You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 251 : 40. Heavenly Ascension Test_3

To put it simply, it had become a chat room of sorts.

Soon, the faceless stone sculpture found another cultivator with a record similar to Lin Yue's, also with two consecutive victories.

"Final Sky, two victories, no defeats; Sixteen Swords, eight victories, seven defeats.

"In thirty breaths, the debate will commence. The height of one's path will only be determined between life and death, and the location for the debate is... the Sword Stage."

It was still an easy instant kill with a flash of movement.

...

A moment later.

After Lin Yue returned to Tianxia Building from the "Vast Rivers and Mountains" painting, the faceless stone sculpture once again distributed nine command arrows while announcing in a deep voice:

"Final Sky, you have achieved five consecutive victories and may initiate the Heavenly Ascension Trial. Should you pass the trial, you will enter the Second Layer of Tianxia Building. It will cost one command arrow to try. Do you wish to attempt it?"

"May I continue to apply for debates?" asked Lin Yue.

The faceless stone sculpture spoke solemnly, "I can arrange for you to debate with another cultivator who has also won five consecutive times; however, there are currently no cultivators in the first layer of Tianxia Building who have achieved five consecutive victories, so you will have to wait for some time, or issue a challenge for a debate yourself."

Lin Yue's brows rose slightly.

Tianxia Building arranged debates between cultivators with the highest number of consecutive victories to ensure meaningful records.

Otherwise, one could only issue challenges for debates. Though it would only cost one command arrow, winning offered no reward of additional arrows, and losing would not result in the loss of any arrows.

No wonder achieving five consecutive victories was difficult; the requirements were so stringent. Only those with considerable strength could reach such a streak.

The strength of the Saint Heir of Heavenly Born Sect, in this first layer of Tianxia Building, would probably at best achieve three consecutive victories, and with a little bad luck, might not even reach that.

"Then, let's proceed with the Heavenly Ascension Trial."

Lin Yue decided not to waste any more time; there were no more command arrows to be earned, so why linger here?

The cultivators within the first layer heard this and couldn't help feeling a bit of admiration.

People really were different from one another.

They had spent how many years toiling in the first layer, winning some and losing some, barely managing to accumulate a number of command arrows.

In theory, as long as one did not actively apply for debates, but waited for Tianxia Building to arrange them, one could avoid using that command arrow, effectively saving an arrow.

One ought to perform at their best and try to shine in the debates. The number of command arrows won on average should be slightly higher than the amount deducted in a loss.

After an equal performance of one win and one loss, with a bit of luck, it might be possible to gain an extra arrow or two.

Thus, by managing wins and losses strategically and saving command arrows, one could accumulate hundreds of arrows on the first layer.

It just required a considerable amount of time.

This Seventeenth Prince, however, clearly didn't care for such a small number of arrows and didn't want to waste time, choosing instead to make a beeline for the Second Layer.

Still, having earned forty command arrows in just less than half an hour wasn't too bad.

The deep voice of the faceless stone sculpture resounded:

"Final Sky, the Heavenly Ascension Trial is simple—it involves fighting a Mutant Beast, but there are three levels of difficulty.

"In the lowest difficulty of the Heavenly Ascension Trial, the Mutant Beast is one that is vulnerable to you, and the maximum number of command arrows you can win is nine.

"In a normal difficulty trial, the Mutant Beast is neither vulnerable to you nor has an advantage over you, and you can win up to eighteen command arrows.

"In the highest difficulty trial, the Mutant Beast has an advantage over you, and you can win up to thirty-six command arrows."

Without any hesitation, Lin Yue said, "I choose the highest difficulty."

The faceless stone sculpture nodded slowly and continued, "The trial scenario also has different options... If you select a scenario that benefits you and you win, there are no command arrow rewards; if you choose one that is neutral to you, there is no reward or punishment; if you choose a scenario that benefits the Mutant Beast, upon victory, the number of command arrows you win will be doubled."

"I choose... the scenario most advantageous to the Mutant Beast."

Lin Yue still did not hesitate in his choice, opting for the highest reward.

In theory, the maximum reward for the Heavenly Ascension Trial was an impressive thirty-six command arrows, and most importantly, there was an enormous hidden reward...

"The trial begins."

The next moment, Lin Yue suddenly noticed that among the exotic beast stone sculptures surrounding the faceless one, a huge gray and white rock, turtle-crocodile, about the height of one or two people, began to slowly crumble away its gray-white rocky surface, as though it were coming to life, and let out a deep roar.

Simultaneously, within the "Vast Rivers and Mountains" floating in mid-air, an ominous and narrow stone cavern appeared.

"It really is a Mutant Beast and a scenario that counter me..."

Lin Yue was somewhat surprised, gaining a clearer understanding of the difficulty level of this Heavenly Ascension Trial.

In his previous debates, he had only used Thirteen Flames, demonstrating astonishing speed with his movement technique, but the attack potency was rather ordinary.

This colossal turtle-crocodile had a part of the Divine Beast Xuanwu's bloodline. Although it moved slowly, its explosive speed when extending its neck was very fast, and its shell was extremely hard, boasting formidable defense.

If the trial required him to kill it and Lin Yue relied solely on Thirteen Flames, he would naturally be utterly countered.

The narrow stone cavern scenario was even more advantageous to the turtle-crocodile, presenting a significant disadvantage to him, rendering him unable to utilize his speed advantage.

Lin Yue revealed a hint of a smile.

"This is indeed challenging, but fortunately, I am not lacking in resources."

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