The staircase was not very long, roughly twenty steps or so, and at the end was another not too large platform.
In front of the platform, a Snake-man Clan member with late Great Liang power level immediately launched an attack on Jiang Yuan and the others.
"Quick battle, quick decision!"
As Jiang Yuan's voice fell, Zhao Gongming's figure flashed, arriving in front of the Snake-man. A swing of his steel whip crushed the opponent.
A full-power strike from Zhao Gongming was not something everyone could withstand, especially snake-people, a race not known for their high defensive power.
Including the time taken to ascend the stairs and kill the opponent, it all added up to about twenty seconds.
Since the time could be accumulated, there were still eight and a half minutes plus some seconds in the countdown.
"Continue!"
Jiang Yuan's voice rang out, and everyone stepped over the Snake-man's corpse and kept moving forward.
Gudusidan had just tried to touch the corpse, but couldn't.
It might only be a projection.
So Jiang Yuan didn't linger either and continued to charge towards the next level.
The second challenge was a wolf-headed Beastman from the Beastman Clan, still met with a swift defeat.
The third challenge was a Magic Flower Demon from the Monster Race, carried away by Nezha's Samadhi True Fire.
The fourth challenge was from the Shadow Clan, and after Shi Ji detected its location, Zhao Gongming took it out with a swing of his steel whip.
The first four challenges were all opponents with late Great Liang power, but they were Second Sequence Races with not very strong combat power, so Jiang Yuan passed through quite rapidly.
It took a little more than two minutes to pass through the four challenges.
Now, Jiang Yun had thirteen minutes and some twenty seconds left on the timer above his head.
The opponent of the fifth challenge was from the Undead Clan.
An opponent from the Golden Undead Clan.
Even with Gudusidan's boost, it took Nezha and the others nearly a minute to defeat the opponent.
Then came the sixth challenge.
From the sixth challenge onward, their opponents were from First Sequence Clans.
Mechanical Clan Mechanic!
He controlled two mechanical beasts, proving to be a rather tricky adversary.
However, this battle ended even more quickly than the fifth challenge.
Nezha seized an opportunity, and with the Qiankun Ring, directly smashed the opponent to death.
Then the seventh challenge, the opponent was from the Demon Clan.
Sky Shattering Arrow, one shot kill!
The eighth challenge was still the Sky Shattering Arrow.
However, starting from the ninth challenge, things were different.
This challenge's opponent experienced a qualitative leap in strength.
An early Sixth Realm Demon Race!
"I feel like if it weren't for you, I might not even have an early Sixth Realm opponent in the tenth challenge."
Seeing the opponent for the ninth challenge, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but roll his eyes.
But fortunately, they still had twenty-six minutes left.
Starting from the fourth challenge, each subsequent challenge added an extra three minutes to the timer.
Moreover, after breaking through the eighth challenge, they were allotted eight minutes for the ninth challenge, so Jiang Yuan and his team still had a relatively ample amount of time.
The moment he stepped onto this small platform, Nezha and Zhao Gongming had already launched their attack.
The third sword of Sky Shattering Arrow was released, but it was blocked by the double swords in the hands of the Demon.
The third arrow had no special enhancement, as the previous two arrows had already successfully shot down the opponents.
Nezha, unsurprised, went forward and got entangled in combat with the enemy.
Shi Ji and Zhao Gongming helped Nezha fight by using long-range attacks from the side.
An early Sixth Realm from the First Sequence Clans was different from the Second Sequence Clan's early Sixth Realm.
Facing that Stone Man, with the boost from Gudusidan, Nezha was evenly matched.
But facing the double-sworded Demon now, Nezha's strength was suppressed.
Although Nezha was still stronger in terms of skills, he was not having as easy a time as when facing the Stone Man.
Gudusidan knows what to do at what time, and now he doesn't even look at Shi Ji anymore, continuously adding various power amplification techniques to Nezha.
As Nezha's power grew stronger and stronger, Zhao Gongming and Shi Ji also entered the rhythm of the battle, the Demon Race with the twin blades also began to retreat step by step.
Finally, Zhao Gongming seized the opportunity, threw the Dragon Binding Rope, and at the same time, with a flash of his figure, he arrived in front of the twin-blade Demon Race's face.
Zhao Gongming used all his Skills, draining his Star Power, and smashed his steel whip against the twin-blade Demon Race's head.
At the same time, Nezha's thrust with the Fire-tipped Spear seemed plain and ordinary, and Shi Ji detonated the accumulated Ghostly Light.
Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad flicked his horsetail whisk, releasing the Yin Yang dual energies, and Taiching Divine Thunder descended.
The attacks of the four struck the twin-blade Demon Race in an instant, even though the Demon Race had broken through to the Sixth Realm, reshaping its body.
But even the reshaped body couldn't withstand the combined attacks of the four.
The purple Defense Equipment on its body shattered, and the twin-blade Demon Race was directly defeated.
The ninth barrier is broken through!
At this moment, there are still twenty-two minutes left. With the breakthrough of the ninth barrier, more time has been added.
The tenth barrier grants ten minutes of time, plus the previous twenty-two minutes, a total of thirty-two minutes, just over half an hour.
That's enough.
Jiang Yuan continued to rush up the steps, quickly reaching the last one.
The adversary this time was from the Demon Clan, also at the early stage of the Sixth Realm.
If comparing Combat Power alone, the Demon Clan and the Angel Clan rank somewhat higher than the Human Clan and the Monster Race.
That is when compared at the same level.
Thus, it's not out of Jiang Yuan's expectation that the tenth barrier is the Demon Clan.
The Demon Clan's strength at this barrier is stronger, both in terms of power and even skills.
This time, Nezha and Zhao Gongming's tactics were different from before.
Previously, with the amplification from Gudusidan, Nezha was barely able to fend off the opponent, so he and Shi Ji assisted from behind.
But this time is different, Nezha alone was only struggling to defend himself, dodging the opponent's attacks, unable to effectively launch a counterattack.
Under these circumstances, Zhao Gongming had to step forward to increase the pressure on the adversary.
As for the Undead Enslavement summoned by Shi Ji, even with the amplification from Gudusidan, they were killed by the Demon adversary within a brief moment.
"This guy from the Demon Clan is too strong, isn't he?" Gudusidan watched the opponent from the Demon Clan with some astonishment and let out a sigh.
"Indeed strong."
Jiang Yuan also had a grave expression. Although there was indeed a gap brought by the levels, this kind of opponent was not many for Nezha.
However, what they didn't know was that the adversary that Nezha was facing at this moment was also once a proud talent of the Demon Clan.
By strength, they would also be considered a top t0 level in the Demon Clan.
Roughly the same strength as Li Chengyi.
Among a top Academy of the Demon Clan, ranked first in Combat Power.
If they were only comparing those with the same level of strength, Nezha facing this adversary was like facing Li Chengyi.
Although somewhat difficult, but still capable of defeating the other.
However, just like Li Chengyi, if Li Chengyi were to break through to the Sixth Realm's strength first, it wouldn't be easy for Nezha and Zhao Gongming to defeat him.
The Sixth Realm represents a qualitative change.
Not to mention the current adversary from the Demon Clan, even if they were to switch to a more regular Demon Clan member, Nezha and the others wouldn't have an easy time killing the adversary.
"Now we need our cooperation."
Lord Lao Zi smiled faintly, flicking his horsetail whisk lightly, Yin Yang dual energies flew out, causing minimal damage to the Demon adversary.
"It's a pity that we haven't managed to successfully craft the Vajra Bracelet; otherwise, facing this guy now would have been simple."
Six Divine Fire, Samadhi True Fire, and Ghostly Light were already covering the body of the Demon Clan adversary.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but sigh, and said.
If the crafting of the Vajra Bracelet had been successful before, Lord Lao Zi's "Strike Him" could now be used.
Although there wouldn't be much Dizziness due to the disparity in power, even the bare minimum of 0.5 seconds would have been enough.
It wouldn't be like now, where they could only circle around the opponent, constantly attacking to look for an opportunity.
"No worries, I already have an idea in mind," Lord Lao Zi said with a slight smile, unfazed.
Jiang Yuan didn't know whether Lord Lao Zi's idea was on how to defeat this Demon adversary or on crafting the Vajra Bracelet.