At the summit of the Heaven-Piercing Tower, the White-Haired Elder lowered his head with interest. Below him floated a projected scene of Qin Hao fighting one hundred Guardians on the Eighteenth Floor.
"Only two months, and he's challenging the Eighteenth Floor."
The White-Haired Elder smiled, looking thoroughly pleased. "To have the confidence to challenge the Eighteenth Floor after so little time—his resolve alone is impressive!"
The White-Haired Elder had taken an interest in Qin Hao because of his earlier performance in the Heaven-Piercing Tower. When Qin Hao challenged the Seventeenth Floor a month ago, the White-Haired Elder had watched the battle himself.
More importantly, the White-Haired Elder had once said that if Qin Hao met his conditions for clearing the Heaven-Piercing Tower, he would grant him an opportunity.
Not merely the guidance he had given him before.
And the condition was the Eighteenth Floor of the Heaven-Piercing Tower!
Clearing the Eighteenth Floor was not enough on its own.
The faster one cleared it, the more outstanding the performance. Ordinarily, clearing it within half an hour counted as passing; within a quarter of an hour was excellent. Clearing it within Half a Quarter Hour would earn a place among the greatest talents of the ages.
"From ancient times to the present, even the most monstrous geniuses took at least a quarter of an hour to clear the Heaven-Piercing Tower from the First Floor through the Eighteenth Floor. The Eighteenth Floor alone took them nearly Half a Quarter Hour."
As the Tower Master, the old man knew exactly how difficult the Eighteenth Floor was. A simple breakthrough in strength would never suffice; it demanded a tremendous increase in power. Even then, precious few could clear it in Half a Quarter Hour.
"If Qin Hao can clear it in Half a Quarter Hour,