Tower of the Multiverse and Talent Tower

Blue Star world.

Before the entrance to the first floor of the Tower of the Multiverse, a queue stretched for dozens of li.

Ji Shu had already reached the front of the line, around two hundred meters from the Tower of the Multiverse.

The closer he got to the Tower of the Multiverse, the more astonishingly bright the Talent Tower in his mind became!

Ten years ago.

After Ji Shu discovered this by accident, he tried every possible way to get close to the Tower of the Multiverse. But the Tower was controlled by several major powers, and ordinary people at the bottom rung could not enter at all. The only way in was to buy a ticket.

And each ticket cost one million!

Ji Shu had worked for ten years before finally saving enough for one.

After buying his ticket, he began queuing. He had waited a full day and night before reaching this point.

"Ever since this Tower of the Multiverse appeared out of nowhere ten years ago, it's been controlled by several major powers! It's too hard for ordinary people like us to get in!"

Someone grumbled under his breath:

"They don't even hand out boxed meals while we're waiting in line. We have to bring our own food. I've been chewing on steamed buns all day. These bloodsuckers!"

Ten years ago.

Ji Shu had woken up one day to find that he had transmigrated into a new world. He had even crossed over in his physical body. At the time, he had been completely dumbfounded. He was an Earthling who had been sleeping perfectly well, only to suddenly transmigrate!

He found it unbelievable, but after confirming over and over that it was not a dream, he could only helplessly accept the truth.

What shocked him even more was that, from then on, he discovered an additional Talent Tower in his mind.

The tower had nine floors in total.

It resembled the Exquisite Pagoda from myths and legends, carrying an air of fantasy and ethereal mystery.

A plaque hung above the entrance to the first floor, engraved with three words: Talent Tower!

What exactly was it for?

Ji Shu did not know.

But after accidentally approaching the Tower of the Multiverse, he discovered that the Talent Tower seemed to be on the verge of being "activated."

The farther it was from the Tower of the Multiverse, the dimmer the Talent Tower's light became. Conversely, the closer it was, the brighter it became.

Once Ji Shu realized that the Tower of the Multiverse had appeared around the same time as his transmigration, he knew that his crossing over was most likely connected to it.

Whether it was to uncover the truth behind his transmigration and find a way home.

Or to activate the Talent Tower.

Ji Shu decided to investigate the Tower of the Multiverse.

But at that time, the Tower of the Multiverse was already controlled by several major powers, and he could not enter at all! He had tried to force his way in or sneak inside, but after seeing earlier attempts end with people being shot dead or thrown into prison, he decisively gave up and chose to work for a ticket.

Now, after ten years of work.

He had finally saved one million.

Ji Shu felt as though he was about to be liberated.

The closer he came to the Tower of the Multiverse.

The more he could sense its vastness, grandeur, and immeasurable scale. From more than a hundred meters away, he had to crane his neck to look at it. It pierced straight into the clouds, its height impossible to gauge, while its footprint was so immense that even an entire city could scarcely contain it.

Standing before it, a person was like an ant.

No one knew how many floors the Tower of the Multiverse had.

A glittering golden plaque also hung over its first floor, engraved with the three large characters: Tower of the Multiverse.

"Get inside, now! Stop dawdling!"

More than a dozen fully armed soldiers stood at the entrance to the first floor. They stared coldly at Ji Shu and the others, looking as if they would open fire at the slightest disagreement.

Ji Shu did not dare delay. Once the person ahead of him stepped through the entrance, he quickly followed.

The entrance was clearly wide open.

Yet even standing at its threshold, he could not see what lay inside.

The moment he stepped through.

Ji Shu's vision brightened, and he swiftly looked around.

This was a plaza paved with white jade bricks.

Apart from the direction of the entrance, where there was no Black Hole, every other area was densely scattered with Black Holes.

Fully armed soldiers stood before the Black Holes, urging everyone to hurry up and choose one to enter!

Ji Shu took a deep breath. Seeing the Talent Tower's glow becoming increasingly dazzling, already bright enough to blind him, he knew he had not come to the wrong place. The Talent Tower's activation was certainly related to the Tower of the Multiverse.

But how exactly was it activated?

Did he have to enter one of those Black Holes?

Following the crowd, he chose a Black Hole in the southeastern corner and stepped inside.

The instant he entered.

A Character Panel immediately popped up before Ji Shu.

Character: Ji Shu;

Gender: Male;

Identity: Player;

World entered: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

Main quest: Become the Number One Expert Under Heaven and Unify the Jianghu.

Return period: At the end of each year, the player will be reminded whether to return to their native plane.

Do you accept the quest? Once accepted, it cannot be changed. Special notice: If you choose no, you will be removed from the player roster.

Yes

Ji Shu hesitantly raised his hand and tapped the air.

During his ten years of work.

He had heard very little about what happened inside the Tower of the Multiverse. Clearly, those at the top had deliberately controlled the spread of information!

Otherwise, after all these years, Ji Shu would not still know practically nothing about the Tower of the Multiverse.

Quest accepted.

Transmigration commencing.

A ray of rosy light appeared. The next moment, Ji Shu felt a force transport him somewhere unimaginably far away.

When he was once again enveloped by blinding sunlight, Ji Shu instinctively raised a hand to shield his eyes and quickly scanned his surroundings.

He was on a mountain road.

Sword-bearing martial artists occasionally galloped past on horseback. Seeing their carefree, dashing manner, Ji Shu could not help but feel a surge of envy.

"Get out of the way! Don't block the road!"

But the martial artists' arrogant roars instantly sent Ji Shu's favorable impression of them plummeting to rock bottom. He hurriedly moved aside, narrowly avoiding a lash of the whip. Some pedestrians had clearly already stepped to the roadside, yet because they had moved a little too slowly, they were still whipped until they were bloody and crying out in pain.

"..."

Ji Shu's heart tightened. Only then did he remember that he had transmigrated into the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

This world had martial arts masters!

And whether they belonged to the righteous path or the Demonic Path, they all preyed on one another. Good people were pitifully few!

"I need to be more careful."

Ji Shu moved to the very edge of the road and looked within his mind.

The first floor of the Talent Tower had now been completely lit up, gleaming with brilliant red light.

Its entrance trembled with a metallic hum.

As Ji Shu stood there uncertainly, the entrance suddenly opened. Two streams of light flew out. One entered Ji Shu's Sea of Consciousness, while the other entered his Dantian.

The next instant.

Ji Shu's body shuddered.

Peak Comprehension Talent

Peak Inner Strength Talent

Two pieces of information flooded into his mind.

He immediately felt a heaven-shaking transformation take place within him.

Everything he had learned in the past was comprehended in an instant.

The crude fighting techniques he had learned for self-defense.

At that moment.

Were all understood by him to an incredibly profound realm.

Baji Quan!

Boom!

A surge of force arose from his Dantian.

Was that inner qi?

Ji Shu stretched his limbs. Amid a series of crackling pops, he tentatively struck a small tree beside him with his palm. Smack!

The force burst from his palm. With a crack, the small tree snapped in half!