Passing through the portal, Ning Chuan surveyed the first floor of the Divine Servant Tower.
A vast, square space, seemingly endless, that showed no signs of being inside a tower.
The floors and walls were made of black stone slabs, smooth and flat, without any seams, their surfaces gleaming with a soft light that illuminated the entire area.
Please determine the assessment order as soon as possible!
At this moment, a strange and difficult-to-pronounce sound rang out in the space, just like the notification sound Ning Chuan heard in the Treasure Domain. It possessed a certain power and could directly express its meaning.
Ning Chuan, puzzled, looked at the three from the Ten Thousand Flowers Palace and asked, "How do we determine the order?"
Is this your first time here?
The beautiful woman looked over and her gaze fell on Ning Chuan and Qin Ya. She smiled and said...
"Um."
"Just say it directly. The Genius Assessment Tower has a spirit that can understand our language."
The beautiful woman began to explain.
As she spoke, she pointed to Shen Yourong and said softly, "Gentlemen, could you please let my disciple go first for the assessment? She's very fast in battle, so you won't have to wait too long."
Shen Yourong and easily embarrassed, felt a little awkward upon hearing this. She tugged at the beautiful woman's sleeve and said, "Master, it's alright if I'm at the back of the line..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
The beautiful woman glared at her and reprimanded her telepathically, saying, "Don't be stubborn. Being the first to be assessed means you don't have to wait for others, which is good for building up your fighting spirit. You only have three chances on the seventh floor of the assessment tower, and you've already failed once."
Shen Yourong lowered her head.
The stunningly beautiful woman turned her head, her face beaming with a smile, and said, "Gentlemen, in return, I can share some information about the Genius Assessment Tower, how about it?"
Qin Ya didn't speak, but looked at Ning Chuan through the hood, indicating that he should take charge.
Ning Chuan hesitated for a moment, then agreed.
The order in which he shoots has little impact on him.
" Palace Master Yu, no problem," Ning Chuan said.
After saying that, the five people determined the order of the assessment.
Shen Yourong first.
Yu Wei and the old woman were in the second and third positions.
Qin Ya ranked fourth.
Ning Chuan was the grand finale.
"The assessment begins!"
A notification sound rang out.
Ripples spread across the space like water, and a mechanical puppet appeared, resembling a skull, with its sunken eye sockets emitting a scarlet light.
Ugh!
As soon as the mechanical puppet appeared, it strode forward and charged straight at Shen Yourong. When it got close, it threw a punch, and the energy transformed into surging Force, swirling around its fist like a violent hurricane, with earth-shattering power.
Clearly, it is a Dharma Aspect.
Judging from the fluctuations it emits, it possesses the strength of a ninth-grade Force.
Shen Yourong remained fearless, drew her sword to meet the attack, and unleashed a burst of power, demonstrating that she too had reached the Ninth-Grade Martial Artist.
Yu Wei cautioned, "Let's spread out first. If the spirit determines that we're interfering in someone else's battle, we'll be blacklisted and never be able to enter the tower again."
The four retreated to create distance.
Yu Wei then moved to Ning Chuan's side. The other man in black robes was cold and difficult to communicate with.
"The artifact spirit can sense the examinee's realm and select the mechanical puppet to fight. The strength of the puppet is related to the examinee's realm. My disciple is currently at the Dharma Aspect Realm, so the mechanical puppet that fights will also possess a Dharma Aspect."
Yu Wei said with a smile.
At this point, she added, "The first six levels of the Genius Assessment Tower all use these mechanical puppets as the assessment method, with the strength and number increasing with each level."
Beside him, Ning Chuan listened and watched the battle.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Shen Yourong wielded a slender sword, but her attack was ferocious. She unleashed a powerful military martial art, the sword covered in a thick layer of Force, which sent the mechanical puppet staggering backward, sparks flying from all over its body.
His figure was completely concealed by a black robe. Ning Chuan calmly asked, " Palace Master Yu, what constitutes victory?"
He noticed that the mechanical puppet was made of very sturdy material; when Shen Yourong's sword hit it, it couldn't even leave a mark.
Yu Wei explained, "Currently, we've discovered two methods."
"The first method is to deplete the mechanical puppet's energy. Someone has tested it; if the battle continues uninterrupted, it will be completely exhausted in about half an hour."
"The second method is to destroy the mechanical golem's control core."
"While the mechanical golem is made of sturdy materials, its control core is relatively fragile. If the right spot is hit, it can be easily shattered."
"The only difficulty lies in the fact that the control core is inside the mechanical puppet, and it moves Rule and extremely fast, making it impossible to predict where it will appear. To destroy it, we can only keep attacking and hoping for the best."
As she spoke, Yu Wei looked at Shen Yourong, a hint of satisfaction in her eyes, and said, "Therefore, my disciple uses a sword technique with a wide killing range to increase the chance of hitting the control core. A single hit may not be enough to destroy it, but the damage can accumulate gradually."
"I see, thank you for informing me Palace Master Yu."
Ning Chuan said.
He used his Divine Sense to detect that there was indeed a ball of light moving back and forth inside the mechanical puppet, with an irregular trajectory. This should be the control core that Yu Wei mentioned.
At this moment, under Shen Yourong's sword attack, cracks appeared on the ball of light, and it was not far from collapsing.
"Controlling the core's fluctuations is quite interesting; it's somewhat similar to the soul. I wonder if mental attacks would be effective."
An idea flashed through my mind.
Ning Chuan pondered to himself.
Just then, Yu Wei interrupted him, kindly reminding him, "If either of you has a martial art with a wide range of attacks, you might as well give it a try."
"OK."
Ning Chuan smiled.
Shortly after, with a clang, the mechanical puppet was sent flying by Shen Yourong's sword. The crimson light in its eye sockets dimmed, and then it was swallowed up by the ripples of space and disappeared.
"If you pass the assessment, you can proceed to the second level."
A tongue-twisting notification sound rang out.
Next to the archway at the entrance, a spatial portal appears.
Seeing this, Yu Wei said in a deep voice, " Yourong, don't rush in. Regulate your breathing and prepare your fighting spirit."
At this moment, ripples appeared in the space, and another mechanical puppet appeared, exuding a powerful aura, reaching the Peak Knight!
It lunged at Yu Wei with incredible speed.
Yu Wei neither dodged nor flinched, and declared loudly, "I concede!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
The mechanical puppet paused, then flashed through the air and disappeared.
Ning Chuan glanced at Yu Wei, somewhat surprised.
What does this mean?
As if sensing Ning Chuan's gaze, Yu Wei turned her eyes, her soft, alluring eyes looking at Ning Chuan, and said with a smile, " The Genius Assessment Tower allows companions to watch the battles. As long as Yourong agrees, I can go in with her even if I lose."
"Learn."
Ning Chuan nodded. He guessed that Yu Wei and the old woman's trip was to give Shen Yourong some pointers.
As expected, after the third mechanical puppet appeared, the old woman chose to concede defeat, just as Ning Chuan had anticipated.
"We've rested enough, let's set off for the second floor!"
Yu Wei looked at Shen Yourong.
The old woman strode over.
Shen Yourong took Yu Wei's arm and said coquettishly, "Master, please wait a little longer, okay?"
As she spoke, her gaze fell upon two figures in black robes not far away.
A young girl's nature is always bound to be curious.