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Chapter 829: Trial Begins!
"Hah! He's only acting all calm now, but once he enters Zero Tower of the Abyss, those abyssal monsters inside will be chasing him down to kill him!"
"Exactly! Let's see if he can still be this composed then!"
"Just wait for the live stream—I bet he's going to make a fool of himself!"
Everyone muttered mockingly.
After taking his entry pass, Ling Zhan stood in front of Zero Tower of the Abyss. Instead of feeling pressured by the abyssal aura radiating from it, he felt completely relaxed and at ease.
Hmm…
If Ling Zhan wanted to, he could activate and unleash his Ten Thousand Demons Lord bloodline right now.
If that happened, everyone here would suddenly feel an overwhelmingly terrifying kingly presence descend upon them.
They would be absolutely dumbfounded!
After all, if Ling Zhan suddenly erupted with the aura of an Ten Thousand Demons Lord, everyone would mistake him for an abyssal being.
Three minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
At another entrance, Molders pulled up his golden hair, fully revealing his handsome face.
He wasn't a native of the Ten Thousand Demons Continent.
Among the top five of the Demon-Slaying Legion—
Molders was from the Free Federation.
Ye Qingling was from the Dragon Kingdom.
Basil, Armand, and Derek were the native geniuses of the Ten Thousand Demons Continent.
The Free Federation wanted Molders to maintain his dominance as the strongest prodigy of the Demon-Slaying Legion.
That way, once Molders reached level 190, he could naturally become the Chief Instructor of the Demon-Slaying Legion.
But who could have expected that the Dragon Kingdom would suddenly drop a non-specialist wanderer into the position instead?!
"Ling Zhan, is it? I hope you don't die too fast once you're inside," Molders said coldly, looking at Ling Zhan.
Ling Zhan merely gave Molders a completely indifferent glance.
From that single look, Molders could see it—Ling Zhan didn't acknowledge him as an opponent at all!
"Damn it…"
This only fueled his anger further. He couldn't believe this non-specialist wanderer was so arrogant!
"Zero Tower of the Abyss is now open! Trial participants, please enter the tower!"
At that moment, the staff announced that the time had come.
Without further words, those who had taken their entry passes reached out and touched the glowing entrance of the abyssal tower.
In the next second—
Whoosh!!
Eleven figures instantly disappeared from sight.
Meanwhile, the staff pressed a button.
Buzz!!
A massive holographic projection screen appeared before the audience.
The first thing they saw was Alexis, the seventh-ranked member, stepping into the first-floor space. As soon as a terrifying abyssal general lunged at him—
He immediately summoned his War Destroyer Mech!
That's right!
His class was Machinist!
Now, after his fourth-tier advancement, he was a Mechanical Emperor!
The Machinist class evolved through several tiers:
Tier 2: Mechanical Pioneer.
Tier 3: Mechanical Overlord.
Tier 4: Mechanical Emperor.
This class had two main builds: Mecha Build and Drone Swarm Build.
The young prodigy, Alexis, had clearly chosen the Mecha Build!
"Wahoo! Lift-off!"
He swiftly entered the cockpit of his mech. Under his control, this three-meter-tall mech unleashed terrifying combat power!
Its magically enhanced iron fists mercilessly slammed into the level 160 abyssal generals!
The War Destroyer Mech was an SS-ranked skill for Machinists!
More importantly…
This mech had energy regeneration and self-repair capabilities.
Additionally, after slaying enemies, it could absorb their life force to further boost its attack power.
A class that only got stronger the longer it fought.
The first floor of Zero Tower of the Abyss was a vast, endless plain.
Sealed abyssal generals were continuously released, swarming toward the challengers.
But Alexis remained calm. Activating his mech's Firepower Overload Mode, he took to the skies and began raining down an endless barrage of ammunition.
On another side…
The third-ranked Basil entered the first-floor plains, immediately soaring into the air and wielding his staff.
He summoned the phantom of a dragon, which unleashed devastating elemental breath attacks on the abyssal generals below.
The second-ranked Ye Qingling wore a Taoist robe. Her delicate features remained firm and resolute as she gracefully swung a peachwood sword.
Instantly, a flurry of spiritual talismans, Taoist formations, and puppet arts filled the battlefield, preventing the abyssal generals from approaching her.
As for the first-ranked Molders, the Abyssal Annihilation Mage—
He hovered in midair, robes billowing, arms spread wide.
Above the plains, a gigantic void of annihilation materialized in the sky.
With a downward gesture, he commanded, "Perish!"
Boom!!
A colossal black beam of destruction crashed into the abyssal general horde below!
"Holy shit! No wonder they're the top ten of the legion! They're monsters!"
The audience watching was visibly shaken, their admiration overflowing.
"Incredible! The younger generation is truly fearsome!"
"In another year or two, these kids will surpass us old folks!"
"Looks like the Final Demon-Slaying Campaign is coming soon!"
Su Lao nodded in satisfaction as he watched the young prodigies perform.
Eugene, on the other hand, was solely focused on Molders.
Good.
But his real concern wasn't about some final campaign.
What he cared about was whether Molders could crush this non-specialist wanderer!
Meanwhile, the two generals of the Ten Thousand Demons Continent urged the staff.
"Switch the camera feed to the non-specialist wanderer. Let's see how he's doing!"
That statement echoed the thoughts of many.
Right now, they weren't interested in the others' performances.
After all, they already knew what to expect from them.
But this non-specialist wanderer—nobody knew his true strength.
It was about time they focused on him.
"Understood!"
The staff hurriedly adjusted the camera feed to Ling Zhan.
Soon…
The massive holographic screen switched over.
However—
The entire display was nothing but white mist!
It was completely impossible to see anything happening!
"Huh? What's going on?"
"Is there a malfunction?"
The audience was instantly confused.
"Wait! No, something's not right!"
"This isn't a malfunction! The entire first-floor plains of Zero Tower are being covered in a dense fog!"
The realization dawned on them.
But…
They were still puzzled!
What the hell was this non-specialist wanderer up to?
Why was his screen nothing but endless fog?