CHAPTER 510: CHAPTER 524: STEALING THE FRIEND OF A HEAVENLY DAO PERSON

"Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang."

The chimes resonated as if striking the hearts of the onlookers.

In such a short span of time, someone challenging the Cultivation Tower had consecutively passed through five levels.

This must be a first in the history of Divine Wind Academy.

However, what these people didn’t know was that there had been someone before Mu Can who surpassed his record of speedy ascension, though due to certain reasons, this individual had somewhat been faded from collective memory.

"It’s simply too powerful, this is the Fifth Layer after all. The Fourth Layer already exhausted all my effort, I’ve never even seen what the Fifth Layer looks like."

Han Santu muttered as he watched the Trial Tower; when he initially broke through the Fourth Layer of the Cultivation Tower, it had taken him nearly an hour to pass with great difficulty.

Comparatively, the current Challenger incredibly sped through five layers of the Trial Tower in such a brief time, which was nothing short of a miracle.

"Who do you think this challenger could be from the Divine Wind List?" Li Maomao asked.

The surrounding seniors shook their heads; it had been nearly a year since the last change in the Divine Wind List, and they couldn’t guess who might have returned to break his own record.

One must know that those listed on the Divine Wind List also receive a certain amount of Academic Points, and advancing even one position offers even more points.

Even just breaking through each layer normally awards a fixed amount of Academic Points.

From another perspective, the significance of the Divine Wind List in some respects even surpasses that of the Heavenly List.

After all, the Heavenly List tests combat ability, and as long as your cultivation time is long enough, you could potentially secure a place on it.

But the Divine Wind List is different, as it treats everyone equally, testing one’s willpower and Soul Power.

"When someone’s willpower is strong enough, the world will change because of them."

This phrase was left by one of the past Deans of the Divine Wind Academy, although that Dean eventually left to explore uncharted territories and never returned.

However, this saying was also engraved by the current Dean into the motto stone of the Divine Wind Academy.

"Do you think it’s possible that a freshman made the list?" Li Maomao suddenly blurted out, recalling the young man who had aggressively subdued the White Demon and forced the entire Demon Clan Association to retreat and compensate with Academic Points without a fight.

"That was truly a character. Really, making the White Demon and the entire Demon Clan Association submit without a temper and even compensating with Academic Points."

"Stop joking, if a freshman could break through five layers, I’ll wait for him to come out and then I’ll take on the challenge myself."

Han Santu said with absolute certainty, mentioning he believed a freshmen could make it onto the Yellow List as they definitely had Cultivation experience before admission.

However, to claim that a freshman could breach the fifth layer of the Trial Tower, even if it killed him, he wouldn’t believe it.

Luo Tian, listening to the discussions nearby, chuckled inwardly. If they knew that the challenger inside was actually Mu Can, he guessed their jaws would drop.

At least he himself was truly shocked by Mu Can; truly worthy of his exceptional talent. This past month of Cultivation, going from being lesser in Cultivation to leaving him far behind, was just unimaginably straightforward.

"It seems like the academy has developed a fear towards challenging the Trial Tower," the Dean mentioned with a bitter smile upon hearing these students’ discussions.

Divine Wind Academy’s policies for the Trial Tower were indeed flawed. This place was originally intended as a venue to encourage students to challenge themselves, yet now, they hesitated due to the fear of penalty, truly losing the original spirit of the Trial Tower.

One must know that willpower is also a critical factor in breaking through the levels of the Trial Tower; if your willpower is strong enough, you can unleash powerful forces within the tower.

This kind of power offers immense benefits to the students’ future development, but sadly, the current students began to neglect the essence and overly cared about getting Academic Points from passing the Trial Tower.

This is really an incorrect approach.

"Humph, if they lack the courage to challenge, it doesn’t mean everyone does; challenging the Trial Tower is, after all, a test of willpower and true spirit," remarked Mad Elder, looking at a group of senior students while shaking his head.

Although Divine Wind Academy holds a high status, very few students truly stood out to Mad Elder, which is why he has never taken a true disciple over the years but merely chosen some students to teach basic Alchemy Technique.

However, he treated Mu Can sincerely as his successor, wishing he could pass all his abilities onto him.

"Indeed, the consequences of failing the Trial Tower are indeed too unpleasant," the Dean mentioned with a slight bitter smile.

The feeling of a failed challenge was something he still remembered clearly, even after many years.

"How dare you bring that up; back then, you vomited all over me, if it wasn’t for you, maybe the affair with the little junior sister might have succeeded,"

Mad Elder grumbled about the old times despite his advanced age, still appearing quite irritated.

"Give it a rest, do you not remember what happened back then? You were such a coward, scared even to talk to the little junior sister, letting your second senior brother move ahead of you and ultimately regretting it," the Dean chuckled and mocked, yet reminding of their former fellow disciples only left him and Mad Elder remaining.

Plus, Mad Elder’s condition was not looking good, which might soon leave him alone; thinking about it still felt lonely.

"Sigh, it’s been so many years, I wonder if Master ever found a breakthrough opportunity," Mad Elder sighed. The events of those days seemed as vivid as if they just happened, and the Trial Tower still towered mightily as ever. It’s just a pity that everything else had changed.

"I don’t know, the uncharted territories are just too mysterious. Many who entered in search of breaking into the All Things Realm never returned," the Dean shook his head. Having become a part of the All Things Realm himself, he too had explored the uncharted territories without finding any clues.

"Do you think that Heavenly Dao Thief might be the one with the highest chance of breakthrough?" Mad Elder suddenly remembered something.

He was a common friend from their youth, a fascinating friend and the highest in Cultivation among them.

"Perhaps, after all, Heavenly Dao Thief’s talent is incredibly defying. However, I don’t know where he went; the guy has always been mysterious."

The Dean shook his head, having not seen Heavenly Dao Thief for a long time.

Who knows how they would react if they knew Mu Can was actually a disciple of Heavenly Dao Thief.

"Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang."

Five chimes sounded, silencing everyone, followed by a clamorous wave of discussions.

Mu Can had broken through the Fifth Layer.