readytorunbook Chapter 452: Play The Game With A Smile
Chapter 452: Play The Game With A Smile
Chapter 452: Play the Game with a Smile
The Floating Stone Forest level appears to be very simple, but it is actually quite profound.
This level not only tests the ability to pass through the floating stones, but more importantly, it tests one's mindset.
Moreover, the leaderboard is updated in real-time, but no one knows how far the people on the leaderboard have reached.
The existence of this leaderboard is meant to make people anxious.
When people are in a hurry and encounter difficulties, they naturally become resentful.
If one person makes a mistake, the whole team starts over, leaving behind the hidden danger of internal strife.
If there is resentment in one's heart, the difficulty of passing the level will increase.
The greater the difficulty, the easier it is to fail, and the more angry one becomes.
Thus, entering into such a vicious cycle.
Suppressing anger on the surface is not enough. If it were that simple, then these cultivators from prestigious families, who among them wouldn't be able to disguise their emotions?
The difficulty lies in the thoughts in one's heart.
It is difficult for a person's heart to be self-controlled, and emotions are the same.
The more one tries to endure, the easier it is to become angry.
That is the danger of this level.
But who is Zhang Chi's team?
They are all Old Zhang's wings.
From the beginning, Zhang Chi told them not to rush, to relax, and that we just need to slowly pass through. If we fail once, we can try again next time.
Every time they start, Zhang Chi knows that there are traps ahead. Even if they fall into them, it is within their expectations.
With such a calm and composed attitude, they naturally won't be moved by resentment.
As time goes by, Zhang Chi and the other two have already passed the seventh small level.
There are a total of nine levels, with two remaining.
At this point, Zhang Chi's team is firmly in first place.
Even if they fall down, they will quickly catch up again.
Now, the others are starting to get anxious.
They don't know how far Zhang Chi has reached, but they can imagine that Zhang Chi will definitely be able to summarize his experience and gradually make progress.
In the eighth level, the floating stones have become mobile.
Not only do the stones move, but there are also fake stones, the mist still exists, the number of flying fish has increased, and knives fall from the sky.
If the knife hits, you won't die, but you will be sent back directly.
With Zhang Chi's strength, he has also attempted the challenge three times, but he can't pass it at all. At this point, the three of them are also tired.
Once again, they reached the seventh level, and Zhang Chi lay down directly.
"Rest well, we're still in first place, no need to rush."
Even in this Secret Realm, they get tired too.
Among them, Zi Mian is the most tired.
After all, others only run once, but she has to lead the team to run twice. With more challenges, her spirit inevitably becomes weary.
In this state, it is meaningless to continue the challenge. It's better to accumulate strength through Essence Nurturing first.
The three of them began to meditate and practice, taking turns to stand guard. They spent half a day like this.
Zhang Chi judged based on his feelings. Within this Secret Realm, there is no day or night, only a dead silence. Looking around, it is all vastness.
Looking up, there is only a gloomy sky.
Staying in such an environment for a long time can make a person feel depressed.
"After replenishing our spirits, let's continue!"
They have rested enough, but the others are in trouble.
Because Zhang Chi has been staying in first place, the others didn't realize that they were resting. They thought they were steadily progressing, which is why they were able to maintain first place.
They only knew that Zhang Chi had a good mindset, but they didn't know that Zhang Chi had such a good mindset that he could take a nap here.
Of course, as time passed, they realized that Zhang Chi's ranking hadn't changed, and they guessed that Zhang Chi was most likely resting in place.
But when they realized it, it was already too late. Along the way, they became anxious and impatient, which made the difficulty increase significantly.
In another floating stone forest, a girl in white looked at the name below Zhang Chi's and clenched her fist tightly.
She was Wenren Shu, ranked second.
Wenren Shu had never heard of Zhang Chi's name, but she didn't like the words "Western Continent."
Whenever she saw "Western Continent," she would think of her genius sister.
Although she was also a genius and her cultivation speed far surpassed her peers, her talent was nothing compared to Wenren Li.
Only Wenren Li could consistently defeat all opponents in the Central Continent, and it was because of Wenren Li that her reputation as a genius spread everywhere.
Wenren Shu had put on this mask a long time ago, so she deeply resented everything related to Wenren Li. Because Wenren Li went to the Western Continent, she even hated the Western Continent.
Recently, Wenren Shu hadn't heard any news about Wenren Li. Wenren Li was exiled to the Western Continent, and she had been promoted to the Divine Ability Realm through various efforts.
Reaching the Divine Ability Realm at her age was considered quite outstanding, even in the Tianzhu Family.
But because she had grown too fast, she had to temper her mind in the Brahma Secret Realm.
The Brahma Secret Realm was one of the few Secret Realms without danger. Even if one fell into the Sea of Bitterness, there would be no real life-threatening danger, only losing the qualification to challenge and being sent out of the Secret Realm.
However, she didn't expect that this trip to the Secret Realm would be so difficult.
The teammates in the Secret Realm were randomly matched. Unlike Zhang Chi, who intruded into the Secret Realm, others entered through the official entrance and would receive a boat.
The boat would move freely, go through tests, and then reach the second stage, where they would be randomly grouped with others.
Wenren Shu was quite lucky. Her three teammates were from some powerful families in the Central Continent.
They had strength, but they were far from being comparable to the Wenren Family, so they naturally respected Wenren Shu, the young lady of the Wenren Family.
It was a headache when they encountered those who didn't know what the Wenren Family was.
The team was led by Wenren Shu, and they smoothly passed the initial stages.
But as the difficulty increased, there was always one idiot.
Wenren Shu knew she couldn't get angry and advised her teammates not to get angry either, but they were always dragged down by one person. Who could really endure not getting angry?
Many other teams were the same. There was always one person who messed up among the four.
Those with worse luck would mess up together and end up going home without completing the game.
"I will definitely surpass you!"
Wenren Shu didn't like it when others were more talented than her.
If there were, she would destroy them!
Everyone regrouped and prepared to challenge the eighth stage. Wenren Shu activated her True Qi in her eyes and legs, leaping out carefully. With her exquisite body movement, she swiftly passed through the dense rain of blades like a swimming fish.
Finally, she safely reached the next platform.
The first stage, passed!
However, Wenren Shu hadn't been happy for long when the next person jumped a few times and was stabbed by a blade.
Everyone fell into the water and returned to the starting point.
Wenren Shu: "..."
Did I show off so much just to be tricked by you idiots?
If it weren't for these bunch of teammates, I would have passed this stage long ago!
"I'm sorry."
The person who fell into the water apologized with guilt.
Wenren Shu smiled faintly and said calmly, "Victory and defeat are common in warfare. There's no need to blame yourself. Let's continue."
However, at this moment, a stone tablet appeared at the starting point, and several lines of new text appeared on it.
[Excessive anger, rule change, all levels' difficulty increased by Rank One]
Wenren Shu: "..."
Teammates: "..."
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
The appearance of the stone tablet was a slap in the face for Wenren Shu.
She said she wasn't angry, but now the difficulty level had increased.
Now, Wenren Shu was even more angry...
(End of this chapter)