58: Am I dreaming?

Mo Yingying stepped toward the Trial Tower.

The Trial Tower was old and simple, with some of the blue bricks on its walls being chipped.

It had nine floors in total and was nearly a hundred meters tall, with its spire shrouded in mist.

Mo Yingying walked to the entrance, focused her mind slightly, circulated her Cultivation Technique, and reached out to push open a seven-meter-high bronze door.

A harsh creaking sound rang out, and a wave of heat from inside the tower rushed toward her; Mo Yingying smelled the scent of dust.

The bronze door was ancient and heavy, covered in mysterious rune markings and influenced by a mysterious Field, making it as heavy as a small mountain.

Without reaching a certain level of cultivation, it was impossible to push this bronze door open.

Thus, the test had already begun silently.

Not far away.

The Senior Sister in Green Skirt was stunned to see Mo Yingying push open the bronze door, her jaw dropping slightly.

"Unbelievable, her cultivation has truly reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, and she's only eighteen—"

Only those whose cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm could possibly push open the bronze door.

An eighteen-year-old in the Foundation Establishment Realm was rare even in the history of the entire Human Race.

However, she quickly calmed down, shaking her head slightly as she spoke:

"Her cultivation has indeed met the requirement, but the Trial Tower doesn't test combat power and cultivation; instead, it tests Combat Potential and Comprehension Ability."

"I wonder if she can pass through smoothly..."

The Senior Sister in Green Skirt's expression turned serious as she looked toward the distance.

She saw Mo Yingying step into the Trial Tower.

A moment later, the bronze door closed automatically and silently.

Seeing this, the Senior Sister in Green Skirt murmured to herself.

"Combat Potential represents the strongest comprehensive strength a person can exert under extreme conditions."

"Comprehension Ability represents a person's ability to understand rules, which concerns the path of promotion after becoming a Transcendent."

"Hope this Miss Mo can pass—"

A glimmer of hope flashed in the Senior Sister in Green Skirt's eyes.

No one had cleared the Trial Tower in Yuxu Academy for over ten years.

And Mo Yingying, who was already a Foundation Establishment Martial Artist at such a young age, undoubtedly had a chance to clear the Trial Tower.

The testing of Combat Potential was very complex, involving many levels, and she wasn't clear on the specific testing principles.

She only knew that the requirement for the test was to clear the Trial Tower.

After clearing it, one could directly become an Inner Sect Disciple.

This was also the only way to enter Yuxu Academy besides the unified recruitment... Mo Yingying stepped into the Trial Tower.

Soft blue light immediately lit up.

The light sources were fist-sized Night-Luminescent Pearls placed on both sides.

"So rich—" Mo Yingying remarked.

Following the instructions, she continued walking forward.

It was worth mentioning that there were no demons or monsters suppressed inside the Trial Tower, nor were there any man-made challenge stages.

There were only miraculous Fields and array symbols.

After a short while.

Mo Yingying reached the center of the first floor.

There were several metal rings with a radius of one meter, emitting a dim light and engraved with ancient rune markings.

This was the so-called testing area.

Looking at this scene, feeling the power of the mysterious rune markings coming from the metal rings, and seeing the various wires connected to the ends of the rings, Mo Yingying's mouth twitched slightly.

No matter how she looked at it, she felt those few wires somewhat disrupted the aesthetic.

"A combination of technology and the Transcendent?"

"Truly keeping up with the times—"

"Is this why Yuxu Academy has been able to maintain its Legacy all this time?"

Mo Yingying sighed for a moment, focused her mind, randomly chose a ring, and stepped into it.

She sat cross-legged, concentrated her spirit, and connected with the Field.

Then, the rune markings on the metal ring suddenly lit up, bursting with brilliant rays of light that converged into a seven-colored starlight, enveloping Mo Yingying.

Mo Yingying felt her mind sway.

A sense of mystery welled up in her heart.

Then, her vision blurred, the world spun, and she instantly lost all perception.

After an unknown amount of time.

Mo Yingying's consciousness returned.

She slowly opened her eyes and found herself in a boundless, pure white illusory space.

In such a space, it was easy for one's mind to collapse.

Having experienced many hardships, Mo Yingying didn't mind and quickly adapted.

She focused on inspecting herself and couldn't help but be slightly startled.

"This is a virtual body constructed from Fields, Magic Array rune markings, and modern technology."

"The entire world is illusory."

"But this sense of touch—"

"It's simply too realistic."

Mo Yingying frowned, thinking seriously, and finally sighed in admiration.

"If such technology were used to create a holographic game, it would probably be a hit on Blue Star, right?"

After letting her thoughts wander for a while, she stood up and moved her body a bit.

"Not bad, this virtual body keeps up with my consciousness without any delay; Yuxu Academy's skills are truly impressive—"

Afterward, she tried to circulate her Cultivation Technique.

"Good, good. Both Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills can be used, and their power isn't diminished."

"In that case—"

"Let the assessment begin."

Mo Yingying's expression steadied, and following the instructions given by the Senior Sister in Green Skirt beforehand, she triggered the assessment keyword.

As her voice fell.

An emotionless mechanical voice rang in her ears.

"Ding! Congratulations on arriving at the Trial Space. Please select a combat background."

As the mechanical voice sounded.

A series of different scene animations appeared before Mo Yingying's eyes.

There were beautiful ancient-style scenes, futuristic sci-fi scenes, and even apocalyptic wasteland scenes.

Endless oceans, violent deserts, wild forests, sky arenas, vast Gobi deserts, coliseums, and more—it had everything.

Mo Yingying just took a casual look and chose the ancient-style scene without hesitation.

She liked ancient-style scenes and felt that fighting in such a setting would allow her to perform beyond her usual limits.

Actually, before her Transmigration.

She often wore ancient clothing.

Her wardrobe was filled with Hanfu.

Unfortunately, they were all gone—

After her Transmigration, she no longer collected those things.

She had moved on.

She wore whatever was available.

"Ding! Beautiful ancient-style combat background is generating. Please prepare for battle."

The emotionless mechanical voice sounded again.

Mo Yingying steadied herself, circulated her Cultivation Technique, and her expression became vigilant.

Soon, the originally white space became illusory.

Then, a new scene appeared.

Pavilions and terraces, green pines and cypresses, small bridges and ancient towns, all shrouded in misty rain.

"Is this an Ancient Jiangnan style?"

Mo Yingying wondered.

Soon, her vision blurred.

When her vision cleared again, she was already standing on an ancient-style Martial Arts Platform.

A ground paved with bluestone.

Railings carved from white jade.

Stone pillars entwined with Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins.

A Cloud Ladder reaching into the sky, as if connecting heaven and earth.

All of this provided a strong visual impact.

"Ding! Enemies will arrive on the battlefield in thirty seconds. Please be prepared—"

The emotionless mechanical voice rang out.

Mo Yingying smiled slightly: "Very well, it's finally starting. Let me see what kind of demons and monsters my opponent is."

...Outside the Trial Tower.

Not far from the bronze door.

The stone tablet, which was originally covered in moss, suddenly lit up.

But very quickly, the stone tablet that had just lit up dimmed again.

Seeing this, the Senior Sister in Green Skirt standing nearby was stunned and rubbed her eyes hard, suspecting she was hallucinating.

The stone tablet lighting up represented the start of a challenge on a certain floor.

The stone tablet going dark represented the passing of a challenge on a certain floor.

The bronze door opening automatically represented a failed challenge.

Rays of light bursting from above the ninth floor and a skylight opening represented clearing the challenge.

"I must have misseen. The interval between the stone tablet lighting up and dimming was less than a second. No one could pass the first floor in such a short time—"

However, just as the Senior Sister in Green Skirt's voice fell.

A line of small characters appeared on the stone tablet.

Floor 1: Passed.

Then, the stone tablet lit up once more.

The challenge for the second floor had begun.

Senior Sister in Green: "?"

Am I dreaming?

There's a bit of a problem with the second chapter; it's not written quite right.

I wanted to revise it, but it's past three in the morning. I'm a bit sleepy, my thoughts aren't very active, and my brain is like mush. I can't figure out where the problem is... I'll have to wait until I wake up tomorrow to revise and upload it. Sorry..