Feng Jian pressed onward, entering Floor 11 and continuing through Floor 19. The trials here took place within a vast cavern system—an underground labyrinth of soaring chambers and constricted tunnels. Each level expanded on the last:
Cavern Floors Overview
Floors 11–14: Rooms doubled in monster numbers, ranks rising from CCC to BBB. Creatures attacked in small packs, coordinating ambushes and flank maneuvers. Some floors featured pit traps disguised by thin stone, while others narrowed into choke points, forcing Feng to adapt his Wind Dance flow.
Floor 15: Three Dual-Element Ghouls emerged—fiendish beasts wreathed in both Fire and Dark Qi. They collaborated in halting formations, sending flame bursts and shadow tendrils at Feng. Only by unleashing his Wind Dance Gale Style—a dual-blade technique infusing Natural Qi with Wind Qi—could he deflect their ranged assaults and strike precise counters.
Floors 16–17: A gauntlet of Burrower Scorpions (Earth–Water Qi) and Storm Hawks (Wind–Lightning Qi) soared and submerged, creating layered threats. He wove between sand traps and electric currents, parrying pincers mid-strike and cutting down winged predators as they swooped.
Floor 18: Two Quartz Colossi—towering guardians of Earth–Ice Qi—blocked his path. Their crystalline hides deflected ordinary cuts. Utilizing Gale Style's reinforced follow-up strikes, Feng blasted through their defenses, shattering quartz plating and collapsing the chamber's ceiling in a final thrust.
Floor 19: A mixed legion of ten BBB Elite monsters—each wielding Fire, Water, Wind, or Earth Qi—crowded into a vast hall. They unleashed torrent after torrent of elemental attacks. Relying on high Qi control and Gale Style's 160-meter parry range, Feng danced through elemental storms, landing decisive blows without ever halting.
Battle Highlights
Floor 13: Feng was caught in a three-way crossfire of Wind Arrows and Earth Spikes. He launched into a spinning aerial slash that redirected enemy projectiles into the walls, stunning onlookers.
Floor 16: A rare Mirror Hawk ambushed him—this rare beast could mimic his movement patterns. In a dazzling sequence of mirrored footwork and strikes, Feng outpaced it with a delayed feint.
Floor 18: The Quartz Colossi's synchronized ground slam sent shockwaves through the chamber. Feng timed his Qi burst with the tremor, using the lift to flip into the air and land a double-bladed arc directly on their core.
Audience Reactions
"He's untouchable!"
—A second-year spectator as Feng dispatched the Dual-Element Ghouls.
"Gale Style? That's not even a taught art yet!"
—An astonished junior mage, peering at his status panel.
"I've never seen anyone parry a Quartz Colossus with a Wind blade!"
—A veteran swordsman in the stands.
From the observation balconies, Ava leaned toward Lisa. "Wait—do you know that kid? His style is beyond first-year level."
Lisa watched, voice calm and low. "Perhaps..."
Ava shook her head. "He's about to break every record before the real test on Floor 20."
Lisa allowed a rare smile. "Me too."
Cumulative ADP after Floor 19: 697 Points
As the echo of his final strike on Floor 19 faded, Feng Jian prepared to face Floor 20—The Talent Crusher: a 1 km² expanse of dense forest and swamp, with a 30-minute clear record that first-year students seldom surpassed.
End of Chapter 13