Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 141 - 132 Unprecedented Lightning

The disciples from the East Campus all burst into laughter, openly mocking Qin Qing without any attempt to disguise their ridicule.

No one believed that this new disciple named Qin Qing would be able to make any remarkable performance on the Ascent to the Clouds.

After all, Qin Qing was just a new disciple and he hadn’t even attempted to climb the Ascent to the Clouds before.

Whereas, most of the other senior disciples had already taken part in the examination two or three times or even more...

Even if Qin Qing could luckily reach the summit, nearly everyone believed that compared with Xie Jin’an, Qin Qing was just a joke.

Similarly, the disciples from the Great Qian Martial Institute were also aware.

The reason why Xie Jin’an specifically challenged Qin Qing was simply because of Jiang Ruorong who was standing beside him at that moment.

Xie Jin’an’s admiration for Jiang Ruorong was something all the disciples knew.

Although Qin Qing was a rare genius, and even his talent was unprecedented in the Great Qian Martial Institute.

But...

From the current point of view, it seemed that Xie Jin’an was more deserving of Jiang Ruorong.

"Junior Brother, don’t listen to Xie Jin’an’s mad barking,"

Jiang Ruorong spoke out to console Qin Qing, "When climbing the Ascent to the Clouds, don’t be distracted and don’t harbor any stray thoughts..."

"I understand, Senior Sister," Qin Qing replied with a faint smile and a nod.

Many of the West Courtyard Disciples around them were sweating for Qin Qing.

This time, it seemed Qin Qing would likely be suppressed by Xie Jin’an.

After all, a timing like ninety-five breaths was already remarkable. Since the Ascent to the Clouds had been included in the examination at the Great Qian Martial Institute for over a hundred years, anyone who could enter under one hundred breaths could be called a genius.

And ninety-five breaths was the mark of a genius among geniuses. Sometimes, it would take several years for one to achieve the speed of ninety-five breaths.

"Qin Qing. Stick with us later, don’t fall too far behind, otherwise, we won’t be able to look out for you!"

Mo Nian said quietly to Qin Qing.

"Once you’re on the Ascent to the Clouds, you’ll realize the gap between you as a new disciple and us!" Pei Zhenshan also looked at Qin Qing, advising, "You watch carefully, study hard. You’ve a long way to go. Don’t think you can be complacent just because you’ve achieved a minor success among the new disciples!"

At this time, the elder in charge of the examination also came over.

"West Courtyard Disciples, assemble at the base of the Ascent to the Clouds. The examination is about to begin!"

As the elder’s voice fell, the West Courtyard Disciples already hurried to the base of the Ascent to the Clouds.

"Begin!"

Following the command of the elder in the purple robe.

The West Courtyard Disciples moved quickly at the sound.

However, Qin Qing and Jiang Ruorong were the first ones to rush to the front at the start.

"Hm?"

The other West Courtyard Disciples were taken aback by Qin Qing’s speed.

Pei Zhenshan and Mo Nian both showed surprised expressions.

"How is it possible, how can this Qin Qing be so fast?"

Mo Nian muttered under his breath.

"Junior Brother! Not bad! Senior Sister really didn’t see you wrong!" Jiang Ruorong said to Qin Qing with a smile.

Qin Qing laughed heartily and with a leap, he skipped over two steps of the ladder.

Originally half a step behind Jiang Ruorong, with this move, he had actually surpassed her.

"Senior Sister, you need to pick up the pace. Otherwise, your Junior Brother will reach the Cloud Palace before you do!" Qin Qing turned his head and said to Jiang Ruorong who was behind him.

"Haha, Junior Brother. Senior Sister has not yet put forth my full effort," Jiang Ruorong responded.

Qin Qing smiled wryly and turned his head back to look up at the ladder above.

Jiang Ruorong hadn’t put forth her full effort, and neither had he, Qin Qing.

At this moment, Qin Qing could distinctly sense that the Spiritual Patterns falling towards him would disperse on their own upon contacting his body.

"Could it be because my Qi-Blood is strong, but my strength is merely at the Soul Refinement Realm, so the power of these Spiritual Patterns isn’t strong? Upon clashing with the Qi-Blood strength that bursts from my body, they just dissipate?"

Qin Qing conjectured this was the only possibility.

Because his strength far surpassed his cultivation, the resistance on the Vertical Cloud Ladder was, correspondingly, much smaller for him.

Soon.

Qin Qing and Jiang Ruorong had already pulled away from the other West Courtyard Disciples.

Mo Nian and Pei Zhenshan, on the other hand, were at the forefront among the rest of the West Courtyard Disciples.

That is to say, the West Courtyard Disciples participating in the assessment had split into three groups.

The first group consisted of those at the very front, Qin Qing and Jiang Ruorong; Mo Nian and Pei Zhenshan were in the middle, with the remaining West Courtyard Disciples making up the third tier.

"How can Qin Qing be so fast?" Pei Zhenshan felt increasingly incredulous.

"This guy must not know how to conserve his strength, what’s the use of rushing forward so quickly now?"

"After a while, when the anomalies attack on the Vertical Cloud Ladder appear, he won’t be able to cope and will definitely be eliminated!" Mo Nian muttered to himself.

As for the disciples from the East Campus, they too wore expressions of surprise at this moment.

Especially Gu Fengxian and Xie Jin’an, to witness such an amazing performance from Qin Qing was indeed unexpected.

However...

This was just the beginning.

The anomaly attacks on the Vertical Cloud Ladder were about to manifest.

By then, Qin Qing’s insufficient strength and mere speed would be useless; he would just be directly eliminated by the anomaly attacks.

"Boom!"

Just at that moment, thunder and lightning suddenly filled the air.

"Crack!"

A bolt of lightning as thick as the mouth of a bowl descended from the sky, heading straight for the top of Qin Qing’s head.

The other West Courtyard Disciples couldn’t help but inhale sharply.

This lightning was purplish-black and as thick as a large bowl, with flickering Thunder Blade patterns. Should Qin Qing be hit by this bolt, he would likely be obliterated on the spot.

"Junior Brother, be careful!" Jiang Ruorong also called out in warning.

Qin Qing’s gaze sharpened and, just when the bolt was less than ten feet away from him, he suddenly dashed to a step of the Vertical Cloud Ladder at the side.

And as soon as he landed on that step, another bolt of lightning descended from heaven.

This bolt of lightning was drastically different from the others; it was a black lightning bolt.

Pure black lightning, dark as ink!

Moreover, this lightning bolt was thicker than the previous one.

The former was only as thick as the mouth of a bowl, while this bolt was like a pillar, the size of an adult’s embrace.

"Boom!"

As it descended from the sky, this bolt of lightning carried with it immense power; the surrounding void twisted along with it, and countless Thunder Blades and threads of lightning danced upon this column of lightning. The terrifying presence, even from hundreds of feet away, sent shivers down one’s spine.

"What... what is this?"

"Such lightning has never appeared before..."

"A bolt of lightning this thick, and pure black?"

Even Qin Chang, Xu Fang, Bai Qiuhe, and the rest were dumbstruck.

Having spent decades, or even longer, at the Great Qian Martial Institute, some of them had also participated in the Vertical Cloud Ladder as disciples, but had never seen such exaggerated lightning...

This terrifying lightning, why had it appeared?

And could Qin Qing possibly escape this calamity?