Chapter 3: Current Hunters in the Tree Arena will only be matched with Seventh Rank competitors. If they successfully enter the top fifty, they will have the opportunity to enter the 'Treeborn World'. If they enter the top ten, they will definitely obtain a spot to enter the 'Treeborn World' and receive a Void Travel Certificate.
...
Su Xiao sat on a wooden chair. The room he was in was not large, with a semi-transparent screen in front. With a low arena ranking, the rest area was also very simple.
There were many competitors in the Tree Arena, including contractors from various paradises, Void races, and even powerhouses from the Transcendent Primordial World.
To date, Su Xiao did not understand the Transcendent Primordial World. However, one thing was clear: when the Strongest Tournament was held back then, only three parties were qualified to participate: the Paradise faction, the Void faction, and the Transcendent Primordial World.
A Nightmare Witch named Yehuo had made it to the final round, which spoke volumes. Compared to the Paradise faction and the Void faction, the Transcendent Primordial World was much weaker, but it was still a force that could not be ignored.
What the Treeborn World was, Su Xiao did not know, but the Void Travel Certificate was an item he very much wanted to obtain. With this thing, he would have the qualification to enter the Void.
Although he could currently enter the Void through the Door Tree, it was very unsafe. Having the Void Travel Certificate was different. It meant he had the certification of Reincarnation Paradise, so he wouldn't be surrounded and killed by people from Arcane Eternal Star as soon as he arrived in the Void.
[Tree Arena rankings have been refreshed.]
[Resetting Hunter's competitive data...]
[Competitor: Su Xiao.]
[Status: Good.]
[Paradise Arena Ranking: No Rank (Seventh Rank). Rankings visible only within the top 10,000.]
[Win Streak Record: 0 matches.]
[Regular Competition Record: 0 matches.]
...
Matching through the regular method, it was basically impossible to reach the top fifty. There were only 5 competitive opportunities each time.
The only way to climb up was through continuous competition, fighting one competitor after another in a wheel battle.
[Hunter has selected Continuous Competition.]
[Matching opponent...]
[Matching successful. Opponent has no rank.]
After a blur before his eyes, Su Xiao arrived in a large forest. The surrounding trees had been cut down. The audience was very special; they were a group of monkeys. Some squatted, some hung from the branches of nearby trees, looking at Su Xiao with confusion.
"Bro, first time at the Tree Arena? Me too. There should be a protection mechanism here, right? Are these monkeys disguised as audience members? So realistic. Hey, which audience are you guys from?"
A short-haired girl waved at the monkeys. The surrounding monkeys were unmoved; this was a simulated scene.
"Bro, I'm talking to you. You're not... from Reincarnation Paradise, are you?"
The chatterbox girl's expression gradually became serious. With a bang, a blue light stabbed in front of her. It was Banishment.
The chatterbox girl continuously backflipped, her movements agile.
"Sure enough, Reincarnation Paradise!"
The chatterbox girl spread her arms, a multicolored light emerging in her eyes.
"Illu..."
Bang!
The chatterbox girl felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, followed by numbness throughout her body. A force spread inside her, causing her body to lose strength for an instant.
Clang.
The long blade slashed through, and a wisp of blood splattered. The chatterbox girl had just been promoted to Seventh Rank and was still a single-attribute specialist. What's more, her core ability was mental-type control. Going up against Su Xiao, this was very tragic.
[Tip: Your opponent has surrendered.]
[Your competitive ranking has slightly increased. The second round of competition is about to begin.]
...
Su Xiao estimated that his combat power was in the upper-middle tier of the Seventh Rank. He was still a bit away from the top echelon, but not too far.
Ten minutes later, Su Xiao stood in a shallow lake. Nearby, a competitor floated on the water. This was a Void race, covered in white fuzz all over its body, capable of rapid spatial movement. Five minutes into the fight, it was entangled by Realm Severing Thread, and then things went south. This brother let out a roar, using all his strength like he was squeezing milk, only to be strangled until his skin split open.
This was Su Xiao's third consecutive match. After three matches, he still had no rank. To break into the top 10,000 would take a considerable amount of time. Breaking into the top ten was even harder. At least with Su Xiao's current strength, it was absolutely impossible.
Fighting in the Tree Arena didn't consume time; it required pure strength. As long as one was strong enough, winning dozens of matches in a row could potentially push them straight into the top one hundred.
"Law... Law Destroyer."
The white-furred brother spoke weakly. Of course, he wouldn't die; the Tree Arena had a protection mechanism.
[Tip: The Hunter has interrupted the consecutive battle mode. Did not defeat this match's opponent.]
[Settling rankings...]
[No Rank (Seventh Rank).]
In the simple rest area, Su Xiao decided not to continue fighting in the Tree Arena. The reason was that he wanted to maintain a low ranking first. That was why he interrupted the third match, causing the result to be his defeat. The white-furred brother was probably very confused. He had been cut down to the point of doubting life, and then he actually won. Truly, fate is unpredictable.
First, maintain a low ranking, then improve his own strength. Once his strength reached a certain level, he would aim for a streak of dozens of wins. That way, his ranking would skyrocket to an exaggerated degree. Fighting one match at a time really wasn't as effective as doing it that way; instead, it would waste his stay time in Reincarnation Paradise.
Su Xiao's idea was that after each world progress ended, the time originally used for arena fighting would be invested in the Land of All Beings. As long as he was strong enough, everything else would come.
Leaving the Tree Arena, Su Xiao returned to his Exclusive Room and began to invest time in developing Apollo. When his stay time was down to 25 hours, he headed to the Land of All Beings.
[You have arrived at the Trial Grounds.]
[Land of All Beings: Fifth Layer has been opened. Cost: 500,000 Paradise Coins per hour.]
[Detected that the Hunter has been promoted to Seventh Rank. You may stay in the Land of All Beings: Fifth Layer by consuming Soul Coins. Cost: 3 Soul Coins per hour.]
Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao chose to pay with Soul Coins. In terms of conversion, paying 3 Soul Coins was equivalent to saving 50,000 Paradise Coins. The income from concocting permanent enhancement potions, supplemented by a small amount of Soul Coins, was enough for cultivation in the Land of All Beings: Fifth Layer.
After paying 72 Soul Coins, Su Xiao obtained a 24-hour stay limit in the Land of All Beings: Fifth Layer. The arduous training began.
Inside the Land of All Beings: Fifth Layer, a blizzard raged, bitingly cold. Su Xiao sat cross-legged on an ice pillar, Dragon-Slaying Flash lying flat across his thighs.
Cut with the blade, feel with the heart.
'Blade Path Sword: Extreme...'
After 23 hours and 54 minutes, Su Xiao walked out of the Trial Grounds. With every step, he felt like he might collapse at any moment. In the distance, Bubu Wang and Amu hurried over.
Returning to his Exclusive Room, Su Xiao rested on the bed for over an hour before a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Hunter's stay limit has been reached. About to return to the Real World.]
Returning to the Real World basically meant a new world was coming soon. After all, Su Xiao just relaxed his mind and body in the Real World, basically never going out.
Inside the second floor of the Accessory Shop, bang, bang, bang~
Three muffled sounds. Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha all crashed onto the floor. This was the consequence of a fancy landing.
Su Xiao moved his slightly sore right arm. Just as he was about to go downstairs, he sensed something was wrong. The alarm device hadn't been triggered, but someone had been there. The person had even made themselves a bowl of instant noodles.
As soon as Su Xiao raised his hand, Bubu Wang tossed Tang Hong's long blade over. Gripping the scabbard, Su Xiao descended the stairs.
Reaching the first floor, he saw a bowl of instant noodles with only the soup left on the coffee table. A banknote was left beside it. The person paid for the noodles after eating...
A black card was placed on the coffee table, along with a note.
'No ill intentions, but very hungry. Ate a bowl of noodles from your place. Hope you can make it to the gathering tomorrow night.'
Su Xiao picked up the black card from the coffee table. Bubu Wang came over and sniffed it.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang successfully locked onto the scent on the card, ready to track it at any time.
Su Xiao did not actively provoke others in the Real World, whether they were contractors or ordinary people. However, this did not mean others could enter his home without permission, turn off the alarm system, and eat a bowl of noodles.
With a crackling sound, the black card pinched between Su Xiao's fingers shattered.