Chương 165: War God — Chapter 165 - Hello, I Want to Participate in the 'Qiongwu Preliminary Trial'!

Wang Xian smiled. This gravity trial was considerably harder than the gravity chambers in schools or clubs. Because the gravity fluctuations on the Alien Star Battlefield were extreme. In a fluctuating gravity field, warriors struggled to maintain perfect control. A place with 50 times gravity might suddenly spike to 80, then drop to 60. You're executing a martial technique when the world around you loosens and tightens. Your body undergoes subtle changes, your internal yuan force circulation slackens.

Your technique's power instantly plummets. For any warrior in combat, that's utterly lethal. Constant gravity, 20 or 30 times, a warrior can adapt with training and still execute techniques. But unstable gravity? A slight energy tide can cripple you outright. Most terrifyingly, these gravity fluctuations accelerate yuan force loss within your body. Extremely troublesome. This is why the Alien Star Battlefield is Blue Star's ultimate endgame.

And gravity fluctuations are just one of the most ordinary environmental factors there. When he first entered the Alien Star Battlefield as a menial worker, it took him ages to adapt even within a small area. Every new location had completely different fluctuation intensity. Unless you were a Seventh Realm Great Grandmaster who could manifest your own domain to largely ignore these disturbances. Beyond that, Sixth Realm warriors who'd comprehended 'field' could only resist.

Warriors of all other realms relied on adaptation alone. Fail to adapt, and a random beast attack might leave you with no chance to fight back. Wang Xian watched quietly.

"Right, what's your name?"

"Me? I'm Xia Qing." The well-behaved boy gave a simple, honest smile. Wang Xian paused. That name sounded familiar. In his past life, there was a Seventh Realm Great Grandmaster named Xia Qing who, upon first entering the Alien Star Battlefield, led many warriors charging into a brood nest, fighting his way in and out multiple times. It greatly stirred Dragon Nation's morale at the time. Tragically, he got too reckless in the end. Several Z-rank Beasts schemed against him, and he died in the Chaotic Ancient Sea.

Wang Xian glanced at the well-behaved boy with surprise.

"Bro... don't look at me like that... I'm scared..." Xia Qing hastily stepped back.

"..." Wang Xian turned to the holographic display. His elder sister had already entered Thousand Jun Cliff. The surface gleamed with dark metallic luster. Unclear what material it was forged from. Not very tall. Only 1, 000 meters. Wang Xian could tell at a glance it wasn't forged from metal. It was constructed from beast corpses. Heavy Stone Whale. An extremely heavy and bizarre beast. Whenever it appears in any space, its immense weight causes spatial collapse. Said to possess planet-level mass.

Its mere presence generates tremendous gravitational pull on its surroundings. Thus forming high-multiplier gravity. A very famous X-rank peak beast. Using Thousand Jun Cliff forged from Heavy Stone Whale bones as a trial ground... Wang Xian nodded. It could basically simulate a fraction of the Alien Star Battlefield's initial gravity environment. His elder sister had already started climbing. A Fourth Realm expert could generally adapt easily to 50 times gravity. 60 or 70 times wasn't impossible for stronger ones.

His elder sister was an elite student from Dragon Nation's Big Five. She'd definitely trained for this at school. Places like Tiandu University had special gravity training facilities like the Nine Heavens Stairway. So at the start, she climbed very quickly. Only at the second section, around 300 meters, did she begin to slow. The gravity fluctuations started changing more violently, alternating between heavy and light. Coupled with rapid yuan force drain with every upward step.

This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Until she activated her martial talent, unlocked the third genetic lock, and climbed in one burst to 600 meters. By then, her yuan force was mostly depleted. Though she still had physical strength, she could only rely on willpower to push a few dozen more meters. Finally, at 750 meters, she fell. At that position, gravity constantly oscillated between 70 and 50 times. Extreme torment on a warrior's body.

The warrior's body experiences a terrifying tearing sensation. Only by adapting to that sensation could one possibly continue upward. This result was fairly decent. Her life force was around 20, 000, placing her at early Fourth Realm. But at the second trial, difficulty skyrocketed again.

"No way, it's been almost 10 minutes and my sister hasn't hit a single target in the second trial?" Beside him, Xia Qing watched his elder sister's trial and grumbled.

"Sis, you're way too weak."

"What exactly are the targets in this Illusory Void Chamber? I can't see them!"

"They should be spatial targets made from Void Worms." Wang Xian's eyes flickered.

"Requires extremely strong perception to hit even one target. Otherwise they dart around randomly in space." This was also one of the initial harsh environments of the Alien Star Battlefield. Spatial rifts. Appearing unpredictably. They could even appear on your ceiling while you're sleeping, and a beast drops right through. Just as you're about to attack, the beast darts back into the rift. Or another rift suddenly opens behind you, and the beast vanishes. Driving you absolutely mad.

Fine if the beast is weaker than you. But if it's stronger... You're probably done for. These spatial targets simulated exactly that environment. Great stuff... In the first trial, I can use the gravity to massively accelerate the fusion of my foot star bone with my body. And these spatial targets in the second trial... I never imagined Qiongyun Island had such excellent trial facilities... I can seize this chance to cultivate the Flying Star Through Void secret skill! Wang Xian watched with intense interest.

Flying Star Through Void was a secret skill related to space. Using thrusting strikes against these spatial targets as training would absolutely provide crucial help in cultivating the skill. He was watching with great interest. But his elder sister Wang Shu inside was failing miserably. In the end, she barely managed to hit seven spatial targets. Actually a pretty good result. But his elder sister had high standards. Judging by her expression when she came out, she wasn't satisfied. Until the final trial.

The Battle Soul Arena. This trial purely tested willpower. Within the Battle Soul Arena, the scenario a warrior least wanted to face would be simulated. Primarily featuring beasts. The most powerful beast you'd ever seen, the beast that terrified you most, would all appear directly inside. Then these beasts would, within the simulation, destroy your homeland, kill your loved ones, make you angry, vengeful, and break your will. Because the simulated beasts were basically the most powerful beasts you'd ever seen.

A Fourth Realm warrior might have seen an S-rank Beast, like the Wind King Falcon that attacked Rong City that day. As long as you'd seen it, no matter your realm, it would be simulated here. Naturally, these simulated beasts were all extremely powerful. So powerful you wouldn't dare lift a finger. Thus, the test of personal willpower was extremely high. This was also the hardest trial. Because on the Alien Star Battlefield, death was commonplace.

After undergoing this trial, most warriors would temporarily exhibit mental abnormalities. Only a small portion with resolute will could barely walk out on their own. But even those who walked out were pale-faced and trembling. His elder sister's willpower, she probably thought it was very strong. However, relatives couldn't see the specifics of this trial. They could only judge from the silhouettes of simulated beasts that the trial-taker would likely struggle to endure. Wang Xian waited quietly.

He could only see that after his elder sister entered the Battle Soul Arena, her expression was fairly composed at first. Then, within seconds, a giant beast silhouette appeared, and she instantly collapsed limp onto the ground. In barely a minute, her eyes had turned vacant.

"..." Wang Xian. Clearly, she'd witnessed many scenes that instantly shattered her will. As for that beast, it was probably the strongest one she'd ever seen, likely S-rank. After a while. Wang Xian went to the waiting room. His elder sister had already come out, along with many other warriors who'd finished.

"Xiao Xian!" Seeing Wang Xian, his elder sister let out a sob, rushed over and hugged him tightly, bursting into tears.

"Dad, little brother... I thought you were all gone..." Wang Xian hurriedly patted his elder sister's shoulder and quickly comforted her. Not bad. At least she could still cry. She hadn't completely lost it...

"Tsk, you Dragon Nation warriors... your willpower still needs much training." A laugh came from nearby. The other warriors in the room all turned to look, brows furrowing. In the distance, a blond-haired, blue-eyed man was smiling, his face pale. Beside him, a black-haired man was wiping the katana in his hands. Though both men's faces were pale, they were still relatively composed. Wang Xian's heart stirred. These must be the foreign warriors here for the trial.

"This time I didn't get to seize your Dragon Nation's Dragon Flag on Thousand Jun Cliff." The black-haired youth stood up, fastening his katana to his waist, and smiled.

"A bit of a pity." After speaking, he glanced at Wang Shu and shook his head with a smile.

"Just a record on Thousand Jun Cliff." Not far from his elder sister, a cold-faced warrior said flatly.

"Sooner or later I'll break it. The Dragon Flag can only be claimed by us Dragon Nation warriors." The Dragon Flag was the banner atop Thousand Jun Cliff. If one could seize this flag during the first trial, the military department would grant additional rewards.

"Is that so? I feel like your records in the other two trials might not hold either." The black-haired man laughed heartily. As soon as his words fell:"Brother Chu, look! Your second trial record has been broken too!"

"Eastern Sakura Country again. These siblings are this strong? 15 targets! They actually hit 15 targets!"

"First this Chiba Ryuki broke the first trial record, then his sister Chiba Reio broke the second trial record... Brother Chu... this..." The cold-faced man looked at the data on the screen outside, his expression shifting. Before long, a white-haired girl, her face pale but her eyes unexpectedly resolute, walked into the waiting room, came to the black-haired man's side, and remained silent. The many warriors present for the trial all fell silent.

"These people..." His elder sister's will seemed to have cleared considerably. She looked at the three foreign warriors but didn't finish her sentence.

"Sis, are you feeling better?" Wang Xian asked.

"Mm..." His elder sister took several deep breaths, much improved, and forced a smile.

"Xiao Xian, letting you see your elder sister like this..."

"Elder sister is very impressive." Wang Xian said.

"I watched the entire trial... Actually, just enduring to the end is already very strong." Many warriors actually gave up halfway through. Feeling they couldn't hold on, especially during the last trial, quite a few gave up. His elder sister at least managed to endure it. She already possessed the basic combat capability required for the Alien Star Battlefield.

"The little guy is quite good at comforting people." The blond man laughed heartily. After speaking, he even looked a bit envious.

"Too bad, I don't have such a caring little brother to comfort me."

"Ah, in a foreign land, so pitiful."

"You—" His elder sister swept a cold glare over, about to speak. But the cold-faced man raised a hand to stop her.

"Old Chu, you..." His elder sister frowned.

"Inferior skill, no need to say more." Chu Xiao said in a low voice.

"The more we say, the more riled up they'll get." His elder sister's lips moved, and she understood. At that moment, Wang Xian pondered briefly, released his elder sister, walked toward a staff member nearby, and slowly produced the Crimson Dragon War Token.

"Hello, I want to participate in the 'Qiongwu Preliminary Trial.'""Please arrange it for me." Seeing this scene, the surroundings suddenly fell silent. ➤ Next: The Dragon Flag That Possesses a Soul!