Chapter 474: Persistence

At this moment, on the ninth floor of the Demon-Suppressing Tower.

"What is going on? Why has the concentration of spirit energy in the Demon-Suppressing Tower suddenly dropped so much? It's decreased by at least half. What on earth happened?"

The bearded Gu cultivator snapped his eyes open, stood up rapidly, and roared with a livid expression.

Although nearly half of the spirit energy remained in the tower, he had spent a precious opportunity to cultivate here; seeing the quality of cultivation plummet was a massive loss, and he was naturally far from satisfied.

At the same time, Gu cultivators on all floors of the Demon-Suppressing Tower stood up. Upon realizing the drastic drop in spirit energy concentration, their expressions all turned ugly, and the floors erupted into an uproar.

After the anomaly in the Demon-Suppressing Tower occurred, the academy's upper management was alerted immediately. The Dean, accompanied by a group of instructors, hurried into the tower and ascended to the ninth floor.

A large number of students who had been cultivating in the tower followed behind, preparing to see what had happened.

After reaching the ninth floor, the Dean immediately cast his gaze toward the tightly shut Room Number One. Seeing the sign hanging on the door indicating it was occupied, he furrowed his brows slightly.

"Dean, someone has mistakenly entered Room Number One. I'm afraid they are in grave danger now. If we don't open the door, it might be too late," a young girl beside him said, pointing at the room with an urgent expression.

"Grave danger? Hmph! The brat inside is about to suck the Demon-Suppressing Tower's spirit energy dry, and you say he's in grave danger?"

"I already know why the spirit energy concentration in the tower has dropped. It's all because a 'big eater' entered Room Number One."

"Most of the spirit energy has been swallowed up by that big eater. With him blocking the source, others won't even get a sip of the soup."

The Dean stared at Room Number One with a shocked expression, his aged face twitching uncontrollably; he was clearly shaken.

Even as the Dean of the academy, who had seen much, he couldn't help but be moved by this sight. One person swallowing more than half of the Demon-Suppressing Tower's spirit energy—was that brat even human?

Upon hearing this, everyone present widened their eyes, unable to remain calm.

"What? The reason for the massive drop in spirit energy in the Demon-Suppressing Tower is that it was sucked up by one person?"

"Holy crap! Are you kidding me? This is the spirit energy of an entire tower! Is he really human?"

"How is this possible? Someone actually monopolized all the spirit energy here? Are you pulling my leg?"

Everyone wore expressions of disbelief, and the crowd began to discuss it heatedly.

"Dean, this can't be! How could anyone have such a massive appetite? Not to mention that the spirit energy here isn't something a normal person could withstand, even if it were all ordinary spirit energy, no one could consume this much while cultivating!"

A student in the crowd asked in disbelief.

"I couldn't possibly be mistaken!" The Dean looked at Room Number One with a grave expression and continued: "This person has no sense of martial virtue; he actually released a bunch of clones to absorb the spirit energy here together."

"These aren't ordinary clones. Not only can each clone cultivate, but every single one of them is a Ten Extremes Body."

"The spirit sea of a Ten Extremes Body is vast as an ocean, and its demand for spirit energy is immense. Added to the fact that the mutated spirit energy he cultivates is of extremely high quality, it has caused this terrifying phenomenon."

"Now do you know why the Ten Extremes Body cannot cultivate in this era? The demand for spirit energy by the Ten Extremes Body simply cannot be met by the thin spirit energy of this era."

"For this child to be able to cultivate to this realm with a Ten Extremes Body is truly rare."

The old woman walked over, her expression grave: "Clones that can cultivate—it's unheard of. I'm afraid it is precisely because he relies on these five clones that can cultivate, possessing five times the cultivation speed, that he has been able to reach today with a Ten Extremes Body." The bearded Gu cultivator looked ugly and said indignantly: "Then what should we do now? With him there, none of us can cultivate."

"I suggest we kick him out. After all, he is just an outsider."

"Nonsense!" The Dean turned to look at him and scolded angrily: "How can the academy's rules be broken so easily? As long as he hasn't done anything that violates school rules, the academy cannot take any action against him. Rules cannot be broken."

"If you want to cultivate in the Demon-Suppressing Tower, you just need to wait for him to come out."

"As long as none of you lend him a Black Card, he won't have another chance to enter the Demon-Suppressing Tower."

"Don't cultivate for this period of time; it's only a few days. Let this matter end here, and no one is to stir up trouble!"

After these words, the Dean turned and left, with the group of instructors following respectfully behind.

After the Dean walked away, a wave of whispers spread through the crowd.

"Holy crap! Who on earth is so badass that they dared to enter Room Number One to cultivate and sucked the entire Demon-Suppressing Tower's spirit energy dry? I don't admire anyone, but I admire him!"

"I don't know. He has a strange face; he shouldn't be from this country. It seems Xiong Dali lent him the Black Card. Xiong Dali lending the Black Card to this person has really screwed us over."

"Forget it. With this person here, we can't cultivate. Let's just wait honestly for him to come out. How long do you guess he can cultivate in Room Number One? I bet one day."

"One day? A monster who can suck the entire Demon-Suppressing Tower dry, how could it only be one day? I bet ten days."

"Ten days? He entered Room Number One, which no one has ever dared to enter. It's already a miracle that he can stay alive inside. It's absolutely impossible for him to persist for ten days without dying. I bet three days!"

The crowd was in an uproar, beginning to bet on how long Long Xuan could persist. Someone was even bored enough to open a betting pool here.

Just like that, a month passed quickly, and the area around the Demon-Suppressing Tower was already crowded with people.

Everyone stared blankly at the Demon-Suppressing Tower, their eyes wide, bloodshot, and their expressions weary, as if they hadn't slept for a long time.

"Holy crap! Why hasn't this person come out yet? Ten days after ten days, it's already been thirty days. How much longer is this brat going to stay inside!"

Finally, someone couldn't hold back anymore and roared loudly in a breakdown.

He had been waiting here bitterly for a month, waiting until he was about to wither away. At this moment, his patience had been completely worn out.

"Damn it! How could he stay inside for so long? He must have died inside!" The bearded Gu cultivator said with a ferocious expression, gnashing his teeth.

"How could this be? How could he be so persistent!" Xiong Dali stared at the Demon-Suppressing Tower, dumbfounded and at a loss.

He had thought that this newcomer wouldn't be able to persist for long with the Black Card, but the outcome was far beyond his expectations; this person had gone in and simply wouldn't come out.

Because of this, he hadn't had a chance to enter the Demon-Suppressing Tower to cultivate for a month. If he had known this, he wouldn't have traded with him using the Black Card for anything. Xiong Dali's guts were almost turning green with regret.

At this moment, the bearded man turned his head abruptly and glared at him viciously: "Xiong Dali! Look at the good deed you've done! You brought this monster in, and now none of us can cultivate. Everyone, beat him up!"

The crowd was in chaos... (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 475 =====