Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Chapter 1436  The Top 3

Wang Wei entered the first level; he did not immediately rush to the higher hunting ground. He observed these Bestoward Monsters; most resembled the demon race, with a few humanoids. ʼI thought the special rewards were deeply hidden inside these creatures, but it seemed I was wrong.ʼ

He had observed countless of these creatures, but he saw no entrance token or life-increasing opportunities. Wang Wei locked to a monkey creature with flaming hands and slapped him into non-existence before checking his token. ʼThe weakest Empyrean only gives 0.1 points? Isnʼt this a little too ruthless?ʼ

The minimum cost to use any tower is 100 points, which means each participant must defeat 10,000 Empyreans for the lowest access level. However, if they are not a seeded player, they may not even have the opportunity to use them.

Wang Wei locked into a peak Empyrean monster that resembled a blue fox with eleven tails. He annihilated with a glance, and his token increased by one point. ʼTruly pitiful,” Wang Wei shook his head before directly heading to the second level. He observed briefly, trying to see if he could detect any creatures with hidden rewards.

ʼSo, itʼs a different reward mechanism, probably not something related to luck,ʼ Wang Wei analyzed. Everyone here could be called a darling of Heaven and Earth with ample luck and destiny. The trial would lose a tremendous amount of resources if they used luck as their reward mechanism.

Wang Wei locked onto a blue humanoid creature with enormous bat wings. He attacked it, killing it in ten moves. ʼ1000 points? Are they trying to encourage participants to hunt above their realm?ʼ These geniuses can hunt Paragon Monsters with a base 90% realm using Paragon Artifacts and Talismans.

However, the success rate is not high unless they partner up. Additionally, overused and prolonged use of Paragon Artifacts will corrode their Dao. People from powerful factions will have Supreme Chaos Artifacts with lower risks, neutral Paragon Artifacts with less corrosion, or specially tailored artifacts with similar effects. Regardless, using these artifacts will have side effects that can be detrimental to the Paragon Tribulation, not to mention how draining they are to the soul. Luckily, Wang Wei did not have these issues.

He looked around, searching for his next target. His Taboo Battle Realm strength was previously 94% with a temporary 95% in desperate mode, but after acquiring that technique, he has perfected his application of all his techniques after studying them on a micro-level, he now could display 95% strength normally and reach 96% point in a desperate situation.

ʼLetʼs compare how many points each monster will give and the time it takes to defeat them,ʼ Wang Wei planned. It took him a few hours, but he had the data, which indicated that hunting creatures between the Second and Third Heaven was better since it took too long to defeat Fifth and Sixth Heaven creatures.

”Let the hunt begin,” Wang Wei muttered before starting a massacre. He did not stop for five straight years before checking on his points and ranking: ”Huh? Iʼm only ranked second?” At the very top of the list were the bold characters:

[1st. Tian Xuan, True Origin World, Points:...]

ʼTian Xuan? Chosen by Heaven? The name is a little on the nose, but I wonder whether itʼs his real name or the title he chose,ʼ Wang Wei thought. That didnʼt really matter, so he didnʼt pay too much attention to the name. ʼHeʼs only a few thousand points ahead, so if I speed up, I should surpass him. However, as long as I leave this area, heʼll soon overtake me. I canʼt have that.ʼ

Wang Wei waved his hand to summon a dozen bodies from his meat puppet pools. He injected them with his spirit particles before granting each of them Paragon Artifacts. ”Go and hunt,” he ordered. With a disposal team under his command, the speed at which Wang Wei racked up points drastically increased.

Tian Xuan immediately noticed this change and increased his pace, too. Unfortunately, whatever method he used was not as effective as Wang Weiʼs meat puppets. After fifteen years of hunting, Wang Wei felt he had enough of a lead to head to the towers.

…

Wang Wei paid the 100,000 points to use the [First Room], followed by his authority to kick whoever was in there. He also spent an additional 1 million points to guarantee his rights for the next hundred years. In other words, even if Tian Xuan surpassed him in the list, he cannot disturb Wang Weiʼs usage of the first room for the next hundred years.

The roomʼs interior was a void with a floating cushion. He observed everything, and a look of realization dawned on him. The energy absorbed from the participantsʼ [Existence] was not used for nefarious purposes — at least not all of them — its primary purpose was to power the towers and possibly the entire trial.

ʼThatʼs one mystery solved,ʼ Wang Wei thought, and with a thought, the void turned into a luscious prairie with the cushion lying under a tree. He summoned his Bodhi Tree and Immortal Peach Tree to bless his comprehension, placing them around the cushion before sitting down.

ʼThis is so easy — even too easy,ʼ Wang Wei instantly thought. The complex process of understanding the Dao was reduced to a process as complex as multiplication and division. His cultivation reached 87% in just five years, and he immediately retrieved a pill.

ʼIt almost feels like a waste to use it now,ʼ Wang Wei thought as he swallowed it. His spirit elevated to a higher level, and in mere seconds, his cultivation reached 89.999%. ʼNext is the bottleneck.ʼ He could easily break the bottleneck by removing the seals in his Sea of Consciousness that contained his previous epiphanies or knowledge nourishment, but it would be a terrible waste to use them now.

The energy released from the cushion transformed as it nourished Wang Weiʼs body and soul, making the comprehension of the Grand Dao Source easier than addition and subtraction.

Time flowed like a river, and on Wang Weiʼs 97th year staying in the Dao Tower, he heard a breaking sound, followed by a drastic increase in aura: his understanding had reached 90%. He opened his eyes and immediately controlled the joy he felt. He was not a Paragon yet; this was just a great turn in that direction.

ʼItʼs almost time to leave, so letʼs check how many points I have left,ʼ Wang Wei thought, and he immediately wanted to curse. ”These vampires,” he uttered with gritted teeth. These towers did not only require an entrance fee; every minute spent inside burned points like crazy. Wang Wei only stayed for 97 years, and three-quarters of the points he had were gone.

”This is just daylight robbery,” he complained. Now that he understood this placeʼs cost, he wouldnʼt waste a second. Three years wasnʼt enough to make any meaningful improvement, so Wang Wei chose to study the unique power of this trial. He observed how it influenced his [Existence], hoping he could recreate it. No, he would be satisfied with a copy with a quarter of the effect.

Time flies when you focus intensely on a task. As soon as the hundredth mark arrived, he received notifications he was no longer the number-one and had to vacate the [First Room]. Wang Wei chose to leave the tower, meaning he did not bump into Tian Xuan.

The first thing he did outside was send more meat puppets to hunt since the previous batch had already collapsed. He hadnʼt received any reports from Red Mask or Yan Jie, so he flew directly into the Essence Tower and took the first room.

…

”Damn it, damn it, damn it to hell — Iʼve been hunting for over a hundred years, and Iʼm still ranked third,” Ji Changming cursed as he waved his hand to annihilate the mountain range before him. However, such destruction could not quell his wrath, so he attacked more ferociously. Unfortunately for him, the trial greatly limited the destructive capabilities of even peak Boundless Paragons, let alone him.

”Donʼt these bastards know who I am?” he yelled as he continued his path of destruction. Ji Changming was already on edge when he realized he might fail his mission to get information about the Eternal Ascension World due to a stupid lock on these peopleʼs bodies and souls, but now, he was humiliated by ranking third.

How can he explain this failure to the Palace Master? How much jeering will he receive from his clan members and competitors? He could not accept this. No, he refused to accept.

As he floated in the void with his face red out of anger, Ji Changming suddenly opened his palm to receive a talisman. ”The Plum Daoist entered the Essence Tower? Damn it, I told these idiots to keep an eye out when he enters the hunting area. Why are they sending me such useless news?ʼ He crushed the talisman, deepening the red veins on his neck in the process.

”I canʼt allow this humiliation,” Ji Changming said through gritted teeth. He flew directly to the Battle Tower. The only way to wash away this shame is to claim the top spot in the tower and challenge those two. If possible, it would be best for them to agree to a life-and-death battle so he can kill them.