Cultivation: I Have a Skill Level Panel

Gu Yun clenched his hand into a fist, and in an instant, Thunder gathered in his palm. He tore through the void and, with the force of a mighty storm, threw a punch toward Song Fuchuan’s chest with an air of absolute dominance.

Song Fuchuan’s pupils shrank to the size of pinpricks.

’Fast!’

’Too fast!!’

He had no time to react at all before Gu Yun delivered the lightning-fast blow.

"BANG!"

Song Fuchuan instantly felt the overwhelming power of the Thunder strike on his chest. His entire body shot backward like a cannonball, flying thousands of feet away.

Song Fuchuan forcefully stabilized his body, finally coming to a stop.

He clutched his chest with one hand. A horrifying Fist Seal was visible there, with faint wisps of lightning still crackling across it.

Then, he stared at Gu Yun, his eyes filled with dread.

’He... was no match for him!!’

[You have expertly utilized Starfire Spreads and Starfire Fall in combat. Starfire Spreads Skill Level +2%]

At this moment,

in the area before the Profound Celestial Tower, the crowd of Inner Sect Disciples was in an uproar.

"Oh my god!!"

"Song Fuchuan actually lost!"

An Inner Sect Disciple in a black robe stood dumbfounded, a look of utter disbelief on his face.

The expert from the Profound Celestial List, who he had thought was invincible, had just been defeated—and so utterly!

"Soon, Senior Brother Gu’s name will be known throughout the entire Inner Sect!"

"Senior Brother, watching this fight makes me realize how weak I am!"

"Good that you know. If you’re weak, then train harder."

"Don’t sell yourself short!"

The disciples buzzed with discussion.

According to the rules of the list,

if you defeat someone on it, you take their place and become a ranked expert.

Then, you can claim the Sect’s many benefits and resources. The rewards are bountiful, the advantages numerous!

Soon,

news of Gu Yun defeating an expert from the Profound Celestial List would spread, and many would surely find it unbelievable.

After all, how long had Gu Yun even been in the Inner Sect?!

To be this powerful already!!

And he was likely not even thirty yet. To be so young and already comparable to the experts on the Profound Celestial List...

...he was already far ahead of his peers.

It seemed the Profound Celestial Sect had produced another prodigy!

Gu Yun was, of course, unaware of the discussions among his fellow disciples.

At that moment, he took a step into the void, his entire body transforming into a streak of lightning as he entered the Profound Celestial Trial Tower!

The crowd watched in amazement.

"Senior Brother Gu is going to challenge the tower! I wonder which floor he’ll reach?!"

one disciple exclaimed upon seeing Gu Yun vanish into the Trial Tower.

"With Senior Brother Gu’s strength, getting to the sixth floor should be no problem."

"Only the sixth? You’re underestimating him!"

"I’m betting on the seventh floor!!"

"Heh, what about you?"

"This unworthy junior brother just barely passed the second floor!"

"Definitely unworthy. I made it to the third floor!!"

The group of disciples continued to bicker and compare their achievements in front of the tower.

At that moment,

Gu Yun entered the tower.

Within the Dao Artifact was a self-contained world. The sky was perpetually dim, and the dark clouds overhead roiled like a stampede of ten thousand dark horsemen, looking as if they might collapse at any moment. It created a boundless sense of oppression that inspired fear.

Before him,

lay a vast, ancient, and weathered arena.

On the arena stood a Puppet in Kui Red Battle Armor, wielding a Battle Halberd. It stood like a War God, emanating a terrifying aura.

’Looks like this is my 1st Layer opponent!’

’Huh!?’

’Its Realm is the same as mine!’

Gu Yun thought to himself as he observed the imposing Kui Red Battle Armor Puppet standing before him.

The next instant,

the Puppet in Kui Red Battle Armor moved. A bloody glint seemed to flash in its eyes as it erupted with heaven-shaking might.

It then stepped through the void, Battle Halberd in hand, and swung down violently at Gu Yun!

But,

in Gu Yun’s eyes, it was ultimately too weak.

Gu Yun simply pressed his five fingers toward the void, and a sudden clap of thunder echoed out of thin air.

In an instant, countless bolts of lightning surged forth, tearing through the void with a deafening ROAR, forming what seemed to be a Thunder Domain!

Then, the sky-filling Thunder surged toward the Kui Red Battle Armor Puppet. Before the Puppet could even reach him, the attack annihilated it with the force of a raging storm, utterly unstoppable!

Then,

a cold, mechanical voice echoed.

[Challenge successful. Entering 2nd Layer.]

Gu Yun’s body was then swept by a beam of light, and he arrived at the 2nd Layer of the Trial Tower.

Gu Yun spread his Spiritual Sense and scanned his surroundings. The scenery of the 2nd Layer was the same as the first; the sky above remained pitch-black.

The only difference was that the single Kui Red Battle Armor Puppet had become two.

Two figures in Kui Red Battle Armor, wielding Battle Halberds with blood-red light in their eyes, surrounded Gu Yun from the front and back. ’This is more like it!’

This time,

Gu Yun moved first.

A glint of a blade flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes, a sharp light that seemed to tear the heavens.

With a wave of his hand, the Flame Soul Thunder Saber appeared in his grasp.

He then slashed fiercely, once to the front and once to the back.

Two streams of Sword Qi, imbued with Flame Thunder Blade Momentum, shot into the air. Like terrifying Flood Dragons tearing through space, they carried immense power as they slashed toward the two Kui Red Battle Armor Puppets with an incomparably sharp Sword Momentum!

The bloody light in the Kui Red Battle Armor Puppets’ cold eyes flickered. Like Celestial Gods, they swung their Battle Halberds, hacking violently at the razor-sharp Sword Qi!

But in the end, they had still underestimated Gu Yun’s strike, which contained a terrifying Sword Momentum.

"BANG!"

When their Battle Halberds struck the Sword Qi with terrifying force, they were instead shattered with ease. The Sword Qi then continued onward, tearing the two Kui Red Battle Armor Puppets in half!

The cold, mechanical voice echoed inside the tower once more.

[Challenge successful. Entering 3rd Layer.]

...

After that,

the pattern continued.

3rd Layer: four Kui Red Battle Armor Puppets of the same Realm. One-shotted!

4th Layer: eight Kui Red Battle Armor Puppets of the same Realm. Still one-shotted!

5th Layer: sixteen Kui Red Battle Armor Puppets of the same Realm. Finished in two rounds!!

6th Layer: thirty-two Kui Red Battle Armor Puppets of the same Realm. Gu Yun had to put in some effort, ending the battle only after six rounds!

His effortless progress

was largely thanks to his speed, which was like a roaming dragon, as fast as a clap of thunder.

But on the 7th Layer, everything changed.

Gu Yun now stood on a vast, boundless plain. Viewed from above, he was as insignificant as an ant.

Gu Yun stared at the figure standing before him—a man with a powerful build, a bare torso, crossed arms, and a dignified expression.

He seemed as magnificent as a Celestial God, radiating an incredibly terrifying aura.

The pressure leaking from his aura alone was suffocating!!

「Meanwhile, outside.」

The area was in an uproar.

The crowd stared at the Trial Tower, where the light indicating the seventh floor was shining brightly. Everyone found it unbelievable.

"Senior Brother Gu is just too strong!!"

"He cleared six floors that fast!!"

"This... how is this possible?! Is the Trial Tower broken?!

Nobody knows the 4th Layer better than me! I know how hard it is to fight eight Crimson Armored Puppets of the same Realm alone!!"

"Heh, you dare question the Profound Celestial Trial Tower?!

It just means you suck!!"

"I suck?!

Damn it! I fought eight of them at my same Realm! I’m pretty damn good!!!"

"Then why couldn’t you pass?"

"..."

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