Immortal Starry Sky
Chapter 53 - 50 Trial Tower

Chapter 53: Chapter 50 Trial Tower

Thousand Poison Hand is dead, and the base in Demon’s Forest has been razed.

Wang Xu contacted the Battle Group base and brought in the antidote for the Bone-Eroding Poison. Soon, everyone regained their strength and looked at Wang Xu with gratitude in their eyes.

They could tell Wang Xu had advanced to Tier Seven, but compared to his astonishing actions, Tier Seven was nothing to be surprised about.

In terms of merit, Wang Xu’s contributions to this mission were undoubtedly the greatest. If it weren’t for Wang Xu diving underground to acquire Liu Xin and single-handedly killing Thousand Poison Hand, the Black Eye Battle Group would have faced their biggest catastrophe since its inception.

Therefore, when the God of Slaughter allocated one billion of the five billion reward directly to Wang Xu, no one objected.

The one billion Wang Xu earned from hunting Insect Beasts, combined with the three billion from trading Liu Xin with One-Eyed, plus this mission’s one billion, made up the five billion required for the surgery.

The first surgery Wang Xu arranged was for Red Eye.

Red Eye’s injuries were more severe than those of Black Whip and Blue Sword. Both Black Whip and Blue Sword could already get out of bed and walk normally, appearing no different from ordinary people except for their inability to use power.

However, Red Eye could still only lie in bed, requiring a longer period for recuperation.

Outside the operating room, Red Flame, lying on the hospital bed, looked at Wang Xu with excitement, tightly grasping his hand. Always straightforward, he was choked up and speechless, his eyes red and unable to say a word.

Red Eye knew the value of a single surgery. Even if he spent his whole life trying to earn it, he couldn’t achieve it. Yet, Wang Xu was willing to pay such a high price to treat him, a favor too great for Red Eye to ever repay.

"Rest well for your surgery. After it’s done, if you want to continue adventuring, just join a new Battle Group. If not, go find Brother Jin and the others. Whatever you choose, I’ll support you." Wang Xu patted Red Eye’s hand, comforting him.

The surgery began, and the waiting time felt incredibly long.

Three hours later, the doctor announced the surgery’s result: a success.

Wang Xu breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Red Eye, who was still asleep under anesthesia, with a smile on his face.

...

"After reaching Tier Seven, you gain eligibility to enter the Trial Tower. I wonder how many layers I can conquer?"

Wang Xu was searching for information about the Trial Tower on the Light Computer, gathering a lot about it.

The Trial Tower is a method used by the Battle Group base to test individual capabilities.

Having trainees form Battle Groups for adventures is to temper their hearts, to grow and advance through life-and-death battles. When trainees grow to Tier Seven, they can enter the Trial Tower.

In the Trial Tower, there are no realm levels. Everyone’s fist power is 5,000 kg, with a mortal body, and being hit by an Insect Beast means impending death.

Similarly, in real battles, if an Insect Beast attacks you, you’re not far from death.

The Trial Tower’s requirements are even harsher, even weapons can only be those provided by the system.

"The further up you go in the Trial Tower, the stronger the Insect Beasts’ power, and their numbers increase, but the trial takers’ power remains unchanged. It’s incredibly difficult to get through," Wang Xu shook his head.

The Trial Tower has seven layers, each corresponding to a type of Insect Beast. If you can kill all the Insect Beasts within the stipulated time, you can directly pass.

The first layer is guarded by Tier Three Bone-Eating Corrosive Worms. Though these are just Tier Three Insect Beasts, when the unstoppable wave of Insect Beasts comes, even 5,000 kg of fist power can’t kill them. Only those who master combat skills can get through.

The second layer is guarded by Tier Four Double Scythe Insect Beasts. Wang Xu was once chased by a Double Scythe Insect Beast to the point where he jumped into the moat...

The third layer is guarded by Tier Five Erosive Primordial Insects. No one knows how many Tier Eight strongmen of the Genius Battle Group have fallen at this checkpoint, which is also a membership condition for the Black Eye Battle Group.

The fourth layer is guarded by Tier Six Red-Eyed Lion Insects. During the induction test, Lin Feng deliberately made things difficult for Wang Xu, but Wang Xu took the opportunity to comprehend the Heart Level body technique and successfully passed.

The fifth layer is guarded by Tier Seven Blood Eagle Insects.

The sixth layer is guarded by Tier Eight White-Eyed Ape Insects.

The seventh layer is guarded by Tier Nine Golden Crocodile Insects.

The Trial Tower is not a free venture. If trial takers successfully pass, the system rewards them with contribution points, the rewards are generous.

Wang Xu glanced at the contribution points rewards, gasping in awe.

Passing the first layer rewards 3 million Contribution Points.

Passing the second layer rewards 10 million Contribution Points.

Passing the third layer rewards 50 million Contribution Points.

...

Passing the seventh layer rewards 1 billion Contribution Points!

Ten billion!

Wang Xu’s eyes gleamed with fervor, the wealth was too tempting. However, as Wang Xu looked closely, he saw that the highest rank reached in the Trial Tower so far was only the Sixth Layer, and no one had successfully reached the Seventh Layer, let alone passed it.

The Trial Tower rankings are prominently displayed on the Battle Group’s website homepage, with countless people monitoring the ranking changes daily.

Most eye-catching is the top fifty celebrity list.

The Genius Battle Group has over a thousand Tier Seven or higher trainees, selected elites from around the world. Breaking through to the top fifty in this competition marks one as the elite of elite, the genius among geniuses.

These people’s future achievements are sure to make them leading figures, possibly stepping into the ranks of the Venerable.

NO.1 Celestial God’s Apostle Trial Tower level: 6.6

NO.2 Hell Battle Group’s Demon Trial Tower level: 6.3

NO.3 Black Eye Battle Group’s God of Slaughter Trial Tower level: 6.1

NO.4...

No matter the Battle Group ranking or the Trial Tower ranking, Black Eye Battle Group ranks third.

"So, the leader’s Trial Tower level reached 6.1," Wang Xu mused.

If someone reaches the Sixth Layer, their Trial Tower level becomes 6.0, and thereafter based on each time you charge through and the number of kills, a differential such as 6.1, 6.3, 6.6 is calculated.

"Alright, then I will also give the Trial Tower a shot and see how many layers I can actually reach." Wang Xu felt a surge of heroic spirit within.

The Trial Tower does not differentiate by realm level; it tests one’s combat ability. If one is truly powerful, it can be fully reflected in the Trial Tower level.

Subsequently, Wang Xu ordered a Biological Chamber and a helmet to connect to the virtual network on the Battle Group’s official site.

...

"It’s exactly the same as the simulated Trial Tower tested by the Battle Group."

Opening his eyes, gazing at the endless blue sky, and feeling the loose soil underfoot, Wang Xu said.

"Ding!"

"System check in progress...check complete, your serial number is 68888. Since it’s your first time entering the Trial Tower, you have thirty minutes to familiarize yourself." A mechanical voice echoed in Wang Xu’s mind, Wang Xu smiled slightly, skipped the familiarization process, and began selecting weapons directly.

A long knife appeared, Wang Xu donned A-level armor, quietly waiting.

Two minutes later.

"Trial start." The mechanical voice resonated, then from the distant soil, one after another, grotesque six-legged Insect Beasts burst forth from the ground.

Bone-Eating Corrosive Worms, Tier Three Insect Beasts, can burrow into the human body to eat bone marrow, once attached, they are extremely hard to remove.

"Tier Three Insect Beasts?" Wang Xu chuckled, not waiting for the Bone-Eating Corrosive Worms to fully emerge, his body darted forward, long knife swinging!

"Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!"...

Alone, Bone-Eating Corrosive Worms are pitifully weak and often operate in groups. Thus, the Trial Tower simultaneously deployed a hundred Bone-Eating Corrosive Worms.

However, these hundred Bone-Eating Corrosive Worms couldn’t last even ten minutes before being utterly slaughtered by Wang Xu.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, trial taker number 68888, completion time was ten minutes and thirty-four seconds, evaluation: Perfect."

"Well, would you like to try the next challenge?"

The scene around changed, the corpses of the Bone-Eating Corrosive Worms all disappeared, resetting to the scene from when he first came in again.

"Ding!"

"Initiating trials. Wait a moment please..." The mechanical voice sounded in Wang Xu’s mind, and after two minutes, it began echoing again, "Trial start."

"Ding!"

A mechanical voice resounded, and soon from the far distance, out of the ground, countless swollen and hideous Double Scythe Insect Beasts emerged.

As Wang Xu saw the hundred Double Scythe Insects crawling out from the ground, a smile appeared on his face.

"It’s time to take my revenge."