After stepping into the Saint realm, everything about Jiang Chen—his martial cultivation level, his combat instincts, his martial techniques and divine abilities—had ascended to an entirely new height.
Even when facing three Gold-Armored Warriors comparable to Earth Saints, he felt not the slightest fear.
He pushed the Divine Demon Golden Body to its utmost state while simultaneously activating the Ice Fire Demon Lotus. With a sweep, over a hundred demon lotus tendrils shot forth, weaving an inescapable net.
The three Earth Saint-level Gold-Armored Warriors far surpassed the five Human Saint-level ones in both speed and power. Though the Ice Fire Demon Lotus impeded them, the three warriors closed in with terrifying swiftness. Blocked momentarily by the demon lotus, they still unleashed their attacks at full force.
However, with the Ice Fire Demon Lotus holding them back, the power of those strikes was naturally diminished considerably.
Three beams of force slammed simultaneously into the Divine Demon Golden Light. Jiang Chen's golden radiance, spanning over four zhang, was completely shattered—bursting apart like a golden bubble.
The Divine Demon Golden Light exploded, but the physical resilience of Jiang Chen's body was no less formidable.
Moreover, the golden light had already neutralized the brunt of the three attacks. The residual shockwaves that struck his flesh produced no reaction whatsoever.
Jiang Chen moved with blinding speed. Bam, bam, bam—three consecutive strikes landed.
All three Gold-Armored Warriors took the full force of Jiang Chen's power. None survived; each dissolved into a burst of golden light and reverted to prayer beads.
That made nine of the twelve prayer beads eliminated.
The remaining three arranged themselves in a triangular formation, surrounding Jiang Chen.
These three Gold-Armored Warriors radiated even greater pressure—they were Heaven Saint-level warriors.
"Bring it on!"
Jiang Chen was bold precisely because of his skill. Facing three Heaven Saint-level Gold-Armored Warriors, he did not lose his composure.
In reality, if he were up against three Heaven Saint-level opponents, Jiang Chen would never try to fight head-on. His first instinct would be to flee.
With his current strength, taking on a single Heaven Saint was manageable. But fighting three simultaneously would be suicidal.
Jiang Chen was not the type to rush in with reckless bravery.
But this was different. These Gold-Armored Warriors were puppets after all. They possessed only a single strike's worth of power—end that one blow, and everything would fall into place.
Still, even a single blow was not something Jiang Chen could afford to take lightly.
This was a trial that demanded genuine strength to withstand. There was no room for trickery, no shortcuts. They were inside the Inheritance Tower, and the rules were set by its master.
Even if Jiang Chen wanted to dodge, there was nowhere to hide.
The only option was to face the challenge head-on!
He once again activated the Divine Demon Golden Body. Lifting a hand, he summoned the Yuan Magnetic Golden Mountain. The Ice Fire Demon Lotus coiled like a dragon and pounced like a tiger, establishing an even more impenetrable defense.
In this moment, Jiang Chen had essentially exhausted every trump card at his disposal.
Except for Little Xuan the dragon.
Not because he didn't want to summon Little Xuan, but because within the Inheritance Tower, he feared the rules here might repel any living being other than the inheritor.
He would rather shoulder the burden alone than risk calling Little Xuan and triggering a catastrophic backlash.
If the tower's rules expelled outside life forms, the powerful prohibitions that activated could very well annihilate both him and Little Xuan together.
Although Little Xuan possessed a true dragon bloodline, his strength had not yet reached maturity. Before the formidable formations and prohibitions of the Danxiao Ancient Sect, he was, like Jiang Chen, at the mercy of whatever trials awaited.
"So the second floor's trial really does require brute force to conquer. It seems the tower master's warning was well-intentioned. One truly needs to have entered the Saint realm before attempting this. With all my trump cards, if I hadn't crossed into the Saint realm and had charged in here recklessly, I would never have survived this trial!"
Jiang Chen's gaze locked onto the final three Gold-Armored Warriors.
Suddenly, three streaks of golden light launched simultaneously.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
"Come!" Jiang Chen showed no fear. His palms swept forward in rapid succession, sending three successive waves of Yuan Magnetic Storms rolling out to meet the three golden streaks head-on.
Meanwhile, under the control of his divine sense, the Yuan Magnetic Golden Mountain swelled continuously in size, radiating immense magnetic force as it hovered protectively above Jiang Chen's head.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three golden streaks, with an unstoppable ferocity, tore through the Ice Fire Demon Lotus's entanglement.
But even though they broke through the demon lotus's encirclement, the Ice Fire Demon Lotus was no ordinary artifact. It clung tenaciously, its tendrils snaring and binding without cease.
However, these three Gold-Armored Warriors were metal-attribute puppet soldiers. Their weapons and elemental affinity held a natural advantage against the demon lotus's tendrils.
Swish, swish, swish—countless vines were severed in rapid succession, segments flying through the void like countless tentacles sliced apart by a relentless storm.
Though the Gold-Armored Warriors were ferocious, their speed was inevitably hampered by the Ice Fire Demon Lotus's persistence.
By the time they reached the second defensive perimeter, Jiang Chen's Yuan Magnetic Storms had already swept in to meet them.
The Gold-Armored Warriors' attacks were savage, but caught in the magnetic storm's grip, their momentum waned once more.
By the time they finally broke through the storm and struck at Jiang Chen's Divine Demon Golden Body, the Yuan Magnetic Golden Mountain crashed down upon them.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Three golden beams, pressed under the weight of the Yuan Magnetic Golden Mountain, were snuffed out like candle flames in a violent wind.
Boom, boom, boom!
The three golden lights sputtered and died, reverting once more to three prayer beads that rolled away into the distance.