Jiang Yixing wielded the long blade he had seized from the Puppet King, surrounded by waves of martial intent.

The successive strikes with the long blade, their techniques and martial skills were so impressive that even Chu Nan couldn't help but be in awe, admiring in his heart that the reputation of being at the top of the True Disciple list was well-deserved.

With martial intent, Jiang Yixing was pushing the power of a Spirit Pill Realm Martial Artist to its limits.

Even Chu Nan admitted that without using the Desolate Profound Transformation, at most he could only fight to a draw with Jiang Yixing at Spirit Pill Realm level eight.

But despite being so formidable, Jiang Yixing's battle was still arduous.

Because the enemy he faced was a genuine Yang Wheel Realm Martial Artist!

The massive corpse exuded a formidable aura, stirring endless storms that covered the sky and earth. Even without any technique, the sheer martial skill and spiritual power strikes placed immense pressure on Jiang Yixing.

Boom boom boom!

As the battle reached its climax, three gigantic circles suddenly appeared behind the corpse.

Two white and one yellow, the circles looked extremely terrifying.

After the circles emerged, the corpse's power became even more horrifying, forcing Jiang Yixing to retreat repeatedly.

Zheng Yao cried out in shock upon seeing this scene, "Martial Wheels, those are Martial Wheels!"

Chu Nan also looked solemn, having not expected that this long-dead corpse monster could still use Martial Wheels.

When a martial artist reaches the pinnacle of Spirit Pill level nine and their Inner Core is perfected, they can form Martial Wheels based on their Cultivation Technique attributes or through external forces, stepping into the Yang Wheel Realm.

A maximum of nine Martial Wheels can be formed, and the more that are formed, the stronger the power and the greater the potential for the future.

One with nine Martial Wheels at Yang Wheel stage one can easily kill someone at Yang Wheel stage two with only one Martial Wheel, the disparity is considerable.

However, in the Celestial Crossing Realm, there hadn't been news of anyone with nine Martial Wheels, the most known were just seven.

Those like Jiang Yixing, Jia Yu, and Lu Chi at Spirit Pill level nine pinnacle delayed their breakthrough to accumulate more power to form more Martial Wheels.

Chu Nan surmised that the Yang Wheel Realm corpse monster must have been a martial artist with three Martial Wheels in life, but after death, its cultivation dissipated, and the latter two lost their function and dimmed. Perhaps only the yellow Martial Wheel could be barely used.

Yet even so, Jiang Yixing couldn't defeat the corpse monster.

The battle lasted for nearly half an hour, with Jiang Yixing unable to win, and the corpse monster unable to defeat him.

But as time went on, Jiang Yixing's spiritual power was about to be exhausted, while the corpse monster could still erupt with amazing power. Facing such a dire situation, he had to abandon the idea of slaying the corpse monster and hurriedly used a body technique to retreat from the battlefield.

After fleeing two hundred meters from the corpse monster, it did not pursue and burrowed back into the desert.

Chu Nan and Zheng Yao hurriedly approached Jiang Yixing upon seeing this.

Chu Nan asked with concern, "Brother Jiang, how are you feeling?"

Jiang Yixing, seeing Chu Nan and Zheng Yao ascending to the seventeenth floor together, was somewhat surprised and instinctively thought it was Zheng Yao who brought him up.

But he didn't underestimate Chu Nan, instead calmly saying, "Apart from my spiritual power about to be exhausted, I'm all right."

Speaking of which, Jiang Yixing said angrily, "If I had a bit more spiritual power, I would surely be able to slay that corpse monster!"

At this moment, he felt particularly unwilling, having prepared for a year just to become the first True Disciple to ascend the eighteenth floor, but it was still not possible.

"No need to rush, Brother. After all, that corpse monster is just a dead thing. Sooner or later, victory will be ours!" Chu Nan kindly advised.

Zheng Yao then spoke, "Brother Jiang, since you're struggling alone, why don't the three of us go together?"

Actually, Jiang Yixing wasn't much different from the corpse monster. She believed that with Chu Nan, who also mastered martial intent, plus herself, they could definitely slay the corpse monster!

But Jiang Yixing shook his head and said, "I tried this last year in the Haotian Tower with others. The result was that however many of us came, that many Yang Wheel Realm corpse monsters would emerge from the underground."

"Our advantage turned into a disadvantage instead."

Chu Nan remained silent, as it seemed there was no other way but to face it alone.

Zheng Yao, seeing that even Jiang Yixing couldn't defeat the corpse monster, completely gave up on the idea of reaching the eighteenth floor and said to Chu Nan, "I think we should not go to the eighteenth floor. If even Brother Jiang isn't its match, you surely can't do it."

"Those Yang Wheel Realm corpse monsters are too difficult to handle. Let's search for resources on the seventeenth floor instead."

Jiang Yixing was a bit surprised to hear this, what did it mean?

From Zheng Yao's tone, could it be that Chu Nan was stronger than her?

Jiang Yixing felt he might be overthinking it.

Chu Nan, however, smiled and said, "Since we are here, we should at least try. What if I'm able to defeat that corpse monster?"

Even though Jiang Yixing had a good impression of Chu Nan, at this point, he couldn't help but say,

"I have mastered martial intent, learned multiple yellow-tier martial skills, and my cultivation has reached the pinnacle of Spirit Pill level nine, yet I still can't defeat that corpse monster. Junior Brother Chu Nan, if you go up, you could easily be crushed by a single punch from that corpse monster."

This was also a well-intentioned reminder, advising Chu Nan not to be so impulsive.

"No need to worry, Brother. I'm not just heading to my death." Chu Nan still wanted to give it a try.

Zheng Yao couldn't help but advise with concern, "Chu Nan, although you've grasped martial intent, your cultivation is too low. I think you should wait until next year."

"With your talent, you'll definitely reach the eighteenth floor next year!"

Chu Nan didn't mind the words, but Jiang Yixing was shaken. Unable to believe it, he immediately asked, "What nonsense were you saying just now? Chu Nan has grasped martial intent?"

What a joke, it took him two years to master martial intent and Chu Nan mastered it in just a few days?

"Brother Jiang, it's just luck, no need to be surprised." Chu Nan slowly smiled, then released a trace of the aura of flame martial intent.

Upon sensing it was indeed martial intent, Jiang Yixing fell into a long-term silence.

Zheng Yao, seeing this, curiously asked, "Chu Nan, what's wrong with Brother Jiang?"

Chu Nan, of course, understood what was happening, so he awkwardly said, "Brother Jiang is exhausted from continuous battling, he wants to rest and calm down."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Zheng Yao showed a look of sudden realization.

Chu Nan sat cross-legged and said to Zheng Yao, "I must challenge this corpse monster, but not now."

He took out a segment of vine, placing it in his palm with a serious expression.

This was one of the two treasures he selected after slaying the Puppet King, a millennial spirit plant, Lotus Vine.

It contained immense spiritual power, capable of helping him break through to Spirit Pill level nine!

Although Chu Nan's current strength may not necessarily lose to the Yang Wheel Realm corpse, he wished to be more cautious and planned to challenge after breaking through to Spirit Pill level nine.

Taking a few bites to swallow the Lotus Vine, the Nine Desolate Profound Transformation sutra immediately began to circulate within him.

Even though Chu Nan had advanced across many realms during this period, he had not experienced any instability in his foundation.

After all, he was practicing a top-grade Celestial Tier Cultivation Technique, the higher the rank of the technique, the better the stability. Moreover, through the tempering of battling formidable foes, his cultivation was incredibly solid, showing no signs of being superficial.

Zheng Yao saw Chu Nan beginning his cultivation and quietly guarded beside him, while Jiang Yixing stared at Chu Nan as if watching a monster.

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