Without hesitation, Yaberlik rushed forward.
Tentacles rapidly grew from the ground, which resembled flesh and blood, attempting to entangle it.
But it was no use.
Even before entering the Tower of Inheritance, Jiang Yan had already used the ultimate sublimation on it. Although he did not trigger any new law skills, his Dragon King Body skill has now been upgraded to the highest level, and his combat power score has increased to more than 50,000, which is almost double in terms of pure strength.
With just a flick of its body, it shattered all the tentacles that had wrapped around it.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"
The old woman was furious as she watched the devastating dragon. Suddenly, her wrinkled skin split open, and a monster made of flesh and blood emerged from her body.
In just a few seconds, it grew to a height of over ten meters, with its lower body connected to the entire earth.
Eight thick arms extended from behind, attempting to stop the dragon's attack.
Yaberic showed no intention of dodging, opening his mouth to spew out streams of dragon breath, while his sharp dragon claws swung out hundreds of times in an instant, tearing the eight arms to shreds.
But soon, the flesh and blood on the ground flowed and reformed into arms, blocking the way once again.
Clearly, this monster can control the power of this entire world.
The two sides were immediately locked in a stalemate. Although Aberystwyn was powerful, he was unable to break through the endless tentacles for the time being.
"Get out of the way!"
At that moment, a cold voice came from behind.
Analia hovered in the void, her killing intent palpable. She held the angelic sword high in her hand, endless flames erupting from its blade.
"Blazing Flames, Judgment!"
With a single slash, golden sword light pierced through the heavens and earth.
Yaberlik instinctively stepped aside.
The next second, the sword light burning with holy flames instantly incinerated the flesh and blood arm, and even the ground was constantly evaporating.
"No, I'm not reconciled!"
The monster looked terrified and desperately summoned tentacles in an attempt to stop it.
It can gain the power of those who have died in this world in a short period of time. Originally, it planned to take advantage of the death of the enemy lord, quickly kill 12 greatswordsmen, then use their power to kill the dragon, and then concentrate the power of the entire world to eliminate that high-ranking unknown being.
But to their surprise, the opponent survived the causal skill, and all plans were disrupted.
From that moment on, the outcome was already decided.
The golden sword light incinerated all flesh and blood, and with its remaining force, it cleaved it in two, turning it into ashes.
Annalia didn't even glance at him before flying down from the sky and landing in front of Jiang Yan, kneeling on one knee.
"Your subordinate failed in his duty of protection; please punish me, Your Majesty."
Her face was filled with self-reproach. If "the shield is there and the person is there" hadn't worked in time, the Holy Lord would have been assassinated right in front of her. This was an absolutely unforgivable mistake.
In the past, the lightest punishment would have been the complete stripping of one's Seraph status.
"The tenth floor guardian, 'Blood Demon Priest,' has been defeated. You have gained 10 Survival Points and a +10 class reward weight. These rewards will be distributed after the challenge ends."
Ignoring the prompt in his ear, Jiang Yan looked at the angel girl whose face had turned pale from overuse of her power, stepped forward to help her up, and sighed softly.
"Get up, this is not your fault, it's my problem."
Jiang Yan walked toward the two dead greatswordsmen and gave them an apologetic bow.
"I apologize that my poor decision-making led to the deaths of two brave soldiers."
"Lord, you flatter us. Our duty is to protect you. Besides, it was this monster that killed them," the other greatswordsmen quickly replied, their expressions somewhat sorrowful.
Jiang Yan shook his head and remained silent.
This life has been too smooth; I even passed the highest-level dungeon with little effort and gained the allegiance of powerful angels and dragons.
This made him somewhat arrogant, and he lost the vigilance and reverence he should have had.
In other words, he got carried away.
Looking back now, it seems that from the moment the monster appeared, it had been trying to lower their guard and get them to talk.
And the people attacked were precisely the three people he had spoken to: Shield Three and Shield Seven.
It can be inferred that its causal ability allows it to directly attack any creature that makes a sound within its domain. Its power should be linked to the target.
Fortunately, his own strength was almost zero, which is why he was stopped by two greatswordsmen who had unleashed their skills.
—This is indeed somewhat difficult to prevent, but it is not a valid reason to shirk responsibility.
He could have easily had Anna or Aberystwynn cripple the opponent right away, but he was too confident in his strength and adopted a cat-and-mouse mentality, which almost led to his downfall.
This mistake must never be made again.
Jiang Yan silently made a vow in his heart.
There are too many special abilities in the myriad worlds, some of which can even ignore level and kill instantly. The best way is to not give the enemy a chance to make a move.
"Let's go to the next floor." Jiang Yan roused himself and ordered, "Aberystwynn, you'll be in charge of the attack from now on. Anna, don't attack for now, focus on recovering."
Analia nodded silently. She was only at the tenth rank of the Gold Realm at the moment, and the use of the Great Prophecy and the Flame Judgment spells in her rage earlier had indeed taken a toll on her.
"Don't worry, Master, leave it to me," Aberystwyane shouted nonchalantly.
It didn't consume much energy, since it mainly relied on melee attacks, and the previous monsters weren't very strong. The dragon's powerful regenerative abilities were more than enough to sustain it in the fight.
"Walk."
The group entered the portal of light.
"The eleventh level challenge, 'Thunder Purgatory,' will begin in five minutes. Please prepare yourselves."
Thirty-two giant creatures crackling with electricity appeared in the distance.
It was a Gold-tier Thunder Titan. Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. Although these creatures were powerful, they didn't have any strange abilities and were much easier to deal with than the one on the previous level.
"Do your best," Jiang Yan instructed.
Yaberic nodded, let out a long howl, and charged forward...
Half an hour later, the lightning dissipated, and the eleventh floor was cleared.
The twelfth floor...
The thirteenth floor...
Despite the increasing power of the monsters on each level, they were still defeated by the Dragon King's immense strength.
Finally, after a two-hour struggle, the nine heads of the nineteenth level guardian, the "Nine-Headed Python," were all torn apart, and its massive body collapsed helplessly.
Yaberic collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. He only recovered after Analia cast two healing spells.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Jiang Yan offered a few words of encouragement and then looked at the "All Realms" panel.
"Congratulations to the challenger for clearing the nineteenth floor of the Tower of Inheritance. You have gained 10 Survival Points and a +10 Job Weight bonus."
"In light of the challenger's outstanding performance, the following tips are provided."
"A true abyssal monster is imprisoned on the twentieth floor. You must completely destroy it to obtain the final reward of the Tower of Inheritance."
"Caution: This abyssal monster possesses the strength of a first-tier demigod and is extremely dangerous. Please choose carefully. Once you enter the twentieth floor, you cannot leave unless you eliminate it."
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