The reason is simple: the Dragon Palace Trial Tower is extremely terrifying, and there is even a risk of it collapsing.

The Trial Tower has fifteen floors. Each floor is a challenge, and the higher you go, the greater the difficulty and the higher the mortality rate for challengers.

The Dragon Clan's current top-ranked talent on the potential leaderboard has only reached the ninth level. Xu Xiwang walked to the outside of the Trial Tower. Behind him followed a group of Dragon Clan students watching the spectacle, after all, Xu Xiwang's one-star talent was practically an anomaly within the Dragon Clan.

The Dragon Palace Trial Tower, resembling a giant castle, stands tall in the sky, soaring into the clouds.

Xu Xiwang slowly walked into the Dragon Mansion Trial Tower.

The walls outside the tower are covered with countless strange runes, radiating a dazzling luster.

Xu Xiwang glanced at the ancient tower, but did not stop, and strode forward.

Xu Xiwang vanished in a flash.

"Huh? Where did everyone go?"

"Has he already made it through?"

The trial tower gates slowly closed.

"Trainee Xu Xiwang, enter the first level of the Trial Tower!"

Xu hoped to hear the prompt, so he lightly tapped his toes and moved forward quickly.

The first level has ninety-nine steps.

Xu Xiwang slowly lifted his leg and stepped over the first step.

"First floor."

Xu Xiwang nodded slightly and continued walking forward.

The second step.

The third step...

The tenth step...

With each step Xu Xiwang took, he felt the pressure increase. By the time he reached the thirtieth step, his clothes were soaked with sweat, and his internal energy flowed tirelessly, continuously rising.

"The 87th step...the 86th step...the 88th step...the 89th step!"

An immense pressure struck, and Xu Xiwang's muscles tensed, a fine bead of sweat appearing on his forehead.

Finally, Xu Xiwang stepped onto the last step.

"The ninety-eighth step!"

Xu Xiwang let out a long breath, feeling as if his body was about to explode; the pressure was terrifying.

It has nothing to do with strength; it's simply a test of your physical strength.

"call......"

Xu Xiwang let out a long sigh of relief, feeling his breathing become much more rapid, and his face turned bright red.

"It seems the ninety-ninth step is even more difficult to climb than the previous ones..."

Xu Xiwang thought to himself, and continued upwards to the ninety-ninth step.

Xu Xiwang expended countless efforts on each step he took, but his spirit only grew stronger.

The ninety-ninth step!

We've finally reached the ninety-ninth step.

Xu Xiwang stopped walking, looking slightly tired.

Xu Xiwang stopped and looked ahead, only to find that it was pitch black, like an endless abyss, deep and unfathomable.

Where am I?

Xu Xiwang frowned and began to think.

Is this the second floor?

The first level tests the physical body, so what does the second level test?

Upon entering the second level, Xu Xiwang was greeted by a scene of carnage and blood, with countless evil spirits tearing at humans and endless blood flowing down, staining the area red.

These images flooded his mind like a tidal wave, giving Xu Xiwang a splitting headache and bloodshot eyes, making him look like a wounded wild beast.

puff!

Xu Xiwang spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale.

The second test was actually a test of his willpower, which greatly impacted his resolve.

Xu Xiwang, pale-faced, leaned against a thick tree, her cheeks twitching and her body trembling.

A woman carrying a child ran up to Xu Xiwang, while a demon over ten feet tall chased after them. The demon's claws tore at their tender necks, and blood spurted out, a horrifying sight.

"Save...save my child...please...save my child..."

The woman cried out and threw the baby in her arms to Xu Xiwang.

Xu Xiwang frowned, trying to conjure a spear, but found that he couldn't do so with his willpower alone. "Can't I use a weapon?"

Looking at the evil spirit that was already close at hand, and feeling its overwhelming pressure, I was somewhat terrified.

This evil spirit is far more powerful than him!

To run or to stay?

Everything here is virtual. Looking at the brightly lit opening in the distance, that should be the entrance to the third level.

Keep?

This evil spirit's power was beyond his ability to contend with.

Walk?

How could he bear to leave such a young child?

Xu Xiwang's face showed a struggle, and his eyes flickered with hesitation.

If I were to back down now, I fear I would never be able to face my own conscience again.

If they stay, their chances of survival are slim.

"Ahhhh..."

Hearing the child's cries, Xu Xiwang paused, took a deep breath, and then focused his energy again, finally managing to conjure a spear and hold it in his hand.

bring it on!

With his spear in hand, Xu Xiwang's entire demeanor changed. He was fearless in the face of death and adversity; anyone who was an enemy, anyone who dared to block his path, he would kill!

Xu Xiwang let out a long roar, grabbed his spear, and charged forward.

Rumble!

Xu Xiwang was incredibly fast; with a single thrust, he pierced through the demon in front of him, pinning him to the ground.

Xu Xiwang pulled the woman and baby closer, but then froze. They weren't virtual; were they real?

Where is this?

"This is the South China Sea, and we are a village on an island!"

The woman explained.

Xu Xiwang was stunned. Was this a real scene? Had the Trial Tower merged his space with the space invaded by the demons, or was this just his illusion?

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