Chapter43:BloodandDeath

Kill,kill,kill!Tillbloodflowedlikeastream,tilltheskybecamemurkyoverthebloodyearth!

Howmanytimeshadhedied?Ahundredtimesorfarmore?YunXihadforgotten.

QuicksilverMotion,starting!

Zaggingandbrandishinghissword!

"Chi!"Theswordbladecutthroughthefirststonesoldier’sheart.ItsbloodsprayedintheairandstainedYunXi’sclotharmor.

Thethirteenth!

FlyingSwallow,SixfoldAttack!

ContinuousQuicksilverMotioningandzagging.ItwasnotthecommonFlyingSwallowTripleAttack,butrepeatingthefirstmoveofTheFlyingSwallowAttacksixtimes,burstingoutthefastestandsmoothestattacksixtimeswithintheshortesttime.

One,two,three.Astheflyingswallowhoveredintheair,thestonesoldiersittargetedfelldownonebyone,andoutflewtheirgreensouls.

"Haa!"

Withastunningroaring,YunXihaduseduphisstrength.ButitwastooearlytochangehispostureasabigandtallpersonjumpeddownfromahighpositionandcrackedYunXi’sheadbyusingabigstone,tablet-likesword.

YunXi’sbloodwindedthroughtheground.Healsokeptthisguyinhismind.

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"Boom!"

UnderYunXi’sfeet,thegiantweaponstruckthegroundintodebris.YunXislippedthroughtheweapon’sbombardmentandthecoordinatedattacksofthestonesoldiers.

Hedivertedthefourswordsfromlockingontohisheartbyliftinghisshieldupandwasgoingtostrikeback,whenhesuddenlyfeltthebackofhisheadgocold.

Outofhissightfromthehighaboveintheskywhereitobviouslywasbeyondthereachofahuman,apairofglassyswordsflewandhoveredintheskywithYunXi’sblooddrippingfromitsblade.

Itwasthatguy.AtthatmomentwhereYunXi’sheadfelltotheground,hesawthatinconspicuousbuthatefulenemy.

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"Din!Din!Din!"Withastreamofthetinklingsoundsofweapons,YunXiskillfullymovedtheshieldinhishandsandblockedalltheirfrontalattacks.Afterwards,hemadeabackflipanddodgedthewhirlingtwinswordsthatdroppeddownfromthesky.

FlyingSwallowSixfoldAttack!Byusingthecollisionsizeofthestonesoldiersashisshield,YunXiplayedhisace,thenewlearneddeadlyskill.

One,two,three...threestonesoldiers’headswerecutoffandflewtothesky.

Atthenextsecond,aweirdandlongswordshadowflashedinthecrowd.YunXifelthisbodygocoldandhisheartstop.Then,onlybloodredremainedinfrontofhiseyes.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槀)

Again.Itwasthatperson.OutofthecornerofYunXi’seyes,YunXiforcedhimselftolookatthatplace,makingoutthatperson’sunmatchedandetherealfigureamongthesestonesoldiers.

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"Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!"YunXi’sheartbeatsmadeawhooshingsoundthatechoedintheemptyfrontagesquareofthepalace.

Hehaddied135times.

Themainreason,deathundersiege.

Hisheadwascutoffdozensoftimes;hisbodywastorntopiecesdozensoftimes;hewastrampledtodeathdozensoftimesduetothelostofhisbalance,andhewashackeddozensoftimesafterfallingtothegroundduetotakinganarrowtotheknee.

Inthepast,YunXithoughtthatfightingdesperatelywiththegreenhippofor120timeswasalreadythemostviolentmassacreintheworld.

Now,heknewthathehadmadeagravemistake.

Hejuststeppedinthebattlefieldofhisfirstformaltrialanddidn’tevengetthroughthefirstlevel.However,hehadalreadytasteddeaththreetimesmorethanduringthenewbietrial.

"Comeon,thereareonlyyouthreeleft!"Standinginthemiddleofalargenumberofbrokenarmsandwreckageandsteppingonastonesoldier’scorpse,YunXiheldhisshieldandprovokedthelastthreehigh-levelstonesoldierswhowererushingoutfromthefirstpalace.

Yes,theshield.AfterkillingenemiesoneafteranotherbyusingQuicksilverMotionandFlyingSwallowSword,hiskillingrecordstoppedat17.Finally,YunXirememberedthatbesidethebonfire,therewasashield.

Realitytaughthimthatthethreepiecesofequipmentthestarspreparedforhiminthetrialwereallindispensable.

Thenewbieironswordwouldn’twearandtear,sohedidn’tneedtoworryaboutifitwouldbecurvedinthekilling.

Theclotharmordidn’thaveahighdefencebutitreallycouldreducedeadlyinjuriesandofferhimthelittlenecessarydefence.

Thelastonewastheshield.Justlikethenewbieironsword,theshieldalsowouldn’twearandtear.Atthemostcriticalmoment,itcouldsaveYunXi’slife.

Withouttheshield,YuXiwouldn’thavebeenabletokillthetwenty-sevenstonesoldiers.Hefinallygottheopportunitytofightagainstthelastthreehigh-levelstonesoldiers.

Atleasttillnow,thiswashisbestachievementandwasalsothemostdifficultchallengeinthefirstlevel.

YunXiclearlyrememberedthathehadbeenkilledbythethreehigh-levelstonesoldiersatleasttwohundredtimes.

Inordertodistinguishthethreehigh-levelsoldiersfromothercommonsoldiers,YunXimarkedthethreepeopleasStoneSoldierNumberOne,NumberTwo,andNumberThree.

StoneSoldierNumberOne’sstrengthwasneartheupperlevelofthe2ndrank.Hewasgoodatusingtwoswordsandhadahighspeed.HisspecialattackskillwasWhirlingTwoSwords.

Hecouldthrowoutthetwoswordsandhavethemreturntohishandsbythemselves.YunXihadneverseensuchaswordskill.

StoneSoldierNumberTwowasalsoattheupperlevelofthe2ndrank.Hewasmightyandadeptatusingtheheavysword.HisspecialattackskillwasLeapingAttack.

Hisskillwassimpleandalittlelikethegreenhippo’sstraight-lineattack,butthedifferencewasthatheoftenchosetoattackYunXiwhenhewasinahitbackmotion.HisdeadlyLeapingAttackoftenmadeYunXifacedeathdirectly.

StoneSoldierNumberThreewasatthemidlevelofthe2ndrank.Hewasgoodatusingthesnakebonesoftsword,whichwasaprettyrareweapon.HisspecialattackwasSpiritSnake’sChaoticDancing.

Hewasundoubtedlytheweakestoneamongthethreehigh-levelstonesoldiers.However,mostofthetime,itwashimthatkilledYunXibecausehewastheonlyonewhodidn’tfearYunXi’sFlyingSwallowSword.

Arguably,itwashisSpiritSnakeSwordSkillthatmadeYunXilearnhowtousetheshield.

Apartfromthis,YunXihadfoundthemethodtokilltheothertwenty-sevenstonesoldiersonebyone.

Intheend,therewereonlythethreestrongesthigh-levelstonesoldiersthatYunXihadtodealwith,whoweresothornyandhadcompletelydifferentproperties.

"..."Thetallestenemy,StoneSoldierNumberTwo,mumbledafewwordsandstoodupfirst.

ComparedtoYunXi,whowascoveredinbumpsandbruisesandwastoohorribletolookat,thisburlyguywasnotharmedatallandwasinhisbeststate.Theothertwopeoplewerealsointhesamestate.

Theyhadalsoexperiencedthosesanguinarybattles,butthethreepeoplecouldkeepthemselvesintheirbeststateandweren’tkilledbyYunXievenonce.Thishadprovedtheirstrength.

Theywereatahighlevel,highabovethetwenty-sevendeceasedstonesoldiers.

Thoughtheywerecalled鈥榯hechildesofnoblefamilies鈥檍ustlikealltheotherpeople,theyweretrueelites.ThegeniuseslikeAshen,whohadfeltcomplacentjustbecauseoftheirlittlegifts,werenotatthesamelevelwiththematall.

Theydidn’tusealltheirstrength.TheyjustcoldlylookedatYunXikillingthestonesoldiersandhadnoworriesbecausetheywerefarweakerthanthem.

Thereasonwassimple-theyallhadthestrengthtokillYunXioneonone.Theymasteredtheirfamily’sinheritance.EvenifYunXilearnedhowtouseQuicksilverMotionandFlyingSwallowSword,hestillcouldn’tfightagainstthem.

Forthem,YunXiwasjustatoytheyusedtoenjoythefeelingofkilling.