"Challenger, welcome to the Tower of Inheritance on the Lord's Side."
"This tower has 20 floors, and the difficulty increases with each floor."
"On each floor, you will face an attack from a varying number of powerful monsters. Defeat them to advance to the next floor."
"The total number of troops used shall not exceed 50."
"Clearing floors 1-9 will grant a small number of survival points and a rare class reward; clearing floors 10-19 will grant survival points and a legendary class reward; clearing floor 20 will grant a large number of survival points and a mythical or higher class reward."
"The first level of challenge, 'The Spider Web World,' will begin in 5 minutes. Please be prepared."
"release!"
The talisman formed from the laws appeared in Jiang Yan's hand and shone brightly.
A giant dragon and twelve gold-level greatswordsmen appeared before them.
This is the basic skill "Call for War" that all lords will master after changing their class, used to temporarily store troops.
"Jaberic, you're in charge of the main attack for the first ten floors. Anna, you'll provide support from the center."
"As for you, form ranks according to the positions I have marked, and do not let any monsters get close."
"As you command."
Yaberlik manifested a 100-meter-long true form that hovered in the sky.
Analia sheathed her longsword, and a golden holy book appeared in her hand.
The twelve great swordsmen formed a near-circular battle formation, protecting Jiang Yan in the center.
Two of the most muscular swordsmen raised their shields, and two soul links landed on Jiang Yan.
This is the upgraded version of the Shield Wall technique – as long as the shield is there, the person remains.
—Now there's no chance of anything going wrong.
Soon, about a kilometer away, hundreds of spiders, each the size of a water tank, appeared.
They move swiftly, and their menacing mouthparts and densely packed eyeballs are chilling.
This is a brood mother spider. Not only can it spray venom, but after being killed, several smaller spiders will split off from its body.
Before its information was widely circulated, it had caused the deaths of countless lords.
In his previous life, Jiang Yan also relied on his superhuman speed and the mobility of his centaur archers to pass the test with great effort.
However, this time it seems a bit too easy.
Yaberic folded its wings and skimmed low and fast, the strong storm lifting them off.
"Reptiles, tremble before the feet of the great Holy Dragon King of Light!"
Yaberic excitedly spewed out bursts of dragon breath, turning the brood spiders into ashes in droves, without even giving the baby spiders a chance to split off.
Compared to the mighty dragon, these spiders were far too weak.
Soon, there were very few left.
"Leave one alive, but don't hurt it," Jiang Yan instructed, a thought forming in his mind.
"Yes, Master."
Yaberic landed beside the last broodmother spider, retracted its sharp claws, carefully pinched one of its legs, and flew back.
"Anna, can you stop it from moving?"
"Of course, Holy Lord."
Analia nodded, turned the pages of the holy book, and chanted the incantation: "When the Holy Light rages, even the winds still."
A beam of light fell, and as if bound by invisible chains, the struggling spider immediately fell silent.
Jiang Yan took out the dagger he had taken from the assassin goblin, walked up to him, and stabbed him.
Ding... It didn't go in.
The brooding spider rolled its eyes, as if mocking silently.
Yaberic looked strange, his two dragon claws tightly covering his mouth.
Jiang Yan felt a little annoyed that he had forgotten he hadn't changed jobs.
"You have received the blessing of holy light magic, and all your attributes have been greatly increased."
The notification sound from "All Realms" came to my ears.
"Holy Lord, let's try again," Annalia said softly as she stepped forward.
The angels are so kind; Jiang Yan picked up the dagger again and stabbed.
One more cut.
Puff... Puff...
"The skin on the back is of average strength, with a bearing capacity of about 100 MPa."
"The abdominal area is poorly protected..."
"The left side of the chest appears to be a vital area; the patient reacted violently after being struck..."
"The legs have hardened keratin, making them difficult to cut with ordinary weapons..."
"Shield One, go break off a section of a spider leg and test its toxicity." A moment later, Jiang Yan sheathed his dagger and summoned a greatswordsman.
For ease of reference, he referred to these twelve people as Shield One to Shield Twelve.
"Yes, my lord."
He stepped forward, broke off a section of his lower leg, and inserted the pointed end into the skin, feeling it carefully:
"It has mild toxicity, takes effect quickly, and is negligible for those above the Bronze rank, but will cause paralysis for those below, and the effects can be stacked."
Jiang Yan nodded and recorded the data he had obtained.
Only the top 10,000 students in each session can enter the Tower of Inheritance.
This has led to the near-complete monopoly of relevant intelligence by various powerful forces.
A level-two civilization like the Federation only has basic information on levels 1-5—and that's after paying a hefty price for it.
As for detailed information, those forces simply won't sell it.
He could accept his lack of strength in his previous life, but now that he had the resources, he planned to create a detailed strategy.
This will give future challengers of the Federation more opportunities to advance to higher levels.
On the one hand, they can also selectively sell to other civilizations and reap the benefits.
"Now comes the most important step, Anna. Can I borrow your angel sword?"
“Yes, Holy Lord.” Analia took off her sword and handed it over.
Jiang Yan used a dagger to make several lines on the spider's body, then took the Angelic Holy Sword and began to cut it.
Soon, the internal organs, poison sacs, and other organs were removed and neatly arranged to the side.
"Master, why are you so skilled at this kind of thing?" Aberystwyth asked, looking at the broodmother spider's miserable state.
“Oh, it’s an elective course on the anatomy of unusual creatures. I’m quite interested in the structure of those unknown and powerful creatures,” Jiang Yan replied without turning his head.
Yaberic shuddered involuntarily. It was merely a weak dragon that had been brutally beaten by a six-winged angel; it shouldn't belong to the category of the unknown and powerful, right...?
"Hmm...this sword is not bad." After a while, Jiang Yan looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction: "That's about it, let's move on to the next level."
With that, he finished off the bald broodmother spider, which was barely clinging to life, with a single sword strike.
At the same time, a large door slowly appeared in the center of the trial grounds, and a familiar notification sound rang in our ears:
"You have successfully completed the first level of the Tower of Inheritance and have gained 1 Survival Point and 1 point in your class reward weight. These rewards will be distributed after the settlement."
Let's go.
Jiang Yan took a deep breath and led the way inside.
A scene completely different from the first floor appeared before my eyes.
It was a world that felt like a prison.
Iron pillars descended from the sky, surrounding the crowd within an area of only five kilometers in radius.
Deathmatch World.
Jiang Yan sighed inwardly as he watched all this.
In his previous life, he stopped here.
This level is too much of a counter to his innate speed and the Centaur Archer clan, leaving him with absolutely no room for maneuver.
"The second level of challenge, 'Deathmatch World,' will begin in five minutes. Please be prepared."
As the notification sound rang out, three giant bear phantoms, each five meters tall, slowly solidified in the distance.
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