High Martial Arts: I Awaken a Low-Tier Martial System

Chapter 148 135: Demon Sound Pass

On the Heaven-Reaching Road, over two hundred of the initial thousand newborns have already been eliminated.

Only a little over seven hundred remain.

Jiang Ye is ranked over two hundred, which is considered mid-to-upper level.

In fact, among these thousands of newborns, the majority are D Level and C Level students.

Students ranked above B Level are all in the top three hundred.

Jiang Ye, ranked over two hundred, is quite decent among the B Level students.

But is this rank good enough to enhance the contract? Itʼs still far from it.

”The first trial, the Stone Fall Pass, isnʼt particularly difficult.” Zhu Honglie is paying attention to Jiang Ye: ”But the next ones, the Demon Sound Pass, and Star Refining Pass, are much more challenging.”

”Itʼs hard to break into the top fifty now.” Zhu Honglie secretly shakes his head.

Beside him, Chen Yuntian chuckles hoarsely, ”Old Zhu, I see this kid isnʼt as excellent as expected.”

Zhu Honglie glances at him and sneers, ”You old fox, trying to fool me again. The last genius was snatched by you with this trick. Do you think Iʼd fall for it again?”

”Ah!” Chen Yuntian shakes his head, ”Fair competition, how can it be called a trick? Jiang Yeʼs performance is indeed quite average now.”

Zhu Honglie lets out a cold snort.

”The fifty-kilometer race has just begun.”

”Who will have the last laugh is still uncertain,” Zhu Honglie says calmly.

Chen Yuntian shakes his head, inwardly sighing, ”Old Zhu has really wised up, not as easy to fool as before...”

Just as he thinks this, his eyes suddenly light up.

”The Demon Sound Pass is about to begin,” Chen Yuntian observes the projected scene, ”Letʼs see how Jiang Ye performs.”

If Jiang Yeʼs performance is truly average, giving him to Zhu Honglie wouldnʼt be a big deal.

...

On the resplendent Heaven-Reaching Road like the Milky Way.

Jiang Ye is overtaken by one opponent after another, feeling no urgency in his heart.

”The Heaven-Reaching Road is fifty kilometers long, and only ten kilometers have been covered so far.”

”Unless these stones remain, I still have a chance to catch up,” Jiang Ye thinks to himself.

His speed isnʼt slow.

After all, he himself is an Upper D Level Profound Body, with a base speed increase of 50%.

When it comes to speed alone, even without using ʼRate Control,ʼ he isnʼt weaker than those A Level students.

But most of these people have cultivated acceleration techniques.

Currently ahead of Jiang Ye are students with Tao Bone talent or Upper A Mortal Body.

Such geniuses start cultivating from high school, and easily have time to cultivate an extra leg or step technique before the college entrance exams.

But Jiang Ye only started on this path in senior year, without that time.

”Whoosh~” At this moment, the Stone Fall Pass finally ends.

Simultaneously, the wave of energy, like an ocean tide, also vanishes.

”Whew!” Everyone feels lighter.

”Itʼs over!”

Jiang Yeʼs eyes light up, seizing the opportunity, his speed increases sharply.

With tenfold gravity lifted, he can enhance his speed without any worries.

”Swoosh~” Like a phantom, he speeds through the Heaven-Reaching Road, overtaking more than a dozen people in the blink of an eye.

”Damn, itʼs that guy again!”

”Heʼs starting again?”

”Getting overtaken once isnʼt enough; we have to be overtaken twice?” The people left behind by Jiang Ye lament in their hearts.

Being overtaken twice by the same person.

For these geniuses, this feeling is really unpleasant.

And just as Jiang Yeʼs speed continues to soar.

”Buzz——”

Suddenly, a piercing special sound wave erupts on the Heaven-Reaching Road.

This sound wave, like a demon sound penetrating the ear, is even more horrifying than the Shadow Raceʼs sound.

The Shadow Raceʼs sound can at least be resisted with Martial Arts Will.

But this demon sound cannot be countered with just Martial Arts Will; only those with deep background can temporarily block this sound by closing off their five senses.

”Splash!” The special sound wave sweeps across the field.

Most people show expressions of pain, covering their ears, but to no avail.

Under the interference of the demon sound.

Many people fall to the ground on the spot.

Some even start running backward, completely losing their sense of direction.

Only those with the highest ranks, like Middle A and Upper A students, can maintain their pace.

Having experienced the First Break, they are no longer ordinary humans and possess various extraordinary abilities.

Some geniuses, at this stage, can even perform internal self-scan, or close off their five senses, and other miraculous feats.

”Demon Sound?” Jiang Ye takes immediate action upon sensing that kind of sound wave.

Unlike those geniuses, he canʼt close off his five senses.

But...

[Ear of the Cheat: Adjustable hearing control. Control range: 0%-1000% (currently max for protagonist is 500%)]

Mute the world!

Hearing: 0%!

In an instant, Jiang Yeʼs mind becomes tranquil, as if the entire world is plunged into eternal silence.

That demon sound naturally doesnʼt reach his ears at all.

However, the demon sound doesnʼt just affect the spirit; it also affects the physical body. The high-frequency sonic vibrations cause his star energy to run sluggishly, making his movements slower.

”Charge!” Jiang Ye doesnʼt care and increases his speed.

He knows this is his best chance.

Perhaps, he can surpass those Upper A students!

”Swoosh!” He dashes like lightning across the Heaven-Reaching Road.

In the blink of an eye, he overtakes dozens more.

Top 100!

”Brother Haoran.” Jiang Ye passes again by Xu Haoran.

He was just overtaken by Xu Haoran during the Stone Fall Pass.

Now, heʼs overtaking him again.

”Brother Jiang?” Xu Haoran is dumbfounded, overtaken so quickly again?

”Brother Jiang, go!” Xu Haoran quickly recovers and shouts loudly, ”Overtake them fiercely for me!!”

At this point, heʼs no longer concerned about being the top in the province.

Jiang Yeʼs speed is so fast, he has already surpassed many Middle A students!

A little faster, and breaking into the top fifty, even top ten, would cause their West Mountain Provinceʼs ranking to soar!

Rank 100.

Rank 80.

Rank 70.

...

Jiang Yeʼs rank continues to climb!

Rank 50.

Rank 30.

Rank 20.

Rank 10!

At this point, only those Upper A students are left ahead of Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye saw many familiar figures.

Shen Changxi, Liu Wanxiao, Yun QingʼEr... all in front of him.

”Shen Changxi?” Jiang Ye gazes at the leading figure in the distance: ”This personʼs innate ability must relate to speed or perhaps has cultivated an exceptionally strong acceleration technique.”

The white-haired girl leads by a great margin.

Even those behind like Liu Wanxiao and Yun QingʼEr trail her by several kilometers.

”Keep charging.” Jiang Ye boosts his speed once more.

...

”He got into the top ten?”

”And his rank is still rising?” Zhu Honglie is astonished: ”Whatʼs going on? The Demon Sound Pass didnʼt affect Jiang Ye at all?”

”His speed has already matched up with those Upper A students.” Chen Yuntian is equally surprised.

This seems unusual!

According to the records, those Upper A students have all cultivated high-level art techniques focused on speed.

Shen Changxi, for example, has even mastered a Profound Tier step technique, which is why her speed is so impressive.

But Jiang Ye, how?