Outstanding Trial

The originally complex and unfamiliar script gradually changed as the hunters focused their attention...

Although it was still unfamiliar, it made people instinctively understand the meaning it expressed.

Welcome to the Outstanding Trial Arena.

"You are all the most outstanding warriors selected from the major provinces of the empire. But to become the ultimate Outstanding Warrior, you must pass five trials in the Outstanding Trial Arena."

"At each stage, the Trial Grounds will strip the trial participant of one ability."

"Only the Warrior can still pass the final stage after being stripped of all their abilities can become Outstanding Warrior and obtain the ultimate rewards and honors."

"The trial will last for one hundred days. During this time, the Outstanding Trial Arena will be closed, and no participant will be able to leave. It will only reopen when someone successfully completes the final trial. If no one succeeds after the trial ends, the Supreme God will unleash his divine wrath, and the Trial Grounds will be forever sunk into the earth."

"During the trial, the Outstanding Trial Arena will provide trial participants with a comprehensive treatment once a day at midnight to nourish their bodies."

These records greatly surprised the new hunters.

"What kind of trial is this? It's so similar to the Chaos Mission!" He En frowned.

"However, judging from the appearance of this place, it must have existed for well over a hundred years." Rain Granny looked at the ancient ruins around her. "It's definitely much older than the Chaos Mission."

Father Qin gasped, "You mean, this Trial Grounds might be the precursor to the Chaos Mission?"

"At least one of its predecessors..." Rain Granny sighed, "It's hard to say that this kind of trial, which involves forced rules, is unrelated to the Chaos Mission."

"However, this place is a bit different from the Chaos Mission." Someone touched the Hundred Treasure Box: "Not only are offensive magical artifacts sealed, but even ordinary weapons are nowhere to be found... but magical artifacts that have no effect on combat are unaffected. Obviously, there is a completely different set of judgment rules here."

"It says here that if we don't complete the trial within a hundred days, we'll never be able to leave. Doesn't that mean we'll be trapped here and die...? Is that true?"

"One hundred days... how long has that been?"

"If the first person to enter the cave activated this Trial Grounds... it must have been over ninety days ago."

"Aren't we almost there? Are we going to die here the moment we get in?"

The new hunters began to panic.

"Don't worry," the girl from the Bristle Lion Troupe smiled. "Our captain, the captain of the Frost Moon Troupe, and many other experts have already passed this level and are moving on to the next. I estimate that the experts from the Clan Troops are already attempting to conquer the lower levels as well. Even if they get stuck on a certain difficulty, with the help of several Champion-level experts, they should be able to pass the final trial soon!"

"You're quite optimistic," Father Qin said, looking at the girl. "So what's this first trial?"

"What else can we do but be pessimistic?" The girl shrugged. "Just look for yourself, the text isn't finished yet."

Everyone looked down and noticed that the text in the center of the room had changed again. But no matter how it changed, as long as they concentrated, they could understand its meaning.

Writing is merely a medium for recording, not a limitation on recording. The fact that this can be said is enough to demonstrate what a great civilization the creators of these relics were.

"You are currently in the First Floor the Trial Grounds; your material power has been stripped away!"

"Trial objective: Defeat the Abyssal Demon Worm."

"Trial time: 14 minutes and 24 seconds."

"Number of participants for the trial: no more than ten."

"This trial can be activated once every six hours. Once activated, the participant enters the arena to fight the Abyssal Demon Worm. If they win within the allotted time, they can proceed to the next level. If they fail to win within the allotted time, the trial is over, and the participant returns to the stands to wait."

"During the trial's allotted time, participants cannot leave the Trial Grounds before completing the trial."

"Abyssal Demon Worm?" The new hunters looked puzzled.

"It's a monster we've never seen before." This time, it was a middle-aged man from the Frost Moon Troupe spoke up not far away, "We estimate its hunting level to be above seven, but probably not eight... After all, we've never actually seen an eight-level monster."

"A rather powerful level seven monster, huh?" Rain Granny pondered. "Even with ten experts working together, we might have a chance of winning."

The middle-aged man nodded. "It's been almost two days now. We've tried seven times. Three teams successfully cleared the level, three failed and returned before the time limit, and one was a complete wipeout, with everyone dying on the field..."

"We can now attempt the challenge for the eighth time, but none of the rest of us have the confidence to succeed, so we're just stuck here..." The middle-aged man pointed to a platform below the stands. "You can sign up there. If you're confident, you can give it a try..."

"You've already challenged it seven times. Do you know anything about the monster?" Silver Blade Squad asked.

"It's a giant worm, like an octopus," answered a masked lone hunter. "It has ten thick, long tentacles covered in suckers and barbs that can weaken internal energy and suck flesh. At the ends of the tentacles are large mouths that can spit venom. The main body, a large head, is covered in a thick carapace, making it very difficult to deal with."

"Three successes: once Guan Tianshuang used the dual elements of ice and fire to blast open the carapace, once the Lion King smashed it open with his superhuman strength, and another time, a kid wearing Half-Face Mask used his energy from a very tricky angle to hit the monster's vital point from a distance..."

The boy with the Half-Face Mask...

Many people looked at Luo Jun, who had remained silent, but only Father Qin, Lu Kui, and Luo Jun himself remembered a certain prodigy with an exceptionally long name.

That guy is pretty formidable even without a gun...

The newcomers asked some more questions about the Abyssal Demon Worm, and then began to work on team compositions.

Those who dared to take on this task were all highly skilled individuals with great confidence in their abilities, and the number of applicants was overwhelming. However, the elderly people who arrived two days early showed little enthusiasm, looking at them with expressions of utter disbelief.

"Don't blame me for not warning you." The girl from the Bristle Lion Troupe rested her chin on her hand. "That monster is estimated to be level seven, but it's stronger than any level seven monster we've ever seen... If we can't defeat it on time, that's a minor issue; if we're not careful and lose some members, we could easily be wiped out."

"We've dealt with level seven monsters more than once." After discussion, the Silver Blade Squad was chosen to fight for the first time.

They were a veteran team, with rich hunting experience and excellent teamwork over the years. In addition, they were uninjured in the previous battle and were in good condition. Even without their special weapons and treasures, they were confident that they could deal with a level 7 monster.

For example, the Dark Hair Giant Ape from before was a monster with thick hide and specialized defense. It charged into battle under the cover of many Blood Ape and White Hair Old Ape, disrupting the hunters' formation and making it difficult to deal with. If it were just one of them, the Silver Blade Squad would have more than one way to kill it.

After discussing their tactics, He En led his team down from the stands to the Registration Desk. The ten of them placed their hands on a huge device, and a moment later, they were teleported to the Arena.

The text in the scene also changed:

"The First Checkpoint of the Trial of Excellence is about to begin..."

As the prompt appeared, a semi-transparent protective shield lit up around the arena, separating it from the Arena. Then, a gigantic phantom of a monstrous worm emerged in the center of the arena. Accompanied by a rapidly moving beam of light, the worm's flesh seemed to be 3D printed, and moments later, the terrifying Abyssal Demon Worm appeared completely in the Arena!

Although I had heard descriptions of the appearance of the Abyssal Demon Worm, the shock I felt when the monster actually appeared before my eyes was beyond words.

With a main body the size of a house, plus ten tentacles as thick as a water vat and over ten meters long, this Abyssal Demon Worm looked as if it had stepped out of a terrifying Myth!

Faced with such a monster, the Silver Blade Squad showed no fear and, led by their captain, launched an attack!

(End of this chapter)