NOVEL NEXT Chapter 135
Two highest-level Great Transcendent cultivation techniques had brought tremendous benefits to Su Xiaobai!
After reaching the 61st floor of the Illusory Tower, the foreign adversaries he faced were exponentially stronger than before.
They had fully reached the level of an ordinary Transcendent-tier warrior—equivalent to the standard Martial God level among humans.
Yet, they couldn't even withstand a single slash from Su Xiaobai!
His strike defied comprehension, seemingly transcending time and space. The moment his blade light descended, it was so fast that they couldn't even react, their lives had already come to an abrupt end!
Thus, from the 51st floor onward to the 70th floor, Su Xiaobai continued to set new records in the Illusory Tower at a staggering pace… Every floor he conquered, he ranked first!
There was no other reason—simply because his current cultivation realm was at the Elite Martial Commander level, this was his first challenge, and he cleared each level in record time!
Su Xiaobai was relentlessly shaping his own legacy.
The shockwaves this caused in the outside world grew stronger by the day.
His inbox was overflowing with messages.
After each floor he cleared, whenever he casually opened his inbox, he would find tens of thousands of new invitation emails… Even the recruitment notifications from the Five Great Alliances had flashed more than ten times!
Genius.
Monstrous talent.
A freak.
An anomaly.
All these terms were no exaggeration when used to describe Su Xiaobai!
Every major faction was extending an olive branch to him, eager to recruit this prodigy who would inevitably become a powerhouse in the future!
Yet, Su Xiaobai remained indifferent, ignoring them all. There were so many emails that he couldn't even be bothered to delete them.
Even Dong He Duan had sent him multiple voice call requests, all of which Su Xiaobai directly muted and ignored.
Now was not the time to be distracted by external matters.
"Seventieth floor reached. Beyond this point, my opponents will be at the Ultimate Martial God level… While I easily crushed the last floor, from the 71st floor onward, I might be the one getting crushed!"
To challenge floors 61 to 70, one needed strength equivalent to an Elite Martial God.
With his current power, Su Xiaobai could effortlessly annihilate even Elite Martial Gods in an instant, making his progress up to the 70th floor seamless.
But stepping into the 71st floor would mark a new beginning.
Because from the 71st floor onward, the required strength was on par with an Ultimate Martial God!
And to reach the 80th floor, one needed to be capable of sweeping through and even slaying Ultimate Martial Gods!
Thus, Su Xiaobai paused for a moment.
"Virtual Network, I want to exchange for Super-Spirit-level cultivation techniques!"
He glanced at his current cultivation points—an astonishing 68,890!
That was enough to redeem a full six Great Transcendent cultivation techniques!
"Please select the technique you wish to exchange!"
A window popped up.
This time, Su Xiaobai didn't spend much time filtering through them.
He had already looked them over before, and one glance was enough for him to remember everything clearly.
"Body-strengthening technique: Withered Zen Iron Body Manual!"
"Agility-enhancing technique: Thousand Birds Profound Darkness!"
"And this one, worth a whopping 45,000 cultivation points—the attribute technique Demon-Sealing Asura Formation!"
Su Xiaobai's eyes gleamed.
At the Great Transcendent level, he already possessed a metal-attribute technique and a blade-based weapon technique.
It was only natural that he should also acquire body-strengthening and agility-enhancing techniques.
However, for his final selection, he didn't choose to further enhance his strength, defense, or inner energy. Instead, he picked a completely unfamiliar but long-coveted new attribute technique—Demon-Sealing Asura Formation!
Its attribute?
The exceedingly rare 'Darkness' attribute—second only to time and space in rarity!
The greatest advantage of the Darkness attribute was a single word—corrosion!
Once an enemy was struck by an attack infused with the Darkness attribute, the dark mist would continuously corrode their energy, their body—every part of them…
For weaker foes, it wouldn't be surprising if the dark mist corroded them into nothing but bones!
But that wasn't all.
The corrosion of the Darkness attribute didn't just affect energy and flesh—it could even erode spiritual perception!
By enveloping himself in dark mist, Su Xiaobai could completely erase his life aura and warrior presence… as if he had vanished from existence!
Even compared to space-attribute stealth techniques, this ability was superior.
Additionally, the dark mist of the Darkness attribute could obscure vision.
Once Su Xiaobai released a vast amount of dark mist, his opponent's spiritual perception would be rendered useless, effectively trapping them inside his 'Dark Domain', where he could slaughter them at will!
This was merely Su Xiaobai's initial understanding of the Darkness attribute.
How far he could truly take it would depend on what Demon-Sealing Asura Formation would become once mastered.
"Exchange successful!"
Three Great Transcendent techniques materialized in Su Xiaobai's hands.
After nearly half an hour, he had memorized all three techniques.
He then placed them into the One-Click Practice Space.
A moment later—
"Ding! Withered Zen Iron Body Manual has reached the highest level!"
"Ding! Thousand Birds Profound Darkness has reached the highest level!"
"Ding! Demon-Sealing Asura Formation has reached the highest level!"
Three consecutive system notifications echoed as a terrifying aura erupted from Su Xiaobai—like a nuclear explosion!
A dark golden glow, a streak of golden lightning, and a wisp of black mist intertwined around his body…
Su Xiaobai closed his eyes.
He reveled in the exhilaration of boundless knowledge surging into his mind!
It felt as if he had lived through three lifetimes in an instant.
When he reopened his eyes, his pupils had turned completely black—like obsidian glass. A rolling black mist surged from his body, making him appear eerie and enigmatic!
Soon, the darkness in his pupils faded.
Su Xiaobai returned to his usual self.
He raised his hand, and dense black mist coiled out from his sleeve, completely engulfing his arm!
The mist spread further, enshrouding his blade entirely.
Behind him, a billowing dark mist soared into the sky.
From afar, he looked like a demon god emerging from the abyss!
"Expand!"
At his command, the black mist spread outward, covering an area of dozens of miles!
The land below and the sky above were both consumed by the mist!
This was the highest-level Dark Domain.
Within it, all spiritual perception, energy, and even flesh would be relentlessly corroded!
And with the addition of the metal attribute's enhancements, even Ultimate Martial Gods who entered this zone faced the threat of death!
This alone demonstrated the terrifying power of the Darkness attribute!
"Very good. Virtual Network, I want to enter—"
Just as Su Xiaobai was about to proceed to the next floor, his consciousness suddenly jolted.
His vision blurred, and when he came to his senses again, he had completely exited the Virtual Network world and returned to reality!
"What's going on?"
"Did my time run out? No, that's not right—I paid half an Origin Stone for a full day! It's only been half a day, how could it be over so soon?"
As Su Xiaobai was still puzzled, the door to his training room swung open.
A staff member rushed in and apologized, "Sir, we're terribly sorry, but an emergency has occurred in Senluo Cloud City. The Virtual Network branch must shut down immediately. All fees you've paid will be refunded to you at once. We ask for your understanding!"
After speaking, the staff member gestured for him to leave.
"An emergency in Senluo Cloud City?"
Su Xiaobai swiftly extended his spatial perception outward.
Above Senluo Cloud City, a massive fleet of dark warships loomed.
Each warship's underside bore intricate, mysterious sigils.
Soon, Su Xiaobai overheard the conversations of Otherworld beings on the streets and learned the reason behind the commotion—
The Four Directions City had officially declared war on Senluo Cloud City!