âGoing to City of Devils can help enhance my strength in a short time?â Huang Xiaolong asked the Ascending Moon Old Man.
Although he had some information about the City of Devils from Yelu Chufeiâs memories, it was very limited.
The Ascending Moon Old Man nodded, âIf there is a place in hundreds of thousands of galaxies that can help enhance oneâs strength in a short amount of time, the first on the list would be the City of Devils, while the second one is the Path to Hell.â
âThe City of Devils, the Path of Hell.â The was a glimmer of anticipation in Huang Xiaolongâs eyes.
âYes, the City of Devils and Path to Hell.â The old man continued, âIt is said that the City of Devils is a remnant city left behind by an ancient Devil King, inside of which is a Hellion Tower going up twelve floors. Passing each floor entitles the challenger to a great reward; the higher the floor, the greater the reward you will receive.â
âThe Hellion Tower.â Huang Xiaolong was stunned.
The Ascending Moon Old Man went on, âThis Hellion Tower is a place of limitless treasures. It is said that it existed even before the City of Devils was built, and the City of Devils has been standing for three hundred million years.â
âThree hundred million years!â Huang Xiaolongâs eyes widened in astonishment.
Didnât this mean that the Hellion Tower could be four hundred million years old? Five hundred million years? Perhaps even longer!
âThe Hellion Tower has a total of twelve floors, how are the rewards for each floor?â Huang Xiaolong asked. This was the point he was most concerned with.
The Ascending Moon Old Man shook his head, âIâve only passed the first two floors, so those are the only rewards I know about. But, from what Iâve heard, as long as one passes the ninth floor, the reward is a Heavenly Godâs godhead. Other than that, there are even more shocking treasures, however, passing the ninth floor is just too difficult. In the last several hundred years, the number of people who passed the ninth floor can be counted with two hands.â
Huang Xiaolong was genuinely shocked. With the Ascending Moon Old Manâs strength, he merely passed the first two floors?
Watching Huang Xiaolongâs shocked expression, the old man explained as if he guessed what his little disciple was thinking, âThe truth is, challenging this Hellion Tower does not fully rely on oneâs strength. It isnât necessarily true that the stronger you are the higher you can go.â
âOh?â Huang Xiaolong was curious now.
The Ascending Moon Old Man went on, âThe most important element in challenging the Hellion Tower is oneâs talent. The higher your talent is, the higher you can reach.â
âTalent!â Huang Xiaolongâs eyes lit up. Challenging the Hellion Tower actually relied on oneâs talent! Based on his three supreme godheadsâ potential...!
Huang Xiaolongâs excited expression did not escape the Ascending Moon Old Manâs eyes. Shaking his head, he said to Huang Xiaolong, âLittle Huang brat, I know what youâre thinking. Your talent is indeed monstrous, a rare genius that appears once in millions of years, but challenging the Hellion Tower is a different matter. In so many years, there has only been one person who managed to pass the tenth floor!â
âOnly one?â Huang Xiaolong sucked in a breath of cold air.
The Ascending Moon Old Man nodded, âYes, that person is the ancient Devil King who built the City of Devils, heâs the only one who successfully passed the tenth floor. It is said that, when he passed the tenth floor, his reward was a ten-million-years-old Devil Fruit!â
A ten-million-years-old Devil Fruit!! A feverish gleam shone in Huang Xiaolongâs eyes.
A treasure of this level...!
Although Huang Xiaolong didnât know what kind of spiritual fruit the Devil Fruit was, he was sure it was a precious and rare treasure.
A three-million-years-old medicinal herb was already extremely rare in the world, one could already imagine the value of a ten-million-years-old spiritual fruit and the amazing energy contained inside.
âNo one has ever stepped onto the eleventh and twelfth floors, much less pass them.â The Ascending Moon Old Man added, âHence no one knows about those rewards. Some guessed it might be a hundred-million-years-old spiritual fruit, others said it could be a supreme divine pellet, some claimed it to be a supreme heritage.â
A hundred-million-year-old spiritual fruit!
A supreme divine pellet!
A supreme heritage!
Unknowingly, Huang Xiaolong was clenching his fists.
âPassing this Hellion Tower relies on the extent of oneâs talent, does that mean anyone can attempt to challenge it? Whether it be a Saint realm or God Realm cultivator?â Huang Xiaolong asked.
The Ascending Moon Old Man shook his head as he spoke, âThat is not the case, the challenger must at least be a Highgod Realm master, because the Hellion Tower entrance can only be opened with the challengerâs own godforce.â
Initially, Huang Xiaolong planned to bring Shi Xiaofei together with him to try passing the Hellion Tower, but now that he heard the old manâs explanation, he smothered that thought.
âThen, one can challenge the Hellion Tower any number of times?â Huang Xiaolong asked another question.
The Ascending Moon Old Man said, âNot really. Every person has two attempts, but the second timeâs difficulty would be higher than the first time. Naturally, the rewards of each floor would also be much greater.â
Huang Xiaolong sucked in a breath of cold air.
Subsequently, he asked a few more questions related to the Hellion Tower and the Path to Hell. The Ascending Moon Old Man told Huang Xiaolong all he knew about these two places.
The most powerful force in the City of Devils was the ancient devil race, the descendants of the very same Devil King after generations of thriving prosperity.
Other than this ancient devil race were the scattered forces of other galaxiesâ sects and families, such as the Wangu Clan, Fortune Gate, Mu Clan, the Dark Elf Tribe, Tempest Academy, and even the Giant Tribe.
However, the power of those branch forces wasnât really that strong.
The ancient devil race allowed the Wangu Clan, Fortune Gate, and other forces to establish a branch at the City of Devils, but their power was kept in check, holding the City of Devilsâ highest authority in their hands.
That Hellion Tower was also guarded by the ancient devil race. Although they allowed anyone to challenge the it, they must first pay ten top divine grade spirit stones.
Huang Xiaolong noted these details in his mind.
âThen what about the Path to Hell?â Huang Xiaolong asked.
Since the City of Devils had the Hellion Tower, did the Path of Hell also have something like it?
However, the Ascending Moon Old Man shook his head, âThe Path to Hell is extremely dangerous, its other name is Path of No Return. According to rumors, once one enters the Path of Hell, it would be hard to come out alive. Among tens of thousands of cultivators that enter, only one person can come out alive. I advise you not to go.â
This advice only stoked Huang Xiaolongâs curiosity further.
âThis Path of Hell, what dangers does it hold?â Huang Xiaolong couldnât resist asking.
The old man explained, âThis Path to Hell resembles a lair of countless evil spirits. Rumor has it that itâs actually the entrance to Hellâs Ghost Plane. No one knows if this is true, for no one has ever reached the end. Although there are countless evil spirits roaming in the Path to Hell, there are also countless million-year-old herbs and spiritual fruits. Some people claim that there are even ten-million-years-old and above medicinal herbs in the depth of that place, as well as other precious treasures.â
The end of this Path to Hell was actually the entrance to Hellâs Ghost Plane? Huang Xiaolong was genuinely surprised by this piece of information.
The Asura Tactics that he cultivated allowed him to summon the Gate of Hell that led straight to the Asura Plane. However, the Asura Plane and the Ghost Plane were two different realms.
It had been a long time since Huang Xiaolong summoned the Gate of Hell and entered the Asura Plane, but it was done for a reason; although the Asura Planeâs spiritual energy was extremely tempting, a great help in enhancing his cultivation speed, it was still a higher realm, the risk was too high.
âThe Path to Hell.â Huang Xiaolong muttered to himself, if there was a chance, he would like to see the end of this Path to Hell.