The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 436 Jupiter Surpasses Chen
As the bells rang in their ears, players entered the Crimson Courtyard, regardless of whether they had obtained the qualification for the world dungeon.

The next thing to come is a world instance; even if you're not qualified to participate, it's good to join in the fun.

Wu Chang and Jian Xing, along with others, entered the Crimson Courtyard at the same time and appeared in the public square.

The plaza area was packed with players, so densely packed that there was almost no place to stand. It seemed that all the players from the Wasteland had gathered in the plaza area at this moment.

On the most prominent clock tower in the public square, the countdown timer has now reached zero. Not only has the countdown timer stopped, but the clock face on the tower has also stopped turning.

The players gazed at the clock tower and couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

Gossip is human nature. Witnessing the emergence of a world instance is already a phenomenon-level topic, not to mention that the gossipy bunch from the public tavern also came to the plaza area to get a closer look at the event.

Not only the insiders and intelligence brokers in the tavern, but also the ranking analysts in the ranking area and the merchants in the trading area gathered in the square.

The crowd was filled with various topics: what exactly is the difficulty of world dungeons, who can achieve godlike status in a world dungeon, and what the four major organizations are afraid of because they've been breathing heavily lately...

In addition, many people took the opportunity to sell props and medicines, shouting that the rotten silver coins can't be brought into this world or taken away when you die, so it's better to convert them all into combat power than to take them to the grave.

The noise grew louder and louder, and just as Wu Chang's ears were about to be filled with these fly-like whispers, the clock tower rang.

when.

The heavy, solemn sound of the bells spread outwards, as if traveling from ancient times, carrying a unique sense of time's weight.

Wherever the bell rang, people's voices seemed to be muted, and an eerie silence instantly descended.

Even though the price had been negotiated to the final stage, the players who were about to make the transaction held their breath and looked up at the clock tower.

Unbeknownst to them, the clock tower, which they usually took for granted, now appeared exceptionally tall and magnificent in the eyes of the players.

when.

The bell rang again, and the ground in the square trembled slightly. People looked to their left and right and found that the square, which used to be so crowded, now had at least one person's width of space between people.

When they looked back at the clock tower, they found that even with their heads tilted back, they could not see the top of the clock tower.

The feeling that the clock tower had grown taller before was not an illusion; the clock tower really is growing!
Not only the clock tower, but the entire square is constantly expanding with the clock tower as its core.

Before the players could recover from their surprise, the third bell rang.

when.

The barriers surrounding the city dispersed, and the entire Misty Square, which had been shown during the qualification instance, reappeared before all players.

However, this time is different from before. This time, the public area where the players are located is no longer a corner of the Misty Square, but has become the core of the Misty Square.

After the twelve chimes, the public square becomes as large as a small city, and the clock tower in the square transforms into a massive building that reaches straight into the sky.

Every player in the Wasteland has seen the clock tower in the square, but no one from the four major organizations or the player forums has ever entered the inside of the clock tower.

The clock tower has no entrance and cannot be entered by teleportation or other means, as if it were not open to the public.

At this moment, a door appeared on each of the four walls of the clock tower, and when all players who had obtained the qualification for the world dungeon saw the door, a line of text popped up in front of them.

"Enter the world instance?"

The font used to ask players whether they want to enter the Abyss game is the same, except this time, the Abyss game gives players the right to refuse.

Invitations to world dungeons are non-tradable, but can be forfeited.

Since the qualification to enter the world instance is given to the top 10,000 players in the qualification instance, if a player gives up the qualification, the qualification will be automatically passed on to the next player in the waiting list according to the ranking, so as to ensure that the total number of players entering the world instance remains at 10,000.

Just like the Totem Organization, which was purged by the four major organizations, many of its players had the qualifications to enter world dungeons, and their qualifications were then passed on to the ranked players.

Wu Chang looked at the familiar font in front of him. When he first entered the Abyss game, he searched the entire screen for the word "Reject". Now, seeing this word, he thought only a fool would click "Reject".

Is it because he has grown up and understood the importance of evolution?
No, he's simply gotten himself on a sinking ship and has no choice but to go down this path to the bitter end.

He sighed, walked to the gate at the bottom of the clock tower, and chose to enter the world instance.

As he made his choice, the barrier on the clock tower gate disappeared, and he stepped inside.

The moment he entered the clock tower, he felt a wave of dizziness, followed by a feeling of weightlessness.

Once the scene before him stabilized, all the players who had entered the clock tower at the same time as him disappeared, leaving him alone on the stairs.

Before him was a spiral staircase leading upwards, guiding him toward unknown heights.

However, these are all superficial. His keen sense of space led him to discover that everything inside the clock tower is upside down.

The enormous clock tower reaching to the sky, and the ever-ascending staircase in front of them, both suggest to the players that they are heading towards the heavens.

In fact, quite the opposite, they were actually heading deeper underground.

Wu Chang recalled how Christine had used an upside-down tree as an example to explain the structure of the entire Abyss Game when she explained the Pillars of the Present World to him.

The current situation matches Christine's description perfectly.

The transition from the Wilderness to the Realm of Reason appears to be an ascension, an upward climb, but in reality, it is a process of falling back to the depths of one's roots.

He shook his head to clear his mind of distractions. Whether he went up or down, he had no choice but to move forward.

He stepped onto the stairs and strode forward.

Time seemed to stand still inside the clock tower. Wu Chang didn't know how long he had been climbing the stairs—maybe five minutes, maybe fifteen minutes—but he soon reached the top.

At the end of the stairs was a double wooden door. He pushed it open and stepped inside, where a familiar notification popped up in front of him.

"Player detected to have a World Dungeon Pass, connecting to World Dungeon."

"Successfully entered the 'Wilderness - 76271 Plane'."

"Instance Name: Jupiter Surpasses the Stars"

"Instance Type: Multiplayer Survival Instance"

"Dungeon Mode: Competitive Mode, player-versus-player damage is reduced by 50%."

"Dungeon Difficulty: Special".

"Official recommended minimum level for dungeon exploration: None. Obtaining the dungeon pass already proves your strength."

"Instance Status: On the verge of spiraling out of control!"

The lack of a fixed difficulty matching process for dungeons, allowing players to directly enter the dungeon, left Wu Chang feeling somewhat unaccustomed.

Without the behind-the-scenes manipulation of the Abyss Game Administrator at the start, it always feels like something's missing when entering a dungeon.

When he finally read the instructions for the dungeon, he suddenly frowned, his sense of unease growing even stronger.

Wasteland—Plane 76271, why does this number look so familiar?

Like the Steam Phantom dungeon, if he remembered correctly, he had been to this dungeon before. It was the second dungeon he entered in the Abyss Game, "Peace and Safety Every Year".

When Eileen was forming a large divine kingdom, starting from the Tranquil Town instance, all the instance planes he entered bore traces of Eileen's faith and were connected to the large divine kingdom, except for the two single-player instances he entered at the beginning.

As a result, these two single-player instances have now become a qualification instance and a world instance, respectively.

The two instances he started in the Abyss game have now become his end in the Wasteland.

It must be a coincidence, it can't be his fault.

Aside from dimensional factors, other information about world dungeons is not much different from that of regular dungeons.

The fact that the instance was on the verge of getting out of control was exactly what he expected, since the existence of world instances was formed by the erosion and aggregation of the Desolate Abyss.

The only thing worth noting is that the dungeon has a unique difficulty level and no rating system.

Perhaps to accommodate players who haven't reached the level cap, world dungeons present a tiered difficulty level without a uniform standard.

However, based on Wu Chang's understanding of world dungeons, it's also possible that the dungeon difficulty is too high, and they're afraid of scaring away the players who haven't reached the level cap yet, so they weaken their willpower by half as soon as they enter the dungeon.

"Main Quest 1: Survive for 100 days in the Great Xuan Tianlan Province and successfully join the Human Alliance's Demon-Slaying Army." "Main Quest 2: Participate in completing the Ziwei Exorcising Array and obtain at least one Immortal Abode Blessing."

"Main Quest 3: Enter the Demon Realm and explore its secrets."

"Main Quest Four: Complete the Demon-Slaying and Righteousness-Defending mission to awaken a great immortal destiny."

"World Quest: Complete the activation of the Great Immortal Fate and obtain contribution points in the event."

"Multiplayer Competition Mode: Choose a faction to join and earn contribution points based on completing the duties of your faction. At the end of the dungeon, all surviving players are ranked according to their contribution points, and players will receive additional dungeon completion points based on their ranking, up to a maximum of 50%. The additional dungeon completion points can increase the total completion point to a maximum of 70%, and any excess will be converted into basic dungeon rewards."

"Note: World Dungeons are special dungeons. If the completion rate is ≥50% at the end of the dungeon, or if the contribution value in triggering the Great Immortal Fate event is in the top 2000, you will receive a reward from the World Dungeon, which will directly raise your level to the maximum level and promote you to the Realm of Reason."

As expected of a world instance, the final rewards are indeed quite generous.

If your contribution value is in the top 2000 at the time of settlement, you can directly advance to level 30 and enter the Realm of Reason.

The requirements for unlocking the world dungeon are only tied to attributes and are unrelated to level, which allows a considerable number of players who have not reached the level cap to obtain world dungeon access.

According to information on player forums, the lowest level player currently revealed to have entered the Abyss game is only level 21.

If he manages to break into the top 2000, the reward he receives is equivalent to instantly leveling up 9 levels, plus directly passing the level-up dungeon. Even Wu Chang has never received such a huge reward.

Moreover, this is not the highest record. If the rumor that Wu Chang heard before, that Madoka who can transform into a magical girl, is really Fang Hui, then according to the progress, Fang Hui's level will not exceed level fifteen.

However, this kind of forced growth and excessive rewards is not a good thing for players. With the Goddess of Desire and Meng Yawen protecting him, Fang Hui may be fine in the Realm of Reason, but for level 21 players on the player forum, every dungeon in the Realm of Reason will probably be hellish.

As he successfully entered the world instance, another notification popped up in front of him.

"Due to the outstanding performance of players in the qualification dungeon, the current phase is the exploration phase. The Jupiter Transcendence dungeon will officially open 72 hours after the dungeon starts."

"You are currently under a blessed state. You will not be harmed if you do not initiate an attack during the initial exploration phase."

"Current copy contamination level: 100."

"Master of Breakthrough" attribute boost: 50%.

With the Breakthrough Master buff, his stats panel looks like this:
Player nickname: Doesn't eat beef

Player Level: 30
Health: 225 (150)

Strength: 300 (200)

Agility: 126 (84)

Endurance: 107 (71)

Energy: 331 (241)

Inspiration: 196
Will: 283
(Note: The values ​​in parentheses are the attributes before the amplification.)
Wu Chang looked at the attribute panel that had triggered the Master of Breakthrough, but had not yet activated the Deep Sea Alien Transformation.

Compared to players in the Wasteland who can activate the upgrade dungeon with a total attribute score of over 300, his slight advantage in attributes made him feel very reassured.

As soon as the title of "Master of Breaking the Game" was activated, he entered the instance dimension.

Similar to the previous copies, his true self and his real self appear in different areas of the plane.

His true self did not trigger "True Walker" and appeared outside a huge city, while his true self and Eileen, through "True Walker", gained the identity of plane natives and appeared in a deep forest.

He was dressed in a purple velvet outfit embroidered with cloud and water patterns, wearing an amethyst crown and a black jade belt. A palm-sized square snakeskin pouch hung on the side of the belt, and the outline of a throwing dart could be faintly seen from the outside in.

Beside him, Eileen's striking long golden hair had turned into a near-black brown. She wore a moon-white brocade robe with a blue shawl, and a long sword was tied at her waist. Her originally gentle and compassionate features had gained a touch of heroism, transforming her into a standard female knight-errant.

Similar to the Steam Phantom instance, since Wu Chang had entered the instance before, the True Walker did not prepare a new identity for him upon his re-entry. Instead, he made the identity he had fabricated during the "Peaceful Years" event into a real one.

His vision blurred, and a memory appeared out of nowhere in his mind.

The world instance is located in a plane controlled by a dynasty called Da Xuan, with the reign title Zhao Ning.

After the "Peaceful Years" instance, earthquakes occurred repeatedly within the Great Xuan Realm. With each tremor, demons appeared and wreaked havoc on the human world.

But what appeared after the tremor was not only the demons, but also the spiritual energy that had been dissipated for countless years, which returned along with the demons.

The appearance of spiritual energy allowed cultivators like Chi Yuan, who already had a lineage, to make rapid progress in their strength, gaining extraordinary power that ordinary people could not match.

Moreover, unlike the players Chi Yuan had met, the true hidden sects in the world instance planes have reappeared, returning from behind the scenes to the forefront.

The title "True Walker" brought the Tang Sect, which Wu Chang had previously fabricated, to reality, and made the Tang Sect one of the reclusive major sects.

Moreover, when Wu Chang was in the "Peaceful Year After Year" instance, since it was a single-player instance and the background was similar to the Xia Kingdom, he directly used his real name. The True Walker also helped him patch it, changing his real name to Tang Wuchang.

His current identity is that of the current leader of the Tang Clan.

Wu Chang's background as a member of a reclusive sect gave him a very high starting point. Unfortunately, his identity as the leader of the Tang Sect did not bring him any substantial help, unlike his status as a descendant of the Mystic Knights.

Because fifteen years have passed since the "Peaceful Years" event, during which the Tang Clan has been on the front line against demons, suffering heavy casualties among its disciples and now in seclusion to recuperate.

In other words, he, as the leader of the Tang Clan, was a figurehead in the Great Xuan Dynasty.

Aside from the gesture of respect when people meet him, addressing him respectfully as "Master Tang," there are no other benefits he receives.

They would even mock him behind his back, saying he was brainless, disregarding the lives of his sect's disciples, and insisting on fighting demons to the point of mutual destruction. They said he was truly worthy of the Tang Clan, their Tang-like behavior was boundless.

As for Eileen beside him, she is a famous sword immortal of the Great Xuan Dynasty, and also the number one female sword immortal of the Great Xuan Dynasty.

Originally from the Western Regions, she admired the reputation of the Great Xuan and went down the mountain to travel with the attitude of learning and exchanging skills.

During his travels, he met Wu Chang, and the two worked together to exorcise demons throughout the Great Xuan Kingdom. They developed mutual admiration and eventually became a couple.

The couple entered Tianlan Province this time because of a summons.

Two months ago, a massive earthquake struck Tianlan Province in Da Xuan Chao. In Wu Chang's reality, the earthquake was at least magnitude 8 to 9.

The earthquake affected the entire Tianlan Province, causing many cities to collapse and leaving millions of people homeless.

After the earthquake, countless monsters followed.

The monsters that appeared this time were more serious than any previous monster disturbances, exceeding people's imagination in both quantity and quality.

The demons blotted out the sky and turned most of Tianlan Province into a demon domain. When the demon domain was first created, it emitted a huge amount of demonic power. The power was so strong that all the cultivators in the Great Xuan Dynasty could feel it.

Its mere aura terrified many weak cultivators to death, undoubtedly harboring some kind of peerless ferocious beast.

In order to deal with the large number of demons and the unknown monsters in the demon realm, the Human Alliance, which was established by the Great Xuan Dynasty in conjunction with various sects of cultivators, issued a call to action to form a demon-slaying army to invade the demon realm.

Wu Chang and Eileen appeared in Tianlan Province this time to do their part as human cultivators and join the Demon-Slaying Army.

The two have just arrived in Tianlan Province and are on their way to the Humanitarian Alliance.

Wu Chang shook his head, breaking free from the memories that were flooding his mind.

As expected of a dungeon large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of players, judging from the memories he obtained, the entire Tianlan Province will serve as the stage for this dungeon.

Only after merging with the memories he gained in the dungeon dimension did he have time to carefully observe his surroundings.

He and Eileen were riding horses along a mountain path. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that this mountain path was extremely familiar, as if he had been here before.

As he continued along the mountain road, he saw a two-story inn by the roadside.

The inn was dilapidated and had been abandoned for a long time, but he recognized it at a glance. It was the black shop opened by the two demons, the Ox and the Horse, at the beginning of the "Peaceful Years" dungeon.

In other words, not far ahead is Huaigu Village, which he had visited before.

Memories flooded his mind, reminding him of many people and events from that time.

Just then, he sensed something unusual in his personal space. He transferred his consciousness into the space and searched for a long time before finally finding the source of the disturbance in a corner of the space.

A jade pendant.

He took the jade pendant out of his personal space, and before he could examine it closely, he heard a cracking sound, and the jade pendant shattered in his hand.

(End of this chapter)