Five Minutes, One Month, Beginner Martial General-the Whole World Erupted
No difficulty whatsoever, no obstacles whatsoever, instant kill!
We've reached the second floor.
It's the same village, and the same four familiar NPCs.
Without any hesitation, Su Zhan chose to challenge the second-level boss.
The second boss is a giant tortoise.
Upon seeing the eight people appear before it, a human-like look of confusion appeared in the giant tortoise's eyes. How... could there be eight people?
Then seven figures rushed forward, and before it could react, everything went black.
"Second floor boss challenge successful, proceeding to the third floor!"
And just like that, Su Zhan cleared all ten floors in a flash.
The entire process took less than half a minute; almost all of them were instantaneous upon meeting.
"Successfully defeated the tenth floor boss, proceeding to the eleventh floor!"
"Given your SSS rating in clearing the tenth floor, you have received a reward: one Fifth-grade Pill (which can be taken out of the Cycle Tower)!"
There are ratings too?
And the reward pills can actually be taken out of the Cycle Tower?!
Although the reward pills aren't of high quality... once you can bring them out of the Cycle Tower, the situation changes completely.
"No wonder those students are having so much fun grinding through the Cycle Tower... Even if they don't get a good ranking, just constantly grinding for rewards is so satisfying!"
You can enter the Cycle Tower once a week.
As long as the students are diligent, they can easily clear dozens of floors each time and obtain several pills... After a month, the amount of pills is quite considerable, which is a substantial fortune!
Of course, this is not very meaningful for the geniuses of those top Lineage; it is merely one of the ways for other Ordinary Grade students to achieve success.
"Ding! Given that you passed level 10 with SSS-grade rating, ranking first on the level 10 speedrun leaderboard, would you like to publish your score?"
The notification from the Cycle Tower sounded again.
Su Zhan raised an eyebrow.
So... this is number one?
That shouldn't be the case...
Does that mean that among so many top geniuses and formidable characters, not one could reach the level of Beginner Martial General within a month and then easily defeat all opponents?
"Let's go public, I want to be vain too!"
In the past, Su Zhan would definitely have chosen to keep a low profile... But now his reputation is so great that it has already attracted the attention of many forces. Even a scion of Core City Lineage like Tantai Lingyun can recognize him at a glance. Under these circumstances, how can he still keep a low profile?
Therefore, Su Zhan simply let go completely.
High-profile!
As high-profile as you want!
With fame and attention, he can actually reap more benefits and expand his reach and network... As for the Alien Race trying to assassinate him...
It's as if the Alien Race will let him go if he chooses to keep a low profile now.
Besides, games are all about the fun of competing with others. Games without leaderboards and games with leaderboards are two completely different things... He hadn't forgotten the scene of the students' disappointment and resentment when the number one spot was taken by the Lightning Blade Martial General of the Bai Ou Freedom Association.
Now that I've broken a record, I guess I've done something to honor the Yanhuang, haven't I?
A month has passed Cycle Tower.
Outside, only five minutes had passed.
Within these five minutes.
The students surrounding the Cycle Tower gradually dispersed, many still unable to shake off the pain of losing first place, filled with sighs and resentment...
However, the geniuses from various factions didn't care about this at all; their attention was all focused on Su Zhan's name in the rankings of the Cycle Tower!
The only words on it are the bare characters "Su Zhan".
The three sections following "Current Level", "Number of Levels Cleared", and "Time Taken" each only have a small horizontal bar.
"Miss, only five minutes have passed. The time frame Cycle Tower is only one month. Rankings won't change that quickly. Why be so concerned?"
Seeing that Tantai Lingyun was still staring at Su Zhan's ranking, Uncle Yuan advised her.
"The current fastest record for clearing the tenth floor is 36 minutes, set by a genius from the Carved Shadow Heaven Gate who is Tier 4 Transcendence. In the Cycle Tower, that's over seven months... And the difficulty of clearing the tenth floor is at the Advanced Martial Master level, which means you need to reach that Advanced Martial Master within seven months to clear the tenth floor and break the record." A glint of light flashed in Tantai Lingyun's eyes. "Uncle Yuan, I have a strange feeling that Su Zhan... can break the record!"
"Miss, I know you admire his talent for Tier 2 Transcendence before the College Entrance Examination, and I know he is one of the few geniuses in Human Race history... But don't forget, Miss, that's the Cycle Tower. Once inside, Talent Aptitude fortuitous opportunity, and background influence are all reset to zero... Breaking records is no easy feat."
"Moreover, clearing the level early isn't necessarily a good thing. Look at the current top-ranked Lightning Blade Martial General cleared level 96; he didn't even make the top ten on level 10... As I always say, a solid foundation and steady progress are the key!"
Uncle Yuan said meaningfully.
But the moment he finished speaking...
"It's changed!"
A look of surprise appeared on Tantai Lingyun's pretty face, and she couldn't help but let out a soft gasp.
"What changed?" Uncle Yuan didn't react for a moment, but after he said that, he immediately realized what was going on, and his expression changed slightly. "Did Su Zhan clear the tenth level?"
"Right!"
Tantai Lingyun's eyes were filled with astonishment. She took a deep breath. "Realm: Beginner Martial General, Level Cleared: 10, Time Taken: 5 minutes and 21 seconds!"
"Uncle Yuan, he's now the world's number one in clearing the tenth level, having completely and utterly crushed Ke Carved Shadow, who was Tier 4 Transcendence higher!"
When Tantai Lingyun said this, her tone clearly conveyed a sense of cathartic relief... as if something long-awaited was gradually unfolding.
"This..."
Uncle Yuan's expression, which had initially only changed slightly, turned to utter astonishment upon hearing this. "Five minutes... Beginner Martial General?!"
Doesn't this mean that Su Zhan went from being an ordinary mortal with nothing to Beginner Martial General in just one month?!
Are you kidding me?!
"Hey, hey, hey... this is outrageous!!"
The geniuses of the Bai Ou Freedom Association were just chatting and laughing, teasing the Yanhuang Geniuses about how dumbfounded they would be after their record was broken, and they couldn't help but laugh at the thought of their expressions... Suddenly, one of the geniuses who Tier 3 Transcendence stood up abruptly, his eyes wide, and he exclaimed in surprise.
"Why such a big reaction? Could it be that the record that Lei Ren just broke has been taken back by those guys from Yanhuang?" a genius asked, puzzled.
No, it's not that!
"It's Su Zhan, whom I mentioned earlier. He's the latest recruit from Yanhuang Dragon Martial Arts Academy, a monster who skipped two levels before even taking the college entrance exam... He just broke the record for the tenth floor!"
The genius who Tier 3 Transcendence said with an incredulous expression.
"Come on, it's just a record from the tenth floor. What's so surprising about that?"
"Yeah, the tenth floor record, does anyone actually care about that?"
The other geniuses laughed.
"Wait... I seem to remember that guy only entered the Cycle Tower a few minutes ago, right?" One of the geniuses realized something was wrong.
Yes, that's right.
The genius, Tier 3 Transcendence, exclaimed in shock, "He cleared the tenth level in 5 minutes and 21 seconds, but that's not the most crucial point... The crucial point is that his cultivation level has actually reached the Beginner Martial General!!"
Upon hearing this, the faces of the geniuses present froze.
"WHAT?!"
Five minutes?! Really five minutes?!
"WTF!! Isn't that a month in the Cycle Tower?! He became Beginner Martial General in just one month?!"
"..."
The many geniuses present immediately erupted in excitement.
Even Tier 4 Transcendence Geniuses couldn't help but frown... Five minutes, a month, Beginner Martial General —was this guy cheating?
It wasn't just the geniuses of the Bai Ou Freedom Association who were dumbfounded.
The geniuses from Giant Battle, Carved Shadow, and Silver Eagle were collectively in a frenzy!