(Third Day, First Update)
Outside the pavilion, Yang Guan stared blankly at Chen Zong's back as he muttered to himself.
"He passed … he passed it on his first try …"
"The newcomer is at the bottom …"
"I'm afraid everyone has misjudged him …"
Yang Guan's evaluation result was also low, but it was normal. It took him nine tries to pass the first floor and he was able to stay in the Eternal Battle Fort.
The first floor was the easiest to pass, but it was also very difficult. Those who had passed it knew it very well.
Even a genius with a middle evaluation was not sure if he could pass the first floor on his first try.
Even if one was a genius newcomer, not every one of them could pass the first floor on their first try, especially when they had just entered the Eternal Battle Fort.
"I'm afraid this new friend of mine isn't as simple as he seems on the surface," Yang Guan said in the end before withdrawing his gaze and turning around to return to the pavilion.
Chen Zong did not know what Yang Guan was thinking. After returning to the pavilion, he left to practice the Nine Heavenly Spirit Strikes. Even though it was only a basic martial art, it was very important for him. It opened a door for him to gain a foothold in the Eternal Battle Fort.
Moreover, there was another thing that martial arts had in common. Even though he could not practice the Nine Heavenly Spirit Strikes, he could absorb its mysteries and use it for himself. At least, it could strengthen his foundation.
The pavilion had two floors. The first floor was like a martial arts arena for practicing martial arts. The second floor was used for practicing martial arts and for living.
On the first floor, Chen Zong waved his sword. The white sword light pierced through the air and rippled like water.
Chen Zong was not in a hurry to succeed. Therefore, he completely separated the Heavenly Spirit Nine Strikes into eighty-one forms, which were eighty-one swords. This way, he would be able to directly comprehend the profoundness and changes within it.
The Nine Heavenly Spirit Strikes was divided into four levels according to the realm: Entry, Small Success, Great Success and Completion. Chen Zong had reached the Entry Level and was advancing to the Small Success Level.
"Nine moves as one sword, one move as one change." Chen Zong thought to himself. He had a deeper understanding of the Nine Heavenly Spirit Strikes.
Small Success!
His body's accumulation of martial arts, especially swordsmanship, was incomparably strong and solid. Now, it was exploding rapidly.
Although his powerful consciousness was not very compatible with his body, it was very beneficial for his comprehension.
"No, the eighty-one forms don't just have eighty-one transformations."
The more Chen Zong practiced, the more he felt the amazing mystery of the Nine Heavenly Spirit Strikes.
Time passed slowly. Chen Zong did not leave the pavilion, but continued to practice the Nine Heavenly Spirit Strikes. He was so engrossed in it that he forgot everything.
Chen Zong kept analyzing the mysteries in the book. He was almost crazy.
"What a brilliant martial art. Eighty-one styles seem to have eighty-one variations, but in fact, each style has nine small variations." When he comprehended it, Chen Zong could not help but sigh in admiration.
Such profundity had completely surpassed his self-created Line of Heaven and Earth and Yin and Yang Sword Realm.
Nine strikes!
Eighty-one moves!
However, there were 729 types of minor transformations. Every nine minor transformations formed a single move, and every nine moves formed a single strike.
This was the Great Success.
Yes, after a long time, Chen Zong finally reached the Great Success of the Nine Heavenly Spirit Strikes. He felt that he had reached his limit. Even if he continued to practice, it would be difficult for him to make any progress in a short time.
"I wonder how much strength I can unleash with the Great Success of the Nine Heavenly Spirit Strikes?" Chen Zong said to himself as he sheathed his sword.
Although he had not fought, Chen Zong had a feeling that he had been restricted in some way before. Now, the Nine Heavenly Spirit Strikes had unlocked part of the restriction. Perhaps it was just a small difference, but it should be very obvious to the improvement of his combat strength.
"It's a pity that the Heaven and Earth Battle Tower only allows one challenge per month. Otherwise, I would try it." Chen Zong muttered to himself and glanced at the Eternal Token of Heaven and Earth.
The Battle Record column had increased from the original 60 to 1060.
60 was from the Ethereal Realm, and 1,000 was from the first level of the Battle Tower.
"1,000 battle records can be exchanged for a Basic Martial Arts Technique, a Lower Grade Heaven-Stealing Earth Pill, or a Lower Grade Combat Weapon." Chen Zong suddenly thought. What could he exchange for with 1,000 battle records?
As the saying goes, good steel should be used on the blade. The battle records were limited, and there were only a little over 1,000 battle records. There were very few things that could be exchanged for, and they were very basic. Naturally, he would choose something that could significantly enhance his strength.
It was also because he had too few battle records that he needed to think carefully.
In terms of Basic Martial Arts, he already had the Nine Heavenly Spirit Strikes. It would be good to have one more. Even if he did not have one, it would be fine.
A Lower Grade Heaven-Stealing Earth Pill should not be enough to upgrade his Low Grade Mortal Body to Medium Grade Mortal Body. According to Yang Guan, it would take an average of 10 pills.
In other words, some people could upgrade their Low Grade Mortal Body to Medium Grade Mortal Body with seven or eight pills, but some people could upgrade their Low Grade Mortal Body to Medium Grade Mortal Body with 12 or even 13 pills.
However, under normal circumstances, it would take 10 pills.
However, if he had a Middle Grade Heaven-Stealing Earth Pill, he would be able to upgrade his Low Grade Mortal Body to Medium Grade Mortal Body.
A Lower Grade Heaven-Stealing Earth Pill would cost 1,000 battle records, while a Middle Grade Heaven-Stealing Earth Pill would cost 10,000 battle records.
As for Combat Weapons, they were the weapons in the Eternal Battle Fort. According to the three branches, they were Eternal Combat Weapons, Void Combat Weapons, and Heaven-Earth Combat Weapons.
The Heaven-Earth Combat Weapons were used by the Heaven-Earth Combat Weapons.
Every newcomer would receive a Basic Combat Weapon for free. They would be able to use their Cultivation Method power, but they would not be able to enhance their strength.
A Lower Grade Combat Weapon would be able to enhance their strength by 10%.
After thinking about it, the most direct way to enhance his strength would be a Combat Weapon. Even a Lower Grade Combat Weapon could enhance his strength by 10%.
A Lower Grade Combat Weapon would cost 1,000 battle records, while a Middle Grade Combat Weapon would cost 10,000 battle records.
Since he had made up his mind, Chen Zong did not hesitate anymore.
Low Grade Geniuses and Medium Grade Geniuses were treated worse. If they wanted to exchange something, they had to leave the pavilion and go to a specific exchange point.
According to his preferences and habits, Chen Zong exchanged for a Lower Grade Longsword.
The Heaven-Earth Combat Weapons were basically black. The only difference was the proportion of their appearance and color.
With a Lower Grade Combat Weapon in hand, Chen Zong tried to attack with his sword. He could feel that his strength was not only smoother, but his strength was also enhanced.
10%!
It was a standard 10% increase.
"Since I can't challenge the Battle Tower, I'll just go to the Ethereal Realm," Chen Zong thought to himself.
It was indeed a bit slow to gain battle records in the Ethereal Realm, but it could be sustained. As long as he won, he would be able to gain battle records. As long as he won consecutively, he would be able to accumulate more and more battle records.
Currently, he was still a Rank 1 Warrior. Most of the opponents he was randomly assigned to were also Rank 1 Warriors. Last time, he met Xiao Zheng, who was a Rank 6 Warrior. It could be said that he was unlucky. That kind of situation was not often encountered.
Moreover, one could fight freely in the Ethereal Realm. There was no need to worry about life and death. The only thing that mattered was victory and defeat.
Firstly, one could gain battle records. Secondly, one could train oneself. Therefore, this place became a popular place for many newcomers and even demigod-level geniuses.
Of course, the Imminent God experts above the demigod-level would also enter the Ethereal Realm. However, they would not fight with demigod-level soldiers. That would be pure torture and would be meaningless.
Of course, some Imminent God experts who were bored out of their wits would come to watch demigod-level battles. They treated it as a way to kill time or to see how the juniors were doing.
After entering the Ethereal Realm, Chen Zong chose to join the battle without hesitation.
Joining the battle was still a battle between the Heaven-Earth Bloodlines. If one wanted to extend it to the other two bloodlines and enter the battle between the main fortresses, one would need to meet certain conditions.
The condition was to be a Rank 9 Warrior.
A Rank 9 Warrior only needed 9,000 battle records. It did not seem like much because as long as one could pass the fourth floor of the Heaven-Earth Battle Tower, they would be able to gain 10,000 battle records.
However, 9,000 battle records were still a lot. After all, it was not easy to gain battle records in the Ethereal Realm. One consecutive victory would only give 10 battle records. Although two consecutive victories would increase the number, it was not much.
Therefore, it was quite difficult to gain 9,000 battle records.
The door opened, and Chen Zong stepped inside. This time, it was his opponent who chose the battle environment.
It was a sand dune. When the white wind blew past, it rolled up black sand that filled the sky.
His opponent walked out of the door and walked on the wind and sand.
At a glance, he saw his opponent's information.
All in all, from the information, Chen Zong was definitely not as good-looking as the others.
However, his opponent was also a Rank 1 Warrior.
In the blink of an eye, his opponent seemed to have become one with the black sand. He seemed to be moving slowly, but in fact, he was approaching at an astonishing speed.
The white wind blew continuously. Layers of black sand filled the air from all directions. For a moment, Chen Zong's sight and hearing were confused. It was difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.
Chen Zong simply closed his eyes and increased his perception to the maximum.
The sword in the scabbard stood still.
Suddenly, Chen Zong opened his eyes. A cold light shot out like lightning, and the long sword in the scabbard pierced through the air in an instant.
The first sword of the Nine Swords of Heavenly Spirit.
This sword was extremely fast, light, and agile. It contained nine styles and eighty-one types of small changes. It seemed to be a stab, but it seemed to have enveloped the surroundings.
The realm of Great Accomplishment was enough to fully display the power of the Nine Swords of Heavenly Spirit.
This sword was completely out of his opponent's expectations. He quickly dodged it.
The second sword!
Another sword light flashed and sliced through the air. There was no way to dodge it.
Chen Zong won. He received another ten battle records, and his score increased to seventy.
Compared to his first battle in the Virtual Realm, this battle was undoubtedly much easier.
Moreover, his opponent's strength would not be weaker than his first opponent.
In other words, the Nine Swords of Heavenly Spirit had indeed allowed him to better display his strength. The difference of a hair's breadth was like a thousand miles.
Perhaps it was not that exaggerated, but the slight change undoubtedly had an obvious effect on him.
This battle did not consume much energy. Chen Zong chose to continue fighting without hesitation. Soon, a new opponent appeared.
Chen Zong maintained the original battle environment and did not change it. Perhaps other environments would be better, but as a cultivator, he had to keep going. Sometimes, he had to fight in an unfavorable environment. He had to adapt so that he would not be caught off guard.
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