"He's not defending, but attacking!"
"Even if other people came to challenge the Golden Sword Platform, most of them would prioritize defense. After all, Jin Xiu's sword style is incredibly powerful, and it far surpasses the power of his cultivation base."
"That's not the main point. The main point is … Dynast Dao Kong actually managed to make Jin Xiu take a step back! I don't know whether you've seen it before, but I've never seen anyone who could make Jin Xiu take a step back over the years. "
"I've seen it before, but the level of cultivation needed to be at least in Solar Kalpa Realm!"
As the crowd in the area burst into an uproar, the Dynasts who had come to the platform had dark expressions on their faces. There was even a hint of shock in their eyes. Even Dao Lin and Dao Fa became even more solemn.
"He's already in the fifth stage," the aloof young man, Dynast Dao Lin, said coldly at that moment.
"One of them has only released four-tenths of his power, and the other is fighting at full power. There's nothing to be surprised about," the gentle man beside him, Dao Fa, who was also a Dynast, said flatly when he heard the question.
On the platform, Su Ming lifted his head and looked at the man in golden armor before him. The golden shadow of the sword shone in his eyes. He had been able to make the man in golden armor take a step back during his previous exchange with the man in golden armor because Su Ming had come to understand the rebound power within that sword style.
This power could make a person's Qi and blood tumble about. If they could not fight against it, their Qi and blood would collapse and they would die. Even if they could withstand it, the tumbling of their Qi and blood would still make their bodies numb.
"You've cleared the fourth stage. I will now release five-tenths of my power." As the man in golden armor spoke languidly, golden light shone in his eyes. The power of those in Lunar Kalpa Realm immediately erupted from his body, and it was so strong that it instantly turned into a mighty pressure that surrounded the area.
At the instant the presence of those in Lunar Kalpa Realm appeared, it erupted once more. It was a power that was only a sliver away from Solar Kalpa Realm. It might have seemed to be in the same Realm as the previous fourth stage, but in truth, the difference in strength was incredibly great.
A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. Immediately, the man in golden armor lifted his right hand, and with the same action, he took a step forward. With a presence that made it seem as if it wanted to cut through space, the golden sword swiftly sliced down at Su Ming.
Su Ming took a step forward. He did not dodge. When he lifted his right hand, he positioned two of his fingers into the shape of a sword and swung it from the ground to the sky. It was as if there was an invisible sword in his hand, and it crashed into the incoming golden sword from below.
Booming sounds reverberated in all directions. This time, Su Ming shuddered and staggered three steps back. The man in golden armor also shuddered and staggered five steps back. The golden sword in his hand stabbed into the ground and drew a long line in the ground.
A smile appeared at the corners of Su Ming's lips. The fighting spirit in his eyes was like a burning flame that burned incessantly. As he smiled, Su Ming stared at the man in golden armor. There seemed to be golden shadows of swords swiftly gathering together in the flames in his eyes, shattering, and gathering together again. This process repeated itself as if he was deducing the structure of the divine ability.
"Again!" Su Ming moved forward. When he took the initiative to attack, the man in golden armor lifted the golden sword in his hand, and the power of Solar Kalpa Realm erupted from his body with a bang. This was six-tenths of his power, and it was also the sixth stage of the Earthquake.
The Solar Kalpa Realm that erupted from him gathered on the golden sword in his hand, and it exuded a presence that was enough to threaten all those who had attained great completion in Solar Kalpa Realm. At the instant Su Ming closed in, the man in golden armor let out a low roar towards the sky and rushed forward. He swung his sword horizontally, stirring up a violent gust of wind that charged towards Su Ming.
In the blink of an eye, Su Ming positioned two of his fingers into the shape of a sword and crashed into the golden sword again. Booming sounds shot into the air, and both of them were forced back. Blood trickled out of the corners of Su Ming's mouth, and it was the same for the man in golden armor.
This time, the two of them did not say anything. Instead, when they retreated, seven-tenths of the power erupted from the man in golden armor, causing his level of cultivation to rise straight to great completion in Solar Kalpa Realm.
With just one slash from him, he could make the pupils of Almighties in Mastery Realm shrink, which was a telling sign of just how strong he was.
At the instant his cultivation base erupted, the man in golden armor rushed forward. The fighting spirit in Su Ming's eyes became even stronger. The golden shadow of the sword in his eyes had already crumbled several times before reassembling itself several times. With a single move, the two of them crashed into each other again.
This time, at the instant the two fingers on Su Ming's right hand crashed into the golden sword, a layer of ripples appeared in the air around them. Those ripples were the sign of the power of laws being changed.
Booming sounds surged into the sky. The two of them moved back at the same time and coughed up a mouthful of blood, but they were not injured. The blood was forced out of their bodies after their Qi and blood were shaken up. When they separated, Su Ming threw his head back and laughed, then rushed forward again.
"The seventh stage! Dynast Dao Kong has cleared the seventh stage!"
"Could it be that he can truly clear the ninth stage and become the ninth person to clear this place?!"
"By the looks of it, he can't be wrong. I wonder whether he can succeed …"
"The eighth stage is still manageable, but the main point is the ninth stage. I don't think Dynast Dao Kong will be able to succeed. After all, there are plenty of prodigies who have been forced to stop at the ninth stage!"
The ten million people in the area immediately started discussing among themselves. Their eyes were fixed on Su Ming. The things that had happened just then caused countless guesses to rise in their hearts in the midst of their shock.
For the first time, a hint of fighting spirit appeared in the calm eyes of the man in golden armor on the platform. With a bang, eight-tenths of his power erupted from his body, and he stepped into the initial stage of Mastery Realm. This sort of power was the difficulty of the eighth stage in this place. In the past, all those who challenged this stage had to bring out a large number of Enchanted Treasures to protect themselves and resist this shocking strike.
Whether they succeeded or not was related to their Enchanted Treasures, their level of cultivation, and also the man in golden armor. Usually, the man in golden armor would let those who managed to clear eight-tenths of the stage and enter the ninth stage.
But once they stepped into the ninth stage, then if they did not have the power of a Master of Fate, Lives, and Death … it would be impossible for them to clear the stage.
That was why there were quite a number of people who were stuck in the ninth stage and could not clear it smoothly. Only those who had reached the level of a Master of Fate, Lives, and Death would be allowed to clear the stage.
However, it was different for Su Ming. The man in golden armor had been stationed in this place for many years, and during the ten thousand years he had been here, he had never run into a challenger like Su Ming. Su Ming was clearly learning his divine abilities, and this caused the man in golden armor to place great importance on him. That was why even if it was just the eighth stage, he was incredibly serious.
The power of a person in the initial stage of Mastery Realm erupted from his body, and the people in the outside world could not sense it. Everything on the platform had their presences sealed off, so they could only see it with their naked eyes. They could not sense it directly.
"When normal people come to challenge this place, if they can reach the eighth stage, I will let them clear it so that they can see my power in the ninth stage. If they can gain an epiphany and gain something from it, they might be able to improve their level of cultivation.
"But since you are here, I will not." Golden light shone in the man in golden armor's eyes. He swung the golden sword in his right hand, but this time, he did not take a step forward. Instead, he used the sword in his hand to cut down at Su Ming with the simplest method.
The platform trembled. As booming sounds reverberated in the air, the golden sword turned into a long golden arc that charged towards Su Ming. A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He lifted his right hand as well, and with the same action, he cut down.
Another shocking sound rose into the air. Su Ming's body trembled violently. All his Qi and blood instantly tumbled about as if they were about to burst out of his body. He was forced back and coughed up a mouthful of blood. Only then did he feel slightly better, but his entire body was sore and numb. For a few breaths, he felt as if he had turned into a mortal.
As for the golden-armored man, cracking sounds came from his armor. Although it did not shatter, he coughed out blood as he retreated.
"Watch closely. This is the power of the ninth stage in this place. It is also the release of nine-tenths of my power." The man in golden armor lifted his head swiftly. The remaining blood at the corners of his mouth instantly disappeared. When he spoke, the true power of those in Mastery Realm erupted from his body with a bang. This was not the power of those in the initial stage of Mastery Realm, but the mighty pressure that could only erupt from those who had stepped into Mastery Realm for many years and had accumulated a great amount of power.
"Of the eight people who cleared this stage before you, three of them managed to withstand it and pass. Five of them did not, but since they had already stepped into Mastery Realm, they surpassed the limits of the Golden Sword Platform, which is why I let them pass.
"If you can continue with your previous attack and shatter this golden sword, then I will release my full power … and fight against you!" When the man in golden armor's cultivation base erupted, he took a step towards Su Ming. The longsword in his hand shone, and it turned into nine afterimages in midair. It looked as if there were nine swords cutting down at Su Ming at the same time.
Fighting spirit shone in Su Ming's eyes. When he lifted his right hand, he positioned two of his fingers into the shape of a sword. At the instant a solemn expression appeared on his face, he pointed at the incoming golden sword.
It sliced through the air in a long arc. Once it crashed into the golden sword, Su Ming's right hand shuddered without a single sound. The golden sword also shuddered and instantly crumbled, but Su Ming's body tumbled backwards. When he retreated to the edge of the platform, he coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood.
However, delight appeared on his face. He did not even wipe off the blood at the corners of his mouth. Instead, he threw his head back and laughed.
"I understand now. So that's how it is. Bring out your full power and let's do it again!" As Su Ming laughed, he lifted his right hand and positioned two of his fingers into the shape of a sword. Golden light swiftly appeared on his fingers, and the golden shadow of the sword in his eyes was no longer an illusion. Instead, it had turned corporeal, and it replaced his pupils.
When this scene landed in the eyes of the ten million people in the world outside, a loud buzz instantly rang out.
"The ninth stage! He really did clear the ninth stage!"
"I didn't expect that someone would actually be able to clear all nine stages in one go. I remember hearing someone say that if someone can clear all nine stages in the third Striking Lands in one go, then Jin Xiu's strongest form will appear … and the hidden tenth stage will appear!"
As the discussions echoed in the world outside, the man in golden armor stared at Su Ming seriously on the platform, as if he wanted to etch Su Ming's appearance deep into his mind.
"Since the Striking Lands Ranking Board was updated ten thousand years ago, you are the first person … to make me bring out my full power. I will remember your name, Dao Kong … I don't know how much you have come to understand, but if you haven't, then you can leave now. You will still be able to clear the stage, because if you don't … you won't be able to handle my God Slayer Art!" "If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation."
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