137: Chapter 137 The Illusory Tower, the Bitter Consequences

Chen Mo had already heard from Tan Feng about the number of Students in the Special Recruitment Class.

God Selection Class: 12 Students.

Prodigy Class: 49 Students.

Elite Class: 91 Students.

Ordinary Class: 208 Students.

The entire Special Recruitment Class of The Stars had a total of 360 Students, perfectly aligning with the number of degrees in a circle.

Not only The Stars, but the Special Recruitment Classes of all major High Academies had this same number of Students.

"Senior Kong."

"Special Instructor Kong."

As Kong Hanshu landed, the recruitment representatives who had brought the Students here stepped forward one by one to greet him.

Those younger than Kong Hanshu generally called him Senior Kong, while those who were older addressed him by his title.

The Stars was divided into two systems.

One was the research department, such as Tan Feng and Shen Xinghe; although they sometimes participated in teaching duties, they were generally only assistant instructors.

The other was the purely teaching department. Kong Hanshu had stayed at The Stars after graduation and was now a Special Grade Instructor, only one step away from becoming a Professor.

"Hmm!"

Kong Hanshu greeted his colleagues with a smile, then looked at Chen Mo beside him.

"Go on."

"Alright." Chen Mo glanced at the tall tower, having already formed a rough judgment in his mind.

illusion tower!

Another major feature of The Stars.

According to the information online, this thing had an immense background and was one of the few "divine relics"s known to the public.

This divine relics had only one characteristic: it could perfectly simulate everything about the entrant, and it possessed nine levels with eighty-one illusions.

If that were all, it wouldn't be much, as the Virtual Universe possessed similar effects.

But as a divine relics, the illusion tower naturally had its own unique qualities.

"Eighty-one levels of illusions, and passing each one increases one's mental stats. How is this an entrance exam? This is clearly an entrance reward!"

In Chen Mo's memory, there were many treasures capable of increasing attributes; whether they were heavenly materials, earthly treasures, or special "Divine Dao secret techniques," they all had similar effects.

But without exception, these things were either extremely expensive or the improvement effect was pitifully weak.

But the illusion tower was different. With eighty-one levels, the value increased at each level was not fixed; the further one went, the greater the increase.

"Nine levels per stage; each stage is difficult, yet each must be passed!"

Under the gaze of the teachers and Students, Chen Mo slowly walked to the entrance of the illusion tower and looked at the sentence engraved above it.

At the end of this sentence was a name.

A name known to Chen Mo and all the gods of the Federation.

"Xuan!"

This person was clearly also from The Stars, and was the only one to have cleared the illusion tower while still a Student.

"With my current foundation, passing the first level shouldn't be a problem."

Chen Mo thought to himself, then stepped into the colorful vortex in front of him, which resembled a passage between two worlds.

It created its own world; this alone was worthy of its status as a high-tier divine relics.

"Kong, what do you think of this kid compared to Du Ming?"

After Chen Mo disappeared, an old man beside Kong Hanshu suddenly spoke.

"In terms of foundation, there is still a gap."

Kong Hanshu sighed and looked at the grade director who had once defied public opinion to protect him.

"I inquired with a friend in the Federal Security Bureau; this Du Ming's status in his past life was extremely high. Compared to him, Chen Mo is quite a bit behind."

"Oh, extremely high status? How high?" Director Lu Yu immediately became interested.

"It is said to be the rank of a Semi-Saint." Kong Hanshu nodded and continued.

"The Semi-Saint of that ancient civilization is actually equivalent to what we now call a Supreme Being. You should be clear on this point."

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Director Lu Yu nodded gently.

Reincarnated individuals were no secret in circles above the Main God level, so he naturally understood the meaning represented by "Semi-Saint."

"A Supreme Being reincarnated?" Director Lu Yu's eyes couldn't help but light up.

As a veteran of The Stars.

He had experienced that glorious era.

The leader of that era was also a "Supreme Being reincarnated."

On a dark red star, Chen Mo, whose eyes had been closed tightly, suddenly appeared. His figure continuously solidified from a phantom state, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

"A star?"

Chen Mo looked at the crimson star beneath his feet in surprise, but before he could put any distance between himself and the star...

...a phantom voice had already sounded.

"illusion tower level one, first stage, begin."

Before the voice finished, Chen Mo felt a violent fluctuation from beneath his feet.

Chen Mo's pupils dilated slightly, and with a movement of his body, he was already in the void dozens of miles away.

And where he had originally been standing, a magma fountain tens of thousands of meters high suddenly erupted.

Beneath the fountain, a crimson humanoid creature slowly poked its head out from inside the star, grinning as it looked at Chen Mo, who had already fled into the distance.

"Star Chaser!"

Chen Mo immediately recognized the creature's identity.

This world was not the only place where gods could be born; the void also had some naturally born divine beings.

And these beings often possessed talents and starting points that ordinary creatures could not reach.

The Star Chaser before him was one of them.

This was a type of void creature that used stars as sustenance; it was a demigod at birth.

A Star Chaser that had grown to its limit could swallow small stars in one bite and was a formidable existence capable of fighting adult void behemoths head-on.

Of course, the Star Chaser before him was only at the same rank as Chen Mo.

But in terms of real strength, most Divine Dao gods, let alone fighting it, would have trouble even escaping, because the void was the absolute home turf for void creatures like the Star Chaser!

"Is the first stage this difficult?"

Chen Mo looked at the Star Chaser, which seemed to be using the star as a swimming pool, and slowly extended his right hand.

A continuous stream of divine power began to gather at his fingertips.

The radiance of divine arts and the fluctuations of laws blossomed simultaneously.

"I say—The Stars shall extinguish!"

Chen Mo's voice rang out slowly.

At the same time, the star that had been burning fiercely suddenly dimmed. The Star Chaser was slightly stunned, then immediately wanted to charge at Chen Mo.

But before it could rush out of the star, Chen Mo's voice rang out again.

"I say... the star-swallower shall be buried with The Stars!"

The radiance of the divine art blossomed again, even more intensely than before.

Order, Calamity!

Dual-law fourth-Order fusion divine art.

Evil Fruit!