Han Wenshu Was Dumbfounded

Wei Yi naturally knew nothing of the changes outside.

Still less did he know that his astonishing speed through the tower had already caused quite a stir outside.

The reason he had started slow and then sped up was that he had been unfamiliar with it at first.

After all, this was his first time entering the Beast Soul Tower, and killing beast souls earned him experience points, so he had spent some time figuring things out. He had held back on the first few floors, and naturally could not progress very quickly.

Once he was familiar with everything, however, he went all out, and his speed kept increasing.

The LV13 Thirteen Life-Seizing Swords, paired with the treasured Hero Sword, inflicted terrifying damage. Those low-tier demonic beasts could not withstand even a single slash. Added to that, Wei Yi had already maxed out his Blackwater Movement Technique, giving him extraordinary movement speed. Under these circumstances, he was like a fish in water inside the Beast Soul Tower.

One demonic beast after another died beneath his sword.

He climbed through the Beast Soul Tower, floor after floor.

The higher he went, the stronger the demonic beasts became, and the more of them there were.

Yet Wei Yi's speed through the tower did not slow in the slightest. If anything, it seemed to be gradually increasing.

The first ten floors consisted entirely of first-tier demonic beasts.

Floors eleven through twenty held ordinary second-tier demonic beasts.

Floors twenty-one through thirty held elite second-tier demonic beasts.

Thus, the vast majority of outer sect disciples were stopped somewhere between the twenty-first and thirtieth floors. Very few could clear the thirtieth.

In that respect, as one of the handful of outer sect disciples capable of clearing the thirtieth floor, Han Wenshu did indeed have something to be proud of.

Unfortunately...

He had picked the wrong person to provoke.

To Wei Yi, there was no real difference between the twentieth floor and the thirtieth.

While Han Wenshu was still struggling on the twentieth floor, he had already reached the thirtieth.

That was right!

Not only had Wei Yi overtaken Han Wenshu, but he had pulled far ahead, widening the gap between them to a full ten floors.

By then, the commotion outside had also reached its peak.

This was not the first time they had seen someone challenge the tower, but such astonishing speed-and from a new disciple, at that-was rather shocking.

In truth, Han Wenshu's progress through the tower was not slow.

It was just that... compared to Wei Yi, he could only serve as a backdrop.

"Ding! Player Wei Yi has slain a second-tier demonic beast soul. Cultivation has not broken through; cultivation experience cannot be obtained. Thirteen Life-Seizing Swords experience +240."

The higher he went, the stronger the demonic beasts became, and the more experience he earned from killing them.

As the last demonic beast on the thirtieth floor died beneath Wei Yi's sword, the space shifted again, and he successfully ascended to the thirty-first floor of the Beast Soul Tower.

The thirty-first floor consisted entirely of third-tier demonic beasts.

Third-tier demonic beasts!

Comparable to Great Martial Masters.

And there were a full ten of them.

In other words, the opponents on this thirty-first floor were equivalent to ten Great Martial Masters joining forces.

Even ten of the weakest Great Martial Masters would be extremely difficult to deal with together.

When these third-tier demonic beasts came charging at him with howls, Wei Yi had no choice but to devote his full attention to the fight. Apart from the Crimson Crystal True Flame, which he did not use, he unleashed even his silver-grade Bloodline Power in full.

Swish, swish, swish, swish...

Sword light flashed in bursts.

In the blink of an eye, dazzling light filled the entire hall.

It was like broad daylight.

These were precisely the wide-ranging sword moves from the final three forms of the Thirteen Life-Seizing Swords. With the full support of his Purple Cloud True Qi, they unleashed astonishing power.

The demonic beasts at the very front were shredded to death in the blink of an eye.

Time slowly passed, second by second.

Wei Yi was hard at work grinding monsters and accumulating experience.

Han Wenshu was likewise doing his best to push upward.

After roughly the time it took two incense sticks to burn, Han Wenshu finally began to feel weak.

He had been going all out the entire time, consuming a tremendous amount of True Qi. Although his cultivation had already reached the Second-Stage Great Martial Master Realm, and he was even on the verge of breaking through to become a Third-Stage Great Martial Master, after sustaining such an outburst for so long, he had nearly reached his limit.

But when he glanced at the number on the hall's plaque, a smug smile could not help creeping onto his lips.

The thirty-third floor!

This was his best result ever.

Previously, he had only managed to reach the thirty-first floor at most. This time, however, competing against Wei Yi had ignited an unprecedented fighting spirit in him. He had practically risked his life pushing upward, and at last, effort had not failed the determined: he had reached the thirty-third floor.

"The thirty-third floor of the Beast Soul Tower. Even across the entire outer sect, that should probably count as quite an impressive result."

"At the very least, no more than five outer sect disciples in this intake could possibly reach this floor."

"Once word spreads about the record I've set today, my reputation will definitely soar. As for that new brat competing against me... heh, I'm afraid he'll only end up making me look better."

At that thought, Han Wenshu burst into smug laughter.

The corners of his mouth also curved up into a broad grin.

He found Wei Yi extremely irritating!

Not only because Wei Yi was younger and more handsome than him, but even more because Wei Yi had made such a name for himself immediately after joining the outer sect, far surpassing what he had achieved when he first joined. He simply could not help being consumed with jealousy.

But he could already foresee that, after this contest, the little reputation Wei Yi had worked so hard to accumulate would become a wedding gown sewn for someone else-for him. In the end, Wei Yi would become nothing more than an extra.

"Don't blame me. Blame your own bad luck."

"Hmph, you could have competed against anyone, yet you just had to compete against me... can you beat me? You really don't know your own limits!"

With a cold chuckle, Han Wenshu's eyes filled with contempt and disdain.

Soon, a wave of spatial power enveloped him and sent him out of the Beast Soul Tower.

He was teleported directly outside the tower entrance.

Seeing the densely packed crowd gathered outside the Beast Soul Tower, Han Wenshu froze for a moment. Could it be... that all these people had been drawn here by his record?

Although his record of clearing the thirty-third floor of the Beast Soul Tower was quite impressive, surely it did not warrant this? Or had he underestimated himself too much?

Countless thoughts instantly surged through Han Wenshu's mind.

Regardless, this was a wonderful thing.

His mood instantly became one of incomparable excitement.

Then Han Wenshu put on what he considered his kindest smile and greeted everyone with great warmth.

"Greetings, junior brothers and sisters. Thank you all for waiting here for me. I am truly grateful... it was thanks to everyone's enthusiastic support that I barely managed to reach the thirty-third-"

"Are you done spouting bullshit? If you're done, get lost! Stop blocking the way!"

Before Han Wenshu could finish speaking, a hot-tempered veteran disciple up front could no longer hold back and began cursing at him.

"Exactly!"

"Stop standing in front of us. You're an eyesore."

"Hurry up and move. Junior Brother Wei might be coming out any moment."

"We want to see Junior Brother Wei!"

Everyone spoke up one after another.

Han Wenshu was instantly dumbfounded!

His mood was practically riding a roller coaster.

In an instant, it plunged from the highest point to rock bottom...