The Supreme Being Against Heaven

“Overseer Jiang!”

Lu Wu growled through gritted teeth, his eyes blazing with fury.

“How do you plan to deal with this?!”

Jiang Xia trembled uncontrollably, banging his head on the ground.

“Elder 12, please restrain your anger… I will provide an explanation, I swear!”

“Fine! I’ll give you one chance—scram!”

Lu Wu kicked him off the mountain peak again!

“Ugh!”

Jiang Xia coughed up blood as his body plummeted downward!

Dizzy and disoriented—

he quickly summoned his flying sword, shooting off immediately!

He flew over 2,000 li in succession—

roaring with vengeance:

“Tan Yun! With my Soul Fusion Stage 5 power, killing you is no harder than flipping my hand!”

With that—

he directed his sword toward the giant arena!

In his mind, his decision was resolute—

If Tan Yun returned to Xianchangling—

he would ambush and kill him!

If the other entered the “Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower”—

he would wait… until he came out!

There was only one thought—

Tan Yun had to die!

Otherwise—

the one who would die… would be him!

Of course—

he had once considered reporting to Shen Subing about Lu Wu ordering Duan Zhen to assassinate Tan Yun,

but that thought—

he immediately suppressed!

Because he knew full well—

even if Shen Subing knew—

all she could do was punish Lu Wu.

There was no way she could “kill” him!

The reason was simple—

Lu Wu… was the son of the 4th Elder of the Alchemy Sect!

—

Three hours later…

Hour You (17:00–19:00)

Sunset

At the massive training ground—

Tan Yun, who had been meditating and recovering—

after 4 hours,

had healed more than half of his injuries!

Although his body was still covered in wounds—

his expression had clearly improved!

At that moment—

Lai Chang, the Tower of Power Overseer—

scanned the 58,000 alchemy disciples with his gaze,

before announcing loudly:

“Disciples participating in the tower climb today—line up!”

At his command—

nearly 1,000 male and female disciples stepped forward!

All were elites on the “Alchemy Competition Ranking”!

Originally—

more than half had no intention of climbing the tower—

they had come just to watch.

But when almost all the elders—

including the Chief Disciple—

made an appearance,

how could they not participate?!

Everyone unleashed their full skills—

hoping to demonstrate their abilities before the elders!

Not to conquer the tower—

but to show their “maximum potential”!

Tan Yun took a deep breath—

stood up…

and walked to the end of the line!

“Chief Disciple, all disciples for the tower climb are here,”

Lai Chang said respectfully to Shen Subing.

“Mm,”

Shen Subing nodded,

her eyes sweeping over everyone—

her voice like a heavenly command:

“I look forward to seeing your performance.”

“I will not disappoint the Chief Disciple!”

The response echoed thunderously!

Being expected by the Chief Disciple—

was the highest honor for an alchemy disciple!

At that moment—

Shen Wende glanced at Tan Yun and smiled:

“Today I am in a good mood.”

“I will award the ‘Da Yan Spirit Flame Seed,’ a lower-tier Fire Element treasure!”

“Anyone who reaches the 100th floor will receive it!”

Upon hearing this—

Tan Yun’s eyes lit up!

In contrast—

among the 900+ disciples—

only the top 10 of the ranking (7 males, 3 females)

had their eyes blazing!

The others—

remained calm.

Still—

all bowed in unison:

“Thank you, Elder 6!”

The difference in reactions—

was because…

not even reaching the 108th floor!

For the past 30,000 years—

“no one” had ever reached the 100th floor!

However—

no one could deny how irresistibly the “Flame Seed” attracted alchemy disciples!

The higher the flame’s tier—

the shorter the time needed to refine elixirs!

“Cough…”

At that moment—

Elder 2, Du Chen, cleared his throat lightly,

his tone laced with sarcasm:

“Elder 6, why not just say it straight—”

“Whoever reaches the 108th floor, the Da Yan Flame will be theirs?”

“What do you mean?!”

Shen Wende’s expression darkened.

“Still don’t understand?”

Du Chen chuckled.

“You already know no one can reach the 100th floor—”

“so that’s why you set up a reward like this!”

“Heh heh…”

Shen Wende smiled mockingly.

“You talk a lot—why not offer your own prize instead?”

“I heard you just obtained the ‘Xuan Qing Flame,’ a top-tier treasure, right?”

“Try offering that as a reward!”

Du Chen frowned slightly—

hesitated for a moment—

then laughed aloud:

“Fine!”

“Whoever reaches the 101st floor—I will give them the Xuan Qing Flame!”

“Ha ha ha… stingy!”

Shen Wende laughed derisively.

“Set it at the 101st floor—it’s practically impossible for anyone to get it!”

“You still dare to mock me?”

“Elder 6, you misunderstand,”

Du Chen stroked his beard, his voice still sarcastic:

“I’m only being polite.

You set a lower-tier reward at the 100th floor.

If I set a higher-tier prize lower than that—wouldn’t that embarrass you?”

At these words—

those who understood the ways of the sect immediately realized—

Du Chen had “won” verbally!

“You…!”

Shen Wende opened his mouth to retort—

but Shen Subing intervened first:

“Enough, both of you.

There are many disciples watching—how could you continue arguing in front of them?”

The two exchanged a glance—

a cold sound,

then fell silent.

Shen Subing turned to Lai Chang and said meaningfully:

“Even though no one has ever claimed the top reward of the tower climb…”

“before it begins, it must be clearly stated.

This is the reward set by the first Chief Disciple of the Alchemy Sect, 50,000 years ago.

Even though they have passed away—it remains an honor.”

Lai Chang bowed:

“It is my fault for not announcing it fully.”

Then—

he faced over 900 elite disciples,

speaking with gravity:

“Everyone…

because for the past 30,000 years, no one has reached the 108th floor,

even we who guard the tower almost forgot this reward.”

At that, all the disciples were electrified!

They had “never heard” of the 108th-floor reward before!

Lai Chang continued:

“On the 108th floor—there is one strand of the ‘True Purple Phoenix Flame.’

Of course—it is not the complete True Purple Phoenix Flame,

but a ‘Sacred Mountain Flame’ at the highest treasure tier!”

“In the past—when the Phoenix performed its Nirvana ceremony,

this flame was purified by the Phoenix’s true fire—hence its name.”

“Purple Phoenix?! Is it really a phoenix?”

A disciple exclaimed in shock!

Lai Chang shook his head, explaining calmly:

“Not exactly.

The term ‘Phoenix’ people use is actually incorrect.

Remember—males are called ‘Feng,’ females are called ‘Huang.’

‘Phoenix’ is merely the common collective name.”

Hearing this—

all the disciples suddenly understood!

“Now, back to the matter at hand,”

Lai Chang announced loudly:

“According to the rules—whoever is the first to reach the 108th floor—

will receive the ‘True Purple Phoenix Flame!’”

After his announcement—

most disciples merely nodded politely,

though all thought to themselves—

“Are you kidding?! Who could reach the 108th floor!”

Never mind 108—

even “100 floors”

in almost 30,000 years—

no one had managed it!

Even though the flame was incredibly valuable—

for them—

it seemed as impossible as “plucking a star from the sky”!

--Translated by likesnovel--