Steve took a deep breath. Although he didn't know exactly what Edward wanted, in consideration of Vivien's safety, he decided to do what Edward said.

"I need to rest for two hours. After that, I will challenge the Original Gravity Tower and show you my real strength," Steve said calmly.

Edward shook his head and said, "That's not enough. If you want to see Vivien, you'll have to go through the 21 levels of the Original Gravity Tower."

Several sudden cries of alarm rang out in an instant, as the audience was shocked to hear this demand! In order to pa.s.s through the 21st level of the Original Gravity Tower, one's basic cell value had to reach 500 points!

Even though Steve had defeated Hayden, everyone could see that his strength was still a long way from being at 500 points of basic cell value! As such, it would be impossible for Steve to get through to the 21st level!

Steve asked for confirmation, "As long as I pa.s.s the 21st level of the Original Gravity Tower, you'll let me see Vivien?"

"I can a.s.sure you that, as long as you pa.s.s through the 21st level of the Original Gravity Tower, I'll let you see her," Edward nodded and confirmed.

"Alright!" Steve agreed. For Vivien's safety, he had to agree to Edward's terms.

Eliot's face changed as he asked Edward, "Aren't you overdoing it? No matter how talented he is, he can't reach the 21st level. Also, you should know that all of the original-level techniques that enhance the basic cell value's strength will fail after the 21st level."

Original-level techniques could be used to enhance the strengths of basic cell values, and challenge the levels that are higher than one's basic cell value before the 22nd level. But, as soon as one steps into the 22nd level, all of the original-level techniques that enhance the strengths of one's basic cell values would fail. At that time, one could then only rely on the real strength of his own basic cell values to challenge the levels. That is to say, from the 22nd level onward, all original-level techniques, such as Blood-Burning Manic Change, would fail.

"He's advancing too smoothly, so he needs to experience some setbacks to calm him down," Edward said calmly. "Moreover, he relies too much on his original-level techniques to strengthen his basic cell value, which is not conducive to his future development."

Edward could see that Steve had a very powerful set of original-level techniques that could enhance the strength of his basic cell values. It was precisely because of this mysterious force skill set that Steve was able to go beyond his rank and defeat so many powerful people. This was also why Steve needed more practice in order to be able to settle down.

"If he can't even do that, then he's not qualified to be with Her Highness," Edward said calmly.

...

After the two-hour break, Steve's strength had recovered. He was also no longer sleepy.

As Steve held a bottle of serum in his hand, he said, "I can only rely on this if I want to get through the 21st level."

Even Steve didn't know if the bottle of serum would be useful, but he had to take the gamble. At that moment, Steve entered into the eighth level of the Original Gravity Tower.

As he stepped onto the transmission channel, he felt calm. After all, the test on the eighth level was a piece of cake for him now.

So, Steve pa.s.sed the eighth level and entered the ninth level effortlessly. Following that, he pa.s.sed the 9th, 10th, and 11th levels in record speed.

With Steve's constant challenging, his ranking was also constantly rising. This incredible speed of improvement caused people to feel shocked, even though some of them had expected it.

It wasn't until the 18th level that Steve's speed slowed. This was because Steve had suddenly arrived at a big white glacier.

The electronic voice was then heard. "For the 19th level mission, please kill 10 Ice Wolves, 100 Ice Sand Bulls, and 200 Cold Steel Snow Leopards. You have 30 minutes. Good luck to you!"

As Steve gritted his teeth, his gaze was as sharp as a blade. The basic cell values of the Ice Wolves could reach 480 points, while the Ice Sand Bulls could reach 460 points and the Cold Steel Snow Leopards could reach 450 points.

When faced with such an intimidating group of magical beasts, it would not be easy for Steve to kill them within 30 minutes.