The terrifying beam of light emanating from Ye Daoguang was earth-shattering, moving at an extreme velocity that left the ten soldiers, including Luo Feng, no time to dodge before they were completely engulfed.

"This is the second level of the Wu Qi Tower."

"All of you will be transported into a small world and subjected to attacks. What you need to do... is survive everything within that small world."

"The two groups of soldiers: the first group has rested for a long time and recovered much of their divine bodies. The second group, quickly recover yourselves. The two groups will be teleported one after the other, with the first group going ahead!"

"Those who hide within their battleships to avoid combat will be annihilated."

The magnificent voice resonated within the minds of Luo Feng and the ten soldiers.

Immediately following this.

The first five soldiers, including the youth in the dark red armor, were instantly subjected to spatial and temporal fluctuations, and they vanished, instantly teleported far across this scorching, dark red land. At a glance, these five soldiers were scattered, each trapped within a small world roughly one hundred million kilometers in diameter.

"Hurry and recover your divine bodies."

"Fast."

"Recover as much as you can."

Luo Feng and the remaining five soldiers watched safely from the side. Those like Xu Zhong immediately deployed numerous treasures to restore their divine bodies as quickly as possible.

Treasures that restore the divine body require time to take effect. Since the moment they finished fighting on the first level, they were immediately sent here without even the chance to linger on the first level. Fortunately, the Wu Qi Tower was perfectly designed, giving them time for the treasures within their bodies to gradually restore their divine power.

The youth in the dark red armor surveyed his surroundings—a small world with a diameter stretching over a hundred million kilometers.

Boom!

Above, an immense, ancient secret pattern diagram, also spanning a hundred million kilometers in diameter, materialized. The myriad colors of the secret patterns combined to form this ancient diagram, which clearly blanketed all areas of the land below. Following a deep rumble, the ancient secret pattern diagram suddenly burst forth with beams of light directed downwards!

"Peng!" "Peng!" "Peng!"

A series of light beams recklessly sliced and pierced downwards!

The youth in the dark red armor held a silver scimitar and, with a sharp clang, blocked one of the light beams heading toward him. The impact force contained within that beam instantly sent him flying backward, tumbling through the air.

Because the ancient secret pattern diagram was showering countless beams of light from the heavens.

He was still being struck by light beams even as he was thrown back.

"Too strong."

"Every single beam of light attack is comparable to a True God's attack."

"I must rely on my mechanical flow treasures." The youth in the dark red armor was startled, and silver rings immediately began to spiral around his legs. Silver hua patterns quickly wound around his entire body, instantly accelerating his speed, which allowed him to withstand the incoming light beams without being blasted away.

Five small worlds, five soldiers.

Each soldier was being relentlessly battered by their respective "small worlds."

"It doesn't look too dangerous."

"Much better than the first level of the Wu Qi Tower, where we had to kill each other and at least half were guaranteed to die. This level involves fighting the small world; many might survive." Luo Feng’s group of five soldiers watched. Luo Feng remained silent, while the other soldiers whispered among themselves, occasionally glancing at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng gazed at the five small worlds in the distance.

Indeed.

In all five small worlds, the ancient secret pattern diagram was continuously bombarding downwards, but the level of threat was only equivalent to an ordinary True God. Once they deployed their mechanical flow treasures, those five soldiers should be able to withstand it.

"Did they die too many on the first level, so the second level is a bit easier?" Luo Feng mused internally.

Soon, Luo Feng realized he was wrong!

Just as the five soldiers inside the small worlds began to relax slightly.

"While it’s troublesome, it shouldn't be hard to survive." As the five soldiers continued to resist, the ground beneath them suddenly began to tremble violently.

Rumble~~~~

The ground in all five small worlds shook violently. The earth, already riddled with massive cracks, began to spew forth the scorching, crimson magma from beneath those fissures, pouring directly onto the surface. This intense heat forced the five soldiers to leap into the air, afraid to land.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~~" The crimson, scorching magma rapidly gathered together, converging continuously.

In a moment.

It converged into a towering, crimson giant! Immediately, the surface of the crimson giant began to solidify, transforming from a fluid magma body into a dark red rock giant! And on the surface of this rock giant, filaments of scorching magma still flowed...

"Roar~~~~"

Five dark red rock giants roared upward simultaneously. The fissures in the earth continued to erupt with crimson magma, connecting themselves to the bodies of the dark red giants.

"Rumble~~~~" The skies of the five small worlds continuously bombarded downwards, and many beams of light struck the dark red rock giants. This only caused some rock fragments to fall off the giants, but those fallen pieces quickly turned back into crimson magma and reformed onto the giants' bodies—they were completely unharmed.

Accompanied by earth-shattering roars.

The five dark red rock giants charged toward the five soldiers simultaneously. These giants attacked with massive stomps or sweeping swings of their rock fists. In the very first exchange, all five soldiers were sent flying back.

Not good...

"Too, too vicious."

"They are in deep trouble now."

The other five soldiers, still resting and recovering their divine bodies at a distance, were also shocked. They could see at a glance the perilous situation the five soldiers in their respective small worlds were facing.

The first exchange alone was enough to determine that a dark red rock giant definitely possessed True God combat strength! Although these rock giants lacked protective features like "battle armor," they were supplemented by the endless crimson magma below and could regenerate even when damaged—they were truly "immortal."

If they only had to deal with the rock giants, it would be manageable.

But remember, the light beams from the ancient secret pattern diagram were raining down indiscriminately! Previously, they could manage to dodge, only blocking a few times when evasion was impossible. But now, constantly under attack by the dark red rock giants, the five soldiers could not fully dedicate themselves to dodging the light beams, meaning they were being bombarded almost constantly.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

They were continuously struck by the light beams.

The five soldiers were in a wretched state.

If they tried their utmost to evade the light beams, they would easily be smashed away by the rock giants.

Endless streams of light descended! The rock giants roared! The five soldiers were utterly miserable, their divine power rapidly draining...

The five soldiers who were still safe and watching from the side now all wore grim expressions.

The first batch of five soldiers was in dire straits within those small worlds. This wasn't because they were weak, but because the environment within the small worlds was genuinely perilous.

"What should we do?"

"I fear we will face similar dangers! With countless beams of light falling from the sky, and on top of that, dealing with the rock giants—how can we fight? If we dodge the light beams, we can't block the rock giants. If we block the rock giants, we will be struck by the light beams. At this rate, our divine bodies will be depleted too quickly, and we probably won't last until the final moment."

The soldiers grew anxious.

The other four soldiers were worried, but Luo Feng remained relatively calm, though his expression was also serious: "This level of danger alone is nothing to me. But after the two major threats—the light beams from the ancient secret pattern diagram and the appearance of the rock giants—will a third danger emerge? Or even a fourth?" Luo Feng didn't fear the dual threats of the "ancient secret pattern diagram and the rock giants."

He worried about more dangers emerging one after another. No matter how strong Luo Feng was, he could eventually be crushed.

"Among the elite soldiers entering the Wu Qi Tower, typically only one out of ten survives."

"Since one can survive, I can survive," Luo Feng nodded internally, continuing to watch intently.

The Wu Qi Tower was the tallest structure in the God King Valley.

Not far from the Wu Qi Tower stood a three-story, ancient silver-gray palace. This palace was guarded by a group of True Gods and served as the highest center of authority for all the "Guards" in the entire God King Valley.

On the third floor of the silver-gray palace.

In the immensely vast hall, there were four enormous thrones. On the leftmost throne sat a massive mass of black mist, which vibrated, enveloping most of the huge throne; only the legs of the seat were vaguely visible. This black mist constantly emitted an aura of malevolence.

The other three thrones were empty.

Not a single figure occupied them.

"Whoosh~~~~" A light screen appeared in the middle of the hall, displaying the scene from the second level of the Wu Qi Tower. The five soldiers were struggling desperately in their five small worlds.

"Useless..."

A sigh echoed from the black mist. "Truly useless. This batch of soldiers is still trash. At this rate, I don't know when we will find the peerless figure His Majesty the God King seeks." This entity, one of the four great commanders of the God King Valley, was only a Void True God, yet it had been personally enfeoffed by His Majesty the God King, making it a titled expert. Even though it was a Void True God, just like the 'Master of the North True Sea,' it could easily obliterate the Master of the North True Sea...

"Too weak."

"Too weak."

"To perform this weakly on the second level of the Wu Qi Tower! Of the elite soldiers throughout the generations, few who performed better than them succeeded. As for these current ones, they have even less hope." The pervasive black mist let out an ancient sigh. The Jin World was the world of "His Majesty the God King," and the God King Valley was where the God King lived.

In truth, there was no danger, and no guards needed to be stationed.

But its placement here was a sign of the God King's trust. The "guard" duty was superficial; the real task was to find the peerless figure capable of ascending to the ninth level of the Wu Qi Tower.

"Too long."

"The only mission His Majesty the God King gave us..."

"We still haven't achieved it. If someone could reach the summit of the Wu Qi Tower, I would die without regret," the ancient voice within the black mist held boundless guilt towards His Majesty the God King.

"Could it be that the selection competition within the Jin World isn't harsh enough? Do we need to make it even more cruel?" the ancient voice in the black mist murmured.

On the light screen in the center of the hall.

The remaining five soldiers were also teleported, beginning to be sent into their respective small worlds.