12: Chapter 12 If I don't let go, what can you do to me?

Soon, a beam of light descended from the top of the Tianyuan Holy Tower.

In the blink of an eye, it enveloped Su Chen,

and after the light vanished, Su Chen's figure disappeared as well.

Instead, Su Chen's figure suddenly appeared on a stone tablet in front of the Tianyuan Holy Tower.

A moment later, an Inner Sect Disciple who was watching the information on the stone tablet suddenly pointed at it and shouted.

"Holy crap, what's going on? Did that kid Su Chen cheat? He's only been in the tower for a few minutes, so how did he already reach the eighteenth floor?"

Hearing this exclamation, everyone looked toward the stone tablet,

only to see that Su Chen, who was originally at the bottom of the tablet, was rapidly climbing up the rankings.

With almost every blink, Su Chen's rank rose by several hundred.

Before long, someone else cried out in surprise.

"Everyone, look! Su Chen's speed hasn't slowed down yet; he's still accelerating! He's already reached the thirtieth floor!"

"Tsk tsk! It seems that kid Su Chen's talent isn't weak at all. However, the true difficulty of the Tianyuan Holy Tower only begins in the last twenty floors; the earlier floors aren't that hard."

"True! Su Chen is an Outer Sect Disciple, after all. Although his method of promotion was a bit shameful, it would be a disgrace to his status as an Outer Sect Disciple if he couldn't even clear thirty floors."

Listening to the crowd's comments, Ye Yanran's beautiful eyes were filled with anticipation as she stared at the Tianyuan Holy Tower. Her fair hands, whether from nervousness or excitement,

couldn't help but clutch the corner of her clothes as she whispered under her breath.

"Brother Su Chen, you have to do your best!"

"..."

At this moment, Zhou Yuxuan also cast a faint glance at the stone tablet that recorded the information of the Disciples entering the tower.

At the top of the stone tablet, ten names glowing with golden light were prominently displayed.

Among them, at the very top, was the name of the Ancestor Tianyuan, Founder of Tianyuan Holy Sect, who had reached the ninety-ninth floor.

The second to tenth places were held by past Sect Masters who had reached the ninety-seventh floor.

As for Zhou Yuxuan's name, it was above all the other Disciples but below the Sect Masters and several Elders.

Zhou Yuxuan looked at the stone tablet with a profound gaze.

Before long, his name would be at the very top of this stone tablet.

After all, having read the original plot, he knew exactly how to pass the hundredth floor of the Tianyuan Holy Tower.

Just as Zhou Yuxuan was lost in thought,

a sudden exclamation rang out.

"The ninetieth floor! Su Chen has reached the ninetieth floor!"

As the voice fell, everyone looked toward the stone tablet with skepticism.

Many even desperately squeezed forward just to witness the truth for themselves.

"Hehe! Zhou Yuxuan, Brother Su Chen is bound to win. If you don't want to embarrass yourself later, you'd better leave now."

Seeing Su Chen reach the ninetieth floor, Ye Yanran's heart finally settled, and she spoke with a proud and cold expression.

"Junior Sister Ye, I am the Saint after all, the Eldest Senior Brother of all the Disciples in the Sect. Is this any way to speak to your Senior Brother?"

Looking at Ye Yanran's persistent proud and cold demeanor,

Zhou Yuxuan took a step forward and arrived right in front of her.

His right hand was as fast as lightning as he gripped her small, delicate chin, staring at her with cold eyes.

"You... what are you trying to do!"

"We are inside the Sect right now. If you dare to lay a hand on me, the Elders will certainly not let you off lightly."

Feeling the faint pain from her chin, Ye Yanran spoke with a hint of fear.

She looked at Zhou Yuxuan, who had never raised a hand against her before, her heart filled with surprise.

Although Zhou Yuxuan had changed a lot recently, almost as if he were a different person,

he had never once acted against her until now. But the feeling Zhou Yuxuan gave her at this moment was that if she said one more word, he might just crush her chin.

"Hehe! The Elders won't lift a finger against this Saint!"

"After all, it was you, Junior Sister Ye, who was disrespectful first!"

Hearing this, Ye Yanran didn't dare say anything more. She wanted to break free from Zhou Yuxuan's grasp, but the gap in their strength was too great; no matter how she struggled, she couldn't escape.

The distance between them was now less than a palm's width, and they could both feel the warmth of each other's breath.

Seeing this, Ye Yanran simply closed her eyes and stopped looking at Zhou Yuxuan, trying her best to calm her pounding heart.

Meanwhile, inside the Tianyuan Holy Tower.

Su Chen looked at the three large characters carved on the door in front of him: 'Floor One Hundred'.

His heart was filled with joy, and the fatigue in his body seemed to vanish instantly.

"Zhou Yuxuan, just you watch. Once I, Su Chen, clear this hundredth floor and take the greatest Opportunity within the Tianyuan Holy Tower,"

"not only will I make you lose the courage to even think about challenging me, but I will also drag you down from your high-and-mighty position as Saint and let you taste the bitterness of being humiliated!"

Su Chen said indifferently.

Then, he walked to the stone door, gathered all his strength, and pushed it open.

"Challenger, defeat me, and you shall receive this Emperor's Legacy!"

The moment Su Chen stepped into the hundredth floor,

a cold voice echoed in his mind.

Following that, a young man with a tall stature, handsome features, and pale white pupils appeared before Su Chen.

"To think it's a youth Incarnation of an Ancient Great Emperor. Chen'er, you must be careful. Your Revered Master cannot help you this time!"

Hearing his Revered Master's words, Su Chen's eyes were filled with astonishment.

"Revered Master, what do you mean?"

"Chen'er, before you is the Incarnation of a Great Emperor during his youth. You must understand that every Great Emperor was invincible throughout their journey.

The Tianyuan Holy Tower is very special; the enemies you encounter match your Realm. If I were to intervene, you would face an Incarnation whose Realm far exceeds yours, and you would surely be defeated!"

"..."

"Challenger, make your move. Stop communicating with the Remnant Soul in your mind!"

The handsome youth spoke again, looking at Su Chen with interest as if he possessed his own consciousness.

His words immediately shocked both Su Chen and his Revered Master.

"Alright! Revered Master, then this time, I will rely on my own strength to achieve victory!"

Su Chen gritted his teeth, then circulated the Battle Saint Technique within his body and threw a punch at the youth.

...

Outside the Tianyuan Holy Tower,

a light radiated from the tower, and immediately after, the name 'Su Chen' jumped from the top ten of the stone tablet straight into second place.

Just below the name of Ancestor Tianyuan.

Suddenly, the square fell silent, and everyone looked at Su Chen as if he were a monster.

Even the Elders who had come to watch and the Grand Elders hidden in the shadows were momentarily speechless.

Then, an Ancient Bell of the Tianyuan Holy Sect rang out several times.

"Sigh, I never thought that in my lifetime, I would witness such a Favored Child of Heaven."

A cold sigh echoed.

Then, a graceful figure with white hair reaching her ankles appeared in mid-air, looking at Su Chen—who had just been teleported out of the tower—with full admiration.

"It's actually the Ancestral Master! This Su Chen is incredible; he actually drew the Ancestral Master out!"

"Indeed! The last time the Ancestral Master appeared was during the Saint's Breakthrough. Now that she's out again, could Su Chen become her Disciple?"

"..."

The crowd began to whisper among themselves.

The voices around were no longer filled with belittlement and mockery; instead, they were replaced by countless sounds of flattery and praise.

Su Chen listened to these voices and soon recovered from the state of his recent battle.

"As expected, strength represents everything. As long as you have strength, there are no villains around you; everyone is a good person!"

Su Chen murmured softly.

Then, he began to search for Ye Yanran in the crowd.

"Yanran, did you see? I..."

Before he could finish, Su Chen's eyes widened, bloodshot veins appearing around his pupils, and the veins on his body bulged.

"Zhou Yuxuan, take your filthy hands off her! Let go of Yanran!"

Hearing this, Zhou Yuxuan looked at Su Chen.

Raising an eyebrow, he said indifferently, "Oh? And if I don't? What can you do to me?"