Wan Jian returns to his clan!

Chapter 115 The Poison That Scrapes to the Bone: How to Deal With It

"Kid, the third trial will be quite painful. The poison of the cloud bees isn't too deadly, but it's called the 'bone-scraping poison,' and it's not easy to endure."

The old man also stopped sitting in place, clearly his emotions were stirred by Lu Wubing's swift passage through the challenge.

At this moment, he actually followed behind to watch the excitement.

However, this old man spoke harshly, and seemed to enjoy seeing his younger disciples make a fool of themselves and suffer greatly.

I wonder if it's because they've been cooped up in the cave for so many years that they've become suffocated.

"Could it be that you, senior, are also part of the assessment, intimidating your disciple before the battle even begins, thus diminishing his fighting spirit and making him hesitant before the fight even starts?"

Lu Wubing replied with a smile.

He always suspected that this senior Tianxing, whose lifespan was unknown, might be keeping his own cage.

He openly reminded himself that the Cloud Bees in this level could not be killed, but were likely necessary to kill them.

Relying solely on defense and dodging is suicidal.

Lu Wubing knows his own strengths; right now, he's a "fragile" player with exceptionally strong offensive capabilities but extremely weak defense.

In terms of rapier techniques, I wouldn't be afraid even if I encountered a top-tier expert.

In terms of dodging and blocking alone, he wouldn't be considered top-tier among second-rate martial artists.

After all, he hasn't even reached the [Great Completion] level in other sword techniques yet.

The lightness skill "Fangcun Step" still needs 11,000 more practice sessions to break through to the Great Mastery stage.

The "Golden Carp Soaring Through the Waves" lightness technique, because of its versatility, allows one to directly reach the mastery level, though it is still a very basic step.

To put it bluntly, he doesn't have the ability to challenge opponents of higher levels in terms of light footwork.

The old man said that Yue Lingfeng was stung by the Black Cloud Bees at this pass, and his eyes were so swollen that he couldn't open them. You can imagine what his face looked like afterward.

If I really turned into that, wouldn't I be laughed at by Senior Sister Xiaolan and the others when I went out?

"let's start."

As soon as Lu Wubing had this thought in mind, he saw a dark cloud drifting in from all directions. He immediately ignored the surrounding noise, mainly the old man's strange "ga-ga" laughter, and drew his sword at the same time.

Dark clouds gathered on all sides, like a fog.

Lu Wubing's sword was drawn silently...

First, with a single sword strike, he pierced down three slender, long-needled black bees, each the size of a mosquito.

Without pausing, the man followed the sword, the sword preceding the mind, unleashing a torrent of sword thrusts.

“Squeak, squeak, squeak…”

Countless rapiers hummed, transforming into fine threads of light that rapidly spread like a giant spider web around him.

In a single breath, Lu Wubing stabbed over a hundred times.

The extension and retraction of the arm caused ripples to spread through the air.

It was visible to the naked eye that the rapidly approaching dark clouds had already thinned considerably before they could completely encircle the area.

Previously, one sword could kill three, but now it seems it can only kill two.

Moreover, Lu Wubing discovered something quite surprising.

As his sword thrust forward, not a single one of the tiny bees was pierced.

They were all sent flying backwards, dizzy, by the force of the sword.

After landing, it still fluttered and tried to take off, buzzing and circling.

In this situation, even using the perfected rapier technique wouldn't be very useful.

Not only will it not necessarily increase the killing efficiency, but it will also slow down one's actions and weaken one's ability to fight for a long time.

That makes it easier to choose.

"Tsk tsk, you're actually going to kill someone?"

The old man became even more excited. Four more dark clouds surged in from all directions.

The bees even send reinforcements.

Lu Wubing's heart tightened slightly. He moved his feet and leaped up like a fish, thrusting out seven or eight swords in an instant, darting around the stone house, leaving a long trail of black smoke behind him.

As Lu Wubing circled the stone house more than ten times, the ground was covered with a layer of black, fine sand-like bee bodies, and the dark clouds in the sky finally thinned out.

Lu Wubing finally let out a long breath, reached out and grabbed a black bee, only to feel a sharp pain in his finger...

"That was close. I almost couldn't resist using the [Surging Wave Palm] earlier. This thing actually has the effect of breaking through qi."

He quickly threw away the fine bees and looked at the skin on his finger where a hole had been drilled. Not only could the [Golden Thread Robe] he had forged not stop it, but even the [Heavenly River Inner Qi] that had opened nine meridians couldn't block it.

Using this thing as the third trial of the Sword Gate is a disgusting idea that I don't know which senior Tianxing came up with. They really went to great lengths to make things difficult for their disciples.

Lu Wubing estimated that this trial might not be testing swordsmanship or the depth of internal strength, but rather the ability to endure pain and the willpower to fight on in dire circumstances.

From this perspective, Yue Lingfeng is quite patient.

"How strange! This is the first time I've ever seen someone break through the Dark Cloud Formation like this. It's incredible, truly incredible."

The old man approached, waved his hand, and let out a strange, soft whistle. The remaining black bees then turned and flew away.

The black bees, stunned and scattered across the collapsed buildings, slowly rose from their shaky feet and, like tiny fighter jets, quickly departed.

Lu Wubing's eyebrows twitched as he watched.

This thing is hard to kill. I wonder if I could pierce it with a long needle as a sword?
"Senior, may we choose a sword technique now?"

Thinking that Yue Lingfeng's head was turned into a pig's head by bee stings, but he still received the inheritance of the Shadowless Sword, and he himself was not injured, he should also be able to choose it. He wondered what other sword techniques there were besides the Shadowless Sword.
"No rush, no rush. The Sword Gate has nine trials, and the rewards get better the further you go. Passing only three trials will allow you to choose a martial art or sword technique that suits you, but you'll only reach the advanced level at most. Passing the next trial will unlock divine skills and ultimate techniques."

The old man raised his eyebrows, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Then let's keep going."

Lu Wubing thought to himself, since he already had the guaranteed reward, if the earlier levels were too difficult, he could just give up.

The main issue is that even Senior Sister Xiaolan doesn't know what the next trial will entail; we'll have to wait and see.

……

Outside the Ancestral Master Cave.

Amid the commotion, not only did the disciples begin to gather around, but Ouyang Zheng and Qin Huaiying also started to become uneasy.

I couldn't help but take two steps closer and listen carefully to the sounds inside the cave.

On one side of the gate, three green plaques had been lowered, each displaying a semi-transparent, illusory sword shadow, a longsword dripping with blood, a dense array of human heads, and a wolf.

“Junior Brother has already passed the third level without taking any damage. He has a lot of options to choose from.” Ouyang Lan said, her eyebrows dancing as if she had passed the level herself.

"Yes, I can't believe it. Junior Brother Ninth's swordsmanship was actually taught by Junior Sister herself..." If we're talking about praising someone, we have to look to Senior Brother Fourth, Zhang Dexing.

Even Lin Wenjing is far inferior.

These words made Ouyang Lan feel so happy that her whole body trembled. She pointed to the third wooden plaque and said, "I wonder if Junior Brother will choose the Shadowless Sword, the Greedy Wolf Sword, or perhaps, like Father and Mother, choose the Seven Kill Sword or the Breaking Army Sword as his main sword techniques."

"No, Ninth Junior Brother has started the fourth trial."

"He doesn't even value Seven Kills, Breaking Army, Greedy Wolf, or Shadowless Sword?"

Lin Wenjing was observant and kept an eye on the movement on the side stone wall. She saw that the fourth green wooden sign had already partially revealed itself.

Everyone fell silent and turned to look at their senior brother, Yue Lingfeng.

Although nothing was said, it was as if a lot had been said.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

If the newly arrived Ninth Junior Brother couldn't pass the fourth trial, that would be fine.

What if we manage to get through it?

How should the eldest brother conduct himself?
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(End of this chapter)