Chapter 797: Could It Be Real?
"Boom—"
Finally, after destroying the bodies of these five Ghost Practitioners once more, Lin Yun completely killed them.
Five gray Crystals floated where the Ghost Practitioners had fallen.
Whoosh!
Lin Yun reached out and grasped the five gray Crystals in his hand.
Afterwards, Lin Yun didn't linger in that place. With a thought, he quickly pursued the fleeing Ghost Practitioners.
"Run! Run fast! That human Super Warrior is coming after us!"
"Stone, Shuiyao... they're dead..."
Far away, the Ghost Practitioners that were escaping saw this scene and exclaimed in panic.
In the midst of speaking, they urged on even stronger powers, running faster than before.
"The speed of these Ghost Practitioners..."
On the other side, Lin Yun widened his eyes, slightly incredulous, as he watched the Ghost Practitioners escape.
Indeed, the speed exhibited by these Ghost Practitioners was now much faster than when they had been chasing him before.
If these Ghost Practitioners had been this fast to begin with, they probably would have caught up to him already.
Of course, this was also because he had slowed down at the time, deliberately allowing the Ghost Practitioners to keep up.
However, this still shocked him greatly.
"Could it be..." Lin Yun pondered thoughtfully.
Could it be that these Ghost Practitioners had been intentionally not using their full strength before? Did they want to let their companions engage him first?
"The intelligence of these Ghost Practitioners..."
Lin Yun frowned slightly.
The intelligence of these Ghost Practitioners was not particularly high, but it certainly wasn't low either, especially this kind of scheming against their own. This was very unlike the "Spirits" he had encountered in his previous Heavenly Principle Tower challenges.
Could it be that these Ghost Practitioners were not virtual "Spirits" created by the Heavenly Principle Tower but actually existed in reality?
An idea suddenly surfaced in Lin Yun's mind, and he was secretly astounded.
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
In his previous challenges, he had gone through forty-nine floors of the Heavenly Principle Tower but had not found a powerful treasure like the gray Crystals. At first, he had suspected that the earlier floors might have had treasures that he had simply not noticed.
However, upon reflection, if every floor had treasures, it was impossible for him not to find any, right?
What's more, he had never heard about obtaining various treasures for conquering floors in the Heavenly Principle Tower before entering. If such occurrences had an extremely low probability, they might be considered top-secret events unknown to the average Super Warrior.
As a fourth-tier Super Warrior, Modan was one of the most elite in the entire cosmos. Rarely would secrets escape his knowledge, and given Lin Yun's relationship with Modan, wouldn't Modan have given him a heads-up?
Therefore, nine out of ten... this matter was kept secret at a very, very high level, so much so that even Modan was unaware of it.
To his knowledge, there had been Cultivators in history who reached the forty-ninth or fiftieth floor of the Heavenly Principle Tower, but they were extremely rare, especially those who went beyond the fiftieth floor.
Then could it be that such heavenly treasures are only obtained once one breaches the fiftieth floor?
Only the warriors below the realm of Super Warriors are eligible to enter the Heavenly Principle Tower... Super Warriors may also enter, but it has little effect, and besides, the upper levels of the Heavenly Principle Tower are generally inaccessible to the average Super Warrior.
The Mo Family behind Modan is considered a fairly formidable force among the Super Powers, largely due to Modan's strength, which has given the Mo Family some prominence in the universe. However, the overall power and foundation of the Mo Family are not at the very top tier, nor can the talent within compare to the geniuses of top-tier superpowers like the Firestone Family and the Aolai Family.
Many factions may not know about this affair with breaching the fiftieth floor of the Heavenly Principle Tower, as none of their geniuses have accomplished it.
Perhaps, the challenges of the Heavenly Principle Tower's fiftieth floor and beyond drastically differ from those of earlier levels, where what came before may all be false, and only what follows is true?
Lin Yun mused inwardly.
However, this thought was truly terrifying.
He had originally assumed that the scenarios within the Heavenly Principle Tower could exist somewhere in reality or depict scenes from a distant history. With the universe being so vast and ancient, the existence of many such mystical places was not improbable.
Even more so, could it be a scenario from beyond this universe?
At his current level, he already knew that this world was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
There are others beyond mortals, and heavens beyond this heaven; this universe... is very likely not the only existence in this world.
Otherwise, where would the saints of the Immortal Origin Holy Land go when they leave this universe?
They might have gone to an even more formidable place, where strong entities abound, a realm surpassing our universe. The First Saint of the Immortal Origin Holy Land is said to be the reincarnation of a powerful saint, whose previous life might have originated from such a place.
The First Saint spoke very highly of the Heavenly Principle Tower, which appeared in this universe billions of years ago. Is it possible that the tower was originally a treasure from that other place?
Therefore, it would make sense for the Heavenly Principle Tower to evolve various potent scenarios.
But... if the scenarios from the fiftieth floor onwards are indeed real, doesn't that imply that these formidable forces actually exist?
Do they truly exist within this universe?
So many warrior forces at the second tier of the Super Warrior realm...
Lin Yun took a small breath inward.
By now, he had an extensive understanding of many of the powerful forces in this universe, and he knew that such formidable strengths were exceedingly rare!
They might exist, but very sparingly; even those so-called top-tier superpowers do not necessarily possess so many Super Warrior second-tier forces!
Despite being presently pursued by him alone, these formidable Ghost Practitioners lacked a powerful leading figure. If they had one, should these Ghost Practitioners band together in an assault, even he, with his greatly increased strength, would have to turn tail and flee!
Modan, Ao Firestone, Wei Firestone, and even Little Gold's mother, the luminous Can, top-tier Super Warriors, might not dare engage with such strength!
Unfortunately, these Ghost Practitioners lacked a leader, and like a group of loose sand, they faced such a fate!
However, the strength of these Ghost Practitioners should not be underestimated!
Yet, these weren't the reasons for Lin Yun's utmost shock... what truly shook him were the subsequent layers of the Heavenly Principle Tower!
If the scenarios and their forces on the fiftieth floor are real, then the scenarios and forces of the later layers are likely real as well!
Even if not all levels are real, but only a few layers are, it would still be a rather alarming matter!
At the beginning of the fiftieth layer, he encountered numerous second-tier Ghost Practitioners from the Super Warrior realm. Beyond that, it was very possible he would meet Ghost Practitioners at the third tier, or even those with more formidable strength!
What kinds of formidable forces might he then encounter in the subsequent layers?