83: Chapter 83 3000 to Kill You! A Hellish Trial!

The moment Chen You pressed the confirmation key, the "White Jade Capital" suspended in the chaos seemed to be infused with a soul.

Boom—!

With a great noise originating from the depths of his soul, the entire immortal city suddenly burst forth with billions of rays of light!

The void of chaos was completely driven away, replaced by a real heaven and earth rapidly expanding.

The mountains and earth beneath his feet were no longer streams of data, but solid, heavy soil and rock.

The gentle white jade luster on the city walls became restrained, and the vermilion glazed tiles refracted a weighty texture under the invisible light source.

Inside the city, the bluestone slabs of the training ground were clearly visible, the chimney of the Artifact Refining Workshop even began to emit faint wisps of green smoke, and in the plantation, tender green sprouts broke through the soil.

Everything came alive.

Chen You's figure slowly descended from the void, his two feet stepping onto the central white jade floor tile in the city center square.

He could feel the wind, carrying the unique fragrance of vegetation from the Qinling Mountains, brushing past his cheek.

He could even hear the roaring sound of flowing water striking against rocks in the distance.

The game and reality finally overlapped at this moment!

...

Real World, Qinling Mountains, Second Command Camp.

"Report! The energy reading for the 'Tianyuan' coordinates... is off the charts!"

"All sensor signals interrupted, switching to backup lines!"

"Optical observation system normal! Drone-03, transmit real-time footage!"

Piercing alarms and hurried reports shattered the deathly silence inside the tent.

Director Li Guoan clenched his fists tightly, staring fixedly at the center of the spliced large screen.

In the footage, the cleared mountain valley basin was undergoing miraculous changes.

The air violently distorted like water ripples, and streaks of light gold lines appeared out of thin air.

They crisscrossed the valley, rapidly outlining the silhouettes of buildings.

Initially, it was just a vague, massive phantom, like a mirage.

But as time passed, the phantom became more and more solid.

Majestic city walls, layered eaves, towering pavilions...

An immortal city that should only exist in myths and legends was, little by little, being born from the void in this ancient Qinling mountain range under the afterglow of the setting sun.

Growing and spreading as if in a dream, it finally formed a magnificent, imposing city phantom resembling a heavenly palace!

It perfectly merged with the surrounding mountains, rivers, and forests, as if it had stood there since the creation of heaven and earth.

"Heavens..."

Academician Liu Sicheng took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes hard with the back of his hand, tears glistening in his cloudy eyes.

"Exactly the same... Exactly the same as our three-dimensional model!"

Chief Designer Zhang Bai, an aerospace engineering expert, also stood with his mouth agape, muttering to himself.

"This does not conform to any physical laws... This is a miracle..."

Professor Wang Qiuchi of the Central Academy of Fine Arts trembled with excitement, pointing at the screen with a voice choked with tears.

"This light and shadow, this artistic conception... This is the immortal city imagined by our Huaxia! White Jade Capital! This is the White Jade Capital in the heavens!"

The entire command tent, from top experts to ordinary staff officers, all stood up, staring blankly at the miracle on the screen.

It was the crystallization of their wisdom, the embodiment of their dreams.

A city designed by mortals, yet descending upon the mortal world in the manner of a divine miracle in another dimension.

Director Li Guoan's lips curved into a rare slight smile.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and picked up the walkie-talkie again.

"'Tianyuan' location, zoom in."

In the center of the screen, a figure also appeared on the central square of the immortal city phantom.

It was Chen You.

"It really synchronized..."

The image continuously zoomed in, clearly presenting his facial expression to everyone.

However, everyone's smiles froze as the image became clearer.

The expected excitement, joy, and pride were all absent.

Chen You on the screen had his brows tightly furrowed.

A deep hint of confusion flashed across his young face first.

Immediately after, that confusion was quickly replaced by a deeper emotion.

It was surprise, disbelief, and even... a fear as if facing a great enemy!

What was he afraid of?

...

Source Realm.

Chen You really wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.

The moment the projection of the "White Jade Capital" was completed, a blood-red announcement covering the entire Source Realm exploded before his eyes!

[World Announcement: A forgotten Land of the Chosen has welcomed a new Master! A civilization from a distant world has planted the first seed here!]

[The Land of the Chosen has been activated, a new order is about to be established!]

[Civilization Correlation Degree: 3000!]

As soon as the announcement came out, the entire Source Realm fell silent for three seconds.

After three seconds, it completely boiled over!

Salos, who was tearing apart a Purgatory Demon Dragon with his bare hands in the arena of the City of Titans, paused.

He casually threw the massive dragon head onto the ground, splashing a pool of lava.

He frowned, looking at the blood-red text that had not yet dissipated in the sky.

"Civilization Correlation Degree... Three Thousand?"

When he established the City of Titans, this number was six hundred and twenty, which was already the highest record in history.

Three thousand? What kind of concept was this?

In the headquarters of the Moon Gods Radiance Guild in the City of Eternal Night.

Arrow of the Moon quietly looked at the announcement, her pretty face showing no expression.

In the Floating Sanctuary, the Oracle Oro interrupted his prayer, gently tapping the crystal ball in front of him, causing countless streams of data to flash within it.

"Correlation Degree... Three Thousand... Did this touch some kind of taboo, or... has an era that should not have been opened been started?"

Countless Adventurers in their respective cities exploded in an uproar.

"Three thousand! I didn't misread that, did I? Didn't [Moon Gods Radiance] have only a little over five hundred when they established their city?"

"Which civilization is this? Are they cheating? Did the system bug out?"

"No, with such a high number, can they defend it?"

Chen You was completely unaware of the outside clamor.

Because at the same moment the World Announcement sounded, a line of system prompts only he could see clearly appeared in his vision.

[Ding! Territory Projection Complete!]

[Conducting comprehensive evaluation based on your design plan, civilization foundation, and interaction level...]

[Evaluation Complete!]

[Base Civilization Correlation Degree: 650]

[Special Item Bonus: The 'shattered world stone' you embedded contains a trace of the ancient World Origin, granting a huge bonus!]

[Final Civilization Correlation Degree: 3000!]

Chen You's heart suddenly sank.

A correlation degree of three thousand...

Why did it feel like... it wasn't a good thing.

Was that broken stone the trap all along?

Just as he was wondering, a brand new interface popped up.

[Civilization Trial: Genesis]

[Trial Description: The birth of every new civilization will attract the scrutiny and trial of the old order.]

[Trial Intensity will be determined solely by your 'Civilization Correlation Degree'.]

[Current Civilization Correlation Degree: 3000]

Chen You's gaze locked onto the next line, his pupils suddenly contracting!

[Trial Difficulty: Purgatory]

[Difficulty Details: The scale, intensity, variety, and intelligence level of the monster legions will be directly proportional to your Civilization Correlation Degree.]

[Estimated Waves: ???]

[Final Boss: ???]

[System Prompt: When the Civilization Correlation Degree reaches 500, the trial difficulty is 'Hard'. When the Civilization Correlation Degree reaches 1000, the trial difficulty is 'Nightmare'.]

[Your civilization seems to have... attracted the attention of certain entities far exceeding the standard specifications. Please make full preparations.]

Boom!

Chen You's mind buzzed, going completely blank.

Purgatory Level?!

He subconsciously looked up, his gaze fixed on the drone camera directly facing him in the sky.