Trial Tower's Third Level!

Gu Ce's figure appeared out of thin air on the vast prairie.

"Gu Ce." An electronic voice echoed across the prairie. "Trial Tower first level, phase A assessment: kill 50 Junior Beast General Brute Oxen within 10 minutes. If you die midway, you fail! If after 30 minutes the number of Brute Oxen killed has not reached 100, you also fail! This is your first time entering the Trial Tower. You have five minutes to prepare."

Gu Ce smiled calmly. Brute Oxen?

He briefly adjusted to the changes in his body. Though Six Eyes could not be brought into the Virtual Space, Gu Ce's combat ability did not rely entirely on the perception Six Eyes provided.

Perfect Level Movement Technique and Mastered Swordplay truly existed!

"Phase A training, begin!" Five minutes quickly passed, and the electronic voice rang out.

On the distant grassland appeared powerful bovine monsters nearly three meters tall. Among bovine monsters, they were famous for their unity and herd-living nature—Brute Oxen! Long, flowing hair, a pair of curved, sharp horns, and reddened bull eyes.

"Moo~~"

The Brute Oxen's horns carried a faint red tint, as if stained with blood. Their bull eyes were red, white steam sprayed from their nostrils, and their four hooves trampled the grass as they charged swiftly toward Gu Ce!

Not the slightest fear could be seen in Gu Ce's eyes. He drew the Longevity Sword from his back and went to meet the herd of Brute Oxen.

"Swish!"

The second layer of "Longevity Swordplay"! Hidden Force erupted!

Double force!

With a flick of the Longevity Sword, he easily took the life of one Brute Ox. Borrowing that momentum, Gu Ce's figure dodged the impact of another Brute Ox, causing two Brute Oxen to crash into each other!

A second eruption!

Gu Ce raised his hand and brought the sword down, weaving through the herd of Brute Oxen, harvesting their lives like Death God.

A third eruption!

The Brute Oxen were enormous, much larger than the Iron-Haired Boars from before, but fortunately the Longevity Sword was long enough. With one strike, he could slice off a Brute Ox's head.

A fourth eruption!

The herd of Brute Oxen had nearly collapsed. He had barely even used his movement technique; relying on Longevity Swordplay alone, he crushed these Brute Oxen.

Gu Ce stopped. On the field, only the final Brute Ox was still standing.

Swish!

The long sword swept past and completely executed it.

"Time used: 2 minutes 18 seconds. All 50 Brute Oxen killed. Phase A training, passed! Congratulations, student Gu Ce." The godlike electronic voice echoed over the entire prairie.

"Continue." Gu Ce loosened his muscles and joints.

"Gu Ce, congratulations on completing phase A training. Next is the Trial Tower first level, phase B trial. Your goal is to kill 100 'Junior Beast General Level' Brute Oxen within 30 minutes. Good luck." The Virtual Space's electronic voice echoed over the entire prairie.

In the distance, one hundred Brute Oxen appeared on the grassland once more.

Trial Tower second level, phase A trial, begin!

It was like chopping melons and slicing vegetables.

These four words were the best description of Gu Ce's slaughter of the Brute Ox herd.

Back when Luo Feng first entered the training camp, he had been able to pass phase B, so naturally Gu Ce could not possibly be stumped.

In fact, even phase C's one hundred and ninety Junior Beast General Brute Oxen and ten Mid-level General Brute Oxen were not a problem for Gu Ce!

"Gu Ce, congratulations on completing the first level's trial. Next is the Trial Tower second level, phase A trial. Your goal is to kill 50 'Junior Beast General Level' Ironclad Scorpions within 10 minutes. Good luck." The Virtual Space's electronic voice rang out again.

The surrounding field turned into an endless desert, and Gu Ce focused slightly.

Ironclad Scorpions were far more troublesome than Brute Oxen. Every Ironclad Scorpion had many blade-like claws, as well as that ghostly tail spike.

However, Gu Ce was not afraid in the slightest.

With Longevity Swordplay plus his movement technique working together, 50 Ironclad Scorpions could not last ten minutes either.

The entire second level of the Trial Tower could not affect Gu Ce much at all.

What came next was the Trial Tower's third level!

The monsters on the third level were Golden Vultures.

Avian monsters, and among vulture-type monsters, Golden Vultures were known for their ferocity. Even the weakest Golden Vultures were Junior Beast General Level.

Gu Ce ultimately made it to the third level's phase C and was only a hair away from passing the Trial Tower's third level. His final Trial Tower Level was 3.9.

That hair's breadth difference came from being ambushed by Golden Vultures, combined with his practical combat experience not being quite sufficient.

If he tried again, Gu Ce was confident he could break into the fourth level, but there was no need for that for the time being.

After exiting the Trial Tower, what greeted him was Chen Ping's shocked gaze.

"Are you a freak?" Chen Ping could not help asking.

"It was all right. I made a bit of a mistake," Gu Ce said humbly.

"This is insane." Chen Ping muttered to himself. "Some veteran War Gods are stuck on the third level, and you... as expected of the genius the Hall Master values. You've reached this point at sixteen. Are you the next Hong?"

"What's your force multiplier?" Chen Ping asked.

"Double," Gu Ce answered honestly.

"Double. Then your Combat Power Amplification is 7.8, just shy of excellent. In the training camp, that can also rank in the top thirty!" Chen Ping said in surprise. "If your force multiplier were a little higher, maybe you could charge straight into the top ten!"

The Lightning Martial Arts School's Elite Training Camp not only had fewer resources than the Limitless Martial Arts School, its student quality was also worse.

For the Limitless Martial Arts School, if one wanted to reach the top ten, one's Combat Power Amplification had to be at least above 13.

As for the Lightning Martial Arts School, to enter the top ten, having Combat Power Amplification above 10 gave one hope.

Chen Ping could already see the future number one of the Lightning Martial Arts School's younger generation—no, the number one of the entire world's younger generation—rising before him like a dazzling pearl!

Gu Ce, however, was calculating in his heart. The Purple Origin Crystal and Jade Marrow in the contract could already be obtained now.

Relying on these two resources, his physical fitness could at least be pushed to Mid-level General or even High-level General Level.

Then, if he challenged the Trial Tower again, passed the third level, his Combat Power Amplification would be 8, completing the second clause of the contract.

And after obtaining the Dragon Blood and Thousand-Year Wild Ginseng, he could break through to War God!

Looking at it this way, War God was still pretty quick!

If anyone else knew Gu Ce's thoughts, who knew how envious they would be.

Thor had indeed provided Gu Ce with the most resources to help him grow rapidly.

Of course, Gu Ce was also worthy of the investment of these resources.

"Let's go. Next is the gravity chamber." Chen Ping led Gu Ce out of the Virtual Space.

"Over at the Limitless Martial Arts School, they have an Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber that can be adjusted between 1 and 1000 times gravity. Our Lightning Martial Arts School doesn't have such a facility, but the Hall Master said that if you need it, he can personally take you to the Limitless Martial Arts School," Chen Ping said.

"We have ten gravity chambers reverse-engineered by human scientists. They can be adjusted between 1 and 3 times gravity. This month is the time for life-and-death adventures, and all students will be participating, so you can use them freely within this month. Starting next month, usage time will need to be allocated according to ranking."

Gu Ce nodded, indicating that he understood.