Chapter 101: Has Blue Star Martial Dao Been Hiding Its Strength?

Opponents around the thirtieth floor were already infinitely close to the Fifth Stage Spirit Platform Realm, but Jiang Yan handled them with ease, having yet to encounter a truly formidable adversary.

Jiang Yan unleashed [Shadow Hunt]. Soon, a pitch-black figure rose from the opponent’s shadow.

Invisible threads connected that figure to Jiang Yan, making him distinctly feel an increase in strength.

After testing his Talent, Jiang Yan lost interest in lingering. With a single saber strike, the opponent’s head fell to the ground.

“Thirty-ninth floor.”

Jiang Yan stepped onto the thirty-ninth floor as his opponent gradually materialized.

The thirty-ninth floor was where many third-year students were stuck at this Rank Tier.

This time, Jiang Yan expended a bit more effort but successfully defeated his opponent.

“Holy shit, the fortieth floor! All of you, pay up now!”

Cheng Wu was overjoyed, feeling he had never accomplished something so impressive before.

The others wore dark expressions but stubbornly retorted, “Don’t celebrate too soon. Let’s see if he clears the fortieth floor first.”

“Exactly, the fortieth floor is a hurdle. Some sail smoothly before it, but once they reach the fortieth floor, it’s a different story.”

The group still refused to believe Jiang Yan could pass the fortieth floor, or rather, they were unwilling to admit that a Martial Artist from Blue Star could surpass their tower-clearing records.

Six hundred points could be earned back in less than a month, but once dignity was lost, it couldn’t be regained.

“Hahahaha, let me count—there are eleven of you in total. Combined, you’ll owe me 6,600 points!”

Cheng Wu’s expression did a complete 180 compared to the others, shifting from initial anxiety to smugness, his eyes gleaming with the triumph of a petty villain.

Heh heh heh, serves you right for bullying me, Cheng Wu. Didn’t you know I’ve got someone backing me?

Everyone’s gaze was fixed nervously on the large screen in front of them.

Finally, Jiang Yan’s Ranking changed, swiftly pushing aside several names above him.

[Name]: Jiang Yan

The Ranking was based on online participants, but reaching fifth place was enough to prove Jiang Yan’s strength had surpassed most people at Silver Radiance Academy.

Thud—

The girl with the small braid collapsed to the ground, staring in disbelief at Jiang Yan’s data on the screen, muttering incessantly:

“H-how… how is this possible? How could a Blue Star Person surpass me when he’s only Opened One Aperture…”

“Could it be… that our Tianyuan Martial Way is truly mistaken?”

The girl clutched her head and wept, feeling her worldview had suffered a massive shock.

That Blue Star Person looked younger than her, couldn’t have Opened more Apertures than her, and likely didn’t have better cultivation resources or Martial Skills than her. Yet, under these circumstances, he still surpassed her…

All of this proved one thing: this young Martial Artist from Blue Star had truly managed to crush them, this group of self-proclaimed lofty Tianyuan Martial Artists.

“I…” The girl with the small braid lowered her head and reluctantly transferred her points to Cheng Wu before dejectedly running off.

The others were just as despondent as the braided girl. A few even had a gleam in their eyes, contemplating the idea of becoming deadbeats.

“Hey—don’t run!”

Cheng Wu shouted, but in the end, two legs were no match for seven or eight pairs of legs. He could only watch helplessly as those few ran away.

“Damn it, a bunch of spineless cowards!”

Cheng Wu cursed loudly, memorizing the faces of these deadbeats.

Fortunately, those who broke their promises were in the minority. In the end, eight people still honored their commitments and transferred the points over.

Thus, 4800 points were obtained, albeit with some nerve-wracking moments.

“Hmph, Cheng Wu, did you already know about that Blue Star Person’s strength and deliberately set up this scheme to trick us?”

After paying the points, most students didn’t choose to leave. Instead, they aggressively questioned Cheng Wu.

Cheng Wu, who had just managed to suppress the smile on his face, waved his hands repeatedly upon hearing this: “How could that be? This is also the first time I’ve learned that Bro Jiang’s strength is actually so formidable.”

Another person leaned closer to Cheng Wu: “Hey, do you think when Professor Lan went to Blue Star to investigate the Martial Way, he was deceived by these cunning Blue Star People?”

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted everyone’s attention, and they all turned to question that person.

“What do you mean by that?”

That person took a deep breath, organized his thoughts, and lowered his voice a bit: “Think about it. Blue Star People are inferior to us Tianyuan Star in Martial Skills, resources, and all aspects. Yet, he can reach the 40th floor in the Myriad Stars Tower, and he hasn’t stopped climbing. What does this indicate?”

“Hiss… Could it be because he’s just that awesome?” someone interjected.

That person gave the interjector a speechless look and explained earnestly: “It indicates that these cunning Blue Star People were hiding their true capabilities from Professor Lan back then, deliberately concealing some core Martial Way secrets and not letting Professor Lan see them!”

Cheng Wu found this somewhat plausible and pressed further: “Then what was their purpose in doing that?”

That person took a deep breath, the answer seemingly on the tip of his tongue.

Everyone watched him nervously, as if about to hear an earth-shattering secret.

Then, that person slightly opened his mouth.

“I don’t know.”

“Damn, Zhang Yufan, are you asking for a beating?”

“You bastard, stopping halfway through is no different from being a eunuch!”

“Zhang Yufan, you’d better not dare return to the dorm tonight, or else… hmph.”

The others clamored noisily, with only Cheng Wu remaining deep in thought, head bowed.

A meaningful glint flashed in his eyes. His clever mind occupied the high ground, his tiny brain conspiring with his well-developed muscles.

“Blue Star Martial Way…”

…

On the screen, Jiang Yan’s ranking changed once again.

[Name]: Jiang Yan

Currently, only Lin Xianyuan remained above Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan’s upcoming opponents had basically all opened four or more Apertures and had left indelible marks in Silver Radiance Academy’s Myriad Stars Tower.

Jiang Yan drew his Saber, treating the situation seriously.

Martial Artists from Tianyuan Star were indeed much more formidable than those from Blue Star, or even all species in the [158369] warzone. With each floor he cleared, Jiang Yan felt the pressure increase sharply. The enemies he encountered were no pushovers.

The Martial Artists in the Myriad Stars Tower might not have high Realms, but their Talent was certainly strong.

Six-Aperture Prodigy, Spirit Platform Realm Martial Artist!

Martial Artists in the Spirit Platform Realm could already utilize a special power similar to Spiritual Power. Their attack methods were unique and quite tricky to deal with. It took Jiang Yan three Saber strikes to kill his opponent.

On Blue Star, this Martial Way path involving Spiritual Power hadn’t even been explored yet.

Jiang Yan shook his slightly dizzy head, feeling very curious about the attack from that Martial Artist just now.

In previous battles, he had encountered Martial Artists at the Spirit Platform Realm and had been subjected to Spiritual Power attacks, but none were as sharp as the one from the Martial Artist just now.

“It was almost impossible to defend against. Could it be a Martial Skill related to Spiritual Power?”

“It seems after this battle, I need to go back and learn more about the Martial Way of Tianyuan Star.”

In the following layers, Jiang Yan did not encounter Spiritual Power attacks as sharp as the one from that Martial Artist again.

Clearly, such a powerful attack method required a certain price to cultivate and was not something everyone could master.