Chapter 163: Tier 6 Reward.

[Floor 1 Complete]

[Reward: Tier 5 Magical Equipment]

A brilliant flash of golden light materialized above the arena floor as the tower’s reward systems activated. Dimensional rifts opened with controlled precision while legendary craftsmanship emerged.

[Noon Sword]

[Tier: 5]

[Details: Gathers energy from sunlight and stores it. Can be used in a strike once a day before taking 24 hours to recharge. When equipped: +50 Agility, +30 Strength]

The weapon descended slowly through magical frameworks that prevented damage during manifestation. Its blade gleamed with captured sunlight while the crossguard bore runic inscriptions that pulsed with contained solar energy.

Ethan raised his eyebrows as he processed the reward’s specifications. “The first reward was this? It’s simply insane!”

Tier 5 equipment represented powerful craftsmanship that most territorial lords never encountered throughout entire careers. The attribute bonuses alone would push his capabilities significantly higher while the stored energy strike promised devastating power combination.

“Fifty agility points,” he said with growing appreciation as he grasped the weapon’s perfectly balanced hilt. “Thirty strength enhancement. This single piece of equipment provides advancement equivalent to a few tier 8 herbs.”

The sword felt alive in his grip, solar energy flowing through crystalline conduits embedded within the blade’s structure. Twenty-four hours of accumulated sunlight compressed into single strike potential that could probably eliminate most Peak-Gold opponents instantly.

Rambo chirped with obvious interest from his shoulder perch.

“And this is just the first floor reward,” Ethan continued with anticipation. “Higher floors promise materials that don’t exist anywhere else in the realm.”

His decision to preserve the Dark Wraith’s corpse felt increasingly validated. The tower’s challenges provided advancement opportunities that transcended normal territorial development entirely.

[Advancement to Floor 2 Authorized]

[Teleportation Available]

“Immediately,” Ethan said without hesitation while securing the Noon Sword at his side. “Let’s see what the second floor provides.”

[Initiate Floor 2 Transition?]

[Yes | No]

FLASH! WARP! SOLIDIFY!

Reality dissolved around them as spatial displacement activated with a familiar pull. The arena’s architecture reformed while magical frameworks recalibrated for different challenge parameters.

When the transition completed, they found themselves in an identical combat arena. The same kilometer-wide platform, the same black stone construction, the same magical illumination that eliminated environmental variables.

[Floor 2 Challenge]

[Objective: Eliminate all hostile entities]

[Preparation Time: 60 seconds]

Ethan observed the arena while testing his enhanced agility through the Noon Sword’s attribute bonuses.

The additional fifty agility points made movement feel almost better, his enhanced physiology adapting to velocity capabilities that approached supernatural levels. Combined with his D-grade Speed talent, the improvement promised combat power.

[30 seconds remaining]

Dimensional rifts began opening across the arena floor as hostile life forms emerged from spaces between realities. But these manifestations carried different energy signatures than the previous floor’s opponents.

[10 seconds remaining]

[Final preparations…]

Ethan positioned himself optimally while ensuring Rambo had clear aerial maneuvering space. The Blood Dragon’s SSS-rank capabilities would prove valuable regardless of opponent specifications.

[Challenge Beginning]

[Eliminate all hostile entities to proceed]

Ten creatures materialized across the vast platform, their forms immediately recognizable despite enhanced power signatures that radiated significantly greater threat potential.

Fireflies again.

But these specimens blazed with Peak-Gold rank energy while their size had increased proportionally. Each creature stood nearly three meters in height with wingspans that created hurricane-force winds during flight maneuvers.

<Hostile Entity: Greater Infernal Firefly>

<Rank: Peak-Gold>

<Fire Mastery Talent: C>

<Quantity: 10>

Ethan checked their talent specifications. The same C-rank Fire talent as the previous floor’s opponents—no evolutionary benefit available through consumption.

“Identical talent grade despite increased individual power,” he noted with mild disappointment. “It seems like we won’t benefit from this much.”

Nonetheless, the challenge represented opportunity for testing his enhanced capabilities while progressing toward higher floors that promised unique advancement materials.

He turned toward Rambo with a smile that spoke of their partnership. “Buddy, let’s kill them quickly.”

The Blood Dragon nodded with satisfaction,

Crimson energy flowed through its small body.

Blood spears began materializing in the air above their position—dozens of crystallized weapons that seemed incredibly sharp. Each spear carried enough force to penetrate Peak-Gold defenses with ease.

[3… 2… 1… Begin!]

The countdown completed as combat parameters activated throughout the arena. Magical barriers prevented environmental damage while enhancement systems monitored performance for rating calculations.

The Greater Infernal Fireflies attacked immediately with a coordinated attack. The fireflies would have overwhelmed normal platinum awakeners, but not Ethan. Their thermal projection capabilities had increased dramatically

C-rank Fire talent backed by Peak-Gold energy reserves created attacks that could melt hills.

ROAR! BUZZ! SIZZLE!

Superheated plasma beams carved through the air toward their position while wing-generated hurricanes challenged footing across the arena floor. The creatures had learned from their predecessors’ failures, spreading formation while maintaining overlapping attack coverage.

Ethan’s response demonstrated why Mid-Platinum capabilities combined with legendary equipment redefined combat effectiveness entirely.

Enhanced Speed activated with the Noon Sword’s agility bonuses, reality fracturing into microsecond intervals as his perception accelerated beyond what Peak-Gold coordination could calculate or counter.

The fireflies’ attacks appeared frozen in crystallized time—plasma beams hanging motionless while wing-generated winds created stationary pressure patterns. Their coordinated assault became manageable obstacles rather than overwhelming force.

Flame Mastery erupted with C- grade intensity that exceeded the creatures’ own thermal capabilities.

BOOM! SIZZLE! CRACK!

The first firefly discovered that Peak-Gold enhancement meant nothing.

Ethan’s sword carved through its thermal defenses like they were paper while solar energy discharged in brilliant displays.

Rambo’s blood spears struck simultaneously from impossible angles, their biological manipulation bypassing conventional defenses to target vital circulatory systems directly. SSS-rank talent demonstrated why legendary companions transcended normal pets.

PIERCE! SPLAT! THUD!

Three more creatures fell to an assault that lasted a mere second. Blood manipulation eliminated their life support systems while solar-enhanced strikes separated essential body parts with surgical precision.

Without wasting time, Ethan activated his second talent.

Crystal Manipulation answered his will with unprecedented scope, mineral structures erupting through the arena floor in geometric patterns that channeled the creatures’ movement while creating environmental hazards.

Wind talent coordinated with flame control to generate thermal hurricanes that challenged their flight capabilities. Superheated air currents created killzones where survival required capabilities they simply didn’t possess.

CRASH! BURN! FALL!

The remaining fireflies attempted desperate attacks but failed miserably. Their thermal projection reached maximum sustainable output while formation flying created mutual support networks.

But Ethan’s power and Rambo’s rendered their strategy obsolete.

Water manipulation created steam barriers that disrupted targeting while pressure waves hammered them.

WHISH! SLICE! SPLAT!

The final creatures fell three seconds into the fight. Had they been close to each other, it would’ve taken even shorter. But they were spread out.

Ten down. Challenge complete.

[Floor 2 Complete]

…

[Floor 2 Complete!]

[NEW RECORD! Previous floor record has been broken!]

[Previous Record: 1 minutes, 47 seconds – Set by Lady Seraphina]

**[New Record: 3 seconds, 01 milliseconds – Set by Ethan Brandon]**

[RECORD ACHIEVEMENT BONUS: REWARD DOUBLED!]

The arena erupted in brilliant golden light as the tower’s systems processed an achievement that challenged their fundamental parameters. Record-breaking performance triggered reward protocols that hadn’t activated in decades of normal operation.

[Reward: Fire Earring – Tier 6]

[Fire Earring]

[Tier: 6]

[Details: Improves fire power by 15%. When equipped: +60 Intelligence]

A crystalline jewelry piece materialized through dimensional rifts, its surface gleaming with contained flame that danced without consuming. Ruby-red gemstones pulsed with magical energy while runic inscriptions promised enhancement beyond normal equipment classifications.

Ethan stared at the notification with genuine shock. “Three seconds? I broke Lady Seraphina’s record by over one and a half minute?”

The implications were staggering. Lady Seraphina represented the pinnacle of known individual power—the strongest being in the realm according to merchant testimony. Yet his advancement had rendered her achievements obsolete through exponential efficiency.

Of course, he was stronger than Seraphina when she was in the second floor. In the tower, once you complete a floor you cannot go back.

So at the same level, Ethan was stronger. Although, Rambo had also helped too.

“Tier 6 equipment as doubled reward,” he continued with growing appreciation as he secured the earring. “Not bad at all, I really missed the opportunity on the first floor. Well, it’s fine. The higher floors will give better rewards.”

The sixty intelligence points would push his mental capabilities even higher while the fifteen percent fire power enhancement would multiply his already formidable Flame Mastery effectiveness. Combined with the Noon Sword’s bonuses, his attribute totals were solidifying near High-Platinum .

Rambo chirped with obvious satisfaction from his shoulder perch.

“Record holder across multiple floors,” Ethan said with anticipation. “The tower’s challenges are proving exactly what I hoped—advancement opportunities that will help me.

It’s like the tower was made for me. My devouring talent thrivesbin this place.”

His enhanced intelligence, now boosted to 610 points through equipment bonuses, made him a high-platinum ranker. If the first two floors provided Tier 5 and Tier 6 rewards, higher levels promised materials that could push him toward Diamond rank itself.

[Initiate Floor 3 Transition?]

[Yes | No]

FLASH! WARP! SOLIDIFY!

Reality dissolved around them as spatial displacement activated, the arena’s architecture reforming for new challenges.

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