at the same time.
Jiang Yan, who had returned to Holy Spirit City, released everyone.
Although the journey was not entirely successful, it's good that there were no casualties.
He glanced at it casually.
I glanced at it again.
His expression suddenly changed.
Wait! Where's my Grim Reaper?
Sheena, who emerged from the soldier's token, also realized what had happened and said with a strange expression, "Your Majesty, it seems we forgot about His Majesty the God of Death... By the way, will he get lost? After all, he's not young anymore."
"This is the first time I've ever seen a supreme being who can lose himself."
Analia couldn't help but smile. As expected, she was nothing like the rumors suggested. With this level of skill, how could she compare to the Archangel of Heaven? The Netherworld was indeed far inferior to the Holy Light pantheon.
"It shouldn't be that bad... Never mind, I'll take a look."
Jiang Yan hesitated for a moment, but still felt uneasy and activated the Lord Skill: War Control.
Death's vision appeared before my eyes.
A scythe forcefully cleaved through layers of spatial barriers, and a black-robed skeleton swiftly crossed over, then repeated the previous action.
Judging from the connection with the family, the distance is constantly decreasing, and it will take about three more days to get back.
Thankfully, I didn't get lost.
Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew his skill.
"Death is on its way back. You should go back and rest first, and we'll proceed with the next plan tomorrow at dawn."
"Yes, Holy Lord/Emperor."
After watching the two leave, Jiang Yan prepared to rest for a while and then practice the divine technique, Rebirth.
After mastering this skill, he can travel to different timelines in the past at any time to obtain the power of destiny. Once the total power of destiny exceeds 100, he can begin to cultivate the second technique, "Present Life".
Just as he was about to close his eyes, an announcement from all realms suddenly rang out.
[Due to the influence of an unknown force, the fifteenth Abyss Trial will begin ahead of schedule in five days.]
[This week's trial content: Team Points Race (click to view details).]
[Since the chosen one of this plane has reached demigod status and their overall combat strength rating exceeds the limit for the newcomer group this year, for the sake of fairness, they will be matched with a newcomer from another year's plane. Please be prepared.]
[Furthermore, this round of the Rising Stars Trial has been selected as the 'Star Group,' and the trial results are linked to the real world of their respective star systems; the last-place finisher will be punished.]
[This period's penalty settings: Depending on the score, the Abyss Corrosion level in the real world across the entire star system will increase to a certain extent.]
No way!
Jiang Yan was startled and quickly looked at the information panel of all realms.
The fifteenth Abyss Trial? How could it be so fast!
An unknown force is influencing... What kind of force could possibly affect all realms?
Jiang Yan suddenly remembered the unfinished words of the third Undead Emperor and the fate of that fragmented world.
Could this action have angered the Abyss, causing it to prematurely begin a direct conflict with the other realms?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
This is outrageous!
The problem is, we didn't hear anything in the end.
After calming himself down, Jiang Yan carefully examined the instructions for this issue.
For fairness reasons, players will be matched with new players from other realms.
Wait! What does this mean?
This...fairness my ass!
Jiang Yan, who had finally calmed down, almost couldn't help but curse out loud.
The previous beginner dimension may have only been ahead for a little over a year, but there is an important rule in all realms.
That is, newbies who have been in the game for more than a year can exchange resources with the outside world.
Ordinary civilizations are alright, they don't have much spare capacity anyway.
However, for wealthy individuals like the Star Empire's royal family, once trade is opened up, various soul crystal resources and blueprints will no longer be a problem.
A single day can make a world of difference in strength.
If it were an individual competition, he would be fine. With his current strength, he could hold his own against even god-level lords, let alone a mere novice in a new world.
But this time it happens to be a team points competition.
No matter how capable he is, he can't be in two places at once.
After all, in the so-called comprehensive combat power rating of all realms, he alone accounts for at least 80%, and the remaining lords have no power to fight back.
Especially since he was selected as part of the "Celebrity Group" this time, the consequences of losing would be unbearable for him and others.
The erosion level of the Abyss in the real world across the entire star system has increased, even by just 1 point. That means that the cost of survival points required to freeze all Abyss passages has increased by 10%.
For some weaker civilizations, this was simply adding insult to injury.
This was supposed to appear after the 20th trial, but it's appeared ahead of schedule now.
Jiang Yan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He clicked on the details of the trial.
This team points competition will select the top 1000 teams from each region based on their overall strength to participate.
Number of participating planes: 4.
Each person can carry a maximum of 5000 troops.
[In this trial, units that die cannot be revived, while lords will return to their original world upon death.]
This trial consists of three parts.
[First step: Town lockdown.]
Each participant has one thousand Abyss Altars, which are divided into ten layers based on the strength of the guardians, with 100 altars in each layer.
The altar can be purified after defeating each Abyss Guardian.
After purification, each altar can earn 1 point every natural day at 0:00. During this period, at least one participant must remain in the altar area; leaving will invalidate the points.
This phase will last for 30 days.
Each participant's score is calculated based on the sum of the scores earned by their respective participants.
The lord who purifies the most altars will receive an additional reward after the trial ends.
This is alright. Although it's a bit unreasonable that the points don't increase with the difficulty, at least there's no restriction on helping others.
Jiang Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief. He could go directly to challenge the more difficult altars and let his teammates occupy them.
Even if his teammates are terrible, as long as he kills fast enough, he won't lose.
Jiang Yan continued reading.
[Second Stage: The Challenge.]
The four participants can challenge each other, with each participant having only one challenge opportunity. A successful challenge earns the challenger all of the opponent's points. The challenged player can choose to avoid the challenge, but will lose half of their current points to the opponent (rounded down).
Oh no.
Jiang Yan frowned upon seeing this rule.
Each person can only challenge once; no matter how strong the opponent is, it will be of no use.
The other three participants were from different planes that had been around for more than a year, and their average strength far exceeded that of his plane.
As the saying goes, "pick on the weak," they are very likely to join forces to deal with this weakest competitor.
That would be a sure way to lose.
[Third Stage: Decision-Making.]
After the challenge round ends, the team with the lowest score gets to choose between "fight to the death" and "surrender in humiliation".
After choosing "surrender in humiliation", the current remaining points will be retained, and the trial will proceed to the settlement.
After selecting "Fight to the Death," the four participating teams will be teleported to the same closed battlefield. Each time a lord is killed, all of the opposing team's points will be earned. The battlefield can only end with the consent of all participating teams.
At the same time, please note that this behavior may anger the other three parties, who may unite to eliminate the party with the lowest score, resulting in even worse penalties.
After the final settlement, the winners will be awarded prizes based on their scores and performance in each stage.
After reading the rules, Jiang Yan remained silent.
This time it might be 1 against 3000.
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