Killing monsters with a 100% explosion rate, are you luckier than me?

Ye Chuyun's mind sank into her personal space.

This time, the reward for this opportunity is a rhombus-shaped crystal.

[The Source of Magic]

[Description: A wondrous item containing a vast and pure source of magical power; automatically bound.]

【Effect:】

[Energy Storage: Internally stores a large amount of pure, attribute-neutral mana, with a storage capacity equivalent to 500% of the user's maximum mana.]

[Infusion: Allows for the instant infusion of mana into the user's body at any time to replenish depleted mana.]

[Resonance: Slowly absorbs void energy, automatically restoring depleted mana reserves. (Restore rate: 1%/minute)]

[Note: This is a product of special rules in this area and can only be used in the "Endless Trial Corridor" and subsequent specific areas.]

Upon seeing the crystal's power, Ye Chuyun's eyelids twitched violently.

Instead of feeling joy at obtaining such a powerful recovery item, his ominous premonition grew stronger.

"Just as I thought..." he thought to himself, "The third wave of monsters offered opportunities to tempt people to consume their mana, and then the reward was this kind of extraordinary treasure."

"This is almost a clear indication that the challenges ahead will require a massive amount of magical power, and may even be a matter of life and death."

This was definitely not good news for Ye Chuyun.

This means that the difficulty of the fourth wave of monsters will likely jump to an extremely terrifying level.

Other participants also received their own opportunities, mostly various potions and talismans. Although there were also some powerful one-time attack or defense items, only one like Ye Chuyun's, which could continuously provide a huge amount of mana support, was available.

This time, even those who were mocking him temporarily shut their mouths.

Even a fool could see that the value of this source of magical power, under certain specific circumstances, is probably higher than the previous two automatic magic items.

This mysterious person's luck, or rather, the reward he received for being ranked first, was outrageously good.

The ten-minute break continued in silence.

After obtaining the source of magic power, Ye Chuyun did not hesitate to begin pouring the magic power she had preserved into it.

The crystal seemed to absorb the light greedily, like a bottomless pit, and the blue halo inside gradually deepened.

Just as the rest period was about to end—

【warn!warn! 】

The fourth wave of monsters is about to begin!

[Rule Change Notice:]

[The mana within all participants will now be quantified uniformly.]

[Datafication Begins...]

[Quantification complete!]

An invisible wave swept over all the trial participants.

Ye Chuyun immediately felt as if a clear scale had been applied to the magical power within her body.

A clear piece of data emerged in his mind:

[Mana Points: 16000/56000]

At the same time, he also saw the values ​​stored inside the [Source of Mana]:

[Reserved Mana: 2400000/280000]

It seems that this source of magic power originally had a reserve of 20 mana, and then he added another 4, so now the total is 24.

The other trial participants also sensed their own data, and exclamations arose from all sides.

"My mana has turned into a number, 18500 points."

"I only have 12000 points..."

"Oh no, I originally had 20000 points, but I used too many, and now I only have 3000 points left."

"What does this mean? Why do we need to quantify our magical power?"

"How is this going?"

Before they could think it through, the rules were announced, and their contents instantly plunged everyone's hearts into despair.

[Challenge Rules:]

[I. The use of any form of offensive, defensive, or supportive supernatural powers, skills, talents, and items is prohibited (except for specific area treasures already distributed, but their offensive/defensive effects are ineffective against this batch of monsters).]

[II. The only permitted way to damage monsters is by inflicting mana.]

[III. Damage Calculation: Each point of mana injected deals 1 point of base damage to the monster.]

IV. To ensure the challenge can proceed, each participant will be equipped with a [Basic Combat Puppet]. Participants must infuse their mana into the puppet, which will then perform attacks.

[Rules read out, 10 seconds left!]

This rule struck like a bolt from the blue, exploding in the minds of all the trial participants.

This was something they hadn't anticipated.

This directly pushed many people to the brink of elimination.

"Are you kidding me?!"

"What kind of rule is this...? What's the point of the supernatural powers and martial arts we cultivate?"

"One point of mana for one point of damage, how much mana would it take to kill a monster?"

"It's over, it's over! I used up most of my mana, and now I only have a few thousand points left. If I can't recover my mana, am I definitely going to be eliminated?"

"Me too! I was having so much fun killing people just now, I didn't hold back at all!"

"Oh no, was that mysterious person planning something like that all along?"

"Damn, he must have just gotten lucky. How could he possibly have predicted that?"

"That fruit is a trap! It's a colossal trap set by Heaven itself to lure us into wasting our magical power!!"

Regretful wails instantly filled the entire corridor.

Only now did the trial participants realize why Ye Chuyun had chosen to conserve her magical power.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

Ye Chuyun was also filled with dread.

"Ah, just as I thought. It seems I've really figured out the tricks of the Heavenly Dao."

The rules were harsh, but still within his expectations.

Even the magic power he had saved up in advance and the [Source of Magic Power] he had just acquired gave him a confidence far exceeding that of others.

Just then, the void twisted, and strangely shaped puppets appeared out of thin air, landing steadily in front of each trial participant.

The puppet is about two meters tall and is made entirely of an unknown metal. Its simple lines are full of the beauty of industrial creation.

It has no human face; its head is a crystal lens that emits a faint red light, apparently used to lock onto enemies.

The intricate bearing structure can be seen at the joints between the various parts of the body.

Its arms are two short, thick metal cannons, which look like weapons.

There is a clearly visible slot on the back, which seems to be big enough to fit a hand.

The puppet's base was large and heavy, but there was no sign of any moving mechanism; it looked like a fixed turret.

This was their only means of fighting the monsters: a fixed turret that required them to use their magic as ammunition.

"How to use this thing?"

"Should I infuse it with magic power?"

"One point of magic power, one point of damage... Good heavens, the monsters we encountered before were dozens or even hundreds of them. How much magic power would it take to deal with this?"

The trial participants stared at the puppet turrets before them, their faces filled with bewilderment and despair.

The supernatural powers and skills they relied on for survival all became meaningless at this moment.