Chapter 9 must be due to a malfunction in the Nine-Story Demon Tower.

As the golden light from the sixth level of the Nine-Story Demon Tower slowly receded, the crowd in the plaza finally reacted.

Someone muttered to themselves, "That sounded like six bell tolls, didn't it? Could it be that the sixth level of the Nine-Story Demon Tower has been cleared?"

"That's impossible, right? How could anyone be stronger than Zhang Erhu's Key Class team?"

"But that was definitely six bell tolls just now, and that golden light is only seen when a new record for clearing a level is set."

"No, how is this possible!" Zhang Erhu stared fixedly at the Nine-Story Demon Tower.

The smile on his face from receiving the 250,000 cash reward had not yet faded.

It wasn't just him; Liu Ruyan was also stunned, frozen in place.

At this moment, her mind felt like it had crashed.

How could this happen?

How could this be possible!

Her team was not only the strongest team in War Academy No. 1, but also the strongest in all of Binhai City.

How could anyone be better than her team?

Even Administrator Lin Wanqing, who was in the middle of handing over the bank card, had a dull, dazed expression.

Up on the high platform, Captain Zhou saw this scene and couldn't help but clap his hands. "Good, good, good! I didn't expect such hidden talents in little Binhai City."

"I thought Zhang Erhu's team was already invincible, but I didn't expect someone to be even fiercer than him."

"Whose team is this? They actually managed to clear the sixth level of the Nine-Story Demon Tower."

Captain Zhou looked at the deans of War Academy No. 2 and No. 3, because in his view, Zhang Erhu's team was already the greatest trump card War Academy No. 1 had to offer.

If someone could break Zhang Erhu's record, it meant that either the second or third academy must have been holding back.

They had hidden a dark horse!

However, seeing Captain Zhou's questioning look, both Dean Chen and Liu Xiaogang shook their heads.

Although there were students with rare professions among those who had newly awakened this year,

most of the war academies only had one or two, which was far from comparable to Zhang Erhu's team.

Let alone clearing the sixth level of the Nine-Story Demon Tower.

Meanwhile, inside the Nine-Story Demon Tower, Xiao Fan was checking the newly acquired skill book.

[Frost Spell]

[Rank: Tier 1]

[Level: 1]

[Type: Control]

[Effect: Summons ice elements from the air and condenses them into an Ice Crystal to attack the enemy, dealing 101% of spiritual attribute damage. Upon hitting the enemy, the Ice Crystal explodes, freezing the enemy for one second.]

"It's actually a control-type skill book. That's perfect; it's exactly what I needed!"

As long as he learned this control-type skill book, Xiao Fan wouldn't have to worry about monsters running around, which wasted his efficiency in farming monsters because he had to chase them.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan learned the skill book immediately. [Ding! You have learned the skill book Frost Spell.]

However, as a control-type skill book, only freezing the enemy for 1 second was still too short. For a real man, the duration definitely couldn't be short!

What more needed to be said? Pay to win!

[Ding! You spent 9 yuan, and your Frost Spell skill book has been upgraded to level 10.]

[Ding! Because your Frost Spell skill book has been upgraded to level 10, a special effect has been triggered.]

Hearing the system's voice, Xiao Fan checked the description of the Frost Spell skill book again.

[Frost Spell]

[Level: 10]

[Effect: Summons ice elements from the air, condensing 10 Ice Crystals to attack ten targets, dealing 110% of spiritual attribute damage, and freezing the enemies for ten seconds when the Ice Crystals explode.]

A level 10 Frost Spell can summon 10 Ice Crystals and freeze enemies for 10 seconds.

Good grief, this 10x special effect of the Frost Spell is even fiercer than the Fireball!

Of course, this was also because control-type skill books were harder to upgrade.

As a top student at Binhai War Academy, Xiao Fan was naturally well-versed in skill books and special effects.

According to the knowledge of skills and special effects taught at the War Academy, the harder a skill was to upgrade, the more exaggerated its effects would be when a special effect was triggered.

Taking the Frost Spell as an example, it didn't just gain proficiency by being cast.

For control-type skill books, you had to successfully control an enemy to gain proficiency.

After all, if you just cast it without freezing anyone, how could you improve your mastery of the Frost Spell?

What kind of control is it if it can't control the enemy?

Moreover, 10 seconds was completely enough for Xiao Fan. Facing low-HP monsters that liked to run away, he could just freeze them with Frost Spell and finish each one with a single Fireball.

You have to know, his damage per Fireball had already reached 2272 points.

Even if he encountered a high-HP boss-type monster, the 10 seconds frozen by the Ice Crystal were enough for Xiao Fan to cast 5 Fireballs.

And each time he cast Fireball, he could summon 4 Fireballs.

In other words, the damage of his single Fireball cast had reached 9088.

So, during the 10 seconds the monster was frozen by the Ice Crystal, Xiao Fan could deal 45440 points of damage!

"It's a pity that the equipment and magic crystals on me can't be sold at any time." Xiao Fan stroked his chin.

If he could easily sell the magic crystals he had obtained, his balance would reach 6000 yuan again, and he could upgrade the Frost Spell skill book again.

He also wanted to see what the special effects of a level 100 or even level 1000 Frost Spell would look like.

Could it freeze hundreds or thousands of enemies for hundreds or thousands of seconds?

Xiao Fan couldn't help but feel a little expectant, but the urgent task at hand was to clear the Nine-Story Demon Tower first.

Xiao Fan stepped into the dungeon teleportation array for the seventh level.

This time, before Xiao Fan even stepped out of the teleportation array, he felt a wave of heat.

[Ding! You have arrived at the seventh level, Lava Fire Island.]

[Mission Objective: Kill 10 Crimson Flame Monkeys.]

Fortunately, Xiao Fan had taken off his coat beforehand, otherwise he would surely have been roasted to death.

He looked up and saw several volcanoes in the distance, constantly erupting lava.

Making the sea in the distance turn fiery red.

And as those five volcanoes constantly erupted lava, monkeys were also being ejected from the lava one by one.

They were entirely fiery red, and although each one was about half the height of a human,

each of them looked like a Fireball, appearing extremely ferocious.

[Crimson Flame Monkey]

[Level: 6]

[Strength: 20]

[Agility: 15]

[Spirit: 20]

[Constitution: 30]

[Mana: 200]

[HP: 300]

[Skills: Flame Stone Throw, Rolling Ball]

As soon as these Crimson Flame Monkeys appeared, they casually picked up stones near the volcano and threw them at Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan had to roll to dodge these stones.

Although the number of these Crimson Flame Monkeys was far less than in the previous levels,

their stats were not low. If he got hit by one, he might end up with bruises.

But as soon as Xiao Fan dodged, another wave of stone-throwing attacks came.

Xiao Fan couldn't help but frown; this was the first time he had encountered monsters with ranged attacks.

But then Xiao Fan stood up, raised his middle finger at the Crimson Flame Monkeys, and shouted, "Come here, you bastards!"

After seeing Xiao Fan's gesture, the Crimson Flame Monkeys started scratching their ears and cheeks.

After beating their chests and stomping their feet, these Crimson Flame Monkeys instantly turned into Fireballs and charged at Xiao Fan.

"As expected, this bunch of stinky monkeys has a hot temper; they took the bait after a little provocation."

Just as the 10 Crimson Flame Monkeys rushed close to him, Xiao Fan directly used the Frost Spell.

10 Ice Crystals gathered in front of him. As soon as the Ice Crystals appeared, Xiao Fan immediately felt a wave of coolness.

It was as if he had gone from the scorching summer to the bone-chilling Antarctic.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!

With a sound of air being pierced, the 10 Ice Crystals collided with the Fireballs the Crimson Flame Monkeys had turned into.

Bang, bang, bang!

As the Ice Crystals collided with the Fireballs, they shattered and turned into ice mist, enveloping the Fireballs the Crimson Flame Monkeys had become.

The Crimson Flame Monkeys were instantly frozen by the Ice Crystals, and Xiao Fan took the opportunity to use Fireball repeatedly, condensing one Fireball after another.

Before long, all 10 Crimson Flame Monkeys were eliminated.

[Ding, congratulations on killing 10 Crimson Flame Monkeys, you have gained 1000 experience points!]

If it were any other professional trying to clear the seventh level, it would certainly take quite a bit of effort.

They would have to face the fire monkeys' ranged attacks and guard against their high stats.

But for Xiao Fan, it was the fastest level to clear among all the levels.

Because although the Crimson Flame Monkeys had strong stats, there were only ten of them.

For other professional teams, they might need close coordination to deal with 10 Crimson Flame Monkeys.

But for Xiao Fan, stats? Sorry, my stats are higher than yours.

Subsequently, Xiao Fan stepped into the teleportation array to the eighth level.

Meanwhile, outside, the crowd was still discussing animatedly.

"How is this possible? Could there be a stronger team than Zhang Erhu's in the three War Academies?"

"That's impossible. Zhang Erhu's team has 4 rare professionals, while the second and third academies combined only have two each."

And just as they were discussing, suddenly there was another bell toll.

Immediately after, the light of the seventh level lit up again, and everyone was stunned, standing there like stone statues once more.

"How is this possible? The bell rang again?"

"How long has it been? The seventh level has also been cleared."

At this moment, Fei Wu, who had been beside Zhang Erhu, couldn't help but scratch his head: "Boss, Sister Ruyan, this isn't right. In such a short time, the lights for both the sixth and seventh levels have flashed. Could it be that it's like this because there's a bug?"

Hearing Fei Wu say this, Zhang Erhu, whose brain had been somewhat crashed, slapped his forehead: "Right, that must be it. The Nine-Story Demon Tower must have a bug."