Chapter 1430

800 level and 650 level are no different for Xiao Feng; both are just minor skills that instantly kill.

Upon reaching the third floor of the Transmission Tower, the surrounding space shrank somewhat, to about two-thirds the size of the first or second floor.

The bookshelves also decreased, but there were still many—roughly estimated at no fewer than 150—and the total number of Secret Arts remained around ten thousand.

Ten thousand tier‑3 Secret Arts…

If he weren't limited to taking only one, Xiao Feng really wanted to empty all his storage artifacts on his person and then stuff them full!

"Or just go straight to the top floor and slowly find what suits me best," he muttered, heading straight for the stairs to the fourth floor.

As expected, the guardian ink‑shadow on the fourth floor was precisely a 1000‑level bottom‑tier true immortal.

Since Xiao Feng could even slay peak true immortals, a mere bottom‑tier one was naturally no exception.

The immortal realm at 500 level appears undivided into early, middle, and late stages, but the differences are actually considerable: below 1200 is one tier, 1300 another, 1400 another, and 1500 yet another.

A 1000‑level boss is generally about 3‑5 times stronger than a 999‑level one.

The gap between each tier is also about 3‑5 times, meaning a 1500‑level peak true immortal is roughly a hundred times stronger than a 1000‑level bottom‑tier golden immortal.

But if the aptitude gap is larger, it could be several hundred times!

Such a gap is actually small compared to the differences between golden immortals and the Great Luo realm.

An entry‑level golden immortal usually has only 100 jing of hit points, while a peak golden immortal can reach up to a hundred gai, a difference of ten thousand times!

The Venerable Realm's Great Luo is even more exaggerated: upon breaking through, even at the same 2000 level, one possesses hundreds of times more strength than a golden immortal, and hit points begin to be measured in zǐ.

Thereafter, each level increase causes blood and attack stats to surge; a difference of about 100 levels is comparable to an early‑stage major realm crushing.

Were it not for the enormous gaps in these later realms, Xiao Feng wouldn't need to gulp down buff potions and still fail to kill a just‑post‑Venerable Realm Qiongqi even while wielding his Slay‑Dao Sword.

Qiongqi can only be considered a gatekeeper of the Venerable Realm.

The Xuan Die Demon Emperor also isn't exceptionally strong; he's rather ordinary among Venerable beings.

The truly formidable are those ancient Venerables above level 2500—each an immovable super‑titanic force! Like the Lord of the Earth, a single drop of blood that doesn't recover, standing there to absorb attacks from tens of millions of player heads, would take millions of years to slay.

Against a 1000‑level immortal guardian's combat power, Xiao Feng merely drew his sword and released a moderate‑sized skill, instantly killing it.

On the fourth floor of the Transmission Tower, the area shrank further; there were only forty‑odd bookshelves, and the number of Secret Arts sharply contracted to about three thousand.

Secret Art quality advances in major stages every three tiers: tiers 1‑3 are common Secret Arts, while tiers 4‑6 are exceedingly rare—basically bottom‑of‑the‑box killing moves, seldom seen on NPCs or players.

Tier 7 and above are world‑shaking Secret Arts, extremely rare! The vast majority of NPCs never witness anyone using a tier‑7 or higher Secret Art in their lifetime, let alone learn it.

Secret Arts of this quality already approach the level of the Great Dao; even powerful Venerable‑realm beings cannot simply create them at will—they depend heavily on fate.

These Secret Arts on the fourth floor are comparable in quality to the fourth style of the Seven Swords of Opening Heaven, "Shattering the Void"; once learned, they can sweep all directions, and few skills stronger than them appear below the immortal realm.

Nevertheless, Xiao Feng remained unsatisfied.

Tier‑4 Secret Arts are now rarely distributed; it's estimated that fewer than a hundred people server‑wide have mastered them.

But he can still continue climbing the tower to obtain higher‑quality inheritances!

On the fifth‑floor stairs, the guardian ink‑shadow boss is stronger, reaching level 1400 with hit points up to twenty trillion, making it an outstanding figure among immortals.

Yet before Xiao Feng, it was still easily crushed; he drew his sword, gathered power, and unleashed the move "Covering Sun and Moon," finishing it off in under ten seconds.

Upon reaching the fifth floor, twenty‑four rows of bookshelves came into view, placed in each direction of the octagonal chamber.

They are called twenty‑four rows rather than twenty‑four individual shelves because they combine to form eight different hexagrams.

The Qian hexagram is a triple‑linked shape, so it consists of three long bookshelves; the Kun hexagram is a six‑segment shape, thus six short bookshelves arranged as 2+2+2.

Together, these bookshelves form, when viewed from above, the exact shape of the primordial Bagua.

Xiao Feng walked around, took a rough look, and found nearly a thousand Secret Arts in total, all of tier‑5 quality—a still astonishing stockpile.

Tier‑5 Secret Arts already surpass all the skills he has learned; aside from some unrevealed portions of the Ninefold Heavenly Dao due to insufficient level or realm, there is no stronger Secret Art to compare with.

But… Xiao Feng's steps will not stop here.

Having come this far, he will surely climb as high as possible.

In one breath, up to the sixth floor!

He didn't pause, continuing toward the stairway.

As he walked, he pulled out a few relatively cheap ordinary buff potions, temporarily boosting his attack attributes.

Hum~

Energy surged; at the top of the stairs, dark vapors coalesced into a humanoid ink‑shadow.

Xiao Feng glanced at the information.

【Transmission Tower Sixth‑Floor Guardian】

Level: 1600 (Golden Immortal stage)

Hit Points: 700 jing / 700 jing

Note: Defeat it to gain eligibility to enter the sixth floor.

The ink‑shadow's information presentation remains the same format, but this time its attributes are not so fragile.

With 700 hundred million million hit points, even Xiao Feng's output cannot simply kill it outright.

Moreover, the opponent is not a wooden dummy; it will strike back!

Swish!

Before Xiao Feng could move, the ink‑shadow acted first, turning into countless strands of black vapor that swooped down like brush‑and‑ink, a strand of sword‑dao sharpness rushing at his face.

This sword intent is of Golden Immortal caliber!

Clang~

Xiao Feng also drew his sword; the Broken Moon left its sheath with a resonant ring, and a sword intent not inferior to the ink‑shadow's howled forth!

"Moonlight Scattered!"

"Covering Sun and Moon!"

Having learned from the previous lesson of tearing open the void, in a mid‑tier world like the Nine Provinces Immortal Realm he dare not recklessly use "Shattering the Void" again.

The 3rd-rank Secret Art Cover Sun Moon is already strong; with the tenfold power from the moment of drawing the sword, and the fivefold attack power from the dissipated moonlight, its momentum is enough to rival a Golden Immortal!

Swish!

A hundred-meter sword light suddenly appeared; in this not-so-spacious stairwell there was no room to dodge, and it struck the Ink Shadow Monster squarely.

Pfft

-422 ten quadrillion (Critical Hit)

The Ink Shadow had no defensive skills; it took the sword head-on, and the damage was actually higher than when we had fully stacked buffs against the Purple Fire True Person, showing its defense is very low.

Xiao Feng originally thought dealing several tens of ten quadrillion would be good, but he never expected it to be this strong; he was instantly delighted.

This sword restored to him a temporary life limit of 42.2 ten quadrillion, securing his survival.

The Ink Shadow Boss slashed down a strand of ink-colored sword qi; he likewise had nowhere to dodge, losing over 1.9 ten quadrillion of HP. Although the opponent lacked the Ten Thousand Times talent, its damage should not be underestimated.

"If you hit me once, that counts as two ten quadrillion; I must strike you twenty ten quadrillion each time to ensure the absorbed HP limit is enough to sustain the consumption." Xiao Feng calculated in his mind.

The 42.2 ten quadrillion buff will be overwritten by a new buff after his three attacks, so he must absorb a lot each hit to withstand it; otherwise, with his fragile HP of over one trillion, he simply cannot endure.

"Instant Shadow… crap, I almost forgot my wings are broken!"

Xiao Feng wanted to use Instant Shift to open distance and launch a second strike, but he glumly discovered that his wing and hat equipment had both been destroyed by Poor Odd.

Left with no choice, he switched to Wasteland God Step, flashing five times while simultaneously Instant Shifting and charging power.

"Cover Sun Moon!"

He dragged it out for five seconds, attack power stacking to 125%, and his mana had just recovered enough to cast.

He let out a low shout, and again erupted with the exact same sword qi as before.