187: Chapter 187, 12.42 points

[ Seventh floor challenge starting. ]

Lin Yun gripped his longsword.

The seventh floor, twenty Rank 2 False Core Yao Beast!

The moment the scene finished loading, those Yao Beast surged forward like a tidal wave!

There were too many!

They were too fast!

The attacks were too dense!

Even in the Micro-Perception state, Lin Yun could only barely dodge most of the attacks, but there were always a few attacks that were unavoidable!

His True Qi Body Protection flickered crazily, shattering, repairing, then shattering again!

Sword light wove through the group of Yao Beast; every strike claimed the life of a Yao Beast.

But there were too many Yao Beast!

After killing three, Lin Yun finally could not hold on and was torn into particles of light by the swarming Yao Beast.

[ Seventh floor challenge failed. Kill count: 3, Score: 3 × 0.05 = 0.15 points. ]

[ Current Combat Power Tower total score: 4 + 1 + 1 + 0.15 = 6.15 points. ]

At the respawn point, Lin Yun opened his eyes and frowned slightly.

"3... not enough."

He chose to restart.

The second time, he adjusted his strategy, concentrating his firepower to attack one by one.

He killed 4, then was swarmed and killed.

The third time, he tried to use his Movement Technique to create distance and pick them off one by one.

He killed 5, then was swarmed and killed.

The fourth time, the fifth time, the sixth time...

After trying seven or eight times in a row, his best result was killing 5, with a score of 6.25 points.

There was one time he only killed 2.

Lin Yun tried again, but this time his luck was bad; he was caught in a pincer attack by the Yao Beast right at the start and only killed 1.

He shook his head, no longer forcing it.

"6.25 points is 6.25 points."

[ Combat Power Tower challenge ended, final score: 6.25 points. ]

[ Start Trial Tower challenge? ]

"Start."

The Trial Tower challenge went relatively more smoothly.

For the first six floors, Lin Yun steamrolled through them!

Although those light-shadow Puppet used increasingly exquisite Combat Technique, in front of Lin Yun in the Micro-Perception state, they were full of flaws everywhere.

[ Seventh floor challenge starting. ]

White light gathered, and a figure slowly emerged.

It was still that familiar white light puppet.

As soon as it attacked...

Lin Yun's eyes instantly became serious!

A Mysterious-rank Combat Technique!

Major Achievement Realm!

And it was not the same Combat Technique from last time!

Lin Yun responded with all his might in the Micro-Perception state, but he was still suppressed until he could not catch his breath.

He tried hard to find flaws and attempted to counterattack.

Finally, after a precise maneuver, his sword grazed the arm of the white light puppet!

"It hit!"

Although it was just a graze, this was something he had never achieved last month!

Lin Yun's spirit lifted, and he continued to fight while maneuvering.

Another hit!

Two hits!

Three hits!

But in the end, the strength of the white light puppet was too great.

Under a continuous wave of attacks, Lin Yun finally could not hold on and was pierced through by a spear.

His body dissipated, and he did not even get to see the Black Light Puppet.

[ Seventh floor challenge failed. Kill count: None. Based on the degree of injury inflicted and combat performance, score: 0.06 points. ]

Lin Yun restarted and tried another dozen times.

His best result was a score of 6.17 points.

He no longer forced it and exited the Trial Tower.

[ Trial Tower challenge ended, final score: 6.17 points. ]

[ This month's total score: Combat Power Tower 6.25 points + Trial Tower 6.17 points = 12.42 points. ]

[ Credit calculation: 12.42 × 100 = 1242 credits. ]

Lin Yun opened his eyes and sat up.

12.42 points.

An increase of 2.37 points compared to last month's 10.05 points.

Not bad.

He walked out of the virtual pod, and Qiao Shiyu and the other two immediately surrounded him.

"Brother Lin Yun! What's your score?" Qiao Shiyu asked impatiently.

Lin Yun smiled: "12.42."

The three of them gasped simultaneously.

"12.42?!" Qiao Shiyu's eyes widened, "Doesn't that mean... 1242 credits?!"

Bai Lulu took a deep breath and muttered: "Your ranking on the Genius Ranking is definitely going to rise again."

Qiao Feifei looked at him with envy: "Brother Lin Yun is so amazing..."

Lin Yun smiled and rubbed her head: "You will be too in the future."

Qiao Feifei blushed and lowered her head.

Lin Yun opened his personal terminal to check his credit balance.

First place on this month's freshman leaderboard, 1242 credits.

Adding the 1242 credits from the Genius Ranking, that's a total of 2484 credits.

Over two thousand credits in a month.

He nodded with satisfaction.

Enough to spend.

"It's a pity, I forgot to challenge the Virtual Tower one more time at the end of last month; otherwise, I could have gotten another four hundred credits, and the total score would have been even more impressive."

2010 credits last month, 2484 credits this month.

Second-rank students have two free opportunities to use the virtual pod every month.

After two times, each challenge requires consuming 100 credits.

Moreover, if subsequent challenge scores are higher, they can directly replace the previous scores, which is equivalent to having one more chance to boost the score.

Last month he was busy studying the Nine-Grade Golden Core Art and actually forgot about this, and now thinking about it, he feels it was a loss.

"Brother Lin Yun! Look at the Genius Ranking quickly!"

Qiao Shiyu's tone was full of pleasant surprise.

"You actually rushed to seventeenth place! So amazing!"

Lin Yun walked over, his gaze falling on the leaderboard.

First place, [ Zhao Muyi — Credits 1362 ]

Second place, [ Jun Moxiao — Credits 1350 ]

Third place, [ Qin Wushuang — Credits 1340 ]

...

Seventeenth place, [ Lin Yun — Credits 1242 ]

An improvement of 31 places compared to 48th place last month.

The Genius Ranking has not changed much, mainly because it is too early, just the beginning of the month, and not many people on the list have come to challenge yet.

Lin Yun was very clear in his heart that the top three of Tianshui Martial Arts University's Genius Ranking for the past few years have basically been monopolized by the three people: Zhao Muyi, Jun Moxiao, and Qin Wushuang.

The three of them had long since cultivated a Fourth-Grade False Core, their strength far exceeding those of the same rank, and they are recognized as the ceiling-level existences in the school.

And the seventh floor of the two Virtual Tower is indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven; even experts with a Fourth-Grade False Core cannot clear it 100%.

Especially the Black Light Puppet on the seventh floor of the Trial Tower, which is even more troublesome.

That guy not only has mastered a Mysterious-rank Combat Technique at the Perfection Realm, but it is not just one.

An attack Combat Technique and a Movement Technique each account for one; it has both offense and defense, is exceptionally agile, and wanting to defeat it is extremely difficult.

Lin Yun silently calculated the gap between himself and them in his heart.

No rush, take it slow.

Qiao Shiyu tugged at his sleeve and asked eagerly:

"Brother Lin Yun, you have credits now, are you going to the Nine-Story Cultivation Tower again?"

Lin Yun looked down at her; the little loli's eyes were full of reluctance and anxiety.

He smiled and reached out to rub her head:

"Not today. In the future... the daily Cultivation time will also be halved."

"Really?!" Qiao Shiyu's eyes lit up instantly, and she grabbed his arm, "That's great!"

Bai Lulu and Qiao Feifei also showed happy smiles.

Qiao Feifei asked curiously: "Brother Lin Yun, why is the Cultivation time being halved?"

Lin Yun looked at her, then at Qiao Shiyu and Bai Lulu, a mischievous smile appearing on his face, his tone ambiguous:

"What do you think?"

The three of them were stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what he meant, and a flush of red appeared on their cheeks simultaneously.

Qiao Shiyu let out a "woo" sound and buried her face in his arm, not daring to look up.

Bai Lulu turned her face away, pretending to look at the scenery, but her ears were burning red.

Qiao Feifei was even more shy, her eyes curving, wishing she could hide herself.

A faint, ambiguous atmosphere instantly permeated the air.

Lin Yun laughed heartily, his mood extremely pleasant.