Chapter 486: The Sixth Floor (1/2)

Chapter 486: The Sixth Floor

“Ha ha! This fellow is not likely to come out in the ten breaths of time still left. Elder s.h.i.+, I believe you can announce the results of this Trial of the Ancient Desolate Tower already. There is no need to wait any longer,” Li Xiuzhu said to s.h.i.+ Hailong, smiling.

Glancing coldly at Li Xiuzhu, s.h.i.+ Hailong said, “Li Xiuzhu, you seem to be very biased against Xiao Chen. I heard that when he used an engraved card to enter the selection, you did everything you could to stop him, made things difficult for him.

“The Trial of the Ancient Desolate Tower represents the Luck of the Heavenly Extermination Union. The higher the Ancient Desolate Tower is climbed, the more Luck the Heavenly Extermination Union will have. There are five seniors watching from above. You yourself know what you did. The seniors can see it clearly.”

Li Xiuzhu was stunned. However, his expression did not waver and he gave a carefree laugh. “Ha ha! Elder s.h.i.+, if you have no proof, you had best not say it. Furthermore, this is only a person who cannot clear the fifth floor; there is nothing worth antic.i.p.ating in this.”

An elder pointed at the fifth floor of the Ancient Desolate Tower and quavered in excitement, “Elder s.h.i.+, that spot of light seems to be coming out!”

Ignoring Li Xiuzhu, s.h.i.+ Hailong quickly looked over. He saw a dim flickering spot of light in the fifth floor. That could be no one else but Xiao Chen.

“Ha ha ha! He cleared the fifth floor and is entering the sixth floor. Regardless of the result after this, the Heavenly Extermination Union’s hundred years of Luck will be maintained!”

s.h.i.+ Hailong was stunned for a while before he laughed heartily.

The Ancient Desolate Tower had existed since the Ancient Era. In this age, no one knew who built it, how was it built, or for what purpose.

All they knew was that the Ancient Desolate Tower was similar to the Great Jin Nation’s Wind Cloud Arena—a miraculous building of the Tianwu Continent that could affect the ethereal Luck.

The higher one climbed in the Ancient Desolate Tower, the more Luck that person would obtain. The Heavenly Extermination Union organized the Trial of the Ancient Desolate Tower so that they could obtain more Luck.

The higher the Ancient Desolate Tower was climbed, the more Luck the Heavenly Extermination Union would get.

Naturally, as the person in charge of the trial, s.h.i.+ Hailong would obtain more benefits than the others.

“No one has managed to clear the fifth floor for almost a thousand years already. The world of cultivators has been in decline since the batch of the Thunder Emperor.

“However, when there is a rise, there will be a fall; and when there is a fall, there will be a rise. This is the rule of the great Dao. Now, someone has cleared the fifth floor; this signifies that a great age of cultivation is being ushered in.”

The elders all discussed excitedly with one another, unable to conceal their happiness at all.

Only Li Xiuzhu turned pale. His hands trembled and his lips quivered. His eyes filled with disbelief.

Li Xiuzhu clenched his fists. How could this brat clear the fifth floor?

Li Xiuzhu remembered how he had done his best back then to humiliate Xiao Chen, mocking him for overestimating himself. However, this now happened right before him.

An Inferior Grade Martial King that Li Xiuzhu obstructed with all his might had managed to tear his way through the obstacles, obtaining a hundred consecutive victories. Then, he had managed to defeat other experts to secure one of the twenty spots.

Now, Xiao Chen even reached a height that no one else had achieved in a millennium. If he was lucky, he might even ascend a few more floors.

It was possible that Xiao Chen would reach the same heights that the Thunder Emperor had.

When Li Xiuzhu thought of this, he felt his scalp go numb. He could not maintain his previous carefree att.i.tude and said in a quivering voice, “Elder s.h.i.+, I am not feeling that well all of a sudden. I shall take my leave first.”

s.h.i.+ Hailong revealed a playful smile as he turned around and asked, “Elder Li, do you not intend to continue watching? Xiao Chen might even clear a few more floors.”

The other people at the sides also smiled and added, “Indeed, you were fine just a while ago. Why are you suddenly feeling unwell? Are you feeling guilty?!”

Li Xiuzhu blushed and insisted sternly, “Nonsense! This old man has a magnanimous heart; this has been proven over long years. There is no point in our discussing this anymore. I shall take my leave first!”

s.h.i.+ Hailong’s expression turned cold. As he watched Li Xiuzhu leave, he said in a frosty voice, “Keep a close eye on him. If Xiao Chen really climbs to the seventh or eighth floor, restrain him immediately. We will charge him with the crime of wrecking the Heavenly Extermination Union’s Luck and harboring selfish intents.”

A few people trembled in their hearts. The factions within the Heavenly Extermination Union were very complex. Elder s.h.i.+ probably wanted to use this opportunity to deal with Li Xiuzhu.

The moment s.h.i.+ Hailong spoke, the elders of his faction immediately and quietly trailed after Li Xiuzhu.

Under the platform, Ding Fengchou smiled bitterly to himself as he looked at the spot of light on the fifth floor. He sighed softly, “It is hard to surpa.s.s desire. I did not even dare to try and Chu Chaoyun was defeated miserably. I did not expect Xiao Chen to be able to clear it. I’m afraid that the gap between us will only increase from here on.”

Zuo Mo’s expression was very complicated as well. He smiled, “Twenty people took part in the Trial of the Ancient Desolate Tower but in the end, it became a one-man show of him alone. After this, his status as the strongest youth in the four nations will probably be set in stone.”

The people who had gained a spot all had different expressions as they looked at the flickering spot of light in the Ancient Desolate Tower. There were many reactions to this: some were envious and others jealous.

There were also those who felt conflicted and filled with hesitation. The Holy Fire Manor’s Leng Yun was one of them.

Back then, he already knew that I was the one who attacked him. Given his personality, he will definitely not be benevolent about it.

I still have not settled accounts with him for taking my Origin Flame. I cannot afford to wait for him to mature to deal with him.

Leng Yun’s eyes were clouded with doubt. When he looked at the Ancient Desolate Tower, a cold look flashed in his eyes. He quietly left the crowd and headed for the Desolate City branch of the Holy Fire Manor.

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Within the Ancient Desolate Tower, Xiao Chen stood absent-mindedly before the gate of desire. He closed his eyes and thought back to his somewhat hazy experience. He stayed before the date of desire for a long time without moving.