Chapter Twenty: The Spirit Realm Trial

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The meeting was straightforward: it was meant for the team members to get acquainted with one another. The atmosphere was harmonious, and everyone chatted happily. As the team captain, Tang Ruobing briefly went over some internal matters.

First, to prepare for the college entrance exam battles, they had to assemble for training every week, honing their coordination through practical exercises in the Little Spirit Realm.

The so-called Little Spirit Realm is a spirit world instance whose entrance appears in the real world. Various monsters would spawn there irregularly. Inside, there were no main quests, no tasks, and no spirit world rewards—only the basic resources gained by fighting monsters or gathering materials.

Yet, even with only basic resources, the value of the Little Spirit Realm was considerable. Getting a free entry once a week was undoubtedly a great benefit.

However, since Ye Mingqiu had not yet passed the spirit realm trial and obtained a profession, he was not allowed to enter the Little Spirit Realm to train alongside others. After all, he lacked any professional skills and had low base attributes, so entering would only hold the team back.

Secondly, Chenghai No. 2 High School’s college entrance exam preparatory team consisted of three squads. Each month, they held a team battle ranking match to confirm standings and accumulate practical experience.

Teachers from the school would rate each student’s performance during these battles. Those with scores too low would be directly expelled from the preparatory team, replaced by stronger candidates.

This was survival of the fittest.

However...

If nothing unexpected happened, the first few months of these battles would essentially turn into internal clashes between the team mages. The mages’ base levels were far ahead of other students. Even tanks would become nothing but clay in the face of such a huge level gap.

But this situation would not last forever. The higher a spirit user’s level, the more experience they needed to level up. It would be nearly impossible for the leading mages to keep expanding the gap. Over the course of senior year, the level difference between other members and the mages would narrow.

“If that’s the case, we’ll probably only come in second in next month’s team battle,” Ke Fanxing sighed.

His reasoning was simple: Tang Ruobing ranked second on the Fabs leaderboard, so their team was likely second overall. The others were not useless, but their level disparities made it difficult to influence the battle.

Tang Ruobing remained silent.

But soon, a peculiar sound came through her earpiece. Her expression shifted slightly, and she boldly opened her communicator to check the message.

Ye Mingqiu: Keep it up!

Hmph!

She put down the communicator and said, “I will win.”

...

One week later

[Notice: Your four-dimensional base attributes have reached 20. Please choose to participate in the trial within 24 hours, or it will be considered a forfeit.]

Finally complete!

Ye Mingqiu exhaled in relief and looked down at his four-dimensional attribute panel.

[Strength: 4.4, Agility: 2.6, Constitution: 3.0, Spirit: 10]

After reaching 10 points in Spirit, he used technology to maximize his Strength. During this period of special training, he also developed a good proficiency in long weapons. He should have no problem handling the spirit realm trial.

Moreover, both his physical and mental states were at their peak now, so he was ready to enter.

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[Participate in Trial]

In the next moment, Ye Mingqiu’s body instantly appeared beneath the boundless starry sky. Several new options appeared before him once more.

[Please select trial difficulty]

[A: Normal]

[B: Hard]

[C: Hell]

Hell difficulty? Ye Mingqiu was surprised. Normally, the first spirit realm trial wouldn’t offer a hell mode; the highest difficulty was hard. Tang Ruobing, with maxed-out gear, was on the hard level.

Try it?

Of course!

[You have selected Hell difficulty]

...

[Entering World: The Fall of Chaoge]

[Difficulty Level: Hell]

Description: In the distant ancient age, humans and gods once coexisted on the same land beneath the same sky for generations.

For thousands of years, as everyone revered and worshiped the gods, accepting servitude as natural, there was one who chose a different path—challenging the gods as a mere mortal.

[Main Task: Survival]

Objective: Survive one day.

Failure penalty: None.

When Ye Mingqiu opened his eyes again, he found himself on a battlefield shrouded in smoke.

He was clad in armor, holding a standard-issue spear. Many soldiers nearby wore anxious expressions. The air was faintly tinged with the scent of blood, sharp and pungent.

What was going on?

Though confused, Ye Mingqiu quickly processed the information and assessed his situation.

His task was survival. Judging by the surroundings, they seemed to be losing the war. The soldiers looked at him with a mixture of hope and fear.

Not only that, his equipment was better than the others’, and the soldiers’ gazes held both inquiry and fear—it seemed he was their commander.

So the threat wasn’t from his own men but from elsewhere—most likely the enemy forces.

“How’s the situation?”

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Ye Mingqiu asked a soldier.

“Report, General. We have just over a hundred men left here. There may be some survivors elsewhere, but no more than three thousand in total,” the soldier answered gravely.

“Oh.”

Ye Mingqiu’s expression remained steady. “How many enemies are there now?”

“Conservatively estimated... eighty thousand troops,” the soldier continued.

Eighty... eighty thousand?

Are you kidding me?

Ye Mingqiu felt a chill. Three thousand against eighty thousand—that was hell difficulty? This was nothing like Xia Qingxue’s Werewolf game!

More importantly, the three thousand on his side were probably already battered troops. Some might even have fled, meaning the number could be even lower.

Yet, the more danger there was, the more he needed to keep calm and steady.

My task is survival. As long as I survive one day, that’s enough. I don’t need to win the war, just keep these soldiers alive.

If nothing goes wrong, my mission is to find other soldiers, grow the team, and then escape this harsh environment.

But at the next moment...

“Report!!”

“The city gate has been breached!!”

A bloodied soldier staggered toward him shouting.

“Hmm?”

“The enemy army is about to pour in. It’ll take no more than fifteen minutes. General! What should we do? Fight to the death?”

“Ah?”

Ye Mingqiu’s eyes widened. His previously calm mind shattered instantly, and his prepared plans went up in smoke.

What a joke!

Not only do I have to fight with three thousand battered troops against eighty thousand, but the city gate is already broken open, and they’re chasing us from the start? How is this supposed to end well!