How could they give up?
Zhang Fan thought the same.
Ignoring the crowd, he walked straight toward the trial tower.
A flash of light—and he was inside.
It was an empty field.
Before him unfolded endless green grass, a vast grassland that reached beyond the horizon. A small river flowed its way alongside it, disappearing into the distance.
And standing ahead of him was… a rabbit.
[Race]: Spirit-Tailed Rabbit
[Cultivation Base]: None
[Talent]: Contains a trace of weak Demonic Beast bloodline.
[Info]: Common prey for high-bloodline monsters in the Monster World.
[Luck]: Luck: None.
[Info]: All contract slots full — cannot be bound.
Zhang Fan chuckled. A rabbit with no cultivation?
The rabbit froze when it saw him. In the next instant, its eyes turned red, and it charged straight at him.
Crack!
The moment it collided with him, the rabbit instantly fainted.
An ordinary rabbit stood no chance—Zhang Fan's physical strength was comparable to a mid-grade spiritual weapon. Charging into him was like colliding with a sword's edge.
Before he could react, the rabbit vanished—replaced by a plate of roasted rabbit, a plate of spicy rabbit head, and a plate of braised rabbit meat.
"Huh?"
Zhang Fan was momentarily stunned.
This trial tower could… turn slain Demonic Beasts directly into gourmet dishes?
He didn't understand, but he tasted them anyway. Delicious.
After eating and drinking his fill, he said, "Next floor!"
A door of light appeared before him.
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Second floor: A sheep, first stage of Qi Refining. It shot a fireball at him, then charged head-on when its spirit power ran dry. The result? Roast lamb, stewed lamb, and lamb soup.
Third floor: Two pigs, also first stage Qi Refining. One unleashed ice blades, the other fireballs. After a head-on charge each, both collapsed—turning into barbecue and pork stew.
Fourth floor: Ten donkeys—resulting in an entire donkey banquet.
Fifth floor: A hundred cows—producing a full beef feast.
Sixth floor: A chicken wielding a spiritual weapon, surprisingly powerful… which ended up as chicken soup.
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Seventh floor:
Rubbing his full stomach, Zhang Fan stepped inside.
The scene changed—ten wolves crouched in attack stances.
"Wolf meat, huh? Wonder what it tastes like…"
He wasn't even focused on the wolves. Instead, he was thinking about the trial tower itself.
Myriad Sword Sect, the most powerful sect in the Eastern Region, had brought this tower. They clearly knew what was inside. Why invite geniuses from other sects… just to eat?
Awooo!
The wolves attacked—one spitting fire, another shooting water, one blending into the grass, one burrowing underground, another spraying metal shards, another cloaked in darkness…
Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light, darkness—nine attributes. And one wolf specialized in body refinement.
Zhang Fan was surprised—Demonic Beasts could have different spiritual root attributes?
Five minutes later, the wolves were down.
"Wolf meat… strange flavor."
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Eighth floor:
The moment he entered, cold sweat ran down his back. No Demonic Beasts in sight. Strange. This level should contain a hundred beasts one realm above him—the second stage of Qi Refining.
Hiss~
A patterned snake glided into view—a venomous one. Around it were centipedes, scorpions, and spiders in bright, poisonous colors. Bats flitted overhead. The centipede had hundreds of legs; the spider was the size of a washbasin.
No wonder most challengers never made it past the seventh floor. The eighth floor was filled with poison.
"Snake soup I can make… fried scorpions, maybe… but what do I do with spiders and toads?"
Their poison was useless—Zhang Fan's body was as tough as a mid-grade spiritual treasure. Their fangs couldn't pierce him; some even broke their teeth.
When they died, food appeared—but in a suspicious green soup that he didn't dare taste.
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Ninth floor:
A thousand Demonic Beasts, all at the second stage of Qi Refining.
Tigers, lions, leopards, wolves, elephants, chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, lizards, praying mantises… every kind imaginable.
The most intimidating was a praying mantis wielding a meter-long sword.
But above them, a colossal dragon soared.
A ten-thousand-meter-long dragon.
Its massive eyes locked onto him as it roared.
[Race]: Dragon
[Cultivation Base]: Second stage of Qi Refining
[Information]: False illusion.
He almost laughed—a gigantic dragon, yet only at Qi Refining's second stage.
"Ant, one step more and you enter my territory! If you have the guts, try it!"
It roared again, dragon breath scorching the ground, leaving a huge pit of raging fire before him.
"Think carefully! Step forward and you may have courage—but you won't have the luck to walk away alive!"
Zhang Fan's frown deepened.
Now it was clear—the trial tower was sending a message.
• Floors 1–5: Cows, sheep, pigs, donkeys, and rabbits—showing that Demonic Beast meat is delicious.
• Floor 6: A chicken with a spiritual weapon—proving that beasts can have wisdom and wield treasures.
• Floors 7–9: Ten wolves of various attributes, a hundred poisonous creatures, a thousand varied beasts, and finally a giant dragon—demonstrating that Demonic Beasts are powerful and dangerous.
"So… is this dragon testing my courage?"
Myriad Sword Sect had gone to great lengths to use this treasure to choose the top three talents from each sect—those willing to face Demonic Beasts without fear.
Zhang Fan smiled.