In the end times, many children bring more blessings. I pick up a goddess every day.

"Ahhh...!!!"

"Damn it... How did this guy get through again...?"

"Even my spatial corridor was taken away by the other party..."

“Damn it…!!!”

..................

At this moment, Su Qingyao was already furious... She didn't have the composure she had just when she was talking to Liu Yang...

She was pretending to be relaxed when she was talking to Liu Yang just now...but in fact, her heart was already bleeding...

But you still have to keep a calm face in front of the enemy...

Otherwise, if Liu Yang knew...

She's gone crazy...

Wouldn’t Liu Yang be even more proud then...?

We must not let that brat get away with it...!!!

"He does have some strength... and as he has more and more treasures... his strength is also getting stronger..."

"He's almost drained all my family's wealth...!!!"

"This is a treasure I have collected from various places after thousands of years of cultivation..."

"That kid actually took away so many items at once... I'm so angry..."

"Next...

I must make that guy pay the price... and make him return all those treasures...!!!"

........................

Su Qingyao said as she immediately began to arrange the mechanism for the next floor...

She must make Liu Yang lose at the next level...

............

On the other side... Liu Yang had already led the old man to the 39th floor...

At this moment, the old man was completely impressed by Liu Yang's strength and followed behind him like an old brother.

He could imagine it all... Miss Su's expression at that moment must be very wonderful... It was a pity that he couldn't see it with his own eyes...

So arrogant... Miss Su for life...

Suffering a loss at the hands of a young practitioner...

I'm afraid she can't accept her own...

I've already suffered a loss... I'm just thinking about how to turn the tables...

But like all gamblers... the more you try to come back, the more you lose...

The old man bets...

Miss Su will definitely lose everything, even her underwear...

..................

Liu Yang went directly to the 39th floor...

The entrance to the 39th floor of the Tower of Babel was engulfed in a thick, impenetrable black fog... As soon as Liu Yang stepped out of the teleportation array... he felt the light around him instantly drained away... a damp chill filled the air... the bluestone pavement beneath his feet was barely visible in the fog... as if it would collapse at any moment...

He tried to release his spiritual sense to investigate... but found that the moment it extended three feet, it was swallowed by the black mist... like a drop in the ocean - this was Su Qingyao's meticulously designed "Spirit-Locking Mist Barrier"... specifically targeting the perception ability that cultivators rely on most...

The faint sound of turning gears echoed through the black fog... Liu Yang jerked sideways... A silver streak brushed past his shoulder... and lodged itself in the stone wall behind him... It was a short arrow tipped with deadly poison... The tail of the arrow still trembled slightly... but the arrow itself had already vanished into the black fog...

He looked down at the ground... Fine runes were carved into the bluestone slabs... These runes glowed dark purple under the black mist... Every step he took could trigger a new mechanism...

"Interesting..." Liu Yang sneered... He had seen similar formations in ancient books... This "magic formation" required specific footwork to break... But if a human-controlled mechanism was incorporated into the formation... it would become a deadly trap of both reality and illusion...

He pulled a sparkling white jade slip from his storage bag... After infusing it with spiritual energy... a dense network of patterns emerged on its surface—this was the diagram of the Babel Tower formation he had collected during his previous leveling... But now, he could only clearly see the portion that overlapped with the runes beneath his feet... The rest was obscured by black mist...

Liu Yang didn't rush forward... He sat cross-legged... formed seals with his hands... and a faint golden light shone around him... This was the "Acala Seal"... It could create a spiritual energy circulation within the body... and resist external mental interference...

The black fog set by Su Qingyao not only blocks perception... but also subtly affects people's judgment... The more anxious you are to find a way out... the easier it is to fall deeper into the mystery...

About an incense stick later... Liu Yang opened his eyes... He no longer tried to use his spiritual sense to penetrate the black fog... but instead focused his attention on his hearing...

Countless subtle sounds were hidden in the black fog: dripping water to the left... the whimpering of wind through cracks in the rocks to the right... and the clacking of mechanical gears three steps ahead... These sounds were amplified by the black fog... but they also gave away the location of the mechanism...

He stood up... tapping his toes on the edge of the bluestone... avoiding the runes glowing purple... each step he took was placed between the runes... and he landed almost silently...

When he reached the fifth stone slab, there was a sudden vibration beneath his feet. Dozens of spikes popped out from the stone walls on both sides, forming an impenetrable barrier. Liu Yang tapped his toes, and his body drifted back like willow catkins. At the same time, he flicked his fingers, and three copper coins flew out of the air, embedding themselves precisely into the grooves at the base of the spikes.

The humming of the spikes suddenly stopped... and they froze in the black fog...

This was the first level of the test designed by Su Qingyao: "Virtual and Real Mechanism Array"...

Those glowing purple runes are real arrays... triggering them will lead to a lethal attack; while seemingly safe blank spaces may hide virtual arrays... the slightest carelessness will lead to falling into a trap...

But the sound of the mechanism operating can't deceive anyone... Liu Yang relied on his precise detection of the sound... to find the flaw in the murderous plan...

After passing through the spiked barrier... the black fog grew thicker... even the bluestone beneath my feet disappeared...

Liu Yang felt himself treading on soft sand... Every step sank deep... He bent down and grabbed a handful of sand... The sand transformed into black mist in his palm... Only a crystal the size of a grain of rice remained...

This crystal is completely transparent... yet it exudes a very faint suction... as if it can absorb the surrounding black mist...

"Fragments of the fog core?" Liu Yang's eyes flashed with understanding...

Although Su Qingyao wanted to stop him... she didn't expect the core of the black fog to scatter energy fragments...

He put the crystal away and continued forward. The deeper he went, the more pronounced the energy fluctuations in the black fog became. The scattered crystals became more numerous. They seemed to be guiding him, or luring him deeper into a trap.

Suddenly, a stone gate appeared in front of us... Three patterns were carved on it: the first was a rising sun... the second was a bright moon in the sky... and the third was a sky full of stars... There was a groove on each side of the stone gate... obviously used to store items...

Liu Yang took out three crystals from his storage bag... and infused each with spiritual energy of a different attribute - the rising sun image corresponded to fire... the bright moon image corresponded to water... and the starry sky image corresponded to earth...

The moment the three crystals were inserted into the grooves... the stone door made a heavy sound... and slowly opened inward...

Behind the door was not a passage... but a circular stone chamber... the walls of which were covered with bronze mirrors...

These bronze mirrors, illuminated by the black fog, reflected countless shadows of Liu Yang... Each shadow was performing a different action... Some rushed forward... Some turned back... Some sat in meditation...

"Mirror Shadow Bewitching Technique..." Liu Yang saw through the trick at a glance... These bronze mirrors not only reflect images... but also distort the human soul... If one's concentration is insufficient... they will be confused by the shadows and act contrary to their original intentions...

He took a deep breath... activated his mind... and concentrated his soul into a point...

In his vision... the phantoms began to blur... Only the bronze mirror in front of him reflected the real scene - there was no figure of him in the mirror... only a staircase leading to a deeper depth...

The moment I stepped onto the stairs... the black fog suddenly surged violently... the entire space began to tremble...

Su Qingyao's voice rang out in the fog...with a hint of surprise: "How could you actually make it this far?"

Liu Yang did not respond...

He could sense... the source of the black fog was at the end of the stairs... the energy fluctuations there were extremely dense... even forming a vortex visible to the naked eye...

When he reached the top of the stairs... he finally saw the core of the 39th floor—a pale blue crystal suspended in mid-air... Wisps of black mist swirled around the crystal... but it couldn't penetrate its interior...

This is the Mist Core...

It was perfectly round...about the size of a fist...and its surface shone with a shimmering sheen like water ripples...the moment the lingering black mist touched the crystal...it was instantly purified...transforming into pure spiritual energy that dissipated into the air...

Liu Yang reached out to touch the mist core... and as soon as his fingertips made contact... he felt a cool energy flow down his arm and into his body... His spiritual awareness, which had been suppressed by the black mist, instantly expanded... and was able to penetrate the mist... and take in the entire 39th floor...

Only then did he realize... the entirety of the 39th floor was actually a gigantic Bagua formation... the black mist was the energy field generated by the operation of the formation's core...

And those mechanisms, bronze mirrors, runes... were merely obstacles added by Su Qingyao to confuse the audience...

The real way out... is hidden in the location of the fog core...

The mist core felt warm to the touch...pulsating faintly as if alive...Liu Yang attempted to inject his spiritual energy into it...and saw the ripples on the crystal's surface suddenly expand...transforming into a pale blue light curtain...

Countless tiny points of light appeared on the light screen - these points of light turned out to be maps of the various floors of the Tower of Babel... Even the unopened areas were clearly visible...

Even more amazing was... when he focused his attention on a certain level... the light screen would magnify the details of that level... and he could even see the locations of hidden treasures and mechanisms...

"So that's how it is..." Liu Yang suddenly realized... This fog core can not only dispel the black fog... but also reflect the trajectory of all things in the world...

It's not a man-made magic weapon... but rather the essence of the spiritual energy between heaven and earth condensed under specific conditions...

Su Qingyao hid it on the 39th floor... originally intending to use its power to strengthen the black fog... but unexpectedly, it became the key to breaking the deadlock...

The black fog began to dissipate... revealing the true appearance of the 39th floor...

Those mechanisms, bronze mirrors, and runes have ceased to function...turned into ordinary stones...

The mark Su Qingyao left at the center of the formation gradually faded under the light of the mist core... clearly acknowledging his success...

Liu Yang put the mist core into the space...

Feeling the spiritual energy filling my body and the unprecedented clear perception...

He looked towards the teleportation array leading to the 40th floor... a smile appeared on his face...

Su Qingyao's obstruction...instead gave him an unexpected opportunity...

This fog core is not only a certificate of passage... but also a powerful tool for future exploration of the Tower of Babel. With it... no matter how complex the maze or mechanism... nothing will escape his sight...