"Ye Chen, I'll wait here for your return!" Leng Aofu silently thought to herself.
Ye Chen's cultivation strength far surpassed her and was on the same level as Holy Maiden Feng Wu and Qin Yan.
Leng Aofu had absolute faith in Ye Chen, firmly believing that he could reach the ninetieth floor, achieving the same heights as Feng Wu and Qin Yan.
However, whether Ye Chen could ascend the last nine floors, Leng Aofu wasn't so sure, as the last nine floors were exceedingly difficult to reach.
Nine represented the zenith of all things under heaven, ninety-nine represented the zenith within the zenith.
A young supreme being was just one form of zenith, but there was an even more supreme form, like the invincible Celestial Emperor who appeared just once!
If the Celestial Emperor came to the Demon Suppressing Tower, he could perhaps break the limit and ascend the levels above ninety.
But the Celestial Emperor had a deep-seated grudge against Baihua Palace, how would he dare to come to the Demon Suppressing Tower?
For Ye Chen to aspire to surmount the last nine floors of the Demon Suppressing Tower, he would need to possess an indomitable cultivation as the Celestial Emperor! But over endless years, only one Celestial Emperor had appeared, how could Ye Chen replicate the Celestial Emperor's brilliance?
"Ye Chen, since you are so confident of your invincibility, then I shall witness here, witness your meteoric rise, and invincible return!"
Leng Aofu was worried about facing complete defeat herself, even more anxious about Ye Chen's confidence being shattered, unaware that she held some concern for Ye Chen's wellbeing in her heart.
"Boom——"
As Ye Chen and a group of disciples entered, the Demon Suppressing Tower emitted terrifying fluctuation and once again sealed itself.
The Demon Suppressing Tower was a special trial ground, divided into ninety-nine floors, each floor having several independent spaces, allowing a group of disciples to challenge simultaneously without interfering with each other.
Each floor had mighty demons sealed within, and challengers had to slay these demons to move on to the next level.
"Ye Chen!"
Outside the Demon Suppressing Tower, thousands of disciples looked up, watching for a name that appeared on the tower, simple yet resounding: Ye Chen.
As this wager began, Ye Chen's data had already been revealed, albeit only the most basic of details.
Ye Chen, entered the sect three months ago, an outer disciple of Baihua Palace.
Divine Skills undisclosed, strength and cultivation level undisclosed, specific combat power undisclosed.
The information about Ye Chen was vague and broad, essentially revealing just a name, with no other useful information.
However, the vagueness of Ye Chen's information added a layer of mystery around him, filling others with great expectations.
"Strange, Ye Chen rushed into the Demon Suppressing Tower, why isn't he moving at all, why isn't he challenging the levels?"
Ye Chen's name was hanging on the first floor of the Demon Suppressing Tower, unmoving for a long time, causing some disciples outside to be filled with doubt.
"Other disciples have started challenging, the fastest have already reached over ten floors, why is Ye Chen so silent and inactive?"
Inside the tower, disciples were fervently advancing through levels, all but Ye Chen, whose inaction kept the spectators outside anxious.
Leng Aofu wagered greatly on this contest, unknowing of how many disciples had placed their bets, with Ye Chen as the pivotal figure in this wager, but he had become silent as soon as he entered the Demon Suppressing Tower, making the heavily-betting disciples anxious.
Ye Chen was indeed quite handsome, but with his Divine Skills unremarkable, he couldn't be just a pretty boy, right?
"Ye Chen was taken as a follower by Leng Aofu, his combat power should be quite remarkable, so why isn't he challenging the levels?"
In the blink of an eye, several minutes had passed, and the fastest disciple had already reached the sixteenth floor, while Ye Chen was still on the first floor, making some people so anxious they were nearly in tears.
"Could it be that Ye Chen can't even get past the first floor?" one disciple wailed. "I bet he'd advance to a True Disciple, staking five million on it, if he doesn't move, isn't it just scamming us?"
"Could this be a scam?" another disciple wondered.
"This couldn't possibly be a scam!" someone said. "Leng Aofu's status is distinguished, as a disciple under the Grandmaster, how could she dare hoodwink the mass?"
Leng Aofu's status was clear, she wouldn't seek attention at the expense of others, doing so would tarnish her reputation, a bet wasn't worth such an act!
"If this isn't a scam, then why hasn't Ye Chen climbed the tower yet?"
"Ye Chen has been quiet for almost half an hour, if he doesn't act soon, he'll be expelled from the Demon Suppressing Tower!"
"What is this guy doing, I made a large bet on him!"
Ye Chen remained silent at the first floor of the Demon Suppressing Tower, as if he had fallen asleep inside, which left no disciple untense, all wishing they could rush in with a small whip and spur Ye Chen into battle.
"Ye Chen, are you gathering your strength?"
Leng Aofu stood among the disciples, looking towards the level Ye Chen was on, her eyebrows tightly knitted as if she was worried about something.
"What, Ye Chen's name has disappeared?!"
At that moment, a female disciple exclaimed suddenly, causing shock throughout the crowd, Ye Chen had inexplicably disappeared!
"Heavens, Ye Chen's name has appeared, and it's on the twentieth floor!"
A female disciple screamed in disbelief, pointing to the Demon Suppressing Tower, where a prominent name hung on the twentieth floor: Ye Chen.
"How is this possible, jumping twenty floors in one go?" a disciple was confused and could hardly accept this fact.
Ye Chen had been silent on the first floor for half an hour, and just when he was about to be expelled from the Demon Suppressing Tower, he suddenly vanished from the first floor and eerily appeared on the twentieth!
From level one to twenty, without any cushioning, it was a direct hard push, which left some people stunned and quite confused.
"The ancient books in the palace mention if someone clears the levels too quickly, it will cause this kind of blank performance," said a True Disciple solemnly. "However, this speed isn't just fast, it's very fast, extremely fast, super fast! Such characters have only been mentioned in ancient books. Even Holy Maiden Feng Wu hasn't reached that level, Could Ye Chen actually possess such strength?"
True Disciples are the leaders among disciples, well-versed in many sect secrets, knowing well what Ye Chen's performance indicates.
Ye Chen did not just jump from one to twenty without any cushion—it was the speed of his cushioning that was too fast for the Demon Suppressing Tower to keep up with, hence the occurrence of a blank period!
"He's disappeared, disappeared, Ye Chen's name has disappeared again!"
Suddenly, another disciple exclaimed in shock. Ye Chen's name had vanished again, mysteriously, without a trace.
"Could this be another miraculous leap, with Ye Chen clearing several levels of the Demon Suppressing Tower again?"
After witnessing such an event once, the disciples outside the tower became smarter, realizing that Ye Chen might be repeat the miraculous leap.
"Boom!"
Inside the Demon Suppressing Tower, Ye Chen threw a fierce punch, annihilating a powerful demon monster. After dispatching his enemy in one move, he did not pause; he swiftly moved to the next level of the Demon Suppressing Tower.
Ye Chen had stayed on the first level for half an hour, not because he was exhausted or asleep, but because he was contemplating how to "pose".
Leng Aofu had made the scene grand, and with Ye Chen's sensational performance in the Demon Suppressing Tower, his fame soared, making him the talk of Baihua Palace, which was highly beneficial for his future campaign for the position of Saint Heir.
Thus, Ye Chen was considering how to "pose", aiming to make his "posting" deep and also demonstrate his strength, perfectly showcasing his personality, thus captivating thousands of young girls and making the goddess fall for him...
Ye Chen intentionally remained silent for half an hour, then suddenly skyrocketed, clearing levels at high speed, just to create enough talk.
While disciples outside criticized Ye Chen, heavily questioning him, his explosive, unbeatable rise through the Demon Suppressing Tower was bound to create a tremendous shock. The female disciples might even be scared to wet their pants, right?
"Rumble!"
Ye Chen steamrolled his way upwards, defeating one demon monster with each punch, almost bursting the Demon Suppressing Tower itself.
"The demons inside the tower are a unique existence; they have no thoughts, only the instinct for attack and battle!"
Ye Chen had just destroyed dozens of demon monsters, their forms varying. Some were ferocious beasts, some were illusionary energy bodies, others bizarre demon creatures. The strength of these demons incremented from Grandmaster all the way up to Land God, and now they were at the level of advanced battle gods!
However, even against these advanced battle gods, Ye Chen could obliterate them with one punch!
Ye Chen now surpassed the strongest, forging his own path, even more powerful than the youthful supreme!
Therefore, after entering the tower, Ye Chen forcibly cleared a path of opposition, wiping out Grandmasters, nine dragons, and Land Gods alike with single punches.
"Rumble—"
A ferocious giant monster attacked Ye Chen; it was covered in horrifying tentacles, with two eyes emitting a red glow. The tentacles swept across, locking down the space in all directions, attempting to strangulate Ye Chen.
"Ultimate combat power!"
Ye Chen's eyes narrowed as he threw a direct punch; the tentacle monster possessed ultimate combat power, marking the test of an ultimate battle god.
"Bang!"
The tentacle monster trembled, directly turning to ash.
Ye Chen grew increasingly dominant, obliterating an ultimate battle god with one punch, a feat simply terrifying to hear of.
"Huff!"
Ye Chen strode forward, his clothes fluttering, advancing to the next level, unwilling to delay even a moment.
Leng Aofu watched from outside, and countless disciples watched him. Since Ye Chen had decided to "pose", he had to do it spectacularly!
Marching on, breaking through peaks, suppressing miracles, creating a legend!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
One demon monster after another perished, becoming the souls under Ye Chen's fists, with no existence able to stop his advance.
Forward, forward, forward!
Ye Chen continued forward, unleashing violence to the utmost, exterminating countless demon monsters. Ye Chen only knew he was moving forward, never stopping, but how many levels he had actually cleared, even Ye Chen himself wasn't too sure. He only knew the pressure was mounting; he just knew the end was not yet in sight!
"Fight!"
Ye Chen's roar resonated within the Demon Suppressing Tower, overcoming one demon monster after another.
"My, Ye Chen is still advancing—eighty-three, eighty-four, eighty-five now!"
As Ye Chen made his way through the tower, the crowd outside exploded with excitement, looking up at the name at the top of the tower with profound respect.
Ye Chen had leaped from one to twenty, from twenty to fifty, from fifty to sixty, forging a path straight from the sixtieth to the eighty-sixth level of the Demon Suppressing Tower!
Moreover, Ye Chen's speed of clearing levels was extremely fast; he could ascend at any moment!
This fierce pace of clearing the levels had terrified the crowd, causing some female disciples to clutch at their hearts, overwhelmed by a nearly fatal fear.
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