Chapter 676

"Ahem, as for my master's name, I don't know yet!" he said with a cold, confident smile.

"But when he dealt with me, that sword intent's clarity was definitely not something the Moon-Slaying Swordsman could compare to!"

Back then at the bar, Su Ming had activated his Shi Shi-tier sword control, shattering Lin Cang's weapon; the power he felt at that moment was indeed much stronger than what the Moon-Slaying Swordsman had shown in the competition.

After all, Su Ming had suppressed his strength during the competition.

"He is your master, yet you don't even know his name?"

"Baldy, are you a fool?" People laughed and mocked, treating him as a joke.

Lin Cang clenched his fists and argued.

"Maybe I didn't explain it clearly; he is my future master. Currently, he and I... are not familiar yet."

Upon hearing this, Su Ming was speechless.

"I... I am looking for him. I think he might come to the Tower of Heavenly Silence, so I came early to camp out." Lin Cang realized that the people around him were staring at him like he was a fool, and his face turned red.

"Forget it, everyone, let's disperse. This kid is just a fool; you can tell by his hairstyle that his mind isn't quite right!"

"Sigh, at such a young age, he's already got delusions. What a pity." People shook their heads.

Lin Cang's face flushed red as he walked toward the interior of the Tower of Heavenly Silence on his own.

"You don't believe me, fine. When I find him, I will definitely prove it to you!"

He gritted his teeth, left this last sentence, and entered the tower to train.

His nonsense was quickly drowned out by the discussions of the people, and no one cared about him.

Su Ming was speechless inside, not expecting this kid to be so conquered by his sword skills that he was determined to become his apprentice.

However, he had no mind for such things now, and besides, this kid's talent was only six stars, too weak.

Strengthening himself was the priority now!

Su Ming's gaze was firm as he stepped into the Tower of Heavenly Silence.

The rewards he obtained from his last tower run were three that he was still using to this day.

The first was the Diamond-grade movement technique, 【Spirit Wave Micro-Steps】.

Another was the Frost-Flame Death Scar Broken Sword, upgraded from the Long Xiang Broken Sword.

And a piece of equipment, the 【Concealment Necklace (Upper-tier Platinum)】, which added +50 agility points when equipped; Su Ming had never taken it off.

This showed how durable the rewards from the Tower of Heavenly Silence were.

As soon as he stepped into the tower, he entered the independent tower world, continuing from the last floor he challenged.

The 20th floor!

The scenery around him changed; beneath his feet was pitch-black volcanic rock, with lava rolling on both sides of the road, and the interior was scorching hot!

In the very center stood a burly knight clad in lava flame armor, his hands resting on a giant sword stuck in the ground, looking extremely fierce.

Last time, Su Ming had stopped at this floor.

But this time, his strength was no longer what it used to be.

"Hmm... Challenger, although your appearance is unfamiliar, you make me feel somewhat familiar."

The Lava Knight pulled out his giant sword and stared at Su Ming.

"A few months ago, I came to challenge you and ultimately lost to you," Su Ming nodded.

"Very well, then let's see what progress you've made in the past few months!"

The Lava Knight was full of fighting spirit, swung the lava giant sword, and slashed down with a boom!

His figure was towering, and the giant sword was thick, as large as a person. As the blade swung, it brought the flow of lava energy, forming a wall of fire, with terrifying momentum.

However, facing this strike, Su Ming didn't move at all.

He just stirred his mind slightly.

The Shi Shi-tier 【Intent · Sword Control】 was activated.

Hum!

A strange, light sound appeared on the field.

That huge lava sword actually stalled in mid-air!

The massive Lava Knight was also unable to move an inch, no matter how he pulled, he couldn't shake this giant sword he had been with day and night.

His expression was instantly shocked to the extreme.

"How is this possible?"

A few months ago, he had suffered a crushing defeat at his hands, and now he could crush him?

At this moment, the boss guarding the floor was filled with shock.

The next instant, Su Ming turned into a grey afterimage, performed the Spirit Wave Micro-Steps, and floated up.

He flew into the air and directly grasped the giant sword.

The flames burning on the hilt couldn't burn him.

Shi Shi-tier sword control could even manipulate an enemy's sword.

So this knight could not possibly be Su Ming's opponent.

"Nice sword," Su Ming said with a light smile.

Immediately, he raised his hand and slashed down!

Swish!

A vertical slash, descending from the sky.

The power exerted by this giant sword in Su Ming's hands was countless times stronger than that of the knight!

Clusters of fire pillars shot into the sky, turning into flame sword energy, engulfing a range of over ten meters in front.

The Lava Knight was also turned into charcoal.

The once difficult boss was now just a small mob to Su Ming.

The only pity was that this handsome lava giant sword was a product of the humanoid boss's skills; with its death, the sword also dissipated.

【Experience +42910】

【Congratulations, you have cleared the 20th floor!】

【Floor Reward: Lava Cloak · Skill Scroll (Mid-tier Gold)】

"The boss on the 20th floor is too weak for me; the reward is not worth looking at."

After Su Ming sublimated this skill, he felt it had no other effect besides looking cool, so he put it away.

"Also, I haven't participated in the Tower of Heavenly Silence for the past few months, so I didn't get the first-kill reward for every ten floors," Su Ming said with a solemn expression.

Every ten floors in the Tower of Heavenly Silence, there would be a floor-guarding boss.

As long as they were newcomers awakened this year, they could attempt to compete for the first kill of each boss.

As long as the first kill was completed, a higher reward would be obtained, but each boss only had one trigger opportunity.

That is to say, as long as one newcomer killed this boss for the first time, others who came later would only get normal rewards even if they killed it.

For example, when Su Ming cleared the 10th floor for the first time, the reward was upgraded to a Platinum Treasure Chest, and after sublimation, it became a Diamond Treasure Chest, from which he opened the Long Xiang Broken Sword.

As for others breaking through the 10th floor, they probably only got Gold or even Silver Treasure Chests. ===== CHAPTER 678 =====