Chapter 204
Weak?!
Lin Tianyang’s expression changed drastically.
The second-place finisher in the Trial Tower actually said he was too weak?
Then what about those of us with lower rankings? What does that make us?
However, Jian Chen had no intention of arguing with him and quickly left the area.
The rankings in the Trial Tower were now settled.
Almost all the trial participants had emerged from the tower.
Ye Ruoshui and Lin Wanqiu, after stepping out of the Trial Tower, found each other and waited quietly in a less crowded corner.
“Huh! Why hasn’t that Xiao Minghuang come out yet?!”
Everyone searched the entire area but couldn’t find the mysterious Princess Xiao, leaving them puzzled.
At this moment, Qi Mingdao looked at the ranking stone tablet and slowly spoke:
“I finally reached the ninetieth level. The guardian of the ninety-first level was too powerful, seemingly a forbidden genius from an era not our own. I tried over ten times, and each time I was instantly killed with a single palm strike.”
“So strong?!”
Everyone was in an uproar, never expecting that even a top genius like Qi Mingdao could be instantly killed by the guardian.
“Indeed, the guardian of the ninety-first level seems to be a genius from ten thousand years ago. I once saw an image he left behind in my clan’s trial secret realm.”
Su Changge, a direct descendant of the Su Clan from the Eastern Ridge, spoke up. He ranked fourth in the trial, and his true strength was no less than that of Qi Mingdao, who ranked second.
All the cultivators present knew that within the sacred lands and noble families, there existed secret realms used for training disciples. These realms could replicate images left by predecessors, allowing later generations to battle and train against them.
Strictly speaking, the Trial Tower is also a type of trial secret realm, but it gathers nearly all the prodigies from the Eastern Pole since ancient times, making it more challenging and of higher value.
This is why many sacred lands, aristocratic families, and imperial dynasties send their core disciples to the Holy Academy.
Here, the most elite traditions of the Eastern Pole are concentrated!
No matter which faction’s heritage it is, a copy can be found within the Holy Academy.
It is precisely this open, inclusive, and assimilative attitude that allows the Eastern Pole to endure and even see its traditions flourish increasingly!
“First place: Xiao Minghuang! Ninety-first floor!”
At this moment, the ranking suddenly changed.
Everyone immediately gasped in astonishment.
“Princess Xiao… she actually defeated the guardian of the ninety-first floor!”
“She has surpassed our era!”
“Being born in the same era as Princess Xiao, I wonder if it’s a blessing or a misfortune?”
The crowd buzzed with discussions.
The guardian of the ninety-first floor, confirmed by Su Changge, was undoubtedly a forbidden prodigy from ten thousand years ago.
He could have annihilated all the geniuses present in an instant, yet he was defeated by Xiao Minghuang.
Xiao Minghuang’s strength has already surpassed everyone present!
Among the crowd, there was nothing but admiration.
Even someone as strong as Qi Mingdao couldn’t help but feel a bitter taste in his heart: “Such a genius, perhaps only the prodigies of the inner academy have a chance to fight her?”
Hearing this, the crowd fell silent.
Within the Holy Academy, there are the outer academy and the inner academy.
The disciples of the outer academy are all at the Divine Sea Realm and the Spirit Seed Realm.
While the disciples of the inner academy are at the Nascent Soul Realm and the Transformation Realm.
Once one’s cultivation breaks through the Transformation Realm and reaches the Life and Death King Realm, they must choose whether to continue staying in the Holy Academy.
Ordinary disciples can become a deacon, and as their cultivation improves, they can apply to be promoted to elders.
If they choose to leave the Holy Academy on their own, either returning to their original sect or seeking their own path, the Holy Academy will no longer concern itself with them.
But there are also many Transformation Realm disciples with mediocre talent and no backing, who have no possibility of breaking through to the Life and Death Realm. They start networking even at the Transformation Realm, and even with lower cultivation, they can become deacons, thus securing a proper position.
Disciples from truly major factions rarely fail to break through to the Life and Death Realm.
Therefore, the inner academy is the most fiercely competitive place in the Holy Academy.
Although Xiao Minghuang can dominate their generation within the Spirit Seed Realm.
But if placed in the inner academy, whether she can make waves remains unknown.
Although their generation is not as good as Xiao Minghuang, it does not mean that all the disciples from the various sacred lands, aristocratic families, and imperial dynasties of the Eastern Pole are inferior to her.
“The last Holy Academy enrollment ceremony was over fifty years ago. This time is not long, but it’s certainly not short. Although Princess Xiao can defeat us, the gap of fifty years is probably not so easy to bridge!”
Su Changge spoke with a detached expression.
The prodigies of the previous generation of the Holy Academy, and those from even earlier, how many are hidden within the inner academy, no one knows. So if Princess Xiao wants to dominate the inner academy, it’s probably still too early!
Just as the crowd was discussing.
The rankings on the stele suddenly changed again.
“First place: Xiao Minghuang! Ninety-second floor!”
However, this time everyone was prepared and would not be as shocked as before.
“Her Highness must be the strongest!”
In a secluded spot, Ye Ruoshui was full of excitement.
“Her Highness’s current strength is somewhat unclear to me now.”
Lin Wanqiu murmured to herself.
Over the past year, they had mostly been in seclusion, focusing on their own cultivation. Even when they emerged and gathered, they rarely discussed their cultivation paths, instead choosing to enjoy fleeting moments of joy.
Thus, her understanding of Xiao Minghuang still lingered from a year ago.
Back then, Xiao Minghuang was already capable of slaying ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
As for how strong Xiao Minghuang had become now, she could only speculate.
However, judging from the fact that she had surpassed everyone of her generation, it was likely that no one within the Nascent Soul Realm could be her match!
Next, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Xiao Minghuang slowly but steadily ascended beyond the 90th floor. After a full three days, she finally climbed from the 91st floor to the 99th floor.
This also meant that she was now facing the strongest and final guardian of the Trial Tower’s highest floor!
The crowd looked at Xiao Minghuang’s name with awe.
The atmosphere in the entire arena instantly grew more solemn.
Everyone was focused on whether Xiao Minghuang could defeat the final guardian and reach the pinnacle!
Inside the tower.
“Whew—!”
Xiao Minghuang’s body trembled slightly, and her sword-wielding hand was covered in cracks, with thin lines of blood seeping out and dripping onto the floor made of azure-gold.
Her face was extremely pale, and her entire body exuded an aura of weakness.
“The guardian of the 100th floor is actually this strong!”
Her voice was hoarse.
Previously, the guardians from the 91st to the 99th floors, though not weak, were still far inferior to her.
But the guardian of the 100th floor, with just a single strike from a branch, had forced her back!
Moreover, the powerful sword intent had penetrated her magical artifact and injured her hand!
As the guardian was about to launch a second attack, Xiao Minghuang decisively ended the challenge.
She knew that even if she continued, victory was impossible; it would only be a waste of energy.
She needed to adjust and prepare properly to have any chance of winning.
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