An emperor in his later years is summoned by his sister to save the nation's fate.

"Okay, brother!"

Hearing Lu Li's precise guidance, which had no error even a millimeter, he felt a sense of awe.

A sweet and confident smile appeared on Lu Xueyao's stunningly beautiful face.

She never doubted her brother's guidance.

"Golden light rises from the ground!"

The vast, river-like magical power of the ninth level within Lu Xueyao's body surged forth.

With a delicate shout, her figure instantly transformed into a dazzling, pure golden light that tore through the darkness and mist!

"Whoosh—!"

Golden light darted through the forest at high speed.

Following Lu Li's unparalleled guidance through his double pupils, Lu Xueyao skillfully and freely bypassed one deadly illusion trap after another that would give even a quasi-emperor a headache, and directly stepped onto the safest spatial node.

Two thousand meters... one thousand meters...

"Boom!"

The white mist ahead was forcibly shattered by a streak of golden light.

A large white jade door, emitting a faint light, instantly appeared in front of Lu Xueyao's line of sight!

Without any hesitation, Lu Xueyao, enveloped in golden immortal light, plunged headfirst into the gate.

[Ding! Level cleared successfully!]

[Congratulations to Lu Xueyao, the chosen one of the Dragon Kingdom, for successfully clearing the second level of the Tower of Babel!]

[Perfect rating achieved!]

[Challenge time: A full 2 ​​minutes and 00 seconds!]

[Second Tier Rewards: Lu Xueyao, the Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom, will receive one Silver Treasure Chest!]

As the system announcement ended.

In the short few minutes that Lu Xueyao had just spent climbing the tower.

At the outpost plaza in front of the Tower of Babel.

The chosen ones from various countries, who were originally in a state of clamor and self-indulgence because Chiba Genma had successfully stepped into the second level and dominated the top spot, were now in a state of euphoria.

Sudden.

"boom!"

At the very top of that towering, cloud-piercing black stone tablet, a blinding, even violent, golden light suddenly shone forth!

Under the shocked gazes of everyone, some even with their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

Chiba Genma's name, which was originally ranked at the top, was forcibly and forcefully pressed down by an invisible force.

Instead.

It's a brand new line of cars, gleaming with gold and exuding an absolutely domineering aura:

[First Place: Dragon Kingdom - Lu Xueyao (Second Floor, Completed in 2 minutes and 00 seconds)]

[Second Place: Cherry Blossom Country - Chiba Genma (Second Floor, Clear Time: 5 minutes 10 seconds)]

Looking at the sudden appearance of the Heaven-Defying Journey on the stone tablet.

After a deathly silence, the entire outpost square erupted in an unprecedented uproar!

"What?! Two minutes to clear the second level? Is that even a human being able to do that?"

"Didn't that guy from Gaul say that the second layer of the Misty Forest is plagued by supernatural interference, and it would take at least half an hour to find the way? How did this woman from China manage to walk out in just two minutes?"

"Cheating! This is definitely cheating! Is she using a full-map cheat?"

"As expected of Goddess Xueyao! Ahhh! Goddess Xueyao is too powerful! Long live the Dragon Kingdom!"

Meanwhile, in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream room, all the comments were already flooding the screen, and the enthusiastic shouts completely drowned out the entire screen.

……

The Tower of Babel, third floor.

When Lu Xueyao opened her eyes again in the white light, she found herself standing in an absolutely enclosed space, like the giant gladiatorial arena of ancient Rome.

It was surrounded by towering, massive walls made of obsidian.

And in front of her.

"Ugh—!"

A space suddenly shattered, and a violent, even faintly reeking of the aura of lava from the depths of hell, supernatural energy surged violently in the air.

With a deafening, violent roar, a colossal demonic hound, several meters tall, with three ferocious heads and a constant flow of ghastly blue hellfire from its mouth—the [Three-Headed Cerberus]—slowly emerged from the crack.

This is not only a powerful top-tier A-grade monster, but what's even more terrifying is that, under the blessing of the Tower of Babel's rules, it possesses an heaven-defying characteristic—three heads and three lives!

You must either decapitate it simultaneously or kill it three times within a short period of time to truly pass the level.

"roar!"

The three-headed hellhound's three pairs of bright red beast eyes stared intently at Lu Xueyao.

Then, the three enormous heads suddenly plunged downwards, spewing out three streams of ghastly blue flames powerful enough to melt a quasi-imperial capital and burn away all life, sweeping towards Lu Xueyao in an overwhelming manner!

"A mere trick like this? You dare to be so presumptuous in front of me?"

Lu Xueyao snorted coldly.

This time, facing such a ferocious attack, she did not choose to dodge, but instead planned to sweep through the third level in one fell swoop with a stunning display!

"Starving ghosts, ghost brides, all of you, come out here!"

"Swish! Swish!"

The towering, starving ghost body and the ghost bride dressed in a bright red wedding gown, playing a mournful suona, instantly descended powerfully from the left and right in the arena!

"die!"

Lu Xueyao pointed a finger and immediately activated her innate divine power—the Flying Immortal Technique!

A dazzling, purifying divine light-emitting flying immortal blade instantly materialized from the void. It was incredibly fast, like a streak of light, and slashed fiercely at the left head of the three-headed hellhound that was spewing flames!

"Pfft!"

"Awoo!"

A scream rang out as the left side of the head was instantly purified by the Flying Immortal Blade's strike, its soul essence cleansed and cleanly severed, turning into a cloud of black smoke.

Hellhound, lost its first life!

But in the fraction of a second that its left head fell off, its karmic instinct was activated, and its massive body erupted with a violent lava phenomenon, attempting to revive on the spot.

"Forced wedding ceremony!"

The ghost bride, who was waiting by his side, her bright red wedding dress fluttering in the wind, was instantly enveloped by an absolute force that ignored physical defenses and forcibly established a ghost marriage contract.

The massive, raging body of the three-headed hellhound, poised for resurrection, was momentarily frozen in place by the constraints of this underworld marriage rule.

"Soul Banner, Bone Demon General, smash it!"

That is, the time it takes to breathe half a breath.

Lu Xueyao swung her right arm, and the white bone demon general, which was several meters tall and held a white bone spear, descended with a bang. Its eyes blazed with ghostly soul fire, and the bone spear in its hand tore through the void. With pure physical and violent divine power comparable to the Dao Severing Realm, it pierced through the second huge head of the hellhound!

"boom!"

"Awooo—!"

Another earth-shattering explosion rang out, and the second head was shattered into pieces by the savage spear thrust of the Bone Demon General, and was completely obliterated!

Hellhound lost its second life!

Just as the last right-side head, having lost two lives in succession, went completely berserk and began to spontaneously combust with black flames, preparing to launch a self-destructive attack that would destroy everything in its path.

Lu Xueyao's beautiful, aloof face was filled with an extremely cold gaze.