The 13th day of the first year of the Holy Light era.
An unexpected announcement disrupted all of Jiang Yan's plans.
The fourteenth Abyss Trial is about to begin. Because you rank in the top five on the leaderboard, you have been selected to participate in the Rookie Group competition.
[This trial's objective: Survival. Upon elimination, you will return to your original world; you will not truly die.]
The higher the lord's rank and the more survival points they receive, the greater the rewards. Strive to survive!
How could it be so fast!
Jiang Yan's pupils suddenly contracted. He wasn't afraid of the challenge, but the thirteenth Abyss Trial had only lasted for less than two months!
If I remember correctly, the speed only started to increase eight years later in my previous life.
Until his death, a total of ten Abyss Trials broke out over a period of two years.
The difficulty level has evolved from initially being able to avoid death and being selected based on merit to eventually becoming mandatory participation with no possibility of resurrection.
Some scholars believe that the abyss has intensified its erosion of the "realms".
After that, "All Realms" also opened up some new functions as a means of self-rescue.
Damn it!
Jiang Yan took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
On the bright side, at least the current trials are reward-based, and it shouldn't be too difficult to win the championship with one's own strength.
Whether it's a coincidence or the invasion of the abyss came ahead of schedule, as long as we become strong enough, everything will be resolved.
After calming down, Jiang Yan began to carefully examine the trial content.
[The Fourteenth Trial: Survival - Rising Star Group]
[Scope of assessment: Starfields numbered 071-099.]
[Mission Description: Within a confined space, defend against the endless onslaught of the abyss army. The last survivor is the victor.]
[Mission Restrictions: Maximum number of troops allowed is 100; attacks between troops, including those of the same faction, are permitted.]
Interesting, Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes.
Based on the previous announcement, this should be a competition between different star systems.
On the surface, it's about putting him in a camp with the other four on the rank leaderboard so they can unite and survive to the end.
However, the mission restrictions specifically state that mutual attacks are allowed, including attacks from the same faction!
Moreover, the mission reward requires surviving to the end, not surviving as long as possible.
This is practically an invitation for the participants to attack each other!
If you can't defeat the abyss, then kill all the examinees!
Even if you only survive for ten minutes, as long as you kill everyone, you'll be number one!
As expected of the Abyss. Fortunately, the protection of the "All Realms" is still very strong. After death, they will be resurrected and return to their original world. Otherwise, a single trial could wipe out dozens of top lords from various star fields.
As for the troop limit of 100, Jiang Yan pondered for a moment and decided to take Anna, Floria, Jacobic, two greatswordsmen, and the other 95 angels with him.
Sheena would have been a good choice, but considering she also needed to conquer Misty Valley, we decided against it.
After all, having a demigod-level six-winged angel is more than enough.
After instructing Anna to gather everyone, Jiang Yan quietly waited for the trial to begin.
Then, another notification came.
[Ding! Since only four people are listed on the rank ranking, as the "Chosen One" of this plane, you are qualified to decide whether to send four people to participate in the trial or to select one person at will. Please make a decision within half an hour.]
Jiang Yan was slightly taken aback, only then realizing that there were only 4 names on the leaderboard.
First place: Jiang Yan, Gold Tier 1.
Second place: Luo Qianyu, Silver Tier 1.
Third place: Sicarus, Bronze Tier 10.
Fourth place: Luo Chen, Bronze Rank 10.
Jiang Yan suddenly realized that he had almost forgotten that only a little over a month had passed, and most people were still outwitting and fighting against the cannibals.
He pondered for a moment, then opened the interdimensional chat channel and sent a voice message.
"Jiang Yan? It's rare that you would actually look for me." A somewhat surprised male voice came from behind.
"Brother Ye, I have some good news for you. Are you coming?"
"Come."
"Don't you want to ask what it is?"
"Are you afraid I'll get hurt?"
"I'll send you the task details. Just read them and confirm." Jiang Yan communicated with all realms, sending over the task description and qualifications.
About five minutes later, a reply came.
"I'm not strong enough, I'll just hold you back."
"It's okay, I can take on 200."
After a three-second pause, another message arrived.
"Then all I can say is... thank you, godfather!"
"This guy..." Jiang Yan couldn't help but chuckle.
This trial won't actually result in death; participation guarantees a reward. Since they happen to have the power, they'll definitely prioritize taking care of their own people.
He had no knowledge of other star systems and planned to check their quality first. If they weren't good enough, he would just take care of them all and let his own people get second place.
Of course, if there is an unexpectedly strong opponent, then you can only prioritize protecting yourself.
Three hours later.
Jiang Yan, who had already assembled his troops, finally received the mission activation notification.
[The fourteenth Abyss Trial has officially begun. Please select your unit type. You will be teleported to the temporary preparation space in five minutes.]
After defining the area, Jiang Yan clicked "confirm".
In a state between dreaming and waking, five different forces appeared in the temporary space.
The two regions are clearly distinct, each occupying a portion of the area.
Apart from Jiang Yan's army of angels being positioned in the center.
In the eastern area, there was a girl in a pale yellow dress, surrounded by dozens of earth dragon riders and a small number of wyvern riders.
At Jiang Yan's prompting glance, Yaberic let out an excited howl, spread its wings, and unleashed the full might of a true dragon.
Instantly, the earth dragons all lowered their heads, their entire bodies trembling. Even the flying dragons in the air let out a whimper and fell to the ground, not daring to move.
Within the rigidly hierarchical dragon system, the aura of the Holy Dragons naturally suppresses these sub-dragon species.
"Boss Jiang, there's no need to put on such a show of force right from the start. We're allies now, aren't we?" Luo Qianyu said helplessly to her disappointing subordinate. She had originally intended to confront him about the blocking incident, but now she suddenly came to her senses.
"Hahaha, sis, your subordinates are such cowards!" On the other side, a young man with a buzz cut couldn't help but burst into laughter.
His retinue consists of a group of stone statue demons, considered one of the stronger of the higher-ranking retinues.
Unfortunately, this creature, which carried a hint of evil, caught the attention of two six-winged angels, who glanced at it casually.
Thump!
The next second, the floating little demon trembled violently, fell headfirst to the ground, and turned into a stone statue, motionless as if it were dead.
"Uh... never mind." The boy's smile froze.
"Jaberic, come back." Jiang Yan called out, with a hint of apology, "Sorry, this dragon hasn't been out for a while, and I couldn't control it for a moment."
"It's alright, it's alright, it's just that our subordinates are incompetent." The siblings exchanged a glance and gave a slight wry smile.
They were, after all, the royal family of the Starry Empire; they could easily see that this was a deliberate attempt to intimidate them.
But since they are weaker than others and will have to rely on them later, they can still distinguish between mere face and real benefits.
Seeing the two rather sensible people, Jiang Yan smiled faintly. He was not good at internal strife, and he did not want to waste his energy on it.
A little deterrence can prevent a lot of trouble.
Of course, some unstable factors still need to be addressed in advance, otherwise, one's thoughts will not be clear.
He looked to the other side.
A somewhat effeminate man dressed in a black robe, Sicarius.
The family consisted of two-headed demonic bears, belonging to the pinnacle of the superior family, barely enough for Aberystwynn to have a full meal.
So here's the question: is this thing secretly leading the resistance against me?
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