Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 493 210 point

Things are different now. Lei Chi has gained some confidence in his own strength. At this moment, with a thought, the Lotus Platform of the Other Shore appeared. Then, the lotus platform sprouted petals and hovered above Lei Chi's head in a flying form, spinning and rapidly growing larger.

Before the lotus world could unfold, Lei Chi pointed at the two people blocking his way. Crackling sounds rang out as blue arcs of electricity leaped from his back. These arcs connected to the void and quickly condensed into tridents around Lei Chi.

With a crackling sound, dozens of tridented lightning halberds condensed around the lightning pool in the blink of an eye. Each halberd had a pointed tip and was as thick as an adult's arm, as if they were real.

"Thunder Halberd! Thunder Dragon! Thunder God!"

Lei Chi let out a soft shout, and with a backhand push, the trident of lightning around him flew towards the two black-armored hunters. At the same time, one after another Azure Dragon King flew out from behind Lei Chi, and a large number of Azure Dragon phantoms also flew out all at once.

"You actually dare to resist?"

"Haha, he has no idea who he's dealing with!"

The two black-armored hunters remained calm and unmoved in the void, continuing to mock and ridicule. Although the ghost masks on their faces began to writhe, they seemed to have no intention of dealing with Lei Chi's attack.

The next moment, they were engulfed by a dense barrage of trident lightning bolts, and screams rang out.

"Oh no, this guy's pretending to be weak to catch us off guard; the mask can't stop his attack!"

"Despicable and shameless!"

They screamed, trying to break free, but it was too late.

When the attack of the Thunder Halberd stopped, the two women were already injured. They wanted to escape, but found that everything had changed. Above them was a golden sky, and below them was a golden earth. Twelve pillars of light were distributed around them, and a pale golden light curtain sealed off the space. A large group of golden-armored warriors wielding large hammers were arrayed in front of them, and a large number of thunder orbs were rapidly condensing and dissipating around them.

"Foolish! Do you think you're invincible just because you have a real mask?"

Lei Chi stood on Wang Yue's back and said something indifferently.

These two black-armored hunters were too arrogant. Lei Chi was too lazy to say anything more. With a wave of his hand, the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons began to take effect, and 100 Lei Chi generals also began to launch an attack.

Moments later, the two black-armored hunters were killed.

Lei Chi took their corpses into the Otherworld, and a group of artifact spirits came forward to plunder them. Lei Chi quickly gained two more [Black Spheres] and a True Mask.

"Don't these guys have any more advanced items on them?"

Lei Chi shook his head. Since the Azure Flame Avatar was not present, he was unable to purify the true masks at this moment, but he didn't care and casually put the two masks into the Lotus Platform of the Other Shore.

As for the two [black balls], a brief inspection after opening the Thunder Pool revealed a pleasant surprise.

Besides some insignificant materials, the two black balls also contained two Immortal Peaches and one Wisdom Fruit.

Among them, the [Immortal Peach] is a treasure, which the artifact spirit Tianzhen immediately identified. Its effects are similar to the [Wisdom Fruit] harvested from the Thunder Pool, both of which can make people truly stronger. Its main function is to increase lifespan. However, these rare treasures of heaven and earth are quite strange, and each person can only consume one.

"Is this kind of fruit a specialty of the Fallen Temple? I wonder if other Fallen Ones have similar fruits."

Without any hesitation, Lei Chi ate a [Fairy Peach] on the spot.

This [Immortal Peach] has no pit and is all flesh. It tastes very sweet. After eating it, Lei Chi felt refreshed and his level quickly increased to 660!

The level upgrade is just a system certification, and it doesn't have much practical significance for Lei Chi right now. He sensed the changes in himself, and a moment later, a look of joy appeared on his face.

Lei Chi couldn't sense how much his lifespan had increased, but the number of his thoughts had increased to 7605.

Over the decades within the stone slab passage, Lei Chi's thoughts had actually increased considerably, previously numbering close to six thousand, and now, after consuming a [Immortal Peach], they had increased by nearly a thousand more!

If Lei Chi were to cultivate these thousand thoughts on his own, it would probably take him at least ten years of hard work.

"Let's leave this last peach for Qiukas. Tianzhen, you take it to him."

Lei Chi gave an order, indicating that he considered Qiukas a trump card and wanted to improve its strength as soon as possible.

As for the remaining [Wisdom Fruit], Lei Chi carefully put it away. He could no longer use it himself and planned to leave it for Zhao Zilong and the others.

After resting briefly, Lei Chi looked at the two mangled corpses before him and said, "Don't blame me for being ruthless, cruel, and bloodthirsty. It's just that you previous generation players had too many tricks up your sleeves, making me dare not hold back! Now, let me perform a ritual to help you pass on, dispel your resentment, and let you have a safe journey to the Pure Land..."

After saying this, Lei Chi began the ritual of deliverance. After performing the ritual twice, he handed the two broken bodies over to the Spirit of Molten Fire. He watched as the Spirit of Molten Fire threw them into the cauldron of the Molten Fire Temple, burning them completely.

Lei Chi then returned to the starry sky and controlled the Moon-Gazing Beast to continue towards Bliss City.

Killing two black-armored fallen ones was nothing more than a trivial matter to him.

Meanwhile, the elders who were hiding their true forms inside the Fallen Temple were no longer able to remain calm.

The temple has released the latest information on the deaths of the hunters, and their cause of death is the same as that of the previous seven black-armored hunters: "suicide"!

"Suicide, another suicide!"

"How could it be suicide?"

"In just ten days, ten Black-Armored Hunters have died, and nine of them even lost their primordial spirits, dying completely. This has never happened since the temple was founded. What exactly happened in that starry sky?"

"Could it be that someone within the Temple of Light possesses a method to prevent the Fallen Temple from recalling the heroic souls?"

"Is it possible that a holy being entered the main world ahead of time?"

"It's unlikely. If it really was the Holy God who intervened, it wouldn't just be a few hunters who died, but the entire army would be wiped out."

"The Holy Gods of the Temple of Light, like us, should now be unable to enter the main world."

"Could it be that the Void Gods made their move?"

"The Lord of Emptiness? Hmph, those guys specialize in faith magic, each one abandoning their physical body and soul, losing their true nature, and have become strange creatures. However, if you say that they blocked the Fallen Temple from recalling the heroic souls, I think it's not impossible."

"This matter should have nothing to do with those Void Gods; they have no reason to do such a thing. Everyone, do not forget that although the Holy Gods of the Temple of Light are currently unable to enter the main world, there is still a place where an existence comparable to a Holy God exists!"

"You mean... the Tomb of the Gods!"

"That's right! It's the Tomb of the Gods! The Tomb of the Gods is where the power of the system is most concentrated, and it's also where the system digests and creates laws. It's no exaggeration to say that it's the core of the system. There's even a saint hiding there who wants to steal the power of the system!"

"Human, Yu Baichen? It's still unknown whether he's still alive. Even if he is, and has awakened and entered the main world, he probably wouldn't kill our hunters."

"Yu Baichen is an anomaly, but his attempt to steal the power of the system will certainly fail."

"Stop overthinking! It must be the Temple of Light causing trouble! Hasn't that newly crowned Angel King been eliminated yet?"

"In any case, this matter should not be underestimated."

"Let's send more people..."

After some discussion, the elders ultimately upgraded the kill order against the Angel King Asmi.

Subsequently, in the front hall of the Holy Temple, the hunter squad leader, Mo Lang, received a message from the Fallen Temple. He looked up at Asmi, who was meditating with his eyes closed not far away, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"What happened? The kill order has been upgraded? The six guys I left outside are dead? And two more hunters from other groups were just killed? Wasn't she always here?"

Mo Lang's mind raced. He had previously believed that the Angel King Asmi was the murderer of [Rabbit] and [Sandstorm], but now he had some doubts.

At that moment, the Angel Queen Asmi suddenly opened her eyes. She stood up, a smug look on her face, and strode toward the rear exit of the palace.

"Hmm? What is she going to do?"

"Could it be that she has mastered the Cosmic Sword Technique and intends to leave this front hall?"

"That's impossible!"

"Let's wait and see..."

Everyone in the hall was getting restless. Whether they were practicing the Cosmic Sword Technique or the Turtle Flow Qi Gong, except for the Azure Flame Avatar who remained seated, everyone else stopped their cultivation and looked at Asmi with curiosity.

Asmi walked all the way to the "Naga" guarding the goal.

"Naga" glanced sideways at Aismi, opened her mouth, and let out a sharp voice: "When choosing disciples, cowards first look at luck, then talent, and finally character. They won't accept those with bad luck, those with low talent, or those who won't back down! I'm good at judging people. Your comprehension should be the highest among this batch of inheritors, but it's not good to hand in your paper early! So now, do you want me to start the test? I'm reminding you, you only have one chance. If you fail the test, I will send you out of the sect, and your path of inheritance will be cut off."

Asmi said with a serious expression, "I now request to be tested!"

"Alright! Then so be it, hand over your token!"

"yes!"

Asmi handed over his token, which contained the number "1".

The next moment, Naga pointed at the token, and a bright butterfly immediately flew out from it. The butterfly fluttered its wings and slowly flew towards Asmi's brow.

Asmi instinctively wanted to dodge, but Naga said, "Don't move, this butterfly is your examiner!"

"yes!"

Asmi responded and stopped dodging; the butterfly flew directly into her brow.

Soon, the butterfly flew out again, landed on Asmi's token, and slowly disappeared.

At this moment, the token changed, and some golden characters slowly appeared on it.

Asmi asked, "How did I do on the test? May I leave through the exit?"

Naga glanced at the token before her, pondered for a moment, and said, "You were the first to arrive at the opening of the Holy Divine Palace this time, your token number is 1, your luck score is 80! Within twelve days, you comprehended the incomplete Meteor Intent, the incomplete Bright Moon Intent, and the incomplete Blazing Sun Intent of the Cosmic Sword Technique, your comprehension is good, your talent score is 90! However, you were arrogant and overconfident, submitted your paper early, did not know how to use your time, which is not in line with the way of a coward, your conduct score is 40! Your final score is 210! Those who score 200 can enter the inner sect to undergo the assessment, you can be considered... barely passed."

"What? You passed?"

Mo Lang, who was behind, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

What does "passed the test" mean?

"So that means she's ready to leave here and go to the inner sect to receive her inheritance?"

"hateful!"

"Is 200 points enough to pass...?"

Asmi heard the words of the group of black-armored fallen warriors behind her and felt quite smug. Although the test results that the Naga mentioned were different from what she had expected, she had at least passed the test.

Naga continued, "Judging from the first two scores alone, you're among the top inheritors of this legacy. It's a pity your score in the last one is so poor! You only got 210 points. According to the rules set by the Coward, you can only choose ten buildings to explore from the buildings to the left and right of the gate, and you won't receive the rewards that the Coward had arranged beforehand. You'd better watch out!"

"is that so?"

Asmi seemed to regret it somewhat, but he still bowed and strode towards the exit, quickly leaving the temple.

Naga shook her head. Seeing that everyone in the hall was still looking at her, she snorted coldly and said, "What are you looking at? She'll most likely become an inner disciple, while you're all probably outer disciples. Why aren't you hurrying up and comprehending your cultivation techniques?"

Mo Lang and the others immediately dared not utter another word, and each of them calmed down again and silently cultivated the techniques they had chosen.

Before long, fourteen more people entered the hall, including Lucifer and Yodara.

They dared not act rashly in this hall, and soon they also selected a stone tablet and began their cultivation.

Even though they came from the Fallen Temple, they dared not underestimate this strange Holy Temple and the legacy of the Cowardly Emperor that they had never heard of before, regarding their experience as a great opportunity.

The Breaker Lucifer chose to cultivate the [Cosmic Sword Technique]. She sat down near the stone tablet and glanced at the Azure Flame Avatar next to her without paying any attention, but her mind immediately stirred.

"Huh? This person! Isn't that the one we ran into outside earlier?"

The appearance of Qinghuo's incarnation was exactly the same as Leichi's, which puzzled Lucifer.

This lawbreaker had previously ignored Lei Chi when she encountered him, but that was only a facade. In reality, she had memorized Lei Chi's appearance, and leaving two team members to eliminate him was actually her intention.

"This person... must be connected to that guy outside. Those two hunters are dead, most likely at his hands. So this guy can't be let go. Once I obtain the legacy of the Cowardly Emperor, I'll capture him as soon as I leave this Holy God Palace!"

Lucifer pondered silently.

Lei Chi was unaware that the Azure Flame avatar he left behind had already been coveted. Riding the Moon Gazing Beast, he returned to the main world in less than half a day, descending to the edge of his own territory, the edge of the Stormy Sea.

"Descending from the stars like this is almost equivalent to selecting the landing point with minimal deviation. If that's the case, we might as well use the stars as a transit point when traveling in the main world, which should save a lot of time."

Lei Chi quickly determined the direction, then shook the Moon Gazing Bell, ordering it to head towards Paradise City at full speed.

A moment later, just before reaching the first ridge of Jingyanggang, Lei Chi spotted a "familiar face"—the brain worm girl.

(End of this chapter)