"Hmm."
Chen Qingyu sank into thought.
In the outer space, more than two hundred thousand spectators were already shouting together.
"Keep fighting!"
"Yes! Keep challenging the eighth floor!"
"He cleared the seventh floor without a scratch! He definitely has a chance of clearing the eighth and dragging Zhou Chenlong down from his pedestal!"
"Chen Shaojun! You're the Divine Capital's number one now! Keep fighting!"
Countless frenzied voices converged into a torrent, reverberating through the outer spectator space.
But Chen Qingyu, on the seventh floor, naturally could not hear them.
Forget it. Better play it safe for now.
After a moment's thought, Chen Qingyu decided to postpone challenging the eighth floor.
Clearing the seventh floor had seemed effortless, but he had actually been poised at a delicate point of balance.
Although he could use [Soaring on Clouds and Riding the Mist] to command the skies,
a substantial increase in the number of archers would still pose a serious threat to him.
There was no doubt:
The opponents on the eighth floor would definitely be stronger, and their numbers would multiply several times over.
At present, he had yet to reach even the introductory level in any of his three supreme martial techniques, so he still had room to grow stronger. There was no need to rush and risk crashing and burning.
That settles it, then.
Standing atop the clouds, he raised his head and declared:
"I want to leave the War God Tower."
In an instant:
Dazzling white light sprang forth. Chen Qingyu involuntarily narrowed his eyes as he watched the space before him recede and vanish in an instant.
When he could see his surroundings clearly again, he was already outside the War God Tower.
People surged around him. Many had only just heard that he had cleared the War God Tower's seventh floor and were excitedly squeezing their way inside.
He blended into the crowd, utterly inconspicuous.
Hmm, it really is lively.
Chen Qingyu smiled faintly, quietly left the War God Tower's entrance, and waited silently off to one side.
Meanwhile, inside the War God Tower:
When the spectators saw Chen Qingyu choose to leave the tower, they were all disappointed.
"Damn, why did he stop?"
"Exactly! He's already at the top of the War God Rankings. Why not keep challenging? Where's his fighting spirit?"
"Ugh, how boring. Let's go, let's go."
With the challenger gone from the War God Tower, the corresponding spectator space naturally could no longer be maintained.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
White light flashed all around as the spectators were teleported out in batches, in the order they had arrived.
Whoosh!
Chen Qingjie's vision blurred, and he left the spectator space, arriving outside the War God Tower.
He had been among the first to enter the tower to watch, so naturally, he was among the first to leave.
He quickly scanned his surroundings. Failing to spot Chen Qingyu, he felt a little disappointed.
"Cousin Qingjie, let's go."
The blue-robed youth patted his shoulder and chuckled.
"Chen Shaojun has probably already left."
Chen Qingjie gave a wry smile.
"He still owes me ten Great Void Points."
The blue-robed youth rolled his eyes and spoke with the exasperation of someone lamenting that iron would not become steel.
"Too small! You're thinking too small!"
"Think about it. He's the Divine Capital's number one. Would someone like him leave a debt unpaid?"
"He just left early because he was afraid the frenzied crowd would hem him in."
"Besides, as long as he owes you that money, doesn't that give you a connection to him? Maybe you can use the opportunity to attach yourself to someone important."
He spread his hands.
"You have to look on the bright side."
Chen Qingjie paused, then laughed.
"You're right, Cousin Qingquan. Let's go."
The blue-robed youth nodded, and he and Chen Qingjie promptly hurried away from the War God Tower's entrance.
But before they had taken more than a couple of steps, someone stopped them.
"Cousin Qingjie!"
A familiar voice reached Chen Qingjie's ears.
He looked up in surprise and discovered that the person standing before him was actually Chen Qingyu, who smiled at him.
"I owed you ten Great Void Points earlier. Here they are, repaid in full."
"And thank you, Cousin Qingjie, for introducing me to the Supreme Void Dao Realm and [Divine Capital Changluo]."
As he spoke, he flicked a finger. Ten motes of light flew out of his body and sank into Chen Qingjie's.
"Cousin Shaojun..."
Chen Qingjie's expression shifted, and he opened his mouth to say something.
But unexpectedly:
The instant he uttered that name, it caused an uproar.
"Shaojun? Chen Shaojun?"
"Where? Where's Chen Shaojun?"
The surrounding crowd swarmed over, countless faces flushed with excitement pressing relentlessly inward.
"It really is Chen Shaojun!"
"The Chen Clan's Shaojun! Top of the War God Rankings, number one in the Divine Capital!"
"Chen Shaojun, when are you going to fight Chen Qinggu?"
"Yeah! When's the fight?"
"Chen Shaojun, why didn't you keep challenging the eighth floor?"
The crowd surged in, packing the area so tightly that not even water could seep through. Many people who had just been teleported out of the War God Tower were immediately squeezed in place, unable to move.
"Everyone, stop pushing!"
Chen Qingyu hurriedly shouted:
"Everyone, calm down!"
This frenzied scene could practically rival fans chasing celebrities at airports in his previous life.
Back then, however, he had just been a melon-eating spectator watching the monkey show. Now, he had become the center of the whirlpool.
"Chen Shaojun..."
Chen Qingyu's voice was swallowed by the crowd in an instant, like a tiny ripple, as people continued swarming toward him.
"Cousin Qingjie, I'm leaving first."
"See you another time, if we get the chance."
Forced to retreat step after step, Chen Qingyu hurriedly called out, then logged off directly, leaving the Supreme Void Dao Realm in an instant.
"What?!"
The crowd was dumbfounded for a moment, but someone quickly reacted and shouted:
"This guy knows Chen Shaojun! He must know him well!"
At that, the crowd grew excited again, gathering around Chen Qingjie.
"You really know Chen Shaojun?!"
"Yeah, which direct-line descendant is he really?"
"How old is Chen Shaojun this year? Why is he keeping his age secret?"
Chen Qingjie hurriedly protested:
"I'm just a guide earning a little pocket money! I barely know him!"
Soon:
Both Chen Qingjie and Chen Qingquan were forced to log off temporarily.
The surrounding crowd finally dispersed in twos and threes, talking excitedly all the way.
There was no doubt:
Chen Shaojun had burst onto the scene, soaring straight to the top of the War God Rankings and even shattering Chen Qinggu's reputation as the strongest. This was explosive news, enough to shake the Divine Capital!
The Supreme Void Dao Realm was already a place crowded with people, and news traveled incredibly fast.
In just one short hour:
News of the new leader of the War God Rankings swept through all of [Divine Capital Changluo] like a hurricane, causing a tremendous uproar and sparking a frenzy of discussion.
And that was not all.
Divine Capital Changluo in the real world was soon affected as well, swept into an uproar of astonishment.
And within the Supreme Void Dao Realm, this astounding news was still spreading rapidly outward through all manner of channels, stirring up a frenzy across the entire Desolate Continent.