Luo Cheng did not offer much explanation.
With his current strength, he could not disregard Qi Guyun and the other disciples of the Crown Prince Hall!
Saying too much would only make him seem blindly arrogant.
The truth of the matter would naturally be revealed in ten days.
"This fellow..."
Lin Xiaoyun wanted to continue persuading him but was stopped by Chen Lingyu.
"Senior Brother!"
Chen Lingyu shook her head, staring at Luo Cheng’s receding figure with a trace of helplessness on her face:
"Can’t you see it yet? Although Junior Brother Luo Cheng is young, his will is extraordinarily firm. Once he’s set his mind on sothing, not even nine dragons could pull him back. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have achieved the feats he has."
Elder Chen Xuan nodded, his face filled with emotion:
"With such an unshakable will, given ti, his achievents in the Sword Dao will be unparalleled. If not for awakening a Wasted Martial Soul, he could have beco an unrivaled swordsman in the future..."
As the three were discussing.
The sound of hurried footsteps erupted, and Yuan Zhilan rushed in.
"Elder Chen Xuan! Senior Brother! Senior Sister!"
Yuan Zhilan greeted the three with a bow, glanced around without seeing Luo Cheng, and asked, "Where is Luo Cheng?"
Chen Lingyu smiled, "He’s gone back. Why are you in such a rush? What’s the matter?"
Yuan Zhilan took a deep breath, trying her best to calm her excitent before speaking:
"I just heard so news! Luo Cheng has signed up for the Outer Sect Grand Competition. During the offensive test, he lit up sixteen Crystal Stones with one punch and broke into the top 100 disciples, ranked thirty-sixth!"
"We already knew about this... Wait, what? Luo Cheng broke into the top 100 disciples, ranked thirty-sixth?!"
Chen Lingyu nodded slightly, her expression abruptly shifting as she shot up, staring incredulously at Yuan Zhilan.
Yuan Zhilan nodded and recounted everything she had just learned in detail.
In an instant, everyone present was stunned.
Lin Xiaoyun was in utter disbelief: "Ranked thirty-sixth! Such offensive strength is already approaching a Tongxuan Realm Third Layer Peak Martial Artist capable of Bridge Building. Just one step further, and he’ll be in the Half-step Awakening Vein Realm! Yet he’s only in the Tongxuan Realm Second Layer Middle Stage..."
Yuan Zhilan replied, "This matter is absolutely true. The entire Outer Sect is already talking about it!"
"No wonder he was so confident earlier."
Chen Lingyu quickly cald down, clicking her tongue in amazent:
"Our Junior Brother really is remarkable. To achieve such feats despite the limitations of a Wasted Martial Soul!"
Lin Xiaoyun, however, wore a grave expression: "This may not necessarily be good for him."
Chen Lingyu paused, frowning: "Why?"
Lin Xiaoyun explained, "If he has the strength of a top-100 disciple, he’ll undoubtedly participate in the final ranking matches! When that happens, he could face people like Ren Xiaoguang or Qi Guyun!"
"From what I know, Qi Guyun has long been preparing for Bridge Building and likely has already reached the Half-step Awakening Vein Realm in cultivation! His Sword Dao Realm has even attained Sword Heart Perfection, and he once slew three Tongxuan Realm Third Layer Peak Martial Artists with a single strike! If Luo Cheng faces him, certain death awaits."
Hearing this, Chen Lingyu fell silent.
Besides Qi Guyun, six of the top ten disciples were also mbers of the Crown Prince Hall.
Each of them possessed overwhelming combat prowess, capable of effortlessly dominating Martial Artists of the sa rank!
If Luo Cheng were to encounter any of them in the ranking matches, it would almost certainly an certain death!
Lin Xiaoyun took a deep breath and suddenly said to Chen Lingyu:
"Junior Sister, if you et Junior Brother Luo Cheng during the Outer Sect Grand Competition, you must not hold back. You must strike with all your might and severely injure him so he cannot continue competing! Only then will he have a sliver of hope for survival!"
Chen Lingyu hesitated for a mont before silently nodding.
Xuan Yi Residence.
More than half a month had passed, but the entire courtyard was spotless, dust-free, and orderly. The tables and chairs glead, clearly regularly tended to.
Shutting the courtyard door, Luo Cheng went straight to the Practice Field, sitting down in the center on a training mat.
"My absolute limit right now should place around the top ten, but no higher than eighth! To dominate the Outer Sect, I still have a long way to go..."
Thinking of his ranking on the Jade Monunt, countless thoughts flashed through Luo Cheng’s mind.
Those who could rank among the top ten were all peerless talents! Their cultivation had long reached the Tongxuan Realm Third Layer Peak, and their Martial Souls were of the highest quality. They had no weaknesses and were among the most formidable existences in the Tongxuan Realm!
Defeating such individuals was no easy task.
"Fortunately, I still have plenty of trump cards!"
Luo Cheng was full of confidence.
Compared to these people, he only lacked cultivation.
If he also reached the Tongxuan Realm Third Layer Peak, Luo Cheng was certain that whether it was Ren Xiaoguang or Chief Disciple Qi Guyun, neither could withstand even three moves from him!
Perhaps not even one!
"There are still ten days—more than enough! Ti to raise my cultivation!"
Clearing all distracting thoughts, Luo Cheng retrieved a massive pile of Spiritual dicines and Spirit Pills from his Storage Ring, selecting one Three-star Spiritual dicine for blood replenishnt and muscle nourishnt, and one Awakening God Pill, swallowing them both in one go before grabbing a Three-star Soul Crystal in his hand.
His only goal now was to enhance his strength—everything else was secondary.
The wealth he had looted from Qin Ming and others was more than sufficient for him to use freely for so ti.
Boom!
The Beast Soul Essence from the Soul Crystal, combined with the dicinal power of the pills and the latent Martial Soul Essence in his body, erupted simultaneously!
Under the combined force of three energies, a small vortex swirled around Luo Cheng, like mist and haze!
This phenonon was caused by an excess of Essence Energy spilling out.
Luo Cheng paid it no mind, focusing all his energy and spirit on circulating the All Heavens Dragon Control Technique.
The violent Essence Energy circulated rapidly within his body, causing his blood and Qi to surge, so intensely that faint waves could even be heard outside his body.
One hour!
Two hours!
Three hours.
Bang!
By early morning the next day, a drum-like roar echoed from Luo Cheng’s chest.
In the next mont, a formidable energy surged from his body, creating an extraordinary ripple that caused the entire Practice Field to tremble!
"Breaking through in just half a day—this speed is faster than I anticipated! But it’s also so wasteful!"
Opening his eyes, Luo Cheng wore a confident smile.
In just half a day, he had advanced to the Late Stage of the Tongxuan Realm Second Layer, which even exceeded his expectations.
Such speed did not co without a cost.
In just half a day, Luo Cheng had consud two Three-star Soul Crystals, three Three-star Spirit Pills for blood replenishnt and muscle nourishnt, and wasted nearly forty percent of the dicinal power.
But of course, this level of waste was inconsequential compared to his cultivation breakthrough.
"Continue!"
Wasting no ti, Luo Cheng quickly imrsed himself back into his cultivation state.
While Luo Cheng was cultivating.
In a remote area of the Outer Sect, there stood a luxurious pavilion.
This three-story pavilion was hidden within a Pine Forest, beside a lake, exuding grandeur and elegance.
It was the residence of the Outer Sect Chief Disciple, Qi Guyun.
At this mont, the pavilion was abuzz with activity, crowded with people.
Each individual emitted a powerful aura—every one of them was a renowned expert listed on the Outer Sect top 100 disciples ranking.
Qi Guyun, Xu Qifeng, the peach-blossom-faced Qin Yan, Yi Chong... and Ren Xiaoguang were all present.
Every core mber of the Crown Prince Hall’s Outer Sect was in attendance.
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