Chapter 840: Impossible
Just as everyone was discussing.
"Look quickly..."
"Mordes and Ye Qingling are coming out!"
Someone suddenly shouted.
Only then did everyone see that on the massive holographic projection screen, which had been divided into ten frames to allow everyone to watch the situation of each challenger, Mordes and Ye Qingling's battles had already entered the final stage.
The other three.
Bazel, Armand, and Derek had also severely injured their fifth-floor Demon Emperor.
As expected...
The top ten geniuses of the Demon-Slaying Legion were not useless after all.
Although they had taken quite a long time to clear the floors, the Demon Emperors in the Zero Abyss Tower were still not their match.
After all, in the future, these individuals could be considered the pillars of the Demon-Slaying Legion.
If they couldn't even handle Demon Emperors of the same level, how could they possibly annihilate the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss?
Buzz!!
Under everyone's gaze.
Mordes, Ye Qingling, Bazel, Armand, and Derek, the five geniuses of the Legion, walked out one after another.
The intervals between them were less than half a minute.
However, after stepping out, they were slightly stunned when they saw the non-specialist standing not far away with a calm expression.
Did this non-specialist come out first?
Seeing that he showed no signs of distress, could he have cleared it unscathed?
No...
Impossible!
The most likely scenario was that he failed to clear it and exited!
That must be it!
Inside, Mordes, Bazel, and the other three had an unspoken mutual understanding of this assumption, and a smile appeared on their exhausted faces.
Only Ye Qingling did not think that way.
When she saw Ling Zhan appear before her, she had only one thought.
As expected...
This non-specialist was indeed as her master had said—an extraordinarily shocking monster!
Ye Qingling's master, of course, was Zhao Gongming, the strongest Celestial Master recognized in the Dragon Kingdom.
Although information in the Ten Thousand Demons Continent was isolated, as a Dragon Kingdom native, she was naturally aware of the extraordinary geniuses her nation had produced.
At first, she had some doubts about whether this non-specialist was truly as legendary as rumored.
But after witnessing it firsthand, he truly lived up to his reputation.
Back then, her master even told her that if this non-specialist was willing to change his class to a Taoist, then the Dragon Kingdom's Taoist lineage could flourish for at least ten thousand years.
At that time, she scoffed at the idea, thinking her master was exaggerating too much.
After all, no matter how powerful one person was, how could they bring ten thousand years of glory?
But now she realized she was wrong.
If this guy really changed his class to Taoist, then the Taoist lineage might indeed reach an unparalleled level of glory.
He was already this powerful without changing class—what if he did?
In fact, everyone now thought the same.
But what they didn't know was that Ling Zhan was most grateful that he had not chosen to change his class.
If he had, he would have lost many of his trump cards.
At this moment.
Mordes, Bazel, Derek, and Armand still hadn't noticed the strange looks directed at them.
Instead, they confidently gathered and reported their respective clearance times.
When Mordes learned that he had cleared it in 16 minutes and 42 seconds, ahead of Ye Qingling and the others, his smile grew even wider.
"Excellent!"
Mordes couldn't help but feel ecstatic inside.
He then turned toward General Eugene, seemingly eager to claim credit from his nation's leader.
However.
What he didn't expect was...
The response he received was General Eugene's strange expression.
There was no joy, no admiration, and no smile—just a helpless look directed at Mordes.
This isn't right!
He didn't see any disappointment in General Eugene's eyes!
But what Mordes didn't know was that ever since General Eugene had personally witnessed Ling Zhan clearing the first three floors of the Zero Abyss Tower at lightning speed, he had completely given up hope for Mordes, Bazel, and the others.
Since there was no hope, how could there be disappointment?
Failure was merely expected.
Besides...
To be honest, even if they, the old veterans, were to go in, they might not clear it faster than Ling Zhan.
In such a situation, all that remained in General Eugene's eyes was helplessness.
A kind of...
Helplessness at being unable to match or even compete.
"Damn it..."
"Why did such a monstrous genius appear in this generation of the Dragon Kingdom?"
Not just General Eugene, but even the other two local generals of the Ten Thousand Demons Continent shared the same helpless thought.
"Mordes! Step down! You lost to him!"
"Look at your 16 minutes and 42 seconds! Now look at his 6 minutes and 21 seconds!"
"He's a full ten minutes ahead of you!"
At this moment.
A member who had long been annoyed by Mordes' arrogance couldn't hold back any longer and directly shouted it out in front of everyone.
"Huh?"
Mordes, Bazel, Derek, and Armand, upon hearing this, had their once-smiling faces instantly freeze.
6 minutes and 21 seconds!?
This non-specialist cleared it in just 6 minutes and 21 seconds!?
"Impossible!!"
Mordes' first reaction was to loudly deny it.
This was the Zero Abyss Tower!
The highest-difficulty training dungeon designed for the Demon-Slaying Legion in the Ten Thousand Demons Continent!
The ones imprisoned inside were all Demon Emperors who had made a name for themselves on the battlefield!
Take the Zero Abyss Tower that he had challenged—the guardian of the fifth floor was the legendary Abyss Demon Emperor!
This level of Demon Emperor was not some weakling who had just barely reached level 170 but a true, formidable monster.
Back when they captured the Abyss Demon Emperor, the military headquarters of various nations had dispatched no fewer than five level 190 powerhouses to besiege it together.
Of course...
If they were only trying to kill the Abyss Demon Emperor, three level 190 powerhouses would have been enough.
Capturing it alive was much harder than killing it, which was why they had sent two additional level 190 powerhouses.
This alone showed just how difficult it was to kill or capture a Demon Emperor.
Yet he, Mordes, had single-handedly fought and defeated the Abyss Demon Emperor in the Zero Abyss Tower, proving that he already had strength surpassing ordinary level 190 powerhouses.
Some might wonder, what does "ordinary level 190 powerhouses" mean?
If someone reached level 190, could they still be considered ordinary?
Hmm...
What this actually refers to are those who reached level 190 purely through accumulated time.
Although the world still suffered from invasions by the four Forbidden Zones, after years of development, the transfer-class power of the world's nations was no longer as fragile as before.
In fact, in recent decades, with countless geniuses emerging, humanity had even begun launching counterattacks.