Asura Mad Emperor

"Clang!"

In a pavilion in the distance, Young Sect Master Wu Shanhe and Liu Qingyu from the Congyun Sect both sprang to their feet, their eyes fixed on the divine light emitted by the Third Layer of the Thousand Illusion Tower, as the earlier traces of mockery vanished from their faces.

"What's going on? What trick is Elder Cheng playing?"

"Could it be he misunderstood my words and reduced the difficulty of the Thousand Illusion Tower's test?"

Wu Shanhe's gaze was glued to the Third Layer of the Thousand Illusion Tower, his eyes suddenly dark with disapproval.

"That's not right, Young Sect Master. Even if Elder Cheng really made a mistake and lowered the intensity of the illusions in the Tower, it couldn't have been by much, right? It shouldn't have allowed that youngster to break into the Third Layer so easily."

Liu Qingyu also found it unbelievable, her eyes filled with shock and suspicion.

...

"Elder Cheng, did you lower the intensity of the illusions in the Thousand Illusion Tower?"

Elder Yuan couldn't help but frown and asked Elder Cheng.

"Not at all."

Upon hearing Elder Yuan's words, Elder Cheng immediately snapped back to reality, followed by some annoyance.

How could he possibly cheat for the sake of this youngster and lower the intensity of the illusions in the Thousand Illusion Tower?

If he were to change the strength of the illusions, it should have been to enhance them!

But he hadn't even had the chance to increase the strength of the illusions and yet, this youth had already dashed to the Third Layer like a wisp of smoke?

Thinking of what he had promised the Young Sect Master before, Elder Cheng's face immediately darkened, and he stealthily infused his True Qi into the token in his hand, secretly manipulating the illusions of the Thousand Illusion Tower to increase their intensity and elevate the difficulty of the test.

"Thump!"

However, no sooner had he done this,

The Fourth Layer of the Thousand Illusion Tower suddenly lit up as well.

"The Fourth Layer now!"

"That youngster actually broke through to the Fourth Layer, that's too fast, how is this possible? The Thousand Illusion Tower is famously difficult to challenge, how did he do it?"

The disciples of the Congyun Sect all exclaimed, their faces showing utter disbelief.

Meanwhile, the other candidates on the square were all wide-eyed with excitement.

"Fellow seniors, were you just trying to scare us by saying that the test of the Thousand Illusion Tower is extremely difficult?"

"Is it actually quite easy to get through, isn't it?"

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Hearing these candidates' remarks, the Congyun Sect disciples suddenly felt so frustrated they wanted to cough up blood.

The test of the Thousand Illusion Tower was indeed notoriously difficult; none of them had managed to get past the First Layer in their own time, merely hanging on for the duration of half an incense stick.

Who would have thought that this youngster named Qinchuan was such a monster?

In such a short time, he had already advanced to the Fourth Layer?

"Does this kid simply find the illusions within the Thousand Illusion Tower ineffective? Otherwise, how could he possibly have made it to the Fourth Layer in such a short time?"

"Or could it be that there's a problem with the Tower, the illusions inside have failed, and are not functioning normally?"

The group was completely perplexed.

Elder Cheng also noticed that the Fourth Layer had lit up, and his face turned pale with shock.

What's going on here?

He had clearly just used the token in his hand to secretly communicate and activate a stronger illusion within the Tower—how could this kid have still made it to the Fourth Layer?

"Is this kid's Dao Heart truly so firm, impervious to all distractions?"

Elder Cheng's expression darkened as he once again increased the power of the illusions within the Thousand Illusion Tower.

"Thump!"

"The Fifth Layer of the Thousand Illusion Tower is alight too, he's reached the Fifth Layer!"

Someone exclaimed.

"What?!"

He's reached the fifth level?

Elder Cheng, who had just increased the difficulty again, heard the exclamations around him, looked up, and was struck dumb.

Even at normal difficulty, the Thousand Illusion Tower was terrifying.

He had consecutively enhanced the strength of the illusions inside the tower twice, yet he couldn't stop that boy's advance?

He took a deep breath, his eyes flickering, and then in one go, he raised the difficulty to the highest level.

Next to him, Elder Yuan noticed Elder Cheng's action, saw the tri-colored Qinghui that emerged on the token, and his expression changed drastically as he exclaimed in shock and anger, "Elder Cheng, what are you doing?!"

"You actually raised the Illusion Realm to the Third Rank, do you want to turn him into an idiot?!"

Elder Yuan was outraged and hurried forward to stop him.

The Third Rank of the Thousand Illusion Tower was equivalent to Hell Mode!

This was the strongest mode of the tower's illusions!

Not to mention a mere teenager; even beings who had cultivated for over a thousand years would be unable to withstand the force of the illusions at this level. At best, they would suffer severe mental damage and be forcefully teleported out of the tower; at worst, they might completely immerse their consciousness in the illusions, losing their wits and turning into an idiot!

"Thud, thud, thud!"

However, just as Elder Yuan was about to stop Elder Cheng, the sixth and seventh levels of the Thousand Illusion Tower also lit up one after another!

The crowd on the plaza was in uproar.

"What? He actually..."

Hearing the exclamations of the people in the plaza, Elder Yuan and Elder Cheng both looked up at the Thousand Illusion Tower and saw the sixth and seventh levels light up consecutively. They both couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

"How can this be, since when has the Thousand Illusion Tower become so easy to breach? Could there be something wrong with this tower?"

If the Thousand Illusion Tower was functioning normally, how could Qinchuan possibly have so easily reached the seventh level?

Meanwhile, inside the tower.

Qinchuan had long sensed the activation of Hell Mode in the Thousand Illusion Tower, yet he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Although he was not affected, this privilege was limited to him alone.

After all, he had lived through nine lifetimes, countless years, with a Dao Heart steadfast and impenetrable to evil demons or illusions.

But this run through the Thousand Illusion Tower was meant to test the Dao Heart.

If the other candidates outside were to enter and encounter the Third Rank Hell Mode, wouldn't it endanger their lives?

He did not stay put, and continued walking towards the eighth layer, planning to settle accounts with Elder Cheng who was in charge of the tower's assessment after coming out.

The illusion of the eighth level still couldn't stop him.

All the illusion techniques in the tower were ones he had personally infused into it, evolving into different illusions based on each person's psyche.

But with his flawless Dao Heart, these phantasms struggled in vain to stir any worldly desires within him.

As he stepped into the tenth level, horrific illusions rushed at Qinchuan, sweeping toward him like a flood of fierce beasts.

"Immortal Burial Site..."

As the heavens wheeled and the earth turned, the environment around him suddenly changed.

In the blink of an eye, Qinchuan found himself in the Immortal Burial Site, the most mysterious and terrifying place among the Nine Heavens and Myriad Realms.

That familiar scenery, the surge of terrifying qi, seemed to want to crush him to dust, yet Qinchuan's eyes remained clear. Though the illusion was incredibly powerful, incredibly real, he knew that in the end, it was just an illusion.

In an instant, the illusion disintegrated on its own, unable to shake Qinchuan's heart.

The Immortal Burial Site disappeared.

Qinchuan deliberately stepped into an illusion.

In that illusion, he saw her, and even though he knew it was just an illusion, just a reflection of the deepest obsession in his heart, he still couldn't help but weep.

But the illusion suddenly broke apart.

Having cultivated an impeccable Dao Heart, even when he wanted to immerse himself in an illusion, it was but a vain wish.