Chapter361:TriumphintheSkies
Inthedeadofthenight,standingonthewallofthegirl’sdorm,YunXilookedatthelightshield,takingouttheshellhegotfromCasinahesitantly.
ThelightshieldwasaprotectingmagiccirclesetbytheherorankedmagesoftheHeaven’sRoadPalace.Evenamosquitocouldn’tflythroughit.
However,itwasmeaninglessinfrontofCasina’stoken,theshell.YunXijusttookouttheshellfromhispocket,thenthelightshieldautomaticallydissolvedandexposedabigholeinfrontofhim.
PerhapsonlyYunXihadtheprivilegetogoandleavethegirl’sdormfreely,whereshouldbeaforbiddenzoneofmen.
"It’sawesome..."Lookingattheshellthatwasemittingdimwhitelights,YunXifelttheauthorityofhischampionteacher,CasinathesixthSkyGodagain.
ThedefensemeasuresoftheentireWhiteLotusSwordPalaceperformedpracticallynofunctioninthefrontofCasina’stoken.
Afterclimbingoverthewall,YunXiraisedhisheadandlookedintothedistance,gazingattheSandsofTimeinthestarrysky.ThisfloatingshipwassuspendednotfarawayfromtheSkyTower.
Evenifhewaslookingatitfromthousandsofmetresaway,thespecialshapeoftheshipandthevaguelightssurroundeditstillmadehimfeeldazzled,asifhewaslookingatatreasureinthedesert.
HelookedcarefullyandfinallyfoundtheroadCasinaleftforhim.
No,itwasactuallynotaroad,butjustathreadthathungdownfromthesky.Ifitwasn’tbecauseofthelightfromtheshellinhishands,hecouldbarelyfindthefinethreadinthedarkness.
"Isthistheonlyway?"Lookingatthethreadthatwasn’teventhickerthanhishair,hewasdumbfounded.
HowcouldheclimbuptotheSandsofTimealongthisthinthread?
"Yes,it’sapracticeImadeforyou.Comeonup,mycutedisciple."Casina’slazyvoicecamefromthesky.YunXicouldimagineherdeaddrunkappearance.
Hehadnochoicebuttriedthetenacityofthethreadfirst.
10%ofhisstrength,20%...tillheusedhisfullstrength,hecouldn’tsnaporbreakthethreadthatlookedthin.Heguessedwhatthematerialofthethreadwas,becausehedidn’tthinkhecouldsnaporbreakitevenifhisstrengthbecametentimesstronger.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袞)
Theonlyproblemwashowtoclimbuptothefloatingshipalongthethreadnow.
Hetriedtograspit,andimmediatelyrealizedthatitwasasillyidea.Whenhegraspedthethreadandputhisweightonit,thethreadinstantlybecamesharpandcuthishandsopen.
No,Ishouldn’tusebruteforce,otherwise,Iwouldhurtmyself.
Afterawhile,hewrappedhispalmswithhisclothesandtriedagain.
Itwasoperative,butafterclimbingupdozensofmetres,hefoundthathewastedtoomuchenergy.
Ofcoursethethreadwouldn’tbeabletohurthispalmsnow,buttoputallhisweightonhispalmswouldconsumehisstrengthquickly.Afterclimbingupdozensofmetres,hispalmshadbecomesore.Hedidn’tthinkthathecouldclimbupthousandsofmetresusingthismethod.
Hesliddownfromtheskyandsatontheground,thinkingofabettermethodtoclimbthethread.
Nocommonideacouldhelphim.Generally,ahumancouldn’tclimbuptotheskyalongthethreadwiththeirbodiesoffleshandblood,unlesstheyhadreachedtheherorank.
Ofcourse,HuaHuowasanexception.Shecouldfly.
Casinawouldn’tgivehimaproblemthatcouldn’tbesolved,theremustbeananswer,butwhat’sthekeytofindingitout?
Hegraspedthethreadagain,whichwassothinandtoughthatitcouldevenbeusedasamurderweapon.
Acoldfeelingcamefromhispalm.YunXipulledthethread,findingthatithadanamazingflexibility.
Hum?Flexibility...soft...avagueideaflashedthroughhismind.Hepulledthethreadwithastrongerstrength.
"Ga!Ga!"Strangesoundscamefromthethreadasitwaslengthened.
"Canitbe..."Lookingatthethread,YunXiwasspeechless.
Yes,thekeytosolveCasina’stestwas"soft".
Nottousebruteforce,buttousethepropertyofthethread,whichwas"soft".
Aftercleaninghismind,YunXistartedtomaketools.
Hefixedthethreadbetweentwobigtrees,makingitbeabigslingshotontheground,andfixedthecenterofthe"string"onthethirdtree.
"Ga!Ga!Ga!Ga!"Thethreademittedstrangesounds.
"Althoughit’ssaidthatbyembracingthewind,evenapigcanfly.But...it’stoosurreal!"Standinginthecenterofthespecialslingshot,hedidn’tknowwhatheshouldsaynow.
"Shuffle!"YunXibrandishedhisswordandsmashedthethirdtree.Thepowerfulelasticforceinstantlysenthimintothesky.
Thefrighteningaccelerationevenmadehimlosehearingtemporarily.Hecrouchedhisbodysubconsciously,flyingintotheskylikeacannonball.
No!Suddenly,hefoundthathemadeanarithmeticalerror.Ifhekeptflying,hewouldpassthroughtheSandsofTimefromtheairdozensofmetresaway.
Ifso,hewoulddroptothegroundmiserably!
"Ding!"Inthenickoftime,histwinswordsflewoutthesheathsthemselvesandflewunderYunXi’sfeet.
Steppingontheswords,henarrowlyarrivedatthefloatingship.
"Hum,notgood,notbad,justsoso.Igiveyou80points.Thenextpracticeistodoitagain."