readsfreenovel Chapter 299 The City That Never Sleeps 10
Chapter 299 The City That Never Sleeps 10
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Guan Xun sat cross-legged in meditation, his aura so powerful it was almost visible to the naked eye.
The murderous aura accumulated from countless drops of blood was spreading outwards uncontrollably, forming an invisible domain within the eighth floor of the tower.
The area covered by the domain was so powerful that even the surrounding blood mist was forced to retreat. The air was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression, which was even more terrifying than the original pressure of this layer.
After an unknown amount of time, she slowly opened her eyes and exhaled a long, stale breath.
Feeling the surging spiritual energy in his meridians and the increasingly concentrated killing intent, he nodded in satisfaction.
It has been almost a year since I started climbing the tower.
The eight-story Blood Tower is filled with different dangers on each level, and the oppressive aura keeps increasing.
She made it through, and with the help of the rewards and pressure of each level, she raised her cultivation to level 98, stage 5.
Her current strength is already terrifying to an immeasurable degree.
"Sigh." Guan Xun stood up and stretched, his gaze falling on the central staircase leading to the ninth floor.
The steps were a deeper, darker blood-red color, and the top, hidden in the darkness, seemed even more dangerous.
A year and a half has passed; we can't afford to delay any longer.
Thinking it over, she flashed and landed at the top of the steps.
The ninth floor at the top of the tower is narrower than you can imagine.
The four walls were bare, without a single superfluous decoration, except for a beam of pale light that fell from the very center, barely covering a tall figure.
The man was dressed in black robes that trailed on the ground, and a pair of curved horns on his head pierced the light and shadow menacingly.
Guan Xun's foot, which had just been placed, suddenly stopped, and he felt his whole body tense up.
This is... the Lord of the City That Never Sleeps?!
"City..." The thought had barely crossed her mind when an unprecedented pressure crashed down upon her before she could even utter a sound.
The oppressive force was even more terrifying than the previous eight levels combined, like an invisible giant hand slamming down from above.
Even though she had already undergone layers of pressure and her body had instinctively tensed up to resist, she was still forced to kneel heavily on one knee by this force.
Sweat kept pouring from his forehead, each drop falling and leaving a small wet patch on the ground.
My chest felt like it was filled with a ball of hot blood, unable to go up or down, so congested that every breath was accompanied by a tearing pain.
What's going on? The pressure from the top is so intense.
Guan Xun gritted his teeth, staring at the figure under the beam of light, his eyes blazing with both killing intent and vigilance.
Suddenly, she felt a metallic taste rise in her throat, and she groaned as she swallowed it back down.
He immediately mobilized the spiritual power within his body, circulating it wildly to create a colorful light shield around himself, attempting to remove the invisible mountain above his head.
However, the pressure was too terrifying. As soon as the light shield was formed, it made a cracking sound as if it could not bear the weight, and dense cracks appeared on its surface.
Just then, the figure under the beam of light moved.
The city lord slowly stretched out his figure, and his originally slightly blurry outline instantly became slender and upright.
The demonic and murderous aura emanating from him was even more suffocating than the oppressive power of the Blood Tower.
"In just one year, you've managed to reach the top of the nine-story pagoda." His voice was deep and tinged with approval. "Truly worthy of my attention."
"Tick tock..."
Guan Xun moved slightly, and beads of sweat slid down his face, dripping onto the ground and splashing up tiny water droplets.
She stared at the figure in front of her, her voice hoarse from the pressure, yet carrying a hint of murderous intent: "Is the test on the ninth floor yours?"
“That’s right.” The city lord chuckled, taking steady steps that caused the entire tower to tremble with each step. “The test of the ninth floor is to defeat me.”
“If you win, you can tear open the Blood Tower and leave this City That Never Sleeps.” He paused, his scarlet eyes staring straight at Guan Xun, his tone laced with cruelty, “If you lose… you will become nourishment for the Blood Tower, sustaining it for eternity.”
Guan Xun's heart sank. Seeing the city lord still walking calmly under the terrifying pressure, without even the slightest hesitation, she said coldly, "Don't you think this is completely unfair?"
"fair?"
The city lord seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. His red eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice rose at the end, carrying a blatant sarcasm: "What fairness?"
“Your strength is already above mine, and now you can still ignore the pressure of this nine-layered blood tower…” Guan Xun did not finish his sentence, but the unspoken meaning was very clear.
This is a guaranteed death trap, no wonder so few people can escape the nine-story Blood Tower!
"Hahaha!"
The city lord threw his head back and laughed wildly, the sound of his laughter making the narrow tower spire buzz, and the demonic energy around him distorted the pillar of light.
"Didn't I already say that in this city that never sleeps, my word is the rule? Without pressure, how can it be called a test?"
As he spoke, he slowly approached, his bloodthirsty gaze sweeping over Guan Xun's tense back, a playful look on his face: "After a year of training, your strength has increased to such a level that you're almost on par with me. Do you think the rewards in the Blood Tower are free?"
He raised his hand and waved it, and the incense and candles lit up at his fingertips, the flames flickering.
"I'll give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn." His voice suddenly turned cold, filled with murderous intent. "If you can't even break free from this pressure and can only be slaughtered at will, then I can only say goodbye to you."
Guan Xun's teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding, and his elbows, which he was using to support himself, were trembling uncontrollably.
She pushed the spiritual energy within her body to its limit, causing it to surge wildly through her meridians in an attempt to dissipate the oppressive force that was almost suffocating her.
No matter what, the oppressive aura remained firmly attached to her, unmoved.
Just then, the city lord's voice rang out again, tinged with nonchalance: "I can give you another option."
"What choice?" Guan Xun blurted out almost without hesitation.
She had long sensed that the oppressive aura of this Blood Tower was extraordinary, clearly formed from the resentment of countless wronged souls who had died within its walls over the years.
Unless the city lord in front of us is defeated, it is impossible to completely remove him.
Now that she's heard there's another way out, she naturally won't let it go.
“I can remove the pressure from you, allowing you to fight me without any hindrance.”
After the city lord finished speaking, his gaze fell and met Guan Xun's dark eyes, which were burning with murderous intent: "Your strength, after a year of tempering, is now almost equal to mine. You fight me, and you win..."
He paused abruptly, a contemptuous smile playing on his lips, his expression clearly indicating that he believed the other party had no chance of winning.
“If you lose,” he slowly finished the sentence, “you will stay in the City That Never Sleeps to guard the city for me, do my work, and never leave for the rest of your life.”
"Listen to this, how lenient and simple these conditions are. Only by staying here can your humanity, which has long been infiltrated by bloodlust, be liberated."
"how?"