As everyone knows, if you want to achieve a rank on the Trial Tower leaderboard, you need to repeatedly challenge yourself and continuously seek breakthroughs to reach a higher level.
The most outrageous event occurred ten years ago, when a peerless genius from the Celestial God Battle Group astonishingly rushed to the Fifth Layer in a single attempt at the Trial Tower.
This feat shocked the entire Genius Battle Group and drew numerous forces in a rush to invite him.
The Trial Tower doesn’t consider Realm Level; even if you’re an Ultimate Venerable Level figure, you’ll have the same strength once inside.
It can fairly judge whether a person has combat talent, battlefield control ability, and so on, posing a great test of combat capability for trainees.
However, this time, someone actually reached the Sixth Layer on their first entry into the Trial Tower! Jumping straight to the twenty-sixth rank!
An unprecedented feat!
The news spread, causing an uproar among the upper echelons of the Battle Group.
Black Eye Battle Group base.
"Leader! Leader!" A hurried shout came, drawing all eyes in the room.
On normal days, members of the Black Eye Battle Group like to stay at their base, where there are Cultivation Rooms, entertainment facilities, all-encompassing amenities, and they even often sleep here, as it has become a habit.
The God of Slaughter was also present, sitting cross-legged on the floor, with the Bronze Sword across his legs, absorbing invisible energy.
"Qian Li, what’s going on? You’re in such a hurry, that’s not like you." Blade Tip said with a smile, playing with a handleless blade.
"Quick! Check the Trial Tower rankings!" Qian Li shouted urgently.
"Seriously, the Trial Tower rankings change rarely, it’s always those few people, what’s there to see?" Blade Tip muttered, but still opened the Light Computer and projected it onto the wall, clicking into the Battle Group’s website.
"Look, same old people, nothing..." Blade Tip’s voice trailed off, his eyes suddenly widened.
Not only Blade Tip, but all other members who saw the Trial Tower leaderboard also gasped in shock.
A chorus of exclamations erupted, members nearly jumped to their feet, crowding in front of the screen, staring intently at the line of small text, eyes filled with disbelief.
NO.26, Wang Xu of the Black Eye Battle Group, Trial Tower Level: 6.0.
"Quick, quick, quick! Contact Wang Xu, find out what exactly he did!" Yan Cheng shouted impatiently.
Most members of the Black Eye Battle Group reached only the Fifth Layer, with Trial Tower Levels between 5.0 - 5.5; only the God of Slaughter reached 6.1, yet Wang Xu suddenly soared to 6.0, just a fraction below standing equal with the God of Slaughter!
"Can’t get through, his communications are off."
"Let’s go, find Wang Xu at his place, this is too crazy, I can’t believe it’s real."
Soon, Blade Tip, Qian Li, Yan Cheng, and One-Eyed found Wang Xu’s residence, pounding on the door.
Inside the Cultivation Room, Wang Xu was wielding a long sword, exploring the second move of the Sword Romance — Sword Illusion Realm.
The essence of the Sword Illusion Realm was even more complex than the Sword Thunder Shadow, and Wang Xu had been studying it for days with no outcome.
Suddenly, a knocking sound came to his ears.
"Big Brother One-Eyed, what brings you here?" Wang Xu opened the door to find Qian Li and others looking at him with extremely peculiar expressions.
"Wang Xu, did you just enter the Trial Tower?" Qian Li asked.
Wang Xu nodded: "Yes, I heard Tier Seven grants entry to the Trial Tower, so I bought a Biological Chamber and a Helmet to give it a try. I must say, the Trial Tower is tough, I barely made it to the Sixth Layer before the White-Eyed Ape Insect killed me with one hit."
The corners of their mouths twitched, what did he mean by "barely made it to the Sixth Layer"? They struggled immensely to reach the Fifth Layer, and they hadn’t even touched the shadow of the Sixth!
"Freak... truly a freak, I’ve been in the Battle Group for so long, never heard of anyone reaching the Sixth Layer at Tier Seven... it’s maddening..." One-Eyed lamented, feelings echoed by others.
"Wang Xu, log onto the virtual network to check your Trial Tower ranking, the recent changes must have sent shockwaves through the entire Genius Battle Group." Yan Cheng urged.
Wang Xu opened the Light Computer, went to the Battle Group homepage, and saw his name listed at the twenty-sixth position on the Trial Tower leaderboard.
After being stunned for a moment, Wang Xu sighed: "Only twenty-sixth place..."
Upon hearing this, Qian Li and others nearly spat blood out of frustration!
Only twenty-sixth place?
Do you know how many Tier Seven and above trainees are in the entire Genius Battle Group? And how many have made it to the Sixth Layer? Reaching twenty-sixth place on your first attempt isn’t satisfying!
At this moment, a communication request came through Wang Xu’s Light Computer.
"Ding!" After only a few seconds, another communication request followed.
"Ding!" "Ding!" "Ding!" "Ding!"...
Communication requests flooded Wang Xu’s Light Computer, the dinging almost formed a continuous sound.
"Sure enough, they’re already trying to recruit him." Qian Li remarked.
Wang Xu quickly glanced at the communications, each attached with a message boasting various organizations and groups, including many Wang Xu had never heard of.
The military, the Freedom Alliance, the Core Area families, public, and private, all sorts of forces could be identified in the communication requests.
"Hmm? Extreme Ancient Hall?" Wang Xu wondered, having already joined the Extreme Ancient Hall, why was there a request from them?
Wang Xu clicked accept, other forces could be ignored, but Extreme Ancient Hall held favor with him, naturally held as priority.
"Hello?" Once connected, a deep male voice came through immediately.
Subsequently, a middle-aged man in blue appeared on the screen.
"Hello, I am Wang Xu." Wang Xu sensed the authority and dignity in the middle-aged man’s movements and spoke solemnly.
The middle-aged man in blue chuckled: "Wang Xu, we are both members of the Extreme Ancient Hall, no need to be so formal."
Wang Xu’s expression relaxed slightly, and he asked: "Senior, what’s the reason you’re contacting me?"
"Are you free tomorrow? I’d like to meet with you in person." The middle-aged man in blue said.
"Sure, no problem." Wang Xu agreed readily.
"Alright then, I’ll send you the time and location soon, see you tomorrow." The middle-aged man in blue finished speaking, and the screen turned dark immediately.
Wang Xu put away the Light Computer, disregarding other invitations altogether.
"Wang Xu, don’t you want to look at them?" Yan Cheng said, "I know you’re a member of the Extreme Ancient Hall, but what they can offer you is quite limited, and these groups extending invitations, they see your potential, they won’t treat you unfairly. Won’t you consider it?"
Yan Cheng had Wang Xu’s interests at heart.
He was well aware of Wang Xu’s current status, for someone to reach the Sixth Layer on the first trial, such a feat hadn’t been heard of since the insect disaster period, not even the world’s strongest "Luo" could do it.
Given this talent and potential, all forces would stop at nothing for him, Wang Xu’s rise was imminent.
Wang Xu shook his head, saying: "Extreme Ancient Hall showed me kindness, I don’t wish to betray those who helped me upon my rise."
The others listening sighed, in this era, there was little talk of loyalty, only strength spoke the loudest.
Wang Xu could maintain his true self in this materialistic world, showing how unwavering and unshakeable his integrity was!
The next day, Wang Xu arrived at the designated location and saw the blue-clad middle-aged man from yesterday’s call.
Upon seeing the blue-clad man for the first time, this was the only description Wang Xu could muster.
Wang Xu was confident his strength surpassed many, but the man before him appeared as boundless as the starry cosmos, his true power inscrutable!
The blue-clad man noticed Wang Xu as well, with a slight smile on his face.
"Senior." Wang Xu nodded.
"Your power is impressive, reaching the Sixth Layer on your first Trial Tower attempt is truly astounding." The blue-clad man said, suddenly furrowing his brow, "Wait... Have I seen you somewhere before?"
The memory of the blue-clad man was exceptionally keen; anything he glimpsed would leave an impression. Now, seeing Wang Xu up close, a thread of familiarity floated to his mind.
Wang Xu froze, what now?
"Did you... once get chased by a Twin Scythe Insect Beast to the moat in the Seventh Safe Zone?" The blue-clad man’s eyes lit up.
Hearing this, Wang Xu recalled that scene, something seemed to click, and his expression turned to elation.
"So it was you! The one who split the Twin Scythe Insect Beast in two with one strike!"