Golden Spire

## Introduction

The Eternal Realm had the Seven Cities, Four Towers, and Three Absolutes. Among them, the **Golden Spire** was one of the Four Towers.

The Golden Spire contained countless treasures belonging to Gods. There were even Fragmented Divine Artifacts available inside. However, if players wished to obtain these treasures, they would first have to pass the Golden Spire’s trials.

## Trials

The Golden Spire’s trials were split into two levels:

* The Lower Level

* The Upper Level.

Both levels measured 30,000 meters in height.

## Appearence

> *"When their blurred vision recovered, Shi Feng and Aurebeth found themselves standing in front of a grand staircase in the clouds."*
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The staircase was incredibly wide, at least several kilometers wide at first glance, and each step was one meter high and two meters long. Obviously, these steps were not made for humans but for larger races.

The staircase extended to a great height, but because the density of the clouds increased with height, it was impossible to see anything beyond a thousand meters. Moreover, violent mana enveloped the staircase. Even with an Advanced Legendary Mana Body, Shi Feng could feel his mana gradually getting influenced and going out of control.

## Keys

Players required a key to enter and challenge the Golden Spire’s trials, and each key only allowed two players to enter the spire.

The Golden Spire’s keys were incredibly hard to come by. They were scattered across the Eternal Realm, and even upper-ranking hegemonic powers might not come across a key for the lower level after a month of searching. The chances of finding a key for the upper level were even lower, with only one upper-level key being found for every hundred or so lower-level keys. They were so rare that even apex powers might not find one after a year of searching.

## Difficulty

Although players with the upper level’s key could gain access to the spire’s upper level, they still needed to start their ascend from the lower level. Moreover, for every 1,000 meters climbed, the trial’s difficulty would increase.

The average expert would typically need around two days just to get through the lower level. As for reaching the 20,000-meter mark on the upper level, that was an achievement that only five players had ever accomplished in Shi Feng’s previous life. In addition, over 99% of the players who challenged the upper level failed to even reach the 10,000-meter mark.

## Rules

* Players would face a trial every 1,000 meters they ascended in the Golden Spire. According to the information, these trials required players to break through a magic barrier while fighting against Magic Puppets of the same tier. Every Magic Puppet was at the Refinement Realm standard by default, and they could only damage the players they were summoned to target. Moreover, the Magic Puppets would grow stronger with numbers.
* For every three Magic Puppets on the battlefield, they could form a small battle array that would increase their Basic Attributes and elevate their combat standards by one rank.
* For every three small battle arrays present, they could form a medium battle array that would elevate the Magic Puppets’ Basic Attributes to the standard of Archaic Species and combat standards to the Void Realm.
* For every three medium battle arrays present, they could form a large battle array that would increase the Magic Puppets’ Basic Attributes to the standard of Ferocious Beasts and grant every one of them the ability to use Domains. If surrounded by these enhanced Magic Puppets, even Fifth-floor experts would lose their lives if they weren’t careful.
* While facing the attacks of these Magic Puppets, players needed to break the magic barrier hindering their advance as quickly as possible. Otherwise, once a set amount of time passed, the magic barrier would fully regenerate, and players would have to start breaking the barrier all over again.
* Furthermore, for every trial players completed, the number of Magic Puppets they faced would increase by three. And for every 10,000 meters they climbed, the gravity they experienced and the volatility of the mana surrounding them would double.

## Prominent Rewards

Shi Feng obtained:

* Goddess Armament - reward from the Treasury.
* Gold Ancient Tome - traded with Aqua Rose.

### Others Rewards Options

* World Sources
* Gold Combat Technique Tablets
* God Guidances
* Fragmented Divine Artifacts

## System Notifications

* *System: Primordial Abyssal God’s Legatee detected. Do you wish to activate the Advanced Abyssal Trial?*
* *System: You have three minutes to decide whether to activate the Advanced Abyssal Trial. If no response is given, the Advanced Abyssal Trial will not be activated by default.*
* *System: Advanced Abyssal Trial activated. Please climb to a height of 20,000 meters in the Golden Spire’s upper level within two days. Rewards unknown.*
* *System: The countdown will begin as soon as you take your first step onto the lower level’s staircase. Please pay attention to your remaining time.*

* *Regional System Announcement: Congratulations to Black Flame for conquering the 20,000-meter mark of the Golden Spire’s Upper Level and becoming the Golden Spire’s first Qualified Candidate. All Advanced Magic Puppets on the Upper Level will be upgraded into Special Magic Puppets. All other players challenging the Upper Level will be automatically teleported back to the Upper Level’s Starting Temple in five seconds.*
* *Regional System Announcement: All players teleported back to the Upper Level’s Starting Temple may choose to settle their challenge rewards or begin a new challenge.*
* *System: Congratulations! You have become the Golden Spire’s first Qualified Candidate. Rewarding Levels +5 and Eternal Realm Reputation +50.*
* *System: Congratulations! You have completed the Advanced Abyssal Trial with a Super S-rank evaluation. You may choose to receive an Abyssal Treasure or an Abyssal Guidance.*

## List of References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 3467 SS
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 3468 SS
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 3475 SS