Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 470 - 288: The Assessment of Rule Mountain Begins_2

Chapter 470: Chapter 288: The Assessment of Rule Mountain Begins_2

The person sent to scout quickly brought back the news.

"Most of these teams had already arrived near Rule Mountain before."

"Some, having spotted dangers through telescopes in advance, did not dare to come over. Others had narrowly escaped being hunted down by Forbidden Area Creatures."

"Since it was too dangerous to return via the original path, these people basically all found a place to hide, planning to wait until the assessment time was over to be directly teleported out."

"However, the commotion caused by the Dragon King and the Seventh Order Strongman just now was too great, especially the explosion triggered by the killing of the Angel Strongman. It was hard not to draw attention, so these people came over directly after scouting."

The member relayed the information he had gathered, and the faces of the others showed a trace of sudden realization.

As time went on, more and more teams arrived, initially only from various countries in Asia.

Because all the countries in Asia were coming from the same direction.

Then teams from Europe, Africa, and America also followed one after another.

But no matter which country’s team it was, upon arrival, they were all extremely polite.

Especially towards the animals of Dragon Hall, these people were filled with awe.

Of course, it was not just human teams that arrived one after another; Mutated Animals and Mutated Insects also demonstrated unbelievably docile behavior.

Upon entry, they all behaved themselves and stayed put, not daring to make a move for fear of causing misunderstandings.

As more and more humans and animals gathered at Dragon Hall, it naturally attracted the attention of other Forbidden Areas.

But after some consideration, they ultimately didn’t make any move.

At this moment, Ye Feng was also carefully assessing these potential enemies.

He had launched straight into a major battle upon arrival, so he had only taken a cursory look. But now, after observing closely, his surprise grew even greater.

In each Forbidden Area, there were at least six or more Seventh Order Strongmen. In addition, he noticed a particular group.

He looked towards the west, where there were a dozen or so somewhat peculiar creatures.

There were Cyclopes, Two-headed Dogs, Spidermen, and beings that seemed to be made of metal like octopuses, among others.

Ye Feng was certain that these creatures did not belong to any Forbidden Area, but they exuded an aura that did not fit in with this world, similar to that of Forbidden Area Creatures.

Moreover, what Ye Feng found even more puzzling was that although the realms of these dozen creatures should only be Sixth Order, they gave him a sense of danger.

An idea suddenly crossed Ye Feng’s mind.

"Could these creatures be the extraterrestrial visitors I sensed before?" Ye Feng’s gaze became somewhat vigilant.

Meanwhile, the dozen creatures he was assessing were also very sensitive and now turned their gaze towards him.

The eyes of both parties only met for a moment before looking away again.

But just from that exchange, Ye Feng felt that if a fight really broke out, these Sixth Order Creatures would probably be more troublesome than the Forbidden Area’s Seventh Order Strongmen.

The last half-hour passed by fairly peacefully.

When the time reached 9 a.m., everyone suddenly felt Spatial Fluctuations throughout the airspace above the Land of Inheritance.

These Spatial Fluctuations swept back and forth across the Land of Inheritance, directly teleporting all life forms outside of Rule Mountain.

At the same time, a hazy light barrier surrounding Rule Mountain began to slowly dissipate.

Previously, when people looked at Rule Mountain through this light barrier, they could only make out a vague shape.

Now, as the light barrier disappeared, everyone could finally see Rule Mountain clearly.

The entire Rule Mountain had not a single plant on it.

Ye Feng even suspected that Rule Mountain was made of a single gigantic boulder.

Because the smooth mountain walls had not a single fissure, appearing as one solid piece.

Besides, Rule Mountain was incredibly steep. Although not quite 90 degrees, it was at least 80 degrees.

Furthermore, the mountain wall was relatively smooth, making it extremely difficult to climb along the exterior.

However, on Rule Mountain there were many staircases.

These stairways were extraordinarily large, each one ten meters high and a kilometer wide, easily accommodating even creatures the size of Mutated Elephants.

"Could it be that the assessment involves us climbing up these staircases?" someone muttered.

"This Rule Mountain is really tall! Can any of you see where the peak is?" Another person tilted their head upward to look and asked those beside them.

However, none of them, not even the likes of Chen Dalong, could see the summit.

While everyone was discussing fervently, Ye Feng’s gaze also turned upwards.

Compared to others, he could undoubtedly see much further, even tens of thousands of meters into the sky.

But even so, the peak was still out of sight.

Ye Feng even had the illusion that following Rule Mountain, it seemed like one could climb up to the heavens.

He shook his head and withdrew his gaze.

By this time, the rest of the Forbidden Area Army had already sprung into action, and with the dissipation of the light curtain, they quickly approached Rule Mountain.

Even the Seventh Order Strongmen from the Forbidden Area had taken the lead and entered the mountain.

But perhaps as a precaution, these strongmen hadn’t all gone in, and each Forbidden Area Army had left behind one or two Seventh Order Strongmen.

"Let’s move out as well!" Ye Feng commanded the animals of Dragon Hall and then he too began walking forward, stepping with his tree roots.

By the time they reached the foot of the mountain, the armies from all the Forbidden Areas had already entered Rule Mountain.

Even those Seventh Order Strongmen who had taken the lead had climbed thousands of meters up the stairs, almost reaching the clouds.

However, Ye Feng wasn’t too anxious, because he didn’t believe the test of Rule Mountain would be as simple as racing to the top.

After arriving at the foot of the mountain, he directly led his army to a Stele.

This object had caught his attention earlier and was very likely the rules of the assessment, but it was all in ancient script that he couldn’t recognize, so he couldn’t be sure right away.

However, everything in the Land of Inheritance came with an "instruction manual," so Ye Feng immediately came over, then produced a tree root and touched it to the Stele.

Indeed, just like when he had encountered those kiwi fruits before, a stream of information entered his mind.

And he finally understood the meaning of the information contained in the Stele.

As he had expected, it detailed the rules of the Rule Mountain assessment.

The rules were simple, that being mountain climbing.

The first 100 to reach the summit would be allowed to enter the final assessment.

For the rest, even if they couldn’t reach the summit, for every 10,000 meters they climbed, they would receive a reward, and the higher they climbed, the richer the reward.

Of course, the Stele also revealed the height of Rule Mountain, which turned out to be an astonishing 100,000 meters.

"It seems, then, that it’s not just a simple climb," Ye Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Although a mountain of 100,000 meters was a bit of a surprise, for Sixth Order Mutated Beings, it really wasn’t much.

Not to mention, the fact that there was a reward for every 10,000 meters climbed meant that the process was certainly not going to be easy.

Ye Feng looked up again, and immediately noticed that the Seventh Order Strongmen, who had been surging upwards before, had now started to slow down.

Having understood the rules clearly, Ye Feng didn’t wait any longer and headed straight for the closest staircase to him.

After all, 100 places were not many, but also not a few, and just the Seventh Order Strongmen from the Forbidden Areas, along with those guests from beyond, would likely take up 70 places.

And if they brought some Elite Squads from their armies, it was possible they could swiftly pass the assessment and take up the remaining 30 places.

Soon, Ye Feng arrived at the largest staircase nearest him.

And when his body stood on the staircase, he finally understood what the real challenge of climbing Rule Mountain was.