"That does seem quite difficult."
Ye Xuan nodded, the more he heard Ling Hanye speak, the more curious he became about the Martial God Tower. It was a place more daunting than ascending to the skies; he truly wanted to experience just how challenging it could be.
Besides, the Saint Spirit Stone had significant enhancing effects even for those in the Martial Saint Realm. Such an item was exceedingly rare, judging by Ling Hanye’s eager demeanor.
The Saint Spirit Stone must indeed be a remarkable treasure.
"Looking at this setup, is the Martial God Tower about to open?"
Ye Xuan looked over at the ground teeming with figures, where masters from various regions had almost all gathered. It wasn’t everyone, but it was close enough.
"It’s not opening this soon, but most of the people here have gathered enough points. They just need to wait for Martial God Mountain to open, which should be about a week from now." Ling Hanye explained.
Ye Xuan turned to Yin Meng, "Sister Yin Meng, have you also gathered enough points?"
"Not yet, but I’ve exchanged some items with our fellow disciples for some points. It’s enough now," Yin Meng replied.
"What about you, Qianxue?"
Ye Xuan hadn’t considered this method before, and he turned to Ling Qianxue next to him, "Do you have enough points to enter the Martial God Tower?"
"I’m still short by over four thousand points."
Ling Qianxue shook her head; she hadn’t really focused on earning points along the way, but had amassed some while traveling with disciples from Snow God Mountain.
"That’s quite a shortfall."
Ye Xuan showed a pensive expression. He had twelve thousand trial points on him. After deducting ten thousand, that left him slightly over two thousand points, still nearly two thousand points short.
"Ye Xuan, we have some points left with us; you can use them."
Just as he spoke, several voices reached him. Ye Xuan looked in their direction, finding it was Qin Wuyan, Duanmu Yu, and others.
Ye Xuan shook his head; he did not wish to acquire points through such means. Within Martial God Mountain, aside from the Martial God Tower, there were other trial locations where points also had other uses.
"We all owe you our lives, which brought us here. How can we not repay that debt?"
Qin Wuyan and the others persisted, and Ye Xuan ended up accepting. It would have been excessive to steadfastly refuse.
With the points from Qin Wuyan and others, and adding some from his own, Ye Xuan helped Ling Qianxue gather the ten thousand points needed.
"Now, we just wait patiently for the Martial God Tower to open."
After thanking Qin Wuyan and the others, Ye Xuan took a deep breath and found a quiet spot to sit down cross-legged.
Ling Qianxue returned to the Snow God Mountain area. Jun Luoyu was asking her something intently, but upon realizing he couldn’t intervene between Ye Xuan and Ling Qianxue’s relationship, he consciously maintained a gentlemanly decorum. Despite not having seen each other for a long time, Ling Qianxue still had eyes only for Ye Xuan.
Holding on tightly doesn’t always yield results.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
The figures gathered on this hillside clearing grew more and more numerous. Over these seven days, undoubtedly many had gathered enough points, qualifying them to enter the Martial God Tower.
However, the atmosphere in the arena was still in a very quiet state until after those seven days when it finally erupted.
At this moment, on the summit of Martial God Mountain, there was already a layer of multicolored light enveloping it. Within that light, a sharp tower faintly emerged.
"It looks like the Martial God Tower is about to appear."
Everyone looked at the spire within the Light Shield, excitement surging in their expressions.
The Martial God Tower they had waited for so long was finally about to surface.
"Get ready, we are preparing to enter it."
Sikong Wuji looked towards Ling Hanye and Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan and his two companions nodded. In fact, they had been ready for a while and could set off at any moment.
The talented individuals ready to challenge the tower were already heatedly discussing it, the atmosphere climbing high.
"Martial God Tower, this time I must surpass the fifth level!"
"Fifth level? You’re really thinking big, I’d be satisfied just surpassing the third level."
"Haha, setting a higher goal is necessary, or you might not even surpass the third level. This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity, and getting a Crystal Stone means a tremendous chance."
"That’s right, the Martial God Tower won’t kill anyone. If you fail, you’ll just be teleported out. We can give it our all without holding back, swearing not to give up until the last moment."
Everyone was eager to try, their faces full of fighting spirit.
As everyone waited, Martial God Mountain itself trembled, endless brilliance releasing, as if eternal and indestructible.
That astonishing light touched the distorted space, and immediately, ripples spread out. Subsequently, everyone saw the distorted space slowly tear apart, and behind that torn and twisted space, an ancient, vast aura emanated, as if returning to the ancient lands.
And with the tearing of that distorted space, the atmosphere in this world also suddenly intensified, countless gazes becoming extremely fervent.
Spatial fluctuations spread out, and inside it, an ancient oppressive giant tower also stood tall in this world.
In front of the giant tower, a gateway opened, shooting out dazzling beams of light.
Silence lasted only for an instant before the sound of rushing wind echoed, and several figures near the ruptured space, unable to wait any longer, dashed out.
Objects that recorded their presence flashed, then they were enveloped by the light emitted by the Martial God Tower and immediately disappeared within the big gates of the Martial God Tower.
Sikong Wuji also shouted out to the others, then took the lead, stirring up a vigorous fluctuation as he rushed into the Martial God Tower.
Ye Xuan, Yin Meng, and Ling Hanye exchanged glances, and after a brief eye contact, they immediately leaped forward, following him.
Dozens of figures swept across the sky, and the world behind the distorted space, which seemed like a source of light, rapidly enlarged in Ye Xuan’s eyes. In that instant he entered, Ye Xuan also deeply inhaled the scorching air, his eyes equally flashing with an impatient glimpse.
Regarding the Martial God Tower, he was also quite interested. He really wanted to see what unusual aspects this place, treated as legendary by the Central Domain, had that attracted so many young giants, and what extreme challenges it would present to them.