Chapter 488: Zero

Somewhere on the 9th floor, a burst of Spiritual Energy suddenly came out of an inconspicuous area. It spread for quite a few kilometers before finally settling down. It's just that there wasn't anyone close at that moment, so no one saw it happening.

Krune then came out of that place a few hours later. If someone checked his cultivation now, they would see that Krune is now in the 5th Stage of the Void Breaking Realm!

"Phew... finally had my breakthrough. Alright, guys, let's go to the 9th Light Pillar."

Heavin quickly put his things back into the Spatial Ring and flew to Krune's shoulder.

"So we are finally moving up. Only there will we be able to encounter with Feifei and the others. However, we don't know if Laex and Cinty were waiting in that place."

Krune shook his head.

"Laex will probably stay there since he was together with Liriu, Tiane, and Ruik. He definitely understood that they got separated. As for Cinty, she decided to move alone when we separated. So she might not know about the several Dimensional Realms per floor. Anyway, we will find out once we reach there. First, I need to deal with the 9th Light Pillar Test."

Without wasting more time, Krune paid attention to the Godly Energy flow and departed. He was really fast now, not being any slower than a 9th Stage Void Breaking Realm. In fact, he wasn't even using his Tribulation Lightning to achieve that.

Around two days later, Krune was already able to see his destination. Soon, Heavin detected the presence of others around it. Of course, it wasn't many of them. At most, fifty or so. One must remember that each floor has more than a single Light Pillar for one to chose. Also, due to the fact that Krune is on a higher floor level than most, the number of participants kept decreasing. By far, this was the Light Pillar with the least amount of participants close to it that Krune had seen until now.

However, Krune couldn't find a single cultivator or demon beast with cultivation similar to his. The majority was at the peak of the Void Breaking Realm with just a few at the 8th Stage. Not to mention that at least ten or so were already in the Divine Path Realm.

Sure enough, the moment Krune appeared there, several eyes showed surprised expressions. They all thought that they wouldn't see someone with such low cultivation anymore.

Krune then looked around and smiled at one of the Void Breaking Realm guys.

"Hey, brother. Do you know what is this 9th Light Pillar test about?"

The guy narrowed his eyes.

"And why should I tell you?"

Krune didn't mind it, though. But just as he was about to talk again, another cultivator called him out.

"I don't mind telling you, but I want the Heavenly Fragment of my Universe that you have with you."

Krune's eyes lit up. He had got quite a few of these Heavenly Fragments from several different Universes, but finding Heavenly Fragment Owners of the same Universes proved to be quite hard.

"Great! Which one of those is from your Universe?"

Krune then took out twenty-two Heavenly Fragments from his bag. As mentioned before, Heavenly Fragments can't enter Spatial Rings, so Krune had to carry it around.

When everyone saw that, they were shocked! Just how many Heavenly Fragment Owners did this guy kill until now? Immediately, all the disdain on the faces of the cultivators and demon beasts around disappeared. It was evident that Krune's cultivation didn't display what he really is capable of doing.

The guy who made the question also narrowed his eyes. At first, he didn't care whether Krune would give him his Universe's Heavenly Fragment or not. If he refused, he would simply take it by force. But after seeing all those Heavenly Fragments on Krune's hands, that idea disappeared like smoke. The guy then took a deep breath and showed a smile while pointing at a specific Heavenly Fragment.

"Cough, cough. It's this one, brother. Will you really trade with me for the information?"

Krune took that Heavenly Fragment and threw it at the cultivator before saying.

"Yeap. I have many them, but it is hard to find those who want to trade with me for them. In that case, I might as well take this chance since I have no use for them myself."

The guy looked excited at his Universe Heavenly Fragment and quickly put it away. Once he absorbs it, his cultivation will increase, so he will need to break through into the Divine Path Realm. That being said, he needed to first find a safe place to do it first.

"Very well. This 9th Pillar is not a test of cultivation. The only thing that you can use is Godly Energy. Inside, you will find a big transparent orb. That thing will check just how good you are with Godly Energy control. All you need to do is touch it and send the environment's Godly Energy inside the orb."

"However, the more Godly Energy you send inside that orb, the harder it becomes to continue doing so. Your results will depend on how much Godly Energy you can fill it with."

Krune nodded, satisfied.

"No wonder there is no one injured here. This is not a dangerous test to start with."

The guy nodded.

"The amount necessary to pass the test is 50%. Anyway, that's basically it. Once you pass the test, you will finally enter the 10th floor where everyone gathers. Just be careful because, with your cultivation, quite a few cultivators and demon beasts will target you up there."

Krune laughed and didn't mind. He knew that the reason no one attacked him here was that he showed all those Heavenly Fragments. So even the few Early Stages Divine Path Realm ones are quite aware of him.

Without wasting any time, Krune moved to the 9th Light Pillar. But it was then that Eight Godly Stones appeared above Krune! That was Krune's reward from the last Light Pillar, which he could only retrieve after he got to the next one.

Everyone's eyes immediately glued on him, and Krune could feel the greed coming his way. However, Krune was already expecting it, so as soon as he got the Godly Stones, he sent his Spiritual Energy inside the Light Pillar. The guys around hesitated on whether they should have attacked or not, and it made them lose their chance.

However, they soon arrived at a mutual understanding. If Krune fails and appears outside again, they will not give him the chance to try again. As for how they would share the Godly Stones, that will depend on their own abilities.

Too bad, though. Krune would not appear on the 9th floor anymore.

Inside, the same automatic voice as always appeared in Krune's mind.

-Godly Energy control test. Trier must fill at least 50% of the Godly Energy Orb, or it will be considered a failure. Trier has one minute to start the test, or it will also be considered a failure. Once the trial begins, the Godly Energy Orb has to be continuously filled. If no extra Godly Energy enters the orb for over a minute or if the amount is too small, the test will stop, and the results will be checked.-

-Godly Energy Control test adjusted to the 5th Stage of the Void Breaking Realm, you may begin.-

Krune couldn't help but smile when he looked at the transparent orb. Let alone him, no one in his group would fail this test for sure. After all, his Myriad Energy Technique also helped with the Godly Energy Control. It would be very hard to find others with better control over this energy than him and his friends and family.

That was also why he didn't even care about hiding the Godly Energy Stones that he got outside. Krune was confident that he wouldn't fail to start with. That being said, he didn't need a plan or anything. Once he passed, he will disappear from the 9th anyway.

"Well, let's start."

Krune put his hands on the orb, and his meridians immediately start to work. The environment had the same amount of constant Godly Energy as outside, so Krune didn't feel any discomfort.

Soon, Godly Energy started to rush inside of the Godly Energy Orb like a torrent. It didn't seem like it would slow down any time soon.

What Krune didn't know was how long he would need to complete this task. An hour passed in a flash, and the orb kept absorbing the Godly Energy like a bottomless hole. He couldn't help but feel impressed with how much Godly Energy could fit inside this thing.

However, he at least knew that he was doing right. That's because the automatic voice would always tell him how much energy the orb got over time.

10%...

20%...

30%...

Three hours went by, and Krune had already surpassed the 50% mark. Furthermore, he understood that this test was a lot more complicated than the guy outside had made it look like. The problem wasn't only the difficulty of fitting more Godly Energy inside. To keep doing it for so long was also really exhausting, even for Krune.

If it was already like this for him with his Elemental Meridians, then let alone for the others without it.

60%...

70%...

80%...

Krune was finally reaching his limit. The amount of Godly Energy that he could keep sending inside had already decreased by more than 9/10 of what he could do at the start. However, Krune didn't want to give up since it would impact how many Godly Energy Stones he would get on the next floor.

Finally, an hour later, Krune heard that same automatic voice once more.

-The test is over.

Trier spent over a minute without filing the necessary amount of Godly Energy.

Trier has filled 93% of the Godly Energy Orb.

The test is a success, congratulations.-

Krune smiled while showing quite a tired expression. If he had returned to his Wisp Form, he probably could have done a little better. But there was no need for that. He had confirmed the position of the others before entering this test. The participant with the highest percentage only had 83% of the orb filled. So Krune knew that he would definitely take the first position. Even if someone beat him later, he would still be in the top ten. As long as he was there, he would get ten Godly Energy Stones regardless.

"Phew... Now I only need to wait for Feifei to arrive on the tenth floor as well."

But it was then that something unexpected happened.

-Over 90% of the Godly Energy Orb has been filled. Conditions for Special Transfer met. Sending participant to floor number Zero.-

"The Hell? Sto-"

Too late, the teleport formation activated, and Krune was gone!