Chapter 1871 - 1862: Deep Reverence
Chapter 1871 - 1862: Deep Reverence
Ao Kangsheng was very humble, nodded and said, "Thank you for your advice!"
After speaking, he no longer lingered and turned to step onto the stairs.
Perhaps no one had ever entered the second floor of the hall, as a thick layer of dust covered the long and narrow stairs.
Upon reaching the second floor, a heavy iron door appeared before Ao Cangsheng.
The iron door was tightly shut, sealing off all the space on the second floor.
Next to the iron door, small words were carved: Open the Heaven Gate!
Seeing this, Ao Cangsheng pondered and understood the messenger’s intention.
The meaning of the message was very clear. If one wants to enter the hall, they must open the iron door with bare hands.
This was mainly a test of an intruder’s strength.
Otherwise, anyone entering the hall could just visit. The hall wasn’t meant to be child’s play, was it?
With a clear mind, Ao Cangsheng’s entire body suddenly surged as if roaring, rushing into his embrace.
"Boom——"
A loud bang resounded throughout the Ancestral Hall.
Even the elderly, who had lived for decades, were surprised to hear this earth-shattering sound.
They knew Ao Cangsheng was exceptionally talented and powerful. Today, they finally saw it with their own eyes.
After three loud roars, the tightly closed iron door finally opened slowly.
Ao Cangsheng walked in, and a murderous expression suddenly appeared in his eyes.
Then, the massive iron door swiftly fell, completely blocking Ao Cangsheng.
After an intense battle, Ao Cangsheng discovered, like the Azure Dragon Tower, the second floor of the hall was a place to test participants’ strength.
The difference was that in the Azure Dragon Tower, one would be kicked out of the killing array only after being defeated.
But in the hall’s killing array, it was filled with opportunities for slaughter. A slight neglect could cost one’s life during work.
Three hours later, Ao Cangsheng successfully navigated the killing array on the second floor of the grand Ancestral Hall to the third floor.
The third floor, like the Thunder Martial Arts Hall, tested participants’ physical fitness.
However, the suppression of the third floor of the ancestral shop was comparable to the suppression of the eighth floor of the Thunder House.
Passing through the hall’s third floor, Ao Cangsheng spent four hours.
Next, there will be a test to assess Ao Kangsheng’s various indices.
The second floor tests combat power, the third floor physical fitness, the fourth floor Dao heart, and the fifth floor intelligence.
By the time he passed the fifth floor, Ao Cangsheng had been in the Ancestral Hall for two days.
According to Ao Kangsheng’s guess, the Sixth-class test was going to be more challenging.
This could be inferred from the fact that the tests of the first five levels progressively became stronger.
Meanwhile, Ao Cangsheng also understood why he needed to climb the "Three Mountains" on the seventh floor to enter the hall.
If there were no other reasons, without climbing the "Seventh Layer" of the Three Mountains, it was impossible to pass the hall’s test, making it challenging to reach the center of the hall.
With a touch of curiosity, Ao Cangsheng walked into the sixth floor of the hall.
To Ao Cangsheng’s surprise, when he entered the sixth floor of the hall, he encountered no tests.
The hall was empty, except for a table made of rosewood.
Due to the long passage of time, a thick layer of dust had accumulated on the rosewood desk.
In the middle of the rosewood table, there was a Jade Box. Despite the thick dust on the white jade, its brilliance was still hard to obscure.
After careful observation to confirm no traps, Ao Cangsheng strode forward.
When he got to the table, Ao Sheng reached out to open the Jade Box, and inside was a scroll made of black animal skin, which suddenly appeared before Ao Sheng.
For some reason, when Ao Cangsheng opened the Jade Box, an incredibly terrifying and fierce aura of an animal surged towards him.
It seemed as if the spirit of the once fierce beast still lingered on the scroll made of animal hide.
When the fear gradually dissipated, Ao Cangsheng reached out to take the black scroll and then slowly opened it.
"Secret of the Beast God!"
When the scroll unfurled half a foot, three golden characters suddenly appeared before Ao Cangsheng’s eyes.
The words radiated with thunderous light, majestic and heavy, commanding respect.
Below the three large characters was a line of small characters.
If not for this, for hundreds and thousands of years, not just anyone could ascend this hall.
This exceedingly difficult test, even if Shui Boyun reached here, would likely leave feeling discouraged.
Upon finding the entrance to the Dragon Shadow Illusion Realm, the next step was to enter this entrance.
Through Ao Cangsheng’s exploration, the door was actually the fusion of the Third Rank Heaven’s balance.
Such a system, for others, might seem as difficult as reaching Heaven.
But for the self-satisfied Ao Cangsheng, having become a master in papermaking skills and fine engineering, it was just a small task.
Soon, Ao Cangsheng cracked the fusion method and successfully entered the land of Dragon Shadow Illusion.
With eyes wide open, the surrounding scenery was Ao Cangsheng.
Currently, it was a dense forest, with vines entwining ancient trees, and layers of trees under which small animals occasionally appeared.
Moreover, in the ears of the proud Ao Cangsheng, waves of beastly roars could be heard from time to time.
The beastly roars were loud and resonant, carrying a thick aura of terror, echoing through the ancient wood stacks and reverberating in the forest.
Only through this statement could Ao Cangsheng determine that the fierce beasts within the Dragon Shadow Illusion are surely not easy to deal with.
According to the Water Dragon King’s hint, whoever enters the Dragon Shadow Illusion has only one chance to capture the Dragon Nine Shadows.
If one dies in the land of Dragon Shadow Illusion, they will be automatically kicked out of the illusion and completely lose the chance to capture the Dragon Shadow.
Because of this, from the very start of entering the illusion land, Ao Cangsheng remained on full alert.
The so-called shadows of the Nine Dragons Gang all refer to Ox, Yazi, Chao Feng, Puyuluo, Lion, and Bully, Prisoner and Fuxi, the shadows under Nine Dragons.
The images of the dragon and the introduction of the nine shadows were also mentioned in Fierce Beast Mojin.
Thus, when Ao Cangsheng encountered the shadow of the Nine Dragons, he couldn’t recognize it.
However, it was evident that in this Dragon Shadow Illusion Realm, it seemed there were also many other fierce beasts, not just the nine.
With determination settled, the proud Ao Cangsheng no longer hesitated, starting to roam the forest, searching for the shadow of the Nine Dragons.
Ao Cangsheng ventured thirty miles alone and encountered the first beast.
It was a Second Level Beast, and not a dragon of nine heads.
However, seeing the fangs of the tiger, it seemed to consider the proud Ao Cangsheng as a delicious meal.
This was evident from the way it stared at the proud Ao Cangsheng, with saliva occasionally dripping from its mouth.
The Tiger Teeth Beast wasn’t a fierce beast, but its aggressiveness didn’t belong to any Second Level Beast.
The tiger, with its forty-foot long teeth, stood in front, its bloody mouth wide open, revealing sharp white teeth inside.
In those crimson eyes, there was a fierce glint and a deep greed born from hunger.
"Roar"
After staring quietly for a long time, the hungry Tiger Teeth Beast finally took the lead in breaking the deadlock, roaring, rushing towards the proud Ao Cangsheng.
"Clang------"
Ao Cangsheng didn’t want to waste time, so he dodged, waiting for no longer, and continued forward.
Seeing the tiger’s sharp claws sweep, a gust of wind blew.
As the massive palm came down, a tree over a foot thick and thin was cleaved in half.
Having missed with a punch, the Tiger Teeth Beast roared again, sweeping its heavy tail, and charged at the proud Ao Cangsheng once more.
The proud Ao Cangsheng disdained to draw his sword, on the teeth of the tiger beast, only then finding reason for its steps.
If you saw the tiger’s teeth about to strike the head of Ao Cangsheng, suddenly, a sharp sword sliced through the void.
As the sword flashed, the fanged tiger roared, its two massive paws cut in half.
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