Chu Linfeng's plan was seen through by Chu Linyue, and she smiled slightly as she casually browsed the books on the shelf.
After looking at the power button, Chu Linyue muttered to herself, "In the past, you, Chu Linfeng, were the first to break into the Black Tortoise Realm. Today, I, Chu Linyue, will be the first to enter this second layer!"
Taking a deep breath, the star power within her body circulated rapidly. Only by unleashing the most powerful attack could she achieve something significant. At this moment, Chu Linyue unleashed all the star power in her body into her arm without reservation.
The originally white and delicate arm turned bright red, with its veins visibly protruding. "Mountain-Opening Fist!" With a loud shout from Chu Linyue, her fist struck the power button like a bolt of lightning.
The star power of the fifth layer of the Black Tortoise Realm was already strong, not enough to move mountains, but enough to cause the air in the first layer to flow rapidly, forming a strong wind that spread indoors.
Meanwhile, Chu Linfeng was reading a book that introduced various rare treasures, only to feel a gust of wind blow past him, causing many of the books he was reading to fall.
"Is this her explosive power? Amazing!" Chu Linfeng felt that he couldn't create such a disturbance. He was a bit uncertain about entering the second layer, but remembering Sword Spirit's words, he felt somewhat reassured.
Chu Linfeng looked in the direction of the second layer's entrance, convinced that such a commotion meant Chu Linyue had definitely entered. But upon looking, he was shocked.
Chu Linyue was half-kneeling on the ground, one hand weakly hanging down, and the entrance to the second layer showed no signs of opening.
"It didn't open? How is that possible? Such a powerful attack didn't open it. Damn it!" Chu Linfeng hurriedly walked over, seeing Chu Linyue's face extremely pale, with traces of blood at the corners of her mouth.
"Are you injured?"
"Not dead yet!" Chu Linyue replied irritably. This guy was asking the obvious!
"How could you be injured? Unable to pass through?" Chu Linfeng didn't think over Chu Linyue's words carefully.
"Chu Linfeng, do you have a death wish? If I had passed through, why would I still be here!" Chu Linyue stood up and roared.
"Don't, don't get angry. I was just asking casually! How did you get injured? I really care about you, I didn't mean anything else." Chu Linfeng hurriedly explained, because he saw anger in Chu Linyue's eyes.
Seeing that Chu Linfeng didn't seem to be teasing her, Chu Linyue's anger gradually subsided.
"The rebound force of this power button is too strong. However much force you attack with, it rebounds back with the same force. I basically suffered my own most powerful attack. Thankfully I was prepared, otherwise, I would have been seriously injured even if I didn't die."
"Is there such a thing? Damn it, so if it's the sixth layer of the Black Tortoise Realm's attack, the rebound is also at the sixth layer?"
"Chu Linfeng, I notice you're getting dumber. If it's a sixth layer attack of the Black Tortoise Realm, as long as it reaches the power button's threshold, the rebound force won't appear.
The rebound force only appears if you don't reach that level. I suspect you've been eating too much pig brain lately and are becoming as dumb as a pig." Chu Linyue said irritably.
From Chu Linyue's words, Chu Linfeng understood that while her attack power was strong, it still didn't reach the power button's set level.
"Indeed, I've been eating a lot of pig brains lately, don't laugh at me, but they really taste good. Do you want to try? I'll take you to the Drunken Immortal Building some other day."
"Go to hell, I wouldn't eat something so disgusting." Chu Linyue almost had her anger reignited by Chu Linfeng.
After looking at the power button that Chu Linyue attacked, Chu Linfeng said, "Step back, I'll try and see how strong its rebound force is!"
"Don't try, if even I can't do it, there's no point in you trying. That rebound force is no joke, my blood is still surging from it!" Although Chu Linyue's words sounded harsh, her intentions were good. Chu Linfeng understood this.
"It's okay, I'm just going to try it, nothing will happen!" As Chu Linfeng finished speaking, he ignored what Chu Linyue thought and walked to a distance of one meter from the power button, stopping there.
"Sword Spirit, can I succeed?" Chu Linfeng asked anxiously in his heart since Chu Linyue hadn't succeeded, and he couldn't help but worry.
"Just go boldly and use the Phantom Finger you've learned, you are sure to succeed!" Sword Spirit's voice, akin to a heavenly chorus, echoed in Chu Linfeng's mind.
The star power inside him circulated rapidly. Chu Linfeng remembered Sword Spirit saying that in the second layer, a portion of star power must be reserved, otherwise the martial skills could not be accessed.
Following the execution method of the Phantom Finger, Chu Linfeng gathered half of his star power into his right hand and then quickly pointed it outward.
Chu Linyue, standing beside, looked at Chu Linfeng's every move with a face full of doubt. She only saw that Chu Linfeng's finger emitted a faint blue light, resembling starlight, shooting towards the power button.
Initially thinking he would be affected by the rebound force, but after Chu Linfeng executed this move, he stood there unharmed, even giving her a deliberate smile.
"You weren't hurt by the rebound force?" Chu Linyue asked in shock.
"No, is that strange?" Chu Linfeng countered.
"Not strange. With your attack power, it naturally can't generate a strong rebound force, maybe it can't generate any, so naturally it didn't harm you." As soon as Chu Linyue finished speaking, the scene before her surprised her beyond words.
Chu Linfeng stood before the door which was slowly opening. And Chu Linfeng just grinned foolishly, as if he wasn't surprised by the door opening at all.
"Impossible, how could you open the second layer's door? Is it possible that your seemingly unremarkable attack power is comparable to the sixth layer of the Black Tortoise Realm?" Chu Linyue looked at Chu Linfeng as if he were a monster.
"Want to go in together?" Chu Linfeng said carelessly, very satisfied with Chu Linyue's stunned reaction, wondering if she'd dare underestimate him in the future.
Chu Linyue seemed to be in a dream, ignoring Chu Linfeng's words, "Chu Linfeng, be honest with me, what level of the Black Tortoise Realm are you in now?"
In her mind, Chu Linfeng was at most in the fourth layer of the Black Tortoise Realm, but the current situation forced her to doubt.
"Black Tortoise Realm First Layer, but I'm about to break through to the Second Layer soon. As for why this door opened, I don't know.
Maybe it's because your attack was just a little short of opening it, and I just happened to benefit from that, simple as that, or maybe my luck is just too good!"
Chu Linfeng's words infuriated Chu Linyue to the point of almost spitting blood. If it truly were this way, she would have been incredibly wronged, having paved the way for someone else and injured herself without any gain.
Entering the second layer of the Library Pavilion with a Black Tortoise Realm First Layer cultivation is something that has never occurred in the Chu family's history. Chu Linyue was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
"You're not going in? This door is time-restricted, consider yourself lucky, hope you get a good martial arts manual." Chu Linyue reluctantly accepted reality as she spoke.
"There's a time limit? Why didn't you mention it earlier?" Chu Linfeng said, preparing to head in, pausing at the door before turning around to ask, "Do you want to come in with me?"
"I'd like to go in too, but unfortunately only the person who opens the door can enter. If I were to follow you in, I'd be stopped by a barrier.
If a person reached the sixth level of the Black Tortoise Realm and everyone else followed, then what would be the point of setting up this power button!"
Chu Linyue was a bit speechless towards Chu Linfeng. It was surprising that he didn't understand such a simple reason, wondering why he was once called a genius.
After listening, Chu Linfeng entered the room and made his way to the second layer, leaving Chu Linyue standing there dazed.
"Could he truly have the attack power of the sixth layer of the Black Tortoise Realm? The story about a windfall is all nonsense. How did I not think of this earlier? Looks like I really underestimated him."