Zhang Ruochen walked out of the martial arts arena and arrived at the second passageway on the third floor of the Martial Arts Tower.

  "This year's young warriors seem to have no one who can break through the second pass of the third level. This pass will definitely not be as easy as the second pass of the second level."

  Zhang Ruochen stared at the words on the wall, looking at the rules for passing this level.

  "So simple after all."

  Zhang Ruochen nodded and opened the door of the second passageway on the third floor of the Martial Tower.

  It is also a 30-meter-long closed corridor, only three meters wide. On both sides of the corridor stand nine metal copper men.

  Eighteen bronze statues

  According to the introduction of the rules for passing through the levels, each body of the bronze men weighs as much as a thousand catties, all of which were refined by the Refining Masters. There are inscriptions engraved on the inside, inlaid with spiritual crystals, and their bodies are as hard as the True Martial Treasure.

  In the realm of Alchemists, they are known as Alchemist Warriors.

  Each Refiner Warrior's power and speed is comparable to that of a late-stage peak martial artist in the Mystic Extreme Realm.

  It is said that the body of a Refiner Warrior is like copper and iron, with boundless strength and no weaknesses. Therefore, in a real battle, one Refiner Warrior can rival a small Extreme Realm martial artist.

  That is to say, Zhang Ruochen is now facing a warrior who has reached the 18th level of the Xuanji Realm, and what's more, in such a narrow passageway.

  A warrior in the middle of the Mystic Extreme Realm would find it almost impossible to pass through this passage.

  "Zi Yan, Huo Xing Wangzi, and Yao Qingtong are all at the Small Extreme Realm's minor extreme level of cultivation. So, they must be facing eighteen equipment-refining warriors who are comparable to the Great Extreme Realm's major extreme level. No wonder they all failed this round, it's too abnormal."

  Zhang Ruochen put away his Soul Chasing Sword because this level required him not to use any weapons.

  Fight!

  Zhang Ruochen rolled up his sleeves and his eyes gradually became determined. He took a step forward, stepping into the passage.

  The two Refiner warriors standing in the front slightly moved their bodies, and from their pitch-black sunken eyes, two flames burst out.

  The sound of metal crashing echoed, and two Refiner warriors came back to life.

  "Whoosh"

  Two Refiners simultaneously made their move.

  The warrior on the left swung his fist at Zhang Ruochen's face, with flames erupting from his fist, like a fierce flame fist, bursting forth with terrifying power, transforming into a wave of heat rushing towards Zhang Ruochen.

  The warrior on the right stretched out a steel leg, carrying a cold icy air, and swept it horizontally towards Zhang Ruochen's lower body.

  Their speed was amazingly fast, and it was in a narrow space, there was no way to dodge.

  Zhang Ruochen's body leaned back slightly, dodging the metal fist of the left Refining Equipment warrior. At the same time, he quickly struck out with a palm, hitting the chest of that Refining Equipment warrior.

  "Boom"

  Zhang Ruochen's palm strength was so strong that with one slap, he knocked the refining warrior to the wall, causing the entire wall to shake slightly.

  However, that Lianqi warrior did not suffer any damage and immediately charged at Zhang Ruochen once again.

  "Immortal"

  Zhang Ruochen's speed was much faster than that of the Refining Warriors, and he had previously taken three steps in a row to dodge the consecutive attacks of those two Refining Warriors.

  But an even greater crisis emerged.

  Because Zhang Ruochen took three steps forward, he startled the two Lianqi warriors in front of him.

  The two alchemic warriors in front and the two alchemic warriors behind surrounded Zhang Ruochen, attacking him from all sides.

  "Boom boom boom"

  Four furnace-refining warriors, eight metal arms and eight metal long legs all beckoned to Zhang Ruochen.

  All around, everywhere were hand shadows and foot shadows.

  Zhang Ruochen's true energy circulated rapidly within his body, his legs moved swiftly, either kicking sideways or sweeping horizontally. His arms waved unceasingly, either punching with his fists or blocking with his palms.

  "Rampage across the land"

  Zhang Ruochen shot out four palms in extremely fast succession.

  Boom

  All four Refining Equipment Warriors were knocked flying by Zhang Ruochen, some crashing into the walls and others falling to the ground, completely scattered in all directions.

  Zhang Ruochen continued to move forward, and two more Lianqi warriors launched a simultaneous attack on him. The four Lianqi warriors behind also got up from the ground and chased after him again.

  "It won't work, I must end this quickly, if I'm surrounded by the eighteen Refining Warriors, I'll undoubtedly lose." This thought flashed through Zhang Ruo Chen's mind.

  "Boom"

  Zhang Ruochen's legs bent, his arms slanted and chopped out, sending the leftmost Refining Equipment warrior flying backward, and knocking down the four Refining Equipment warriors that were catching up to him.

  Speed up your pace and charge forward.

  "The Dragon and Elephant Return to the Countryside"

  "Dragon in the Sky"

  "Rampage across the land"

  "Hong Hong"

  Zhang Ruochen's speed was extremely fast, with a sweeping momentum, he walked through the long corridor.

  As he walked down the corridor, all eighteen Refiner warriors returned to their original positions, motionless.

  Zhang Ruochen looked at the bruises on his arms and sighed, "After all, I'm just a mortal, fighting against these artifact warriors is too disadvantageous. However, I managed to get through it."

  Zhang Ruochen continued walking forward and entered the third level's third trial.

  "Abnormal, he actually passed the second level of the third floor unscathed. With his abilities, it's possible that he can pass the third level of the third floor." Du Mu Xing Ling tightly grasped a pair of snow-white jade hands, staring at the spiritual mirror, feeling very unhappy inside.

  She didn't even pass the second level of the third floor when she first entered Wu Tower.

  In the history of Xiyuan, there have only been three newcomers who were able to pass the second test on the third floor of Wuta.

  Zhang Ruochen is the fourth one.

  Du Mu Xing Ling Dao: "Chen Jie, you said he can or cannot pass the third level's third trial"

  Huang Yanchen sank into thought for a moment, then said: "In the history of the Western Courtyard, only one newcomer has ever passed the third level's third trial. That was Wu Ta's gatekeeper, Luo Xu. Since Zhang Ruochen can defeat Luo Xu in the same realm, it's possible that he might be able to pass the third level's third trial."

  Moreover, if he has passed the third level of the third pass, then the first pass of the fourth level does not need to be passed, because when he was in the first pass of the second level, he had already passed the first pass of the fourth level.

  The first pass of the fourth floor is to catch Luoxu's nine punches.

  Zhang Ruochen caught Luo Xue's nine punches in the first pass of the second floor.

  Du Mu Xingling's eyes blinked lightly, as if thinking about something, and said: "If he passes the first level of the fourth layer, he will definitely surpass us and become the number one figure in Wushu Academy. I'm afraid even the inner palace of Wushu Academy will be shocked."

  "What do you mean?"

  Duanmu Xingling's face was radiant with a smile as he said, "If he passes the third level's third trial, we'll take action to stop him and prevent him from entering the fourth level."

  Huang Yanzhen nodded and said, "That can be done. Since the male students in the Western Academy call us female demons, we should do what female demons are supposed to do. For example, bullying new students."

  "It's not oppression, we're saving him. If he behaves too outrageously, it may not be a good thing for him either." Du Mu Xing Ling seemed to be trying to convince himself, and nodded slightly, muttering to himself: "Everything I do is for his own good."

  But her wicked smile on her face betrayed her.

  Looking at her like that, she doesn't seem like a thirteen or fourteen year old girl, but more like a little devil.

  The third pass of the third floor is similar to the third pass of the second floor, both are a one-zhang square water pool, and both count waves.

  Different from before, this time two silver coins fell into the pool at the same time, creating two ripples.

  A warrior must use his mind and body simultaneously, keeping an eye on two waves at once, without any negligence.

  Moreover, two silver coins falling into the water at the same time will also cause great interference to the warrior's observation, undoubtedly increasing the difficulty.

  To achieve one mind and two uses, you must cultivate your spiritual power to above 20 levels.

  To count the number of waves in both places, the spiritual power of only twenty levels is far from enough, at least twenty-five levels of spiritual power are needed to do so.

  It is worth noting that, apart from those who specialize in cultivating spiritual energy, such as Qi cultivators, Dan cultivators and Beast Tamers, other warriors would not waste their time on cultivating spiritual energy.

  If one does not deliberately cultivate their spiritual power, a Tianji Realm martial artist's spiritual power can only reach the intensity of 20 to 25 stages.

  A young martial artist wanting to pass this level is almost an impossible task.

  Of course, for Zhang Ruochen, his spiritual power had reached above thirty stages, so this hurdle was not difficult for him either.

  After the water surface was completely calm, Zhang Ruochen picked up his pen and wrote down the number of ripples he had observed on the jade stele, and thus easily passed this test.

  "This year's newcomers, the best of them, have only passed the first level of the third floor. I've now passed the third level of the third floor, and should be able to steadily become this year's number one newcomer. As for the fourth floor of the Martial Tower, it's better not to go and challenge it, being too overbearing isn't necessarily a good thing." Zhang Ruochen thought to himself.

  He isn't someone who likes to show off, having charged into the fourth floor of the Martial Tower, and won't be given many more rewards. Since that's the case, then let's just take what we can get and leave the Martial Tower now.

  Zhang Ruochen's mind was thinking like this, two stunning beauties walked out of the metal gate and blocked his way.

  "Zhang Ruochen, Wu Tower fourth floor, you don't have to go anymore."

  Huang Yanchen stood with his hands behind his back, standing straight and tall, with a proud expression. He slightly raised his snow-white chin, looking down at Zhang Ruochen below him with an air of superiority.

  Her height is about 1.75 meters, and standing on the stairs, she looks even more slender, with a strong waist and long legs, her figure is almost perfect.

  Zhang Ruochen stood below, looking at Huang Yanchen's disastrous and beautiful face, saying: "Since I've passed the third level's third trial, why can't I go to the fourth level?"

  He was originally not planning to venture into the fourth floor of the Martial Tower, but being warned not to go to the fourth floor of the Martial Tower was a different matter.

  What exactly do they want to do?

  Zhang Ruochen naturally recognized the two beautiful female senior sisters in front of him, they were all high-ranking masters on the Xuan List, with strong cultivation and unbridled power in the Western Academy, even those older students from previous years feared them greatly.

  But what about it?

  Zhang Ruochen didn't fall for their tricks and anyway this was Wu Tower so he wasn't afraid they would attack him.

  "We are saving you, not harming you. If you perform well enough, you will naturally receive a large amount of cultivation resources and become an important training object for the Academy. However, if you perform too exceptionally well, it won't be a good thing for you, but rather bring you deadly calamity."

  "That sounds like it makes some sense."

  Zhang Ruochen nodded and said: "However, I am not related to you, nor do we have any dealings with each other. You are so concerned about my safety, isn't that unreasonable? What is your purpose, just say it."