Chapter 999 (1/2)

Chapter 999: The Dark Monument

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As Mu Chen was passing through the aperture towards the fourth level of the Body-refining Tower, the light suddenly dimmed. Then, the surroundings became totally dark.

However, this did not last long. As the darkness faded away, he saw that the space in front of him had completely changed.

The scenery that reappeared was beyond his expectation. It was not any cruel environment, but an ancient square. He was standing at one of the corners of the ancient square, and he could see Mo Feng and the rest in the distance.

“So, this is the fourth level of the Body-refining Tower?”

Mu Chen was terrified, as he looked around the environment. This place was extremely old. Its ground, which was paved by ancient rocks, was full of traces left as time had passed by.

What made this place different from the previous three levels was that the ancient square was peaceful. There seemed to be nothing strange in this place, which was what made Mu Chen feel puzzled.

“This is indeed the fourth level of the Body-refining Tower,” a voice said from behind him. It was Mo Feng, who was slowly walking towards him with a calm expression.

Mu Chen frowned, then asked, “Is there any mystery here?”

Since this was the fourth level of the tower, it would definitely not be as simple as it seemed to be. Mo Feng nodded and pointed towards the center of the ancient square.

“Look there…” he instructed.

Mu Chen projected his vision towards the direction where Mo Feng was pointing. As he was focusing on the direction, he noticed that there was a black stone located at the center of the square. The black stone was not huge, therefore it was easily overlooked in this big ancient square.

So, this black stone is the challenge in the fourth level of the Body-refining Tower?

Mu Chen was confused.

“It is a monument,” said Mo Feng.

“A monument?” Mu Chen was still confused, as he did not know much about the Land of the Divine Beasts.

“The rules in this fourth level are simple. We only have to place a punch on that monument, using the power from our mortal bodies,” Mo Feng said plainly. “Did you see the bronze lamps on top of the monument?”

Mu Chen nodded. The lamps were already there, even before he saw this black monument. At the very front of the monument, nine bronze lamps were mounted, but they were all dark, without flames.

“That is the sign that measures the strength of our mortal bodies. The ultimate goal is to light up all nine of them, but that is impossible. Even a Grade Nine Sovereign would fail to do that.”

Mu Chen was shocked, because even a Grade Nine Sovereign could not get all nine of the lamps to light up with full power.

How could this normal-looking monument withstand such tremendous power?

“According to the rules, we would have to light up six of the bronze lights to move on the next level.”

“We only need to light up six of them?” Mu Chen held his fist, showing his eagerness to give it a try. If the challenge was to test the pure strength within his mortal body, Mu Chen would be at the same level with the rest. He was excited to see what his Dragon-Phoenix body could do with pure strength from his mortal body!

Mo Feng quickly placed a reminder to him, as he saw his excitement growing. “Do not be careless. According to the information that I received, over the past few years, there were more than ten extraordinary warriors who entered this round, but all of them eventually failed.”

Mu Chen nodded. He would not be careless, but the advice given by Mo Feng surprised to him. It seemed like the difficulty to light up six bronze lamps was on an entirely other level!

“What do we get after conquering the fourth level?” Mu Chen suddenly asked the most critical question. The cruel environment at the previous three levels had tempered their mortal bodies.

So, at the fourth level, I surely won’t be leaving without getting anything, according to the rules in the Body-refinding Tower, right?

“The benefit is on top of the monument.” Mo Feng smiled, looking towards the monument. Not sure whether it was an illusion or not, but Mu Chen thought he saw great excitement in Mo Feng’s eyes as well.

This monument was not as simple as it looked…

“Do you know how this monument was built?” Mo Feng asked.

Mu Chen shook his head, as everything here was unfamiliar to him.