The monster's fist was enormous, like a mountain crashing down upon them. Even before it landed, its accompanying wind surged towards them.
"Retreat!"
This monster was not to be trifled with. Zhou Yan instructed everyone to fall back a considerable distance, while he himself ascended into the air to observe the creature.
"Boom!"
The earth caved in, struck by the monster's fist, leaving a colossal imprint. A thick cloud of dust billowed upwards.
The monster's appearance was peculiar, resembling a giant ape but not quite. It had a vertical eye on its forehead, and sharp, scythe-like spines running from its back all the way to its tail. Its skin was exceptionally thick and tough, and its fists possessed immense power.
"Roar!"
The monster's gaze fixed on Zhou Yan in mid-air. It raised its massive palm to attack him, but Zhou Yan's speed was incredible. After several missed attempts, the monster grew visibly enraged. Its vertical eye then erupted with a crimson light, blasting towards Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan unfurled his Yin Yang Wings and swiftly dodged.
"Whoosh!"
The monster's vertical eye unleashed a red beam, filled with destructive energy, relentlessly assaulting Zhou Yan as he continuously evaded in the air. However, Zhou Yan's speed was too much, and he began circling the monster.
Streams of red death rays shot towards Zhou Yan, but the monster failed to hit him.
The monster began to spin with Zhou Yan. After spinning for over a dozen revolutions, its entire body swayed as if drunk, its head wobbling. It couldn't even walk steadily and eventually collapsed to the ground, dizzy and disoriented.
"This monster is physically imposing, but its brain clearly isn't sharp," Zhou Yan chuckled.
Following this, Zhou Yan unleashed a surge of immense spiritual energy and rapidly employed his wood element pháp thuật.
A colossal ancient tree erupted from the ground, growing rapidly from a small sprout. One meter, ten meters, fifty meters, a hundred meters—it eventually became a towering behemoth.
Roots as thick as a man's thigh snaked out from the ground, entangling the monster's legs, then its entire body. More and more roots wrapped around it, tightening their grip.
The monster struggled and roared, but no matter how it thrashed or resisted, it was futile.
The monster opened its vertical eye, attempting to attack the ancient tree. However, as a sharp branch pierced its eye, the monster writhed violently once more.
Alas, as the branches completely ensnared the monster and began to compress it inwards, its life force grew increasingly faint.
Finally, the monster suffocated and died. Zhou Yan was rewarded with points, earning a thousand points at once.
"A thousand points. This monster's points are quite high, but was it the only one?" Zhou Yan glanced around. However, a surge of energy enveloped them, transporting them to the next level.
"Was there only one monster there?" Xuanyuan Qingfeng asked, surprised.
"Even if it was just one, with your current strength, you wouldn't be able to handle those monsters. So, the subsequent monsters should also be very powerful. Try not to engage, and you too, Jin Ye."
Zhou Yan looked at Xuanyuan Qingfeng and Jin Ye. Their current strength was insufficient to inflict significant damage on monsters of this caliber.
"Alas! I can't even help," Jin Ye lamented.
"Our realms are not yet strong. We will be able to deal with these monsters in the future," Xuanyuan Qingfeng said, ruffling Jin Ye's hair.
The only one capable of harming such monsters was Nangong Pushi.
Not long after, monsters reappeared. Similar to the previous level, these were enormous. However, this time, two of them appeared simultaneously.
"Nangong, can we each take one? Do you think we can handle it?" Zhou Yan asked Nangong Pushi, looking at the monsters.
"Let's try. I don't have much confidence either," Nangong Pushi replied. She drew two blades, looked at the two monsters with extreme seriousness, then flew into the air, aiming for their weak points.
These two monsters were not like those on the previous level. They could spew storms, unleashing powerful gusts of wind with every open maw.
Zhou Yan dodged rapidly, then channeled his spiritual energy, transforming it into massive meteors, each several tens of meters in size.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!"
Giant rocks rained down upon the monsters. Their evasion skills were quite good, and their inherent strength allowed them to shatter the meteors in the sky.
Zhou Yan then plummeted towards the ground, grasping a vast amount of earth-yellow energy in his hand before releasing it onto the surface.
"Crack!"
The ground suddenly collapsed. The two monsters, fixated on the meteors in the sky, never anticipated the ground beneath them would suddenly give way.
They plummeted into the abyss below, where Xuan Ning transformed into a cluster of sharp spears, each immensely thick and powerful. The two monsters fell hundreds of meters.
"Thwack! Thwack!"
The monsters were impaled and killed by the subterranean spears.
For someone like Zhou Yan, with his mastery of all elements, dealing with such gargantuan monsters presented him with numerous methods.
"Didn't we agree each of us would take one?" Nangong Pushi landed beside Zhou Yan, a hint of dissatisfaction in her voice.
"There will be plenty of opportunities to defeat these monsters in the future," Zhou Yan said, stepping forward to comfort her.
Jin Ye transformed into a golden streak of light and approached Zhou Yan, saying, "You have too many pháp thuật. Even without using your other abilities, I doubt many people could defeat you."
"With my current combat power, I should be able to handle those in the Ninetieth Heaven. If it's against stronger cultivators above the Ninetieth Heaven, my power might fall short," Zhou Yan estimated his current combat strength.
"That's still remarkable, being able to fight across eighteen small realms. It must be incredibly difficult for most people, especially across such a high difference in cultivation," Xuanyuan Qingfeng remarked.
With a flash of light, they arrived at the next level.
The monsters on subsequent levels were all enormous, but their abilities were countered by the team's ever-evolving array of pháp thuật, leading to their defeat one by one.
Furthermore, for each level descended, the number of monsters increased by one.
By the time Zhou Yan and his companions reached the 130th level, the number of monsters had also reached 130, and each one was formidable. Zhou Yan had already instructed Xuanyuan Qingfeng to leave the "Primordial Tower."
By merely thinking of leaving, one could directly exit the Primordial Tower and exchange their gains for desired items. However, to re-enter, they would have to wait thirty days.
While the "Primordial Tower" did not have a limit on the number of participants, each person could only enter once per month. Moreover, upon death, revival could only occur in the underworld. Therefore, if one found themselves unable to withstand the monsters, they could simply think of leaving to escape.
(Author: Bonus chapter tomorrow. I'm busy these past two days.)