The
The third floor, however, held even more people than the second. All the geniuses of the Spirit World Guild and the Clan of Jie had gathered there. Naturally, apart from these geniuses, almost no one else could set foot on the third floor.
However,
Getting from the first floor to the second required only walking down that staircase, but going from the second to the third involved passing through many small checkpoints, which took Chu Feng and
In the end, the two successfully reached the entrance to the third floor. However, the moment they crossed the barrier, Ma Qiang’s face changed drastically. His aura plummeted, and he slumped toward the ground.
Seeing this, Chu Feng quickly supported him and asked anxiously, “What’s wrong? Can’t you withstand the spiritual pressure here?”
Chu Feng was surprised. Although the spiritual pressure on this third floor was significantly stronger, he could still endure it. Logically speaking, given Ma Qiang’s mental power, even with the pressure, he shouldn’t have been overwhelmed to this extent.
“Quick… quickly get me out of here. I can’t resist the pressure,” Ma Qiang said with great difficulty. Without a word, Chu Feng hurriedly supported him back into the passage.
“Brother Ma Qiang, are you feeling better?”
Ma Qiang’s face was still pale, but the intense oppressive feeling was gone, so he could move freely again, panting heavily.
“Brother Chu Feng, the spiritual pressure on the third floor is abnormal. Something must have happened. It’s highly likely the Clan of Jie is using some special method.”
“Brother Chu Feng, I beg you, please go to the third floor and check. If the Clan of Jie intends to harm our Spirit World Guild people, you must save them and help them!” Suddenly, Ma Qiang grabbed Chu Feng’s hand, his face full of tension as he pleaded.
“Don’t worry, Brother Ma Qiang. If there really is some trouble, I, Chu Feng, will do my best to protect the people of your Spirit World Guild.” Seeing Ma Qiang’s anxious state, Chu Feng also realized something was wrong and turned to rush back toward the third floor.
It wasn’t that Chu Feng wanted to be a good Samaritan, but because he had thoroughly offended the Clan of Jie, he had to get on good terms with the Spirit World Guild. The better the impression he made on them, the greater their protection would be, and it might even greatly help his future development.
Chu Feng returned to the third floor. After a few turns, he finally arrived at the main hall, and a shocking scene unfolded before him.
Inside the magnificent main hall, there were two groups of people. One group consisted of the geniuses of the Clan of Jie. They stood their ground; although some looked uneasy, they could still endure and weren’t overly affected, let alone collapsed like Ma Qiang.
Opposite them were the people from the Spirit World Guild. But right now, almost all of them were sprawled on the ground, their faces twisted in pain as if enduring immense pressure, just like Ma Qiang’s condition.
“
Gu Bo, the top genius of the Spirit World Guild, was the only one still standing, but sweat poured down his face like rain. It was clear that even though he could withstand the oppressive force, it was extremely taxing.
“Gu Bo, don’t put it that way. Despicable? Call it a strategy. It just shows that your Spirit World Guild has monopolized this Asura Ghost Tower for so long, yet still doesn’t understand it properly.”
“That we of the Clan of Jie can activate this invisible formation is thanks to the explorations of our ancestors. If you want to blame someone, blame your Spirit World Guild for being too incompetent.” Jie Bufan sneered, his words dripping with mockery.
“Hmph, do you really think only your Clan of Jie understands this Asura Ghost Tower? I’ll show you a formation you know nothing about!” Gu Bo’s expression suddenly changed. He overlapped his palms and formed a unique hand seal, sending out a strange fluctuation that centered on him and merged into the Asura Ghost Tower.
*Rumble…* At that moment, a series of rumbling sounds came from the third floor, and the ground beneath them trembled slightly. A powerful force was being released.
“Quick, stop him!” Jie Bufan realized something bad was happening. As he spoke, he prepared to act.
“Haaah!”
But it was too late. Gu Bo suddenly raised his hands, and a powerful force instantly enveloped the entire third floor. The Clan of Jie members, who had been composed moments before, had their expressions change drastically. Like the people from the Spirit World Guild, they collapsed weakly to the ground.
Even Jie Bufan was suddenly subjected to immense pressure. He hastily sat cross-legged, forming the strange hand seal, and then glared fiercely at Gu Bo. “You bastard, what did you activate?!”
Seeing that the Clan of Jie no longer posed a threat, Gu Bo quickly sat cross-legged as well, forming hand seals to better counteract the oppressive force.
“I know you have some sort of treasure on you. That treasure allows you to resist the pressure of this invisible formation after you activate it on the third floor.”
“But what you don’t know is that after so many years of exploration, we’ve discovered an even more powerful invisible formation within this Asura Ghost Tower.”
“This formation cannot be countered by any treasure. Unless your own strength is sufficient, don’t even think about resisting its pressure. I didn’t want to activate this formation originally, because it benefits neither you nor me.”
“But I never expected you to be so despicable, going to such lengths just to suppress our examination results. Now that I’ve activated this formation, it cannot be turned off. We’ll all be stuck on the third floor, and all of this is because you forced my hand!” Gu Bo said angrily.
“Seems I underestimated you. But no matter. At worst, we’re all just stuck on this third floor,” Jie Bufan said.
“Who says you’ll all be stuck on the third floor?” Just then, Chu Feng’s calm voice suddenly rang out.
“Who is it?” This turn of events startled everyone present—Jie Bufan and the Clan of Jie, as well as Gu Bo and the other geniuses of the Spirit World Guild.
They turned their gaze toward the entrance and saw Chu Feng slowly walking out. His steps were light, his demeanor composed, as if he didn’t feel the slightest pressure from the invisible formation, let alone the spiritual pressure of the third floor.