Chapter 751 - 744: Historical Top 100

Chapter 751: Chapter 744: Historical Top 100

The Top 100 List!

The names recorded on this list were the strongest beings in this Chaotic Paradise.

Organization, Points, Value Points—none of it mattered. There was only one way to get on the Top 100 List: defeat a powerhouse on it and take their place.

Even the 100th-ranked person was an existence who had, at the very least, broken through the Second layer Transformation Boundary.

Even Zhou Yuanjue wasn’t sure how long he could last against such a huge gap, even with all his various abilities.

’So these are the ones I’ll have to surpass, one by one.’

A pure smile appeared on Zhou Yuanjue’s face.

Beneath the main list, there was also a "Regional List." After Zhou Yuanjue opened it, he was surprised to see his own name in the number one spot.

’The list for the Ziying Safety Zone? I defeated Zoros, who was originally the strongest, so I automatically became number one?’

Then, he saw a "Historical Challenge" option appear next to the list.

He selected it with his thoughts, and the True Talisman sent back a piece of information.

"This option, in the form of a Dream Realm network, contains the simulation data of the one hundred strongest individuals in the history of Chaotic Paradise since its creation. Pay Ten Thousand Value Points to begin the historical challenge trial."

The one hundred strongest in history...

They were existences that even the current top 100 on the main list couldn’t compare to. It was said that for the top-ranked individual of each generation of Leyuan, their greatest wish was to make it onto the Historical Top 100 List, to successfully challenge one of the top 100 shades and have their own dream phantom appear on that list. It was an object of admiration for all who came after, the ultimate glory.

’I didn’t expect that I could attempt the historical challenge with my current Point-based clearance.’

’Ten Thousand Value Points...’

A flicker of interest showed on Zhou Yuanjue’s face. Completely unaware of how difficult Value Points were to obtain, he paid the fee and began the challenge.

BUZZ!

A sensation like being inside a Dream Realm Simulation Device washed over him. The tiny Life True Talisman actually contained the functions of a Dream Realm Simulation Device.

After a moment of daze, his vision cleared to find himself on a pure white Dream Realm battlefield. Standing opposite him was a tall figure.

It was composed entirely of an inscrutable black mist, possessing a humanoid form that was tall and burly.

This living dream phantom had its back to Zhou Yuanjue. The moment the system prompt appeared, it began to move, slowly turning around.

On its body of black mist, only two eyes were clearly visible. They were a pale, bluish-purple, with cross-shaped pupils.

’Is this the existence ranked 100th in the historical top 100?’

A hint of excitement flashed in Zhou Yuanjue’s eyes, and he was just about to assume a ready stance.

But then he saw the black mist figure’s eyes narrow slightly, the cross-shaped pupils within them rotating counter-clockwise.

SHING SHING SHING SHING SHING!

For hundreds of kilometers in every direction, countless barbs made of shadow crisscrossed and erupted from the ground, leaving not a single gap to dodge.

Zhou Yuanjue’s Solid body, as if made of paper, was instantly riddled with thousands of holes by the shadow barbs. Most terrifyingly, this power had completely destroyed his fundamental life structure, giving him absolutely no chance to regenerate.

His vision went black.

Then, his eyes snapped open.

He found that he had already exited the Dream Realm simulation battlefield and returned to reality.

’Did I lose? I couldn’t even withstand a single move...’

Zhou Yuanjue fell silent for a moment, immersed in a state of shock.

There were no extraneous techniques, just a pure suppression of fundamental power and ability. His opponent was far, far stronger than him.

’Is this really just the bottom rank of the historical top 100?’

It had been a long time since Zhou Yuanjue had felt this way—this sense of powerlessness with no chance to resist, this despair from the immense pressure...

But he quickly broke free from those negative emotions.

How interesting...

It was precisely because of this powerlessness, this weakness, that he had the motivation to constantly seek transcendence and the desire to keep moving forward.

Composing himself, he began searching for a suitable life structure, preparing to push his Transformation Level to the limit.

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Outside, the Ziying Safety Zone was in chaos.

Zoros and the other two were veteran candidates. The one who had been here the longest had stayed for over twenty years. Except for Hans, the cost in Value Points for the others to revive had long since stacked up over time to a terrifying amount. Therefore, they could only wait obediently for their Life Protection Mechanism to expire.

With the Duomoge Organization’s suppression gone and Zhou Yuanjue nowhere to be seen, the Ziying Safety Zone descended into a certain degree of chaos and conflict. It wasn’t until seven days had passed and the members of the Duomoge Organization were collectively revived that the chaos was finally quelled.

However, with Zhou Yuanjue not showing his face, Zoros and the others didn’t dare to make any rash decisions about the Ziying Safety Zone’s current situation and the distribution of its benefits. After all, Zhou Yuanjue’s power had surpassed their entire organization. Logically, only he could decide on redrawing the rules for this area.

Unfortunately, Zhou Yuanjue didn’t appear. Left with no choice, they paid a certain price to use the Life True Talisman’s special communication function to contact Zhou Yuanjue, who was in seclusion, and requested a dialogue.

"Distribution of benefits? I don’t care about that," Zhou Yuanjue said to Zoros and the other two who had sought him out. "I’ll be leaving this place after a while. How about this: until I leave, you give me one-third of the daily profits. I won’t interfere with the rules and practices you had before."

"We can agree to that condition."

Hearing Zhou Yuanjue’s terms, the three couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. They had been worried he would make some outrageous demand. Now, although one-third of the daily income was a lot, they also knew Zhou Yuanjue wouldn’t be staying here for long. All things considered, it wasn’t that bad.

"Are you preparing to leave the Ziying Safety Zone and challenge strong opponents along the way?" Zoros asked.

"That’s right. But I have a question," Zhou Yuanjue said.

"Please, ask away," Zoros said.

"The Chaotic Paradise is full of organizations, and the large ones can have thousands, even tens of thousands of members," Zhou Yuanjue asked. "If I want to challenge their strongest members, I can’t possibly steamroll every single organization, can I? Is there a shortcut? Or is establishing an organization and faction an inevitable choice?"

Although he had defeated the Duomoge Organization single-handedly, that was only because they were small and relatively weak. If it were a large organization with thousands or tens of thousands of people, even if he could completely overpower the ordinary members, he would still be overwhelmed.

He was puzzled. Did every candidate who entered the Chaotic Paradise have to form a faction? That didn’t seem to align with the fundamental principles of the Chaotic Paradise.

"You... you can’t possibly be unaware of the ’Forced Challenge Mechanism,’ can you?" Zoros asked, his face twitching slightly.

Originally, he had thought the reason Zhou Yuanjue wiped out the entire Duomoge Organization was for the Value Points and Points, and secondly, to make a powerful statement and seize the inherent benefits of the Ziying Safety Zone. But now, it seemed there had been some misunderstanding.

"What’s that? I just got here. I don’t know," Zhou Yuanjue said, puzzled.

"So, you didn’t challenge our entire organization in public just to make a statement?" Zoros asked.

"Of course not," Zhou Yuanjue said, shaking his head. "Originally, I just wanted to challenge the three of you. Weren’t you the leaders of the organization? You had so many subordinates, I could only wipe them all out together."

Zoros and the other two exchanged a look, an expression on their faces of not knowing whether to laugh or cry.