Wuta, second floor, third pass.

  Through the second pass of the swift arrow corridor, Zhang Ruochen stepped on the hard ground and arrived at the third pass.

  Pushing open the iron gate of the third pass, a pool of water appeared before my eyes, only to see a transparent and crystal-clear jade stele standing by the side of the pool. On the surface of the jade stele, a line of words floated: "Count the number of ripples in the Clear Pool, with an error not exceeding ten waves."

  "What does 'numbers ripple' mean?"

  Zhang Ruochen had not yet reacted when he heard a splash.

  "Bang"

  A silver coin fell from the top of the pool and splashed onto the calm surface.

  In the pool, a ripple appeared immediately, surging from the center position to the edge of the pool.

  Zhang Ruochen didn't understand what this meant, but he immediately stared at the water's surface and started counting the ripples. "One wave, two waves, three waves..."

  The waves become finer and weaker, and the difficulty of observation also increases.

  "This is a test of a warrior's spiritual power, observational ability, judgment and willpower."

  Zhang Ruochen's eyes were getting drier and more painful, even a little stinging, but he still stared at the surface of the pool without moving his gaze.

  A seemingly simple thing, yet it contains the great way of martial arts.

  First and foremost, spiritual power. If one's spiritual power is not strong enough, they cannot see the subtle changes in the waves.

  Second, observation. Only people with keen observation can see through every ripple. Because after the ripples spread out from the center and hit the iron wall at the edge of the pool, they start to surge in the opposite direction, affecting the warrior's observation to a certain extent. Those who are not observant enough will definitely be confused when the water ripples reverse, and thus fail this test.

  Third, judgment. As the waves get weaker and weaker, even seeming to have completely calmed down on the surface of the water. At this time, it is a test of the warrior's judgment. When exactly does the surface of the water truly calm down?

  Fourth, willpower. In the state of high mental concentration, there is still a need to constantly count the number of waves, and people's eyes are prone to fatigue. Without willpower, it is impossible to persist until the water surface is completely calm.

  About fifteen minutes passed and the water surface finally calmed down.

  Zhang Ruochen's eyes were scorching with pain, and he closed them to let his eyes rest for a moment: "Fortunately, I have opened up my eye meridians, and my visual acuity far surpasses that of martial artists in the same realm. Moreover, my spiritual power is strong, reaching above 30 levels, allowing me to clearly distinguish every wave pattern. This trial is not too difficult for me."

  Zhang Ruochen walked up to the jade stele and picked up a pen from the ground, engraving a number on its surface.

  Two thousand seven hundred and sixty-five water marks

  "Wow"

  The surface of the jade stele, a white glow emerged, and then a line of words appeared:

  Two thousand seven hundred and sixty-five water marks, zero error margin. Passed.

  Zhang Ruochen smiled faintly, "Indeed, just as I observed. However, this level is quite abnormal, no wonder so many people can't pass it. This is a test of the martial artist's comprehensive quality."

  Boom

  The gate leading to the third floor of Wu Tower is open.

  Zhang Ruochen walked straight in, climbed up step by step, and arrived at the third floor of the Wu Tower.

  The lantern on the third floor of the pagoda is lit up.

  At this moment, those young warriors outside Wuta and the nine elders were shocked again.

  Originally, ten warriors entered the Wu Tower with Zhang Ruochen, eight of whom have already retreated, leaving only Xie Zhaowu from Sifang County and Zhang Ruochen from Yunwu County still challenging in the tower.

  "Someone else broke through the second and third levels, entering the third level of the Martial Tower. Who could it be?"

  "Must be Xie Zhaowu of the Four Sides County State."

  "Indeed, Xie Zhaowu's reputation is not as great as that of Huo Xing and Qing You, but he is still a genius at the Xiao Ji boundary of the Mystic Extreme realm. At such a young age, he has already reached the Xiao Ji boundary, how can he be an ordinary person?"

  No one would have thought that Zhang Ruochen had passed the third level of the second trial, after all, Zhang Ruochen was too young, only sixteen years old, and his cultivation was only in the middle period of Xuanji Realm.

  Even Elder Sito nodded slightly and said, "Xie Zhaowu must have hidden his true strength before, waiting for the opportunity to make a name for himself during the Martial Tower challenge. With such a mindset, he will definitely achieve great things in the future."

  The other eight elders also had cold faces and did not want to see the triumphant look on Elder Si Tu's face.

  Sutō Chōrō is the introducer of the warriors of the four directions, and the better the results of the warriors of the four directions, the more rewards Sutō Chōrō receives.

  When he saw the third layer of tower lights lit up, Elder Sito was naturally very happy and couldn't help but feel proud.

  But in the next moment, Elder Sito's expression froze on his face.

  "Ouch!"

  The gate of the Wu's mansion opened and Xie Zhaowu walked out with his head hung low in a dejected manner.

  Xie Zhaowu slightly raised his head and happened to see the nine elders staring at him with wide eyes, startling him and causing him to take a slight step back.

  What happened

  Situ Zhanglao immediately went forward and asked: "Xie Zhaowu, which pass have you broken through?"

  Seeing the majestic appearance of Elder Situ, Xie Zhaowu was frightened and took a step back again. After stabilizing his footing, he spoke in a somewhat trembling voice: "Reporting to the elder, I passed the second level's second trial, but failed at the third trial. What exactly happened, Elder Situ?"

  Situ's face immediately turned liver-colored, and he was even a bit out of breath, roaring: "Since you lost at the third pass of the second floor, why would the tower lamp on the third floor of the Martial Tower be lit?"

  "What? The third level of Wuta's pagoda has lit up its tower lamp!" Xie Zhao Wu was even more shocked than Situ Zhanglao.

  Xie Chang Lao, who was standing not far away, burst out laughing and said: "Elder Situ, you should know that there is another young martial artist in the Martial Tower. Since Xie Zhao Wu failed, it must be that young martial artist who passed the third trial of the second floor."

  "The Ninth Prince of Yunwu County State, Zhang Ruochen."

  At this moment, everyone finally reacted and couldn't help but reveal a shocked expression.

  If a martial artist in the middle of the Mystic Extreme Realm could also pass the third level of the second floor of the Martial Tower, that would be too unbelievable.

  Only Zi Yan looked the calmest, because no one knew Zhang Ruochen's strength better than her. If Zhang Ruochen hadn't passed the second and third trials, that would be strange.

  "Get out!" Elder Sito glared at Xie Zhaowu fiercely, then said: "Someone, bring Zhang Ruochen's information to me."

  Elder Sito still didn't believe that a mid-stage Martial Artist of the Profound Sky Realm could pass the third trial of the second layer, and wanted to investigate this Zhang Ruochen.

  Not long after, a disciple of the Outer Palace brought Zhang Ruochen's information into the hands of Elder Situ.

  "How is it possible"

  After seeing Zhang Ruochen's information, Situ Old Man was shocked and lost his color, his eyes almost jumping out of their sockets.

  Another eight elders showed a curious expression. What's so special about Zhang Ruochen's information that it would shock even Elder Situ?

  "Calm down, Elder Situ. You're quite old and should have learned to be composed in the face of change. How can a young genius's information shock you so?" Elder Xie said with a smile.

  Elder Sito's face turned serious and he said, "Don't talk nonsense, come see for yourself."

  Eight elderly men looked at each other in dismay and walked over, all of them looking at Zhang Ruochen's information.

  After watching, the expressions of the eight elders became exactly the same as that of Elder Situ, being shocked to the point of being speechless for a long time.

  "He only started cultivating the Divine Martial Mark at 16 and has only been practicing for less than a year, yet he's already reached the middle stage of the Mystic Extreme Realm."

  "Look at this, having only cultivated for half a year, he has become a top-ranked warrior on the Yellow List, ranking first. Heaven, what kind of extraordinary genius is this?"

  Xie Chang Lao, although he was the introducer of young martial artists from Yun Wu County, had not previously gone through Zhang Ruo Chen's information.

  At this moment, Xie Changlao saw Zhang Ruochen's information for the first time and burst into a loud scolding, saying: "That bastard Liu Chuanshen, why didn't he tell me in advance that Zhang Ruochen was such a monstrous genius? What a pity! What a pity!"

  Xie Chang Lao was naturally quite depressed, regretting to the point of turning green. If he had known earlier that Zhang Ruochen's talent was so high, he would have taken Zhang Ruochen as his disciple on the way to Wu Shi Xue Gong.

  It's too late now

  A genius with such a high natural talent would definitely be taken in as a direct disciple by the head of the Western Academy, and it wouldn't even come to him.

  Xie Zhanglao scolded Liu Chuan's ancestors for eighteen generations.

  Liu Chengfeng stood not far away, with a displeased expression on his face. He muttered in a low voice, "Xie Shu is usually gentle and courteous, why did he suddenly scold my father? He's an elder, I won't argue with him."

  Liu Chengfeng was also quite depressed.

  Zhang Ruochen walked into the third floor of the Wutu Tower and arrived at a closed martial arts training ground, which was very similar to the first pass on the first floor and the second floor.

  "Whoosh"

  On the stone wall, Luo Xue's spiritual body walked out once again.

  Luoxu looked at Zhang Ruochen and smiled: "This level doesn't require a fight, you've already passed it when you were on the first level of the second floor."

  Zhang Ruochen could see that Luo Xue's aura was still in the late stage of the Mystic Extreme Realm, so he asked: "In this test, how many moves do I need to withstand from Senior Brother before I can pass?"

  "Three moves." Luo Xu said.

  Luoxu's first move is 20% power, second move is 30% power, third move is 40% power.

  As long as you can withstand Luo Yu's three moves, you can pass the first level of the third floor.

  It turns out that Zhang Ruochen had already received all nine moves from Luo Xue at the first pass of the second floor. So, this pass doesn't need to be fought again and can be passed directly.

  Zhang Ruochen stared at Luo Xu and said: "There is a question in my heart"

  "I can answer one question for you." Luo Xu smiled and said.

  Zhang Ruochen said: "In the Western Academy, for 460 years, the strongest mid-term Wu Zong in the Xuanji Realm is you, and the strongest late-term Wu Zong in the Xuanji Realm is still you. Is it that among the seven realms of the Xuanji Realm, you are always the strongest?"

  Luoxu said: "Before you appeared, it was indeed so. But after you appeared, I believe that in every realm, you will replace me and become the new guardian of the Martial Tower."

  After finishing speaking, Luo Xū's body transformed into strands of spiritual energy and disappeared in the midst of the martial arts training grounds.

  Zhang Ruochen smiled lightly and headed towards the second pass on the third floor.

  The old fish is making a big fuss about asking for recommendation votes. Recommendation votes are important, so I have to say it three times. Haha.