Chapter 443: Chapter 442: Jade Sword Seal
The healing pills stored in Jade Sword Palace really were far superior to generic ones. About half as hour later, Shi Xiaole’s injuries had already recovered by roughly twenty percent.
One must know, he was heavily injured in multiple places this time, every organ in his body was damaged. If it were any other time, he would require several months of bed rest.
Of course, the main effect of the pill lasts for only the first half hour, recovery won’t be so fast thereafter. If that were the case, this pill would have been worshipped by Jade Sword Palace as a treasure a long time ago.
During the healing period, several groups of experts rushed over, fortunately, they were all blocked by the Crown Sword Marquis.
"Young friend, how are you?"
Seeing Shi Xiaole stand up from the ground, Crown Sword Marquis and Yang Feng both looked at him.
"There should be no major problems, thanks to both of you!"
Shi Xiaole bowed to them, extremely sincere.
He didn’t say anything about repaying this gratitude. Actions always speak louder than words. What’s the use of saying nice things now? When something really happens in the future, everything will reveal itself.
Crown Sword Marquis waved his hand with a smile, jokingly said: "I am still looking forward to learning from you, how could I not save you?"
All three of them laughed, Yang Feng suddenly said: "Two hours will pass quickly, I wonder if we will die."
The fight within the labyrinth continued.
However, throughout the journey, whether it was Crown Sword Marquis or Yang Feng, neither of them took the initiative to strike at others.
You can say they are rigid or foolish, but to kill innocent people for their own survival is not their way.
To some degree, their personalities were similar to that of Shi Xiaole.
"Let’s take our time, I hope we don’t meet Golden Saber Marquis."
Crown Sword Marquis glanced at Shi Xiaole.
Even though they managed to repel the others before, Crown Sword Marquis never dared to underestimate Golden Saber Marquis or Silver Spear Marquis. Who knows when the power in the labyrinth would disappear? Once their abilities recover, he could only deal with one of them at most.
"Let’s hope."
A glimmer of cold light flitted past the depths of Shi Xiaole’s eyes.
This life-or-death crisis enabled his Illusion Intent Realm to reach full completion. His Star Fleeing Shadow advanced further, perfecting more than sixty percent of it. Once his strength recovers, his abilities would definitely improve.
However, he was still far away from the level of the two, Golden Saber Marquis.
Not just the gap in realm and true intent, but also in martial arts. How wonderful would it be if he could practice a top-tier sword technique.
Suppressing the miscellaneous thoughts in his heart, Shi Xiaole followed behind Crown Sword Marquis in pace with Yang Feng.
In the blink of an eye, two hours passed.
"There are still twenty-seven people left, congratulations, you have become the final survivors."
In the labyrinth, the cold voice from before echoed again.
Not long after the voice faded, the jade wall of the labyrinth suddenly shone with a burst of light, enveloping everyone.
Shi Xiaole quickly found that he had arrived in an unusual space. His body seemed to be completely healed, but his spirit. strength had still not recovered to its peak.
"Defeat everyone."
A voice just echoed in his ear, and in front of him a Humanoid Light Shadow had already formed. It swung its sword at Shi Xiaole.
Swish.
Blood spurted from Shi Xiaole’s chest.
"So fast!"
Shi Xiaole was greatly surprised.
His spiritual strength hadn’t fully recovered, but it was far superior to an average person’s. Yet, he was unable to see through the Humanoid Light Shadow’s sword technique.
Clang Clang Clang.
The Humanoid Light Shadow appeared to only have one sword stroke, yet each time it was able to strike Shi Xiaole. After ten strokes, Shi Xiaole’s head was cut off by it.
The next moment, his head was back in place.
"So it’s a mental illusion array."
The world is full of various types of Array Systems, nothing is impossible, and the mental illusion array is one of them. When you are in a mental illusion array, anything that seems impossible can become possible. Coming back to life from death is just the most common form.
Based on this, the mental illusion array is often one of the secret weapons used by the Martial World’s major sects to train their disciples. Because in it, you can research moves freely, try different methods with your body without having to worry about any incidents.
That’s also the reason why Shi Xiaole felt that his injuries had healed. It was all just a perception of the mind.
The Humanoid Light Shadow not far away swung its sword at him again.
Ding!
This time, Shi Xiaole did block the opponent’s sword, but unfortunately his reaction was still too slow, and the tip of the opponent’s sword stabbed his left shoulder.
After ten strokes again, Shi Xiaole was killed again.
The third time.
The fourth time.
The fifth time.
...
When it got to the ninth time, Shi Xiaole finally managed to survive the eleventh stroke. From the moment he entered the mental illusion array until now, only a few moments had passed.
Although he was killed time and time again, Shi Xiaole’s focus became incredibly intense. He desperately perceived the sword route of the Humanoid Light Shadow, capturing a fleeting inspiration.
This process was like digging a well, going deeper and deeper each time, squeezing out his own potential.
After countless times, until his sight began to blur and duplicate, Shi Xiaole saw a faint sword light in his trance.
Clang!
He blocked the sword of the Humanoid Light Shadow.
"I was wrong, everything was wrong. The sword speed of the Humanoid Light Shadow wasn’t that fast. The reason it seemed so was because I was paying too much attention to its movements. By the time it feigned a stroke, the sword had already struck."
Seeing through the flaw, Shi Xiaole finally began to strike back.
The speed of the Humanoid Light Shadow’s sword was at best comparable to that of Shi Xiaole. However, its ability to adapt was close to zero. With the second move, Shi Xiaole’s sword pierced through the opponent.
The light shadow dissipated, turning into a flurry of tiny mosquito-like characters floating in mid-air.
"Is this... a low-grade Fist Technique of second-tier quality?"
Shi Xiaole was startled.
What he did not know was that over ninety percent of the secret scripts in the Jade Sword Order are sword techniques. The martial arts displayed at the moment, however, were superior martial arts of other types treasured by the Jade Sword Order.
Back at the peak period of the Jade Sword Order, only those who had completed the corresponding tests were bestowed these resources.
Note, bestowed here means that the individuals bestowed upon can dispose of the martial arts at their own will, unlike other martial arts, which cannot be passed on to others without permission.
From another perspective, daring to use a second-tier low-quality martial arts as a gift is a testament to the profound foundation of the Jade Sword Order accumulated over a thousand years.
...
Almost simultaneously, Shen Wumei also killed a Humanoid Light Shadow and looked at the second-tier low-quality Fist Technique that emerged with a laugh, "You all need to perform better. After all, the stronger you are, the stronger I will become."
...
"One-word Lightning Slash!"
Yang Feng’s face was determined. Despite being killed time and again, the moment he revived, he would always proactively charge at the Humanoid Light Shadow.
He knew very well that compared to talents like Shi Xiaole, his own talents were nothing. But so what? As long as his martial heart does not die, he will keep moving forward, doing the best he can.
Violent battles were unfolding in all twenty-seven separate spaces.
The third person to defeat the Humanoid Light Shadow was the Crown Sword Marquis. However, perhaps because he took longer, what he got was a top-notch third-tier high-quality Fist Technique.
...
"This third test is crucial. Only those who win three rounds in a row can obtain the Jade Sword Seal and qualify to become real feed."
Outside the Hidden Sword Hall, the cloaked old man was full of anticipation.
"Don’t worry, with Wumei’s talents, she can win four or five rounds on her own. Besides her, several others should be able to obtain the Jade Sword Seal based on my observations."
Another old man smiled.
If he could, he would love to trick all the top-notched prodigies from Xuanwu State and even those peak prodigies to come here. Sadly, he couldn’t, nor dare to.
Those prodigies each had a powerful martial sect supporting them, and many of them originated from the top forces of the Flying Horse Dynasty. Killing too many at once could easily trigger unrest.
Fortunately, with the current lineup, it should be enough for Wumei to transform.
...
The mosquito-like small characters remained for thirty breaths before forming a Humanoid Light Shadow again. Compared to the previous ones, this one was faintly golden, vaguely possessing a human-like outline.
Ping!
Shi Xiaole directly used his full power to execute the Thirteen Moves of Gentle Breeze, splitting the faint golden light shadow into two with one sword strike. However, the light shadow quickly recombined, like a piece of rubber clay.
One sword after another.
Within merely dozens of breaths, Shi Xiaole swung hundreds of sword strikes, but no matter how he tried, he couldn’t kill the faint golden light shadow. Instead, he himself depleted a lot of his energy.
"The areas cut by my sword have a slight change in color."
Shortly after, Shi Xiaole noticed that each time the faint golden light shadow split, the color of the cutting surfaces was slightly different. As his mental power gradually recovered, this feeling became more pronounced.
Of course, other people might not notice such a slight change.
After repeated attempts, Shi Xiaole concluded that when he pierced the same spot on the faint golden light shadow with the same method and power, the color changed the fastest.
However, replicating the previous sword strike each time was extremely difficult, requiring exceptional control and superior eyesight. After all, the faint golden light shadow was not a puppet that just stands still and let you hit it.
Swish swish swish...
After sticking out three hundred and sixty-five swords, the faint golden light shadow collapsed.
"Thank god I discovered the pattern early. Otherwise, if I actually kept trying to kill it one sword at a time, I would have exhausted all my energy and still not be able to kill it."
Shi Xiaole let out a breath and looked into the void.
To his delight, the faint golden light shadow indeed turned into a pile of text - a second-tier low-quality Palm Skill.
Having previously bought Di Feijing’s Eye Knife, Shi Xiaole currently had a reward value of 33,200 points. Now, every martial art he receives will add to his reward value after being exchanged.
Almost dying at the hands of the Golden Saber Marquis and Silver Spear Marquis made Shi Xiaole long for a first-rate sword technique even more. He believed that once he practiced it, his talent would surely allow him to get his revenge!
The third Humanoid Light Shadow was a deeper shade of color and its outline was clearer. It vaguely revealed blurry features. The characteristic of this Humanoid Light Shadow was that it could erode the opponent’s mental power and take it for itself.
However, this challenge was actually the most relaxed for Shi Xiaole.
In the Illusion Intent Realm, his mental power was recovering ten times faster than usual. After killing the second Humanoid Light Shadow, it had already replenished to its peak state.
The Eye Knife technique, driven by the full Illusion Intent Realm, was performed.
Boom! Boom!
Two invisible knives severely struck the Humanoid Light Shadow. The mental attack the latter released instantly collapsed, and large cracks appeared on its surface.
The mental strength of this round’s Humanoid Light Shadow was at the genius level. Unfortunately, Shi Xiaole’s mental strength was at the peak genius level, they weren’t on the same level at all.
Having suffered two Eye Knives, the Humanoid Light Shadow collapsed.
The secret script that emerged this time was still a second-tier low-quality level.
The value of a second-tier martial art ranged from 2,000 to 5,000 reward points. Having gained three books, the reward points of Shi Xiaole increased from 33,200 points to 40,200 points.
In the void, a light imprint similar to but more profound than the Jade Sword Order suddenly appeared and immediately plunged into Shi Xiaole’s body.
Outside the Hidden Sword Hall, a Jade Sword imprint flashed by.
"Huh, Wumei is so fast."
The cloaked old man looked surprised.
The Jade Sword Order was something he discovered a long time ago. Naturally, he had entered the Hidden Sword Pavilion before. Compared to Shen Wumei, his speed was more than halved. However, as per presumption, with such speed, Shen Wumei should be a peak genius.
"Maybe these few challenges happen to suit her characteristics."
The cloaked old man thought privately.
