The Supreme Martial King Shocking All Realms Chapter 3246 - 3241: Yang Chen’s Outcome?_1

Passing through the initial stages relied on boundless cultivation alone, which naturally presented no difficulty whatsoever for King Ming Cheng.

King Ming Cheng sailed through the opening three trials with absolute ease, finding the entire assessment straightforward and demanding hardly any exertion from him.

Yet, upon entering the fourth stage, the challenge ramped up a notch.

Even so, King Ming Cheng faced scant real strain; it simply required a tad more time compared to the earlier stages.

All in all, nothing truly troublesome arose.

In this manner, King Ming Cheng cleared the fifth stage smoothly, encountering zero hindrances along the way.

But arriving at the sixth stage, King Ming Cheng ran into real trouble, taking fully five times longer than normal just to scrape by.

Following that, the duration for the seventh stage dragged on even further.

He needed a complete eight days to finally conquer the eighth stage.

Clearly, King Ming Cheng had poured tremendous effort into barely overcoming the eighth stage.

Soon after, he couldn't hold out much in the ninth stage, and the pool water screen vanished entirely.

"What happened? Why did the screen disappear?" numerous mighty figures inquired.

Wan Huaruo responded with steady calm, "Daoist Ming Cheng has failed in the ninth stage and has exited the Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower."

"How could King Ming Cheng rank lower in this Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower than you?" Several folks from Grand Abyss Palace struggled to swallow such an outcome.

Wan Huaruo managed to conquer the ninth stage, while King Ming Cheng only made it through the eighth and stumbled in the ninth. Didn't that place him below Wan Huaruo?

Wan Huaruo answered gently, "This could stem from my years of guarding the Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower. It doesn't imply that Daoist Ming Cheng is any less powerful than I am."

Hearing these words, the assembled mighty figures in Grand Abyss Palace eased up a bit.

Still, Yang Chen picked up on Wan Huaruo's remarkable poise.

Though Wan Huaruo showed humility, that didn't signal any lack of strength. Was her standout showing in the Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower really just from years of oversight?

Yang Chen shook his head inwardly.

Such a notion was utterly false.

This woman carried an air of deep mystery.

Yet none of it concerned him directly. Mighty figures abounded everywhere, and the immense Ten Thousand Realms held countless secrets he had yet to grasp.

Right now, he grew far more intrigued by the Stone Snake's trial, which had proven eerily spot-on in foretelling King Ming Cheng's progress within the tower.

Suddenly, Yang Chen found himself drawn to the Stone Snake, sensing a strange familiarity as though he'd encountered it in some past memory.

Just then, activity stirred at the tower's entrance.

King Ming Cheng emerged from the Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower, his face etched with clear disappointment, a true defeat weighing on him.

At the sight, Broken River cracked a grin, his delight swelling even more.

King Ming Cheng's exit came with just one remark, "Sir, this Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower is truly remarkable. I've given it everything I had."

With that said, he retreated to his prior spot, his features blank and silent from then on.

After all, failing to advance had cost him considerable dignity.

Broken River chuckled, "Daoist Ming Cheng, it looks like your overconfidence tripped you up in this Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower."

King Ming Cheng shot back with a cold laugh, "If Friend Gu feels so sure of himself, why not test the Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower's might and see if you can outdo my performance."

Broken River had merely aimed to taunt King Ming Cheng, yet now found himself directly provoked.

Believing the Stone Snake trial didn't fully gauge true power, he felt tempted to step up.

"Hmph, fine, I'll take the challenge." Broken River advanced, offering the customary three bows first, then slamming his palm against the Stone Snake.

Broken River's prowess was widely recognized beyond these walls. As a veteran powerhouse, nearly everyone from the three major factions knew of his reputation.

His palm strike unleashed a fierce gust, radiating tremendous force.

That said, its intensity clearly lagged behind King Ming Cheng's earlier display.

Shortly after, the Stone Snake ejected a golden orb, which dropped into the pool waters.

A number of Grand Abyss Palace's mighty figures smirked, "Master Gu doesn't appear all that impressive, managing only a golden orb."

The golden orb indicated potential to reach anywhere from the third to seventh stages, a far cry from the superiority of King Ming Cheng's jade orb.

Witnessing this, Broken River's brows knit in irritation, surprised to underperform King Ming Cheng in the Stone Snake trial.

Yang Chen quietly assessed that the Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower's demands didn't always dictate overall might, and Wan Huaruo's comforting words were precisely that—mere comfort.

Broken River truly fell short of King Ming Cheng in strength. Wan Huaruo remained a figure of profound depth.

Of course, Broken River refused to accept such a grim twist of fate. Facing the mockery around him, he sneered, "Hmph, what's this Stone Snake trial anyway? All smoke and mirrors—today, I'll shatter its so-called prophecy."

With those words, Broken River strode into the Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower.

Regarding the tower's trials, Broken River battled with intense ferocity. But the outcome mirrored the prior one.

Roughly ten days on, Broken River stepped out of the Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower, his countenance grim, having cleared only the seventh stage and faltered at the eighth.

The golden orb's prediction held true once more.

Crowds burst into laughter as Broken River exited the Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower. Even those in Grand Abyss Palace, King Ming Cheng included, joined in the merriment.

King Ming Cheng restored his honor. Though he hadn't claimed the tower's peak, he stood leagues apart from Broken River.

As a result, King Ming Cheng savored the outcome all the more.

Once Broken River returned, he fell quiet, aware his feat wasn't anything special, and offered few further comments. Others then rushed ahead one after another with enthusiasm.

Ultimately, each received a golden orb, and their showings in the Heavenly Crystal Snake Spirit Tower proved dismal. Clearing the fifth or sixth stages became routine, while hitting the seventh was scarce. Not one managed the eighth stage like King Ming Cheng had.

This left King Ming Cheng roaring with laughter. What had once shamed him now elevated his status beyond anyone's reach.

That fact alone affirmed King Ming Cheng's dominance, leaving little room for doubt.

Furthermore, the golden orb's judgment proved impeccable. Every participant had crumbled short of the eighth stage.

Plenty abandoned the effort after drawing a golden orb, unwilling to squander additional days.

At last, with testing nearly half complete, Yang Chen decided the moment had arrived and saw no point in delaying further. He declared, "I’ll give it a try."