There were three ways to make the Disaster arrive earlier.

The simplest was through enemy slaying titles.

Noah planned to accept missions later, specifically targeting Human Level Calamities caused by Demonized Monsters. By slaughtering them in large numbers, he could raise the level of his title and, at the same time, get a clearer sense of how intense these calamities truly were.

The All Heavens and Myriad Realms were vast beyond imagination. There were countless Remnant Worlds, not just the one that had its eyes on Blue Star.

Still, Noah intended to wait until he reached the Fifth Order before taking action. At that point, his efficiency would be far greater.

As for increasing the strength of the world, the method was straightforward. He needed to push the ranking of the Civilization Pillar as high as possible.

Within the Civilization Index, the strength of individual experts accounted for a significant portion, but it was not everything. Noah could guarantee his own growth, yet the overall development of Blue Star was something he could only assist with. In the end, it depended on the high level officials of each nation to take responsibility.

Finally, there was Transcendent Aura.

There was more than one way to bring it down.

Clearing high-difficulty dungeons within the time limit was one method. Purchasing it from the System Store using merit and contribution points was another. And the third was to challenge the Sky Piercing Tower.

The first option was naturally out of the question. The second was far too expensive, something Noah simply could not afford. That left only one path.

To challenge the Sky Piercing Tower.

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The Sky Piercing Tower stood within the special zone. After leaving the intelligence Pavilion, Noah walked for nearly an hour before finally arriving.

What greeted him was a towering bronze pagoda, rising thousand of meters into the sky.

Compared to the bustling crowds at the Civilization Pillar, there were far fewer Awakeners here. Most people their own limits. If they could not win, then they could not win. Coming here again and again held no meaning.

The Sky Piercing Tower also had its own ranking list.

Only ten thousand names were recorded on it, a sharp contrast to the Civilization Pillar, which held as many as one hundred million.

Noah lifted his gaze and examined the rankings.

At the very top stood a single name.

Rank One.

Name : Cyrus.

Ancient God Civilization.

Seven Hundred Nine Floors.

"Ancient God Civilization?"

Noah frowned slightly.

He had never heard of such a civilization before. Clearly, it was not a First Level Civilization.

The ranking of the Sky Piercing Tower were not divided by Civilization by civilization level. All civilization were placed together on a single list.

Noah continued scanning downward until he finally spotted a familiar name near the bottom.

Rank 9921. Star Ember. Star Sea Civilization. Three Hundred Eighteen Floors.

The Star Sea Civilization, ranked first among all First Level Civilization, could only linger at the very end of the list. Apart from them, not a single other First Level Civilization had made it onto the rankings.

The meaning behind this list was obvious.

Noah also understood why the Sky Piercing Tower was so quiet. The rankings were nearly impossible to shake. Even the slightest change was rare, so there was little for people to watch.

Without paying further further attention to the list, Noah stepped forward and passed through the light door on the first floor, entering the tower.

Without paying further attention to the list, Noah stepped forward and passed through the light door on the first floor, entering the tower.

"Another challenger has arrived. Let’s see how far he can go."

The surrounding crowd stirred with interest.

Those who remained here were either challengers themselves or Recorders observing the tower. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

The ranking of the Sky Piercing Tower was difficulty to change, but that did not mean those who failed to make the list were insignificant. Some Awakeners were still worth watching closely.

From the outside, every time someone entered the Sky Piercing Tower, a point of light would appear on the corresponding floor. Each challenger was represented by a light, making the situation clear at a glance.

Among the thousand floors of the tower, the bottom hundred were the most crowded with light. The higher one looked, the fewer lights there were.

Above the three hundredth floor, there was not a single light to be seen.

That meant that, at this moment, no Awakeners had managed to reach beyond the three hundredth floor.

...

After passing through the light door, Noah found himself standing within a vast void.

A cold, mechanical voice echoed around him.

"Detected that the challenger is Fourth Order. Your opponent will be adjusted accordingly. A Fourth Order basic template has been generated. You may choose your weapon and arena."

"For each floor cleared, corresponding rewards will be granted. The higher the floor, the richer the rewards."

"The maximum time allowed on each floor is ten minutes. If you fail to defeat your opponent within ten minutes, or if you are killed, the challenge will be considered a failure."

"You have one minute to prepare. Sixty. Fifty nine. Fifty eight..."

Noah quickly examined himself.

Upon entering the Civilization Convergence Zone, only one’s consciousness or soul was projected inside, while the physical body remained on Blue Star.

Naturally, it was impossible for him to bring anything from his real body into this place.

The method of challenging the Sky Piercing Tower was simple.

Combat.

When the challenge began, a new body would be generated according to the challenger’s rank. The one Noah was using now was precisely such a body, and it felt almost indistinguishable from a real one.

There was only one problem.

"It’s too weak."

Noah frowned.

The generated body followed a standard Fourth-Order template. Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Spirit were all fixed at one hundred thousand. The attribute panel was completely bare. There were no talents, no bloodlines, no cultivation techniques, no titles. Even the items in his backpack could not be accessed.

The only abilities he possessed were two inherent skills. Rank Suppression and Life Force Field.

The Sky Piercing Tower did not test raw power.

It tested Combat Art.