Full-Time Magister: A Hellish Start, But the Shadow King

Chapter 34 A Qualitative Ascension

"Dean!" the two senior students waiting at the entrance of the Three Steps Tower said respectfully.

Dean Xiao nodded with a kind smile, and then briefly explained Cheng Xiao's situation to the two of them.

The two senior students were initially very curious about who it was that Dean Xiao could personally lead the way.

Upon hearing the other person's name, the two looked both surprised and shocked.

"Junior Cheng Xiao, right? Come with me," one of the very friendly senior students said.

This senior student knew a lot about the Three-Step Pagoda and gave Cheng Xiao a few reminders along the way.

Only after sending Cheng Xiao into the real tower did they feel relieved enough to leave.

"You didn't deliberately hide anything from him, did you?" another companion guarding the Three-Step Tower asked with a serious expression.

"I'm not stupid, how could I dare to hide it from this person?" the friendly senior said, somewhat annoyed.

"If it were anyone else, we could pull some tricks, but if this person comes to the main campus and starts settling scores with us, we won't have a single good day!"

"It's good that we didn't offend anyone."

His companion breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Fortunately, this petty guy wasn't stupid enough to do anything foolish; he knew he couldn't offend Cheng Xiao.

Cheng Xiao's feat of single-handedly defeating three thousand students at Mingzhu Academy is common knowledge, and it's a hot topic even on the main campus.

If they let jealousy get the better of them and make enemies with this monster, they'll definitely have a hard time once Cheng Xiao arrives at the main campus.

"However, after our conversation, I found that Cheng Xiao isn't as exaggerated as the rumors suggest; in fact, he's quite low-key," the friendly senior said.

"Heh, he's just keeping a low profile because he can't be bothered with anything. You'll only know how terrifying he is if you really mess with him!" His companion gave him a disdainful look.

"You absolutely shouldn't mess with this kind of person. Don't even think about trying to curry favor with someone as petty as you. You might end up dragging me down with you."

The friendly senior's lips twitched, but he didn't refute.

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Inside the Three-Step Tower.

Cheng Xiao stood on the floating steps, looking up at the suspended platform above:

"Every step they take drains their magical energy. What if it were a shadow soldier instead?"

As he spoke, Cheng Xiao summoned Yegorlit.

"Yeglitt, go up and take a look."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yeglitter's steps will also encounter resistance.

Will the shadow soldiers also be affected?

Cheng Xiao wasn't too surprised.

The energy inside the Three-Step Tower is many times more concentrated than normal elements, let alone climbing to the higher levels where the energy is even more concentrated.

Just standing inside the tower requires consuming magical energy to adapt to its immense energy.

"In that case, let's be on the safe side."

Cheng Xiao chuckled softly, causing all the shadow soldiers in the shadows to infiltrate into Yegorlit's shadow.

Jagrith understood the king's meaning and began to climb the higher steps.

The second and third floors. When you get to the steps leading from the third to the fourth floor, the pressure is significantly greater.

Yeglitter had only climbed less than twenty steps when his energy was completely depleted, forcing him to return to Cheng Xiao's shadow.

But before returning to the shadows, Jagrith released the Shadowscale Mother.

The Shadowscale Mother replaced Yegrit in the climbing task, but before she could reach the fourth level, the Shadowscale Mother was forced to return.

Climbing to higher levels of the tower will consume several times more energy than the previous climb!

However, this was no problem for Cheng Xiao, who had a large number of shadow soldiers.

If the quality isn't good enough, then make up for it with quantity. One shadow soldier falls, but hundreds more are waiting in the wings to continue climbing.

Before being forced to return, new shadow soldiers will take over the missions of the returning shadow soldiers.

It's an endless nesting of nested dolls.

Finally, after each shadow soldier was drained of energy, a soldier reached the top and reached the fifth level!

"Shadow Swap!"

Cheng Xiao activated his special skill, instantly using the shadow soldier on the fifth floor as a spatial exit to swap positions with him.

Upon reaching the fifth floor, the feeling of magical energy depletion while standing on the stairs disappeared, replaced by an incredibly dense and immense energy.

The concentration of energy doubles with each additional level you climb in the Three-Step Tower!

The first layer is 20 times, the second layer is 40 times. Based on this calculation, the fifth layer should be 320 times!

Cheng Xiao dared not waste any time; the first day was precious and not a moment could be wasted.

As soon as I sat cross-legged on the spot and entered a meditative state, an immense amount of energy surged into my spiritual world.

If our usual cultivation is a river, then at this moment, our energy and spirit are a vast ocean!

After only a few hours of cultivation, Cheng Xiao's symbiotic relationship with space and chaos successfully broke through to the middle level!

Cheng Xiao said happily:

"The energy of the Three-Step Tower is beyond my expectations. I thought it would take a day to break through to the middle level of the second system."

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"I didn't expect to break through in less than half the time I usually spend cultivating."

Strike while the iron is hot!

Cheng Xiao briefly consolidated his cultivation in the second system and focused his attention on his main cultivation system, Shadow and Undead Symbiosis.

After a day of meditation, Shadow and Necromancer Nebula also advanced, breaking through to the second level of the intermediate stage!

Cheng Xiao has been cultivating Shadow and Nebula for almost half a year.

With the energy boost of the Three-Step Tower being five hundred times greater, it's not surprising that he broke through to the second level of the intermediate stage on the first day.

By the second day, the surrounding energy had noticeably decreased.

It decreased from 320 times to 256 times!

Enjoying blessings in a sacred cultivation ground like the Three-Step Pagoda is like taking medicine; the more you take, the easier it is to develop antibodies.

However, this was enough for Cheng Xiao, since he was on the fifth floor.

The next day, space and the chaotic nebula were greatly enhanced, becoming even more profound.

On the third day, Space and Chaos Nebula broke through to the second level of the intermediate stage, and Cheng Xiao continued to cultivate Shadow and Undead Nebula.

For the next four days, Cheng Xiao focused all his energy on the Nebula of Shadows and the Undead.

Finally, on the seventh day, Shadow and Nebula broke through again and successfully entered the third level of the intermediate stage!

In addition, his cultivation level improved significantly, and his spiritual realm also rose sharply.

Cheng Xiao could sense that his spiritual realm was also approaching a critical point.

That's the critical point between the minor and intermediate levels of spiritual cultivation. If you can cross that threshold, your spiritual cultivation will break through to the fourth level!

The retreat has ended.

Cheng Xiao breathed a long sigh of relief. At this moment, he felt that he had undergone a qualitative leap in all aspects.

Whether it's the power of death and shadow, or the control over dimensional space, it far surpasses what it used to be!

Cheng Xiao seemed to have thought of something, and his consciousness entered the shadow world to check within the 'Resting Domain'.

Just as he had expected, Yegrit also advanced to the level of a Great General, while the Scaled Mother Demon remained a Lesser General.

I wonder if Bell has also broken through to the Great General level.

(End of this chapter)