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After having a satisfying meal at Baiwei Square, Qin Le led his three hundred demon classmates on a journey back to nature.

From lush, ancient forests to vast grasslands where the wind rustles through the grass; from endless deserts scorched by the blazing sun to the frozen, snow-covered Arctic and Antarctic regions…

They saw almost all the magnificent, untouched landscapes of this star.

It wasn't until the morning of the fifth day that Qin Le led the group of satisfied, even somewhat reluctant, demon classmates back to the academy.

Upon returning to the academy, the demons, without a word, spontaneously dispersed in twos and threes, maintaining a tacit distance from Qin Le that was neither too far to be unable to sense his Daoist aura nor too close to disturb him, and continued their daily cultivation.

Qin Le, however, did not wander around the academy as usual. He turned and headed straight for the towering Tower of Babel.

In the square in front of the tower, many students had already gathered, some whispering about tactics, others adjusting their breathing, preparing to enter the tower for the challenge.

With more than half of the first semester already passed, it's time for Qin Le to collect the rewards from the Tower of Babel and the Challenger.

Although he might not need it, since it was given to him by the academy, he might as well take it.

The students were somewhat surprised to see Qin Le approaching.

A round-faced girl couldn't resist her curiosity and asked, "Qin Le, are you also here to challenge the Tower of Babel?"

Qin Le smiled and nodded frankly: "Yes, I should take the reward. Even if I don't necessarily need it, it's just sitting there anyway."

"So that's how it is..." the girl exclaimed in realization, and the other classmates also showed expressions of understanding.

Although Qin Le does not need ordinary cultivation resources, the rewards from the Tower of Babel and the defending champion are more like free benefits from the academy.

Qin Le taking it will not take away other people's spots or quotas.

The real arena for students is in their daily classes, assignments, and assessments.

Those grades will be included in the final grade at the end of the semester, and generous credit awards will be given based on the college's ranking.

This ranking is not based on grade level. Even freshmen like Qin Le have to compete with seniors like Tang Chen, Zhao Yaya, and Qian Shuning who are about to graduate. You can imagine how fierce the competition is.

In this regard, Qin Le... didn't participate at all.

He hardly ever attended regular classes, let alone completed his daily assignments or took monthly exams.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, his overall semester grade will most likely be the lowest in the entire college, without a doubt.

Therefore, Qin Le had virtually no direct competition with other students when it came to obtaining college awards.

"I'll go in first."

Qin Le smiled at everyone, said nothing more, and stepped into the dazzling tower gate.

As soon as he disappeared, the students outside the tower began to whisper among themselves.

"By the way... has any of you ever seen Qin Le fight seriously?" a boy couldn't contain his curiosity.

"No," a short-haired girl shook her head, "That time he took the actual college entrance exam, that wasn't exactly a proper 'battle,' was it?"

"To be honest, I'm really curious to know what his current strength is."

"It's not just you who's curious; I reckon there aren't many people in the entire hospital who aren't."

"It's okay, you'll see it soon."

"How so?"

"After he finishes fighting in the Tower of Babel, he'll definitely have to become the defending champion! Then we'll be able to see the whole picture."

"That's right! That makes sense!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, many students' eyes lit up. The interior of the Tower of Babel was invisible to outsiders, but the arena battles of the challengers were public.

At that time, this long-suppressed curiosity will finally be satisfied.

Inside the Tower of Babel, the scenery is completely different from the outside world.

The moment Qin Le stepped in, the tower gate behind him quietly disappeared.

Before me was an extremely spacious circular space. The floor and walls were made of a material that was neither gold nor jade, but shimmered with a faint light. There were no decorations and no entrance to the next level.

Just as he was looking around, a mechanical voice, devoid of any emotion, rang out in the space:

"The Tower of Babel Challenge, now begins."

As soon as he finished speaking, the space in the center of the tower slightly distorted, and a wolf-shaped chaotic beast, the size of a calf, covered with dark gray keratin and with fierce eyes, materialized out of thin air. It let out a low growl and its scarlet eyes were fixed on Qin Le.

"This process... is really a waste of time."

Qin Le smiled helplessly, not really into this monster respawn mode.

He took out a long spear, entirely silver-gray and with an antique design, from his storage ring and held it in his hand.

Then, he took a step forward—

Instead of rushing towards the Chaos Beast, it appeared directly in front of it.

At the same time, the wolf-shaped Chaos Beast that was about to pounce suddenly froze, as if a pause button had been pressed, and even the fierce light in its eyes froze.

It wasn't that it didn't want to move, but the moment it appeared, Qin Le's time freeze had already quietly enveloped it.

Qin Le raised his spear, seemingly casually extending the tip forward, and gently touched the Chaos Beast's brow.

puff.

A soft sound, like a water sac being punctured. The ferocious light in the wolf-like Chaos Beast's eyes vanished abruptly, its massive body swayed, and then it collapsed limply to the ground.

Qin Le swung his spear, the shaft striking the side of the Chaos Beast's corpse and sweeping it to the edge of the tower, the movement as fluid as cleaning up trash.

Immediately afterwards, the space fluctuated again. This time, two wolf-shaped Chaos Beasts, similar in appearance but with slightly stronger auras, appeared simultaneously.

Qin Le remained expressionless, his figure flashed, and his spear shot out like stars.

Puff, puff.

Two soft sounds, almost simultaneously. The two Chaos Beasts followed in the footsteps of the one before them, stiffening, collapsing, and being swept into a corner.

Killing them isn't difficult; the difficulty lies in... waiting.

The first level corresponds to the Refining Essence into Qi realm in terms of the strength of the Chaos Beast.

For Qin Le, dealing with them was not difficult at all; the real time-consuming part was waiting for the interval between each wave of Chaos Beasts to spawn, and the increasing number of monsters with each wave.

The first wave has one beast, the second wave has two beasts, the third wave has three beasts... up to the hundredth wave, when one hundred Chaos Beasts at the Refining Essence and Transforming Qi Realm will appear at once.

If a true Qi Refining Realm student were to come here to challenge, the sheer number of them and the pressure of continuous combat would be enough to deter the vast majority of them.

The rules of the Tower of Babel prohibit the use of elixirs for recovery during the journey, further raising the difficulty to an extremely demanding level.

Fortunately, those who can enter the university level are at least at the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage, which is a qualitative leap.

Not to mention the first level, even the second level, which corresponds to the hundred waves of Chaos Beasts at the Qi Refining and Divine Transformation Realm, many outstanding students were able to fight and win in one go.

The gap in cultivation levels is already enormous. After entering the academy, students can replace the general cultivation method they have practiced for twelve years to build their foundation with a more suitable and powerful personalized cultivation method, which naturally increases their strength.

"How boring..."

Nearly two hours later, Qin Le looked at the Chaos Beast corpses piled up like small mountains on the edge of the tower, which were being slowly cleared away by the tower's formation. He couldn't help but yawn and stretch.

tired?

Not at all.

The main problem is that the process is too monotonous.

For two whole hours, he was repeating the same process: waiting for the refresh, freezing time, stabbing the body, and clearing away the corpse.

Mechanical, tedious, and utterly unchallenging; it's purely physical labor, or rather, a test of patience.

At this moment, the mechanical voice sounded again:

"First level challenge successful. Challenger may choose whether to continue. If so, please proceed to the second level."

As the words were spoken, the chaotic beast remains scattered all over the ground were completely cleared away by the formation. In the center of the tower, a spiral staircase formed by soft golden light slowly appeared, leading to the next floor.

Should they leave now, take a few days off, and come back later? Or should they go upstairs and continue the challenge? The choice is theirs.

"Let's finish this quickly and call it a day." Qin Le naturally didn't need to rest.

With a slight thought, his figure vanished from the spot and appeared directly at the top of the golden staircase. He then stepped into the halo that represented the challenge space of the Qi Refining and Divine Transformation realm.

"The second level of the Tower of Babel challenge begins now." The mechanical announcement arrived as scheduled.

A rhinoceros-shaped chaotic beast, whose aura was significantly stronger than the one above and whose size was also much larger, materialized, spewing out corrosive black gas from its nostrils.

Qin Le sighed and weighed the spear in his hand.

Time stood still.

Then, step forward and poke.

Refining Qi into Spirit level? Still holding the same position.

Just tap it.