Chapter 100: Ten Seconds

“I’ll take your bet, but on one condition!”

A girl with a small ponytail stepped forward, her gaze fixed directly on Cheng Wu, her tone resolute.

Cheng Wu raised an eyebrow and asked, “What’s your condition?”

“I want to raise the stakes—bet on whether that Blue Star Person can reach the fortieth floor!”

The ponytailed girl was quite cautious, directly raising the original thirty floors to forty.

She wasn’t a fool. Since Cheng Wu dared to bet that the Blue Star Person could reach thirty floors, it meant he had confidence in his heart. Blindly joining the bet would likely fall right into Cheng Wu’s trap.

When Cheng Wu heard this, how could he accept it?

Jiang Yan reaching thirty floors was Cheng Wu’s estimated limit for him. After all, even Cheng Wu’s own best record was only twenty-four floors. Since Jiang Yan was stronger than him, reaching around thirty floors seemed about right.

As for forty floors, Cheng Wu didn’t even dare to think about it.

Seeing Cheng Wu hesitate, the others immediately pressed him: “That’s right, we’re not betting on thirty floors—we’re betting on forty!”

“Great, so you, Cheng Wu, already knew that Blue Star Person’s strength! All that talk earlier was just to set us up!”

A group of people surrounded Cheng Wu with ill intentions.

Cheng Wu’s expression darkened, realizing he had overplayed his hand.

“Well, I don’t want to bet anymore. I have some things to do, I—”

Thump!

Just as Cheng Wu tried to flee, he crashed into an ice wall. The ponytailed girl from earlier stared coldly at him:

“Today, you either bet with us, or we take turns beating you up. Don’t worry, the academy won’t find out~”

Cold sweat already beaded on Cheng Wu’s forehead. Looking at the people surrounding him, he gave up any thought of escape.

“Fine… fine, I’ll bet.”

“Hahahahaha…”

A burst of laughter erupted around him.

Cheng Wu slumped to the ground. “It’s over, Bro Jiang… I think I’m going to go bankrupt…”

“Ruined, ruined… I’ll have to take out loans for school from now on.”

The others paid no mind, dragging Cheng Wu to a large hall.

In the hall, an electronic screen was displayed prominently at the front.

[Myriad Stars Tower]

Online Users: 56

1: Lin Xianyuan: 72nd Floor

2: Li Mengya: 49th Floor

3: Wang Jie: 48th Floor

…

56: Jiang Yan (Character Creation in Progress)

Everyone took some time to fill in their identity and create their character the first time they entered the Myriad Stars Tower, so no one found it strange.

At the sight of the top-ranking floor level, everyone gasped in unison.

“Wow, someone actually reached the seventy-second floor today. That’s amazing~”

“That person seems to be a senior student. I heard he really crushed the Golden Radiance Academy’s morale in the recent Secret Realm competition.”

“I’m so envious. If only I could reach the seventieth floor like Senior Lin one day…”

…

Everyone chatted lightheartedly, except for Cheng Wu, who wore a mournful expression, silently mourning his soon-to-be-lost points.

The fortieth floor was already the standard for third-year students. How could a mere nineteen-year-old like Jiang Yan possibly reach it?

It wasn’t that Cheng Wu didn’t believe in Jiang Yan’s strength, but the difficulty of the fortieth floor was just too outrageous. This wasn’t something trust alone could solve.

“Hey, I only have six hundred points left. Why don’t you just split them among yourselves?”

“Heh, each of us bet six hundred. If you don’t have enough points, you can write an IOU. No one can back out of this bet!”

“Sigh~”

Cheng Wu let out a heavy sigh, the light gone from his eyes.

…

Inside the Myriad Stars Tower.

Since Jiang Yan didn’t have a Silver Radiance Academy student registration, creating a character card took quite a while, but fortunately, the data was successfully entered in the end.

【Name】: Jiang Yan

【Current Floor Level】: 1

Before Jiang Yan stood a man dressed in training clothes.

“I am Qian Guang, a 28th-generation student of Silver Radiance Academy!”

“My realm is—”

Whoosh—

Jiang Yan flicked his finger, ending the opponent’s electronic life.

“So the Myriad Stars Tower has recorded the character data of Silver Radiance Academy’s students from past generations.”

Looking at it this way, the Myriad Stars Tower could be considered a form of legacy, likely holding significant meaning for Silver Radiance Academy.

The scene shifted, and Jiang Yan arrived on the second floor.

Another flick of the finger, another instant kill.

Third floor…

Fourth floor…

No pressure at all.

Jiang Yan’s floor level quickly rose to the fourth, but his overall ranking remained at fifty-sixth.

In the hall, over a dozen pairs of eyes were fixed on the electronic light screen.

“Tsk tsk, climbing pretty fast. He’ll settle down once he reaches the tenth floor.”

【Name】: Jiang Yan

【Current Floor Level】: 10

“Huh… pfft, the tenth floor isn’t much. Even I can get there easily.”

【Current Floor Level】: 15

“Hmm, why is he so fast? Something seems off.”

But reaching only the fifteenth floor wasn’t enough to cause panic; they merely regarded this Blue Star Person with slightly more respect.

【Current Floor Level】: 20

“Wait, how is he still so fast?”

The group began to grow restless, their expressions turning grim.

Only Cheng Wu stared wide-eyed, gazing at the name on the light screen with admiration.

“Bro Jiang! Bro! Please, don’t stop! From now on, you’re my real brother!”

He clasped his hands together, praying fervently to the Martial God.

“Congratulations on clearing the tenth floor for the first time this month. Reward points: 300.”

“Congratulations on clearing the twentieth floor for the first time this month. Reward points: 500.”

In just five minutes, Jiang Yan effortlessly eliminated every opponent in his path, not even needing to trigger the 【Instant Kill Law】.

Jiang Yan noticed the phrase “first time this month” and realized that the Myriad Stars Tower was a stable way to earn points—the stronger the student, the more points they could obtain.

But Jiang Yan was only interested in quick gains right now, so his goal was to climb as high as possible, earn points, and exchange them for Spirit Aperture Source Liquid.

Opponents around the twentieth floor were roughly on the same level as Cheng Wu, so Jiang Yan dispatched them with ease.

Soon, the floor level reached 30.

The hall’s light screen.

【Name】: Jiang Yan

【Current Floor Level】: 30

【Ranking】: 15

Others: ◝₍ᴑ̑ДO͝₎◞!

Cheng Wu: ╭(ᵔ_＞ᵔ)╮

“No way, how did he climb to the thirtieth floor? My highest record is only twenty-eight!”

“Something’s wrong. This guy is weird. It’s been less than eight minutes since he started climbing the tower. Even Senior Lin, currently ranked first, couldn’t be this fast, right?”

The others all wore grim expressions.

Fortunately, someone stepped forward to calm their nerves:

“Everyone, don’t worry. The gap between the fortieth and thirtieth floors is huge. There’s no way that Blue Star Person can bridge it so easily!”

“That’s right. A Martial Artist who has only opened one Aperture can’t possibly reach the fortieth floor. That’s a level only third-year seniors can set foot on.”

The group comforted each other, and the tense atmosphere finally eased up.

Cheng Wu bit his collar, so nervous he could barely speak.

If this works out today, call me the Silver Radiance’s number one points king!

“It moved! It moved!”

He shouted excitedly.

【Name】: Jiang Yan

【Current Floor Level】: 31

From the thirtieth floor to the thirty-first, it took only ten seconds.

“Holy crap, Bro Jiang only used ten seconds! Bro, you’re literally my god!”

Cheng Wu was beside himself with excitement.

Myriad Stars Tower.

Jiang Yan’s expression gradually grew impatient:

“Why did it take eight seconds for the character to load?”