They truly wanted to say something from the bottom of their hearts.
But... they could not say it. What could they say now? Before Yang Chen had surpassed Sima Long, they might still have been able to point fingers and forcefully defend Sima Long a little.
Yet the truth was that Yang Chen had done it. He had surpassed Sima Long and created another new height!
Sima Long reaching the Eighteenth Level had been a miracle. Yang Chen had now surpassed that miracle!
"The nineteenth level!"
"Yang Chen entered the nineteenth level of the Imperial Trial Tower. Doesn't that mean that, if it were the ordinary Trial Tower, Yang Chen might even be able to clear the twentieth level?"
"The twentieth level? Isn't that a little exaggerated?"
"Exaggerated? That's because you don't know how difficult the Imperial Trial Tower is. It's truly hard to believe that someone in the Central Capital region could surpass Sima Long."
"Sima Long has been surpassed!"
Everyone was stunned by Yang Chen's outstanding achievement. The disciples of the Northern Territory Sect all cried out in excitement, their faces glowing with pride. Never mind anything else—Yang Chen had cleared the nineteenth level, and they now had ample confidence when they spoke.
Great Emperor Hua Wu and Great Emperor He Tan exchanged smiles, delighted beyond measure.
Under normal circumstances, Sima Long's admirers would certainly have come forward to throw a bucket of cold water over them. But now, even if they wanted to, they did not know how. Yang Chen had sealed their mouths with his ability, leaving them speechless.
The reason Sima Long's admirers had supported him so fervently was simply because Sima Long had remained invincible throughout the Central Capital region all these years.
Thus, they had always believed in their hearts that Sima Long