Tears

Inside the Grade-A Cultivation Room.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Bare-chested and drenched in sweat, Taishi Kong gripped a long halberd and drilled madly in the center of the cultivation room.

The long halberd tore through the air, unleashing bursts of piercing sonic booms.

"Almost there, just a little more!" Taishi Kong gritted his teeth. "The first-place members of the other nine teams have already broken through the third floor of the Black-Yellow Pagoda.

How could I, Taishi Kong, a dignified descendant of the Ancient Clan, be stuck at the seventh stage of the second floor?!"

Taishi Kong let out a low roar.

"Train!"

"I must charge into the third floor before the Mystic Tower closes!"

The long halberd danced with ever-increasing savagery.

"As long as I hold onto first place in the team, when the rankings are finalized in two days, I'll receive Leader Leng Qiu's private guidance." At the thought of being alone with Leng Qiu in private, Taishi Kong's heart burned, and even the force behind his halberd grew heavier.

Ding!

"Hm?" Taishi Kong lowered his head in confusion to look at the screen on his wrist. A new email had appeared on it, leaving him puzzled. "Who would send me an email at a time like this?

Could it be news from the Lineage?"

Still puzzled, Taishi Kong barked, "Open it."

The email unfolded automatically.

"Student Taishi Kong, your team ranking has changed. Current team ranking: second."

Taishi Kong's eyes widened instantly.

Heavens!

"S-second?" Taishi Kong could not believe it. "Ancient Jade ranks first in the team, and my Mystic Tower progress is also the fastest in the team. How could I have become second?"

"Could it be Lei Jue? Impossible, they haven't even touched the second floor!"

His fingers flew across the screen as he pulled up