Chapter 64: Chapter 64: The Final Round Begins! Is There Really a Leveling Paradise Like This?
Hearing Li Yuanjing say this, Lin Yi understood.
Wow, being first in the entire province only rewards three Breakthrough Spirit Crystals, but being first nationwide...
Xia merit points can directly exchange for 20 pieces!
"But if you exchange them all for Breakthrough Spirit Crystals, it’d be a loss!"
"Because with Xia merit points, you can exchange for all kinds of precious treasures at tier T1!"
"A few T0-level treasures can also be exchanged!"
Lin Yi was secretly shocked in his heart.
Those are indeed good things!
Even among the T2-level treasures, there were many things Lin Yi wanted right now.
So, the effects of T1 and T0 treasures are probably even more powerful!
"Then there’s the A-level talent Spirit Crystal."
"This one is even more heavyweight."
"But I don’t really need to explain it, you should be able to guess its effect just from its name."
Lin Yi nodded.
He had already guessed that after using this item, it should add an A-level talent to a professional.
But this effect was a bit too overpowered.
So he didn’t dare to be sure.
Because talents are too important to a professional.
Currently, almost all of his combat power comes from the skills given by his SSS-level talent, as well as the paid rewards.
Having an extra talent would give a nearly instant boost to overall combat power.
And it would have a far-reaching impact.
Many professionals build their skillset system around their talent’s effects.
There’s cooperation and synergy, and thus their strength can be fully utilized.
"This thing is one of the T0-level treasure list items, and nationwide, fewer than five are produced each year. In previous years, the reward for being first nationwide was at most B-level, but this year it has been upgraded to A-level!"
"It seems that this year’s fifth real combat instance is likely to surpass previous difficulties!"
Li Yuanjing had already begun to worry about the difficulty of this fifth examination round.
However, Lin Yi felt unfazed and continued to push the process forward, asking, "So, what about that Trial Tower?"
"Oh, that."
"The fourth reward is a fixed reward for being first nationwide each year, and it hasn’t changed for over a hundred years."
"The full name of the Trial Tower is: the Inverted Sky Tower, which is an instance that appeared after the start of the Catastrophe Era."
"Globally, there are four Trial Towers."
"One of them is on a small island over four thousand kilometers off our Xia East Sea."
"Later, our Xia ancestors discovered that this instance is extremely special, and can entirely be seen as a projection of the Abyss onto the Blue Star World."
"And after entering the Trial Tower, the more levels you clear, the more rewards you will get in the final settlement."
"The rewards given by the Trial Tower are called Martial Souls, which you can understand as a very special type of soul-body summoning object. Martial Souls also need advancement and level up, and part of the attributes of the Martial Soul will be shared with the professional."
"The better the results in the Trial Tower, the more ancient the awakened Martial Soul will be, and these ancient Martial Souls might even carry some unique skills that provide a significant power boost to the professional."
"Currently, the only way to obtain Martial Souls is through the Trial Tower."
"So, from the initial creation of this instance, countries on Blue Star have fought countless wars over entry qualifications to this instance."
"For example, our Xia often clashed with nearby Goryeo, East Japan, and some island monkeys for this reason."
"Later, after the establishment of the Global Professional Council, the qualifications for entry into the four global Trial Towers became more systematized."
"Have you heard of the Pan-Asian Youth Professional Peak Competition?"
Lin Yi nodded.
He understood this; he’d seen it on TV.
The nature of the competition is somewhat similar to the Asian Games on the earth of his previous life.
"This peak competition is held annually, and the top ten in the competition are qualified to enter the Trial Tower."
"And according to the normal process, three months before the Trial Tower opens each year, our Xia Country Zone conducts its domestic selection competition to ultimately select 10 people to formally participate in the peak competition."
"And if you get into the top three in this national college entrance exam, you will be directly exempted; you don’t need to participate in the Country Zone’s competition, you just need to wait for the Pan-Asian Youth Professional Peak Competition to start, and you already have the qualification to participate!"
Lin Yi completely understood.
He saw on the screen that not only the national top scorer has this exemption qualification.
The second and third actually do as well.
"Now announcing the detailed rules for this year’s national college entrance exam, fifth test!" Li Qianye, after showing the rewards, didn’t waste time and immediately began to explain the contents of the fifth exam!
The screen flashed.
A holographic projection showed the details of the instance.
"The venue for the fifth test—Abyssal Dungeon: Noah Ruins!"
"After 10 minutes, after signing the life-and-death contract, candidates confirmed to participate in the fifth round will enter this special dungeon for a 24-hour assessment!"
"Currently, there are more than twenty thousand monsters in the instance."
"The distribution areas and power levels of the monsters are completely random, providing a lower and upper limit for reference!"
"The weakest monster level is: LV.30, status is Lord level!"
"The strongest monster level is: LV.80, status is Top-level King Tier!"
Lin Yi once again heard the sound of gasping from the audience.
The lowest level of monsters has already reached the level, LV.30, of most people here!
And the status is also Lord!
This means that inside, there are no ordinary minions or even elite monsters.
Each one is a BOSS!
The monsters are randomly distributed, completely unpredictable.
This means that if you are unlucky and encounter a Top-level King Tier monster as soon as you enter, it’s not impossible to be killed outright.
Li Qianye seemed very satisfied with the reactions of everyone present.
He continued to add, "Killing these monsters will earn you points!"
"The monster’s level is the base point reward, and the monster’s status is the calculation multiplier."
"The calculation multiplier for Lord status is 1, Top-level Lord is 1.5!"
"Quasi-Dominion Calculation Multiplier is 2, Overlord Tier Calculation Multiplier is 3, Top-level Overlord Multiplier is 4!"
"Quasi-King Tier Calculation Multiplier is 10, King Tier Calculation Multiplier is 15, Top-level King Tier Calculation Multiplier is 20!"
"Are there any questions about the above rules?"
Lin Yi saw someone raise their hand and asked, "Do the monsters in the instance drop experience, materials, and equipment rewards after being killed?"
Li Qianye nodded, "Yes!"
"The instance Noah Ruins is a unique instance that no one has passed so far, and it does not inherently contain any monsters, all monsters are manually selected and placed inside."
"The relevant background and information of the instance will be detailed in the Spirit Crystal Bracelet you receive after entering the instance, so I won’t elaborate further!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi’s eyes lit up.
In this exam dungeon, killing monsters grants experience!
The Lin You he just contracted will be able to grow rapidly in this instance!
Others might be troubled by the difficulty of this instance.
Lin Yi was already secretly enjoying it.
Is this some kind of leveling paradise?!