Qin Hao looked at the booklet in his hand and said without betraying any emotion, "There can't be many people who've cleared the Heaven-Piercing Tower, can there?"
"Heh, that depends on whether you mean contestants in this year's Azure Flame Grand Tournament or every genius who's cleared the tower since ancient times."
Han Xu chuckled. "The Heaven-Piercing Tower and Heaven-Piercing Azure Mountain are open only to Saint Martial Grandmasters for training and challenges. If you mean everyone who's ever cleared the tower, there are plenty."
Qin Hao nodded and turned the page.
Sure enough, the next page held a detailed list.
"Venerable Lie Ri. At just twenty, he created the Blazing Sun Saber Art and cleared the Heaven-Piercing Tower in half an hour. Note: three thousand years ago."
"Venerable Liu Xing. At twenty-seven, he created the Meteor Sword Art and cleared the Heaven-Piercing Tower in half an hour. Note: one thousand years ago."
Qin Hao read on.
He had never heard many of the names, mainly because they came from so long ago. Of course, that did not mean they were gone. Quite a few of those Venerables were still alive, and some had even broken through to Creation.
Most, however, had fallen over the long years.
He kept reading down the list.
"One-Armed Sword Saint Li A Sheng. Cleared the Heaven-Piercing Tower at twenty-five, then faded from notice for decades. After a sudden enlightenment, he rose like a dark horse and became a Half-Step Creation Great Expert."
One name caught Qin Hao's eye. He paused, startled to see the One-Armed Sword Saint on the list.
That was the mighty expert who had left behind the Sword Grotto and founded the Sword Pool Tournament.
I didn't expect that senior to have challenged the Heaven-Piercing Tower too. Qin Hao nodded