Chapter 623

The Sky Deity Palace was not located in any city. Instead, it was located in a mountain range where monsters ran amok. The name of this mountain range had long been forgotten. Now, people only knew it as the Sky Deity Mountain Range.

The main hall of the Sky Deity Palace was located on the tallest mountain in the Sky Deity Mountain Range. The mountain was called Mount Serastir.

Gu Ding and the other contestants who had qualified for the preliminary round took the castellan's floating ship all the way to the foot of Mount Serastir.

Many people marveled at the majesty of the mountain as they looked at the steep cliffs that towered into the clouds.

"Sir Castellan, why don't we go straight to the Sky Deity Palace? Why stop here?" someone could not help but ask.

"There are many restrictions around Mount Serastir, including flight restrictions. If you want to reach the Sky Deity Palace, you have to walk from the foot of the mountain and climb up," Castellan Capson explained patiently. "This mountain climb is actually the preliminary round of the Sky Deity Palace. However, the rules of the game change every year, so I won't say much. Someone will explain it to you tomorrow morning. "

Gu Ding and the others could only wait patiently for the next day's preliminary round.

Throughout the day, Gu Ding and the others saw many spaceships arrive one after another. The spaceships were of various sizes, and the number of people on board varied. It was not until evening that the frequency of spaceships arriving decreased. At the foot of the mountain, many people had already gathered.

Early the next morning, three men in purple robes appeared in the area where the crowd had gathered. The leader looked a little older, about thirty years old. He glanced around before speaking.

"I'm Batley, the examiner for the first round of the preliminary round. Now, I'll briefly explain the content and rules of the assessment.

"The first round of the preliminary round involves climbing a mountain. Those who reach the square in front of the main hall of the Sky Deity Palace within the specified time will pass the preliminary round.

"Contestants of the Advanced Division must complete the task within three hours. Contestants of the Intermediate Division must complete the task within twenty hours. Contestants of the Lower Division must complete the task within a hundred hours. Anyone who exceeds this time limit by even a second and fails to set foot on the square in time will be eliminated. "

"It doesn't sound too difficult …" Upon hearing the rules of the game, many people raised their heads and looked at the huge mountain, secretly rejoicing that the assessment this time was too simple.

"I know what you're thinking. Many of you must think that it's just climbing a mountain, a very simple matter. Then, let me tell you something else. "Batley clearly noticed the expressions on many people's faces. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he continued.

"The gravity on this mountain is different from the ground we are standing on, and it changes according to the strength of each person's body. The stronger one's physical body was, the stronger the gravity they would feel. Moreover, as everyone climbs higher, the gravity will gradually increase. "

"Apart from the influence of gravity, this mountain is also the habitat of many demonic beasts. These demon beasts were very territorial, and they would take the initiative to attack all intruders. Moreover, some of them were extremely powerful. Therefore, we will conduct the assessment in batches for the three different ranks. During the Intermediate and Beginner Division tests, we will seal those powerful Demonic Beasts. "

"In that case, the first batch of assessment will start from the Upper Division." Batley's voice spread clearly and reached everyone's ears. "All contestants of the Upper Division, please get ready. Countdown. Three, two, one … Begin!"

As soon as his voice fell, countless True God-level powerhouses rushed out, their figures quickly disappearing into the lush vegetation of the mountain.

Gu Ding and the others could not see anything, so they could only wait patiently.

Three hours felt like an eternity, but Neptune had witnessed the entire process of the match.

Lillian, who was dressed in a black robe, appeared in front of a ninth-rank True God powerhouse.

"Woman, get out of the way!" The man looked at Lillian with an unfriendly expression.

"Answer a question for me. If the answer satisfies me, I will naturally step aside." Lillian clearly had no intention of stepping aside.

"You're courting death!" The man's figure exploded and lunged toward Lillian.

However, Lillian's figure suddenly disappeared, and in the next instant, she had already stepped on the man's head, smashing the back of the man's head into the ground, and the soles of her high heels stepped on the man's forehead.

"I'll ask you a question, and you'll answer it, or die!" Lillian's voice was still cold.

Sensing the gap in strength, the man simply stopped struggling and only responded vaguely.

"Four months ago, you appeared in Shattrath City. What were you doing?" Lillian asked coldly.

"To participate in an auction and sell some of the inventory I had," the man replied quickly.

"Inventory? Does your inventory include an eighth-rank Crimson Flame Demon Tree?! "Lillian continued to ask.

"Crimson Flame Demon Tree? No. That thing is useless when it's not bearing fruit. When it bears fruit, there must be ninth-rank demon beasts guarding it, so I won't provoke them, "the man said with a wave of his hand.

"On a certain day four months ago, did you notice a powerful battle energy fluctuation?" Lillian frowned slightly. What the other party said was not the result she wanted.

"There was indeed one day, and it was a very terrifying battle energy fluctuation. I even suspected that a tenth-rank powerhouse had made a move. When I rushed over, the battle was already over. There were many traces of battle at the scene, but not a single beast carcass was left behind, and there were no other clues. "The man carefully recalled the scene at that time.

"That's all?"

"That's all. I really don't know anything else." The man waved his hand hurriedly. The black shadow flashed, and he disappeared.

A few minutes later, Lillian appeared in front of the second ninth-rank True God, who was a long-haired man.

"Beautiful, are you looking for someone to go with you?" The long-haired man teased Lillian as soon as he saw her. Clearly, he was very confident in his own abilities.

"I have a few questions to ask you." Lillian went straight to the point. Since the other party did not resist, there was no need for her to make a move.

"I'm single now, and I don't have a girlfriend. If you were to ask me out, my answer would be yes. So … "The long-haired man was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Four months ago, you appeared in the Shattrath Main City. What was your purpose?"

"My home is in the Shattrath Main City, so there's nothing strange about me appearing there. Moreover, there are a total of seven main cities in this world. Most of the True Gods live in these seven main cities, and on average, the number of True Gods living in each main city is not small. "The long-haired man felt that the other party's question was somewhat baffling.

"Have you ever hunted an eighth-rank True God-level Crimson Flame Demon Tree?" Lillian continued to ask.

"Hunt? No. The Crimson Flame Demon Tree is only useful for its fruits. If I encountered one, I would at most snatch a few fruits. Why would I go through the effort to hunt it? "The long-haired man still felt that this question was very strange. "Moreover, I've never seen an eighth-rank Crimson Flame Demon Tree."

"One day four months ago, did you notice a powerful battle energy fluctuation?"

"You're talking about the day when two powerful energy waves suddenly erupted in a row? I felt it that day too. The aura was much stronger than mine, and many others in the city rushed over. I was too lazy to get involved, so I didn't go. "The long-haired man wanted to say more, but when he looked up, he realized that Lillian had already disappeared.

Right after that, Lillian found a third person, then a fourth …

Neptune also probed her movements along the way, wanting to know what exactly she wanted to do.

Three hours passed by quickly. Lillian asked about twenty people along the way, and all of them had similar questions. However, Neptune still did not know what the other party's purpose was.

"Time's up!" Examiner Batley called a stop to the competition in time. "We've already tallied the results of the competition. Out of more than eighty thousand high-level participants, the number of people who passed the assessment is thirty-six thousand eight hundred and sixty-one."

Hearing this result, there was a lot of discussion in the crowd.

"The passing rate is actually less than half!"

"The elimination rate of True God-level powerhouses is actually so high!"

"It seems that this preliminary round is not as simple as we thought it would be."

The crowd finally realized that the so-called "mountain climbing" was not as simple as they had previously thought. Even the powerful True Gods had a passing rate of less than half. Many people suddenly felt a little nervous.

"The high-level competition is over. Now, it's our turn for the Intermediate Division. The time limit for the Intermediate Division is twenty hours. If you fail to reach the square within twenty hours, it will be considered as a failure. Pay attention to the time, "Batley said again. "All the participants in the Intermediate Division, get ready. The countdown begins now. Three, two, one … Begin!"

Countless half-step True Gods behaved the same way as the True Gods before them. They rushed out quickly, afraid that they would fall behind.

Gu Ding, on the other hand, walked slowly toward the mountain hundreds of meters away. He did not look nervous at all. His appearance attracted the attention of many people.

"This kid is a little interesting." Batley could not help but laugh. However, he immediately realized that Gu Ding's cultivation level was only a seven-star half-step True God. He cast a puzzled look at Castellan Capson. "But this kid's cultivation level …"

"Don't be fooled by his cultivation level. His combat effectiveness is ranked first among the half-step True Gods in Ural City." Capson shook his head and smiled.

"Capson, don't flatter yourself. You'd better honestly admit that Ural City can't gather three thousand nine-star half-step True Gods. You might as well bring one less person to make up the numbers and bring a seven-star half-step True God instead, "someone next to him mocked.

"Lanseer, since you don't believe me, why don't we make a bet? I bet this kid can definitely get into the top three of the Intermediate Division. Do you dare? "Capson seemed very confident in Gu Ding.

"Let's bet. Why wouldn't I dare!" The castellan named Lanseer shouted loudly with his belly puffed up.

"Count me in …" As soon as the two of them started the bet, many other castellans eagerly joined in.