Orange flames burst forth and scorched the Sand Scorpions' bodies.
Within moments, all five Sand Scorpions had been reduced to ashes.
As the Sand Scorpions vanished, so did the desert, turning back into a white room.
"So strong!"
"Of course, just look who this young master is!"
Nezha's previously discontented and delicate face lit up with pride upon hearing Jiang Yuan's praise.
He proudly threw his head back at a forty-five-degree angle and said.
"Not to brag, but if I had my Fire-tipped Spear, I wouldn't even need to use Samadhi True Fire – just one spear per Scorpion, and they'd be done in minutes!"
While Nezha was speaking, Jiang Yuan also looked at the two cards in front of him.
Still two Material Cards, but unlike before, the third reward this time was a stone.
A Star Spirit Stone.
Just like the Spirit Stones in cultivation novels, it's material necessary for training.
And like those in the novels, it's divided into Low Grade, Mid-grade, High Grade, and top-grade quality.
The reward in front of him was just a Low Grade Star Spirit Stone.
But this was still much better than the two Material Cards.
Getting this kind of reward on the second layer clearly meant hitting a top-grade prize.
Jiang Yuan didn't hesitate and chose the Star Spirit Stone right away.
Though it's just one piece and merely Low Grade, it was already a considerable reward for the current Jiang Yuan.
Money could buy white quality materials and cards, as well as some commonly seen blue-quality ones.
But to purchase better-quality materials and cards, the currency switches to Star Spirit Stones.
After all, it's something everyone needs to improve their strength, so it naturally serves as currency.
The purchasing power of money is somewhat too low.
Like this one Low Grade Star Spirit Stone in front of him, it could easily be worth twenty to thirty thousand in money.
In terms of purchasing power, it might even be stronger.
Of course, that's only in terms of buying cards and various materials.
After putting the Star Spirit Stone into his pouch, Jiang Yuan once again started the challenge.
With luck on his side, it was time to strike while the iron is hot.
Nezha was also very excited; the battle just now was not even a warm-up for him.
So, when the battle recommenced, Nezha charged forward immediately.
Under Nezha's formidable combat power, the nine layers of Dream Tower were cleared in just a short time.
Unfortunately, there were no good items like Jiang Yuan had imagined.
Apart from the Star Spirit Stone on the second layer, the rewards on the other layers were pretty much like those on the first.
Either average Material Cards or the Skill Cards of the creatures from that layer.
It was better than nothing, I suppose.
After all, they were only the first ten layers, and it wouldn't be appropriate for the rewards to be too good.
Jiang Yuan consoled himself and pressed the challenge button again.
"Could we get a stronger opponent? It's getting a bit boring."
After the initial excitement, Nezha was also starting to lose interest as the easy victories continued.
Defeating weak opponents was fun, but it gets dull after a while.
"The tenth layer should have a small Boss, whose strength might be a bit stronger."
Jiang Yuan also said uncertainly, because the current scenery really didn't seem dangerous at all.
Just an ordinary urban setting – what kind of tough guys could possibly appear... huh?
As Jiang Yuan pondered, a shadow loomed over him slowly.
Jiang Yuan slowly looked up, his heart skipping a beat.
The muscular giant in front of him had clearly surpassed three meters in height.
As to how much taller, Jiang Yuan had no idea.
Although he was 180 centimeters tall, he only came up to the waist of the creature before him.
As for height, the creature's girth was almost as tall as Jiang Yuan himself.
"Beastman!"
As he looked up, Jiang Yuan also recognized the race of the creature before him.
A Tusked Beastman of the Beastman Clan.
The lowest in strength among the Beastman Clan, but also the most fertile and numerous.
One of the distinctive features of Tusked Beastmen was their height and waist size.
On the battlefield, these creatures were essentially like heavy-armored tanks.
During the early opening of the Beastman Clan's Grotto Heaven, humans often suffered in battles against these things.
"Bang!"
Jiang Yuan didn't even have time to warn Nezha before the Tusked Beastman before him threw a punch.
Jiang Yuan's physical strength might not be great, but he was quick to react.
The moment the Tusked Beastman made a move, he used the Linglong Tower to enclose himself inside.
Watching the Tusked Beastman's fist strike the Linglong Tower but not even making it shake in the slightest, Jiang Yuan immediately let out a sigh of relief.
The first skill of Linglong Tower, "Unbreakable."
As long as the attacker's strength did not surpass his own realm by one, no attack could break through the defense of Linglong Tower.
Not to mention that this Tusked Beastman was only at the early stage of Xingji, even mid-stage Xingji strength would be ineffective.
To inflict damage on Linglong Tower, the minimum required strength level would be late-stage Xingji.
After relaxing, Jiang Yuan stood inside the Linglong Tower and faced the Tusked Beastman outside with a beaming smile.
"Nezha, aren't you going to make a move?"
"Hahaha, finally, a worthy opponent!"
Seeing the Tusked Beastman's powerful and weighty punch, Nezha instantly became excited, his earlier lack of enthusiasm gone.
The Tusked Beastman, seeing that his punch didn't kill the human before him — didn't even feel like it had hit a person — was somewhat puzzled.
Tusked Beastmen were very strong, decently fast, and not bad defensively.
But their biggest shortcoming was that they lacked intelligence.
Even some strange beasts were smarter; they certainly didn't live up to the name "Beastman."
But that's also what made them somewhat easier to deal with.
If these creatures had brains, with their vast numbers and natural physical gifts, they could easily take over a large territory in the human world.
But instead, the entire Beastman Clan is stuck, blocked at the Grotto Heaven, unable to pass through.
"It's all yours."
Jiang Yuan smiled, not minding that Nezha hadn't managed to protect him in time.
Nezha wasn't meant to protect him, after all.
In fact, he never told Nezha to prioritize his protection.
Specialists for specialized jobs, Nezha is clearly the offensive type.
Expecting him to protect someone?
Guess why I made the Linglong Tower my second creation?
After Nezha excitedly nodded, he charged towards the Tusked Beastman.
But although Nezha was fast, the Tusked Beastman wasn't slow.
It might lack brains, but its combat instincts were not weak.
Faced with the charging Nezha, the Tusked Beastman didn't hesitate and threw a punch.
"Wow, such great strength!"
Nezha was sent flying, but his mouth didn't stop for a second.
Hearing Nezha speak, Jiang Yuan was also reassured.
Nezha could still talk smack, so it was unlikely he was seriously injured.
But it made sense; after all, Nezha's strength was a level higher than that of the Tusked Beastman in front of him.