Monarch of Time-Chapter 930 White hall

In the center of a vast, plain white hall, the runes of a small-scaled teleportation formation suddenly flared to life, before a familiar blue-robed figure gradually materialized at the heart of the hall!

This time however, Shun Long's appearance was a stark contrast to his usual looks.

His azure robes were tattered, with sharp cuts and burn marks all over them, while even Shun Long's own body underneath the azure robes appeared wounded. Although these wounds were only superficial, with some cuts barely breaking past the outer layer of his skin, it was obvious that some of the attacks had managed to pierce through his defenses and injure him slightly!

And yet, Shun Long didn't pay any attention to the dozens of claw marks marring his body, nor his scorched robes that revealed the chiseled, well-built body underneath them, and simply looked around him as he took in his new surroundings.

Inside the vast, unadorned white hall, more than a hundred late-stage Dao Kings were already present, the majority of them sitting cross-legged on the marble, white floor. Some of them threw curious looks at Shun Long, some had looks of pity on their faces, while a few even had looks of schadenfreude as they stared at his battered robes and his haggard appearance

''Hah, another victim of the first floor! How unfortunate...''

''Unfortunate? This is what those people get for being body refiners! So pretentious! Why would you choose to suffer and engage magic beasts in close combat instead of following the path of a Qi refiner? Truly foolish!''

''That's right! Look at me! I don't mean to brag, but I died in a single strike from those ugly lizards. Why would I let them torture me again and again and hack my body to pieces? Sure, body refiners may be a bit more sturdy, but that's all! In terms of individual strength, Qi refiners are obviously better in every other aspect! The path of Qi refinement is the right path.''

''Shut your mouth trash! How shameless can you be? You are bragging that you died in a single strike? I'm a body refiner and I killed more than a dozen of those abominable lizards! How many did you kill?''

Soon, a heated discussion began to erupt in the previously silent hall, causing even those Dao Kings who hadn't reacted to Shun Long's appearance to finally open their eyes.

And yet, Shun Long merely glanced at those people around him before he took in the rest of the great hall.

The appearance of the hall itself was extremely plain, so plain in fact that it caused one to furrow their brows in surprise. Other than the small-scaled teleportation formation at the heart of the hall and the four massive pillars that were located at each of its corners, looking like they were propping up the entire floor, there was nothing else that managed to draw his attention, other than a single, illusionary silver door.

This silver door wasn't overly big, just a little more than 3 meters(10ft) in height, but it was certainly the most eye-catching item within the inconspicuous hall. Dozens of mysterious runes and patterns adorned the door's surface forming an intricate formation, and yet, despite their complexity, even someone who wasn't a formation master could easily tell what the purpose of these runes seemed to be.

After all, those runes were almost identical to the ones inscribed on the small teleportation formation at the very heart of the hall.

''So that's why everyone is gathered here.'' Shun Long finally connected the last piece of the puzzle as he assessed the situation around him, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he then took a step forward. Ignoring the growing ruckus within the great hall, he walked towards the mysterious silver door, taking a seat on the marble floor just a few meters away from it.

A few others seemed to have done the same long before him, not paying any heed to those Dao Kings arguing with each other and simply choosing to meditate in front of the silver door.

The moment he sat down on the cold marble floor, Shun Long immediately closed his eyes, and without any hesitation, he began to greedily absorb the immortal qi in the air at a terrifying rate. As for the surrounding Dao Kings near him, he didn't pay them any heed whatsoever. After all, the immortal qi in this hall seemed almost limitless, and Shun Long had already guessed the reason behind that and this hall's existence; It was most likely meant for those who had passed the first trial and wanted to recuperate and restore their qi before taking on the second one.

Clearly, this floor was meant to offer a moment of respite to those Dao Kings who had succeeded, so the qi they could absorb to replenish their empty reserves was practically limitless.

Naturally, those people around him were replenishing their qi reserves and were preparing to challenge the second floor as well!

And in reality, this was what Shun Long needed the most as well. After all, he had to admit that this time, he had truly pushed his body to its absolute limits and was now utterly spent. Whether it was his vast reserves of qi that were far beyond any average Dao King's or the strength of his 'Monarch's Eternal body', they had both been completely exhausted after completing the first trial of the 'Heavenly Tower'!

Closing his eyes, Shun Long continued to absorb the immortal qi around him at a terrifying rate, while his mind began to reassess everything he experienced in the first trial.

''As expected, although those 'Ravenous Earth lizards' and 'Red Lightning sparrows' kept increasing in numbers, they stopped producing top-grade spirit stones after a certain point. What a waste..'' By now, Shun Long had already lost count of how many peak rank 6 magic beasts he had killed within the one month he had spent within the first trial, but he was certain that the number had already exceeded tens of thousands long ago.

After all, inside the foggy space in the 'Stone of Time' there was now a gigantic pile of radiant white stones, all of them exuding incredibly pure spiritual qi. And they were all top-grade spirit stones!