108: Receive the second-level warrior badge, Warrior Tower

Before Jiang Yuan left Chongming Martial Arts Hall, Ji Feiyue reminded him not to forget about going down into the Abyss tomorrow, arranging to meet in front of the Fourth Level Abyss.

Standing at the entrance of Chongming Martial Arts Hall, Jiang Yuan looked up at the sky, and a drop of rain fell on his face.

It started to rain lightly again.

Thinking of the events in Beijiang City, Jiang Yuan sent Li Mengzhu a message, asking about her progress in investigating the epidemic.

Li Mengzhu quickly replied with three words, "Still investigating."

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it.

Jiang Yuan went to the Martial Artist Guild to register as a Second-Order Martial Artist.

Hearing of his arrival, Branch Guild Leader Chu Xiong was startled and came down personally to check.

As soon as he arrived, he saw the new type of combat power testing machine tremble and hum continuously from Jiang Yuan's punch.

The violent surge of air knocked over all the surrounding testers.

A girl climbed up, looked at the number on the combat power testing machine, and her voice trembled with shock: "2, 260,000?!"

To be precise, it was 267,843!

Damage exceeded 260,000!

Six thousand-plus strength value + Kindling Breathing Method + Ripple Power Generation Method, this was the damage Jiang Yuan could deal in his basic state without using any skills, martial techniques, talents, or the enhancement of equipment and relics!

This was comparable to a Fourth-Order Strength-type specialized Martial Artist!

Although the blonde beauty Aisha knew Jiang Yuan's identity and was mentally prepared, she was still shocked by this number.

The entire hall was dead silent, too stunned to speak.

It wasn't until Chu Xiong recovered and walked over that the silence was broken.

"260,000 damage is already comparable to a Fourth-Order Strength-type specialized Martial Artist, truly worthy of being the first in the Great Xia Martial Arts Exam!" he said with emotion.

Aisha also reacted and respectfully said, "Branch Guild Leader."

Saying this, she introduced him to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan was also slightly surprised after hearing the introduction, not expecting the man before him to be the second-in-command of the South River City Martial Artist Association.

As for the elderly white-haired man named Qin, who had once resisted the Void Cavity and was burly, he was the higher-level Total Guild Leader.

"This is our first meeting, isn't it?" Chu Xiong smiled at Jiang Yuan, "How about we move somewhere to chat?"

...On the upper floors of the Martial Artist Association's giant clock tower.

In the Guild Leader's office.

Chu Xiong personally handed the Second-Order Martial Artist badge to Jiang Yuan.

"Although your damage meets the requirements for a Fourth-Order specialized Martial Artist, your level hasn't reached it yet, so I cannot issue you a Fourth-Order specialized Martial Artist badge against the rules."

"However, with your strength, reaching Fourth-Order should be very quick, it's just a matter of time."

Jiang Yuan looked at the badge in his hand, which had more stripes than the First-Order badge, nodded, and looked at Chu Xiong opposite him, asking, "Branch Guild Leader Chu, can I challenge the Martial Artists Tower now?"

Chu Xiong was taken aback, "You want to challenge the Martial Artists Tower?"

Jiang Yuan nodded.

Chu Xiong stroked his chin: "Indeed, you have reached Second-Order, which is the minimum level requirement to challenge the Martial Artists Tower."

The Martial Artists Tower was also a trial ground established by one of the founders of the Martial Artist Association, Saint Yankong, in conjunction with other powerhouses.

It is a mysterious place with independent space, shaped like a giant tower, hence the name Martial Artists Tower.

Every regional City's Martial Artist Association has a teleportation gate that can transport people inside.

The original purpose of the Martial Artists Tower was for specialized Martial Artists from different regions to exchange pointers and spar, allowing them to use martial techniques and talents, but because there was no death or injury, it gradually evolved into a competitive arena similar to a ranking match.

The Martial Artists Tower is incredibly mysterious.

Second-Order specialized Martial Artists who enter will only be matched with Second-Order opponents, but because it can record history, there are even martial arts phantoms left by powerhouses from a hundred years ago inside.

So, upon entering, the opponent might be a powerhouse from a hundred years ago, or even a phantom of a King Realm existence in their youth.

The Martial Artists Tower has a total of nine floors, corresponding to Second through Ninth Order and the King Realm.

As for why there isn't a First Order, that is also a mystery.

But the Martial Artists Tower indeed has a minimum entry level of LV10, meaning only Second-Order Martial Artists can challenge it.

Each Order has a historical top ten strongest individuals ranked, their names etched onto the tower body, enduring the erosion of time, waiting for later challengers.

If one can break the records left by predecessors, squeeze into the top ten, they can even receive extra rewards from the mysterious existence that is the Martial Artists Tower.

It could be equipment, martial techniques, items, or even a certain ultimate skill deliberately left by past powerhouses for future generations.

"I'll ask you one more time, each Order in the Martial Artists Tower only has one challenge opportunity, are you sure you want to challenge it now?" Chu Xiong stared at Jiang Yuan and asked.

"If you are well-prepared, with your strength, you might be able to touch the historical top ten..."

"I've been ready for a long time," Jiang Yuan smiled.

His Town Prison Finger had also reached the perfect Realm through Supreme Analysis last night, and he was currently in Peak condition; if he wanted to further sublimate it, he would have to do so through combat.

Chu Xiong nodded, "Alright."

He took out a black teleportation stone and handed it to Jiang Yuan.

"This is the teleportation stone that allows entry into the Martial Artists Tower; you can enter by crushing it, and you are free to choose when to begin."

Jiang Yuan nodded and put it away.

The two chatted for a while longer.

Then Jiang Yuan said goodbye and left.

...

Not long after Jiang Yuan left, a burly white-haired figure appeared in the room.

Chu Xiong: "Total Guild Leader."

Qin Nantian nodded: "I heard everything."

Chu Xiong: "Do you think he can break into the top hundred?"

"Hard to say, to squeeze into the top hundred in the Martial Artists Tower, each one is an absolute monster among billions, some have already died in the Abyss, while others are still alive, standing on the front line resisting the Abyss."

Qin Nantian said with interest: "But I remember the last person from Jiang Province to squeeze into the historical top fifty seemed to be Bei Zhenyuan, wasn't it?"

Chu Xiong's eyes showed a hint of awe, saying, "That's right, Northern Lord Bei Zhenyuan, he challenged the Martial Artists Tower when he was Second-Order and ranked 39th; in the thirty years since him, not a single person has broken into the top hundred again."

Qin Nantian smiled: "Perhaps there will be one soon, and not just one."

Chu Xiong asked curiously: "One is him, who is the other?"

Qin Nantian smiled but did not speak.

At the same time, Lin Qingyan crushed the black teleportation stone in her hand at home, and her figure instantly appeared in a mysterious place, facing an ancient tower that soared into the clouds.

On the body of each floor, names shone with golden light, emanating an ancient and Vicissitudes aura.

Some names belonged to figures found in textbooks, who to modern students were practically like mythical legends.

"In my previous life, I started challenging from Fourth-Order, but the highest I ever reached was third and fourth place during the Eighth and Ninth Orders," Lin Qingyan thought to herself.

Some people were truly capable of sweeping across an era, but they didn't get the time to grow and died in the dark turbulent age of the Abyss Invasion.

They streaked across like meteors briefly, but the light they left behind was enough to illuminate history.

Even someone as proud as Lin Qingyan dared not underestimate the human powerhouses whose names were etched into history.

"In this life, I will definitely stand alongside them, or even surpass them!" Lin Qingyan secretly resolved, and stepped into the Martial Artists Tower.