Chapter 65: Ye Lin’s Victory

Between Ye Lin of the Profound Heaven Sect and Li Yi of the Myriad Swords Sect, Ye Lin's fame was slightly greater; after all, the memory of Ye Lin defeating those people from the Western Regions was still vivid.

His strength was plain for all to see, whereas Li Yi of the Myriad Swords Sect had not competed against the people from the Western Regions, as they had all been driven away by Ye Lin.

Furthermore, Li Yi rarely made a move, so many people were unclear about exactly how strong he really was.

However, the prestige of his Innate Sword Body meant that even if he didn't make a move, or even if he didn't strike at all, no one would think him weak. This was the influence brought about by the Innate Sword Body.

The crowd watched as the two prepared to enter together.

"Who do you think will win between these two?"

"It's hard to say. Although Li Yi doesn't have many famous feats, he is, after all, the possessor of an Innate Sword Body. His strength is certainly beyond reproach."

"But I favor Ye Lin. After all, his feats and strength are plain for all to see; his strength is surely beyond reproach as well."

"Quite a few people think he is the true number one Prodigy of the Southern Territory."

"That's right. I also support Ye Lin, but there are still many who favor Li Yi."

"I'm really looking forward to their performance. This is a true duel between Prodigies, unlike those two from the Divine Wind Dynasty who love to brag. I want to laugh whenever I see their expressions."

Su Yu and his group also looked toward Ye Lin and the others.

"Brother Su, do you think Brother Ye Lin can win? Although I favor him, I'm still a little worried."

"Dad, what are you saying? Uncle Ye Lin will definitely win."

She made a victory gesture toward Ye Lin.

Ye Lin saw Han Ting's gesture and smiled.

As for whether Su Yu knew who would win between the two, it was obvious to him.

Both of them practiced the Sword Dao, and their Sword Dao Concepts were completely laid bare before Su Yu; they couldn't hide anything.

Who was stronger and who was weaker—he knew without even looking, as did who would win.

Moreover, Su Yu estimated that this kid Ye Lin basically encountered good treasures every time he went out. Added to that was the support of his sword formation, so Su Yu felt it would be hard for Ye Lin to lose.

"Brother Han, rest assured. We just need to have confidence in Ye Lin."

As Ye Lin and the other prepared to step into the Star Tower, the people from the Profound Heaven Sect and the Myriad Swords Sect were all cheering them on.

Han Ting watched the people opposite them cheering incessantly.

"No way, we can't lose to them."

She cheered for Ye Lin with all her might, her face turning red from the shouting.

Su Yu watched Han Ting and felt that she was almost out of breath; she was truly an energetic spectator.

"Dad, Uncle Yu, you guys should hurry up and cheer too. Don't lose to the people from the Myriad Swords Sect."

Soon, Ye Lin and Li Yi entered the Star Tower.

"Look, they've gone in. The competition is about to begin."

The attention of the entire audience was drawn to the two.

Their rankings appeared on the Star Tower's leaderboard, and before long, both had broken through to the fifth floor.

"Everyone, look, they've already reached the fifth floor. The speed of these two is truly fast, much faster than everyone else."

Their rankings rose continuously, and in no time, they reached the tenth floor, but it was clear that this tenth floor couldn't hold them back.

Both reached the eleventh floor, and the crowd watched them both arrive there.

"I wonder which of them will be the first to break the record."

After they arrived at the eleventh floor, their speed slowed down significantly, which clearly showed just how difficult this eleventh floor was.

Yun Ruyan watched the two reach the eleventh floor. She had deep experience with this eleventh floor; she had almost cleared it in the end.

But at the critical moment, she had been one move short, which made her realize how difficult things would be moving forward.

The atmosphere at the scene was now deathly silent; countless people were waiting with rapt attention for that moment to arrive.

At this moment, a cry of surprise broke the original silence, followed by an explosion of thunderous cheers.

"The twelfth floor! They've reached the twelfth floor!"

"It's Ye Lin! As expected, Ye Lin is even more impressive. Ye Lin is the first to break into the twelfth floor!"

There was no need to mention the Disciples on the Profound Heaven Sect's Spirit Boat; some were even dancing in celebration.

"Great! Uncle Ye Lin reached the twelfth floor first, gaining a step over that person from the Myriad Swords Sect."

Conversely, the members of the Myriad Swords Sect had expressions of regret, while the people from the Divine Wind Dynasty had unsightly expressions; if they had known, they wouldn't have said those things earlier, as their faces were now stinging from the slap.

But this eleventh floor clearly couldn't hold Li Yi back either. Not long after Ye Lin broke into the twelfth floor, Li Yi also reached the twelfth floor of the Star Tower.

Yet both of them stayed on the twelfth floor for a long time without any movement coming from within.

Just then, a figure appeared in front of the tower; it was Li Yi, and he had come out.

In the end, he still hadn't cleared the twelfth floor of the Star Tower. The twelfth floor was on a completely different level of difficulty compared to the eleventh; he had ultimately been defeated.

"Look, Li Yi has come out. I didn't expect him to only be able to reach the twelfth floor. I wonder if Ye Lin can clear this twelfth floor of the Star Tower."

"After all, he went in before Li Yi, yet he still hasn't come out."

Li Yi looked at the ranking on the Star Tower and discovered that Ye Lin's name was prominently in the first position; it was clear that he had lost this competition.

Although he felt somewhat unwilling, he quickly adjusted his mood. It would be fine to win next time; after all, the rewards he obtained from the Star Tower this time satisfied him greatly, as they were exactly what he wanted.

He returned to the Spirit Boat and looked at the Star Tower, wondering if Ye Lin would be able to clear this twelfth floor.

At this moment, Ye Lin had the Universe Sword Formation beneath his feet, and Sword Qi was constantly slashing toward the Yao Beasts. However, these Yao Beasts were extremely tenacious, and their attack power was also strong; taking a single hit from them was not pleasant.

"Damn, Brother Ling, why is this twelfth floor so outrageous? These Yao Beasts are simply endless."

"I already told you, the further you go, the harder it gets. This is only the twelfth floor; imagine how difficult it will be to clear the whole thing."

"Alright, put in some more effort and see if you can break through this twelfth floor."

Qingling manipulated the Azure Cloud Sword to help Ye Lin shoulder some of the pressure.

Now, the focus of the entire audience was gathered on Ye Lin; everyone wanted to know if Ye Lin would actually be able to clear the thirteenth floor of the Star Tower.

As time passed, the light on the thirteenth floor of the Star Tower lit up.

The entire crowd was shocked that Ye Lin could reach the thirteenth floor of the Star Tower.

Li Yi watched the light on the thirteenth floor of the Star Tower turn on. "As expected, you still managed to reach the thirteenth floor, didn't you?"

Seeing Ye Lin successfully break through to the thirteenth floor, Han Ting's nervous mood relaxed. She just didn't know if Uncle Ye Lin would be able to break through to the fourteenth floor.

After Uncle Ye Lin finished clearing the Star Tower, she also wanted to go in and see how many floors she could clear.