Climbing the Tower

Chen Qingru's expression turned subtle. "But compared to you, Junior Brother, there's still a gap... The two of them are only at the third level of the Dao Domain."

She sighed. "The Sword Sect's foundation is still far too lacking."

Reaching the third level of the Dao Domain before fifty was already an exceedingly astonishing feat.

When Chen Tiangan had been young, he might not necessarily have possessed such strength.

Yet at the Plum Gathering, where geniuses sprang up like bamboo after rain, they seemed somewhat lacking.

Chen Fan's expression turned subtle.

In truth, setting aside those reclusive sects, the openly known factions combined could not even scrape together more than a few Dao Fruit experts under fifty.

Although their current ranking in the eighties was not particularly high, they had at least squeezed into the top hundred.

Moreover, only tens of thousands of contestants remained. Their rankings should not fall much further, and they ought to end up around the hundredth place.

Chen Fan smiled and looked at Chen Qingru. "If I'm not mistaken, these two brothers haven't revealed their true strength, have they?"

How could there be such a coincidence? The two brothers had reached the same floor; they must have discussed it beforehand.

Chen Qingru smiled and nodded.

"With their strength, they cannot compare to Dao Fruit experts, but among those at the third level of the Dao Domain, they should have few rivals. If they did not hold anything back, they should be able to reach the eighty-eighth or eighty-ninth floor."

Then she added, "When it is your turn to take the assessment, Junior Brother, it would be best not to reveal all your strength either. So long as you can defeat Lian Baishang, that will be enough. You are our Sword Sect's secret trump card..."