Chapter 97: Fiery Conflict Across the Sky – Live Tower Climb
Fat Wang took the silver coins but still felt something was off.
This way of gaining favor, he thought, seemed a bit like cheating. He was worried he’d get his account banned.
Xu Xiaofeng noticed his anxiety and gave him a push: “Stop worrying. I was going to give it to Xiaoyue, but she called it evil and wants to start from scratch with development. I almost laughed out loud.”
Fat Wang’s brain clicked; he seized on the keyword.
Evil? Oh, he loved evil things!
“Alright, Brother Feng! I’ll give it a shot; if it works, I’ll send you the money.”
Xu Xiaofeng nodded.
Perfect! Three goals achieved; now it was time to grease the wheels.
“Speaking of which, Brother Feng, that kid Fiery Conflict is starting his livestream. Want to watch it together?”
“He’s streaming? What’s he streaming?”
“Supposedly completings the Spirit Trial Tower.”
Hearing this, Xu Xiaofeng’s eyes widened in shock.
What the heck? This kid’s gone nuts! A few bad plays and he’s drinking himself silly. What’s he thinking?
Quickly, he scoured the forums, and lo and behold, it was true.
Fiery Conflict had made a bold claim: today he would definitely conquer the Spirit Trial Tower, or he’d eat the entire tower on the spot.
Xu Xiaofeng pondered and anonymously commented, “Dude, don’t scam us for a meal. If you eat the Spirit Tower, what’ll I do for leveling up?”
He glanced at the time; only two more minutes until the noon livestream.
“Well, let’s check it out.”
Meanwhile, Fiery Conflict was already waiting in front of the Spirit Trial Tower.
He’d gone through great lengths to get this chance to enter.
First, he had to find players who could access certain inner city sections and pay them to recommend him. That cost money.
These “guides” were usually just servants from noble families, and to get in touch with a real noble, you needed a couple of referrals – more cash.
Then he had to get a noble to recommend another noble responsible for these affairs. Guess what? That cost more money too.
And if the person in charge didn’t have power, he had to keep climbing the ladder. Still more cash spent.
The biggest kicker was that if even one person pocketed the money and didn’t follow through, he’d have to start all over again.
And those nobles? Greedy and stuck-up to boot! Even if they took his cash and did the job, they wouldn’t give him a shred of respect.
He felt like punching their smug faces a few times.
But he held back.
To gain entry into the Spirit Trial Tower, he endured it all!
As long as he could get inside and conquer it, he’d clear his name.
And with some savvy marketing, he’d overshadow the top player, “Wind.”
He had already coordinated with the other guild leaders on the leaderboard; no one would hire trolls to sabotage him this time—they’d even help him out!
After all, letting a fellow big guild leader like Fiery Conflict shine was better for them than some no-name “Wind.”
So there he stood, at the base of the first step towards the peak.
Sixty thousand gold coins down the drain, but compared to his grand ambitions, that was nothing!
He took a deep breath and confidently started the livestream.
In an instant, the view count skyrocketed by the thousands, quickly shooting him to the top of the charts.
Even the previously reigning “Nuclear Bomb Little Sister’s Designated Livestream” was shoved down.
Of course, that was mainly because only Xu Xiaoyue was co-hosting; if the real Little Loli had been on-screen, Fiery Conflict wouldn’t have stood a chance.
He had deliberately timed his stream to clash with the Nuclear Bomb Little Sister’s to avoid competition.
Even a cocky guy like Fiery Conflict didn’t have the guts to go head-to-head with her for views.
The Otherworld’s mascot was no joke; just look at the forum avatars and game icons.
And Nuclear Bomb Little Sister had fans not just in Huaxia Kingdom; she was a sensation in foreign servers, where they went even crazier.
That’s the way it goes—what you can’t have always creates a stir.
Back to the point, Fiery Conflict opened the stream and saw over a hundred thousand viewers. Not bad at all.
He smirked and nodded to the high-ups of the Adventurers’ Guild nearby.
Since this wasn’t the usual way to enter the Trial Tower, a high-up had to be present to initiate it. If he had reached Silver Level, level 20, this wouldn’t be so complicated.
After some arrangements, with a nod from a senior staff member, Fiery Conflict stepped into the Trial Tower.
“It’s starting, it’s starting!”
“I wonder if he can clear it.”
“He should have a chance; all top players—there won’t be a big gap.”
“Let’s observe so we can tackle the tower more easily later.”
Fiery Conflict didn’t have time to read the comments; when he first entered the Spirit Tower, he experienced a moment similar to Xu Xiaofeng’s.
The audience was puzzled by his bizarre standing still, but Xu Xiaofeng could relate.
However, Fiery Conflict snapped out of his daze quickly, shaking off his hesitation before stepping into the combat area.
The first floor’s opponent appeared.
Even through the livestream, Xu Xiaofeng could activate her Golden Eyes to check the opponent’s info.
Jade Emperor Kingdom, Bronze Level.
Not fair!
Why was my opponent Legendary Level while his was only Bronze?
At least give me an Emerald or, at the very least, a Gold!
Her inner thoughts complained while, on-screen, Fiery Conflict was already introducing himself.
“Jade Emperor Kingdom, Captain Vaughn of the Second Brigade of the City Guard.”
“Adventurer, Fiery Conflict. My first opponent is a top-level player like you?”
Fiery Conflict didn’t know exactly how strong his opponent was. But he had a rough idea of the City Guard Captain’s strength, similar to the situation in Falling Leaf City where the squad leaders were level 15.
Falling Leaf City was just a remote beginner’s village; Flyflower City might be even stronger.
“I’m not that strong—just a bit more experience than you. That you met me on the first floor speaks well of your talent.”
“Thanks for the compliment.”
“Get ready; I’m about to attack.”
“Go ahead!”
Hearing their drawn-out chit-chat, Xu Xiaofeng was silently rolling her eyes.
She was starting to find it a bit unbearable.
It felt like two kids waving sticks and introducing themselves.
“I’m some great War God, and you’re a great King of Heaven,” followed by self-patting applause before gearing up for a fight.
How do you even determine the winner in a brawl? How about just Rock, Paper, Scissors?
At least that would be tenser than these redundant kiddie exchanges.
Then the battle began on the livestream.
The clash between the two was evenly matched, back and forth.
“Brother Feng! They look so cool!”
Huh? Cool?
Xu Xiaofeng glanced over and noticed Wang Xinghao was staring intently, seemingly mesmerized.
“…”
“Yeah, they really do look cool… haha…”
She silently typed this line. Thankfully, she didn’t have to say it out loud.
