8 Stones of Eternity
Initial Phase.
Chapters 105. Flag Hunting, Early Phase.
As Cao Tian Jun was not killed, Monk Lao decided to open an annual competition starting from the Upper Cloud Temple.
Gong was also heard ringing the sign of the competition starting. Soon the committee opened the door of the Time Temple which became the entrance to the competition place in the Land of Achievement (Achievement Land).
All participants of the competition from various educational institutions immediately entered, the total number of 300 participants. While inside the Time Temple, everyone saw a 3 meter tall and 1.5 meter wide archway. The gate looks ordinary, behind which there is a statue of a God sitting cross-legged.
"After entering this gate, you will arrive at the City of Rest at random. After that you must immediately find a separate friend, the deadline until the afternoon. In the next morning, you start hunting flags until the afternoon. For more information, you can ask the guide in the City of Rest. Alright, soon you enter the gate in an orderly manner. Good luck!"
After the committee gave a brief explanation, the wall of the gate gave out light, then appeared the passage of time. For participants who have already entered the competition, seeing the passage of time is not something that is surprising.
Wang Yelu, Lu Butong and his team first entered the time passage, then followed by the Yin Meili Team which numbered 10 participants. The Phoenix team led by Cao Tian Jun was the last participant to enter the time passageway.
Cao Tian Jun looked at the passage of time, as if he had passed through it many times, but this was only the first time.
"Don't worry, this is our only path to the Land of Achievement!" obviously Xue Yue when Cao Tian Jun suddenly stopped in front of the archway.
Cao Tian Jun nodded in response, but he was not the least bit worried. It was just that, his instincts sensed a danger within the passage of time. He immediately came in and was followed by his team.
While inside the passage of time, the legs of all participants were like walking alone at high speed, exceeding the flying speed of an eagle.
After all the participants entered the passage of time, suddenly the archway shook violently. This incident made all the teachers panic because it had never happened all this time...
Inside the passage of time, all the participants were frightened from feeling a great shock. Then cracks appeared along the walls of the time passage.
Cao Tian Jun as the lover as well as the team leader, knowing of this kind of danger, immediately reacted by expelling soul force to envelop his entire body of lover. In the blink of an eye, all of his lovers disappeared from the passage of time and appeared within his Dimension Ring.
The Phoenix team was clearly panicking because Cao Tian Jun was outside the Dimensional Ring, they were trying their hardest to get out but all his efforts were in vain.
Wang Lee and Ling Dong were astonished at having been in an unfamiliar place. They asked Xue Yue, but she answered with a lie because it was her lover's secret. Xue Yue said if it was currently inside a spatial pouch.
Then, Cao Tian Jun looked at the four calm-looking teams, those from the Dark Black College, the Cloud Upper Temple, the Nine Death Temple, and the Ninth Sky College. Then he looked at Team Yin Meili and the rest of the team, they looked panicked.
However, before Cao Tian Jun saved the beauty, suddenly, "Boom...!!" The passageway of time exploded. Then, the scenery changed, like being in space, and there were many whirlpools of space storms that sucked all the participants.
Cao Tian Jun who had the highest strength, was unable to withstand the suction of the space storm, he and all the participants resignedly entered into the whirlpool of the storm...
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The Land of Achievement.
As a result of the passage of time exploded, the natural geography in the Land of Achievement underwent a massive change, there was an earthquake everywhere to trigger the phenomenon of Liquifaction (soil weathering/burial).
The hills and mountains are shifting. Then, three cities were buried in the ground, and two Rest Cities remained. And his gravitational field also changed, becoming stronger than before.
After the disaster lasted less than one stick of incense, the Land of Achievement was calm again. Fortunately, there were no casualties in every city, because the inhabitants were puppets. All the animals living in the Land of Achievement were also able to save themselves from natural disasters.
However, as a result of the disaster, black fog appeared. That black fog possessed the bodies of almost all the beasts in the Land of Achievement. The possessed beast changed in size, becoming double in size, its nature also turned even more violent and brutal...
From the sky, there were many people shouting loudly, their distance from each other was very far. They are competition participants. Their bodies fell on the trees making it easier for the hands to hold on to the twigs.
Right now, Cao Tian Jun was standing on a tree trunk, he was looking at his natural geographical surroundings which was not the same as the map obtained from the Upper Cloud Temple. He and all the participants did not know if there had just been a natural disaster.
Looking at White Mountain, Cao Tian Jun smiled, because the mountain became the center of directions so as not to easily get lost. After descending to the ground, he took out Team Phoenix from within the Dimensional Ring. Just got kicked out, Cao Tian Jun got a scolding from his lover.
"What matters is that we're safe and not separate!" cao Tian Jun's reason for his lover to stop nagging.
Everyone looked around him, and felt his body become heavier. When Cao Tian Jun wanted to fly, his body seemed to be hit by a heavy object from above. It is forbidden to use spiritual energy.
"Is the Land of Achievement like this?" fang Yin asked Xue Yue, who had participated in the competition of the Cloud Upper Temple, she saw her surroundings that had changed a lot.
"Many changes. But we can make White Mountain as navigation. Come on, we're heading to the nearest town!" replied Xue Yue who was leading the way for her team.
Cao Tian Jun and his team followed Xue Yue eastward towards the City of Rest. Just walked 500 meters, dry began to pour because the body becomes heavier. They looked at Cao Tian Jun who was not the least bit sweaty as his cultivation base was higher. After coming out of the forest, they saw a road that was often passed.
"Less than 3 km. By following this path, we will arrive at the city!" xue Yue replied, he took out a handkerchief and wiped away the sweat.
Xue Yue and her team had not known if the land's liquefaction had shifted. The city that was supposed to be close became further away, shifting as far as 4 km.
"Are we being watched?" cao Tian Jun asked the more experienced Xue Yue.
"Yet. We were being watched when the flag hunt started!" replied Xue Yue.
Finally the Phoenix Team arrived at the Rest City. They were greeted by one of the puppet puppets who became the guide. Their faces and physiques were all the same, and it was hard to tell apart.
In the City of Rest, there were only five buildings; lodging, restaurant, hunting calculation building, Alchemist building, and weapon building. All of these are facilities for competition participants.
"Welcome! You all must be exhausted after walking a long way. Let's follow me to the inn!" the familiar greeting of puppet puppet.
Looking at the more advanced puppet puppet, it clearly amazed Cao Tian Jun. He suddenly examined the puppet by taking off his clothes.
His actions embarrassed his team. The puppet was just silent without stopping Cao Tian Jun's actions from taking off his clothes.
"Shameful!" the nagging of Xue Yue while pulling Cao Tian Jun's hand so as not to make puppet attire.
The Phoenix team clearly did not know, if this shameful action of Cao Tian Jun, he wanted to learn a puppet capable of moving like a normal human, because his puppet was not like this, he wanted to learn the puppet, can only fight on command.
"Are these girls unsatisfactory?" wang Lee whispered while holding back a laugh.
His whisper was clearly heard by all the women, they immediately raised their fists towards Wang Lee and Ling Dong, but they both fled. Wang Lee and Ling Dong were already used to this city since it had once followed.
Cao Tian Jun smiled wryly at the sight of his lover's sharp gaze, his left hand was immediately held by Chu Sying, and his right hand was held by Fang Yin. They did not want Cao Tian Jun to commit such an embarrassing act again.
The Phoenix team followed the puppet puppet towards the inn, a free inn during the competition. Cao Tian Jun looked at the nameless, 8-story inn that was capable of accommodating 200 people.
"One room only, I want the best room!" pinta Xue Yue after entering the inn.
"As you wish!" answer the puppet puppet that immediately delivered Team Phoenix.
Just coming in, came several teams, one of which was Team Wang Yelu. Lu Butong saw Cao Tian Jun, he immediately approached him, but was prevented by Wang Yelu.
"Remember the rules here!" wang Yelu's warning against wanting to be disqualified for causing trouble in Rest City.
"Look at it later!" lu Butong's snarl while looking at Team Phoenix's back.
Cao Tian Jun clearly heard Lu Butong's threat, and he remembered his promise to Wang Mei, who had promised to kill Wang Yelu.
After being in the inn room, Cao Tian Jun and Tim entered into his Dimension Ring to rest...
When it was morning, Cao Tian Jun came out from within the Dimensional Ring, getting ready for the flag hunt. Before that, it is necessary to fill the stomach, only then head to the arsenal to get a weapon.
Cao Tian Jun and his team headed to the restaurant. As usual, he ordered a lot of food, let alone free. Tim Phoenix smiled as he shook his head, they were no longer surprised to see his lover eating so much.
The other participants who were new to Cao Tian Jun, clearly saw him with a strange look. Due to the strict rules within the city, none of the participants were looking for trouble, although there were still remarks mocking Team Phoenix for not having any achievements.
The Phoenix team did not care about their taunts, they still ate voraciously.
After being full, they headed to the weapon building, and were followed by other participants who had finished eating.
In the weaponry building, all participants obtained the same weapon, which was the low-stage Human Grade Armament. This type of weapon is able to increase attack power by 10%.
Cao Tian Jun had a spear weapon, as most of his team chose the sword because it was easier to use. Except for Fang Yin who had a whip as his weapon.
After obtaining the weapons, all the participants gathered in front of the city exit, getting ready to start the flag hunt in the initial phase...
(Note: Liquifaction is a process that makes the soil lose its strength quickly, due to the vibrations caused by strong earthquakes in conditions of fine-grained and water-saturated soil. Generally, the occurrence of Liquifaction due to earthquakes above a magnitude of 7.0.)
