Finally endured the meditation effect to the end.
Jiang Kai immediately stood up and moved his limbs.
Only then did Jiang Kai remember: he had been training inside the Level-7 Pagoda, so it should count as training, and with the gravity multiplier here, the effect should be even better than the Special Training Hall.
At the time he had been concentrating on changing classes and had neglected to check the training effects.
He hurriedly checked his wristwatch.
The preparation time for "Fool's Dream" had already become two minutes, the duration of "Gambler's Time" had become 60 seconds, "Divine Might Aura" had five charges stored, and "Deceptive Substitute" had four charges.
What surprised him was that "Play-with-Life Beings" had changed from preserving 1% stamina to preserving 5% stamina.
Although the change wasn't huge, with that bit of stamina he might no longer be forced to use "Play-with-Life Beings" every time while on the road of retreat.
"Right, and there's also 'Life's Last Disciple' — it can be activated proactively when below 10% stamina. Damn, don't knock me down to 5% stamina, that would be terrifying!"
All these skills had reached a point where they couldn't be further strengthened, which showed how effective this training had been.
Just then, the system voice sounded.
[The Level-7 Pagoda trial time has ended. This relic will be moved to a new location. Please leave as soon as possible.]
"Huh? I discovered this place — why not open it completely?" Jiang Kai asked in confusion.
After thinking a bit, Jiang Kai suspected it might simply not be the time to publicly open the Level-7 Pagoda yet.
After all, the trial already had 20× gravity; not everyone could withstand that.
Jiang Kai didn't care whether his guess was right or wrong — he had to leave anyway.
He looked at the little guy, smiled slightly, and patted his own shoulder. "We're leaving. Get up."
The little guy hesitated a moment, then finally leapt onto Jiang Kai's shoulder.
The meditation effect had already worn off, but Jiang Kai's gaze had turned cold.
In the mortal profession stages, no matter how much trouble he caused the Huang family, in the end it was all within the game. But now he had reached beyond the mortal stage, so the battlefield would no longer be confined to Ghost Star.
"Good. Next, I want to see what else you're capable of!"
Saying that, Jiang Kai strode toward the exit, pushing open the Level-7 Pagoda's main door.
Feng Lijun stood at the door, cursing loudly.
"Jiang Kai, don't hide — you can't escape!"
"The gravity in there must be dozens of times normal. You can't hold out. Would you rather die in there than come out?"
"They all say you, Jiang Kai, are unbending, but I think you're just a coward!"
"You think hiding inside will save you. I'll tell you, even if you die and go offline, you can't escape my palm! Not just you — your family, your friends — I've already thought up ten thousand ways to entertain them!"
"What a family of trash. Your eldest brother came to Ghost Star and turned into a shrinking turtle!"
"Well, sorry — I'll have to go for your sister first. I heard she got into Capital University! I hear she's quite pretty; this old man likes young girls, haha!"
At that moment, Feng Lijun suddenly saw the pagoda door open.
A shirtless man, his body covered in blood stains and wounds, stood in front of the gate, looking at him coldly.
Feng Lijun narrowed his eyes slightly. This Jiang Kai — was he really not dead?
A fourth-tier profession practitioner, and he held out this long? If it weren't for the principle "if alive, show the person; if dead, show the corpse," he'd have left already!
Wait!
Feng Lijun's pupils contracted and his expression turned serious.
By the battlefield-hardened instinct he had relied on for years, Feng Lijun suddenly felt:
This guy is not a fourth-tier profession practitioner!
"You… you… changed class to a Transcendent?" Feng Lijun couldn't help asking.
Jiang Kai walked forward step by step.
He stopped only two meters in front of Feng Lijun.
Looking at the old man before him, Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes slightly and said coldly, "Just for that line you said earlier — from now on on Ghost Star, every time I see you, I'll kill you."
Feng Lijun snorted coldly. "Looks like you really did change class. I didn't expect that — under these circumstances, you actually became Transcendent!"
"Too bad — even if you changed class, do you know who you're facing now? Do you think I'm someone like Xie Huo or Tyrant, those kinds of trash?"
"Jiang Kai, I guarantee — Transcendent first rank is the end point of your Ghost Star journey!"
Jiang Kai didn't bother to explain that he wasn't really a Transcendent first rank.
Jiang Kai snorted coldly. "Oh, is that so? All I know is that your current rank definitely isn't your endpoint. After all, I'll kill you back down a rank."
"Hahaha!" Feng Lijun laughed loudly. "Ridiculous. I'll tell you openly — I'm already a first rank." Then his grin quickly disappeared and his voice turned cold. "However, I'm a sixth-tier first rank! And I'm an Eerie profession practitioner!"
"In front of Feng Lijun, you changing class doesn't matter — you're still just a little piece of trash."
Jiang Kai froze for a moment. The boast he had let slip out sounded so weak…
That person really was already first rank. From Feng Lijun's expression, he seemed very proud and confident in his rank; for Jiang Kai, this attempted show-off had failed spectacularly.
"Oh… I see. Well, nothing to say then. I'll just snatch your soul trade value."
"By the way, you waited outside for me seven hours — you've got patience. Was Huang Jianguo the one who had you wait?"
Feng Lijun didn't try to hide his meaning; he said plainly, "No harm in telling you. Once I take you back, you'll know sooner or later."
"I didn't expect a training relic to appear here giving you seven extra hours. I don't know what the situation is inside, so of course I had to wait for you to come out."
"Honestly, I was afraid you'd died in there. Luckily you came out alive — now I can report back."
Jiang Kai sneered. "That Heart-Eating Woman last time — she was one of your people, right?"
"She's not something you have the qualification to mention."
Jiang Kai nodded with a smile. "Give her a message from me. Next time I'll kill her."
"Hmph, Jiang Kai — you really are arrogant. Fine, I won't waste words with you. I believe you're already prepared to start the miserable second half of your life, right?"
Jiang Kai looked at Feng Lijun and suddenly said, "Give it your all."
"Huh?" Feng Lijun was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what Jiang Kai meant.
"I told you to give it your all," Jiang Kai said sincerely. "Let me see how strong a sixth-tier Eerie is."
"Hmph, do you have the qualification to see?" Feng Lijun sneered, then drew his long sword. "But I know you're full of tricks. Don't worry about me being careless or underestimating you. In front of me, you've no chance to escape."
Just then, two people rushed out from the passage behind Feng Lijun.
When the two saw Feng Lijun and Jiang Kai, they exchanged glances and quickly flanked Feng Lijun.
"This guy came out? Perfect timing — almost lost the credit to you alone."
"We reported the discovery of a Level-7 Pagoda up the chain. Now we can capture Jiang Kai too — that's like two big merits!"
Jiang Kai looked at the two; it seemed the three of them had been the ones who chased him before.
However, Jiang Kai showed no panic at all; instead, a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.
"Perfect! The three of you attack together — that makes it at least a little bit challenging."