Chapter 88 Not Favored

Lin Xiao considered for a moment before saying, "Absolute Kill Tower keeps silent about it. The few astonishing talents who have entered also keep the secret, so to outsiders, the sixth floor is an extremely mysterious place. If you want to know, you must go in and see for yourself."

Tang Yan was already satisfied to have learned something about the first five floors, and his curiosity toward the sixth floor only deepened.

Everyone waited patiently for Su Wei to come out.

The people from Yu City had great confidence in Su Wei's strength. When they looked toward Yun City, there was hatred in their eyes, but also a trace of pleasure. As long as Tang Yan lost, not only would they recover the humiliation of Lin Xiao slapping them, they could also trample Yun City's face beneath their feet.

Of course, it was not only the four from Yu City who thought this way. The onlookers were also not optimistic about Yun City.

They had heard before that Liu Zhi was Yun City's number one genius. In the end, after a single exchange, Yao Yuan had slapped him several times across the face. If even their number one genius was so lacking, what could Tang Yan possibly accomplish?

Time slipped by bit by bit.

Half an hour later, the originally quiet Absolute Kill Tower suddenly gave a thunderous boom.

Everyone hurriedly looked over, only to see a door open on the fifth floor.

Beside the door, a clear "2" appeared.

"The fifth floor!"

Seeing Su Wei emerge, cries of surprise rose from the crowd.

Tang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and sized up Su Wei, who had come out from the fifth floor.

Exhaustion was written all over Su Wei's face. His clothes were tattered, and he looked exceedingly battered. Yet there was a strange radiance on his face.

"Haha, the fifth floor! Yun City is sure to lose!" Yao Yuan laughed proudly.

"Fortunately, I did not fail you." Su Wei walked down from the tower and smiled faintly at his companions. Then he turned to Tang Yan. "Are you admitting defeat now, or do you still want to continue?"

"You might as well admit defeat. If you can't even pass the second floor, you'll lose all your face."

"Even coming out from the third floor would still be embarrassing."

Quite a few people in the crowd had come from Yu City to watch the fun, and they shouted from below to fan the flames.

"Of course I'll compete. The outcome is not yet decided." Tang Yan smiled and took his Token from Lin Xiao.

"You don't know your own limits!" Yao Yuan sneered from the side.

"Tang Yan, do your best!" Worry showed in Lin Dongxue's eyes. After all, Tang Yan had only just stepped into Black Rank Third Grade. His strength should not have fully stabilized yet.

"City Lord, that '2' displayed beside the door just now-what does it mean?" Tang Yan asked curiously.

"It is the score for one's performance on that floor. Every floor has a Formation that records the result on its own, with ten points as the highest score. That boy received two points on the fifth floor, so he likely could not endure for long after entering," Lin Xiao explained.

"Good. I'll go try it." Tang Yan strode toward Absolute Kill Tower.

Seeing that Tang Yan insisted on continuing, everyone looked at him with mocking eyes.

At a time like this, persisting was nothing but inviting humiliation.

Tang Yan ignored the gazes around him and handed his Token to the burly man guarding the entrance.

The burly man grinned and handed Tang Yan two Jade Balls. "For saving your life. Hold them well! Shatter a Jade Ball with True Qi, and all attacks will stop."

"Many thanks." Tang Yan cupped his hands.

"Go in, lad. Your courage is commendable!"

After saying this, the burly man opened the door to the first floor. Tang Yan lifted his foot and walked inside.

"Place your bets, place your bets! Bet on Young Master Tang Yan winning, odds of one to ten.

"Bet on Young Master Tang coming out from the second floor, odds of one point five.

"Third floor, odds of one point three. Fourth floor, odds of two. Fifth floor, odds of eight. A draw, odds of nine.

"Coming out from the sixth floor, odds of fifty. Clearing the tower, odds of a hundred times the stake!"

As soon as Tang Yan entered, a bookmaker immediately opened a betting table.

After only a few shouts, people gathered around.

"I bet on the second floor, ten taels of silver!"

"I bet he comes out from the third floor, two hundred taels!"

"Third floor, one thousand taels!"

"Second floor, twenty taels!"

"Third floor, one hundred taels!"

"..."

The surrounding people placed their bets one after another. Yet among so many people, most wagers fell on the second and third floors. Very few bet on the fourth floor. There was no one betting above the fifth floor, and likewise not a single person bet on Tang Yan winning.

A trace of indignation flashed through Lin Dongxue's eyes. She turned and tugged at Lin Xiao's arm, acting spoiled. "Father, go place a bet."

"Bet on what?" Lin Xiao asked with interest.

"Bet on him winning. One hundred thousand taels of silver!" Lin Dongxue answered at once.

"One hundred thousand taels!"

Lin Xiao's eyelids twitched when he heard this.

My dear girl, do you truly not treat money as money? If they bet on him coming out from the fourth floor, the chance might be somewhat greater. But betting on Tang Yan winning... even Lin Xiao had no confidence in that.

"I bet that brat comes out from the second floor. Ten thousand taels of silver!"

Yao Yuan took a stack of silver notes from his robe and threw them in front of the bookmaker. Then he cast a provocative glance at the people from Yun City, the contempt and frivolity in his eyes completely undisguised.

"I bet on Tang Yan winning. One hundred thousand taels of silver!" Lin Dongxue's temper flared, and she placed the bet directly.

The moment her voice fell, the surroundings immediately went quiet.

Many people opened their mouths wide, staring in astonishment at the extraordinary young lady before them.

She looked like such a clever girl. How could she be so muddleheaded when doing things?

Lin Xiao's heart gave a hard twitch.

Little girl, your father has not even agreed yet.

But since his daughter had already spoken, Lin Xiao did not let Lin Dongxue lose face. He took out silver notes worth one hundred thousand taels and handed them over.

"Hahaha..."

No one knew who started laughing in the crowd, but soon everyone burst into laughter with them.

The bookmaker was even more delighted. One hundred thousand taels of silver was no different from picking it up for free.

Lin Xiao paid no heed to the crowd's pointing and mocking laughter. He sat down in the tea shed, ordered a pot of tea, and leisurely drank.

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Tang Yan walked into Absolute Kill Tower and immediately felt his body sink.

However, it was not as difficult as he had imagined. The pressure brought by fivefold gravity was far inferior to the pressure he had endured beneath the waterfall.

He looked over his surroundings. The light inside the great hall was weak, leaving it somewhat dim.

Ahead lay an enormous pool, and the far bank was the end point.

The water was about half a meter deep. The bottom of the pool was pitch-black, and there seemed to be something else beneath it.

Tang Yan focused his gaze, and his scalp went numb.

The bottom of the pool was filled entirely with sharp, slender steel spikes.

If he fell into the water by accident, several holes would be punched through his body at the very least.

On the surface of the water was a rust-covered copper path, winding and twisting. If stretched straight, it would likely be four or five hundred meters long.

In the dim light, the water, the path, and the steel spikes were hard to distinguish.

Even more damnably, the copper path was actually level with the water's surface, making it difficult to tell where the path lay.

With poor eyesight, one could easily stumble straight down.

Was this not a real-life version of Temple Run?

After grasping the situation, Tang Yan no longer hesitated. He followed the copper path and rushed toward the opposite side.

Although the road twisted back and forth, and danger lurked beneath the water, Tang Yan's speed was not slow.

Fivefold gravity was like child's play to him. Once Phantom Step unfolded, he moved as though no obstacle stood before him. In less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, he reached the opposite bank.

Rumble!

A door in the wall opened in response, revealing a staircase leading upward.

Tang Yan followed the staircase to the second floor, and the pressure on his body increased again.

But compared to the waterfall, this still was not worth mentioning.

The layout of the second floor was not much different from the first.

However, there were still slight differences. For instance, the bronze path was even more winding and twisted. Within two meters of the path, many huge stones were scattered about.

Thinking of Lin Xiao's earlier explanation, Tang Yan narrowed his eyes.

The attacks on the second floor would most likely come from these stones.