The spacious First Layer was silent.
The male assistant teacher looked at Lu An, his expression filled with surprise and unpreparedness, looking down at the ice on his lapel in front of his heart. If the opponent had been a little more ruthless, he might have paid for his carelessness just now!
Although he only used physical strength and didn't even use Tian Yuan Power, that was no excuse. He lost, and he lost thoroughly.
"Are you a new student?" the male assistant teacher asked Lu An, somewhat incredulously.
"Yes," Lu An said.
The male assistant teacher frowned and re-evaluated Lu An. This guy looked to be only around twelve years old and was still a new student. Could it be that he had some powerful backing?
But looking at his attire, he didn't seem like the child of a wealthy family. The male assistant teacher couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it, waved his hand, and said loudly, "You passed. You can leave!"
"Thank you, Teacher," Lu An breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands in a salute, but then looked at the dark, gloomy staircase in the far corner and, after a thought, said, "I want to continue the challenge."
The male assistant teacher was startled, then a smile appeared on his lips. This kid's strength indeed qualified him to challenge those above. If the people above were careless, they would surely be caught off guard just like him. So he smiled and said, "You can. Just go up from there."
As expected, Lu An looked at the staircase the male assistant teacher pointed to and said again, "Thank you, Teacher."
With that, he strode towards the staircase.
Watching Lu An's receding figure, the male assistant teacher's expression grew increasingly serious amidst his smile, thinking that this batch of new students seemed a bit strong!
Lu An didn't know what the male assistant teacher was thinking. He just felt that he hadn't expended much effort and could continue the challenge. Moreover, if a ten-story pagoda corresponded to one Realm per floor, then as a Fourth Level Sky Realm, he should be able to clear the Fourth Layer.
When he arrived at the staircase, he stepped onto it without hesitation. The staircase creaked, very old, as if no one had stepped on it for a long time, and it was covered in dust. Looking up at the steep staircase, Lu An walked up step by step.
When he arrived at the Second Layer, he also found a figure standing in the dark, gloomy center. This person was lying on a recliner, sleeping, and snoring occasionally.
Lu An frowned slightly, strode towards this person, stopped about ten feet away, cleared his throat, and said loudly, "Excuse me for disturbing, Junior has come for the trial!"
The voice was clear and startled the teacher on the recliner. The teacher immediately sat up from the recliner, which swayed back and forth. He looked around blankly, as if he hadn't fully woken up yet.
When he saw the young man standing beside him, he finally realized where he was and, annoyed, rubbed his hair, saying impatiently, "You've come to challenge?"
Lu An glanced at the person and said calmly, "Yes."
"Then stop talking nonsense, come on!" The teacher seemed a bit angry, speaking as if eager to go back to sleep.
Lu An saw the person's mood but wasn't angry. However, he didn't want to waste more time here. His brows furrowed, and he swiftly took a step forward, actually taking the initiative to attack!
When the teacher saw the ice instantly appear on Lu An's fist, his eyes widened abruptly, and he shuddered, quickly raising his hand to counter.
Fist met fist, and Lu An actually repelled him several steps with one punch!
So strong!
This person was completely awake, looking at Lu An with surprise. Although he only used the strength of a Second Level Sky Realm, it was definitely at the peak of this Realm. How could the opponent be so strong?
However, with one strike missed, Lu An's brows tightened, as if he was dissatisfied with his own attack. His body suddenly leaned forward, soaring like a bow and arrow!
A straight punch went directly for the opponent's face. The teacher barely blocked it, but then suddenly realized that almost simultaneously, Lu An's left knee had already reached his Dantian!
Crack!
Fearing his Dantian would be struck, the teacher actually used his full strength, instantly exceeding the Second Level Sky Realm, and, acting later but arriving first, blocked an attack that should have been impossible to stop!
However, Lu An merely frowned slightly at this, because at the same time, his left hand had already touched the pulse on the opponent's neck.
"I concede," Lu An said calmly, his expression unchanged.
With that, he withdrew his hand, cupped his fist in a bow to the teacher, and walked towards the staircase leading to the Third Layer, leaving the teacher standing dumbfounded.
Could this be—one mind, three uses?
The male teacher's eyes widened as he thought about the recent exchange. It's well known that a person's attacks are continuous but cannot be duplicated. For example, with two hands and two feet, only one of the four can be used at the same time. And sometimes, both fists or both feet striking at once are still considered one use because the movements are identical, with no difference in execution. However, if a person can use both hands simultaneously with different movements, speeds, directions, and frequencies, that is one mind, two uses.
But just now, this young man, at the same time, used two fists and one foot with completely different speeds. This kind of Battle Skill was truly a Prodigy!
However, Lu An, who had already reached the Third Layer, couldn't appreciate the teacher's wonderful expression. Looking at the still empty and gloomy center of the Third Layer, he saw a person sitting cross-legged, as if Cultivating.
Lu An knew that interrupting someone's Cultivation was an extremely bad thing. Although he was here for the trial, he wouldn't force it. After thinking for a moment, he didn't even wait, walking directly towards the staircase to the Fourth Layer.
Stepping lightly onto the staircase, Lu An tried his best not to disturb the Cultivation in the distance. In fact, that person was indeed Cultivating, and was fully concentrated, not noticing Lu An's arrival. So when Lu An arrived at the Fourth Layer, he stopped, somewhat bewildered.
Because unlike the quietness of the first three layers, a battle was actually taking place here on the Fourth Layer!
What shocked him even more was that the person fighting on this Fourth Layer was none other than his classmate, Bian Qingliu!
Bian Qingliu was seen fighting with a middle-aged man, and the two were exchanging blows fiercely. Light flashed during their exchange, and not only that, he saw that Bian Qingliu's every attack was accompanied by dazzling ice!
Lu An was somewhat shocked that Bian Qingliu could also instantly activate Tian Yuan Power, but then he thought that even he could do it, and there were many capable people in the world, so he wasn't anything special.
Observing Bian Qingliu's battle with the teacher closely, Bian Qingliu's Moves were very different, clearly carrying a certain Qi. The Black Mist Person had once said that among Heavenly Skills, while the gap between first and ninth grade was huge, the gap within the same grade was also very large. Within the same grade, Concept was the victor!
The so-called Concept meant that the Heavenly Skill carried its own personality. When used by someone with this personality, it was exceptionally powerful; when used by someone without it, it was ordinary. And now, Bian Qingliu's battle gave him a powerful Concept.
Gentle and refined, a gentleman as warm and pure as jade.
Peaceful, fluid, yet exceptionally powerful.
During the exchange, although Bian Qingliu's brows were tightly furrowed, his expression grave and even seeming a bit strained, he did not abandon this Concept, constantly striving to maintain it.
However, Lu An saw clearly that Bian Qingliu had already lost.
Although he was barely maintaining it, his Moves were not continuous, being forced into disarray by his opponent. How could he not lose?
Sure enough, in less than half an incense stick's time, Bian Qingliu was struck in the chest by the teacher's palm, and his body immediately flew backward, sliding several feet across the floor before stopping, his face as pale as paper, clutching his chest and coughing loudly.
Lu An rushed over, came to Bian Qingliu's side, and asked, "Are you alright?"
Bian Qingliu was startled by the voice, turned his head, and found it was Lu An. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, but just as he was about to ask something, his gaze became calm again, and he said, "Lu Brother, you've also come to challenge, right?"
Lu An thought for a moment. He originally didn't want his classmates to know his strength so early, as this might reach Zhou Chengkun's ears. But thinking that they would know sooner or later, he nodded and said, "Mm."
"Indeed," Bian Qingliu struggled to support himself and sat up, coughing as he said, "I already felt you were very strong in the Body Tempering Pagoda that day. I really didn't misjudge you."
Lu An smiled upon hearing this, and after confirming that Bian Qingliu was indeed fine, he turned to look at the teacher in the distance.
Then, Lu An stood up, his brows slightly furrowed, and cupped his hands to the teacher in the distance, saying, "Junior has come to challenge!"