âWhatâs going on? Why are the rules different from last time?â When Phoenix Flame heard the mighty beingâs explanation, her expression turned ugly.
Besides Phoenix Flame, Elise also wore an ugly expression, evidently dissatisfied by the central areaâs new rules.
However, before anyone could vent their dissatisfaction, the mighty being continued explaining the rules.
âYou will be restricted in what weapons and equipment you may use to challenge your desired Legacies. Members of the champion party may use up to one Divine Artifact, the runner-up party may not use any Divine Artifacts, and the second and third runners-up may only bring up to three Fragmented Divine Artifacts. That is all. I wish you a fruitful harvest.â
When the mighty being finished speaking, Garuda and the others couldnât help but be stunned.
âWhy is the difficulty so much greater this time?â Garuda grew confused when he sensed his Divine Artifacts being suppressed.
âLord Garuda, are the Legaciesâ challenges difficult?â Extreme Feather asked.
âIf you were to challenge the easier Legacies here, you would likely succeed on the first try. However, itâll be h.e.l.l if you try to inherit a Legacy from the 60,000-meter-tall steles and statues,â Garuda explained frankly. âThe last time I came here, I challenged a 60,000-meter-tall statue without any Divine Artifacts, and I had to make over a dozen reattempts before I managed to get an S-rank evaluation. Now that everyone only has one attemptâŠâ
Extreme Feather, Phoenix Flame, and many others fell silent at Garudaâs words.
Everyone had seen how strong Garuda was. If they excluded the Ink Crystal Partyâs five Half-step Mortal G.o.ds, he would be a strong contender for the third-strongest expert in the current Continental Champions.h.i.+p.
Although Garuda was not as strong in the last Continental Champions.h.i.+p as he currently was, it still wouldnât be easy for him to score a good evaluation on his first attempt. Naturally, it would be even more difficult for those who werenât Half-step Mortal G.o.ds.
When Garuda finished speaking, Gentle Snow suddenly pointed at the scattering fog in the distance and exclaimed to s.h.i.+ Feng, âGuild Leader, look! Those steles and statues there are so tall!â
Gentle Snowâs exclamation immediately attracted everyoneâs attention, and they couldnât help but look at where she pointed.
As the fog in the central area scattered, more steles and statues became visible. Compared to those visible from the onset, these new steles and statues were much taller. Even at a rough glance, they were at least 100,000 meters tall.
âHow is this possible?!â Garuda was astounded by this development.
Before today, the tallest steles and statues known in the Crucibleâs central area were only 60,000 meters tall. Even so, the existences they represented were already far superior to those of the 10,000-meter-tall steles and statues in the starting plaza. Garuda couldnât even begin to imagine what kind of terrifying existences the 100,000-meter-tall steles and statues represented.
Besides Garuda, even s.h.i.+ Feng, who had known that changes would occur to the Crucible of the Ancients after the major system update, was rendered speechless.
In the direction that Gentle Snow pointed, s.h.i.+ Feng could see that the 100,000-meter-tall steles and statues were still not the tallest. Farther beyond them, he could vaguely see three towering steles that blotted out the sky, and he estimated them to be at least 300,000 meters tall. Although he was nowhere near them, the Divine Might they radiated already felt as strong as that of Ancient G.o.ds. He didnât even dare to imagine how powerful their Divine Might would become once he got up close.
âSure enough, the Crucibleâs Three Great Legacies have appeared!â the bald young man from the Ink Crystal Party exclaimed when he saw the three towering steles in the distance. âLeader! Letâs hurry over there!â
âLetâs go!â Ink Crystal nodded and dashed for the steles without hesitation.
When Garuda, Elise, and everyone else saw this, they exchanged looks, not knowing how to proceed in this situation.
It went without saying that the three 300,000-meter-tall steles held Legacies beyond their wildest imaginations. After all, even the 10,000-meter-tall steles and statues in the starting plaza already held Legacies left behind by Primordial G.o.d-ranked existences.
However, n.o.body here was a fool. They only had one challenge attempt. If they tried to challenge the 300,000-meter-tall steles, they wouldnât just risk getting a poor evaluation. There was a great likelihood they might not even get a pa.s.sing evaluation. If that happened, all their effort to get here would have been for naught.
âGuild Leader Black Flame, what should we do?â Verdant Rainbow asked. She didnât know what to do in this situation, either, so she decided to seek s.h.i.+ Fengâs opinion. After all, s.h.i.+ Feng was the only reason she and Death Wind could enter the central area. Without s.h.i.+ Feng, they couldnât have even entered the top 16, let alone the top 4.
Although players had to depend on themselves to secure the Legacies here, it would definitely help to have s.h.i.+ Fengâs superior insight and knowledge.
âLetâs go and check them out,â s.h.i.+ Feng replied without hesitation. âThe other Legacies here might be good, but if we want to reach greater heights in the future, those three steles are probably the only ones that can help us. Of course, if you want to gain immediate improvements, going for the other Legacies wouldnât be a bad idea.â
In his previous life, although the Three Absolutes had mentioned that the Crucible of the Ancients held clues about the path beyond Tier 6, they never revealed any details. However, he was willing to bet they were referring to the central areaâs three 300,000-meter-tall steles.
As for the other Legacies here, if they couldnât help him exceed the limits of Tier 6, it wouldnât matter how many of them he acquired. Take the difference between fifth- and sixth-floor experts, for example. The former was only regarded as an apex expert, while the latter was regarded as a Mortal G.o.d. Between a mortal and a G.o.d, there was no comparison.
At s.h.i.+ Fengâs words, Verdant Rainbow, Garuda, and Elise promptly decided to chase after the Ink Crystal Party.
âGuild Leader, can we get a pa.s.sing evaluation?â Gentle Snow whispered to s.h.i.+ Feng, a trace of worry in her eyes.
The Ink Crystal Partyâs members could not only challenge the Crucibleâs Three Great Legacies with one Divine Artifact, but each of them was also a Half-step Mortal G.o.d or above. In contrast, out of three other parties, Garuda was the only one who could compete in combat standards. Gentle Snow would be lying if she said she wasnât worried about challenging the 300,000-meter-tall steles under such circ.u.mstances.
âDonât worry. We have a greater advantage than even Ink Crystalâs party,â s.h.i.+ Feng said, chuckling. âWhile we might not have any Divine Artifacts, we have the G.o.d Chaser Sets.â
If the central area had not imposed any restrictions on the weapons and equipment players could use, s.h.i.+ Feng would not have dared to let Gentle Snow, Fervent Samsara, and Heavy Abyss challenge the Three Great Legacies. However, since such restrictions existed, the central areaâs challenges were most likely designed around them.
In a situation where the current Continental Champions.h.i.+pâs average level was set at Level 190, the G.o.d Chaser Sets would provide them with a significant advantage. After all, the new and improved G.o.d Chaser Sets granted Basic Attributes rivaling a full set of Level 220 Legendary Equipment. Even if Gentle Snow and the others couldnât currently match Half-step Mortal G.o.ds equipped with a Divine Artifact, they shouldnât be too far behind.
Meanwhile, going by the behavior of Ink Crystalâs party members, it was obvious they were confident in pa.s.sing the Three Great Legacies. They might even be confident in scoring a good evaluation. In that case, Gentle Snow, Fervent Samsara, and Heavy Abyss shouldnât have much trouble securing a pa.s.sing evaluation.