Gripping the end of the spear shaft, Bai Qiu raised the Dragon-Slaying Star Breath Spear high above his head.
Feeling the surging energy converging from all directions, he began chanting…
[Noble Phantasm—] He first expelled his own magic power, letting it merge with the surrounding wind energy as it flowed into the spear…
[This is the breath of the stars—before it, even true dragons shall bow!]
As Bai Qiu recited the first line of the incantation, all the wind energy on the 70th floor of the Tower was drawn toward him, swirling in the air to form a visible blue-gray storm!
The Three-Headed Hydra panicked below.
It saw that this tiny figure had actually siphoned away all the ambient energy in the area…
Even it had no confidence in blocking an attack formed by the aggregation of all that energy…
Its three heads shifted, transforming into grotesque forms with jagged, fin-like protrusions.
At the same time, they opened their massive jaws and unleashed overlapping, amplifying soundwaves!
But sound travels at only about 340 meters per second.
With over 2,000 meters between them, it would take at least 5.88 seconds for the attack to reach Bai Qiu…
[The storm converges to a single point—its explosive force shall ravage all! Converging Piercing Star!]
As Bai Qiu finished the second half of the chant, not a trace of wind remained in the surroundings.
Only the Dragon-Slaying Star Breath Spear in his hand glowed faintly with a cyan-golden light…
With a sudden motion, Bai Qiu hurled the spear toward the Three-Headed Hydra.
It collided with the incoming soundwaves, instantly shattering through them—
The spear struck first despite being launched later, piercing directly into the Hydra’s central head before it could even react…
Pop—pop—pop…
The head shattered piece by piece into a cloud of blood, the spear continuing forward without losing momentum, drilling deeper along the neck…
The other two heads reacted in terror, letting out frantic roars.
They no longer paid any attention to Bai Qiu, desperately trying to stop the object rapidly approaching their core!
But it was futile.
The Spear quickly pierced through and obliterated the 300-meter-long head and neck, reaching the junction of the three heads at the chest—
Then it released all its stored energy at once!
Boom!
A brilliant explosion bloomed underwater.
The ancient stone pillars, which had endured the passage of ages, could not withstand the power of Bai Qiu’s Converging Piercing Star.
Under the massive shockwave, they collapsed and shattered one after another!
A massive cloud of debris rose below.
Bai Qiu felt a surge of exhilaration—this was his first time using Converging Piercing Star.
In the real world, he had kept it as a trump card and never revealed it to anyone.
Inside the Tower, he had hesitated to use it because he didn’t know his limits.
Weapon skills couldn’t be refreshed by the Tower’s rules—what if he used it here and couldn’t deal with the next monster?
With that mindset, he had never used it—until now.
The Three-Headed Hydra had somehow poisoned him without him even noticing.
Not only was it incurable, it was getting worse.
But he also had no confidence in closing the distance and killing it with Converging Mana Thrust.
When the Hydra got close, he could clearly feel it— The poison sores on his body began to rapidly consume and dissolve his flesh.
The closer he got, the worse the poisoning became!
If he tried to use Converging Mana Thrust, he might be completely eroded by the toxin and explode before even landing the hit.
So he flew to the maximum altitude of the 70th floor, forced the Hydra to deploy a shield similar to the Azure Scale Barrier, shattered it—and then immediately unleashed the Dragon-Slaying Star Breath Spear’s ultimate active skill: Converging Piercing Star!
Only then did he realize—the power of this skill far exceeded Converging Mana Thrust.
It was also a wide-area destructive Noble Phantasm.
Noble Phantasms of such overwhelming power and large-scale destruction carried a distinguished title:
Anti-Army Noble Phantasms!
Thirty seconds later, Bai Qiu recalled the now completely dimmed Dragon-Slaying Star Breath Spear.
The poison sores on his body vanished, and the foul-smelling pus was decomposed by the system.
He returned once again to full health and full magic—this meant the Three-Headed Hydra had been blasted into nothingness by that single strike.
“…There really isn’t a trace of wind left…” Bai Qiu muttered.
After using Converging Piercing Star, his wind-control ability was effectively disabled, and he could no longer maintain flight.
He could only descend from the 2,000-meter height by creating footholds of magic, stepping down through the air like walking down invisible stairs.
The passage to the 71st floor opened, but Bai Qiu had no intention of going in.
After claiming the 70th floor reward—[Gigant Core]—he chose to stop his climb.
Although dying in the Tower wouldn’t result in real death, the pain experienced beforehand and the damage to equipment and weapons were unavoidable.
Bai Qiu felt it was better to act within his limits.
His Skyward Battle Armor and Stealth Cloak had both sustained varying degrees of damage.
Even the Dragon-Slaying Star Breath Spear showed signs of overload…
As for his C-rank weapons, there was no need to mention them—aside from the Purgatory Darkflame Spear, all his other spears were completely destroyed.
The Fallen Dragon’s Bow, on the other hand, dealt zero damage throughout; its only purpose was to attract the monsters’ attention when it hit them.
Still, clearing 70 floors had brought him a wealth of useful rewards.
In addition to six types of transcendent flesh, nine types of transcendent materials, he also obtained four transcendent treasures.
These treasures were drops from the 50th, 60th, 65th, and 70th floors respectively:
- Ancestral Bloodline Crystal
- Hundredfold Demonic Eye
- Wind-Hiding Barrier Pearl
- Gigant Core
The function of the Ancestral Bloodline Crystal was straightforward—it caused the consumer to undergo atavism, evolving toward the most powerful ancestral bloodline.
However, it could also backfire.
If the current bloodline was already optimal, reverting would actually weaken it.
Take A Yuan, for example—its mutation was essentially the kind that establishes an entirely new lineage.
Any atavism would only be a downgrade.
It would be more suitable for the Little Black Iron Worm; after all, no matter how much it regressed, it couldn’t get much weaker.
The Hundredfold Demonic Eye was dropped by the Mutated Kraken, and could be used to craft equipment or accessories…
Bai Qiu thought it might be a good idea to turn it into a staff.
Lastly, there was the Gigant Core—dropped by the Three-Headed Hydra.
It had nothing to do with poison or mutation; its sole function was growth.
Gigant Core (Quality: B)
Description: A treasure condensed from the essence of the Three-Headed Hydra. After consumption, it accelerates growth, breaks the limits of body size, and triggers a one-year period of gigantification.
Note: Only creatures with a body weight of at least 300 tons and a Strength rating of B or higher can use the Gigant Core.
Additionally, using the Gigant Core requires a massive and continuous supply of energy—otherwise, the user will starve to death during the growth process.
That was everything Bai Qiu gained from this Tower run.
Of course, he also obtained a turtle on the 55th floor, and the Concentrated Gravel Poison from the 56th floor was quite valuable as well.
As for the items dropped before the 50th floor… he’d just consider them as having future potential.
After organizing all the rewards from this Tower run, Bai Qiu calmly said:
“Exit the Tower.”
— The end of the Chapter–
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