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Riko waved her fist and said, "How much money would it cost to reserve the entire Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower? No, just money alone isn't enough! All of you have truly lucked out!"
Mozzie and the other two immediately nodded their heads in excitement. Mozzie said cutely, "Boohoohoo, This Mosquito never expected that she would be able to enter the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower in her life."
Shi Xiaobai, who had been silent all this while, could no longer resist. He pulled out a coin and said to everyone, "This King requires a patient and intimate little jacket to explain to This King what the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is. A Divine Coin will be given as a reward!"
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Chapter216 Please Read the Setting Patiently!
Seeing the coin in Shi Xiaobai's hand, Riko rolled her eyes and said, "Hmph, illiterate."
Mozzie blinked her eyes and said, "Sorry, Lord Shi Xiaobai, I'm actually just a member of the audience who doesn't really understand anything. I do not know much about the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower either."
Kevin turned his head around, using his icy attitude to express his refusal to answer.
Yama Minamiya gave an awkward smile. He wanted to explain it to Shi Xiaobai, but seeing that extremely normal looking coin, and how Shi Xiaobai used the words, "patient and intimate little jacket", he found it embarrassing to do so.
Shi Xiaobai scanned the people around him before pinning his last hopes on Mu Yuesheng. He looked at her with a sincere gaze.
Mu Yuesheng felt creeped out after being stared at by Shi Xiaobai. With a sigh, she said, "I really can't do a thing about you... The Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is one of the most famous training grounds in China. It is even famous internationally. Furthermore, the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is a training ground only limited to people at the Psionic Mortal Realm. It's termed as the best training ground for people at the Psionic Mortal Realm. The sages once said—If one does not challenge the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower before the Psionic Soul Realm, it would be equivalent to losing out the best opportunity while in the Psionic Mortal Realm. This sentence has been recorded as one of the nine greatest regrets of Psionites. Therefore, the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is extremely important to Psionites."
Shi Xiaobai nodded his head blankly, feeling somewhat confused about it.
Mu Yuesheng added on again, "The moment of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower’s appearance, as well as the reasons for its existence are unknown. However, it has an extremely complete assessment program. Furthermore, the tower has many treasures as training rewards. There are even some extremely rare sacred items among them. It's a training ground that can be used for a long period of time. Most believe that the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is an advanced technological product left behind by aliens that formerly ruled over human civilization. It was used for the training of their younger generation."
Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaobai asked with a deep voice, "This King now has a rough understanding, but can you explain what you meant by 'assessment program'?"
The others quietened down and looked at Mu Yuesheng. Her explanations were as detailed as though they were from a textbook.
Mu Yuesheng said patiently, "There are many training grounds in the world. The reason for their existence is, firstly, to set up levels of difficulty for the trial-takers to challenge themselves. Secondly, it's to choose the master of a sacred item, divine tool, enchanted equipment, or spiritual treasure. Thirdly, legends say that training grounds are meant to pass on their heritage, so it is held to choose a suitable successor. A typical training ground would only serve one of these three purposes, but the reason why the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is famous is because it fulfills all three. The Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is a training ground meant for challenging people, allowing them the chance of obtaining treasures and the passing on of heritage. And for any training ground to achieve its sustainability and fairness, it would require a complex but extremely logical 'assessment program'!"
Shi Xiaobai's eyes gradually lit up. Although he remained unable to understand everything she said, the words ‘sacred item’ and ‘divine tools’ had attracted his attention.
Mozzie also said in excitement, "Sister Yuesheng, carry on, carry on!"
Mu Yuesheng felt somewhat embarrassed seeing everyone looking at her. After she considered her words, she said, "The assessment program is a product of an advanced civilization, so there is no way to comprehend it with our understanding of science. Humans have been researching it for years, but have yet to truly crack its logic. The assessment program has remained the same since ancient times. If you want to explain the assessment program in common-day terms, it's like the source code of a computer game. It has a variety of features that are assembled together to run a complete game engine. Every training ground's programming features are different. There are only two features that are absolutely necessary for every training ground. One is the set of entry restrictions, and second is the exit command."
"For example, the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower's entry restrictions are: Anyone in the Psionic Mortal Realm. Any existence that exceeds this realm has no way of stepping into the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower. This makes it easier to set the difficulty of the trials. And the exit command is 'Open Sesame'. Once the trial-taker says the two words, they would instantly leave the training ground. This is an emergency measure used for trial-takers when their lives are severely threatened. After all, the training ground is only used to test and train the trial-takers."
"Of course, the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower has countless other programming features as well. It's like a machine that requires all sorts of gears. As for the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower, its most important program is the mission program! The Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is not just a single tower, but an alternate world that stacks nine small worlds together. On first entry, the trial-takers would enter the first small world. The training program will give a trial to every trial-taker. Only by completing the mission can one proceed to the next level's world. Every level's difficulty would geometrically increase, but the number of treasures and heritage would also increase. It is just like a tower."
"If I did not guess wrongly, the organization senate's selection criteria will be based on the level achieved when the candidate fails, or level of completion of the mission so as to decide on the top ten!"
Mu Yuesheng finished her long passage in one breath before lowering her head out of embarrassment. She felt somewhat flustered having the feeling of a teacher teaching elementary school children.
"Well said!"
Yama Minamiya was the first to praise her as he said, "Yuesheng, thank you. I'll add on. The Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower has another important program, known as competitive mode. Riko, you have once taken the trials of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower. Explain to them what competitive mode is in the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower."
Riko nodded and said seriously, "The Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower's competitive mode is more brutal. When everyone enters the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower, a timer will begin counting down. The length of time will depend on the mission given out. Anyways, when the timer counts down, a monster known as the Level Lord will appear. The Level Lord's strength far exceeds the Psionic Mortal Realm, so the trial-takers have no way of resisting. Therefore, if those who are unable to complete the mission to enter the next level before the timer hits zero, they would be pursued by the Level Lord. When the time comes, that is equivalent to entering hell mode."
"And worst of all, the second level's countdown will begin after 10% of the challengers have arrived at the second level! That is to say, if you were to fall behind too much at the first level, by the time you enter the second level, the Level Lord might soon appear, or have already appeared. W
hen that happens, the chances of you failing to complete the mission would be extremely high. This is a vicious competition. The situation for the people who fall behind will be harsher, so they will fall behind even further. Hence, try to constantly be in the group that is leading, and try to be in the top 10% all the time."
After Riko had finished her explanation, Mozzie and Kevin's expressions immediately turned ugly. It was obvious that they would not be able to enter the leading 10%. The greater the gap from the leading group, the higher the probability of encountering the Level Lord at every level. If they accidentally became the target of the Level Lord, other than shouting out the exit command, there was no other option.
Yama Minamiya lamented, "The Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is a challenge and a trial for you, but it is also a competition with other challengers. It is indeed very suitable as a mass selection. The organization senate has truly committed a lot for this matter."
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Chapter217 A Wondrous Lucky Charm
As Yama Minamiya reflected over the lengths to which the organization senate was willing to go, Mu Yuesheng also said with mixed emotions, "The Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower's assessment program takes a month to initialize. Therefore, the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is opened only once a month. It costs a great deal for every trial-taker's spot, yet the organization senate has reserved the entire Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower for a month. The amount of money they have spent must be some astronomical number."
Riko said enviously, "So, it is an extremely rare opportunity for all of you. To be able to enter the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower for free really makes me jealous. All of you must grasp this opportunity well. Even if you can't enter the top ten, if you are able to obtain any one of the treasures or an ancient heritage, it would have been worth it."
Mozzie nodded in excitement, "I got it. This is truly an unexpected surprise!"
However, Yama Minamiya suddenly said seriously, "Remember, do not be brave and persist on. You must never hesitate to use the exit command to leave the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower when the time comes! Although the training ground has the exit command as a safety measure, there is still a certain risk of death. Although the likelihood isn't high, it is best to be careful. Make sure that you do not become greedy and careless."
Upon hearing this, Mozzie suddenly frowned and said, "Since the exit command is 'Open Sesame', what if one is a mute?"
Yama Minamiya said, "This is a good question. Remember that you have to say it out loud, regardless of how soft it is. As long as you read out the two words, you will immediately leave the training ground. Mutes obviously are unable to speak the exit command, so mutes are barred from challenging any training ground. There was once a powerful mute who believed that he would not need to use the exit command. He believed he could easily pass the training ground, but as a result of an accident, he was trapped alive in the training ground."
Riko sighed and said, "Back then, among the people who challenged the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower with me, one of them had damaged his throat, so he was unable to escape. He was eventually killed by the Level Lord. Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower has its dangers. When you need to leave, you have to be resolute. Also, make sure to protect your throats!"
The others nodded their heads solemnly. Shi Xiaobai also firmly kept this sentence in mind.
"Alright, we should be setting off now!" Yama Minamiya said.
At this moment, Shi Xiaobai walked over to Mu Yuesheng. Mu Yuesheng faltered slightly and wondered out aloud, "What's the matter?"
Shi Xiaobai suddenly reached out his hand to grab Mu Yuesheng's hand.
"You!"
Mu Yuesheng's eyes stared, but suddenly she felt a coldness in her palm. She immediately looked down and saw a coin Shi Xiaobai had put into her palm.
Mu Yuesheng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry as she said, "What are you doing?"
Shi Xiaobai said seriously, "This is no ordinary coin, but a Divine Coin. This is a reward This King has bestowed you. Take good care of it!"
Mu Yuesheng rolled her eyes, but she held the coin and placed it in her pocket. She secretly thought to herself to treat it as a wondrous lucky charm.
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After dealing with their personal matters and a simple breakfast, everyone set off.
After half an hour in traffic, the group arrived at the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower.
The Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower was naturally not in the shape of a tower in the human world. Instead, it was a gigantic teleportation nexus.
This nexus was inscribed on the ground with gold lines stretching out in winding patterns. It did not fade despite the thousands of years, also because of a protective domain around the training ground, it was not damaged in any way.
The nexus was huge, allowing it to hold more than ten thousand people without it being packed. However, there were at most one thousand people about to be teleported this time. This was probably because there were only a thousand spots for the mass selection.
The activation of the teleportation nexus needed an initialization key, which was held by a national department. It was called the 'Trial Department'.
The 'Trial Department for the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower' was responsible for managing it.
When Shi Xiaobai and company arrived, a number of staff came forward to lead them. The quartet bade farewell to Riko and Yama Minamiya, and soon arrived at the teleportation nexus.
At this moment, there were hundreds of people waiting at the teleportation nexus. As it was vast in size, it did not appear packed. There were clusters of people in various different spots.
There was no lack of famous rookies. For example, there were the ten rookies who had been officially forecast to enter the top ten. They were no doubt the focus of attention.
And most notable of all was Zeus's seven-person team. As a first-tier organization domestically, Zeus attracted a lot of publicity. Furthermore, they had two rookies in the official forecast, third place, Sunless, and fifth place, Heartless. They were naturally the focus of attention.
And most important of all, Sunless's beauty and fairy-like bearing, and Heartless's handsomeness were just pure eye-candy.
The only people who could receive such attention as the Ye siblings were probably only first and second on the forecast, Speechless and Mu Lengxi.
However, Speechless was proficient at disguises and was probably disguised as a normal person amongst the crowd. As for Mu Lengxi, there was not even a bit of information about her.
When Shi Xiaobai and company entered the teleportation nexus, they obviously saw the Zeus rookies.
The Zeus rookies apparently noticed them as well.
Other than the Ye siblings, the other five looked pale in the face. They had dark circles under their eyes and looked somewhat weak. They immediately stared at Shi Xiaobai with hateful gazes.
Shi Xiaobai ignored them and nodded at Sunless, who nodded in response from a distance.
Following that, Shi Xiaobai and company found a spot to stand.
The trio were somewhat nervous. They were about to enter the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower, which was both a trial, as well as a selection. They were still feeling quite a lot of pressure.
"Do you need This King to help you relax through massaging?" Shi Xiaobai thought of a good idea and proposed it.
Mozzie and Mu Yuesheng immediately stared at Shi Xiaobai with a repulsed look. If they were to be massaged by Shi Xiaobai here, wouldn't they embarrass themselves if they moaned?
Noticing how everyone ignored him, he could only stand there waiting in a bored manner.
Suddenly, a flurry of discussion broke out nearby.
"Do you think that anyone among the thousand of us will be able to reach the seventh level?"
"You are ove
rthinking things. No one has entered the seventh level in a hundred years, right?"
"But isn't there Speechless this time?"
"Oh, that's true. If it's Speechless, there's a one in a hundred chance of that happening."
"One in a hundred? Then, wouldn't the probability of Speechless reaching the eighth level be less than one in ten thousand?"
"Heh heh, there were only four people who reached the eighth level throughout history. What do you think? As for the ninth level, don't even mention it. No one has ever gone there."
"Tsk, it's after all restricted to the Psionic Mortal Realm. I heard that from the seventh level onwards, the ordinary monsters are already at the early stages of the Psionic Soul Realm. How can someone at the Psionic Mortal Realm beat that?"
These people discussed but did not deliberately lower their voices.
At this moment, a voice suddenly interjected and interrupted their dialogue.
"Brother, you are truly ignorant. There's a rookie this year called Shi Xiaobai. Have you never heard of him? This person is the King of Gods reincarnated, the reappearance of the Demon King, the mortal form of the Heretic King. It would be easy for him to reach the ninth level in a single step."
The two people immediately turned silent, apparently stunned by what the voice said.
At this moment, a deafening roar like a tiger's resounded outside the nexus.
"Who is Tu Dahei? Get the fuck out here!"
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Chapter218 Mt. Chang Pulp Farmer
Shi Xiaobai felt that his other name, 'Tu Dahei', was considered somewhat famous after being termed the 'Rookie’s Mudslide', but for his actual name, 'Shi Xiaobai', to remain unknown was quite problematic.