LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 102 - 102: 102, [Can’t Afford to Play]
Chapter 102: 102, [Can’t Afford to Play]
Translator: 549690339
Lu Xun had only a few experience points left before, now with this additional 16,000 points, he is just over 20,000 points in total.
He immediately used 7,000 experience points to level up to 9. After hesitating a few seconds, he spent 8,000 more experience points to level up directly to 10!
Outside the stone door, the old crocodile was becoming truly restless.
Just after walking through the Trial Ground, he advanced through two realms in a matter of moments!
Why was breaking through realms as simple as eating and drinking for this kid?!
The disciple of the master certainly can’t be compared to ordinary people.” Elder E couldn’t help but say.
At this, he couldn’t help but feel a bit envious.
The Monster Clan’s cultivation wasn’t like the Human Race’s – just starting to unlock spiritual wisdom and shapeshifting required a great deal of time.
If this time were given to a genius of the Human Race, it would be enough for them to grow leaps and bounds.
Furthermore, many Monster Species strive to cultivate but are forever unable to shapeshift and ultimately… become mounts for great cultivators.
Those in the Monster Clan who could cultivate to the level of Elder E were few and far between, and those as lucky as Mao Nanbei, who had the master as his teacher, were even rarer.
Inside the stone door, Lu Xun took a deep breath and felt incredibly invigorated!
Qi Consumption Technique, 10th layer, Great Perfection!
This was already the upper limit of Lu Xun’s current level. If he wanted to keep leveling up, it would be a bit like a job transfer in a game; when applied to the Heavenly Dust Continent, it basically meant he needed higher level cultivation techniques.
After all, only those above Level 10 are considered in the initial realm, and the cultivation of the Qi Consumption Technique is somewhat like laying a foundation, which can be considered as foundation building.
He didn’t think about anything else now, he just wanted to break through the third stage with all his might, and clear the “Turtle’s Longevity” stage!
He took a step forward, ready to start anew from the first stage.
With a firm footfall, the ripple spread outwards and 81 concealed swords immediately took to the sky!
The small sword within his Sword Heart shook and was immediately flung out.
He seemed to have only glanced at them, and they were already defeated!
Without stopping, Lu Xun cleared the first stage in a moment and rushed towards the second stage at the fastest speed.
The first stage held back this true man for only a brief three seconds.
Upon stepping into the second stage’s stone forest again, Lu Xun had experience this time. Coupled with his sudden surge in cultivation base, he didn’t step-by-step progress anymore and dashed straight ahead.
Surrounding concealed swords continuously stabbed at him, but none of them stopped him.
Getting close, deflecting. Getting close, deflecting…
Whether it was one by one, or seven or eight together, for the Level 10 Lu Xun, it was all manageable.
Hence, every magic sword was flung away three meters before him, and he, as if nothing had happened, broke through the second stage at the fastest speed!
This was the enhanced version of the No Sword Domain!
The two areas in front of the third stage did not make Lu Xun stay for long.
When the first superior magic sword stabbed towards him, Lu Xun had a quick thought and it stopped in mid-air three meters away from him.
The magic sword trembled as it used all its might to stab forwards, but it could not move an inch forward.
Lu Xun snapped his fingers hidden in his sleeve, which caused the magic sword to tremble as if it couldn’t bear the burden, and flew away.
Although Lu Xun’s strength had increased and the difficulty of the stages would increase accordingly, they didn’t exactly correlate.
After all, he practiced the “Sword Cultivating Technique” which could achieve 300% critical hit effect. Each tiny improvement in his level was equivalent to a significant improvement for an average cultivator. As he progressed, this gap would grow exponentially like a rolling snowball!
At this moment, he was full of momentum and intended to break through the third stage in one fell swoop, thoroughly conquering the “Turtle’s Longevity” stage!
A real man goes all the way!
Inside the second section, just like before, three magic swords lunged at Lu Xun from left, right, and above.
The small sword within his Sword Heart vibrated at high frequency, reaching a peak.
The attacks of the three magic swords gradually weakened. Lu Xun extended his right hand and, with a lightning-fast motion, knocked the sword bodies with his fingers.
“Tap—tap—tap—!”
He flicked the swords with his fingers, which consequently sent the three superior magic swords flying!
This was the power of a Non-Swordbearer!
His hands were repelling every sword!
Lu Xun leisurely walked into the third area, and seven magic swords slowly rose into the air. The basic information popped up in front of his eyes again.
“Sword Array: Seven Barbarians, Attack power +36%, Agility +11%”
Lu Xun:
The strength of each sword had increased, which he could totally accept, but he didn’t expect the damn sword array to upgrade as well!
Unsurprisingly, this was a “special bonus” that could only be enjoyed at the Great Perfection of the Qi Consumption Technique.
After all, for cultivators, every ten layers represented a huge bottleneck. To break through was extremely difficult, hence the upgrade of the sword array was designed to apply more pressure on them so they could comprehend more under this pressure.
Strictly speaking, it was well-intentioned. But for Lu Xun who was in a hurry to break through, it felt like being ripped off!
“Wow, this is getting a bit difficult!”
Lu Xun’s expression became more and more serious, he was feeling the pressure.
He didn’t know why, but he felt like he was back to those 30 nights when he was ruthlessly disciplined by his second senior sister’s Sword Intent.
He felt a weird sense of nostalgia!
At that time, he had this feeling every night, as if he was on the brink of a great battle, one slip could lead to his death!
Although both situations wouldn’t actually kill him, the feeling of being threatened with death was very real.
“The Seven Barbarian Sword Formation,” belonged to a lethal formation.
Its only upgrades were attack power and speed, with everything else disregarded. This was what a lethal formation was all about!
Despite the array’s formidable power, it was easy to break – if a weakness could be found, it could be shattered.
Unfortunately, Lu Xun’s current level of competency didn’t allow him to spot the flaw in the Sword Array, so he had no choice but to take a direct approach and go head-to-head!
He brought together his index and middle fingers on his right hand. The Sword Qi and Sword Intent were different from before. They were interwoven, forming an airflow that swirled around Lu Xun’s fingers.
If one were to keenly observe his long slender fingers, one could spot a faint airflow spiraling around them. Though still as elusive as smoke and fog, appearing incredibly graceful, no one would dare underestimate their power!
Lu Xun’s previous level progression didn’t allow him to unleash his full Sword Intent power. However, now that he’d risen two levels, he could unravel even more power!
As the Sword Array sprang to life, Lu Xun also sprang into action!
“Zzzz—
His fingertips collided with the first Magic Sword. Having toppled it, he continued unimpeded, making his way towards the following Magic Swords!
The second, the third, the fourth…
In the blink of an eye, only the Main Sword remained within the Seven Barbarian Sword Formation!
Unlike the other swords that floated high, then swooped down to strike Lu Xun, this one was merely an inch from the ground, positioned at the very end, as if gathering its strength.
“Zoom—!” It engaged.
Oddly enough, even though it lacked a sword sheath, it still gave Lu Xun a distinct sensation as if drawing a sword from its sheath.
Sword Drawing Technique!
Moreover, he realized that this sword carried an incredibly faint Sword Intent!
“Damn! Are they playing fair!?” In the blink of an eye, Lu Xun cursed inwardly.
No wonder, even characters like Xiao Ran, who are supposed to be future protagonists, failed to break the formation. So they had a trick up their sleeve!
Every last artifact in each type has a very faint “intent” attached!
Who the hell designed this Turtle’s Longevity quest? Do they award extra incentives for surpassing the Demon Sect level? There’s no need for such tactics!
In his past life, he had indeed read many posts about the Turtle’s Longevity. Not one player managed to finish this quest. However, there were posts saying that the last magical artifact carried an “intent”!
But on reflection, it made sense. New players at this stage wouldn’t normally see through these elements. If Lu Xun did not embody the Sword Intent himself, he wouldn’t have noticed this faint “intent”.
This is itself a Superior Magical Weapon, capable of unleashing significant power due to the instance’s enchantment. Now the weapon has also used a Sword Drawing Technique and Sword Intent. If this isn’t taking advantage, what is!?
Qi spiraling at the tip of Lu Xun’s finger collided with the Magic Sword.
The small sword within his Sword Heart was also demonstrating its power.
The only drawback he had at the moment was that he didn’t know any advanced sword techniques nor had he learned any Sword Arrays. On his return to the Demon Sect, he needed to learn more skills once acquiring subsequent Cultivation Techniques.
“Swish!” The Magic Sword pierced through the Qi spiraling around Lu Xun’s fingertip. Just as it was about to injure him, Lu Xun was enveloped in a flash of white light, getting teleported away once again.
It was his second unsuccessful attempt at the challenge.
This is merely a beginner instance for players below level 20!
There’s no need, absolutely no need for this!
What’s the purpose of creating such hellish difficulty?
Luckily, he received a system notification.
[Ding! Due to your excellent performance, you’re currently ranked 2nd in the Turtle’s Longevity instance.]
[Deducting the previously repeated rewards, you’ve earned 20000 Experience Points!]
To prevent players from deliberately performing poorly at first, followed by climbing the leaderboard three times to nab triple experience rewards, the leaderboard’s experience point awards deduct the initial prizes.
That is, 30000 points were initially rewarded for the second rank. After subtracting the previous 10000 points for the fourth rank, Lu Xun gained 20000 Experience Points.
“I surpassed Xiao Ran!” Lu Xun was pleasantly surprised.
He couldn’t level up for now because he needed a new Cultivation Technique. Thus, Lu Xun turned his attention to the Sword Cultivating Technique.
“Gosh , it takes 25000 experience points to level up. It seems that Orange Level abilities require a lot of experience points. If it hits level 5, one would need hundreds of thousands of experience points to upgrade even one level!”
Lu Xun gritted his teeth and poured all of his just over 25000 experience points into it.
You can never go wrong upgrading an Orange Level god-tier skill.
Henceforth, his Sword Cultivating Technique was at level 3!
At level 1, it allowed 200% critical hit effect. At level 3, it was a terrifying 400%!
Combine a [100% Critical Hit] with [400% critical hit effect], tell me: are you scared?!
Lu Xun composed himself and began his final attempt at the challenge.
“This time, I’ll rip you apart!” he silently threatened.
Outside the Stone Door, Elder E felt Lu Xun was a bit impatient. He felt Lu Xun should sit down to meditate, assimilate the learnings from the third challenge, and improve himself.
There was no point in brute-forcing it again.
“He’s still too young, hot-blooded indeed.”
However, as Lu Xun charged at the Sword Array in the third challenge again, Elder E could perceive a change in him!
The Qi at his fingertips was the same, but it looked a whole lot sharper! “Monster! This kid is definitely a monster!”
Inside the Sword Array, Lu Xun swiftly shattered the six swords, once again encountering the final Magic Sword.
“Break! ! !
He jabbed his sword finger forward, forcing the Magic Sword into retreat.
Lu Xun kept advancing, forcing the Magic Sword backward until finally, he flung it away!
The Magic Sword landed on the ground, embedding itself in the earth.
A conspicuous fracture appeared on the blade.
It broke.