B2 - Chapter 95

B2 - Chapter 95

Congratulations on having no pride and surviving!

The Wheel of Death will continue! As a reminder, your accompanying Elder is just a shout away!

William stood still, staring blankly at the wall as the platform descended again.

It was good that he automatically passed that round.

William wanted to think that, but he could not help but feel insulted. It was apparent from the previous two rounds that they were specialized to his prior experiences and based on his personality.

He could agree on being greedy. It was a trait he was well aware of and frequently had to fight against to stop himself from making stupid decisions. Though sometimes he lost that fight.

Fearing the Sky Hares was debatable but acceptable. However, being told he had no pride hurt his pride. Surely, that should mean something.

The platform came to a stop. William looked up to see the ceiling well over four times the distance compared to when he was at round two.

That surprise would be coming after the next round.

He glanced at his surroundings and wasnt surprised to see no visible exits on the wall. It seemed like that was a specialty of round one.

He wasnt sure what he preferred to happen next. For the voice to give him another pass or to save his apparently non-existent pride and experience round four.

[WARNING | External factor affecting mental state]

That alert negated Williams self-debate.

He flexed his fingers nervously as he waited to be brought into the illusion. He was racking his brain to try and guess what he would be tested on now, but he came up with a blank.

The most probable test would be something related to love and desire. Another common test he had noticed was brought up frequently in the cultivation novels he read on Earth. However, the issue was he had no such attachment on this world.

Unless it counted fondness as love, then yes, there were a few that he was fond of.

Still, that was highly unlikely. The tests were meant to overcome attachments such as love to free cultivators to fully dedicate themselves to pursuing immortality. Doing that same to friendships was a little much.

Or perhaps it was the whole illusion, and the strain was too much for whatever was creating it, breaking at that word by coincidence.

It was not the best reasoning, even to himself, but his gut told him he was on the right track.

He shook his head and faced the only thing of any interestother than the colossal cylinder hanging above himthe large compound in the distance.

William could see faint lights evenly spaced around the walls, with a large estate beyond towering above everything around it. This was begging to be visited, and that made him suspicious.

He glanced at his status screen and zeroed in on his Spiritual Energy.

Spiritual Energy: 428/1630 (20% per Hour)

It would take roughly four hours to recover all of that. Long, exceptionally so, but necessary.

That compound could only house two things in Williams mind. Either this was the surprise that the voice mentioned after round five, or this was where the corrupted avatar was imprisoned.

Both possibilities needed for him to be at his peak state.

However, that didnt mean he would simply sit here and waste time. He could get quite a lot done to give himself additional help.

The one that could further his strength the most was his Spirit attribute. The math he had done on how much Spirit he needed to completely fill his major meridians indicated that he was close.

In fact, William thought there was a good chance he currently had enough unused points to get him there.

He brought out the spirit beast egg from the spatial stone and studied it carefully for the first time since they entered the Wheel of Death.

It didnt seem to have changed much physically other than the flowery decorations growing darker, but it was definitely more lively. The egg moved around happily on his palm, which he hoped was a sign it would hatch soon.

You know the deal, Little Egg, William was used to talking to it by now. Alert me if anything gets close. Ill give you a good treat soon.

The egg rocked forward, sending a ping that practically screamed yes at him. William chuckled and sat crosslegged on the grass, not far from the massive metal platform.

He placed the egg on his lap and prepared himself, hoping he would unlock the next stage of his cultivation technique.