Chapter 64: The Final Round Begins! There's Even Such a Leveling Sanctuary?

Hearing what Li Yuanjing had to say, Lin Yi immediately understood.

Good grief, the provincial first place only rewarded three breakthrough spirit crystals, but once you reached the national first place, 1,000 points of Great Xia Merit could directly be exchanged for 20 of them!

"However, if you use all of them to exchange for breakthrough spirit crystals, you'll be at a loss!"

"Because Great Xia Merit points can be used to exchange for all precious treasures classified under the T1 tier rewards!"

"A small number of T0-tier treasures can also be exchanged!"

A trace of hidden shock stirred within Lin Yi's heart.

Those were truly wonderful items!

Among the T2-tier treasures, there were already many desirable items that Lin Yi currently coveted.

Therefore, the effects of T1 and T0-tier treasures would undoubtedly be even more formidable!

"Next is the A-tier talent spirit crystal."

"This one is of even greater significance."

"Though, frankly, I don't even need to explain; you can probably guess its effect simply from its name."

Lin Yi nodded.

He had previously guessed that upon use, this item should grant a professional an A-tier talent.

However, such an effect was simply too heaven-defying.

Thus, he had not dared to be certain.

Because talents were entirely too crucial to a professional.

The source of his current combat power could almost be said to rely entirely on the skill points granted by his SSS-tier talent, along with pay-to-win rewards.

Acquiring an additional talent would bring an almost immediate boost to his overall combat prowess.

Furthermore, it would have profound implications concerning the abyss.

Many professionals built their skill systems entirely around the effects of their talents.

With mutual cooperation and synergy between them, their strength could naturally be fully unleashed.

"This item is one of the listings among T0-tier treasures, and the annual national yield is strictly within the count of one hand. In previous years, the reward given to the national champion was at most B-tier, but this year it has actually been raised to A-tier!"

"It seems the difficulty of this year's fifth round practical dungeon will likely surpass all previous records!"

Li Yuanjing was already starting to worry about the difficulty of this fifth round examination.

Yet Lin Yi remained completely unperturbed, continuing to push the process forward as he asked, "Then what about that trial tower at the end?"

"Oh, that one."

"The fourth and final reward is a fixed reward that every national champion receives annually, unchanged for over a century."

"The full name of the trial tower is: The Inverted Sky Tower, a dungeon that emerged after the onset of the Cataclysm Era."

"On a global scale, there are a total of four trial towers."

"One of them is located on a small island over four thousand kilometers off the coast of our Great Xia's East Sea."

"Later on, our Great Xia ancestors discovered that this dungeon is extremely peculiar; it can be entirely described as a projection of a certain world within the abyss onto the Blue Star world."

"Moreover, upon entering the trial tower, the more floors one successfully clears, the greater the final tallied rewards will be."

"The reward granted by the trial tower is called a Martial Soul. You can understand it as an extremely special soul-type summoned entity. Martial Souls also require advancement and leveling up, while a portion of the Martial Soul's attributes will be shared with the professional themselves."

"The better your performance in clearing the trial tower, the more ancient the awakened Martial Soul will be. Ancient Martial Souls may even carry certain exclusive skills, and the enhancement they provide to a professional's combat power cannot be overlooked."

"Currently, the only way to acquire a Martial Soul is through the trial tower."

"Therefore, ever since the birth of this dungeon, countless wars have broken out among various nations on Blue Star over the right of entry into this dungeon."

"For example, in the past, our Great Xia frequently fought fiercely against neighboring Goryeo, Dongying, and certain island monkey nations precisely for this reason."

"Later, following the establishment of the Global Professionals Council, the acquisition of entry rights for the world's four trial towers also became systematic."

"Have you ever heard of the Pan-Asia Youth Professionals Peak Tournament?"

Lin Yi nodded.

He understood this; he had seen it on television.

The nature of the competition was somewhat similar to the Asian Games on his previous Earth.

"This peak tournament is held annually, and those who secure the top ten in the competition qualify to enter the trial tower."

"According to normal procedures, three months prior to the opening of the trial tower each year, our Great Xia domestic region holds its own selective trials to ultimately select 10 individuals to officially participate in the peak tournament."

"However, as long as you secure the top three in this national college entrance examination, you are directly exempted from the trials and do not need to participate in the regional competition. You simply wait for the Pan-Asia Youth Professionals Peak Tournament to commence, granting you direct eligibility to participate!"

Lin Yi finally understood completely.

He saw on the light screen that not only the national top scorer possessed this exemption qualification.

The second and third places actually had it as well.

"Next, I will announce the detailed rules for the fifth round test of this year's national college entrance examination!" Without wasting any time after displaying the rewards, Li Qianhe immediately began explaining the contents of the fifth round test!

The light screen flashed.

A holographic projection appeared, showing the details of the dungeon.

"Fifth Round Test Venue—Abyss Dungeon: Noah's Ruins!"

"In 10 minutes, after signing the life-and-death pacts, examinees who confirm their participation in the fifth round will enter this special dungeon to undergo a 24-hour evaluation!"

"There are currently over 20,000 monsters existing within this dungeon."

"The distribution areas and strength levels of the monsters are completely random. The lower and upper limits for reference are provided below!"

"The level of the weakest monster is: LV.30, with a Lord-tier status!"

"The level of the strongest monster is: LV.80, with a top-tier King-tier status!"

Lin Yi once again heard the sound of the entire venue drawing in sharp breaths of cold air.

The level of the lowest-tier monsters had already reached the level of most people present—Level 30!

And their status was also Lord-tier!

This meant that there were no ordinary mob monsters inside, nor even elite monsters.

Every single one of them was a BOSS!

Furthermore, the monsters were randomly distributed and completely unpredictable.

This meant that if your luck was bad and you encountered a top-tier King-tier monster the moment you stepped inside, dying upon landing was entirely possible.

Li Qianhe seemed quite satisfied with the reaction of everyone present.

He continued to elaborate, "By slaying these monsters, you can earn points!"

"The monster's level serves as the base point reward, while the monster's status acts as a multiplier."

"The multiplier for Lord-tier status is 1, and top-tier Lord is 1.5!"

"The multiplier for quasi-Overlord status is 2, Overlord-tier status is 3, and top-tier Overlord is 4!"

"The multiplier for quasi-King tier is 10, King-tier is 15, and top-tier King-tier is 20!"

"Does anyone have any questions regarding the above rules?"

Lin Yi saw someone raise a hand and ask, "Are there experience points, materials, and equipment drop rewards after slaying these monsters in the dungeon?"

Li Qianhe nodded: "Yes!"

"The Noah's Ruins dungeon is a special dungeon that has never been cleared by anyone to date. There were originally no monsters inside the dungeon; all monsters have been manually selected and placed."

"Relevant dungeon background and information will be described in detail within the spirit crystal bracelets you receive upon entering the dungeon, so I won't elaborate too much!"

Hearing this, Lin Yi's eyes lit up.

Killing monsters in this test dungeon yielded experience points!

Would not Lin You, whom he had just contracted, be able to experience rapid growth within this dungeon?!

While others might be agonizing over the difficulty of this dungeon, Lin Yi was already secretly rejoicing.

Such a leveling sanctuary existed?!

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