Free Web NovelChapter 134: Chapter 134: Zhao Tianyu’s Class Awakening
Zhao Tianyu entered Floor 20 with a team chosen by the Zhao family.
Zhao Lan opposed the timing.
He ignored her.
The Crimson Beast Stabilization Crystal pulsed beneath his armor, hidden from academy inspection by a masking charm. It had become part of his training routine, part of his confidence, part of his blood rhythm.
He told himself it was a resource.
Only a resource.
Floor 20 recognized his unawakened class path and beast-blood talent.
His trial was not like Qin Yuheng’s Hall of Thousand Paths.
Zhao Tianyu stood before a blood-red gate shaped like a beast’s mouth. Several class options appeared:
Crimson Beast Warrior.
Blood Fang Vanguard.
Scarlet Body Berserker.
Iron Beast Captain.
Then a fifth option appeared, not from the Tower’s normal resonance.
Crimson Sun Beast Champion.
It promised power.
It promised revenge.
It promised a path beyond ordinary beast-blood climbers.
It did not say cost.
Zhao Tianyu accepted.
The class awakening was violent.
He cleared Floor 20 with an S evaluation, not SSS, but his combat power surged dramatically. His public class was recorded as Crimson Beast Champion, S grade.
The "Sun" part did not appear publicly.
Blood Sun’s hidden influence remained buried.
When Zhao Tianyu returned, the Zhao family celebrated loudly. They announced his S grade class, his Floor 20 clear, and his renewed challenge potential.
Zhao Lan did not celebrate. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
She saw his eyes.
Too red.
Too bright.
She went to Yu Qingmei privately.
That surprised the vice principal.
"You are warning me about your own family heir?"
Zhao Lan’s expression was calm, but tense.
"I am warning you about an outside influence touching him. If I handle it inside the Zhao family, they will call it jealousy or politics. If the academy ignores it, he may become a problem for everyone."
Yu Qingmei studied her.
"What do you want?"
"Inspection. Quietly. Before he challenges Qin Yuheng again."
Yu Qingmei’s eyes sharpened.
"He intends to?"
"He always intends to."
The academy could not force a deep inspection without cause. But they could monitor.
Qin Yuheng heard of Zhao Tianyu’s class awakening the same day.
Qin Mo looked worried.
"Crimson Beast Champion. That sounds like something he would enjoy too much."
Qin Yuchen asked, "Blood Sun influence?"
"Likely," Qin Yuheng said.
Qin Lian added, "Zhao Lan is worried."
That mattered.
Zhao Lan was ambitious but rational. If she was concerned, the danger was real.
Qin Yuheng reported to Qin Wanshan.
The old man listened and said, "Do not underestimate a pawn that thinks itself a king."
Qin Zhengyuan added, "Especially if the hand behind it wants you to save or defeat him at the wrong time."
Qin Yuheng understood.
Blood Sun might use Zhao Tianyu as rival bait, public pressure, combat probe, or future hostage.
The next floor, Floor 25, arrived with strange timing.
[Floor 25: Twin Trial Canyon]
Type:
Parallel team trial / rival resonance / split battlefield.
Known feature:
May pair teams with similar progression levels.
Possible competitive or cooperative objectives.
Warning:
Rivalry emotions may influence trial structure.
Qin Mo read the file and went still.
"Parallel team trial."
Qin Yuchen frowned.
"Zhao Tianyu just cleared Floor 20."
Qin Lian said, "If he enters near our timing..."
Qin Yuheng finished, "The Tower may pair us."
Yu Qingmei noticed the same possibility.
She advised delaying.
Qin Yuheng agreed.
But Zhao Tianyu did not.
He publicly announced his intention to enter Floor 25 within seven days, seeking a "true post-class trial."
The academy could not stop him if his condition passed inspection.
Then a rumor spread: Qin Yuheng was delaying Floor 25 because he feared rival resonance with Zhao Tianyu’s new class.
Qin Mo was furious.
"That is stupid."
"Yes," Qin Yuheng said.
"Are we ignoring it?"
"For now."
But the rumor spread too quickly.
Blood Sun was pushing timing.
Yu Qingmei summoned Qin Yuheng.
"If you enter Floor 25 close to Zhao Tianyu, pairing risk exists."
"If I delay too long, public pressure grows."
"Public pressure is survivable."
"Yes. But Blood Sun may create another bait if this fails."
Yu Qingmei looked at him.
"You are considering entering."
"I am considering controlling the entry rather than letting them set it completely."
She was silent.
Then she said, "If you enter, the academy will monitor both teams’ entry records. If abnormal external interference appears, we will act."
Qin Yuheng nodded.
At the Qin Estate, the core family debated.
Mu Qinglan disliked it.
"This smells like a trap."
Qin Wanshan agreed.
"But not every trap can be avoided. Some must be stepped around from inside."
Qin Zhengyuan looked at Qin Yuheng.
"Why do you want to enter?"
"To observe Zhao Tianyu’s influence directly, prevent Blood Sun from shaping the trial uncontested, and avoid letting them use rumors to control timing."
"And if saving Zhao Tianyu becomes part of the trial?"
Qin Yuheng paused.
Then answered honestly.
"I will save him if saving him does not sacrifice my team."
Qin Zhengyuan nodded slowly.
"Good. Team first."
Qin Yuheng carried new protections: Duel Law Shield Crystal, Unbroken Team Path Anchor, True Soul Guiding Lantern, Contract-Breaking Law Crystal, Blood Contract Resistance Crystal, and Soul-Clarity Wakefulness Pills.
If Blood Sun wanted a rival trial, they would not find him unprepared.
Seven days later, both teams entered Floor 25 within the same hour.
The Tower gate flashed crimson and gold.
A message appeared.
[Floor 25: Twin Trial Canyon]
[Rival resonance detected.]
[Parallel teams linked.]
[Qin Yuheng Team]
[Zhao Tianyu Team]
[Trial structure adapting.]
Qin Mo closed his eyes.
"I knew it."
The world split into two canyons.
And above both, a blood-red sun began to rise.
