On the third day after the Hell Path opened, Lu Wu's Soul Coins finally reached 200,000, and construction on the long-planned Spirit Summoning Hall finally began.
After thirty minutes, a towering pagoda appeared near the underworld.
The Players in the game also received the first surprise of this update.
All-Region Announcement: This update unlocks the hidden class Sun Chasing Archer and its inheritance trial. This hidden class is limited to 10 Players. Consult your class mentor for details.
The Sun Chasing Archer's inheritance was the first gift Lu Wu had prepared for the Players.
The heroic spirit Zhuri had once been King of Beiqi's foremost archer. His strength had nearly reached the level of a Ghost King, and his archery was unrivaled across the land of Beiqi. He could be said to have been one of King of Beiqi's most valued subordinates.
However, during the battle to wipe out the Curse Clan, the Curse Clan's chief had sacrificed his life to activate Prajna Relinquishing Life and forcibly kill him.
Zhuri's death had broken King of Beiqi's heart, but there had been nothing he could do. Still, King of Beiqi had collected Zhuri's soul into the Spirit Summoning Hall, where he became one of the heroic spirits worshipped by later generations.
Now that the Spirit Summoning Hall had been restored, he was the first hidden class Bei Li extracted.
Of course, because the game was entirely real and archery was not something ordinary people could master, Lu Wu had set a limit of ten slots and opened a hidden class challenge trial.
The requirements were simple. Every Player who signed up would be transported to an archery range Bei Li had created within the Divine Artifact Space.
The Players had to undergo three tests: shooting fixed targets at fifty meters and one hundred meters, then shooting moving targets at one hundred and fifty meters.
Each stage gave Players five shots. The ten Players with the highest scores would receive the inheritance of the hidden class, Sun Chasing Archer.
The appearance of this trial excited many Players, but the archery test was obviously extremely difficult. Arrows traveled in parabolic arcs, and without systematic training, ordinary people could not even hit the target, much less the most difficult one-hundred-and-fifty-meter moving target.
Yet this still could not dampen the Players' enthusiasm for the hidden class. Aside from those uninterested in the archer class, a huge number of Players signed up for the inheritance trial.
The next day, registration ended, with 250,000 sign-ups.
At last, the trial the Players had eagerly awaited began, and every registered Player was transported to the archery range within the Divine Artifact Space.
To prevent Players from interfering with one another, each was separated into a different space. A scoreboard also hung in the distance of every range, allowing Players to check their score rankings.
The first round was target shooting at fifty meters. Each target had five rings. Hitting the bullseye earned ten points, while each outer ring was worth one point less than the previous. Hitting the target but missing all rings counted as five points, while missing entirely earned no points.
The minimum requirement to advance from the first round was ten points.
Once the test officially began, each participating Player received an iron bow and five arrows.
Though the first test was only fifty meters away, it was incredibly difficult for Players who had never touched a bow before. After five arrows, fewer than 40,000 of the 250,000 Players advanced to the second round.
Even Lu Wu, who had been watching all along, felt helpless. The archer class was clearly too advanced; it really was not something ordinary people could handle.
The second round began, and all Players who had advanced turned their attention to the scoreboard.
First place: Li Lin (50 points)
Second place: Su Mu (50 points)
Third place: Ye Chen (50 points)
Fourth place: Mo Lingtian (50 points)
All ten Players in the top ten had achieved a perfect hit rate.
In the eyes of many Players, these people had to be experts who had practiced archery in real life. Otherwise, how could they possibly have such terrifying accuracy?
However, Ye Chen did not see it that way.
As he stared at the target that had been moved to one hundred meters away, he looked completely dumbfounded.
He had not held much hope for this archery inheritance in the first place. He had only joined for fun, but who would have thought that his random shots would all hit the bullseye?
Seeing himself ranked third on the scoreboard, Ye Chen felt embarrassed.
As the second round began and new arrows were distributed, Ye Chen took another arrow from the quiver and nocked it on the bowstring.
Whoosh!
The sound of something slicing through the air rang out as the arrow shot forward.
Ding! The distant scoreboard lit up: 10 points.
This time, Ye Chen was completely stunned. He had never learned any archery, and he had not even touched a bow before this. Even he had to admit that his luck was ridiculous.
Could it be that I really have a talent for archery?
He drew another arrow from the quiver, nocked it on the string, took a brief aim, and released.
Ten points!
Ten points!
Ten points!
Ten points!
After four shots, Ye Chen admired himself beyond measure. He felt like a damn genius, and archery suddenly seemed far too easy.
By the time they entered the third round, fewer than 3,500 Players remained. Ye Chen was still ranked third, and his confidence began to swell.
The third test began. The fixed targets became moving targets, the distance increased to one hundred and fifty meters, and each shot had a time limit of only thirty seconds. The difficulty rose sharply.
Watching the target sway back and forth unpredictably at one hundred and fifty meters, Ye Chen finally felt a little uncertain.
He took out an arrow, nocked it on the string, roughly predicted the target's movement, and released his grip.
Twang~!
Ding! 10 points!
The bowstring trembled, and the distant scoreboard announced the score at the same time.
"Haha, I really am a genius!" Ye Chen's face lit up with wild delight after getting another ten points.
The following four arrows went exactly as Ye Chen expected. Every one struck the bullseye, and when the final results came out, Ye Chen was unbearably pleased with himself.
All-Region Announcement: The inheritance trial rankings are as follows. The top ten Players will soon begin their class inheritance: First place: Ye Chen (150 points) Second place: Mo Lingtian (149 points) Third place: Li Lin (143 points) Fourth place: Su Mu (141 points) ...
Though he wanted to keep a low profile, his strength simply would not allow it! Seeing that he had taken first place, Ye Chen burst into laughter.
Once the trial rankings appeared, Lu Wu turned to Bei Li. "Begin the inheritance!"
Bei Li nodded and sent her consciousness into the divine artifact. She copied the Sun Chasing Archer inheritance ten times and transmitted it into the templates of the ten winning Players. At the same time, she spent 2,000 Soul Coins on each Player to reconstruct their body templates, allowing them to better adapt to the inheritance.
As the inheritance began, Lu Wu did not disappoint the curious Players either. He opened ten livestreams in the archery range, each corresponding to one of the ten Players who had obtained the hidden class.
After the inheritance began, streams of information surfaced in the minds of Ye Chen and the others.
Congratulations, you have successfully changed classes to Sun Chasing Archer. Open your attributes panel to view class details. The archery range will remain open for another 30 minutes. Please use this time to familiarize yourself with your new skills!
Before you continue