Trial Tower, First on the Combat Power Ranking

Liu Yi lay in his rocking chair with his eyes lightly closed, experiencing Fairness System 5.0.

This version of the system had been built from the 1,213 Great Dao Principles he had most recently comprehended.

Its basic functions, including energy storage and conversion, computing power, protection against cracking, and concealment of heavenly secrets, had all been strengthened. Its other functions had also been optimized and improved accordingly.

The system update added three functions. The first was system intelligence.

This function could prevent cases of people smashing the very pot that fed them and could also process harmful information.

It could also assist with the Mission Hall's review work, reducing Liu Yi's workload.

Of course, the system intelligence had limited authority. It needed his permission to exercise many of its powers.

Liu Yi personally controlled the core of the Fairness System, and the system intelligence had no authority to interfere with it. This was to prevent it from running out of control.

The second was TikTok's livestreaming function. By starting a livestream, one had a chance to receive generous tips as rewards.

The third function was the Trial Tower. As its name suggested, it was a place for trials.

The Trial Tower had 3,000 floors. Challengers could clear a floor by defeating its guardian. The difficulty increased with each floor, and the battlefield environments varied.

The Trial Tower had established combat power rankings for each cultivation realm, based on the challengers' realms.

Each Combat Power Ranking included only the top 3,000 experts. As for challengers who performed exceptionally well,

the Trial Tower would replicate their fighting forms, turning them into guardians of its floors.

At present, there were only 100 guardians in the Trial Tower, all personally created by Liu Yi.

When a challenger entered the Trial Tower for a trial, the tower would use a wisp of the challenger's mental power or Divine Sense to form a physical body.

It would also temporarily block the challenger's awareness of being in a trial, forcing the challenger to treat every battle as a life-or-death duel.

This tempered their practical combat experience and honed their fighting skills.

Even if they failed, challengers would lose only a wisp of mental power or Divine Sense and could fully recover after a few days of rest.

It was worth mentioning that the Great Dao Principles they used in the Trial Tower during their challenge, as well as the insights into the Great Dao left behind after their deaths,

would all be collected by the Trial Tower, helping Liu Yi comprehend the Great Dao more quickly.

Challengers needed only to spend 100 Energy Points for one attempt.

Anyone who successfully cleared all 3,000 floors of the Trial Tower would receive a generous reward of one billion Energy Points.

At this moment, in the vast, boundless universe of stars on the Trial Tower's 3,000th floor, two figures were locked in a heart-stopping battle.

One was Liu Yi himself, and the other was a mirror image of Liu Yi replicated by the Trial Tower. Their Cultivation Methods came from the same source, and their martial skills and Divine Abilities were identical.

Both unleashed every means at their disposal without holding back.

As they clashed fiercely, terrifying energy surged like a raging tide. Wherever it passed, meteorites crumbled inch by inch, and the void shattered into pieces.

A person's greatest enemy was none other than themselves.

Only by facing oneself could one better discern one's weaknesses.

Fighting his mirror image now, he felt firsthand just how difficult he was to deal with.

The grueling battle lasted a full hundred thousand exchanges, both sides fighting from the peak of their strength until they were utterly exhausted.

In the end, Liu Yi improved and elevated a Divine Ability on the spot, killing the mirror Liu Yi and winning a hard-fought victory.

Liu Yi exited the system and slowly breathed out a breath of stale air. The fighting spirit lingering in his eyes gradually faded.

He nodded with satisfaction. The Trial Tower's training effects far exceeded his expectations.

Even with his strength, he felt as though he had shed his old self and been reborn after that trial.

Not only was his combat experience richer and his combat awareness considerably sharper, but even the Divine Abilities and martial skills he cultivated had revealed quite a few areas that needed improvement.

He looked at his own name in first place on the Dao Seed Realm Combat Power Ranking and pondered for a moment, but ultimately chose not to erase it.

The system had only just begun to spread through the mortal world, and plenty of trouble was bound to arise later. Still, his current strength was enough to deal with trouble in the mortal world.

More importantly, he needed to instill confidence in the cultivators of the Dao Seed Martial Dao System that it was no worse than the Immortal Cultivation System.

He could stay off the other Combat Power Rankings in the future, but for now, holding firmly to first place on the Dao Seed Realm Combat Power Ranking clearly did more good than harm.

After trying it out and confirming that all the other functions of Fairness System 5.0 were operating normally,

Liu Yi stirred his mind and sent the Fairness System 5.0 update notification to the system hosts.

With that done, he stood up, his gaze turning distant.

He had stayed in Green Mountain Town for seven years. In the past, he had been weak and had focused all his attention on cultivation, never properly appreciating the scenery of this world.

Although he now had the system's assistance and could comprehend Great Dao Principles by studying secret manuals, it was still not as good as going out and traveling himself.

He wanted to see the world outside, cross a thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers, and experience the countless sights of the mortal world.

Only by personally journeying through mountains and rivers and experiencing the many facets of life in the world could he better comprehend Great Dao Principles and temper his state of mind.

With that thought, his figure flashed, and he vanished from the spot.

In the next moment, he appeared in midair and flew toward Liu Household Village.

Now that he had resolved to travel the world, there was no telling when he would return or when he would see Liu Household Village again.

Before leaving, he needed to pay his respects to his parents and eldest brother.

He would also see how Liu Hai and his family were doing. If they had run into any difficulties, he could secretly lend them a hand before leaving Green Mountain Town.

When Liu Yi reached Liu Household Village, the sight before him left him in something of a daze.

The low thatched huts of old had long since vanished. Neat brick-and-tile houses had risen from the ground, and the village had even laid a short stretch of cement road.

Sweeping the village with his Divine Sense, he was pleasantly surprised to discover that Liu Hai's entire family had broken through to the Innate Realm.

Liu Jun and Liu Wei in particular were only thirteen, yet they had already reached the Late Innate Stage, and their foundations were very solid.

At this rate, breaking through to the Dao Seed Realm in the future, or even attempting a higher realm, would be no problem.

Even Liu Hai and the others had a chance of breaking through to the Dao Seed Realm, or even attempting a higher realm, with Liu Yi secretly looking after them.

After confirming that they were all well, Liu Yi paid his respects to his parents and eldest brother, then returned to the World-Saving Medical Hall.

"Little Yellow, we're leaving Green Mountain Town tomorrow to travel the world. Get ready."

Hearing this, Little Yellow jumped up on the spot in excitement, his eyes shining as he said:

"Really? We're finally leaving! I've been scrolling through TikTok every day, looking at all those breathtaking sights. I've been itching to get out and explore for ages!"

Liu Yi answered softly, "Mm," then closed his eyes and focused, using his Divine Sense to check how the system was running after the update and how the system hosts were reacting.

At that moment, the top trending topic on both TikTok and the forum was "Fairness System 5.0 Update."

In the comments, the system hosts were holding a lively discussion:

"The Fairness System keeps getting stronger. It's added more functions again. But I'm so poor, I keep feeling like I don't deserve such a high-end system."

"This system just has to have energy. So many of its functions cost Energy Points.

"Even though it can generate energy automatically, it still hurts to spend them. I really love and hate it!"

"The system's functions need energy to run in the first place. Being able to use such amazing functions just by spending Energy Points is already a great deal. What, do you expect them for free?"

"Exactly! A greedy heart is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. If you don't want to spend Energy Points, don't use the functions. The system isn't forcing you.

"Besides, you can claim Energy Points every day! Before, I couldn't even get enough to eat. Now, thanks to the system, I can not only fill my belly but eat well too.

"More importantly, I can cultivate. Maybe one day I'll even become an immortal!"

"Things have changed so much in the years since the system appeared! I used to eat coarse grain buns for every meal. Now I eat white rice at every meal, and I can even have meat once in a while.

"Its appearance directly shattered the monopoly of those powerful and influential Aristocratic Clans! It brought about a redistribution of wealth."

"Praise the Fairness System! I used to be able to do nothing but beg on the streets. Now I not only have a house, but I can also cultivate martial arts. Maybe I'll even be able to marry a beautiful wife someday!"

"The Trial Tower is incredible! I went in and tried it, and the fights felt just like fighting in real life! Too bad I couldn't even clear the first floor. I was beaten to death right away."

"That Trial Tower really is something! I've experienced it myself. Fighting in there improves your combat awareness and experience incredibly fast."

"Have you seen the Combat Power Ranking? Liu Yi is firmly in first place on the Trial Tower's Dao Seed Realm Combat Power Ranking. I have no idea how he cultivates, but his strength is absurd!"

"Isn't that the truth! I wonder whether anyone will ever surpass him."

At that moment, the atmosphere in the Golden Throne Hall of the Jin State's imperial palace was exceptionally lively.

The civil and military officials had gathered together and were engaged in a heated discussion about the system.