The fourth task issued by the Lord of the Universe in this round of the Interfacial Struggle was rather strange. It actually required cultivators from every interface to refrain from attacking one another and to enter that independent Wood Attribute Small World together. This was unlike the tasks in previous rounds of the Interfacial Struggle.
"Mm, that's right. Even though no one will die, Brother Ling, your Northern Profound will still become the target of everyone's hostility. After all, you're more likely to take first place in the Interfacial Struggle." Dragon Turtle nodded.
"And since no one will die, Chi Xue and the others will act even more recklessly, while the pressure on us will be greater." Fairy Meng Shang spoke up, then looked at Ling Tian. "Ling Tian, it seems we'll all have to stay together at first, so our people don't get picked off one by one."
"Exactly. We should first eliminate some of the cultivators from the Heavenly, Profound, and other interfaces. That'll lower their total scores. With us protecting them, our interface's cultivators will also do better in the trials, giving us a greater chance of taking first place." Fairy Lei Ying nodded, then looked at Ling Tian. "Ling Tian, what do you think?"
"We'll have to see how things go and decide when the time comes." Ling Tian continued reading. "The Haotian Tower has nine floors. Cultivators enter to take the trials, and each floor they pass adds ten points. Every cultivator starts with ten points. Tsk, that's interesting. A person's final score is their ten starting points plus the points from each floor of the trials they pass."
"I understand why passing each floor of the trials gives a cultivator ten points, but why have starting points at all?" Tan Tai Chang Feng asked,