Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 6832

Chapter 6741: Challenge Rules

“Tianming, this is your first time here. Let me explain the rules of the Young Emperor Trial to you. Familiarizing yourself with the rules will be helpful for your future attempts.”

“Thank you for your trouble, Imperial Tutor Li,” Li Tianming said politely.

“No problem,” Li Muyun began to explain. “The Young Emperor Tower has six floors, each with a corresponding trial. You must proceed from the bottom to the top, and passing all six trials constitutes a successful completion.”

“So what are the contents of the trials?” Li Tianming asked.

Li Muyun smiled slightly. “This is the difficulty of the Young Emperor Trial. There’s no opportunity to prepare in advance. The content of the trials is completely unpredictable; each level is randomized, filled with unknown challenges.”

“If the content is unpredictable, how do I complete the trials?” Li Tianming asked疑惑地.

Li Muyun explained, “Although the content is unpredictable, the conditions for completion are the same. First, find and reach the core of the tower on the corresponding floor. Second, carry five Cosmic God Origins.”

“Five Cosmic God Origins? Where do these five Cosmic God Origins come from?” Li Tianming asked.

“It’s simple, just defeat the other challengers and turn them into the Origin of the God of the Universe!” Li Muyun replied.

Li Tianming pondered, “So, this adds competition and rivalry between challengers to the basic challenge? This makes the variables even more numerous.”

“Yes, and passing the Young Emperor Trial isn’t just about becoming a Young Emperor’s disciple. Another equally important point is the resources and opportunities within the Young Emperor Tower. At the heart of each level of the tower are the ‘Emperor’s Legacy’ left by powerful figures from the ancient Heavenly Emperor Sect, the meritorious ancestors who made unparalleled contributions to the Heavenly Emperor Sect. This doesn’t belong to the Primordial Dao, but is a transmission of a concept, a consciousness. Through preaching, it greatly helps future generations, especially disciples who follow the Emperor’s path. Judging from your performance, you should also be following the Emperor’s path, right? You must seize this rare opportunity.”

“I see… It seems this ‘Emperor’s Legacy’ is indeed very suitable for me,” Li Tianming said thoughtfully.

Li Muyun continued, “The biggest difference between the Young Emperor Tower Trial and the Heavenly Gate Trial is that the Heavenly Gate Trial focuses on winning hearts and minds, testing the emperor’s political acumen and ability to win people’s hearts. The Young Emperor Tower Trial, on the other hand, tests military strategy and tactics. It tests how to arrange tactics to achieve victory when you have absolute control over your troops. You might ask, why should an emperor learn these things? Aren’t these things that generals should do? In reality, a general may not necessarily be a good emperor, but an excellent emperor must have the talent to lead troops!”

“But I don’t have an army under my command right now, so how can I demonstrate my military leadership skills?” Li Tianming asked, puzzled.

“Don’t worry about that. Each level of the Young Emperor Tower will assign you a special star puppet called ‘Emperor Puppet,’ which can understand your marching commands. The number of Emperor Puppets assigned to each level is different, from the first to the sixth level: ten, one hundred, five hundred, one thousand, three thousand, and ten thousand respectively. Within the same level, everyone has the same number of Emperor Puppets. These Emperor Puppets can assist you in passing the level.”

Li Muyun seemed to suddenly remember something, slapping her forehead with a somewhat charmingly naive expression. “Right, don’t you have a pretty strong star puppet? You can bring her in too; it will be of some help to you.”

“Star puppets can be brought in? If someone uses their family’s strength to bring in a large army of star puppets, wouldn’t that create an overwhelming advantage over others?” Li Tianming asked in surprise.

Li Muyun smiled and said, “There’s no need to worry about that. First, there’s a limit to the number of star puppets you can bring; each person can only bring a maximum of three. Second, they must be star puppets you crafted yourself and need to pass a commonality test. So, the problem you mentioned doesn’t exist.”

Li Tianming thought to himself, “Exactly three… As for the commonality test, I guess there won’t be any problem, since we passed it smoothly at the Qu Shui Liu Shang Pavilion before.”

Sui Shenyao gently shook Li Tianming’s left ear and said, “Yay! We’ve just arrived and there’s already a fight!”

Jiguang said softly, “Yaoyao, don’t be too happy yet. This time, the opponents aren’t as weak as those at the Qu Shui Liu Shang Pavilion. It’s hard to say whether we’ll end up in a fierce battle.”

“If we can’t even kill these star puppets, wouldn’t it be an insurmountable difficulty for the other Heavenly Emperor Sect disciples?” An Ning also whispered.

“That makes sense,” Jiguang said gently.

“I! Want! To! Fight!” An Ning was already excited.

As the two approached the Young Emperor Tower, observing the people coming and going, Li Tianming asked, “Imperial Tutor Li, I’ve noticed a significant age gap among the disciples around the Young Emperor Tower. Won’t the younger ones be at a disadvantage?” Li Tianming asked, puzzled.

Li Muyun continued patiently, “There’s no need to worry about that. The six levels of the Young Emperor Tower are divided into upper and lower sections. The lower three levels separate disciples of different ages—children, teenagers, and young adults—preventing them from encountering each other. This, to some extent, avoids older disciples monopolizing the Young Emperor Tower. The upper three levels, however, are not age-segregated. Ultimately, Young Emperor disciples still need to venture out into the star systems, requiring not only talent but also considerable strength! Furthermore, each level you clear is recorded on your disciple card, allowing you to teleport out midway and continue challenging subsequent levels.”

Li Muyun deliberately paused here, seemingly waiting for Li Tianming to ask a question.

After listening, Li Tianming pondered for a moment and said, “In that case, wouldn’t the weaker party be able to teleport out before being forced to reveal their Cosmic God Origin? How would they then collect five Cosmic God Origins?”

Li Muyun showed an approving expression, admiring Li Tianming’s meticulous thinking. “Of course, the rules of the Young Emperor Trial won’t have such a loophole. Under ‘combat state,’ the disciple’s teleportation cannot be used; one must remain quiet for a quarter of an hour. Normally, passing the Young Emperor Trial requires Cosmic God Origins, which means one cannot completely kill the opponent, and being forced to stay in the Guan Zizai Realm means there is basically no threat of death. But remember, it’s ‘basically,’ and there’s no possibility of ‘accidents,’ so caution is paramount.”

“Understood, thank you for your explanation, Imperial Tutor Li,” Li Tianming nodded.

“Since that’s the case, go and give it a try. With your abilities, you should still be competitive in the lower three levels. However, even if the others are also children, they are all older than you. Don’t be discouraged if you fail,” Li Muyun said.

“Okay.”

After digesting the trial rules, Li Tianming prepared to attempt the first level.

At that moment, a group of people came into the view of Li Tianming and his companion.