Chapter 466: Sword Princess - 466
Zhou Fan spoke with urgency. "Death Qi. Use instant completion with a movement technique to escape."
Zhu Yi instantly understood and did just that. The Death Qi fell and Zhu Yi was unharmed, but from afar, the clash was still ongoing.
Thousands of hooded creatures wielding scythes flew to the ground and fought countless cultivators. One of them flew towards Zhu Yi.
"Core formation! Run away!" Zhou Fan shouted.
Zhu Yi's face paled and he ran as fast as he could. Unfortunately, it was futile against a being that could fly.
"What kind of inheritance is this!? Who the hell could possibly pass this?!" Zhu Yi shouted as he ran faster.
Even Zhou Fan was shocked by the contents of this inheritance, much less Zhu Yi. Perhaps in the wider universe, there were some people who could pass it, but they were very few.
A scythe covered in death Qi flew down in front of Zhu Yi. He used sword wave in an attempt to deflect it, but it was futile.
Five more sword waves followed before Zhu Yi pushed the scythe back.
"Giving up is possible." Zhou Fan reminded.
Zhu Yi nodded and focused.
In front of him, the hooded figure landed on the ground. Death Qi burst from him and an aura of death filled Zhu Yi's surroundings. He understood that he could not win. This was not just an average core formation realm cultivator. Even among those at his level, he would be a top elite. Luckily, he was only at the first level. Otherwise, Zhu Yi would already be dead.
The figure took a step, and Zhu Yi immediately wanted to give up. The aura of death pressed down on him. Zhu Yi gritted his teeth and stood his ground.
He had killed people and was not a good person. It could be said that he was cruel. From Zhou Fan's words, he had heard a saying.
"Cruel to others and cruel to oneself."
Zhu Yi was cruel to others, and in order to be more than an evil person, he had to be cruel to himself as well. This was a part of his philosophy that dictated his life.
He held his sword ready to attack. The figure slowly walked over, the aura of death growing every step.
It entered attacking range, and Zhu Yi pulled his sword out of his sheath. Suddenly, everything around him turned into golden light. He had completed the trial. Zhu Yi fell down sweating.
He was lucky that it was a trial that tested the will to fight even in the face of death. Otherwise, he may have died there.
"Perhaps I was wrong about you. You actually seem like a good disciple right now." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi gave him a thumbs up and walked deeper into the golden light.
He walked, and before he realized it, he was in another area. This time, he was in space. Zhu Yi was shocked. He panicked for a moment before realizing that he was in a contained area.
Looking around, the walls were only slightly visible and could be seen through, leading to his misunderstanding.
He seemed to be in a cube. Across from him was a girl wearing a blindfold and holding a thin sword.
Outside of the cube, he heard a voice.
Paying attention to the outside, he saw a few people, all of them old, watching them.
"How many moves can this brat last?"
"I bet 3. He seems confident."
"He won't survive one."
"I think he can survive 4."
The old people seemed to bet on his survival. Zhu Yi questioned the trial in his head. Why did it always create scenarios? At first, he thought that it was experiences of Chen Jie, but Chen Jie was never in space as a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator. It was hard to make sense of.
"Enough talking. You two. Fight." An old man said.
As soon as he spoke, the girl moved. She took a step… and Zhu Yi lost track of her. He could not sense or hear her at all. It was as if she had disappeared.
All his thoughts were completed in an instant as Zhou Fan spoke. "Behind."
Zhu Yi tucked and rolled to the side. He heard no sound and sensed nothing, but from the corner of his eye, a thin sword silently moved before disappearing again.
Zhou Fan seemed to read Zhu Yi's mind as he spoke. "She has the same cultivation as you."
Zhu Yi was shocked, but had to focus on the battle. He swung his sword and managed to block the sword that moved from behind him.
He rolled and turned around, but a sword came from behind him again. He could not understand the fight at all. He dodged and attempted to block, but as time passed, he was gaining injuries, all while never seeing the girl.
The old people from the side seemed surprised.
"He can fight well, but he's still a punching bag."
"Who could fight back against the sword princess?"
"Nobody said someone could. It is merely surprising that someone can live this long. Though he'll die soon."
Zhu Yi heard the words and agreed. If not for his trump card, he would not even be able to retaliate.
He still had nearly all of his Qi and decided to bet it all on two uses of instant completion. He once again thanked his master for the incredible technique.
As the sword came from behind, Zhu Yi used a movement technique. Instant completion.
It was as if he teleported. He saw the back of the girl. He swung his sword, using his remaining Qi. It was a simple swing. Instant completion.
The girl was cut in half. Off to the side, an elder shouted in rage.
"You dare!"
The world collapsed, but before it could affect Zhu Yi, everything turned into golden light once again.
This time, Zhu Yi layed on the floor. He had many minor injuries from the fight and almost no Qi. Luckily, the girl's sword was light.
He had not even been able to see her. He could barely react. If not for instant completion, he didn't even have the qualifications to fight that girl. And she was in the same realm as him.
Chapter 467: Chen Jie - 467
Not just the same realm, they were even at the same level.
Zhu Yi laid down for a while while recovering his Qi. It took a few hours, but he eventually fully recovered his Qi.
He got up and walked deeper into the golden light. After a while, the golden light seemed to slowly thin out. Soon, Zhu Yi was able to see his hands, then his entire body, until finally, he stepped into a throne room. The floor was covered in red carpet and there were many seats to the side. In front of Zhu Yi, where a throne should have been, there was an unfamiliar man sitting on a rock. He was faced away from Zhu Yi.
Zhu Yi's ears perked up as he heard footsteps. Looking to the side, a familiar face stepped through the golden light.
"Zhu Yi?"
"Wen Si?"
They spoke at the same time.
Wen Si was shocked to see Zhu Yi, while Zhu Yi was shocked to see Wen Si's arm, or lack thereof.
Wen Si had many cuts and a lot of blood covering his body. He was missing an entire arm.
He now held his paper and brush in one hand.
"Eh?!"
Both of them turned to look at the man sitting on a rock. He had turned around and looked at them with confusion, shock, and bewilderment. He seemed like a completely ordinary person.
"Not just one, but two! What kind of era is this?" The man said.
Zhu Yi and Wen Si looked at the man in confusion.
Wen Si spoke. "Are you another trial?"
The man shook his head. "Uh. I'm Chen Jie."
Zhu Yi and Wen Si completely paused.
"Well, technically I'm more like a clone left behind. I'm basically him at the 1st level of the Foundation Establishment realm, but with a lot more knowledge and control over the palace." Chen Jie explained.
Zhu Yi and Wen Si blankly nodded.
"Anyway. Here." Chen Jie waved his hand and a golden light wrapped around them. All the injuries suffered during the trials were healed, though old injuries such as scars were kept.
Wen Si switched his paper back to his other hand, looking just as he had when Zhu Yi first met him.
"Ever since this inheritance was created, two people have never entered at once. A person usually only enters once every million years."
He looked at Wen Si. "You carry the "true" inheritance of the writing sect, so it's not too unbelievable that you came here, but you…"
He looked at Zhu Yi with confusion. "You seem to be using some sort of Space Qi technique, but that appears to be teleportation. Still, it's slightly different. It doesn't make sense that you can teleport at such a low level. In fact, it breaks all known knowledge. Do you have some sort of divine physique or innate talent?"
Zhu Yi responded. "I have a good master."
Chen Jie nodded. "I won't make you explain anything."
Chen Jie waved his hand and a bunch of items appeared on the floor. "Pick one. Then, I'll give you the true final test."
Zhu Yi looked at the floor, and so did Wen Si. Some things were contained in spatial rings, while others were just laying around.
While they looked around, Zhu Yi asked Chen Jie a question. "What is the true final test?"
Chen Jie spoke. "Fight me at the same realm. For the record, nobody has ever passed the trial, and neither will you."
Zhu Yi nodded in agreement. He didn't even have such a ridiculous idea. That sword princess alone could have killed him without instant completion.
After picking up many spatial rings, Zhu Yi found another and looked inside. He widened his eyes as he looked at the contents.
It was spirit stones. So so many spirit stones. All of them were of high quality as well. Imagining Zhou Fan's recovery after using them, Zhu Yi instantly chose it.
"I want this." Zhu Yi said.
Chen Jie nodded.
Zhu Yi stepped to the side and sat in one of the seats.
After a while, Wen Si stopped looking. "Do you have anything from the founder?"
Chen Jie nodded and pointed to the side. Wen Si picked up a spatial ring and looked inside. "I want this."
Chen Jie nodded and took the remaining things away.
Wen Si took a golden brush out of the spatial ring and held it in preparation for the final test.
Chen Jie stood in the center of the room with his arms crossed. "Both of you can come at once."
As he spoke, he no longer felt like an ordinary person. He gave off the same feeling as the White Palace.
Zhu Yi and Wen Si did not stand on occasion. They nodded at each other and moved.
Wen Si wrote on his paper and Zhu Yi shot out a sword wave. Chen Jie looked at Zhu Yi and stepped forward. He leisurely dodged the sword wave and grabbed at Zhu Yi.
Zhu Yi jumped back, but Chen Jie's hand felt as if it was impossible to dodge.
Zhu Yi used instant completion with a movement technique to appear behind Chen Jie and stabbed forward.
At the same time, a diagonal line of ink appeared on Chen Jie's back. Chen Jie turned around and the ink line shattered. Zhu Yi's sword was grabbed and Chen Jie threw him and his sword across the room as if he was a ragdoll.
He stepped forward and reached at Wen Si. Wen Si was still in shock at his ink line breaking, but wrote on the paper. A barrier appeared, but Chen Jie pushed forward and it was shattered.
Zhu Yi did not know how strong Wen Si was, but he managed to get through the trial without a time Qi technique.
It was likely that Chen Jie was just so overwhelmingly powerful that they both seemed weak.
Zhou Fan spoke. "He is using the power of a divine physique."
Zhu Yi did not know what a divine physique was, but he listened while charging towards Chen Jie.
"It is a divine physique related to momentum. Nothing can stop him without being countless times more powerful. I have suggestions, but there's nothing you can do here. Just his divine physique is going to defeat you both."
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