Chapter 290: Bei Chen's Strength, Challenging the Martial Arts Tower!

Su Yu walked out of the library, and Tian Ming was still waiting outside.

Tian Ming's eyes lit up the moment he saw Su Yu come in.

"Su Yu, you came out so quickly—did you find a cultivation method and martial technique that suit you?"

Su Yu smiled and said.

"Not bad, I found it."

"It's good that you found it; in life, one still needs some trump cards. A good martial technique and cultivation method can bring a great improvement."

Tian Ming chuckled and said.

"What are you planning to do next?"

Su Yu looked around, then up at the sky, and said.

"Anyway, it's still early; let's go check out the Martial Arts Tower. You said clearing it yields rewards, right?"

"Perfect, I was also planning to give it a try."

Tian Ming nodded and said.

"Sure, it's a good chance to test your current strength."

Thereafter, under Tian Ming's lead, the two headed toward the Martial Arts Tower.

In an open clearing of Qianlong Academy.

A jet-black tower stood silently between heaven and earth.

The tower had a full ninety-nine stories, making it the tallest building in Qianlong Academy.

Around the Martial Arts Tower gathered many Qianlong Academy students.

Gray, red, and purple robes all gathered here.

Moreover, many people stood at the entrance, gazing intently.

Following their gaze, one could see a massive stone stele.

Upon the stele loomed a huge number.

Forty-nine!

"Gasp, this Bei Chen is truly terrifying—in just half a month he blasted through forty-nine floors; at this rate, isn't he going to clear fifty?"

"Yeah, no wonder he's the third-place finisher in the college entrance exam; although he still lags behind Su Yu, this speed leaves us in awe."

Some purple- and red-clad students looked at the tenfold figure and let out sighs of amazement.

And at this very moment, the one challenging the Martial Arts Tower was none other than Bei Chen.

After Su Yu became a Sequence of Qianlong Academy, Zhang Xiaobai and his five companions went crazy with cultivation, especially Bei Chen.

All their time was spent either cultivating or frantically challenging the Martial Arts Tower.

The benefits of the Martial Arts Tower, Tian Ming hadn't finished explaining earlier.

Clearing the Martial Arts Tower yields rewards—each floor cleared grants a reward, though each reward can be obtained only once.

Moreover, clearing every ten floors brings even richer rewards.

One could say that each ten-floor segment offers different rewards, and the higher the floor, the more substantial the reward.

It is said that when the Heaven Sword King cleared ninety floors, he directly obtained a Supreme Star Crystal.

You should know that back then, Supreme Star Crystals were scarce even across the Myriad Races Continent.

Yet, in Qianlong Academy's Martial Arts Tower, they actually use Supreme Star Crystals as rewards.

No one knows where the Martial Arts Tower's rewards come from; it's as if the place itself has formed its own set of rules.

And the rewards are part of those rules!

Many want to know the source of these rewards; even Half-Imperial experts have acted to probe it.

The result was still complete ignorance.

After all, this Martial Arts Tower was brought here by the first principal of Qianlong Academy.

And that first principal of Qianlong Academy was an Imperial Realm expert who had survived since ancient times.

In the end, his lifespan exhausted, he fell and dissolved into a ripple in the river of time.

Yet that alone suffices to show how miraculous the Martial Arts Tower is.

It can even be called one of Qianlong Academy's Three Treasures.

One could say that, in the hearts of all Qianlong Academy students, the Martial Arts Tower's importance is no less than that of the Inheritance Path.

The figures of Su Yu and Tian Ming appeared near the Martial Arts Tower.

Their appearance instantly made all the students present frown.

Afterwards, they respectfully clasped their hands toward the two.

"We greet you, Sequence!"

This is one of Qianlong Academy's rules.

As a Sequence, one stands above all students; any student who sees a Sequence must show respect.

Qianlong Academy practices the "gu" method—if you are strong enough, you will receive sufficient respect and resources.

Moreover, only Sequences and Qianlong Academy teachers can dress as they please within the academy.

Other students simply cannot do that.

As Su Yu just entered the Martial Arts Tower, he noticed the stone stele beside it.

Su Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and asked curiously, "Who is challenging it now?"

A purple-robed student chuckled and said.

"Sequence, the one currently challenging is someone you know—Bei Chen, who entered the school with you!"

"Bei Chen?"

Su Yu was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected to meet an acquaintance in such a place.

Su Yu glanced at the stone tablet.

"Forty-nine floors, not bad!"

From Tian Ming's words, Su Yu also learned that above the eightieth floor of the Martial Arts Tower, the opponents are Bright Moon Realm experts.

From the sixtieth to the eightieth floor, the opponents are Star Core Realm experts.

As for the fortieth to sixtieth floors, the opponents are Flying Heaven Realm experts.

Moreover, in the Martial Arts Tower, it is extraordinarily difficult for cultivators of the same realm to clear the corresponding floor, after all, the rewards are not easily obtained.

Bei Chen's ability to clear the forty-ninth floor also shows how terrifying his strength is.

Just as Su Yu was inquiring, the numbers on the stone tablet changed again,

It jumped directly from the forty-ninth floor to the fiftieth floor!

This means Bei Chen has completely cleared the fiftieth floor and reached the fifty-first floor!

The data displayed on the stone tablet are their scores after clearing those floors.

If they haven't cleared a floor, they cannot have their data shown on the stone tablet.

"Hiss, even a mid-stage Flying Heaven Realm purple-clad cultivator might not manage the fiftieth floor, yet Bei Chen cleared it so easily."

"It's somewhat terrifying; I just don't know if Bei Chen can clear more floors—if he reaches the fifty-fifth floor, that would be impressive."

"Hard to say; only a late-stage Flying Heaven Realm purple-clad expert can clear the fifty-fifth floor. Bei Chen is only at mid-stage, still a bit short."

Many students discussed it among themselves.

Even Su Yu and Tian Ming spoke curiously.

"How many floors do you think Bei Chen can clear?!"

Tian Ming asked.

Su Yu laughed and said, "Let's start at the fifty-fifth floor."

Although Su Yu had never seen Bei Chen's true strength, he could tell from Zhang Xiaobai.

Bei Chen being second only to Zhang Xiaobai already shows a lot about his talent and combat power.

As for that, Su Yu is quite interested.

"Starting at the fifty-fifth floor? Su Yu, you're being overly confident about this guy."

Tian Ming was a bit curious.

Su Yu gave a light laugh and then said.

"This guy's talent is strong; you'd better watch out—maybe he'll challenge the Sequence then, and your positions might not be safe!"

Hearing Su Yu's words, a hint of gravity flashed in Tian Ming's eyes.

Anyone who makes Su Yu say they're not simple is usually no ordinary person.

In that moment, Tian Ming's heart felt a bit more concern for Bei Chen.

But soon Tian Ming smiled faintly.

"It's not me who needs to worry; I've already broken through to mid-stage, and relying on formations, unless it's a late-stage Star Core Realm expert, no one can beat me."

"But Shi Hu and Mu Yun, you'd better watch out."

Su Yu glanced at Tian Ming in surprise.

When Tian Ming broke through, Su Yu was also breaking through, so he naturally didn't know Tian Ming had already advanced to mid-stage.

Afterward, Su Yu didn't examine him closely—who knew Tian Ming had also broken through.

"Tsk tsk, it looks like Qianlong Academy is going to get lively soon!"

Tian Ming smacked his lips and said teasingly.

Tian Ming didn't pay too much attention to Bei Chen, after all, those who obtain an inheritance on the Inheritance Path are hardly ordinary people.

Su Yu also sighed softly.

"Yeah, it's going to get lively."

In Su Yu's mind, the figures of Zhang Xiaobai and the others flashed.

These five people, not a single one of them is ordinary.

Soon, the Martial Arts Tower trembled slightly, and a vast, ancient aura, as if from antiquity, permeated from within the tower.

Then, on the stone tablet, a number suddenly froze in place.

Fifty-six!

This meant Bei Chen had directly cleared the fifty-sixth floor!

When this result appeared, many purple-clad cultivators' pupils constricted slightly.

Even they, many could not achieve this result.

Bei Chen's result instantly shocked them.

Afterward, a cold-faced youth slowly walked out of the Martial Arts Tower, still holding a Space Ring in his hand.

Obviously, the reward he obtained this time was inside that Space Ring.

"Bei Chen!"

Seeing Bei Chen emerge, Su Yu waved his hand and shouted.

Bei Chen glanced at Su Yu in surprise, evidently not expecting to meet Su Yu at this moment.

He then approached.

"You also want to challenge the Martial Arts Tower?"

Bei Chen said coldly.

Su Yu gave a faint smile and said, "How come you're allowed to challenge but I'm not?!"

Beichen said coldly, "Of course.... you broke through?"

A glimmer of light flashed in Beichen's eyes.

Su Yu was stunned, never expecting that Beichen could actually detect his breakthrough.

Su Yu smiled faintly, patted Beichen on the shoulder, and strode toward the Martial Arts Tower.

Everyone looked at Su Yu's steps and were instantly shocked.

"Is Su Yu's Sequence also going to start challenging the Martial Arts Tower?"

"Hiss, before Su Yu's Sequence defeated Gu Yun to achieve the eleventh Sequence, they hadn't even had a chance to show their true strength; who knows how many layers Su Yu's Sequence can clear in the Martial Arts Tower."

"They should be able to clear it, but as for whether they can clear seventy layers, that's hard to say."

Everyone began to discuss.

Su Yu slowly arrived at the entrance of the Martial Arts Tower and pushed open the great door.

Instantly, a breath that had undergone the baptism of time surged upon him.

Su Yu walked in, and a new vista appeared before him.