63: He conquered challenges at lightning speed, leaving all the geniuses in his dust!

The light dispersed.

Lin Yuan looked around and found himself in a giant underground cave.

"Welcome to the second floor of the Tower of Heaven."

"Trial for this floor: Siege of a Hundred Beasts."

"Trial rules: Within the time limit, clear allMythical Beasts (alien beasts) in the cave."

As soon as the words fell.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—!"

Piercing screeches erupted from all directions.

Immediately after, countless scarlet eyes lit up in the darkness, densely packed.

"Rustle… rustle…"

A creepy crawling sound approached from far away.

It was the Spirit Devouring Rat Swarm!

Each rat was as large as an adult house cat, covered in pitch-black fur, with exposed fangs, exuding the aura of a common-grade alien beast.

Although their individual strength was not great, thousands of them gathered together were enough to make even C-grade early-stage powerhouses despair.

Wherever they passed, even rocks would be gnawed to dust.

However.

Lin Yuan stood still, neither dodging nor evading.

He didn't even take out his weapon; he simply closed his eyes.

"Electromagnetic Induction (Intermediate), activated."

Buzz—!

An invisible domain spread out with him at its center!

If the basic Electromagnetic Induction was like sketching a rough draft in one's mind.

Then now, the intermediate Electromagnetic Induction was a super high-precision, full-color, 3D map!

Every detail of the cave, the outline of every stalactite, was clearly presented in his mind.

Even more terrifying was this.

The bio-electricity within each Spirit Devouring Rat, every contraction of their muscles, every beat of their hearts, and even the neural impulses indicating which direction they would pounce in the next second… all were seen with perfect clarity!

"A total of one thousand three hundred and twenty-seven of them."

Lin Yuan opened his eyes and muttered to himself.

"Squeak—!"

Dozens of Spirit Devouring Rats in the front row had already pounced close, opening their foul-smelling mouths!

Lin Yuan moved.

"Lightning Step!"

"Swish!"

His figure left an afterimage in place.

The next second, he appeared on the flank of the rat swarm.

He extended a finger, and a wisp of electric arc danced on its tip.

"Time to test the power of the Surging Current Realm."

He increased the energy input, and that wisp of electric arc immediately surged!

But it didn't turn into thunder; instead, it snaked along the ground and rushed into the rat swarm!

"Sizzle… crackle!"

Wherever the electric snake passed, all the Spirit Devouring Rats stopped in place!

Then they fell straight down, losing their ability to move.

Nerve paralysis!

This was the manifestation of precise energy control upon advancing to C-grade!

Using the least amount of energy to deliver the most precise and effective strike!

"The efficiency is too low."

Lin Yuan shook his head, seemingly dissatisfied with the result.

He looked at the rat swarm, which was still charging fearlessly, and frowned slightly.

"Stunning them one by one with electricity is too time-consuming."

"Besides, these things are completely worthless."

He sighed.

"Forget it, I'll just finish early."

He raised his hand, palm facing upwards.

This time, it wasn't an electric arc.

Instead, it was a purple ball of lightning, compressed from lightning energy, about the size of a human head!

"Palm Thunder!"

The Palm Thunder of a C-grade Surging Current Realm!

Its power was no longer comparable to when he was D-grade!

"Go!"

Lin Yuan casually tossed it.

That ball of lightning was lightly thrown by him into the densest part of the rat swarm.

"Boom—!!!!!"

Terrifying lightning exploded!

Countless electric snakes formed a massive lightning net, engulfing the entire cave!

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—!!!"

The shrill screams lasted only a moment before abruptly ceasing.

The lightning dispersed.

On the ground, only patches of black ash remained.

Those more than a thousand Spirit Devouring Rats couldn't even leave a complete corpse.

The whole world became quiet.

Lin Yuan clapped his hands, a look of utter boredom on his face.

"Boring."

"..."

"Second floor, pa… passed…"

The mechanical prompt sounded again with a stutter.

"Alert! Test space number two, abnormal energy fluctuations…"

"Now teleporting to… the third floor…"

Lin Yuan's figure disappeared into the pillar of light… Central Assembly Plaza.

Everyone's gaze was still fixed on the giant light screen.

"Look, Lin Yuan's name is moving!"

"The second floor… passed?"

"So fast? How many minutes have passed?"

"He must have been lucky; the monsters on the second level must have been relatively weak."

People discussed animatedly.

However, before their words finished.

On the light screen, Lin Yuan's name jumped again!

"Third floor, passed!"

"..."

The discussions in the plaza quieted down considerably.

"Swish!"

"Fourth floor, passed!"

"..."

Silence.

"Swish!"

"Fifth floor, passed!"

Everyone shut their mouths.

They just stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded, at that name, which was skyrocketing upwards like a rocket!

Sixth floor!

Seventh floor!

Eighth floor!

He surpassed one name after another that was originally ahead!

Zhao Yi from the Modu Branch Bureau!

Powerhouses from the Zhenhai Military Region!

...On the high platform.

Captain Qin Zhan's face could no longer be described as merely dark.

He stared intently at the light screen, his fists clenching with a grinding sound.

"Connect me to the central monitoring room!"

He roared at his adjutant beside him.

"Yes, sir!"

Soon, a voice came from the adjutant's terminal.

"Reporting, commander-in-chief! Test area 73… all normal!"

"Normal?" Captain Qin Zhan's voice sounded like it was pulled from an ice cellar, "What floor is he on now?!"

"Reporting! Just passed the tenth floor! Currently… entering the eleventh floor!"

"How on earth did he do it?!"

"Reporting… He… he basically cleared every stage in one move…"

"One move?!"

"Yes, one-move clear… Our… our system couldn't even fully record his clear process before he had already entered the next floor…"

"So… he crashed the Tower of Heaven's server?"

"...It… can be understood that way."

Captain Qin Zhan: "..."

He felt his blood pressure rising again.

Tower of Heaven, twelfth floor.

Illusion stage.

Lin Yuan stood in a paradise of birdsong and fragrant flowers.

Before his eyes was his familiar rented room.

"Xiaoyuan, dinner's ready."

A gentle female voice sounded.

Lin Yuan's body stiffened slightly.

He turned his head.

He saw two familiar yet blurry figures standing at the door, smiling at him.

It was his parents.

"Dad… Mom…"

Lin Yuan's lips moved, and a hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.

However.

The next second.

"Electromagnetic Induction, activated."

The world in his mind changed.

There was no birdsong or fragrant flowers, no cozy little house.

Only a space composed of mental energy.

The two "figures" also transformed into two mental bodies emitting energy fluctuations.

"Tch."

Lin Yuan curled his lips, the confusion in his eyes replaced by disdain.

"Playing cringe, are we?"

"Using this kind of thing to test cadres?"

"Which cadre can't withstand such a test?"

He complained while extending his hand.

"Zzzzt!"

A current shot from his fingertip, striking the two mental bodies.

"Bang!"

The entire illusion shattered like a mirror.

Just as the illusion shattered, a wisp of black mist shot out from where the two mental bodies dissipated, aiming for Lin Yuan's glabella!

"Hmm?" Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

A wisp of electric light flickered and vanished at his glabella.

"Hiss—"

The wisp of black mist seemed to encounter its natural enemy and was evaporated completely.

"Interesting, there was a fly hidden in the illusion." Lin Yuan stroked his chin, lost in thought.

"Twelfth floor, passed."

"Now teleporting to… the thirteenth floor…"