Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 375 - 357: Ascent to the Seventh Level

This time, Qin Qing rose first.

He ascended the staircase first.

The moment he stepped onto the staircase, Qin Qing felt the pressure increase!

On the fourth and fifth levels, the pressure had not increased, but the illusion arrays began to appear, and the difficulty of the illusion arrays on the fifth level had increased.

But on this sixth level, the pressure had increased once more.

Moreover, Qin Qing quickly discovered that the illusion arrays had become even more complex.

"Boom!"

In an instant, heaven and earth trembled.

Qin Qing felt as if he were in the middle of a vast plain.

Countless ferocious birds surged toward him, like a roaring torrent.

Illusion!

Qin Qing knew this was an illusion.

But the illusion was so real, continuously assailing Qin Qing’s nerves!

The only option was to break the formation.

"It’s a Fourth Rank Spiritual Array!"

Qin Qing gradually understood in his heart that these illusion arrays... were all composed of Fourth Rank Spiritual Arrays.

And there were even combination formations.

"To become a disciple of an Elder Jin Ying in Tai’a Academy, one must also be a Fourth Rank master of Spiritual Patterns!"

"Indeed, it’s worthy of an Elder Jin Ying from Tai’a Academy..."

Qin Qing grew even more impressed in his heart.

The difficulty of breaking through a Fourth Rank Spiritual Array was much greater...

But Qin Qing quickly immersed himself in it.

In the process of breaking the formations, Qin Qing continuously inscribed Spiritual Patterns, ceaselessly deducing formations, and he soon entered a subtle state.

Enlightenment!

Or it could be called a state of self-forgetfulness.

In this state, whether cultivating, inscribing Spiritual Patterns, or setting up Spiritual Arrays, all would have an effect that was more than twice as effective.

Even, the effect was far more than just doubling.

Everyone saw Qin Qing’s speed getting faster and faster; his eyes closed, he waved his hands continuously, and streams of Spiritual Patterns flew out from them.

Spiritual Arrays were broken one after another, and Qin Qing kept moving upward.

His speed was even faster than when he was on the fifth level!

"This..."

Everyone was shocked.

Liu Yuan Huai, upon seeing this scene, was also extremely surprised.

"How is this possible?"

Previously, Liu Yuan Huai’s speed had always been faster than Qin Qing’s, but now with the rank of Spiritual Arrays increasing, Qin Qing’s speed was increasing rather than decreasing?

Liu Yuan Huai immediately gritted his teeth and also sped up his inscribing of Spiritual Patterns.

At the same time, Cang Yuan also began to climb upwards...

Half a day later.

Outside the Wind-Fire Tower, a thunderous noise suddenly erupted.

The crowd was aboil!

Someone had reached the seventh level!

This news spread immediately within Tai’a Academy.

The entire Tai’a Academy was like a pot that had exploded.

Three years!

No one had reached the seventh floor of the Wind-Fire Tower in three years, and now someone had finally done it.

More disciples from the Tai’a Academy flocked toward the Wind-Fire Tower.

Even many elders came to this place.

This included several Elders Jin Ying; everyone wanted to see who the disciple was that had climbed to the seventh level of the Wind-Fire Tower...

"That’s great. Brother did it!" Xiao Shuang clenched her small hands into fists as she saw her brother ascend to the seventh level of the Wind-Fire Tower.

She had been waiting here for two days, and seeing her brother reach the seventh level, her heart was genuinely happy for him.

In this moment, she had even forgotten that the main reason her brother had climbed the Wind-Fire Tower was to find treatment for her...

Not far away, Liu Bai Ying’s expression became even darker.

Before long, Zheng Meng’er approached.

"Bai Ying!" Zheng Meng’er called out.

"Mom, you’re here!" Liu Bai Ying said, "This Qin Qing, he is indeed formidable. He has actually reached the seventh level, and Yuan Huai is still on the sixth."

"What does that matter?" Zheng Meng’er sneered, "I have already made arrangements with your uncle. This Qin Qing, even if he reaches the top of the Wind-Fire Tower, it will be in vain! After he comes out, Tai’a Academy will announce his expulsion from the academy!"

...

Qin Qing ascended to the seventh level and took a long breath.

He had finally done it!

"Reaching the seventh level means I can become a true disciple of an Elder Jin Ying. Then I can ask a Pharmacist in Tai’a Academy to treat my sister’s illness!"

Qin Qing felt as if a weight had been lifted from his heart.

Besides, the process of moving from the sixth to the seventh level had given Qin Qing a great deal of insight.

Now he closed his eyes and began to reflect carefully.

Before long, he stretched out one hand and started inscribing in the air.

"Vroom, vroom..."

The void trembled.

When Qin Qing opened his eyes, a brand new Spiritual Pattern appeared before him.

"Fifth Rank Spiritual Pattern!"

Qin Qing stood up with delight on his face.

He had succeeded in inscribing a Fifth Rank Spiritual Pattern.

This meant that his mastery of Spiritual Patterns had taken another big step forward!

It seems that... the Wind-Fire Tower is indeed a great place for disciples to test themselves.

Qin Qing speculated that this Wind-Fire Tower, originally in Wind-Fire Academy, must have been intended for disciple trials.

And this Wind-Fire Tower must have many more uses.

"Wind-Fire Academy actually lost such a treasure to Tai’a Academy; that’s quite a pity..." Qin Qing shook his head.

Next, his gaze turned towards the staircase leading to the eighth level. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Qin Qing wanted to see just how high he could climb and what gains the next few levels might bring.

Of course... his bet with Liu Yuan Huai wasn’t over yet!

Qin Qing stepped onto the staircase from the seventh to the eighth level.

Suddenly, a strong wind picked up.

The intense gusts fiercely lashed against Qin Qing’s body, as if the invisible forces aimed to fling him away at any moment.

Qin Qing clenched his teeth and activated his spiritual power; beneath his feet, spiritual patterns began to emerge.

Qin Qing started to use the Sky-splitting Step Technique!

"On this floor, the pressure has increased again. But that’s not the biggest threat; the biggest threat comes from the wind..."

"Yes, the wind!"

Winds from everywhere swept in from all directions.

And these winds kept shifting and changing.

If not for using the Sky-splitting Step Technique, Qin Qing would have probably been blown off the ladder by the raging winds long ago.

"This level must be a test of movement technique!"

Qin Qing continuously executed the Sky-splitting Step Technique. Now, he could use up to the third step of the technique, Heavenly Ladder Manifest!

Beneath his feet, it was as if new steps appeared, rippling with rainbow divine light.

As a result, Qin Qing’s speed of advance greatly increased.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

But at that moment, suddenly—countless winds swept in from all around. As they neared Qin Qing, they transformed into numerous sword lights.

Qin Qing’s pupils constricted sharply.

There were so many sword lights, and the Sword Qi contained in each one was terrifyingly powerful!

He simply couldn’t block them!

Qin Qing retreated rapidly towards the back, then suddenly a strong gust of wind flipped him over... Qin Qing lost control of his body and fell down the staircase.

When Qin Qing stabilized his stance, he was back at the starting point.

However, Qin Qing did not feel discouraged at all.

A moment ago, while on the staircase, Qin Qing faintly felt that he had grasped a hint of opportunity for a breakthrough in his step technique.

Right away, Qin Qing ascended the staircase again.

He once again moved towards the Eighth Level, step by step, and before long, the wind attacked from all sides again. Qin Qing’s spiritual power surged around his body, and his Flying Sword flew out from within him, turning into a series of sharp sword lights that he slashed continuously at the void around him...

At the same time, Qin Qing kept moving with the Sky-splitting Step Technique to dodge the sword lights attacking him from all around.

This time, Qin Qing made it about halfway up the Seventh Level!

Then, he fell once again!

However, Qin Qing revealed a look of joy; he could very clearly feel that his step technique had improved once more!

When Qin Qing climbed the staircase for the third time, another person had made it to the Seventh Level.

But the one who got to the Seventh Level was not Liu Yuanhuai.

It was Cang Yuan!

This did make Qin Qing quite surprised.

"Brother Qin!"

Cang Yuan saw Qin Qing and happily called out.

"Cang Yuan brother, you’ve also reached the Seventh Level!" Qin Qing said with a smile.

Reaching the Seventh Level meant passing the assessment for becoming a True Disciple...

"Brother Qin, it’s still you who are amazing! Liu Yuanhuai made a bet with you. Now it seems, he’s sure to lose," Cang Yuan laughed as he spoke.

"That may not necessarily be the case. After all, the assessment isn’t over yet!" Qin Qing said with a smile.

While the two were talking, Liu Yuanhuai also appeared on the Seventh Level.

By now, outside the Wind-Fire Tower, there was complete upheaval.

You have to realize that the Tai’a Academy had not had a disciple pass the True Disciple assessment in three years. But this time, three of them passed all at once.

"Heh, winning against me won’t be that easy!" Liu Yuanhuai came over, obviously having heard the conversation between Qin Qing and Cang Yuan.

Subsequently, Liu Yuanhuai ascended the staircase.

"Let’s also go!" Cang Yuan said to Qin Qing.

At that moment, the three of them seemed to be back on the same starting line.

However, the distance between them quickly widened.

Liu Yuanhuai suddenly took the lead, charging ahead to the front.

"Hmm?"

Qin Qing frowned slightly as he saw Liu Yuanhuai using a clever step technique that seemed no less effective than the Sky-splitting Step Technique. His body was enveloped by a dragon-shaped phantom, and every time the wind turned into a spiritual array attack, it was nimbly dodged by Liu Yuanhuai’s step technique!

At this point, the advantages of Liu Yuanhuai’s family background unquestionably came to light.

Being born into the Liu Family, he had been given access to higher-ranked cultivation methods from childhood.

Like the step technique he was using, others didn’t even have the chance to come into contact with it.

And not only could Liu Yuanhuai cultivate it, but he could also receive guidance from the elders and adept members of the Liu Family.

Liu Yuanhuai moved swiftly and steadily, continuously making his way upwards.

In just a little over an hour, he disappeared at the end of the staircase!

He had reached the Eighth Level!

"This Liu Yuanhuai, I really underestimated him!" Cang Yuan said through gritted teeth, feeling increasingly strained.

"I’m about to not hold on any longer! The previous level already used up too much of my spiritual power," Cang Yuan said with some agony.

"Just hold on a little longer!" Qin Qing looked at Cang Yuan. "This is also a rare opportunity for training; don’t give up too easily..."

"Yes!" Cang Yuan nodded, gritting his teeth to continue moving forward.

This time, Qin Qing moved even faster than before, and after a while, he reached about one third of the height of the staircase.

Cang Yuan had already fallen behind Qin Qing by dozens of yards, and he looked even more exhausted.

Qin Qing knew that Cang Yuan was about to reach his limit.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

A tornado suddenly swept towards Cang Yuan.

"Be careful!"

Qin Qing shouted a warning.

But the tornado’s speed was too fast, and it engulfed Cang Yuan in an instant.

Just as Qin Qing thought Cang Yuan would fail, a series of sharp Sword Qi burst forth from his body.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The Sword Qi scattered in all directions, tearing the tornado apart.

Seeing this, Qin Qing’s expression changed drastically!

"Primordial Sword Technique?!"

Qin Qing spoke almost instinctively, as he was deeply shocked.

Back in the Tianjue Forest, he had received the Primordial Sword Technique from the hermitage left behind by Cang Qingzi.

Since then, Qin Qing had never seen anyone else use the Primordial Sword Technique.

And now... Cang Yuan was executing that technique!

"Cang Qingzi... Cang Yuan, both have the surname ’Cang,’ and Cang Yuan said his ancestors came from Qian Country... Could it be that Cang Yuan is a descendant of Cang Qingzi?"

Cang Yuan also seemed surprised upon hearing Qin Qing say "Primordial Sword Technique."

"Brother Qin, you know of the Primordial Sword Technique?" Cang Yuan asked in confusion.

"Of course I do!" Qin Qing nodded. He then asked, "Cang Yuan brother, may I know what your relationship is with Elder Cang Qingzi?"