Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 68 Li Yao's Troubles

After the thirty-six sword strikes, his entire surroundings were completely cleared out!

The remaining low-level beast general, the Golden Vulture, in the sky was immediately embarrassed.

If this weren't a virtual space, the monsters wouldn't have had the option of passively avoiding battle.

The battle might just remain at a stalemate.

After a short while, the golden vultures formed several groups and swooped down on Bai Yang.

Without a leader to guide them, their formation was extremely loose.

In his eyes, it was full of loopholes and posed no real threat.

In Bai Yang's memory, the movements of these golden vultures were always the same routine.

Monsters are monsters after all; they don't have as many ingenious tricks as humans.

Soon, the remaining free time was over.

"Third level cleared! Congratulations, War God Baiyang!"

You're ranked in the top 100! You're the 82nd War God to clear this level, and we've already reported it to the War God Palace!

Inside the lobby on the first floor of the War God Palace, there was a huge screen that originally displayed the total number of War Gods.

Suddenly, fireworks burst forth, and celebratory music began playing throughout the hall.

All the remaining war gods turned their heads to look at it.

"Congratulations, War God Baiyang, on successfully passing the third level of the Trial Tower!"

As the 82nd person to clear this level, you've become one of the top 100 in history!

The entire Ares Palace exploded instantly!

I actually cleared the third floor!?

How long has that young man been in here?

Thirty minutes? An hour?

Some War Gods who logged in after Bai Yang were completely bewildered, not understanding why everyone was so shocked.

Seeing his senior brother Jiang Long looking so lost, Lu Ting asked in confusion, "Fourth brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Don't you know Bai Yang's abilities very well? Why are you so surprised?"

Jiang Long murmured, "How long did it take you to clear the third level?"

Lu Ting recalled for a moment and said, "It was several years ago. I remember I challenged it more than thirty times."

It took about three years. What happened?

Jiang Long said in a low voice, "You came in late, so you didn't know. It took him thirty-seven minutes to leave the hall and go to the Trial Tower!"

Lu Ting's eyes widened in disbelief: "Thirty-seven minutes!? The third floor?"

Isn't this even shorter than the slowest completion time for the first level?

Jiang Long nodded and said bitterly, "That's how it is! So he probably didn't fail even once and cleared the game directly!"

It took me almost four years to succeed back then, and only after I advanced to the level of Advanced War God and gained even greater control over my physical body did I dare to try again! He actually managed to…”

Besides the people from Mount Hua, many of the War Gods present had also been paying attention to Bai Yang's whereabouts.

Soon, this number was calculated and spread.

Most of the warriors here haven't even fully cleared the third level, let alone in such a short time!

This achievement immediately became the talk of the town.

In a corner, Li Yao held a glass of red wine in his hand, looking at the Huashan group gathered together, without saying a word.

The blonde beauty, Vinina Bolena, noticed her husband seemed to be in a bad mood, went over to him, gently clinked glasses with him, and offered words of comfort:

"Yao is just a young genius, why bother taking him to heart?"

Li Yao glanced at his wife and said, "It took me half a year to get through the third level, and now I'm stuck on the fourth level."

He is indeed much faster than me, but that's not what I care about.

Vinina nodded inwardly, that's more like it.

She's just a genius, rare indeed, but not enough to warrant her husband's excessive concern.

She gently touched Li Yao's cheek and asked, "Then why?"

"I've always wanted to become a disciple of Councilor Yan Hai; he's done me a great favor! But he and Jia Yi are enemies!"

"What! Councilor Yan Hai and Councilor Jia Yi have a grudge?!" Vinina was shocked. This was the first time her husband had told her this.

Li Yao nodded seriously with a gloomy face and said, "I found out about this by chance. Councilor Yan Hai and Jia Yi are almost evenly matched in strength."

But back then, he expelled them from China, forbidding them from setting foot there again! He always regarded this as a great disgrace!

As you know, I've always considered myself a disciple of Councilor Yan Hai. Jia Yi's disciples, whether Jiang Long or Lu Ting, are no match for me!

With the Black God Set added, the difference becomes even greater!

But this Bai Yang is different!

Although Jia Yi did not accept him as a disciple, their relationship was common knowledge!

Vinina also became a little nervous and asked, "What are you worried about?"

Li Yao said with a dark face, "It was fine before. The Trial Tower is absolutely fair, and no one can cheat."

Councilor Yan Hai will find out about this very soon!

What I fear is that this will change his opinion of me. My plan to become his disciple might not work out...

Vinina instantly understood her husband's predicament. This Bai Yang had risen too quickly, almost resembling the style of Hong and Thor back in the day.

If Jia Yi were to take him as a disciple later, what would Councilor Yan Hai think?

Will he still have plans to take on apprentices?

Will Jia Yi kick me while I'm down again?!

Both of them were heartbroken, and Li Yao was exceptionally strong.

Among all the high-level war gods, he is one of the top experts.

Although Hong believed that Inspector Liu was the most likely to break through to "above the God of War", Yan Hai had also said that.

Li Yao has also reached a certain threshold, and he might break through it one day.

If one could become Yan Hai's disciple, it would be like adding wings to a tiger, greatly increasing the chances of success!

A councilor above the God of War!

52 members of parliament!

This is a true master among humans, whose strength and status have risen to the top in one step!

How could Li Yao and his wife not have had such a dream?

But now, a kid who just appeared out of nowhere has unintentionally blocked their way.

How can we make them feel better?

There's nothing anyone can do about this.

Li Yao's expression was already off at this point, and he continued, "Now everyone here has probably thought of that."

If it took you thirty-seven minutes to clear the third level, how long will it take you to clear the fourth level, Bai Yang?

Vinina exclaimed in disbelief, "The fourth floor?! How is this possible?"

Hong is the only person on the sixth floor, and Thor is the only person on the fifth floor.

The fourth floor is said to be almost entirely the domain of the councilors!

If any war god manages to pass through, it will be a momentous event!

Li Yao smiled wryly and said, "Look around."

Vinina looked around and saw that the number of war gods around her had increased unknowingly, and the number was approaching two thousand!

Keep in mind, there are only a little over three thousand War Gods in total!

Aside from auctions with a clear objective, who doesn't have a ton of real-world things to do? Why would anyone spend all their time in the War God Palace?

This outcome must have been caused by countless war gods receiving the news and informing each other.

Suddenly someone exclaimed in surprise, "Congressman Farr! What are you doing up here?"

"Ah! Speaker III, Member of Parliament Mohanderson! Hello!"

"Councilor Jia Yi is here!" The Huashan group immediately walked towards him.

Li Yao's pupils constricted sharply, and he blurted out, "Councilor Yan Hai!"

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