Defeating Situ Qingmu!
In the square, everyone looked up toward the twentieth floor. The floor was too high, so they could not see what was happening inside.
He can't pass. He can't. It's impossible. Zhu Jing kept repeating this to himself. Lin Bai could not possibly pass the twentieth floor, nor could he defeat its guardian. Only if Lin Bai lost would Zhu Jing have a chance to obtain the Dragon Bone Pill. Once Lin Bai defeated the guardian, the Dragon Bone Pill would belong to him.
Above Cloudsoar Tower, several elders stood together, chuckling softly among themselves. "It's been a quarter of an hour, hasn't it? I didn't expect this kid to have some skill and last a quarter of an hour in Situ Qingmu's hands. Not bad. If he cultivates diligently in the future, he could still become a decent disciple!"
"That's right! I estimate even Zhu Jing would have trouble lasting a quarter of an hour against Situ Qingmu." Another elder chimed in with a laugh.
Just then, a martial artist suddenly flew out of the window on the twentieth floor and fell awkwardly toward the ground. While still in midair, he hurriedly steadied himself. Though he looked somewhat disheveled, he landed fairly steadily.
"He's out!" The elders first smiled, but when they looked at the figure on the ground, their expressions changed drastically. "What? It isn't that kid!"
Only then did the elders realize that the martial artist who had fallen awkwardly from the twentieth-floor window was not Lin Bai, but... Situ Qingmu!
"It's Senior Brother Situ..." Seeing Situ Qingmu descend from the twentieth floor, many disciples in the square cried out in shock. "What was Senior Brother Situ doing on the twentieth floor? Was he challenging it too? No, that can't be. Someone had already