Chapter 1771 — Chapter 1771 God of War’s Final Execution

"W-what a terrifying technique…" Lord Zi muttered, his voice trembling as he stared at the avatar. He could feel an overwhelming sense of dread emanating from it, his entire being shuddering in a mixture of fear and awe.

Although Yuan had initially intended to combine only Nine Supreme Swords and Asura's Blade of Execution, he found himself incorporating elements of God of War's Astral Arts into the mix.

"I call this technique… God of War's Final Execution."

Yuan made a subtle gesture, and in response, the avatar above Lord Zi raised both its arms. Without hesitation, it began slashing with its sword and stabbing with its dagger in a relentless assault.

Lord Zi enveloped his body in Immortal Qi, bracing himself as he raised his arms to block the incoming strikes. While he initially managed to deflect the first few attacks with relative ease, he soon noticed that each successive strike grew more powerful and increasingly difficult to withstand.

While the Nine Supreme Swords concluded with nine devastating strikes, God of War's Final Execution followed an entirely different principle. The technique was relentless, continuing its assault until its target was utterly obliterated.

What made it even more terrifying was its escalating power—each strike growing stronger than the last. However, this came at a significant cost, as every attack drained Yuan's spiritual energy. Moreover, the energy expenditure increased alongside the technique's growing strength, meaning the longer it lasted, the more difficult it became for Yuan to sustain.

At Yuan's current cultivation level, even if he could recover his spiritual energy in the blink of an eye, it wouldn't matter if a single strike demanded more energy than he could supply.

In the end, Yuan managed to execute God of War's Final Execution 20 times, cutting through approximately 60 percent of Lord Zi's Immortal Qi before exhausting the limits of his current capabilities.

However, this performance did not take into account Yuan's Chaotic Essence, a different source of energy that, if utilized, could elevate the technique to an entirely new and far more devastating level.

Lord Zi looked at his damaged Immortal Qi with a profound expression on his face.

'What a devastating technique. He's only a Spirit Sovereign, but he's managed to damage my— a Golden Immortal's Immortal Qi to this extent. He might actually have the capability to slay a Bronze Immortal with this technique if he increased his cultivation a little more.' Lord Zi thought to himself.

"What do you think? How would you rank this technique?" Yuan suddenly asked, his back soaked in sweat. "What do you think? How would you rank this technique?" Yuan suddenly asked, his back soaked in sweat. Lord Zi pondered for a moment before finally responding, "This technique is undeniably at least Mythic-rank. In fact, it rivals the strongest Supreme-rank martial techniques I've encountered, and I would rank it as such. Moreover, I believe there is potential to refine and elevate this technique to Celestial-rank in the future."

"Supreme-rank, huh? I guess that means I qualify for a promotion, right?" Yuan said with a smile.

Lord Zi fell silent for a moment before laughing out loud, "You are correct. I will keep my word and promote you. Congratulations, you've become the highest-ranking member of our Martial Tower in a record-breaking time."

"Thank you."

"Now that you have full access to the Martial Tower, where would you like to go?" Lord Zi asked.

"What's on the highest floor?" Yuan asked.

"That would be my private living quarters. Unfortunately, it is only accessible to me," said Lord Zi.

"Ah, I see. Then I'll just take a look at the other floors."

"In that case, I will return to my own work. I can't wait to see how you'll contribute to the Martial Tower in the future."

After Lord Zi left, Yuan made his way to the 28th floor of the tower, where all the Mythic-rank techniques were stored. However, upon arriving at his destination, Yuan was surprised to see not a single Mythic-rank technique available.

He went to the 29th floor next, and sure enough, there was not a single Supreme-rank technique available. However, Yuan wasn't too shocked, only slightly disappointed.

"I bet the real Martial Tower would be filled with martial techniques on these floors," he muttered to himself.

Despite anticipating that the 30th floor would likely be empty, Yuan decided to investigate anyway. Upon arriving and spotting a single technique available on the otherwise vacant floor, he realized his effort had been well worth it.

Yuan immediately approached the technique, which rested elegantly on a stand crafted from fine jade. With curiosity and anticipation, he began reading the technique.

Sometime later.

[Shadow Veil]

[Rank: Celestial]

[Mastery Level: 1]

[Description: Envelope yourself in a veil of shadow, completely erasing your presence. While under the shadow's embrace, you become undetectable by divine sense and all detection techniques.]

Although Celestial Overlord Qiang had given him a technique that concealed his presence, Shadow Veil was incomparably better and could rival even Yingzi's natural invisible presence as a Shadow Dweller.

'Actually, this technique was most likely inspired by Shadow Dwellers and their lack of presence…' Yuan thought to himself.

'This technique is also perfect for this trial. With this technique, I will be able to spy on the Breakthrough Towers with more ease.'

The first thought that crossed Yuan's mind after acquiring the concealment technique was to use it to explore the highest floor of the Martial Tower—Lord Zi's living quarters. However, after giving it more consideration, Yuan decided to hold off until he had visited the other Breakthrough Towers. Sneaking into Lord Zi's quarters while he was still in the tower posed unnecessary risks.

'I should lure him out of the tower before I investigate his place,' Yuan concluded, formulating a more cautious plan.

With that in mind, Yuan decided to visit the next Breakthrough Tower.

Meanwhile, Tan Songyun was utterly bewildered after witnessing Yuan create a Supreme-rank technique in just a single month. Adding to her astonishment were the numerous other achievements he had demonstrated during the trial.

'Not only can he craft Empyrean-rank treasures with ease, but he's also capable of creating powerful martial techniques in such a short time. His talent is simply outrageous…' she thought, swallowing nervously as she recalled Yuan mentioning his previous lives.