The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"Brother Lilong, have you ever climbed this building? Could you please tell me the precautions?"

Chu Xiu clasped his hands in greeting and asked.

"The Heavenly Demon Tower opens once every ten years, and only one demon general can enter each time... It seems that the Yellow Dragon Demon General has secretly manipulated a lot of things to make this agreement with you."

Li Long reached out and pressed down on Chu Xiu's fist, saying, "These first nine levels are not difficult for you with your strength."

In terms of outside time, it will take you at most one day. Once you enter, simply collect all the treasures and head straight for the entrance to the next level.

For every day outside, it takes nearly three years inside the building.

"The real challenge begins on the tenth floor!"

Li Long pondered, "It is said that the challenges faced by each demon general are different. Ten years ago, I spent ten thousand years of inner world time to pass the tenth level, which may be of reference to you."

Chu Xiu nodded and said, "Please speak, elder brother."

"For me, the challenge of the tenth level is to withstand the Heavenly Tribulation of the Qiankun Realm for seven thousand years..."

Li Long shuddered, recalling his past experiences, still feeling lingering fear.

"The Heavenly Tribulation of the Qiankun Realm lasted for seven thousand years. If I hadn't borrowed a precious treasure bestowed by His Majesty from my family's ancestral hall, which could restore any damage I suffered during that period to its original state, I would have perished on the tenth level long ago."

"In the end, I only managed to complete the tenth level of the test at the cost of losing a treasure bestowed by the Emperor. Although I am no longer able to challenge the eleventh level, the things I obtained on the tenth level far exceed the value of that treasure bestowed by the Emperor!"

Li Long smiled mysteriously, his smug joy at surviving such a calamity and receiving such great fortune was self-evident.

Such an infuriating expression truly piqued Chu Xiu's curiosity.

If he possessed a so-called treasure capable of resetting injuries when he was at odds with Li Long that day, then given that he could only unleash a killing move once in a short period of time, he would ultimately be defeated.

But what Li Long obtained on the tenth floor was even more precious than this treasure...

At this point, Chu Xiu was already eager to try.

Just then, the figure of the Yellow Dragon Demon General appeared behind the two of them.

"Alligator Dragon, are you ready?" the Yellow Dragon Demon General asked, his hands behind his back.

Chu Xiu smiled slightly: "Demon General, there's no need for further words. Just wait here for a few days, and the Crocodile Dragon will present you with whatever you desire!"

"What I seek... heh, you're quite the boaster..."

The Yellow Dragon Demon General smiled with narrowed eyes, "Very well, if you really have such ability, and can break through the top floor of the Heavenly Demon Tower that no one has been able to pass in nearly a thousand years, and retrieve the Demon Emperor's blood for me, then you are qualified to sit on equal footing with me!"

"please!"

As soon as Huanglong Demon Commander finished speaking, countless eyes focused on Chu Xiu in front of the iron gate at the bottom of the Heavenly Demon Tower.

"In the past thousand years... only three demon generals, including the Li Long Demon General, have successfully passed the test of the tenth level of the Heavenly Demon Tower, and now without exception, they have all become the best among the demon generals..."

Presumably, these three demon generals will also be promoted to the ranks of demon generals in the grand selection competition two years later!

"Can this now-unlikely powerful alligator become the next great dragon after the Li Long Demon General in a thousand years...?"

"Hmph... He, the alligator dragon, is not worthy?"

"What? After seeing that unparalleled demonic blade in his hand, you still dare to underestimate the Crocodile Dragon? I really don't know if you're truly stupid or just brainless..."

"you!"

……

Ignoring the surrounding chatter, Chu Xiu, with his demon sword in hand, pushed open the door to the ground floor of the Heavenly Demon Tower and stepped into the dark world inside, all under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

boom!

The next second, the door closed automatically.

A flash of bright light forced Chu Xiu to close his eyes. When he opened them again, he found himself in a vast world.

Chu Xiu stepped on the grassland and realized that this place was not an illusion, but a real, vibrant world.

He released his divine sense and expanded it. Using himself as the center, his divine sense expanded to more than three thousand miles away, but then it was blocked and could not be expanded any further.

Thus, it is known that this first layer is merely a small plane with a radius of only three thousand miles, incapable of forming a dragon vein to support the production of any rare and precious materials.

[Do you wish to begin the first level of the Heavenly Demon Tower trial?]

The long-absent system notification bar actually popped up directly in front of Chu Xiu, instead of just appearing in his mind as before.

Chu Xiu was shocked. Could it be that the Heavenly Demon Tower could actually connect with his system?

Or rather, do their powers originate from the same source?

Chu Xiu suppressed his doubts, and with a thought, responded with a single word: "Yes."

The notification bar in front of him immediately responded to his choice and disappeared.

At the same time, a strange energy slowly condensed not far in front of Chu Xiu, forming a blurry phantom.

No matter how blurry it was, Chu Xiu could still see that the phantom was exactly the same as his own figure!

However, the demonic aura emanating from this phantom was only at the late stage of the Reincarnation Realm, the same as his own at this moment.

"It's a clone of my demonic body, not the original?"

Chu Xiu was puzzled.

"Could it be that the system wants to use the power of the Heavenly Demon Tower to hone the strength of my demonic body?"

Deng!

Defeat the cloned phantom to clear this level and obtain rewards.

[The most suitable reward for the host has been selected from the first level of the Demon Emperor's Treasury. The reward for clearing the level is now locked as one Purple Pill of a late-stage Qiankun Realm demon beast.]

"Such a great reward for just the first level!"

Chu Xiu was secretly delighted. Even if he hunted a demonic beast in the late stage of the Qiankun Realm himself, it would take a lot of effort, and he might even return empty-handed.

Such a purple pill at the late stage of the Qiankun Realm would be enough to raise his demonic power to the perfection of the Reincarnation Realm, approaching the strength of his true body!

This reward seems to have been customized by the system based on his cultivation level, making it far superior to the rewards randomly obtained by other challengers.

Without any hesitation, Chu Xiu instantly drew the demon sword from his waist and slashed at his own phantom.

Before the phantom could move, it was cleaved in two from its right hip to its left shoulder by the extremely fast sword energy unleashed by the demon sword. The remaining sword energy on the phantom then exploded, completely destroying and scattering the phantom.

Chu Xiu sheathed his sword and sighed helplessly.

If the Lilong Demon General were here, the enemy he would encounter would likely be an illusionary form corresponding to his late-stage Qiankun Realm strength. Fighting against another version of himself would naturally require a great deal of effort.

However, if Chu Xiu did not use his secret technique at this time, his strength would only be at the late stage of the Reincarnation Realm. For a demon sword that could easily sever the head of a demon general at the late stage of the Qiankun Realm, it would be an easy task to cut him off.

Chu Xiu glanced at the demon sword at his waist and laughed, "Bringing you along makes me the one cheating."

The demon blade trembled slightly, as if in response to Chu Xiu's words.

[The first level of the trial has been completed. Proceed to the second level?]

A purple pill appeared out of thin air in front of Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu pocketed the rewards, planning to use them all at once when he reached a floor where he couldn't pass through with the demon sword alone.

"Yes."

With a thought, Chu Xiu summoned a teleportation array beneath his feet. A flash of light, and his figure vanished from the first level, appearing in another dimension.

The second layer of the plane is no different from the first layer.

The trial he faced on this level was also a copy of himself.

However, this clone's cultivation level was raised to the Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm, making it no different from its true self.

However, this level of power is still insufficient for the Crocodile Dragon Demon Blade.

One strike is enough to kill him!