Chapter 714: The Tower Reaching to the Heavens!

empty-handed from putting the ball away, riding back towards the exit of the basketball court."Let's go! Let's head to the canteen!" Xie Yujia called out to Hao Ren."You want me to ride you" Hao Ren w...Chapter 714: The Tower Reaching the Heavens!

"Let's go!" Hao Ren decisively replied to her.

He was merely stunned by Su Han breaking through to peak Gān-level and had slightly delayed his actions, not because he was hesitating.

Seeing Su Han jump over five meters high with just a light tap on the ground, Hao Ren's agile strength suddenly burst out as well, leaping towards her direction.

Su Han turned around to grab Hao Ren by his collar like an eagle catching a chicken and stepped up several times in succession, easily jumping onto the outer wall of Yuanlong Hall.

Hao Ren thought Su Han was going to open the stone door of Yuanlong Hall and enter inside but didn't expect her to climb up along the exterior wall instead.

He stood firmly on the edges of these heavy black boulders, exerting strength inwardly as he tried to keep pace with Su Han's speed.

The two were like skillful climbing squirrels, swiftly ascending the towering and magnificent outer wall of Yuanlong Hall.

Especially Su Han; her white boots quickly changed positions, while her white windbreaker swung left and right. In contrast to the dark Yuanlong Hall, she looked incredibly nimble.

Hao Ren gathered his spirit energy and ran beside Su Han, desperately trying to catch up with her speed.

He just couldn't figure out how in just one night, Su Han could have recovered enough spirit energy to break through from upper Gān-level to peak Gān-level.

Could it be...

While looking at Su Han's cold face, Hao Ren also thought about the opportunity that made him advance in his cultivation level.

Su Han's thin lips were tightly closed. With just a light tap of her toe, she jumped over five or six meters high. She knew Hao Ren was probably speculating on why her cultivation level had improved but didn't want to explain it either.

If Hao Ren thought of her as that kind of person, there wasn't much point in discussing it further.

She hadn't expected Hao Ren's Yuan Yang body type would help her break through. Suddenly realizing that Hao Ren's constitution might not be as poor as she had imagined.

But seeing the ambiguous gaze Hao Ren sent over, Su Han still felt somewhat unhappy inside.

Breaking through to peak Gān-level from upper Gān-level should have been the most joyful moment for a cultivator. But Su Han couldn't feel any joy at all.

The black obsidian used in building Yuanlong Hall was a very special material, which could isolate external spirit energy but also served as an excellent conductor for internal spirit energy.

Thus, this kind of material was often used in alchemy rooms or closed-type arrays.

Because of the uniqueness of this material, the chaotic primordial qi spread throughout Jiulong Palace had been repelled a hundred meters away. Hence Su Han could circulate her metal and water-based spirit energy within Yuanlong Hall, but she couldn't ride on her sword nearby because it would be impossible to do so.

In other words, while the spirit energy could run through their body internally, they wouldn't be able to manifest it as it would immediately dissipate due to the black obsidian of Yuanlong Hall.

Hao Ren was chasing after Su Han and panting heavily. He barely reached Wèn-level mid-stage in cultivation level, far inferior to Su Han's spirit energy reserves. It made catching up with her speed quite challenging for him.

Moreover, Su Han seems to be in a bad mood and runs faster.

This chase continues for an hour or two. Hao Ren is still only able to see Su Han's back.

The only thoughts on Hao Ren’s mind now are: first, chasing girls is really tiring! Second, this Yuanlong Palace is so tall!

At his running speed, he must have covered at least fifty or sixty kilometers in just an hour.

Lifting his head and seeing Su Han's figure already penetrate into the white mist, barely visible anymore, Hao Ren clenched his teeth and channeled more Five Elements Spirit Energy into his legs to sprint up madly.

If he wasn’t supposed to be angry then, why was she sulking now

His legs were almost about to give out. Although he was a five-star co-cultivator with denser spirit energy compared to cultivators at the same realm, it couldn't compare to Su Han's peak Gān-level strength!

Su Han ran for quite some distance and seeing Hao Ren still relentlessly chasing after her, she finally slowed down and let him catch up.

“How much further” Hao Ren asked.

The air was filled with thick white mist which was cold and damp. If they paused for a moment, their clothes would be wet from condensation.

"The Yuanlong Palace has another name: the Heavenly Tower," Su Han replied.

Heavenly tower… Could it reach up to heaven How tall could it possibly be

The Yuanlong Palace was no longer what it looked like on the ground, a massive hall hundreds of meters wide. Instead, it had become an endless column that stretched upwards and downwards.

Looking up, all he saw was white mist; looking down, there was also just white mist.

The height was impossible to judge, only knowing they were suspended high in the air.

"If you can't hold on, it's still not too late to go back," Su Han looked at Hao Ren and said.

Hao Ren glanced at her and with a burst of effort from his legs, he sprinted past Su Han towards the top.

Su Han watched as Hao Ren’s figure was slightly defiant yet steady. She suddenly smiled and lightly pushed off with her toes to jump even higher.

According to the vague records in the Dragon God Temple, on the tip of this Heavenly Tower laid an ancient holy artifact. However, there were no records about how tall the tower extended from the Yuanlong Palace.

Su Han had endured great hardships to reach the Nine Dragons Palace so she could find that holy relic at the top of the tower. But it was also easy for her actions to trigger the Niu in the Nine Dragons Palace, and now she could only hope that the Niu was still meditating and wouldn’t pay attention to these two intruders.

Hao Ren and Su Han ascended side by side. The tower's columns became finer and smoother as they climbed higher.

After climbing for a few more hours, the Heavenly Tower had narrowed down to just an arm's width in diameter. Layers of mist surrounded them, making the originally smooth black stones slippery with moisture.

If one were to fall from here without being able to ride on their sword… survival was impossible.

Taking the test not only requires physical strength but also courage, as one needs to climb tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands more steps. A single wrong move could mean a fatal slip.

The sky gradually lightened.

Hao Ren and Su Han had been running on the stone pillars all night!

Even so, there was still no end in sight to the towering Heavenly Pillar Tower.

Su Han briefly paused, retrieving two pills from her storage ring. She took one herself and tossed another to Hao Ren.

The moisture in the mist had wetted Su Han’s hair strands. Her cheeks were flushed with moisture, making her look extremely charming.

"We might have to run for days on end," said Su Han. "Be prepared."

Days and nights... Hao Ren felt a slight chill in his heart.

Without waiting for Hao Ren’s response, Su Han’s feet lightly touched the black stone tower, propelling her up another level.

Hao Ren swallowed the pill with difficulty and hurriedly followed – there was no turning back now! Even if Su Han were to betray him, he could only accept it!

The sky changed from light to dark and back again. The stone tower seemed endless, as did the mist.

Hao Ren felt like he was going mad, questioning whether he was in a never-ending nightmare loop or if this tower itself had no end at all.

Su Han’s high boots were already worn down by one layer and her windbreaker was soaked with dew that wouldn’t dry up.

If it took another ten days or more to reach the top, they might not even be able to retreat easily!

Hao Ren thought this as he looked at Su Han’s resolute expression. With a firm resolve, he pushed on upward.

The endless climbing journey seemed never-ending and continued through another day and night. Hao Ren was starting to doubt if the Nine-Dragon Palace could be so high.

Suddenly, the black tower stones turned into white ones!

And then, the white mist became black once more!

The Su Han who had been leading by half a body length suddenly felt her mana flow disrupted. Her arms couldn’t hold onto the thin stone pillar any longer and she fell sideways.

Hao Ren, sensing something amiss, was terrified to see Su Han’s sudden fall. His heart nearly stopped beating in fear.

"Su Han!"

Hao Ren reached out his right hand and grabbed her white windbreaker.

Su Han herself turned deathly pale as she quickly grabbed onto Hao Ren's wrist.

"Come up!" Hao Ren suddenly exerted force, swinging Su Han up half a meter before hoisting her into his arms.

Su Han narrowly escaped danger and, seeing Hao Ren's extremely tense expression, she felt a sudden surge of emotion in her heart.

The records from the Dragon God Temple did not mention that above the Tower of Heaven, black obsidian would be replaced by other materials.

Without the repulsion of black obsidian, primordial chaos energy encircled inside the Nine Dragons Palace, nearly causing Su Han's spiritual power to lock up and send her plummeting down.

Not only did Su Han’s spiritual power lock up; Hao Ren also felt his meridians sluggish and unresponsive.

He attempted to mobilize the primordial chaos energy within his body, but found that even with this thick fog surrounding him, it was almost ineffective!

Su Han gritted her teeth as she looked up at the long white stone tower reaching into the clouds, her face full of reluctance.

The designer of the Tower of Heaven had put so much effort into it; this was nearly impossible for any cultivator to reach the peak of the Tower of Heaven!

Hao Ren also looked up at the white stone tower hidden in the black mist. Suddenly, he subtly adjusted Su Han’s direction.

Sensing that her position changed, she quickly grabbed Hao Ren and found herself being placed on his back.

Without uttering a word, with both hands and feet working together, Hao Ren clung to the white stone tower and climbed up as if he were a monkey!

Su Han lay prone on his back, her hands firmly hooked around his neck. Looking down at the endless white fog, she felt an overwhelming surge of fear.

If Hao Ren made any mistake, they would both die! She never thought that just as she was asserting herself, she still had to rely on him!

Feeling every muscle in Hao Ren's body tense up as he climbed the white stone tower bit by bit, Su Han clung tightly to him, her heart filled with deep感慨。

The silence was more expressive than words; despite no verbal communication, they had mutual trust!

Hao Ren conserved his energy used for conversation and relied solely on his physical strength to navigate through this vast height where he could not use spiritual power.

Thump thump thump... With each step Hao Ren took, a clear handprint appeared on the damp white stone tower. Without any pause, he persisted for more than two hours! His hands and legs were nearly broken!

To lighten his burden, Su Han discarded her long boots and windbreaker, wearing only a thin sweater against his back, with her bare feet resting on his thighs.

If they reached the midpoint and Hao Ren’s strength gave out, their fate would be clear!

Tugging Hao Ren here in the end was still dragging him down...

While Su Han felt deeply guilty, she suddenly noticed a small city-like circular platform appearing at the top of the white tower!

To be continued...rl and with the pressure from Xie Yujia's pursuit, Zhao Yanzǐ felt a sense of urgency.As they were talking, Jia Ren suddenly retracted his 320 sword beams, condensing them into his palm to form a tang...