CHAPTER 153: CHAPTER 141: DOES THE DEMON KING NOT CARE ABOUT HIS DIGNITY? (TWO IN ONE)_1

"Here’s the thing..."

Chen Mo immediately told the little girl about the incident in Qiluo Town.

"I see. In that case, I can take you back to the village."

"Really?"

"Absolutely! As the granddaughter of the Grand Sage, I, Lilian, love to confront evil!"

"That’s great! When do we leave?"

"We won’t be able to leave just yet," Lilian said, with a hint of regret.

"Why?"

"Grandfather once told me that after I came out, a three-star Brave Challenger might seek my help, and he asked me to wait here for him. But you’re not a three-star Brave Challenger, so I can’t leave right now."

Lilian glanced at the trainee brave challenger badge on Chen Mo’s chest and said regretfully.

Hearing this, Chen Mo was somewhat speechless. This Grand Sage was indeed capable of predicting events. Why then did he need me to go to him? Couldn’t he just come out and save the world himself? With his abilities, he probably already knew that the Xiensa Evil God was afraid of him.

Though puzzled by the Grand Sage’s actions, Chen Mo still said, "Alright, wait here for a moment." Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he turned and asked, "What if a Brave Challenger with more than three stars comes to ask for your help?"

"Grandfather said that if a five-star Brave Challenger comes to me, I should give him this Sage’s Ring."

Lilian pointed to the strange-looking white ring on her left thumb.

"Sage’s Ring?"

Chen Mo immediately tried to perceive its attributes.

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: This item has special energy protection and cannot be perceived!]

I can’t perceive its attributes even with SSS-level perception ability?

This made Chen Mo curious about the ring.

He then said, "Alright, I’ll be back soon."

When Chen Mo went downstairs, the group of elderly Sages on the side started chatting.

"Looking at this young man, he seems to be preparing to undertake the five-star Brave Challenger’s Trials."

"Do you think he’ll pass?"

"Although he has many precious items hidden from our perception, the five-star Brave Challenger’s Trial is quite difficult. The highest recorded number of consecutive failures resulting in death for four-star Brave Challengers in the five-star Brave Challenger’s Trials is ten thousand. It’s more likely that he is doomed."

Hearing this, Lilian quickly ran to the entrance of the stairs and yelled, "Big Brother, the five-star Brave Challenger’s Trials are extremely dangerous. You mustn’t push yourself!"

Having just reached the second floor, Chen Mo heard Lilian’s voice coming from the third floor. He chuckled and replied, "Don’t worry, I know my limits. Just wait for me upstairs."

「Soon, Chen Mo returned to the bottom of the tower.」

He went directly to the Gatekeeper and said, "I want to continue the Brave Challenger’s Trials."

"Very well, Brave Challenger, this way please." The Gatekeeper glanced at the badge on Chen Mo’s chest and didn’t pay any mind to the fact that he had transformed from a woman into a man.

"Can I directly challenge the five-star trials?"

"In theory, you can, but for safety reasons, we don’t really recommend it. The effects of the Hero Medal can be activated during the Brave Challenger’s Trials. If you directly challenge the five-star trials, you can only activate the effects of the trainee brave challenger medal. This can significantly affect your success rate."

Hearing this, Chen Mo quickly checked the title he had obtained before. Because it was a B-Class title, he hadn’t even bothered to take a closer look at first. Now, upon hearing what the Gatekeeper said, he remembered to look it up.

[B-Class Title - Trainee Brave Challenger]

[Title Effect]: During the Brave Challenger’s Trials, you gain a 10-point All Attributes bonus, and a chance to re-randomize stage rewards once.

[Title Introduction]: A title given to rookie Brave Challengers.

A title that only works for the Brave Challenger’s Trials? It seems this title is useless until it’s upgraded to a top-tier!

At the Gatekeeper’s reminder, Chen Mo ultimately chose to proceed with the challenges sequentially.

「With a flash before his eyes, he was back on the familiar grass of the Brave Challenger’s Trials.」

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Since you successfully killed the one-star Demon King, in this Brave Challenger’s Trial you can directly inherit the progress made in the last trial. You will start by taking on the two-star Demon King challenge. Do you wish to skip?]

[Skip!]

There wasn’t much to choose from in the one-star Demon King trial anyway. Chen Mo skipped it directly, content to inherit the rewards from his last attempt.

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: You are about to participate in the two-star Brave Challenger’s Trial, which has a historical professional challenger death rate of 40%. If you succeed, you will earn a special A-Class title! Are you sure you want to accept the challenge?]

"A 40% death rate for just a two-star challenge is somewhat outrageous."

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: You have accepted the two-star Brave Challenger’s examination. The exam is about to start and is divided into five stages.

Examination Stage One: Please kill 200 slimes.]

"The same old stuff."

Chen Mo nonchalantly summoned 3,400 Skeleton Monsters and easily wiped out the 200 slimes.

Unlike the one-star challenge, the two-star challenge has five stages. Therefore, the first three stages only allow for one reward selection each. And the reward options were of the same scale as those Chen Mo had encountered in the first stage of his previous trial.

[Choice One: Life Enhancement (Maximum life value increases by 500 points, and life recovery speed increases by 1% per second.)]

[Choice Two: Attribute Enhancement (All Attributes increase by 10 points.)]

[Choice Three: Energy Enhancement (Maximum energy value increases by 500 points, and energy recovery speed is increased by 1% per second.)]