Chapter 1374: Battle Deity's Tower, Thirteenth Floor
Chapter 1374: Battle Deity's Tower, Thirteenth Floor
January 19, 2018
In the Three Kingdoms world, within the Luoyang Military Camp Arena, an extraordinary day was unfolding.
Today, the military's annual martial arts tournament was taking place, and the city of Luoyang was bustling with activity. The high-ranking military officials, who were rarely seen in the city, had all returned for this special occasion.
It was the 15th day of the first month, a day when the military held its grand martial arts tournament.
Every year on this day, the entire Great Jin Army would send their most outstanding young warriors below the age of twenty to Luoyang to participate in this grand event, fighting for honor and their future.
And every year, this tournament would produce a large number of exceptional talents, and this year was no exception.
At this moment, the annual tournament was nearing its conclusion, and the four finalists stood tall in the arena.
However, unlike last year, Lu Hai Kong felt no surprise at this year's finalists. In fact, he couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions when he saw these four individuals.
It wasn't because they were weak; on the contrary, this year's finalists were an exceptional group. The weakest among them had a combat strength of 90, while the strongest had already reached 95. Moreover, these young warriors were still in their prime, with the oldest being only seventeen and the youngest a mere thirteen years old.
To possess such strength at such a young age clearly indicated extraordinary talent. However, Lu Hai Kong was too familiar with these four, and seeing them here brought him no joy.
The four finalists, in order of age, were Pang Yi, Dian Kui, Gao Lei, and Lu Chen.
The first three were Pang Feng, Dian Wei, and Gao Shun's son, while the last one was from Lu Hai Kong's family.
Lu Hai Kong had practically watched these four grow up, and he was well aware of their exceptional talents. He just hadn't expected to see them all competing in this tournament.
When Lu Hai Kong saw these four, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. With their strength, it was unfair for them to participate in a tournament like this, especially against ordinary warriors.
However, with the tournament already underway, Lu Hai Kong decided not to stop it. Since the four had already stepped into the arena, he would let them continue, and later, he would reward those who performed exceptionally well.
Of course, at this point, Lu Hai Kong had little interest in their competition. He was well aware of their strengths and weaknesses, and the outcome was already clear to him even before the fight began.
As the tournament proceeded, Lu Hai Kong idly watched the exciting battles while conversing with the generals gathered around him.
Speaking of the generals by Lu Hai Kong's side, they were indeed a dazzling group.
Nearly twenty of them were top-tier historical commanders, each possessing astonishing combat strength.
Any one of them could easily surpass the hundred mark, and there were even several with a combat strength of 120, which was considered top-notch even in the Beyond World.
Yan Liang, Wen U, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Gao Lan, and others who had conquered the Battle Deity Tower's thirteenth floor were all of this caliber. If counted, there were at least a dozen with a combat strength exceeding 120.
With Lu Hai Kong's current strength, eliminating a top-tier Beyond World force would likely be a manageable task.
Of course, the reason Lu Hai Kong had so many generals with combat strength over 120 was entirely due to the Battle Deity Tower.
The existence of the Battle God Thirteen Floors is the reason why Lu Hai Kong's commanders possess such formidable power.
However, the Battle God Thirteen Floors is not something to be taken lightly. Each attempt, whether successful or unsuccessful, costs five million gold. While it may not seem like much at first glance, over the past decade, Lu Hai Kong's forces have likely made thousands of attempts, resulting in an incredibly high resource expenditure.
Fortunately, Lu Hai Kong had obtained a Celestial Vault during the establishment of his nation, from which he acquired a colossal gold mine. This resource is what enables Lu Hai Kong's extravagant spending.
However, even with Lu Hai Kong's abundant resources, the Battle God Thirteen Floors is not something ordinary individuals can conquer.
Initially, when Lu Hai Kong first acquired the Battle God Thirteen Floors, he even considered creating a force of a hundred or a thousand warriors with a strength of 120. However, this idea proved to be overly ambitious and impractical.
The difficulty of clearing the Battle God Thirteen Floors is immense, and so far, only twelve individuals have successfully done so, and they are all top-tier historical commanders!
This seems to have become a curse or an unspoken requirement of the Battle God Thirteen Floors: only historical commanders can succeed in the challenge!
Of course, this is because Zhao Er and Lu Hai Kong have little interest in this aspect and have exceeded their challenge authority. If Zhao Er were able to challenge it, perhaps this curse could be broken.
But in reality, there are no ifs. Up to this point, only historical commanders have been able to clear the Battle God Thirteen Floors, and almost all of them have encountered a bottleneck. Their strength remains stagnant, with little progress made.
This situation cannot be strictly called a bottleneck; it's just that their strength has increased significantly in a short time, and their cultivation realm needs more time to catch up.
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This is also considered a price to pay for clearing the Battle God Thirteen Floors. If one cannot refine their cultivation realm, these commanders may be stuck at the 120 strength level for life.
In this regard, some have easily surpassed this hurdle, such as Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, and Lu Bu. However, others are still a step behind, like Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun.
Naturally, in terms of innate talent, there isn't much difference between these two groups. Huang Zhong and his peers simply have more experience and time than Zhao Yun.
Time is something Lu Hai Kong cannot offer much assistance with, but he can help with martial arts experience. Therefore, when interacting with these commanders, Lu Hai Kong often shares his martial arts insights, just as he did this time.
Mentoring a group of historical commanders is an awe-inspiring and satisfying task.
These individuals possess exceptional talent, and each time Lu Hai Kong teaches them, he can sense their progress.
Even though their strength may not increase significantly or even remain unchanged, their martial arts experience improves considerably, and their progress far surpasses that of ordinary commanders.
Every time this happens, Lu Hai Kong can't help but marvel, understanding why only historical commanders can pass through the Battle God Thirteen Floors.
This time, as Lu Hai Kong cleared the floors and had this realization, a beam of light shot into the sky from the location of the Battle God Thirteen Floors...
(End of Chapter)
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