The obese man stared at Ye Guan. “Are you very poor?”
Ye Guan nodded honestly.
The obese man looked puzzled. “You are a sword cultivator, and your strength is so extraordinary. If you joined the Guanxuan Academy, you should not lack for money, right?”
Ye Guan said calmly, “Do you bribe or not? If not, I am leaving!”
The obese man stared at Ye Guan without speaking.
Ye Guan added, “Actually, I can feel that you are very strong. I am just fast, that is all! If you release your ultimate move, I might not be able to withstand it! Really!”
The obese man nodded. “You are ruthless!”
As he spoke, he opened his palm, and a storage ring flew towards Ye Guan.
Five hundred thousand gold crystals!
Ye Guan quickly put it away.
Some people really are too rich!
Poverty had limited his imagination.
The obese man stared at Ye Guan. “Remember, you must let me finish releasing my ultimate move!”
Ye Guan nodded. “Alright!”
The obese man suddenly rose slowly into the air. He spread his arms, then silently chanted a string of incantations that Ye Guan could not understand. Suddenly…
Crack!
A bolt of lightning appeared in the arena!
Ye Guan was stunned!
Then another bolt of lightning appeared!
Soon, dozens of lightning bolts had materialised in the field.
Ye Guan’s expression gradually grew serious. He sensed a hint of danger!
This fatty had some real skill!
At that moment, the obese man’s body suddenly trembled. His layers of fat shook violently, creating a spectacular sight.
He suddenly clapped his hands together and shouted in a trembling voice, “Power of the Thunder God! Strike this bastard dead!”
Ye Guan: “…..”
As the fatty’s words fell, dozens of lightning bolts suddenly surged towards Ye Guan, carrying terrifying pressure!
Their speed was incredibly frightening!
Much faster than the speed of Ye Guan’s sword earlier!
Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed slightly. Then he vanished from the spot!
He did not attack. He fled!
A bizarre scene unfolded!
Ye Guan fled ahead, while the lightning bolts chased behind him. It truly was a trail of sparks and lightning!
Seeing this, the fatty’s face was filled with disbelief, his mouth agape!
This fellow’s speed was even faster than lightning?
Just then, Ye Guan suddenly appeared in front of him. Immediately after, a sword pressed against his forehead!
The fatty quickly shouted, “Stop!”
As his voice rang out, the surrounding lightning bolts instantly froze behind Ye Guan.
The fatty stared at Ye Guan. “I lost!”
Ye Guan withdrew his sword and said, “I accept your concession!”
With that, he turned and left!
The fatty suddenly called out, “Sword cultivator! What is your name?”
Ye Guan paused. “Yang Guan!”
The fatty stared at Ye Guan. “I have never heard that name before. Are you using a false name?”
Ye Guan nodded.
The fatty asked, “What is your real name?”
Ye Guan shook his head. “It is inconvenient to reveal!”
The fatty thought for a moment, then said, “I am Xu Qin. Do you know me?”
Ye Guan shook his head. “No.”
Xu Qin smiled. “Shall we become friends?”
Ye Guan nodded. “Alright!”
Xu Qin laughed heartily. “You sword cultivators are all so cool!”
Ye Guan smiled faintly. “Not really. I am just a bit busy. Brother Xu, until we meet again!”
With that, he turned and headed upstairs.
Xu Qin watched Ye Guan’s departing figure and murmured, “There are rumours that the genius Ye Guan who killed the young clan leader of the True Dragon Clan is also a sword cultivator……”
…
Fourth floor.
Ye Guan sat cross-legged on the ground. He realised that the fatty earlier actually had some strength!
If not for his sufficient speed, he truly might not have been able to withstand that lightning with his current ability!
At that moment, a man suddenly appeared not far in front of Ye Guan.
The man wore a black robe, his gaze cold, his face full of arrogance.
Ye Guan stood up. The man sized him up, then frowned slightly. “Who are you?”
Ye Guan said, “Yang Guan!”
The man shook his head. “Never heard of you!”
Ye Guan suddenly vanished from the spot. The man’s pupils constricted sharply. He clenched his right hand into a fist, but just as he did, a sword pressed against his forehead!
The man stared fixedly at Ye Guan. Ye Guan said, “You lost!”
With that, he withdrew his sword and turned to leave!
A vicious glint flashed in the man’s eyes. “You ambushed me!”
As he spoke, he suddenly charged forward, punching towards the back of Ye Guan’s head.
Whoosh!
A burst of air exploded!
This was a killing move. Clearly, he intended to kill Ye Guan with one blow!
Sensing the terrifying power behind him, Ye Guan spun around and dodged the punch in a flash. The next moment, he appeared behind the man, a sword held across his throat.
The man’s face turned pale. Just as he was about to speak, Ye Guan slashed with his sword.
Slash!
The man’s head flew off!
Blood splattered!
Ye Guan took the man’s storage ring and turned to leave.
On the ground, the man’s head stared wide-eyed, filled with disbelief!
At that moment, Little Tower suddenly spoke. “Why did you suddenly kill him?”
Ye Guan said calmly, “I spared him once, yet he repaid kindness with enmity, ambushing me and trying to kill me. If someone respects me one foot, I respect them ten feet. If someone disrespects me, why should I respect them?”
Little Tower fell silent.
Ye Guan arrived at the third floor.
On the third floor, Ye Guan sat cross-legged, then took out a storage ring. It was the one from the man on the fourth floor!
Inside were over two million gold crystals!
Two million!
Adding what he already had, he now possessed twelve million gold crystals!
For him, this was undoubtedly a huge sum!
However, it was still not enough!
Just then, a man suddenly appeared in front of Ye Guan. Ye Guan was about to attack when the man quickly said, “Wait!”
Ye Guan looked at the man. He wore white clothes and appeared somewhat wary!
The man said gravely, “You are the sword cultivator who broke through seven levels in one go?”
Ye Guan was slightly taken aback, then said, “You know me?”
The man smiled. “Someone just informed me! They said your sword is extremely fast and told me to be careful!”
Ye Guan fell silent.
The man smiled. “In the Central Divine Continent, sword cultivators are rare. One as strong as you is the first I have ever seen. Though I know I may not be your match, I still want to see how fast your sword really is!”
Ye Guan nodded. “Then I will attack!”
The man nodded. “Please!”
Ye Guan suddenly vanished from the spot. Almost simultaneously, a flying dagger appeared in the man’s hand, and a cold gleam flashed through the arena.
Clang!
With a crisp sound, a sword pressed against the man’s forehead, while behind Ye Guan, a flying dagger had just fallen to the ground.
The man looked at Ye Guan with a complicated expression. “I lost!”
Ye Guan had knocked away the flying dagger with one sword strike, then pressed his sword against the man’s forehead with the next!
His speed completely overwhelmed!
Ye Guan withdrew his sword and said, “I accept your concession!”
With that, he turned and left!
The man suddenly asked, “If I may ask, how did you train such speed?”
Ye Guan said calmly, “Spacetime pressure!”
The man was slightly stunned, then said, “Which floor did you reach?”
Ye Guan replied, “The highest floor!”
With that, he had already disappeared at the stairs.
In place, the man’s expression became extremely grave!
At that moment, a man suddenly appeared in the arena. It was the obese man Xu Qin.
Xu Qin smiled. “Li Qian, I told you, you cannot block his sword! I did not look down on you, did I?”
The man named Li Qian shook his head. “This person is truly monstrous! No wonder he could slay a true dragon with his sword!”
Xu Qin said gravely, “His character is also good. Shall we try to recruit him into our ‘Vast’ mercenary group?”
Li Qian thought for a moment, then said, “I think it is possible, but we still need the boss’s approval!”
Xu Qin nodded. “Alright!”
Li Qian suddenly asked, “Do you think he can beat the one ranked first?”
Xu Qin was silent for a moment, then said, “It depends on whether he has hidden strength. If he has no hidden strength, it is uncertain! But….. this fellow definitely has hidden strength!”
Li Qian said softly, “I think his goal is this contest for the Great Dao’s fortune!”
Hearing this, Xu Qin’s expression also gradually grew serious!
The contest for the Great Dao’s fortune!
Only true monsters dared to compete for the Great Dao’s fortune…….
…
Ye Guan arrived at the second floor. Not long after, a man suddenly appeared in front of him. Seeing the newcomer, Ye Guan was stunned.
He knew this man. It was Nanling Ren, the elder brother of Nanling Yi!
Nanling Ren was also slightly taken aback upon seeing Ye Guan. “It is you!”
Ye Guan nodded.
Nanling Ren stared at Ye Guan. “I should have thought of it earlier! The only one with such strength to break through eight levels consecutively, and a sword cultivator, could only be you!”
Ye Guan glanced at Nanling Ren. “Make your move!”
Nanling Ren smiled. “I cannot beat, you.”
Others might not know, but he did. In the battle at the True Dragon Realm, Ao Tian had died at the hands of this very youth before him!
Moreover, Ao Tian had even activated Divine Dragon Protection!
This secret was known only to a few major forces!
Ye Guan nodded slightly and turned to leave!
Nanling Ren suddenly asked, “Is Yi still well?”
Ye Guan paused, nodded. “She is well!”
Nanling Ren said gravely, “Can you persuade her to return……”
Ye Guan suddenly shook his head. “Young Master Nanling, you are a good person, so I will say one more thing. The one you should persuade is not Senior Sister, but your father! Furthermore, if she returns now, aside from facing scornful looks from the Nanling family, what would she gain?”
Nanling Ren nodded slightly. “Brother Ye speaks truly. It was I who was inconsiderate!”
Ye Guan nodded. “She is very happy now!”
With that, he headed upstairs.
Nanling Ren was silent for a long time, then shook his head and sighed.
…
After arriving at the first floor, Ye Guan took a deep breath. Finally, the last level.
Ye Guan sat cross-legged on the ground and waited!
However, after waiting for a long time, the guardian of the first floor did not appear!
Ye Guan frowned!
No one?
After more time passed, an old man suddenly appeared in front of Ye Guan. It was the old man from outside the tower who held a tobacco pipe.
The old man glanced at Ye Guan, then took out a token and tossed it to him. “The time has come. He did not appear, so it is considered forfeiture. You are now first!”
Ye Guan was silent.
He had not expected such an outcome!
The old man said, “You can go to the final floor and try your luck! Remember, you can only stay for one hour!”
The final floor!
Ye Guan put away the token and turned to head upstairs!
The old man watched Ye Guan, lost in thought.
…
Ye Guan arrived at the final floor. It was very empty. The entire floor held only one portrait, the portrait of the Human Sword Master!
Ye Guan sat cross-legged in front of the portrait, then said in his heart, “Tower Master, will the Human Sword Master appear?”
Tower Master did not speak.
Ye Guan was stunned. “Tower Master?”
Still no response!
Ye Guan said gravely, “Tower Master, say something!”
Still no reply.
Ye Guan’s face darkened.
And so, Ye Guan sat quietly for one hour. Seeing no movement in the arena, he sighed softly, stood up, and left.
As he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at the portrait of the Human Sword Master, and said softly, “Looking closely, I seem to resemble this Human Sword Master a little!”
With that, he shook his head and smiled, somewhat disappointed, but said nothing more and turned to leave!
After Ye Guan left, a gentle breeze suddenly blew through the arena. The next moment, a man appeared.
The man wore a long robe, hands behind his back, with white hair and a somewhat weathered face.
Beside the man stood a woman.
The woman held the man’s hand, tears suddenly streaming down her face. “He….. is excellent!”
The man smiled faintly, nodded, his eyes full of gratification.
The woman rested her head on the man’s shoulder, clutching him tightly, tears flowing endlessly. “My heart hurts so much!”
The man held the woman and said softly, “I once thought I could bear everything alone……”
He shook his head slightly. “I never imagined that what I experienced back then, he would have to go through again! Is this the fate of us Yang family members? I hope he does not hate me……”
The two embraced tightly.
Soon, they turned into a gentle breeze and vanished completely.
Along with them, the portrait disappeared.
The Human Sword Master would never appear here again!
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