Eternal Swordsman - 2
Chapter 13) The Competition Begins

"Shut up" the middle-aged man shouted, to appease the crowd of over tens of hundreds of thousands of people.

The crowd instantly became silent, although countless joys were still visible on their faces, they remained silent. Upon hearing his grandfather, Lightning Heng only kept silent but Bing Peng sneered.

Exio Ge had a proud smile on his face. This was because he did not see Jia Lin from him coming, which could only mean one thing, he participated. Sun Meng stood there gracefully, her muscles stretching uncontrollably.

"All of the major power juniors who wish to enter this year's Heaven Class competition are out now" the middle-aged man waved his hand into the air which caused it to tremble and ripple.

The ground started to tremble frantically, huge cracks opened in the ground that released hot steam into the atmosphere. The ground broke and a large tower began to rise from the ground. The tower was pitch-black and an aura of murder and death could be felt.

After a few minutes, the door of the tower slowly opened, causing intense pressure to flood the area completely. This pressure was also from the middle-aged man in the air, but it was much weaker, and it seemed like this tower had ten levels and the higher one, the stronger the pressure.

"This tower is the Tower of Law. I found it in an unknown location hundreds of feet underground and I had used my own blood energy to repair it. The tower can test any law a person must understand or the road/road they must walk on. they follow."

"Not only that, but the higher one goes, the more brutal the test, and the stronger the pressure he must endure. Everyone will experience something different because everything one understands is different from the rest" the middle-aged man elaborated

Out of the stadium seats, hundreds of juniors jumped down and made a line B towards the stadium. Their faces were filled with energy and fighting spirit, the Heaven Class competition of this era was the grandest they had ever seen.

"You have this Puling, make our clan proud" a young girl who looked to be around sixteen years old said calmly. If one looked deeper at him, they would feel a deep and profound mystery about him.

"Go show them what made you Suxan" another calm voice sounded from an old woman who didn't seem to be among the crowd. One cannot clearly see her appearance, but all one can do is say that she is very old.

With the addition of the number of 100 juniors from the audience and the additional fact that there were 42 Heaven Class members from the four major powers at the beginning that we will be participating in, the number of people added now is 142.

The number of participants was overwhelming compared to the 24 participants usually. These 24 participants would be the six original members of the four major powers, but with the Thunder Lightning Sect, Wun Clan, and the Wild Land added, it was to be 42 members participating. But then after that, 100 more participants were thrown into the mix, so many saw this 142 as a large number.

"OK, here's the competition rule. Everyone would enter the Law Tower together and test their abilities, if one could not handle the pressure inside the tower, they would be ejected. If their understanding of the law, they understand and practice is not enough, then they will be excluded. There are many lucky chances to be found inside the tower as well, the higher it rises, the greater the benefits they will receive"

"The second part of the competition is a team match. Each force would send their Heaven Class members to fight each other, teams against teams until only one team was left. As for the 100 free Cultivators and Magicians, if you can reach this step, then you will be given a team of one of the powers that chose to take you in and from there, You will fight with other teams as well"

The middle-aged man smiled in the sky as he told many juniors about the rules of the competition. Deep down, he really wanted to see what level his grandson, Heng had; he was the pride of their Lightning Sect and might as well be the head of the future. Thus the ranking must be good since the ranking would be the face of the Twin Provinces.

"Okay with that, everyone can start"

The stadium was very large, it could accommodate a battlefield as well as three large towers if necessary. But there was only one, so one could imagine how big the stadium really was. Sky Sword was deep in the sky with many other Martial Kings, their job was to guard the stadium and make sure no mistakes happened.

In a hidden dimension, four powerhouses are seen looking through glass mirrors reflecting the stadium. These four powerhouses were the current heads of the four major powers. They usually will not show themselves to others unless it is very important.

The tower was pitch-black but within it was filled with light created by hundreds of light stones. But before they could see, a powerful pressure hit their bodies from all angles. Some people immediately fell to the ground while others gnashed their teeth and pushed.

"It's unbelievable. What kind of pressure is this?"

"Do they want us all to fail or what?"

"My eyes, they're on fire"

Many shouts and screams rang out from within the tower; a cultivator had begun the trial of the law and its path. In front of him, a huge field of flaming flames lit up the sky and mixed with this flame were eyeballs. These eyes were as if they could see through the entire world, eyes were staring down at cultivators and blood was straight out of his eyes. Although it was an illusion, the pain was too real.

From this, one could see that these cultivators practiced visual techniques and also followed a visual path. So the reason he's being tested has to do with his eyes. Visual techniques if used correctly can be one of the most powerful techniques; one can use their power to influence the minds of others, shake the world of their mental will, and perhaps even destroy it.

A magical girl was seen with hundreds of flower petals floating around her. These petals are very beautiful but when looked at more closely, these petals drift in strange patterns that are mysterious and elusive to the eye.

Bing Peng after entering the tower only had a smile on his face. The pressure that the first level emitted was nothing to him at all. With a stomp of his foot, the pressure broke and he was immediately sent to the second floor. The same scene happened to Exio Ge, Sun Meng, Yen Tin, Lou Zen Tin, Lightning Heng, and Wun Fushen.

They all instantly shattered the pressure around them and immediately entered the second floor. Only their team members were left to face the pressure from the first floor and its laws. They had to cope with the immense pressure and try to better understand the laws projected before them. If not, then only failure awaits.

"I can't last much longer ugh"

A mage fell to his knees, cold sweat dripping down his face as it turned pale white. As the immense pressure pushed on him, the air around him became dense. Before anything else happened, his body was instantly ejected from the tower

"You have failed"

A voice echoed within the mage's mind. Soon after, more and more participants were ejected from the tower and after an hour, only 128 people managed to reach the second floor. Of the initial 142 participants, 12 had been eliminated on the first floor. From this alone, one could tell how difficult it was to try and make it to the two floors of the law tower.

If one was not a genius and had a deep understanding of the laws they practiced, then it would basically be difficult for them to pass through the first floor. Not only that, one's path would also be tested and the further up the tower, the more difficult it would be.

Like this, time slowly passed. Before Exio Ge, a shocking Saber light pierced through heaven and earth. This Saber Light contained Saber's will and in a sense; it formed his own Sabr's law. Once one reached the second floor, the pressure instantly doubled. Although Exio Ge can handle this pressure when you calculate the fact that he has to try and understand the laws of the tower as well, it itself adds some weight to it.

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