I became a martial arts saint while playing games.

In the assessment control room, all the proctors knew that what they were witnessing today was probably the most bizarre assessment since the Tower of Ascension opened.

Gu Yan's breakthrough of three levels had already attracted the attention of all the teachers. Then, through the statistics screen, they all saw that the student, without pausing for a moment, instantly broke through the fourth level, then the fifth, and then the sixth...

They marched straight in, striking directly at the heart of the enemy's stronghold.

It was as if he thrust himself inside, going straight to the deepest part, without any foreplay or preparation. All the obstacles in between were nothing to him; he went straight through as if there were no obstacles at all.

The teachers were increasingly astonished, wondering if this was some kind of tower-climbing trial or a rocket ride.

During this time, everyone couldn't help but glance at Zhong Ding, wondering where he had picked up such a prodigy. And Zhong Ding...

Zhong Ding exclaimed, "I fucking want to know what's going on here too!?"

At first, he couldn't help but smile, occasionally uttering a few words of Versailles. But later, his smile gradually froze, his lips could no longer curve upwards, and his expression became incredulous.

Wait a minute, isn't my prodigy student just at the second level?

Having just entered the second stage... is it okay to just casually go through it like this?

This behavior doesn't seem quite right, does it?

It wasn't until Gu Yan reached the sixth level that he finally paused to recuperate. He then went up to the seventh level, where his progress stalled for a while. Only then did the teachers feel a little relieved, thinking that this at least proved that the positioning system was not malfunctioning, and that this boy was starting to resemble a human being.

However, they soon realized that it was similar, but not by much.

The pause didn't last long; the marker indicating completion of level seven suddenly lit up on the screen. The total number of players who had completed the entire Tower of Ascension also changed from 0 to 1 in the statistics.

"I've cleared the game..."

None of the teachers knew what expression to wear.

That's outrageous.

During the freshman assessment, someone actually cleared all seven levels of the Tower of Ascension! Nothing this outrageous has ever happened since the tower opened...

However, what happened next was even more baffling.

On the monitoring screen, all the data suddenly dimmed, turning from bright white to gray. Four large characters appeared at the top of the screen: "Assessment Over."

Dean Zhou Chongshan was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

The operator at the control panel was equally bewildered, stammering, "Dean... I don't know. It seems like the exam room... the exam room is gone..."

The teachers: "???"

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At the time of the incident, Chu Yue was being chased around by a rhinoceros demon beast on the second floor of the Sky Ascension Tower. Her clothes were disheveled, and she was incoherently shouting, "Help! Help! Help!"

But at that moment, the rhinoceros suddenly vanished into thin air, turning into specks of white light and disappearing without a trace.

"Huh?"

Chu Yue was startled, not quite understanding what was going on. But before she could think about it, a familiar dizziness washed over her, exactly like the teleportation sensation she felt when entering the ruins.

Once Chu Yue calmed down, she found herself back in the underground space of the first teaching building, surrounded by students who looked just as bewildered as she was.

The scene was noisy.

"What happened? Is it over already?"

"Holy crap, so fast? Has the time already run out?"

"I've never heard of a time limit..."

"So we failed the course?"

The students exchanged bewildered glances, a sense of unease creeping into their hearts. In such a short time, very few had managed to pass both levels, and even fewer had met all the requirements. A wave of anxiety and bewilderment washed over them.

At this moment, a teacher walked out of the control room, raised his hand and said loudly, "Students, please calm down. There was an unexpected accident at the Tower of Ascension ruins today, and the assessment is temporarily suspended. This has nothing to do with your performance, so please do not panic."

Everyone, please go back and rest. Once the potential hazards from the ruins have been investigated, the college will notify you separately and reschedule the assessments. This will not affect your grades.

After he finished speaking, the students, though puzzled, realized there was a reason for it and were no longer worried. So they left in twos and threes.

But Gu Yan didn't leave.

Because he received a text message from Professor Zhong Ding.

"Come to the control room for a moment."

It was obvious to all the teachers that he was the culprit behind the unexpected termination of this assessment.

But Gu Yan was also innocent; he didn't do it on purpose.

Nobody told him that the ruins would actually recognize him as their owner after he cleared the level.

He simply reached out and touched the small tower floating in front of him, and the entire ruins suddenly shrank, as if they were all sucked into the tower.

This miniature tower model, no bigger than the palm of a hand, is the actual ruin, and it's currently on Gu Yan's person. Through this, Gu Yan can now enter and exit the ruin at any time, and also store items inside the tower.

If he wishes, he can re-experience the trial levels set up in this tower. Furthermore, the tower itself is a priceless piece of spatial equipment.

Gu Yan arrived at the control room. Only Dean Zhou Chongshan and Zhong Ding were there at the time. Gu Yan greeted the teachers.

Zhou Chongshan had long been curious about this monstrous student who had swiftly passed the seventh level, and now that he finally saw him appear, he couldn't help but take a closer look.

Zhou Chongshan asked gently, "Student Gu, tell me, what exactly happened inside the Tower of Ascension just now?"

Zhong Ding, who was standing to the side, said, "Don't be so formal, just tell the truth."

Gu Yan thought for a moment, then briefly explained his clearance process.

He couldn't reveal that he possessed the divine skill of shifting the universe, but Zhong Ding already knew that he had self-taught and comprehended the way of neutralizing internal energy. Therefore, he only mentioned it briefly, roughly saying that he had applied a little bit of the technique of neutralizing internal energy, and after passing the test, the relics recognized him as qualified.

As for how much of this so-called "neutralizing force" technique was actually applied and at what level, that's not something outsiders can know.

Zhou Chongshan understood: "Transformation Realm, huh. I see. I never imagined that the founders of this ruins were from a sect that applied Transformation Realm. No wonder so many people have passed the test over the years, yet there has been no progress."

Even so, he still felt something was off.

He had seen people get full marks on exams before, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone take an exam so hard that the exam hall was completely empty.

Zhou Chongshan frowned and pondered for a moment before speaking, his tone somewhat hesitant: "Gu Yan, since the ruins of the Dengxiao Tower have already recognized you as their master, I would say it's not unreasonable to give them to you."

However, this Tower of Ascension is not privately owned by our school. Linjiang University only has the right to use it, but the actual ownership still belongs to the state.

According to the regulations, if a stable historical site experiences a sudden change, our school no longer has the authority to handle it and must report it to the national authorities. At that time, higher-level departments will come to recover, study, and evaluate it. How it will be handled subsequently will depend on the official decision…”

At this moment, Zhong Ding interjected, "Then after it's reported, which department should handle it?"

Zhou Chongshan was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The development of historical sites falls under the category of martial arts academics, and should logically be handled by the Xuan Shu Bureau."

"Yes, I think so too."

Zhong Ding nodded and smiled at Gu Yan.

"Then, Commissioner Gu, our school will entrust these relics to your bureau for safekeeping for now. Afterwards, please contact and notify your Director Liu... Oh, by the way, if you have your identification with you, please show it to the teacher, just to go through the formalities."

Zhou Chongshan: "?"

Specialist? Identification? What's going on?