#583 - Speedy clearance

For a time, the old monsters of Tianwu Academy had a much worse impression of Gu Changsheng, believing his temperament wasn't up to par.

In contrast, Su Chen not only possessed overwhelming strength but also remained calm and composed from beginning to end. This demeanor was quite admired by the old monsters, who grew more fond of him the more they looked.

Under the gaze of many martial artists, Gu Changsheng and Su Chen fought fiercely for a full quarter of an hour before Su Chen finally knocked Gu Changsheng off the stage with a single strike.

Although he still lost, at least he didn't lose so miserably.

"Just you wait!"

Gu Changsheng glared at Su Chen coldly, left a harsh word, and then turned to retreat behind the crowd.

"Changsheng, are you alright?"

Yuechan had already left her original arena and quickly came to Gu Changsheng's side, taking his arm with a face full of worry and concern.

"I'm not… Pfft!"

Before Gu Changsheng could finish speaking, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and his powerful aura instantly weakened to its lowest point, and he fainted on the spot.

During the first stage, he had already used forbidden secret techniques for a long time, damaging his origin, and his injuries had not recovered at all.

Now, using the forbidden secret techniques again placed too much burden on his body, and he was only holding on with his willpower.

Now that he had left the arena, he could no longer hold on.

"Changsheng!?"

Yuechan was shocked and quickly took out healing pills for him to take, pouring her own spiritual power into his body to help him heal.

"This guy… why did he faint all of a sudden?"

"Wasn't he fine just now?"

The surrounding talented martial artists were all taken aback when they saw this, revealing surprised expressions.

Gu Changsheng was defeated and fainted as soon as he left the stage.

On the other hand, Su Chen won easily and calmly, without a single injury on his body, standing safely on the stage. Even the most foolish person could see the difference.

"What terrifying strength…"

"What is the origin of this person?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Su Chen, and as they looked at his proudly standing figure, a hint of awe unconsciously appeared in their eyes.

Without a doubt, with such powerful talent and strength, as long as Su Chen didn't die prematurely, he would definitely become a generation of God Kings in the future!

For such a peerless genius, even though many talented martial artists considered themselves extraordinary and hailed themselves as a generation of geniuses, they paled in comparison to Su Chen and could not be compared to him.

"Young Master's strength is becoming more and more outrageous…"

In contrast, Qing Ling and the four girls, Nan Yin, Xin Yan, and Qiao Yun, were much calmer, only sighing helplessly, not too surprised.

On the other hand, Gu Ruoxi and the other five Spirit Race direct disciples were greatly shocked and couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Back in the ruins, Su Chen defeated Gu Changsheng with just one strike, very decisively. They didn't have too much of a sense of Su Chen's strength.

But now, Su Chen and Gu Changsheng fought fiercely for a quarter of an hour, displaying all kinds of powerful and terrifying divine abilities, making their scalps tingle and astonishing them like a heavenly being.

Gu Ruoxi suddenly recalled that when they were in the depths of the God Burial Plateau during the Profound Heaven Artifact assessment, Su Chen said that he had cleared a hundred levels.

At that time, Gu Ruoxi didn't believe it at all, only taking it as a joke from Su Chen.

Now, thinking back, with Su Chen's terrifying strength, clearing a hundred levels was probably true, but they were blind and didn't recognize Mount Tai at the time.

At this thought, she couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

In the midst of everyone's complex and awed gazes, Su Chen stood quietly on the stage, and no one dared to challenge him again!

The other arenas were engaged in fierce competition.

After a series of battles, many talented individuals gradually emerged, displaying unparalleled bravery and easily winning consecutive victories, fighting until no one dared to step onto the stage to challenge them.

Among them were Qing Ling and the four girls of Nan Yin.

Three days passed in a flash.

After Gu Changsheng recovered some vitality, fearing that Su Chen would come and mess with him again, he stubbornly waited until the last quarter of an hour before stepping onto an arena, defeating his opponent, and obtaining the qualification to enter the next stage.

"The second stage assessment is over."

As Yun Shu's calm voice sounded, the nine thousand people below the arena were teleported out, and many stamped their feet and sighed to the sky, feeling very unwilling.

"The third stage assessment, which is also the final stage assessment, is the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder."

"Those who ascend the Heavenly Ladder can enter Tianwu Academy."

Yun Shu's voice sounded again, and a brilliant light fell from the sky, transforming into a towering mountain, appearing in front of everyone.

This mountain had a total of one thousand steps, surrounded by clouds and mist, leading to the top of the mountain.

Obviously, this stage was a solo trial, and whether one could reach the top depended entirely on their own abilities.

Su Chen and the other one thousand people each stepped onto a step.

Boom—

Su Chen only felt a shock to his tiger body, and a powerful force of law descended, imprisoning all of his strength, leaving only the power of his physical body to be used.

Not only that, but with each step forward, the pressure Su Chen felt became greater.

The first step tested the strength of the physical body!

After reaching the second step, Su Chen's physical strength was also imprisoned, and only the power of his soul could be used.

The third step tested the strength of spiritual power, the fourth step tested the attainment of laws, the fifth step tested martial arts combat…

The assessment content of the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder was similar to the Profound Heaven Artifact assessment. This was a comprehensive assessment for each person. Anyone whose martial arts foundation was not strong enough, or who had a weak aspect, would be directly eliminated.

However, compared to the Profound Heaven Artifact assessment back then, the difficulty of the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder was much smaller, not at the same level.

For Su Chen, it was even easier.

He strode forward, as if strolling in a leisurely courtyard, and soon passed the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder, far ahead. At this time, the second-place Ye Yunfei had only just arrived at the sixth step!

The third stage assessment only lasted for three hours before it ended.

Most of the talented martial artists could not pass, and in the end, only one hundred and ninety-five people successfully passed.

When this result came out, the hearts of many onlookers finally died, and there were sighs and groans all around.

Especially those who fell in the third stage, as well as the martial artists of the sects and forces behind them, sighed repeatedly, quite regretful and unwilling.

As the assessment ended, the Heavenly Deficient Secret Realm closed, and one hundred and ninety-five people appeared on the floating island.

A hint of a smile appeared on Yun Shu's usually calm face.

The number of people who passed this time was not bad, much more than the previous times.

"Congratulations, everyone, you have passed the assessment, and from now on you are disciples of Tianwu Academy."

Yun Shu said, "Presumably you all know that Tianwu Academy disciples are divided into two types. The first is external disciples, who can cultivate in the academy's blessed land and receive personal guidance from the academy's elders and experts. In the future, when their cultivation is successful, they can leave the academy at any time, without too many restrictions."

"The second is internal disciples, who can cultivate the most core secret inheritance of Tianwu Academy, and do not need to pay money. Some opportunities and blessed lands of the academy are only open to internal disciples, but the price is that they must abandon their original sect and force identity and completely become a member of Tianwu Academy, and must not betray Tianwu Academy."