At the same time, the cold, robot-like voice from before reappeared.
"Welcome to Hell Mode, Level One. The rules for this level: within the time of one incense stick, answer ninety-nine questions correctly to pass. Those who pass will be rewarded with one Hua Yuan Pill and may proceed to the next level. As punishment, failures will be sent to the Purgatory Pool for three days."
Questions? This is considered Hell Mode?
Well, yes! After all, answering ninety-nine questions within the time of one incense stick is no easy feat.
Who knows what kind of questions they will ask? What if they test obscure knowledge? Let alone ninety-nine, even nine would be a struggle.
Zi Linling glanced at Ye Lingyuan and then asked, "May I ask, can we choose the ninety-nine questions?"
"Yes! There are one hundred questions in total, and you can choose any ninety-nine."
The robot-like voice had no emotional fluctuations.
Zi Linling was taken aback, and several black lines appeared on her forehead.
This is called choosing?
Choosing ninety-nine out of one hundred questions is also called choosing?
Are they telling a bad joke?
But this bad joke isn't funny at all, okay?
Ye Lingyuan watched Zi Linling's playfully tricked expression, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Who told her to be so adorable when she was teased?
"Challenger, do you have any more questions?"
The voice paused for a moment, then continued, "If there are no more questions, the timer will begin! Please look at the big screen!"
The screen, which had been dark, suddenly lit up, and an ignited incense stick appeared beside it.
A question appeared on the big screen.
"Question 1: How many humans were created by the Ancestral God in the first batch? What was their duty?"
A hint of joy flashed in Zi Linling's eyes, and she opened her lips, saying, "Nine, to protect!"
Huang Yi had once told her that the Ancestral God created nine people in the first batch, bestowed upon them primal bloodlines, and called them guardians. Since they were guardians, their duty was naturally to protect.
What surprised Zi Linling was that Ye Lingyuan answered at the exact same time as her.
She looked at Ye Lingyuan curiously.
This question belonged to ancient secrets.
The reason she knew was because her past self, Feng Liqi, was one of the guardians. Then how did Ye Lingyuan know?
How could she know that there was something called ancient texts on this continent? Although only a very small number of people could access them, Ye Lingyuan happened to be one of those few.
Ye Lingyuan felt her gaze and smiled faintly, then his eyes returned to the big screen.
Zi Linling then noticed that a scoreboard had appeared next to the big screen, with a large "one" very conspicuous.
At the same time, the second question had already appeared on the big screen.
"Question 2: There is a single-plank bridge on a cliff. A person crossing the bridge has just reached the middle when they see a bloodthirsty demon wolf on the opposite side, staring intently. At the same time, they notice that a Nether Demon Tiger has appeared behind them without them knowing. How did this person get across?"
Zi Linling chuckled inwardly. Isn't this a riddle from her previous life?
With a wolf in front and a tiger behind, naturally, they would faint.
Testing her, who had transmigrated, with a question from her previous life, wasn't this a free point?
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"Fainted!"
Their voices rang out simultaneously again.
Zi Linling looked at Ye Lingyuan in surprise once more.
Ye Lingyuan smiled at her, his attention returning to the big screen.
The number on the scoreboard had already turned to "two," and the third question had appeared on the big screen.
"Question 3: What is the difference between Ling Shu, Ling Ji, and Shen Tong?"
Zi Linling was somewhat dumbfounded.
She could answer the difference between Ling Shu and Ling Ji, as she herself possessed Ling Ji, but what was Shen Tong?
At this moment, Ye Lingyuan's clear and cold voice sounded.
"Ling Shu changes the quantity and position of spiritual power elements, while Ling Ji changes the internal arrangement patterns of spiritual power elements; the power of Ling Ji is stronger than Ling Shu."
"Ling Shu does not have levels, is of moderate difficulty, and can be used by any spiritual practitioner. Ling Ji is divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow, and users require a certain level of comprehension."
"Furthermore, the soul power consumed by Ling Shu is negligible, while Ling Ji requires the consumption of a large amount of soul power."
"The main difference between Ling Ji and Shen Tong is that Ling Ji still uses spiritual power, with soul power being merely auxiliary, but Shen Tong directly uses soul power."
After Ye Lingyuan finished answering, the number on the scoreboard turned to three, indicating he had answered completely correctly.
Zi Linling finally understood the meaning of the phrase "intelligence bordering on the supernatural."
Her inquiring gaze fell on Ye Lingyuan, and she wondered if she should use a scalpel to open his head and study it.
But before her thoughts could finish, Ye Lingyuan's voice reached her ears.
"Leave the question about alchemy to you. This king is not skilled in it."
Alchemy?
Zi Linling was stunned, only then realizing that the fourth question had already appeared on the big screen.
"Question 4: What are the main medicinal ingredients for refining the Muscle-Shaping Pill?"
"Soul Returning Grass, Ghost Lotus, and Coiled Dragon Ginseng."
Zi Linling blurted out without thinking.
If a different alchemist were asked this, they definitely wouldn't be able to answer, as the formula for the Muscle-Shaping Pill had been lost for thousands of years.
Zi Linling's ability to refine it was entirely due to the Great Dao Elixir Scripture.
This was because the Great Dao Elixir Scripture was a fragment of the Human Emperor's Medicinal Codex, Alchemy Chapter.
It could be seen that although luck was inexplicable and mysterious, it was always present in everyone's life.
After Zi Linling answered, a large "four" appeared on the scoreboard.
"Question 5: What is the sum of numbers from one to one hundred?"
Zi Linling was stunned again. Was the creator of this first level related to her world in her previous life? Otherwise, why would math competition problems from that world appear here?
However, she answered without hesitation, "Five thousand and fifty!"
As her voice fell, the number on the scoreboard turned to five.
"Question 6: Please read this sentence completely - wolaiziyaoyuandeshuilanxing."
Ye Lingyuan frowned. He didn't know what these strange symbols meant.
But Zi Linling's heart leaped with joy, and a familiar expression appeared on her face.
She was now certain that the creator of this first level was definitely connected to her world in her previous life.
This question tested the Pinyin from that world in her previous life!
This sentence translated to: "I come from the distant Water Blue Star!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a "six" jumped onto the scoreboard!
Ye Lingyuan looked at Zi Linling with deep meaning, and a hint of inquiry reappeared in his eyes.
Was this truly the third young lady of the Zi family?