The Challenge Begins

After bidding farewell to Kukulkan, Feng Xue continued her journey.

The strength of the guards inside the Tower of Babel didn't increase much, but they did gain many strange and unusual combinations of abilities.

But no matter how many abilities one has, they are ultimately not power. In front of Feng Xue, one cannot even surpass the Basic Fist Technique of the Full Spirit, Full Nature.

However, the moment he defeated the guards of the 101st floor and stepped into this floor, the entire floor felt different. If the floors below the 100th floor still felt like a Residential Area hiding secrets, then the 101st floor didn't feel like a place for people to live at all.

From the outside, the entire 101st floor looks like a large manor, and the stairwell of the Tower of Tower of Babel faces the entrance of this manor.

His gaze swept past the gate and through the woods, landing on the distant, castle-like manor. He took a small step forward, and then—

[This floor is already occupied. Do you wish to challenge it?]

[No]

Feng Xue immediately stopped in her tracks, having no intention of continuing forward. Being the floor master meant having a clear understanding of the Supernatural Tale World of this floor and having previously completed a strategy guide. Challenging it meant fighting on home turf under a completely subjective state.

This is quite different from the previous challenges in worlds filled with Weird Tale. Back then, it was like a thief breaking into a house. Now, it's like someone has broken into a survival base built to prepare for the apocalypse, with the owner already prepared.

As he ascended, he found that floors 104, 107, and 111 were unoccupied. When he reached 114th Floor, he indeed saw a Japanese-style Manor and the message "[Already occupied]".

After a moment's thought, Feng Xue didn't continue upwards, but returned to the 107th floor. Looking at the wheat field stretching into the distance, she thought to herself:

Let's test the waters first.

With that in mind, he rearranged his equipment.

From the inside out, the outfits are: Saint's Training Clothes, armor, Kamen Rider Xuanjun, 24 sets of Bamboo Armor, and the outermost one is the Phantom of the Opera's Evening Gown.

The Blade of Suffocation was strapped to his right arm, Unspeakable Rod-shaped Object was tucked into his sleeve, and the remaining weapons were packed into Guitar Case and carried on his back.

Then came the miscellaneous items, such as the Visage of Oath, the Bell of Absolution, the Yellow Robe, the Small Blanket, and the Boots of Silence, which he also equipped one by one.

Finally, he took out a box of business cards, a fountain pen, and a pocket watch, put them into a suitable pocket, and then gently turned the titanium crystal ring on his little finger, completing the check on his gear.

If it weren't for his Hermit status, he truly wouldn't have been able to look at himself with those four cloaks.

However, just as he was about to take a step, Feng Xue hesitated slightly. After a brief silence, he still carefully took out the Gynomorphic Filter and put it in his pocket.

However, there were no living beings around, and the Gynomorphic Filter didn't allow Feng Xue to see anything strange. He circulated his Internal Force around his body, converting between True Essence Force and Internal Force. Afterward, he cast several defensive immortal spells on himself before taking a step towards what looked like a barn.

[No level owner detected on this floor. Proceed with a level owner challenge?]

The peaceful yet emotionless voice of the Infinite City echoed in her heart, and Feng Xue silently responded.

[Yes]

In an instant, a door that looked slightly strange appeared before him.

Having made up her mind, Feng Xue no longer hesitated, reached out and grasped the doorknob, and the next moment, he appeared...

Um, the restroom?

"No wonder that door felt so strange; it turns out it was a stall door in a public restroom. Wait a minute! Why isn't there a urinal in this restroom?"

Feng Xue glanced at the scene, her face immediately darkening. Without any hesitation, and without even having time to process the Tag information that suddenly appeared in her mind, she directly pulled up the cloak concealed by the Hermit Authority and entered a state of Ghostly Evasion.

Although using lightness skill would be faster, considering the unknown nature of this world, he chose a more mystical power.

As he entered the Shadow World, he quickly darted out of the deserted women's restroom, and what appeared before him was a rather bustling indoor facility.

"This... train station?"

Although she was a little confused at first, as the station sign, ticket booth and other landmarks came into view, Feng Xue roughly understood her current location.

"So, should we take the bus or leave the station and go outside?" Thinking this, Feng Xue couldn't help but turn her attention to the extra Tag.

Although the Tag he has accumulated has long since surpassed three digits and is rapidly approaching four digits, he can still easily perceive the changes in the number of Tag he possesses.

[Layer Master Candidate 107]

This is the name of the Tag, clearly a temporary Tag assigned by the Infinite City. The Tag contains no knowledge or power, only a short message resembling a game quest hint.

[Take K7 Train to the final stop.]

"Is this the test of the floor master's challenge?" Feng Xue pondered these brief words, glanced at the station sign, and then immediately walked towards the ticket window.

Although he didn't know if there was a trap, just to be on the safe side, he took out a coin and handed it to the person second in line, saying:

"Give me this spot, and you can go to the back and reassign yourself, okay?"

The mature woman in her thirties, whose gender was unclear, hesitated slightly when Feng Xue handed her the coin, then took it and went to the back. Since Feng Xue was switching places rather than cutting in line, the people in the queue behind her did not object.

"Are there any tickets left for K7 Train?" Feng Xue asked immediately before the ticket seller could even ask. The ticket seller glanced at the computer beside her, then nodded and said:

"Would you prefer a hard sleeper, Soft Sleeper, or Hard Seat?"

Common sense dictates that a Hard Seat carriage holds dozens of people, a hard sleeper carriage holds a dozen or so, while a Soft Sleeper carriage holds only a few. If we only consider the surface area of contact, the soft Soft Sleeper is undoubtedly the best. However, considering that the journey for this task is likely to be quite long, we might think that the Soft Sleeper might be more dangerous.

But for Feng Xue...

"One of each, please."

Feng Xue arrogantly handed over the coins, indicating that she wanted them all.

"Okay, please show your ID Card." The ticket seller didn't move, waiting for Feng Xue's response. Feng Xue immediately realized that this was the second test at the beginning.

What? The first test? Money, of course!

However, identity was no problem for Feng Xue. He reached into his pocket and the School Hell immediately issued him a Student ID.

Because it's Phantom Object, even if it has no other functions, it's more than enough to prove one's identity.

After taking the Student ID and coins, the ticket seller quickly returned the three tickets and documents, not forgetting to remind him:

"Sir, K7 Train will depart in 20 minutes. Please board as soon as possible."