The woman looked at Tan Zongzhao with a half-smile, noticing his liver-like face, and suppressed a laugh, saying, "Senior brother, it seems it's not that we're similar, but rather that the gap between you and him is too great."
That's what I said, but I was still extremely shocked.
This is only the first time I've entered the Heaven Refining Tower, and I haven't even reached the outermost perimeter yet, but I've already reached this level in such a short time. Isn't that a bit too heaven-defying?
And it's not just Xiao Hei in the Heaven Refining Tower.
Shi Sheng went to the Star Stone Mountain.
The Puppet Sword Hall where Ye Qiubai resides.
The Formation Hall where Fang Qiong was located.
These people all directly ascended to the ranking stele within their respective cultivation realms...
"Wait a minute, isn't there another guy named Mu Fusheng in the Raging Lightning Sea? Why isn't he making it onto the rankings? Could it be that his talent and strength aren't as good as the others?"
Just as they were talking about Mu Fusheng.
In the Lightning Storm Sea...
Mu Fusheng lingered on the perimeter for a while, deep in thought.
How can one cultivate in the Raging Lightning Sea without attracting attention?
On the ranking stele, Mu Fusheng would never compete for that illusory fame and fortune. Moreover, even if he didn't go up on the ranking stele, given the personalities of his senior brother, Little Senior Brother Hei, Senior Brother Shi, and Junior Brother Fang, although they wouldn't care about the ranking stele, they would still exert all their strength to reach their limit. With their talent and strength, Mu Fusheng wouldn't even need to think about it; the mere ranking stele would be up in no time.
It all depends on which spot you like...
However, not delving deeper will negatively impact one's cultivation.
The lightning power on the outer perimeter is naturally not as strong as that in the depths.
So, after pondering for a while, Mu Fusheng came up with a solution that was hardly a solution at all.
That would involve using one's control over lightning and the power of one's soul to draw the lightning power from the depths, thus eliminating the need to venture deeper.
Believe it or not, Mu Fusheng actually succeeded... However, the most crucial factor in his success was the Nine-Nine Primordial Chaos Divine Lightning Art. The High Antiquity thunder powers he cultivated gave Mu Fusheng an extreme affinity for thunder power. As long as he revealed even a little bit of High Antiquity thunder power, he would attract the pure and dense thunder power in the Raging Lightning Sea!
This means that as long as Mu Fusheng is positioned just right so he won't appear on the ranking list, and finds a place where no one is cultivating, he can easily absorb a deeper and more concentrated Power of Origin.
Back to the Heaven Refining Tower.
Tan Zong shook his head, thought for a moment, and then said, "I don't know either. I can't see through any of these people, but I really don't understand this Mu Fusheng..."
I don't understand what it means.
The woman looked puzzled.
"I always felt he was hiding something, but when he did express it, it always felt like he was giving it his all."
What does this mean?
Tan Zongzhao shook his head and said, "Never mind. Oh right, I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
Then, he slunk away.
His face was red from the slap!
At this moment, those people outside the Heaven Refining Tower were still staring at the entrance and exit of the Heaven Refining Tower.
"They've held out for quite a while, so it seems they're not as bad as I thought."
"Heh, they're probably hiding on the first floor, too afraid to step into the second, which is why they've been able to hold out for so long."
"Sigh, these people really went to great lengths to save face for the Grand Elder. It must have been tough on them."
Dissonant voices rose again from the crowd.
This also sparked a wave of discussion.
But just as those people were about to speak, someone tugged at his sleeve.
"What's wrong?"
The man pointed towards the ranking stone tablet, where exclamations of surprise rang out continuously.
"Hmm? What happened over there? Could it be that He Xiangwang Brother He Xiangwang has broken through?"
The man shook his head, his expression tense, and said, "It's that special admission student..."
Special admissions students?
What's wrong with being admitted through special admissions programs?
However, combined with the exclamations from beside the ranking stone tablet, everyone present was stunned.
They quickly walked to the ranking stone tablet and looked up at the rankings.
The original thirtieth place name had been pushed down, replaced by the original twenty-ninth place...
Looking further up, a completely different, unfamiliar face appeared in the twenty-ninth position.
Rank 29, Xiao Hei, Floor 42!
Upon seeing this, the crowd that had just been laughing at Xiao Hei and slandering the Grand Elder fell completely silent.
All that could be heard were the gasps of surprise from the neutral students.
this...
How is that possible?!
This is my first time entering the Heaven Refining Tower, and I've even gone around the outermost perimeter, and only an hour and a half has passed!
So you've reached the forty-second floor and climbed to twenty-ninth on the list?
Even Tan Zongzhao, the Grand Elder's disciple, wasn't this terrifying when he first entered!
And this news wasn't limited to the Heaven Refining Tower.
Even from Star Stone Mountain, Puppet Sword Hall, and Formation Hall, alarming news has emerged.
Ye Qiubai, without going through the outermost adaptation phase, defeated the eleventh sword puppet and entered the thirtieth place on the list.
Shi Sheng plucked fifty-seven stars from the stone mountain, thus entering the twenty-fourth place on the list.
Fang Qiong comprehended twenty-three array formations in the Formation Hall, thus entering the twenty-seventh position on the list.
All the specially admitted students, except for Mu Fusheng, made it onto the list!
How did they manage to do that?
Throughout history, since the founding of the Chaotic Spirit Academy, no one has ever reached this level on their very first day!
Now, however, it has been broken by a few unknown special admissions students, and several of them have been broken in succession!
At this moment, those neutral students who had been misled into believing that the Grand Elder had poor judgment and had used his authority to insert people into the ranks all looked at those who had stirred up trouble with ugly expressions.
As Tan Zongzhao said.
These kinds of tricks only work when Xiao Hei and his team are not strong enough.
However, once Xiao Hei and his group unleash their full potential...
Such petty tricks will not only fail on their own, but will also backfire!
Some of the smarter people had already guessed some of what was going on.
This news seems to have been deliberately spread by someone.
The news quickly spread throughout the inner courtyard, even reaching the elders...
Inside the Grand Elder's residence.
Upon hearing this news, he couldn't help but shake his head and say, "If the Second Elder had a broader perspective, what would be wrong with giving him the position of Vice Dean? But since he's appointed Vice Dean, how can someone with such a narrow mind be competent?"
Tan Zongzhao smiled and nodded in front of the Grand Elder.
He knew that his master's ambitions lay elsewhere; he was only vying with the Second Elder for the position of vice dean for the sake of the development of the Chaotic Spirit Academy.
"However, your judgment remains as sharp as ever, Zong Zhao," the Grand Elder remarked. "It seems your bet was right; these few individuals might just make a name for themselves in the Chaos Realm."
Tan Zongzhao laughed and said, "However, I think they might not be limited to this Chaos Realm."