LRAB Chapter 123 Arrival at the 4th Floor of the 3-Step Tower
Chapter 123 Arrival at the 4th Floor of the 3-Step Tower
Chapter 123 Arriving at the Fourth Floor of the Three-Step Tower
Starting from the sixtieth step, every step Jiang Han took was extremely difficult. Sweat dripped onto the steps, and if you looked down from above, you could clearly see a sweat-soaked footprint on each step behind Jiang Han.
Sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five...
As Jiang Han climbed further, his speed slowed down, and his magic energy consumption reached a terrifying level.
After stepping onto the ninety-fifth step, Jiang Han's legs began to tremble, and his face was extremely pale. An outsider might have thought that Jiang Han had overexerted himself.
"Damn it, there are still five more steps, and I'm going to go up no matter what. Nobody can stop me!!"
As the saying goes, "One should press on with one's might, but the second will be weaker, and the third will be exhausted." After roaring, Jiang Han charged up to the ninety-sixth floor again. As soon as he stepped onto the ninety-sixth floor, Jiang Han felt that his legs were filled with lead and were extremely heavy, making it very difficult to lift them. When he stepped onto the ninety-seventh floor, the bones in Jiang Han's body began to crack under the pressure, and blood even spilled from the corner of his mouth.
"Ding! To encourage you, host, to reach the fourth floor of the Three-Step Tower, a limited-time mission has been issued. Rewards for reaching the fourth floor include 3000 system points, a quadruple cultivation boost card, and the Shadow Boots. Good luck, host!!"
Xiao Shi suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Han, waving her two little arms to cheer him on.
"Alright, for the mission reward, I'll give it my all."
As he spoke, blue-purple flames ignited on Jiang Han's body, and a thick layer of ice covered his legs. This prevented Jiang Han's bones from making cracking sounds due to the weight, but he still moved extremely slowly.
Using Dragon Flame and Ice Barrier as support was purely a spur-of-the-moment idea, but it did slow down Jiang Han's mana consumption considerably.
When Jiang Han struggled to climb to the fourth floor, the ice on his legs was already covered with cracks. If there were a few more steps, Jiang Han probably would have collapsed from exhaustion on the stairs leading to the fourth floor. But that was just a hypothetical. After climbing to the fourth floor, Jiang Han felt a powerful elemental force filling the platform.
"Congratulations, host, on successfully reaching the top! The system reward has been sent to the system warehouse." The little master floated around cheering for Jiang Han.
"Phew~, finally made it up. I didn't expect it to be so difficult to climb to the fourth floor, but it's worth it for the rich elemental energy and the system mission rewards." Jiang Han lay on the platform of the fourth floor, panting heavily.
After resting for a while, Jiang Han was about to enter a state of cultivation when he thought of Xue Ling. If he remembered correctly, Xue Ling could also cultivate. If he could call Xue Ling to cultivate, it might shorten the time it would take for Xue Ling to break through to the Commander level.
Without hesitation, Jiang Han connected the star trails and summoned Xue Ling from her home.
Ai Tutu, who was watching TV with Xue Ling at home, was stunned. What happened? How did the little fox disappear in the blink of an eye?
Ai Tutu probably never imagined that Xue Ling was summoned away by Jiang Han. When Xue Ling was summoned into the Three Steps Tower, she was stunned for a moment. After smelling Jiang Han's scent, she excitedly jumped into Jiang Han's arms and rubbed against his arm.
"Alright, the ice elemental energy here is quite abundant, which will greatly help your cultivation. You can cultivate with me here for the next few days," Jiang Han said with a smile, patting Xue Ling's head.
"Squeak squeak squeak~~~~"
Over the next five days, Jiang Han began to cultivate frantically, using double and triple amplification cards as soon as he ran out of the quadruple amplification cards. Five days later, Jiang Han's lightning and fire elements broke through to the third level of the middle stage, and his summoning element also broke through to the middle stage.
The biggest surprise was Xue Ling, who grew a third tail during her few days of cultivation. Although the third tail is currently just a fluffy little ball, it seems that it won't be long before Xue Ling successfully grows her third tail.
After emerging from the Three-Step Tower, Jiang Han was carrying Xue Ling in his arms, which completely bewildered the two students guarding the tower.
"Junior Brother Jiang Han, what's going on?" The burly student asked, looking at Xue Ling being held by Jiang Han with a puzzled expression.
Jiang Han smiled and said, "Oh, is that so? It's quite boring to cultivate inside, so I summoned it out to keep it company."
I can't exactly tell you that I summoned the Snow Spirit to cultivate, can I? Even if I did, probably no one would believe me. Who has ever seen a summoned beast that can cultivate?
"Junior Brother Jiang Han, you're really wasting your talents! You know how precious every opportunity to cultivate in the Three-Step Tower is, and you actually complain that cultivation is boring. Sigh," the burly senior said with a pained expression.
"It's alright. Didn't they say that those who rank highly in each department are qualified to enter the Three-Step Tower for cultivation? I'll just make it into the top three in the challenge." Jiang Han said nonchalantly, and then left the Three-Step Tower.
After Jiang Han left, the burly senior asked his companion, who was guarding nearby, "Zhang Haohai, did you hear what that junior said?"
"Hmm, I heard that clearly. It seems they said we need to get into the top three in their department and come back next month," Zhang Haohai said blankly.
"That's impossible, he must be joking." Huo Qingyuan, the burly student, quickly waved his hand and said it was impossible. If Jiang Han really made it into the top three of their Thunder Academy in this month's challenge, that would be too terrifying.
Just kidding. Jiang Han has only been at the main campus for two or three months at most. If he makes it into the top three, is there anything to be afraid of?
After leaving the Three-Step Tower, Jiang Han went straight home to take a shower. He had been cultivating in the Three-Step Tower for half a month and felt sticky and uncomfortable all over. If someone asked Jiang Han why he wanted to take a shower as soon as he got home, Jiang Han would definitely retort: "How can you feel comfortable if your clothes are soaked with sweat several times over?"
Ai Tutu felt extremely guilty as soon as she saw Jiang Han. There was nothing she could do; she had lost Xue Ling.
After understanding what Ai Tutu meant, Jiang Han, who was drying his hair, pointed to the room and said casually, "Xue Ling is in the room. I summoned her when I was bored while cultivating in the Three-Step Tower."
"Oh, I see. I thought I had lost the little fox." Ai Tutu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Jiang Han's words.
When Jiang Han returned, dinner was naturally left to him. After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Ai Tutu still held Xue Ling while watching TV. In her words, cultivation was something that could be done occasionally, which was basically just last-minute cramming.
As for Mu Nujiao, she went back to her room to cultivate right after eating. In Jiang Han's previous life, she would definitely be considered a top student.
After returning to his room, Jiang Han took out his phone and called the vice-captain of the third squad, asking, "Rong Xuan, have there been any problems with the city's monster-hunting team lately?"
"Boss, you finally called! I thought you'd disappeared. The team ran into a bit of trouble a while ago, but it's all sorted out now," Xue Rongxuan said excitedly on the other end of the phone.
"I hope no one got hurt."
"No one is hurt."
After the phone call with Xue Rongxuan ended, a little girl named Lingling made a call. As soon as the call connected, Lingling's rather resentful voice came through the phone.
"Jiang Han, do you know how many missions the hunting grounds received during the two weeks you were gone? If you were here, I would never have taken that rookie Mo Fan on a mission. That rookie Mo Fan is just too stupid."
"Um... it can't be that bad. Mo Fan's talent is actually quite good. It's not as bad as you say."
In the original story, Mo Fan was Lingling's perfect partner. How come Lingling has such a strong resentment towards Mo Fan after only working together for half a month? Is it because I am too charming? Hmm, that must be it. Otherwise, why would Lingling have such a strong resentment towards Mo Fan?
At the end of the month, Jiang Han successfully became the number one in Lei Academy in the challenge competition. No one could beat Jiang Han, whether they were challenging him or he was challenging them, and no one could withstand three moves from Jiang Han. He beat the top 100 students of Lei Academy without giving them any chance.
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