Chapter 58: You Sure You Want To Challenge Another Room? (2/2)

When Xiang Shaoyun heard that, he replied gloomily, ”I'll break another limit then.”

”If you can break the next limit, I will double your rewards,” Yang Gaochuan promised.

”Deal! I'll be going ahead then,” Xiang Shaoyun said and headed straight toward the fifth room.

After Xiang Shaoyun left, the overseer said, ”But the next limit can only be broken by those at the third stage of Astral Realm or higher!”

”I don't think this kid will have any problem breaking that limit either,” Yang Gaochuan said, stunning the overseer.

After an hour, Xiang Shaoyun came out from the fifth limit room. His body was covered in wounds, looking to be in quite a sorry state. Fortunately, his vitals were still well protected.

”H-he broke the fifth limit too!” the overseer yelled. He had been staring at the jade plate in front of the fifth room all this while. The jade plate had dimmed, signifying that the challenger had succeeded.

”Phew. That room sure is dangerous. Traps are everywhere, and any mistake would have been the death of me. I was even forced to use my weapon!” Xiang Shaoyun grumbled. He still felt some lingering fear when he recalled the numerous traps in the fifth room.

Even with his combat prowess, which was the equivalent to a third-stage Astral Realm cultivator's, he still nearly failed the challenge. Fortunately, he had his gift of instincts and Overlord's Nine Nether Steps. Otherwise, even if he had survived, he would've been seriously injured.

However, his gain from this room had been great. He had utilized the Lightning Spear Technique to deal with many of the traps, greatly increasing his mastery over the technique. After all, actual combat would always be the best way for one to grow. Apart from that, he could also sense that he was not far from second-stage Astral Realm now.

”Splendid. Nicely done,” Yang Gaochuan said, his eyes brightly lit. Then, he sighed before saying, ”Looks like there will be a surprise to this time's Battle of Towns. Too bad we only have half a year before then. We will be a bit hard-pressed for time.”

Astonished, the overseer said, ”Battle of Towns? Palace master, you are thinking of—”

Before he could finish his sentence, Yang Gaochuan interrupted him with a wave of a hand. Yang Gaochuan said to Xiang Shaoyun, ”Tell me. What do you want for your reward?”

”Oh, that can wait. My question is, will the reward be doubled again if I break the next limit?” Xiang Shaoyun asked.

Once again, Yang Gaochuan and the overseer were stunned.

”You sure you want to challenge another room?” Yang Gaochuan asked after he recovered from his shock.

”If the reward will be doubled, I will consider doing it,” Xiang Shaoyun replied.

”Consider it properly. Even a fourth-stage or fifth-stage Astral Realm cultivator might not survive the next room,” Yang Gaochuan warned.

”How will we know without trying?” Xiang Shaoyun did not seem to mind.

”Sure. If you can survive even half an hour in the sixth room, I will count that as completion and will double your reward again,” Yang Gaochuan said.

Generally speaking, each limit room corresponded to a different level of strength. For instance, the first room corresponded to the seventh-stage Basic Realm, the second room corresponded to anyone in the Basic Realm, the third room corresponded to those who had recently entered the Astral Realm, and so on. As for the sixth room, it corresponded to those between the fourth and fifth stage of the Astral Realm.

Surviving for an hour in any of the rooms would count as a completion. This time, Yang Gaochuan had made an exception and allowed Xiang Shaoyun to stay for only half an hour. In a sense, he was halving the limit challenge for him. But of course, Xiang Shaoyun had still created a brand new record to reach the sixth room when he was a mere first-stage Astral Realm cultivator.