Peerless War God

Chen Xiao was overjoyed and repeatedly praised.    

Breaking through the Second Calamity Realm was an overall improvement to his body, especially the strengthening of his soul, which made him feel a hundred times more confident.    

The stronger his soul was, the more powerful the cultivation method he could use and the power of the Soul Seizing Sword would be.    

With his Second Calamity Realm cultivation, he was not a match for any cultivators of the same level. He could completely crush them and win.    

When Xi Luo saw this, his eyes lit up, "Not bad, your improvement is not small. With this, you have a bit more protection when you do things in the Nine-Layered Divine Pagoda."    

Chen Xiao nodded his head vigorously, and his heart was greatly reassured. After breaking through the Second Calamity Realm, his improvement was greater than he had imagined, and it was pleasantly surprising.    

However, he still had a doubt in his heart.    

"My current cultivation realm has already broken through the Second Calamity Realm, so why haven't I attracted the heavenly tribulation?"    

Chen Xiao asked curiously.    

When Xi Luo heard this, he suddenly realized, "Oh, indeed, there are no signs of the heavenly tribulation. Could it be that something went wrong?"    

Chen Xiao's face darkened slightly, and he said, "It seems that it has something to do with the Nine-Layered Divine Pagoda.    

Xi Luo nodded and said, "That's right. The Nine-Layered Divine Pagoda is no ordinary treasure. It's said that it was left behind by an expert above the Immortal Realm, and it completely isolated the inside and outside of the space. It's not strange that it doesn't affect the heavenly tribulation."    

Chen Xiao's mood fluctuated, "The heavenly tribulation was blocked by the divine pagoda, and it didn't descend. I don't know if it's good or bad."    

For a moment, he was very perturbed in his heart.    

The Heavenly Tribulation was not only a test for cultivators, but also a great gift. Once he successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation, he would be able to use the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to temper his body and soul, and he would be able to obtain even greater improvement.    

Now that the Heavenly Tribulation had disappeared, Chen Xiao could no longer use the Heavenly Tribulation to temper his body.    

Of course, there were also benefits to this. At least he did not have to worry about being injured by the Heavenly Tribulation. He also needed to spend time to heal his injuries. This was a great benefit in the Nine-Tiered Divine Pagoda.    

After all, the Divine Pagoda was too dangerous. If he was not careful and was injured, it would be even more dangerous.    

"From the looks of it, there are still some benefits. At least I don't have to worry about being injured by the heavenly tribulation."    

Xiluo said indifferently.    

Chen Xiao nodded and agreed with this point. He said, "Yes, the Heavenly Tribulation is blocked by the Divine Pagoda, so it won't descend for the time being. I'm afraid that once I leave the Divine Pagoda, the Heavenly Tribulation will immediately descend."    

"It's very possible, but now is not the time to worry about this. Let's talk about it after we survive."    

Xiluo said indifferent.    

"That's right."    

Immediately, Chen Xiao adjusted his breathing and rested for a few more days before leaving his hiding place.    

He held the map in his hand and carefully looked at it. He pointed to a point on the map and said, "We're now at our current location. The Ice Essence Spring is not far away. We can go and investigate."    

"Mm, since we're here, we have to go and investigate," Xiluo said.    

Chen Xiao nodded, stood up, and called out, "Hei Zi, let's go. It's time to leave."    

"Woof, woof."    

Hei Zi happily wagged its tail and rubbed against Chen Xiao's pants, as if it was happy for him to break through his cultivation.    

Chen Xiao appeared on the ground. He first used his Spiritual Sense to scan the surroundings to confirm that there were no abnormalities. Only then did he put away the array formation flags that he had set up.    

But at this moment, something unexpected happened.    

Just as he put away the array formation, two waves of killing intent suddenly appeared and attacked him.    

"Hmm?"    

"Be careful, there's an enemy." Xi Luo said in alarm. The Ten Thousand Demon Vine instantly possessed him. With the black armor of the Ten Thousand Demon Vine, his defense increased.    

"Woof, woof."    

With a loud bark, Hei Zi's eyes turned red. He immediately pounced out and spat out a mouthful of hellish magma to the side.    

Chen Xiao's eyes turned cold. His Spiritual Sense flashed, "Two people? They were already lying in ambush. They attacked me after I withdrew the array formation. Hmph, they are truly sinister. I was a bit careless."    

It could not be blamed on him. Before this, he had already carefully used his Spiritual Sense to investigate a few times, but he was still fooled by the other party.    

It seemed that there were quite a few cultivators who knew how to conceal their breaths. Even he had been fooled.    

In the future, he had to be more careful.    

He suddenly turned his head, and a cold light appeared in his eyes. He saw two figures with surging killing intent coming from the left and right. One was a young cultivator with a strong figure, and the other was an old cultivator with a slightly thin figure. Both of them held blood swords, and their killing intent was shocking.    

At first glance, the young cultivator was a Second Calamity Longevity cultivator, while the old man was a Third Calamity cultivator. His aura was even stronger, and his threat was even greater.    

Hei Zi immediately pounced towards the young cultivator, using lava to attack, wanting to stop him.    

"A demonic beast spirit pet? Or is it a Hellhound? Heh, interesting."    

The young cultivator laughed sinisterly, and with a slash of his blade, he broke through the lava breath and rushed in front of Hei Zi. The blood-colored long blade continuously slashed, and the blade energy was dense and terrifying.    

Almost at the same time, Chen Xiao faced the old man and stared at the long and narrow blood blade in his hand, which was extremely shocking.    

"What a terrifying killing intent. These people cultivate the Dao of Slaughter, and their auras are very strange. Moreover, they are from the same faction, so they should come from the same force. This is a bit troublesome."    

Xiluo looked at him coldly.    

Hearing that, Chen Xiao gritted his teeth and cursed, "Who are you? I have no enmity with you, so why are you attacking?"    

When the thin old man heard this, he smiled sinisterly, "Idiot, this is the space of the Nine-Layered Divine Pagoda. There are no rules and order, only the strong eating the weak. If you kill you, you can get a lot of benefits."    

"Senior Brother, this person broke through the array formation, so his combat strength is not very strong. I'll leave him to you. I'll subdue this dog, and it's quite useful."    

On the other side, the young cultivator sneered. He did not directly kill the Hellhound, but instead had the intention of subduing it.    

He had a Second Calamity cultivation, and the Hellhound was only a First Calamity Longevity demonic beast. Its strength was enough to suppress him and even kill him.    

However, the living hellhound was obviously more useful. The young cultivator was a little reluctant to give it up and wanted to tame it.    

"Alright." The thin old man laughed sinisterly. With the blood blade in his hand, he charged forward.    

He was decisive and ruthless.    

"Damn it, I was too careless. I was actually ambushed by these two." Chen Xiao thought to himself.    

It was obvious that these two people had already discovered the location of the array formation that Chen Xiao had set up. Perhaps they were attracted by the fluctuations of the Spirit Gathering Array.    

However, they were deterred by the might of the Confinement Killing Great Array and could not succeed. Thus, they hid themselves and waited for Chen Xiao to take the initiative to reveal himself. They were really waiting for Chen Xiao.    

In a two against one situation, the thin old man was a cultivator at the Third Calamity. His chances of winning were very high. The two of them attacked without hesitation.    

When Xi Luo saw this, he sneered and said, "That's just right. These two people want to guard you, and you can use them to test your skills. You just broke through to the Second Calamity Realm, so you need an opponent to hone your skills."    

"Alright."    

In a flash, the thin old man had already arrived in front of him and slashed out with his blade.    

In an instant, the blood-colored sky was filled with blade light, enveloping Chen Xiao within. For a moment, it was as if he was in hell. Countless blood-colored skeletons pounced at him, causing his heart to shiver and his courage to break.    

He felt that he was falling, continuously falling. He fell into the Eighteenth Hell, and from then on, he would never be able to get out of it.    

Chapter 18 - The Eighteenth Hell