Chapter 50

The Sound Transmission Tower is a circular tower, standing a hundred meters tall. Apart from the sound transmission room and the observation deck at the top, it only has a spiral staircase leading up to the hundred-meter height. Climbing this staircase requires a considerable level of Soul Power.

When Shen Chi arrived at the base of the Sound Transmission Tower, the sound transmission room had already released another non-prompt message. The scores of the straw-hat boy and the red-clothed girl each increased by two points, reaching ten and twelve points, respectively.

Was this an increase to stimulate the competition, or a re-evaluation of their abilities? No one knew, as the non-prompt messages did not reveal specific details.

"Nothing about the gray-clothed boy. Has he gone to the sound transmission room?" Shen Chi stood at the base of the tower, looking up.

"Let's go and see!" he muttered, then walked toward the staircase. He wasn't lazy or afraid of trouble; he was just a bit slow, always a step behind.

At the top of the Sound Transmission Tower, in the sound transmission room.

This was not just an ordinary room. The sound transmission room was equipped with special materials that could be activated by the Sound Soul Power, allowing the sound to cover the entire Tianzhao Academy.

Wen Yan sat in the sound transmission room, idly fiddling with the microphone that required Sound Soul Power to activate. She hadn't had any new information to announce for some time.

The walls of the sound transmission room were made of transparent crystals. From here, one could overlook the entire Tianzhao Academy, much like from the observation deck at the top. The only difference was that the observation deck had crystal mirrors activated by the Rush Soul Power, which could see distant objects more clearly. However, Wen Yan didn't like the observation deck because the wind was too strong and would mess up her hair. More importantly, as someone who had mastered the Rush Soul Power, she could easily use the first-level ability "Far Sight" to see every corner of the Tianzhao Academy without needing the crystal mirrors.

But she felt very bored at the moment because the gray-clothed boy, whom she was most interested in, had disappeared after entering a forest.

As for the straw-hat boy and the red-clothed girl, their abilities had already been largely revealed. One had considerable experience in cunning escapes, while the other's Sixth Heaven Strength Soul Power had shown surprising performance. However, that was all. These two seemed unable to bring any more surprises, and the only way to stimulate everyone was to gradually increase their scores over time.

Only the gray-clothed boy's displayed strength was surprising and puzzling. This made Wen Yan very curious. She was eager to see more of the gray-clothed boy's performance, but he had vanished. Many students wanted to earn the thirty points, but so far, no one had made any progress. The Guard Team had now been allowed to intervene. Unlike other students who competed against each other, the Guard Team, under unified instructions, began a coordinated search, which was their unique advantage.

"Where is he? Hurry up and come out!" Wen Yan used "Far Sight" to search the entire academy again but found nothing. She began to suspect that the gray-clothed boy was intentionally moving in a blind spot where the sound transmission room couldn't see.

Bang, bang, bang!

Wen Yan suddenly picked up the expensive microphone and started knocking on a metal rod beside her. The clear sound of the collision echoed up to the observation deck.

"Up there, have you seen the gray-clothed boy?" Wen Yan shouted, somewhat irritably.

"Wen Yan senior..." A head suddenly appeared from the ceiling, looking very troubled and concerned about the microphone in Wen Yan's hand: "If you have something to say, just say it directly. We can hear you, so don't keep knocking the microphone!"

"Is the wind up there so strong that you can't hear me?" Wen Yan said irritably, clearly just venting her frustration.

"The wind isn't that strong now. Do you want to come up and see?" the person said.

"I'm asking if you've seen the gray-clothed boy, not giving you a chance to talk!" Wen Yan said.

"No, I haven't seen him. I don't know where he went..." The person was depressed, but his gaze suddenly shifted to behind Wen Yan, where the staircase entrance was. A person, carrying another person, was gradually appearing from there.

"Looking for me?" the person said, carrying the other person out of the staircase entrance. He was no longer in gray but wearing the Tianzhao Academy uniform. This was known to everyone in the sound transmission room and the observation deck, but they hadn't revealed this information.

"Ah?" Wen Yan turned around at the sound. Her level of Sound Soul Power was high, and she had already heard someone coming up behind her. However, the sound transmission room wasn't a restricted area; anyone could come if they didn't mind the climb, so she hadn't paid much attention. When she realized it was the gray-clothed boy they had been looking for, she immediately perked up.

"Interesting!" Wen Yan's bored expression vanished, and her eyes sparkled.

Lu Ping and Xi Fan also recognized the girl's voice from the previous announcements and took a closer look at Wen Yan.

She was undoubtedly a very pretty girl, with especially good skin, very fair, which was quite different from the girls in the mountainous areas of Xiagou. Of course, this wasn't the focus for Lu Ping and Xi Fan. They were about to speak, but the girl was faster.

"You actually found your way here." Wen Yan stood up. "But I'm a fourth-year student. Capturing you won't earn me any points, and the other students will blame me. What should I do?"

"Senior, you can catch them and give them to me!" the head from the ceiling said with a grin.

"Looks like I'll have to let you have them." Wen Yan sighed.

"Senior, good luck!" the person shouted.

"I can't be careless," Wen Yan said, but she didn't look cautious at all. She immediately attacked.

"Ah..." Xi Fan hadn't expected to be denied even a chance to speak. The girl's speed was no less than that of the third-year student known as "Sound Speed."

"In our Tianzhao Academy, being a fourth-year is a different concept," Wen Yan said, rushing forward and extending her right hand to grab Lu Ping's face, the same technique he had used to knock down Qiaoying several times.

Lu Ping dodged quickly and reached out his hand. However, the attacks that had left Qiaoying defenseless were ineffective against Wen Yan, and he missed.

"Very unoriginal!" Wen Yan's voice came from behind Lu Ping.

Lu Ping didn't retract his hand but spun around and struck. Wen Yan blocked with her arm, and a great force surged, changing her expression. She hastily used the momentum to dodge to the side, stumbling and knocking over a table to dissipate the force.

This dodge was somewhat awkward, but Wen Yan's quick realization of Lu Ping's strength and her ability to adjust and evade were quite remarkable.

Wen Yan was shocked. Lu Ping's strength exceeded her expectations, but her expression quickly returned to normal.

"This is more interesting," she said, immediately launching a new attack.

She was fast, but her speed wasn't like Qiaoying's, who used high-speed movement to avoid attention and find openings. Wen Yan's speed was purely high-speed attacks, both in movement and attack. The rapid punches and kicks made Xi Fan dizzy just watching.

She was fast, but Lu Ping wasn't slow either.

"Hold on!" Lu Ping said to Xi Fan, and his punches and kicks attacked at a speed no less than Wen Yan's. The two clashed repeatedly, but there was no loud noise. Wen Yan knew Lu Ping's strength was astonishing, so she didn't engage in a direct power struggle. Her attacks either touched or missed, and she quickly changed angles to launch high-speed attacks.

Evenly matched?

At least, that's how it looked to the onlookers, but Wen Yan smiled.

She couldn't describe Lu Ping's strength, but he clearly had natural talent. However, his methods were too crude and simple, lacking any technique. Otherwise, with speed that matched hers and strength she dared not resist, he should have won long ago.

"You still have a lot to learn!" Wen Yan said. She had gauged Lu Ping's true strength and didn't plan to continue the struggle. She feinted with two punches, easily drawing Lu Ping's hands away as expected.

"Here it comes!" She struck with a palm, aiming for Lu Ping's head. This time, Lu Ping couldn't dodge. Blocking? It was too late after being fooled by the feint.

"Your thirty points!" Wen Yan said, grabbing Lu Ping's head, ready to knock him down. But he didn't move...

This...

Wen Yan was surprised again.

She knew she couldn't match Lu Ping's strength, but she hadn't expected the gap to be so large. She had him in her grasp, but her strength had no effect on him.

It was too late to add more force or use her abilities. Wen Yan hastily retreated, but Lu Ping's hands, which had been drawn away, grabbed back. In Wen Yan's eyes, Lu Ping's attacks were always full of flaws, and this counterattack was no exception.

Dodge!

Wen Yan sidestepped to avoid Lu Ping's counterattack and stepped back to retreat. But unexpectedly, a powerful force came from the other side of her neck, a clear manifestation of Strength Soul Power. This was... Third Heaven Strength Soul Power?

Third Heaven Strength Soul Power was insignificant in Tianzhao Academy, but at this moment, this level of power appeared at the right time and place.

Two-point boy...

Xi Fan, who had relied on Lu Ping to avoid capture, suddenly attacked. This strike threw Wen Yan, who was confident in her ability to handle Lu Ping, into chaos because she found no effective way to stop it.

The hand strike hit.

Could she withstand a Third Heaven Strength Soul Power attack?

This was Wen Yan's last hope. But she couldn't...

If Lu Ping's technique was terrible, using only half of his strength, then this two-point boy's choice of timing, accuracy, and control of speed and strength showed extraordinary skill, enough to maximize his strength.

Third Heaven Strength Soul Power was enough.

A palm strike knocked Wen Yan down.

(Unknowingly, it's already fifty chapters!)

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