Above Destiny

Chapter 286: Peak meeting?

Ji Jue suddenly felt that something seemed to be wrong.

It’s not intuition or anything, but an obvious perception - the world seems to be much more real!

It’s like when you were wearing 1080-degree glasses and looking at a 2.0P screen, everything seemed crystal clear. But when you suddenly switched to a pair of eyes with 4 vision and looked at a K screen, you discovered that the original resolution and frame rate were incredibly low!
The simulation seems to have been upgraded, maybe the graphics card has been changed?

At this juncture?
why?
It's like when you are taking an exam and suddenly you see someone coming to the door and saying something to the examiner in a serious manner. You don't know who this person is, nor do you know what he said to the examiner, but the atmosphere is completely different from before.

You know that some unknown changes are happening, but you know nothing about it.

This feeling is really bad.

Perhaps he was suspicious and too suspicious, but as a candidate who was manipulated at will, being prepared, even if it was only mentally prepared, was better than having nothing.

【13】

After another round of elimination, only thirteen were left out of the original thirty-two people.

Either he was taken away by his opponent's Heaven and Earth Longevity, or his own Heaven and Earth Longevity took away his opponent... From the records, one can only say that the situations were varied.

And under such circumstances, Mr. Lou can still survive!
Although he failed to defeat his opponent, he climbed to ninth place through the strategy of surviving points.

After experiencing the intensity of the life-and-death struggle among the participants, he directly invested all his resources into the construction of the workshop. Within the scope of the workshop, Lou's spiritual shaping was further strengthened, and even the entire workshop was recast with it.

The defense is maximized, with a 360-degree coverage.

The opponent had no chance of getting any points from him, and the price he paid was that he didn't get many points either, only the not-so-generous bottom line, and his development progress was hampered.

But based on Ji Jue's impression of the violent prisoner, this guy looks gentle and polite but is actually very thoughtful. He might be secretly holding back on something big.

You can't help it.

Well, it's time to think about how to target it...

Or, consider how you can survive being targeted.

At the current stage, my level is still insufficient.

In fact, compared with other participants, he is the one with the most obvious weaknesses, but he has successfully concealed the existence of his shortcomings through various tricks.

Even if you talk to the sky, you can't change the reality.

——His training time is really too short!
All in all, it was only four months. But the inheritances I learned were all of the type that could only be used in the middle and late stages.

He had completed the introduction to modern alchemy, but the subsequent research direction had not yet been determined, and he needed further study. He had just lit up the prerequisite skills for the inheritance of "The Elephant Sword Theory" and had not even started yet.

Of course, the evil alchemy, which is a shortcut to the dead sword, cannot be used.

Apart from the Dissociation Technique, the only things he could rely on were fluid alchemy and the solid alchemy formed by the reverse operation. Unfortunately, without the Non-Attack Technique, the versatility and convenience of these two techniques were compromised.

If possible, he also wanted to hide a powerful weapon like Kunjinkao as a trump card to give the enemy an unexpected surprise at the last moment.

But there is not much work left.

Use one less.

Now, since it has been launched as a deterrent, it will no longer have any unexpected effect.

The Assault Bull Horse series is still too weak and easy to be targeted and restrained. After all, power armor is just a more cost-effective individual equipment, not a panacea. Even on the front battlefield, it still needs firepower support and satellite strikes.

Being able to reach the current level is already Ji Jue's limit.

There are even more powerful strategic-level armors above them, some of which are even matrix relics themselves, such as the Four Symbols series and Tianlong. However, this is not something that a non-staff member like Ji Jue, who is just a figurehead in a copycat military-industrial enterprise, can covet. He can't even think about it, and it would be a sin to think about it.

Now he is in such an awkward situation.

The foundation is solid enough, but not solid enough to complete all the late-stage skills.

Fortunately, the internal competition in Ember is so cruel that the fierce competition among peers has almost become common sense, so that everyone naturally thinks that others should be the same as themselves.

I never thought about it at all - the reason why this bastard Ji Jue relies so much on power armor is that, apart from this combination of engineering and alchemy, there are not many results lit up in his skill tree!

So, if you want to maintain your advantage...

We can only use some harsh ingredients and do some tough work!
“…This is all because of the exam.”

Ji Jue sighed sadly: "The child's humanity has been driven away."

The moment he figured it out, he immediately bet all his points, 1,416, on the table... He turned around and looked at his workshop.

After suffering for so long, it’s time to redecorate.

After all, we can't let the reputation of the sage heritage be tarnished, right?
Ji Jue rolled up his sleeves.

“Get to work!”
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Time passed by bit by bit, the torrential rain seemed endless, and the endless dark fog danced over the sea and the islands like a tide.

Even after a long night, there was still no light.

The time in the darkness became particularly torturous.

Even Ji Jue didn't dare to go out without adequate preparation and protection.

Now, after round after round of black rain, Luye Island has entered a stage where distortions are everywhere and evil creatures are worse than dogs. Even according to Ji Jue's observation, even the ocean outside the island has completely turned into a demonic realm.

The several detection devices launched in succession basically could not swim more than a few kilometers. They were either damaged by the pollution or simply swallowed by the behemoth in the dark ocean...

From the clouds, when there are occasional lightning and thunder, you can see strange and hideous shadows wandering by. This dead world has completely turned into a chaotic paradise for evil creatures. Many monsters grow, prey, and die rapidly, giving birth to stronger and more bizarre evil creatures. After the complete collapse of the ecology that humans are accustomed to, it is reorganized into an endless cycle like a nightmare, causing even more horrible consequences, or an endless cycle.

It's like a stagnant quagmire.

The insects devoured each other, drawing nutrients from the deeper mud, decaying and dying, only to become part of the decay.

Occasionally, when Ji Jue sat on the abandoned launch silo and looked into the distance, he could deeply feel this magnificent, dark and terrifying change.

Perhaps, this is the so-called state of stagnation and corruption.

The same creation and mysteries are endless, and there is also a bright future in the abyss.

Suddenly, it seemed as if I could understand Jianyuan’s former ambition and arrogance - since the world has changed like this, why can’t I know about it?
only……

"…It doesn't matter if you don't know about this kind of bullshit, right?"

Creating hell for the sake of so-called understanding of hell will ultimately yield nothing but hell. Even if one is as arrogant as Kengen, who has remained aloof from the outside world and has not been constrained by corruption, what is the difference between him and the creator of corruption?
Even if he had never fallen into the vortex or followed the great evil, from the moment the omniscient arrogance arose and he could no longer suppress himself, he had already gone astray and became a veritable furnace of corruption.

Maybe he already knew it, but he didn't care.

In fact, Ji Jue didn’t care either.

Maybe Jianyuan is right, maybe there must be a reason for the existence of stagnation and corruption, or maybe the world before our eyes really has some indescribable wisdom and creation.

But that had nothing to do with him.

In the silence, he slowly stretched out his hand towards the distance.

Through the gaps between his five fingers, he gazed at the huge and cruel dark world.

If one day, all of this were set on fire...

Such a flame must be beautiful.
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The rainstorm continued, and under the same dark clouds and rain, the false time passed quickly, no matter how tormented it was. Soon, the countdown had once again come to an end.

However, this time, everyone was terrified.

Even a fool could sense that something was wrong.

As time passed, the originally pale countdown gradually turned blood red.

No words needed, no warnings needed.

Just that condescending silence was enough to make everyone so nervous that they were sweating profusely. They dared not slack off for even a moment and threw themselves into this competition with all their might.

God knows what happened. If you think in a more unconventional way, maybe Yousui came to kill you and turned the exam into a killing game where you will die if you lose?

Even if this possibility is smaller than the possibility that the association will suddenly be kind enough to waive the huge annual membership fee, but who knows? !

Anyway, no matter what, let’s win first!
However, this time, when the countdown ended, what sounded was no longer a crisp bell.

But it was the thunderous and soul-stirring sound of a bell.

The high-pitched voice resounded out of thin air in every simulated world and into the ears of all participants, causing them to stare in shock and look around.

One figure after another slowly emerged from the mirror-like projection.

It was as if they were suddenly in an online video chat room. The thirteen existing participants looked at each other in confusion.

For the first time, it was so close and clear.

Before Ji Jue could react, he saw the sharp gazes from the crowd... Although everyone looked at him instinctively, and everyone's gazes were equally sharp and alert, there was one gaze that was sharper than the others, and it seemed to carry a hint of resentment.

Yes, it’s an old building!

"Hey, does this count as a peak meeting?"

He grinned and waved at Lou Feng with a bright smile.

Unfortunately, Lou Feng didn't even smile. When he noticed that everyone was looking at him because of Ji Jue, his expression suddenly changed and his lips moved. Although no sound could be heard, it was expected that he was saying something auspicious.

Just think of it as him wishing you a happy new year!
Ji Jue withdrew his gaze.

Then, there was a sound of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting...

As those scenes shattered, the world in front of Ji Jue suddenly spun and fell apart.

Amid the earth-shaking roar, the rain surged and gushed out, and the world seemed to be spinning and changing.

The earth was colliding, the rocks were rubbing, the islands were shaking, and the sea water was disturbed as if it was boiling. Many hideous outlines emerged faintly from under the sea, but they could not cross the invisible wall.

A square hall like a temple rises from the mountain, forming a sanctuary; in the flickering rainbow light, the vague buildings are looming in the mist and difficult to distinguish; in the interweaving of countless brilliant lights, a crystal tower composed of spiritual essence rises between heaven and earth; a deep cave like a grotto appears from the surging mud...

In the end, the familiar empty island seemed to become extremely crowded in an instant.

In a flash, the thirteen workshops had all gathered on Luye Island, forming a concentric circle equidistant from each other.

During the brief silence, no one spoke anymore.

Only silence remained.

What more needs to be said?

The final elimination round has begun, let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work!
Now!immediately!immediately!

——A river of blood!
(End of this chapter)