The Sky Tower Ruler
Episode 15's

Gu Lang saluted the elder, then stepped up the nine hundred and ninety-nine steps to get to the nine-story tower.

But apparently, the ladder is also not an ordinary ladder. In each rung of the stairs, there would be a force pressing down on him. The more he climbed, the more pressure he felt.

"Even the real test hasn't started yet, but the trial has been this difficult?"

Gu Lang continued to step forward and resisted that pressure, with a Black Shadow aura that was fortunately able to neutralize the pressure on the rungs.

However, constantly using black shadow, also made Gu Lang's energy absorbed very quickly.

Until it felt, Gu Lang wanted to give up even though he had already reached the ninth hundred and ninety steps.

The remaining nine steps last, but the pressure exerted was like lifting a rock.

"Haish, even just the trial exam you've been struggling young people, it's a pity that young people like you have to die here."

The guard elder who turned out to be watching Gu Lang too, let out a long sigh as he looked at Gu Lang who was already exhausted.

But suddenly, a reddish light flashed and enveloped Gu Lang's body.

And the gatekeeper elder could no longer see Gu Lang's condition either, using the sky's eye style for some reason.

But clearly, it was like something was blocking the nurse.

The guard elder could only wish Gu Lang all the best, as he could do nothing either.

Helping people enter the nine-story tower can be considered a crime.

"Where is this?" Gu Lang looked at the surroundings, yet all he saw was darkness, not a single glimmer of light.

But suddenly, he was surprised to find himself in a place that was very familiar to him. The place where he lived, right before he died and reincarnated into that body.

"Aren't I on the test ladder? Kenn, can I go back home? Am I dead, then reincarnated again into my previous world?!"

Gu Lang ran towards the mirror, and found that the clothes he was wearing were also no longer the clothes of that cultivator's world, but rather the clothes he used to wear for school.

Right, uniform. He was wearing that gray white shirt, complete with a bag and shoes. I don't know what Gu Lang should be reacting to at the moment.

Should he be happy because he can return to his world, or even sad because he has to return to live his miserable life like before.

"Conscious! You must come to your senses and escape from this dream world, or you will really die!"

A voice so large and thunderous was heard by Gu Lang, and made him understand where he was at the moment.

He was still on the trial ladder, yet he entered into a dream world that deliberately created the illusion of the past of trapped people.

And if that person is not immediately conscious and escapes from that illusion, then that person will die.

"Damn! I need to get out, but how do I get out of here!?"

Gu Lang tried to search for memories of an illusion array like this, to find its weakness.

"Yes, the center of the array. I have to find where the center of the array is!"

Gu Lang also used his perception, and combined it with the aura of Black shadowy until he saw a white dot that was the weak point of the illusion array.

Gu Lang gathered strength on his fist, then smashed into that spot until it cracked.

In that instant, the illusion image broke and disappeared and then changed with the view of the Dragon Tread mountain.

Finally Gu Lang was able to breathe a sigh of relief, as he was able to break free from the illusion array and die within his own dreams.

"Luckily I can be released, otherwise I will definitely die." Gu Lang was grateful that the whisper saved him.

But whose voice was that? Who had helped Gu Lang? But whoever it was Gu Lang was very grateful to him.

Gu Lang prepared to use a cloud-step technique to accelerate forward quickly, so as not to run out of energy when the actual test would begin.

But it turned out that until he set foot on the last step, there was no more pressure and other trials.

But of course Gu Lang should not have fun too early, because the ladder is only a beginning and the real challenge will only be started.

Now in front of him was a towering golden tower, with a gripping aura that enveloped the building even from such a distance was so pressing.

But it wasn't Gu Lang by name, if he was daunted just by the pressure that nothing was there.

Gu Lang stepped towards the tower confidently. He was confident that he would succeed, with the determination and hard struggle he put in.

When Gu Lang was already standing in front of the high iron door with the dragon carving, it suddenly opened by itself.

And of course Gu Lang was amazed to see it, according to him it was like a sophisticated automatic sensor feature that only existed in the era where he used to live.

"More sophisticated than in modern times" he murmured as he stepped inside the tower.

Then the door closed again by itself. Gu lang walked towards the altar located in the middle of the spacious room, and waited for the test he had to pass.

The altar shone and gave rise to countless monsters that were on the same level as him. If it were just one or two, maybe Gu Lang would not be troubled.

But he was currently surrounded by nine monsters at once, as if symbolizing the nine tiers in that tower.

And those nine monsters seemed to represent human traits. Like the fire rhino which is usually impulsive and likes to attack indiscriminately, describing humans who often act without thinking.

Then there is the golden shell turtle which usually refers more to his defense.

The monster describes humans never want to know the outside world, they just continue to dwell in a magnificent shell called a treasure that they consider more important than anything.

There was also a rattlesnake of ice scales, which depicted cunning.

Humans are often willing to do any way, to achieve their goals even though they have to hurt others no matter who is a friend or opponent.

A winged lion, symbolizing leadership.

Leaders often forget themselves when they feel they are above others, but they use that power to do the wrong thing.

Maybe that's as bad as human nature. But there are also a handful of good people who are still left on this earth, even though it is rare.

"I won't be afraid, even if I have to fight until the last drop of blood in my body is gone."