Dual Cultivator with a cultivation system

Chapter 603: Ch-603: Simulation End

[Quest: Become a Core Disciple]

[Description: Climb all 100 stairs]

[Rewards: One ticket to get any one item from the system shop for free. Works up to Level 4 of the Cultivation Shop]

’This... I must get it.’ He had his eyes on many things from the shop. If he got the ticket, he would be able to save a large amount of points, which he could use to buy other items he needed.

"Crazy," someone from the audience said, and everyone couldn’t help but look at Tian Chenyu with wide eyes, as if he were a madman.

"A madman, this guy is a complete madman," someone said, shivering as he looked at Wang Ming with fear.

He kept walking forward, his body beginning to explode and reform.

Gulp.

Everyone—even the Sect Master, who was watching from afar—swallowed a mouthful of saliva when they saw his entire body shatter, leaving only his head. Then, from that head, his body reformed again. Another time, only a hand remained intact, yet it still regenerated. It was as if they were looking at an immortal monster.

97th step.

98th step.

99th step.

100th step.

For several seconds, everyone froze, staring up at the staircase with wide eyes. Some people opened and closed their mouths as if they wanted to say something but couldn’t, as if someone had slit their throats. Even the Core Disciples and Elders watching were stunned, their expressions showing how shocking this was.

Woosh.

"Sect Master!"

Everyone was shocked seeing him appear and hurriedly bowed their heads, cupping their hands in greeting.

"Everyone, no one is to speak of what you have seen today. Anyone who says anything will be killed without mercy. Also, I have an announcement to make: I am taking him as my personal disciple," Du Hai’s words immediately caused an uproar in the crowd.

Wang Ming did not hear him, as his eyes were on the screen.

[Ding dong]

[You have completed the quest]

[You have received a redeem ticket]

[Ding Dong]

[Simulation time has ended]

[You will be expelled from the simulation]

"Huh, it’s over?" Wang Ming’s eyes widened, and then he felt a sudden force that directly ejected his consciousness.

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The crowd outside was looking at the participants whose souls had left their bodies and entered the simulation world. Their bodies were covered in a hard, diamond-like substance, seemingly coated with a layer of sword intent to protect their unconscious forms.

"How long do you think it will take for them to wake up?" a patriarch of the great families asked Wu Junhao.

Wu Junhao looked at a crystal orb filled with golden liquid. "It should be almost over."

"Hmm, I wonder how many of them will learn Sword Aura," one of them asked as he stroked his beard.

"Maybe a handful, or no one at all. There have been many instances where all failed," another patriarch commented.

"Old Wu, you should get ready. A lot of them are going to complain that if they had more time in the simulation, they would have succeeded," the patriarch of the Mu Family said with a chuckle.

"Haha, that’s true," the Tang Family patriarch laughed.

"Hmph, I am doing this for their own good," Wu Junhao snorted. It was true many agreed, but all of them had to accept it, as if they stayed any longer than the allocated time, there was a chance their souls would be permanently separated from their bodies, and they would have to spend huge resources to return. There was also a chance they might die.

The previous kings had tried to allocate more time and did not know about the adverse effects, but they regretted it after many people had to spend resources to return to their bodies, and many even died. After those incidents, no king dared to let anyone stay in the same simulation longer than the allocated time.

30 minutes later

One by one, the crystals started to crack, and people began to emerge. The first thing they did after coming out of the simulation was complain.

"Damn, if I had more time, I would have comprehended Sword Aura."

"Yeah, me too. The time was too short."

"Did anyone even succeed?"

Tang Ning sighed and muttered, "I failed."

Tang Ning looked at his sister approaching her and asked, "Did you succeed, Nian’er?"

"Sure did," Tang Nian said as she released her aura, which caught everyone’s attention.

"Oh, looks like members of your family succeeded, Elder Tang," Wu Junhao said, looking at the elder beside him, who was full of smiles.

"Haha, looks like our Tang Family youngster is the most talented," Elder Tang said while stroking his beard, but the next moment his smile froze.

Howl!

"That’s a Sword Phantom! Who did it?" Wu Junhao shot to his feet and looked toward the source, seeing a wolf hovering behind a young lady. "Isn’t that the young genius Nang Rongni?"

"Damn, she actually got a Sword Phantom." Tang Nian’s happy mood instantly soured, as she had failed to comprehend a phantom, and a wolf was considered a high-rank phantom.

The crowd also noticed and started whispering.

"As expected of the sword prodigy, Fairy Nang."

"Hah, I never doubted her."

"Tsk." Min Li, who failed to cultivate Sword Aura, clicked her tongue in displeasure.

"Where is Wang Ming?" Wu Jing muttered as she looked around and saw one diamond shell still encased, with cracks starting to appear on it.

Nang Rongni heard the praises, and her lips curled into a smile, but her smile froze.

Howl!

The sword phantom of the wolf behind her shivered in fear.

Roar!

Suddenly, a roar echoed in the area, and a phantom of a gigantic 50-meter golden dragon erupted from the encased diamond. Every cultivator fell to their knees and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Damn, what’s happening?" Wu Junhao also coughed up a mouthful of blood and knelt on the ground. He looked at the other patriarchs, who were not in a better state.