The way up is always harder than the way down.

When Wu Xiangwang stepped onto the stairs leading to the sixth floor, he could already feel the power fluctuations coming from the space inside the tower on the sixth floor, which were getting stronger and stronger.

When he stood at the entrance to the sixth floor of the treasure tower, he was pushed back half a step by the scorching air wave that rushed towards him.

hot.

This is the feeling he can feel most directly.

The heat that Wu Xiangwang felt was even greater than that of fire, a temperature that seemed enough to burn the soul.

He looked forward and saw two worlds of ice and fire.

In front of him was a rolling wave of lava, and behind the lava was an ocean with layers of white floating ice.

From the outside, this treasure tower of destiny only has a floor area of 300 to 400 square meters, but the space on each floor can actually become extremely large or small according to the difficulties of fate.

When I was young, it was only as big as a room, but when it got bigger... it was like the two-level sea of magma and glacier in front of me.

"Hiss! Oh my goodness! Fate is getting more and more perverted! He even managed to bring both the lava and the icy sea here as a test of fate!

"Tsk, boss, please don't look at me! No matter how thick a turtle's shell is, it can't survive the lava and the sea of ​​ice! Even a monster with the innate attributes of fire and ice can't get through here safely!"

Wu Xiangwang raised his eyebrows. "Then how are we supposed to get through this? There's no way we're going to be unable to continue climbing the Tower of Destiny, right?"

The photo of the ferocious beast in his sea of consciousness still had three lock rings that needed to be destroyed before it could be completely unlocked. Even if he could use the abilities of the Aedes aegypti or the Yin-Yang Beauty Butterfly to fly briefly, there was a high possibility that he would fall directly from the sky and become a sacrifice to the tower. After all, the sea of ice and fire before him stretched as far as the eye could see, and the heat waves were surging and the wind was freezing, making it very difficult to fly.

So there must be another way to get through this place.

Sure enough, as soon as Wu Xiangwang finished speaking, black rocks and white ice appeared and floated on the ocean of lava and extreme ice.

Obviously, if you want to cross this ocean, you have to walk over the potentially scalding rocks and frozen ice.

This appears to provide a path to the other side, where by jumping over the rocks and ice one can reach the entrance to the next level.

But looking at the lava that could cover the rocks at any time and the ice floes that were constantly hit by the cold sea water and swayed, this road was really unsafe.

But knowing the danger doesn't matter. You still have to step on it!

Wu Xiangwang looked at the first square rock in front of him, which was about one meter by one meter. The rock was black, and cracks like flames appeared and disappeared on it from time to time.

It looks like... permed feet.

"Boss, let's go up! Ahhhhh, boss, what are you doing? Why did you throw me up here without saying anything? Ahhhh, it's so hot! Oh my god, why is this rock so hot?!"

Wu Xiangwang looked at Turtle Nine, who was originally standing steadily on the rock, and suddenly started tap dancing crazily on the rock at a speed that was completely inconsistent with his attributes, and he knew how the rocks in this sea of magma would pass.

When cracks of fire appear on the black rocks, the temperature of the rocks will rise sharply. If you want to pass through this sea, you need to accurately step on every black rock that has not heated up.

The time between each rock heating up and cooling down is only ten seconds.

When the rock cooled down, Wu Xiangwang stepped on it.

Then he counted the seconds in his mind, scooped up Turtle Nine's shell, and jumped onto the second rock before it heated up.

The Nine Thousand Year Old tap-danced on the rocks felt like his thick soles were about to be burned and peeled off, and then the newly recognized leader actually ran away with him in a tortoise shell?!

"Wow, boss, you're so kind! You're actually willing to take Turtle with you! Don't worry, Turtle will be your most beloved turtle from now on! He'll go through fire and water for you! Boss, please put Turtle down. Although Turtle is a little slower, he can still keep up with you if he tries hard. Huh?"

The Nine Thousand Year Old was moved that the new boss took him with him when he escaped, but after bouncing up and down nine times, on the tenth time, he was suddenly flipped over and thrown forward.

Jiugui: “????”

"Don't thank me, your chance to go through fire and water is now available."

Jiugui: “…………”

So there are some things that you cannot say casually, otherwise your boss will take it seriously and squeeze you to the bottom.

The Nine Thousand Years Old's shell was turned over and came into direct contact with the heated rock. However, because the physical defense of his shell was extremely strong, although his back felt a little hot at this moment, it was much better than before.

Then the boss stepped directly over his belly and jumped onto the next rock that had just cooled down.

When Wu Xiangwang jumps to the next rock, he will shoot out spider silk to stick to the turtle lying on its back and pull it over. Therefore, such a convenient and comfortable recyclable stepping stone is the best tool for Wu Xiangwang to cross this sea of magma.

Only then did Wu Xiangwang nod seriously. It turned out that turtles could be considered fierce creatures. They had thick shells and lived long, and they were also reliable at critical moments.

He used to think that the big turtle in the manual didn’t seem too powerful, but now he realizes that he was narrow-minded.

Turtle is good too!

However, considering that he already has a little turtle brother, he should not turn into a thousand-year-old turtle or a ten-thousand-year-old tortoise.

When Wu Xiangwang stepped onto the last rock with the strange turtle in his hand, the rolling magma suddenly erupted and directly submerged the last rock.

The bright orange color symbolizing high temperature softened the rock like a pool of mud. Anyone could understand what would happen if they stepped on it.

But there is only one road from here to the polar ice sea ahead, and it seems that the melting of the rocks symbolizes the blockage of this road.

Just like fate.

It was impossible to fly at this time. The surrounding magma began to explode and splash wildly. A drop of hot magma collapsed onto the turtle's strange head, burning it so much that it screamed.

Wu Xiangwang sneered and threw the turtle in his hand forward. Then he gathered the strength in his body and stepped on the rock that had been softened into lava mud!

When he stepped on it, his shoes melted and burned in an instant. The ferocious fire snake directly wrapped around his fair right foot, and when he got ashore, his foot was already burned with scars that looked painful.

Wu Xiangwang just frowned slightly.

If this is the destiny that must be taken along this road, then just take one step on it.

He didn't have to worry about getting hurt or whether it was worth it, because this was the path he had to take.

Then, in the extremely cold sea that was enough to chill one's bones, the floating ice on the sea surface had a ten-second interval, just like the rocks on the magma.

Every ten seconds, extreme cold would come from the ice floe, and it was so cold that the chilling air could be seen clearly.

The tool turtle once again played the role of a stepping tortoise.

But this time, Wu Xiangwang's speed was much slower.

The burn on his right foot was real.

Even though he put on new shoes and Ye Yangwangwang's ability to automatically recover life was passively and slowly healing his injuries, but the same thing still applies: he has not completely broken the shackles of fate, and his injuries cannot be recovered as easily as before.

Every time his right foot landed on the ground, it felt like a torture, but Wu Xiangwang knew that he could not stay in the middle. If he wanted to rest, he had to at least reach the exit of this floor.

After stepping over hundreds of ice floes, Wu Xiangwang dragged the turtle to the last piece of floating solid ice in the sea.

Just like the last piece of rock leaving the magma, this last piece of ice was already emitting a freezing cold air before he arrived. At the same time, the surrounding extremely cold sea began to roll out huge waves of ice, blocking all possible ways to take shortcuts.

If you want to pass, you have to step on it and feel the extreme cold. There is no other way.

Wu Xiangwang's right foot was still in excruciating pain at this time, and although his left foot had not been injured, he seemed to have already felt the coldness.

But he still did not hesitate and stepped directly onto the extremely cold ice floe that even had sharp ice spikes.

Then, the shoe on his left foot was instantly frozen and shattered, and his tender sole stepped on the ice, and the chill suddenly rose from his bones.

“!”

Wu Xiangwang's face turned pale, and for a moment he was about to kneel on the ice, but in the end he gritted his teeth and walked out step by step.

When he finally stepped out of this last icy ocean, his eyes suddenly blurred and the extremely hot and extremely cold oceans disappeared.

At this time, Wu Xiangwang lowered his head, his feet were already covered with scars.

But he looked down and smiled slowly——

Snap!

Another link in the chain of fate was broken.

Now only the last two lock rings remain.

The gem at the sixth floor of the tower's foot also slowly lit up as he smiled.

The Lord of Destiny sat on top of the castle, his gaze seeming to penetrate the tower and look directly at the person walking in the tower.

He originally thought that he was a smart person who was particularly good at finding the key and shortcuts, just like wisdom.

But when faced with crucial, fateful choices, wisdom always tends to avoid them, or always wants to have the best of both worlds without any loss.

But how can fate have a truly perfect choice?

A choice without loss is never a choice.

When you choose something, you always lose something else.

This is the truth that even with a smart brain, one can never figure out or is unwilling to figure out.

However, this human seemed to be different from wisdom.

He also wants to find the optimal solution, likes to cheat, and wants to have the best of both worlds.

But when faced with the most important choice, he surprised Him with his decisiveness.

"...much better than wisdom."

However, what truly shows the cruelty of fate are the last three floors of the Tower of Fate. Let me see how you will choose and how you will face such a fate.

Tsk, the turtle is in the way, get out.

So, when Wu Xiangwang rested for a while and felt that his feet had recovered a little and were not so painful anymore, he turned around but did not find his pet, Turtle Nine.

He was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that the turtle was probably kicked out of the tower. It must not be dead, because the strange other half of the turtle's core in his sea of consciousness was still energetic.

And he was also reporting his safety to those fierce creatures who were using him for training.

Wu Xiangwang curled his lips. It didn't matter if he no longer had his pet stepping tortoise. Anyway, the guy had already told him some important things he wanted to know. Now the turtle was of no use to him except as a stepping stone and a shield.

Obviously, shields and stepping stones cannot be used in the next three levels.

Wu Xiangwang thought so and set foot on the road leading to the seventh floor.

But as soon as he stepped onto the first step, he felt the light around him begin to dim.

He frowned slightly. Could the seventh layer be related to light or time?

After he walked forward a dozen steps, he realized that his guess was correct.

With every step he took, the light in the sky dimmed a little, and when he took the twelfth step, the light around him disappeared completely, and it was a pitch-black night where you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

There was not a single moon or starlight in the dark night sky.

It's like a person listening to his own footsteps and moving forward step by step.

Wu Xiangwang was initially wondering what a test it was to move forward on the pitch-black land, but after walking for a long time, he suddenly realized the horror in the darkness.

He had gradually lost his sense of time, and although he was clearly moving forward step by step, because everything around him was pitch black, he seemed to have lost his sense of direction.

It was as if... he was the only one left in the world, walking alone in the endless darkness.

It was a kind of lonely cold that was colder than the icy sea.

Don’t forget to start counting.

By counting each step he took, he could at least know how long he had been walking.

When he counted to three thousand, the road had not changed at all.

When he counted to nine thousand, he began to doubt whether he was still walking and whether he was on the right path.

"Wangwang! Why are you standing still in this shabby place? You're taking the wrong road! Come to my side quickly! This is the right road! We've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Just when he began to doubt himself, a soft light suddenly appeared in the darkness. In that light stood the first friend he met in the Novice Village, who was like a brother.

Shang Chong still stood there with his spiky hair, a look of helplessness and worry on his face: "Come here quickly! That's not the right way, follow me this way!"

The road where Shang Chong was standing was straight and wide, and looked like a very good road.

But Wu Xiangwang looked at him seriously for a while, then smiled and continued walking forward.

He walked through Shangchong.

When he counted to twenty thousand.

He saw Wu Xingyun holding a mushroom.

He looked worried and a little timid as he spoke to him anxiously, "Brother Wangwang! Why did you go over there? Oh my god, that's a dead end! Stop going over there and come here quickly! This is the right way to go. My intuition tells me it's the right way to go!"

Wu Xiangwang couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard the last sentence. The unlucky mushroom in the darkness waved his hand: "Don't make me laugh, can the path your intuition tell you be the right path?"

"The path I'm taking is the right one!"

"But there is no light ahead for you, and it seems there are endless dangers." Wu Xingyun felt a little aggrieved and puzzled.

Wu Xiangwang blinked his eyes and said, "So what? This is the path I have chosen. I will continue on this path."

Wu Xiangwang walked through the Wu Xingyun.

When he counted to fifty thousand, he saw Wang Xiao pushing up his glasses as expected.

He was standing next to him, and behind him was a road that looked very safe and seemed to lead to his hometown.

"According to my calculations, you are actually walking in a huge circle in the darkness. Humans cannot walk a straight path when walking in the dark.

So you've taken the wrong path. Don't waste any more time and life. You should follow me. This is the right path."

As Wang Xiao said this, he wanted to reach out and grab Wu Xiangwang, but Wu Xiangwang easily dodged him.

"Old Wang, I've been wanting to tell you for a while now. When it comes to life and life, you really shouldn't place too much emphasis on data. If everything is digitized, many things will become unexplainable and impossible to survive."

“There are some things that data cannot calculate.”

That Wang Xiao stood there, "Just like the road you want to take?"

Don't forget to nod.

"Yes, just like the path I'm going to take."

"What if this road has no end? Will you just keep going?"

Wu Xiangwang thought for a moment and said, "Well, let's just keep going. We'll eventually reach the end."

“At least now I know that the path I’m on is my own choice and it’s real.”

Even if there is no light ahead and darkness all around, and only his voice and footsteps are heard around him, he will keep going once he has chosen.

By the time he reached 100,000, thirty hours had already passed in the outside world. Unbeknownst to him, the gemstone on the seventh floor of the tower also quietly lit up when he took the 100,000th step.

"Oh my God! He's already passed the seventh floor! He's heading up to the eighth floor!"

More and more strange creatures gathered by the lake, and they all looked up at the tall tower in the center in disbelief.

They couldn't help but wonder, could it be that after this Tower of Destiny had existed for a hundred years, there was finally a life that was able to break the shackles of fate, climb to the top of the tower, and truly step on fate?

The friends in the inn were a little worried when their companions did not show up. However, they learned from the weird owner of the inn that he was still trying to break through the tower, so they temporarily put their minds at ease and continued to do their tasks.

At this time, Wu Xiangwang was still moving forward in the darkness.

He felt extremely exhausted both mentally and physically, and finally decided to sit down and rest.

But in the darkness, he didn't dare close his eyes too much, didn't dare fall asleep. He just closed his eyes and rested for a few hours, ate something and drank some water, and then continued to walk in the direction he was going.

At the 200,000th moment, he heard a sound of breaking air coming towards him in the darkness.

He suddenly tensed his nerves and quickly dodged the blade that almost brushed past him, and vaguely saw a black figure with bared fangs and claws in the darkness.

Fight and defeat Him.

Wu Xiangwang did not feel afraid. He knew that he must have passed a difficult node and that he was moving forward on the right path.

The presence of interceptors ahead means that he is about to reach his destination.

When Wu Xiangwang defeated the strange shadow in the dark, the darkness that made people unable to see finally gradually dissipated.

He saw a tiny, almost slit-like light gradually appearing in the darkness right in front of him.

Wu Xiangwang laughed silently.

He continued forward with a brisk pace.

Even the sound of counting steps had a hint of joy.

It's just that he seemed to be happy too early.

The road ahead seemed to become increasingly rugged and difficult.

It was still nearly blindingly dark, but the road was now filled with wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. There were also wave after wave of blockers and attackers who, while not fatal, gradually wore him down.

There were even people or strange things behind him who wanted to pull his clothes and drag him backwards.

He could barely count.

But he still counted the numbers in his mind.

When he counted the sixth hundred thousand in his mind and killed the last huge monster that blocked his way.

He fell to the ground exhausted.

But at the same time, two pleasant voices were heard.

One was the sound of two consecutive cracks coming from his sea of consciousness.

That was the sound of the chains that bound his fate finally being broken!

The golden photo suddenly burst out with dazzling light. At the same time, the ninth photo of the tardigrade that was not fully activated rushed into the golden light!

The other sound was the sound of a door being slammed open.

As this voice appeared in Wu Xiangwang's ears, the straight line of light in front of him suddenly spread out and turned into a broad light so bright that it could hurt people's eyes.

Directly in front of this sudden light, there are two distinct areas, one black and one white.

In the white light, a jade-like book floated there quietly.

In contrast, in the black shadow, half of an ugly, shapeless skeleton was piled there.

This is the final choice given by fate.

Books and bones, you can only choose one.

Choosing who to give up on seems extremely simple, yet extremely difficult.

Wu Xiangwang even felt that he heard the silent and indifferent mockery of fate.

"laugh."

He laughed and walked straight towards the broken bones.

But the spider silk in his hand shot directly towards the jade-like book the next second.

Only children make the choice between fate and destiny, I want both!!