Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 114 Trial Space (Part 2)

For the geniuses who made it to the finals of the Genius Battle, the first and second trial towers were not difficult and they could pass them.

Starting from the third trial tower, the difficulty begins to increase dramatically, enough to stop most geniuses from advancing.

Even those who manage to enter the sixth trial tower are extremely few.

But for Lu Jin, the first six trial towers were all easy targets.

Especially for targets with souls, apart from the Zerg Queen in the sixth trial tower blocking them, the 'Soul Bell' vibrates, and a wide-range soul attack sweeps across, instantly clearing out a layer.

As for targets without a soul, none have yet been able to withstand the decapitation of the Sky-Piercing Axe.

It was precisely because of his swift kills and the fact that Lu Jin didn't waste any time that he was able to clear six trial towers in just half an hour, leaving everyone else with an unparalleled trial score.

On the other side, inside the trial space numbered 025 1103.

"Shh!"

At the entrance of the second trial tower, Ai Chen, dressed in battle armor and wielding two swords, teleported out.

"So far, it hasn't been too difficult."

Muttering to himself, Ai Chen looked at the screen on the arm protector.

Participant: Aichen (Star Moon Universe Kingdom)

Points: 77 0000
Ranking: 96
Seeing that she had barely made it into the top 100, Ai Chen couldn't help but pout.

I wasn't slow at clearing the Trial Tower, but I still couldn't make it into the top ten.

She was certain that there were very few martial artists ranked higher than her, you could count them on one hand.

Then, Ai Chen opened the points ranking list.

No.1 Lu Jin (Qianwu Universe Kingdom), Points: 77,777,0000
No. 2 Luo Feng (Qianwu Universe Kingdom), Points: 6777 0000
"!!!"

Instantly, Ai Chen's beautiful eyes widened.

What the hell?

77 billion points?!

Doesn't this mean that Lu Jin, who is ranked first on the leaderboard, has already cleared the sixth trial tower?
In addition, judging from the points, Luo Feng, who is ranked second, has also reached the seventh floor of the fourth trial tower.

Unlike the original story, Luo Feng did not choose to drag things out until the ten-day countdown ended during his attempt to conquer the Trial Tower; instead, he opted for a swift and decisive victory.

"Looks like we're most likely going to lose the bet."

Ai Chen was somewhat troubled. As the youngest sister in her family, she dreamed of being the eldest sister.

But judging from this situation, the idea of ​​her becoming the "big sister" is basically going to fall through.

After all, according to the intelligence gathered by the family's immortal ancestor, the seventh trial tower is exceptionally difficult, with an average of only one person from tens of thousands of genius battles managing to reach the seventh level.

Moreover, this only applies to the first one or two floors before the seventh trial tower.

The fact that Lu Jin could easily pass through six trial towers shows that his strength and understanding of the laws are exceptionally strong.

With such a level of comprehension of the fundamental laws, even if Lu Jin's martial arts strength is not as strong as that of a controller, it should not be inferior to hers.

'Hmph~, I hope you won't bully me.'

Wrinkling his nose, Ai Chen flew towards the third trial tower.

Outside the trial space, in the central square.

"Thirteen, you old bastard, you're not being fair!"

Looking away from the live broadcast on the screen in front of them, which showed Lu Jin smashing the Zerg mother hive with a single axe blow, one of the Immortals leading the team spoke indignantly to Thirteen beside him.

During the trial elimination phase, Virtual Universe Company still does not broadcast to the public, but only announces the ranking of points.

However, the immortal leaders of the various cosmic nations have the authority to view the live stream of all the geniuses' trials.

Lu Jin, who has consistently ranked first in the points standings and whose points are rising at an extremely rapid pace, has naturally become the focus of attention for most of the Immortals who lead their teams.

"The fourth level of the Divine Weapon is so-so, barely passable."

Thirteen waved his hand dismissively, as if Lu Jin's performance was really nothing special.

"Damn! This old bastard is still pretending!"

"It's only because Thirteen isn't an ape-man and doesn't have a tail that it would be sticking up to the sky by now."

"Damn it~, what kind of incredible luck did the Qianwu Universe Kingdom get?"

"Thirteen, you old bastard, you've screwed over so many of our Mixed Yuan units, shouldn't you treat us to drinks?"

"That's it!"

Seeing that Thirteen was still putting on an act, the immortals leading the teams around him began to condemn him.

"No problem, since you guys gave me money, the drinks are plentiful!"

Thirteen, beaming with a smile, waved his hand and readily agreed.

At this moment, Thirteen, who had previously dug a pit and made a fortune, and was now showing off in front of the immortals led by various cosmic nations, felt exceptionally comfortable.

Inside the trial space numbered 038 9527.

The first floor of the seventh trial tower.

"Roar--"

"Boom boom boom——"

A fierce roar resounded, the void trembled and boomed, and ten thousand blood-red mammoths, their bodies emanating the fluctuations of primordial laws, launched a beast horde charge towards Lu Jin.

"Sky-Splitting Axe, solidify!"

Lu Jin raised his hand and pointed, and 729 platinum blade fragments shot out from behind him as the Radiant Divine Weapon.

Driven by the fundamental laws of light and time, the secret patterns burst forth and intertwined, unleashing 729 platinum blade fragments that coalesced into nine solidified platinum battle axes. Immediately afterwards, a surge of white light erupted, and dazzling platinum blade beams burst forth from the nine axe-piercing axes.

"Wow—"

In an instant, a dazzling world transformed within a radius of several hundred meters centered on Lu Jin himself, with countless platinum blades darting and wandering around.

"Whoosh!"

Then, facing the charging blood-haired mammoth horde from afar, Lu Jin advanced instead of retreating, riding the Hunguang Shuttle and carrying the 'Blade Domain' as he charged into the blood-haired mammoth horde.

Compared to the fourth level 'Collapse of Heaven and Earth' and the fifth level 'Radiant Dragon' which are more inclined to single-target attacks.

When facing a large number of opponents, but whose individual strength is far inferior to one's own, the third level of the Radiant Divine Weapon, the 'Sky-Splitting Axe', can more efficiently reap the lives of the opponents.

"Puff puff!"

The next moment, a series of sharp blades pierced through bodies, and amidst the blooming of blood, all the blood-haired mammoths covered by the blade domain had their skulls pierced by the platinum blade light filled with endless sharpness.

Keep in mind, this is the seventh Trial Tower's Blood-haired Mammoth, and its strength is far superior to that of the previous six Trial Towers.

It's no exaggeration to say that every blood-haired mammoth that has fallen under the platinum blade's light is strong enough to rank among the top 100 of millions of geniuses.

Before long, Lu Jin slaughtered all 10000 blood-haired mammoths, leaving the starry sky covered with their mutilated, headless carcasses.

Seventh Trial Tower, First Floor Passed!
Outside the trial space, in the central square.

"Tsk tsk~, this kid is really something, he's already cleared the first level of the seventh trial tower."

"Speaking of which year, which class was the last time a stellar-level genius passed through this level?"

"It seems to have been more than 16,000 sessions ago."

"Could this little guy be a genius that appears only once every tens of thousands of epochs?"

"They've been cutting through melons and vegetables with ease. The second level of the seventh level is by no means the end. Once tens of thousands of epochs have passed, it seems impossible to measure this little guy's potential."

"If this little guy is around a hundred years old, then he must be a genius who appears once every hundred thousand epochs."

"How many levels do you think this little guy can get to? Could he even clear the game?"

"It shouldn't be that bad. The seven trial towers that Virtual Universe Company set up were never intended for a star-level kid to be able to clear them all."

"Haha~, the universe is vast and full of wonders. In the long history of our human race, there will eventually be some peerless geniuses who are beyond the realm of common sense."

As they watched Lu Jin sweep through the seventh trial tower, defeating ten thousand blood-haired mammoths, the immortal leaders of the team discussed among themselves.

Inside the trial space numbered 072 2357.

'I wonder if I can even make it to the seventh trial tower?'

Looking at Lu Jin's unparalleled score on the leaderboard, Luo Feng thought to himself.

As expected of my good brother and lifelong rival Luo Feng, he's incredibly fierce at slaying monsters!

"Whoosh!"

Then, Luo Feng stepped onto the Dark Cloud Shuttle and transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the next trial tower.

His cousin is so good, he can't fall too far behind.

The seventh trial tower.

On the second level, in the boundless starry sky, 10000 'Nine-Headed Pythons', emanating fluctuations of law, spawned.

"Wow—"

Amidst the surge of white light, the third level of the Radiant Divine Weapon, the 'Sky-Splitting Axe,' reappeared, with endless platinum blades flashing at lightning speed.

In just three minutes, all 10000 nine-headed serpentine monsters were transformed into monster corpses floating in the starry sky.

The third layer consists of 1000 perfectly aligned, metallic lifeforms known as the 'Thor' race warriors,' whose combat skills have reached the pinnacle.

The fourth level contains 1000 bizarre, blue-faced, fanged, and ferocious-looking alien creatures called "Flying Hou".

On the fifth floor, there are 100 humanoid mechanical puppets, each eight meters tall and entirely silver.

The sixth level contains 10 colossal star beasts with the bloodline of domain lords, 'Cang'.

The realm of light surged, the fundamental laws were activated, and dazzling brilliance bloomed. The fourth level of the Divine Weapon, 'Heaven and Earth Collapse,' was unleashed, and the Platinum Divine Axe materialized.

The earth cracked, the starry sky trembled, metal shattered, and giant beasts shed blood.

Amidst the dazzling axe light, whether it was the Tuoluo warriors on the third floor, the Feihou on the fourth floor, the mechanical puppets on the fifth floor, or even the starry behemoth Cang on the sixth floor, all were pulverized by the incomparably powerful platinum axe.

The seventh floor of the Trial Tower is also the final challenge in passing through the seven Trial Towers in the Trial Space.

"Shh!"

Above the endless desert, spatial ripples appeared, and Lu Jin's figure teleported over.

Looking into the distance, Lu Jin could see a Zerg mother nest with a diameter of 360 meters standing on the green land in the far distance of the desert.

Around the enormous mother nest, 10000 humanoid blood mantis warriors, covered in blood-red carapaces, formed a neat legion formation.

Upon seeing this, Lu Jin raised an eyebrow.

Compared to the previous six trial towers, the Zerg hive in the seventh trial tower is much larger in diameter, increasing from 120 meters to 360 meters.

This increased the number of Zerg warriors from 3000 to 10000, and these were all Blood Mantis warriors, stronger than the cannon fodder-level Green Mantis.

Furthermore, unlike the previous Zerg warrior legions that were initially located inside the hive.

The seventh trial tower's mother hive, with its legion of 10000 Blood Mantis Warriors, was ready from the very beginning.

'boom! ’

The next moment, an invisible soul attack descended upon Lu Jin's sea of ​​consciousness.

Inside the hive, the alluring and seductive Zerg Queen was the first to greet Lu Jin with a 'kind' greeting.

(End of this chapter)