The following morning, the building standing before Le Yu was one that every Imperial Academy student hoped to see collapse within their lifetime.
The Platinum Tower.
The nickname was extremely fitting. Constructed entirely of white bricks, the tower walls glittered beneath the morning sunlight. Paired with the rings of purple-black crystal, they resonated and reflected a golden radiance. The sunlight seemed to turn into flowing water, pouring down from the tower's peak. Looking up from the base, one would feel as though the tower reached all the way to the sky.
No wonder everyone wanted to blow it up. It was simply too explosive.
Le Yu climbed the steps. Two black steel doors appeared before him. He sighed, took a step back, assumed a stance, roared, and threw both fists, blasting out light!
Qi Harmony Combat Arts Strike!
Biting Combat Arts Wild Bites!
A dull boom reverberated through the black steel doors, yet even Le Yu's full-strength attack in broad daylight could only leave an almost imperceptible dent.
Le Yu was a martial artist at the half-step Pinnacle Realm, after all. If the doors had been made of stone, those two punches would have blown them apart. If they had been any standard military-issue armor from Radiance, they would have driven fragments of armor into flesh and bone!
A steel door that even he could not budge had to be at least two fists thick!
As the door opened with a thunderous rumble, a neatly dressed bald old man looked him over and said politely, "Teacher Qin? Please come in with me."
Le Yu sensed that this gatekeeper actually possessed Proficient Realm strength as well. He politely asked, "May I ask what I should call you?"
"Don't call me sir. I'm just a little lackey who runs errands for Cha