Chapter 104: The Existence on the Hundredth Floor

When the gap in realms is too vast, all additional strengths become insignificant.

Jiang Yan thought he could rely on his physical defense and rapid saber swings to execute multiple attacks and instantly defeat his opponent. As long as he struck fast enough, there would always be a chance to trigger the instant-kill probability and eliminate his foe.

Yet, the actual combat result was that this True Intent Realm opponent with nine Apertures, using some unknown method, bypassed his body and directly pierced his brain. Then, with a bare-handed grip, he crushed the defensive Qi shield, and in the next strike, his fist pierced through Jiang Yan’s chest. The speed was so fast it all happened within milliseconds.

If not for triggering one [Life and Death Moment] during that time, he would have already died.

Jiang Yan calmly looked at his pierced chest, coolly assessing his opponent’s combat power.

“A nearly unstoppable Spiritual Power attack. It seems I must learn related defensive methods in the future.”

“Also, on this True Intent Realm Martial Artist… there’s another type of attack I can’t comprehend.”

His opponent possessed an intangible, elusive Qi aura. Under the enhancement of this Qi aura, his combat power surged exponentially, leaving almost no means of counterattack.

Overwhelming. So strong it hardly seemed like something a college student should possess.

It was hard to imagine that the difference between Spirit Platform Perfection and True Intent Early Stage was just one realm, yet the combat experience it brought Jiang Yan was worlds apart.

He still understood too little about this planet’s Martial Way.

Outside, in the hall’s light screen, Jiang Yan’s avatar had turned black.

People’s faces flushed red with excitement. No one felt regret; instead, they thought it was only natural, as if it were perfectly normal for a monster capable of instantly clearing the first ninety floors to be defeated on the ninety-first.

Outside the Myriad Stars Tower, it was already packed with people.

“My heavens, Jiang Yan actually made it to the ninety-first floor! In our Silver Radiance Academy, aside from Senior Huang Fu in his fourth year, he’s the only one to achieve this in nearly twenty years, right?”

“Did you notice? Before the ninetieth floor, Jiang Yan almost always achieved instant kills. Even Senior Huang Fu never accomplished such a feat.”

“Sigh, if it weren’t for True Intent Realm Martial Artists being so heaven-defying, I estimate he could have swept through the entire Myriad Stars Tower.”

“Exactly. Let me put it this way: even if you’re a True Intent Realm Martial Artist with only two Apertures opened, you could easily instant-kill a peerless genius with nine Apertures opened.”

“Hey, that argument doesn’t hold. How could a Martial Artist with only two Apertures opened cultivate to the True Intent Realm?”

“Uh… well, that’s true. The more Apertures one opens, the higher their Comprehension Ability, and breaking through to the True Intent Realm follows naturally. Ordinary people better not even think about it.”

Whenever the topic of Martial Artists above the ninetieth floor came up, everyone’s conversation inevitably revolved around the “True Intent” realm. As they discussed, their minds wandered with longing, drifting into lofty fantasies.

As soon as Jiang Yan was teleported out of the Myriad Stars Tower, he heard a crowd shouting his name. Lifting his gaze, he saw over a hundred people blocking the exit, each looking at him as if observing a circus monkey.

“What’s going on?”

At that moment, Cheng Wu scurried over, his tone dripping with flattery, growing increasingly distant from his previous arrogance—so unfamiliar that Jiang Yan even wondered if he had been possessed.

“Bro Jiang, you don’t know this, but you almost broke our Silver Radiance Academy’s twenty-year record just now!”

“Record?” Jiang Yan thought of the opponent he had just faced in the Myriad Stars Tower and asked in return. “In these twenty years, no one has been able to defeat the opponent on the ninety-first floor?”

Cheng Wu immediately looked embarrassed upon hearing this and explained, “Bro Jiang, actually, the levels above the 90th floor of the Myriad Stars Tower aren’t meant for students like us.”

“Oh? Go on.”

Cheng Wu cleared his throat and patiently explained, “Breaking through to the True Intent Realm is extremely difficult, and the conditions required are exceptionally harsh. Unless you’re among the top prodigies on Tianyuan Star, no one can break through to that realm.”

Cheng Wu’s explanation only confused Jiang Yan more. He said that aside from the top prodigies, no one could break through to the True Intent Realm before university—so what about the True Intent Realm experts inside the Myriad Stars Tower?

At that moment, the onlookers who had been watching the commotion somehow squeezed their way in.

One of them gave Cheng Wu a disdainful look, as if saying, “If you can’t explain it clearly, I’ll take over.”

Ignoring Cheng Wu, who was gritting his teeth, the person looked at Jiang Yan with admiration and continued where Cheng Wu left off.

“Martial God Jiang, let me explain. Actually, the Seniors above the 90th floor of the Myriad Stars Tower all broke through to the True Intent Realm a few years or even over a decade after graduation, and were then invited back by the academy to have their data recorded.”

“As for the reasons…

“First: Silver Radiance Academy wants to show off, pretending to have True Intent Realm students like the top academies on Tianyuan Star, just to put on a facade.

Second—and this is the most crucial reason—is because of one man.”

When mentioning that man, the student explaining to Jiang Yan couldn’t help but show deep respect, and even Cheng Wu, who was usually carefree, revealed a trace of admiration in his eyes.

Jiang Yan realized that the “man” he referred to might be an incredibly remarkable figure.

“That man is the strongest student in the history of Silver Radiance Academy. He emerged three hundred years ago, dominating an entire era and overpowering the so-called prodigies from the top academies on Tianyuan Star. Now, he has become a peerless Martial God.”

“Back then, he cleared all the way to the 90th floor and bluntly stated that the Myriad Stars Tower posed no challenge. He then requested the academy to record some strong individuals. At that time, Silver Radiance Academy practically treated him like a god, so they hastily expanded the Myriad Stars Tower overnight, upgrading it from a maximum of 90 floors to the current 100 floors.”

“So far, only three people in the Myriad Stars Tower have broken through to the True Intent Realm before university. Everyone else was recorded into the tower after graduation.”

“And that 100th floor… is the ultimate prestige of our Silver Radiance Academy—the youthful form of Tianyuan Star’s peerless Martial God. For three hundred years, no one has been able to withstand ten moves from him.”

The speaker then shifted his tone, looking at Jiang Yan with starry eyes. “Bro Jiang, Martial God Jiang, clearing the first 90 floors is already incredibly impressive. And you’re still quite young, right? Your true potential is even more exaggerated than Senior Huang Fu, a fourth-year student. You might even reach the 100th floor and spar with Master Martial God before graduation!”

“I wouldn’t even dare to dream of what it feels like to spar with the Martial God. When the time comes, Martial God Jiang, you must describe to me what the young Master Martial God looks like!”

Jiang Yan looked somewhat shocked at the man before him. The fanaticism in his eyes was no longer like that of a normal person—his reverence for the Martial God had clearly reached a twisted, obsessive level.

Jiang Yan subtly stepped back, grabbed Cheng Wu by the collar, and vanished from the spot.

This was no place to linger.

“Huh? Where’d they go?”

“Oh no, the great one got away.”

“It’s fine, his name is Jiang Yan. Once we know the name, what can’t we find out?”

“Everyone, quickly mobilize your connections and dig out this low-key genius from our Silver Radiance Academy.”

Amidst the crowd’s discussions, a sudden, unexpected voice popped up.

“Um… actually, that person isn’t from our school. To be precise, Jiang Yan comes from…

Blue Star.”