Breaking Through to the Fourth Level, Summoning Element Reaches High-Rank!

Three Step Tower.

"Now that my mental power has surged, charging up to the third floor is a piece of cake."

A couple of days ago, Li Xingze had drawn six times in a row and happened to get the Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew, which was beneficial for mental strength.

Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew: A support-type immortal herb that greatly aids in training eye-related skills.

Li Xingze hadn't cultivated any such skills; the herb only enhanced his eyesight, but more importantly, it boosted his mental power.

His mental power should now be at the third or fourth level, so charging up to the fourth floor shouldn't be a problem.

Besides the Gazing Through Autumn Water Dew, Li Xingze had also drawn "Pride," one of the Seven Deadly Sins weapons, alongside "Jealousy."

However, "Pride" was shaped like an Eight-Sided Han Sword, which handled very differently from a Tang Blade.

Only after he drew a suitable sword technique would this divine weapon unleash its true power.

There was also a Palm Healing Art, whose healing effect was roughly equivalent to a mid-tier healing magic.

After adjusting for a moment on the third floor, Li Xingze decisively stepped onto the staircase leading to the fourth floor.

The moment he set foot on the first step, Li Xingze felt a piercing pain, as if countless needles were stabbing into his skull.

With each step he took, the pain intensified!

This stabbing, crushing sensation made him want to give up more than once, but every time that thought surfaced, he immediately snuffed it out.

I'm already here, halfway there, almost at the top.

Driven by this mindset, Li Xingze crawled up the stairs like a zombie.

"Made it!"

The agonizing pressure vanished in an instant, and dense elemental energy wrapped around him, incredibly soothing!

"Wait, this elemental concentration is only a hundred and twenty times." Li Xingze sensed it carefully and noticed something off.

The elemental concentration on the fourth floor wasn't double that of the third; it was a hundred and twenty times the outside world, roughly one and a half times the third floor.

Still, that made sense—if it kept doubling, the Three Step Tower would be impossible for human hands to create.

The fifth floor might have a hundred and sixty times the concentration, and there could even be a sixth or seventh floor.

But a hundred and twenty times was enough for him. Factoring in the Nebula Magic Tool's triple effect, one day of cultivation here equaled a whole year for an ordinary person!

A day up here, a year down there—truly terrifying!

Basking in the rich elemental concentration, Li Xingze quickly sank into cultivation.

"Where's Li Xingze? I can't find him anywhere!" Old Professor Qiu Yuhua said anxiously.

Without Li Xingze holding the fort, how could they fight the Imperial Capital Academy?

Although Pearl Institute ranked in the top three nationwide, it still had a considerable gap compared to the undisputed number one, Imperial Capital Academy.

With Li Xingze around, the school leadership had been fairly confident, but now, at the critical moment, they couldn't find him.

"Let's ask Mo Fan," Dean Xiao said.

"I've already asked Mo Fan. He said Li Xingze might be cultivating in the Three Step Tower," Department Head Zhou Zhenghua replied.

"Well..."

Old Professor Qiu Yuhua's face fell. They couldn't just wait around for Li Xingze alone, could they?

"Why don't you head out first? Once Li Xingze finishes his closed-door cultivation, I'll have him rush to the Imperial Capital Academy," Dean Xiao suggested as a compromise.

"Hmph, are you saying Pearl Institute is doomed to lose without Li Xingze?" Zhou Zhenghua said sourly.

Relying on a single student had never been the norm before.

"Don't say that. Li Xingze choosing to go into seclusion now might mean he's hit a breakthrough point," Dean Xiao said.

"What breakthrough? Could he break through to high-tier?" Zhou Zhenghua snorted.

But when he saw Dean Xiao's serious expression, his snorting stopped, replaced by shock.

"Really high-tier? How old is he?" Old Professor Qiu Yuhua was equally stunned.

Normally, breaking through to high-tier before twenty-five marked an outstanding magic prodigy with a decent chance of reaching super-tier.

But Li Xingze had only just entered the main campus—strictly speaking, he wasn't even a real main campus student yet, since school hadn't started.

"He's from Bo City. He took a year off, so he should be twenty."

Dean Xiao had looked into Li Xingze's background and was surprised to find he was even distantly related to Mo Fan.

Both were exceptional magic talents. A small border town producing two geniuses—Bo City was truly something special.

"Twenty."

Old Professor Qiu Yuhua and Department Head Zhou Zhenghua both breathed a sigh of relief. They had thought Li Xingze was nineteen.

The difference between a nineteen-year-old high-tier and a twenty-year-old high-tier was significant.

"Without backing from a major power, breaking through to high-tier at this age is a rare and precious genius. I agree with Dean Xiao's suggestion—geniuses deserve privileges."

Old Professor Qiu Yuhua was quite accommodating.

"Besides, with Li Xingze here, our Pearl Institute might just turn things around."

This time, Department Head Zhou Zhenghua didn't argue. He was genuinely stunned by Li Xingze's talent.

Having taught at Pearl Institute for so many years, he'd never seen such an outstanding prodigy. Such a rare existence, likely scarce even nationwide or worldwide.

"Whether Li Xingze breaks through successfully or not, once he comes out of the Three Step Tower, I'll have him rush to Imperial Capital Academy as soon as possible," Dean Xiao said.

Before heading to the capital as an exchange student, the supervising teacher would also take the students to visit the nation's sacred cultural sites, so there should still be enough time.

Stepping out of the Three Step Tower, Li Xingze felt refreshed. Breaking through in one go was an incredible feeling!

"Junior, Dean Xiao said to notify you to go to his office after your training. He has something to discuss," said the senior student waiting at the entrance.

Both seniors looked at Li Xingze with envy. He hadn't even entered the main campus yet, and he'd already gotten two chances to train in the Three Step Tower.

They had to stand guard for two years just to enter once. The gap was huge!

Competition on the main campus was brutal like that. Without talent or resources, students truly found every step a struggle.

"Got it."

Li Xingze nodded to acknowledge, then pulled out his phone. Damn, it was blown up!

Dozens of missed calls and over a dozen texts!

Most of the calls were from Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan—only those two had nothing better to do.

The texts included ones from Mu Nujiao and Xu Zhaoting, and of course, Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan sent most of them too.

Opening Mu Nujiao's message and skimming through it, Li Xingze suddenly slapped his forehead.

How could he forget something this important? Without him, what would those rookie mages do?!

And this was the perfect plan to deal with that idiot Luo Song!

A text from a day ago. Hope it's not too late.