509 None of you should harbor the thoughts of running (1/2)

It sounded like something vibrating at a speedy pace. It was a sharp sound emitted from the friction of air that nearly burst the eardrums of many.

The crowd traced the source of the sound and looked over.

In a corner, a girl with a single pigtail was looking at them in a deadpan manner. She held two pieces of metal in her hand and they were vibrating rapidly, grinding against each other to emit the sharp, ear-piercing sound.

The girl had bright eyes and beautiful teeth. She looked gorgeous and exuded a pure and youthful air. She was much more beautiful than so-called school belles.

But in the eyes of the upper echelons of the various organizations, the girl was like a devil. She was emitting a sharp sound that left them dizzy. It was unbearable!

The members of the upper echelons covered their ears as they hurriedly ordered the girl to stop.

The girl remained expressionless but she did not stop.

A fat man standing closest to her had burning flames in his eyes. Just as he was about to rush over to teach her a lesson, he was held back by a person standing next to him.

It was unknown who had shouted.

”That's Riko Minamiya! Yama Minamiya's daughter, One-Pun's student!”

This shout left the infuriated members of the upper echelon break out in cold sweat. They hurriedly shut their mouths.

Yama Minamiya and One-Pun were two names that made them panic from the bottom of their hearts.

The Heavens knew how One-Pun had crippled Zhang Meng after Yama Minamiya was 'slightly taught a lesson'. As for Riko Minamiya, she was not only Yama Minamiya's daughter, but she was also One-Pun's student. If they were to 'teach' Riko Minamiya a lesson, what would be the outcome?

Everyone felt a shudder run through their backs as they entertained the thought for a moment.

The fat man's face was drained of its color. He did not dare take another step forward and instead hid.

Seeing everyone 'quieten' down, Riko stopped using 'High Frequency Vibrokinesis', causing the harsh noise to come to a sudden halt.

Everyone had ugly expressions on their faces but none of them dared to reprimand her.

Only the suited man was rather composed. He took a step forward and said in a deep voice, ”Miss Minamiya, you did so probably because Shi Xiaobai is a rookie of Gaia. You do not wish to hear others discussing him, but isn't it a bit improper for Miss Minamiya to do something like that? Or could it be that Miss Minamiya has another opinion and wants everyone to quieten down to hear a few words from you? Could it be that Miss Minamiya has some special reason that makes her believe that Shi Xiaobai can last five hours?”

From beginning to end, Riko only stared at the crowd in a deadpan manner. Only when the suited man asked did she suffuse a sneer and said certainly, ”I believe that how long Shi Xiaobai lasts in the eighth level is not important because...he will reach the ninth level!”

Riko was very angry and furious. She was so infuriated that she wanted to punch the faces of the organizations' upper echelons.

She was not angry over their 'slandering' of Shi Xiaobai's strength. In fact, she knew that what the crowd said wasn't wrong. Shi Xiaobai had not shown an impressive strength in the first six levels but he was not hiding his strength. It was because Shi Xiaobai's strength was only so. But he had also managed to reach the eighth level later and accomplished fascinating matters. There was only one reason—Shi Xiaobai was improving! He was becoming stronger at an unbelievable speed!

Riko, who understood Shi Xiaobai's rate of improvement, believed that it was possible for Shi Xiaobai to metamorphosize in the trial!

Therefore, Riko would not be angry over their 'ignorance'.

What she was angry about was that the crowd was discussing the length of time he would spend on the eighth level. No one, not a single person had mentioned a possibility, however minute it may be—that Shi Xiaobai might perhaps clear the eighth level and reach the ninth level.

Riko was upset that the crowd had ignored this possibility from the beginning. They had 'assassinated' Shi Xiaobai's endless potential with their words!

Hence, Riko finally could not bear it any further!

Even if she were to be be ridiculed, she would boast about Shi Xiaobai!

However, the moment she said those words, she was met with the laughter from the entire auditorium.

Even though they were afraid of One-Pun, everyone could not help but roar with laughter after hearing Riko mention that Shi Xiaobai could reach the ninth level!

”Miss Minamiya...”

The suited man could not help but shake his head. He said with a laugh, ”Miss Minamiya, do you not know of the words that Overlord Ji Feng, Xu Taibai, and the Conquest King had said? Although the three of them were unwilling to reveal the ongoings on the eighth level, they had said the same sentence—'No human can clear the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower's eighth level. The person that can clear it is not human!' Does Miss Minamiya intend to imply that Shi Xiaobai is not human?”

This was the reason why the Chinese citizens and the upper echelons of the organizations had eliminated the possibility of Shi Xiaobai clearing the eighth level and they had skipped to discussing the length of time he could last on the eighth level. That was because the three famous historical figures believed that 'humans could not clear the eighth level'. It was obvious how difficult it was!

Riko naturally knew of these sentences but she still felt disgruntled for Shi Xiaobai. She stubbornly said, ”What the trio can't do doesn't mean that others can't do! What people from ancient times think impossible doesn't mean it will remain an impossibility for the present or future! No one can deny Shi Xiaobai's limitless possibilities! No one!”