Published: March 4, 2025
CHAPTER 22: Stunning Cloud and Snow Steps
When Qu Ping asked this question, the young men and women behind him burst into laughter. Everyone knew that among the current disciples of Sky Tower, the rankings were led by the eight peaks, which occupied the top ten positions. The top disciple of Purple Bamboo Garden, Stone Thousand Mountain, was ranked thirteenth, while the other two disciples were ranked below seven hundred!
They were almost the last.
Chu Yang and Tan Tan.
Now, this person who was essentially inconsequential dared to challenge Qu Ping, who was ranked within the top twenty? With a difference of more than seven hundred ranks, this was simply like a cat licking a tiger's nose—seeking death!
Chu Yang also laughed. His laughter was ordinary yet chilling. It was summer with hot weather, but when Chu Yang laughed, it felt like a gust of cold wind descending from the snowy mountain peaks, making everyone shiver.
Chu Yang's gaze turned icy as he slowly said, “The dignity of Purple Bamboo Garden is not something you can offend. The rules of Sky Tower are not something you few can break. Qu Ping, today, let me establish my authority through you!”
Sooner or later, I will step on these people and rise to the position of the top disciple! Let today be the beginning!
Today’s battle is my first step towards rising in Sky Tower!
I, Chu Yang, have always stood at the forefront, welcoming challenges. Now, even though I am back at the bottom, my bones still remain at the peak, isolated from the cold heights!
A mere martial disciple level 3 dares to establish authority over a warrior level four expert? This was undoubtedly a huge joke. The crowd behind Qu Ping immediately laughed, looking at Chu Yang as if he were an idiot.
“Trash, you want to establish authority? And you want to do it by challenging Senior Brother Qu? Are you out of your mind?”
“This kid is crazy…”
“Qu Shidi, just fight Chu Yang,” said Liu Yunyan, who had brought them here and had not intervened until now. He gazed into Chu Yang's eyes and slowly added, “Do not underestimate him.”
His cultivation was a notch above Qu Ping’s, and his spiritual intuition was much sharper. Earlier, when Chu Yang came out, he had been laughing and talking warmly, and Liu Yunyan hadn’t sensed anything amiss. But now, as Chu Yang’s aura changed, Liu Yunyan suddenly felt a chilling pressure rushing towards him!
The disdain in Liu Yunyan's heart vanished like snow under the scorching sun, disappearing without a trace in an instant. At this moment, he looked at Chu Yang with a hint of fear and trepidation!
Once Liu Yunyan uttered the words “do not underestimate,” the surrounding laughter suddenly ceased.
It was evident that Liu Yunyan did not look favorably upon Qu Ping in the battle against Chu Yang!
Liu Yunyan was ranked among the top ten disciples in the fifth generation of Sky Tower. Although he was at the bottom of that list, his strength was indeed remarkable. He was already a warrior level four! Such a person naturally had discernment.
Although Qu Ping was only a warrior level two, the gap to Chu Yang, who was a martial disciple level three, was undeniably vast.
Warriors against martial apprentices, elites against useless ones…
Was there really any suspense in this battle?
Chu Yang calmly smiled, stepping forward and saying, “Qu Ping, come. Come and take the reason to lie without punishment from me!”
With a roar, Qu Ping suddenly charged forward, swinging his fist to strike! His movements were agile, like a hunting leopard. Seeing that Chu Yang did not draw a weapon, he naturally felt embarrassed to show his sword first.
Just as Chu Yang was about to move, a sudden flash in his eyes made him feel as if he was being watched, as if his every move was under scrutiny by someone lurking in the shadows.
This was the powerful spiritual intuition he had cultivated throughout his life in his past life. This intuition had helped him escape from life-and-death peril countless times. Today, the feeling had risen again.