pappabearbooks #443 - Chapter 442: Breaking the Record
#443 - Chapter 442: Breaking the Record
After a few seconds, the stunned crowd finally reacted.
“What… what's going on here?”
“The commotion seems to be coming from over there…”
“The Exquisite Tablet is shaking… someone broke the record for clearing a stage!!!”
As soon as these words came out, almost everyone's face showed varying degrees of shock, and they flocked towards the Exquisite Tablet.
Qi Mingyue glanced behind him, steadied himself against the Exquisite Tablet to stand up, and walked in the opposite direction of the crowd, returning to his previous spot to sit down.
“The record holder for clearing the first level of the Exquisite Tower is Qiu? Who is this Qiu!”
“I don't know, did anyone notice someone entering the Exquisite Tower just now?”
“Who pays attention to that for no reason?”
“A record that hasn't been broken in decades has been broken tonight, who exactly is this 'Qiu'?”
The crowd gathered in front of the Exquisite Tablet eagerly wanted to know information about "Qiu."
However, because Li Chenqiu was wearing a mask, and he entered the Exquisite Tower when everyone's attention was focused on Qi Mingyue, no one noticed him.
A freshman who didn't know much about the Exquisite Tower, after seeing this scene, had a puzzled expression on his face, reached out and patted the shoulder of a senior student, and asked in a friendly manner: "Senior, what is this Exquisite Tablet?"
The senior student originally didn't want to pay attention, but when he saw that the person asking him was a cute-looking girl, the impatience on his face instantly disappeared, and he explained in a gentle voice:
“The Exquisite Tablet is a bit like a leaderboard, it records the fastest challengers to clear each level. Just now, the record for clearing the first level was broken!”
The female student scratched her head: "Is it difficult to break the record?"
“Of course it's difficult, no one has broken the record in decades. Do you know who the previous record holder for the first level was?”
“Who?”
“The Commander-in-Chief of the Federation's Second Army Group - Huangfu Qing!”
“Huangfu Qing?!”
The female student widened her eyes and covered her mouth with her hand.
Obviously, she knew who Huangfu Qing was and how significant that name was.
At the same time, people from the three major consortia scattered around, inquiring about information about "Qiu" everywhere. Someone who can break the record for clearing the first level is definitely worth their full effort to win over!
Time passed by, and just when everyone was still discussing the breaking of the first level's record, a sudden change occurred!
Rumble——
The Exquisite Tablet trembled again, scaring the few people standing in front of the stone tablet to retreat.
“What's going on, why is it shaking again?”
“Wait, look!”
Someone pointed to the bottom of the Exquisite Tablet and shouted loudly.
Everyone looked in the direction the other person was pointing, and saw a line of gilded small characters slowly appearing on the tablet.
[Exquisite Tower Second Level Record Holder: Qiu]
“Congratulations to Exquisite Tower challenger 'Qiu' for continuously breaking the record for clearing a stage.”
A deep and powerful voice resounded in this world, echoing in the ears of everyone in the Spirit Illusion Realm.
For a time, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked towards the direction of the Exquisite Tower.
“Damn, the Exquisite Tower's record for clearing a stage has been broken?!”
“Are you deaf? Didn't you hear the words 'continuously breaking'?”
“Are you kidding me, someone continuously broke the record for clearing a stage?!?”
“The announcement has been made, how can it be fake?”
“Who is this Qiu, so fierce!”
“We'll know when we go take a look.”
……
At this time, Li Chenqiu didn't know how much commotion he had caused. After solving the two monsters on the second level, he went directly to the next level.
There were three monsters on the third level, all of them were at the seventh restriction, and their strength was relatively strong among the seventh restriction.
This level of difficulty might be very tricky for others, but Li Chenqiu was not others, three monsters of the same restriction were too simple for him.
In less than ten seconds, Li Chenqiu solved the three monsters and went to the fourth level.
And the record for clearing the third level was broken by him again.
[Exquisite Tower Third Level Record Holder: Qiu]
“Congratulations to Exquisite Tower challenger 'Qiu' for continuously breaking the record for clearing a stage.”
The people standing outside the tower looked at the gilded small characters on the Exquisite Tablet and listened to the deep and powerful voice, and only felt their heads buzzing.
“No way… why is the record being broken again?!”
“That's too fast, didn't he just break the record for the second level?”
“The third level has three lifeforms with the same restriction as oneself, and their combat power is higher than oneself, this 'Qiu' is cheating, right? He solved them in a few seconds?”
“Damn it, I don't believe he can break the…”
Rumble——
Before that person could finish speaking, the Exquisite Tablet trembled slightly again, and the record for clearing the fourth level was broken at this moment.
[Exquisite Tower Fourth Level Record Holder: Qiu]
“Congratulations to Exquisite Tower challenger 'Qiu' for continuously breaking the record for clearing a stage.”
The scene was silent.
Everyone was stunned, staring at the Exquisite Tablet as if they had seen a ghost, and couldn't speak for a long time.
“This… is the Exquisite Tower malfunctioning? Why is it showing that the record for clearing a stage has been broken again???”
“The fourth level has three of the same restriction and two one restriction higher than oneself, a total of five lifeforms, how could they be solved so quickly?”
“It's less than twenty seconds, that's too exaggerated!”
“Who exactly is this 'Qiu'!”
The crowd exclaimed repeatedly, becoming even more curious about the identity of "Qiu."
“Wait a minute, do you think this 'Qiu' could be that idiot Li Chenqiu?” A student from the Star Picking Academy turned his head.
The young man standing next to him nodded in agreement: "It's possible, Li Chenqiu's name also has the word Qiu in it, and his strength is so ridiculously beyond his restriction. He can suppress the sixth restriction with the fourth restriction. If it's him, he might be able to do it!"
“With such outrageous combat power, do you think we will win the arena competition in half a month?”
“Of course we will. The gap between restrictions becomes larger the further you go. Li Chenqiu has just broken through the sixth restriction, and his strength is estimated to be comparable to some weaker eighth restrictions, as Director Zhou said.
Like Li Yu'an, Zhou Xian, and Ying Gu, these top consortium disciples all have A-grade abilities and have reached the top seventh restriction. Fighting beyond their restriction is no problem. Li Chenqiu will definitely lose if he fights them in the arena!”
Apart from these two students, other people who knew something about Li Chenqiu, such as the three major consortia, basically associated him with the word "Qiu."
After all, Li Chenqiu's name has been too active during this period!
Buzz——
Along with a buzzing sound, the fifth level of the Exquisite Tower lit up with a burst of silver light, which meant that someone was challenging the fifth level. This is only displayed from the fourth level onwards.
The crowd under the tower raised their heads and looked at the fifth level of the Exquisite Tower, and Qi Mingyue, who was sitting not far away, was no exception.