Chapter 696: Chapter 695: Domineering Comprehension, Blood Eye Illusion Skill (Seeking Monthly Pass!)
In the midst of the Tri-Pole Palace, Sword Qi was billowing.
"Old Gold?"
The Thousand-Handed Poison King and the Shadow Illusion King stared unbelievingly at the Golden Sword King. They couldn’t comprehend his unusual demeanor—how could he, with his usually calm demeanor, be exuding Sword Qi?
"Impossible, impossible."
The Golden Sword King kept shaking his head, his mud-colored pupils contracting dramatically.
"What on earth happened?"
The Thousand-Handed Poison King wondered whether there might be some problem with the Array System, because otherwise, the Golden Sword King would not be acting so unusually.
The Golden Sword King fell silent for a moment before speaking with an astonished tone, "Someone just comprehended the essence of a golden sword in only half a 2-hour period."
"Half a 2-hour period, that’s pretty good...what did you say?"
The two elders nodded subconsciously, then realized something was wrong and widened their eyes in surprise.
"I can hardly believe it, but my senses can’t be wrong. It really was just half a 2-hour period."
The Golden Sword King shook his head repeatedly. He probably hadn’t shaken his head as much in the past few years combined as he had just now.
Family knew their own affairs best. With his level of expertise in the Golden Sword Way, even comprehending an iota was no small feat for any ordinary person. This point had already been proven by the performance of others.
Finishing comprehending in three 2-hour periods was a good speed.
Two 2-hour periods was considered top-notch.
As for one 2-hour period, the Golden Sword King did not dare to even dream of such speed. If someone could accomplish it, he himself could die in peace.
However, things had spiraled out of control. Completely unprepared, someone unexpectedly comprehended an iota of Golden Sword Way in only half a 2-hour period, catching him by surprise.
Immediately after being caught off guard was an indescribable joy that caused the usually solemn Golden Sword King to burst into laughter.
"That old man certainly lucked out!"
Both the Thousand-Handed Poison King and the Shadow Illusion King were happy for their old friend, but also slightly envious.
They had decided not to take any disciples in their lifetime, but they didn’t want their own martial art legacies to be cut off either. For martial arts fanatics like them, what could be more gratifying than seeing their own martial arts thrive?
Maybe in the hands of that sword genius, Old Gold’s Golden Sword Way might reach new heights.
"He-he..."
Not caring about his two old friends’ reactions, the Golden Sword King focused a part of his conscious energy on monitoring the sword genius from a distance. Having comprehended one golden sword, the following ones would be different.
He was curious to see whether the other party would bring him any more surprises.
"The second golden sword."
About a quarter of an hour later, Shi Xiaole discovered the second golden sword.
The length, width, and even the frequency of the tremor of this golden sword were identical to the previous one. When the two were three meters apart, the golden sword suddenly rang out a clear tone, radiating a sharp and bone-chilling edge.
Somehow, the iota of Golden Sword Way inside Shi Xiaole resonated with the Golden Sword Way essence in the golden sword. The resonance provoked the golden sword to display even more of its essence.
"I see, this golden sword is more difficult to comprehend than the first one. If this pattern continues, the difficulty will keep increasing, but so will the amount of the essence that can be comprehended."
Shi Xiaole’s eyes burned with desire.
With his terrifying ability to comprehend, frankly, he didn’t find things with a low level of difficulty interesting. The higher the difficulty, the more passion he felt.
Letting the Sword Qi bombard his protective Vigorous Air, Shi Xiaole meticulously deconstructed the Golden Sword Way essence bit by bit.
A quarter of an hour.
Two quarters of an hour.
Three quarters of an hour.
Shi Xiaole remained stationary and didn’t move even half a step forward, which made the Golden Sword King, who was secretly observing, anxious.
"That’s true. The difficulty of the second sword is several times greater than the first one. Not even a monster could comprehend it that quickly."
The Golden Sword King reassured himself, but he couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed. He simply had set his expectations too high.
Meanwhile, some promising candidates appeared in other areas. Someone took one 2-hour period and an additional quarter of an hour to comprehend the first golden sword, and soon, someone else did it even faster, in just one 2-hour period.
But with Shi Xiaole’s remarkable performance already setting a precedent, the Golden Sword King seemed relatively calm.
The other two strongmen also became aware of the situation. The Shadow Illusion King speculated, "I guess that young man can understand the second golden sword within one 2-hour period."
"Difficult!"
The Thousand-Handed Poison King uttered just one word.
The difficulty of comprehending the essence of the second golden sword was several times greater than that of the first one, but this didn’t necessarily mean that the time needed for comprehending would also be several times more. Sometimes when one was stuck at one point, the time could be extended fivefold, or even tenfold.
Those who had previously comprehended the first golden sword were still struggling with the second one.
The moment the Thousand-Handed Poison King finished speaking, the stationary Shi Xiaole made his move.
Shi Xiaole’s method of comprehension was different from others. In his view, there was no essential difference between a few threads of the Golden Sword Way essence and a single thread. If there was a distinction, it would be that the increase in quantity gave him a point of reference, which made him feel more comfortable.
So earlier, he had been deconstructing several threads of the Golden Sword Way essence, trying to find connections. Once this was accomplished, everything became clear.
As Shi Xiaole approached, the golden sword exploded. Its aura, far greater than before, once again merged into the Wind Sword Way.
Since he began to comprehend, only five quarter-of-an-hour has passed.
"What?!"
The Golden Sword King was dumbfounded.
The Thousand-Handed Poison King and the Shadow Illusion King, sensing everything, were also speechless.
Especially the Thousand-Handed Poison King, who had just expressed his belief in the difficulty of the task, was caught off guard when all this took place and couldn’t help but twitch his lips.
"How... how in the world did he comprehend the second golden sword in just five quarter-of-an-hour? How did that young man accomplish that?"
The Shadow Illusion King couldn’t help but ask.
"It doesn’t matter how he did it. The important thing is, this is a prodigy, a prodigy beyond all prodigies. Hahaha, I am satisfied just by witnessing such a talent before I die!"
The Golden Sword King laughed boisterously, he even wanted to take Shi Xiaole as his disciple if it weren’t for the oath he made years ago. Such prodigious talent was hard to resist.
Acting on a thought, the Golden Sword King manipulated the Array System and moved several golden swords that were far away from Shi Xiaole directly into his path.
Several hundred-year-old Earth Immortals widened their eyes, not understanding why the golden sword in front of their eyes would suddenly disappear. Was it an illusion?
"The third golden sword."
Although it was strange that he found the third golden sword after walking a few hundred meters, Shi Xiaole was unphased and continued his intense comprehension.
He spent a 2-hour period this time, successfully comprehending the essence of the Golden Sword Way, shaking the secretly watching Tri-Pole Strongmans almost to the point of jumping in surprise.
By the time he reached the third golden sword, the essence of the Golden Sword Way had increased to more than a dozen strands. Such severe quantitative changes usually led to qualitative changes, but for Shi Xiaole, they seemed totally meaningless.
According to the Golden Sword King’s initial expectation, he would have been satisfied if someone could comprehend it within two days.
After successfully absorbing the essences of the three golden swords, Shi Xiaole’s Wind Sword Way had a faint but obvious change: an occasional flash of a golden aura on the surface of the green little sword added an extra aura of solemn killing intent to the entire sword.
Just as he was about to continue forward, there suddenly came some aggressive fighting sounds within Shi Xiaole’s sensing range.
"Nether Demon Hall, what are you trying to do?"
This was the only female voice among the Left Sect’s Ghost Guards, Mo Wan’s voice.
"What am I trying to do? As fellow practitioners of the Devil Path, we should help each other. Sister Yun, if you’re smart, hand over the Poison Stone and Gold Stone. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me."
The teasing voice came from a blue-robed young man with a strange appearance.
Next to the blue-robed youth were three equally young experts, whose aura was only slightly inferior to him, all were coldly laughing at the six people from the Left Sect.
By possessing the same Gold Stone or Poison Stone, one could sense the other. One of the experts who followed the blue-robed youth just happened to obtain a Gold Stone, thus seeking out the six people from the Left Sect.
In fact, not just them, several conflicts have also occurred in the Tri-Pole Palace during the past few days.
After all, the conditions for acquiring the legacy were to obtain ten identical stones, but it did not specify how to obtain them.
This was a loophole deliberately created by the Tri-Pole Strongmans.
What they wanted was not just a dumb cultivation addict; they also had to have an extremely tough survival ability. Only those who know how to survive could make it till the end.
Therefore, to obtain their legacy, one must adapt to this kind of insecure situation, even if they are not very strong.
"Zhou Fengping, the Six Paths of the Demon Gate have formed an alliance. Are you trying to openly challenge the rules of the alliance?"
A gust of wind blew, tearing the veiled face in shreds due to the impact of the strong air, revealing Yun Chuoxi’s nearly unreal beautiful face. From the slight change in the expressions of Zhou Fengping and others, it was evident that they were stunned by her beauty.
Firmly composing himself, Zhou Fengping’s gaze swept over Yun Chuoxi. With a distant smile, he spread his hands and said: "As expected of one of the top ten beauties in the world, but Sister Yun, I cannot agree with you. While it’s true that the Six Paths have formed an alliance, it certainly didn’t rule out healthy competition."
"Shameless!"
Mo Wan angrily cursed.
They sneak attacked right after they met. Is this considered healthy competition?
It was just that Zhou Fengping, although not a powerful character on the Little Earth Immortal list, his offensive power however had reached the third-tier level. The other three people also had reached the peak of the second-tier level.
In comparison, the strongest, Xiao Yujian, was only at the peak of the second-tier level, and Yun Chuoxi was only at the first-tier level. They were clearly at a disadvantage in the fight.
It wasn’t that their qualifications were worse than the opposite party, but because the Left Sect was not a complete Ghost Lethal Sect, it was impossible to compete with the foundation of the Nether Demon Hall.
"You’re rude, Sister Yun, let me teach your servant a lesson."
Moving with the shadow, Zhou Fengping took the opportunity to strike. In an instant, his hand shadows split into several hundred paths. Each shadow had three variants, and they attacked Mo Wan from all directions.
The Illusion Martial Way he has apprehended has incredibly reached the thirty-percent realm.
"Cutting Empty Great Compassion Finger!"
Surprisingly, Mo Wan, who was born into the Devil Path, was using the Buddhist martial arts. With a point of a finger and accompanied by the sound of Buddha’s chanting, a compassionate aura filled her body, suppressing the devils.
Whoosh!
Before the strong air dissipated, from the sharp laughter, Zhou Fengping appeared on Mo Wan’s left side. Those who practiced illusion arts usually had decent body movement skills. Zhou Fengping’s body movements were even more unpredictable, having absorbed the true teachings of the Nether Demon Hall.
But Mo Wan was also not easy to deal with, she turned around and with a snap of her finger, launched another Cutting Empty Great Compassion Finger.
"You were wrong."
As her finger strike missed, Mo Wan realized something was off, but it was too late. Her entire body had already fallen into Zhou Fengping’s arms.
"From the first time you and I made eye contact, I used the Blood Eye Illusion Skill on you. You didn’t know that, did you?"
With his hand on the pale face of Mo Wan, Zhou Fengping laughed at Yun Chuoxi: "Should I take the stones or not? If you don’t hand them over, I’ll kill her!"
