Training Mission

Wu Qi, who was well versed in the Continent Development Situation, naturally knew that the Next Next Soul Master Tournament had never been held!

In the future, Bibi Dong's strength would gradually increase. She would seize Vast Authority within Spirit Hall and ultimately launch a Continental War.

Eight years later, with Undercurrents stirring across the continent, the Two Great Empires and Spirit Hall would tacitly choose not to hold the Soul Master Tournament in order to protect the contestants.

And if he could not participate in the Next Tournament as a Main Player, would he not have to watch helplessly as Tang San claimed the championship and Tang Hao shattered Spirit Hall's myth?

For now, Wu Qi did not object to Azure Phoenix Douluo's arrangement.

Eat Bit by Bit, Do Things One by One. There was no rushing it.

His Top Priority was to complete the Training Mission in Death Canyon.

The Next Morning, he and Qiangu Changkong arrived at Spirit Hall's Mission Pavilion.

Under normal circumstances, Staff Members within Spirit Hall received missions directly from their superiors.

Of course, during Leisure Time, they could also accept missions through the Mission Pavilion, earn merit, and exchange it for more Cultivation Resources.

Most missions accepted here were long-term exploration and investigation missions. Time-Sensitive Missions would not appear here.

Training Missions were also accepted at the Mission Pavilion.

Hu Liena had described it in great detail in her letter. The Training Missions in Death Canyon were divided into many types: Survival Missions, Escort Missions, Hunt Target missions, and more.

The simplest of them all was the Survival Mission.

As long as they brought enough Food Supplies, they could simply find an uninhabited place and endure until the Mission Duration ended.

Hu Liena had provided detailed introductions for the other mission types.

Wu Qi felt that Escort Missions were the most difficult.

After all, the routes for Escort Missions were fixed, while the dangers along the way were unknown. Once the Supplies were stolen, they would have to retrieve them and continue delivering them to the Designated Location.

Compared to other missions, Escort Missions were endlessly troublesome. Therefore, Wu Qi could only pray that he would avoid one.

The Worship Hall had made arrangements in advance. When Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong arrived at the Mission Pavilion, someone immediately led them to a Separate Room.

The Staff Member handed a box of lots to them. "Please draw for your Mission Type. Later, you will draw the corresponding mission based on your Mission Type."

The difficulty of missions for Soul Elders and Soul Grandmasters was not the same. Even if the two participated in training together, they still had to draw their own missions.

Wu Qi drew first.

The lot box could block Spiritual Power Scrutiny. What one drew depended entirely on luck.

Moreover, there was no writing on the lots. After drawing one, its meaning would be interpreted by a specialist according to its shape.

Wu Qi drew a short lot. Before seeing the Signature Interpretation Table, he had no idea what it represented.

Immediately afterward, Qiangu Changkong drew a long, thin lot.

The Staff Member looked at Wu Qi with a smile. "Your luck is quite good."

When he looked at Qiangu Changkong, he helplessly shook his head. "Good luck to you."

After the Signature Interpretation Table was brought out, Wu Qi finally understood what he meant.

Wu Qi had drawn the simplest Survival Mission, while Qiangu Changkong had drawn the second-most difficult Collection Mission.

The Staff Member added, "Most Survival Missions are simple, but some Survival Locations have extremely high death rates. Collection Missions may seem difficult, but some are easy to complete."

In short, only by drawing the corresponding mission next could they determine its difficulty.

A minute later, Wu Qi drew: "Survive for one month at any location."

There were many Dangerous Areas in Death Canyon, so being allowed to survive anywhere was definitely the easiest mission to complete.

Qiangu Changkong had exceptionally bad luck that day. The Collection Mission he drew was actually Collect Badges.

Mysterious Canyon was Spirit Hall's Place of Exile for Criminals. Criminals of different strengths wore badges corresponding to their levels.

Soul Grandmasters wore White Badges on their chests. From there, the colors progressed through yellow, purple, black, and red, all the way up to Soul Emperors.

Qiangu Changkong needed to collect One Hundred White Badges, which meant he had to kill One Hundred Soul Grandmasters.

After leaving the Mission Pavilion, Qiangu Changkong's shoulders drooped, and he looked completely lifeless. "Brother Wu, what am I supposed to do?"

There were only a few hundred people in Death Canyon altogether. Leaving aside whether there were even that many Soul Grandmasters, even if there were, killing so many in one go would inevitably draw the attention of other powerhouses and lead to them being hunted down.

"If your luck is good enough, one Purple Badge will be enough."

One Purple Badge equaled ten Yellow Badges and One Hundred White Badges.

But Purple Badges corresponded to Soul Ancestors. How could they be easy to deal with?

Wu Qi was only a Junior Soul Elder. With Qiangu Changkong, a Soul Grandmaster, dealing with a Soul Ancestor would be extremely difficult.

Qiangu Changkong said miserably, "How could I possibly defeat a Soul Ancestor? Even against a Soul Elder, I'd struggle."

Wu Qi frowned. "The mission did not say that others are forbidden from helping you."

If they lowered their target to hunting Soul Elders, the two of them had a good chance if they joined forces.

Hearing this, Qiangu Changkong relaxed slightly.

After a pause, he could not help complaining, "My Collection Mission is harder than an Assassination Mission. I don't understand why Grandfather and the others made the Mission System so complicated back then."

In the beginning, Death Canyon only stipulated a training period. There were not so many cumbersome missions, nor was there any matter of luck.

But Wu Qi understood their Good Intentions. "Adapting to circumstances is a Compulsory Course for every strong person. Different mission types may seem to vary in difficulty, but they are tests in themselves."

"Perhaps Master and the others wanted to use this to temper everyone's strategies for handling different situations."

"Let's go. We'll prepare the Supplies tonight, then set out later."

Hu Liena had mentioned in her letter that entering Death Canyon during the day made it easy for the Criminals inside to spot them, thereby triggering a pursuit.

One had to know that the Gold Badges worn by Trainees were, to these Criminals, stairways to freedom.

Entering at night, however, meant that few people could notice their movements due to the darkness.

That night, the two entered Death Canyon under Qian Jun Douluo's escort.

Viewed from High Altitude, the entire canyon resembled a basin dug out by human hands. Spirit Hall powerhouses guarded the surrounding cliffs, eliminating any possibility of a Criminal escaping.

The Gold Badges in their hands were their only proof that they could leave this place.

Once they lost them, they would truly become members of the Criminals.

Before setting out, he had made some guesses about the situation inside the canyon. Yet after personally entering it, his previous guesses were completely Not Valid.

First of all, Death Canyon had quite a large population.

Many Criminals had been exiled here, and they had married and raised children here as well.

Because there were no Soul Beasts, quite a few Soul Masters here had reached Level Ten in Soul Power Level but possessed no Soul Rings.

"Looks like identifying Criminals with badges will be quite a task too," Wu Qi said quietly.

Even if the Descendants of Criminals born here obtained Soul Rings and advanced further, they would not have badges. Killing them would be Killed in Vain.