What In The World Is This?

"People are desperate this year, too. I favoring the kid standing at the base. His demeanor makes him feel like an ancient cultivator."

A man wearing a golden laced robe sat at the end of the judge's panel. He drank his wine in a very glutinous manner. Other people sitting in the judge's panel were looking at him in a respectful manner. As soon as he said that, they were nodding and agreeing with him.

"Yes, you are very right!"

"Please, don't mind them. Continue with your drink!"

Even though there were people swarming the man, there were always people who oppose the popular.

"This year, there are many geniuses including Hun Mang and Kong Du. I personally bet on Hun Mang since he placed 1st in the entrance exams for my sect."

The man who was drinking just grunted and stayed silent.

"Don't mind him. He just wants to brag how her person will win the first place's prize. This year's prizes are more prized than usual."

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"Get out of my way!!"

Hun Mang pushed many participants in front of him off the platforms. Many managed to survive when they were strong or not high up yet. Others, however, went down and died in a puddle of blood and gore. Jiang Chen just shut his eyes as he waited for the loading bar to fill up.

Hun Mang was currently first as he was growing tired by the second. His weight was increased by 4 folds and his strength was sapped away when he was climbing the earlier steps. He looked back and grinned in a provocative way.

"Trash!"

Other people who heard his taunt was so angry that they spat out blood from their mouth. Some collapsed from the anger that they accumulated inside their bodies. None of them spoke back as they were afraid they might be killed if they did. Hun Mang humphed and turned around to continue on his path up.

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Jiang Chen suddenly grinned and laughed out loud when he heard the completion of the elevator. People heard his laughter and looked at him as if he was crazy.

"What is that guy doing?"

"He must have gone crazy from all the stress that he is getting."

"Stress? He isn't even on the first step yet! How does one get stressed when he didn't even move up yet."

Jiang Chen walked toward the base of the tower and an automatic door split in front of him.

"What!!! I never heard of a function inside of the historical manuals that the ancient cultivators wrote. How could he find out in such a short amount of time?!"

The judges were perplexed as they just saw Jiang Chen got into the base of the tower. The clear glass of the base made it possible for them to still see him waiting for the elevator to rise up. Some of the judges ran down to the base to inspect the area that Jiang Chen went through.

"You there, get out! We need to inspect this for signs of cheating!"

One of the participants shouted at Jiang Chen through the glass. Jiang Chen looked at him as if he was crazy.

"If I were to go outside, I would probably get thrown off and you all will get on."

The person looked as if he was going to rip Jiang Chen to shreds. Many people on the ground right now were people who were thrown off and are in the last place. They were desperate for a chance to come out first and were willing to kill for it. As many of them knew, something that had to do with the tower meant winning or power.

"Well, I will see you guys later."

Jiang Chen waved them goodbye as the elevator shot up toward the tower's top. The people running up the tower were looking at Jiang Chen that was inside with a bewildered look. They were sweating and tired while this guy in the glass tower was resting leisurely.

"What!!"

Hun Mang shot Jiang Chen with a killing look as he continued to struggle up the staircase. He was always at the top of everything and yet this nobody was surpassing him at the very moment. In a matter of moments, Jiang Chen was at the top waiting for the rest of the 2 people to proceed to claim the prizes.