Dragon Scale Runes

Yi Yun and the others' training did not end until sunset.

Everyone, including Yi Yun, was exhausted, feeling as if they had shed a layer of skin.

However, in the end, only ten people were able to pick up or carry the Primordial Arrow. Among these ten people, apart from Yi Yun and Zhou Kui, the others were all members of the Black Tortoise Legion who had rested for a long time. They were in relatively good condition and barely managed to carry the Primordial Arrow.

But no one could leave a mark more than a foot deep on the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall with Primordial Arrow.

"From today onwards, you may train on this training ground at any time. This Purple Tungsten Steel Wall is for your use! Thirty days! I'm giving you thirty days. After thirty days, whoever can plant three Primordial Arrow in the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall will be rewarded with one hour of cultivation time in the Desolate God Hall!"

Just as the group was about to disband, Qin the Bald suddenly uttered these words, which stirred something in the hearts of the young people present.

Rewards include cultivation time at the Desolate God Hall?

Let alone Yi Yun, even others yearn to cultivate in the Desolate God Hall. The Ancient Remnant Species sculptures in the Desolate God Hall have greatly benefited them! If they could go in from time to time, wouldn't their cultivation advance by leaps and bounds?

However... there is no doubt that it will be extremely difficult to insert three Primordial Arrow into the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall after thirty days, but... the reward given by Qin the Bald is only one hour of comprehension time.

Either Qin the Bald stingy, or the cultivation time in this Desolate God Hall is too precious, making it very difficult to enter even once!

"Instructor Qin, how much would it cost to use Dragon Scale Rune to re-enter the Desolate God Hall?" someone couldn't help but ask.

Instructor Qin sneered and said, "Hey! Look at the state you all look like. You're like a bunch of defeated soldiers! To put it bluntly, letting you into the Desolate God Hall now is a waste of resources! You're just using the pressure inside the Desolate God Hall to temper yourselves and solidify your qi and blood? That's a complete waste!"

"The most precious thing in this Desolate God Hall is the True Meaning of Laws left behind by the first city lord. Whenever you can comprehend this True Meaning of Laws, even just a trace of it, it will be a small achievement on the path of martial arts, which will be of great benefit to you. But... have you comprehended the True Meaning of Laws?"

Instructor Qin's hawk-like eyes swept fiercely across the crowd.

Many young people lowered their heads; the True Meaning of Laws was too distant for them.

After all, this was their first time entering the Desolate God Hall, and their cultivation levels were not high. The pressure from the Ancient Remnant Species was too great for them to withstand. As for comprehending the True Meaning of Laws, regardless of their comprehension, all their strength was being used to resist the pressure of the Desolate God Hall. Where would they find the energy to comprehend the true meaning?

Everyone present felt aggrieved. In their original cities, they were all the pride of the nation, but now, in this Tai'a Divine City, they were utterly useless, failing at everything and ranking at the bottom in every aspect!

A boy said hesitantly, "Next time we go in, we'll definitely gain some insights!"

The young man spoke with a slight breathlessness, mainly because he lacked confidence in front of Qin the Bald.

"Hehe!" Qin the Bald chuckled coldly a few times, and the boy who had spoken earlier immediately fell silent, like a cricket frightened in the cold autumn wind.

"Next time? Entering the Desolate God Hall requires a thousand Dragon Scale Rune per hour. Who knows when your next time will be! Let's save up a thousand Dragon Scale Rune runes first!"

The boy who had spoken earlier shrank back; he didn't dare to contradict the bald man.

"A thousand Dragon Scale Rune, we still don't know exactly how much that is... How difficult is it to earn a thousand Dragon Scale Rune?" a young man said.

Yi Yun thought for a moment and then asked, "Instructor Qin, I'd like to ask how to quickly earn Dragon Scale Rune."

All the youths present wanted to enter the Desolate God Hall again, but if asked who wanted it the most, it would undoubtedly be Yi Yun.

After entering the Desolate God Hall once, Yi Yun's strength improved by leaps and bounds!

No one has gained more from the Desolate God Hall than Yi Yun.

Yi Yun has now almost finished absorbing and digesting the energy of the Ancient Remnant Species. He feels that his cultivation is already moving towards the mid-stage of Purple Blood!

Qin the Bald said, "There are six common ways to earn Dragon Scale Rune: The first is to hunt wild beasts and exchange their corpses for Dragon Scale Rune with Tai'a Divine City. If you are strong, you can earn Dragon Scale Rune very quickly! However, hunting wild beasts requires a lot of strength. People like you would become a bunch of weaklings after only an hour in the Desolate God Hall. I think if you go to the Divine Wilderness to hunt wild beasts, you'll just be food for them!"

"The second method, which is also very fast, is to obtain Dragon Scale Rune from other trial participants, such as through trading or gambling. Tai'a Divine City has an arena where you can gamble not only for Dragon Scale Rune but also for Honor Points! However, I advise you not to go. With your current strength, you'll just be easy prey among a pack of wolves; you'll lose as much as you have."

"The third option is that if you achieve a ranking on the three major leaderboards, you'll receive a substantial reward of Dragon Scale Rune each month when the leaderboards are settled. Of course, this is contingent on you making the list, and there's a slight chance of that happening in about two years..."

"The fourth type is achieving something, like breaking a record or comprehending the True Meaning of Laws, which can give you a massive amount of Dragon Scale Rune at once. This... of course, has nothing to do with you."

"The fifth type is a reward from the instructors, but do you think I would reward you with Dragon Scale Rune given your level?"

"The last option is to do odd jobs, earning Dragon Scale Rune by mining, gathering herbs, or being someone's sparring partner. This is, of course, very slow, but the advantage is... anyone can do it."

Qin the Bald's words implied that they were utterly incompetent, leaving the young talents present somewhat dumbfounded.

Of the six most common methods, the first five fastest ways to earn Dragon Scale Rune are completely irrelevant to them. It feels like Qin the Bald is just teasing them.

The most feasible option is the last one, which also requires the least skill—doing odd jobs!

Earning Dragon Scale Rune runes is slow and doesn't sound good either—they haven't even cultivated much since arriving in Tai'a Divine City, and they're already doing menial tasks!

However, they accepted it for the sake of cultivating martial arts. After all, Tai'a Divine City was a city of martial artists; there were no ordinary people here, and even weaker martial artists were few and far between.

So who will do the menial tasks in the city? It can only be done by them. In Tai'a Divine City, they are probably the weakest group of people.

"Um... Instructor Qin, I'd like to ask, how many Dragon Scale Rune can we earn a day doing odd jobs?" a boy couldn't help but ask.

"Well, it depends on how well you do. Generally speaking, you can earn around twenty-something a day..."

Upon hearing Instructor Qin's words, the young talents present felt as if a thousand Unicorn Giant Rhinoceros with muddy hooves were stampeding through their hearts.

Earning twenty-odd dollars a day?

Wouldn't that mean it would take one or two months to accumulate enough for even one hour's entry into the Desolate God Hall?

This must be a joke!

They knew that there were many kinds of cultivation resources in Tai'a Divine City, not just entering the Desolate God Hall.

Dragon Scale Rune have other uses as well.

Over 90% of the cultivation resources in Tai'a Divine City must be purchased with Dragon Scale Rune. It's impossible for them to go without food and drink and save all the Dragon Scale Rune to enter the Desolate God Hall.

No wonder Qin the Bald said earlier, "Who knows when you'll be able to enter the Desolate God Hall again!"

If they continue like this, they'll truly have no chance of joining the Desolate God Hall.

Moreover, just thinking about it, it's obvious that this Tai'a Divine City must have other expensive resources similar to the cultivation opportunities in the Desolate God Hall. To obtain these, you might need thousands or even tens of thousands of Dragon Scale Rune!

"I see... The reason why newcomers to Tai'a Divine City have an hour of training time in the Desolate God Hall is to tell them that Tai'a Divine City has many good things, and if they have the ability, they can come and take them."

"This is to inspire the newcomers' fighting spirit, not to actually expect them to grasp the True Meaning of Laws left behind by the first city lord within this one hour."

Yi Yun understood; the person who established so many rules for Tai'a Divine City had truly put in a lot of effort.

The young talents present were all somewhat discouraged for a moment.

"Hey! You think the resources of Tai'a Divine City are prepared for you? There are too many trial participants in Tai'a Divine City, and the number of top-tier resources in the city is very small. How could they possibly be distributed among everyone? In Tai'a Divine City, it's a polarization. Less than 10% of the strong people occupy more than 90% of the resources!"

"What do you think is the purpose of selecting so many geniuses and gathering them in Tai'a Divine City?"

Um?

Everyone was stunned by Qin the Bald's words.

A young boy said timidly, "Wasn't the purpose of gathering us in Tai'a Divine City to train us intensively?"

In everyone's mind, the resources of Tai'a Divine City were indeed prepared for them, the trainees.

"Centralized cultivation?" Qin the Bald laughed heartily. "What you said is true, it is indeed centralized cultivation, but the method is different from what you think. Have you ever heard of Gu cultivation? The person who Gu cultivation seals some highly poisonous insects in a jar, feeds them the most poisonous things as food, lets the insects grow, and finally seals the jar, stops feeding them, and lets these insects fight and devour each other freely in the jar! In the end, out of hundreds of insects, only one remains, and that is the Gu Mother! Also the most poisonous Gu!"

"Right now, you are essentially being raised like Gu poison. The Divine Kingdom wants to cultivate you, but only a very small number of you. The rest are destined to be eliminated, destined to be used as stepping stones by those selected prodigies!"

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...(To be continued~^~)