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Chapter 156 Trial Tower
In the central square, a million geniuses are listening to the speech of the Nine Swords Venerable.
"In a moment, each of you will enter a 'Trial Space.' Our Virtual Universe Company has prepared over a million Trial Spaces for you, one for each person." The Nine Swords Venerable stood in the void, looking down at the million geniuses below. "There are seven Trial Towers in each Trial Space, each with seven levels. You will begin your journey from the first Trial Tower, clearing all seven levels before moving on to the second… until you die and are expelled from the Trial Space!"
"Calculate your scores based on your performance in the trial space."
"Those ranked 1st to 100th in points will be directly recruited as core members of our Virtual Universe Company without further screening, and will receive one of the 100 available spots."
"Those ranked 101st to 7300th will compete in a final battle for 900 spots."
"As for those ranked 7300th and below, they will all be eliminated!"
The Nine Swords Venerable's words caused an uproar among the millions of geniuses below. 1008000 people—just one trial space was going to eliminate over a million!
"Everyone, please prepare yourselves. We will soon be conducting a mass teleportation, sending all participants to their respective trial spaces." A clear and melodious voice echoed throughout the entire dimensional space.
In the lobby of Building 0825, the geniuses of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom exchanged blessings. The first wave would eliminate over a million people, and of the 1000 geniuses present, probably no more than a handful would remain.
"Good luck, you madman," the green-haired youth, Feng Lun, said to Luo Feng.
"You too." Luo Feng nodded.
Lin Yun stood to the side, his expression calm. He looked at Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen, and nodded slightly. The four of them didn't say anything more; they had already said what needed to be said.
boom!
An invisible, strange power descended upon the entire dimensional space, instantly teleporting away millions of young geniuses.
This is a massive meteorite suspended in the cosmos, nearly a hundred kilometers long and roughly rectangular in shape. Seven trial towers have been built upon it, each tower as tall as a mountain, over ten kilometers high and several kilometers in circumference. The seven trial towers are situated in different locations on the massive meteorite.
brush!
Lin Yun appeared on the meteorite. He looked around and saw tiny stars in the distance, as well as ordinary, lifeless planets not too far away. Everything was so real it was astonishing.
He looked down at the screen on his wrist. The information on the screen was similar to that during the pre-selection, but more detailed.
Participant: Lin Yun (Qianwu Universe Kingdom)
Points: 0
Ranking: None
Trial Space Location: Number 0032176
There are seven trial towers in the trial space, and each trial tower has seven floors.
The first trial tower awards a maximum of 10,000 points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of 70,000 points.
The second trial tower offers a maximum of 100,000 points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of 700,000 points.
The third trial tower offers a maximum of one million points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of seven million points.
The fourth trial tower offers a maximum of ten million points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of seventy million points.
The fifth trial tower offers a maximum of 100 million points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of 700 million points.
The sixth trial tower offers a maximum of one billion points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of seven billion points.
The seventh trial tower offers a maximum of 10 billion points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of 70 billion points.
Note: The trial ends upon death.
There are two ways to pass each level: 1. Kill all the targets in this level to get the highest score and be directly teleported to the next level. 2. If you fail to kill all the targets, you will be teleported to the next level after 10 days if you are still alive and well to continue the trial.
When all participants have perished, the trial ends, and the final rankings are determined.
"Seven trial towers, seven floors each, forty-nine floors in total," Lin Yun murmured. "The Virtual Universe Company is clearly confident that all participants will die in the trial towers; it's impossible for anyone to pass all seven."
He noticed a detail in the rules—he could stay on each level for a maximum of ten days. This meant that he could stay for a maximum of seventy days in the first trial tower. In total, he could stay in all seven trial towers for a maximum of four hundred and ninety days, exceeding a year.
"Time..." Lin Yun mused.
He has grasped the basics of all ten fundamental laws, but there is still much room for improvement in his understanding. The law of time, in particular, is only recently mastered and requires considerable time for comprehension. The profound fusion of wind, thunder, and light also has room for enhancement. A year is more than enough time for him to make another breakthrough.
"No rush." Lin Yun made a decision. "Let's not rush to break through the barrier. Let's use this time to let our clone cultivate with all its might. Staying at each level for ten days will give us almost a year more time."
His consciousness simultaneously sank into four bodies—his human self, the Golden Horned Beast clone, the Tree of Life clone, and the Time-Space Nightmare Beast clone. The Golden Horned Beast clone focused on the laws of metal and space, the Tree of Life clone comprehended the laws of wood and the rules of life, and the Time-Space Nightmare Beast clone studied the laws of time. His human self, meanwhile, practiced combat in the Trial Tower, integrating the clones' insights into the battle.
"Then let's begin. Using only the Law of Lightning is enough."
Lin Yun transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the first trial tower. The entrance pillars of the trial tower were marked with the symbol "1". He checked his equipment—a second-tier Force suit, a battle sword, and a spare weapon from his spatial ring. Everything was ready, and then he stepped inside.
The first building, first floor.
Lin Yun looked down at the screen on his wrist: "First level of the first stage: 10,000 ferocious beasts, the 'Blood-Haired Mammoth.' You will gain one point for each beast killed, and 10,000 points for killing them all, which will teleport you directly to the second stage. If you do not kill them all, you must survive for ten days to teleport directly to the second stage. If you die, the trial ends."
The space shifted, and a vast grassland appeared before him. In the distance, tens of thousands of blood-haired mammoths, each as large as a small mountain, were charging towards him, the earth trembling beneath their hooves.
Lin Yun didn't rush to attack. He stood still, drew his battle sword, purple lightning flashing on the blade. He didn't use any secret techniques, only the most basic swordsmanship combined with the power of the Law of Lightning, slashing at the charging mammoth one strike at a time. Each strike landed precisely on the mammoth's head, killing it instantly and cleanly.
However, he deliberately slowed down. He only killed a thousand mammoths each day, spending the rest of his time fighting and reflecting. Although the blood-haired mammoths' attacks were weak, their sheer numbers were enough to keep him in combat mode. At the same time, his consciousness sank into his clone's reflections, integrating the Golden Horned Beast's understanding of the Law of Metal, the Life Tree's understanding of the Law of Wood, and the Time-Space Nightmare Beast's comprehension of the Law of Time into the application of the Law of Thunder.
One day, two days, three days...
On the ninth day, he killed the last mammoth, but did not rush to the next level. He sat cross-legged, regulated his breathing to recover, and waited for the ten days to pass.
"First level passed, points +10000." The number on the screen jumped ten days later, and he was automatically teleported to the second level.
The first level, second floor: 10000 monstrous "Nine-Headed Pythons".
The difference between demonic beasts and ferocious beasts lies in their extremely high intelligence. Monsters on Earth, for example, are actually demonic beasts. Lin Yun continued to use only the Law of Thunder to hone his swordsmanship and the application of lightning speed. He killed a thousand beasts every day, finishing in exactly ten days.
Automatic delivery in ten days.
First level, third floor: Metal lifeforms "Thor warriors", 1000 in number.
Lin Yun began using the speed of lightning, making his movements even faster as he weaved through the dense attacks. His lightning domain expanded, purple lightning enveloping a space dozens of meters around him; any metallic lifeform, the "Thoraga warrior," that entered would be paralyzed by the lightning, its speed greatly reduced. One hundred heads a day, all to be killed in ten days.
The first level, the fourth level, the fifth level, the sixth level... Lin Yun spent ten days on each level, never proactively eliminating the final target prematurely. His ranking once plummeted to within the bottom ten thousand, but he didn't care. He knew the real battle was at the end, and the strength he accumulated now was the key.
Sixty days later, Lin Yun stood at the entrance to the seventh floor of the first building.
"First Trial Tower, Level 7: Zerg Mother Nest. Destroying the Zerg Mother Nest grants 10,000 points and direct teleportation to the first level of the second Trial Tower. Recommendation: Destroy the Zerg Mother Nest as soon as possible; the later you destroy it, the more and stronger the Zerg will be spawned."
Lin Yun pondered for a moment. This step could not be delayed any longer—the Zerg hive would spawn more Zerg over time, making it increasingly difficult to deal with the longer it dragged on. However, he still decided not to rush things.
He stepped inside.
The space shifted, and a vast desert appeared before them. In the center of the desert, on a green field, lay a gigantic sphere, about sixty meters in diameter. The sphere was uneven, emitting poisonous gas and flowing with venom. The Zerg mother hive.
The surroundings were already densely packed with Zerg warriors—there were "Scythe Bugs" wielding sharp blades like mantises, "Beetle Bugs" covered in hard armor like beetles, and "Flying Insects" hovering in the air like moths. There were thousands of them, and the number was still increasing.
Lin Yun drew his battle sword, purple lightning flashing on its blade. He used no other laws, relying solely on the Law of Lightning and his swordsmanship to fight the insectoid army.
His figure weaved through the swarm of insects, lightning crackling on his battle blade. The speed of lightning made his blade incredibly fast, each strike precisely hitting the vital points of the insectoids. The burst of lightning amplified the power of his attacks; with a single slash, lightning exploded, killing several insectoids simultaneously. The resonant field of lightning suppressed the insectoids' speed and disrupted their senses.
One day, two days, three days...
The Zerg hive continued to spawn new Zerg, their numbers and strength increasing exponentially. By the seventh day, the number of Zerg warriors had exceeded one hundred thousand, including even king-level Zerg, whose strength was comparable to that of a star-level genius who had stepped into the threshold of the Laws realm.
Sweat beaded on Lin Yun's forehead, but his eyes gleamed with excitement. He still didn't use any power other than the Law of Lightning, but instead focused on honing his skills in using lightning speed, lightning explosion, and lightning resonance.
On the eighth day, he decided to make his move.
"Purple Thunder Shocks the Gods, First Form—Raging Thunder Shakes the Heavens!"
With a single slash, the lightning on the battle blade exploded, transforming into dozens of lightning dragons that surged towards the Zerg mother hive from all directions. The lightning dragons pierced through layers of Zerg defenses, exploding upon the mother hive. The mother hive trembled violently, cracks spreading from the slash mark, but it did not shatter.
The Zerg warriors went berserk, rushing towards Lin Yun without regard for their own safety.
Lin Yun did not retreat. His body transformed into a streak of purple lightning, weaving through the swarm of insects, heading straight for the mother nest. The lightning on his battle blade condensed into a thin, hair-like line—the third move of Purple Lightning Shock, Heavenly Profound Lightning Break.
This was his strongest attack using the Law of Lightning. The lightning bolt shot out at incredible speed, striking the crack in the Mother Nest. The Mother Nest exploded with a deafening roar, shattering into countless fragments.
"First level, seventh floor cleared, points +10000."
On the screen, the score fluctuated. Lin Yun was teleported out of the first trial tower.
He stood on the meteorite and exhaled a long breath. Sixty days of trials had refined his Law of Lightning once more. The fusion of Lightning Speed and Lightning Explosion had entered its final stage, only one step away from complete integration.
"The second trial tower." Lin Yun looked at the taller tower in the distance, a hint of fighting spirit flashing in his eyes.
He didn't rush in, but instead sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing and recover. At the same time, his consciousness sank into his clones—the Golden Horned Beast clone's "Original World" made progress, the Life Tree clone's Wood Law steadily advanced, and the Time Law of the Space-Time Nightmare Beast clone was also slowly deepening.
"Continue. Still using only the Law of Lightning."
He stood up and flew towards the second trial tower.
In another trial space, Luo Feng was also on the first level of the first chamber.
Unlike Lin Yun, who killed only a thousand mammoths each day, he chose a similar strategy—slowing down and using the ten days allotted to each level for cultivation. He killed a thousand blood-haired mammoths every day, neither rushing nor procrastinating. During the killing process, he honed his control over the Divine Weapon while using his Demon Slayer Clan clone's understanding of spatial laws to make his movements even more agile.
Ten days later, he had just finished killing 10,000 mammoths and was automatically teleported to the second level.
He did the same for the first, second, third, and fourth levels... steadily and surely, killing a fixed number of enemies each day, completing the task perfectly in ten days. His ranking once plummeted to the bottom tens of thousands, but what he cared about was improving his strength, not his temporary ranking.
The Thirteenth Master opened Luo Feng's live stream and watched him weave through the swarm of armored scorpions every day, the golden sword light of his divine weapon precisely reaping its targets. He noticed that Luo Feng's movement techniques were improving day by day, and his use of spatial laws was becoming increasingly proficient. Sometimes, Luo Feng's figure would suddenly blur and then reappear in another location—that wasn't just simple speed, but rather the application of spatial laws.
"I see." The Thirteenth Master nodded slightly. "He is using the Trial Tower to cultivate the laws of space. This young man has quite the ambition."
Sixty days later, Luo Feng also entered the first seventh floor.
Facing the Zerg hive, he didn't confront it head-on like Lin Yun. Instead, he used the spatial movement ability of his Demon Slayer clone to weave through the swarm and directly approach the hive. He unleashed the full power of the second level of his Divine Weapon, "Sky Piercing Strike," and a golden sword rainbow pierced through the core of the hive.
"First level, seventh floor, cleared." Luo Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled.
After sixty days of cultivation, his spatial laws had improved significantly. His Demon Slayer Clan clone's spatial movement became smoother, and the power of the second level of the Divine Weapon had also increased considerably.
"The second trial tower. Continue."
Hong's Trial Space.
Hong's mastery of the Law of Light was nearing completion. Like Luo Feng, he chose to spend ten days on each level. In the first level of the first tower, he killed a thousand blood-haired mammoths every day, using the refractive properties of the light field to traverse through the mammoth herd and hone his skills in using the speed of light.
Automatic delivery in ten days.
The first floor, the second floor, the third floor, the fourth floor... Hong made steady progress, spending ten days on each floor. His ranking remained in the middle, unassuming and inconspicuous.
Sixty days later, Hong entered the first seventh floor.
Facing the Zerg hive, Hong's spear moved with incredible speed. Activating the speed of light at full power, his body transformed into a streak of white light, weaving through the Zerg swarm, piercing the core of the hive with a single thrust. Clean and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.
"The second trial tower." Hong said calmly as he flew towards the next tower.
Thor's Trial Space.
Thor's lightning magic is also close to mastery, but his personality prevents him from slowing down like Luo Feng and Hong.
On the first level of the first dungeon, he slew several blood-haired mammoths with a single strike, then rampaged through the dungeons, clearing each level at top speed. His ranking once soared into the top 10,000, placing him among the top players in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.
"Thor is still in such a hurry." Luo Feng shook his head when he saw Thor's ranking in the virtual universe.
But Thor has his reasons—his fighting style is ferocious, direct, and relentless. Slow and steady training doesn't suit him; he can only find his rhythm in high-speed combat.
On the seventh level of the first stage, Thor faced the Zerg hive. His lightning magic erupted at full power, his battle blade crackling with lightning as he cleaved through the Zerg swarm's encirclement, heading straight for the hive. The speed of lightning pushed him to its limit, and the burst of lightning amplified the power of his attack. Finally, he shattered the hive with a single strike.
"Awesome!" Thor grinned and charged toward the second trial tower.
Time passed day by day.
In the blink of an eye, three months have passed since the Trial Tower opened.
Lin Yun's ranking remained consistently within the top 10,000. While his completion speed wasn't the fastest, his score increase was extremely stable—he passed each level with the highest score, never making a mistake. Moreover, he consistently used only the Law of Lightning, without revealing any other laws.
The Thirteenth Master clicked on Lin Yun's live stream and saw Lin Yun engaged in a fierce battle with a group of star beasts on the sixth floor of the second trial tower. His swordsmanship was fluid and graceful, with purple lightning flashing on the blade. His application of the Law of Lightning had reached a very high level, with the three profound techniques of lightning speed, lightning explosion, and lightning resonance used alternately and in perfect coordination.
"This Lin Yun has a deep understanding of the Law of Thunder." The Thirteenth Master nodded slightly. "Moreover, he is very patient, spending ten days on each level to cultivate using the Trial Tower. With the strength he has shown so far, breaking into the top one thousand should not be a problem. If he can unleash his full potential later, even the top one hundred is not impossible."
His previous assessment of Lin Yun was that "breaking into the top 1000 shouldn't be a problem," and now it seems that assessment was reasonable. Lin Yun's Law of Thunder is indeed very strong, but it still falls short compared to Rong Jun and Luo Feng. At least based on the strength he has shown so far, it's not enough to challenge for the top 100.
"However, is he hiding something?" The Thirteenth Master pondered. He noticed that Lin Yun's fighting style was very conservative; he never took risks and never used power beyond the Law of Thunder. This meant either his strength was limited or he was concealing his true power.
"I hope it's the latter," the Thirteenth Master murmured.
Luo Feng's ranking has risen from the bottom tens of thousands to the top fifty thousand. His progress is astonishing, getting stronger with each level. The Thirteenth Lord watched Luo Feng's live stream, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.
"This Luo Feng's progress in spatial laws is incredibly rapid. With his current strength, he has a very good chance of breaking into the top 100."
Rong Jun's ranking has consistently remained within the top 100. His fighting style is fierce and domineering, clearing each level quickly without ever procrastinating. The Thirteenth Master has high hopes for Rong Jun, believing he has the potential to break into the top ten.
The Trial Tower continues.
Lin Yun stood at the entrance to the seventh floor of the second trial tower and took a deep breath.
He spent ten days on each of the first two trial towers, for a total of one hundred and forty days. His lightning law continued to improve in actual combat, and the fusion of lightning speed and lightning explosion was 99% complete, with only the last bit remaining to achieve complete fusion.
"The third trial tower." Lin Yun stepped inside.