Chapter 31: I Don't Want to Be on the List!

Chapter 31: I Don't Want to Be on the List!

< Chapter 31: I Don't Want to Be on the List! >

In the Lava Immortal Palace.

Inside the preparation room, Ning Zhuo ran up to the five stone pillars.

He discovered that the five facets of the stone pillars each had a list. They were the Qi Refining List, the Essence Refining List, the Spirit Refining List, the Assessment Progress List, and the Speedrun List.

Lo and behold, his name was on the Speedrun List, and he was the only one listed.

Ning Zhuo couldn't care less about the hidden information on these lists or why he was the only one on them. All he wanted to know now was how to remove his name!

"The Four Major Powers can't protect geniuses in the Qi Refining Stage. If I get exposed, who knows what could happen."

"The superiors of the three sects likely set up these rankings to encourage competition, motivate, and inspire. But my small frame can't handle it."

Ning Zhuo circled around the five stone pillars. As the pillar rotated, he rotated along with it.

The characters for "Ning Zhuo" on the stone pillar were in relief, protruding outwards.

"Can I grind it off?"

Ning Zhuo jumped up but couldn't reach his name. He was the only one on the list and held the top spot, so his name was positioned at the highest point.

He hooked onto a hanging ring!

Ding.

A blue-violet rhomboid crystal shot up to the ceiling and fused with the roof, becoming extremely secure.

His large head was caught in the wooden ring. The inside of the ring rotated, retracting a long, thin line and swiftly lifting Ning Zhuo's body upward.

Ning Zhuo's head tilted as he gradually rose until he was level with his name.

He reached out, attempting to grind off his name, but found that he couldn't even manage to produce a single stone chip.

The stone pillar was extremely sturdy!

Reflecting on his abilities, Ning Zhuo knew that his only technique, the Ice-Embracing Technique, would be useless, so there was no need to waste time and spiritual power.

"I must, I must solve this problem!"

Knowing that he had no way out, Ning Zhuo hung in midair, tilting his head to look around.

At that moment, he began to carefully observe the unique room he was in.

According to the information, this was a preparation room, different from rooms one, two, and three.

Upon examining it, he found this to be true.

The entire preparation room was square, forming a perfect square.

The walls and ceiling of the room were made of copper, but it was blue copper.

The light in the room seemed to emanate from nowhere, casting a faint sea-blue shimmer.

At the same time.

In the main hall of the Lava Immortal Palace.

On the throne, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit yawned out of boredom.

During the last exploration, Ning Zhuo had brought it much amusement. So, when the Dragon Turtle Fire

Spirit noticed that Ning Zhuo's soul was nearly restored, it couldn't wait to draw Ning Zhuo's soul back in.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit wanted to amuse itself with Ning Zhuo again.

During Ning Zhuo's second exploration of the Immortal Palace, his strange appearance when he hanged himself in Room Two and his wretched state after being beaten by the Kung Fu Puppet had both entertained the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit.

But now, Ning Zhuo wasn't moving and was intent on polishing away his name. This made the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit feel extremely bored.

It directly transmitted a message— "Do not destroy the ranking stone pillar!"

Ning Zhuo paused slightly upon receiving this message.

In the past, he might have stopped.

But the matter of his name was too important for Ning Zhuo to simply give up.

He secretly gritted his teeth and continued to use the "Teeth-Grinding Demon Sound File" on his name.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit scoffed and angrily spat out a spark of fire.

In the next moment, it directly used the divine ability, "Life Hanging by a Thread".

Instantly, Ning Zhuo couldn't move.

After a breath, he regained his mobility but had to stop.

Looking again at his name, the two large characters "Ning Zhuo" remained as prominent and outstanding as ever.

"What should I do?" A feeling of despair slowly spread in Ning Zhuo's heart.

"No, I can't just give up like this."

This time, after landing, Ning Zhuo didn't use small tools anymore.

He set his sights on the pedestals.

The shapes of the pedestals were varied.

Ning Zhuo walked past the motion balance bed, the formation pattern engraving table, skipped the spiritual power compression bed, the White Tiger Blade Sharpening Wheel, and eventually arrived at the "Thousand-Jin Heavy Hammer Pedestal".

"The Lava Immortal Palace's control over me happens in an instant."

"I'll set up a simple mechanism. As long as the first press is made, the heavy hammer will strike the stele!"

Ning Zhuo's large head immediately thought of a clever trick.

He started to busy himself, first selecting the mechanical parts, then dragging out the "Thousand-Jin Heavy Hammer Platform" and gradually assembling a catapult.