Chapter 285: Chapter285-Clearing the Floor, Starburst Scroll

"The Canaan starfield..."

The Oracle-grade powerhouse from the Samuel starfield glanced at Chanelle, his expression solemn.

"Every one of those youngsters they sent out is far from simple."

"The Samuel starfield is our true formidable rival."

Chanelle stared at the images in the sky, pondering silently.

"When the advancement round begins, I’m afraid a brutal battle will be unavoidable."

...

Inside the Spirit Tower.

James’s puppet looked listless and exhausted. Soon, a new clone took over the wine flask in its place.

The mouth of the flask continued to spew black light, relentlessly corroding the guardian’s sage-rank might.

Only now did the Divine Domains of the three finally manage to establish a firm foothold.

"Divine Domain—Chaotic Reincarnation!"

Buzz! Buzz! 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Ten enormous pairs of eyes emerged in the void. Beams of light shot from their black-and-white pupils, intertwining into a vast monochrome scroll painting that enveloped the massive beast within it.

"Divine Domain—Bottomless Abyss!"

James’s tens of thousands of puppets unfolded their Divine Domains at the same time. Countless black holes materialized, frantically drawing energy from the massive beast’s sage-rank might and converting it for their own use.

"Divine Domain—Asura Sky Rend!"

Mosi’s Divine Domain erupted. In the void, a colossal blood-red giant with eight arms appeared. Every one of its arms glowed with crimson light as they launched a relentless barrage against the massive beast’s sage-rank might.

Only at this moment was the battle, which had originally been dominated by the beast, completely reversed. Daniel and the other two now held the absolute upper hand.

As long as the situation continued like this, it was merely a matter of time before the beast was killed.

Not long afterward, a thunderous explosion rang out!

The enormous beast crashed heavily to the ground, unwilling to accept its defeat.

[Ding! Your team has slain the guardian of the fourth floor of the Spirit Tower.]

A golden treasure chest dropped from the place where the guardian had fallen.

The three powerhouses simultaneously withdrew their Divine Domains, breathing heavily.

Throughout this entire battle, all three of them had attacked with everything they had, nearly exhausting themselves completely.

"If I had faced a high Divine-grade opponent alone, I basically wouldn’t have been capable of killing it."

Daniel pondered inwardly, "The vitality and sage-rank might of a high Divine-grade being have already reached an unimaginable level. It is absolutely not something I can kill alone with my current strength. Even with the three of us together, we only barely managed to defeat it after nearly exhausting all our trump cards."

He shook his head.

"The fourth floor was already this troublesome. I can’t even imagine how terrifying the guardian of the fifth floor will be."

Mosi and James exchanged a glance at the golden treasure chest before simultaneously turning their gazes toward Daniel.

"Boss Faustus, you’re the strongest among us. This treasure chest belongs to you," James said.

"Agreed," Mosi echoed.

Daniel looked at the treasure chest before him, then at his two companions.

Without them, there was absolutely no way he could have cleared this floor so smoothly.

Their contributions had been just as crucial.

They were offering the treasure chest to him because they respected and acknowledged his strength. However, he could not simply accept such benefits without giving anything in return. That would be far too selfish.

Daniel had never denied that he was a selfish person.

However, when dealing with his own people, Daniel had always been generous and fiercely protective!

"Then we’ll do it this way for now. I’ll take this treasure chest first, and after the competition ends, I’ll compensate both of you."

With a smile, Daniel picked up the dropped treasure chest and opened it.

[Ding! You have obtained the special item [Starburst Scroll] (Divine-grade)!]

Daniel’s eyes lit up.

It was actually a Divine-grade item!

He lowered his gaze toward the scroll in his hand.

[Starburst Scroll (Divine-grade)]

Special Type: Single-use consumable item

Effect: Upon use, unleashes an explosive attack with power equivalent to the ultimate strike of a peak Divine-grade powerhouse.

Restriction 1: Only effective against targets below Oracle-grade.

Restriction 2: This effect cannot be amplified, duplicated, or extended.

Duration: 30 seconds. This duration cannot be extended, amplified, duplicated, or extracted.

After reading the description, Daniel raised his eyebrows slightly.

A daring idea suddenly began to form in his mind...

...

In the viewing arena.

"The Canaan Team is impressive. That fellow Faustus took first place again."

The spectators had already grown numb to it. It was as though as long as Faustus was present, first place could never possibly fall into anyone else’s hands.

"To be fair, Samuel isn’t bad either. They’re only slightly slower than Canaan, and they’re about to finish too."

The spectators could all see the situation clearly.

"Do you think Faustus might continue all the way and become the champion of the entire tournament?"

One powerhouse asked worriedly.

"That... is definitely possible. Judging from his performance so far, Faustus is simply too unfathomable."

Faustus’s astonishing performance had indeed left everyone speechless with admiration.

The warm-up round had practically been a one-starfield show for Samuel. Flora had instantly killed a nine-star powerhouse, and for a time, no one else had been able to match her brilliance.

However, from the moment the elimination round began, Faustus had risen like a blazing comet.

Thirty thousand magical beasts had perished in an instant, allowing him to seize first place single-handedly.

During the illusion trial on the second floor, he had once again been the first to awaken!

Then, during the Spirit Tower trial, everyone else had wished they could charge straight through to the fourth floor in a single breath. Faustus alone had remained calm and unhurried, advancing steadily one step at a time. Yet despite that, he had overtaken every single opponent and become the first to set foot upon the fourth floor!

And now, the Canaan Team had once again become the first team to kill the guardian of the fourth floor!

Faustus!

The spectators’ thoughts were already completely filled with this name.

He had left an unforgettable impression on everyone present, even surpassing the shock Flora had caused in the warm-up round when she judged and killed Nox, a powerhouse of the same level, with a single utterance.

By this point, the vast majority of the spectators already believed that Faustus had an extremely high chance of claiming the tournament championship.

"Do you think Faustus and the others will go challenge the fifth floor?"

Someone asked hesitantly.

"Of course they won’t! The guardian of the fifth floor is at the peak of Divine-grade! No matter how bold the Canaan Team is, they wouldn’t willingly throw away their lives. Unless every nine-star powerhouse joined forces, there wouldn’t even be the slightest chance of victory."

"Exactly. The fourth floor is already their limit."

The spectators understood this perfectly well.

The difficulty of the fourth floor had already reached the ceiling of what these contestants could handle. There was absolutely no way anyone would dare to challenge the fifth floor.

That guardian was at the peak of Divine-grade!

No matter how powerful the nine-star contestants were, they were still only at the peak of demi-sage rank. The gap between them and a peak Divine-grade opponent was like an insurmountable chasm.

"You’ve already done enough. You performed wonderfully."

Chanelle was secretly delighted.

The fact that they had firmly suppressed every other starfield was already an extremely rare achievement.

As long as they continued steadily, winning the championship was far from an impossible dream.

In this universe-level tournament, the major starfields had poured out all their foundations and resources, all for the sake of obtaining a respectable ranking.

Chanelle was brimming with confidence. Even if the Canaan starfield did not become the greatest winner in the end, they would surely achieve excellent results and secure even greater benefits for their starfield.

She asked for nothing more.

Just then, a wave of cheers erupted in the viewing arena.

The spectators from the Samuel starfield became wildly excited after seeing that their own three-person powerhouse team had successfully slain the guardian of the fourth floor as well.

Only the Oracle-grade powerhouse from the Samuel starfield remained outwardly calm, a trace of unwillingness hidden deep within his eyes.

"Being firmly suppressed by the Canaan starfield really is an unpleasant feeling."

He felt extremely frustrated inwardly.

Both teams consisted of three nine-star powerhouses. Why was his side always just slightly inferior?

Julian was not weak. Flora was incredibly powerful. As for Elysi, there was even less need to question her strength.

Yet somehow, their combination still could not compare to the trio of Faustus, James, and Mosi.

It truly left him feeling unable to accept the result!

"Forget it. We’ll see who comes out on top in the advancement round."

He helplessly shook his head.

As for whether the Samuel Team would proceed to the fifth floor, he did not care about that either.

Their advancement was already guaranteed. There was nothing wrong with choosing not to enter the fifth floor.

Suddenly, a series of shocked cries rang out throughout the viewing arena.

"The Hunter Team cleared the floor!"

"The Bloodthirst Team cleared it too!"

"Every single nine-star powerhouse has now cleared the fourth floor of the Spirit Tower!"

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