399: Chapter 399 He brought shame upon himself.

After a round of pleasantries, Ji Taichang strode toward the Thunder Suppression Tower.

This was a majestic ancient tower, a thousand zhang tall, with nine levels in total. Lightning swirled around its entire structure, grand and imposing, giving off an invisible sense of oppression as if a giant beast stood towering there.

After handing his identity token to the deacon guarding the gate for registration, Ji Taichang stepped into the Thunder Suppression Tower.

Seeing this, the surrounding Disciples could not help but break into a flurry of discussion.

"Fairy Luo and Lin Ben both took an entire shichen to pass the trial of the Thunder Suppression Tower, and both were heavily injured. How long do you think Senior Brother Ji will take to clear it? Will he get hurt?"

"I bet Senior Brother Ji can clear it in half a shichen!"

"Although Senior Brother Ji's talent and combat power are stronger than Fairy Luo's and Lin Ben's, you shouldn't underestimate the difficulty of the Thunder Suppression Tower. I think it will take him at least six ke."

"That makes sense. Although Senior Brother Ji defeated Fairy Luo and Lan Ling in the Leiming Secret Realm, it still took some effort; it wasn't an absolute crush..."

Just as everyone was speculating,

a figure stumbled out of the Thunder Suppression Tower. His long robe was stained with blood, and his body was covered in charred scars, looking as if he had just returned from Undergoing Tribulation.

Lan Ling's face was pale, and his Aura was extremely weak.

He had been heavily injured by Ji Taichang and had not recovered yet. Forcing his way into the Thunder Suppression Tower, although he barely cleared it, his injuries worsened once again, leaving him in a miserable state.

"Senior Brother Lan?"

"Senior Brother Lan, are you alright? I have a few Fuyuan Pills here, please take them..."

"Senior Brother Lan is indeed a Prodigy who shakes the Liefeng Immortal Prefecture. Even with injuries, he can still easily clear the Thunder Suppression Tower. He is truly a role model for our generation!"

"Indeed, indeed. Who knows how many Inner Sect Disciples have challenged the Thunder Suppression Tower over the past few days, yet those who could clear it are but a mere handful..."

A crowd of Disciples warmly gathered around him, some offering concern and others speaking words of flattery.

Although Lan Ling's talent and strength were inferior to Ji Taichang's,

looking at the entire Liefeng Immortal Prefecture, he was still a top Genius, and the Lan Family behind him was extremely powerful. He was likewise someone everyone sought to curry favor with!

Being warmly cared for and flattered by everyone, Lan Ling's originally gloomy expression softened quite a bit, regaining some of his pride as a favored son of heaven.

He casually took a few healing Medicinal Pills, swallowed them, and said coldly, "The mere Thunder Suppression Tower is nothing. It poses no difficulty to this young master."

"If I weren't injured, this young master wouldn't even need a single shichen!"

"As for Ji Taichang, hmph! Last time in the Leiming Secret Realm, he teamed up with Qin Shishi to besiege this young master, which was the only reason I was defeated. If it were a true one-on-one duel, how could I possibly lose to him?"

"Regardless, since he dared to bully Fairy Luo, this young master will definitely not let him off..."

Before Lan Ling could finish his sentence, an amused voice suddenly rang out.

"Is that so?"

"Since you want to duel me so badly, I can give you this opportunity."

Lan Ling was startled. Turning his head abruptly, he saw Ji Taichang standing with his arms crossed, a thoroughly amused expression on his face.

"Ji Taichang!"

Lan Ling's face instantly darkened, and his hands clenched tightly, looking rather displeased.

He had only taken advantage of Ji Taichang's absence to save some face and show off a little in front of everyone.

He never expected Ji Taichang to appear before he could even finish speaking. This was a literal slap in the face!

"*Hiss*—Senior Brother Ji, didn't you just enter the Thunder Suppression Tower? How are you back already?"

"Failing so quickly... Bah, bah, bah! Senior Brother Ji must have felt he wasn't prepared enough, which is why he withdrew halfway."

"Indeed, with Senior Brother Ji's talent, how could he fail to clear it? He must have been delayed by something this time..."

The surrounding Disciples showed shocked expressions and whispered among themselves.

Because Ji Taichang had been inside the Thunder Suppression Tower for less than half a cup of tea's time, it was far too short. No one even considered the possibility that he had already cleared it.

Hearing the crowd's discussion, Lan Ling instantly regained some of his confidence.

He snorted coldly, "Withdrawing right after entering, do you not even dare to brave the Thunder Suppression Tower?"

"It seems you aren't all that either!"

"Since you can't even clear the Thunder Suppression Tower, this young master can't be bothered to waste breath on you!"

With that, Lan Ling immediately turned around to leave.

"You have all guessed wrong. Ji Taichang... has already cleared the Thunder Suppression Tower!"

Just then, the Sect deacon responsible for guarding the Thunder Suppression Tower suddenly spoke, looking at Ji Taichang with a highly complex gaze.

These words were like a bolt from the blue!

Lan Ling and the Disciples were so shocked that their scalps went numb!

"Deacon Zhang, are... are your words true?!"

"Senior Brother Ji was in the Thunder Suppression Tower for less than half a ke, all things considered. How could he have cleared it?!"

"That is the Thunder Suppression Tower we are talking about!"

"Deacon Zhang, did you make a mistake?"

The crowd was in an uproar, unable to believe this result!

Deacon Zhang smiled bitterly, "Every level of the Thunder Suppression Tower has a monitoring Formation. Even if I wanted to fake it and lie, I couldn't. It's impossible for Ji Taichang's clearing of the Thunder Suppression Tower to be fake; this matter has already been recorded."

His words shook everyone's hearts once again, setting off a storm of shock!

Speedrunning the Thunder Suppression Tower in less than half a ke was simply unheard of!

If it were true, just how powerful must Ji Taichang's talent be?!

"This... this is absolutely the potential of an Immortal Venerable!"

"Senior Brother Ji is terrifyingly powerful!!"

Everyone gasped in shock, completely astounded.

Lan Ling's scalp also went numb. How could he dare to provoke Ji Taichang any further? He immediately tried to leave quickly.

"What's wrong? Just now you said you wouldn't let me off, but now you don't dare to duel me?"

"How can the grand eldest young master of the Lan Family be such a coward?"

"What a piece of trash!"

Ji Taichang's voice carried contempt and disdain, causing Lan Ling's steps to halt abruptly!

As the eldest young master of the Lan Family and a Prodigy who shook the Liefeng Immortal Prefecture, he had been pampered and surrounded by a halo since childhood. With his immense pride, how could he tolerate such an insult?

Lan Ling's eyes instantly turned red with rage, and he felt a surge of fury rush straight to his crown!

"Provoking this young master time and again, you are courting death!!"

He roared, immediately summoning a long spear. Surrounded by blazing lightning, he thrust it toward Ji Taichang!

Facing Lan Ling's menacing full-strength strike,

Ji Taichang did not even bother to use a weapon or Magic Treasure. He directly reached out, grabbed the spear, and flung it violently!

Lan Ling, along with his weapon, was sent flying. He crashed heavily into a stone mountain, shattering a ten-thousand-jin boulder into pieces. Bleeding from his seven orifices, he collapsed in a pool of blood.

"Is that it?"

Ji Taichang shook his head in disappointment, "Some eldest young master of the Lan Family. Too weak, a complete waste!"

Since Lan Ling had taken the initiative to make an enemy of him, Ji Taichang naturally would not spare his feelings!

Such humiliating words made Lan Ling spit out a large mouthful of blood, and he fainted on the spot.

Seeing Ji Taichang instantly defeat Lan Ling in a single move, the surrounding Disciples' scalps went completely numb!!

"Young people are indeed too impetuous. He has completely offended the Lan Family to death this time."

Deacon Zhang first sighed, then muttered to himself, "But then again, to be able to nurture such a terrifying Prodigy, the Family behind Ji Taichang must be even more terrifying than the Lan Family. He indeed has the confidence to be overbearing..."