"With the next strike, you will be defeated by This King's Sword Truth!"
Just as Shi Xiaobai's voice faded, nearly transparent golden points of light suddenly floated up from the ground. They surged towards Shi Xiaobai at an extremely fast speed.
The golden points of light gathered and fused into Shi Xiaobai's body. A layer of translucent golden light enveloped Shi Xiaobai like a thin film.
Two golden whirlpools appeared in those bright black eyes.
"This King's Sword Truth — Excalibur!"
Shi Xiaobai's voice suddenly had a hint of holiness to it.
Shi Xiaobai had been defeated 653 times in a consciousness sparring match with Sunless. He had gone from knowing only sword techniques to comprehending Sword Intent, and was even on the verge of creating a Sword Truth that belonged solely to him.
And at this moment, against Heartless, who had activated his [Heartless] Sword Truth, he was retreating in defeat. He was beaten to the point of being unable to fight back. Shi Xiaobai had completed another metamorphosis.
Growing from failure, that was Shi Xiaobai!
He had created a Sword Truth that belonged solely to him!
This Sword Truth was born from failure, so Shi Xiaobai originally wanted to call it success. However, he suddenly recalled a sword technique that the sword spirit loli had once mentioned. It was a sword technique that had left a deep impression on him — Excalibur!
Hence, the idea of naming his Sword Truth as [Excalibur] could not be stopped.
Wasn't victory born from countless failures the most persistent and resolute victory?
For victory, one had to resolutely forge forward even if they were to fail thousands of times. That was … Excalibur!
This was Shi Xiaobai's Way of the King, as well as Shi Xiaobai's Sword Truth!
A nearly transparent golden light enveloped Shi Xiaobai as his aura rose to an extreme. He had 'activated' his Sword Truth!
Heartless was expressionless. He had frozen all his emotions, so even if the scene in front of him was so shocking and shocking, he could remain indifferent!
However, his aura was similarly rising because he wanted to end the battle with his next strike!
Black auras burst out from the ground as they wrapped around Heartless' psionic sword.
Heartless raised his sword high as the black fog lingered around him. A gigantic black sword phantom slowly appeared.
"Heaven Shrouding!"
Heartless roared as he held his sword with both hands. From more than ten meters away, he slashed at Shi Xiaobai!
"Eclipse Sword!"
The gigantic black sword shadow blotted out the sky as it enveloped the sky above the arena. Like a massive black mountain, it came crashing down on Shi Xiaobai!
This black sword shadow covered almost every inch of the arena. Surging sword intent permeated within the sword shadow, and countless sword qis shuttled about as if they wanted to cut the space into pieces!
Shi Xiaobai had nowhere to hide!
But he would not hide anymore!
With the sword in his left hand, all the golden points of light gathered towards the psionic sword in his hand. The white psionic sword emitted a resplendent golden light, as though it was a sword forged from gold.
All the psionic power in Shi Xiaobai's body surged out at this moment as it constantly condensed and compressed into a single point. The tip of the golden psionic sword immediately emitted a beam of light that was more blinding than the sun!
What was the Excalibur?
Using all of his strength, giving everything he had, condensing all of his persistence for victory into one final strike that he would never regret!
This was the Excalibur that Shi Xiaobai believed in. He had never seen such a sword technique before, but he could create it!
By combining the idea of the blonde woman with the bun that gave him the idea of 'This King wants to learn swords', the idea of Turtle-speed Divine Punch constantly compressing psionic power, and the inspiration of One Second Shura instantly squeezing out all of his strength, he created a sword technique that belonged to him!
This strike was for victory. Shi Xiaobai would use all of his strength, leaving no room for retreat!
This was the final strike!
This strike was for Excalibur!
More and more golden points of light gathered on the sword's body. The constant squeezing and compression of psionic power made the single point on the sword's tip even more dazzling!
Suddenly, a gigantic golden sword shadow soared into the sky!
At the same time, the gigantic black sword shadow that Heartless had slashed out had already come crashing down like a mountain!
The golden sword shadow tore through the black sword shadow like sunlight tearing through a haze!
Shi Xiaobai's eyes turned brighter, as dazzling as the stars!
"Excalibur!"
Shi Xiaobai roared as he slashed out!
The gigantic golden sword shadow slashed down vertically, splitting the black sword shadow into two!
"Boom!"
The golden sword shadow exploded like the explosion of a star. Golden light radiated outwards and instantly filled the world. The shattered black sword shadow was instantly devoured!
The golden light blanketed everything in front of him, as though there was only gold left in the world.
The psionic sword in Shi Xiaobai's hand shattered as the radiance on his body dimmed. His consciousness went into a trance as his legs went limp. He nearly fell backwards, but he hurriedly used Unleaking Turtle Aura to prevent himself from fainting.
He had created his own sword truth, and using it as a foundation, he had created his own unique sword technique.
He named this sword the Excalibur!
Although this strike did not have the terrifying power that came from consuming "One Second Shura", Shi Xiaobai had used that split second of thought to create this strike.
This strike could only be used once in a short period of time. There was no way out, so it was truly the final strike!
The dazzling golden light that filled the world lasted for a moment before it slowly dissipated. As for Heartless, who was completely enveloped by the golden light, he slowly revealed himself.
At this moment, Heartless was already lying on the ground. His clothes were in tatters and half his body was naked. His eyes were tightly shut, but there was light breathing from his nostrils. It was as though he had fainted.
At the same time, an authoritative voice resounded above the arena.
"The duel is over. The victor is Shi Xiaobai. In ten seconds, the victor will be sent to the fifth level, while the loser will be sent out of the trial grounds!"
When Shi Xiaobai heard this, a smile suffused across his lips. He took a step forward with great difficulty and walked towards the black and white swords.
The black and white swords simultaneously let out a clear sword hum.
When Shi Xiaobai approached the black and white swords, he frowned slightly. He had discovered a problem.
His right hand had been sealed by the Absolute Choice's punishment. The superpower in his right hand was temporarily unusable, so he was unable to convert the two swords into energy and store them.
At this moment, he could only use his left hand. To use one hand to hold two swords?
Just the thought of it was tiring!
"Both of you, fuse together!"
Shi Xiaobai stared at the black and white swords and said without any room for refusal.
…
…
Half a minute later, Shi Xiaobai was sent to the fifth level. His consciousness gradually turned clear as he surveyed his surroundings. He realized that he was in a sparse forest. The ground beneath his feet was slightly muddy and he could vaguely hear the chirping of birds.
At this moment, Shi Xiaobai was holding a sword in his left hand. The sword looked no different from an ordinary sword, but the sword was extremely strange. This was because the sword was constantly changing colors.
At one moment, it was pure white, at another moment, it was pure black, and at another moment, it was a mixture of black and white. It was as though black and white were vying to be the only color of the sword.
This sword was of course the … fusion of Holy Radiance and the black sword!
When Shi Xiaobai said without any room for refusal, "Both of you, fuse together!" The two swords really did fuse together. However, after fusing together, they fell into a struggle for the sword's color. Clearly, the two swords were unwilling to fuse together.
Shi Xiaobai was very pleased with how 'sensible' the two swords were.
Shi Xiaobai stood in his spot and waited for a moment. Soon, the authoritative voice resounded in his mind.
As usual, the rules of the world's trial would be announced upon entering every level.
"Welcome to the fifth level of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower, Land of Life and Death!"
"In the Land of Life and Death, a Life Epaulette will appear on every trial-taker's shoulder. If the Life Epaulette shatters, the trial-taker will be directly transported out of the trial!"
"Every ten minutes, a trial-taker's Life Epaulette will turn into a Death Epaulette. The assessment program will inform all the trial-takers in the Land of Life and Death of the identity of the trial-taker wearing the Death Epaulette. It will also provide the trial-taker's location for ten seconds."
"Once the trial-taker wearing the Life Epaulette successfully destroys the Death Epaulette, it will be considered as having cleared the level. They will be transported to the sixth level. Every Death Epaulette will only have one destroyer. If all of them are destroyed at the same time, it will be considered invalid."
"If the trial-taker wearing the Death Epaulette does not have their Death Epaulette destroyed after ten minutes, it will be considered as having cleared the level. They will be transported to the sixth level."
"The sixth level's Level Lord, [Death Aristocrat], has awakened. It will descend in eight hours. Please make the best use of your time!"
"A gentle reminder. Do not easily trust anyone. I wish you good luck!"
When Shi Xiaobai heard this, he could not help but turn his head to look at his shoulder. Indeed, an epaulette had appeared on his shoulder.
It was a silver epaulette the size of a coin without any patterns.
This epaulette was the Life Epaulette. Once it was shattered, one would be eliminated.
The rules of this level's world … were probably the cruelest in the sixth level's world.
Every ten minutes, only one person could clear the level. The trial-taker with the Death Epaulette was equivalent to a fugitive. They had to "survive" for ten minutes before they could clear the level. As for the other one to two hundred trial-takers, they were equivalent to pursuers. In order to clear the level, they would definitely collectively pursue the trial-taker wearing the Death Epaulette.
The assessment program would also provide the pursuers with the identity of the fugitive, as well as provide ten seconds of the fugitive's location.
For the trial-takers, the fugitives found it difficult to survive, while the pursuers found it difficult to compete with the other one to two hundred people. Only one person could clear the level. If the Death Epaulette were to shatter at the same time, it would be invalid. Hence, even a 0.01 second lead had to be fought for.
The cruelty of the competition at this level's trial was evident.
After Shi Xiaobai pondered over the rules, he rested on the spot for a moment. After using his self-created Excalibur, although the side effects were not as exaggerated as' One Second Shura ', his psionic power was somewhat drained. He needed time to recover.
Shi Xiaobai rested for a few minutes.
Suddenly, an authoritative voice resounded in the sky, reverberating throughout the world.
"The thirty-first round is about to begin. The wearer of the Death Epaulette has been randomly selected. The wearer's name is Ye Sheng."
The moment the words were said, a scene immediately appeared in Shi Xiaobai's mind. In the scene, a freckled youth was fleeing in a mountain forest in panic.
At the same time, a gigantic map appeared in his mind. There were two points on the map. One of them was motionless, while the other was rapidly moving.
Shi Xiaobai immediately realized that the motionless point was likely him, and the rapidly moving point was the freckled youth who had turned into a fugitive.
Indeed, the assessment program had provided the fugitive's identity and location.
Shi Xiaobai could not help but widen his eyes.
This was because he had discovered something inconceivable.
The freckled youth was actually nearby him. Furthermore, he was running in his direction.
Holy sh * t, is this a free gift?
Should This King wait for the hare to appear, or should This King wait for the hare to appear?
…
Author's Note: Once again, today's update has been changed to a minimum of two updates. This is the second update, and every update is around three thousand five hundred words. Compared to the previous three updates, the word count is only slightly more. Everyone, take a look. If you feel that the third update is better, you can calmly voice your opinions in the book review section. Also, please send me daily tips and monthly votes!) (To be continued.)
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