Alchemy Master

Chapter 304, Opening the Tower

Translator: Silavin

Sword Control Technique. This was Qin Yichen’s true killing move.

*Swish!* With a sound of something cutting through the air, blood splattered as Chen Qiqiang fell with disbelief on his face.

“Number 142, wins!”

Along with the referee’s voice, Qin Yichen advanced to the top ten of the Martial Arts Tournament.

This time, the strength he displayed made countless people take notice. They were amazed.

After all, someone at the Partially Accomplished Spirit Realm had directly defeated an expert at the Peak Fully Accomplished Spirit Realm.

Most importantly, Chen Qiqiang was not weak. On the contrary, he was one of the strongest at Peak Fully Accomplished Spirit Realm.

*Phew!* In his VIP seat, Liang Hongshen finally let out a sigh of relief, followed by an expression of extreme joy.

“How is this possible…” Meanwhile, the Viscount who had mocked him earlier now slumped powerlessly in his seat, speechless for a long time.

Now, who could still say Qin Yichen had only made it this far due to luck!?

Now, the top ten of the Martial Arts Tournament was determined.

Qin Yichen, Seventh Princess Xia Ziling, the black-robed person, Li Aofeng… and others all qualified.

This result made many sigh in amazement.

Out of eight Martial Kings, two had been eliminated. Among the top ten, there were actually four in the Spirit Realm. This was already something no one had expected. Especially Qin Yichen, who reached the top ten with his mere Partially Accomplished Spirit Realm cultivation. This naturally made him someone others would remember.

“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re planning. Wanting to obtain a Noble title? With your pathetic ability? That’s simply a pipe dream!” Li Aofeng’s cold voice sounded by Qin Yichen’s ear, but Qin Yichen just smiled.

A Noble title was not something he could get just by reaching the top ten in the Martial Arts Tournament. He would still need to survive three days inside the Twilight Tower.

That was something even Martial Kings found difficult to achieve. It just showed how dangerous it was inside.

Moreover, the Li Family absolutely would not stand by and watch him obtain a Noble title.

“Xia Ziling, Li Aofeng, Shi Ziang… the above ten people, follow me.”

The one announcing the list was the Earl, of Royal Blood, from the registration desk. After speaking, he led the top ten from the Martial Arts Tournament under everyone’s watchful gaze toward the nearby Twilight Tower.

The Twilight Tower was located not far from the arena.

The tower’s shape was somewhat strange, like an unopened flower bud with vines climbing upward into the clouds.

The Twilight Tower was made of an unknown material, without any luster and not particularly eye-catching. However, it was truly indestructible.

Legend had it that a supreme expert once tried to split open the Twilight Tower but could not even leave a mark on it, and that expert had to finally give up.

“Oh?” Looking at the Twilight Tower reaching into the clouds before him, a flash of surprise crossed Qin Yichen’s eyes.

He had previously encountered this material used to build the Twilight Tower. It was a material for constructing Arrays. It was naturally able to absorb energy from Heaven and Earth, such as heat, wind energy… and so on, to convert them for its own use.

This material was called ‘Energy Absorbing Stone’, and was extremely precious. It came at an outrageously high price.

Qin Yichen had not expected to find an entire tower constructed of Energy Absorbing Stone.

This just showed how extraordinary the Twilight Tower was.

[No wonder it still hasn’t decayed.] Qin Yichen grew more and more curious. [I wonder what exactly is inside the Twilight Tower? What was the purpose of creating the Twilight Tower?]

“Inside the Twilight Tower, you only have one task… find the Royal Seal!”

In front of the Twilight Tower, the Earl spoke solemnly to the ten of them.

Once, the strongest youth of a generation, from the Royal Family, who was also the Grand Empire’s heir apparent, had entered the Twilight Tower for training. Unfortunately, he had never returned. This caused the Royal Seal to be lost inside the Twilight Tower.

“Whoever finds the Royal Seal, the Royal Family will bestow upon them… the Earl title!”

The Earl’s final words suddenly startled all ten of them, making them look at him in surprise.

Many people actually knew about the Royal Seal matter, such as Li Aofeng and the others. However, in previous years, the reward had only been at most been the Viscount title. It was unknown why they had increased the reward this year.

For anyone, the Earl title was an enormous temptation.

It should be known that apart from Dukes, Earls was the highest rank with the exception of the Royal Family.

The Royal Family raising the reward likely meant they were getting anxious. It was said the Royal Seal concealed a huge secret of the Royal Family; one which outsiders were not allowed to know about. Even if one obtained the Royal Seal, it probably would not be of any use.

“Earl?” Qin Yichen raised an eyebrow.

The Four Great Families of Twilight City seemed limitlessly prestigious, but actually, except for the Feng Family, the highest title the three Families had was just Earl.

This was naturally because the other three Families were not among the founding Families. Rather, they rose to power at a later time.

If Qin Yichen could obtain the Earl title, nominally, he would be able to stand as an equal to the Patriarch of the Li Family.

“These are Life Tokens. If your life is in danger inside the tower, you can crush it to immediately be teleported out. Remember, don’t be reckless.”

The Earl took out ten crystalline Jade Tokens and gave one to each of them.

Qin Yichen held the Life Token in his hand. It felt cold to the touch, and he could sense a strange energy flowing within it.

“Open the tower gates!” Following the Earl’s command, soldiers around them carried over heavy wooden boxes.

From these boxes emanated extremely violent energy.

They were all Heavenly Lightning Yuan Stones!

Furthermore, judging by the quantity, there must have been at least several hundred kilograms of them.

Several hundred kilogramns of Heavenly Lightning Yuan Stones, and this was merely the cost to open the Twilight Tower.

Only a behemoth like the Grand Empire could afford such enormous consumption.

*Rumble!…* As the Heavenly Lightning Yuan Stones were absorbed, the seemingly sealed gates of the Twilight Tower slowly opened amid thunderous noise.

The gates opened to reveal what looked like a barrier like lake surface before everyone, preventing them from seeing the situation inside the tower.

“Quickly enter!” At the Earl’s words, the ten people, including Qin Yichen, walked toward the opened gates.

“Don’t let me encounter you inside!” Li Aofeng’s cold voice sounded by Qin Yichen’s ear again, but Qin Yichen too curved his lips in a cold smile. After all, he did not mind eliminating this Li Family genius!

For him, many of his trump cards could not be revealed in front of everyone. However, he would not face this restriction inside the Twilight Tower. After all, no one would know what happened inside the tower.

*Whoosh!…* When Qin Yichen touched the lake-like barrier, he immediately felt a suction force directly pull him in. It was followed by a severe sensation of weightlessness.