Compared to the pain of not forgetting or the love of not being able to be together, what is the excruciating pain?

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Third Ladder

This is the tenth day since Jiang Yuan entered this place. The killing has never stopped for a moment, like an inextinguishable war flame, burning quietly in his blood.

He had never fought such a difficult battle before. The battle formation composed of five thousand Nascent Soul Realm cultivators was like an impenetrable city wall, and every attack required him to put in a great deal of effort.

Fortunately, his fighting spirit spread across the seabed like an inextinguishable raging fire, and he had already torn a hole in the battle formation of the Third Heavenly Ladder.

A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole, and the failure of the Third Ladder was beginning to show signs.

What is most important in battle formation?

Without a doubt, that is tacit cooperation. Once the morale of the team is low, the battle formation is useless.

Jiang Yuan's attack filled them with despair; they had never encountered such a monstrous enemy.

Jiang Yuan's physical body was destroyed time and time again, but each time it was reborn from his blood. His power waned time and time again, but his immortal and eternal self drew power from the cycle of reincarnation time and time again.

This is a battle that can instill despair, even if their side consists of countless Nascent Soul Realm experts.

It's not scary to have a powerful enemy; what's scary is not even knowing how powerful they are. They're like explorers wading through water, never knowing if they'll slip and fall the next step.

Compared to the battle formation led by the ladder guardians, Jiang Yuan's condition was even more unpredictable. The continuous battles did not exhaust him; instead, they put him into a state of selfless slaughter.

Jiang Yuan had been on the Third Heavenly Ladder for ten days, but immersed in the killing, it seemed as if only a few breaths had passed.

For a god to exist for eternity, there must be a divine fire that reflects the past and the future, swaying steadfastly in the universe. How can a divine fire forged by external force exist for eternity? Only willpower can endure, even if the physical body dies.

The physical body may perish, but the will is eternal and immortal.

Jiang Yuan's will froze at this moment, with blooming spider lilies all around him, each step representing a soul blossoming in this place.

Perhaps for a moment, he loathed the cycle of the six realms, simply loathed the endless cycle of life and death, but he knew he could not stop. Reincarnation was the future of the battlefield, and if he fell, there would be no other cycle to escape from.

"Tide Sound - Ghost Burial!"

A storm swept through the battle lines of the Third Ladder, bringing the ten-day war to an end.

Jiang Yuan stood on the silent, deserted seabed, his Gentleman's Sword, stained with blood, stuck in the silt, its righteous spirit gone.

"What may end the killing is a new beginning."

A lonely and sorrowful melody resounded on the Third Ladder. He had no hatred for the sea creatures of the Third Ladder, but life and death still brought them to opposite sides.

And this is just the beginning; there's a fourth and a fifth ladder to come. He has too many to kill.

He won't stop until the fire of killing is ignited.

"A funeral song will soothe the wounds of love and hate. May you rest in peace!"

A melody resounded from within the Sea Spirit Conch, and the entire Silent Heavenly Ladder heard the sound of death.

But what was even more devastating was the ladder announcement: Jiang Yuan had achieved a 10,000-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, another challenger appeared on the ninth level of the ladder.

Her approach was the same as Jiang Yuan's, except that one of them started fighting from the bottom of the ladder, while the other started from the top.

On the fourth level, which took fifteen days, Jiang Yuan killed the last person and also raised his cultivation level to the eighth stage of the Supreme God Realm.

During this time, another challenger defeated a King's Legion. His methods were no better than Jiang Yuan's. It was called a challenge, but it was a complete massacre. The entire King's Legion was killed, with no survivors.

Jiang Yuan was unaware of this unexpected event, and that it would cost him dearly.

On the fifth level, which took twenty days, he slaughtered almost all the sea creatures and raised his own realm to the ninth level of the Supreme God Realm. It was also on this level that he found the Heavenly Gang Legion.

However, this excludes An Xiaoyu.

"Where is An Xiaoyu?" Jiang Yuan's expression was fierce. He was certain that An Xiaoyu was with the Tiangang Special Forces a few days ago, but now she had disappeared without a trace.

"The captain has entered the Ancient Sea Dragon Palace, saying he can find the Sea-Stabilizing Needle," explained a member of the Tiangang Special Forces team.

But this explanation did not satisfy Jiang Yuan. He frowned and asked, "Who told her that the Sea-Stabilizing Needle was here!"

If he's not mistaken, the Sea-Stabilizing Needle should be the Prison Abyss, and you won't find it in the Ancient Sea Dragon Palace.

"I don't know about that. It was a woman in a black robe who approached the captain. Judging from the captain's expression, he might recognize her," Number Six described.

"Could it be Leng Yue?"

Jiang Yuan could only guess this answer.

"Major General Jiang, we don't have much time left. The sea creatures have only a little over a month to land. If we can't find the 'Sea-Stabilizing Pillar,' China will surely suffer a devastating loss of life!" Number Six gritted his teeth, hating his own incompetence.

"Don't worry, get some rest, I'll handle this!"

With heavy steps, Jiang Yuan once again headed towards the sixth floor.