flstandardbreds Chapter 173 Everything is Ruined
Chapter 173 Everything is Ruined
Chapter 173 All Destroyed
After a burst of intense metallic clanging, more than a hundred long and short swords flew back to the sword holes on the wall, startling Xiao Chong into a cold sweat.
But no matter what, he had to get through the sword formation. So after only a short rest, Xiao Chong's determination rose, and he gritted his teeth and went back into the sword formation.
They say practice makes perfect. With each escape and each incursion, his adaptability gradually kept pace with the rapid-fire sword formation. After a day, he no longer needed to flee and was able to block each of the hundred-sword formations.
At this moment, only the final stage of the Ten Thousand Swords Life and Death Formation remained, and ten thousand swords were unleashed simultaneously.
Through his previous training, he had figured out a trick. That is, when facing so many swords attacking at the same time, one must never judge the location of the swords by sight.
With tens of thousands of swords attacking at once, the speed of the eye simply cannot keep up with the speed of the sword rain, and there will always be some that slip through the net.
He now switched from seeing to hearing. When the sword formation was activated, he didn't look at where the sword rain came from. Instead, he closed his eyes and used his spiritual power, which far surpassed that of ordinary martial artists, to sense the location of the sword rain by listening to the sound of the wind.
He also knew very well that when tens of thousands of swords attacked him at once, it was impossible to block them all in an instant, and he would have to use another method.
To this end, Xiao Chong adopted the simplest yet most effective method. That was to remain unmoved no matter how many swords were unleashed at once, and simply wield the Immortal-Slaying Sword to weave a large net around himself, using his own powerful physical strength to break through the sword formation.
The saying "one force can overcome ten techniques" illustrates this principle.
After understanding this principle, Xiao Chong pressed the last button and stepped into the center of the sword formation.
Sure enough, after the sword formation was activated, a rain of swords came whistling in, but it couldn't penetrate the sword net dancing around Xiao Chong at all.
However, one drawback of doing this is that it consumes a lot of Yuan energy. After one round of attacks from the sword formation, the Yuan energy in his body is quickly depleted.
Moreover, Xiao Chong miscalculated one thing: this final sword formation was not something that could be blocked and ended, but rather it was a continuous, endless cycle.
"No wonder there was a leather armor there; so the sword formation is quite strange!" Feeling his internal energy rapidly decreasing, Xiao Chong regretted not wearing the leather armor.
But it was too late for regrets; he was trapped in the center of the Myriad Swords Life-and-Death Formation. Swords rained down from all sides like locusts, leaving no opening whatsoever. Even if he wanted to escape, there was no way to get away.
"What should we do? If we keep going like this, our Yuan energy will be used up soon. At that time, even though my body is strong, I won't be able to withstand the endless attacks of the sword formation. In the end, I will only be riddled with holes."
While Xiao Chong tried his best to resist, he secretly calculated that in just a short while, the Yuan energy in his body had been consumed to less than half of what it was usually.
"Rather than let our Yuan Power be slowly worn away, we might as well fight to the death. Victory or defeat hinges on this moment, let's go for it!"
Xiao Chong mustered all the remaining Yuan energy in his body, let out a thunderous roar, and the Immortal-Slaying Sword drew a blinding light around him.
In that instant, the blood and qi in his body began to boil, and blue scales reappeared on his neck, though he himself could not see them.
As he swung the sword, he felt as if he were about to explode, his heart burning like fire. The flames grew stronger and stronger, instantly engulfing him until he blacked out and fainted.
In the instant before he lost consciousness, he heard a tremendous roar coming from inside the tower.
When I woke up, I felt completely empty and weak, and I couldn't even open my eyelids, but I felt inexplicably refreshed.
Suddenly, he felt that his body was somewhat different from before. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that a star map had appeared in his mind.
In the star chart, in addition to Sirius which was originally lit, two other stars were also lit up: Ju Men and Lu Cun.
According to the description of the "Nine Transformations of the Stars" technique, the lighting of these two destiny stars signifies that his martial arts cultivation has advanced to the Warrior realm.
As for why two stars lit up at once, Xiao Chong thought for a long time and attributed the reason to his unstable realm when he broke through in the Southern Wilderness last time, which resulted in one of his destiny stars not lighting up.
During this period, with his diligent cultivation, he accumulated more and more Yuan energy and his cultivation level became more and more profound, so both of his destiny stars lit up at the same time.
After resting for a while, and as his physical condition gradually improved, Xiao Chong opened his eyes, struggled to get up, but suddenly froze.
All around him were broken swords, densely covering the ground in a thick layer. Looking at the surrounding walls, not a single sword blade remained, only holes in the blades.
"Finally, I've broken through this Ten Thousand Swords Life and Death Formation! My martial arts realm has also improved by one level. It's truly a double blessing!" Xiao Chong was overjoyed.
But his joy lasted only a moment before he became worried again: "Judging from this situation, I've also destroyed the Ten Thousand Swords Life and Death Array in the third level."
"Just for destroying one illusion, the Dean was furious, wishing I would pay with my life. Now that I've destroyed the Iron Man Formation and the Sword Formation in succession, will he just kill me?"
"No, this is a dangerous place, we can't stay here any longer. Before we're discovered, we should hurry and ask our teacher, Master Xu, for help."
Xiao Chong felt increasingly uneasy as he thought about it, so he quickly took out his Yuan Power Card to replenish his Yuan Power and sneaked out of the Trial Tower like a thief, heading straight for Master Xu's residence.
When we arrived at Master Xu's residence, Master Xu was watering flowers in the courtyard, leaning on a cane in one hand and carrying a watering can in the other.
"This disciple is good in every way, except he's a real handful. He's only been a disciple for a few days, and we can't even find a trace of him."
As he watered the flowers, Master Xu muttered to himself.
Seeing Xiao Chong running out of breath, Master Xu scolded, "Young man, can't you be a little more steady? What kind of panicked behavior is this!"
Xiao Chong walked a few steps to Master Xu and bowed timidly, saying, "Master, I have caused trouble again."
Master Xu didn't even look up, and said calmly, "You really are a troublemaker. It's only been a few days, how did you get into trouble again? Tell me, what happened?"
"Disciple...disciple...destroyed the last two levels of the Trial Tower as well..." Xiao Chong stammered.
Master Xu remained calm and composed, casually saying, "Oh, I thought it was something serious. Wasn't that illusion already..."
But then he suddenly realized something was wrong and looked up uncertainly, asking, "What! You mean... you destroyed the Iron Man Formation and the Myriad Swords Life and Death Formation as well?"
"Yes, they're all destroyed." Xiao Chong's voice was barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.
"How could this be? For so many years, very few students have been able to pass the trial smoothly. But you, in less than a month, have ruined one of them!"
With a clang, the kettle in Master Xu's hand fell to the ground, and he almost tripped and fell.