Chapter 104 True Martial Tower

Chapter 104: Chapter 104 True Martial TowerIn the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed. During this time, Ling Chen had been diligently cultivating in a very low-key manner, without causing any major disturbances. As expected, his Spiritual Power Cultivation made a breakthrough to the late fifth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm. His Divine Soul Realm even directly ascended to the mid Solid Realm! Today is the day of assessment for new students. Early in the morning, the newly advanced students from the outer palace had gathered in the vast square of the outer palace. For this assessment, the new students were all cultivating desperately, with most of them having improved their cultivation by an entire level. "Let’s go." A Blue-robed Deacon spoke up. Soon, under the steward’s lead, everyone entered the inner palace and arrived in front of a towering black tower. This black tower is called the True Martial Tower. It is used to assess the strength of the students. The True Martial Tower is divided into nine levels. There are Soldiers on each level. These so-called Soldiers are actually human-shaped weapons refined by Artifact Refiners. They have Spirit Arrays inscribed within them, activated by Spirit Stones, enabling them to fight with humans, which is the most accurate way to assess the strength of students. There is one Soldier on each of the nine levels of the True Martial Tower. The strength of these Soldiers ranges from the first layer of the Spirit Sea Realm to the ninth. The first level hosts a Soldier of the first layer of the Spirit Sea Realm. The second level has a Soldier of the second layer of the Spirit Sea Realm. And so on. The ninth level has a Soldier of the ninth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm. Soldiers are made from a special material that is very sturdy, and ordinary Cultivators simply cannot destroy them. Of course, there are special sensing Spirit Arrays inscribed on the Soldiers, which will automatically stop attacking once the student’s attack reaches a certain level. This is a very simple way to evaluate a student’s strength. Plus, since all students face the same Soldiers, it’s also convenient for ranking students. By the time Ling Chen and the others reached the black tower, the new core students had already arrived. There were only ten new core students, so it was easy for them to gather. Ling Chen looked over at the ten people. Their cultivations had all advanced by at least one level, and even three of them had increased by two levels. Among them, Su Qingyun was also present. The treatment of core students simply cannot be compared with that of students from the outer palace; their Cultivation Resources are essentially limitless. Just the concentration of Spiritual Energy in each person’s residence is ten times that of the external Gathering Spirit Hall! Therefore, Ling Chen was not surprised that these people had improved so much. Su Qingyun cast a provocative look towards Ling Chen. He had already lost to Ling Chen twice, and this time in the test he wanted to suppress Ling Chen no matter what! It was also the pressure from Ling Chen that drove him to cultivate day and night, which led to an increase of two levels, reaching the early sixth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm! Moreover, he had also successfully cultivated the high-grade Body Technique Xuanling Technique. If the two were to compete again, he was confident that Ling Chen would not be his opponent! S~eaʀᴄh the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Ling Chen sensed this as well but chose to directly ignore it. "Alright, dear students! The assessment for the new students is about to begin. What you need to do is enter the True Martial Tower behind me, and then try to reach the highest level you can. There is one Soldier on each level within the True Martial Tower. What you need to do is to defeat the Soldier to advance to the next level." "The Soldiers, you can think of them as humanoid weapons that can fight just like ordinary Cultivators." "Keep in mind, if you can’t withstand the Soldier’s attack, you must immediately shout your surrender! Otherwise, you might end up severely injured or even dead!" "Understood?" A Black Robed Elder spoke loudly. "Understood." Everyone responded in unison. A few days earlier, the Stewards had already briefed everyone. "Good, then let the core students prepare, you’ll go first!" The Black Robed Elder looked at the core students with satisfaction. Core students all possessed a Spiritual Body and were powerful, representing the future of the Academic Palace! "Su Qingyun!" The Black Robed Elder called out. "Yes." Su Qingyun stepped forward and then entered the True Martial Tower. However, in merely ten breaths’ time, the first level of the True Martial Tower lit up. This was exactly the sign of clearing the level. The Soldier on the first floor only possesses the strength of the first tiers of the Spirit Sea Realm, which for a cultivator like Su Qingyun who is at the sixth tier of the Spirit Sea Realm, is far too easy. Another ten breaths passed. The second floor lit up as well. Then, nearly every ten breaths, another floor would light up. "Six floors already!" The outer courtyard students all found Su Qingyun’s pace through the levels unbelievable. However, the core students remained calm. Thirty breaths later, the seventh floor lit up. "The soldiers on the seventh floor have the cultivation of the late seventh tier of the Spirit Sea Realm and can employ high-grade Attack Profound Spirit Techniques! Su Qingyun must have perfected his cultivation of the high-grade Body Technique Xuanling Technique to have reached this point." The Black Robed Elder analyzed. A pleased smile spread across his face. "What, has he actually succeeded in cultivating the high-grade Body Technique Xuanling Technique?" At this, even the core students’ expressions turned serious, feeling a substantial pressure. Previously, they had laughed, saying Su Qingyun was just an outer courtyard disciple. Now, they realized that in the span of three months, Su Qingyun had improved tremendously. Another hundred breaths went by, but the eighth floor of the True Martial Tower did not light up. "Boom!" The tower gate opened, and a figure emerged, it was indeed Su Qingyun. "Not bad!" The Black Robed Elder praised: "You’ve shown that shame can lead to courage, your future potential is boundless!" "Thank you, Elder!" Su Qingyun respectfully bowed. "Hm, go and rest!" The Black Robed Elder said with a smile. "Next, Song Qingshan!" A robust young man stepped forward and entered the black tower. In the end, he also stopped at the eighth floor of the True Martial Tower. The following core students all stopped at the seventh floor of the True Martial Tower. "Not bad!" The Black Robed Elder was fairly satisfied with the performance of the core students. "Next up, the outer courtyard students." The Black Robed Elder glanced at the roster in his hand and said: "Ling Chen." Because Ling Chen had previously defeated Bai Wentian, he was ranked first. Upon hearing this, Ling Chen stepped out from the crowd. "Young Master Lingchen, do your best!" Many of the outer courtyard disciples cheered loudly. Most of them had received Ling Chen’s favors before; it was Ling Chen who helped them reclaim their contribution points from Bai’s hands, so naturally, they held immense respect for Ling Chen. Watching this scene, the Black Robed Elder was momentarily astonished. This young fellow, only three months into the Academic Palace, is so revered by the students? Additionally, considering that Ling Chen has defeated Su Qingyun, the Black Robed Elder was quite curious about him. "Thank you, everyone!" Ling Chen gave a slight smile. Then, under everyone’s gaze, he entered the True Martial Tower. "This kid, using whatever methods he’s employed, has managed to stay in the Academic Palace! And what’s more, he has won over so many students?" A trace of chill flashed in Su Qingyun’s eyes. "What’s the use of winning over these good-for-nothings? Your own strength is what’s most important!" Su Qingyun quickly came to terms with his thoughts. He had passed through seven floors of the True Martial Tower; such an achievement should make him the number one among the new students. As soon as Ling Chen entered the True Martial Tower, the gate closed with a bang. Subsequently, a soldier half his size taller than him appeared in his field of vision. "Interesting." Ling Chen looked at the Soldier in the center of the first floor with a slight smile. Such a large fellow able to employ Xuanling Technique was truly quite marvelous.