Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Luo Heng continued. “I’ve been here a lot of times, from the first level until the third level, so I know that if I can make use of this place. I can get a lot of benefits in my world. Not long ago…”
He grinned, looking prideful.
“It so happens that not long ago, I participated in the selection battle of the entire universe. I’m one of the top three, I’m backed by a great supporter, and I’ve taken a great martial artist as my master. I’m not the person I used to be in the past anymore, and I can take whatever you have,” Luo Heng said. He did not try to hide anything about his situation.
“Let me tell you something. If I can bring these things back, maybe I can earn a thousand times, ten thousand times, or even a million times the benefits!”
“Are you not worried about getting too much attention?” Jiang Ming asked. “After all, these items aren’t items from your world.”
“Haha!” Luo Heng tossed his head back and let out a boisterous peal of laughter. “This is the difference between your world and my world! The universe I’m in is vast. It’s home to hundreds of millions of communities and hundreds of millions of civilizations. Different civilizations will naturally give birth to different cultivation methods. There are also secret cosmic realms or forbidden places, and it’s normal to see some exotic plants and special materials. No one will question me if I tell them I got these from my adventure. Besides, these new artifacts and materials that have never appeared before are priceless to some powerful people who like to study them!”
‘Very well, then!” Jiang Ming laughed. “Name your price!”
“Okay!” Luo Heng said. Gone was the guy who tried to sell him a tablet and 18-rated movies. It was only now Jiang Ming realized that Luo Heng was just sounding him out just now while trying to make friends with him to reduce the awkwardness between them.
Luo Heng waved his hand, and a four-sided peak-like item appeared out of thin air. It was invisible and made of small pieces stacked together.
“These are energy crystals. What do you think?” Luo Heng asked.
“Awesome!” Jiang Ming picked up one. He indeed could sense a massive amount of pure energy from the energy crystal. It was equivalent to a spirit crystal, but this energy crystal was obviously synthetic, and it could only be considered as a low-grade spirit crystal.
“This is too little!” Jiang Ming shook his head. He picked up the low-grade Dao Vessel, the Heaven Shattering Hammer, and said, “In terms of level, this hammer is equivalent to the sixth level, and needless to say, there are many more of the same items!”
“I have another two heaps of energy crystals and some other daily necessities. That’s all I have. If you want, then take it. If you don’t want to, then there’s nothing I can do about it,” Luo Heng said.
“Alright, then.” Jiang Ming nodded after some contemplation. After all, he had no use for these spoils. “Maybe I’ll get some more items in the future. Do you want them?”
However, Luo Heng shook his head, much to Jiang Ming’s surprise. Then, he sighed helplessly. “No matter how long we stay here, it will only be an hour for the world outside. But once we leave and come back again, we won’t know how long has passed here, and it will be near impossible for us to meet again.”
“Why?” Jiang Ming asked.
“Who knows?” Luo Heng replied, shrugging. “Well, this place is, after all, a terrifying existence that can bring people from different worlds and universes together. Perhaps, it’s only normal that it can’t be understood!”
Jiang Ming nodded.
He looked at the three mountains of energy crystals before him and scratched his head.
‘There are too many of them. How should I use them?’
“A suggestion, Brother Luo. You should prepare more high-quality energy crystals,” Jiang Ming said helplessly. “Although it’s great to have so many of them, it’s a pain in the *ss to use!”
“Haha!” Luo Heng laughed. “Don’t worry! My wealth will definitely increase after I return. At that time, I’ll buy the highest grade of energy crystals! Of course, I hope we can still meet.”
“I hope so. After all, it’s a pleasure to trade with you!”
“Me too! By the way, Brother Jiang, you took these items from other people, right?”
“Well… Please don’t tell anyone about it.”
“Okay, don’t worry!”
Both of them were mumbling to each other, and then Jiang Ming suddenly walked to the front.
He was going to earn some points.
Luo Heng and the others followed behind him as they were curious about what he was going to do.
“It’s a pain in the *ss to gain points here.” Luo Heng sighed. “I’ve never earned more than 5 points!”
“Seriously?” Jiang Ming was stunned. “But there are three spots that can earn the points.”
“You’re right. However, you need to use it as soon as you gain it. Or else, the points will be useless,” Luo Heng explained. “Also, the process of gaining points is an arduous one. Take the Heaven Battle Stage as an example. There’s a probability that our opponent is someone who surpasses us by two realms!”
“You’re kidding, right?” Jiang Ming was shocked.
“Nope. I’m not kidding. This is how things work here,” Luo Heng replied. “After all, only geniuses from different worlds and universes can come here, and those who’re too weak and can’t pass the three trials won’t be able to get here as well.”
“In my world, those who are able to come here have the qualifications of being a great emperor,” Ye Qingxian chimed in.
“In my world, those people are beloved by God,” Aurum said.
Jiang Ming fell silent.
He came to the corridor, lifted his head, and looked toward the first battle stage.
There was a stone tablet beside the corridor with three names engraved in gold on it.
Nian Beichen: Four stages
Ming Fei: Four stages
Peng Mo: Four stages
“What are these?” Jiang Ming asked as he pointed at the stone tablet.
“If you want to know what these are, just step onto the corridor or touch the stone tablet,” Luo Heng explained. “Oh yeah, one more thing. Since we all come from different worlds and have different cultivation methods, to make it easy to understand, our strength is classified into “level” here.”
Jiang Ming nodded. He glanced at the stone tablet and stepped onto the corridor.
Voom!
At that moment, a stream of information surged into his head.
Rule No. 1: 1 point will be granted for defeating the opponent, and the point will be doubled for every subsequent victory.
Rule No. 2: The opponent on the first battle stage has the combat power of Level 7.
Rule No. 3: Only those who have cleared the fourth battle stage can be bestowed with supreme honor and be recorded to be admired by future generations.
Rule No. 4: Those who are defeated will be teleported back to the corridor. Challengers will appear directly on the battle stage that they were defeated in the next challenge.
Jiang Ming turned his head and asked, “What is the strength of the Fourth Heavenly Platform equivalent to?”
“According to my speculation, it should be on the early stage of Level 8,” Luo Heng replied. “I’ve managed to clear the first three battle stages, but I was defeated on the fourth battle stages. I’m pretty sure that the opponent that I went up against was at least a Level 8, as for the former three battle stages, they were all at lower Level 7, middle Level 7, and upper Level 7, respectively.”
“Does this mean that the strength of those three people on the stone tablet is at least on Level 8?” Jiang Ming was shocked.
A Level-8 martial artist was equivalent to a Paradis martial artist.
He knew very well how powerful and how hard it was to kill a Paradis martial artist.
During his fight with Ge Xiang, he wouldn’t have the confidence that he could defeat him if he hadn’t pulled him into the Mana Sealing Chess Plate.
“Yeah,” Luo Heng replied. “This is also the reason why it’s hard to earn points. When I was attempting the third battle stage, it took me nine attempts and three years to clear it.”
“I only managed to clear the first battle stage!” Aurum added.
A look of indignation crossed Guang Rui’s face, Liu Yuan sighed softly, while Ye Qingxian said with her hands behind her back, “I’m confident that I can clear the fourth battle stage on my second attempt!”
In other words, she had only attempted once, but she had already cleared the third battle stage.
Jiang Ming shot a glance at Ye Qingxian. He had to admit that she truly was one pretty woman.
“I’m really looking for you to leave your name on the stone tablet. After all, we all came in here at the same time, and I’ll feel very proud as well if one of us could leave our name on the stone tablet!” Luo Heng said, “Of course, I’ll take it as encouragement. After all, who knows if I’ll have a chance as well! But still, it’s very hard. Throughout history, only three people managed to leave their names on the stone tablet. Ms. Ye has the confidence to do so, but how can two people leave their names on the stone tablet? Oh yeah, and you too, Brother Jiang.
“Anyway, good luck, Brother Jiang. I hope you can conquer the fourth battle stage!” Luo Heng said.
“The fourth battle stage, huh…” Jiang Ming smiled.
He picked up his pace and soon arrived at the first battle stage.
It looked like a stone platform from the platform, but it was only then Jiang Ming knew he was wrong after he arrived here.
This was a huge battleground. There were deep ravines and rocky outcrops everywhere that stretched for nearly hundreds of kilometers in circumference.
“Please register your weapon. Please take note that only ordinary weapons are allowed. Weapons with special attributes are strictly prohibited.”
A voice rang into Jiang Ming’s ears, and a minotaur stood in front of him.
The minotaur had two horns on its head and was holding a big hammer. There was golden light swirling around it, giving it an impressive look.
“No weapon needed!” Jiang Ming announced.
“Battle starts!”
The minotaur on the other side swung its hammer and charged toward Jiang Ming in the next moment. Golden light burst out, and the sound of an explosion echoed as if the akasa couldn’t handle its power.
At the same time, a strong suppressive force swept across Jiang Ming and increased the gravity by multiple times.
This was the Earth Dao.
Jiang Ming was not perturbed by it. He clenched his fist and gathered up all his strength and mana in his punch, sending both the minotaur and hammer flying away.
Jiang Ming stepped on the spatial nodes without giving the minotaur a chance to fight back and delivered another kick to it.
“Congratulations, Jiang Ming on clearing the first battle stage. You have been rewarded with 1 point. You can choose to continue the battle or return to the corridor!”
Jiang Ming flew toward the corridor in the distance without any hesitation.
Luo Heng and the others had been watching the fight from the moment Jiang Ming stepped onto the first battle stage.
“How long do you think he is going to take to clear the stage?” Luo Heng asked.
“I think he’ll lose,” Guang Rui said. Her voice was charming, but there was a hint of derision in it. “He really has a lot of guts not to use any weapon?”
“Maybe he has a lot of confidence in his own strength.” Ye Qingxian added, “Maybe he can defeat his opponent in two punches.”
“Two punches? That’s ridiculous,” Guang Rui replied. “He’s just a human. Without any weapon, he—”
She came to an abrupt stop when she saw Jiang Ming had made quick work of the minotaur, and her face sank.
Ye Qingxian darted a glance at him.
“That’s terrific!” Luo Heng exclaimed. “How many battle stages do you think he can clear, Ms. Ye?”
“Maybe all four?” Ye Qingxian replied. There was a divine light swirling in her eyes.
“All four?” Guang Rui scoffed as she summoned a chair behind her. She sat down, and a green-colored wine glass appeared in her hand.
Jiang Ming cleared both the second and the third battle stages with ease.
Soon, he stepped onto the fourth battle stage, and a serious expression appeared on his face.
“Let’s see if I can defeat a Paradis martial artist or not,” Jiang Ming said.
