Strife Within the Tower

The moment the words fell, both sides could no longer wait and charged into the Symbol Master Tower.

Zi Yu followed beside Jia Lie Jun, pointing at an ordinary-looking young man with thick brows and large eyes, her expression grave as she said, "That's Zhou Tong. He's the strongest among Tian Huo City's younger generation of Symbol Masters. He became a Two-Seal Symbol Master a few years ago. Be careful if you run into him later." With that, she quickly rushed into the Symbol Master Tower.

The instant Jia Lie Jun entered the Symbol Master Tower, a powerful sense of pressure swept over his entire body, making even breathing somewhat difficult. He hurriedly mobilized the Spiritual Power in his Mud Pill Palace, only then dissolving that pressure. As for some of the weaker Symbol Masters, they could not withstand it. They dropped to their knees with both hands braced against the floor, drenched in sweat and gasping heavily for breath.

Jia Lie Jun did not linger. He went up to the fifth floor as if taking a leisurely stroll through a courtyard, and the moment he stepped onto the fifth floor, he saw several people blocking the stairway, cutting off his path. Two youths spoke with rather arrogant expressions, "This road is closed."

"I originally thought that apart from Zi Yu, every Symbol Master in Flame City's younger generation was trash. I didn't expect you, brat, to have some ability. But this is as far as you go. This Symbol Master Tower is truly wasted in your Flame City." One of the youths said with a contemptuous look.

Jia Lie Jun acted as though he had not heard them. Without stopping, he continued walking forward. Purple Fire instantly surged from his body, transforming into the shape of armor and wrapping him within it. Feeling the searing heat coming from the Purple Fire around Jia Lie Jun, the two hurriedly retreated, then exchanged a glance and attacked Jia Lie Jun at the same time.

With a thought from Jia Lie Jun, Purple Fire emerged in his hand. The Purple Fire rapidly changed shape, transforming into dozens of feathered arrows that shot violently toward the two of them. The temperature of the Purple Fire was terrifyingly high, as if it wanted to ignite even the Spiritual Power permeating the air. The two did not dare meet it head-on and hurriedly took out their weapons, hacking fiercely at the incoming feathered arrows. But the arrows quickly split apart, turning into even smaller feathered arrows. Hundreds of tiny arrows shot toward the two. Unable to dodge in time, they were struck on the spot and were immediately burned until they were covered in soot and grime. One of them had most of his hair burned away, and his clothes were scorched into tatters. The two of them looked just like beggars.

The two were furious. They were proud talents of Tian Huo City. When had they ever suffered such humiliation? With savage expressions, they said, "Brat, you dared offend us. You're dead."

Surging Spiritual Power rapidly poured out of their bodies. One used Spiritual Power to control a fiery-red longsword, while the other clenched both palms, Spiritual Power swiftly gathering and compressing in his hands. In the blink of an eye, two rapidly spinning Spiritual Power wheels formed in his palms, their edges lined with sharp blades that let out waves of buzzing sounds.

Jia Lie Jun immediately became serious. A powerful surge of Spiritual Power gushed out from his Mud Pill Palace, then formed a thin gauze-like robe that wrapped around him. Sensing the powerful Spiritual Power fluctuations around Jia Lie Jun, their expressions changed slightly. They had not expected that, despite all being Two-Seal Symbol Masters, the fullness of their Spiritual Power would differ so greatly. The abundance of Jia Lie Jun's Spiritual Power was practically comparable to that of some Symbol Masters who had just entered the Three-Seal level.

Facing the two attacks, Jia Lie Jun advanced instead of retreating. His two bare palms actually met the Spiritual Power wheels shooting toward him. With a fierce squeeze of both hands, the Spiritual Power wheels were firmly caught in his palms. His hands exerted just a little force. With a bang, cracks appeared across the Spiritual Power wheels, and in the end, they shattered and dissipated into the air.

Jia Lie Jun immediately turned around, bending one palm into a claw. Origin Energy gathered in his hand, and in an instant, a small vortex appeared in his palm. The vortex was like a black hole, sucking fiercely toward the fiery-red longsword, and the sword was immediately pulled forcefully into Jia Lie Jun's hand. Once the sword was in his grip, Jia Lie Jun instantly severed the connection between it and its owner. The sword's owner's face turned pale at once, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Jia Lie Jun pressed his advantage. He sucked fiercely toward one of them, and that person's body flew toward him. When he was about half a foot from Jia Lie Jun, Jia Lie Jun suddenly threw a heavy punch into his chest. The man was instantly sent flying backward, slamming hard into the stone wall before collapsing to the ground, unconscious.

"Cao Zhu, how are you?" The man's companion hurriedly went forward to check his injuries. Seeing that he had only passed out and was not seriously hurt, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Take your companion and get out." Jia Lie Jun shouted sternly at the two of them. He did not want to waste too much energy on two small fry. The man immediately acted as if he had been granted amnesty, hurriedly hoisting Cao Zhu onto his shoulder and rushing downstairs.

"Someone came out." The crowd outside the Symbol Master Tower immediately grew noisy when they saw the stone door open.

"It must be another Symbol Master from Flame City, chased out like a dog." The Symbol Masters of Tian Huo City roared with laughter, their faces full of contempt. The Symbol Masters of Flame City wanted to speak up and refute them, yet had nothing to say, because by now several batches of Flame City Symbol Masters had already been driven out. They had almost been completely wiped out, so they could only keep dark expressions and remain silent.

The footsteps drew closer and closer. When the two gradually appeared before everyone's eyes, the crowd instantly burst into laughter, because the pair truly looked too ridiculous. Most of the hair on Cao Zhu's head had been burned away. One half had almost turned bald, while the hair on the other half, though also somewhat singed, was mostly intact. The other person was dressed in tatters, his clothes covered in holes, his face smeared with black ash.

Hearing everyone's laughter, the young man's face turned red, though that flushed complexion was hidden beneath the soot. In a sorry state, he fled into the crowd from Tian Huo City.

"Han Yun, the style of your Tian Huo City Symbol Masters is truly rather unique." After saying this, he burst into loud laughter. Earlier, they had been mercilessly mocked by the people of Tian Huo City. This time, they could finally vent their frustration.

"Yan Xuan, don't get too pleased with yourself. Zhou Tong is still inside the Symbol Master Tower." Han Yun's expression was ugly as he said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Master Yan's expression turned grave. He had seen Zhou Tong before. In the previous two Tower Battles, his performance had been extremely outstanding. Moreover, this person had already been a Two-Seal Symbol Master two years ago. It was unlikely that he had made no progress at all over these past two years. Master Yan sighed inwardly, Jun'er, this time we can only rely on you. I hope you can create a miracle.

"Enough! What are you laughing at?" Han Yun shouted angrily at the people of Tian Huo City. The Tian Huo City people immediately held back their laughter, though some still could not stop themselves from letting out a chuckle. Then, with an ugly expression, he asked the person beside him, "Liu Tong, who injured the two of you like this? Was it Zi Yu? That shouldn't be right. Facing the two of you together, she shouldn't have been your match."

Liu Tong gnashed his teeth and said, "It was some damned brat, but this person was very unfamiliar. When we came to Flame City for the Tower Battle before, I had seen all the noteworthy Symbol Masters among Flame City's younger generation. Could this person be outside help invited by Flame City?" Thick hatred flickered in his eyes. He, Liu Tong, had never been as humiliated as he was today.

Han Yun nodded, his expression somewhat grave. But that gravity did not last long before it vanished. Then the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and he snorted coldly. "No matter what kind of great figure he is, Zhou Tong will not fear him. This Symbol Master Tower is something Tian Huo City is determined to obtain."