Junior Sister, Say Less!

"How... how is that possible?" Lu Jinghui was instantly dumbfounded.

How much time had passed since Liang Bo entered the True Martial Tower? Half a minute? One minute? But it definitely had not been more than two minutes!

In such a short time, Liang Bo had cleared the first stage of the first floor. How was that possible?

Back when Lu Jinghui cleared the first stage of the first floor, he had only barely managed it after nearly five months in the True Martial Sect. Another month had passed before he cleared the second and third stages. Liang Bo had only just joined the sect. There was no way he could have learned any high-grade martial skills before this, and his inner strength cultivation could not have been that high either. How could he have cleared the first stage so quickly?

Yet the information on the stone stele was written in black and white. There could not possibly be any mistake.

Thinking of how he had just mocked Liang Bo for coming to challenge the True Martial Tower so soon, saying he was merely wasting his time, Lu Jinghui's face turned green, then white.

The young girl's expression was even uglier. After a moment, she frowned and said, "Senior Brother Lu, it seems this Liang Bo does have some skill. He actually got lucky and passed the first stage. But I think he'll stop here. The second stage is far more difficult than the first. There's no way he can pass it."

"Whoa!" The moment her words fell, the crowd outside the tower erupted in astonishment once more.

"My heavens, this Liang Bo is truly defying the heavens! He cleared the second stage so quickly!"

"What?" The girl in white went deathly pale, hardly daring to believe her ears.

She had just declared that Liang Bo could not clear the first stage, only for him to clear it immediately. Then she had declared that he could not clear the second stage, only for him to clear that immediately as well—and both times, at such terrifying speed. It was as though he had deliberately slapped her across the face.

It hurt so much!

She could not help raising a hand to cover her face.

The watching martial artists, however, felt only excitement.

When they had first seen Su Yang clear the second stage of the second floor after just over a year in the sect, everyone had felt as though an unparalleled genius was rising before their eyes.

But now, Liang Bo, who had only entered the sect ten days ago, had consecutively cleared the first two stages of the first floor at such speed. His performance far surpassed Su Yang's, and the crowd outside the True Martial Tower immediately boiled over.

"He's only been in the sect for ten days, yet he's already cleared the first two stages of the first floor. Does he have to be this monstrous?!"

"This speed... it's insane! Completely insane! When I cleared the first stage of the first floor, I had already been in the sect for more than three years, and the actual attempt took nearly half an hour. But now... in less than five minutes, he's cleared the first and second stages one after another. Do people really have to be this different? How are ordinary people like us supposed to live?"

Everyone outside the True Martial Tower, whether disciples at the ninth rank of martial arts or those who had already broken through to the Human Origin Realm, had gone completely mad.

Xiao Qing, Zhao Wu, and Xie Jia, who had originally been worried about Liang Bo, were now roaring with excitement.

"Young Master, you're actually this strong!" Xiao Qing cried tears of joy.

"Liang Bo, you're incredible!" Zhao Wu grabbed Xie Jia's hand and jumped up and down.

Watching the crowd descend into madness, the girl in white gritted her teeth. "I refuse to believe that after clearing two stages in a row, he can still clear the third stage this quickly."

"Whoa!" At that moment, the crowd erupted again.

"Look, look! Liang Bo cleared the third stage!"

"My heavens, is this Liang Bo really about to defy the heavens? He actually cleared the first floor so quickly!"

"He's still challenging the second floor. Could it be that he plans to clear two floors in a row today? That's far harder than clearing the first floor!"

The girl in white's vision went dark at once, and she nearly fainted on the spot. Her lips parted as though she wanted to say something.

Lu Jinghui, standing beside her, was speechless as well. He hurriedly covered his forehead with one hand and whispered, "Junior Sister, say less!"

He truly feared that the girl in white would say something like, "I don't believe you can clear the second floor either," only for Liang Bo to clear it immediately afterward. The thought of that scene was too beautiful—he did not even dare imagine it!

Inside the True Martial Tower, Liang Bo had just cleared the first floor at an astonishing speed, yet there was not much joy on his face.

Just as I expected, the first floor basically poses no challenge to me.

The True Martial Tower had ten floors in total, and each floor was divided into three stages. Every stage had a puppet guardian. These puppets possessed bodies as indestructible as iron, and ordinary methods could hardly defeat them. Only by striking the rune core in their chests could one be considered victorious.

In terms of strength, the three guardians on each floor were generally at the same level, though their specific traits differed. One specialized in strength, one in defense, and one in agility.

According to what Liang Bo had learned from Du Chi, among martial artists at the first rank of martial arts, only the very strongest could clear the first floor. Liang Bo's base strength was now close to six thousand jin. With the boost from the Wave Stacking martial skill, his total strength could reach eighteen thousand jin, far surpassing that of first-rank martial artists.

Moreover, whether in saber techniques or movement techniques, Liang Bo far exceeded ordinary first-rank martial artists. Thus, even before entering the True Martial Tower, he had expected to clear the first floor quickly.

The actual battles had gone much as he expected.

The first puppet he fought specialized in strength.

Liang Bo estimated that its strength was around twelve thousand jin, already far beyond that of ordinary first-rank martial artists. For most people, clearing this stage was indeed difficult.

But for Liang Bo, it was effortless. He directly crushed his opponent with overwhelming strength, and after merely three exchanges, he stabbed the rune core in its chest and claimed victory.

The opponent in the second stage was not particularly strong. Its strength and defensive ability were both ordinary, but its agility was extraordinarily high. Its movement technique was so fast in battle that it seemed to take flight, making it difficult for ordinary people to strike the rune core in its chest.

However, after Liang Bo transferred some proficiency points from Wave Stacking to Flowing Light, his movement technique also reached a level that utterly crushed his opponent. Naturally, he cleared the second stage with ease.

As for the third stage, the opponent's strength and movement technique were both average, but its defensive ability far surpassed ordinary people's. The martial skill it used was exceptionally suited for defense, sealing itself up so tightly that not the slightest flaw showed.

Yet this time, Liang Bo transferred some of the skill points from the movement martial skill Flowing Light to Wave Stacking, then crushed his opponent with absolute power. In only ten exchanges, the puppet was defeated by his brutal methods.

After easily clearing the first floor, Liang Bo took a deep breath and headed toward the second floor. The second floor ahead was his true challenge!