Chapter 1023: Will! Assistant to the Lord of Kost City!
Of course…
The Six True Gods didn't want humanity to completely fall into decline either.
So they established a rule: every three years, when the domain gate opens, a human leader from the Old Soil Territory would travel to the lower realm star domains to select talents they believed could carry the race's future.
Yet despite this, humanity still couldn't rise.
The reason was simple—humans couldn't break past level 300.
And with their low status, they couldn't access resources, which made them even weaker.
However, this year, it seemed a dark horse had emerged among humans.
That dark horse was named 'Qin Fan', of the human race, and had unexpectedly become an instructor at a king-tier academy.
He even represented the Academy of True Knowledge in this year's prestigious Celestial Cup Trial Tournament.
But whether he performed well would only be known once the tournament concluded.
Qin Fan had successfully surpassed level 300.
Because of this example, many nobles in the Fourth Cosmic Domain began taking a new interest in human Ascenders.
Could it be…
That not recruiting human Ascenders before meant they missed out on countless geniuses?
After all, Qin Fan was brought up from the lower realm.
At present…
The nobles of the New Soil Territory were eagerly anticipating.
Waiting for new Ascenders to arrive via today's domain gate transfer.
Recently, the number of Ascenders had increased compared to the past.
And they came from all major races.
Buzz!!
At that moment…
The domain gate atop Kos Port finally pulsed with energy.
Then…
All nobles and Professionals watched as over a thousand beams of light appeared.
Those beams of light landed directly on the fixed teleportation array of Kos Port.
As the light dispersed, the nobles and Professionals could finally see the figures clearly.
These were over a thousand class-transferred players who had ascended from various lower realm star domains.
They came from different star domains.
And of different races.
Elves, Bloodkin, Orcs, Starspirits, Dwarves, Sharr… and so on.
Male and female alike, all appeared to be in their prime.
Many were surely hundreds or even thousands of years old, but due to high-grade youth-preserving pills and strong stat support, none appeared aged.
Everyone knew how hard it was to reach level 200 in the lower realm.
But in the Upper Realm, it wasn't difficult.
Because the Upper Realm had abundant resources and the 'Party Supporter' system.
This system allowed any dungeon team to invite a high-level powerhouse to accompany them.
The Party Supporter had 3–5 chances to intervene.
Each intervention lasted 10 seconds.
In those 10 seconds, the high-level player could go all out to rescue low-level teammates.
This mechanic greatly reduced dungeon difficulty.
At least, it improved party survivability.
The lower realms didn't have this system and lacked resources—reaching level 200 took serious time.
According to intelligence gathered in the Upper Realm…
Most lower realm Ascenders reached level 200 only after age 100.
Only extremely talented ones did so before 100.
Now, these thousand-plus Ascenders were being observed like goods by the nobles.
...…
...…
Ling Zhan, of course, was among them.
Before teleporting here, he had stepped into the domain gate and arrived at a plaza.
That plaza gathered Ascenders from all star domains.
Once everyone had arrived, they were teleported here together.
A stone stele in the plaza clearly displayed the ascension rules in magic rune script.
Once the number of Ascenders reached a set threshold, they'd be teleported together to the Upper Realm entry point.
If the number wasn't met, everyone would have to wait in the plaza.
Coincidentally…
Ling Zhan's arrival fulfilled the condition.
Interestingly, the others had already been waiting four days.
Luckily, Ascenders had resilient bodies—four days without food or drink was fine. Some could last a month or two.
Of course…
Most had food or energy-replenishing pills in their storage rings, so even a month or two in the plaza was no big deal.
It was just boring.
Being stuck in a plaza for that long with no entertainment meant you could only spar or chat with others.
After several days, the Ascenders there had formed small circles.
The newcomer Ling Zhan was naturally excluded.
But Ling Zhan wasn't bored—he had three divine beast girls chattering around him.
Many Ascenders cast their gazes at the three beast girls.
But none dared approach and flirt casually.
The reason was simple…
Everyone here was from a lower realm star domain.
All were level 200.
Passing the trial meant they were capable—not weaklings.
Recklessly offending someone would be unwise.
At this moment…
Over a thousand Ascenders had successfully been transferred to Kos Port.
When their vision cleared and they saw those mighty Professionals all above level 250, they instantly understood—they had arrived at a city in the Upper Realm.
"Welcome, Ascenders!"
"This is Kost City!"
"I am Will, assistant to the city lord."
At that moment, a well-dressed, blonde-haired man in a suit elegantly stepped forward to introduce himself to the thousand-plus Ascenders.
His appearance immediately caught everyone's attention.
This man was level 330.
Far stronger than any of the 200-level Ascenders.
What surprised them even more…
His class info wasn't hidden. It read: [Voidpiercer Archer].
As expected…
This was the fabled Upper Realm!
The place where all top-class Professionals gathered!
"All of you have arrived here alone, which means you likely have no affiliations or backing."
"So I suggest you take this opportunity to join a noble house or guild."
"Once you join, your information will be registered, and you'll receive a local identity pass."
"You have ten days."
"After ten days, anyone without an identity pass will be asked to leave Kost City."
"I hope you all understand."
Will said with a smile.