Chapter 106: So It Was You

Chapter 106: Chapter 106: So It Was You

Yi Xiaoyao didn’t immediately enter the tenth floor. Instead, he looked at Han Xiao, smiled at Luo Yi, and said, "Senior Sister, let’s go give him a hand."

Luo Yi nodded lightly. Yi Xiaoyao was the center of her world now, so she naturally wouldn’t object.

Han Xiao was clashing intensely with the Black Stone Puppet. When he saw Yi Xiaoyao and Luo Yi join the battle to help him, he felt a stir in his heart.

"Thank you."

Han Xiao thanked him quietly. After all, spending even a moment longer in this Cultivation Tower was torture for anyone. The disciples who had been in the Safe Zone had long since left, unable to endure the Gravity and Magnetism.

With Yi Xiaoyao and Luo Yi’s help, things became much easier for Han Xiao.

「Half a day later.」

The three of them finally defeated the Black Stone Puppet and walked through the entrance to the tenth floor.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

With three heavy impacts, the moment Yi Xiaoyao and the others stepped onto the tenth floor, they were all forced down to one knee.

"The... the Gravity and Magnetism is so strong!"

Luo Yi’s face paled. Under the force of this floor’s Gravity and Magnetism, blood was already trickling from the corner of her mouth.

Even Han Xiao, a Body Refiner, clenched his jaw so hard that veins bulged on his temples.

"Hah!"

With a low grunt, Han Xiao’s facial muscles trembled as he tried to stand. He strained until his face turned purple, but he still couldn’t rise.

Luo Yi gritted her teeth and said with difficulty, "Little Junior Brother, since we’ve already made it inside, this should count as securing our spots for the Great Demon Ancient Tomb. Let’s get out of here now."

Han Xiao also looked at Yi Xiaoyao, apparently thinking the same thing.

But they both noticed that Yi Xiaoyao was staring intently ahead.

Luo Yi and Han Xiao followed his gaze and were instantly stunned.

There, in the center of the tenth floor, sat a young woman in a white dress. She radiated an incredibly holy light, and her beauty was so devastating that anyone who laid eyes on her would be awestruck, as if gazing upon a celestial being.

Even Luo Yi, hailed as the number one beauty of the Seven Kills Star Hall, seemed to pale in comparison.

Upon seeing the young woman, Luo Yi, who had always taken pride in her own looks, immediately felt a sense of inferiority.

PTUI!

Han Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood. He had always prided himself on his mental fortitude, believing he could resist any temptation. He never imagined that the sight of such a young woman would destabilize his mind, allowing the Gravity and Magnetism to inflict internal injuries.

Yi Xiaoyao sensed that the two beside him were at their limit. ’And I’m not much better off.’

’But that young woman in white must be the person the Hall Master mentioned,’ Yi Xiaoyao thought. ’I have to get her out of here to secure a spot for the Great Demon Ancient Tomb.’

"Senior Sister, Han Xiao, you two should leave first," Yi Xiaoyao said.

Hearing this, Luo Yi gave him a strange look and said teasingly, "Little Junior Brother, don’t tell me you’ve been so captivated by a pretty face that you’ve lost your senses?"

Yi Xiaoyao just shook his head with a wry smile, offering no explanation.

"Let’s go," Han Xiao said to Luo Yi.

Luo Yi knew Yi Xiaoyao wasn’t the type to be swayed by a pretty face. ’He must have a reason for doing this,’ she thought. So, without another word, she and Han Xiao struggled to leave the tenth floor.

Now, only Yi Xiaoyao and the stunningly beautiful young woman remained on the tenth floor.

Yi Xiaoyao did his utmost to Devour the tenth floor’s Gravity and Magnetism while pondering how he was going to get the young woman to leave with him.

"Hey, can you leave with me?" Yi Xiaoyao called out to the young woman in white.

The young woman in white, who had been sitting silently with her eyes closed, heard Yi Xiaoyao’s voice. Her long eyelashes trembled, and she opened her bewitching eyes.

Her eyes, full of a natural spiritual charm, regarded Yi Xiaoyao with a hint of doubt.

But the moment Yi Xiaoyao saw those eyes, a tremor ran through him.

"It’s you?!"

Yi Xiaoyao cried out in shock. He had met this stunningly beautiful young woman before.

The doubt in the young woman’s lovely eyes deepened. Parting her lips, she asked, "Do I know you?"

Her voice was ethereal and melodic, almost dreamlike. It was the most beautiful voice Yi Xiaoyao had ever heard.

Yi Xiaoyao steadied his shaken mind. This young woman was the very same veiled girl in black he had seen in the tavern at the Tang Family Castle marketplace, back when he defeated Tang State and crippled Tang An.

Although the girl in black had been wearing a veil back then, Yi Xiaoyao could never forget her eyes.

The moment this white-robed young woman opened her eyes, Yi Xiaoyao recognized her instantly. She was, without a doubt, the same person as the girl in black. He just never imagined she would be so breathtakingly beautiful.

Yi Xiaoyao then explained their previous encounter to the young woman in white and asked if she remembered.

The young woman in white stared at Yi Xiaoyao’s face, thinking for a moment before a flash of astonishment crossed her eyes.

"I remember now. You used your finger as a sword to defeat the man who was humiliating you," the young woman in white said, her tone suddenly sharpening. "But you... you actually made it here?"

The "here" she spoke of was the tenth floor of the Cultivation Tower. After all, when she first saw Yi Xiaoyao, he was only at the third level of Qi Condensation, which should have meant he had terrible aptitude.

The young woman in white knew full well how difficult it was to reach the tenth floor, so she found Yi Xiaoyao’s presence here to be simply unbelievable.

Yi Xiaoyao had no idea what she was thinking. He was just overjoyed. ’Since we know each other, it should be much easier to get her to leave with me.’

Next, Yi Xiaoyao roughly explained the Hall Master’s request to the young woman in white, concluding with, "So, I must ask you, Miss, to leave this Cultivation Tower with me. It’s the only way I can get a spot for the Great Demon Ancient Tomb."

Unexpectedly, however, the young woman’s eyes twinkled mischievously. "Since this is a challenge the Hall Master set for you, I can’t just leave with you so easily," she said. "Why don’t you come talk to me again once you can actually walk over here."

After speaking, the young woman in white gave a slight purse of her lips and closed her eyes again.

Yi Xiaoyao’s expression froze. ’I knew it wouldn’t be that simple.’

This tenth floor had no Black Stone Puppet, but the Gravity and Magnetism here made it impossible for him to take even a single step.

Seeing that the young woman in white was now ignoring him, Yi Xiaoyao had no choice but to sit down where he was and begin Devouring to free himself from the grip of the Gravity and Magnetism.

Although the Gravity and Magnetism on this floor was terrifyingly intense, it was still no match for Yi Xiaoyao, who could already control this power.

Meanwhile, the young woman in white was thinking to herself, ’For this person to go from the third level of Qi Condensation to the fifth level of Foundation Establishment in such a short time... his cultivation speed is nearly as fast as mine. And for him to enter the tenth floor at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment is completely illogical.’

Then, she thought again, ’But even so, it’s impossible for him to reach me under the tenth floor’s Gravity and Magnetism. This is about his spot for the Great Demon Ancient Tomb, though... should I make it a little easier for him?’

But just then, the young woman’s eyes snapped open. She stared, breathing heavily, at Yi Xiaoyao, who was now standing right in front of her.

"You actually..." the young woman in white gasped, at a loss for words.

Yi Xiaoyao smiled faintly. "Miss, since I’ve come over, does that mean you can leave with me now?"

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