Chapter 14 - 90-99

Chapter 90: Everyone Here Is Trash!

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"Boom!"

A majestic display of fire exuded out like an opening of a volcano and swallowed all 300 stalks of Star Miscanthus.

Numerous golden sparks and flames bursted out from the Star Miscanthus and resembled an amazing display of fireworks which lingered in the air. After fusing with the air around, the explosion had a red and golden tinge which resembled the magnificent sun, burning forever. This caused many Cultivators present to watch in awe.

Throughout their entire lives, they wouldn't ever be able to see such a spectacular display of fireworks.

300 stalks of Star Miscanthus were burning brightly as Xu Que held them up. Committing such an act was akin to committing a terrible sin which nobody throughout the cultivation realm had ever done. Sky Incense Valley had the reputation of being one of the top 3 sects within the entire five nations. They too wouldn't tolerate such behavior.

It was said that Xu Que was plundering from the heavens, offending the gods and wasting precious treasure by burning and vandalizing the valley earlier .

After burning 300 stalks of Star Miscanthus, it was clear to everyone that he was just insane and lacking in morals.

When the several hundred cultivators saw such a sight, many couldn't help tearing up.

Even though those stalks of Star Miscanthus didn't belong to them, they still felt their hearts aching. It was akin to having a thousand swords stab through their hearts.

300 stalks of Star Miscanthus. If every single stalk costs at least 500,000 low grade spirit stones, 300 stalks would be 1,500,000,000 worth of spirit stones!

This was an amount so huge, it would cause many cultivators to vomit blood.

But to Xu Que, the worth of these Star Miscanthus was no more than a mere 30 act tough points. Just a single sentence from him would be enough to cover the costs.

It was extremely fortunate that Xu Que didn't know the actual value of the Star Miscanthus. If not, he would have another annoying way of acting tough. He would equate his words to money. Whenever anyone taunted him, his first response would be, "I am your grandfather and every sentence which leaves my lips are worth 1,500,000,000 spirit stones. You better not speak to me, for I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to afford my words. Now that I've already spoken so much, that would mean you owe me 3,000,000,000 spirit stones. Pay up now!"

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"Heaven Explosion Faction, that's the way it is! Hua Wu Que does whatever he likes!" Xu Que waved the entire bunch of Star Miscanthus in his hands and wrote those words on the ground. Every single stroke was much thicker and bigger than the words he wrote previously. The words he wrote were so huge that even the heavens would be able to read the words."

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 100 act tough points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for his superb acting tough skills. An additional reward of 100 act tough points are being rewarded."

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough, for successfully fleeing after acting tough, for three consecutive superb acting tough performances and for earning the title of 'Acting Tough Bastard'. This rank would enable a 10% discount off for the items in the system stall!"

Damn!

Xu Que opened his eyes wide, clearly offended. "No. You are the act tough bastard. Your entire family are act tough bastards. I am clearly the act tough king. No, hang on. I should at least be an act tough saint right?"

"..." The system didn't respond.

To offend someone was an art as well. But that aside, the system gave him a 10% discount off for items which caused Xu Que no small amount of excitement.

Although a 10% discount wasn't considered much, if he were to accumulate higher ranks and more titles in the future, he could probably attain a 90% storewide discount, right?

Xu Que sighed. His noble and magnanimous career of acting tough was becoming more and more important.

At the same time, the hundred over cultivators had sank into frenzy.

Many of them had their eyes wide open as their eye whites were filled with red bulging blood vessels. They glared at Xu Que ferociously as if he had just killed their fathers. That atmosphere of fierce killing intent was almost palpable as it radiated all around.

To them, the three hundred Star Miscanthus were the key to joining Sky Incense Valley and the way to achieve greatness.

And yet Xu Que had burned all their hopes in fiery flames. It was almost akin to burning and destroying all their futures and their hopes. To them, this was extremely offensive and something which they wouldn't ever forgive or forget in their lifetimes! It was a direct attack on them!

"Hua Wu Que, I've made a vow deep in my heart. I will hunt you and kill you to the ends of the world and destroy you to the extent that you could never attain reincarnation!"

"Even if immortals were to show up at this point, they wouldn't ever be able to rescue you."

"Nobody under the heavens is capable of saving you!"

"Our decision to kill you is firm and unwavering!"

"Hand your life over!"

Before long, shouts of anger rang out from the crowd below. Several hundred of cultivators started conjuring spells as they condensed their core energy. With so many of them summoning their core energy, it caused the entire valley to tremble.

Although their cultivation levels were from the Core Bearing Stage to the Original Infant Stage, with so many of them present, it caused a terrifying pressure to form. Even the ground started cracking up as if the end of the world had come.

Xu Que cleared his throat as he stood up on the branches of the tree. His hands were behind his back in a dignified and solemn manner. It was as if he wouldn't be moved even if mountains were to crumble before him.

"System, bring me my Killer Blade and Spirit Visage. My blade has been thirsting for blood!" Xu Que raised a hand, as a white light formed on his outstretched palm. The mystical blade appeared in his hands. At the same time, a green flash of light surrounded his torso, causing the Spirit Visage to clothe him like an armor, preparing him for battle.

With all these cultivators in front of him conjuring their powers, Xu Que was unfazed. In fact, he seemed to be quietly glad.

His blood and Qi were circulating furiously within his body as killing intent emanated from his body. The long black robe was flapping about in the wind, making a rustling sound.

"Boom!""Boom!""Ba-boom!"

In that instant, several hundreds of fire spells were conjured, emanating threatening waves of heat as they surrounded Xu Que.

He had offended the entire mob of cultivators. The result of getting offended would be extremely costly for these cultivators.

"Bam!"

All their spells combined together and formed a single powerful spell as it exploded out towards Xu Que.

The entire tree which Xu Que was standing on immediately vapourized into smoke and ashes as it was engulfed in flames. Even the ground which the tree stood on caved in, forming a huge crater. Dust and smoke flew in all directions, making it impossible to see through. It was indeed as if heaven itself had struck.

All the cultivators exhaled deeply and sighed out as if their anger had finally been vented and revenge had been taken.

"Hmp! Stupid prick. You deserved to die!"

"I watched extremely closely and saw that he couldn't avoid our spells. His entire body absorbed the full impact of it. He's definitely dead!"

"Hehe… with such a massive assault, even if he could teleport straight away, he wouldn't have been able to avoid it."

"Now that we've killed him, our thirst for revenge has been quenched."

"Hua Wu Que no longer exist in this world! Hahahah!"

Everyone broke out into crazed laughter as if they were still trying to vent out the deep seated anger deep within their hearts.

As the dust and smoke gradually settled down, the visibility of the area started to improve. In the distance, a single unmoving shadow could be spotted. He was standing still, unaffected. His black robes were still flapping in the wind as immense killing intent radiated out from him, causing the entire area to quake violently.

"Wng!" The ear piercing whistle of a sword slashing through the air could be heard, interrupting their laughter. The screech was so loud that it caused everyone's ear drum to hurt.

Everyone present froze in shock. Their maniacal laughters were still etched on their faces but no sound was emitted. Their throats almost felt like a large hand was squeezing tightly around it which made it hard for them to breathe and even harder for them to make any sound.

Xu Que was completely unaffected by the blast. The Spirit Visage armor which had costed him 500 act tough points exhibited such horrifying effectiveness.

The extremely high magic resistance on the armor deflected the blast effortlessly. Xu Que didn't even have to do anything to block the several hundred cultivators' combined effort.

Everyone revealed expressions of extreme shock. Xu Que swept some dust away from his robes as he blew some dust off his shoulder. He then clutched his Killer Blade and walked over slowly.

He shook his head as he spoke, "In all honesty, I never had ill intentions for you. But now, I can't help myself but to say that everyone here is nothing but mere rubbish! I stood still and allowed you to attack me but you failed miserably. What's the point of letting you live as such failures?"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 80 act tough points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 100 act tough points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 120 act tough points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully putting on a superb act tough performance. The additional reward is 90 act tough points!"

Chapter 91: Full Glory Killing Blade

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Xu Que didn't turn to dust and ashes from the combined attack. He didn't die from it. In fact, not a single scratch could be found on his body.

As soon as the dust settled down, his features and build started becoming clear to the rest of the people around.

The phrase "What's the point of letting such trash live" rang out in their minds like thunder. It shocked all of them into oblivion. At the next moment, a strong sense of fear was struck in all of their hearts.

"Impossible. That's impossible!"

"I clearly saw him being hit by the spell! How could he not have sustained any damage!?"

"It must be an illusory spell. He must've used an illusory spell to trick us. Everyone! Quick, do not let him live!"

Many people within the crowd were unable to handle such an intense fear in their hearts as they started screaming out to attack him once more.

"Ke-chi!" Someone conjured a flaming spell and shaped it into a flaming bird and it flew towards Xu Que.

Xu Que was full of smiles. He looked at the flaming ember as it charged down mercilessly towards him.

With a loud crack, a burst of fire smashed down onto his chest. At that very moment, his breastplate gleamed brightly, as it completed withstood the onslaught of flames. In fact, it even scattered the flame and took no damage from it. It was as if a strong wave had smashed into a large boulder, losing all its strength without even scratching the boulder.

"My turn!" An Original Infant Stage cultivator cleared his throat before shouting out. He then conjured his weapon, a sword coming out from his mouth.

As he spat out the sword, it transformed into a sharp long sword and flew towards Xu Que with unimaginable speed.

"Dang!" A dull echo sounded out as the enchanted sword collided into Xu Que's body and fell to the ground. It lost its magical aura immediately and looked nothing more than a scrap metal.

Xu Que was still moving towards them, undeterred.

He clutched onto his sword, his black robes flapping in the wind as he emanated a strong, crushing killing intent.

"We can't kill him! He's unkillable!"

"Run!"

"He's a demon. The armor he's wearing is some demonic treasure which we can't break past!"

At that same time, all the cultivators around were shocked and went into a frenzy. They watched on hopelessly as Xu Que continued moving towards them, unimpeded by anything they used against him. One by one, they realized his power and started scattering. A few of them even conjured their flying swords in a bid to escape.

However, there were far too many of them to make a clean escape. Those of them who wished to run away were being blocked by the vast magnitude of people. It was a human congestion and everything turned to chaos. Several people of lower cultivation levels were pushed down to the ground in the pandemonium and were trampled on to death.

"Don't run away! I promise you, I will only kill thirty of you and that would be enough for me!" Xu Que's maniacal laughter rang out as he rode his lightning bolt and moved with the wind.

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 40 act tough points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 50 act tough points!'

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 80 act tough points!"

...

Boom!

Lightning bolts weaved beneath his feet as the rumbling sound of his movement could be heard. Xu Que charged right into the mass of people.

His Killer Blade was gripped tightly by him like a dagger as he slashed down swiftly, slitting the throats of several cultivators effortlessly.

"Chi!" Instantly, several people lost their lives.

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"

"Ding! Since host 'Xu Que' has yet to overcome the 49 Heavenly Tribulations, the experience points will be kept in the experience pool until he has crossed over to the Original Infant Stage after overcoming the tribulation!"

"Ding! Blade of the Occult has successfully obtained 4 levels of Glory. The current strength boost is: 4x!"

Xu Que didn't stop at all. His lips curled into a smile as he moved on.

He discovered that with each person killed, his Killer Blade became sharper and more deadly. At the same time, he felt a strange and powerful sensation creeping up from the hilt of the blade to his hands and into his body. The sensation felt similar to the powers in his body whenever he activated the fourth form of the Soaring Dragons Nine Transformation.

The only difference was that he hadn't activated that spell and yet he could feel so much power!

All he had relied on was the Lightning Haste spell, the Killer's Blade and an impenetrable armor. That was enough to make him unparalleled.

If there's an Infant Transformation Stage present, Xu Que wouldn't have been this arrogant and take so much risk.

However, most people there were of the Golden Core Stage. In fact, there were very few cultivators of the Original Infant Stage. Out of the several hundred cultivators around, there were no more than 10 of the Original Infant Stage.

Additionally, they had lost their will to fight at this point. Each one of them were scrambling to flee. Nobody had thought of fighting back.

Hence, Xu Que just massacred the entire group of them effortlessly, without speaking.

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"

…

"Ding! Blade of the Occult has successfully obtained 10 levels of Glory. The current strength boost is: 10x!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. The reward is 200,000 experience points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. The reward is 200,000 experience points!"

...

The system rang out continuously within his head. With each kill, the subsequent kill became easier and faster.

When he had already accumulated up to level ten, he would then turn his attention towards the Original Infant Stage cultivators. At this point, he could kill a person in under a second.

Afterall, he was at the full foundation of the Golden Core Stage. Added to the fact that he had five spiritual roots which made him nearly invincible.

With such foundations along with his Lightning Haste spell and the added ten times increase in strength, no Original Infant Stage cultivator was a match for his sword.

The more Xu Que killed, the easier it became for him. Although he hadn't cultivated any dagger skills or dagger wielding spells, he killed them all effortlessly.

The entire swarm of people were starting to thin out as Xu Que ran his blade through. Apart from the few who had fallen and was trampled on, everyone else who died was the result of Xu Que.

As for those people who deserved to die, Xu Que was never one to turn soft and show mercy. Neither did he feel like he was being cruel. Because if he didn't have the system, he might've been one of those people in the crowd being slaughtered.

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. The reward is 200,000 experience points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. The reward is 200,000 experience points!"

...

"Ding! Blade of the Occult has successfully obtained 30 level of Glory. The current strength boost is: 30x!"

"Ding! Blade of the Occult has successfully obtained 30 level of Glory. The current strength boost is: 30x!"

"Ding! Blade of the Occult has successfully obtained 30 level of Glory. The current strength boost is: 30x!"

...

His Killer Sword had long reached the 30th level as the messages from the system rang out repeatedly. However, Xu Que didn't stop killing.

One of the dying cultivators shouted out in fear, "You clearly said you'd only kill thirty people. You've already killed more than thirty at this point!"

Xu Que laughed coldly, "Sorry, but you are not people. All of you are scums! All of you scums put together won't even amount to a single person." As he finished speaking, he ran his blade across the person's neck as blood spurted all over the place!

"Xiu! Xiu!" Several rays of light appeared within the sky.

Everyone looked up curiously.

Someone from within the crowd recognized their shadows and looked as if they managed to clutch onto a life saving piece of straw. He then shouted out in extreme happiness, "It's our brothers and sisters from Sky Incense Valley who've come! We're saved! Haha! We're saved!"

"Haha! Even if immortals came down from the heavens, they wouldn't be able to save any of you." Xu Que spoke out bluntly.

However, the entire group of people ignored his words and looked up to the skies. They waved frantically to their redeemers and shouted out happily.

"My brothers and sisters from Sky Incense Valley, come and save us!"

"Please come and do something to save us! We're all innocent."

"This Hua Wu Que is a demon. He's a crazed, murdering demon."

"He's a bloodthirsty and vile demon with his unholy chestplate, which made him immune to all the other spells. He then started killing us indiscriminately."

"Please call the Sky Incense Valley Elders and suppress his evilness."

"That's right! Evil will never triumph over good. Sky Incense Valley Elders, please show us your mercy and magnanimity and save us from the grasp of this evil doer. Show your hand and slay this demon here!"

All the cultivators were screaming out, begging for their lives as they badmouthed Xu Que openly and without limits.

Chapter 92: Hurry Give Him The Elite Entrance Order, We Beg You!

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Xu Que squinted his eyes and raised his head to look at the few shadows looming over. A certain coldness coupled with excitement could be seen in his eyes.

If the Sky Incense Valley disciples wanted to interfere with this matter, he had no qualms about killing them as well.

Even if there was an Infant Transformation Cultivator presiding over the entire test area, Xu Que was the least afraid.

Although he knew that his full Glory killing blade might not be enough to harm the Infant Transformation Stage cultivator, he was still extremely confident of his own abilities.

After all, the difference in their cultivation levels were vast. He might not even be able to break through the defenses of Infant Transformation Stage cultivators.

Then again, so what if he couldn't defeat them? This master here will just act tough and speak rudely to everyone before activating his Divine Escape Emblem. What's there to be afraid of?

The ancient words were extremely wise. They said that if someone were to be able to control himself and do the difficult thing in tough situations, he would triumph over all else. As long as he could continue acting tough, life would be full of meaning!

Xu Que was that benevolent and magnanimous!

The Sky Incense Valley disciples were moving past when they were taken aback by the number of dead bodies lying around.

However, these Sky Incense Valley seemed to hide their shock very well. Immediately after recovering from the initial scare, they regained their calmness and acted as though it was a very ordinary sight.

Then, they hastily landed on the ground. Xu Que stopped in his slaughter and laughed out while he asked, "Does Sky Incense Valley wish to interfere in this matter? Truth be told, I won't mind. It's just more people to kill for me."

The few Sky Incense Valley disciples paused in shock and opened their mouths to speak. However, the entire group of cultivators who were mercilessly hunted down just moments before roared out in anger at this point.

"Outrageous! Who do you think you are to actually dare to speak this way to our brothers and sisters of Sky Incense Valley?"

"Are you tired of living? Don't think that with that impenetrable armor, nobody can kill you. Let's see how you'll fare now that our brothers and sisters of Sky Incense Valley are here!"

"There's an Infant Transformation Stage cultivator presiding over this test area. You're doomed!"

"Should that Elder of Sky Incense Valley make an appearance, he would crush your body with just a flick of his finger!"

...

The cultivators were trying to find someway to win some dignity back after fleeing so wretchedly away from him. At this point, they were using the prestige of Sky Incense Valley to their own benefits.

However, these disciples of Sky Incense Valley had strange looks on their faces. They smiled meekly and shook their heads.

What joke was this?

Kill Hua Wu Que? We're not that daring!

Several extremely gorgeous looking female disciples stepped forward to him. It was clear that these women were of the highest cultivation levels within their sect and were women of authority.

They walked across gently with smiles etched across their faces and stood beside Xu Que.

Soon after this happened, the entire group of cultivators were completely stumped. Their mouths and eyes were gaping wide open as they watched on. These female disciples bowed politely at Xu Que before smiling coyly, "Young master Hua, you've already passed your test. Our Elders have decided to personally award you the Elite Entrance Order for you. From today onwards, you are a part of our Sky Incense Valley. In fact, you can even choose an Elder who you can inherit skills from."

The minute these words were spoken, everyone else looked on, stupefied.

Passed the test? Based on what? This was only the second stage. He hasn't even passed through the third and fourth levels. What right did he have to obtain the Elite Entrance Order?

Besides, he was murdering recklessly here in Sky Incense Valley. Wasn't he supposed to be subjected to investigation?

Everyone was full of envy and dissatisfaction. They clenched their fists in apparent anger.

"Wasn't there the third and fourth stages left?" Xu Que wondered to himself. He had initially thought that these people were here to stop him. He never would've expected to receive the Elite Entrance Order here by them.

The female disciple batted her eyelids and smiled, "Don't worry, young master Hua. We have seen your might and powers. There's no need to go through the last two stages."

"What farting noises are you making?" Xu Que shouted out revealing an expression of utmost anger.

Everyone present was once again stumped by his outburst and were irrevocably shocked.

What was happening?

Upon hearing such a piece of good news, wasn't he supposed to be ecstatic? What's there to be angry about?

The dozen of Sky Incense Valley disciples were taken aback as well, especially that female disciple who looked extremely afraid.

Their Elder had warned them in advance not to incur his wrath. If they made him angry, they would be subjected to the punishments of the sect.

She then hurriedly recalled the words she spoke earlier and realized nothing she had said could've offended him! Why was he throwing a fit now?

"Master… Master Hua. Please don't be mad. If I had offended you in anyway, please forgive me, will you?" That female disciple spoke out as if just remembering the horrific punishments awaiting her. At this point, her eyes started to tear up.

It wasn't even that she was timid. At this point, she felt extremely unjustified, having no idea of what she could've possibly said wrong.

Xu Que then gave a harrumph, his face still had anger etched all over, "Doesn't Sky Incense Valley have any regards for the rules at all? Being a prestigious and one of the most powerful sect all throughout the five nations, shouldn't you be keeping to your rules? The rules were that a candidate had to cross through the third level in order to be considered for entry into the sect. Only after crossing through the fourth level would he be bestowed an Elite Entrance Order. I've only just passed through the second phase and you've already given me the Elite Entrance Order. What do you think will happen if word of this gets out?"

"..." Everyone present widened their eyes in shock, their faces looked extremely absurd with the sheer amount of confusion on their faces. It was almost like question marks were forming over their heads.

Xu Que then continued scolding out, "All of you should sincerely reflect upon your actions and tell me if this is in line with the rules and customs. What would all these people here, who've been painstakingly looking for the magical grass, think of me? They would probably think that I pulled some strings and entered the sect through connections instead of through my capabilities. This would clearly smirch my reputation even before I've joined the Sky Incense Valley. It's not that I'm intentionally making things difficult but you have to maintain a certain level of fairness in such an activity! Ai!" Xu Que exhaled deeply, his expression was ashen as if he had just been offended grievously.

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 80 act tough points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 100 act tough points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for superbly acting tough, even leaving the system completely speechless. The reward is 500 act tough points!"

"..." Everyone around was thrown into dead silence as they looked blankly at Xu Que. They were only able to regain their senses after a long time.

It was almost as if they had seen a ghost!

How could someone spew such words out of his mouth?

The entire group of cultivators who were chased down by Xu Que nearly vomited blood.

Not far away, another group of cultivators who had already found the Star Miscanthus but haven't exited the stage, were watching from afar.

When they heard the offer presented to Xu Que, they were indeed extremely jealous of his good fortunes.

And yet after hearing Xu Que speak this way, they were all astounded and fearful.

This bloke managed to pass the second level in such a defiant manner and even killed so many people while doing so. If he were allowed to enter the third level, that would be extremely dangerous for the rest of us!

Please don't! Please don't allow him to enter the third level.

Just give him the Elite Entrance Order already. Please, we beg of you!

The Sky Incense Valley disciples wanted to cry so badly but no tears would come. They never foresaw that someone could actually be angry at such a situation. This was extremely unheard of.

"Master… Master Hua, you're mistaken. Our Elder was just genuine and eager for you to join the sect as soon as you could." The female disciple was full of sweat as she tried to appease Xu Que and wrecked her brains, trying to force a way out of the situation.

Xu Que waved his hands in disapproval, "Stop speaking anymore. For fairness, for justice and for world peace, I will not accept this Elite Entrance Order. I don't wish for others to look at me through tinted glasses. I just wish to be a normal, hard working person just like everyone else. Is that too much to even ask for?"

The cultivators around him heard this, and almost blacked out.

Hua Wu Que, Grand Master Hua!

Can't we all just kneel down to you right now? Please just accept this Elite Entrance Order. We swear we won't feel that it's unfair. If you were to accept it, everyone in this world would praise you for having strong morals and convictions. Our future generations would also praise you for having an outstanding character. You would be our role model throughout the entire cultivation world!

The female disciples of Sky Incense Valley had bitter looks on their faces as if they were caught up in a predicament and helplessness.

However, they still were true to their mission and had no choice but to deal with such a situation. At this point, everyone tried to coax Xu Que.

Still, no matter what they said, Xu Que refused. He insisted on taking the fair and just path and refused to accept any preferential treatment. He insisted on being treated like the rest of them and wanted to have fair competition with everyone else.

Chapter 93: Xu Que's Chosen Path

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At last, Xu Que's wishes were finally granted to him. The few Sky Incense Valley disciples pointed him in the direction of the third level and warmly told him the rules and requirements to pass through this level.

"Master Hua, once you enter the boundaries of the third level, you would have to keep walking and moving on in order to pass through this level. The boundaries of this test is within a multistoried trial pagoda called the Tower of Souls. There are ten floors in this tower and there will be strong crushing pressures in each level. This will increase exponentially as the floor get higher. When you've reached a point where you can no longer withstand the pressure, the Tower of Souls will automatically expel you from it. At the same time, it will record your particulars and results. The scores will be tallied and the top 100 participants in order of merit will move on to the next phase."

"The record holders for this level were cultivators who managed to withstand the pressures of the fourth floor. There were a total of five of them. But based on our assessment of your strengths and capabilities, the fourth level wouldn't pose much of a challenge for you."

...

Hence, Xu Que's sentiments about this being unfair were finally quelled and he was appeased.

Wearing a broad smile across his face, he casted a glance at the cultivators which he haven't killed and laughed out, "Good. I shall cut to the chase. When all of you mentioned that the only reason I could bully you was because of this armor I'm wearing, it really hurt my feelings. That's because I never expected to be viewed as someone who had to rely on items in order to be strong. Hence…"

He paused earnestly and removed the Spirit Visage armor from his body to the astonished looks of everyone present. He then tossed it into his system inventory before putting his full Gloried Killing Blade away.

"Hence, I don't need such enhancement items. In fact, being a member of the Heaven Explosion Faction, I am already wearing the dignity of my faction as my armor. Today, I shall rely solely on my capabilities and defeat all of you. Come, all of you should attack me together. None of you have to worry about anyone intervening. If any of these Sky Incense Valley disciples dare to meddle, I shall be the first one to annihilate them."

When Xu Que finished speaking, the dozen of Sky Incense Valley disciples were clearly upset.

And yet nobody dared to speak out in fear of offending him. In fact, those very words which he just spoke out proved to all the Sky Incense Valley disciples that this Hua Wu Que was anything but ordinary.

"Are you for real?"

"Are you sure you don't need your armor and your dagger?"

Several cultivators looked convinced. They had thought that the only reason they couldn't overcome Xu Que was because of the Spirit Visage armor he donned.

Now that Xu Que willingly took off his armor and even kept his weapon, their blood started boiling with red hot vengeance once more!

Xu Que thumped his chest before pointing to the heavens, "I, Hua Wu Que, swear to the heavens that when I'm fighting all of you, I shall not use any weapons or protecting armor. If I were to go back on my words, let me be overcome by my inner demons and die many times over. Are you satisfied now?"

Xu Que's words were spoken loudly, full of conviction and sincerity. He was laughing deep down inside. However, "My name isn't even Hua Wu Que anyway!"

When the cultivators heard him speak, they couldn't control their rage any longer.

Swearing to the heavens with the threat of inner demons was extremely potent. Once the vow was broken, he would instantly be overcome with his own demons and die on the spot.

Such a vile and vicious oath would never be uttered by anyone for fear of the immense and dire consequences.

To everyone around, Xu Que wasn't a normal person. He was a lunatic!

The Sky Incense Valley never expected Xu Que to do something like that and panicked on the spot. If Xu Que were to die, they would have no way of accounting to their Elders.

A female disciple spoke out, "Master Hua, please don't be impulsive. There are no many of them. How can you…"

"Not another word. I have to finish this battle. If not, my inner demons will swallow me whole." Xu Que spoke out as if he were on the verge of life and death.

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 40 act tough points!"

...

At the same time, the cultivators who had been chased by him earlier were starting to move. They clutched their various weapons tightly as if preparing for battle.

Apart from those group of people who managed to escape earlier and those who had already been killed by Xu Que, there were only a hundred or less people standing in front of him. However, such a number was considered many to most people.

"Hua Wu Que… Hahaha! Since you've already sworn, let's fight then!"

"I never expected you to be this cunning. To stake your own inner demons as odds. Haha! You asked for this."

"And you even requested for all of us to attack you together. So if you really die in battle today, please don't blame us for going overboard for all these were your requests." A group of people started mocking Xu Que and laughing out loudly.

The few Sky Incense Valley female disciples were extremely anxious as they all tried to dissuade Xu Que. "Master Hua, please calm down. There is still room for negotiation at this point."

"That's right Master Hua. We all admit that your powers are supernatural. But with so many people attacking at the same time, how can you possibly hope to emerge victorious?"

"Let us help you out, Master Hua!"

Xu Que shook his head insistently as he shouted out, "There's no need to dissuade me. I, Hua Wu Que, am a man of my words. Since I said I shan't use my armor and my weapon, I won't. I also said I won't need anyone to help me. Today, I shall fight it out to the last drop of blood with this group of people. Only after bleeding and going through a tough fight would I come out stronger." He spoke loudly and confidently, with his tone as mighty as the rivers and mountains. He sounded as steadfast and immovable as a thousand mountains as though not even the strongest winds of this world could cause him to doubt himself.

At this moment, several disciples from Sky Incense Valley were captivated by his resolute and unshakable nature. They looked at him dazedly, their eyes were full of admiration.

It was extremely normal for women to fall in love with heroic figures. But it seemed like not only the women were charmed by him. Everyone seemed to have reached a sort of realization.

It's no wonder! No wonder he's so powerful. All of it came from the heart of a hero and a warrior. He doesn't have a single shred of fear in his heart. He's not afraid of pain or death. Knowing that this was going to be an impossible battle, he still chose to take it on with optimism and fearlessness. He wanted to come out of this ordeal stronger!

So this is what heroes look like!

It seems like all of us have misunderstood him!

He's not a lunatic. He's just a determined and unwavering hero walking along a path filled with difficulties.

Master Hua, we owe you an apology!

At the same time, everyone looked at the shadow casted by Xu Que. Admiration and respect poured out from them as their faces were filled with apologetic looks.

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 50 act tough points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 70 act tough points!" The system rang out in his head as Xu Que stood as still as a rock.

He looked on with a determined glance as the large group of cultivators charged towards him. He stood as immovable and steadfast as the tallest mountain. Not a hint of expression could be seen on his face.

The several female disciples were clearly touched by him as they spoke out:

"Master Hua, you are absolutely right. A person has to go through a series of tough times in order to come out stronger. Only after fighting numerous of battles and bleeding numerous times would one be able to emerge a better person."

"Master Hua, we respect your decision. Please fight this battle at ease."

"We've misunderstood your intentions just now. Please win this battle for us! We believe in you!"

"Good!" Xu Que nodded his head and sighed, "I never expected to find people who finally understands me. This battle shall be worth it then. Even if I were to give up my life!"

To the rest of the cultivators who were charging down upon him, these words made their blood boil even more.

Before long, all the disciples around were hoping and praying that Xu Que would be able to survive this battle. They all wanted him to continue on his pursuit to be a better man and be stronger as a person.

At the same time, Xu Que took a single stride and raised his hand slowly.

"Whooom!" A sliver of white flames appeared from the end of his palm, causing everyone around to feel immensely cold. The group of cultivators didn't even have time to react when they saw Xu Que's palm.

The Bone Freezing Fire shot right out and enveloped the entire group of people.

Sou!

Instantly, the hundred cultivators froze into large blocks of ice.

The battle has been concluded!

The Sky Incense Valley disciples were watching some distance away and were all stumped.

Xu Que exhaled deeply, "After a series of tough times and difficult battles, I can say that I've emerged stronger!"

Disciples : "..."

"Everyone, the battle has ended and I have to head for my third level of the test. Farewell." Xu Que spoke out before turning around, his robes flapped in the wind as he walked away.

He came so easily and now left so easily. With a wave of his robes, he walked into the clouds and rainbow.

Everyone watched his back as he walked away. Their brains froze, unable to react to this. At the same time, they almost wanted to clutch their chests in pain and had to try not to vomit blood out.

To hell with your sister and your series of tough times!

To hell with your sister and your difficult blood battles!

To hell with your sister and your numerous battles in order to emerge a better person!!!

Chapter 94: That Would Be Exciting

Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

It was extremely obvious that Xu Que's actions were all done in order to create an unpredictable impression of himself.

Just moments before, he stood tall and unwavering, shouting about how he would fight to his last drop of blood in order to walk down the path of self improvement. Those words had touched all their hearts and almost caused tears to flow.

And yet in the next moment, he vanquished all the cultivators effortlessly with a single stroke before walking away.

When everyone finally regained their senses, they almost threw up blood.

How could this ever be considered a fight to his last drop of blood? What kind of torturous road was this which would make him learn hard lessons and improve as a person?

Speaking of bleeding for a greater purpose. Where was the blood he spoke of?

His actions showed that mankind would never have trust for one another ever again.

...

However, the entire group of cultivators had really wrongly accused Xu Que and he made them pay for it. Just by letting loose his Bone Freezing Fire, he claimed several hundred thousand experience points. If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't undergone the heavenly tribulation, he would probably be a few levels into the Original Infant Stage.

Killing people and killing demonic beasts were making him stronger!

Of course, the most important thing was still about acting tough!

...

When he left the mountain, he glanced at his own personal statistics and was pleasantly surprised.

He had accumulated more than 4,000 act tough points. The amount of experience points he had were even scarier. He had accumulated 5,800,000/800,000 points.

He had accumulated 5.8 million experience points over the required 800,000. When he did overcome the 49 Heavenly Tribulation, he would then climb several levels into his new cultivation stage.

At this stage, he no longer had to flee whenever he met with Infant Transformation Stage cultivators. He could straight away get down to acting tough. In fact, he would still have enough energy to hold them off after he was done acting tough.

"Now, this is interesting. After my 3 days of Heavenly Tribulations have ended, I would be able to head for the Imperial City. Then I wouldn't have to keep thinking of the old Emperor any longer!" Xu Que smiled to himself as he turned off the system interface.

At this point, there were still many cultivators queuing outside the valley, trying to get in to participate in the second stage.

It was a rare occasion which Xu Que could walk through groups of people without being noticed.

After finding the signs leading towards the third level of the trial, he started heading in that direction.

Just several moments later, the rest of the cultivators who didn't attack Xu Que and the Sky Incense Valley disciples came out from the valley.

Before long, word about Xu Que of the "Heavenly Explosion Faction" had started to spread. This alarmed many people outside the valley and everyone were stumped by his antics.

"Full Foundation of the Golden Core Stage and he killed a hundred of cultivators of his own Stage in just a second? Who are you trying to kid?"

"It can't be fake since the disciples of Sky Incense Valley themselves admired to this!"

"Many people witnessed this scene with their own eyes and scared the living daylights out of them!"

"That 'Hua Wu Que' is way too powerful. You have to be careful not to offend him in the future!"

"I've heard that he's already crossing into the third stage. The entire group of us don't dare to enter while he's in there. We'll wait for him to come out before we decide to enter."

When everyone heard the news of whatever happened, they were astounded. Word spread like wildfire. A person told ten people and ten told hundreds. Before long, the phrase "Hua Wu Que of Heavenly Explosion Faction" had become a representation of an evil, merciless and bloodthirsty killer!

Soon after, the number of people gathering outside the valley started increasing. Everyone was starting to talk about the "Heavenly Explosion Faction".

"What history does this Heavenly Explosion Faction have? Why have we been hearing this name pop up so frequently? And yet we haven't heard about this faction until recently." Someone asked out suspiciously.

"Oh right. Just recently, I travelled past Fire Country and heard of someone called Xiao Yan, who was extremely powerful. He single handedly took down a powerful sect called Blood River. Apparently he was from Heavenly Explosion Faction as well!"

"Fuck! Looks like this faction is indeed powerful! It could possibly be a sect which gathers the most elite cultivators and only allow someone in after they've proven themselves!"

"Looks to me like an entire bunch of murderers who kill without even batting an eyelid! How can he just wipe out an entire sect just like that? Although I have to admit, having such powers makes it extremely hard to believe!"

"This is a world where cultivators resort to instant gratification. An offended person would go all out to seek revenge. What was so strange about an entire sect being wiped out? To be frank, I enjoy the way these disciples of the Heavenly Explosion Faction do things. If there's a chance, I would wish to join them."

"Then, what makes you think you have the credentials to join this faction?"

"God knows! But I've heard that Hua Wu Que from the Heavenly Explosion Faction left many imprints back in the valley."

"According to what I know, someone interacted with Hua Wu Que before. He asked him what was the procedure to join the Heavenly Explosion Faction, which was met with a one liner reply."

"How did he reply?"

"Please contact QQ 575088701!"

"Sigh…."

"Not only is he a highly skilled fighter, he even speaks in such riddles. That must probably be one of the criterias required to join the Heavenly Explosion Faction. If only I could understand what that meant, I could probably join them!" Ai, it's such a shame that joining them is so difficult!"

"That's right! I honestly don't understand anything that's been happening. Maybe it's because I'm not good enough for the faction."

At the same time, within a stone house atop the mountain of the test area...

Several Sky Incense Valley disciples were standing before an Infant Transformation Stage Elder. They were explaining to him in great detail whatever Xu Que had said.

When the old man finished listening, his lips curled into a snarl.

"What you're trying to say is, the reason he insisted on going through the third and fourth stages was because he wanted it to be fair?"

"That's right."

"And that he single handedly killed more than a hundred cultivators with a single stroke?"

"Yes, that's correct. He probably used a very profound spell for the effects of it were strange. His spell enabled him to shoot out freezing fire. The minute it comes into contact with something, it will freeze and turn into ice, causing the person to die immediately!"

"I'm impressed, Hua Wu Que!" The Elder's face was clearly overwhelmed by all these information. A gleam could be seen within his eyes as he smacked the table with his large hands, "With such a talented individual around, we have to recruit him into the sect no matter what. We must not allow him to slip by. Listen up. If he wishes to go through the tests, let him go through it then. As long as you don't incur his wrath, he won't harm any of you."

"Yes!" The few disciples trembled as they heard their orders. It was clear that they envied the position he was in for the Elders held him in such high regard. Entering the Sky Incense Faction in such a manner would mean he would have no lack of treasures and cultivation items from here on.

"Oh right. What about my other set of instructions. How's the progress?" At this point, the Elder asked out as though he suddenly recalled something.

The few disciples replied him politely, "Reporting to Elder. Before we found Hua Wu Que, we've already sealed up the eighth level of the Tower of Souls."

The Elder nodded his head as his expression turned severe, "Eh! Before the Water Empress leaves for the Fire Country, she would be cultivating in secluded meditation on the eighth floor. Unless she gave explicit permission, nobody is to open the door under any other circumstances."

"Yes, we understand! It's just… This disciple has some questions although he won't ask them if Elder doesn't wish to answer."

"Go ahead and ask." The Elder squinted as he replied hastily.

"This disciple doesn't understand something. As of today, all the candidates who have been tested are no higher than the Original Infant Stage. With their cultivation level and powers, the highest they can ever reach would be the sixth level. Why then are we wasting so many spirit stones in sealing off the higher floors? Isn't that a waste?"

The Elder laughed out once, "Those are the requests of the Water Empress. Just carry out the order as requested. All those years ago when she just joined the Sky Incense Valley, she was one of the most extraordinary people I've ever met. I didn't expect her then to ever surpass me but she has far exceeded my own cultivation level. Maybe her cultivation success came from her perfectionist nature and how everything under her charge has to be done completely right."

As he spoke, the Elder paused before laughing out, "At the end of the day, it's better to be safe than sorry. Take today for an example. Who could ever imagine that a Full Foundation Golden Core Stage cultivator like Hua Wu Que could cause such a scene here?"

The few disciples forced bitter smiles, not knowing how to reply him.

…

At this point, Xu Que was climbing up the mountainous roads as he headed towards the Tower of Souls.

There weren't many people who came out from the second stage. Although they were extremely fearful of Xu Que, they followed him from a safe distance away. Even though they weren't going to enter the third stage along with him, they were hoping for a show to catch while he was going through this stage.

Xu Que noticed they were following him and turned around. The minute he stopped walking, the entire group of people stopped as well. Only when he started walking again did they continue to ensure a safe distance away.

This caused Xu Que to shake his head regretfully.

Had he known this would happen, he wouldn't have killed so many people. Now, he can't act tough properly.

"Looks like I can only act tough once I'm inside the Tower of Souls. There must be quite a few people within the Tower of Souls now as well, trying to cross through the third stage. Besides, since they're in here, they probably wouldn't have heard of me as well. Hm... I shall climb all the way to the highest level and gaze upon the scenery which nobody ever had the chance to view. I shall then pee off the ledge and give you an additional natural feature: the waterfall. Ai, think about it, that would be exciting!

Chapter 95: We Are Not Feeling Well

Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

This Tower of Souls was obviously a building and was also a weapon of sorts.

However, it wasn't a type of weapon which has a strong firepower that could kill. Instead, it was a type of weapon which would limit the cultivation powers of a cultivator and prevent any powers from being used. It could also transform into a pocket sized building or it could turn extremely large whenever the need arose to protect or defend.

Sky Incense Valley has a long and reputable line of succession history. The entire sect looked up to their disciples who possess unnatural mental strengths and resistance. That was why the third stage involved this Tower of Souls which would test for these qualities.

The minute Xu Que passed through a veil into the test domains, he looked up at the Tower of Souls some distance away and was astounded by the magnificence of it.

This tower was much bigger and taller than he had imagined it to be.

He had initially thought that it would just be like any other building he had seen before. He pictured it to be ten storeys at most. However, this Tower of Souls was so tall that it extended far above the clouds and looked extremely formidable.

The Tower of Souls had a steel-colored triangular roof. Regardless of which angle it was looked at, it was extremely unique.

"Impressive! Indeed, cultivators are able to create anything they imagine. One day, I shall create a tower of my own based on my impulses. It shall be like the Eiffel Tower of Paris. Let's see if you'd be intimidated by my tower then!" Xu Que mumbled under his breath as he strode towards the tower.

There were many groups of people surrounding the tower. Apart from the supervising Sky Incense Valley disciples, groups of people waiting for their time to enter the tower and cultivators who had already finished this level of the test were there.

All their eyes were glued onto the tower and they would occasionally let out gasps of shock. Or it could be sighs of regret.

And whenever the crowd sighed out regretfully, a cultivator would magically appear on the ground in front of the tower. This meant that they were expelled from the Tower of Souls after reaching a point which their souls could no longer handle the crushing pressure.

Xu Que was extremely surprised at how this group of people knew that someone was being expelled even before he appeared on the ground, outside the tower. He thus walked up slowly and raised his head to look up. The sight made him jump up in shock.

Outside the entrance of the Tower of Souls, there were many wooden tiles hanging along the walls. These wooden tiles were exactly the same as those hanging outside the entrance of the second stage. On each wooden tile, there were names and serial numbers.

Before entering the Tower of Souls, the wooden tile would be absorbed into the tower and a strong link would be formed between the participant and the wooden tile.

Everytime the owner of that wooden tile ascends a level, the wooden tile would float up to that same level and linger outside. Whenever the participant's soul couldn't handle the pressure anymore, the wooden tile would imprint itself onto the walls of the tower, on the same level which the participant dropped out from.

"At this point, there are two Daoist friends hanging on the third level. I wonder if anyone can ever break past the fourth level!"

"I'm afraid that's going to be very difficult. Up to this point, there've only been five cultivators who ever managed to enter the fourth level. And these five were all of the Original Infant Stage!"

"I don't agree with you. Although the strength of a person's soul is dependent on his cultivation level, there are some exceptions as well. Look at our friend who's holding on at the fourth level. He's only at level 3 of the Golden Core Stage but the strength of his soul is immense!"

"Indeed, you are right about the strength of a person's soul and his mental resistance. I'm sure that when this cultivator finally joins the sect, he would eventually become an alchemist or a weapon forger with such strengths!"

"He's the subject of all our envies! There are so few alchemists or weapon forgers now. The alchemists and weapon forgers are always regarded in such high esteem. In fact, a six-star alchemist or weapon forger of the Original Infant Stage would receive so much more respect than an Infant Transformation Stage normal disciple. Their social status would be elevated on a different level!"

"What a pity that the requirements are so high!"

"Look at our friend who's trying his best to hold on at the fourth level. I wonder if he can handle the fifth level. If he can, he would most definitely be issued the Elite Entrance Order."

Xu Que had unknowingly walked into the thick of the crowd. He raised his head to look up at the tower along with everyone else.

There were only three wooden tiles floating around the tower. Two tiles were hanging on the third level while the last tile was looming over the fourth level. This indicated that there were only three people within the tower!

"Pa-da!" a wooden tile which was floating on the third level was suddenly absorbed by the tower and slammed hard into the wall, emitting a loud crashing sound.

"It's a shame that he's unable to enter the fourth level." Someone from the audience sighed out in pity.

Several seconds later, a male cultivator was expelled from the tower and landed on the ground. His face was extremely pale.

Without speaking a word, he shook his head and sighed as he walked to a corner and sat down, trying to regain his strength.

"Look! The tile belonging to the cultivator stuck on the fourth level is moving! Heavens! He's trying to break to the fifth level!"

At this point, the entire crowd was roused up.

Xu Que glanced across. Indeed, the wooden tile floating on the fourth level was starting to move slowly as it struggled to cross over to the fifth level.

The entire crowd started to get excited.

"It's hard to imagine that the person was only at level 3 of the Golden Core Stage. See how strong his mental strength and soul is."

"Looks like that might be another potential alchemist or weapon forger from Fire Country!

"When he comes out, we should make friends with him!"

"Pa-da!" At last, that wooden tile crossed over to the fifth level and was immediately absorbed by the tower, causing the tile to slam hard into the wall.

Soon after, a green robed man was expelled from the tower. A trickle of blood ran down from the corners of his lips.

"My friend, please take this Crystal Pill. It will help you to regain your strength and repair the damage to your soul."

"No, my friend. I have another pill which is more suited for your injuries."

Many cultivators swarmed around him and showed their concern. They all wished to befriend this cultivator who had a bright future ahead of him.

Xu Que watched on coldly from the side as he shook his head without a word.

The difference in treatment between this person and the other cultivator who was expelled from the third level was extremely vast.

This was the cultivation world. A person of elite standings and powers would command respect and admiration.

"Tsk, tsk, what a cruel and cold world. But they don't know that I will make it to the ninth level yet!" Xu Que clicked his tongue as he mumbled to himself expectantly.

Several moments later, the other wooden tile left hanging outside the third level looked like it couldn't handle the pressure anymore as it dashed straight for the walls of the tower. The cultivator was expelled from the tower as well and concluded this round of the test.

Then, a Sky Incense Valley disciple walked over and spoke out loudly, "The fifth round of the test begins. Participants, please retrieve your wooden tiles and line up to enter the tower!"

Immediately, more than ten cultivators started moving. They held onto their wooden tiles and crowded at the entrance of the tower.

Xu Que followed along with the entire group of people and lined up outside the tower.

However, there were still an entire group of cultivators who refused to budge. They stood still and clutched onto their wooden tiles without moving a muscle.

When the Sky Incense Valley saw this, they frowned and asked, "Aren't the lot of you participating in this round?"

The group of people hurriedly shook their heads and waved their hands, "No, no. We shall wait for the next round!"

"Why?" The Sky Incense Valley frowned and demanded.

"Sigh..."

"I'm not feeling very well now and wish to rest for a while."

"That's right. Me too!"

"I feel the same way!"

Everyone started speaking out, saying that they weren't feeling well.

The Sky Incense Valley disciples couldn't help but get suspicious. However, they didn't say much as well. Besides, there were no rules in place which required them to participate in that very round.

Clearly, this entire group of cultivators who had to find an excuse not to participate in this round were the same group who followed Xu Que along the way.

Since Xu Que caused such a ruckus in the previous test area, most of the people who had already been here from the start haven't heard about him. Most of them outside the tower didn't know who the legendary 'Hua Wu Que' was.

However, this particular group of cultivators already knew who he was. In fact, everyone of them from this group still wanted to keep their lives. Seeing Xu Que line up, they wouldn't dare to enter the same round as him. Hence, they decided to remain behind and watch an exciting show they were sure would unfold and wait for the next round before participating.

Their actions however, caused quite some attention within the group of cultivators who were lining up. They then became the subject of ridicule.

"Haha! What a bunch of scaredy mice. They don't even dare to enter the Tower of Souls?"

"Indeed! They have the guts of a little mouse. To think they even came up with the excuse of being ill. It's hilarious!"

"Just a mere tower is enough to scare you to this extent. Why do you even bother participating in this test?"

"You're really disgracing the people of my generation!"

The group of cultivators were mocking and ridiculing them which caused the other group to feel upset. However, they smiled and knew that misfortunes were about to befall the group of cultivators entering together with Xu Que.

Deep down within their hearts, they were scolding out, "You bunch of idiots. You might laugh now. Just you wait until you enter the tower with that monstrous demon. That's when your laughter will turn to sorrow and tears!"

Chapter 96: Almost Ate Grass Instead Of Acting Tough And Soaring

Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

In the midst of all the noise and shouts, Xu Que maintained a calm and composed expression. A hint of smile lingered upon his lips as he stood within the crowd and queued up quietly.

At this moment, he looked exactly like a refined and educated young man. Standing in the middle of a chaotic crowd quietly, he attracted the attentions of many female cultivators around.

In fact, it wasn't just that group of female cultivators who noticed him. The disciples from Sky Incense Valley realized his presence in the crowd as well. The female disciples snuck glances at this black robed cultivator from time to time. They thought to themselves, "What a young, attractive and refined looking cultivator. He looks like an educated philosopher!"

If these words were to be heard by the group of cultivators who had excused themselves from this stage, they were sure to vomit blood!

How could this kid be refined and educated? Which part of him is refined?

When it comes to barbaric killing, no one could be better than him. When it came to scolding vulgarities and cursing, nobody could match him as well.

The reason he was being quiet and reserved now wasn't because he was reserved in nature. Instead, it was to build up for the ultimate acting tough ploy later on!

"Enter the tower!" At last, a male disciple shouted out as he retrieved a black steel tile which flew towards the tower.

"Dang!" A dull thud rang out as the entrance of the tower lit up in a flash of bright light.

Instantly, the veil in front of the tower was lifted.

The group of ten people started to make their ways towards the first level of the tower!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Everytime someone entered the building, their wooden tiles would fly out of their hands and hover around the first level of the tower.

Xu Que made his preparations as he clutched onto his wooden tile and took a step forward.

"Whoosh!" Almost instantly, the wooden tile flew out of his palms.

The second Xu Que took his second step, he could feel an immense pressure weight down upon him. It felt extremely suffocating as if a strong tidal wave had swept over his entire body!

"Wow, fuck!"bXu Que could feel his soul tremble slightly and felt as if his soul was about to leave his body from that immense wave.

He steadied his footsteps and willed himself into concentration. Taking deep breaths, he finally managed to stabilize himself.

However, just to remain planted on the ground required a great deal of effort on his part. His entire body seem to have be frozen to the ground. It was as if taking another step would completely destabilize him.

"Why would it be like this? Damn it. Why is my soul this weak? It��s only the first level! And I can't even move any further? System, system. Hurry and come out you slow acting slave." Xu Que was astounded as he hurriedly called out for the system.

"Ding! Ever since the host transmigrated over to this new body, you haven't completely fused your soul to this body yet. The system shall help you configure the settings and conduct merging now. Please wait."

"Currently merging at 1%..."

"Currently merging at 3%..."

"Currently merging at 6%..."

"Currently merging at 13%..."

Xu Que could see a bar appear on the information interface, updating him of the progress. Although the speed of progression was somewhat slow, Xu Que still heaved a sigh of relief, "So this is the side effects of transmigration. Damn it! It scared the shit out of me. I thought my acting tough was going to backfire on me and leave me eating grass instead of soaring!"

However, the fact that he completely stopped attracted strange stares from everyone else within the tower.

"Haha! That's hilarious. Look at that kid who just entered. He's not moving at all." Someone realized and started laughing out loud.

"Ai, that can't be!"

"This is only the first level. And he can't move already? His soul and mental strengths are too weak!"

"That's right. Even a Core Bearing Stage cultivator would be able to get to the second stage without much difficulties. And this kid is already at the Golden Core Stage!"

"I've never heard of anything like that. Someone would actually be stuck on the first stage and be immobilized by the pressure."

"Young man, congratulations! You've set a new record! It's a pity that your record is for the lowest stage ever! Haha!!!"

An entire group of people started laughing out in plain mockery as they walked, brushing past Xu Que's shoulder as they headed for the second level effortlessly.

"Fuck. Just you wait!" Xu Que gritted his teeth and squinted his eyes, remembering the faces of those who mocked him.

At this point, the people outside the tower were stumped.

They realized that the minute Xu Que walked into the tower, he took two steps and stopped moving. He was locked in at that exact spot as if he couldn't progress any further.

The group of cultivators who were afraid of Xu Que and didn't dare to enter the same stage as him were stunned as well. They were in utter disbelief.

"That's impossible! The killing demon has such a fragile and weak mental disposition?"

"That's not right. I have a feeling he's doing this intentionally."

"Do you think he has something up his sleeve?"

"Looks like he has a ploy to me. Afterall, he's a scheming and crafty person."

"That's right! A person who could wipe out a hundred cultivators effortlessly, how weak can he really be?"

The group of people who were speaking unknowingly attracted the attentions of other cultivators around. Many people cast curious glances at the group of cultivators and someone asked out, "My friends, may I know what you are speaking of? I think I overheard someone saying something about killing a hundred cultivators effortlessly?"

"Heheh… haven't you heard? Don't you know who that young man in black robes is?" The cultivator who knew what was happening gave a grin.

"Who is he?" Everyone around started to get curious.

"He's Hua Wu Que from Heavenly Explosion Faction!"

"What's that? What kind of sect is Heavenly Explosion Faction?"

"Keke… just one look and I can tell you know nothing. The Heavenly Explosion Faction is a sect which only admits the very best fighters and cultivators throughout the entire realm. It's a sort of a secret sect and most of its disciples are extremely evil. For example, this black robed young man. Something major happened while he was in the second stage earlier…" Hence the group of cultivators started explaining to the rest of the bewildered people around.

Xu Que didn't know that people were spreading news and talking about the Heavenly Explosion Faction which didn't even exist.

At this point, everyone on the first level had left, leaving him standing there all by himself. He looked straight but was still unable to move.

It was as if he was stoning out in nothingness. He had just entered the system's shops and purchased the strongest soul strength booster he could find.

He was confident that as long as his body had fully merged with his soul, crossing through this level wasn't going to be a problem at all.

However, as for going up the next few levels, he wasn't very sure anymore.

At first, Xu Que wanted to put on his Spirit Visage armor to defend himself against the crushing pressure he was experiencing. However, the system informed him that the armor wasn't going to prevent the pressure from getting to him. That was because the Spirit Visage could only protect against threatening spells which is not what this Tower of Souls does. The system thus suggested he purchase some boosters.

Hence, Xu Que opened up the system interface and purchased several items.

Empty Sky Pills: Permanently increases soul strength and mental resistance by 1% (Limited to 300 pill purchases every day)

Price: 10 act tough points.

Dark Jade Dew: Permanently increases soul strength and mental resistance by 60%

Price: 500 act tough points

"Why is everything in percentages and not in absolute numbers? Forget it, I shall buy these two items." Xu Que looked at it and decided between these two boosters for himself.

Out of both of these, the Empty Skill Pill was the most worth it. Every pill would increase his soul strength and mental resistance by 1% and it only costs 10 act tough points.

However, if such pills were to be used in high quantities, the prices wouldn't be cheap anymore.

Take the Dark Jade Dew as an example. Although it cost 500 act tough points, it could increase up to 60% of his soul strength and mental resistance. If he were to purchase 60 Empty Skill Pills, he would achieve the same 60% but spend 600 act tough points.

Hence, Xu Que contemplated for sometime and decided to spend 100 act tough points on 10 Empty Skill Pill. He decided to use it first and see the situation from there.

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for completing the merge between body and soul." the system rang out.

Xu Que immediately felt his whole body turn light as if he just tossed aside the shackles and binds that were weighing him down. The crushing pressures which overwhelmed him earlier was now completely gone.

"Oh, I feel very different." Xu Que exhaled happily. He glanced at the stairwell leading to the second level and laughed out loud. "Hehe... now I shall find those group of guys at the second level to settle scores with them. It's now my turn. If I can't make you so angry that you wish you were dead, my name shan't be Acting Tough King Xu Que!" He then swallowed all ten Empty Sky Pills before walking effortlessly onto the second floor.

Chapter 97: Already Seen Through

Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

Xu Que swallowed the ten pills and realized that they tasted bland as if he was swallowing air.

"Boom!" In the next moment, he felt like as though his brain just exploded and he received clarity of thought instantaneously.

He could feel a certain sensitivity in his mind as if he knew and understood every single corner and space of the first level in this Tower of Souls!

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully assimilating the Empty Skill Pill. Your soul strength and mental resistance has increased by 10%!"

Soon after the system rang out, Xu Que looked like he just awoke from a long and deep slumber. He felt as if there was an immense amount of energy in his body and the speed at which his thoughts were being processed was much faster.

"So these are the advantages of having increased mental fortitude and soul strength. It's simply amazing. If I had known about this earlier, I would have tried some pills sooner." Xu Que's lips curled into a smile as he took large strides and walked towards the second level confidently.

"Eh? Look! That black robed kid has finally moved!"

"That's strange. It was obvious that he was stuck after two steps. How did he manage to resolve that problem?"

"Could it be… After his soul got used to the pressure, he could break out of it?"

"How could it be? Although the powers of the mind and the soul are extremely profound and mysterious, how could he have acclimatized so quickly?"

When the group of cultivators outside realized that Xu Que had moved, they were all roused and broke out in frantic chatter.

The group of cultivators who had came from the second stage all gave out smiles that implied "we told you so".

"Haha! Indeed, he finally moved."

"Thankfully, we're not trapped inside with him. I'm sure he was just pretending to be trapped."

"That's right. He wanted more people to enter the tower. Thankfully we managed to stay out."

"That Hua Wu Que is really scary. Heheh... the people inside the tower with him are in for a treat."

At the same time, on the second level of the Tower of Souls...

Several cultivators were stuck at this stage. Each of them had pained and severe expressions written across their faces. They were in deep concentration as they gathered their strengths and repelled the crushing pressure to the best of their abilities.

In actual fact, this crushing pressure upon their souls would help them to become stronger. The longer they remained under such pressure, the better they can get acclimatized to it and move on. So, the better they can adapt, the higher their chances of making it through to the third level.

That was how it normally was. However, now that Xu Que was around, the situation is different.

"Hahaha! It's so hilarious that it's killing me. Why are you all standing still and not moving?" Xu Que came up to the second level and burst out into laughter. He glared at those cultivators who had mocked and taunted him earlier.

The few of them finally managed to concentrate their thoughts after a long time. At this point, they were shocked and distracted by the sound of Xu Que's laughter. They were clearly incensed and threw him angry looks.

Soon after, whatever they saw astounded them.

Xu Que, who was the butt of their taunts was walking over towards them effortlessly. He had a grin on his face and walked confidently, swinging his hands like a big time mafia in his own turf.

The way he was acting clearly showed how at ease and comfortable he was with the increased soul restriction on that level.

"How could this be?"

"Weren't you the person stuck on the first level?!" Several cultivators were astonished and shouted out. Their bodies were rooted to the ground, unable to move.

Xu Que then burst out in laughter, "You must be kidding. With my cultivation level, how could I have been hindered by the first level? It was that I was extremely hungry just now. Hence I stopped to think about what I should eat after I'm done with the test. However, I never expected…"

Xu Que's expression fell dramatically. His face was full of sadness and sorrow as if he had been offended. He then spoke out, "I never expected to be made fun of and to take such personal attacks. You guys clearly hurt my very small self-esteem and confidence. Hence, you have to pay the price for it."

The cultivators paused and half laughed. Their faces were contorted into a smile but they were clearly afraid. "Haha! What do you think you can do to us in such a place?"

"There are rules here. If you dare to use any spells to strike us, the Tower of Souls will expel all of us instantly."

"That's right. Seeing as to how easy this is for you, it must mean that your mental strength is extremely high and you have a good chance of reaching the fourth level. If you wish to get expelled here along with the rest of us, you're the one on the losing end."

"You can try if you want!"

When Xu Que heard this, he paused. Damn it. This dog shit Tower of Souls have such a dumb rule? I cannot use spells here? And I cannot hurt anyone? Fuck me. Why didn't the Sky Incense Valley disciples mention this?

He started to get suspicious. However, these few people didn't look like they were lying.

"What? Do you not have the guts to attack?"

"Haha! Anyway, the chances of us reaching the third level are slim. If you wish to get expelled from the tower along with us, we won't mind." The few of them started laughing out again.

If a person were to observe carefully, he would realize that although these people were speaking and laughing, their souls were still under tremendous pressures. And they clearly were extremely tense and rigid.

Xu Que seemed to have thought of something as his eyes lit up and his lips curled into a faint smile.

Without speaking another word, he turned around and searched for an unoccupied corner and walked over.

Several cultivators paused and crinkled their brows suspiciously but heaved a sigh of relief nonetheless.

Although they were all itching to taunt Xu Que further, they themselves didn't want to get expelled from the tower prematurely.

"That's good. At least it seems like he doesn't dare to enter a lose-lose situation.

"Let's concentrate again. There's a chance that we might break through to the third level if we concentrate hard enough."

The few them looked at each other and started concentrating their thoughts and training their mental fortitudes once more.

Xu Que then walked over to the corner slowly as he called out for his system. He then took out an item from his system inventory.

"Ba-dang!" An iron pot fell onto the ground, as the sound of it rang out and echoed across the entire second level.

The few cultivators who were trying to concentrate were startled awake again. Breaking their concentration this way severely disrupted their meditation and could cause damage to their souls. Some of them were nearly expelled from the tower, since their souls were on the edge of their threshold.

They glared angrily at Xu Que as they spoke out, "My friend, if you did that on the third level, we might benefit from it. But if you do it right here, our souls might get damaged and our test will end at this point."

Xu Que didn't even look at them and continued taking things out of his system inventory.

"Ba-dang!" A pile of dry firewood and twigs spilled out of his inventory.

"..."

"What's this kid trying to do?" Several cultivators opened their eyes wide in curiosity.

Soon after, they saw Xu Que pick up a thin piece of wood as he sat down upon the floor. He then placed the piece of wood upon the firewood and started twisting the wood with both hands, causing sparks to fly.

"Pu!" one of the cultivators couldn't take the distraction any longer. His concentration broke, causing his soul to scatter. In that instant, the tower detected that he was at his maximum threshold and expelled him from the tower.

Outside the tower, several people were still animatedly discussing how Xu Que could've broken out of the first stage and moved all of a sudden. Then, a popping sound could be heard as the shadow of a Daoist being expelled could be seen.

"Ai, you've only been there for such a short while. Why did you get expelled so quickly?"

"This is the record for the shortest time spent inside the Tower of Souls."

"Looks like that person doesn't have a chance of joining Sky Incense Valley after this."

People started to get suspicious and broke out in discussion.

Indeed, when the person was expelled from the tower and landed on the ground outside, his expression was one of anger. He glanced at the Sky Incense Valley disciples and was full of dissatisfaction. "My fellow brothers and sisters, I wish to lodge a complaint. That black robed kid is inside the Tower of Souls is being a nuisance. Just now, he was trying to start a fire using two pieces of wood! It severely affected my ability to concentrate. I demand for a retest!"

Trying to start a fire with wood?

Everyone in the crowd were stumped.

"Pu!"

Soon after, several cultivators from the group who had followed Xu Que earlier burst out in laughter.

"Haha! Trying to start a fire with wood? Damn me. Master Hua is extremely amazing. I wonder how he thinks of such things."

"That goes without saying. What a good method. But he has to be able to completely overcome the pressure on the second floor before he could come up with such antics."

"But come to think of it. What was he trying to do with fire?"

"He was probably trying to use smoke to distract the cultivators right? Afterall, nobody was allowed to use any spells to harm anyone within the Tower of Souls."

The Sky Incense Valley disciples were extremely perplexed as well. They had never seen such a situation unfold ever. How could someone ever think of starting a fire with mere pieces of wood in the tower?

After glancing at each other, one of the disciples walked over and shook his head, "He's only starting fires with wood. It's not a violation of any rules. Besides, there are still many people remaining within the second level of the tower and you're the first to be expelled. This still proves that you're the weakest among them!"

"Dang!" a wooden tile which hovered over the second level banged against the wall of the tower, causing a dull thud to ring out.

Soon after, another cultivator was being expelled from the tower as well.

The group of people paused in shock once more.

The newly expelled cultivator had a look of anger on his face as well. He dashed towards the Sky Incense Valley disciples and shouted out, "My fellow brothers and sisters. A black robed youth is affecting our concentration inside. I demand a retest!"

The Sky Incense Valley disciples frowned as they replied, "Starting a fire with wood isn't considered an interference or distraction."

"Starting a fire using wood?" That cultivator shouted out, "It's fine that he wanted to start a fire for that wouldn't bother me. But he's grilling chicken wings over the fire within the tower now!"

Chapter 98: I Shall Give You Face, And Not Eat Chicken Wings Anymore

Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

"..." Everyone fell into silence!

Grilling… Grilling chicken wings?

He was in the Tower of Souls. Grilling chicken wings? This kid is crazy!

Everyone froze in shock, their faces displayed looks of astonishment.

The group of cultivators who had followed Xu Que earlier broke out into a second round of laughter after hearing this.

"Hahaha! I… I admit defeat! Master Hua is a genius and the most talented cultivator in the entire world!"

"Only Master Hua can think of something like this to do."

"No, no, no. It's not just Master Hua. I think it's a hobby of those disciples from Heavenly Explosion Faction."

"Why do you say that?"

"When we first went past the Fire Country, I heard stories of a vile disciple of Heavenly Explosion Faction as well. His name was Xiao Yan. After killing a leader of a powerful sect, he stood at that same spot and started grilling chicken wings. He decided to wait for his men to call for reinforcements. When he was done with his meal and the reinforcements from the sect had arrived, he killed the entire group of them effortlessly."

"Whoah!" Everyone present was astonished by this piece of news.

So it seems like the evil disciples of Heavenly Explosion Faction all enjoy grilling chicken wings at the most inappropriate timings!

The Sky Incense Valley disciples were extremely startled and confused. After presiding over so many rounds of tests, this was the first time they had ever seen anything like this.

He went to start a fire from wood and then he started grilling chicken wings over the fire. Was he trying to pass a test or enjoying himself?

At last, a high cultivation level person walked over and spoke out, "At first, we assumed that the reason for starting a fire was to hurt someone. Since it was to grill chicken wings, it means he didn't intentionally disrupt your concentrations. If your mental resistance was strong, how can something so minor distract you?"

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

All of a sudden, three loud sounds rang out. Apart from Xu Que's wooden tile which was still hovering the second level, all the other wooden tiles were absorbed by the wall and had stuck themselves on the exterior of the tower.

Soon after, several cultivators were expelled from the tower at the same time. Their faces revealed looks of extreme hatred and anger.

Everyone in the crowd froze. What… What did that black robed youngster do this time?

"..." The Sky Incense Valley disciples couldn't bear it any longer as they asked, "What did the black robed young man did again?"

"He's grilling chicken wings! Fellow brothers and sisters, we are not contented. We demand a retest." The few cultivators shouted out angrily, their faces were full of humiliation and agitation.

The Sky Incense Valley disciples crinkled their brows, "He's still grilling chicken wings? How did that affect you anyway?"

The cultivators looked extremely upset, "The chicken wings which he grilled… Smelt too delicious."

Everyone : "..."

"What rubbish. Can chicken wings even be eaten? Even if they can, who would even grill them and cause a delicious aroma to waft in the air?"

"It's indeed ridiculous. If you tell me that he distracted you by starting a fire and the smoke got to you, I can understand. But he was just grilling chicken wings and you're saying that it affected you. I really find it difficult to believe." Many cultivators were shaking their heads in disbelief.

"That's right. Master Hua probably got hungry while trying to cross over to the third level. What's wrong with grilling some chicken wings then?" The cultivators who followed Xu Que from the second test area spoke out in his defense at this point.

The cultivators who had just been expelled looked like they were about to cry, "If you don't believe us, you can take a look. I do not believe that any of you will be able to keep you concentration and focus on meditation while smelling that delicious smell."

"At this point, he's already getting ready to enter the third floor. If you don't believe me, you should wait. There will be more cultivators to be expelled from the tower."

The Sky Incense Valley disciples frowned and looked at each other.

"What should we do?"

"If whatever they say is correct, this round of test has been messed up."

"If not… Maybe we should open the windows to the tower and see what's happening inside?"

"Let's do that!"

The disciples agreed on the plan and nodded their heads in unison. They decided to open the windows of the tower to see the situation on the inside.

The disciple who was in charge of lifting the veil and opening the entrance fished out a silver tile. He then conjured a spell as he threw the silver tile onto the tower.

"Dang!"

A loud sound reverberated all around. In the next instant, they could see into the situation within the tower.

Everyone in the audience fell silent as they turned their heads to take a look.

A bright light could then be seen on the second floor of the tower. In that instant, it was as if the curtains from the tower had been drawn, revealing everything that was happening within.

The situation on the second floor was thus clear for everyone outside the tower to observe.

At the same time, a delicious smell wafted into their noses. It was a decadent, slightly overcooked smell with many spices added to it.

"Hsss!" Everyone outside sucked in a deep breath of air.

"This... This smell is too delicious. It's too difficult to withstand!"

"It's just chicken wings. How did he manage to make it smell so delicious?"

"Just smelling such an aroma is enough to make me drool. I am so hungry now!"

"No wonder they couldn't concentrate when they were on the same level as him. If it were me, I probably wouldn't have been able to withstand it as well!"

Everyone in the crowd sighed out regretfully.

At this point, Xu Que was squatting on the ground nibbling on the grilled chicken wings. All of a sudden, he felt something shift within the walls around him. He then turned his head to look at the walls behind him and was astonished.

"Fuck me. These walls could become transparent like glass? This is magnificent!"

He stood up and walked over towards the wall as he ate his chicken wings. He then looked down and saw an entire group of cultivators staring back up at him.

He took another huge bite out of the chicken wing which had a crispy skin but tender meat. A crack sound could be heard as he sank his teeth into the piece of meat.

"Gulp!" All the cultivators down below were shocked. Many of them couldn't help but gulp down in hunger as they wiped their mouths with the corners of their sleeves!

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for acting tough. The reward is 30 act tough points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for acting tough. The reward is 30 act tough points!"

Xu Que finished the entire piece of chicken within the next bite as he glanced down at the crowd beneath. He then laughed out and asked, "My fellow Daoist friends, how may I help you?"

"..." Nobody in the crowd had any words to reply to him.

Even the Sky Incense Valley cultivators were astounded and continued looking up in a daze. This happened for sometime until one of them snapped back to his senses and asked with a bitter expression, "My friend, what are you trying to do?"

"What do you mean? I'm hungry, why can't I cook something to eat? Besides, nobody mentioned anything about not being able to cook chicken wings while inside the Tower of Souls!" Xu Que asked, his eyes wide open.

The cultivator's lips trembled as he replied, "You can eat. But… But… Can you not prepare something which smells so delicious?"

"If I can't prepare delicious food, does that mean you want me to prepare smelly rotten food to eat?"

"My friend, why don't you cooperate with us. If not, this entire round would be ruined." The Sky Incense Valley looked extremely helpless. Afterall, there were no rules which said that a participant cannot eat while in the tower. Hence, the only thing he could do was to ask him politely.

Xu Que thought to himself for sometime before his eyes lit up. "So, what you're trying to say is that I can cook, as long as it doesn't smell too delicious?"

"Yes, as long as you do not prepare foods which are too aromatic, you can have whatever you want." The Sky Incense Valley disciple nodded his head and spoke out.

"Fine, I shall give you some face. I won't eat chicken wings anymore." Xu Que promised earnestly. He then tossed the bones of that chicken wing onto the ground before turning around and walking towards the third floor.

"Many thanks, my friend!" The Sky Incense Valley disciple heaved a sigh of relief.

Only the group of cultivators who had followed Xu Que from the second test area in the valley knew that something wasn't right. Their eyelids were jumping as they heard this.

"That's not right! The killing and murderous demon is speaking nicely and reasonably?"

"It feels like something big is about to happen."

The cultivators were all extremely suspicious as they looked up towards Xu Que.

Xu Que didn't carry anything along with him. He just walked over to the staircase leading up to the third floor effortlessly. At the same time, he called out for the system, "System. Do you sell smelly tofus?"