The Seventh Base

Chapter 176: Chapter 72: The First Place in Overall Points Ranking

The citizens of Steel Dome City were also discussing.

Had a formidable Transcendent appeared in Steel Dome City?

Even though many people were not players of the Ruins World, they knew that the Ruins World was not merely a game but a trial land for Transcendents.

Someone breaking a record meant that an extraordinary Transcendent had emerged.

Was it a predecessor, or a genius successor?

Now, all anyone could do was guess.

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How long could that Transcendent last?

At this moment, in the Sky Trial Field of the Ruins World.

Many monsters had fallen around Xu Mo’s body, each a B-level Monster, huge in size, lying across the ground.

But Xu Mo was also suffering, his Battle Armor was cracked, and there was fresh blood at the corners of his mouth, having been hit twice in the battle.

A strike from a B-level Monster was not something to be taken lightly.

Besides, his body and mind both felt an intense sense of fatigue.

Killing was tiring.

The drain was too great.

The ground was almost cleared of monsters.

But flying monsters still circled in the air.

At that moment, Xu Mo sensed a strong threat and then began to sprint wildly on the ground.

The flying monsters spewed out Energy Balls or lightning and other attacks, bombarding the area he was in.

He could only rely on his keen perception and response speed to dodge frantically.

He didn’t dare to depend on spiritual power to fly, as that would make him a live target.

He wasn’t so agile in the air.

It’s no wonder no one from Steel Dome City had passed this Hell Level trial.

“Buzz.”

A flying monster swooped down, its steel-like gigantic claws reaching towards Xu Mo’s body.

Xu Mo looked as small as the claw of the opponent, insignificant in comparison.

Xu Mo blocked with the War Saber in his left hand, bang… his body slid across the ground, a terrible pressure came, and while the monster opened its mouth, Xu Mo’s right hand drew the saber.

A Lightning Blade Light flashed across, and the monster emitted a miserable scream before falling.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

The ground cracked wildly, Xu Mo tumbled on the ground, stood up, and continued his frantic sprint.

The two sides fought a back-and-forth battle, occasionally, monsters would dive down to attack, and Xu Mo seized the opportunities to hunt them.

When he charged up his force to attack, killing a B-level monster was not a problem.

Another half-hour passed.

The number of monsters in the city ruins decreased.

Outside, more and more people from Steel Dome City appeared in the Ruins World.

An hour passed.

He not only broke the record but also lasted double the time.

Some people who knew about the Sky Trial Field were shocked, wondering how he managed to last an hour without being killed in such a devilish trial ground.

Did the opponent discover the rule of the Trial Ground?

Avoided the risks.

Let’s see the results.

At this moment in the Sky Trial Field, Xu Mo was running for his life.

He had almost slaughtered all the beasts and birds, but at this moment, an extremely dreadful B-level Monster was chasing him.

The monster was enormous, exhaling Energy Light.

The terrifying beam came from the sky, slicing the ground beneath like a giant War Saber from the air, cutting everything into pieces as it moved along.

Xu Mo kept dodging left and right, otherwise, he was not as fast as the opponent.

But even so, he couldn’t dodge it all.

Both sabers raised simultaneously, held over his head.

The Energy Light slashed down, landing directly on his War Saber, the terrifying energy pressing against his body, forcing Xu Mo’s knees to bend.

The intensity of the energy light emitted by the monster was almost reaching B+.

Seeing Xu Mo about to give in, the monster’s body pressed down, exhaling even stronger energy.

“Bang.” Xu Mo stepped hard, his body rolled sideways, the ground exploded and shattered, pierced by the Energy Light.

“Buzz…”

Just then, Xu Mo, who was on the ground, threw his War Saber, directing all his spiritual power into it, instantly the War Saber struck with terrifying force towards the flying monster.

The monster opened its mouth again, a strong Energy Light erupted, hitting the flying War Saber directly, causing the saber to fly back in recoil.

But in that brief moment, Xu Mo stood up, his steps surged forward, and with the momentum, he leapt into the air, his spiritual power directly lifting his body to fly up, going higher and higher.

The monster looked up at Xu Mo rising in front of it.

It saw his eyes, those eyes shooting out powerful energy, while a strong current also formed around the space, shooting towards the monster’s eyes.

The monster emitted a sharp howl, closing its eyes.

At that moment, Xu Mo’s body rose to the same height as the monster, the War Saber in his hands slashing down through the air.

“Puchi!”

The War Saber directly sliced through the monster’s eyes, causing the beast to tremble violently, and it crashed into Xu Mo’s body.

“Boom.” The terrifying force caused the War Saber in Xu Mo’s hand to fly out, his body fell to the ground, spitting out blood.

He took off his helmet, his face and mouth were smeared with blood.

But the monster also suffered, its body fell to the ground, crashing into the ruins.

“Hu…”

Xu Mo struggled to stand up, stretched out his hand, the War Saber flew back into his grip, gathering up the last of his strength, he rushed towards the monster.

The monster, using its clawed limbs to stand, its eyes bleeding, seemed to have heard the sound, turned around, and directly spat out Energy Light.

“Puff!”

The moment it spat out the Energy Light, Xu Mo’s War Saber chopped down, slicing open its throat.

“Bang.”

Xu Mo was also hit by the Energy Light, his Battle Armor shattered, his body was flung out, crashing heavily to the ground, his body pierced by the Energy Light, sending out intense pain.

This pain was not easy to bear.

Too real.

“Congratulations on passing the Sky Trial Field.”

Just then, the system’s voice sounded.

He looked up and saw the Sky Trial Field was collapsing and shattering; the entire world was crumbling.

This was a world created by a program, not real.

“Distributing trial land rewards,”

the system voice echoed again.

Xu Mo was somewhat expectant. He had spent a month in the Ruins World for the trial and knew there were rewards.

The more difficult the trial land, the richer the rewards.

As an S-Class, what would the reward be for the Sky Trial Field that nobody in Steel Dome City had passed?

“Point reward: ten billion,” said the system voice.

“…” Xu Mo blinked.

According to the rules for obtaining points, killing a monster reduced by one A-level could earn one billion points, and killing an A-level monster could earn ten billion points.

These points had now surpassed the first place on the leaderboard for newcomers at the Extraordinary Academy

and were, in fact, first on the overall leaderboard.

Fortunately, due to his massive point earnings from killing monsters these past days, Qingze had removed his name from the list.

Nobody should know about it, right?

Making a fortune quietly is the true art.

With ten billion points, Xu Mo was already planning how much federal currency he could exchange it for in the real world if he traded with someone.

In any case, he had struck it rich!

“Combat Skills reward: A-level Sword Technique, Overclocking Slash.” Another alert from the system followed, then a stream of data poured directly into Xu Mo’s mind, converting memories and visuals into data instantly.

This company is terrifying.

“Privilege reward: Access qualifications for the Super God Arena.”

Xu Mo showed a hint of surprise.

Super God Arena?

“What is the Super God Arena?” asked Xu Mo.

The system did not reply.

“You may choose whether to enter the Super God Arena or not,” the system responded.

“No.”

Given Xu Mo’s current state, there was no point in entering.

Xu Mo logged off.

Outside, the Sky Arena collapsed, and the storm dissipated.

But that voice from earlier seemed to linger long in people’s minds, echoing.

Sky Arena trial, passed.

The duration they imagined someone might endure was different; the person who entered the Sky Trial Field had successfully passed the trial.

This was no longer about breaking a record.

It was about making history.

A history that had never been achieved in Steel Dome City before.

The entire Ruins World was in an uproar, and many Transcendents who previously thought highly of themselves suddenly felt too weak.

Even Nanming Huowu felt the same.

Until now, she had not even unlocked the permissions for the Sky Trial Field.

But someone had already passed the Sky Trial Field.

A person of such caliber had emerged in Steel Dome City.

Thinking this, Nanming Huowu donned her Battle Armor and, with a flash, charged towards distant monsters.

Perhaps, she also needed to try harder, at least, to earn the qualification to enter the Sky Trial Field first.

After logging off, Xu Mo left the Ruins Tower.

Meanwhile, some Noah Academy students logged off, while others rushed in, all discussing the Sky Trial Field.

“So strong, who is the person who made history?”

“Don’t know, haven’t heard about it, the Ruins World isn’t disclosing.”

Around Xu Mo, two people discussed and called out when they saw Xu Mo: “Hey, Brother S.”

Xu Mo nodded at them.

“Brother S saw it too, right? Someone passed the Sky Trial Field, the highest-level trial land known in the Ruins World. Brother S, you have to try hard, we are waiting for you to break it,” joked the student next to him.

Maybe that day might indeed come—it was Brother S, after all.

Xu Mo didn’t respond and quietly walked outside.

He was thinking about what to do with his money.

At that moment, in the control room of the Ruins Tower.

Noah Academy staff were somewhat lazy, only needing to perform routine maintenance, so they didn’t have much to do.

They had just heard about someone breaking the record and wondered which person was so capable.

A staff member glanced at the server screen out of boredom, where he could see all the students’ points at a glance.

Xu Mo’s points had been removed from the leaderboard, but they were still visible in the backend.

“Huh?”

The employee paused, puzzled by the length of the number.

He counted carefully: one digit, two digits… nine digits, ten digits!!

His heart thudded as he rubbed his eyes and counted again and again… confirming it was ten digits.

“I…” he let out a curse.

These points had become number one on the total leaderboard of the Eight Extraordinary Colleges.

Trembling, he lifted his arm to pick up the Communicator and dialed a number.

Lately, Dean Lin had been rather idle, the excitement of Xu Mo’s enrolment gradually waning. Now, as he quietly cultivated at the academy and occasionally attended classes, Lin didn’t need to pay much attention, focusing his time on managing academy affairs.

Just a moment ago, he too heard about someone breaking the record. He wondered whether it was someone from their academy.

That’s when the Communicator vibrated.

Dean Lin answered.

“Dean Lin, there’s something I need to report to you,” the voice from the Communicator said.

“What is it?” asked Dean Lin. Normally, staff members wouldn’t contact him directly over the chain of command.

“Brother S… no, Xu Mo, his points in the Ruins World reached ten billion,” the voice on the other end reported, making Dean Lin’s heart skip a beat.

He felt that sooner or later, Xu Mo would literally give him a heart attack.

But seriously, impressive.

A smug smile curled on Dean Lin’s lips, his eye for talent never failed him.

He considered whether to unveil the leaderboard, to let them see!