Monarch of Time

Without waiting for a response, Wei Peng continued somberly

''Actually, my Wei family has already entered this 'Heavenly Tower' in the past, that's why I'm somewhat familiar with its trials. Well... to be precise, every single one of the eight ancient families has done so, so we are all familiar with the trials up to the fourth floor. As for the fifth one and above, I'm afraid that even I don't know that much. After all, the number of experts in each family who have reached that level can be counted on the fingers of a single hand.''

The surrounding Dao Kings didn't have any reactions to Wei Peng's revelation, and silently continued to absorb the pure qi within the hall as they saturated their dantians. Even in the central region, the fact that the eight ancient families had existed for hundreds of thousands of years was practically an open secret, so there was naturally no reason to hide it. As for the 'White Tiger chamber of commerce' and the Tianxuan dynasty, it was rumored that their histories were even longer!

With a solemn look on his face, Wei Peng stole another glance at the illusionary silver door before he continued

''Brother Shun may not even need this small piece of information I'm about to give you, but since each of us only have 3 chances of failure before we get expelled from the tower, it may prove a bit helpful in the end. If so, I'll be glad to be of assistance.

Actually, this fourth trial is rather simple, at least when compared to the previous three. This time you don't have to kill as many magic beasts as you can before you run out of essence, nor do you have to endure dozens of soul attacks from early-stage Dao Emperors. All you need to do is defeat 3 peak-stage Dao Kings. Simple, right?''

''Defeat three peak-stage Dao Kings..?'' Even Shun Long was momentarily taken aback after hearing Wei Peng's explanation, wondering if this mischievous young master of the Wei family was trying to crack a joke again. However, judging from his expression, it was clear this trial wasn't going to be as simple as that.

Wei Peng had a self-mocking look as he stared at the mirage of the silver door, before he continued

''Unfortunately, this trial is far from easy. The 3 Dao Kings you have to face are all nominally outer-court disciples of the 'Imperial Mandate sect'... just like the rest of us. Meaning, they are all people who were once strong enough to pass the first 3 trials of this tower as well and reach this point! How confident can you be in fighting 3 people who have also reached this level before?''

A handful of geniuses within the empty hall, alongside the muscular Xu Tai firmly clenched their fists, their gazes burning with determination as they looked at the door of the fourth trial, while others like the red-dressed Ming Guo had dejected expressions, as if they had already attempted this trial and failed miserably.

It was at this moment though, that a young man in blue robes suddenly stood up and faced Wei Peng, before he shrugged and said in a nonchalant voice

''Well, it's not like it's impossible or anything, so stop making such a fuss, Wei Peng. More than a handful of people have already passed the fourth trial this time, and there are at least a dozen others still undertaking it as we speak. Surely, a couple of them will manage to succeed as well. However, you do have a point. Unless you are absolutely certain of passing, I'd suggest you stay in this hall and consolidate your strength as much as you can before stepping forward.''

As he said that last sentence, the blue-robed young man seemed to be looking at Shun Long as he cupped his hands and nodded his head in greeting. A moment later, under the surprised gazes of the surrounding Dao Kings, he suddenly took a few steps forward and stepped towards the illusionary silver door, before placing his hand on the door's ethereal surface.

In the next moment, the blue-robed youth's figure directly vanished from the white hall, plunging the empty hall into a deafening silence, before the nearby Dao Kings immediately exploded in uproar fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

''What...? Did he just leave?''

''That arrogant bastard, Chen Yanting, is really bold, huh? Isn't this his last chance? Where did he find the courage to step forward, when Xu Tai is still here?''

''That's right! He already failed 2 times during the second trial. If he doesn't succeed this time, he is going to be kicked out of the tower!''

Of course, Shun Long already knew of this blue-robed man's name thanks to Wei Peng's introduction earlier. His name was Chen Yating and he was the third young master of the ancient Chen family, a family deeply tied to the northern region of the central continent. In fact, among the 8 ancient families, although they all had their roots in the central part of the continent, it was only the Bai and the Chen families that exerted any influence in the continent's northern part where the Holy sect was located!

However, Shun Long's inner thoughts didn't seem to mirror most of the Dao Kings around him. Only a select few like Wei Peng, Xu Tai, and a couple of others seemed to have stayed silent as they watched Chen Yating's disappearing figure.

Naturally, those people seemed to be thinking the same thing;

For peak-stage Dao Kings like them, there was no point in staying in this place and consolidating your power any longer. After all, most of them had already reached the peak of the Dao King realm long ago and had no more room for any improvements. The only thing they needed at this point, was to recuperate their wounds from their last challenge and step forward to challenge the tower. Wasting more time inside the hall wouldn't provide them with any benefits whatsoever.

Of course, some also disagreed with this notion, choosing to stay behind even though thei weren't wounded. After all, regardless of how good of a state your body may have been in, if your mental state wasn't in equally good condition as well, your chances of conquering the fourth trial were practically null, and most of these people already knew that.

However, it was almost as if the blue-robed Chen Yating's movements had started a chain reaction within the hall. A moment later, one after the other, the surrounding Dao Kings all stood up and turned their sights towards the fourth trial!