Free Web NovelChapter 465: Easy First Few Floors!
The moment Li Yun entered the Heaven-Ascending Pagoda, his surroundings changed completely.
In an instant, he felt as though he had arrived on an ancient battlefield. A vast and desolate aura swept over him, carrying the weight of countless years and making the entire space feel solemn and oppressive.
Immediately afterward, the figure of a white-clothed swordsman appeared before him. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
The swordsman looked at Li Yun with an indifferent gaze and spoke in a clear voice. "Defeat me within half an hour, and you may proceed to the next floor. If you are defeated by me, or if you fail to win within the time limit, your challenge will be considered a failure. Do you understand?"
"I understand."
Li Yun nodded calmly.
He was naturally already aware of these rules.
"Then let us begin."
The white-clothed swordsman shouted and swung his longsword.
In an instant, countless sword shadows trembled through the air. They layered upon one another before condensing into a single strike, and that sword light descended toward Li Yun as if it wanted to split heaven and earth apart.
However, facing this strike, Li Yun did not even draw his sword.
He simply struck out with his palm. His majestic essence qi condensed into the shape of a longsword, and with one casual downward slash, he sent the white-clothed swordsman flying.
The gatekeeper of the first floor was only equivalent to the 1st level of the Mortal Core Realm.
For the current Li Yun, an opponent of this level was far too weak to be worth mentioning.
After that, the gatekeepers of the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth floors posed no threat to Li Yun at all. Even the sixth-floor gatekeeper, whose strength was equivalent to the 6th level of the Mortal Core Realm, only forced Li Yun to draw his sword.
With a single strike, Li Yun easily defeated the sixth-floor gatekeeper.
Immediately afterward, his figure appeared directly on the seventh floor of the Heaven-Ascending Pagoda.
"To be able to reach this stage, little fellow, your strength is quite good."
A white-clothed swordsman carrying a precious sword on his back slowly walked forward and said, "However, my floor is not something the previous six floors can compare with. Once you stand here, defeat is already your fate."
"Is that so?"
Li Yun’s expression remained indifferent. "Then try and see."
"As you wish."
The white-clothed swordsman gave a long cry and suddenly thrust his sword.
This strike seemed to cross the distance of space itself, and in an instant, the sword tip stabbed directly toward Li Yun’s heart.
"Tempest Collapse!"
Li Yun’s expression did not change at all as he suddenly swung his sword.
His sword flashed out as fast as lightning, carrying a sharp whistle as it tore through the air.
Boom!
The white-clothed swordsman was directly cleaved in half by this strike. In the next moment, the two severed halves of his body turned into phantoms and dissipated before Li Yun’s eyes.
The gatekeepers of the Heaven-Ascending Pagoda were not real living beings. They were creations formed by the pagoda, similar to battle puppets, and naturally possessed no true life.
After defeating the white-clothed swordsman, Li Yun directly reached the eighth floor of the Heaven-Ascending Pagoda.
At the same time, outside the pagoda, the lights on the fifth and seventh floors had originally been shining.
However, the moment Li Yun stepped onto the eighth floor, the light on the seventh floor suddenly went out, and the light on the eighth floor lit up in its place.
"The eighth floor. Xing Chenfeng actually cleared the seventh floor of the Heaven-Ascending Pagoda so quickly."
"With Xing Chenfeng’s strength, it is not surprising that he could pass the first seven floors, but he did it far too quickly. Could it be that Xing Chenfeng’s strength has improved again?"
"It must be so. To clear seven floors in such a short time, one would need at least the strength of a 9th level Mortal Core Realm cultivator at major accomplishment. If Xing Chenfeng had not made another breakthrough, this would be impossible to explain."
"What a pity for Li Yun. To be able to reach the fifth floor so quickly proves that his strength is not bad, but in this situation, he can only obediently admit defeat."
"It truly is a pity. Although Li Yun is only at the Essence Qi Realm, he was able to reach the fifth floor of the Heaven-Ascending Pagoda so quickly. His strength is indeed extraordinary, and perhaps he might even have a slight chance of clearing the seventh floor. Unfortunately, no matter how talented he is, he is definitely going to lose this betting match."
"That is right. Even if he defies common sense, the most he can do is clear the seventh floor. Xing Chenfeng has already cleared the seventh floor and is now challenging the eighth. The outcome of this betting match has already been decided ahead of time."
Everyone sighed repeatedly.
When Li Yun was mentioned, many people revealed looks of regret, though there were naturally also some who sneered with delight at his misfortune.
Everyone believed that the person who had reached the eighth floor of the Heaven-Ascending Pagoda must be Xing Chenfeng, while Li Yun had only just reached the fifth floor.
Inside the Heaven-Ascending Pagoda, Li Yun stood calmly on the eighth floor.
"To be able to reach the eighth floor with a cultivation base at the peak of the Essence Qi Realm is extremely rare in the entire history of the Heavenly Sword Sect."
The guardian of the eighth floor was also a white-robed swordsman. He looked at Li Yun and spoke loudly, "Little fellow, you are quite impressive. Even so, I will not hold back against you. Do you understand?"
"Naturally."
Li Yun replied calmly, but his expression became slightly more serious.
If the guardian of the seventh floor only corresponded to the most ordinary 7th level of the Mortal Core Realm, then the strength of this eighth-floor guardian could be ranked at least among 9th level Mortal Core Realm cultivators.
This opponent would clearly not be as easy to deal with as the previous ones.
"One Sword Frost Chills Thirteen States."
Suddenly, the longsword in the white-robed swordsman’s hand flashed with light.
A stream of Sword Qi whistled out, and as this sword was unleashed, boundless cold air surged in all directions. The surrounding temperature dropped sharply in an instant.
Even the ground began to condense a thin layer of ice. The ice spread rapidly, and endless cold intent wrapped around Li Yun, as though it wanted to freeze him completely.
"An ice-type sword art?"
Li Yun raised an eyebrow.
This ice-type sword art was a variation of water-attribute sword arts. Its killing power was stronger than ordinary water-attribute sword arts, and when unleashed by a powerful white-robed swordsman, it became especially terrifying.
