Although Little Dragon and Little Black didn't stop Flying Old, they still bought him some time.
"Astonishing Cold Glimpse!"
"Ice Seal Three Feet"
"Red Apricot in Snow"
"Peach Blossom!"
"Treading Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms"
"Cold Blade Ice Heart!"
Zhang Hao instantly unleashed six slashes, layers of blade light cleaving down towards the incoming opponent. The dazzling blade energy swept down with immense power, as if to cleave the very space in half.
Flying Old smiled faintly, flipping his palm and pressing down. The terrifying blade energy was instantly scattered.
Zhang Hao grunted, his entire body instantly flying back over ten meters before landing on the ground.
"Wow!"
Zhang Hao's face was pale, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Young man, although you performed well, you still can't pass this level of mine. Go back!"
"Old man, you're wrong, I passed this level." Zhang Hao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled confidently.
Flying Old was slightly startled, turning his head to look at the incense burner beside him. Indeed, the half stick of incense had just finished burning.
"Ha! Ha! Ha... Not bad, you are the first person in so many years to last half a stick of incense under my hands. Consider this level passed for you." Flying Old also laughed heartily.
"What do you mean 'consider it passed'? I clearly passed it, alright?" Zhang Hao muttered.
Flying Old didn't mind. Looking at Zhang Hao, he smiled and said, "Young man, I see that you will have a bloody disaster in the near future. You need to be careful!"
"Bah, bah, bah, Old man, you're the one who's going to have a bloody disaster!" Zhang Hao was immediately dissatisfied.
"Hehe!"
Flying Old didn't mind, and said to Zhang Hao, "Young man, come here. As the first person in hundreds of years to pass the Tenth Layer, I want to give you a gift."
"Gift?"
As soon as Zhang Hao heard the word 'gift', his eyes lit up. Instantly, images of Divine Artifacts, Immortal Pills, and magical treasures appeared in his mind.
"Old man, is it some kind of Divine Artifact? I'm not greedy, just give me ten or eight of them." Zhang Hao said casually.
Upon hearing this, Flying Old almost fainted. He couldn't help but scold, "Young man, I've lived for hundreds of years and haven't even seen a hair of a Divine Artifact. Giving you ten or eight? I don't even have any myself."
"Then you're too poor, Old man. I really don't know how you cultivated your strength." Zhang Hao chuckled dryly.
Flying Old was instantly choked with anger. He had lived for such a long time, and this was the first time someone had called him poor. He immediately said to Zhang Hao in a bad mood, "Kid, do you want my gift or not? If not, I'll take it back."
"Yes, of course I want it! Only a bastard wouldn't! I'm waiting!" Zhang Hao laughed.
"Hmm, then close your eyes!" Elder Wu looked at Zhang Hao and said faintly.
"Why?"
Zhang Hao was instantly stunned.
"You'll know when you close your eyes." Flying Old said mysteriously.
Although Zhang Hao was a little suspicious, he still closed his eyes. He naturally knew that Flying Old wouldn't harm him. After all, with the other party's cultivation level, it would be easy to kill him. There was no need to be so mysterious.
After seeing Zhang Hao close his eyes, Flying Old waved his hand, and a silver-white ball of light entered Zhang Hao's body.
"Alright, you can open your eyes now." Flying Old said faintly.
Zhang Hao opened his eyes and didn't see a single hair. He asked Flying Old in surprise, "Old man, where's the gift you mentioned? Where is it?"
"I have integrated a trace of my life's mark into your body. As long as you encounter danger, this mark can save you once." Flying Old said faintly to Zhang Hao.
"A mark? What kind of mark is so awesome?" Zhang Hao was a little curious.
"You'll know when the time comes." Flying Old didn't explain further.
"Haha, then thank you, Old man." Although Zhang Hao didn't know what this mark was, he understood the meaning of it being able to save his life.
"Alright, you can go out now." Flying Old smiled faintly.
At this moment, below the Martial God Tower, Lan Haiping was paying attention to the Martial God Tower's Genius assessment. This was because Zhang Hao had entered the Tenth Layer of the assessment, which was also the most crucial layer. In the past, it wasn't that no one had entered the Tenth Layer in the SSS-level assessment. However, as soon as they entered the Tenth Layer, they would fail shortly after.
However, this time, Zhang Hao had been in the Tenth Layer for half a stick of incense and hadn't come out yet. This phenomenon was something Lan Haiping had never seen before. Lan Haiping naturally knew that the longer one stayed in the Tenth Layer, the higher the chance of passing. Time passed by second by second, and Lan Haiping also started to get nervous, as he didn't know what the outcome would be.
Suddenly, there was movement on the Tenth Layer. Lan Haiping stared closely at the Tenth Layer.
"The light isn't extinguished, could this kid have passed?" Lan Haiping was somewhat in disbelief.
Lan Haiping was very clear about the Martial God Tower's assessment. If the assessment failed, each layer would extinguish, and the students participating in the assessment would come out of the Martial God Tower. At this moment, the Tenth Layer had not extinguished, which naturally meant success. However, Lan Haiping still couldn't quite believe it, because it was simply unimaginable. In hundreds of years, had someone actually succeeded in the most difficult SSS-level assessment?
At this moment, it wasn't just Lan Haiping who was shocked, but also the other candidates watching nearby, and some Elders of the Martial God Tower. These onlookers were also in an uproar at this moment.
"Is the Martial God Tower broken?" A student asked, very bewildered.
"It must be broken, that's a Level 10 assessment. And it's the Tenth Layer, I've heard that even the Dean only reached the Ninth Layer back then." Another student said.
Although the Elders of the Martial God Tower didn't speak, the students' words also reflected their thoughts.
Suddenly, the teleportation array on the First Layer of the Martial God Tower lit up.
"He's out, he's out!" A student shouted excitedly.
Everyone was watching the teleportation array. Although some people were saying whether the Martial God Tower was broken, this probability wasn't high. Therefore, the truth would only be known by Zhang Hao, the protagonist.
Zhang Hao walked out of the teleportation array. When he saw the hundreds of gazes staring at him, he still felt a bit strange. He chuckled awkwardly and said, "Why are you all looking at me like that? Haven't you seen a handsome guy before?"
Lan Haiping cleared his throat, walked up to Zhang Hao, and asked expectantly, "Kid, did you pass the Tenth Layer just now?"
Zhang Hao felt a little nervous under Lan Haiping's fervent gaze, but he still nodded and said, "I passed."
"Impossible, kid, lying in the Martial God Tower will be punished." A middle-aged Elder looked at Zhang Hao with an unfriendly expression.
Zhang Hao was very unhappy with what the middle-aged Elder said. He snorted and said, "What do you mean? Is it abnormal for me to pass?"
"Of course, because your level is a Level 10 level, it's impossible for anyone to pass." The middle-aged Elder looked at Zhang Hao and sneered.
