Chapter42:StoneSoldierArmy

"KaLa!"

"KaLa!"

"KaLa!"

Unlikethenewbietrial,YunXididn’thaveenoughtimetoprepareforit.Afterthetrialstarted,acrowdofstonesoldiersrushedoutfromthepalace.Theydidn’tevengivehimonetenthofasecondtoprepare.

Withsuchlittletime,YunXihadonlyroughlyobservedthelocationthepalace,theheightofthevolcano,andthedistancebetweenthefinaltowerandhimself.

Lastwastochooseweapons.

Inthenewbietrial,YunXicouldonlychoosethenewbieironsword.

However,thistime,hehadotherchoices.

Thefirstoptionwasanironsword,whichYunXiwasveryfamiliarwith.Itwasobviouslythenewbieironswordwhichfollowedhimwhilehewaskilledbythegreenhippofor120times,butwasfinallythrownawayinfrontofthedarkforestbecausehehadtoescapefromHuaHuoatthattime.

Notonlythis,healsoobtainedanarmor.Itwasaprettytatteredclotharmor,butitwasstillbetterthannothing.

Thelastonewasasizeable,softwoodenshield.TheywerealltheinitialequipmentYunXihadfoundbesidethebonfireinthisroundofthestartrial.

However,beforeYunXidecidedwhichweaponwassuitableforhim,thecrowdofstonesoldiershadcometohim!

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Thesestonesoldierslookedhuman,buttheytreatedYunXiliketheirswornenemy,rushingforwardathim.

"Wait!"

ThenewbietrialleftYunXiawrongimpressionthatthebonfireareawasanabsolutelysafearea.Beforeheevenpickeduphissword,hehadbeenchoppeddownbycountlessweapons,andthenhiswholebodywastrampledintomincedmeat.

Thesecondtrial,hisdeathcount:one.

AfterkillingYunXi,thestonesoldierswalkedinacirclealongthebonfire,thenreturnedtothepalacewithsatisfaction.

Tensecondslater,YunXirevivedattheoriginalplace.

"KaLa!KaLa!KaLa!"Justasthestonesoldierswalkedbackintothefirstpalace,theyimmediatelybehavedasifYunXistirreduptheirhornet’snest,rushingtowardhimagain.

Thistime,YunXilearnedhislesson.Heputontheclotharmorandheldthenewbieironswordinhishand.Asfortheshield,hehesitatedforawhilebutdidnotpickitup.

Afterall,HuaHuo’sseeddidn’tteachhimskillsforusingtheshield.

Afterthetimeofafewbreaths,thestonesoldiershadcomeforhimagain.

"Comeon!"YunXihadpreparedforacruelstartrial.Hesteppedforward,rushingtowardsthedozensofstonesoldierswithgreatcourage.

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Onehit.ByusingtheQuicksilverMotionandFlyingSwallowSwordhelearnedinthevalley,YunXitooktheleadinkillingoneofthestonesoldiers.

Atthenextmoment,dozensofweaponschoppedatYunXi’sbody.

Threesecondslater,anotherpoolofbloodstainsappearedontheground.

Tensecondslater,YunXirevivedatthebonfireagain.Hehelplesslylookedatthestonesoldierarmyrushingathimfromthedistanceagain.

Ohno,thiswasn’twhatheexpected!

Tofightoneononewascompletelyunlikefightingagainstmany!

EvenHuaHuohadn’thadtheopportunitytofightagainstoverthirtyenemies.Moreover,theywerenotsomeweaklings,butelitewarriors.

Byhisestimation,theweakestoneamongthemwasatthetoplevelofthe1strank,andthestrongestenemieswereatthetoplevelofthe2ndrank.AllofthemhadthestrengthtofightwithYunXioneonone,nottomentiontheywererushingforwardatYunXitryingtokillhimtogether.

Whentheygatheredtogether,theywereevenmoredangerousthanthe3rd-rankedgreenhippo.

Atleast,thegreenhippo’smoveswerefullofflawsthatcouldbecaughtbyhim.However,evenifhecouldkilloneofthestonesoldierswhoweretransformedfromtheparticipantsinthevillage,howisitpossibleforhimtokillthemall?

ThiswasthefirsttimethatYunXiexperiencedthepowerofanarmy.

"No,no...areyoukiddingme?"YunXirevivedagainwhileholdingthenewbieironswordinhishand.Helookedatthepalacesinthedistance,countingthenumberofhisenemiesandshowingaforlornlookonhisfaceafterthat.

"Howisitpossibletokillthemall?"

"Thedifferencebetweenthenewbietrialandaformaltrialistoobig!"

Onceagain,YunXifelthowheavyandhotthestar’sloveforhimwas.

"Iwon’tgiveup!Evenifyou’rethegeniusesoftheWhiteLotusSwordDomain,Iwillstepacrossyourcorpsestoseemyprincess!"

YunXignashedhisteethinanger.Relyingonhisiron-likewillhepracticedduringtheLimitPractice,hisFlyingSwallowSwordandQuicksilverMotion,YunXitooktheinitiativetorushtowardthestonesoldierarmy.

ThefirstattackoftheFlyingSwallowSword!

YunXididn’tsaveanyofhisstrength.Byrelyingonhisspeed,YunXitooktheadvantagetokilloneoftheweakerstonesoldiersfirst.

Aballofgreensoulflewoutfromthestonesoldier’scorpse.ItnaturallyflewintoYunXi’sbodyandimprovedhisphysicalstrengthalittle.

ThesecondattackoftheFlyingSwallowSword!Aftermeasuringtheangle,YunXibrandishedhissword.Thistime,hekilledthreestonesoldierstogether.

However,hisluckranout.BeforeYunXiusedthelastattackoftheFlyingSwallowSword,theAssassin’sSword,variousweaponshadsmasheddownfromtheskyaimingathimfromalldirections.

Thosechildesofnoblefamilies,whoweredrawnintothetrialbythestarsandtransformedintostonesoldiers,weren’tordinarypeople.

Iftheydidn’thaveenoughpower,howwouldtheydaretotakethetestoftheSwordPalace,whichwasconductedbythetwinwitches?

ThestonesoldierswhowerekilledbyYunXiweretheweakestamongalltheparticipants.Theywerejust16-years-old,buttheywerealsoatthetoplevelofthe1strank.

"Chi!"BeforeYunXihadthechancetofeelhisimprovedafterhisbodyabsorbedthesoul,hehadbeenslashedthrough,tornapart,andcutupbyweaponafterweapon.

Greensoullight-spotsflewoutfromhisbodyandflewbacktothepalace.YunXiobservedthatthesesoulswerereturnedbacktothestonesoldiersagain.

Sothatwaswhattherulewas.

Afterkillinghisenemies,hestillneededtoabsorbtheirsouls.Andoncehewaskilled,thesoulswouldflyoutfromhisbodyandreturnbacktotheiroriginalbodiesagain.

ThisalsomeantthatYunXicouldn’timprovehimselfbykillingtheweakerenemiesagainandagain.

Thatwasreasonable.Equivalentexchangewasthebasicruleoftheworld.Ifhecouldimprovehimselfbykillingthesoldiersagainandagain,thestar’strialwouldbejustajoke.

Sotherewasjustonestupid,butsimplemethodhecouldchoose.Thiswasalsotheroadthestar’strialpointedoutforhim.

Becomingstrongerbitbybit,activatinghispotentialbywanderingbetweenlifeanddeath,andfinallyconqueringtheseeminglyunconquerableroadoftrial!

Therewasn’tanyshortcut.Ontheroadtothegreattowerwheretheimprisonedprincesswas,hehadtosprinklecountlessblood.Nomatterwhatquesthechose,theroadleadingtotheprincessortheroadleadingtotheheroine,hehadtopaywiththepriceofblood!

"Comeon,let’sstartfighting!"

Inthefaceoftheaggressivestonesoldierarmy,YunXiyelled.