"Ridiculous. He only defeated a few freshmen from Danyang Academy, and he's already putting on airs again?"
"A freshman can only be a freshman. Breaking into the Young Dragon Ranking is already a stroke of fortune, yet he actually dreams of challenging the Latent Dragon Ranking!?"
"What shameless boasting!"
At the foot of the Hundred Refinements Tower, the First Generation Disciples began shouting one after another.
The Latent Dragon Ranking only recorded thirty people. Among the First Generation Disciples of Cloud Palace Academy, only three True Disciples had managed to enter it.
What gave Ye Xuan the right to be so arrogant!?
"Heh, he's just showing off to attract attention!"
"These past few days, Xie Hongyi and Xuan Zheng have also been challenging the Hundred Refinements Tower. I heard their goal is the fiftieth floor!"
"The minimum for entering the Latent Dragon Ranking is the fifty-fifth floor. Even Xuan Zheng doesn't dare claim that he'll reach the fifty-fifth floor. What gives him the right?"
The crowd's mocking laughter gradually rose.
At that moment, the light of the Hundred Refinements Tower suddenly flickered.
The rankings had begun changing one after another.
On the Cloud Palace Ranking, a streak of light suddenly shot into the leading positions.
The crowd focused their eyes and discovered that it was actually Chu Wan'er, who had never participated in the freshman assessment!
"Forty-third floor?"
"Didn't Chu Wan'er only enter the Hundred Refinements Tower recently? How did she reach the forty-third floor so quickly?"
"At this rate, she might catch up to Zhao Yan?"
The crowd exchanged looks in astonishment.
As expected of the highest-ranked freshman from Cloud Palace Academy on the Young Dragon Ranking—she was truly terrifying!
"With this result, she'll even surpass the three people from Danyang Academy who came to pay their respects earlier!"
"Chu Wan'er really deserves to be the number one freshman of Cloud Palace Academy. As for Ye Xuan?"
"Heh, he only just gained a little power and already doesn't know how high the heavens are!"
Although Ye Xuan had repeatedly crushed three freshmen from Danyang Academy on the arena, he still failed to win the crowd's recognition.
"Into the tower."
Ye Xuan shook his head. He did not want to keep wasting time.
He did not care whether others acknowledged him.
Right now, he only wanted to earn points.
There were more points to be gained by breaking into the Latent Dragon Ranking.
That alone was enough!
Immediately afterward, Ye Xuan entered the Hundred Refinements Tower amid the crowd's jeers!
"Where's that Ye Xuan!?"
Just then, a cold voice suddenly rang out from behind the crowd.
Its tone was extremely hostile.
Ji Xueyao and the Yaoguang Tower Master turned around and saw a young man with a green longsword on his back arriving beneath the Hundred Refinements Tower, surrounded by a group of Sword Cultivators.
"Zhao Yan?"
The Yaoguang Tower Master frowned.
What a narrow road for enemies. Had Zhao Yan also chosen today to challenge the Hundred Refinements Tower?
"My husband has already entered the Hundred Refinements Tower. What do you want!?"
Ji Xueyao cast him a cold glance.
When Zhao Yan saw that Ji Xueyao and the Yaoguang Tower Master were both present, his imposing momentum immediately vanished.
"Disciple... I want to take back my statue!"
Zhao Yan snorted and spoke.
He had just emerged from seclusion when he learned that his statue's position had actually been taken.
And by a freshman, no less!
How could he tolerate that!?
Now that he had also learned Ye Xuan had appeared, he had immediately brought people over.
He wanted to see what gave a freshman the right to replace him.
"Take back your statue?"
"Zhao Yan, you only have three million five hundred thousand points now. Can you even catch up?"
At that moment, Ji Ziyao sneered.
"I'm only short by three hundred thousand..."
Zhao Yan sneered coldly, but when she took out her token, he instantly went dumbfounded.
Because Ye Xuan had just gained another five hundred thousand points or so, his accumulated points had now surpassed four million four hundred thousand!
How had his points suddenly risen so much!?
At that moment, several disciples whispered a few words into Zhao Yan's ear from behind, causing his expression to change drastically!
Ye Xuan had actually crushed three Myriad Manifestation Realm freshmen from Danyang Academy!?
Wasn't Ye Xuan supposed to possess only the Forbidden Body?
"Even so, this disciple will never give up. I gained something from this seclusion and shall challenge the Hundred Refinements Tower!"
Zhao Yan's chest heaved.
If he could not reclaim his position among the Top Ten True Disciples after emerging from seclusion this time, he would lose all face!
Immediately afterward, Zhao Yan also charged into the Hundred Refinements Tower!
"Hm?"
"What's going on? Why has another freshman appeared on the rankings?"
At that moment, another burst of exclamations rose beneath the Hundred Refinements Tower.
Ji Ziyao turned back toward the Hundred Refinements Stele, and her expression suddenly changed.
Because the freshman who had entered the rankings was actually Liu Yunxi!?
Wasn't this the slut who had abandoned her husband?
Why had she also come to Cloud Palace Academy?
"Liu Yunxi entered the academy not long ago. They said someone from the Xuan Clan arranged it, and Dean Cui approved it." The Yaoguang Tower Master frowned.
She had also heard something about the matter between Liu Yunxi and Ye Xuan.
"Arranged by the Xuan Clan?"
Ji Ziyao frowned at that.
Liu Yunxi was quite something. Had she actually managed to get close to Xuan Zhou?
"Yes, but Liu Yunxi's talent is surprisingly good as well. She tested as a Half-step Dao Body!" The Yaoguang Tower Master nodded. "That's why she climbed the Hundred Refinements Tower so quickly!"
"Half-step Dao Body?"
This left Ji Xueyao somewhat puzzled.
She seemed to remember that Liu Yunxi had clearly only possessed Spirit Physique talent. How had she suddenly become a Half-step Dao Body?
"Heh, it's still unknown who will be number one among the freshmen in the Hundred Refinements Tower!"
At that moment, Xuan Zhou's voice suddenly rang out from within the crowd.
He came beneath the Hundred Refinements Tower and stood there with his hands behind his back, looking utterly confident.
"Only a Quasi-Dao Body, and you're already so confident?"
Ji Xueyao frowned, unable to understand where Xuan Zhou's confidence came from.
But as her deep-blue icy eyes settled on Xuan Zhou, she discovered that he seemed different from before as well.
His aura was deep and chilling, and he was clearly much stronger than he had been a month ago. His cultivation even faintly showed signs of reaching the Half-step Nirvana Realm!
Had the Xuan family used some kind of secret art!?
"Heh, just wait and see!"
Xuan Zhou raised his brows.
Although he had not let Liu Yunxi fight Ye Xuan, his own record in the Hundred Refinements Tower was the fifty-ninth floor!
He had already specially trained Liu Yunxi for this. With the secret arts and weapons provided by the Xuan Clan, she would certainly be able to break through the fiftieth floor!
If she took first place among the freshmen in the Hundred Refinements Tower, she could also suppress Ye Xuan by a head!
He would be pleased all the same!
Although Ji Xueyao was puzzled, she still let out a scornful laugh.
She was only a Quasi-Dao Body. With Liu Yunxi's talent, she could not even surpass Wan'er, yet she dreamed of becoming number one among the freshmen!?
How laughable!
At that moment, Ye Xuan had also entered the Hundred Refinements Tower.
Standing in the space on the tenth floor, Ye Xuan saw a formation light screen appear before him.
The light screen allowed him to choose how many floors to challenge next.
But Ye Xuan discovered that the highest floor he could currently choose was only the twentieth.
"What a drag."
Ye Xuan pursed his lips, suppressed his impatience, and chose the twentieth floor.
Buzz!
Light flickered, and Ye Xuan was teleported to the twentieth floor.
Unlike Purgatory Mode, no formation appeared on the twentieth floor. However, the puppet standing in the center was completely wrapped in golden radiance, and its aura was comparable to the middle stage of the Heavenly Gang Realm.
It was not weak, but to Ye Xuan, a puppet of this level was merely a waste of time.
Immediately, he raised his hand and shook out his sleeve. A tide of lightning surged forth, instantly shattering the puppet. With a flash of his figure, he continued toward the next floor!
Outside the Hundred Refinements Tower, more and more academy disciples came after hearing the news.
Even some of the Top Ten True Disciples who had emerged from seclusion had arrived.
They had originally planned to challenge the Hundred Refinements Tower today as well, but after hearing that the freshmen were competing so fiercely, they came over to watch first.
The news of Ye Xuan crushing the three prodigies from Danyang Academy had also spread throughout the academy.
Many First Generation Disciples were astonished. After all, the fact that a Heavenly Gang Realm cultivator with the Forbidden Body was invincible had actually been overturned.
Now, it was extremely important to see what result Ye Xuan would achieve in the Hundred Refinements Tower.
After all, before the Peak Competition began, this was the only ranking that could judge the strength of the prodigies from the three academies.
"Liu Yunxi is catching up so quickly!"
"She's already on the fortieth floor!"
"Chu Wan'er is on the forty-fourth floor. She's about to catch up!"
"Chu Wan'er hasn't advanced to the Myriad Manifestation Realm yet. The forty-fourth floor is more or less her limit. It wouldn't be strange for her to be overtaken!"
The crowd watched the names that continuously flickered with radiance and changed positions, crying out in surprise one after another.
Who would have thought that after Chu Wan'er, Cloud Palace Academy would produce another such astonishing prodigy!?
"Heh, it seems that Ye Xuan isn't all that impressive after all!"
Seeing this, Xuan Zhou could not help sneering.
Liu Yunxi had indeed not disappointed him.
"You're celebrating too early!"
Ji Xueyao sneered.
Sure enough, just as her voice fell, a name suddenly flashed with dazzling radiance. Like a meteor reversing its course, it flickered upward again and again!
The thirtieth floor!
The thirty-third floor!
The thirty-ninth floor!
The fortieth floor!
The forty-third floor!
In only a dozen breaths, this name had surpassed Liu Yunxi and reached the position beneath Chu Wan'er!
Only when the crowd focused their eyes did they discover that this name was actually Ye Xuan!?
In an instant, the exclamations beneath the Hundred Refinements Tower fell silent.
The crowd looked at one another, all of them horrified.
Ye Xuan's speed in climbing the tower was actually even faster than Chu Wan'er's and Liu Yunxi's!?
At that moment, the smile on Xuan Zhou's face suddenly turned grave, then gradually darkened.
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