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Chapter 204 Wu Ming Breaks Through the Tower
"Cough, cough."

Everyone was stunned.

Gu Liufeng slowly emerged from the Hidden Dragon Tower. His face was pale, and a few drops of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He coughed a few times, clearly indicating that passing the eighth floor was not an easy task for him.

"Junior Brother Xue, our sparring session will probably be delayed for a few days. This eighth level is really troublesome. I need to heal my injuries for two days." Although Gu Liufeng was injured, he was still smiling, and his tone was somewhat casual.

"..."

Xue Lin remained silent.

Discuss?

What's the point of exchanging blows?

If it were anyone else, he would have taken it as mockery, but he knew Gu Liufeng's personality well and knew that Gu Liufeng was not deliberately being sarcastic. Gu Liufeng was always spontaneous and said whatever came to mind.

"It's alright, sparring is a minor matter, Senior Brother Gu need not take it to heart."

Xue Lin took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his emotions, and spoke to Gu Liufeng.

Although Gu Liufeng has become stronger again, he will not give up. He will not admit defeat in the sparring in a few days. He also wants to see where Gu Liufeng has made another breakthrough and how he can pass the eighth level.

And just then.

suddenly.

A figure appeared silently in the courtyard.

He appeared to be a middle-aged man with long, flowing black hair. He exuded an imposing aura, and just by standing there, his aura of pure blood made it difficult for people to breathe. The oppressive feeling that swept across his eyes made even disciples with four or five blood levels tremble.

Gao Yuanheng, the head of the Martial Arts Academy of the Hidden Dragon Academy!

"Master!"

"Greetings, Abbot."

Upon seeing this, all the disciples in the arena bowed to Gao Yuanheng.

The two academies of Qianlong Academy, Dao and Wu, are both top figures in Yong Kingdom. Whether it is Meng Huaizhen, the academy leader of Dao, or Gao Yuanheng, the academy leader of Wu, their strength is enough to rank among the top five in Yong Kingdom!

Although the students in Qianlong Academy are all outstanding talents, even someone as strong as Xue Lin and Bai Qiulan is not guaranteed to become a Seven Blood Grandmaster in the future. If the difficulty of breaking through six times of blood condensation is 10, then breaking through seven times of blood condensation is at least 100!
Throughout history, there have been many geniuses comparable to Xue Lin and Bai Qiulan, but many of them stopped at the threshold of becoming masters.

"Not bad, very good."

Gao Yuanheng stood at the foot of the Hidden Dragon Tower, looking at Gu Liufeng with admiration in his eyes. He praised him twice: "To be able to develop the rudimentary form of martial intent at the fifth blood stage, you are already on track to win a ranking in the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigies Battle."

This statement came out.

Everyone in the courtyard turned to look at Gu Liufeng.

Xue Lin also glanced at Gu Liufeng and sighed inwardly. He naturally had many guesses about how Gu Liufeng was able to pass the eighth level, and Gao Yuanheng's words confirmed one of his guesses.

The nascent form of martial intent is an essential step before martial arts techniques reach the 'ultimate' level. Only by first condensing the nascent form of martial intent can one continue to move forward, reach the pinnacle, and achieve the ultimate.

Even for experts who have achieved six blood coagulations, not everyone can comprehend the rudiments of martial intent, but Gu Liufeng did.

Having grasped the rudiments of martial intent, it's not surprising that Gu Liufeng passed the eighth level.

"Liufeng owes its current success entirely to the guidance of the academy master."

Gu Liufeng was not arrogant towards anyone else, and he was naturally even more humble in front of Gao Yuanheng.

Gao Yuanheng nodded slightly, his eyes full of praise.

Although he gave Gu Liufeng a lot of guidance, Gu Liufeng's ability to comprehend the rudiments of martial intent was largely due to his own efforts. At this stage, even grandmasters and great grandmasters could offer very little guidance.

……

"Ok?"

As soon as Wu Ming arrived at the foot of Qianlong Pagoda, he saw that the outer courtyard of Qianlong Pagoda was very lively.

Several familiar figures came into his view, including Xue Lin, Meng Zhan, and others. In addition, there was one person who made Wu Ming's eyes narrow and he felt a strong threat.

"Professor Gao is here too..."

Staring intently at Gao Yuanheng's retreating figure, Wu Ming's gaze became serious.

With his current abilities, even if he encountered a master of the sixth level of blood and the sixth level of refinement, he would be able to retreat even if he couldn't defeat him. However, he would certainly be unable to resist a master of the seventh level of blood.

Even just sensing the undisguised blood energy emanating from Gao Yuanheng gave his primordial spirit a strong sense of pressure. A martial arts master like Gao Yuanheng, when unleashing his martial will and condensing his blood energy, could probably scatter or even destroy some primordial spirits at the fifth level with a single roar. After all, the difference was simply too great.

Wu Ming entered the courtyard.

With just a cursory glance, one could tell what had happened, and one’s gaze was drawn to Gu Liufeng standing in front of Gao Yuanheng.

"Is he Gu Liufeng? He broke through the eighth level and comprehended the rudimentary form of martial intent?"

Wu Ming looked thoughtful. At that moment,

After giving Gu Liufeng a few words of encouragement, Gao Yuanheng turned around and disappeared in a flash, not noticing Wu Ming who had just arrived in the courtyard.

However, after Gao Yuanheng left, the other people in the courtyard turned their attention to Wu Ming, who had just entered the courtyard.

"Wu Ming..."

"You finally showed up."

Xue Lin was, after all, a prodigy. His mind had calmed down, and he noticed Wu Ming's arrival. A glint flashed in his eyes.

Within the Hidden Dragon Academy, very few people could catch his eye. Apart from a handful of people like Gu Liufeng and Yin Kun, Wu Ming was one of them. After all, a long time ago, Wu Ming had fought him to a draw on the island in the middle of the lake.

Although Wu Ming did not reappear for a long time afterward, Xue Lin did not believe the speculations that Wu Ming had failed to break through. In his opinion, Wu Ming was also a top genius and must be steadily growing. He was definitely not much worse than him.

Now that Wu Ming has come here, he must be confident that he can pass the seventh level.

On Gu Liufeng's side, he has grasped the rudimentary form of martial intent. He is not yet a match for Wu Ming, but Wu Ming's arrival is just in time. He may be able to fight Wu Ming again and see if he can use the battle with Wu Ming to comprehend the rudimentary form of his own martial intent.

"Wu Ming?"

Gu Liufeng also noticed Wu Ming, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes. He didn't stand on ceremony and took the initiative to greet Wu Ming, saying with a smile, "Junior Brother Wu, I've heard of you for a long time. It's a pleasure to finally meet you today."

"Senior Brother Gu, you flatter me. I have long admired your name."

Seeing that Gu Liufeng was polite and had no ill feelings towards him, Wu Ming also cupped his hands in response.

Gu Liufeng smiled and said, "Junior Brother Wu is also here to challenge the tower, right? It just so happens that there is no one in the tower."

"it is good."

Wu Ming looked up at the Hidden Dragon Pagoda, thanked Gu Liufeng, and stepped into the pagoda.

After Gu Liufeng left the tower, others also wanted to challenge it, but Gao Yuanheng's appearance delayed them. Then Wu Ming appeared. Regarding Wu Ming's "cutting in line" to challenge the tower, the people gathered at the foot of the tower exchanged glances but no one had any objections. Mainly, many people were very curious about Wu Ming's strength and wanted to see how he would fare in the challenge.

"Senior Brother Wu hasn't shown up for a long time, has he?"

"Hmm, I remember the last time Senior Brother Wu challenged the tower was more than a year ago. He made it past the sixth floor but stopped at the seventh... Do you think Senior Brother Wu can make it past the seventh floor this time?"

"It will definitely work."

Someone rolled their eyes and said, "Senior Brother Wu's talent is top-notch. It's probably no surprise that he'll pass the seventh level. Why don't you guess how long it will take him to pass the seventh level?"

Wu Ming has been in the hospital for over a year and has already fought Xue Lin to a draw. Now that Xue Lin can pass the seventh floor, there's no reason why Wu Ming can't. In everyone's eyes, since Wu Ming has come to challenge the tower, his chances of passing the seventh floor should be very high.

"Let's burn an incense stick."

"It's hard to say. Senior Brother Wu is a Daoist cultivator, so his speed in clearing the tower might be much faster than Senior Brother Xue's."

Someone paused for a moment to ponder.

As everyone was discussing this, the lights on the Hidden Dragon Tower began to illuminate layer by layer.

level one,
Second floor,
the third floor,
……

The green light on the first six floors flickered almost instantly until it reached the seventh floor.

This time, even Xue Lin looked up, squinting slightly, wanting to see how long it would take Wu Ming to pass the seventh level. The main reason was that the situation inside the tower could not be seen from outside; otherwise, he would have liked to see what new skills Wu Ming had acquired since he began cultivating.

but,
The next moment, something happened that surprised everyone.

The seventh floor of the Hidden Dragon Tower lit up with green light almost immediately after Wu Ming went up. He passed through this floor as quickly as the previous six floors!

This left everyone in the audience stunned.

"How come it's so fast?"

Even Xue Lin was a little stunned, because Wu Ming passed through too fast, even faster than Gu Liufeng. It felt like he had killed all the three-headed, five-transformation peak demon kings on the seventh floor in just a few moves and a few breaths!

"interesting……"

Gu Liufeng also narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing an expression of great interest.

He had known for a long time that Wu Ming's abilities were extraordinary, far beyond what Xue Lin could match. Even if he had entered the hospital later, he would have had a chance to catch up with him and Yin Kun, and now it seemed that this was indeed the case.

Although he didn't go all out when he reached the seventh level, and it took him several dozen breaths, even if he had gone all out, he could have reduced the time to at most ten breaths. It was impossible for him to reach the level as quickly as Wu Ming.

but,

Taoist magic and martial arts are ultimately different. Taoist magic can instantly kill the demons on the seventh floor, but martial arts may be slower. In terms of clearing the level alone, it is difficult to distinguish which is better.

To determine Wu Ming's current strength, we need to see if he can pass the eighth level.

Judging from the current situation, it would be difficult for the eighth floor to stop Wu Ming now. If Wu Ming could really pass the eighth floor, he would have another rare opponent in the Hidden Dragon Academy. Afterwards, he could have a good exchange and spar with Wu Ming. Gu Liufeng thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)