"You little rascal, you actually made it through the fourth level of the Trial Tower. What a pleasant surprise!" Tegages spoke first.
Qi Tian had no idea what the surprise was about. He assumed Tegages was simply praising him, and replied,
"I'm glad I didn't disappoint you, sir."
Tegages smiled. He had only hoped Qi Tian would make it into the Doomsday Secret Realm; even if he ranked at the bottom there, it would have been fine.
But now, forget the Doomsday Secret Realm—even reaching the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm would be no problem if Qi Tian kept working hard. How could Tegages be disappointed?
Unfortunately, since the ranking battles were held only once every hundred years, Qi Tian could only earn a spot in the Doomsday Secret Realm.
If he wanted to advance further, he would either have to wait for the next ranking battle or enter the Doomsday Secret Realm and clear the Heaven and Earth Heavenly Mountain.
But the chances of that were too slim. It was better to hope he would climb to the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm through the ranking battles.
"When I first recruited you into the Virtual Universe Company, I said I'd give you an extra 100 Hunyuan Units if you entered the Doomsday Secret Realm."
"But your strength has clearly exceeded my expectations. Unless something unexpected happens, entering the Doomsday Secret Realm is already a certainty. So I've gone ahead and transferred the promised reward to you."
Tegages then told Qi Tian that Chi Xin's reward had also been transferred early.
Although Chi Xin hadn't made it through the fourth level, he had held out there for a long time and was stronger than many people in the Doomsday Secret Realm.
"Sir Tegages, I've heard that the geniuses in the