Chapter 666: Locate the Core, Subdue It Easily

Violent thunder fell like rain; even from outside you could see it, the whole Demon‑Slaying Tower was flashing and glowing.

Countless bolts of lightning rained down, striking Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen neither dodged nor flinched, feeling nothing, and charged straight ahead.

Electric Element immunity lets Jiang Chen fearlessly endure the lightning attacks.

Just as he thought, if the Demon‑Slaying Tower had no other means, then he would finish this tower himself!

From the base to the core, it looks only about 30 meters, but only those inside know it's actually more than that.

The tower's layers form their own space; they seem short but are actually long.

The interior space stacks layer upon layer, each segment of distance magnified by hundreds of times.

Jiang Chen had long anticipated this, so it wasn't surprising.

Otherwise, even a stronger thunderstorm, with Ye Chen Shi's ability, wouldn't prevent him from flying beyond the 30‑meter distance.

Among the three towers, the one with the strongest spatial control is the Trial Tower, which can split countless spaces, like an Instance.

Next is Shenlong Tower; under Li Xueru's control, although it can't split infinite spaces, creating a thousand independent spaces simultaneously is no problem.

The Demon‑Slaying Tower is relatively weaker in this regard, yet it still possesses the basic ability.

It stretches space, turning an apparent 30‑meter distance into actually 3,000 or even 30,000 meters.

And the speed of thunderstorm lightning is extreme; the distance makes almost no difference to them.

Likewise, the distance makes no difference to Jiang Chen either.

Even if it's 300,000 meters, it's just a bit longer to fly.

Trying to use the thunderstorm to stop oneself is virtually impossible.

In the thunderstorm rain, Jiang Chen kept approaching; the closer to the core, the denser and more powerful the storm became.

Halfway through his flight, the storm's power had already reached level 94.

At this point, even Ye Chen Shi probably couldn't hold out much longer.

Although there's a gap between level 94 and 95, it's not a world‑changing difference, unlike the jump from 95 to 96, which is a qualitative transformation.

Moreover, the storm's power kept rising, approaching level 95.

Jiang Chen knows that without a master controlling it, the Demon‑Slaying Tower's limit should be the peak of level 94.

If it has a master, it can unleash the peak level‑95 attack, reaching the Mythological Class limit.

The Mythological Class limit is level 95, but some Mythic‑level Equipment can be upgraded; after promotion they become Mythic‑level Equipment that can exert even greater power.

That's the case with Shenlong Tower; Li Xueru is already hurrying to upgrade Shenlong Tower, a process that is complex and time‑consuming.

The biggest difference between Mythological Class and Mythological Class is the law: bearing the law, driving the law, ultimately reaching a stage where it itself possesses the law.

The Demon‑Slaying Tower ranks first in offense among the three towers, but it is limited to the Mythological Class peak, not reaching the full Mythological Class level.

Even stretched space has an end; Jiang Chen, riding the storm, arrived at the edge of the Demon‑Slaying Tower's core.

Outside the core, the thunderstorm kept shaking, booming incessantly.

Its surroundings had turned into a Lightning Sea, and Jiang Chen stood within it, unmoving as a mountain.

Jiang Chen extended his hand, pressing toward the core.

As his palm was about to touch the core, Jiang Chen suddenly stopped.

A faint smile appeared in his eyes, understanding a bit, "No wonder the Demon‑Slaying Tower has had no master for centuries; so it was you causing trouble."

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, the core jolted and swiftly recoiled backward.

It was fast, but Jiang Chen was faster, and he pinned it in one move.

His palm exerted force, firmly gripping the core.

The core thrashed wildly on Jiang Chen's palm, yet no matter what it could not break free of Jiang Chen's control.

Jiang Chen whispered, "No need to struggle, you can't escape."

"Besides, I have no intention of doing anything to you, never thought of erasing you."

It seemed to understand Jiang Chen, the core ceased struggling and became quiet.

Jiang Chen's soul flickered slightly, his consciousness communicating with the core.

He saw a series of scenes, the birth process of the Demon‑Slaying Tower.

The Demon‑Slaying Tower's core is not as detailed as the Ancient Thunder Tower; some recorded information is missing, yet enough to discern the whole process.

The three towers of the Shenlong Empire were forged by the same person; at that time, the Shenlong Empire produced a Divine‑level Blacksmith.

This divine smith gathered over two‑thirds of the empire's top‑grade materials, using the Ancient Thunder Tower as a model, to forge three treasure towers.

Although all came from the same hand and used the same method, copying the Ancient Thunder Tower, the three resulting towers turned out vastly different.

Nevertheless, all three towers reached the Mythological Class pinnacle, with plenty of material left unused.

In the following years, the three towers indeed played an unparalleled role.

The records state that a Divine‑level Strongman wielded the Demon‑Slaying Tower, exterminating countless Demon Kings.

He unleashed a Lightning Sea among the demons, slaying them in utter disarray.

Those were years worthy of song and tears, with endless wars between demons and the Human Race.

About three hundred years ago, the Demon‑Slaying Tower's last master fell, and the tower has had no master since.

The Divine‑level Strongman, upon falling, left a fragment of his lingering soul inside the Demon‑Slaying Tower.

The Demon‑Slaying Tower, using that faint soulless fragment, birthed a weak sentient intelligence.

With that weak sentience, the Demon‑Slaying Tower grew stronger; even without a controller, it can wield level‑95 attack power.

But likewise, others seeking to become the Demon‑Slaying Tower's master find it increasingly difficult.

This fragment of sentience instinctively rejects.

In the past three hundred years, only one Fan Emperor has emerged among the Human Race; the Fan Emperor is a Half‑step Super God, having no need for Mythic‑level Equipment.

So he never came to claim the Demon-Slaying Tower.

And under the Fan Emperor, the Human Race has no high Divine Level.

As for medium and low Divine-level Strongmen, they also lack the ability to claim the Demon-Slaying Tower.

Thus the Demon-Slaying Tower has had no master for nearly 300 years.

No matter how hard Ye Chen Shi tries, unless he can breakthrough to reach level 96, he cannot become the master of the Demon-Slaying Tower.

Until now, Jiang Chen appeared.

The Electric Element immunity leaves the Demon-Slaying Tower helpless against Jiang Chen.

Moreover, Jiang Chen's soul tier is not low; he is already qualified to wield the Demon-Slaying Tower.

After Jiang Chen understood the whole process, he seemed to sense the core of the Demon-Slaying Tower trembling in fear.

This newly born spiritual intellect, after 300 years, is still like a blank sheet, very simple.

It is like a child who understands little, possessing only some instincts.

When the soul entered the core, Jiang Chen saw a trembling little speck of light.

He realized this is the Demon-Slaying Tower's nascent spiritual intellect, still immature and weak.

Jiang Chen communicated with it using his soul, "No need to be afraid, I won't hurt you."

In the soul realm, Jiang Chen is like a giant.

His body is further Entangling with nine-colored dragon soul crystals, and the little speck of light, seeing the nine-colored divine dragon coiled around Jiang Chen, is terrified and dares not move, fearing the dragon might swallow it in one bite.

Jiang Chen expressed his goodwill, and then a Soul Mark fell onto the core.

At the same time, the little speck of light also emanated Jiang Chen's Soul Breath.

The little speck of light did not resist, naturally accepting Jiang Chen's Soul Mark.

From then on, the Demon-Slaying Tower became Jiang Chen's.

"Claiming the Demon-Slaying Tower is far easier than claiming the Gu Lei Outer Tower."

Jiang Chen thought to himself.

He had long ago placed a Soul Mark on the Gu Lei Outer Tower, but never fully claimed it.

Now he can only barely use the Electric Element inside the Gu Lei Outer Tower, planting some grass, with no other major use.

If he wishes to merge with the core of the Gu Lei Inner Tower, it is still far away.

But the process of claiming the Demon-Slaying Tower was very smooth; in just about ten minutes, the Demon-Slaying Tower was fully under his control.

The Demon-Slaying Tower is a special piece of equipment, not a Weapon and without attributes, yet it can unleash great attack power, entirely different from ordinary equipment.

Even Jiang Chen can use the Demon-Slaying Tower to strike enemies.

But Jiang Chen values the space inside the Demon-Slaying Tower even more.

Jiang Chen sensed that the Demon-Slaying Tower appears only 30 m tall, but can actually expand up to about 300 m.

Its interior space can be freely divided, up to a maximum of 100 independent compartments at once.

Jiang Chen tried to place the Gu Lei Outer Tower into the Demon-Slaying Tower.

The Demon-Slaying Tower rumbled loudly, and the Gu Lei Outer Tower could not be inserted.

The core trembled, and the little speck of light sent a message.

It basically meant that the Gu Lei Outer Tower's tier is too high for the Demon-Slaying Tower to contain.

Jiang Chen thought briefly and understood the principle.

In the end, the Demon-Slaying Tower is only at a Mythological Class tier, while the Gu Lei Outer Tower's tier far exceeds it, so it being unable to contain it is normal.

Nevertheless, Jiang Chen has a solution.

It's just a bit more troublesome.

He sent a reassuring message to the little speck of light, and Jiang Chen began his daring operation.