The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1436: Chapter 1436: Ninth Floor

Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Body only had small cracks on the surface and wasn’t fundamentally damaged.

Therefore, in the Eighth Layer space of the Quenching God Star Tower, Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Body repaired quickly, taking less than four hours to fully restore.

Jing Yan’s gaze once again turned towards the stairs leading to the Ninth Floor.

”The energy waves on the stairs are too strong. With the current strength of my Divine Soul Body, it’s utterly impossible to withstand that force. Even Wanbao Daoist should not be able to make it up; otherwise, Wanbao Daoist wouldn’t have missed the opportunity to ascend to the Ninth Floor.”

”What to do?”

Jing Yan’s thoughts raced quickly.

”Try again! Hopefully, my Divine Soul Storm can be effective!” Jing Yan’s eyes focused.

Although he knew the staircase was extremely dangerous, Jing Yan did not give up easily.

The path of the strong has never been smooth sailing. Flowers in a greenhouse can’t withstand the wind and rain.

Having decided, Jing Yan didn’t hesitate any longer. He unleashed the power of the Divine Soul Storm and with a swift move, stepped onto the stairs.

The terrifying energy waves surged fiercely, violently attacking Jing Yan again.

”Hold on!” Jing Yan gritted his teeth, urging the power of the Divine Soul Storm Secret Method.

Upon entering the Quenching God Star Tower, after the tempering on the first eight floors, Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Body had grown significantly stronger, and the power of the Divine Soul Storm also increased greatly.

The energy on the stairs tried to destroy Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Body, but Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Storm desperately resisted the staircase energy. The two powers rolled and seethed rapidly with Jing Yan at the center.

Feeling the waves of terrifying energy surging towards him, Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Body was also constantly trembling. However, Jing Yan let out a sigh of relief. His Divine Soul Storm was still effective against the staircase energy.

”I need to hurry!”

”Maintaining the Divine Soul Storm at this intensity is consuming my Soul Power rapidly. If I can enter the Ninth Floor, who knows what kind of scenario I’ll face, so I must try to minimize the consumption of Soul Power.”

As Jing Yan thought this, his movements quickened. He stepped continuously, rushing towards the Ninth Floor space.

”Damn it!”

”It seems the higher I climb, the stronger the stairway energy becomes. My Divine Soul Storm can barely withstand it.” Jing Yan’s face darkened.

He was already at the midpoint of the staircase.

At this moment, if the Divine Soul Storm fails to withstand and gets crushed, then Jing Yan would face utter disaster. Because, once the power of the Divine Soul Storm is gone, even if he wanted to leave the stairs, it wouldn’t be instantaneous; it would take time. And during the time he’s leaving the stairs, his Divine Soul Body could very well be completely obliterated by the staircase energy.

Jing Yan looked up.

”Go for it!” Jing Yan gritted his teeth, and his speed increased once more.

”Snap!” The power of the Divine Soul Storm was still utterly crushed by the stairway energy.

Like a raging sea of energy, the stairway energy surged towards Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Body. Under this energy, Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Body would dissolve completely, even at the slightest touch.

”No!” Jing Yan let out an angry roar, unleashing all his power, his whole body rushing forward at great speed.

”Swish!”

Just as the stairway energy was about to touch the Divine Soul Body, Jing Yan suddenly felt the scene before him change. The sky turned soil yellow under the sweeping sandstorm.

The scorching temperature burned the skin, and overhead was a white sun.

”This is...” Jing Yan looked around, eyes wide open.

He knew he’d passed the stairs, stepping onto the Ninth Floor of the Quenching God Star Tower. There was no longer the overpowering staircase energy waves around, and his Divine Soul Body was quite peaceful. But this Ninth Floor space was completely different from the previous eight floors. The first eight-floor spaces were like large halls, but here it seemed like a desert, with a chaotic aura.

”Completely different from the first eight floors. There isn’t the kind of energy in the first eight floors that tempers the warrior’s Divine Soul Body.” Jing Yan extended his senses, observing everything around.

If he wasn’t sure he was inside the Quenching God Star Tower, Jing Yan might have thought he had arrived on a desolate planet in Chaos.

”Why is the Ninth Floor of the Quenching God Star Tower like this?” In Jing Yan’s Divine Thought perception, he did not detect any Life Aura.

All that seemed to exist here was endless desolation. Only the sweeping sand, the tireless windy waves, and the scorching sun overhead.

Outside the Quenching God Star Tower.

”Look quickly, the red dot has disappeared!”

The red dot representing Jing Yan on the Quenching God Light Curtain Wall was now gone.

In the Star Tower Square, many Martial Artists kept their eyes on the light curtain wall’s glow. When Jing Yan’s dot disappeared, it was immediately noticed, and someone exclaimed in astonishment.

Countless gazes turned to the light curtain wall. At this moment, indeed, there was no dot at all on the light curtain wall.

”What’s going on?”

”Did Emperor Jing Yan come out of the Quenching God Star Tower?”

”He didn’t come out. There isn’t a single figure in front of the Quenching God Star Tower. He didn’t come out of the Quenching God Star Tower!”

Martial Artists entering the Quenching God Star Tower, whether automatically teleported out or actively exiting through the Teleportation Array, would appear on the plaza in front of the Quenching God Star Tower, in a fixed area.

But now, that area was completely devoid of any Martial Artist figure. Yet the dot on the light curtain wall had vanished completely. What does it mean for the dot to disappear while the person hasn’t come out?

Many exchanged shocked glances.

”Dead?”

”Did Emperor Jing Yan die?”

”How could it be... A Martial Artist who ascended to the Eighth Floor of the Quenching God Star Tower perishing inside it?”

”If I recall correctly, Emperor Jing Yan should have been in the Eighth Floor space for about eighty days. So, did he attempt to ascend to the Ninth Floor and then meet with an unexpected demise inside the Quenching God Star Tower?”

A Martial Artist of the God Lord Realm said, pondering.

After he spoke, the surrounding crowd fell silent. Evidently, everyone thought this God Lord Realm Martial Artist’s words made a lot of sense.

”What a pity! There are very few Martial Artists who have reached the Eighth Floor of the Quenching God Star Tower in the history of All Paths World. If such a figure dies inside, that’s truly regrettable.”

”It seems now, indeed, he perished inside the Quenching God Star Tower.”

”Ah! No matter how talented, one can still fall. Once fallen, everything else is lost.”

After waiting a moment longer, still seeing no sign of Jing Yan, the majority believed that Jing Yan had died inside the Quenching God Star Tower.

Inside the Star Tower Restaurant, Emperor Chang Ying’s face changed slightly as he stared at the Star Tower Light Curtain Wall. He took a deep breath and then vanished.