124: Failed the trial, started from scratch

Xiao Yuwei's figure had already vanished from her original spot.

She transformed into a blue stream of light, rushing towards the Trial Tower, leaving behind a path of crystalline ice on the ground.

Ye Qingyun and Chen Xuan immediately followed suit, the aura of the three Grandmaster powerhouses causing soldiers along the way to retreat.

Inside the Trial Tower hall.

Everyone stood before the monitoring screen, their brows tightly furrowed.

On the screen, Su Lei's vital signs were stable, but his Mental Energy fluctuations showed an abnormally weak curve, flickering unsteadily like a candle in the wind.

Liu Hongyan walked over quickly, whispering:

"According to the Trial Tower's historical data, this situation likely means..."

"He failed the challenge."

Xiao Yuwei's head snapped around, her sharp gaze piercing the other person.

"Failed? Then why hasn't he been teleported out?"

Liu Hongyan was taken aback by the question, hesitating, "This... theoretically, failing a trial should immediately..."

"Because he's not an ordinary Grandmaster," Chen Xuan, who was nearby, suddenly interjected.

"Don't forget, Su Lei is also a Mental Energy Master; his Mental Energy intensity far surpasses other Grandmasters."

Xiao Yuwei's pupils contracted slightly, and a sudden memory of that embarrassing scene in the office flashed through her mind.

She couldn't help but recall the thrilling sensation that touched her Soul when Su Lei's Mental Energy invaded the depths of her Sea of Consciousness... A faint blush unconsciously appeared on the tips of her ears, and she quickly cleared her throat to cover it up.

"You mean... because Su Lei possesses powerful Mental Energy, he has been granted additional challenge opportunities?"

Chen Xuan nodded slightly, "Ordinary people who fail a challenge immediately fall unconscious and are ejected, but for Su Lei, one failure doesn't have a significant impact; it might cause the Trial Tower to misjudge that he can still continue..."

Just then, the monitoring equipment suddenly emitted a piercing alarm.

Everyone turned to look, only to see Su Lei's Mental Energy curve fluctuating violently like a roller coaster.

At one point, it even completely disappeared, only to miraculously reappear.

Xiao Yuwei stared intently at the screen, saying in a low voice, "Is there a way to forcibly interrupt the trial?"

"No," Liu Hongyan shook her head.

"The ancient documents have not been fully deciphered yet; we haven't figured out how to obtain the authority over this Trial Tower."

"Rashly interrupting it could cause his consciousness to remain trapped in the trial space forever!"

The next moment, waves of coldness emanated from Xiao Yuwei, and even the instruments in the corner became covered in a thin layer of frost.

"Then wait another ten minutes."

"If there's still no change..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood the unspoken threat.

The hall fell into a deathly silence.

Elder Ye and Chen Xuan exchanged glances, silently beginning to prepare emergency plans.

Liu Hongyan's fingers flew across the control panel, trying to establish a more stable monitoring connection.

Xiao Yuwei walked alone to the entrance of the Trial Tower, placing her palm on the cold metal door.

Closing her eyes, she tried to perceive the situation inside the tower with her Mental Energy.

In a trance, she seemed to see Su Lei's figure—he was kneeling on one knee, a blood-red long saber plunged into the ground, surrounded by endless darkness... "Su Lei..." she murmured in her heart, her fingertips leaving a frosty mark on the door, "You better come back alive..."

...Su Lei slowly opened his eyes.

The combat scene from the fortieth floor still clearly lingered in his mind.

The two Third-Order Martial Masters merely swung their fists casually, and the resulting wind could send him flying.

He slashed with all his might, but only hit their afterimage.

Despite accurately predicting their attack trajectory and perfectly parrying, their casual palm strike shattered most of the bones on one side of his body.

It was like a baby facing two adults, a battle with no suspense.

Su Lei looked down at his hands.

The Qi and blood power that had once been abundant was completely gone, everything had returned to its starting point.

"It seems the challenge failed..." Su Lei sighed inwardly.

The next moment, his vision suddenly went black, and a sharp pain shot through his brain, almost making him fall to his knees.

Su Lei took a deep breath, slowly recovering.

"Is this the price of failure...?"

Although he didn't know why he hadn't been teleported out despite failing the trial.

But to leave like this, he felt somewhat unwilling.

This trial was not without its rewards.

At this moment, his mind not only contained many memories of Cultivation Techniques but also a thorough understanding of how to forge and strengthen weapons.

However, this level was still not enough to deal with Lei Mietian, the Great Grandmaster... The rustling of distant bushes suddenly pulled Su Lei's thoughts back.

He turned his head and saw a long-eared rabbit baring its incisors and pouncing at him.

Su Lei's eyes narrowed, his right hand shot out like lightning, precisely gripping its throat.

He twisted hard.

With a crisp 'crack', the rabbit's limbs twitched a few times and then went still.

Su Lei casually tossed it aside, standing quietly in thought.

He had made a wrong decision in choosing the rewards.

Choosing Cultivation Techniques, Martial Skills, and equipment all at once resulted in being a jack of all trades, master of none.

It proved that without a solid Foundation as support, everything was just a castle in the air.

Choosing a Cultivation Technique would not only allow him to instantly comprehend its Profound Truths but also grant him a year's worth of Qi and blood value from arduous Cultivation, comprehensively improving his physical qualities.

Lei Mietian must have also focused on Cultivation Techniques, which allowed him to gather the strengths of many schools and thus create the S-rank Cultivation Technique, Lei Shi Body Forging.

Su Lei looked into the depths of the forest, his gaze seemingly already fixed on the stairs leading to the second level.

At this moment, he secretly made a decision.

In this trial, he would choose Cultivation Techniques for all the reward chests.

To forge an unprecedented, perfect Foundation!

...Outside the Trial Tower, the data curve on the monitoring screen finally stabilized.

Only the line representing Mental Energy still fluctuated faintly, precarious like a candle in the wind.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Hongyan pushed up her glasses, her voice slightly trembling.

"At this rate of depletion, he can only withstand two more failures at most; if he still doesn't pass..."

"He will never awaken."

Several presidents of the Martial Alliance Association exchanged glances.

Xiao Yuwei was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "What is the progress of the communication device's development?"

Liu Hongyan quickly pulled up a set of data,

"The main structure is nearing completion."

"But the quantum entanglement module still needs at least 20 hours of debugging to operate stably."

Xiao Yuwei nodded imperceptibly, then turned to look at the holographic projection of the Kunlun Mountains.

Her fingertip lightly tapped the sandbox, and the defensive fortifications at the eastern pass were immediately highlighted.

"Progress on the eastern defensive fortifications?"

Lin Qianqian was momentarily stunned, then understood: "It's 80% complete, but it lacks large defensive weapons, and the energy supply System..."

"Solve it for me," Xiao Yuwei interrupted coldly, her ice-blue eyes fixed on the other person.

"This..." Lin Qianqian's fingertips nervously slid across the clipboard.

"If we dismantle and transport the orbital particle cannon from Military Base No. 5, it could theoretically be deployed within three days. But..."

Her words trailed off as Xiao Yuwei's gaze had already dropped to freezing point.

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