Chapter 2025
James was not concerned about his temporary setback.
He already had a cultivation n in mind. In his opinion, he simply had to try repeatedly to cultivate his
physical body. Sooner orter, he would surely pass the third barrier.
Even if he did not obtain the Celestial Abode in the end, he would gain tremendously by improving his
strength.
After pausing for a brief respite, he charged into the golem formation once more. This time, he came
here not to pass the barrier in mind, but rather to cultivate his physical body.
Soon, he arrived at the 200-meter mark.
By then, the golems’ attack speed had increased so drastically that James could no longer keep up. In
a short amount of time, he suffered many wounds.
The golems’ stone swords were not sharp and could not inflict any external injuries. However, their
force was great, and James copsed to the ground repeatedly. Just like that, with his physical body
alone, he managed to press on for another hundred meters.
After arriving at the 300-meter mark, the golems’ speed and strength increased once more. Unable to
continue further, James could only retreat from the golem formation.
He then sat in a lotus position on the ground and absorbed Empyrean Spiritual Energy, catalyzing the
Novenary Golden Body Siddhi to nourish his physical body. Soon, the injuries on his body recovered,
and his strength only increased slightly.
Then, he continued trying.
This went on for three months.
Over the past three months, more and more were gathered by the third barrier. There were now
approximately 1000 of them.
However, not many managed to pass the barrier. Only around a hundred managed to aplish that.
With the beatings over the past few months, James’ body grew increasingly stronger, and his reaction
speed improved. Now, his body was capable of instinctively dodging attacks upon sensing a looming
threat.
Three monthster, James made another attempt. Like an agile fish in the water, he darted around the
formation.
Soon, he reached the 400-meter mark.
By the time he arrived at the 400-meter mark, he was unscathed. However, the golems were now as
quick as lightning. However, after three months of cultivation, his physical body had strengthened to the
point where he could dodge the attacks wlessly.
As he reached the 450-meter mark, he suffered an injury. However, he paid no heed to the injury.
Summoning all his strength, he charged toward the exit. In the end, he sessfully passed the third
barrier.
Once James passed the third barrier, he panted. At that moment, he was covered in bruises all
over his body. However, they rejuvenated at a rapid pace. Soon, his body waspletely unscathed.
Standing up, he turned to look at the golem formation behind him.
Then, he took a deep breath.
“I finally passed the third barrier after three months of hard work. However, there are six barriers left. I
wonder where the Son of Heaven and Marcello are at now.”
Though James did not know where they currently were, he knew that they had yet to pass all nine
barriers and obtain the Celestial Spirit. After all, if that came to pass, everyone else would lose the right
to continue the challenge. Since the challenge was still ongoing, this meant that no one had been able
to pass the ninth barrier.
James pressed on.
Soon, he arrived at the foot of a mountain.
There was a river by the foot of the mountain. Its water was crystal-clear, and there were many fishes
swimming freely inside. There was also a bridge a hundred meters long over the river.
At that moment, many people were crossing the bridge with great difficulty. Some had only just begun
crossing, while others were already halfway across.
As James approached the bridge, he murmured, “Is this the fourth barrier?”RêAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only