One Life Clear

On the phone screen, a row of eye-catching news headlines dominated the entire homepage, making Ye Chuan raise an eyebrow.

"Tower Suddenly Appears! Monster Combat Power Crushes Top Super Martial Artists, Is Humanity in Danger?"

"Madness! Super Martial Artists from Multiple Countries Rush the Mysterious Tower Just for Its Sky-High Priced Resources"

"Warning! Every Floor of the Tower is a Death Trap, Explorer Mortality Rate Exceeds 75%"

"Bizarre Monsters Run Rampant! The Tower Contains Carapace Beasts Capable of Tearing Alloy and Energy-body Monsters"

"Super Martial Artist Alliance Emergency Warning: Non-Top Tier Fighters Do Not Approach the Tower"

"Uncovering Tower Resources: A Single Ordinary Crystal Can Be Exchanged for Millions, Rare Spirit Herbs Can Help Break Through Bottlenecks"

Ye Chuan casually clicked on the top news story, and a lengthy report instantly unfolded, accompanied by several blurry yet highly impactful on-site photos.

In the center of a pitch-black island, a towering black tower reaching into the clouds stood next to a rift vortex. The tower's body was covered in bizarre dark gold patterns, and its top was nowhere to be seen.

The photos also showed torn super martial artist armor, bloodstains all over the ground, and a monster the size of an elephant covered in dark purple carapace, roaring at the camera with flesh and blood still hanging from its fangs.

However, these headlines were truly all full of shock value.

But thinking about it carefully, if they didn't write headlines like this, they really wouldn't get any traffic at all.

The content of the report was quite detailed. The mysterious tower had suddenly appeared five days ago on an uninhabited island spawned by a rift.

Since the rift appeared, the entire island and surrounding waters had been occupied by all kinds of never-before-seen rift monsters.

Besides the monsters, the report also mentioned the situation inside the tower. Currently, no one knew exactly how many floors the tower had. Moreover, it formed its own small space inside, with each floor guarded by different monsters, and their combat power increased floor by floor.

But high risks were accompanied by high rewards. Various unseen resources were scattered inside the tower. A single ordinary blue crystal could sell for millions, and there were even rumors that there were things inside that could help super martial artists break through their cultivation realms; even a small piece could fetch an astronomical price.

Because of this, super martial artists from all over the world went crazy and rushed to the island one after another. The originally deserted island was now packed tightly.

Ye Chuan quickly scanned the report and had a rough idea in his mind.

It seemed that Xiaoke wasn't talking nonsense; this tower was indeed quite interesting.

Thinking of this, Ye Chuan directly called Yanran.

The phone rang only twice before it was answered, and Wang Yanran's capable voice came from the receiver.

"Hello, Ye Chuan? Is something the matter?"

"Just checking in to see why you haven't come home yet," Ye Chuan smiled.

"Boss Ye actually cares whether I've come home or not." Wang Yanran couldn't help but chuckle softly. "Alright, Ye Chuan, just tell me what you need my help with."

"Nothing much, I just saw in the news that there's a tall tower on an island and wanted to ask about the situation."

Ye Chuan leaned back in his chair. "Yanran, you should know the details, right?"

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the receiver, followed by Wang Yanran's helpless voice:

"Yes, the tower is causing a huge uproar right now, and the situation is even more chaotic than what the news describes."

"Right now, it's not just our country. The US, Sakura Country, and the Bear Country have all sent top-tier super martial artist teams over. There are also many scattered factions and freelance super martial artists crowded onto that palm-sized island."

"It forms its own small space inside and has many monsters?" Ye Chuan asked.

"Most of it is true, and there are some things that haven't been reported," Wang Yanran said.

"The monsters are indeed ridiculously strong. A team of level thirty-plus super martial artists lost a member just making it to the second floor, and the remaining two retreated with injuries. Now no one dares to easily attempt the tower alone; they all form teams."

"As for the resources, they are even more valuable than the news boasts. Previously, a team luckily brought out a palm-sized blue crystal and immediately sold it for five million."

"It's a complete mess over there now. Factions from various countries have carved out temporary territories, scattered super martial artists are banding together for safety, and there are some bottomless scum who specifically squat at the tower's entrance to rob others of their loot."

"You asking about this so suddenly, are you planning to go over and take a look?"

Ye Chuan thought for a moment and casually replied, "Whatever works. I happen to have nothing to do, so I might go stroll around."

"Then let me arrange a private jet for you. The plane and boat tickets around the island have long been sold out. A private jet can land directly at the temporary airport on the outskirts of the island." As Ye Chuan's assistant, Wang Yanran immediately proposed an arrangement.

"No need," Ye Chuan refused directly. "I can fly over there myself, it saves trouble."

Wang Yanran froze for a moment, then realized and smiled, "True, I forgot you have that flying boat. Right, I'll send you the specific coordinates of the island."

"But it's very chaotic over there. Although I know you are very strong... be careful in everything."

"Yeah, send it over." Ye Chuan also understood what Wang Yanran was worried about.

Wang Yanran knew best the saying that caution is the parent of safety. If something really happened to Ye Chuan, without him as the biggest backer, the sales of spirit stones and medicine would face huge problems.

"Okay, I'll send it to you right away," Wang Yanran complied, and then added,

"By the way, our alliance has a temporary stronghold on the island. If you go over, you can contact the people at the stronghold if you need anything. They will provide you with intelligence."

"Got it." After Ye Chuan finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Not even two seconds later, his WeChat received the coordinates sent by Wang Yanran, along with a simple map marking the location of the tower, the direction of the alliance stronghold, and some dangerous areas.

Ye Chuan opened the map and took a look. The island wasn't large, probably only a few dozen square kilometers. The tower was in the center of the island, surrounded by densely packed monsters.

"Interesting. With my current strength, I should be able to clear it in one life, right?" Ye Chuan wasn't entirely sure what level of monsters were inside that tower.

But considering that the super martial artists in the real world couldn't even get past the second floor, Ye Chuan still gave it some basic respect.

"Maybe I should bring Lan Xiaoke along. That girl still needs some tempering. Ye Yue can come too... Hmm, the spider-dog at home works too." Ye Chuan was more inclined to train his own people.

He just didn't know if Qian Shuang and Luo Xi would be willing to go.

"Xi Xi—" Ye Chuan called out as he pushed open the room door and walked out.

Coincidentally, Luo Xi was peeling an apple in the kitchen at that moment. Hearing Ye Chuan's voice, she turned her head, "What's wrong, Chuan Chuan?"

"We're having a team-building trip tomorrow, do you want to go together?" Ye Chuan smiled.

"Team-building? With whom?" Luo Xi blinked, seemingly having no idea what Ye Chuan was up to.

Ye Chuan then explained the whole situation to her.

"The tall tower... I saw it on the trending searches recently too," Luo Xi said, smiling as she stuffed a piece of peeled apple into Ye Chuan's mouth. "You should take Xiaoke. She's been too lazy lately and could use some tempering."

"Me? Is there something good?" Hearing her own name, Lan Xiaoke popped her head out from around the corner of the wall.