Trial Tower?
This time, Lu An was finally interested.
With the Black Mist Person, he no longer had a need for Heavenly Skills and secret arts, and the Black Mist Person also advised him not to learn any Heavenly Skills other than those he taught. What Lu An was truly interested in about the Trial Tower was not Heavenly Skills, but the trials.
Over the past few days, the number of beasts in the outer reaches of the Gongxu Mountains had been decreasing, which also made him feel less pressured. However, Lu An worried about a life-threatening encounter if he were to rashly meet a First Layer Strange Beast. The Trial Tower would definitely become his best place for trials!
“The Trial Tower is located in the center of the academy, and it is also the tallest building you can see. The Trial Tower has ten layers, each representing a different difficulty, roughly equivalent to the strength a Sky Realm of each Rank should possess. From the First Layer to the Sixth Layer, passing each layer will reward a First-Grade Heavenly Skill. After the Seventh Layer, passing each layer will reward a Second-Grade Heavenly Skill. If all layers are passed, a Third-Grade Heavenly Skill will be rewarded.”
Saying this, Han Ying looked around before continuing, “The Trial Tower, all of you can challenge it at any time, but I advise you that the people inside will not show mercy, so it’s best not to try it lightly.”
All the students nodded upon hearing this, their chests filled with enthusiasm.
“Of course, the academy won’t let you go to the Trial Tower with just one Heavenly Skill.” Han Ying smiled, waved her hand, and said, “Starting today, I will teach everyone the most basic Heavenly Skills of the five attributes!”
As soon as these words came out, the entire venue erupted in a strong cheer!
And amidst the cheers, the two people in the corner had already disappeared.
Lu An quietly slipped out of the classroom, without any hesitation, heading straight for the Trial Tower. Fu Yu did not go with him; she just felt that today’s class was too noisy and wanted to return to her dormitory.
Lu An had been rushing; he had never been to the center of the academy before, and this time he realized how large the academy was. When he arrived in front of the Trial Tower, he realized how tall it was.
He had originally thought the Body Tempering Tower was tall enough, but compared to this Trial Tower, it was a full one-third shorter!
Looking at the constant stream of people in front of the Trial Tower, it seemed that although the Trial Tower was terrifying, many people still wanted to try it. After all, it was related to Heavenly Skills, and no one wanted to lose the opportunity.
Lu An also walked towards the Trial Tower without hesitation. When he entered the main door, what greeted his eyes was a hall that was neither too big nor too small. At the very front of the hall, there were staff members receiving students who came for trials.
Lu An thought for a moment, walked to an unoccupied person, and politely said, “Hello.”
This was a woman, who looked quite young, around twenty-three or twenty-four years old. She looked up at Lu An, sized him up and down, only thinking that this young man was younger than others and gave a very ordinary impression, then she withdrew her gaze and said, “First time for a trial?”
Lu An was startled, then nodded and said, “Yes.”
The woman didn’t even look at Lu An, casually throwing a wooden token on the table and saying, “Take this and go queue at the first door.”
Lu An looked at the wooden token on the table, somewhat bewildered. After picking it up, he couldn’t help but ask, “Excuse me, how is it considered a pass?”
The woman looked up at Lu An and said indifferently, “If you can bring this wooden token out again, it counts.”
Lu An was stunned, looking at the wooden token in his hand. After taking a deep breath, he gripped it tightly and said with a slight smile, “Thank you.”
With that, he turned and left, walking towards the first doorway. The woman also glanced at Lu An, then couldn’t help but shake her head and say, “Just looking at him, he’s a new student who doesn’t know what death is yet.”
Lu An naturally couldn’t hear the woman’s words. He arrived in front of the first door. There were nine other doors nearby, with the most people queuing at the first few doors, while the doors further back had no one. Lu An knew that these were probably different entrances to each layer of the tower.
He looked around, there were still nine people queuing in front, so Lu An waited patiently. However, he noticed that although there were many people queuing, everyone came out very quickly. He watched as eight people went in, but only one person was able to bring out the wooden token, while the others were all bruised and swollen, looking very miserable.
Finally, the last person in front of Lu An went in. And in less than half a minute, this person came out. He was even worse off, with nosebleeds flowing non-stop. He covered his stomach with one hand and his nose with the other, quickly leaving in a sorry state.
Lu An watched, slightly frowning. Looking at the tightly closed door in front, he took a deep breath, stepped forward, and pushed the door open.
“Creak—”
The door opened, revealing a dim space. The room was huge, clearly most of the First Layer of the tower was here. This also led to insufficient light, although he could see things, it greatly affected his vision.
Lu An frowned. After closing the door, he looked around and found a person sitting on a chair in the very center, with a table beside them. On the table, there was a pot of tea and a cup. At this moment, that person was pouring a full cup and then drinking it at their leisure.
Seeing this, Lu An thought for a moment, then strode towards the person. When he reached about five meters in front of the person, he stopped, bowed, and politely said, “Junior has come for the trial.”
Sitting in front of Lu An was a man, about thirty-something years old, with stubble on half his face. He was an assistant instructor at the academy. He looked at Lu An, who was clearly younger than others, and casually asked, “Are you a new student?”
“Yes,” Lu An said respectfully.
“But I don’t care if you’re a new student, or younger than others, you have no special privileges here!” The man leaned lazily on his chair, looking at Lu An, and said, “You saw the people who just left; your outcome won’t be any better than theirs. If I were you, I’d tuck my tail between my legs and get out of here right now.”
Lu An was stunned, looking at the assistant instructor in front of him. After a brief observation, he respectfully clasped his hands and said, “Thank you for the reminder, Teacher, but I would like to try.”
The man looked at the persistent Lu An, frowned, put down his teacup, and his voice dropped a few octaves, saying, “Since you want a beating, then I’ll grant your wish.”
With that, the man stood up. Lu An’s expression also became serious; this was, after all, the Trial Tower, and it was his first real combat encounter, so he raised his spirits to the highest degree.
“I will only fight you with the strength of a First Rank Sky Realm.” The man looked at Lu An and said, “I don’t hold back, so be careful!”
“Yes,” Lu An nodded and said, then took a deep breath, frowned, but his gaze was exceptionally calm.
The man was startled; this stance was different from other students. Then he reconsidered, what ability could a new student have? It was nothing more than putting on an act.
Thinking this, the man directly rushed towards Lu An, throwing a punch at Lu An’s face!
The man’s combat was very simple; he didn’t even need to release Tian Yuan Power. His physical strength alone was already unmatched by a First Rank Sky Realm. This punch alone was enough to rival any First Rank Sky Realm who released all their Tian Yuan Power.
This punch was very fast, like a gust of wind, instantly arriving in front of Lu An, gradually enlarging in his eyes. And just as it was about to reach him, Lu An moved from stillness to motion as if without acceleration, his body instantly retreated a step, the wind from the punch swept past his nose, narrowly dodging the punch!
Having missed a move, the man was truly stunned, and not believing it, he threw another punch, but it was once again dodged by Lu An!
What the hell?
The man’s brows furrowed, feeling that this new student seemed a little off. He couldn’t help but become a little more serious, quickly taking three steps and swiftly arriving in front of Lu An!
“Let’s see how you dodge now!” The man thought to himself, then threw a punch at Lu An’s side face from extremely close range! This punch, Lu An had no way to dodge!
Closer.
Even closer.
This punch was only a few inches from Lu An’s side face, but just as it was about to hit, Lu An suddenly raised his left arm, directly blocking the opponent’s fist!
Bang!
The fist hit the arm and stopped abruptly, unable to advance another inch!
The man looked at the white light on Lu An’s left arm, his pupils rapidly widening, and he said in shock, “Instant Tian Yuan Power?!”
But in the moment of the man’s shock, Lu An quickly threw a punch. The fist carried a slight chill, and it landed squarely on the man’s chest!
Thump thump thump!!!
The man quickly retreated several steps, then looked at his chest in surprise, finding many shattered ice fragments appearing on his clothes, emitting a bone-chilling coldness that went straight to his heart!
This coldness felt as if it wanted to freeze his heart!
“I concede.” Lu An cupped his hands and said softly.