Chapter 91 – The Radiance of Thunder

The top hundred trial participants can have their names inscribed on the Golden Roll and receive the gifts of heaven and earth.

As for the criteria the Golden Roll uses to rank participants?

Factors such as the number of enemies killed, killing efficiency, troop losses, and whether the territory is damaged may all influence this ranking.

The most important factor is undoubtedly the kill count.

Naturally, higher-level and higher-grade monsters possess a higher ‘kill score.’ The specific weight of these factors is unknown, but since it is the Trial Golden Roll formed by the rules of the Eternal World, it is absolutely fair.

The strong rise, the weak fall.

Of course, during the trial, players ‘passively’ kill monsters. A powerful new territory might kill waves of monsters faster and more easily, but the kill count still depends solely on the scale of the siege waves.

If the number of monsters is too small, even a formidable territory cannot make bricks without straw.

However, such an awkward situation almost never occurs.

The stronger a new lord’s troops, the more developed and advanced their territory, and the wider the scope of their exploration and clearing, the more pronounced their presence becomes. It is like a torch in the dark night—some burn with only a faint flame, barely noticeable, while others blaze like the dawn, dispelling the darkness and attracting countless demons and monsters to rush forth, seeking to extinguish this conspicuous, glaring torch.

The competition for the Trial Golden Roll begins from the very start.

Powerful new territories bear greater responsibility, enduring more ferocious monster waves, but they are also more qualified to challenge the Golden Roll and gain the favor of heaven and earth.

As for the risk of failure?

Even when facing more intense monster waves, top-tier newcomers can withstand them more easily than most new lords, and the possibility of their territories being overrun by monster waves is almost nonexistent.

This has been the case in previous years.

“Ding!”

“Prompt: Your territory ‘Tianyuan Territory’ has entered the Trial Roll, currently ranked 99th.”

The ranking is not high.

After all, during the first wave of monsters, his Skeleton Warriors did not kill very quickly, as they were mostly testing the waters.

At this moment, the Golden Roll rankings are changing rapidly, with territories constantly entering the list and others being pushed out.

Soon after, his Tianyuan Territory disappeared from the Trial Golden Roll.

“No rush.”

“The territory trial is a protracted battle, lasting at least two days. The later stages are the most critical, whether for competing in the rankings or… resisting potentially extremely fierce monster waves.”

Patience is an essential condition for steadiness.

At this time, monsters are still intermittently attacking the territory.

At times, there are only a few or a dozen; at other times, hundreds or thousands emerge at once.

This is the situation Mu Yuan is facing.

The circumstances of new lords are mostly similar, though most territories face fewer attacks and, for now, the danger is not high. Even so, no new lord dares to let their guard down, as accidents can happen at any time.

Mu Yuan brewed a pot of tea in the real world to refresh himself, and in the Eternal World, he steeped some calming herbs to serve as tea.

He took a sip, listening to the occasional roars and explosions outside, his mood utterly calm—so calm it was almost dull.

After all, Lord Mu had not even taken action yet, and the siege monsters were all slain outside the formation.

He glanced at the Trial Golden Roll.Several hours passed, and Tianyuan Territory had already risen to the top thirty in the rankings. At this point, the rankings on the Golden List carried significant weight, and Mu Yuan spotted a few familiar names near the top.

At the moment, the territory temporarily holding first place was called ‘Great Sun Territory.’

Its Lord seemed to be one of the standout newcomers promoted by the Red Lotus Group. His livestream had been active for a while, bustling with excitement. Since Mu Yuan had nothing better to do, he decided to take a look.

Sure enough, the battlefront at Great Sun Territory was intense. Monsters swarmed out of the darkness in the distance, and Mu Yuan’s sharp eyes caught sight of numerous three-star monsters like Great Goblins, Skeleton Soldiers, giant wolves, and Jiangshi. But in the next moment…

One after another, brilliant golden streaks shot out from a watchtower within Great Sun Territory, precisely targeting and obliterating these troublesome three-star monsters.

The entire process took no more than a dozen seconds.

The chat erupted with exclamations of awe.

The camera promptly shifted to the watchtower, focusing on a figure clad in gilded armor, holding a War Bow that shimmered with a faint golden glow—a truly majestic sight.

“What kind of troop is that?”

It was merely a rare one-star Sharpshooter. However, equipped with luxurious, valuable armor, a rare-grade War Bow, and arrows imbued with explosive effects—a consumable item of advanced tier—this Sharpshooter wasn’t just shooting arrows; he was shooting money, a display of extravagance and waste!

“This must be the Red Lotus Group deliberately building momentum!”

Mu Yuan watched with a tinge of envy, then glanced at his own watchtower, where Marksman Seventeen stood—a rare three-star talent, graceful and exceptionally gifted, yet clad only in standard-issue starter gear and armed with ordinary arrows. He couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt.

Next time, for sure!

Compared to the fierce battle at Great Sun Territory, his own front was relatively calm, with monsters seeming less enthusiastic…

“Roar~!”

A deafening roar echoed from the darkness in the distance, shaking the ground. The few green plants within the territory rustled as their leaves trembled.

A Hurricane Falcon soared out, its sharp eyes catching sight of a massive, burly figure emerging from the Crimson Mist amidst the horde of monsters.

It had bluish-green skin, a broad and stout body with muscles coiled like pythons, and stood over six meters tall—an utterly terrifying sight.

“It’s a rare two-star monster, an Ogre. Probably the one we couldn’t find earlier.”

It charged forward, its heavy footsteps pounding the ground with dull thuds, leaving clear footprints in the soil. Ordinary monsters in its path were sent flying like mere toys.

Unstoppable and reckless.

It couldn’t be allowed to crash directly into the defenses.

Mu Yuan’s Mental Energy extended like invisible threads, dialing and connecting to Deadbone, Dolai, Seventeen, Lu Liu, and other generals, pulling them into a group chat.

General Dolai volunteered.

“Dolai is indeed the right choice, to take the enemy’s head amidst the chaotic army.”

Go, it’s decided—you’re up.

Gurgle~!

Mid-charge, the Ogre—its eyes crimson but still retaining formidable combat instincts and intuition—suddenly twitched a vein and, using its momentum, sharply pivoted its entire body, leaping aside in large strides.

The next moment,

Boom—!!

A massive object descended from the sky, slamming into the ground in the shape of a giant palm. The impact shook the earth several times, kicking up dust and debris several meters high, and crushing the ordinary monsters within its range into pulp beneath the ground.

But, the wandering Ogre had dodged it.With some combat experience, Dolai immediately shifted forms, its two massive steel hands clenching into fists that hummed and vibrated as it maxed out their power, pounding relentlessly towards the ogre.

Back and forth they went, explosive and intense.

Giant fists and wooden clubs clashed repeatedly, sparks of iron flying everywhere, pummeling the earth into one crater after another.

But fighting like this, even until the Cosmos fell silent, might not be enough to pummel this tenaciously resilient ogre to death.

Dolai’s single-target offensive capability had always been its weakness, but now, under the guidance of Lord Mu, this flaw had been largely remedied.

Zzzap—

Dolai transformed its fists into palms, arcs of lightning emerging from its palms and quickly spreading to envelop the entire massive steel hand, forming a dazzling, radiant thunderous palm.

But this wasn’t enough—not enough to deal with this towering, wandering ogre.

Dolai thought it over and decided it had to go all out.

If you’re not ruthless, you can’t put on a show.

Gritting its teeth, it released all the thunder energy stored within its body, sourced from the coil tower. A pillar of lightning seemed to surge upward, illuminating the night sky. The uncontrollable thunder energy scattered in all directions, scorching the earth, annihilating swarms of monsters, and causing the ogre’s disheveled hair to stand on end.

Facing the roaring ogre, Dolai let out what could pass for an imposing roar. The lightning enveloping its massive steel palm, now shaped like a palm seal, swelled another two sizes.

The steel arm groaned under the strain, blackened inch by inch as scorching spread.

Dolai leaped into a Leap Strike, carrying boundless thunder as its massive palm descended with overwhelming force. It obliterated the residual energy shimmering around the ogre, shattered the massive wooden club swinging toward it, and then crashed down on the enormous blue head, bursting it like an overinflated ball.

The lightning soared into the heavens.

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