Chapter 300: First Encounter with the Trial Tower! A Record by Qian Luoyun Hangs Above, Provoking Reflection!

"Myriad Beast Trial Tower?"

Zhao Tiezhu and the other two were momentarily stunned.

Then, they suddenly understood.

Expressions of realization appeared on their faces.

As freshmen...

...they had naturally heard of this famous academy Trial Grounds and the freshman benefits.

Lin Kuo nodded immediately.

"Right! In the Myriad Beast Trial Tower, you get 50 contribution points for every floor you successfully clear! Starting from the first floor, which corresponds to the Bronze Rank, the difficulty increases floor by floor. It really is an important way for the academy to give all students, especially freshmen, a way to quickly earn initial contribution points!"

But then...

...the expressions of the three became somewhat awkward and ashamed.

Zhao Tiezhu scratched his head.

An embarrassed look appeared on his honest face.

"Jiang Yun, to be honest, when we first arrived and heard about this benefit, we all went to try it excitedly..."

Xiao Yutian chimed in, his tone low.

"But... our strength was lacking. I gave it my all and only reached the fifth floor; I couldn't hold out against the simulated Bronze Sixth Tier Vicious Beast on the sixth floor. Xiao Yutian did a bit better, reaching the sixth floor. Lin Kuo also stopped at the fifth floor. At the time, we exchanged all the contribution points we earned for the most basic Cultivate resources, thinking we'd improve our strength a bit first... In the end, we were blocked by those guys so much that we couldn't even do missions. Our strength improved slowly, and we couldn't make any more progress in the Trial Tower. The contribution points we had... were spent long ago."

Their words were full of helplessness and bitterness.

They had enjoyed the benefits of the Trial Tower.

But only to that initial extent.

Without follow-up resources to support them...

...their strength stagnated.

The floors of the Trial Tower became an insurmountable chasm.

Jiang Yun nodded upon hearing this.

His expression was as usual.

"It doesn't matter. You've already done very well. Leave the rest to me."

He looked calmly toward the Trial Tower.

"I haven't been to this Myriad Beast Trial Tower yet. 50 contribution points per floor is a good start. After I take a trip through it, the contribution points needed to establish the Longxiang Pavilion should be enough."

Hearing this...

...the eyes of Zhao Tiezhu and the other two lit up.

Then, they became excited!

Right!

How could they have forgotten this!

Jiang Yun was a freshman!

He had only just finished the testing and enrolled.

He definitely hadn't tried the Trial Tower yet!

More importantly...

...his strength was a terrifying Gold Rank Four!

...and his actual combat power could even insta-kill a Gold Rank Eight Peak!

50 points per floor.

From the first floor to... heaven knows how many floors he could rush through on his first attempt?

The contribution points he could obtain...

...would definitely be a staggering number!

Never mind 2,000 points!

Probably... "Jiang Yun! It has to be you!"

Zhao Tiezhu rubbed his hands excitedly.

"Only a Prodigy like you could treat this Trial Tower like a contribution points ATM in your own backyard!"

Lin Kuo and Xiao Yutian also became energized.

Hope was rekindled on their faces.

If Jiang Yun could reach an extremely high level in one go...

...and obtain a large amount of contribution points at once...

...then the 2,000-point registration fee would indeed no longer be an unreachable dream!

Their previous worries...

...were instantly diluted quite a bit.

"Let's go and see this Myriad Beast Trial Tower."

Jiang Yun said no more.

He took the lead.

The four of them walked through the academy.

Heading toward the area marked as the Trial Zone.

Jiang Yun noticed...

...that the Feng Family lackey named A Chang...

...was still sneakily following from a distance, clearly wanting to see what they were up to.

Jiang Yun just curled his lips slightly.

He didn't care.

Before long...

...an open plaza appeared before them.

The plaza was paved with grayish-white giant stones, and the ground was inscribed with huge Formation lines that enhanced stability and gathered Spiritual Qi.

At the end of the plaza...

...nine towering giant towers stood in a circle.

Piercing into the clouds!

Those were the Myriad Beast Trial Towers!

The nine towers looked exactly the same.

All of them were a dark obsidian color.

The tower bodies were not smooth.

Instead, they were covered with countless ferocious Vicious Beast reliefs and complex, profound silver runes.

These runes were not dead things; they flowed slowly, flickering like breathing, emitting an ancient, heavy, and wild, violent aura.

The tower tips were not pointed but carved into the heads of nine giant beasts with different expressions, fangs bared and eyes wide, as if roaring silently, looking down at the tiny challengers below.

The base of each tower was ten zhang in diameter, and the tower body gradually narrowed from bottom to top, with an estimated height of over a hundred zhang, giving a very strong sense of oppression.

In the center surrounded by the nine towers, several tall white jade steles were erected, with spiritual light flowing on them, displaying text information.

Jiang Yun's gaze swept toward those white jade steles.

Most prominent were two giant rankings side by side.

At the top of the left ranking was written...

Win Streak Ranking.

At the top of the right ranking was written...

Tower Floor Ranking.

Jiang Yun focused his gaze.

Win Streak Ranking.

First Place: Qian Luoyun (20 consecutive wins, floors cleared in a single day: 20 floors)

...Tower Floor Ranking.

First Place: Qian Luoyun (Highest record: 51 floors)

...The first place on both rankings...

...was surprisingly the same name.

Qian Luoyun.

"Qian Luoyun... second on the Heavenly Rankings."

Jiang Yun understood.

Given Qian Luoyun's strength and talent as the second on the Heavenly Rankings...

...it wasn't surprising that he occupied the top spot on the Trial Tower rankings.

His gaze fell on the number 51.

He quickly calculated in his mind.

"According to what Zhao Tiezhu said, each floor of the Trial Tower corresponds to the conventional combat power of a Realm. The first floor corresponds to Bronze First Tier, the second floor to Bronze Second Tier, and so on..."

Then... the 51st floor... wouldn't that correspond to having reached... the Brick Stone Rank?

He didn't know what Qian Luoyun's Realm was.

But he had cleared the 50th floor, which corresponded to Brick Stone Rank combat power... this meant...

...either the simulated Vicious Beasts in this Trial Tower were slightly weaker than real Vicious Beasts of the same rank, or... Qian Luoyun's actual combat power far exceeded his Realm, enough to challenge the Brick Stone Rank across levels!

A sharp light flashed in Jiang Yun's eyes.

It seemed...

...none of these prodigies standing at the very top of the provincial capital heavenly rankings were simple; they all possessed terrifying combat power far beyond their surface Realm.

This gave him a clearer understanding of the upcoming Molten Fire Grotto Quota Competition and the future challenges of climbing the Heavenly Rankings.

This gave him a clearer understanding of the upcoming Molten Fire Grotto Quota Competition and the future challenges of climbing the Heavenly Rankings.

"Jiang Yun."

Zhao Tiezhu's voice sounded from the side.

Interrupting Jiang Yun's thoughts.

"Look, over there is the registration desk. In front of each Trial Tower, there are specialized Deacon Elders responsible for registration and handing out rewards. We'll line up later, go directly to register our information, and then we can go in to challenge."

He pointed to the queues in front of each of the nine towers.

And the gray-robed old men sitting behind desks at the end of the queues.

"By the way, Jiang Yun."

Zhao Tiezhu reminded him again.

His tone carried a hint of gravity.

"The simulated Vicious Beasts in this Trial Tower are said to be condensed from the data of real Vicious Beasts combined with the power of Formations. They not only possess the strength and speed of the corresponding Realm, but their combat instincts and ferocity are even a notch higher than same-rank Vicious Beasts in the wild! Many people who go in for the first time suffer for it; you must be careful!"

Lin Kuo also nodded.

"Moreover, the environment inside the tower might change with every floor, simulating different combat scenarios to increase the difficulty. Boss, although you are strong, don't be too careless."

Jiang Yun nodded.

He patted Zhao Tiezhu's shoulder.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Zhao Tiezhu breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good! After you go in and sweep through everything, Jiang Yun, the few of us will try again too! We'll see if we can use this momentum to push up another floor or two and earn some contribution points! Although it's not much, it's our contribution to the Longxiang Pavilion!"

"Right!"

Lin Kuo and Xiao Yutian also clenched their fists.

Their eyes became firm again.

Jiang Yun's confidence had infected them.

They didn't want to always be just the ones being protected.

Jiang Yun smiled with gratification.

"Good! Let's work hard together."

The four chose a Trial Tower with a relatively short queue and stood at the back.

While waiting...

...Jiang Yun observed the people entering and leaving the Trial Tower.

He found...

...that most people didn't stay inside for long.

The fast ones were only a minute or two.

The slow ones were only ten to twenty minutes.

Then they would be sent out from the shimmering teleportation gate at the base of the tower.

Moreover, most people who came out looked exhausted; although injuries inside the tower weren't fatal, the pain and Spiritual Qi consumption were real. Some even had torn clothes and looked disheveled.

Only a very few people came out with calm expressions, with specific floor spiritual lights representing their clearance lighting up on them as they went to the Deacon Elder to collect their contribution points.

Clearly...

...the difficulty of this Myriad Beast Trial Tower...

...lived up to its name.

Wanting to clear it easily was by no means a simple task.

Jiang Yun also noticed...

...on each tower body...

...starting from the bottom...

...every certain height...

...a ring of special crystals was embedded.

When someone inside the tower successfully cleared a certain floor...

...the crystal at the corresponding height would light up with a steady glow, showing the floor the challenger was currently on.

At this moment...

...the crystal floor levels lit up on the nine towers were all different; the highest was only in the thirties, while most were concentrated in the teens.

The queue moved slowly.

Finally...

...it was the turn of the group in front of Zhao Tiezhu and the others.

Zhao Tiezhu said to Jiang Yun, "Jiang Yun, we'll go in first to try it out! We'll scout the path for you! You'll be the grand finale!"

Jiang Yun nodded with a smile.

"Alright, stay safe and act within your capabilities."

Zhao Tiezhu, Lin Kuo, and Xiao Yutian took a deep breath, registered their information with the Deacon Elder in turn, and then, with nervous yet expectant hearts, stepped into the teleportation light gate at the base of the obsidian giant tower.

Soon...

...the crystal representing the first floor on the tower body lit up.

Then, not long after, the second floor, the third floor... Zhao Tiezhu's progress was the fastest; it lit up to the sixth floor and paused for a long time. Eventually, the sixth-floor crystal lit up steadily, but the seventh floor did not.

Before long...

...the three were teleported out one after another. Zhao Tiezhu's face was pale and his forehead was sweaty. Lin Kuo and Xiao Yutian were even somewhat drained of strength, but there was excitement in the eyes of all three.

Zhao Tiezhu successfully stabilized the sixth floor, and Lin Kuo and Xiao Yutian each cleared one more floor than last time, reaching the seventh and eighth floors! They each earned 100 and 150 contribution points!

For them...

...this was already a significant harvest!

"Jiang Yun! It's up to you now!"

Zhao Tiezhu didn't care about resting.

He waved his fist at Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun nodded.

He walked calmly toward the registration desk.

The Deacon Elder behind the desk was a lean old man with piercing eyes. Without looking up, he habitually handed over a recording Jade Slip and a pen.

"Name."

Jiang Yun took them.

And wrote neatly.

Jiang Yun.

The Deacon Elder took the Jade Slip nonchalantly.

His Divine Sense swept over it, preparing to record the information.

However...

...when the two words "Jiang Yun" entered his mind...

...his recording action came to a sudden halt!

He abruptly looked up, his gaze sharp as he looked at the youth standing before the desk, his face showing obvious bewilderment and surprise!

Jiang Yun?

This name... has been like a thunderclap in the academy recently!

Heavenly Saint Student!

SSS-Rank Talent!

A Gold Rank Four defeating an eighth-rank.

Instantly defeating the tenth on the earth ranking, Feng Qianyuan!

Forcing Elder Yan Song to take action!

All sorts of rumors! Spreading like wildfire!

Could this calm-looking, handsome youth before him be that Legendary Heavenly Saint Student Jiang Yun?!

The Deacon Elder's gaze carefully sized up Jiang Yun's face, then looked at the name on the Jade Slip.

Seemingly confirming the guess in his heart.

His heart instantly began to churn.

This newly promoted Sacred Student...

...actually came to challenge the Myriad Beast Trial Tower?

And this was his first time!

With his strength and the combat power he showed yesterday... The Elder suppressed the waves in his heart.

Trying his best to keep his tone calm.

But the surprise in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

Still, he asked with uncertainty.

"Are you... that Heavenly Saint Student? Jiang Yun?"

Jiang Yun's expression was composed as he nodded slightly.

"I am indeed Jiang Yun. Elder, is there a problem?"

"No... no problem!"

The Elder shook his head quickly.

He swiftly recorded the information.

And handed a small temporary identity token carved with a tower mark and a number to Jiang Yun, his attitude unconsciously carrying a hint of respect.

"This is your challenge token. With this, you can enter the Trial Tower. You will know the situation inside once you enter. Remember to act within your capabilities; safety first."

"Thank you, Elder."

Jiang Yun took the token and thanked him politely.

He didn't delay any longer.

Under the expectant and encouraging gazes of Zhao Tiezhu and the other two, under the curious looks of many students in the queue, and under the intent gaze of A Chang in the distance, he stepped forward, his figure vanishing into the flowing teleportation light gate at the base of the obsidian giant tower that seemed to lead to an unknown battlefield.

Buzz!!!

At the moment he entered...

...at the very base of the tower...

...the crystal representing the first floor suddenly lit up!