89: Chapter 89 You cheater, what are you so smug about?

Sensing the intensity of the sword light in the space, Lin Yuan's lips curled up. "Too weak, only about 400,000 in strength. For me, it’s just a tickle."

But he immediately recalled Liu Ningfei's previous explanation: this sixth floor should be testing weapon skill proficiency.

He probably needed to use a weapon to defend, and only by defending perfectly could he pass.

With this thought, Lin Yuan's swimming dragon sword was immediately unsheathed, slashing towards the streaks of sword light.

Now that his spiritual sense was projected outward and his swordsmanship was at the advanced proficiency level, defending was effortless.

However, as time passed, the sword light in the space grew faster and denser, specifically targeting Lin Yuan's weaknesses.

At this point, his lack of swordsmanship proficiency became apparent; he was always just a hair's breadth away, yet unable to completely block all the attacks, leading to a situation where he was stretched too thin.

"My once-proud swordsmanship actually has so many flaws. A tiny difference leads to a huge error. If I were facing a true master, they could exploit my weakness in just one exchange, putting me in an extremely passive position."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan had an idea: "System, instantly max out my swordsmanship proficiency!"

The System immediately consumed twelve thousand ability points and raised his swordsmanship to the Zenith Realm—

The swimming dragon sword in Lin Yuan's hand suddenly accelerated, instantly reaching the peak of speed. The sword shadows were completely indiscernible. As profound meaning flowed, a golden dragon emerged in the space, swimming around, and deep dragon roars echoed through the area.

All the incoming sword light in the space could not penetrate Lin Yuan's swordsmanship. His skill was now flawless. Forget the sword light in the space; even a master of Zenith-level swordsmanship could not find a single flaw in Lin Yuan's technique.

As if realizing it posed no threat to Lin Yuan, the sword light in the space receded like a tide, and the surroundings immediately returned to calm. No more attacks came.

"How did your swordsmanship instantly reach the Zenith Realm? This is impossible without decades of honing..." Chu Yunfeng's shocked voice sounded again.

For proficiencies like swordsmanship, blade techniques, or spear arts, reaching the Zenith level was incredibly difficult; this was why the Martial God Tower only required reaching the Master level.

But even achieving Master-level proficiency wasn't easy; it required several years.

Lin Yuan rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "Looks like I'm cheating a bit too much today. Old Chu is about to lose his composure..."

"How would I know? I just broke through while practicing. Why would it take decades?" Lin Yuan replied casually.

"Nonsense! I'm a swordsman! It took me over sixty years to reach Zenith-level swordsmanship back then! I absolutely suspect you're cheating right now, you definitely are!" Chu Yunfeng roared speechlessly.

"Who are you calling 'I' and 'me'? Are you trying to rebel?"

Lin Yuan spoke bluntly, deliberately touching his brow. Old Chu immediately backed down; the Soul Imprint was no joke.

"I told you before that I was using cheats, but you wouldn't believe me. Now you're saying I'm cheating again," Lin Yuan said irritably.

"I believe it, I believe it! I absolutely believe it now!" Chu Yunfeng said with a forced smile.

He had no choice but to believe it now. The things Lin Yuan exhibited were too bizarre to be explained otherwise.

The sixth floor was passed; it was time to ascend to the seventh floor.

With this thought, Lin Yuan held his head high and walked toward the seventh floor with confident strides.

"Hmph! You cheater, what's so great about being cocky?"

Chu Yunfeng cursed silently in his heart, but he dared not say it aloud. Even though he was a Starry Sky powerhouse, it would be effortless for Lin Yuan to deal with him---

When the green light for the seventh floor illuminated, the sounds of gasps came from outside the Martial God Tower.

The sixth floor tested weapon proficiency. Even for geniuses with exceptional talent, weapon proficiency could only be gained through diligent practice.

But how long had Lin Yuan been cultivating to possess Master-level weapon proficiency?

"This Lin Yuan is too terrifying. That's Master-level weapon proficiency! Could it be that he started practicing martial arts from childhood and immersed himself in swordsmanship for many years to achieve this?"

"It must be. Otherwise, how could he reach the Master level at eighteen?"

"This is a true genius—not only is his talent heaven-defying, but he is also so hardworking. Compared to him, we are truly ashamed..."

Ji Ming looked at the green light on the seventh floor, deeply shaken. He had jokingly told Lin Yuan before to take down the three people upstairs.

He had treated it as a joke, but he never expected Lin Yuan to actually ascend to the seventh floor. Would he really take down those three?

That would be too insane---Even with his easygoing nature, he couldn't handle it, let alone the three upstairs who were extremely arrogant.

He hoped they wouldn't collapse, but Ji Ming still somewhat looked forward to seeing the three of them embarrassed, especially Yan Hai, who was hailed as the Qingda University's Strongest Student---

The expressions on the three faces would surely be spectacular---

Liu Ningfei's mood was complex. A man as outstanding as Lin Yuan held a fatal attraction for a proud, goddess-level figure like her.

Because such outstanding men were too rare; missing out meant it was gone forever. How could she not be moved?

But at this moment, she felt somewhat lost---

Could a man this outstanding really be someone she could handle?

"Lin Yuan, your excellence makes my heart tremble. No matter what, I must try. I don't want to miss out on you..."

Liu Ningfei clasped her hands, resting her chin, her eyes fixed on the Martial God Tower, shining with a captivating light---

...

Martial God Tower Seventh Floor. When Lin Yuan ascended, there were already three challengers on the seventh floor.

It was a room resembling a hall. In the center of the room stood a three-sided transparent crystal, over two meters tall.

Around the crystal, there were four futons on the floor. Three futons were already occupied by a male student each.

These three consisted of one handsome and graceful figure, one fierce-looking and burly figure, and one fair-featured figure with a somewhat effeminate air.

These three must be the senior students Liu Ningfei mentioned, including the Qingda University's Strongest Student.

Lin Yuan glanced at the three, then ignored them, walking directly to the empty futon and sitting down.

Instantly, a mental shock descended upon Lin Yuan, causing him to pause slightly.

"That's it?"

This mental shock couldn't even be called a mental shock to Lin Yuan; it was merely a faint trace of mental power.

Lin Yuan had originally intended to use the pressure here to train and increase his mental power, but it seemed he had underestimated his own spiritual sense.

"This mental shock poses absolutely no obstacle to a freak like you who has manifested spiritual sense. If it could threaten you, how would the other students survive? They'd be instantly defeated!" Chu Yunfeng said irritably.

"Sigh--- So I just sit here? I won't be allowed to ascend to the eighth floor for nearly two hours."

Just as Lin Yuan was feeling bored, the System prompt sounded in his mind again.

[Ding! Stage Mission Activated: Ascend to the Eighth Floor of the Martial God Tower. Reward: One Divine Ability Gift Pack.]