Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye while the Star Lords discussed.
Golden light appeared on the score monument again, reversing the order. A new round of rankings appeared after the golden light disappeared.
This time, the young man who carried a wooden sword was ranked first!
He had challenged the 28th floor of the sword monument!
The second was Dragon Emperor, who had challenged the 24th floor of the dragon-class monument. He was only slightly behind the Wooden Sword Boy, thanks to the bonus points of the dragon-class monument.
The difficulty of the dragon-class monument had slowed him down. He had reached the sixteenth floor in ten minutes, but he had only climbed eight floors in ten minutes. That was completely within the Star Lords' expectations.
However, the wooden sword youth's performance was a little surprising. In ten minutes, he still climbed twelve floors. Compared to before, his speed was only slightly slower. It could be said that he was charging all the way!
"I'm told that he's the personal disciple of the Sword God of North Sea. Judging from his performance, he must have received the Sword God's true teachings!"
"Judging from his speed, he'll probably finish every floor in five rounds. Tsk, tsk. Normal Fate State warriors would've been defeated after three or four floors. That's the gap between a genius and an ordinary person!"
"His path of swordsmanship isn't as effective as the monument's suppression. I think he chose the monument to hone his skills."
"… Is he honing himself and earning points at the same time? And he's already at the top of the ranking?"
The Star Lords looked at each other and smiled bitterly. The top genius of the five academies had already been decided. As expected of the Sword God's heir; he would probably perform brilliantly in the Star Zone Challenge later. After all, those who could make it to that stage all had impressive backgrounds.
"The third is Holy King. He challenged the elemental monument, and his points are increasing fast. It seems that he didn't try his best earlier."
"Oasis Dragon King from Amir is ranked fourth. He's not bad either."
"He's been stuck on the eighteenth floor. It's true that while the points of all classes are high, they're the most difficult. Also, it's easy for him to be unlucky; he'll be able to restrain his enemies if he's not careful."
"He's obviously slowed down. He's too confident. Heh!" The Star Lord from the Dragon Tomb Academy sneered. He had seen too many arrogant geniuses; none of them had ended well.
"Hmph!"
The instructor snorted and ignored him. He was more concerned about Oasis Dragon King's ranking. He was a little anxious that Oasis Dragon King was ranked fourth. Even if he was not as good as the successor of the Sword God, he could at least compete with the Dragon Emperor. It was a little unexpected that he had been surpassed by the Saint King.
…
The nineteenth floor of the all-class monument.
Su Ping was flying in the middle of a desert. Behind him were ten huge and ferocious demonic beasts, causing the sand to shake and dust to fill the air. They were all rock type demonic beasts that were suitable for living in the desert.
"There is indeed an end to this illusion."
"I wonder what lies beyond this boundary."
Su Ping suddenly stopped. In front of him was still the vast desert, but Su Ping felt that there was a barrier blocking his perception a few hundred meters away.
Whoosh!
He raised his hand, condensed a stone at his fingertip, and shot it out.
When the stone hit the invisible barrier that he sensed, it instantly turned into dust.
At the same time, the ten rock type demonic beasts behind him roared and charged at him. Su Ping didn't look back; he simply waved his hand and unleashed a giant hand made of astral power. A series of explosions burst out.
The ten demonic beasts exploded one after another, until the last one was caught by the astral power hand. Su Ping ignored it and continued observing the barrier. He tried to condense the power of thirty laws and punched it.
After a bam, the punch was so powerful that the sand in front of him was blown away. Space collapsed and dust was annihilated wherever it went, turning the place into a pure black zone.
Dum!
With a muffled sound, the terrifying fist force suddenly disappeared, and the barrier was still intact. The aftershock of the vibration spread out, causing the sand and dust within tens of thousands of meters to be blown away as if by a gale, and a deep pit was blown out.
Su Ping withdrew his fist and took a deep breath. It was indeed difficult to break through.
He didn't use his full strength, but the barrier didn't react at all; it was obvious that he wouldn't have been able to shake it even if he had.
Maybe I'll be able to break free of the monument's restraint if I break through the barrier and observe the laws and situation inside from a different perspective. Su Ping thought. He had such a feeling, but unfortunately, he wasn't capable of doing so. Maybe the barrier had been built by the Ascendant State expert, or maybe it had always existed in the mysterious realm.
He had tested several barriers along the way, but he hadn't found any flaws.
Forget it. I'd better save my points. It would be best if I could exchange them for materials for the fourth level of the Solar Bulwark. Su Ping shook his head and clenched the astral power hand behind his back. The struggling beast instantly exploded.
Su Ping soon reached the twentieth floor.
The twentieth floor was a scenic place with green mountains and clear waters. However, a figure in dark green clothes suddenly jumped out from the surroundings. From the looks of it, it was a human.
The human being was a woman. She used a very advanced movement skill and instantly approached Su Ping. She drew her sword as if she could cut Su Ping's eyes and vision.
Su Ping calmly raised his hand and punched.
Bang!
The woman's body exploded on the spot; she was killed before she was able to perform any sword skills.
There's even a human swordsman here. It's true that all kinds of enemies can be encountered in the all-class monument. I can't judge them by common sense, Su Ping thought. The scenery in front of his eyes changed, and he reached the twenty-first floor.
Bang!
Just like before, Su Ping punched the enemy to death.
Su Ping stopped probing the boundaries and barriers of the monument; his speed soared as he finished almost every floor with one attack.
…
Ten minutes passed in the outside world.
Golden light glowed on the score monument, and the rankings changed again. The Star Lord of the Sword Path Academy's eyes glittered as he looked at the top of the list. The light in his eyes was instantly gone; he widened his eyes in disbelief.
The Wooden Sword Boy, who had surpassed Dragon Emperor earlier, was no longer in the first place. It wasn't Dragon Emperor who took the top spot, either; it was a stranger.
Was it the kid who had challenged the all-class monument?
The other Star Lords were also stunned to see that.
"What's going on? The Sword God's heir has been pushed to second place? "
"Holy shit! Look! This person is actually challenging the forty-second floor?!"
"…"
"Well …"
The seven Star Lords were all stunned.
The number on the forty-second floor behind Su Ping was eye-catching. His points were even more unbelievable; he was half as high as the Wooden Sword Boy's thanks to the all-class monument's bonus!
He was only on the eighteenth floor and ranked ninth a moment ago, but he had risen to the top and even reached the forty-second floor?
Didn't it mean that he had reached the twenty-fourth floor in only ten minutes?
Was it a reverse sprint? The higher one went, the more difficult the monument would be. After the thirtieth floor, the enemy would be a Fate State phantom who had grasped the power of laws; it would be like fighting an enemy who had just entered the Star State!
By the fortieth floor, the phantom had already grasped the laws quite well.
Yet, he was still able to sprint at such a high speed under such circumstances?
"Is there a problem?"
"Twenty-four floors in ten minutes? That's almost a clean sweep. How is that possible? "
"Even if he's as strong as a Star State warrior, his willpower will be worn out when he challenges the monument, and the strength of his projection will decrease. I've only seen two people reach the fortieth floor in half an hour."
"Me too. Both times, he was a genius from another galaxy; he became a Star Lord and had a chance to reach the Ascendant State."
All the Star Lords were shocked and didn't know what to say.
The situation was too weird.
He had only reached the eighteenth floor from the twelfth, yet he had reached the forty-second floor in ten minutes. That was too abnormal!
Could it be that he was just playing around?
Everybody was more willing to believe that there was something wrong with the all-class monument.
One of the Star Lords came back to his senses and quickly left after saying, "I'll ask Lord Huan Lieshen for instructions."
The mentors of the five academies looked at each other in bewilderment and shook their heads. None of them knew what was going on, but it was highly likely that something was wrong.
"The Sword God's heir is still firmly in second place. He slowed down when he reached the thirty-sixth floor from the twenty-eighth floor, but he's still soaring at an astonishing speed."
"Indeed. He'll probably reach the fortieth floor in the next ranking!"
"The Dragon Emperor is also catching up. He's already on the thirty-third floor. The dragon-class monument is indeed much more difficult."
"Oasis Dragon King surpassed Holy King. It seems that Oasis Dragon King's Oasis Gray is quite something. He truly deserves his surname!"
Apart from Su Ping, who was at the top of the list, who was too surprised, the rest of the contestants were all very close to each other. Occasionally, there would be a change in the rankings, but it was possible that they would surpass each other later on.
So far, the rankings had been stabilized.
The Wooden Sword Boy and the Dragon Emperor were the most likely to be at the top. Oasis Dragon King, Holy King, Queen of the Seas and the Thousand Leaves Holy Lady were in the second echelon.
All of them had secured seats at the top of the mountain.
Although there was a gap between their rankings, their points weren't too far apart.
The other geniuses weren't too far behind. After all, the earlier floors were relatively easy, and the gap between them and the others wasn't too big.
The real boundary would have to be determined by the number of floors later.
A moment later, the Star Lord who had left returned with a complicated expression. He looked at the top of the list with shock in his eyes.
"What did he say?"
Asked the Star Lord of the Sword Path Academy angrily. He knew that something had gone wrong, but he still didn't feel good about losing the top spot.
The others also looked at him curiously. Nothing had ever gone wrong with the monument; they wondered what was going on this time.
"Lord Huan Lieshen said that everything is normal," said the Star Lord of the Mysterious Realm in a complicated tone after considering his words.
Huan Lieshen's words were still echoing in his head: Nothing will go wrong with the monument; everything is real. I've already noticed the kid; he's very interesting.
He felt like he had been struck by lightning when he heard that.
The Star Lord of the mysterious realm knew that Huan Lieshen was always in seclusion; he never cared about the challenges in the mysterious realm. The mysterious realm welcomed many geniuses with excellent performances every year, but none of them had ever caught Huan Lieshen's attention.
After all, as Ascendant State experts, the only thing that could interest them was the Celestial State.
As for geniuses, they were meaningless to them, unless they were meant for their own heirs. Even if they grew up, they would only reach the Ascendant State at best; there was no need to curry favor with them. The weaker ones would have a hard time reaching the Ascendant State; they weren't worth their attention at all.
"Everything is normal?"
As soon as the Star Lord of the Occult Realm said that, everyone was dumbfounded.
Climbing from the 18th floor to the 42nd floor in ten minutes? How could that be normal?
Their heads were in a mess; they didn't think it was enough. However, since Huan Lieshen had said it, it had to be true; nobody dared to question an Ascendant State expert!
"Well … If that's true … That guy is truly a genius!"
"Does it mean that he's been fooling around?"
"…"
The Star Lords were lost for words, not knowing what to say.
Genius? Monster? That was already enough for the Wooden Sword Boy, Dragon Emperor and the others. That weirdo, on the other hand, was much better than them.
He was in the first echelon all by himself!
"It's probably easy for him to reach the 50th floor, not to mention the all-class monument …" The Star Lord of the Dragon Tomb Mysterious Realm's lips twitched. He had just taught the kid's pet a lesson, but he didn't expect it to be such a genius; even the Sword God's heir had been defeated.
He would never believe that such a guy didn't have an Ascendant State expert as his tutor.
No matter how talented or smart one was, they would never be able to go as far as him without resources or a mentor!
Otherwise, what was the point of accumulating countless resources in a large family clan that had been passed down for generations?
"It seems that the kid didn't rely on his pet because he's a pure manipulator, but because Dragon Devil wasn't worthy of his attention!"
"He couldn't have reached the 42nd floor so quickly with his pet alone."
The Star Lords realized what was going on and looked at each other. The mentor of the Amir Royal Academy, on the other hand, had glittering eyes and excitement.
Su Ping had participated in the competition as a representative of the Amir Royal Academy. If Su Ping became famous, their academy would become famous too!
Considering Su Ping's performance, he would definitely make it to the star zone trials and even perform well in the finals!
It was definitely a treasure that had fallen from the sky and landed right in front of their academy!
"Look, the list has been refreshed again."
A female Star Lord from the Holy Oriole Academy said solemnly.
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