novelGlobal #444 - Chapter 443: The Invincible Gatekeeper
#444 - Chapter 443: The Invincible Gatekeeper
At this moment, Qi Mingyue's eyes were incredibly complex, with joy seemingly surging within, yet his face showed not a trace of brightness. His clenched fists trembled slightly, and scarlet blood dripped from his fingertips, landing on the small grass.
“Qi Mingyue, long time no see!”
Whoosh—
Like the wind, Xiang Nanzhi suddenly appeared and sat directly opposite Qi Mingyue.
“Hm?” Qi Mingyue snapped back to reality, slowly loosened his clenched fists, and stared ahead.
Xiang Nanzhi rubbed his face and smiled, “Do you still remember who I am?”
Qi Mingyue forced a smile onto his pale face, “Brother Xiang, long time no see!”
“Long time no see!”
Xiang Nanzhi grinned, his gaze shifting downwards, scanning Qi Mingyue from head to toe, and asked with a puzzled expression, “With such serious injuries, why don't you withdraw from the Spirit Illusion Realm? What are you still doing here, enduring the pain?”
“I'm waiting…” Qi Mingyue's voice suddenly paused, then continued, “The three major consortiums want to invest in me. I want to hear the conditions they offer and choose a better one to join, so things will be easier in the future.”
“I see!” Xiang Nanzhi nodded, kindly reminding him, “The waters of the consortiums are deep. It's hard to get in, and even harder to get out. Think it over carefully.”
“Thank you for the reminder, I…”
Rumble—
Before Qi Mingyue could finish speaking, the exquisite monument in the distance made another sound, followed closely by the middle-aged male voice announcing.
“Congratulations to the Linglong Tower challenger ‘Qiu’ for continuously breaking the record.”
The moment the voice fell, the crowd, who were constantly monitoring the fifth floor, burst into exclamations.
“Broken! Broken again! This ‘Qiu’ has broken it again!”
“Excluding the time to teleport between floors, this battle only lasted… fourteen seconds!!!”
“The fifth floor has a total of five lifeforms that are one level of forbidden power higher than oneself, and they even know how to cooperate. How could they be resolved in fourteen seconds?!”
“Could this ‘Qiu’ be some big shot from the Federation?”
“Unlikely. The higher the forbidden level, the more difficult it is to surpass. To break through so quickly, it can only be someone with a low forbidden level!”
In the distance, Qi Mingyue stared at the sixth floor, which was already glowing silver, and asked without turning his head, “Brother Xiang, is Li Chenqiu the one who is currently challenging the tower?”
Xiang Nanzhi responded, “Yes.”
Qi Mingyue smiled and sighed, “He's really fast, much faster than me…”
Xiang Nanzhi reached out and placed his hand on Qi Mingyue's shoulder, comforting him, “You don't need to compare yourself to that guy. That guy is not human. By the way, what's your phone number?”
“Phone number? 424…”
……
Li Chenqiu stood on the sixth floor of the Linglong Tower, calmly gazing at the five monsters hidden in the white mist.
“One at nine forbidden levels, four at eight forbidden levels. Fighting two levels above your own, is this what you faced before?”
Li Chenqiu took a step forward, and the white mist in front of him instantly surged to both sides, like a long blade falling straight down, cutting through the falsehood of the path ahead.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
The five monsters hidden in the white mist disappeared from their original spots with almost instantaneous speed, surrounding Li Chenqiu in the very center.
Roar!!!
The leading nine-forbidden-level monster roared, and the terrifying sound waves stirred the white mist, causing it to churn incessantly.
Bang bang bang—
A series of sonic booms exploded as the five monsters charged towards the center simultaneously.
In the nick of time, Li Chenqiu's lips parted slightly, “凝 (Freeze).”
Puff puff puff—
The sound of flesh tearing rang out continuously.
Thick ice thorns emerged out of thin air, piercing through the bodies of the five monsters without warning, completely imprisoning them in place, including the nine-forbidden-level monster.
The lifeforms conjured by the Linglong Tower do not have supernatural powers and can only fight with their physical bodies.
With Li Chenqiu activating the Endless Realm, their every move was no different from slow motion in his eyes. In simple terms, they were just sitting ducks.
“This Linglong Tower isn't too difficult!”
Li Chenqiu muttered.
At the same time, outside the Linglong Tower.
Rumble—
[Linglong Tower Sixth Floor Record Holder: Qiu]
“Congratulations to the Linglong Tower challenger ‘Qiu’ for continuously breaking the record.”
Looking at the six lines of gilded characters, everyone was completely numb, and no one made the same exclamations as at the beginning.
“Do you think this ‘Qiu’ can break the seventh floor record?”
“If there are no accidents, then there should be no accidents. Breaking the record for six floors in a row, even if he can't break the record for the seventh floor, passing the seventh floor shouldn't be a problem.”
“When was the last time someone passed the seventh floor?”
“It seems like… more than a decade ago!”
This time, Li Chenqiu's breakthrough speed was much slower than before, but he still unexpectedly broke the seventh floor record, which was astounding!
One person, one night, breaking the record for seven floors in a row is something that has never happened since the opening of the Spirit Illusion Realm!
“I… I'm saying, hypothetically, if this ‘Qiu’ is Li Chenqiu, are you sure our students will win in half a month?” The Xingzhai student said haltingly.
“Should… perhaps… eighty percent chance of winning, right?” The young man next to him no longer sounded so certain.
“Do you think ‘Qiu’ will challenge the eighth floor?” Someone in the crowd asked, looking up.
“Maybe, I feel like he doesn't seem to be using his full strength.”
“Then will he pass the eighth floor?”
No one spoke, and silence gave the answer in everyone's heart—no!
For a hundred years, the record for breaking through the eighth floor of the Linglong Tower is still empty. Countless brilliant talents have entered the Linglong Tower, going straight up to the seventh floor, but it is difficult to last thirty seconds on the eighth floor!
The difficulty is so great that it has almost reached an inhuman level!
The gap is so large that it is no exaggeration to call it a chasm!
Some people speculate that the seventh floor is the top floor of the Linglong Tower. The so-called eighth floor was forcibly added by the ancient humans, and its purpose is to shatter the arrogance of geniuses.
Let them know that there is always someone better, and there is always a sky beyond the sky.
……
At this moment, inside the Linglong Tower.
After resolving everything, Li Chenqiu shook his wrist and muttered to himself, “Five monsters exceeding their own two forbidden levels, no wonder so few people have passed the seventh floor.”
“Congratulations to the challenger for passing the seventh floor. Do you want to leave the Linglong Tower?” The intellectual and elegant female voice sounded again.
Li Chenqiu raised his eyebrows, “Leave? I want to continue challenging the eighth floor.”
After being silent for nearly ten seconds, the voice sounded again.
“The guardian of the eighth floor is exceptionally powerful, possesses independent consciousness, and is almost invincible among those of the same forbidden level!”
“If you do not have a firm enough will and cannot accept being crushed like an ant, please leave the Linglong Tower.”
Unlike the previous gentle words, the other party emphasized each word this time, even with a hint of warning.
Li Chenqiu raised his hand and asked, “I would like to ask, what rewards will I get after passing the eighth floor?”
“I'm sorry, your question was not found in the database. Challenger, do you confirm entering the eighth floor?”
“Enter.” A hint of anticipation flashed between Li Chenqiu's eyebrows.
How strong will the existence that ancient humans called invincible among those of the same forbidden level be?