272: 10 places

“The Fourth Level Trial: The Final Opportunity Top 16 Promotion Tournament!”

“The trial will last for a total of ten days. The top 10 ranked factions will receive a spot to enter the Fifth Level Trial!”

“After the trial ends, factions that have not completed 10 matches will pass the trial; otherwise, they will be annihilated!”

“Passing the Fourth Level Trial rewards 100 billion Energy Points!”

As the ethereal voice echoed, Lin Chen’s pupils trembled slightly.

This Fourth Level Trial actually only allowed 10 factions to pass!

He knew that there were tens of millions of factions within his true spirit's perception range, and the actual number of factions was likely far greater than this figure.

So many Four-Dimensional World prodigies would compete for 10 spots!

It was too cruel!

Moreover, the most important thing was that each faction had to complete ten matches to pass the trial.

This meant enduring ten life-and-death battles!

After the elimination of the Third Level Trial, the trial participants in the factions capable of entering the Fourth Level Trial were all very strong.

Winning even one faction battle required giving it their all!

However, the rewards for passing this level of trial were also very generous!

Receiving 100 billion Energy Points allowed them to exchange for many rare and precious treasures.

After returning to their own worlds, those trial participants would undoubtedly become overlords in the future!

Lin Chen estimated that many factions' goals were merely to win ten faction battles.

After all, there were only 10 spots, and obtaining one was incredibly difficult.

Only truly peerless evildoers would dare to fight for it.

After understanding the rules, Lin Chen immediately became interested.

“Let’s see how strong the true peerless evildoers are.”

An invincible fighting spirit rose in Lin Chen’s heart.

Just then, a black stone flew out from Lin Chen’s Inner World.

This was the Black Tower Trial intelligent assistant that bound each trial participant during the First Level Trial.

Lin Chen had almost forgotten about it.

The black stone floated before him, then projected a light screen.

On the light screen was a ranking list for faction battles.

The ranking list already had over a thousand factions.

Each of these factions had a number '1' next to their name.

They must have all won one match already.

“So fast!”

Lin Chen exclaimed, “How long has it been?”

He had only been contemplating for a minute or two... but Lin Chen was not in a hurry now.

He carefully studied the light screen and discovered that by challenging a faction on the ranking list, he could directly inherit the opponent faction's victory points.

So, in the end, it still came down to strength!

There were two ways to match: one was random matching.

The other was to select from the ranking list.

Lin Chen’s true spirit sensed outwards and found that many factions were waiting.

Most of these factions were probably waiting to pick on weaker opponents.

If they chose to match now, the probability of encountering a strong faction was too high!

Lin Chen shook his head slightly.

He directly initiated random matching. He naturally wouldn't wait until the end to snatch spots from the ranking list.

For him, hunting season had arrived!

Buzz—

The next moment, Lin Chen’s figure appeared above a floating continent.

He immediately released his true spirit to sense his surroundings.

“Only three trial participants?”

“And all are at the Eight-Step Emperor Realm.”

After three rounds of trials, to be able to advance from the Dao Realm Ninth Level to this realm, these three trial participants could be considered to have decent talent.

At this moment, the three trial participants also noticed Lin Chen’s arrival.

“Only one person?”

One of the trial participants said with a relaxed expression.

“Be careful, I can’t sense this human’s realm.”

“Either he has mastered a concealment method, or he is at the Nine-Step Emperor Realm!”

“Our usual method, we combine. Even a Nine-Step Emperor Realm can be slain!”

The leading trial participant said.

Then, their auras instantly erupted, and they directly merged together.

Lin Chen, in the air, naturally noticed this scene. He watched the merged form of the three trial participants with interest.

“What kind of move is this, a racial talent?”

“After their fusion, they actually reached the level of the Nine-Step Emperor Realm.”

“Indeed, the factions that choose to match from the start all have something special.”

Just then, the merged entity rushed towards him at high speed.

“All flash and no substance...”

Lin Chen smiled faintly, then lightly tapped his fingertip, and a wisp of golden light instantly shot out.

The merged entity’s pupils constricted violently upon seeing this, as if it had witnessed the most terrifying thing.

He had seen the golden light flying from the human youth’s fingertip before!

He had seen it with the Half-Step Great Emperor Realm elder in his clan; that was divine power that only Half-Step Great Emperor Realm practitioners could master!

“How... is that possible!”

The next moment, the merged entity of the three trial participants was instantly blasted into a bloody mist by Lin Chen’s divine power.

“Not bad, not bad, the force was just right.”

Lin Chen smiled, then struck out with a palm.

The sky-high bloody mist instantly condensed into three creation crystals.

2.1 million Energy Points acquired!

“Continue!”

Lin Chen’s expression became excited.

He began frantic matching, accepting all trial participants without refusal, and refining them all into creation crystals!

The trial participants in the Fourth Level Trial were one level stronger in realm than those in the Third Level.

The weakest were all at the Six-Step Emperor Realm!

Lin Chen guessed that these factions had given all their Energy Points to their strongest few trial participants.

These trial participants, after increasing their strength through Energy Points, then came to participate in the Fourth Level Trial.

Passing the Third Level Trial, each trial participant could receive 20 billion Energy Points.

10 trial participants would be 200 billion!

What about powerful factions that had hundreds of trial participants surviving?

With so many Energy Points, they could exchange for various rare treasures and even Origin Chambers until their hands went soft... However, these trial participants could at most reach the Nine-Step Emperor Realm; breaking through to the Half-Step Great Emperor Realm wasn't something that could be achieved solely with resources.

Lin Chen, relying on his overwhelming strength, quickly won ten consecutive matches.

And at this point, the name of his Endless Realm faction entered the top 1000 on the ranking list!

“It seems this level of trial is interesting.”

Although Lin Chen had delayed for a few minutes before starting to match, he still managed ten victories in such a short time.

Then the factions in the top one thousand of this ranking list must be very strong!

Lin Chen’s eyes lit up, and he began his sweep of the ranking list!

Among the top 1000, as long as a faction showed as 'idle', he would directly challenge them!

“You’re the one!”

Lin Chen chose the faction ranked 621.

Buzz—

The next moment, his figure appeared on that faction's floating continent.

Hmm?

Only one trial participant?

Lin Chen’s gaze pierced through layers of space, and he saw a figure bathed in endless flames.

This was... a Half-Step Great Emperor Realm practitioner!

Lin Chen’s heart stirred slightly. This was only a faction ranked over 600.

What about the factions higher up on the list?

The race to which this flaming figure belonged was one he had never seen before; judging by the Great Dao aura it emitted, it should be of a high-grade Great Dao level.

The flaming figure below also had a solemn expression at this moment.

He had just completed ten consecutive victories, and he hadn't expected to encounter such a strong opponent in the very next match!

As a fellow Half-Step Great Emperor Realm practitioner, he naturally sensed Lin Chen’s realm immediately.

His faction had over 30 trial participants survive the last trial, and those trial participants had all traded their Energy Points to him.

Having obtained so many Energy Points, and being extremely talented himself, he had fortunately broken through to the Half-Step Great Emperor Realm after his seclusion!

He had originally thought that with his realm advantage, he could easily pass the Fourth Level Trial, but he didn't expect to encounter a strong enemy so early on... Lin Chen looked at the figure below. He didn't waste any words and directly made his move!

He clenched his single hand into a fist, his Physical Strength erupted, and a terrifying punch slammed towards the flaming figure!

The flaming figure below snorted coldly, and a giant flaming palm slapped back.

Boom—

The void vibrated, and this strike ended in a draw.

Lin Chen suddenly noticed that the space in this Fourth Level was extremely stable; his Half-Step Great Emperor Realm strike had not shattered the space.

The next moment, a wisp of Primal Chaos Power merged into his Physical Strength, and his Physical Strength surged by a large margin.

Reaching 10 units of power!

Boom—

With overwhelming force, the flaming figure was directly blasted into a bloody mist.

“This amount of force was just right.”

Lin Chen smiled faintly, then quickly struck out with a palm. The flaming figure transformed into a creation crystal, leaving behind an Emperor Seal at the same time.

Huh?

After returning to his own floating continent, Lin Chen saw that the number one ranked faction was idle.

He immediately chose to challenge them!