Asura Mad Emperor

Upon hearing Wu Shanhe's words, Liu Qingyu hurriedly cupped his hands in salute and responded, "The Young Sect Master speaks the truth. I shall enter to investigate, so that this brat will understand that his getting through the Thousand Illusion Tower is merely due to a problem with the tower itself. Otherwise, if the Thousand Illusion Tower were truly so easy to get through, why would there still be so many from our Congyun Sect each year who are forced to turn back by the Dao Heart assessment of the second stage?"

With a cold sneer, Liu Qingyu glanced at Qinchuan and disdainfully said, "Qinchuan, open your eyes wide and watch. This malfunctioning Thousand Illusion Tower is not something only you could have passed through. Don't even think that you really got through the Thousand Illusion Tower!"

Having said this, Liu Qingyu strode towards the Thousand Illusion Tower.

Qinchuan shook his head at these words.

Problem with the Thousand Illusion Tower?

The Thousand Illusion Tower, which he had personally refined years ago, was a Supreme Treasure; how could it be prone to illusory failures?

"I advise you not to go in. The Thousand Illusion Tower as it is today is not something you can conquer."

Qinchuan calmly offered a word of warning, casting a glance at Elder Cheng, then chose to remain silent, deeming it beneath him to further engage.

Today's Thousand Illusion Tower is operating at a Third Rank difficulty—the illusions inside are Hell Level difficulty!

For the average person, even the first layer's illusions would be insufferable.

If Liu Qingyu really did enter, it wouldn't be much different from seeking his own demise.

"Hahaha, are you feeling guilty now?"

However, upon hearing Qinchuan's advice, Liu Qingyu burst into laughter, turning his head to sneer at Qinchuan, "Because of this, I must go in and see for myself."

"Idiot."

Seeing his reaction, Qinchuan gave him a glance, took Qin Xiaoyu's hand, and couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to him.

The others around, upon hearing Qinchuan's words, also thought he was expressing guilt, hence his comments.

Even Elder Yuan, who was quite optimistic about Qinchuan, after calming down, thought the same.

He believed that unless there was a problem with the Thousand Illusion Tower, there was no way Qinchuan could have possibly cleared it.

Moreover, he had clearly noticed earlier that Elder Cheng had secretly adjusted the difficulty of the tower to the Hell Level of the Third Rank!

This level of difficulty, throughout the entire history of the Congyun Sect, had never been surpassed by anyone, not even the first layer.

Let alone clearing the tenth layer of the Hell Level difficulty.

If Elder Yuan, who held Qinchuan in high regard, thought this way, what about the others?

"Elder Cheng, this second round of Dao Heart examination you're responsible for has resulted in such a large oversight, failing to detect the problem with the Thousand Illusion Tower in time. Let this not happen again," Wu Shanhe approached Elder Cheng and said, evidently having concluded that there was a problem with the Thousand Illusion Tower.

Elder Cheng also hurriedly responded, "The Young Sect Master's reprimand is right. This was indeed due to my negligence. I assure you, it will not happen again."

However, at that moment...

A shrill scream suddenly erupted from the Thousand Illusion Tower in front of everyone.

"Ah..."

"Don't come over… Don't kill me!"

The voice was unmistakably Liu Qingyu's!

He had just entered the first layer of the Thousand Illusion Tower and was immediately enveloped and overwhelmed by the illusions of the Hell Level Third Rank mode, eroding his mind and spirit, losing himself in the illusions, and letting out terrified, frenzied screams.

That piercing scream made everyone's hair stand on end and their scalps tingle.

The next moment, a figure was hurled out of the Thousand Illusion Tower by a divine light.

The crowd focused their eyes, and who else could it be if not Liu Qingyu?

At this moment, Liu Qingyu's face was deathly pale, his eyes tightly shut, his body convulsed continuously, and he flailed about wildly, spouting nonsense from his mouth.

Wu Shanhe was dumbfounded.

Elders Yuan and Cheng were also dumbfounded.

Everyone else present was dumbfounded as well.

What's going on?

Hadn't there been a problem with the Thousand Illusion Tower?

As Liu Qingyu entered the Thousand Illusion Tower to investigate, how could it be that he had just stepped inside and in less than a few breaths, he was tormented to this extent?

"What happened?"

"How could Brother Liu Qingyu be thrown out by the Thousand Illusion Tower?!"

The crowd wore faces of shock, uttering incomprehensible exclamations.

Wu Shanhe's face darkened. He coldly watched Liu Qingyu, who was thrashing before him and babbling nonsense, and kicked him awake, demanding, "Trash, what happened inside the Thousand Illusion Tower?"

Liu Qingyu, jolted awake by Wu Shanhe's kick, suddenly opened his eyes, pupils contracting, filled with terror, his face ghostly pale, his mind severely damaged.

Hearing Wu Shanhe's stern question, Liu Qingyu, still terrified, said in horror, "Young... Young Sect Master, the illusions inside the Thousand Illusion Tower are stronger than before! I had just entered when I was bewildered by the illusions inside, losing my mind. Had the tower's teleportation power not activated at the last moment to throw me out, I would have either ended up with my spirit scattered and soul shattered or permanently lost my senses..."

"What?!"

"The illusions inside the Thousand Illusion Tower have not only not failed but have become even more terrifying?!"

Upon hearing Liu Qingyu's terrified scream, Wu Shanhe's eyes widened suddenly, his face in disbelief.

"No... No mistake, Young Sect Master. The illusions inside the Thousand Illusion Tower are more than ten times stronger than before. I have never experienced such realistic and terrifying illusions... It's too terrible, too terrible..."

Until now, Liu Qingyu's lips still trembled, nearly having his soul scared away completely.

Elders Yuan and Cheng, as well as the other Congyun Sect disciples who were maintaining order, were also gaping in disbelief.

The illusions in the Thousand Illusion Tower, instead of being ineffective, had become more than ten times stronger than before?!

If so, then how had Qinchuan managed to clear the Thousand Illusion Tower?!

If the first layer was so terrifying, they dared not even imagine how horrifying the illusions in the higher layers of the tower must be!

As for the other candidates, they were simply bewildered.

They had never challenged the Thousand Illusion Tower and had no idea how difficult the illusions within could be to overcome; they only knew of it by hearsay.

But now, the contrast between Qinchuan and Liu Qingyu had thrown them into disarray.

Earlier, Qinchuan had passed through the ten floors of the Thousand Illusion Tower with ease.

And now, Liu Qingyu, a formal disciple of the Congyun Sect, had not even made it past the first layer, having almost immediately become lost within it, nearly having his spirit shattered and soul dispersed!

So, was the assessment of the Thousand Illusion Tower easy, or was it impossibly difficult?

Immediately,

the gaze of everyone present inevitably fell upon Qinchuan.

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but entertain a thought in their hearts.

If the illusions in the Thousand Illusion Tower were so terrifying, exceeding the past by more than tenfold, how then did this young man manage to calmly clear all the floors of the Thousand Illusion Tower?!

And Qinchuan, feeling once again the feeling of being the center of attention, couldn't help feeling a bit helpless. He glanced at Liu Qingyu, who had almost been scared out of his wits by the illusions in the Thousand Illusion Tower, and shook his head, "I had already advised you earlier, telling you not to go in. This Thousand Illusion Tower is not something you can challenge, yet you insisted on courting death."

"But you were lucky to be thrown out by the Thousand Illusion Tower in time, otherwise, you would already be dead and soulless!"

As he said this, Qinchuan couldn't help but turn his head to look at Elder Cheng and spoke in a ghostly voice, "After all, this is the Hell Level of the Thousand Illusion Tower, isn't it, Elder Cheng?"