In Chuanxing City, the public began to worry about Xu Mo.
Three months later, Xu Mo and Amanda would duel, a fight with no way out, a battle to the death.
The victor lives; the loser dies.
Xu Mo was too ruthless, his courage also earned the admiration of the people of Chuanxing City. They thought of how they had considered Xu Mo cowardly in the Transcendent Competition, and they couldn’t help feeling somewhat ashamed.
Chuanxing City erupted in protests again, demanding the resignation of Mayor Liu Feng.
If it were not for the government’s weakness and incompetence, Xu Mo would not have had to choose this path.
The decision to fight had inadvertently caused Mayor Liu Feng to take the blame, which was something Xu Mo hadn’t expected.
At this time, he was undergoing devilish training at the Divine Sword Bureau. Besides training, he spent most of his other time in his room absorbing Source Power to raise his Source Power Level.
After each high-intensity training session, the absorption of Source Power Level would increase more quickly, something Xu Mo had discovered long ago, just that there had been neither the intensity of training nor the conditions for it in his daily routine.
Even if there were, it was very difficult to maintain absolute self-discipline.
With at least twelve hours in the Cultivation Room every day, Xu Mo gradually began to adapt to Level Four training intensity.
After ten days, the intensity of the training increased to Level Five.
One month later, Xu Mo’s training intensity had reached Level Six. Despite the extreme gravity, he was still able to maintain his agility and gradually got used to it.
His Source Power Level had also broken through to Level B a few days earlier.
It must be said, Ge Qing’s predictions were quite accurate.
Of course, Xu Mo had lost count of how many injections Ge Qing had given him over these days; there were so many each day that Xu Mo had gotten used to being needled.
After a month of training, Ge Qing took Xu Mo for a new round of physical strength tests, and he had made significant progress.
Even without testing, Xu Mo could feel it. After getting used to the gravity conditions time and again, under normal gravity conditions outside, he felt as light as a feather, faster with more agile movements, and his instantaneous movement burst power was stronger.
In addition, his strength and the explosive power of his body had grown immensely. Over the days, the injections combined with the training were completely absorbed, and now his body was solid muscle, making even the raw physical strength very strong.
For an entire month, Xu Mo did nothing but train, and he hadn’t seen any member of the Divine Sword Team except Ge Qing.
This made Xu Mo feel as if he had joined the Divine Sword Team to embrace solitude.
Where had all those guys gone?
Leaving just Ge Qing, this ’robot’, to watch over him.
One day, Ge Qing took Xu Mo to another room, went to an electronic screen, and operated it for a while. Afterward, the environment in the room changed. Ge Qing said to Xu Mo, "I have chosen for you a set of SS Level Body Technique Combat Skills, the ’Lightning Body Method,’ which is currently the most suitable movement technique for you in the Divine Sword Bureau. Your superpower matches this technique well."
"Don’t I have the freedom to choose?" Xu Mo asked Ge Qing, incredulous that the ’robot’ had even selected his combat skills for him.
"Of course, you do, but based on your situation, this is the most suitable for you," Ge Qing replied in her usual mechanical tone.
"What if I don’t choose it?" Xu Mo asked, a bit ’rebelliously’.
"Resistance has no practical meaning. You should make the most advantageous decision, to increase your survival odds. In your duel with Amanda, even the slightest increase in your odds of victory could determine life or death," Ge Qing continued, "So, I still recommend that you choose this technique."
"..." Xu Mo conceded, "Why didn’t you have me start practicing movement techniques a month ago?"
"If you had started with body techniques, you would have relied more on evasion in the Cultivation Room. After a month of training, your instinctual reaction has improved. Training in body techniques now will be more effective," Ge Qing explained.
"Thank you," said Xu Mo.
"You’re welcome," Ge Qing responded, "I’ll leave now. Your main task now is to fully master the Lightning Body Method."
"Goodbye," Xu Mo said, as Ge Qing left.
After Ge Qing departed, the room transformed into a Cultivation Room, surrounded by what appeared to be streaks of lightning forming a virtual reality scene. A figure appeared before him, dodging at terrifying speeds like bolts of lightning, constantly changing position.
Just as Ge Qing said, the Lightning Body Method really was the most suitable for Xu Mo.
The key point of this technique was the instant burst power, stimulated by lightning, to explosively move and change position in an instant. When used by top experts, it could be as unpredictable as natural lightning.
Twenty more days went by, Xu Mo finished his movement technique cultivation and began to tackle level seven difficulty in the Cultivation Room. In addition to activating the Gravity Space, there was also a powerful oppressive force, and Xu Mo suffered inhumane torment.
But to increase his chances of survival, he could only undergo devilish training time and time again.
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One month remained until the day of the duel.
Divine Sword Bureau, indoor combat platform.
Two figures stood opposite each other.
Xu Mo, Tanis.
Besides the two of them, Zero was also there, along with some members of the Domineering Shield Team who had come to watch the battle.
Tanis had also gone through two months of training, showing considerable improvement. Today was the day to see the fruits of that training.
In the battlefield, streaks of electricity flickered over Xu Mo’s body, while Tanis radiated a terracotta glow, a powerful energy field enveloping his body, armored.
Neither of them used weapons.
"Boom..." A bolt of lightning streaked by, and Xu Mo’s body charged towards Tanis at high speed, while Tanis also rushed towards Xu Mo, the ground trembling, their momentum wild.
They appeared together in an instant, each throwing a punch without dodging, choosing to collide head-on.
"Bang!"
A bursting sound echoed, Tanis’ punch powerful and domineering, his strength unrivaled. His large frame was a natural gift of his race, his explosive power terrifying.
But Xu Mo’s Source Power Level was now the same as his, and although not evaluated as highly as Tanis, Xu Mo had strengthened his physical condition considerably over the past two months, erupting with a similarly wild power that matched Tanis’ head-on without retreating.
After clashing with a punch, Xu Mo’s left hand thundered out, with glimmers of lightning on his fist, extremely sharp. Tanis did not concede, punching out with the same force, his fist appearing as if covered with a glove, turning golden.
"This strong?" The members of the Domineering Shield Team were aware of how strong Tanis’ explosive power was, this being his strongest aspect, while strength and explosive power were not Xu Mo’s advantages.
Yet in this situation, Xu Mo managed to stand his ground against Tanis.
"I’m going to use combat skills now," Tanis said.
"Go ahead," Xu Mo responded. Tanis retracted his arm, and immediately streams of light flowed over it, with energy light converging on his golden fist. As he punched forward, the air seemed about to explode, his fist turning into a stream of light that blasted towards Xu Mo.
Xu Mo’s arms were streaked with electricity, an energy field forming around him, attaching to his arms, his fists wildly flickering with lightning, and he used a six-fold force.
"Boom..."
Another explosive sound erupted, and both men slid back simultaneously.
Tanis only felt his arm go numb; he looked at Xu Mo, who had defeated more opponents in the Transcendent competition two months before by relying on skills and sword technique, but this time, Xu Mo’s pure strength was no longer less than his.
It seemed in the past two months, the gap between them had widened, with Xu Mo pulling ahead. Stay tuned for updates on freewebnovel
But it was normal; if Xu Mo didn’t have a clear advantage over him, how could he duel with Amanda?
"If we fought with all our might, I would no longer be your match," Tanis admitted, as Xu Mo was fighting him with his weakest attribute.
"I’ve broken through to Source Power Level B Plus, and I’ve made great progress these days," Xu Mo said.
"Understood," Tanis nodded.
"I’ll spar with you," interjected a member of the Domineering Shield Team, stepping forward and saying to Xu Mo, "Your opponent is Amanda, with only a month left, you need to spar with Transcendents of A Minus level as much as possible to understand the combat power of Transcendents at that level."
"All right," Xu Mo naturally wouldn’t refuse, as this was what he intended to do as well.
Over the next month, apart from his own grueling cultivation, he would also engage in combat, constant combat, finding different people, A Minus level Transcendents from the Divine Sword Bureau for sparring.
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The Transcendents from the Divine Sword Bureau were also talented individuals, presumably not much inferior to the geniuses from Lancelot Star.
If he could defeat different A Minus level Transcendents from the Divine Sword Bureau, then his chances of winning the duel with Amanda would be even higher.
This was a duel with no way back; defeat meant death, and he had to devote all his energy to prepare for this duel.