45: Chapter 45 quest activated, ascend to the second floor.

Lin Yuan arrived at the entrance of the Martial God Tower and swiped his student card on the machine. The tower door on the right immediately opened, and he stepped inside.

The Martial God Tower could accommodate a maximum of four people challenging simultaneously. Including Lin Yuan, there were only two people inside now.

Li Yuxuan nervously watched the green light illuminate on the first floor. He really didn't want Lin Yuan to be blasted out, as that would cause him to be implicated and subjected to merciless ridicule from the senior students.

"Who is he? He looks quite confident. Is he the provincial top scholar?" an older student leaned over and asked.

"No," Li Yuxuan shook his head.

"Whoa! He has extraordinary courage. Not being the provincial top scholar yet daring to ascend the tower. I truly don't know if he is ignorant or just mentally deficient," someone immediately sneered.

"He is the national top scholar," Li Yuxuan corrected unhappily.

"National? --- The national top scholar? That's awesome? Hahaha --- Qing University has had quite a few national top scholars come through, but none as reckless as him. Well then, we shall wait and see how many minutes our great top scholar can last. Hahahaha..."

"I guess five minutes."

"I guess two minutes."

... The surrounding senior students all started to heckle; absolutely no one thought highly of Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan, I hope you can make it," Li Yuxuan clenched his fists secretly while looking at the group of seniors, hoping a miracle would happen.

Lin Yuan arrived inside the tower. The challenge space on the first floor was still quite large. Although it was only a quarter of the total area of the first floor, it was still about a hundred square meters.

Just as he stabilized himself, three figures suddenly appeared in the space opposite him.

"Ding! Segmented Tower Climbing Mission Activated. Ascend to the fourth floor of the Martial God Tower. Reward: One Martial Arts Gift Pack for the host."

"Hmm? Another new mission, and it's a segmented one. A Martial Arts Gift Pack. Is the system giving me Martial Arts again?" Lin Yuan smiled slightly and looked at the three phantom figures before him.

Lin Yuan suddenly exerted force with his feet, rushing towards the three phantom figures like a cannonball. He didn't even take floating snow out of his storage space, directly clenching his fist and blasting towards the three.

The three phantom figures were only at the First Order Peak. Lin Yuan didn't take them seriously at all. The huge gap in combat power meant there was no need to use any techniques.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three phantom figures had no power to resist and were directly blasted into dissipation within the space. The green light on the right side of the first floor of the Martial God Tower instantly extinguished.

After the three phantom figures dissipated, they suddenly condensed into points of spiritual energy light, instantly drilling into Lin Yuan's body.

Lin Yuan felt refreshed, and even his cultivation level increased slightly.

He quickly looked at the system panel and indeed found that his Martial Arts Level had changed.

"Martial Arts": Martial Artist First Order Peak (30%)

"Combat Power": 203,000

Recently, Lin Yuan had been constantly cultivating through the breathing method, and his Martial Arts Level had already increased by five percent. He never expected that challenging the first floor of the Martial God Tower would grant him a twenty-five percent increase in cultivation.

"This is too heaven-defying. If I have nothing to do, I can come here to cultivate, and my cultivation will soar!"

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up. This was almost as good as his cheat ability.

"Hehe --- What good things are you thinking about? This only works the first time," Chu Yunfeng's voice interjected to dampen his spirits.

"Uh --- It's a one-time thing. That's still pretty good; it counts as a pleasant surprise. What is the principle behind this place?" Lin Yuan asked.

"It's similar to transferring cultivation. Your Saint Su is truly a saint, actually going to the trouble of expending his own cultivation to nurture the younger generation. Truly respectable..." Chu Yunfeng commented lightly.

Cultivators are inherently selfish; they can resort to any means for cultivation, resources, or treasures. Chu Yunfeng was the perfect negative example.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan also showed great respect for this Martial God expert.

... Outside the tower at this moment, everyone saw the light for the first floor extinguish, and the scene immediately became restless.

"Hahahaha --- That was too fast. Was it under five seconds? Hurry up and make way, he's about to be blasted out!"

"What national top scholar? He's not even as good as the provincial top scholar from Yun Province a few days ago. That person at least lasted three minutes."

"Maybe our great top scholar was simply scared silly, so he offered no resistance and was blasted out immediately."

The surrounding senior students immediately started mocking upon seeing Lin Yuan's green light go out.

Li Yuxuan's face turned pale; he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Lin Yuan, lacking strength but acting tough, had caused him to be ridiculed as well.

"Look! The light for the second floor is on!"

Just then, someone suddenly exclaimed in shock. Everyone abruptly looked up, and sure enough, the green light for the second floor on Lin Yuan's side had lit up.

"This --- How is this possible?"

"Holy crap! He ascended to the second floor? Seriously? Isn't he just a New Student who just enrolled? How could he ascend to the second floor?"

"It shouldn't be wrong. The Martial God Tower cannot make a mistake. But ascending to the second floor in five seconds—this level is absolutely not achievable by a New Student."

"Are the New Students this year this monstrous? Holy crap!"

The crowd outside was filled with gasps of amazement, while Li Yuxuan suddenly felt himself standing tall, a feeling of triumph surging within him.

He proudly swept his gaze over the senior students. This feeling of being publicly slapped in the face was wonderful. Lin Yuan's feat of reaching the second floor in five seconds was something many sophomores couldn't achieve.

Even if Lin Yuan couldn't last a second on the second floor next, it was already something to be proud of.

"How about that? Lin Yuan is the national top scholar who made history; he can't be compared to ordinary geniuses!" Li Yuxuan lifted his chin and boasted again.

Although Lin Yuan, as a New Student, was indeed stronger than many seniors, the seniors were still unwilling to admit it.

"Hehe --- This Lin Yuan is indeed a genius, but the second floor is incomparable to the first. He will stop here."

"Yeah, no matter how strong he is, he's only eighteen. If he could pass the second floor too, wouldn't that make us seniors useless?"

Seeing Li Yuxuan acting smug, a senior student immediately spoke up to save some face for themselves.

... Lin Yuan followed the stairs and ascended to the second floor. The space on the second floor was not much different from the first, only slightly smaller in area.

Three more phantom figures stood opposite him. floating snow was immediately drawn, as the opponents were three experts at the Second Order Peak. Given Lin Yuan's current strength, he had to treat them cautiously.

The pressure was comparable to the feeling when facing Liu Hansheng, but his strength had improved, so he was much calmer than when he faced Liu Hansheng previously.

His gaze sharpened, and a silver ball of light instantly formed in his hand, which he immediately hurled out.

Spatial Rend and Kill!

He used his strongest killing move immediately. He wouldn't hold back, avoiding the risk of underestimating the enemy and suffering an unexpected defeat.

The three figures were instantly enveloped by the ball of light, and streaks of crimson light blades tore out from the space.

Lin Yuan took a step forward, executing a Space Warp, instantly appearing behind one phantom figure. floating snow, wrapped in a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation, seemed to pierce through space as he pierced through the phantom figure's back with a single sword strike.

That phantom figure immediately dissipated into the space. The other two phantom figures became instantly vigilant upon seeing this, constantly locking onto Lin Yuan's position.

Afterward, Lin Yuan used Space Warp to launch sneak attacks several times, but none were successful.

"Although Space Warp allows for instantaneous movement, it's too easy for opponents to lock onto one's position when entering or exiting space. Against experts, it's basically hard to be effective. It seems I need to find a movement technique type of Martial Art."

Lin Yuan discovered his shortcoming and decided that if the Martial Arts Gift Pack didn't give him a movement technique, he would go to the academy's Martial Arts Hall to look for one to use temporarily.

"If sneak attacks don't work, then it's an all-out assault!"

Lin Yuan charged towards the two without hesitation. The Advanced Swordsmanship now demonstrated its power; his moves were sharp, and he showed no weakness even while fighting two opponents simultaneously.

Lin Yuan grew stronger the longer he fought, and his combat awareness continuously improved. When he seized an opening in the opponents' defense, he would unleash a Space Dimensional Slash.

With Advanced Martial Arts in hand, the combat power he could erupt with was extremely high. After three minutes of fighting, Lin Yuan finally cut both enemies down. Simultaneously, the green light outside the second floor extinguished.

After the three figures dissipated, the familiar points of spiritual energy light drilled into his body again. Lin Yuan closed his eyes in enjoyment.

This feeling of one's combat power soaring was truly intoxicating...