The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 681 Challenging the Limit
As he finished speaking, the darkness before his eyes suddenly faded, and light gradually emerged, revealing a verdant mountain range with overlapping peaks.

The peaks are like jagged fangs, surrounded by clouds and mist, with the mountain range winding between them.

Li Hao could sense the rich five essential immortal powers in the void: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. This allowed people skilled in different immortal techniques and immortal bodies to fully utilize their strengths, resulting in an extremely balanced environment.

"The environment on this first floor is extremely fair."

Li Hao thought to himself, "Perhaps this is to take into account those Immortal Monarchs at the peak of their cultivation. After all, if the environment is too extreme, it will be somewhat unfriendly to those Immortal Monarchs."

As he surveyed his surroundings, a crack suddenly appeared in the void ahead, from which three ancient demon figures, each exuding black energy, swiftly emerged. Their forms were all different: one was a member of the Dijiang royal family whom Li Hao had seen before, another was a member of the Yanmo clan whom he had met earlier, and yet another ancient demon was enveloped in a foul-smelling, black mist that corrupted the laws of the surrounding world.

"The three ancient demon king clans..."

Li Hao narrowed his eyes slightly. Although he had killed ancient demons on the battlefield before, it was in the army formation. Strictly speaking, he had never truly fought against an Immortal King in a one-on-one battle.

As he was observing, three ancient demon kings appeared, their eyes flashing with ferocious cold light, and instantly attacked Li Hao.

The power of three realms unfolded, surrounding Li Hao from three angles.

"No form."

With a thought, Li Hao suddenly unfurled the Formless Realm.

In an instant, the void around him seemed to distort, but it quickly recovered. However, Li Hao, standing in the realm, had a profound and unfathomable feeling about him.

The realm of formlessness, the game of chess is inherently formless, and without path!
The three ancient demon kings surrounded and eroded Li Hao's realm, directly passing into Li Hao's realm and approaching him.

The jet-black Yan Li transformed into a flaming blade, slashing towards Li Hao. At the same time, the Dijiang royal family wielded a fist-sword imbued with a faint imperial power. Although the imperial power was weak, it could cause people to be momentarily dazed and disoriented, their minds shaken.

The remaining Poisonous Ancient Demons released dark poisonous mist that corrupted all the surrounding laws and immortal power, forming a forbidden area. Even the immortal power projected from the celestial veins would be covered up, rendering the ultimate power ineffective!
Such a combined attack would instantly create a desperate situation, making it almost impossible for a Celestial King of the same realm to withstand it.

Li Hao couldn't help but sigh. No wonder it's said that only geniuses can reach the corresponding level in the Tower of All Heavens challenge, while others might not even be able to reach the level corresponding to their realm.

As the three forces from different realms attacked, Li Hao remained standing still. The forces from those realms swept past and struck his body, but then suddenly passed straight through. Their forces collided with each other, causing the void to shatter. In the shattered and distorted void, Li Hao's figure still stood in the same spot.

"Without form or path, no matter how hard you try, you can't touch the other line."

Li Hao whispered, sensing the wondrous uses of the Formless Realm, making himself and the realm formless. When he was formless, no attack could reach him.

Therefore, it was impossible to harm him in the slightest.

"The formless is also the myriad forms."

Li Hao raised his hand, and the formless transformation occurred. In an instant, his domain suddenly appeared, filled with his figure, appearing beside the three ancient demon kings. Previously it was three against one, but now it was thirty "Li Haos" simultaneously attacking and killing one ancient demon!
Tenfold return!
With a loud bang, the three ancient demon figures could not withstand it, their domains shattered instantly, and their bodies turned into blood mist. Then, under the sword strikes of many "Li Hao" figures, the blood mist was annihilated, becoming formless and intangible.

End.

The world returned to peace, and the voice appeared before Li Hao's eyes:

"Congratulations! You have passed the first level of the Tower of All Heavens. Would you like to continue to challenge the second level?"

"Ah."

A crack appeared in the sky, and a strong suction force enveloped Li Hao. Li Hao did not resist and entered the suction force.

In the blink of an eye, the darkness in the crack faded away, revealing another world. The ground was covered in lava, and the void was filled with scorching fire-elemental immortal power.

Li Hao has mastered the power of the Nine Orders, and although the environment still has an impression of him, it is no longer of much significance.

He waited patiently for his target to appear.

This time, however, the ancient demons crawled out from the underground magma. There were six ancient demons, all of them at the first level of the Immortal King Realm, and all of them were members of the Ancient Demon King Clan!
Li Hao raised an eyebrow. It was only the second level, yet the difficulty was already so high. He couldn't help but wonder if most people at the first level of the Immortal King Realm would be unable to pass the first five levels.

As the six ancient demons attacked, Li Hao did not change his attack method, still using the Boundless Realm.

The formless form transforms into myriad forms, instantly killing six ancient demons and successfully passing through the second level.

Then, continue to the third layer, the fourth layer...

The number of ancient demons on the third level has reached twelve, more than doubling again!
The fourth level contains 24 ancient demons.

Upon reaching the fifth level, Li Hao was surrounded by 48 ancient demons.

Despite doubling in number, Li Hao's ever-changing abilities allowed him to turn the tables, overwhelming the demons with superior numbers and successfully defeating them.

Upon reaching the sixth level, the number of ancient demons before him remained at 48, but Li Hao clearly sensed that the aura of these ancient demons had become stronger. Although they were all at the first level of the Immortal King Realm, their auras had reached the pinnacle of perfection.

The power of each ancient demon has increased by at least one-third.

This change finally gave Li Hao the feeling of warming up...

By the seventh level, the number of ancient demons had decreased to 24, but their power increased again, and each ancient demon's abilities and the immortal techniques they controlled also increased.

On the eighth level, the number of ancient demons continued to decrease sharply, becoming 12. They were able to unleash terrifying immortal techniques, incorporating many laws, approaching the early stage of imperial techniques.

On the ninth level, the ancient demons multiplied into six, and the immortal techniques they used were comparable to the Five Absolute Emperor Sword, an imperial-level immortal technique.

On the tenth level, there are three of them again, but the domains they control have been strengthened, faintly approaching the top-tier domains.

Li Hao's Formless Path was slightly affected, barely enough to injure him!

……

"So strong!"

In the tenth level of the Tower of All Heavens, Su Wanyi's face was cold. The three ancient demon realms in front of her had actually been raised to a level close to the top realm level, not much different from her. She did not expect that she would be forced to use half of her power here.

That's right. When she broke through to the realm and became a king, in addition to awakening the power of the ancestral emperor, the realm core she comprehended was also a top-tier realm core!

After all, she was the eldest sister of the Su family and a direct disciple of the Chaos Immortal Emperor, and her talent was only slightly inferior to Su Muqing's.

She later learned that the reason her third sister, Su Muqing, was so exceptional was because her body was the reincarnation of a legendary monarch from 100,000 years ago, and she had the talent to inherit his original soul, which was why she was so remarkable.

Putting that aside, she is the most talented person in the Su family.

"Sky Slash Domain!"

She unleashed her domain, causing the void to crack, laws to break, and immortal power to shatter within it.

It was as if countless invisible sword lights were darting through its domain, quickly shattering and destroying the domains of the three ancient demons.

"It seems that to get past the tenth level, one needs to comprehend at least a top-tier realm to defeat them. If one's realm is even slightly inferior, one will be instantly killed by these three ancient demons!"

Su Wanyi thought to herself, her eyes narrowing slightly.

Soon, the magnificent voice of the Tower of All Heavens echoed before her eyes:
"Should we continue the challenge to the eleventh level of the Tower of All Heavens?"

"continue!"

Su Wanyi did not hesitate. She still had the power of the Primordial Emperor to use, and what she was showing now was far from her true full strength!
"That guy should also have a top-tier realm, at least enough to pass the tenth level, but I wonder how far he can go..."

As she was sucked into the crack in the sky, the image of the young man appeared in Su Wanyi's mind, her eyes flickered slightly, and she suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.

……

"continue!"

On the other side, the three ancient demons beside Luo Ningshuang also turned into dust and vanished without leaving a trace. She chose to continue her challenge to the eleventh floor!
"I wonder how many levels we can reach when the Primordial Emperor's power is fully unleashed? Twenty levels? Thirty levels?"

Luo Ningshuang's eyes were full of anticipation.

……

While the Tower of All Gods was packed with challengers on each floor, the abyss outside the tower was eerily quiet.

Previously, the geniuses from all regions and races who had surrounded the Tower of All Heavens like mayflies were all inside the tower. However, as time went by, a very small number of people gradually emerged from the Tower of All Heavens.

When they saw only a few figures in the starry sky, they immediately realized that they had come out too early, which also meant that their combat strength was relatively backward.

"Damn it, it's this difficult! I'm invincible in my realm, yet I couldn't even pass the seventh level!"

"The others must have challenged a lower level of their corresponding realm, otherwise they wouldn't have come out so late."

"If I had known, I would have started with the first level and taken it slow."

Many people had a hint of trepidation and regret in their eyes. Before they came, they were all top geniuses from their respective races and local immortal realms, and some even chose the tenth level of their corresponding realm right away!

As a result, he was defeated before he could even last three breaths inside.

They were defeated very quickly and miserably. Even though they were mentally prepared, they still did not expect that the trial would be so abnormal!
They suspected that no one in the same realm could possibly pass the tenth level. This made them somewhat regretful; they should have experienced the differences between the other levels first.

At the top of the Tower of All Heavens, the figures of the Star Empress and the Immortal Emperor floated silently. The wind from the abyss blew on their imperial robes, causing them to flutter slightly. Their expressions were calm, as if they had never changed, but their eyes seemed to be filled with countless thoughts, deep and distant.

"It seems that after tens of thousands of years of not emerging, there are still quite a few promising talents in this generation."

"Unfortunately, they had too little time, otherwise they would all have had the potential to become true kings."

The Immortal Emperor whispered softly.

The Star Empress also showed the scene inside the Tower of All Heavens to the other party's Emperor Soul, allowing them to see the situation of everyone's challenge.

Aside from those at the peak of the Immortal King realm and the ninth level of the Immortal King realm who were attempting to break through to the ninth level, there were also quite a few young talents at the first to third levels of the Immortal King realm who displayed remarkable abilities.

Unfortunately, his cultivation level was too low, and this True King election was based on combat strength.

"Ninety-nine floors already. As expected of the imperial family, they are very fast."

"The Star Empress said softly."

At this moment, on the ninety-ninth floor of the Tower of All Heavens, a figure from the Imperial Clan at the peak of the Immortal King Realm was fighting against an ancient demon.

Surrounded by six ancient demons, all at the peak of the Immortal King realm, they were extremely terrifying. Together, they unleashed Emperor-level Immortal Techniques, already possessing a hint of Emperor-level aura.

Moreover, the combined power of the six ancient demons, working together and complementing each other, far exceeds the sum of their individual strengths.

"That is the power of the progenitor of the imperial clan!"

Suddenly, the Star Empress's eyes flickered slightly as she saw a majestic Emperor's Dharma Image emerge behind the Emperor's figure. The Emperor's Dharma Image was towering and reached the sky, as if a real Emperor had descended to earth. It was permeated with the power of the Primordial Emperor, and it was no longer a mere phantom or projection. It seemed to be a faint incarnation of the Emperor!
Bang!
With just a wave of his hand, the six ancient demons that had previously forced the imperial figure to retreat were instantly wiped out like dust in the void!

It's easier than crushing six bugs with a wave of your hand. The previous perilous situation was instantly reversed, and the challenge was successfully completed!

"It seems that among the true kings this time, there are some with considerable strength."

A look of satisfaction appeared in the eyes of the Star Empress.

Seeing this, the Immortal Emperors nodded slightly. The True King they hoped for could at least pass through the hundredth level of the Tower of All Heavens. In that case, he would be barely close to the weakest Quasi-Emperor level. If he were to be ambushed by other Quasi-Emperors of the Ancient Demon Clan on the battlefield, even if he couldn't defeat them, he would have some means of survival and be able to hold out until his own Quasi-Emperor level came to his aid, instead of being instantly killed!

After all, it would be pointless for a true king commander to be easily killed by an enemy quasi-emperor.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, the Immortal Emperor's eyes shifted slightly, a hint of surprise appearing on his face.

"First level of Immortal King Realm, two top-tier realms?"

Upon hearing this, the Star Empress also noticed that at the bottom of the Tower of All Heavens, on the thirteenth floor, a young figure was engaged in battle.

……

"Reverse Time Realm!"

As the realm unfolded, the twelve ancient demons that attacked were all frozen in the void, unable to move.

Li Hao has been using the Formless Domain repeatedly, and he is already quite adept at its practical application.

So he switched to the reverse time realm.

As top-tier realms, the Reverse Time Realm possesses extremely strong control over time. Even within the Immortal King Realm, it can employ time-related techniques such as time acceleration, freezing, and reversal.

As a realm of time and space, although it has relatively few methods, each one is simple, brutal, and extremely terrifying.

Whether time freezes, accelerates, or reverses, it can be seen through but cannot be broken!

At this moment, as time seemed to freeze, Li Hao did not rush to attack, but instead wanted to test how long he could remain frozen.

As time passed, and an incense stick's time went by, the ancient demon before them showed signs of struggling and moving; its eyes and body began to move slowly.

"It seems that this is the limit under normal conditions. The second level of the Immortal King Realm is indeed very strong."

Li Hao thought to himself.

Without further hesitation, he unleashed the Chaos Limitless Sword Dao, instantly killing all twelve ancient demons.

He then proceeded to the next level.

With each challenge from different realms, Li Hao arrived at the nineteenth level in the blink of an eye.

The six ancient demons here possess terrifying immortal techniques, some of which can amplify their own power.

Li Hao could only freeze it for half a breath.

But that was enough for him to kill them.

Upon entering the twentieth floor, Li Hao's freezing time was halved again, almost to the point of two instants.

While freezing them, Li Hao also accelerated his own time. The Chaotic Limitless Sword Dao was sharp and terrifying enough that he still passed through quickly.

Without hesitation, Li Hao chose to enter the 21st floor.

"Celestial King Realm, Level Three..."

Li Hao's eyes were solemn. When he first reached the 11th floor, he could feel the qualitative change in the ancient demon. Although it was only a difference of one realm, its combat power was nearly ten times greater!
This third layer will only be stronger.

"Top geniuses are already at their peak when they can fight across two levels of the Immortal King Realm. These 21st to 29th floors should be able to force me to my strongest state."

Li Hao thought to himself.

As the light and shadow shifted before his eyes, he soon arrived at the 21st floor.

Before them lay a desolate and vast land. In the void, immortal energy was scarce and the environment was harsh, which meant that casting various immortal spells would require more energy.

Li Hao waited for the ancient demon to appear.

In the blink of an eye, three ancient demons appeared, all exuding the aura of the third level of the Immortal King Realm.

The mere aura emanating from him was like a dark wave, whipping Li Hao's hair into a frenzy and creating a powerful sense of oppression.

Immortal King Realm Level 3... Li Hao's eyes flashed. He suddenly wondered if the cultivation level he had carved with his lifespan could be restored after the challenge ended.

If that's the case, then his potential might be far greater than the third level of the Immortal King realm.

However, we are far from reaching that point yet.

Numerous extreme realm powers were displayed, and the ultimate realm power also emerged. All the celestial veins and the Dharma forms of heaven and earth appeared behind Li Hao.

The three thousand one hundred true god blood within his body was also mobilized at this moment, and terrifying power circulated, supporting the reverse time realm.

boom!
The void seemed to explode, and three ancient demonic figures, with their ferocious forms, instantly attacked.

Their domain power increased exponentially, reaching the third level of the Immortal King realm. The sea of ​​life within their domains had become extremely solid and had nurtured numerous lives, further increasing the domain's power.

"solidification!"

Li Hao instantly unleashed the immense immortal power drawn from the myriad celestial veins, which was rapidly extracted by the realm. Meanwhile, the continuous stream of immortal power continued to flow from the myriad celestial veins, but it felt like it was flowing into the ocean, never to be filled.

The terrifying power of the timeline interfered with the void, affecting heaven and earth. At this moment, the flow of all things seemed to be covered by some kind of power, and they were frozen in place.

The three ancient demons before him were instantly frozen in place, but the freeze lasted for less than a moment before disappearing. Their roaring figures became even faster. Although they were not top-tier realms, they were still realms at the third level of the Immortal King realm. Their realms were stronger than Li Hao's, and they could withstand and release the pressure of immortal power faster and more fiercely.

In the blink of an eye, Li Hao felt as if his reversed time domain was being invaded.

Having faced challenges all the way, this was the first time Li Hao had encountered such an invasion of his domain, which felt like it was falling apart.

Even a single top-tier realm encountered such a significant obstacle when attempting to leapfrog two realms.

"Celestial King Realm, Level Three..."

Li Hao finally realized how difficult it was for a Celestial King to fight against adversity; this was no less difficult than a Celestial Monarch Level 1 challenging a Celestial Monarch Level 1!

However, he did not intend to use the power of the formless realm yet, but wanted to test the limits of a single top-level realm!
"True God's Blood!"

Li Hao's eyes suddenly turned into golden flames, and the soul of the True God appeared behind him. The 3100 drops of True God blood flowing within the soul instantly burst into flames.

(End of this chapter)