Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 65: Chapter 65: One King, One Queen, and Seven Knights

There are nine days left until the next entry into the Corpse Demon World.

And the Warrior Tier trial’s duration typically lasts only one day, at most not exceeding three days.

So Chu Xiu still has plenty of time to prepare.

”With my current strength, theoretically passing the Warrior Tier trial is absolutely no problem, but the Demon Cultivator profession might have some peculiarities.”

Why can passing a trial instantly enable an Awakened to achieve a leap in Tier? Skipping decades of hard training?

This is a question many people have in their hearts.

On the government’s official website concerning Awakened, there is speculation about this.

”The two most obvious abilities of the Abyss are: one, turning everything into data; two, as long as the cause and effect relationship is determined, the whole process can be ignored and completed directly, and Cause and Effect Points are the materialized representation of this ability.”

”The ability to dataize turns various obstacles in the breakthrough process into trial tasks, and as long as the tasks are completed, regardless of the means used, the cause and effect relationship is established, allowing one to ignore the process and directly break through the bottleneck to reach the next Grade.”

”So, although tier advancement trials are varied, they basically relate to the profession. For example, those brutish combat professions usually face slaughter-type trials, while professions like Wizards or Explorers might encounter trials requiring reasoning abilities, which cannot be passed by brute force alone.”

”Sometimes, the Abyss will integrate multiple people’s bottleneck breakthroughs into a collaborative trial.”

”If this speculation is true, I wonder what kind of trial I, a max-tier Demonic Inheritor, will encounter?”

To be honest, Chu Xiu feels a bit uncertain in his heart.

Moreover, he has no precedent experiences to refer to, as the tier advancement experiences of those in high-grade professions are usually not casually shared, and at least someone like him, a commoner, has no access to them.

”To be safe, I should max out all skills and equipment, and challenge only when I’m at my strongest form.”

Upon consideration, he realized he still had quite a few areas to work on, such as continuing to increase the number of Yin Ghosts, raising the level of Mist Step, and fully enhancing Bone Armor and Bloodthirst Array, among others.

But relying solely on dungeon runs would not suffice, even to the point of exhaustion.

After some thought, Chu Xiu logged into a website created specifically for strategies on the Corpse Demon World, which had a forum section.

[Low-cost dungeon runs, interested parties please hurry.]

He posted a message, then turned his attention to more dungeon runs.

After completing three [Difficult] dungeons, Chu Xiu found that no one paid any attention to him; not a single inquiry, not even a reply - it simply sank to the bottom.

He tried to bump the post several times, but it was of no use.

Chu Xiu was a bit helpless but understood as well. Leading dungeon runs is a risky business because killing an Awakened allows one to loot all their equipment, and dying in a dungeon results in not even a body left in the real world, making investigations extremely difficult. Hence, no one knows if you might encounter someone using dungeon leads as a pretext for black robbing.

This has forced those in dungeon groups to resort to various safeguards, and naturally, no one would bother with someone like Chu Xiu, who lacks a clear background.

”It seems that path is not feasible; I’ll have to go to [Skill Assessment] and seek sponsorship.”

Chu Xiu sighed, thought about it, and spent 130,000 on the Awakened website to purchase a mask and a black robe.

Both the mask and black robe are of [Standard] quality, the former can alter one’s voice, and the latter can isolate some Investigation Skills. Coupled with his Qi Concealing Technique, nothing much can be gleaned unless encountered by a Fierce Tier detector.

While waiting for the items to arrive, he casually browsed the forum made for strategies on the Corpse Demon World, looking for any worthwhile information.

The pinned post bore the title [Tomorrow’s Stars of Jiang City! One King, One Queen, Seven Knights!]

Chu Xiu clicked on it for a look; it mentioned the nine strongest talents in this year’s awakening trial, and the poster was someone called [Silent Speaker].

Before starting, he introduced a piece of trivia even Chu Xiu didn’t know.

”The state strictly controls Cause and Effect Points, even for those noble families, the amount they can gather is minimal.”

”However, small cities comparatively have more loopholes to exploit, so every year, some of the Inner City’s nobles transfer their children to small cities to participate in awakening trials—these people, even in the Inner City, are undoubtedly big figures!”

”So it has its explanations,” Chu Xiu was a bit surprised.

But on second thought, it’s actually normal, akin to transferring children to other provinces for exams in his past life.

Those who can maneuver such means certainly wield significant power.

According to the poster, this leads to one or two standout figures in each cohort, creating a gap with the other Awakened, and for this year, they are the so-called One King and One Queen!

The King is naturally Ye Junlin, while the Queen is a girl named Lin Wanyue.

It’s said that this girl is the illegitimate daughter of the chairman of the Lin Financial Group, initially in Jiang City to keep a low profile, but her talents quickly garnered attention from the family.

As long as she can pass the Warrior Tier trial, she will immediately become a direct heir and receive hefty resource support, earning her the qualifications to stand alongside Ye Junlin.

As for the Seven Knights, they are either extraordinarily gifted or have strong backgrounds, with Zhang Qingshan ranked among them, though Guan Ke is absent.

”This girl, by rights, should also be on the list; her profession may be only A-Level, but she possesses S-Class talent. Is it because the talents don’t align, or has she, like me, concealed her Professional Talent?”

Chu Xiu pondered over it briefly but didn’t pay much attention.

He continued reading, and beyond these nine, the poster listed quite a few more; Chu Xiu even noticed Shen Zhuo, yet still, Guan Ke was missing.

At the post’s end, the poster wrote: ”This concludes the post! But this doesn’t mean Jiang City’s talents are limited to these ones, as many still prefer not to reveal their talents and professions.”

”For example, in yesterday’s [Skill Assessment], a strong man measured 20 points of Power! That surely belongs to an A-Level or above combat profession! He immediately signed a Class B temporary contract with the ’Morning Star Guild’ and procured considerable resources!”

”And a mysterious woman with an Energy Level as high as 35! Shocking everyone around!”

”Hopefully, these talents can work together to tackle world missions, securing another Complete World for Huaxia!”

Having finished the post, Chu Xiu thoughtfully touched his chin.

It seems there are quite a few like him, willing to forgo some obtainable resources to keep their information concealed.

Additionally, he strongly suspects that the mysterious woman is Guan Ke! By previous observation estimates, if she leveled up to Level 6 during this time, her Energy Level should be around 35, perfectly matching the timeline.

Just as Chu Xiu was browsing the post, his ordered items arrived.

Without much further thought, Chu Xiu equipped the mask and black robe, then set out for the skill assessment location.