"I've already confirmed that those of you who signed up for the Blood Trial don't need to take part in the lottery. You can go straight to the Trial Room for testing. If your talent is good enough, you'll receive higher-tier basic rewards."
"These rewards will help you survive better, so you'd best not hold anything back during the Trial Room tests."
After arranging everything, the burly man with four corners headed to a hall reserved exclusively for stewards.
"Beiming's here! Haha, you're the last one to arrive, as usual!"
"Beiming's too softhearted. He even dithers when rounding up those Earth Grade youngsters. Look at me—anyone who dares oppose me gets wiped out on the spot. Much quicker that way!"
"Haha, exactly! We're doing them a favor by bringing them here. Maybe one of them will stand out in the trial, and then he'll have us to thank!"
Hundreds of Nirvana Level stewards were gathered in the hall, bantering with one another. Beiming was clearly popular here; more than half of them came over to greet him.
Beiming smiled and responded to them one by one.
He had his own rules for survival. He wasn't the strongest here, but he'd managed not to offend anyone.
Though he often forcibly captured Prison Clan Members of Earth Grade to complete his missions, he'd never killed a single one. Now and then, he even gave them some Cosmic Crystals as compensation.
That was about the only line he could manage to hold in the Prison Clan's brutal competition.
"Congratulations, Trial Taker Wu Sheng. Your Force Amplitude is 90 times, and your Psychic Amplification is 90 times. You qualify for Elite basic rewards. You may choose equipment such as a Tier 3 Force Weapon, a Telekinetic Weapon, or a Force Battle Suit, up to Mid-Rank quality."
"The Third-Grade Mid-Rank weapons in the Trial Ground are custom-made. With an amplitude of 80 times, you can activate their strongest form and gain a threefold boost."
"You may also receive a basic Optical Computer and support items such as a Space Ring with a capacity of ten cubic meters. Since you're an Elite Trial Taker, your Space Ring will contain one hundred Cosmic Crystals, a thousand Wood Bud Crystals, and a thousand Wind Chime Fruits suited to your cultivation needs."
"Please select the equipment you need on the screen. We'll also provide the corresponding control techniques."
Wu Sheng stood before a screen three meters long and two meters wide. As he read the prompts, he felt both excited and helpless.
According to the screen, basic rewards fell into four categories: Ordinary, Excellent, Elite, and Special Elite. Generally, anyone with a Force Amplitude or Psychic Amplification of 80 times or higher qualified as Elite.
As for Special Elite, the minimum requirement was to possess a domain.
Wu Sheng gave up on that category at once, which was why he'd kept both his amplitudes at 90 times and settled for Elite rewards.
A Planetary Grade expert with a domain!
Across Human Territory, even a Star Grade expert who possessed a domain would be considered the greatest genius in their star system. Someone like that had a sixty or seventy percent chance of becoming a Domain Lord, and a good chance of becoming a Realm Lord as well. That was nothing compared to the monstrous genius who possessed a domain at Planetary Grade.
"What equipment should I choose? My Soul-Devouring Demon Tank is favored by the Wind Source Law, so I chose the Wind Chime Fruits to boost my cultivation speed. As for weapons, I need something that can strike quickly. I was good with a sword in my previous life, so I'll choose this one!"
Wu Sheng looked through all the Third-Grade Mid-Rank weapons and finally chose a blue longsword called Green Shadow, which contained the control technique Shadow Kill.
Then, from the Telekinetic Weapons, he picked a pair of chakrams suited to movement techniques, called Wind Dragon, which contained the control technique Dragon Force.
As for the battle suit, there wasn't much to choose. It could take on any appearance he wanted, so all he needed was a Third-Grade Mid-Rank one.
At lower levels, Force Battle Suits reduced an opponent's attack to one-tenth of its original strength. Activating one depended on the user's Primal Force level and Force Amplitude. The control technique was basically the same for all suits, but higher-grade ones had stronger defensive limits.
Wu Sheng figured that a battle suit of this grade could hold its own against an opponent of the same level at most. If an opponent's attack was too powerful, it could break through the suit's defensive limit, greatly reducing its damage-mitigation ability and leaving him in danger.
Ding!
"Elite Trial Taker Wu Sheng, everything you requested is ready. You must now cultivate in the Trial Room for one year. After that, your final trial battle will begin. We hope you'll successfully leave the Trial Ground ten years from now."
Standing before the screen, Wu Sheng held his Space Ring, filled with boundless anticipation.
Back in the Wu Gang Clan, even obtaining a single Cosmic Crystal had been difficult for him.
Here, the basic rewards alone included one hundred Cosmic Crystals.
That was enough to cultivate to Planetary Level Nine. But before then, he needed to activate his Time-Space Shop.
His eyes flickered, and a simple panel appeared before him.
[Name: Wu Sheng Identity: Soul-Devouring Demon Tank (a growing flesh-and-blood Special Lifeform, capable of evolution) Level: Planetary Grade Five Contribution Points: 0 (Reminder: Contributing Cosmic Crystals or other items grants the corresponding contribution points. To contribute an item, click the word "Confirm.") Time-Space Shop: Your strength and contribution points are insufficient, so you cannot activate it yet! (Reminder: Once you have enough contribution points, you can activate the Time-Space Shop. The earlier you activate it, the greater the discount on your first three purchases)]
Now that Wu Sheng had enough Cosmic Crystals, he wanted to activate the Time-Space Shop right away.
According to the message, the earlier he activated it, the greater his advantage. He was already at Planetary Grade; if he waited until Star Grade, he might have to pay an additional cost.
So he clicked the word "Confirm," and a tiny, pitch-black hole appeared before him, slowly spinning.
Wu Sheng knew he had to put Cosmic Crystals inside it.
Without hesitation, he dropped in one Cosmic Crystal and waited eagerly for the Time-Space Shop to respond.
But after waiting for a long while, nothing happened.
Unwilling to give up, he put in a second crystal, but still nothing changed.
Then he tried a third, a fourth... He kept going until he'd put in ten Cosmic Crystals, yet the pitch-black hole continued to spin slowly.
Wu Sheng was completely dumbfounded. Had he still not put in enough Cosmic Crystals?
So he steeled himself and shoved the remaining ninety into the black hole.
Ding!
[Congratulations! You have activated the Time-Space Shop's notification function. We're sorry, but your balance is insufficient, so you still can't activate the Time-Space Shop. There are two ways to activate the Time-Space Shop. You only need to meet one of the following conditions. 1. Once you break through to Realm Lord, the Time-Space Shop will activate automatically. However, you won't receive any discounts. 2. You can spend 1 contribution point to activate the Time-Space Shop in advance. Each contribution point is worth 1 trillion Cosmic Crystals.]
Wu Sheng rubbed his eyes. Once he was sure he hadn't read it wrong, he was completely stunned.