All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 132: Ascending the Tower

“The Boundless Tower is lit up, it’s a golden light pillar.” The four women could clearly see the towering ancient tower from their position.

“Is there a student below the Profound Realm attempting a cross-realm test? It’s been a while since we’ve seen that,” Mi Hongchen looked at the light pillar, a hint of curiosity on her lips. She didn’t know who was taking the test at the moment. Busy with official matters, she rarely stayed in the Academy Town , and was only here to receive Gong Xiaoyu as the host. After all, Gong Xiaoyu herself represented the Thousand Charms Empress.

“A cross-realm test isn’t easy. I remember the last successful attempt was by Sister Mi, wasn’t it?” The Holy Maiden Lixi also looked curiously towards the Boundless Tower.

“Hmph, what’s so special about that? If we hadn’t already entered the Profound Realm, I could pass the cross-realm test too,” said the young girl beside MuMu Lixi. No one doubted she had that ability.

“Your Highness, how many floors did you reach last time?” Gong Xiaoyu, dressed in green, looked stunningly beautiful, not at all overshadowed even among this group of beauties.

“The fifteenth floor. With my strength at that time, I couldn’t pass the sixteenth floor. The sixteenth floor is a huge hurdle,” Mi Hongchen didn’t hide anything. For a cross-realm challenge, passing the tenth floor was considered qualified, the eleventh floor was average, the twelfth floor was above average, and the thirteenth floor was excellent. Mi Hongchen passing the fifteenth floor naturally marked her as a genius among geniuses, worthy of the title of Eastern Kingdom’s Female War God. People like Mi Hongchen and Gong Xiaoyu, although not in the Spirit God Realm, were treated as such by others. When they advanced to the Spirit God Realm, they would certainly obtain the title of Lord, becoming the future Dragon Lord and Cloud Lord.

“Sister Gong has always lived in the Thousand Charms Empire. It’s a pity you didn’t come here back then, or you would have certainly made a name for yourself,” MuMu Lixi said from the side.

“You little girl sure know how to talk. I don’t care about such empty fame. But the atmosphere of this academy is quite nice. No wonder the Eastern Kingdom has been producing so many talents in recent years,” Gong Xiaoyu smiled.

For MuMu Lixi to be able to live in the academy this time, Wind Lord had to pull a lot of strings and put in a great deal of effort. MuMu Lixi was not only the Holy Maiden but also his granddaughter. He didn’t want MuMu Lixi to always be caged like a golden canary, he wanted her to enjoy her youth like other girls. He first persuaded his sister and the emperor of the Rising Sun Kingdom to allow MuMu Lixi to leave the capital, then pulled strings to arrange both overt and covert protection for MuMu Lixi.

Openly, the academy itself was relatively safe, with him, the Wind Lord, as the principal. Covertly, Wind Lord called in old favors to invite an elder from the Moon Reflection Pavilion, whose strength was not inferior to his own, to guard secretly. This wasn’t enough, so he also invited Gong Xiaoyu from the Thousand Charms Empire to be a teacher at the academy, responsible for teaching MuMu Lixi’s class. After all, Gong Xiaoyu was also a spirit contractor and a woman, who could look after MuMu Lixi in many situations.

The granddaughter of the Moon Reflection Pavilion’s leader, Nangong Weilai, had also come and stayed by MuMu Lixi’s side, almost inseparable. Her abilities were special and could avoid many dangers. In addition, Thunder Lord had given MuMu Lixi a Spirit God level spirit puppet. Although MuMu Lixi was in the academy, she was protected by layers of security. Not to mention the Night Lord’s 99 demons, even if the Night Lord came personally, he wouldn’t be able to easily take MuMu Lixi’s life. Moreover, in the Academy Town , even if the Night Lord had ten times the courage, he wouldn’t dare to set foot here.

If there was one thing that worried Wind Lord, it was that the death of the previous academy principal remained a mystery.

“Look, he’s reached the third floor already,” everyone said as the room on the third floor of the Boundless Tower lit up.

“So fast, it’s like he’s taking a leisurely stroll. He reached the third floor so easily,” everyone was shocked by Zhanyue’s speed.

Inside the Boundless Tower, Zhanyue looked at the wooden puppet mechanism before him with a hint of disdain. Did they think this toy could stump him? His flying sword quickly dismantled the puppet mechanism. Seeing the stairs to the fourth floor open, Zhanyue quickly walked in. At this moment, he hadn’t realized that the commotion in the Boundless Tower was so great that it had caught the attention of almost everyone in the academy.

“The eighth floor already? My goodness, this is too fast. Even those Profound Beings taking the trial aren’t this quick,” everyone was surprised as the eighth floor lit up.

“The difficulty has increased,” Inside the Boundless Tower, Zhanyue frowned at the monster made of flames before him. “Let’s see whose fire is stronger, yours or mine!”

Before long, three types of flames filled the fire monster’s body, and its entire form disintegrated.

The art of fire control had now been mastered to perfection by Zhanyue.

The ninth floor was a stone golem, which Zhanyue shattered with his sword.

On the tenth floor, the difficulty suddenly increased. It was a shadow-like monster with five senses like a human. However, these very senses were its downfall. Under the Phantom Step and Phantom Sword Technique, the shadow couldn’t hit Zhanyue at all, but Zhanyue found that all his attacks on it were ineffective.

“Let’s see what you really are!” Zhanyue took out the Sun God Stone and activated it with all his might. The Sun God Stone burst forth with dazzling light, illuminating the entire tower room. The shadow melted away under this light like snow.

“Gone… just like that? Is it really gone?” Zhanyue looked at the Sun God Stone in his hand in confusion. The thing had disappeared just from being illuminated. Did this count as cheating?

However, the door to the eleventh floor had already opened.

“Looks like this method was allowed?” Zhanyue didn’t question it further and stepped onto the eleventh floor.

“Heavens! He passed the tenth floor. He succeeded! How did he do it?” Everyone marveled as the light on the eleventh floor lit up.

In fact, for Zhanyue, this tenth floor was the most perplexing. That shadow, whatever it was, behaved just like a Nighmare, disappearing under the light of his Sun God Stone. Was that supposed to be difficult?

“At this speed, he’s likely far surpassed my record from back then.” Mi Hongchen couldn’t sit still anymore. She directly leapt from building to building towards the Boundless Tower.

“Sister Mi is really in a hurry. It seems the academy is about to welcome another super genius. I wonder which faction they’re from.” Gong Xiaoyu and the others didn’t follow Mi Hongchen to watch the excitement at the Boundless Tower. As the princess of the Eastern Kingdom, Mi Hongchen had always been known for respecting talent and appointing capable people, recruiting many talented individuals for the Eastern Kingdom and promoting many excellent generals. With such talent emerging, she naturally wanted to understand the situation immediately. The Female War God of the Eastern Kingdom wasn’t just an empty title.

On the eleventh floor, a portal suddenly opened, and a black giant bear walked out. Zhanyue’s face showed surprise. This Boundless Tower was truly impressive. The puppets and spirit bodies before had already been eye-opening, and now it had sent him a real fierce beast.

The black bear was starving and confused by the teleportation. Seeing Zhanyue before it, its eyes lit up, and it began to drool. This was a living person, a delicacy it hadn’t tasted in a long time.

“Interesting.” For the first time, a serious look appeared in Zhanyue’s eyes. This black bear was undoubtedly extraordinary in strength.

At the bottom of the Boundless Tower, in a nearby pavilion, Director Wu had already widened her eyes in disbelief. “What kind of monster did the princess find?”