We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Chapter 49 Advancement in Swordsmanship

In a valley, under a cloudless sky, the intense heat from two suns overhead was scorching the earth, making the rock surfaces extremely hot.

At this inopportune moment, the Stone-skinned Rhinoceros clan was tragically wiped out.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
A series of dazzling blade lights slashed down fiercely, causing the air to churn and groan. Like a skilled butcher carving up an ox, the massive stone rhinoceros, five or six meters long, was instantly sliced ​​into several pieces, crashing to the ground with a thud, sending dust flying everywhere.

Points +5.

This person is the same one who defeated Shen Bailian with his swordsmanship; his name is Wu Gang.

He came from Outpost No. 8 near Bozhou City. You can roughly tell the role of the outpost just by its name. Once a beast tide breaks out, the outpost will be the first line of defense.

Thanks to the completion of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array covering the entire region, large-scale beast tides rarely broke out in the Great Xia territory. As a result, Wu Gang had a relatively happy childhood and had loving parents.

Of course, he also has a younger sister that everyone envies—a cute, clever, and cheerful sister.

Simultaneously.

Quick-witted, talkative, polite, exceptionally talented, the kind of good child everyone admires.
These are also the impressions that the soldiers in Base No. 8 had of Wu Gang as a child. According to the original training plan of Base No. 8, he would be recommended to study at Bozhou No. 1 Middle School after graduating from junior high school.

However, there are hardly any perfect things in the world; there is only the impermanence of life.

In a chance accident, Wu Gang ventured into the mountains alone. When he returned, he was carried back by several soldiers, covered in wounds, clutching a standard steel knife tightly in his arms.

Wu Gang's eyes had lost their former luster. Although the blade had cut his skin, he seemed to have lost all feeling of pain and continued to hold on tightly.

At first, few people knew the reason.

Until, the girl's laughter could no longer be heard in Base Eight.
"Roar!"

Faced with Wu Gang's inhuman slaughter, Shi Pixi had been forced into a corner with no way out. Since there was no way out, he would fight to the death!

The few remaining stone rhinoceroses charged wildly toward the boy, like dump trucks at full power, covering dozens of meters in an instant.

"Wait for me, I will definitely succeed!"

The blade was like a mirror, reflecting Wu Gang's cold face. In the blade, he seemed to see the smiling girl.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Faced with absolute power, anger only creates openings. In just a few seconds, another stone rhinoceros lost its life, and the slaughter was far from over.

These stone rhinoceroses are all at least level three. Killing one yields at least 5 points, so Wu Gang's points are rapidly increasing amidst the merciless slaughter.
boom!
The 2.2-meter-long, 40-50-pound halberd was as light as a toy to Li Hongling, crashing down with tremendous force like a mountain pressing down.

"I, I, I am Huang Xubiao, Biao."

Li Tianxing's face flushed red as he spoke with difficulty, his voice trembling as the halberd fell. He struggled to block the impact with his longsword, while the soil beneath his feet could not withstand the immense force, cracking open like a spiderweb.

"So girly."

Li Hongling snorted disdainfully. She couldn't stand people who would "call their parents" when they couldn't win a fight. She suddenly increased the pressure on her wrist again.

The next instant, with a bang, Li Tianxing's body turned into nothingness and disappeared into the virtual arena.

"Even if your cousin comes, we'll still beat him up!"

Swish!Swish!Swish!
The blade moved like a dragon, twisting and turning in mid-air. Its terrifying force caused the surrounding air to tremble and emit a sharp whistling sound.

At certain moments, at extremely high speeds, the path of the Dragon Slayer even left a hazy afterimage.

Shen Bailian closed his eyes slightly, calmed his mind, and carefully felt the changes in force between the swings of his sword.

"Whether it's Gao Lei or Wu Gang, they have both reached the point of perfect harmony between themselves and their weapons, while I have only been practicing for a very short time."

Shen Bailian's resolve grew stronger. He absolutely refused to fall in the same place three times. "Fortunately, I have innate talent. As long as I work hard, I will reap the rewards. Therefore, I must not squander my talent and do my best to become stronger."

This world is far too dangerous. Even some low-level ferocious beasts can pose a threat to him. If he were to encounter an F-level ferocious beast, would he still be able to fight back?
"Only when one's strength reaches a certain level, becoming, no, surpassing the gods, can one protect what one wants to protect and take control of one's own destiny!"

Shen Bailian's goals became clearer and clearer, and his resolve to pursue the path to godhood became even stronger.

"Therefore, my sword doesn't need so many complicated moves. As long as it's fast, accurate, and ruthless, only by becoming faster, more accurate, and more ruthless can I cleave the path to the God of War with a single strike!"

Inside this safe cave, Shen Bailian had lost track of time, focusing all his attention on basic sword techniques. On the interface, the experience bar for basic sword techniques was rising at an extremely rapid pace.

Hundreds of times!
Thousands of times!
With thousands of swings, Shen Bailian's sword speed increased.

Before they knew it, the sky had darkened, the light at the cave entrance gradually faded, the black clouds above were extremely thick, and the rain suddenly poured down like a torrential downpour, while bolts of lightning pierced the heavens and earth and struck down fiercely.

The moment he heard the thunderclap, Shen Bailian had an epiphany.

boom!
The Dragon Slayer in his hand suddenly erupted, slashing across like a thunderbolt, instantly splitting a boulder in front of him in two, leaving a perfectly smooth cut.

"Hoo~breath~"

After making that final strike, Shen Bailian was completely exhausted. He walked to the side, picked up two basic nutritional supplements, and drank them down in one gulp.

Although his body was utterly exhausted, his eyes shone brighter as he savored the feeling of the move he had just executed. "This move, let's call it..."

"Thunder!"

This is the second killing move after the Day Tiger, faster and stronger.

At the same time, a series of notification messages popped up on Shen Bailian's panel—

Your basic swordsmanship skill has been improved; experience points +1.

【your.】

Congratulations! Your basic swordsmanship skill has been upgraded!

Congratulations! Your physical attribute has been improved!

Congratulations! Your Spirit attribute has been improved!

Inside a large conference room in the floating city.

"Old Kong, are you sure you want to do this?"

He Haizhou stared intently at a three-dimensional virtual projection, the protagonist of which was Chen Yunsheng, or more accurately, Chen Yunsheng in a state of missing limbs, who was performing an unknown ritual in a hidden cave.

On the ground was a formation made of blood. In the center of the formation were many bloody sacrificial offerings, and the hearts of some ferocious beasts could be vaguely seen.

"Come on, come on, become one with me, let me help you vent your anger and expose that hypocritical scoundrel."

"Ho~ho~"

Amidst these seductive murmurs, Chen Yunsheng's eyes gradually became unfocused, and his right hand, gripping the dagger, trembled violently, yet continued to move closer to his chest.

He regretted it, but it was too late.

next moment.

puff!
Chen Yunsheng cut open his own chest, made an incision, and forcefully pulled out his own heart.
"Isn't this a good trial?" Kong Chaowu looked at all of this with icy eyes. He could stop it, but he wouldn't make a move, because the moment Chen Yunsheng made his move, he was no longer human in his eyes.

Betraying humanity is a capital offense!

"Whatever happens, I'll take the blame."

"Xiao Wang, spread the word: those candidates willing to continue participating in the trial will be richly rewarded, including but not limited to those of the Radiant Moon-level Dragon Gate species with a leap coefficient of 3.0."

This part of the story will end tomorrow, and it's all geared up for the final battle.

Tonight's recommended song: What's Wrong?

Good night, bosses! Have a good night's rest and sweet dreams!

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(End of this chapter)