Chapter 90

Huang Yanchen still had a cold and noble appearance, and said, "I can tell you the truth. Have you heard of the three female demons of the West Academy?"

Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, "I have heard of them."

Huang Yanchen continued, "Do you know that one of the three female demons is a descendant of Senior Luo Xu?"

Zhang Ruochen was slightly surprised and said, "A descendant of Senior Luo Xu?"

Zhang Ruochen was quite impressed by Luo Xu. If it weren't for his cultivation reaching the supreme realm of the Yellow Extreme, it would be extremely difficult to defeat Luo Xu at the same level.

Seeing Zhang Ruochen's expression, a smile appeared at the corner of Huang Yanchen's mouth, and she said, "That female demon is named Luo Shuihan, the seventh-generation descendant of Senior Luo Xu. Because she admires her ancestor very much, she has set her ancestor as her goal, determined to become a great martial arts expert like her ancestor. If she finds out that you defeated her ancestor at the same level, do you think she will kill you?"

Zhang Ruochen said, "I can't really say!"

In Zhang Ruochen's view, women were quite unreasonable and could not be understood by common sense. For example, Princess Chi Yao and Lin Nishan.

Zhang Ruochen still didn't understand why they wanted to kill him.

Huang Yanchen said, "Do you know what the two things Luo Shuihan hates the most are?"

Zhang Ruochen asked, "What are they?"

Huang Yanchen said, "In her world, first, no one can be more excellent than Senior Luo Xu; second, no one can be more excellent than her."

"You should know that when she first challenged the Martial Tower, she only passed the second level of the third floor. But you passed the third level of the third floor. If she finds out about this, she will definitely challenge you. With your current cultivation, you are not even a match for her. She can kill you ten times with just one move."

Although Huang Yanchen seemed to be telling the truth, Zhang Ruochen was not afraid at all and said, "In the Martial Market Academy, I don't think she would dare to kill me, right?"

"Ha ha!" Duanmu Xingling squinted her eyes and smiled, "Your Highness, do you think the term 'female demon' is just a saying? With Luo Shuihan's strength, she can easily eliminate you without anyone knowing. After killing you, the elders of the Martial Market Academy won't even find your bones."

Zhang Ruochen said, "You have said so much, but you still haven't answered my previous question. We are not related, why are you so concerned about my safety? Or is your purpose to stop me from challenging the fourth floor of the Martial Tower?"

Huang Yanchen and Duanmu Xingling were both fuming. In the West Academy, they had never encountered such an unreasonable freshman.

If it weren't for the Martial Tower, they would really want to break Zhang Ruochen's legs to show him the power of the two female demons.

Zhang Ruochen looked at Huang Yanchen and Duanmu Xingling's expressions and thought to himself, "It seems I have guessed correctly. They are deliberately trying to stop me from challenging the fourth floor of the Martial Tower. They are both Xuan List martial artists, and in the West Academy, they are definitely very powerful. Even if they are not at the level of the three female demons, they are definitely not far off."

Their cultivation far exceeded Zhang Ruochen's, and it was not easy to turn the tide in front of them.

Zhang Ruochen said, "Actually, I can also not challenge the fourth floor of the Martial Tower."

Huang Yanchen lightly nodded, showing a smile that acknowledged his understanding of the situation.

Zhang Ruochen then changed his tone and said, "But you have to agree to one condition of mine!"

Huang Yanchen's smile instantly disappeared.

This freshman was too bold, actually daring to make demands on her. It seemed that he wouldn't understand the meaning of the term 'female demon' until he was beaten to his knees.

Zhang Ruochen felt the atmosphere was wrong but did not back down and said, "If you don't agree to my condition, then please step aside. I am going to challenge the fourth floor of the Martial Tower."

Duanmu Xingling whispered, "Sister Chen, this is the Martial Tower. We can't break the rules of the academy. If we want to teach him a lesson, we can do it after we leave the Martial Tower. Why don't we listen to his condition first? If it's reasonable, we can agree to it."

Huang Yanchen coldly snorted, retracted her aura, and said, "Speak! What is your condition?"

Zhang Ruochen seemed to have known they would compromise and said, "You should know that I am the Ninth Prince of Yunwu County. Yunwu County and Sifang County have always been enemies, and Sifang County has a significant influence in the Martial Market Academy. With my identity, the martial artists of Sifang County will definitely use various means to deal with me. My condition is that when I am in danger, I hope you two can come to my aid."

Duanmu Xingling chuckled and said, "So it's just this small matter? Sifang County indeed has a significant influence in the West Academy, but they wouldn't dare to act rashly in front of Sister Chen and me. Ninth Prince, rest assured! In the future, if the students of Sifang County dare to cause trouble for you, just mention my name, Duanmu Xingling, and I guarantee they won't dare to touch you."

"Does that mean you agree?" Zhang Ruochen asked.

Huang Yanchen coldly said, "It's a small matter."

Zhang Ruochen said, "What if someone other than the students of Sifang County wants to deal with me?"

Duanmu Xingling smiled and said, "As long as it's in the West Academy, anyone who wants to deal with you, we will come to your aid."

Seeing that they agreed, Zhang Ruochen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If it were only the students of Sifang County, Zhang Ruochen wouldn't be too worried. However, he still had to be wary of the killers from the Hell Gate.

Zi Qian couldn't kill him, so the Hell Gate would definitely send more powerful killers. With Zhang Ruochen's current cultivation, a slight mistake could lead to his assassination.

Since Huang Yanchen and Duanmu Xingling agreed to protect him, if the Hell Gate really sent more powerful killers, Zhang Ruochen could only seek refuge with them.

Anyway, Zhang Ruochen never intended to challenge the fourth floor of the Martial Tower. Now, getting the promise of two Xuan List martial artists was an additional gain.

Zhang Ruochen had one more question and said, "When I defeated the mid-stage Xuan Extreme Realm Luo Xu in the first level of the Martial Tower, it means I will replace Luo Xu and become the mid-stage Xuan Extreme Realm guardian. Once I become the guardian, wouldn't that female demon, Luo Shuihan, know that I defeated her ancestor? What if she causes trouble for me?"

Huang Yanchen said, "The Martial Tower is a True Martial Treasure, and it has no intelligence. To become the mid-stage Xuan Extreme Realm guardian, you must first record your strength, speed, and martial techniques as inscriptions. Only then can you form a spirit body in the Martial Tower."

Zhang Ruochen said, "How many people know that I defeated Luo Xu at the same level?"

Huang Yanchen said, "Only the three of us."

Zhang Ruochen said, "That means, as long as you don't tell the elder guarding the Martial Tower that I defeated Luo Xu at the same level, the guardian will still be Luo Xu?"

"That's right," Huang Yanchen said.

Zhang Ruochen muttered, "On such an important day for a new student, the elder guarding the Martial Tower actually let two students help him. That elder is really unreliable!"

Huang Yanchen's hearing was very sharp. Hearing Zhang Ruochen's words, she coldly smiled and said, "The elder is also human. He wants to spend more time cultivating to break through to a higher realm. If someone helps him guard the Martial Tower, he would be very happy. Besides, the Martial Tower can record the achievements of every challenger, so even without someone guarding it, nothing would go wrong."

That's how it is.

Zhang Ruochen said, "I haven't asked for your name, Senior Sister?"

"Huang Yanchen!" Huang Yanchen said indifferently.

Zhang Ruochen remembered Huang Yanchen and Duanmu Xingling's names and then walked out of the Martial Tower with a light and easy step.

Seeing Zhang Ruochen finally leave, Duanmu Xingling breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "It wasn't easy to deal with him!"

Huang Yanchen smiled and said, "We'll teach him a lesson when he reaches the Dragon Martial Hall. A freshman actually dares to make demands on me. I want to see how capable he really is."

Outside the Martial Tower, nine elders and many young martial artists had been waiting for a long time, but Zhang Ruochen had not come out.

"How come he hasn't come out yet? Could he have passed the first level of the third floor?"

"How is that possible? I think he probably died inside the Martial Tower!" A martial artist from Sifang County sneered.

Prince Huo Xing also smiled and said, "The Martial Tower is indeed very dangerous. Dying inside is not a strange thing."

At this moment, Zi Qian, Elder Xie, and the martial artists from Yunwu County were also worried. Could Zhang Ruochen have really met with an accident inside the Martial Tower?

"Creak!"

The door of the Martial Tower opened, and Zhang Ruochen walked out. Not only was he not dead, but he didn't even have a scratch on his body.

Elder Xie's face lit up, and he immediately went forward and said, "Zhang Ruochen, which level did you pass?"

Zhang Ruochen said, "The second level of the third floor."

"Not passing is fine, after all, you are only at the mid-stage Xuan Extreme Realm... Wait, what did you just say? You passed the second level of the third floor of the Martial Tower?" Elder Xie was struck like lightning, his eyes filled with bloodshot, and his hair stood on end.

The other eight elders were also stunned.

In the history of the West Academy, only three people had passed the second level of the third floor on their first challenge.

Could Zhang Ruochen be the fourth?

Elder Situ's face turned green, and he said in a deep voice, "Zhang Ruochen, don't lie. Do you know what the consequences are for lying in front of nine elders?"

Zhang Ruochen said indifferently, "Just passing the second level of the third floor, it's not that big of a deal."

Elder Situ was almost furious. A mid-stage Xuan Extreme Realm junior actually told him that passing the second level of the third floor of the Martial Tower was not a big deal. How could the people present bear it?

After all, when Elder Situ first challenged the Martial Tower, he only passed the second level of the second floor.

Elder Situ still didn't believe that Zhang Ruochen had passed the second level of the third floor and said, "I want to check Zhang Ruochen's specific performance in the Martial Tower. I propose to open the third floor's spirit mirror of the Martial Tower."