I Don't Want to Be on the Board!

Magma Immortal Palace.

In the Preparation Room.

Ning Zhuo jogged all the way to the five-sided stone pillar.

He found that each of the five faces of the stone pillar had a ranking board. They were the Qi Refining Board, the Essence Refining Board, the Spirit Refining Board, the Assessment Progress Board, and the Level Speedrun Board.

Well, his name was also on the Level Speedrun Board, and he was the only one on it.

Ning Zhuo didn't have time to think about the hidden messages in these boards, nor did he care why he was the only one on the list. All he wanted to know now was: How could he get his name off!

"Even the four major powers can't protect a genius in the Qi Refining Stage. If I'm exposed, the consequences are hard to imagine."

"The Three Sects Forefathers set up such a ranking board, probably to increase competition, spur, and motivate. But my small body can't handle it."

Ning Zhuo circled the five-sided stone pillar. As the stone pillar rotated, he followed suit.

The two characters "Ning Zhuo" on the stone pillar were in raised relief, protruding outwards.

"Can I grind it off?"

Ning Zhuo jumped up but couldn't reach his name. He was the only one on the entire ranking board, and he was the first place, so his position was also the highest.

Hanging Ring!

Ding.

The blue-purple prismatic diamond shot onto the ceiling and was fused with the roof, extremely solid.

The big head was stuck in the wooden ring. The inside of the wooden ring spun, retracting a long thin line, which in turn pulled Ning Zhuo's body up quickly.

Ning Zhuo's head was tilted, gradually rising until it was level with his name.

He reached out and tried to grind off his name, but found that not a single stone chip came off.

The stone pillar was extremely sturdy!

Ning Zhuo reviewed his methods. The only Embrace Ice Technique he had would definitely not work, so there was no need to waste time and spirit energy.

"I must, I must solve this problem!"

Ning Zhuo knew he couldn't do it on his own, so while hanging, he tilted his head and looked around.

It was at this moment that he began to properly observe this unique room.

According to the information, this was the Preparation Room, and it was different from rooms one, two, and three.

Ning Zhuo looked and indeed it was.

The entire Preparation Room was square, presenting a square structure.

The walls and ceiling of the room were still made of copper, but it was blue copper.

The light emanated from somewhere unknown, and the room was filled with faint, undulating sea-blue light.

In the center of the Preparation Room was the five-sided stone pillar. Along the walls were piled five or six mechanical bases, and on the walls hung many mechanical components, a dazzling array. There were also several workbenches with complete mechanical tools on them.

Seeing these facilities and tools, hope was rekindled in Ning Zhuo's heart.

"Perhaps, I can use these tools to grind away my name."

Ning Zhuo manipulated the Hanging Ring, lengthening the thin thread, and letting himself fall back to the ground.

Dragging the slender thread, he jogged all the way to a wall, reached out, and grabbed a torch hanging on the wall.

As soon as he touched the torch, a message was transmitted to his heart.

Using the torch requires payment!

The specific charging standard is calculated based on duration.

Ning Zhuo was startled for a moment, then suddenly understood: "No wonder the amount of Spirit Stone rewards for passing through the rooms keeps increasing!"

"In the assessment, these Spirit Stones are not just a source of spiritual power, but also money."

Ning Zhuo agreed to pay in his heart, and only then successfully took down the torch.

The torch was called a Welding Torch, one of the common mechanical crafting tools.

Ning Zhuo grabbed the Welding Torch and ran towards the center of the Preparation Room again.

He ran a few steps, then suddenly pushed off the ground. Coupled with the rotation of the wooden ring around his neck, the thin thread quickly retracted.

Ning Zhuo's neck tilted again, and his entire body was hoisted up again.

He swayed in mid-air, using the inertia of his jump, and returned to the position level with his name.

Then, he extended the torch forward, activated his spiritual power, and infused it into the torch.

The torch immediately ignited, with a duck-egg red flame at the tip.

Ning Zhuo increased the spiritual power infusion, and the ball of fire immediately surged, like hair standing on end in anger. At the very tip of the fire ball, the flame quickly turned a bright blue-purple.

Ning Zhuo aimed the tip of the flame at his name and burned it with all his might.

As a result, he roasted it for a while, but there wasn't even a trace of burning on the name. It was still so conspicuous, so outstanding.

Ning Zhuo gritted his teeth and had to give up.

The Hanging Ring was stuck under his chin, and it spun rapidly with a whooshing sound, lengthening the thin thread. Ning Zhuo fell down again.

When he hung back up again, the torch Welding Torch in his hand was gone, replaced by a file.

This was the Teeth Grinding Demonic Sound File.

Using the canine teeth of fierce beasts as the main material, after infusing spiritual power, it could emit a piercing noise. The size and range of the noise could be adjusted, and it was used for grinding in many places.

Not only the outside of objects, but because the noise could penetrate, the inside of objects could also be ground very smooth and flat.

Ning Zhuo tried to use the Teeth Grinding Demonic Sound File to work on his name.

At the same time.

Magma Immortal Palace Main Hall.

On the throne, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit yawned boredly.

The last exploration brought it a lot of fun. Therefore, when the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit noticed that Ning Zhuo's soul had almost recovered, it couldn't wait to draw Ning Zhuo's soul in.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit wanted to amuse itself with Ning Zhuo again.

Ning Zhuo's second exploration of the Immortal Palace, his strange appearance hanging in Room Two, and his embarrassment from being beaten by the Gongfu Puppet, all brought the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit considerable joy.

But now, Ning Zhuo wasn't leaving; he was single-mindedly focused on grinding away its name. This made the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit feel incredibly bored.

It directly transmitted a message—the Ranking Stone Pillar must not be damaged!

Ning Zhuo paused slightly upon receiving this message.

Had it been before, he might have stopped.

But the matter of his name was too significant; Ning Zhuo would never give up like this.

He gritted his teeth inwardly and continued to file the name with the Demonic Sound File.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit scoffed, spitting out a few sparks in annoyance.

The next moment, it directly controlled the divine ability, Life Hanging by a Thread.

Instantly, Ning Zhuo was unable to move.

After a breath, he regained his ability to act and had to stop.

Looking at his name again, the two large characters, Ning Zhuo, were still so conspicuous, so outstanding.

"What can I do?" A feeling of despair gradually spread in Ning Zhuo's heart.

No, I can't just give up like this.

This time, when Ning Zhuo landed, he didn't pick up any small tools.

He set his sights on the various platforms.

The platforms came in all shapes and sizes.

Ning Zhuo walked past the Motion Balance Bed and the Array Pattern Carving Platform, skipped over the Spirit Energy Compression Bed and the White Tiger Sharpening Wheel, and finally arrived before the Thousand Jun Heavy Hammer platform.

The Magma Immortal Palace's control over me is instantaneous.

I'll set up a simple mechanism. I only need to press the initial trigger, and the heavy hammer can smash the stone tablet!

Ning Zhuo's large head immediately thought of a clever method.

He began busying himself, first selecting Mechanical Components, then dragging out the Thousand Jun Heavy Hammer platform, and gradually building a trebuchet.