating dust."
"I think this is a scheme by the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan. They deliberately found a human expert to help them seize benefits. They even linked a prodigy from their clan to a human bloodline, shameless beyond measure."
"Heh, what's the big deal? After all, the bloodline link is not unbreakable. Once this event passes, that human might just disappear."
Mocking voices rang out outside the tower. After all, there were no Nine Nether Sparrow Clan members present here, so they could speak freely without the other party hearing.
When the remaining nine all entered the third layer, Liu Bai finally completed his tempering of the second layer.
At this moment, a faint blue glow circulated under his skin. The original wounds had completely disappeared without a trace. Even the fierce wind that could easily tear his flesh now left only a faint white mark.
A flash of faint blue-gold light appeared, and the mark vanished completely.
"It is time to go to the third layer. I wonder how far Jiu You and the others have advanced."
Standing atop the mountain peak, the dense blue chill around him only felt mildly cool to Liu Bai, even somewhat comfortable.
He glanced at the sky in the distance, and golden light bloomed from his back. A pair of enormous golden phoenix wings slowly unfolded.
Boom!
With a single flap, a violent wind swept across the land.
The fierce wind in the air was torn apart. The pervasive blue chill could no longer block him. Liu Bai's figure instantly became a streak of light, then shot out of the area at an indescribable speed.
Those inside the tower could not see this scene, but the humans outside who had been mocking him froze mid-sentence, unable to continue.
"This speed, it might even surpass the Peng Clan."
Someone could not help whispering.
The Peng Clan members outside, including Liu Qing, looked on in disbelief.
"He is supposed to be a human. How can his speed be this fast, even faster than Brother Zong Teng?!" muttered a crimson Peng man.
His words had barely fallen when Liu Qing glared at him fiercely.
"What nonsense are you talking! Brother Zong Teng was not using his full speed. How could a mere human surpass him?"
The crimson man dared not speak further, but the others from nearby clans had no such restraint. Seeing Liu Qing's self-deception, they snickered quietly.
Even so, they were curious. This human was not only physically powerful but also unnaturally fast. Who exactly was he…
The third layer.
This was a dim space. The sky was covered by thick black clouds, with lightning weaving through like silver snakes wreaking havoc. The entire world seemed suffused with a violent and overwhelming aura.
"Oh, this layer is filled with lightning."
A smile appeared on Liu Bai's face.
It was not that he enjoyed suffering, but the lightning here seemed far stronger. This could not only temper his body with Heavenly Thunder but also upgrade his Thunder God Lotus.
"Just worried I could not find a suitable place to gather lightning to upgrade my Thunder God Lotus. Looks like sleep brought me a pillow."
Liu Bai muttered to himself excitedly, then immediately dashed out of the protective stone platform. With a thought, a black crystal jade lotus appeared in the air.
As soon as the Thunder God Lotus appeared, the lightning that had previously struck sporadically in the world seemed to surge violently. Rolling thunder began to converge toward this spot.
Those who were cautiously moving in the third layer were shaken. An extremely oppressive aura descended from the sky, as if a wild ancient beast lay hidden in the black clouds, about to be awakened.
"What is this commotion behind us?"
Soon, everyone realized the lightning in the clouds was converging like dragons and snakes, rapidly approaching their direction.
The source was the point where Liu Bai had entered the third layer from the second layer.
"It is that human…"
Soon, everyone guessed the target of the lightning.
After all, only Liu Bai was still at that location.
"He actually stirred the entire third layer. Such terrifying lightning strikes, even as a Ninth-Grade Sovereign, he might be reduced to ashes."
Many thought this with a hint of schadenfreude.
The Jiu You trio also witnessed this and immediately changed their expressions.
"Jiu You, do you think Liu Bai will be alright?" Mo Ling asked anxiously.
To have stirred the entire third layer showed just how enormous the disturbance caused by Liu Bai was.
Jiu You's expression remained calm, but inside, she was uneasy. She truly did not know what impossible actions Liu Bai would pull off next.
"Relax. With his ability, he does not need us to worry."
"Alright, we should head to the third layer barrier quickly or we will be overtaken by others."
Hearing Jiu You, Mo Ling did not argue and silently began hurrying forward. Her cultivation was the weakest. Even with more techniques, breaking into the fifth layer would be extremely difficult, so she needed to give her all for each step.
The deepest part of the third layer.
The space here was extremely dim. Black thunderclouds layered upon each other, nearly blocking the sky. Lightning tore across the horizon like enormous dragons, their terrifying thunderpower shaking the world.
Amid the rampaging lightning, several figures hovered in the air. Majestic spiritual light radiated from them, dispelling the thunderbolts falling relentlessly.
These were naturally Zong Teng and the others who had just reached this point.
Before them, the lightning clouds gathered into a massive platform tens of thousands of zhang wide.
Behind the cloud platform, the space appeared fragmented, yet countless streaks of light pierced the sky like meteors.
Jiu You narrowed her eyes. Within the meteor-like streaks, drops of liquid shimmering with lightning were converging.
A name suddenly appeared in her mind:
Thunder Marrow.
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