Fantasy: Unparalleled Prince, Conquering the Heavens!-Chapter 789 - 783: Heaven and Earth’s Mysterious Yellow_1

Outside the World Creation Tower!

Within the celestial light filling the sky, Jiang Xuan and over a hundred other mentors watched the tower intently—or more precisely, the green dots of light upon it. These green dots represented the various prodigies.

"The record for new students clearing levels is 1,200 floors. I wonder if this record can be broken this time!" a mentor in white robes said with anticipation. Although fewer in number than in previous years, the prodigies recruited this time were of exceptionally high quality. He alone knew of four world-class prodigies among them. Four of them! It was no exaggeration to say that half of the Human Race's younger generation of world-class prodigies were in Torch Academy.

There was the Great Zhou Dynasty's Crown Prince, Ji Huangdao!

From the Wilderness, a burly man apprenticed to a mysterious figure, Batu!

The white-robed Swordsman, disciple of the Sword Emperor, Duan Jianghe!

And from the Qin Dynasty Heavenly Court, a natural-born King, Xiang Yu!

"Someone has already entered the tenth floor!" a red-robed mentor exclaimed.

"Who is it?"

"It's been less than ten minutes since the prodigies entered the tower. According to the tower's one-to-one-hundred time flow ratio, only sixteen hours have passed within. Their level-clearing speed is too fast!"

"It must be one of the four great prodigies!" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

The mentors' hearts jolted, and they began to discuss animatedly. The World Creation Tower had many functions. Besides possessing ten thousand real trial worlds, it could also alter the flow of time. One minute outside corresponded to one hundred minutes inside the tower!

"We'll know who it is if we just take a look!" Jiang Xuan was also a little curious. He pointed his finger, and a stream of light shot out, landing on the green dot on the tenth floor of the tower. Three words appeared: Qin Wudao!

"It's actually him!" Everyone, including Jiang Xuan, was shocked.

Why would it be him? They were quite familiar with Qin Wudao. He was the Lord of the Qin Dynasty, the liege to whom the world-class prodigy Xiang Yu had pledged loyalty, and a legendary figure who had thrown a Small Thousand World into turmoil. But no matter how great his reputation, that couldn't be converted into strength!

Isn't he just a Taiyi Earth Immortal Martial Artist? How could he clear levels faster than a Golden Immortal? Could he have hidden his strength? a red-robed mentor wondered, full of doubt. As he thought this, he shook his head. It was even more impossible for someone to conceal their true strength from them, unless their Cultivation Realm surpassed their own.

The Purple Emperor Star... could it be him? The leading mentor, Jiang Xuan, said nothing. His ancient eyes were fixated on the green dot on the tenth floor, a flicker of excitement in them. Only he knew that the rewards for this 'Newcomer Competition' were far more generous than in previous years, entirely prepared for the Purple Emperor Star. In other words, the first place in this competition was destined for the Purple Emperor Star.

Just then, another five green dots entered the tenth floor, almost simultaneously. Jiang Xuan waved his hand, and the information for these five green dots appeared. Four of them were Ji Huangdao, Batu, Duan Jianghe, and Xiang Yu, respectively. The last one, however, surprised all the mentors present, as it was an unfamiliar name.

"Song Tianming?"

"Who is this person?!" a mentor asked, his face a mask of confusion.

"Quick, check the new student roster!" a quick-witted mentor suggested, immediately pulling out the roster he had on hand and flipping through it. Seeing this, the other mentors also began to search. For a prodigy capable of keeping pace with world-class prodigies to be unknown to them was a dereliction of their duty.

"Found him!" Half a minute later, a grey-robed mentor shouted, drawing everyone's attention.

"Who is it?" Jiang Xuan asked.

"From the Fourth Heaven, the grandson of the Song Clan's Great Elder, at the peak of the Taiyi Earth Immortal Realm!" the grey-robed mentor replied.

The other mentors were astonished. This Song Tianming actually came from a Small Thousand World? It felt as if a beggar on the street had suddenly announced, "I'm not hiding anymore, I'm a billionaire!" The feeling was not just absurd, but also shocking.

"Ah! Help me!" Just then, a piercing scream echoed through the sky, snapping the dazed mentors back to their senses.

In the square, a prodigy, struck by lightning and blackened, dashed about frantically, his face full of fear, as if he had lost his mind.

"Chen Yan, passed seven levels, ranking 372,059th, admitted into Class 100 of the Yellow Division!" From the peak of the clouds, a mentor in a grey robe spoke emotionlessly. His cold voice carried a mysterious power, like a spring breeze, dispelling the fear in the prodigies' hearts.

"Class 100 of the Yellow Division!" After calming down, the prodigy slumped to the ground, weeping tears of regret. This was the worst class in Torch Academy! He recalled his ambitions after passing the entrance trials, how he had resolved to make a name for himself and impress the elders in his clan. Yet now, he was branded an underperformer. The main reason for his failure was his fear of pain, his fear of being struck dead by lightning.

Regret, regret, regret! Why, oh why, didn't I hold on a little longer?

Hate, hate, hate! To think I was so useless, so afraid of death, with no willpower, giving up the trial so early!

Soon, a few more prodigies gave up the trial, wailing and screaming, becoming students of Class 100 of the Yellow Division.

The classes within Torch Academy were divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow.

The Heaven Division has one class!

The Earth Division has ten classes!

The Mysterious Division has thirty classes!

The Yellow Division has one hundred classes!

Only students of the Heaven and Earth Divisions had the chance to enter the inner court and receive instruction from the peak experts of the Human Race. As for students in the Mysterious and Yellow Divisions, they usually have to leave the academy after graduation, missing out on further study and thus forfeiting the greatest opportunity of their lives.

Therefore, the prodigies who emerged later hardly smiled. However, they didn't leave. Instead, they stood in the square, wanting to see who would win first place.

「Soon.」

The third day arrived. By that point, nearly a year had passed within the tower! The last thousand participants were still attempting the levels. Even the one in last place among these thousand had reached the 600th level!

"The Cursed World... it's truly terrifying!" The Void distorted, and a Heavenly Road appeared, connected to the 600th floor of the tower. A prodigy—body decayed, organs failing, his vital energy and blood weak—staggered out of the tower, shaking his head as if dissatisfied with his rank. However, the slight upturn of his lips showed he was actually in good spirits!

To see the Heavenly Road meant entry into the Earth Division! From then on, his path would be smooth, his future limitless!

He moved, walking along the Heavenly Road as if traversing a spacetime tunnel. Within a few steps, his decaying body returned to normal, celestial light swirling around him. He transformed into a handsome, refined young master holding a feather fan, exuding an air of nobility, as if he had stepped out of a painting.

"Isn't that Ning Sui Feng, the one defeated by the Qin Dynasty prodigy who also snatched his palace?" one of the prodigies who hadn't made it into the top thousand jeered, his voice loud enough for many to hear.

Naturally, his words also reached Ning Sui Feng's ears. The smile vanished from Ning Sui Feng's face, replaced by a dark expression. He turned his head to look at the tower and, sure enough, saw Qin Wudao's name on the one-thousandth floor.

Those three words instantly made his eyes turn red! Killing intent surged in the depths of his pupils.