Chapter 425

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

Ascension!

Sandstone Island

Swoosh!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Gu Xin and Hu Wuying stepped through the air and arrived beside Zhuowen, unable to hide the excitement on their faces.

"Brother Zhuo, congratulations!

You've broken through the second wheel of the Tribulation of Heaven and Earth. From now on, you'll be a second-wheel ultimate emperor. With your current realm, you can be ranked among the top experts in the entire Muqin County! "The two of them congratulated him excitedly.

Zhuowen smiled slightly. With a wave of his right hand, the Reverse Spirit Puppet, which was not far away from him, instantly appeared behind him with a submissive look!

"I've kept the two of you waiting!

Since I've also broken through to the second-wheel ultimate emperor realm, let's set off for the second floor of the Vitality Tower! "Zhuowen said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xin and Hu Wuying's eyes flashed with a trace of anticipation. The second floor of the Vitality Tower! In the previous Vitality Tower Battles, no warrior from a low-level city had successfully entered it. Their Rattan Armor City was the first team from a low-level city to enter the second floor in history.

As he spoke, Zhuowen silently mobilized the power of the purple-black heart in his body. He could feel that the pulsation of the purple-black heart and the origin of the Sandstone Island came from the same source. As long as he issued an order to the purple-black heart, the origin of the Sandstone Island would not disobey!

Rumble!

In an instant, the huge Sandstone Island began to tremble violently. This kind of trembling was not up and down, but left and right!

At the same time, all the living creatures on the Sandstone Island felt the trembling and revealed looks of fear. Some of the more timid members of the Lost Clan even lay on the ground and trembled.

"Rise for me!"

Zhuowen suddenly shouted. The purple-black heart in his body pulsed rapidly, releasing purple-black energy to control the origin of the Sandstone Island, making it do the corresponding thing.

Rumble!

There was another earth-shattering tremor. Immediately, the enormous sandstone island rose from the endless ocean and slowly floated into the air. At this moment, the intense tremors also stopped.

"What's going on?

We seem to be rising? "

The fear on the faces of the countless Bereaved in the Holy City gradually faded after the trembling stopped. However, they soon felt that something was wrong because they had a feeling of ascension!

"That's not right!

We are clearly still in the Holy City, so how can it rise?

It must be an illusion! "

"You're wrong. We are indeed rising. To be more precise, the entire island is rising!"

As soon as these words came out, the many Native Clans in the Holy City burst into an uproar. Although they were extremely skeptical of this speculation, when they saw the geese in the sky slowly descending, they knew that the Sandstone Island was indeed constantly rising...

Ignoring the uproar in the Holy City, Zhuowen's group of three sat at the top of the Holy City, looking up at the gradually approaching blue sky, their hearts full of anticipation and excitement.

As for the Sandstone Island, Zhuowen knew that after the three of them reached the second level of the Vitality Tower, the Sandstone Island would return to the endless ocean. Therefore, he was not worried about the future of the Sandstone Island!

The Sandstone Island rose faster and faster, almost reaching the speed of sound. Rings of gas formed around the Sandstone Island, and ear-piercing explosions came from outside the island. It was extremely terrifying!

Boom!

The Sandstone Island's speed was almost at its limit. It directly tore through the void and disappeared into the endless ocean...

This was a dark river, deep and vast, even full of the smell of death. In this river was a beautiful starry sky with countless twinkling stars!

At this time, a hole was suddenly torn in the dark river, and a huge island emerged. It entered this huge dark river and began to drift with the waves!

"Is this the second level of the Vitality Tower?

The atmosphere doesn't look too good! "

Looking at the dark river and the vast starry sky, Zhuowen's group of three were full of curiosity. The unique scenery of the second level of the Vitality Tower made their eyes light up!

"I wonder where this dark river ends?" Zhuowen frowned slightly. He had just discovered that this dark river was extremely far away, and he could not see the end of it.

Bang!

After a violent shake, the huge Sandstone Island stopped in front of a barren island. In front of this barren island, there was a seemingly solid barrier. It was this barrier that blocked the Sandstone Island's advance!

"It seems that we can only enter this small island!"

Feeling the barrier in front of them, Zhuowen's group of three knew that the Sandstone Island could no longer move forward. The three of them looked at each other, and in a flash, they directly rushed onto the small island!

Following the departure of Zhuowen's group, the Sandstone Island seemed to be attracted by something. It suddenly leaped and directly tore through space in front of Zhuowen's group, disappearing from the dark river. Obviously, it had returned to the first level of the Vitality Tower!

"The Ascension Island in the first level of the Vitality Tower is really mysterious. It can actually directly tear through space in the Vitality Tower. You must know that the Spatial Barrier in the Vitality Tower is many times stronger than the outside world. Even if I use my full strength, I can't tear through space!" Zhuowen shook his head and laughed as he watched the Sandstone Island leave.

Gu Xin and Hu Wuying both nodded in agreement. One must know that in the outside world, it was very easy for an ultimate emperor realm cultivator to tear through space, but in the Vitality Tower, it was basically impossible for an ultimate emperor realm cultivator to do so!

This barren island was extremely small, with a circumference of only ten miles. With the strength of Zhuowen's group, they only needed a breath's time to travel from one side of the island to the other.

Moreover, this island was extremely barren. Not a single blade of grass grew on it, and even the ground was dry and cracked. Zhuowen suspected that this small island would collapse at any moment.

"We're surrounded by an endless dark river. Apart from this barren island, there doesn't seem to be anything else!

We don't even know where we are right now. What should we do now? "Gu Xin's brows furrowed slightly.

Hearing this, Zhuowen and Hu Wuying helplessly shook their heads. They didn't know much about the second level of the Vitality Tower, so they naturally didn't have any good ideas!

"This small island shouldn't have appeared here for no reason. There must be some mystery behind it!

Let's carefully search the island. Perhaps we can find some clues! "Zhuowen said calmly.

"Brother Zhuo's words make sense!

Let's search the island separately. It'll be more efficient this way! "Gu Xin and Hu Wuying both nodded in agreement.

"Let's leave our imprints on each other!

At that time, if anyone has any clues, it'll be easier to contact each other. "Zhuowen said.

As they spoke, the three of them left their imprints on each other's palms. Soon after, they each headed in different directions and began to search for all useful clues on this barren island like a carpet search.

Zhuowen chose the southern side of the island. With a stomp of his foot, he began to release his Mental Energy and began to explore the island's surroundings!

"I really don't know how the second level of the Vitality Tower is arranged. It actually directly sent us to such a barren island, and there's no hint at all." Zhuowen muttered with some dissatisfaction while exploring the island's situation.

After searching for about an incense stick's worth of time, Zhuowen didn't find anything at all. This caused Zhuowen's brows to furrow.

"There's no clue at all?

Could it be that in this boundless underground river, we really have to rely on our strength to cross the river? "Zhuowen's eyes narrowed as he muttered to himself.

The underground river outside the island gave Zhuowen an extremely strange feeling. He could feel that there were unknown dangers hidden in the underground river. If he really entered the underground river, perhaps it would be difficult for him to come out alive. This was a kind of feeling from the unseen world!

"Kid, there's an abnormal fluctuation a hundred meters to your left. Go over and take a look. Perhaps you'll find something!" Xiao Hei's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

Hearing this, Zhuowen's face revealed a thoughtful expression. The range that Xiao Hei's Divine Sense could cover was much larger than his Mental Energy. Zhuowen would never ignore Xiao Hei's advice.

Thinking of this, Zhuowen's footsteps took a step and directly swept to the left. In the blink of an eye, Zhuowen's figure was a hundred meters to the left.

"Eh?

That's … a tombstone? "

This was an open space that was neither big nor small. There was not a single blade of grass growing on the open space. It was extremely barren!

However, in the middle of the open space, there was a small mound. In front of the mound, there was a small tombstone that was half the height of a person!

"This is strange!

This island is so barren. Why would someone set up a tombstone here? "Zhuowen's heart was filled with doubts as he approached the tombstone.

"There are words on the tombstone. Let's see what's written on it!"

Zhuowen quickly noticed the words on the tombstone. The words were profound and clear. It said, "This tombstone is the Netherworld Tablet. Only those who possess the Netherworld Tablet are qualified to cross the Netherworld River. Those who do not possess the Netherworld Tablet and cross the river without permission will be devoured by countless vengeful spirits."

"Netherworld River?

Could the underground river outside the island be called the Netherworld River? "Looking at the words on the tombstone, Zhuowen came to a sudden realization.

"From the hints on the tombstone, your Netherworld River is extremely dangerous. In order to cross your Netherworld River, you should need this so-called Netherworld Tablet!" Xiao Hei said with interest.

"If that's the case, let's just take this tombstone down directly!"

Nodding slightly, Zhuowen took a step forward and directly took down the tombstone in front of the mound. The strange thing was, after taking down the tombstone, which was half the height of a person, it directly turned into the size of a palm and lay quietly in Zhuowen's palm. The words on it had all disappeared, leaving only a large word, "Netherworld".

"This is interesting. It seems that this Netherworld Tablet should be the key to crossing the Netherworld River. Now, it's time to contact Gu Xin and Hu Wuying to come and meet up with them!"

With that, Zhuowen activated the Yuan Power in his body. The marks left on his hand by Gu Xin and Hu Wuying immediately lit up. After transmitting his position and direction to Gu Xin and Hu Wuying through the marks, Zhuowen carefully looked at the Netherworld Tablet in his hand.

The appearance of the Netherworld Tablet was no different from an ordinary wooden tablet. However, the word "Netherworld" engraved in the center of the tablet revealed a trace of gloomy aura, which made Zhuowen feel uncomfortable all over.