Through word of mouth among the cultivators, the SL method—essentially a rewind function—began to spread among players.
The cultivators' clear rates skyrocketed almost overnight.
For a time, Lu Ze was flooded with praise from the cultivators, and voices in the forums couldn't help but remark, "Old Demon Lu is starting to show some mercy again."
After all, in previous illusionary realms of similar difficulty, Lu Ze had never been kind enough to design save points for the cultivators.
As for Lu Ze, he was equally delighted.
Because every time the cultivators used SL, they would be killed once.
To minimize health lost—or even avoid it altogether—and achieve a perfect card sequence, cultivators could easily end up using SL seven or eight times per round.
This perfectly compensated for the drawback of only dying once per tower climb, which had caused a loss of potential demonic energy.
Moreover, the existence of the SL mechanic drove cultivators to push for higher and higher limits, indirectly extending the overall playtime.
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Three days after the release of The Tower of Immortal Slaughter.
Xianyun Villa, Sky Pavilion.
"Alliance Leader, that kid's Tower of Immortal Slaughter suddenly had a lot of people clearing it overnight... This..."
Rakshasa hesitated, sighing in a tone drastically different from his arrogant boasts just days earlier.
He couldn't figure it out—just a few days ago, the forums were full of complaints about the tower's brutal difficulty, so how had the mood shifted so quickly in just two days?
"It's nothing."
The Heart Demon, acting as Alliance Leader, remained calm, his gaze distant.
"Before the task was set, I performed a divination using the Four Symbols of Heaven and Earth..."
"This task should be neither too hard nor too easy—the key lies in extending the cultivators' time to clear it..."
"Too hard, and they won't keep challenging."
"Too easy, and they'll stop playing once they're done..."
"Only by keeping them constantly challenging, never reaching the end, can we maximize their time investment."
Hearing this, Rakshasa suddenly understood. "So that's it! No wonder our tower illusion uses a spiral looping structure..."
The most important direction Rakshasa had poured his energy into for The Wonderland of Linglong Tower—the "Spiral Loop Ascension" structure—was personally decided by the Heart Demon.
It made players feel like they were constantly rising, but in reality, their positions within the illusion barely changed.
It was a clever trick to create infinite levels within a limited space.
The inspiration, naturally, came from Lu Ze's earlier work, The Demon Sect Escape.
Now, the more Rakshasa thought about it, the more he felt the Heart Demon was right.
"From this perspective, clearing it so quickly isn't a good thing either?"
The Heart Demon nodded. "Exactly... Just like The Escape from the Demon Tower."
Rakshasa immediately understood.
Back when The Escape from the Demon Tower first came out, it was all the rage.
But what happened?
One day later, cultivators quickly cleared it, and there was no follow-up.
It was a textbook case of good reviews but terrible data.
Now, it seemed that Lu Ze's Tower of Immortal Slaughter might follow the same path.
But their Wonderland of Linglong Tower, with its endless levels, would be impossible for anyone to clear!
In terms of time, The Tower of Immortal Slaughter definitely wouldn't stand a chance!
"So... it seems our Illusion Alliance still has the upper hand!"
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Zhong Yi's live stream.
The moment he went live, the chat flooded the entire screen.
[Climb the tower!]
[This illusion is addictive—I don't even want to run blades anymore, just climb the tower...]
[Zhong, have you beaten difficulty level 8 yet? Get to work!]
[Stop studying that useless Crown Prince... Your ranking's about to be overtaken!]
[Teacher Zhong, could you review what you went over yesterday?]
...
Zhong Yi had pushed The Tower of Immortal Slaughter all the way to difficulty level 8, using the Iron Armor Sect cultivator as his character.
If it weren't for him switching between the five characters to experiment with various strategies, Lu Ze had no doubt Zhong Yi could have cleared difficulty level 10.
After three days of nonstop review and deduction, Zhong Yi now believed he had grasped the true path.
"Ahem, for the benefit of new viewers... Let's review the Tower of Immortal Slaughter primer!"
Zhong Yi, who always enjoyed making guide content, was happy to oblige such study-oriented requests.
"...Yesterday's lecture focused on one key point—finishers."
"Offensive finishers, like the Iron Armor Sect cultivator's [Beatdown] and the Broken Puppet's [Thunder Resonance]; defensive finishers, like the Iron Armor Sect cultivator's [Scarlet Cloak] and the Crown Prince's [Particle Wall]..."
"In the early game, when you see these finisher cards, you can grab them without thinking, then build your deck around them."
"Let me remind you—when building your deck, be very careful about deck size! Going over 20 cards will put pressure on your draw."
"How do you reduce draw pressure? First, every time you're in the shop, make sure to remove those basic attack and defense cards."
"Second, remember not to focus only on attack and defense cards—you should also grab two to three engine cards to keep things running smoothly..."
Zhong Yi explained things logically and clearly, even listing out all the high-quality cards for each class.
As he talked, his mouth started twitching uncontrollably upward.
"Now that everyone understands the principles of trimming and engine-building... have any of you ever wondered—if you push your deck's trimming to the absolute limit and combustion to the extreme... what kind of miraculous scene would you see?"
With that said, he could no longer contain his urge to share (and show off).
After coming up with this possibility, he immediately tried it out, and the results were impressive.
He couldn't wait to show it off and become the pioneer of this new playstyle.
"Now—"
"I'm about to show you the fruit of last night's research!"
With that, he selected the Iron Armor Sect cultivator and was about to challenge the difficulty level 8 tower.
Suddenly, a team invite popped up:
[No Break No Establish invites you to challenge the tower together!]
[No Break No Establish: Hey Zhong, come climb the tower!]
"...Alright, fine."
With his dramatic prelude interrupted, Zhong Yi sighed and joined Zhou Yue's team.
For Zhong Yi, showing off in front of his viewers wasn't quite as satisfying as showing off in front of Zhou Yue.
"Ah! Senior is here—we're saved!"
"Bro, could you stop picking monster rooms?! My godly Bone Girl's build is ruined!!!"
"..."
Looking at the familiar trio of Zhou Yue, Mu Yawen, and Zhou Qiaoling, Zhong Yi couldn't help but pause.
A reckless attacker who only knew offense, a lucky one who never drew good cards, and a greedy little mouse...
Zhong Yi pressed his forehead. "This team isn't going to be easy to carry..."
The other three exchanged glances.
"It's solid! Totally solid!"
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