On the four great thrones of the main hall sat the Four Commanders, all gazing at the suspended light screen which displayed everything unfolding within the Wuqi Tower.
"Haha, passing the third floor so easily."
"In my view, this soldier, Yinhe, must possess an will on par with that of a Void True God. For a Law Master to have such a level of will—this soldier Yinhe is truly exceptional." A voice emerged from the black mist, laced with praise.
The silver-armored female Commander added, "Look at the exquisite mastery of the Golden Claw God's blade techniques he employed; it's at least at the initial True God level."
"This soldier excels in movement techniques, blade mastery, and willpower—every aspect is absolutely top-tier! He is the strongest I have seen since becoming a Commander," the burly Commander stated with solemnity, watching the screen. "The only question is, can he reach the summit of the Wuqi Tower? If he can, then we won't have failed His Majesty the Divine King's expectations."
The other three Commanders fell silent.
His Majesty the Divine King's expectations?
They all looked towards the light screen, which now showed the scene on the fourth floor of the Wuqi Tower.
"The fourth floor is for rewards. I wonder what reward Soldier Yinhe will choose."
The Fourth Floor of Wuqi Tower.
The fifteen surviving soldiers were filled with anticipation, as the Wuqi Tower had previously informed them that only the first three floors held the danger of death; from the fourth floor onward, there were only rewards and similar benefits.
"Rewards within the Wuqi Tower?"
"What kind of benefits will there be!"
Each soldier harbored their hopes.
The flow of time shuddered.
The fifteen soldiers were teleported to the fourth floor, and Luo Feng and the others surveyed their surroundings.
"Hmm?" Luo Feng looked around. Passages extended in every direction, and along the walls flanking each passage were masses of trees, corpses, and other objects—as if countless living and dead things were sealed within the walls.
"A maze?" Luo Feng thought inwardly. "There’s a passage to my front, back, left, and right!"
The fifteen soldiers hesitated, looking around nervously, none daring to move rashly, all awaiting guidance from the Wuqi Tower.
Beams of light materialized around them, enveloping each soldier.
"Surviving soldiers, you are fortunate, for you have reached the fourth floor of the Wuqi Tower. From this floor onward, there is no further danger. Mutual killing among soldiers is also strictly forbidden. Any violation... will result in immediate execution!" This opening statement alone caused the other soldiers to breathe a sigh of relief.
They glanced at Luo Feng, their previous cautious apprehension dissolving.
"The fourth floor of the Wuqi Tower holds various rewards."
"Around you are four passages, each representing a different reward."
"That passage faintly emanating white light is the Treasure Passage. Entering it will grant you material treasures, such as mechanical stream weaponry or items to restore your divine body."
"That passage faintly glowing with golden light is the Inheritance Passage, containing special secret arts. If your luck holds, you might obtain some extremely potent techniques."
"That passage faintly emitting purple light is the Path to True Godhood; it will guide you on how to break through and become a True God. This is the path for the Law route."
"The passage emitting black light is also a Path to True Godhood, but it follows the Divine Power route—starting from divine power to attain True Godhood. It is far more powerful, but also a hundred times, even a thousand times, more arduous."
"You may only choose three of the four passages!"
"What you gain from these passages will determine whether you can enter the fifth floor of the Wuqi Tower."
"Choose now, fortunate soldiers."
The ancient voice faded.
Luo Feng and the others looked around at the four passages, realizing they represented different forms of reward.
"The secret arts contained within the Wuqi Tower must be extraordinary. With a special secret art, I can unleash greater strength among peers of the same level." A monstrous black skeletal serpent immediately slithered into the passage glowing with golden light.
"I have been stuck as a Law Master for far too long; I must become a True God. The Divine Power route is too difficult; even if I go, I'll likely fail." Another stocky tribal soldier directly entered the passage emitting purple light.
One by one, the soldiers made their choices.
Some believed they already had guidance on becoming a True God within the army, so they opted for secret arts or treasures.
Others wished to become True Gods sooner and naturally selected the Path to True Godhood.
However...
Among the fifteen soldiers, although eight chose a Path to True Godhood, six of them selected the Law route. After all, they were all aware that the Law route was the most common, general, and least difficult path. The Divine Power route was much harder. Since they hadn't even succeeded on the Law route, they dared not aim too high.
After all, the passage only offered guidance, not a guarantee of success.
"The Divine Power route? I wish to see what special guidance His Majesty the Divine King of the Jin World has left for the Divine Power route." Luo Feng, however, chose without hesitation: the Path to True Godhood via the Divine Power route.
Treasures? His gains this time were already immense. Luo Feng didn't believe passing just three floors would earn him tremendously powerful treasures.
Secret arts? He already possessed many powerful techniques from the Duan Donghe lineage.
The Law route? He had abandoned that long ago.
Only the Path to True Godhood remained!
This was left by the Divine King himself; perhaps it would offer him some form of illumination.
The four Commanders of the Divine King Valley watched the screen as Luo Feng and one other soldier entered the black-lit Path to True Godhood one after the other, all sighing with emotion.
"A good choice."
"On the fourth floor of the Wuqi Tower, the truly precious offering is only this Divine Power route passage. This is where His Majesty the Divine King's heart and effort are invested."
"This soldier, Yinhe, chose wisely."
The Commanders marveled.
Ordinary powerful figures in the army were unaware, but they, the Commanders of the Divine King Valley, were entrusted with guarding the Wuqi Tower and understood things clearly.
In truth...
The peerless figure the Divine King required should ideally become a True God via the Divine Power route.
After all, besides the Title Mission, there was another path to receiving a title: if one satisfied two conditions—first, achieving True Godhood through the Divine Power route, and second, having life genes reaching 90,000 times, and third, fully solving the basic puzzles of 10,081 Rhino Emperor formations—one could immediately receive a title and instantly obtain the title of Wuqi God! From these requirements, it was evident that the peerless figure the Divine King sought should ideally advance via the Divine Power route.
Therefore...
When the Wuqi Tower was constructed, among the four passages on the fourth floor, only the "Divine Power Route" Path to True Godhood was a guide left by the Divine King himself, consuming his painstaking effort to assist future generations.
Luo Feng walked along the corridor. On the walls lining the corridor were sealed corpses and objects, like specimens.
"Guidance for the Divine Power route?"
"Where is it?"
Luo Feng searched intently. Suddenly, his pupils constricted as he stared at a wall nearby. To his shock, he discovered that the seemingly simple billions of corpse and object specimens, when combined, formed an unimaginably complex pattern. Furthermore, the corpse specimens had raised and recessed parts, forming three-dimensional secret script diagrams!
This three-dimensional secret script diagram...
The moment Luo Feng saw it, a tremendous wave crashed in his heart!
Other experts might not know, but how could he not? He had relied on the Endless Nether Sea to execute his innate secret art, "Creation," studying life structures countless times, allowing his divine body to already surpass the bottleneck of the perfect limit.
"This... this is the most detailed structure of a perfect life form," Luo Feng murmured in shock.
He took one look and quickly committed it to memory.
If he didn't understand, looking at more wouldn't help him remember. But Luo Feng already had achievements in this area; his research surpassed this "Three-Dimensional Life Map."
"On the left!"
Luo Feng turned his head to the other side. Combining billions of specimens revealed yet another three-dimensional map of a perfect life form.
"The previous one must have been flesh-and-blood life, and this one must be plant life," Luo Feng quickly noted and moved forward.
He proceeded down the passage.
On the walls lining the corridor, countless specimens formed life's three-dimensional maps, all depicting perfect life forms! Even among perfect life forms, there were distinctions. Even the "perfect gene structure" of flesh-and-blood life could be divided into hundreds or thousands of types.
"Incredible."
"So detailed."
Luo Feng marveled, continuing onward.
In just a moment, he reached the end. The passage terminated at a door bearing an incomplete three-dimensional life map.
"Oh?" Luo Feng smiled as he saw it. "Flesh-and-blood life form?"
He poured six-fingered divine power into it, rapidly completing the fragmented three-dimensional life map to form a complete, perfect life diagram. For Luo Feng, the perfect life level was something he had already researched extensively. If it had been an energy-based life form, it might have taken him considerable time, but with flesh-and-blood life, he was completely confident; it was done instantly!
"Rumble!"
The wooden door at the end of the passage instantly emitted a cyan light that enveloped Luo Feng.
Whoosh!
Luo Feng vanished before the door.
"He's in."
"This... in just this short while, he's entered the next stage of the Divine Power route Path to True Godhood?"
"Certainly, his divine body must have already broken through the perfect gene level, and he is following the Divine Power route. But this soldier, Yinhe, is full of ambition; he's not content to become a True God just like that. He wants his life genes to reach an even higher level!" the burly Commander roared, while the other Commanders were equally shocked and excited.
"I wonder how much he will gain."
The Four Commanders waited anxiously.
Even they could not observe the deeper sections of this "Divine Power Route" Path to True Godhood. "The Wuqi Tower contains profound secrets. While the Four Commanders can monitor it, they can only oversee certain areas. In special zones, such as the eighth or ninth floors, the Four Commanders cannot detect even a shred of information."
They could not probe the depths of the "Divine Power Route" Path to True Godhood on the fourth floor either.
Because...
That was a great secret!
Attaining True Godhood via the Divine Power route was inherently difficult. The dissection of life was the most closely guarded secret! For someone like Luo Feng, who possessed the innate secret art "Creation" bestowed by the original universe, even powerful life forms were only vaguely discernible. As for the drop of divine blood forced out by the Shi Wu Wings, it was completely beyond detection.
Even True Gods, Void True Gods, and Eternal True Gods could not truly dissect the structure of every single life form.
The value of such an exhaustive, series-based set of detailed three-dimensional life maps was therefore immeasurable.
Of course...
If one comprehended and understood, one could remember.
If one didn't understand, looking at more would be useless and unmemorable. Thus, this set of life maps was merely supplementary... but such a supplement was absolutely never shared by the major factions of the ancient civilization; even the Duan Donghe lineage could not produce it.
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