Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Momentum Like a Broken Bamboo
Translator: 549690339
Two young men came in arm in arm.
The younger one had fair skin, delicate facial features with a hint of handsomeness, and an air of gentleness mixed with strength in his starry eyes. He had a complex temperament, with both a comforting masculinity and a fearful coldness about him.
The older youth had a simpler temperament, with his sword-like eyebrows and disdainful eyes that ignored the surrounding gazes.
One of the youngsters in Ma Yunfei’s entourage exclaimed, “It’s Lu Yun and Xiao Chen!”
Ma Yunfei pondered for a moment, “Lu Yun, Xiao Chen…”
“The two of them haven’t been to the Myriad Phenomena Tower for more than two months. This time they’ve come together, it seems like they’ve made significant progress and are preparing to challenge the sixth floor. Senior Brother Ma, do you want to stay and watch the excitement?”
An odd look appeared on Ma Yunfei’s calm face as he said indifferently, “It won’t take too long anyway. I’m curious to see what level these two guys, who used to be on par with me, have reached.”
When they first entered the Martial Academy, he, Xiao Chen, and Lu Yun had each stopped at the Myriad Phenomena Tower’s sixth floor, and their performances had often been compared by others.
Soon after, however, he passed the sixth floor and became the second newcomer to reach the seventh floor after Bai Haoxuan. Lu Yun and Xiao Chen hadn’t visited the Myriad Phenomena Tower since, and discussions about who was the strongest among the three, aside from Bai Haoxuan, had ceased.
It wasn’t possible to enter the Myriad Phenomena Tower at any time, as only ten people could enter at a time.
That day seemed quite lively, with many people on the Myriad Phenomena Square and many waiting for their chance to enter the Myriad Phenomena Tower, including Lu Yun and Xiao Chen.
Neither of them particularly liked or disliked this bustling scene; they had a nonchalant attitude.
However, they had no idea that someone was secretly watching them.
Soon, the Myriad Phenomena Tower’s previous batch of disciples came out. These included new disciples who had just entered the Martial Academy and many older ones, all achieving achievements mostly on the sixth and seventh floors, with the best reaching the ninth floor.
The disciple who entered the ninth floor had been in the Martial Academy for six or seven years. Though his achievements were better than those of other disciples, they were nothing impressive compared to his age and cultivation time, and few people paid attention.
Soon enough, it was finally Xiao Chen and Lu Yun’s turn.
Before entering the Myriad Phenomena Tower, Xiao Chen said, “I hope you achieve good results!”
“You too, good luck!”
With a faint smile, Lu Yun entered the Myriad Phenomena Tower.
In the crowd, Chen Tianqi’s face was full of mixed emotions.
With a Level 4 Innate Talent, his talent was not inferior. Just three months after entering the Martial Academy, he had already advanced from the peak of the Enter Martial Realm to the late stage of the Meridian Passage Realm. Such progress was definitely at the top among the newcomers.
However, his achievements in the Myriad Phenomena Tower were still inferior to someone’s results two months ago.
“What was I thinking back then, to actually join forces with a waste like Mu Qingyun to offend Lu Yun?”
Chen Tianqi shook his head slightly and turned to leave.
As for how far Lu Yun could ultimately go in the Myriad Phenomena Tower, it was no longer relevant to him.
Two months ago, he had already sobered up, focused his mind, and concentrated all his energy on cultivation.
What happened to the overconfident Mu Qingyun didn’t matter, nor did the extraordinarily gifted Lu Yun. They were no longer his concern.
Amidst the lively and boisterous Myriad Phenomena Square, Chen Tianqi’s quiet departure did not catch anyone’s attention.
Myriad Phenomena Tower.
Since his previous best result was stopping at the sixth floor, Lu Yun appeared on the sixth floor as soon as he entered the Myriad Phenomena Tower.
Last time, even with all his strength and sacrificing what little health he had left, he had only managed to slay eight Demon Beasts in the end.
Now, his strength had increased more than tenfold. Seeing those ten ferocious Demon Beasts before him again, Lu Yun couldn’t help but lament.
Cultivation was like sailing against the current if you didn’t advance, you’d fall behind.
Two months ago, the ten Demon Beasts were at the Second Rank late stage.
Now, they were still at the Second Rank late stage.
And Lu Yun had already leaped from the early stage of the Meridian Passage Realm to its peak.
His true strength was unrivaled in the Meridian Passage Realm.
“Roar!”
At the sight of Lu Yun, the ten Second Rank late-stage Demon Beasts let out deafening roars and charged at him all at once.
In an instant, the power of the Myriad Phenomena Tower’s sixth floor surged like a turbulent sea.
“All bark and no bite!”
With a cold snort, Lu Yun unsheathed his sword and slashed horizontally. The blade danced through the air, creating waves of sword qi with the force of a raging sea.
His sword had already slain real Demon Beasts, including those at the Third Rank. He had no fear of these energy-converted Demon Beasts within the Myriad Phenomena Tower.
A goose leaves no trace, and the wind leaves no sound.
His sword left nothing but ruthlessness!
With the tiger-head broadsaber in hand, two or three slashes were enough to deal with a Second Rank late-stage Demon Beast. The feat was effortless and simple.
Before long, Lu Yun had effortlessly dealt with the ten Second Rank late-stage Demon Beasts that had once caused him such hardship.
As he looked at the vortex portal appearing before him, Lu Yun casually tucked his left hand into his pocket and shouldered his sword in his right hand, swaggering into it.
The seventh floor of the Myriad Phenomena Tower was a new threshold, blocking countless disciples’ paths.
The moment Lu Yun appeared, two huge Demon Beasts appeared almost simultaneously.
These were two wild boar-like Demon Beasts covered in black hair that resembled sharp steel needles. They each had a single horn on their heads, like a sharp blade, glinting under the dim light.
If the ten Demon Beasts on the Myriad Phenomena Tower’s sixth floor were a difficult peak to climb for most disciples, then the muscular, fierce-looking Monohorn Wild Boars on the seventh floor were an insurmountable chasm.
Undoubtedly, these two Monohorn Wild Boars were both Second Rank peak Demon Beasts, and such a challenge was enough to make most Meridian Passage Realm disciples despair.
“Heh—heh—”
The Monohorn Wild Boars let out hissing roars, their huge eyes filled with madness and rage. Upon seeing Lu Yun, they became even more ferocious, their black needle-like hairs standing on end.
“Oh, they’re quite aggressive!” Excitement appeared in Lu Yun’s eyes.
“Boom!”
The two Monohorn Wild Boars charged at once, their huge, fierce bodies not slowing them down in the slightest. On the contrary, their momentum became even more terrifying and formidable as they charged.
Lu Yun dodged with a leap, and a loud bang sounded as the two Monohorn Wild Boars smashed huge holes in the ground where he had just stood, dust billowing into the air.
As Lu Yun dodged, he immediately attacked the nearest Monohorn Wild Boar.
“Wretched beast, die!” Lu Yun roared lowly.
His entire being transformed into a bolt of lightning, the tiger-head broadsaber in his hand emitting a cold light as it chopped straight down at the Monohorn Wild Boar’s neck.
At that moment, another dark shadow attacked Lu Yun.
As Lu Yun’s sword slashed down, he somersaulted in midair, and his Pure Yang aggressive aura erupted, concentrating on his tiger-head broadsaber. With a backhanded slash, a three-feet-long sword qi flew out, sending the muscular Monohorn Wild Boar flying..