Chapter 678

His eye-catching performance immediately drew sideways glances from several people around him.

"Hmm? There's an expert!"

"Look at the ranking of that Undead Slayer, it's soaring on the newcomer list."

"The performance is quite eye-catching. When the Sun-Flame Swordsman Wu Yang charged the tower a month ago, he wasn't this fast."

"Who is he? I haven't seen such a person in the Newcomer Combat Competition."

"Perhaps this person, like the Moon-Slaying Swordsman, uses a title to show himself; experts are always so mysterious."

"He's only on the 20th floor or so; it's normal to break through fast. He's still far from the experts in the top three."

"When this person reaches the 30th floor, he will definitely slow down."

People nodded secretly, agreeing with this know-it-all's analysis.

But soon, they were slapped in the face.

Because Su Ming broke through the 30th-floor boss within ten minutes!

Then, within a few minutes, he reached the 35th floor!

The speed was so fast it was dazzling.

"This... this speed, what kind of heaven-defying monster is this?"

"Yesterday, the Black-Light Swordsman Qian Ming also came to charge the tower, but he wasn't this fast!"

"Could it be that this person kills these monsters in two or three moves?"

"And he's charged over ten floors, yet his speed hasn't slowed down at all. Could his mental power be infinite?"

People were shocked one after another.

"However, charging fast doesn't mean endurance. He is likely a burst-output profession, which is why he's charging so fast. I estimate he will become sluggish in the later stages."

"That said, looking at his speed, there's no problem with his ranking entering the top ten."

At this moment, the newcomer leaderboard showed the results of the top ten.

【No. 1 Zhang Guliu, stopped at the 49th floor】

【No. 2 Shen Yixi, stopped at the 46th floor】

【No. 3 Qian Ming, stopped at the 42nd floor】

【No. 4 Yan Ze, stopped at the 42nd floor】

【...】

Several months had passed since Awakening Day. If a newcomer could reach the third-turn realm at this time, it meant their talent was not bad, and they could generally reach around the 30th floor.

Yet, this year's newcomers had nearly ten people who reached the 40th floor, showing that this year was full of experts.

Every country would have such a "genius explosion period" every dozen years or so, with talents rising together.

This was in line with historical patterns, because every major family spent a cycle of over a dozen years to cultivate a genius.

Inside the tower, Su Ming was charging forward fiercely.

36th floor, 37th floor...

With a wave of his hand, the Blood Leech Sword, the Frost-Flame Death Scar Sword, and the Demon-Breaking Heavenly Spirit Sword flew into the air, slaughtering monsters frantically under the powerful force of 【Intent · Sword Control】.

Su Ming didn't even need to use all his weapons; just these three were enough to break through easily.

Regardless of whether the tower-guarding monster was a single one or a group, he could end the battle within a few minutes.

Su Ming charged over ten floors without even a drop of blood staining his body, truly a generation of mad slaughterers.

Before breaking through the 30th floor, he had obtained a Platinum Treasure Chest reward.

After sublimation, it became a mid-tier Diamond Treasure Chest.

After opening it, he obtained a treasure.

【Ye Zi of the Dell Forest (Mid-tier Diamond)】

【A leaf filled with a peculiar fragrance, with black-blue radiance on its surface. After feeding it to a pet, there is a probability of enhancing the pet's combat power (can only take effect once in a pet's lifetime).】

【Affix · Rapid Hatching: If given to an unhatched pet to absorb, the effect changes to accelerating the hatching progress, minimum 1 day, maximum 30 days.】

He had already prepared to use this on his Black Feather Nether Bird egg.

That was an S-tier pet, and its hatching time was almost up; using this leaf should allow it to hatch directly.

【Entering the 40th floor!】

【BOSS: Desert Giant Worm】

With the prompt of the rules, Su Ming finally squeezed into the 40th floor!

His ranking also successfully reached the top ten!

The scenery before his eyes changed instantly, and the entire battlefield turned into a desert.

Sandstorms filled the air, and the scorching sun shone brightly.

He couldn't even feel a trace of the boss's aura.

This quiet moment, instead, made people feel more fearful and lose their footing.

But Su Ming was a veteran of many battles; he didn't even frown at such a small scene.

"Since the boss is not in the sky or on the surface, there is only one place it can exist."

Golden light shone brightly in his eyes, and his expression was cold.

"That is deep underground in the desert," he deduced.

Sure enough.

Clang, clatter, crack!

The next instant, a continuous, squirming explosion sounded beneath Su Ming's feet, the sand collapsed, and a large pit appeared.

Looking down, he saw a circular, blood-red mouth filled with dense, layered sharp teeth, like an abyss, opening below, almost swallowing him completely.

The sharp teeth were arranged in circles within the giant mouth, in an inverted triangle shape, with serrated edges, making it a nightmare for those with trypophobia.

Everyone saw different monsters in the Tower of Heavenly Silence.

In his past life, when Su Ming challenged the 40th floor, he encountered a Ghost Mist Woman, who looked gentle and lovely.

In this life, the 40th-floor boss was so ugly, making one lament the disparity of the world.

"So this is the Desert Giant Worm... it truly looks shocking," Su Ming said calmly, unhurriedly.

His body fell with inertia, yet his expression remained unchanged.

He only needed to sharpen his gaze.

Hum!

Suddenly, the Demon-Breaking Heavenly Spirit Fish Sword turned into a blue light and flew beneath his feet.

Su Ming controlled the sword and rose, flying directly into the air, breaking free from the suction of the giant mouth, making a stylish escape.

Generally speaking, only fifth-turn skills could allow for long-term hovering, which meant that newcomers below the fifth turn had almost no choice but to lose when facing this monster.

However, Su Ming was extraordinary.

His Epic-tier sword control allowed him to have the ability to fly on a sword at the fourth turn, so this monster was not a cause for concern. ===== CHAPTER 680 =====