An emperor in his later years is summoned by his sister to save the nation's fate.

Her smooth brow.

"Whoosh!"

It was none other than the divine power—the Heavenly Eye! The third scarlet vertical pupil was activated with a roar at this moment!

The Heavenly Eye flashed with a burst of red light.

Under the gaze of these supreme pupils that can see through all the supernatural flaws in the world.

The supernatural core that was originally hidden deep within the three-headed hellhound's body, and which was also the most crucial and fatal point of its three heads and three lives, was seen clearly by Lu Xueyao in an instant!

"Your weakness, so that's what it is."

"die."

Lu Xueyao remained calm as the [Blood Transformation Divine Blade] in her hand shot out in an instant, transforming into a dark red lightning bolt.

Following the guidance of the Heavenly Eye, they found a hidden flaw.

"Pfft!"

The dark red Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, with perfect precision and without the slightest deviation, pierced directly through the deadly throat of the raging hellhound!

"Sizzle sizzle—!"

In an instant, the evil corrosive power of the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade forcibly corroded and dissolved all the power and vitality within the last right head of the Hellhound into a pool of foul-smelling blood!

Three heads, three lives.

Under Lu Xueyao's series of flawless and seamless methods,

The whole thing didn't even take more than two minutes.

This third-level gatekeeper BOSS, who was considered a nightmare and unsolvable problem in the eyes of ordinary Chosen Ones, was cleanly and thoroughly killed by Lu Xueyao, and was dead beyond any doubt!

[Congratulations to Lu Xueyao, the chosen one of the Dragon Kingdom, for successfully clearing the third level of the Tower of Babel!]

[Perfect rating achieved!]

[Challenge time: A full 2 ​​minutes and 10 seconds!]

[Third-tier special rewards are being distributed:]

Congratulations! You have obtained a life-saving item—a substitute statue!

[Substitute Statue Description: Bind this statue to your system inventory. If the host subsequently encounters any form of fatal attack or unsolvable rule-based elimination, this statue can be consumed to perform an absolute substitution, resetting the host's status to its peak!]

Looking at the warm jade statue in his hand, which was only the size of his palm and vividly depicted his own appearance.

Lu Xueyao's beautiful lips curved slightly as she stored it deep inside her storage ring.

The steps of the Tower of Babel continued to slowly extend beneath her feet.

Lu Xueyao's first place was displayed at the very top of this black stone tablet, shining with a dazzling golden light that was impossible to look directly at!

At the same time, just as Lu Xueyao easily swept through the third floor of the Tower of Babel at an astonishing speed and topped the list of stone tablets.

Another chosen one of the Dragon Kingdom—Xu Jingming, the captain of Bureau 749—was only one step behind her. His figure transformed into a dazzling light and he stepped into the ancient portal of the Tower of Babel.

[Ding! Xu Jingming, the Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom, has been detected and confirmed to participate in the challenge!]

[Matching you to the first level of space... Teleportation activated!]

As the system's cold notification tone sounded, Xu Jingming's vision instantly distorted.

When he opened his eyes again, he was transported to the first level of the [Crimson Wasteland], a space where the entire sky was dark red and the air was filled with the strong smell of money and rust.

"roar--!"

The surrounding red sandstorm howled wildly, and dozens of ferocious blood demons, each two meters tall and formed from pure filthy blood and violent resentment, roared shrilly as they pounced on Xu Jingming from all directions, baring their fangs and claws, after smelling the vigorous essence of a living person on his body.

Faced with the overwhelming horde of monsters, Xu Jingming's cold and stern face remained completely expressionless.

Unlike Lu Xueyao, who chose a gentler refining method, he adopted the most primitive and violent approach.

"Glutton, come out and have your meal!"

Xu Jingming's expression was icy, and a thought flashed through his mind.

"Awooo—!"

Accompanied by a terrifying roar that seemed to come from the depths of the primordial wilderness and was powerful enough to shatter the void, a massive golden phantom several meters tall, with a sheep's face and a human body, strange eyes growing from its armpits, and exuding a dark golden aura—[Taotie]—suddenly rose up from the ground behind Xu Jingming!

As soon as the Taotie appeared, its enormous maw, capable of devouring everything in the world, suddenly opened wide.

"suck!"

There was no need for a complicated battle process; Taotie directly activated its core rule of gold quality—[Tear and Devour]!

An irresistible, invisible gravitational force erupted in the void. The dozens of blood demons who had just pounced halfway, their expressions frenzied, lost control of their tainted blood essence in the face of this absolute devouring law. Their entire bodies were forcibly twisted and pulled by that terrifying gravitational force.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of blood demons turned into streaks of scarlet light and were all swallowed into the bottomless maw of the Taotie in one gulp, without even having a chance to scream.

"Burp~"

The gluttonous beast closed its enormous mouth, letting out a loud burp with a look of unsatisfied satisfaction.

[Ding! Level cleared successfully!]

[Congratulations to Xu Jingming, the Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom, for successfully clearing the first level of the Tower of Babel!]

[Perfect rating achieved for Level 1, completion time: 1 minute!]

[Rewards: Maximum HP increased by 200%, and resistance to supernatural rules increased by 100%!]

As the basic rewards were poured in, Xu Jingming's blood and qi surged, and his aura became more stable.

Without pausing, he stepped directly into the white teleportation array leading to the second level.

The second level is the Misty Forest.

When Xu Jingming was teleported into this forest, which was shrouded in a perpetual, pale fog and whose ancient trees were twisted like vengeful ghosts.

He looked at the absolute rule-based mist ahead, which could severely interfere with divine sense perception and obstruct direction, and raised an eyebrow slightly.

He didn't have Lu Li's superhuman double pupils to guide him from a god-like perspective in his sea of ​​consciousness.

but.

This does not mean that Xu Jingming has no way to break the deadlock.

"Shadow Demon, go."

With a thought, Xu Jingming unleashed a burst of icy power within his body.

In an instant, he vanished like a pool of ink, silently merging into the dark shadows of the earth beneath his feet.

This is the new core ability he obtained and mastered when he had Taotie forcibly devour the A-level Shadow Ghost in Taiping Town!

"Whoosh—!"

Xu Jingming, who had transformed into a black shadow, created a subtle, supernatural resonance between his will and the shadows cast on the ground by all the ancient trees in the forest.

His figure moved and leaped between the shadows of the trees at a speed that defied the laws of physics, moving wildly and silently.

It only took one minute.

Using the medium of shadows, Xu Jingming forcefully explored the "shadow network" beneath the entire Misty Forest. After avoiding one deadly illusion trap after another, he accurately locked onto the direction of the only white jade gate leading to the outside world!