First, it was as quiet as death.
everyone was stunned.
They stared in disbelief at the scene before them.
On the holographic projection, on the 50th floor, the red dots representing the three giants suddenly turned into red crosses within a mere moment!
The three giants who surrounded Xu Gu had all fallen.
Moreover, the speed was so fast that it could almost certainly be considered a crush.
"How is this possible!"
"They are all top geniuses of the Human Clan, one side being the three giants who had been in the Trial Tower for ten years, and the other a commoner boy who had just awakened for just over two months,
"In any case, it should have been Xu Gu who was slaughtered!"
"Why did the result turn out the opposite!"
Instantly, it was as if a nuclear bomb had exploded, and everyone erupted into utter commotion, their faces full of disbelief, eyes wide and mouth agape, breathing rapidly as if they were in a dream.
Their worldview had collapsed.
Not only them, even the Champion Marquis and Chen Kefu, who had been closely watching the movements inside the Trial Tower, were also staring in shock, exchanging glances, baffled.
"This... is a bit too strong." Chen Kefu’s heart was stirring up waves of shock, he remarked in amazement.
"It is indeed." The Champion Marquis honestly nodded, still immersed in shock.
It’s not that he hadn’t seen the world, on the contrary, he wasn’t a king-level strongman, but his experiences were comparable to that of king-level strongmen, and he had a broad perspective and had experienced vicissitudes of life.
Yet, this scene still shook him.
"Can you compare with him?" Chen Kefu asked.
The Champion Marquis is said to be the most talented figure in the Human Clan in the past century.
The Champion Marquis shook his head, bitter, "How can I compare with him. Which freak can awaken for two or three months and slay Divine General-level giants in the Trial Tower as if slaughtering chickens?
"Only the legendary earliest batch of Chosen Ones could."
"Is he on par with the Chosen Ones?" A gleam flashed in Chen Kefu’s eyes.
The so-called Chosen Ones were from the Enlightenment Era when the Mechanical Sea invaded, and the Human Clan was on the brink of Destruction, and at the despairing moment for the Human Clan, the Creator System descended, selecting several human geniuses.
They all rose quickly, turning the tide of battle, repelling the strong forces from Mechanical Abyss, and saving the Human Clan.
They were later known as the Chosen Ones.
Among them, in the Trial Tower, the War God who could ascend a hundred floors in one day was a Chosen One.
However, as Time passed, the earliest batch of Chosen Ones had Withered away, and the title of Chosen Ones was no longer mentioned.
"Even surpass them." The Champion Marquis passionately said, "The Chosen Ones, their talents couldn’t crush ours, it was because they were able to turn the tide,
"It was actually because the Creator System compressed their potential and made it burst forth prematurely.
"That is also why the Chosen Ones didn’t live long.
"But, Xu Gu is different, his potential hasn’t been compressed nor burst forth! Just his normal performance is comparable to the Chosen Ones. If his potential was also compressed and burst forth, he would be able to crush the Chosen Ones."
Chen Kefu did not feel that the Champion Marquis overestimated Xu Gu and fully agreed with his words, excitedly saying:
"He truly is the disciple I’ve taken a liking to.
"The future hope of the Human Clan all rests on him!
"He will do things that only a Chosen One, as a commoner’s son, could do, and extend the Human Clan’s lifespan by a thousand years!"
Upon hearing this, the Champion Marquis immediately became infuriated;
"Xu Gu is my disciple, you old coot, how dare you try to steal my disciple? Come on, let’s fight it out, and see who is fit to be his master!"
Chen Kefu’s mouth twitched, "Brute!"
"What of it, brute or not, in this world, might makes it right," the Champion Marquis said proudly.
"Pah." Chen Kefu, lacking any grandmaster decorum, simply spat, but still sighed, "He has already made his mark, it’s unlikely he would become a disciple to you or me."
"It doesn’t matter whether he recognizes me as his master, I take him as my disciple,"
The Champion Marquis laughed freely: "As long as he can do something for the Human Clan, even if it’s repaying this cheap master."
Chen Kefu showed solemn respect.
Respectfully to the Champion Marquis’s enlightenment.
In such a world, where the weak are preyed upon by the strong and interests reign supreme, this kind of awakening that spares no effort or reservation for the greater good of the Human Clan is truly invaluable.
"Since that is the case, it seems I’ve been somewhat lacking," Chen Kefu said. "Why do I cultivate? Isn’t it to save the Human Clan?
"If he can save the Human Clan! There’s no need for him to acknowledge me as his master, it’s enough for me to treat him as a disciple and devote myself to his nurture and training."
He finished speaking and laughed heartily.
It was quite free-spirited.
Previously, he granted Xu Gu so many privileges because he wanted to take Xu Gu as his disciple.
Then, by nurturing Xu Gu, besides fending off the invasion from the Mechanical Abyss, he also hoped Xu Gu could help him find materials for promotion to a king-level.
After talking to the Champion Marquis, he felt relieved.
He sought promotion, wasn’t it for the Human Clan?
If Xu Gu grew up and could change the weak situation of the Human Clan, whether he becomes king-level or not doesn’t matter anymore.
Inside the Trial Tower.
On the sixtieth floor, the three giants who were always ready to assist had gloomy expressions.
"I have a bad feeling."
"The three of them, Fang Shanchuan and his group, might have already been killed."
"We can’t contact them!"
Zhou Liandao furrowed his brows slightly, his mood heavy, as if several mountains were pressing on his chest, making it almost impossible to breathe.
The other two giants also seemed like they had lost everything dear.
Being Super Geniuses, their intuitions were extremely sharp.
At the moment, all three of them had a bad premonition, and yet, they couldn’t reach Fang Shanchuan and his group.
This was already telling.
"How is this possible..."
One of the giants couldn’t believe it, exclaiming, "If he could really kill the three of them, doesn’t that mean he could kill us too?"
"That kid Xu Gu, no matter how strong, couldn’t possibly be at that level!"
"Maybe, it’s Fang Shanchuan and his group acting alone, deliberately blocking our perception!"
Another giant was also comforting himself.
Though, when they previously cooperated to kill Xu Gu, they had signed a contract, making solo actions impossible.
All three giants lost their nerve, lacking the courage and resolution that befits their status, deeply afraid of being caught alone by Xu Gu and killed.
Even together, they dared not.
They only dared to stay on the sixtieth floor.
The ominous feeling grew stronger, and they still could not contact Fang Shanchuan and his group.
Zhou Liandao took a deep breath, his voice trembling, "Let’s not avoid it any longer. Fang Shanchuan and his team are dead. Out of us seven giants, four are already dead.
"Next, it will be us.
"The roles of the Hunter and the prey have switched, perhaps we should consider... running for our lives."
This does show a kind of resolution.
Knowing they can’t win, thus they run!
"It seems that’s the only option left!"
The other two giants, after a moment of silence, sighed.
They felt it was very surreal.
As esteemed giants, to end up in such a desperate situation in front of a commoner who awakened just two or three months ago.
Losing their juniors, their foundation, their reputation, resources of the Trial Tower, and perhaps even their lives.
If only they had known, they wouldn’t have provoked Xu Gu!
"You seem to require assistance."
Just then, a voice like a ghost’s arose.
It was the ancient ancestor of the Onmyoji.
The one suppressed within the tower, yet self-proclaimed as the Tower Spirit, attempting to trap and kill Xu Gu, was the Onmyoji ancestor.