Chapter 216: Understanding the Revival of Spiritual Qi

Clang!

Clang!

As Lu Jing gathered his strength, the aura around him rose like a blade cutting through bamboo.

The overflowing Blade Intent sliced a series of slash marks into the ground beneath his feet.

Whoosh—

In the next instant, Lu Jing's figure vanished, the soil at his former spot exploded outward, leaving a deep pit.

Lu Jing himself turned into a meteor, streaking across like lightning.

Clang—

The shrill blade clang followed.

Lu Jing had already appeared behind the beast.

The Thousand-Blade Demon Sword that had remained sheathed in his hand was somehow already drawn, a streak of green blood clinging to its edge.

"Roar—"

The beast seemed unable to react, trying to turn and launch an attack at Lu Jing.

But that movement instantly caused a widening blood line to appear across its abdomen.

Thump—

Its body split in two, the upper half collapsing to the ground!

Lu Jing did not linger, charging straight toward Floor 36.

Clang—

【Lu Jing, current floor: Floor 36.】

【Lu Jing, current floor: Floor 37.】

【Lu Jing, current floor: Floor 38.】

After passing Floor 35, his speed surged again, charging upward like a force that uproots and shreds.

Outside the Zaoji Tower.

"My god, Lu Jing smashed to Floor 38!"

"Floor 38, and Feng Zichang has only just made it here!"

"If we clear this stage, the tower defense counts as a success!"

Everyone saw Lu Jing's floor number rise to 38, their spirits soaring, and the venue erupted in cheers.

Of course, some Yang Hai Military University students were dousing the excitement with cold water.

"It's not over yet, why the excitement!"

"Exactly, Feng Zichang is still climbing, his result this time will surely exceed Floor 38."

The crowd then turned their eyes to Feng Zichang's name.

【Feng Zichang, current floor: Floor 20.】

On his second tower rush, Feng Zichang's speed was noticeably a tier higher, reaching Floor 20 in only half the time he previously needed.

Just as the crowd gasped, Lu Jing's ranking score suddenly changed again.

【Lu Jing, current floor: Floor 39.】

【Lu Jing, current floor: Floor 40.】

The numbers kept shifting until they settled at Floor 40.

The crowd's cheers faltered, the arena fell silent for a few seconds, then instantly burst into a wave of exclamations.

"WTF, what the heck!"

"Is this real? In less than a minute, they jumped from 38 to 40 floors?!"

"Fake, definitely fake!"

Many were so shocked they could say nothing.

"Could it be that someone from Mufu Military University is manipulating the Zaoji Tower rankings, and Lu Jing isn't actually tower‑rushing at all?"

Someone in the crowd let out a shout.

Many came to their senses and thought the remark had some merit.

They could accept that the Zaoji Tower might have hidden manipulation, but they couldn't accept Lu Jing reaching Floor 40!

"I demand an inspection; this result is damn fake!"

"Mufu Military University wouldn't be losing, would they? They must have fabricated the data on purpose."

"Yeah, this isn't real either; at least they should have used a senior fourth‑year student!"

Under the crowd's strong demand, a Zaoji Tower staff member stepped forward.

"Anyone who thinks there's a problem, come in and check yourselves!"

"Whoa!"

A student wearing a Yang Hai Military University uniform raised his hand and followed the staff inside.

A few minutes later, the student emerged, his head hung low and dejected.

"I checked, Lu Jing was indeed tower‑rushing, the result is real......"

Now the people who had been shouting about fraud all fell silent, watching quietly from the side.

"If I recall correctly, the highest floor ever reached in our Mufu Military University's history is Floor 44."

"Yes, a senior from ten years ago, when he was a fourth‑year about to graduate, surged to Floor 44, but the beasts on Floor 45 were too strong and he fell there."

"I wonder what strength the beasts on Floor 45 possess?"

"According to that senior, they are five late‑stage eighth‑rank beasts; even a team of Grandmasters might not be able to defeat them......"

The records left by students of previous cohorts appear only on the historical leaderboard, while the leaderboard on the big screen records only the students who are still enrolled.

Five minutes later.

"Look, Feng Zichang rushed to the thirty‑ninth level!"

On the big screen, the number after Feng Zichang's name changed to the thirty‑nine level.

This narrowed the gap between the two again, and who will win remains unknown.

The students of Yang Hai Military University shouted as if energized, "Feng Zichang, go! Snatch the Extreme Creation Tower!"

After a while, the level behind Feng Zichang flickered and became the fortieth level.

"Feng Zichang is now tackling the fortieth level, standing on the same starting line as Lu Jing!"

"Lu Jing, what's happening? He's been stuck on the fortieth level for so long......"

"Perhaps he's out of strength; although the Extreme Creation Tower is a simulated body, it still consumes stamina, and a freshman who rushed here must be completely exhausted."

The fourth level of the Extreme Creation Tower.

In front of Lu Jing stood a burly young man.

Unlike the thirtieth level, the Zhang Mufu before him was clearly more mature; his physique had grown from slender to robust, and his aura had become richer.

"This must be a twenty‑something Zhang Mufu; he's become much more restrained......"

Lu Jing sheathed the Thousand‑Blade Demon Sword and, with interest, tried to communicate with the youth.

"Hello, could you answer some questions for me?"

Lu Jing asked tentatively, because he realized that if he didn't strike Zhang Mufu first, the subsequent battle wouldn't be triggered.

"Sure, my student."

Opposite him, Zhang Mufu, dressed in a Daoist robe, stared quietly at Lu Jing, his star‑like eyes seeming to contain the truths of heaven and earth.

Lu Jing thought for a moment, then posed a long‑standing puzzle: "Why has Blue Star become like this?"

Zhang Mufu's eyes flickered as he thought, and after a moment he said, "I don't know whether your current curriculum covers anything beyond Blue Star, but Blue Star is merely a grain of sand swept along by the Solar System, and the Sun constantly orbits the Galaxy, carrying Blue Star across endless unknown regions......"

"When Blue Star is carried into a region rich in spiritual energy, that energy nourishes it, causing all things to undergo transformations; this is our first encounter, but for Blue Star it may be countless cycles......"

Lu Jing was slightly stunned; it was the first time he had heard this explanation.

He took several minutes to digest it before suppressing the shock in his heart.

Indeed, Blue Star constantly shifts its position, and the four seasons—reviving spring and desolate winter—arise because of this.

If time were extended, stretched out to billions of years.

Could the Solar System also have some unobservable "seasonal" changes?

These changes would simultaneously affect Blue Star, causing a seasonal cycle of spiritual energy?!

【I, with a quick calculation, find that the resurgence of spiritual energy has already quietly arrived—V me 50 and I'll train you in martial arts】