Swallowing the Stars: I Have a Primordial Dao Seed

The surrounding immortals joined in the betting; for them, this amount of money was nothing, just a small gamble for fun. No one thought Zhou Yuan would stop at the first floor of the seventh tower; everyone was filled with anticipation for his strength.

Starting with the fourth tower, Zhou Yuan finally stopped being as carefree as before.

After clearing each level, he would deliberately leave one last target unattended, choosing to first recover his depleted Force and Spiritual Energy. Only after his Force and Spiritual Energy had been fully restored would he raise his hand to finish off the target and activate the teleportation to the next level.

After all, the opponent in the fourth tower has become much stronger, and each battle requires a significant amount of Force.

Therefore, he spent more time on the fourth tower than on the first three towers. By the time Zhou Yuan passed the fourth tower, the other contestants had basically passed the first tower as well.

Among them are some who choose the "tower grinding" strategy—they stay on each floor for ten days, taking advantage of the rule that each floor can be stayed for ten days, in an attempt to break through in the trial. Even if they start with a low ranking, as long as they live and break through, they have a chance to break into the top 1,000.

As the levels increase, the advantages of psychic masters become more and more prominent. They can control psychic weapons to reap lives from thousands of meters away, and can also use psychic flying artifacts to nimbly dodge in the air. Their efficiency in clearing groups of monsters is much higher than that of martial artists.

The top ten spots on the leaderboard were quickly filled by only Zhou Yuan, with the remaining nine spots occupied by mentalists.

But Zhou Yuan's rhythm remained rock-solid, and he consistently held the first place.

He recovered, challenged the tower, and recovered again, repeating the cycle until Zhou Yuan quickly passed the fourth tower. This time, it only took him six days in total.

Next came the fifth tower. Just like the fourth tower, Zhou Yuan waited to recover his original power before attempting the next level. He completed it in just 7 days.

Like the fourth and fifth towers, Zhou Yuan conquered the sixth tower in just ten days.

And so, Zhou Yuan passed through the first six towers and arrived at the first floor of the seventh tower.

This level also features Vajra Lions, but their strength far surpasses that of the previous ones. Each Vajra Lion possesses the strength of a top 100 finalist.

By this time, many participants had already been killed and left the trial space, where they began to watch the battle from the central square.

When they saw Zhou Yuan arrive at the seventh tower on the screen, they all exclaimed in surprise.

"My God, how did he get to the seventh tower like it was his own backyard? I was killed on the third tower!"

"My God, he reached the seventh tower so easily, while I was killed on the third tower."

"Any one of the Vajra Lions on this level is stronger than me, yet he actually charged straight at me?"

"The second-ranked Shafi'ir has only reached the fifth tower, two whole towers behind! And she's a psychic!"

"The gap in strength is too huge. Is there any suspense about first place? It's practically locked in!"

Zhou Yuan couldn't hear the exclamations from the outside world. At this moment, he was holding the Zhenkong Blade and staring at the beast tide rushing across the plain in front of him.

Ten thousand golden lions, each possessing the strength of a top 100 finalist, with golden manes like burning flames, their galloping causing the earth to tremble, and their sharp roars shaking the very air.

Facing the charging 10,000 Vajra Lions with the strength of a top 100 warrior, Zhou Yuan showed no intention of retreating. He pushed off with both legs and charged forward like a cannonball.

He unleashed the full power of his Earth Origin Domain, and a rich, earth-yellow light curtain spread outwards for thousands of meters from his center.

The Vajra Lion, which was at the forefront, suddenly slowed down as soon as it entered the territory, as if it had sunk into a quagmire, and its originally fierce pouncing movements became sluggish.

Surrounded by tens of thousands of Vajra Lions, each possessing strength among the top 100, Zhou Yuan was forced to reveal some of his power.

With the use of the Myriad Incarnations technique, Zhou Yuan's figure split into thousands of illusory bodies, densely covering the entire domain. He seemed to be able to strike from any of these illusory bodies, and with each strike, a Vajra Lion would be severely injured, followed by a second strike that would kill the Vajra Lion.

The Vajra Lions launched a frenzied counterattack, their sharp claws shattering countless illusory forms. However, Zhou Yuan's true form moved like a ghost among the illusions, always managing to evade fatal attacks. Zhou Yuan's speed was now imperceptible to the naked eye of the withdrawing geniuses.

"He seems to have held back, not going all out." In the central square, an immortal in purple robes stroked his chin, his eyes filled with amazement.

"Indeed, a thousand illusory bodies are far from his limit. I wonder how many thousands of illusory bodies he can create?" another immortal chimed in, his tone full of admiration.

"I doubt I can withstand even one of his strikes," said one of the spectators, watching the Vajra Lions being killed by Zhou Yuan.

"I think so too." Several audience members next to him agreed with his opinion.

The battle lasted for two and a half hours. Zhou Yuan deliberately left the last heavily injured King Kong Lion behind, and sat down cross-legged to begin his recovery.

Three days later, when his primal force and mental energy were fully restored, he raised his hand and unleashed his final strike, his figure disappearing from the first floor of the seventh tower.

brush!

Zhou Yuan appeared on the second floor of the seventh tower, and the light screen on his arm instantly refreshed: "Seventh Tower, Second Floor: Kill 10,000 Azure Scale Wolves".

Instead of swarming forward, they quickly split into hundreds of small teams, each with a hundred Green Scale Wolves, slowly approaching from all directions in a circle, clearly using their numerical advantage to wear down Zhou Yuan's stamina and primal force.

Each of the Azure Scale Wolves here possesses the strength to be among the top ten. They form groups of one hundred Azure Scale Wolves and begin their attack around Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan continued to use his myriad avatars to evade the Azure Scale Wolf's attacks. At the same time, he used the Earth Origin Law Domain to restrict the Azure Scale Wolf's speed.

Zhou Yuan's true form kept shifting between his illusory bodies. Suddenly, Zhou Yuan seized an opportunity, instantly appearing in one of the illusory bodies and slashing at a slightly detached Azure Scale Wolf.

The Green-Scaled Wolf let out a miserable howl as its scales shattered and a deep, bone-revealing wound was slashed across its abdomen.

But before Zhou Yuan could deliver his second blow, two squads of Azure Scale Wolves pounced on him, blocking his attack. At the same time, the three Azure Scale Wolves, carrying their injured companion, quickly retreated outside the encirclement.

"He can even save people?" Zhou Yuan raised an eyebrow, but he wasn't in a hurry.

He kept harassing them by passing through his illusions, trying to disrupt the Azure Scale Wolves' formation, but the Azure Scale Wolves were too well-coordinated. Once they were injured, their companions would immediately come to their aid and retreat.

Before long, the injured blue-scaled wolf regained its mobility and rejoined the encirclement.

"This won't do. Their regenerative abilities are too strong. I can't even kill them as fast as they recover," Zhou Yuan thought to himself, his gaze gradually sharpening. "Looks like I have to get serious."

"Suppressing Sky Slash!" Zhou Yuan used his ultimate move for the first time in the competition.

Thousands of blue-scaled wolves within the territory were subdued and subjected to immense pressure, rendering them almost unable to move.

Zhou Yuan's blade seemed to be unleashed from among thousands of illusory bodies, instantly killing hundreds of Azure Scale Wolves.

"What is that?!" The contestants watching in the central square stared wide-eyed at Zhou Yuan on the screen, their faces filled with disbelief.