Chapter 1248: Chapter 1248 Gambler Battlefield
Seeing Qin Sisi’s perplexed expression, Ye You didn’t want her to think he was being unfair and took the initiative to explain, "Jiu Ge has exceptional talent, abundant resources, and Snow Eagle Mountain is rich in Spiritual Energy, making it very suitable for cultivation. He also has plenty of time, so even if he never used the enhanced time in the trial tower, his strength would not be inferior to Yun Wang and Xiao Meng."
Qin Sisi thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, so she no longer dwelled on the matter.
A few days later, Qin Sisi, Ye You, Yun Wang, Xiao Meng, and Wen Xuan gathered at the Heavenly Magic God’s Castle. After paying a fee of one million high-quality spirit stones to Master Yipiao, they entered the trial tower of Tianyi Mountain and activated a hundredfold training time.
Everyone knew how rare this opportunity was, so they cherished it greatly. Upon entering the trial tower, they immediately focused wholeheartedly on cultivating diligently.
With the impending great battle, both Ye You and Qin Sisi, as well as Xiao Meng, temporarily gave up practicing Alchemy and forging techniques, fully dedicating themselves to the practice of Magic skills.
With the hundredfold time activated, one day was equivalent to a hundred days, and without the need to eat or sleep, the efficiency was much higher than under normal circumstances.
Therefore, all five of them reaped significant magical improvements, making the trip worthwhile.
With one hour left until the end of the trial, a figure suddenly floated before Qin Sisi. She took a closer look and found it was Master Yipiao.
"Master Yipiao, how did you get in here?" Qin Sisi asked in surprise.
The red-robed Master Yipiao stroked his white beard and said, "I didn’t enter; this is merely a Primordial Spirit illusion of mine."
Qin Sisi was astonished as she examined more closely. Indeed, Master Yipiao’s figure was floating, not standing on the floor, resembling the ghostly figures from the Human World.
"May I ask what brings you here?" Qin Sisi inquired politely and curiously, as she hadn’t encountered such a situation during the previous two enhanced time trials.
Master Yipiao spoke with a serious expression, "The trial is coming to an end, and there is a Gambler Battlefield. I wanted to ask if you’re interested in participating."
"What is the Gambler Battlefield?" Qin Sisi asked with wide eyes.
Master Yipiao explained, "It’s a one-hour simulated combat exercise. If you can successfully pass all the stages, the magical power you gained in this trial will double. If you don’t complete the task, the magical power you’ve enhanced in this trial will revert to zero."
Qin Sisi gasped; it certainly sounded exciting, living up to its name as a Gambler Battlefield.
"Why wasn’t there a Gambler Battlefield in the previous two times?" Qin Sisi pressed on.
Master Yipiao had to continue explaining, "The feature is only activated when the enhanced magical power reaches a certain level."
Qin Sisi nodded, recalling her previous two times she had spread her efforts practicing forging techniques, so her magical enhancement might not have been significant.
She then asked, "Is it a team or individual battle?"
Master Yipiao seemed a bit impatient, "It’s an individual battle. Among you five, only you and Ye You meet the conditions to activate the Gambler Battlefield, so please decide quickly."
Qin Sisi hesitated slightly; she naturally didn’t want the results of this trial to revert to zero. If it were in a peaceful environment, she might directly choose not to participate.
But the current situation was tense and uncertain, and Ye You said Tian Xiaozi definitely had other schemes, so they had to become stronger.
Therefore, Ye You would definitely choose the Gambler Battlefield.
Oh well, she would risk all to accompany him!
"I choose to participate in the Gambler Battlefield," Qin Sisi stated resolutely as she looked at Master Yipiao’s illusion.
"Very well." Master Yipiao seemed pleased with Qin Sisi’s choice. With a wave of his right hand, his expansive sleeve swept past Qin Sisi’s eyes, and a round hole appeared out of thin air in midair, pitch black inside.
"Step in. Good luck." Master Yipiao said in a bland tone before vanishing.
Qin Sisi gazed at the dark hole, took a deep breath, and leapt lightly into it.
From the outside, the inside of the hole seemed pitch-black; however, once Qin Sisi entered, she found herself in a gold-glinting room.
The floors, ceiling, and four walls shimmered with a luxurious golden glow. Qin Sisi, who had done some research on metals through practicing forging techniques, quickly confirmed upon a brief inspection that she was indeed in a House of Gold.
Indeed, the floor, ceiling, and the four walls were made of actual gold, sheer opulence, like the legendary blinding brilliance.
Before she could voice more amazement, a strange and stiff voice echoed in her ears, "Task one: Melt the entire House of Gold within the given time: six minutes."
Six minutes?!
Qin Sisi was astonished; was this a task or a death wish?
Melting six golden walls in six minutes... this was... insidious.
But despite her grumbling, she immediately cast the Magic Flame Melting Gold skill, blasting blazing flames toward the golden walls.
The Divine Fire within her was Sun’s True Fire, with a golden hue that melded with the golden walls, making it difficult to distinguish between flame and gold.
Currently, Qin Sisi had no other thoughts in her mind, just the one purpose of unleashing Magic Flame Melting Gold.
Six minutes, melt six golden walls.
Melt six golden walls, six minutes.
Six minutes, six minutes, six minutes...
It felt like numerous "six" characters circled her head, continuously urging her to keep pushing, keep striving.
With just half a minute left, the stiff voice started a countdown. By then, Qin Sisi had already summoned the Wings of Rainbow, flying mid-air, blasting flames at the golden floor, where more than half remained.
"Push harder, don’t give up, never give up!"
Qin Sisi cheered herself on internally, gritting her teeth, driving her Magic Source within to spin faster, releasing more magical power.
With her relentless effort, strands of magical power constantly gathered in her palms, amplifying the power of Magic Flame Melting Gold. The golden floor was melting at a considerably fast rate.
"Five, four, three, two, one..."
At the sound of "one," the final piece of the golden floor finally vanished.
Qin Sisi landed on the ground, panting heavily, sitting down to quickly catch her breath, planning to retrieve some pills from her storage ring when she suddenly realized she couldn’t access it.
This realization startled her; how could she endure such an intense training without the aid of pills?
As she was in confusion, the stiff system voice sounded again, "Task one completed, task two initiated: Chop down six big trees within the given time: six minutes."
