Did Tang Ling win?
He did!
When the white flame in his hand flashed over, the beautiful flower of fire was instantly sliced apart by the white flame and withered miserably in Tang Ling's hand.
As it withered, the blooming flower nodes in the night sky that were like fireworks that would never be extinguished also froze in an instant and dissipated in the night sky.
Splat! The Silver Wing lady staggered a few steps back. Her disdainful gaze at Tang Ling finally turned gloomy.
Tang Ling remained silent as he glared at the Silver Winged lady coldly. Then, he swung his arm and the Blood Bulrush Sword that was engulfed in white flames flew towards the Silver Winged lady, stabbing her neck.
"Hold on. I just want to know one thing. How did you know?" The Silver Wing lady looked at Tang Ling. She had lost the will to live, but she was unwilling to give up. She wanted to know the answer.
"Are you talking about the node in the center that controls the whole garden?" Tang Ling raised a brow and quickly said, "You're smart. You hid it in an inconspicuous detail. Who would've thought that the first flame flower that floated towards me, hmm, the one in your hand, would be the one that hid the central node?"
"You knew it from the start?" The Silver Wing lady fell into even more despair.
"It's not luck. It's all thanks to the basic patterns of the Silver Wing race." Tang Ling raised his hand and a silver gleam flashed over his palm.
The Silver Wing lady showed a sad and despairing smile when she saw the light.
"My eyes are special. If I can see the structure of the flame clearly, the spirit hidden in it will be clear as well. I knew it from the start. "As he spoke, Tang Ling raised his hand again.
The White Flame Sword pierced the Silver Wing Clan's woman's neck mercilessly.
However, for some reason, Tang Ling purposely controlled the white flame sword and did not kill the Silver Wing lady right away.
While the Silver Wing lady was still breathing, Tang Ling jumped in front of her and watched her fall with a cold gaze. He then lit another cigarette in his hand.
"You're going to die soon, so I have to let you know something. That is, humans are naturally stronger than you in terms of mental strength. If humans really face you in the future … "
Tang Ling then paused for a moment.
"I'll tell everyone that I'll just kill you. Just a little bit of mental power is enough to put out your laughable flames. "
"Yes, I've already proven it."
After she heard what Tang Ling said, the Silver Wing lady widened her eyes. Her throat gurgled as if she wanted to say something.
However, Tang Ling was not in the mood to talk about it anymore. It was a delightful thing to make the Silver-Winged lady suffer as if he could vent the resentment that had accumulated for millions of years.
Tang Ling casually waved his hand again. The white flame sword mercilessly perforated the Silver Winged lady's neck. He did not control the white flame on purpose, so the wound was instantly burned to ash. With her head and body cut off, there was no way she could survive.
At this moment, the garden finally regained its peace.
The icy blue moon was still as beautiful as ever, but no matter how bright it shone, it could not restore the garden that had been ravaged by the fire to its original liveliness and allure.
Tang Ling looked at the icy blue moon with an indescribable complicated gaze, but in the next moment, he shook his head and took a step back.
He looked up and saw two streaks of blood at the corner of his mouth, but he calmly wiped them away.
I'm almost out, right? It might seem like an easy battle, but only Tang Ling knew how dangerous it was.
Indeed, he had seen the existence of the spirit web from the very beginning. The main reason was that the flower in the middle of the node contained an overwhelming amount of spirit, hence he clearly sensed that it was moving the faintly discernible web.
However, back then, Tang Ling could not even see the spirit web clearly, let alone the node of the web.
Precise Instinct was not omnipotent. At least in terms of the spirit, it could only see blurry or even invisible.
Given the situation, Tang Ling did have other options.
For example, he could have used his own fire to clash with the Silver Wing general's fire, just like when he passed the sixth floor. Moreover, Tang Ling had the basic fire formation pattern of the Silver Wing race.
This allowed him to have the basic ability of the Silver Wing Clan, which was that his basic sense of fire had become stronger. In addition to that, he had a special set of hand seals that could control fire. Choosing this method might have a higher chance of winning.
However, Tang Ling was unwilling to give up! After clearing the eighth floor and noticing the difference in spirit between humans and the Silver Wing race, Tang Ling wanted to use a method that even humans could use to crush the Silver Wing race.
It seemed like the usage of his spirit on the eighth floor was still rough, but when two types of fire infused with spirit clashed, the Silver Wing general's fire failed to extinguish Tang Ling's.
As a matter of fact, it was a passive defense. If he wanted to crush the Silver Wing race, he had to take the initiative to attack.
What Tang Ling wanted was to use his powerful spirit flame to rush into the Silver Wing general's fire and seize control.
If it was possible!
Therefore, a strange battle ensued. Tang Ling's schemes and calculations were everywhere.
He purposely avoided the Silver Wing general's fire at the start because he was looking for the nodes.
After spending enough time to locate the two nodes, Tang Ling put on a performance of knowing everything and purposely provoked the Silver Wing general.
As expected, his performance made the Silver Wing general panic a little. She had to use her pendant to strengthen the spirit of the nodes.
It was the effect that Tang Ling sought. It might seem like the battle had become dangerous, but the spirit nodes finally became clear to Tang Ling.
Then, Tang Ling started to destroy the nodes in a logical manner, but he did not think that destroying all the nodes would be his victory. He was concerned about the node that gathered a lot of his spirit. He was not a god after all, so he was not sure what the special node could do. What other trump cards did the Silver Wing general have?
Therefore, Tang Ling continued to test the waters.
After he got the answer from the Silver Wing general, he started to think about how to destroy the central node in the remaining time.
He needed a time gap.
As a matter of fact, the time gap was what Tang Ling needed all along.
From the moment Tang Ling discovered the central node, he knew he would need a logical preparation time to destroy it. The concentrated spirit inside was too dense, so if he wanted to destroy it, he would have to gather enough fire with his spirit.
Otherwise, destroying the central node from the start would have been much easier.
Under normal circumstances, Tang Ling would never have had the time to prepare. What was the only way? The Silver Wing general would have to use its final trump card and prepare for the attack.
He would have to instill enough fear and anger in the Silver Wing general.
Obviously, Tang Ling achieved all of that with a slightly pretentious and exaggerated performance.
As for the last performance, he needed a chance to get close to the central node and time was running out.
Therefore, he had to let the Silver Wing general see the hope of killing him and he had to kill him within a limited time.
Therefore, Tang Ling started to falter. He purposely used the normal nodes to deal a certain amount of damage to the Silver Wing general, but the damage was not enough to kill him in the end.
In the end, everything went according to plan.
Tang Ling calculated everything and in the end, he won the battle! Was it easy? Easy? Not at all.
On top of that, during the intense battle, everyone neglected a detail.
Tang Ling drank three bottles of spirit potion in one go. It was definitely not something a Purple Moon Warrior could handle, but in order to gather enough white flames to destroy the central node, Tang Ling had to do it.
Of course, using the Blood Bulrush Sword as a cover, Tang Ling also hid a dash of white flame in his palm.
"As expected, three bottles of spirit potion is still too much for me," Tang Ling muttered to himself after wiping away the blood from his nose.
The pain was worse than using his Precise Instinct to exhaust his spirit.
However, should he not be enjoying the joy of victory? The joy should be able to wash away the pain. According to the rules of the Nirvana Tower, there were still a few more seconds before he could reap the Dream Coins and meet Kun.
Somehow, he could not feel the joy. Why was his heart so heavy? The heaviness in his heart intensified the pain of consuming the spirit potion indiscriminately.
Tang Ling sat down with the cigarette in his mouth. He looked up at the icy blue moon again and felt that it was blinding.
**
Liszt did not win in the end.
Similar to what everyone else saw, he did not kill the golden giant. All he did was drag the time until the end.
According to the rules of the Nirvana Tower, he failed the challenge.
However, what was different was that this was the ninth floor, which had a strict requirement to pass.
Therefore, at the moment when Liszt finally appeared, everyone saw the big screen belonging to Liszt turn black and heard the familiar electronic voice.
"Nirvana Tower, Hell Difficulty — Ninth Floor. Liszt Challenge Rating: Rank B! "
When the voice rang out, everyone began to cheer.
After all, the feeling of wanting to achieve the final victory but being unable to do so and having to place all his hopes on someone else had come true. Was it not something to be happy about?
As for what kind of reward he would get for clearing the ninth floor, it was Liszt's personal matter. He would find out the answer in the repair area.
However, the repair area was also unique. Even if one stayed in there for half an hour, it would not affect the time in the real world.
Therefore, when Liszt appeared on the halo with the joy of his reward, he felt like he had just completed the challenge and was teleported out. What welcomed him was a tsunami of cheers.
Liszt was smart. He was stunned for less than a second and understood what was going on from everyone's words.
At that moment, many thoughts popped up in Liszt's mind.
Was he the only one who succeeded? Or was he the one who achieved the best result? Maybe it was all of them. If someone else did it, would he have received such a joyous cheer?
Liszt told himself to maintain his composure.
Therefore, he controlled his expression and looked at everyone gratefully. Then, he tried his best to smile calmly …
However, before the smile could be fully displayed, Liszt was stunned.
The other big screen that belonged to Tang Ling hung in the air was very eye-catching.
As expected! It's still Tang Ling!
Liszt forced himself to maintain his smile and looked deeply at Tang Ling on the big screen.
On the big screen, Tang Ling was wiping the blood off the corner of his mouth. He muttered to himself, "It's still too much for me." Then, he sat on the ground, looking lonely and heavy.
So, did he fail? Liszt heaved a breath of relief in his heart. He had a strong desire to be above Tang Ling, even if it was just for once. His emotions were controlling his rationality.
Even if he thought about it for a moment, he would not have such thoughts, would he? Just think about it. There were only battles in the Nirvana Tower. There was no time for anyone to sit down and relax.
There were only a few seconds left before the battle ended, right?
At that moment, none of the young warriors knew why the battle would take a few seconds to be teleported out of the battle space. Only Tang Ling knew it was to harvest.
Maybe because he had already figured it out, the lonely Tang Ling suddenly jumped up. Before the cheers stopped, under everyone's gaze, he tore the Silver Winged lady's wings off.
What kind of godly feat is this?
Everyone's cheers were stuck in their throats as they were stunned at the same time.
It was at that moment that Liszt's expression changed all of a sudden. Tang Ling also vanished from the battle space.
"Nirvana Tower, Hell Mode, Special Nine Levels. Tang Ling has succeeded. Challenge rating …"
At this moment, everyone's expressions changed from shock to solemnity. It was different! It's definitely different!
What are the Special Nine Levels?! When Tang Ling entered the Ninth Level, the bell chimed nine times!
Liszt might have gotten a rating of B, but it did not say that he had succeeded.
Since it emphasized on the success of the challenge, what would Tang Ling's rating be? A rating? One thing worth noting was that it was the rating that all the young warriors thought could explain themselves and make them feel comfortable.
Bolder? S rating?
Everyone could not help but hold their breaths.
"Challenge rating: SSS!"
SSS？ At this moment, everyone even forgot to cheer for him.
To everyone's surprise, the emotionless and cold electronic voice was still going on at this time.
"Challenger Tang Ling has obtained an SSS rating for all the challenges. Record and name will be engraved on the fine gold bell. Special reward acquired."
"Huh?! The densely packed characters on the big bell are names and records? "
"Tang Ling … Tang Ling … H-How is he so powerful?!"
"Tang Ling!"
"Tang Ling!"
The entire halo was filled with cheers that were ten times more fervent than before. Everyone was talking about Tang Ling. He was a real hero!
At that very moment, in this place, he had used such an inspiring achievement to encourage an entire generation and become an unforgettable memory for them!
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