Invincible Divine Doctor of the Beautiful Lady
Chapter 1005: 979: One Hundred and Eight Heroes

Chapter 1005: Chapter 979: One Hundred and Eight Heroes

On the north side of the square stands a tall tower, which is the Hero Tower.

Inside this Hero Tower, there lies a small world filled with numerous trials, offering disciples of the Yanshan Sect the chance to challenge. Based on their performance in these challenges, they can earn corresponding points, which are then used to create a ranking, known as the Hero Ranking.

At the entrance of the Hero Tower stands a large stele, which displays the Hero Ranking. Names are inscribed on the stele, from first to one hundred and eighth, listing a total of one hundred and eight heroes.

Being ranked on the Hero Ranking is a great honor, a symbol of strength, and something all disciples of the Yanshan Sect strive for.

Tangyu and his two companions arrived at the Hero Tower, preparing to embark on the Hero’s Path.

There are always disciples on the square. The appearance of Tangyu and his companions immediately drew considerable attention, and seeing them heading toward the Hero Tower, everyone knew they were about to embark on the Hero’s Path. Both Tangyu and Zhuang Qian had high expectations; although Ye Liu had already attempted, Yao Jiguang and the Yang City Four Youths had all tried, none managed to rank on the Hero Ranking.

Thus, the crowd’s focus was now on Tangyu and Zhuang Qian, watching to see if they could rank on the Hero Ranking.

Tangyu’s gaze fell upon the Hero Ranking, one hundred and eight names, most unknown to him. Of course, there were a few familiar names among them.

“Hero Ranking first: Ying Longtian; Hero Ranking eighth: Liu Bocheng; Hero Ranking thirty-sixth: Hua Yu.” Among the one hundred and eight people on the Hero Ranking, Tangyu only knew these three. This was when Tangyu realized his senior brother Liu’s strength, ranking eighth on the Hero Ranking, which means eighth among all the Yanshan Sect’s disciples. This prowess is truly commendable.

Senior brother Hua Yu is not bad either, ranking thirty-sixth.

The total number of disciples in the Yanshan Sect isn’t many, around five to six hundred. To rank among the top one hundred and eight shows considerable strength, roughly one-fifth of the disciples, indicating standing among the upper echelon of Yanshan Sect disciples.

Facing the Hero Ranking, Tangyu too harbored intentions. As the Sect Master’s direct disciple, he could not shy away from pursuing such honor. If he were to compete, he should do so with fervor, aiming for spectacular achievements to prove he’s the Sect Master’s direct disciple.

If he couldn’t perform well in this aspect, probably many would speak ill of him privately?

Tangyu would absolutely not allow anything to disgrace his Master to happen.

Tangyu asked, “What kind of strength is roughly required to rank on the Hero Ranking?”

Zhuang Qian replied, “One needs absolute Mystic Law Realm Sixth Layer strength to have a chance at ranking on the Hero Ranking.”

“Mystic Law Realm Sixth Layer, huh?” Tangyu smirked lightly. If only Mystic Law Realm Sixth Layer was needed, he might indeed have a chance at the Hero Ranking.

Seeing Tangyu’s expression, Zhuang Qian and Zi Cang were surprised. Zhuang Qian swallowed hard, saying, “I say, Tangyu, do you really have confidence to rank on the Hero Ranking?”

Tangyu smiled, “Not saying absolute certainty, but maybe a chance of five out of ten.”

“I give in!” Zhuang Qian was completely convinced.

Tangyu said, “Let’s go, proceed on the Hero’s Path.”

Zhuang Qian replied, “You go first, only one person can go on the Hero’s Path at a time.”

Tangyu did not hesitate, “Alright, I’ll go first then.”

With that, Tangyu walked toward the Hero Tower, soon disappearing from view.

As Tangyu departed, a burst of discussions erupted.

“Tangyu went in, do you think he can rank on the Hero Ranking?”

“Nah, ranking on the Hero Ranking? It’s not that easy; it requires Mystic Law Realm Sixth Layer strength. No matter how strong Tangyu is, can he reach the Mystic Law Realm Sixth Layer? Based on previous experiences, new disciples need at least half a year before someone might rank on the Hero Ranking. It’s only been over two months now, it’s definitely not possible.”

“Indeed, it’s unlikely; Mystic Law Realm Sixth Layer strength isn’t easily attainable.”

“Haha, let’s start betting, three to one odds, who wants to join?”

On Tangyu’s side, upon entering the Hero Tower, his view changed, entering a small world with an endless corridor stretching before him.

The first thing that met Tangyu’s eyes was a sea of fire, raging flames that seemed capable of incinerating everything.

“A sea of fire? Well, let’s see how it goes.” Tangyu smirked slightly and boldly stepped into the sea of fire. The Power of Yin Yang emanated, enveloping him in an energy shield, rendering him invulnerable to water and fire.

This fire wasn’t ordinary fire, but Samadhi Fire, capable of burning even a Mystic Law Realm cultivator to death.

This trial by fire should not be underestimated.

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Of course, with Tangyu’s strength, he still walked through the sea of fire effortlessly.

After passing through the sea of fire, there was a waterway. This water was heavy water, not ordinary water. The density of heavy water is a thousand times that of regular water. Even a cultivator of the Mystic Law Realm First Layer entering this would be directly crushed into minced meat by the water.

The pressure of this water was terrifying. Stepping into it felt like having a mountain pressing down on you. Tangyu felt that even a Mystic Law Realm Second Layer cultivator would be crushed and defeated.

However, Tangyu was not afraid at all, countering all laws with force, and easily traversed this waterway.

After exiting the waterway, the tests were not over yet. There was a space whirlpool, with ferocious winds blowing, like steel knives, twisting the heavens and earth, like a devastating wind cascade, very spectacular. Even a piece of steel thrown into it could be directly shredded.

But Tangyu paid no heed, directly stepping into it. Instantly, the ferocious wind cascade charged at him like a flood beast, roaring to tear Tangyu into pieces.

However, Tangyu, like an immortal invulnerable to all laws, slapped with his bare hands and extinguished the whirlpool wind cascade, which couldn’t get close to him.

This wind cascade would be very dangerous even for Mystic Law Realm Third Layer cultivators. But for Tangyu, it was just a minor test.

After passing through the wind cascade, he entered a thunder zone, densely packed with electric serpents filling the entire space, with no visible gaps.

Rumble—

Electric serpents struck fiercely at Tangyu, attempting to penetrate his body and destroy it, but he shattered them effortlessly, unable to get close.

“Cultivating the ‘Undying Nine Transformations’ also requires the tempering of the Four Calamities, but unfortunately, there’s no Black Heart Stone now, so I can’t start cultivating the Undying Nine Transformations. Otherwise, I could make good use of these Four Calamities,” Tangyu thought to himself, feeling somewhat regretful.

After passing through the thunder zone, the test of the Four Calamities ended, and Tangyu passed easily.

Upon exiting the thunder zone, he arrived at a large open space, where to Tangyu’s surprise, stood over a hundred gold-armored puppets.

The so-called puppets are creations made by great artifact refiners, humanoid in form, almost identical to humans. Of course, besides simple thinking, they aren’t like humans; after all, they’re still cold puppets, much like robots in modern Earth technology. The latest technology has produced robots with many human functions.

And these puppets operate on the same principle.

“Kill!”

Seeing Tangyu arrive, those over a hundred puppets suddenly seemed to come alive, charging towards Tangyu in perfect formation, grand and imposing. These hundred-plus puppets were fearless warriors.

Their orderly sword force aimed at Tangyu, filling the entire space. This light force seemed to tear and obliterate the whole space.

Feeling this might, Tangyu’s brow slightly furrowed. These gold-armored puppets each possessed the strength of the Mystic Law Realm First Layer. A joint strike by over a hundred Mystic Law Realm First Layer was undoubtedly terrifying. Without the power of the Mystic Law Realm Fourth Layer, it would be impossible to withstand.

However, Tangyu remained as steady as Mount Tai, unhurried, his gaze flickered, and the Second Layer of ‘Great Rift Vajra Technique’ was unleashed, a sea of golden light swept with immense sword force.

With one strike, it had an earth-shattering feel, with the power of the sword force sweeping through heaven and earth, instantly blocking the assault of those hundred-plus gold-armored puppets.

Tangyu launched another strike, charging at the hundred-plus puppets.

With the previous blow, the formation of the hundred-plus puppets was completely disrupted. Without formation, their power significantly weakened. Tangyu’s onslaught caused them to lose their footing. A single gold-armored puppet’s strength was too weak compared to Tangyu, insignificant enough to be wiped out with a wave of his hand.

In just over a dozen rounds, those puppets were utterly defeated, retreating to the side directly.

With the puppets withdrawn, Tangyu naturally did not pursue, considering this test adequately passed.

Moving on, he came to another open space with no one around. Tangyu scanned the surroundings, finding everything shrouded in a grey haze, with no other scenery visible, though it was empty.

The more it was like this, the more cautious Tangyu became, his gaze sharp, scanning the surroundings. He could vaguely sense danger lurking around.

Roar—

Suddenly, from within the grey mist charged a grotesque beast larger than an elephant. It wasn’t a real beast; it was a metal creation, a mechanical hulk, yet it was terrifyingly beastly, opening its dreadful jaws to bite at Tangyu.

“It’s a Mechanical Beast!” Tangyu’s eyes twitched. A Mechanical Beast is much like a puppet, also considered a type of puppet. However, some prefer to call it a Mechanical Beast. These are crafted by skilled Puppet Masters.

Puppet Masters can virtually be assimilated into Artifact Refiners, considered a branch of them.

This Mechanical Beast was extremely fierce and terrifying, prompting Tangyu to handle it seriously, immediately unleashing the Second Layer of ‘Great Rift Vajra Technique’ without hesitation.