Chapter 277

Chapter 277: The Reward for Clearing

This seventh floor…

Seemed to hold no trial at all.

She hesitated and walked ahead.

At the center stood only a crystal, shining bright.

“Simplified Five Elements Source Stone: this source stone can be used by only one person to cultivate. Value Points: 10,000,000.”

The Heaven and Earth Furnace gave the message at once.

Li Shuang’s brow twitched.

A Five Elements Source Stone that only one person could use… was this…

Her reward for clearing the altar?

She was still wondering.

Suddenly, a Phantom Stage appeared in the sky.

Ember stood upon the void, smiling at her.

“Li, congratulations on clearing the Golden Soul Altar,” Ember said.

Li Shuang blinked, then hurried to say: “City Lord, I don’t think I’ve taken the seventh floor’s test yet.”

Ember’s lips curved: “In a sense, the Golden Soul Altar has only six floors. The seventh has no trial. Only rewards.”

Li Shuang’s pupils tightened.

So the seventh floor had no test at all.

“Use your hand and touch the Five Elements Source Stone,” Ember said.

Li Shuang nodded and, obedient as ever, reached out.

The moment her fingers brushed the stone, it vanished from the spot and appeared inside her Wanfa Eye.

“The extra reward of the seventh floor is this: using the power of that Five Elements Source Stone, you can return to the Golden Soul Altar and take the trials again whenever you wish. Oh, not literally any time. Once every seven years, when the other trialists come for the great trial, you cannot come,” Ember said.

Li Shuang stood stunned.

This meant…

Other geniuses could only come once every seven years.

But she, except for those few days every seven years, could come whenever she wanted!

Her heart thumped hard.

She had already felt regret.

The gains she had gotten in the Golden Soul Altar had not reached their limit.

For example.

From the second time inside the Thousand Mechanisms Hammer Array, her spirit had not received the full tempering.

For example.

She had not obtained the Advanced Five Elements Crystal.

She had planned to wait seven more years and then try for a perfect clear.

But now, Ember told her that except for the seven-year great trial days, she could come anytime!

She could temper her Spirit Refinement whenever she wished!

She could challenge the Five Element Tribulation whenever she wished!

What others fought seven years to gain once, she could gain almost whenever she wanted.

Even with the effect of the Supreme Emotionless Art, Li Shuang’s heartbeat still quickened beyond her control.

No wonder the City Lord had told her again and again to give it her all!

So, the reward for clearing was this shocking.

“Thank you, City Lord,” Li Shuang bowed with full respect.

Ember smiled a little: “You earned it yourself. Keep this reward to yourself, and don’t tell anyone.”

Li Shuang nodded.

“Also, the news that you cleared the Golden Soul Altar can’t be hidden. Many with bad intentions will try to strike at you. If you face trouble you cannot solve, don’t worry about waste. Use the Lightning Marrow at once, and I can still save your life,” Ember warned.

Before, Ember had given Li Shuang the Lightning Marrow.

It was to save her Little Sister.

Now, it was also for the future of the Human Race.

Li Shuang agreed obediently.

Ember looked at her, more and more satisfied. If Li could grow to this level on the Nanlan Continent, then with the best resources now, how fast would she rise?

She looked forward to it.

“All right. I’ll send you to the Waiting Space now. After this, you will also receive Merit Points based on how many floors you cleared…”

Ember was still speaking.

Suddenly, her brows lifted, and she showed a helpless look.

“City Lord, has something happened?” Li Shuang grew nervous.

Ember sighed: “Nothing. A few people want to meet you. Just be casual with them.”

Li Shuang straightened at once.

The City Lord might say that, but how could she dare to be casual?

If even the City Lord felt helpless, then at least these people were on the same level as her!

Li Shuang felt a bit tense.

From the void, a clear phoenix cry rang out. A pair of wings spread in the air, revealing a woman with a breathtaking face.

She beat her wings, and her body flashed to another part of the sky in an instant, changing in ways that were hard to follow.

Li Shuang stared, stunned.

Ember swore in her heart.

[What is this? A peacock showing off? Is Kong Qing Luan already putting on a show?]

After Kong Qing Luan finished displaying herself, a Giant dropped from the sky, a whole mountain resting on his shoulder. He grinned at Li Shuang, then threw a single punch. The mountain shattered, the rocks turning to powder on the spot, leaving nothing behind.

Li Shuang was dazed all over again.

Next, a huge cauldron fell from the sky. A woman stood barefoot upon it, her eyes holding sun, moon, and mountains within. She moved her hand the slightest bit, and a rich fragrance rose from the cauldron. With one breath of it, Li Shuang felt the fatigue of these days melt away.

Last, an Elder appeared slowly, holding a compass. A thousand threads coiled upon it, as if all things under heaven were tied to those lines. He looked kindly at Li Shuang, and she felt, for no reason, as if everything about her had been seen through.

Ember eyed their posturing with dislike. She quietly took one step back, not wanting to admit that these were the Strongest of the Human Race.

The four said nothing. They only smiled at Li Shuang, as if looking straight at her future.

Li Shuang’s scalp prickled.

Luckily, the phantoms faded quickly, and only Ember remained.

Ember smiled: “They only wanted to meet you. Now that they have, they’re gone.”

Heh.

Saying they only wanted a look was fake.

Peacocking was real.

They had come here to show off in front of Li Shuang.

Li Shuang did not understand why she deserved a meeting like this, but she still answered with good manners.

“Go on,” the City Lord said as she waved her hand.

Li Shuang vanished from the seventh floor.

A white light flashed.

In the Waiting Space, everyone turned to the woman who had appeared out of thin air.

At the same time, a prompt sounded.

“Trialist Li: cleared the Golden Soul Altar!”

Silence fell over the field.

After so many years, the Human Race had produced another peerless genius who cleared the seventh floor.

What was more, Li Shuang was even more unbelievable than the last legend.

It was her first attempt, and she was this young.

As long as she did not die along the way, the Human Race was almost certain to see another unmatched powerhouse born.

“All trials are complete. Please enter the teleportation array and return to Myriad Arts City,” Ember’s voice echoed in the sky.

A teleport array appeared in the Waiting Space.

No one moved.

Li Shuang, puzzled, noticed that everyone was looking at her.

Even You Lan only watched her quietly.

Li Shuang: [… ]

She suddenly understood.

Everyone was waiting for her to be the first to step into the array.

This was…

The treatment of the strong.