Absolute Choice 10

by Pear Lands In The Autumn Spring

  "Hence, they began to believe that the land of trials with alternate spaces in them is an advanced technological product left behind by aliens! Now, humans are laughably weak when compared to their ancestors from fifteen thousand years ago. If any one of the three races of the Transcendental World had survived, it would be extremely simple for them to win back the Transcendental World!"

  The three calamities caused human civilization to wane. This was an easily understandable logic but how powerful was the civilization from fifteen thousand years ago? Even an amazing existence like the land of trials could be constructed through the powers of man? He had believed that the human world was a world with advanced martial developments, but compared to fifteen thousand years ago, it was only 'lowly'?

  However, the world of the seventh level had replicated the history from twenty thousand years ago. Why was the difference so great in just five thousand years?

  Just as such thoughts arose in Shi Xiaobai, the Infernal Queen had guessed his thoughts. She said softly, "Darling must be wondering. Since the seventh level's world has the historical background of the Transcendental World from twenty thousand years ago, why would the difference be so great in just five thousand years?"

  "But has Darling ever realized that this land of trials is meant for the training of the realm of mortals? Oh, it's also the Psionic Mortal Realm that you people call in the psonic cultivation system. Then, in the replication of that history, advanced things like spatial and nomological powers naturally would not appear."

  "If not, the trial-takers would be crushed. Even the three kings like King Leonis had his strength greatly decreased. The historical King Leonis would be someone even the strongest expert in the present day human world would not be able to defeat."

  "In short, the seventh level only replicates a historical background but the strength and development have been tweaked. Many things that people in the mortal realm cannot reach would be hidden or deleted."

  Shi Xiaobai was enlightened after such an explanation. Regardless of the veracity of the Infernal Queen's account of history, how could King Leonis, the strongest warrior of a race, be defeated by him at the Psionic Mortal Realm? Furthermore, there were many suspicious points in the world of the seventh level. It was very likely that the strength and development of the trial had been decreased.

  However, it was impossible for him to judge how true the words of the Infernal Queen were.

  Shi Xiaobai was not foolish enough to fully believe her. Any matter could be twisted into something different from the bias subjectivity of the narrator, not to mention the Infernal Queen, who spoke in a way that left people guessing.

  Shi Xiaobai did not ask further and returned to the topic at hand again, "After saying so much, what is the choice?"

  The Infernal Queen squinted her eyes and gave a coquettish smile. Again, she did not directly answer him and instead said with a chuckle, "Although the land of trials is not some advanced technological product, the construction of an intricate land of trials like the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower is also quite a momentous task."

  "The Transcendents had spent three thousand years without finishing it. Fifteen thousand years ago, when the humans invaded, they had just finished 'renovating' the seventh level. Therefore, the construction of the eighth and ninth level's trials was actually not completed."

  "However, when the humans forced the Transcendents to the old location of Transcendence, the Transcendent King threw his 'inheritance' into the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower with all his might before his death. Therefore, the eighth and ninth levels exist."

  When Shi Xiaobai heard this, he had roughly guessed where things were heading.

  The Infernal Queen did not leave him hanging as he said, "With Darling's intelligence, you must have guessed it. Yes, the Transcendent's King's inheritance is on the ninth level! And the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower was originally meant to be a land of trials to train the younger generation of Transcendents. Hence, the Transcendent King's inheritance has only one goal now—to choose the Transcendent King's successor!"

  When Shi Xiaobai heard this, he pricked his brows up and said, "Since humans are the enemy for annihilating the Transcendents, wouldn't there be some contradiction in choosing a human trial-taker as the successor to the Transcendent King?"

  The Infernal Queen said with a nod, "Indeed. The Transcendent King originally hoped that a successor could be chosen from another species other than humans so as to continue on the bloodline of the Transcendents."

  "But other than humans, there have been no other species that have cleared the seventh level. And after the three calamities, other than the remnant humans, all other species were wiped out. So, a successor can only be chosen from a human trial-taker."

  Shi Xiaobai frowned and said, "Choosing a successor from the enemy?"

  The Infernal Queen said, "It's not a simple process. By accepting the inheritance of the Transcendent King, the bloodline of the successor would be replaced by the bloodline of the Transcendents. Therefore, the three human trial-takers that previously reached the eighth level had rejected it."

  Shi Xiaobai scoffed and said, "Perhaps no one is willing to become a green-skinned dwarf. Considering your personality, you would try your best to conceal such an expensive price and entice the trial-taker with the power of the inheritance, right?"

  "Darling sure…understands me," said the Infernal Queen said with a coquettish smile. "If it's possible, I'll definitely use all sorts of blandishments to make trial-takers that are qualified enough to thirst for the Transcendent King's inheritance. Unfortunately, the acceptance of the inheritance has to be voluntary."

  "There is to be no resistance. Furthermore, the transformation would happen during the acceptance. If I were to conceal the truth, the successor would resist out of shock while receiving the inheritance and that would not only lead to the successor's death, it will also destroy the inheritance. That is an outcome I do not wish to see. Hence, there is a need to find a willing human who is talented enough to reach the eighth level."

  Shi Xiaobai rolled his eyes. "It's no wonder there has been no success for ten thousand years considering the stringent conditions."

  Shi Xiaobai did not believe that a genius who could reach the eighth level would choose to become a 'monster' like a green-skinned dwarf.

  "No, there is something inaccurate with Darling's words."

  The Infernal Queen said with a light smile, "By accepting the Transcendent King's inheritance, one's strength will immediately rise to the peak of the world. To a rookie at the Psionic Mortal Realm, such strength is quite an enticing thing. At least, under my enticement, the ambitious guy that wanted to conquer the world had deliberated for an hour before he gave up reluctantly!"

  That was the price to pay. By becoming a Transcendent, one could obtain tremendous amount power. A human who desired strength in an absurd manner might accept it. However, any human who could reach the eighth level would be an extremely talented person with a bright future ahead. Such an act was very unlikely.

  At least, Shi Xiaobai was not foolish enough to become a green-skinned monster for strength.

  Shi Xiaobai said softly, "You know very well that This King will not agree to it."

  The Infernal Queen said with a nod, "That's right, how can I not understand Darling's disposition? So, didn't you see me cut out the promotion of the heritage powers of the Transcendent King?"

  Shi Xiaobai glanced at her nonchalantly and expressed his commendation for her. She was not foolish enough to do something pointless. He said, "Since you know it, why aren't you letting This King leave?"

  The Infernal Queen chuckled and said, "There are necessary steps that need to be adhered to. After all, that is what the rules say. Furthermore, I still hold a sliver of hope that Darling might suddenly have a brain aneurysm and agree to it."

  The corners of Shi Xiaobai's mouth twitched as he said in a speechless manner, "Don't hope for such impossible wishe
s to be true. Since the steps are done, let This King go."

  "There is still one final step."

  The Infernal Queen smiled and suddenly said seriously, "Shi Xiaobai, do you choose to clear the eighth level's trial or fail."

  That was the eighth level's choice?

  Shi Xiaobai heaved a sigh of relief. There was no pressure with the choice. He looked seriously at the Infernal Queen and said affirmatively, "This King chooses failure!"

  "Ah!?"

  A look of pleasant surprise suffused the Infernal Queen's face as she said loudly, "Darling, Darling, you actually chose to clear the level!? Ah! Did I hear wrong?"

  Shi Xiaobai was stunned and immediately felt a dark cloud over his head. He said solemnly, "You have indeed heard wrong. This King chooses to fail."

  "Really!?"

  The Infernal Queen seemed to respond in pleasant surprise as though they were speaking different languages. "Did I really not hear wrong? Does Darling choose to clear the level? Ah, I'm truly pleasantly surprised!"

  Shi Xiaobai was puzzled and did not know what craziness the Infernal Queen was up to. But immediately, he realized something as his expression changed drastically!

  "You are doing it on purpose!?"

  The Infernal Queen continued saying happily as if she had not heard him, "That's great. My mission has finally ended. I'll send Darling straight to the ninth level!"

  Just as the Infernal Queen's words faded away, a golden beam of light fell from the sky and covered Shi Xiaobai in it.

  It was the golden transmission light!

  Shi Xiaobai's expression changed drastically. "How can you take such liberties? It doesn't abide by the rules!"

  Heavens, why did the Infernal Queen ignore the eighth level's rules?

  Filled with questions, Shi Xiaobai was lifted up by the golden beam of light and with a whoosh, he was sent to the ninth level.

  The Infernal Queen gradually wiped away the smile from her 'fake act'. With a sneer, she muttered to herself, "What are rules? They never existed from the beginning."

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  Chapter498 The crop from the field is as large as your guts can yield!

  Shanghai City, Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower, Main Auditorium

  In less than an hour, the auditorium that had been empty got flooded with people. The news of Shi Xiaobai entering the eighth level happened to break just as the meeting deciding Wen Hezheng and Kevin's future ended. Before they could leave, they rushed over here upon confirming the news. Even Jiang Tianyou, who was in charge of the organization's selection, was present. Therefore, the auditorium was bustling with people with quite a great commotion.

  The auditorium quickly reached its maximum capacity. Reporters from the various major publishing agencies swarmed here like bees, but with the auditorium so full that even some members of the upper echelons were left without a seat, how could it allow entry to these reporters?

  Under orders from a few members of the upper echelons, the security outside the auditorium began chasing people out. Reporters from various news agencies were chased out amid grumbling. There was no other way to go about it. People sitting in the auditorium were powerful celebrities of various organizations. They were not people that minor reporters like them could offend. Furthermore, they were used to such treatment after years in the trade. They could only stay outside the auditorium as they tried to catch wind of anything that happened in the auditorium by pressing their ears to the walls.

  Reasonably speaking, all the reporters would have been chased away but there was an exception.

  The person was Donglin News Agency's suited reporter. He was also the first person to have discovered that Shi Xiaobai had reached the eighth level.

  The reason why the suited reporter was able to stay in the auditorium was not that he had gained first-hand news. In fact, such important news in the world of reporting was meaningless to the upper echelons of the organizations. It was not a reason to permit his stay.

  The reason why he could stay in the auditorium was that he was clever enough and he had prepared ahead of time!

  Why did the suited reporter wear a formal suit?

  That's right, it was to prepare for this moment!

  The suited reporter had already hidden his camera when the upper echelons of the various organizations came. Furthermore, he had sat in all seriousness and did not look sideways. With his formal attire, none of the security or members of the upper echelons had identified him as a reporter!

  "I'm truly too clever!"

  The suited reporter gave himself a thumbs up. Looking at the 'swaggering' reporters from big newspaper agencies being chased out of the auditorium while he, an unknown reporter from a tiny publishing house, stayed behind in broad daylight, was an awesome feeling.

  However, the suited reporter knew that he could not just simply sit there. Now, with all the reporters being forced out of the auditorium, it was already impossible for him to obtain first-hand news of Shi Xiaobai's future circumstances. He had to do something while inside the auditorium or it would become meaningless.

  The suited reporter carefully surveyed his surroundings and noticed that many of the upper echelons of the various organizations were conversing in whispers. No one noticed that he was an unfamiliar face.

  The suited reporter secretly stretched his hand into his pocket and took out his cell phone. Pretending like he was checking something, he quickly stole a glance to his left and right. When he realized that no one was paying his action any attention, he quickly tapped on the phone's screen!

  In less than three seconds, he had opened the voice recording app!

  With a 'whoosh', the reporter placed the cell phone back into his pocket. Throughout the entire process, his heart was pounding like a drum. It felt like it was about to leap into his throat.

  The crop from the field is as large as your guts can yield!

  For the suited reporter to record the ongoings in front of so many organizations' upper echelons, it was no doubt an audacious act!

  "Phew!"

  The suited reporter heaved a sigh of relief as he turned his head to speak to a slightly plump man beside him, "Hi there. I'm Bravel Chen from Donglin organization."

  The plump man glanced at the reporter and said with a furrowed brow, "Donglin organization? Sorry, I might be out of touch, but I have never heard of a Donglin organization. You also look a little unfamiliar to me."

  The reporter was feeling flustered but he maintained a composed facade. He laughed out and said, "How can you be out of touch? The Donglin organization is just a third-rate organization. It's only right that Big Bro has never heard of it. I have to count my lucky stars for I managed to come here quickly because I happened to be in the vicinity. If not, how could I be able to be in the same auditorium as all of you? It's also natural for Big Bro to find me unfamiliar. How can a person like me have the qualifications to mix with the likes of Big Bro? Isn't it rare for me to have a chance to strike up a conversation with Big Bro?"

  By using a 'cheap' trick of placing the other on a pedestal while belittling himself, the suited reporter delighted the slightly plump man. In turn, the man gave a satisfied smile and found the person enlightened. Although he was a trivial figure from a tiny organization, he knew his boundaries and knew flattery. He had a 'future'.

  "Little Bro, don't belittle yourself. Although you are an unimportant person from a third-rate organization, who knows if you can soar into the skies one day."

  The man nonchalantly said some pleasantries as he suddenly thought of something. He lowered his voice and said, "Do you know Wen Hezheng and Kevin? They are two trash rookies from a second-rate organization but because of Shi Xiaobai, they managed to soar into the sky, transforming from sparrows into phoenixes! They even managed to get the spots for the two-faction collective training. It's absolutely…heh heh."

  The man's eyes were filled with anger and indignation.
He had just participated in the meeting with the other upper echelons of the organizations and he was still unrelenting about its outcome.

  The suited reporter abhorred his words and felt disgusted.

  So what if they were unimportant people? Were unimportant people supposed to be mocked by you?

  The reporter felt disgruntled but he could only respond with a forced smile. He secretly pondered over the man's words. The outcome of the meeting had yet to be publicly announced. From the sound of it, Wen Hezheng and Kevin's side had won? This was an astounding piece of news!

  Having reaped a harvest the moment he probed, the suited reporter was emboldened. He fell silent for a moment before mustering his courage to say, "Big Bro, it's rather boring waiting here. Shall we have a chat to kill the time? Now, every citizen in China is talking about how long Shi Xiaobai can last in the eighth level and if it's possible for him breaking the Conquest King's five-hour record. What does Big Bro think about that?"

  The man glanced at the reporter and hesitated for a moment before whispering, "My surname is Sen. Everyone calls me Fatty Sen. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Sen. Stop calling me Big Bro. It sounds frightening."

  The reporter feigned an expression of pleasant surprise and said, "Brother Sen!"

  Fatty Sen gave a satisfied smile and beckoned the reporter to inch closer with his hand. Then, he lowered his voice and whispered into the reporter's ears. "How long Shi Xiaobai will last in the eighth level is not something that can be easily discussed. It's now the concern of the entire country. If one makes a verdict of it without thought, who knows if an unscrupulous reporter would secretly record it. Everyone here is famous. When the time comes, the material can be reported on the news and if the prediction is wrong, it will be a smack in one's face. That would be bad…so the discussion of this matter has to be done carefully."

  The reporter smiled inwardly.

  The unscrupulous reporter that is secretly recording is just beside you, you stupid pig!