“Could it be Fairy Ji?”
“She is much more of a genius compared to Luo Ba and Lin You… really unexpected.”
The higher the level, the longer the tower’s level would be lit. For example, the first level and the second level had only lit up for about half of a heartbeat’s time, but the illumination of the tower’s sixth level was flashing for at least ten heartbeats before it dimmed.
The upper echelons of the Northern Institution were indescribably pleased—how many years would it take before they could meet any future two-star Genius?
It was at this moment that the tower’s sixth level was illuminated again.
“Oh my goodness! The third two-star Genius!”
“Who could it be?”
“One of them must be Fairy Ji, but what about the other one?”
Everyone was holding their heads in their hands. Being able to pass through to the fifth level was acceptable, but now it was really too exaggerated. One couldn’t look at it as merely passing through one more level; between a one-star Genius and a two-star Genius, was a world of difference.
Luo Ba clenched his teeth—he had always set his sights on Ji Yun’er. Moreover, the status of Ji Clan was slightly inferior to that of the Luo Clan. He had intended to ask his clan to propose marriage to the Ji Clan after he had entered Scarlet Heaven Academy.
But now?
If Ji Yun’er really became a two-star Genius, then would the Ji Clan still approve of this marriage proposal? Probably not, as they would definitely look for a more outstanding candidate to become the husband of Ji Yun’er.
… One couldn’t just look at him as currently being one of the three elites of the younger generation in the Imperial Capital. After five years, things would change. After the three of them entered the Scarlet Heaven Academy, naturally there would be new Three Great Elites of the younger generation, or Four Great Elites, or Five Great Elites and the like.
No, he had to find a way. Since Ji Yun’er was so outstanding, then all the more he couldn’t give in to others.
‘Sh!t!’
“Heavens!”
“The fifth level of the tower has lit up again!”
Everyone was shocked dumb. Sure enough, the fifth level of the White Star Tower had lit up again.
The sixth one!
“But, the previous batch of people had passed through at about the same time. This person is only now passing through the fifth level. It should be that the person’s potential has all but been exhausted, so it is impossible to go to the sixth level,” some people speculated.
This gained the agreement from the majority of the people who nodded their heads. A person who had the strength to pass through the sixth level would have been able to pass through the previous five levels easily. It wouldn’t be like the case now, when others had passed through the sixth level while that person was only passing through the fifth level. Right?
Obviously, that person’s strength wasn’t good enough.
That person was Ling Han, of course. He was leisurely passing through the sixth level; no one was going to drive him out anyway, and it was not that he was in a hurry. However, as he didn’t have to fight on the third level, his speed was actually getting a lot faster.
At this time, most people had left the White Star Tower, while the strongest had already rushed to the sixth level. Those people at the lower levels wouldn’t be able to drag their assessment out any longer.
“There are still three people in the tower.” The higher-ups of the academy had confirmed with the Tool Spirit, and subsequently announced it.
One of the three was definitely Ji Yun’er. This was obvious as she had yet to come out after she had entered. Who wouldn’t recognize this brilliant pearl whose name was famous throughout the Imperial Capital? However, no one else knew who the other two were.
“Could it be that the blockhead had passed through the fifth level, and even the sixth level?” Li Weiwei’s face was filled with astonishment. Then, she stomped her foot angrily. “Doesn’t that mean I have lost to him again? Argh! Damn! This is horrible!”
Just then, the sixth level of the tower lit up again.
Pu!
Those who had confidently said before that it was impossible for Ling Han to pass through the sixth level now coughed awkwardly, their faces filled with embarrassment.
F*ck! This face-slapping was extremely painful indeed.
‘You… Since you can pass through the sixth level, why don’t you get a move on? How could there be someone like you who would torment other people?’
“Someone has come out!”
A man was seen coming out of the entrance to the nine-storied tower. He was a young man clothed in embroidered robes, but almost no one could recognize him. However, everyone knew that anyone that came out would be a genius who had passed through six levels of the tower!
“I know him. His name is Cheng Haofei, he’s a descendant of the Cheng Clan.”
“Cheng Clan? The same Cheng Clan as that of the Minister of War, Lord Cheng?”
“Hehe, other than the Minister of War, Lord Cheng, what other clan would dare to be addressed as the Cheng Clan?”
That old man in the corner shook his head in disappointment. Although that junior of his was expected to become a two-star Genius, and indeed shocked the world with an amazing feat, he still fell short of his expectations.
Damn, why would there be three sixth-level geniuses 1 ?
Chapter 897 - Eight Levels!
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Although Cheng Haofei was somewhat disappointed, he still appeared to be full of confidence.
He had passed through the first two stages of assessment on the seventh level, but did not manage to take on the 10 strikes from Xu Ran. This meant that he still had plenty of room for improvement. After all, his talent had been clearly exhibited there. As long as he were to engage in more battles or cultivate some secret technique, then his battle prowess would improve by leaps and bounds.
He remained completely unaware that there were two other people in the tower. Bearing an extremely confident smile, he faced everyone, intending to receive a tsunami of cheers, as well as the envious gazes of men and looks of adoration from women.
But, he was disappointed.
Almost everyone was looking up at the White Star Tower, and apparently didn’t realize his emergence as a super genius.
F*ck, what was going on?
‘Sh!t, what’s this situation?’ Cheng Haofei couldn’t stop a muscle in his cheek from twitching. This was a scenario that he had never expected; he nearly tripped over his own feet, and couldn’t help stumbling a few steps. Calming himself down, he walked back, feigning disinterest. In actual fact, though, he pricked up his ears to listen carefully.
It turned out that… there were two more people in the White Star Tower, and they had all passed through the previous six levels!
What?! The appearance of Ma Xing aside, there were actually two other people who could be on equal level with himself?
As such, he probably couldn’t not even keep his second place, and could even have slipped out of the top three and fallen onto the fourth position.
F*ck! To hell with it!
Had he known earlier, he would have waited another five years. He did not believe that so many geniuses would emerge in the next five-year period. But now, he could only wait in the hopes that the other two in the tower were not that much of a genius compared to him—even if he couldn’t get first place, he could at least steadily remain in second place.
However, although everyone was concerned about the results of the remaining two, the higher-ups of the Northern Institution had already summoned Cheng Haofei. Of course, they had to get acquainted with such a genius, and probably reap some benefits, lest he might choose to directly renounce his enrollment into the Institution and enter the Eastern Institution five years later—they would then be chopped to pieces by the Head of the Northern In
stitution.
After a while, the seventh level of the tower glowed!
This time, everyone had gone numb with shock.
Passing through seven levels… what kind of notion was this?
Three-star Genius!
He wouldn’t be weaker than Ma Xing, truly not weak at all! It was necessary to know that Ma Xing had the potential to become a Three-star Genius by relying on King’s Qi. But now, another’s potential had jumped straight to Three-star level.
Moreover, cultivators could later cultivate King’s Qi—it wasn’t an advantage that naturally belonged to some people.
Who was it? Ultimately, who could it be?
Not long later, a woman in a fluttering white dress, with flowing black hair like a waterfall and exquisite appearance of a fairy, was seen walking out.
“Big Sister Yun!” Li Weiwei quickly ran over, and exclaimed, “Congratulations to Big Sister Yun for passing the seventh level of the tower. In the future, you will be stepping into the Immortal level as a Three-star Genius!”
The rest of the people nodded their heads in agreement. It didn’t take long for Ji Yun’er to appear after the seventh level of the tower had lit up. Obviously, she had to have passed through the seventh level, but lost at the eighth level, and thus retreated.
Oh, seventh level. Even for a magnificent and vast country like the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire, only one could emerge after thousands of years.
The pretty face of Ji Yun’er changed color, and she said, “I did not pass the seventh level. I lost at the third stage.”
“What?!” Li Weiwei exclaimed.
“What?!” the others also exclaimed.
It, it actually wasn’t Ji Yun’er!
How could that be!?
Li Weiwei held her head in her hands in dismay, and kept stomping her foot, saying, “Unbelievable! No, I don’t believe this! Really, it was that blockhead indeed! Arghh, I want to trample him to death!” It wasn’t that it had never crossed her mind that the person who had passed through the seventh level of the tower could be Ling Han, but such a thought only appeared for a moment before it vanished—who asked him be put together in comparison with Ji Yun’er?
But now, Ji Yun’er had already admitted upfront that she wasn’t the person who had passed through the seventh level of the tower. So, there was only one person left.
Ling Han!
A cultivator who had come from the Lower Realm, an insignificant ant who would not be held in any regard by anyone of the Immortal Realm.
Li Weiwei was finally convinced—how could an emperor who had broken history by splitting open the sky to come into the Immortal Realm be simple?
“Weiwei, do you know this person?” Ji Yun’er could immediately guessed, having observed the change in color on Li Weiwei’s face.
Li Weiwei nodded, and said, “He is a cultivator from a small world who had arrived here at the Immortal Realm about ten days ago.”
Ji Yun’er: “…”
A cultivator from a small world?
This was impossible. How could the cultivation environment of a small world compare with the Immortal Realm? Could the abundance of resources there be compared with that of the Immortal Realm? Could the elites there be compared with the Immortal Realm? Everything there was infinitely lagging behind, and it could be regarded as a barren land.
But it was a person who came from such a barren land that had accomplished an amazing feat—he passed through the seventh level of the tower!
This kind of aptitude could be ranked within the top ten in the entire Scarlet Heaven Academy.
The higher-ups of the Northern Institution were extremely excited. They gained much in this session of examination. Not only did three great geniuses came, but the performance of Ji Yun’er showed that she had the potential of being a Two-star Genius. In addition, three dark horses had appeared, and the one whose performance was the least of the lot also showed the potential of being a Two-star Genius. As for the other two, one possessed King’s Qi, while the other had the potential to become a Three-star Genius.
Northern Institution… would flourish!
However, this was yet to be the climax.
Mere moments later, the eighth level of the tower was illuminated.
“Goodness! I’m not mistaken, right? Had the moonlight suddenly become brighter, or is the eighth level really glowing?”
“It’s impossible that all of us also got it wrong… It is true that the eighth level of the tower has been lit!”
“Four… Four-star Genius!”
At this time, the higher-ups of the Northern Institution were all unable to sit still, and came out together to wait beneath the White Star Tower, itching to meet with this super genius.
Four-star genius—what kind of notion was this?
This empire’s Left and Right Ministers, as well as the Seven Generals were four-star Geniuses! What kind of beings were these nine people? They were the cornerstone of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire, practically standing at the summit of this planet.
Aside from shock, everyone was also looking forward to know whether the person inside the tower could pass through the ninth level and become what was known only in legends—a Five-star Genius.
“This freak!” Li Weiwei muttered to herself. Had she not seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn’t have believed that arrogant prick could actually become a Four-star Genius. When she thought of Ling Han, being arrogant and appearing full of confidence, she felt a kind of crazy urge to smash his face.
Inside the tower, the gateway to the ninth level had been opened, but Ling Han stopped in his tracks, saying to himself, “Should I go up to the ninth level? Forget it, I should be able to take the first place now. There’s no need to display my entire capacity for everyone’s knowledge.
“Now I am a Four-star genius, so the Academy will definitely focus on nurturing me. While a Four-star Genius is outstanding, the history of the Academy hasn’t been without the appearance of such geniuses.
“However, as for Five-star… perhaps it might not be a good thing.”
A Five-star Genius might even trigger the interference of the empress, so much so that she might even have him investigated thoroughly to find out his secret for being so powerful—how could someone from a small world be so powerful?
Honestly, if it wasn’t for the sake of getting the first place, Ling Han would actually prefer to stop after passing through the seventh level. However, being a Three-star Genius might not have been enough to suppress Ma Xing; meanwhile, being a Four-star Genius would definitely be more than enough to do so.
As he thought about it this way, he turned around without hesitation. He didn’t even go up to the ninth level.
Chapter 898 - Reward
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When Ling Han came out of the White Star Tower, he saw that all eyes were focused on him. He couldn’t help but think to himself, ‘It seems that passing through the eighth level was a bit of an overkill. If I had known earlier, I would have stopped after passing through seventh level.’
“Child, what is your name?” An old man had rushed over and almost threw himself at Ling Han. He looked at Ling Han with a heated gaze as if the latter wasn’t a full-grown man, but rather a beautiful fairy whose beauty was beyond compare.
Ling Han suppressed the impulse to throw a punch—the old man’s face was about to stick to him..
Ling Han had no choice. In his excitement, the old man did not hide his own cultivation—there was a round of suns and moons behind him, meaning that he was an elite whose cultivation was of the minor levels of the Sun Moon Tier. If Ling Han were to throw this punch, he would definitely lose his life in the next second.
Without losing his cool, he took a step back, and said, “I am Ling Han.”
Although his combined age after having lived two lifetimes would be about two hundred years old, his age wasn’t even worth mentioning in the face of a Sun Moon Tier cultivato
r. Actually, even if his age was to be multiplied by 100, it wouldn’t even be a fraction of the other party’s age.
“Ling Han, kneel down quickly and perform the rites of a disciple. I am accepting you as my disciple,” the old man quickly said.
“Get lost!” An angry shout was heard as another old man rushed over and directly knocked against the previous old man, sending him flying. He bellowed, “This is my disciple!”
“Nonsense!” The previous old man immediately leapt back, and came to blows with the second old man.
“Hehe!” The third old man came out, beaming at Ling Han as he said, “Kid, I am Elder Zhang Deman, Elder of Northern Institution by rotation. Come and pay respects to me as your master. With me as your backing, in the future, you can beat up whomever you want!”
… Was this something a master should say?
“Old Man Zhang, you dare to fight with me over a disciple?” The fourth old man appeared, glaring at Zhang Deman.
“That’s right, Old Man Zhang. You are really too despicable. Taking advantage of us fighting to snatch away our disciple!” The two old men from before had stopped fighting and walked back one after the other.
“Kid, who are you taking as your master?” The four old men simultaneously turned to look at Ling Han.
This made everyone witnessing the scene filled with envy. Being fought over by four elites of the Sun Moon Tier, all wanting to take him as their disciple… wasn’t this the highest honor? If this were to happen in one’s lifetime, then what more could one ask for? Don’t look at the fact that there were also elites of the Genesis Tier in the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire—in reality, how many of these elites were there?
The Sun Moon Tier cultivators were actually the backbone of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire. Cultivators of the Genesis Tier were more for the purpose of intimidation, and in general wouldn’t make a move that easily.
Of course, the Sun Moon Tier was also divided into four levels. These four old men were all at the minor levels—the lowest level within the Sun Moon Tier.
“Stop wasting time. Go and sort out the admission procedure for everyone!” Just then, a middle-aged man was seen flying over and stood at the peak of the nine-storied tower, giving instructions to those below. Although his voice wasn’t very loud, it reverberated straight into the hearts of the people.
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