Entering the Top 100
In Yu Ling's opinion, this history about the Destined One may not even be true.
After all, history is written by the victors, and nobody knows what happened back then.
But one thing she was certain of was that the Token of Ten Extremes were a reward from the very beginning for the Destined One.
Otherwise, over the years, not a single native Apostle would have become Warrior of Four Extremes.
Perhaps their ability to cultivate the elements is due to the favor of the Destined One.
It wasn't just her imagination; look at those Destined One, cultivating elements, creating skills—they all moved with effortless grace.
Look at them, they've accumulated twenty-five years of experience, and they still failed.
This ratio is clearly abnormal.
But then again,
What she believes to be the truth is unimportant; what matters is that the people on the mainland believe the Token of Four Extremes belong to them.
If Jiu Chen really takes away the Token of Four Extremes, those who once took him in will not have a good end.
Fortunately, they have been wearing masks all along, so no one has ever seen their faces. Furthermore, the Apostle in the nearby villages have all been wiped out, so no one knows their identities.
Yu Ling suspected that Xiao Fan had them wear masks partly to protect them.
"If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it. Just lie back and wait for the points to accumulate. We haven't even advanced to the Lower Stream yet, and the Land of Four Extremes are still a long way off."
Seeing that everyone looked unwilling to believe it, Yu Ling tried to comfort them.
After hearing what she said, everyone could only accept it.
Once Yu Ling and the others had disappeared from sight, Xiao Fan emerged from the woods behind him.
"It turns out that the conflict between the Pseudo-Apostle and the Apostle stemmed from the tokens from the Land of Four Extremes."
Xiao Fan's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had just thought of something.
He had originally planned to leave the secret realm after completing the mission, so that Zhou He wouldn't have to come back in to rescue him if he couldn't find anyone, and he wouldn't have to go down again to rescue people.
But now...
He was determined to obtain the treasures of the four extremes!
Yu Mo and the others were willing to take the easy way out, and Xiao Fan didn't expose them.
At worst, we can separate from them when we advance to the Lower Stream, and we won't implicate them afterwards.
"The mission is complete. The reward is the qualification to exit the secret realm. Players can leave the secret realm at any time as long as they are not in combat."
Upon seeing the system notification, Xiao Fan's expression darkened.
Although I had already guessed this outcome, this is still incredibly stingy!
Fifty villages! Destroying a full fifty villages—does the system even realize how difficult that is?
Is this all the reward is?
Xiao Fan almost laughed in anger.
Falling Leaf who saw the notification were overjoyed and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Damn it, after three months in this secret place, they finally found a way to leave.
Although it's not a complete clear of the secret realm, at least there's a way out, unlike before when we were passively waiting to die.
Falling Leaf Ye finally understood why Jiu Chen was hailed as the number one cheater in gaming history.
That's really impressive!
He hadn't believed the rumors he'd heard about Jiu Chen before, thinking they were just official hype.
After all, ten years have passed since the game started. If a few more unparalleled geniuses don't emerge, it would be a bit unreasonable.
Now it seems that the official faction's ability to far surpass Shen Sect is almost entirely due to Jiu Chen's forceful promotion.
It sounds a bit outrageous, but he's just that incredibly strong.
At this moment, Falling Leaf somehow thought of Shen Long, that ungrateful, despicable scoundrel.
I have a new plan in mind.
After completing the village annihilation mission, a new mission refreshed the mission log.
Mission: Enter the top ten of the Combat Mode Leaderboard.
Upon seeing this task, the players who had originally planned to leave the secret realm calmed down and looked at Xiao Fan.
"Jiu Chen, do you want to do this mission?"
If they do it, they have to stay and help him complete the task; if they don't, they have to leave. They really don't want to stay in this ghostly secret realm anymore.
"Do."
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Fan thought for a moment and then analyzed the situation further.
"This secret realm may have multiple stages. This Combat Mode should be considered one stage after it ends. There might be a completion reward then, so let's all wait and see."
"Multi-stage? A secret realm can be like this?"
Everyone was surprised.
Xiao Fan: That's so outdated. The variety of secret realms in <Cloud Sea> is astonishing.
Whatever the theme, whatever the format, whatever the storyline, whatever the scope—there's nothing he can't create, only things players haven't even imagined.
Having decided to compete for rankings, the team worked even harder in the following days.
The Combat Mode has been running for six days, meaning there are 48 hours left in the countdown.
The apostles downstream of the Trials finally discovered a village whose ranking was rising rapidly.
Zone 10 Apostle Village 48)
This village quietly climbed into the top 100.
Villages ranked this high are now worthy of everyone's attention.
In the past, the top 100 villages were all villages in areas numbered one to five, and villages in Zone 10 were very rare.
The villages are ranked according to their Points in the previous Combat Mode.
Before the Combat Mode is activated, the villages are not sorted. Once the Leaderboard is opened, the Trial Land will be sorted again based on the previous Points and the strength of the newly joined Apostle.
District 10 is the weakest district.
Only one Apostle Village, number 48 in Zone 10, made it into the top 100 of this Leaderboard.
Many Apostle wondered what had happened in this village that had progressed so quickly.
In addition, Xiao Fan noticed that a new map had been added to the game page, which marked the coordinates of the top 100 ranked teams.
At this time, this map essentially marks the Finals Circle.
The final stage is here—come if you dare!
After the team entered the top 100, Xiao Fan's team's ranking speed slowed down.
"With less than two days left, it will be very difficult to break into the top ten."
Xiao Fan looked at the Points and countdown on the game page, feeling a little anxious.
Despite their best efforts, they still lag behind villages that have accumulated experience over months or even years.
For Xiao Fan, this match was unfair from the very beginning.
"It's alright, Jiu Chen. At worst, we can wait another month. We'll definitely be in the top ten in next month's Combat Mode."
Jian Qingfeng patted Xiao Fan on the shoulder.
"Anyway, we can leave the secret realm now. Send someone out to tell Zhou He that we'll continue fighting next month."
If they make it into the top 100 this time, getting into the top 10 next time will be a piece of cake, right?
Xiao Fan remained silent.
That makes sense, but he still wants to try.
After a moment's thought, Xiao Fan made up his mind.
"Let's integrate the team and go deal with the higher-level areas."
Ever since Jian Qingfeng and his group acquired skills, the team has been operating separately.
In the early stages, it was one wave of players like Xiao Fan, and another wave of Apostle teams like Yu Mo.
In the following days, in order to improve efficiency, Xiao Fan led Yu Mo and his Apostle team, while Jian Qingfeng and his team were in another group.
To date, the entire village has never fought a united battle.
"The team cannot be split up again."
After the Finals Circle was marked, Xiao Fan knew without a doubt that their team would become the target of other teams, whether they were ranked ahead or behind them.
"Perfect, they're my target too."
Xiao Fan looked at the coordinates of one hundred teams on the map.