“You've actually recovered to this level?!” The pupils of the Gold Immortal contracted. It would appear that his fears had come true. That was even more so after seeing the Longevity Tower fuse with the artifact spirit. He could not stop the feeling of fear from growing within his heart.

Run! The burning ambition that he had displayed earlier was instantly extinguished by cold water. At that very moment, the instinctive fear towards the Longevity Tower within the inhabitants of the Celestial Longevity Plane had manifested itself within him. Seeing the corners of Tower's lips curl into a smile made the Gold Immortal even more convinced that he should run. 

However, before fleeing, he quickly pulled the bowstring of the Soul Demise Bow to fire out another arrow at Tower. Following that, he transformed into a golden beam of light to instantly cover a distance of billions of li.

Tower reached out with his hand and jabbed with his finger to fire out a mote of light. The mote of light flew forward, ignoring s.p.a.ce and time to enter the Soul Demise Bow. As a result, the mid-grade Divine artifact shook violently as it attempted to extricate itself from the Gold Immortal's grip. Due to the formidable display of power from the Soul Demise Bow, the speed at which the Gold Immortal was fleeing immediately faltered.

This caused the fear festering within the Gold Immortal's heart to grow worse and he utilized a secret technique in an attempt to speed up. By then, however, Tower had already caught up to him. With just a few steps, Tower made his way across the seemingly infinite s.p.a.ce to appear before the Gold Immortal.

Tower's hand gently beckoned and the Soul Demise Bow transformed into a stream of light before flying into his hand.

“You're just an insignificant Ageless Gold Immortal. You dare think of obtaining me? You must have taken the wrong medicine.” After Tower said that, he shook the Soul Demise Bow slightly and the longbow's bowstring automatically pulled itself and an even more outrageous-looking arrow was formed.

The Gold Immortal did not even have the time to react to the loss of the Soul Demise Bow before realizing that the longbow was targeting him. He knew then that escape was an impossibility. Only by attacking would he have a chance of surviving. Thus, he gnashed his teeth and brought out a sword. Surprisingly, it was also a mid-grade Divine artifact. The Gold Immortal thrust the sword towards Tower.

“Another mid-grade Divine artifact. Not bad.” In the face of the incoming attack, Tower stretched his hand, which seemingly elongated through an endless distance to grab hold of the sword. Meanwhile, the Soul Demise Bow tw.a.n.ged and its arrow arrived before the Gold Immortal's glabella.

Bang!

Golden light expanded and it actually managed to block the attack from the Soul Demise Bow. Even so, the Gold Immortal felt like a normal human struck by lightning. He then rapidly retreated. The sword in his hand pulsed ferociously and he managed to break free from Tower's restraining power.   

Seeing the Gold Immortal run away, Tower then used his hands to pull the Soul Demise Bow. At the same time, a drop of blood appeared to fuse with the longbow.

Shua!

The sword in the Gold Immortal's hand was blasted away.

A second arrow, also fused with a drop of blood, flew forward. This time, it pierced the Gold Immortal's body.

“The blood essence of a Gold Immortal!” the Gold Immortal cried out in fear. Flames then burned all over his body and his speed doubled. He was practically tearing his way through s.p.a.ce as he fled.

Sou!

Wielding the Soul Demise Bow, Tower moved leisurely after the Gold Immortal. The third arrow flew forward. Once again, this arrow also pierced the Gold Immortal's body.

“You want to kill me? It won't be that easy!” the Gold Immortal shouted and the power within him began turning turbulent. Even his soul imprint was undergoing a transformation.

“You want to leave? Not so fast.” Tower sneered and the fourth arrow flew out before blowing up all of a sudden, transforming into 13 mini arrows. The 13 mini arrows struck every part of the Gold Immortal's body, locking down his essence, energy and soul power. And so, his attempt to blow up his body failed.

“What a pity! I had to waste so much Gold Immortal blood essence. Thankfully, I managed to capture a Gold Immortal as well.” Taking a step forward, Tower appeared before the Gold Immortal. Next, the Longevity Chains flew out to tie up the half-dead Gold Immortal before keeping him inside the Longevity Tower.

After doing that, though, Tower did not leave. Instead, he pulled the Soul Demise Bow again. This time, three drops of Gold Immortal's blood essence and the Longevity Tower's power fused with the longbow before an arrow streaked forward to disappear into the depths of the starry s.p.a.ce.

Suddenly, something blew up somewhere far away and the resulting shockwaves destroyed an entire galaxy. At the same time, a Gold Immortal who was there cried out wretchedly before jumping into the void, disappearing from sight.

Elsewhere, at another location far, faraway from the Longevity Tower, another Gold Immortal silently disappeared.

Tower's eyes swept around, seeing through everything. The formidable atmosphere of coercion caused all the living creatures beneath his gaze to s.h.i.+ver.

Things should quiet down for a bit now. Still, I'm hoping that some more would come. It'd be great if they're the Gold Immortals from the other Celestial Planes. Tower then looked at the Soul Demise Bow in his hand. Next, he created three arrows. Waving his hand, the Soul Demise Bow and the three arrows broke through s.p.a.ce to disappear from sight.

Right now, I need to go look for some items. So, I cannot go back for the time being. But the kid will likely encounter danger. With the Soul Demise Bow, he should be able to protect himself. Next, Tower transformed again, from a youngster with a bright smile into a nine-storey paG.o.da tower. Flas.h.i.+ng a few times through the starry s.p.a.ce, it disappeared from sight.

In the 95th palace hall, Chen Feng was seated on the floor, breathing in a ragged manner. His body was covered in wounds, some so severe that his bones were exposed. There was a formidable erosive power within those wounds, which was furiously damaging Chen Feng's vitality. Normally, Chen Feng would be able to recover from such wounds in an instant. At that very moment, however, his rate of recovery had become at least 100 times slower.

Every breath from Chen Feng would result in him spraying out a stream of black air. Even his body was working to force out the erosive power. Naturally, Chen Feng would also devour and refine some of the power and fuse it with his body. Due to that, his rate of recovery became even slower.

Not far away from Chen Feng lay a black creature. The creature was not particularly large, but its monstrous stealth technique, speed and sharp claws had inflicted all those wounds upon Chen Feng's body. Of course, the most important factor here was that it was at the half-step Gold Immortal stage.

After some time, wisps of golden light radiated out from Chen Feng's body and his wounds began healing at a rate visible to the naked eye. The power within his body rumbled and Chen Feng swiftly regained a lively look.

Someone who has cultivated the Ageless law is truly difficult to handle. That inextinguishable power requires a long time to refine. Chen Feng shook his head. For Chen Feng, the danger he had to face in this stage exceeded that of the earlier stage that also had a half-step Gold Immortal.

The next one is the 96th palace hall. Two half-step Gold Immortals had appeared in a row. If a Gold Immortal appears next, I might as well just blow myself up. It may be understandable for a Gold Immortal to go after others, but I am just a minor True Immortal. Chen Feng then walked towards the 96th palace hall.

Chen Feng entered the palace hall. Before his opponent appeared, Chen Feng saw a spatial pa.s.sageway suddenly opening above him and a clump of light flew over to hover before him.

“Kid, this is a little help from me.” Tower's voice flowed out from it.

Chen Feng's eyes lit up and the clump of light flew into his hand. It was a bow and three arrows.

Soul Demise Bow! So, it's this Divine artifact. Looks like Tower managed to finish off a Gold Immortal. Additionally, Tower could directly break the s.p.a.ce here. This proves that the Longevity Tower's power has been growing at an extremely fast pace. After obtaining the Soul Demise Bow, many thoughts went through Chen Feng's mind.

However, this is a mid-grade Divine artifact. It is not that easy to control. Chen Feng shook the longbow and his divine sense entered it. Unexpectedly, it was easier than he had imagined. Perhaps it was because of the supporting power from the Longevity Tower, but the Divine artifact did not display too strong of a resistance towards him. Only, whether or not he could bring out the power of the longbow would depend on his own abilities. As for the three arrows, those were items that Tower had created. Chen Feng was able to use them.

By having this Soul Demise Bow in hand, I have something of a killer move now.

Despite that, Chen Feng had still kept the Soul Demise Bow away. This killer move was something that he should only use during the most critical moment.

After keeping the Soul Demise Bow, Chen Feng saw a wicked-looking young man looking at him, an ambiguous smile on his face. In truth, a careful look at this young man revealed that he possessed a highly righteous appearance. Even his body was exuding an air of righteousness. And yet, Chen Feng could sense a wicked energy coming from him, one that could seep all the way down into the depths of Chen Feng's heart.

“Young man, congratulations on coming all the way here. I am in charge of guarding this stage. You may address me as Demon Monarch Wickedness,” the young man said with a smile and Chen Feng felt all the pores on his body opening. It felt as though a high amount of wicked energy was spraying out from them.

“You're a living person?” Chen Feng was somewhat surprised.

“Ha ha ha! You sure know how to say some amusing words. For me to be able to talk to you here, it naturally means I am a living person,” Demon Monarch Wickedness replied and a sceptre appeared in his hand. Seeing the sceptre, Chen Feng's heart gave a thump. He had realized who this person was.

“Demon Monarch Wickedness. The Wicked Sceptre,” Chen Feng said.

“Tsk, tsk. Unexpectedly, there is still someone who knows my name. How unexpected! Still, you are from the Longevity Clan. Moreover, you are also a member of the imperial family. That is understandable.” 

Despite the smile on the other party's face, Chen Feng dared not let his guard down at all. Additionally, as their conversation continued, the feeling of danger within Chen Feng only grew increasingly strong. His state of mind was becoming increasingly cold and his soul flame burned violently, emanating a formidable power to illuminate his sea of wisdom.

Chen Feng knew. Even though he was talking, Demon Monarch Wickedness had already taken action against him. Only, his actions were more subtle.

“Since you are able to make it here, I will tell you this in advance. This is the 96th palace hall. I am the guardian of this place. Behind me are the 97th, 98th and 99th stages, three more stages in total. As long as you can successfully pas through them all, you will be able to obtain a great fortune,” Demon Monarch Wickedness said, still smiling.

“I wonder, what kind of fortune is it?” Chen Feng asked.

“The legacies of four Gold Immortals. Alright, kid. We've spent long enough talking. My hands have long since grown itchy. You need to defeat me and enter the next stage. If you fail, you will die.” After saying that, Demon Monarch Wickedness laughed loudly and black flames began burning from within Chen Feng's body. Already, signs of becoming charred had become evident on Chen Feng's body.

“Wicked Flames. A pity, this is not your real body, otherwise these flames would have burned me to ash,” Chen Feng said, a surging sound emerging from his body as streams of water gushed out from deep within his fleshly body. The streams of water circled around him again and again, scouring him to finally wipe away all the Wicked Flames out from his body.

“Since you know that I am from the Longevity Clan, you should also know that I cultivate the Longevity Scripture. The longevity energy, filled with vitality, is the counter to your wicked energy,” Chen Feng said, two cyan-coloured streams of light flowing out from his eyes before transforming into two roaring great rivers to engulf Demon Monarch Wickedness.

Chen Feng, on the other hand, flew up, the Longevity Wings on his back flapping. Mysterious runes flashed and crystal-like wind blades shot out from them to charge into the surging rivers from various unbelievable angles.

1 li = 0.5 km