chsdbacks Chapter 141, Stage 1
Chapter 141, Stage 1
Not far past the stone tablet, thick fog quickly gathered in front of Gaosheng, directly condensing into a black-clad, masked man. Within dozens of kilometers, the sky and earth became clear.
The masked man carried a blue-flame sword on his back, his eyes beneath the mask fixed on Gao Sheng: "A newcomer?"
"Yes." Gao Sheng smiled.
"Very well, welcome to the Road of Glory. Unfortunately, your tour has come to an end."
With a clang, the man in black drew his long sword from behind him, his entire body enveloped in a cyan aura, and charged directly at Gao Sheng.
Gao Sheng also drew his Azure Flame Sword.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Without dodging or avoiding, the two swords clashed!
"His strength is average," Gao Sheng concluded instantly.
The masked man attacked relentlessly, but Gao Sheng didn't use his domain at all. He simply used his movement skills to easily dodge and carefully observe his opponent's moves.
"This sword technique is neither the Falling Leaf Sword Art nor the Seven Killings of Blazing Fire. It seems to be a sword technique that combines the laws of fire and wood, but its level is still relatively low."
"His swordsmanship does not contain any spatial laws, nor does his movement technique show any trace of spatial laws."
"Could it be that because I chose the Azure Flame Sword, he is using a sword technique suitable for the Azure Flame Sword?" Gao Sheng's eyes lit up. "Yes, that must be it. The secret technique used by this virtual opponent is related to the weapon chosen by the challenger."
Swish, swish, swish! Gao Sheng's figure flashed, and the masked man couldn't even touch him.
"Fight me! What's the point of hiding all this time?" the man in black roared angrily.
"I'll grant your wish." Gao Sheng drew his sword with a whoosh, a flash of white light, and a bloody hole appeared on the black-clad man's head. His eyes widened, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud, then hissed and disappeared into white mist.
"If this virtual opponent's level of laws and secret techniques is at the Eternal Star level, it's roughly equivalent to the top 1,000 geniuses in the entire universe," Gao Sheng judged. "It's slightly stronger than me before I broke through to the Universe level."
Indeed, if Gao Sheng hadn't broken through to the cosmic level at that time and continued to participate, the chances of him entering the top 1000 in the overall cosmic rankings would not have been very high.
Even Luo Feng was not as good as Gao Sheng during the preliminary rounds. It was only because the Demon Killer Clan's clone was born and the spatial laws made great progress in the following years that he became one of the most dazzling people in that batch of geniuses.
Thinking of Luo Feng, Gao Sheng suddenly remembered that the guy entered Chaos City around the time he set off from Qiulong Star to do a mercenary assessment mission. He even received an email from him back then. In the blink of an eye, almost twelve years had passed, so he must have spent almost four years in Chaos City.
In the past twelve years, Gao Sheng would occasionally visit his family and friends in the Jiuxingwan community, but Luo Feng never showed up.
"His progress in Chaos City must have been rapid, but in the nearly twenty years since I became a Universe-level being, my progress has been just as fast," Gao Sheng smiled.
After his soul evolved, Gao Sheng's talent for the laws improved significantly, reaching the cosmic level. He also acquired suitable secret techniques, attended classes on the mercenary island, and fought in the cosmic secret realm for ten years. Gao Sheng's progress was indeed enormous.
"continue."
Gao Sheng quickly traveled dozens of kilometers along the sandy path before entering the thick fog once again.
The same dense fog gathered, this time forming a man in golden armor.
"A newbie? Not bad, you actually passed the first test. But I'm not like that idiot before me."
Boom! The golden-armored man was surrounded by flames and flew up on the Fire Disc. Dozens of silver lights flew out from the long silver ridge behind him, forming six illusory flaming throwing knives in the air.
"The first level of the Ember God Weapon?" Gao Sheng smiled, and the same double-edged blade flew out from behind him, forming a solid throwing knife in front of him.
"The second level?" The golden-armored man's expression changed. "Go!"
Six flying knives, each drawing a different arc, soared upwards.
With a soft clang, the solid throwing knife created six afterimages, almost simultaneously deflecting the six illusory throwing knives.
Gao Sheng casually parried the opponent's attack and observed for a while. He found that the "Blazing Blade" used by this master was nothing special, and it only contained the law of fire, which was not as good as the previous opponents who had mastered two types of laws.
However, his Fire Law is stronger than both of his previous martial arts opponents' laws. In terms of true strength, they are about the same, it's just that the controllers are more difficult to deal with.
Suddenly, the golden-armored man's six illusory throwing knives converged, arranged in a three-in-front-three-back formation, connected by threads of law, forming a unified whole that collided with the rising throwing knives.
"Indeed, his six illusory throwing knives are interconnected through the law of fire, making them far more powerful than if they were used individually." Gao Sheng nodded.
It should be noted that when Gao Sheng participated in the preliminary rounds of the Genius Battle World Region, he could only use two Blazing Blades and could not comprehend this technique. However, it is not worth mentioning for Gao Sheng now.
It wasn't that the golden-armored man's understanding of the laws was stronger than Gao Sheng's at the time; it was simply because his peak cosmic-level mental power allowed him to unleash six blazing blades.
In terms of the depth of the laws alone, it is indeed similar to that of the high-level star level, only slightly stronger in terms of usage.
"Let's end it here."
The Blade of Heaven suddenly accelerated, piercing through the opponent's head amidst his horrified gaze. With its power bursting forth, it shattered the golden-armored man's sea of consciousness into a mess.
Ignoring everything else, Gao Sheng continued walking deeper into the path.
After advancing for several dozen kilometers, the thick fog coalesced into a graceful young woman in red, who also carried a long, silver-edged "Ember God Weapon" on her back.
The girl had red hair and snow-white skin, even her eyes were red. Just standing there, she possessed a breathtaking beauty that struck Gao Sheng's heart.
"A newcomer? Not bad, to actually make it here." The girl in red's eyes sparkled, and even though Gao Sheng knew she was a virtual AI, his heart still fluttered.
"Now that you've made it this far, you've passed the first stage of the Path to Glory," the girl said with a charming smile. "Please."
Bang! A fiery red flying knife shattered the two illusory knife shadows, and with a flash of light, it pierced through the head of the girl in red.
Gao Sheng watched quietly as the woman in red on the ground faded and disappeared.
"It's a pity, I wanted to experience it more."
"Your illusion technique is quite good. If it were when I had just broken through to the cosmic level, I probably wouldn't have been able to react."
There was no charming smile or passing the first stage; it was all an illusion created by the girl in red. As soon as she finished speaking, the girl cast an illusion and then attacked with the Blazing Blade!
"This illusion technique isn't particularly powerful, but the skill involved is quite impressive. It's actually a dream-like illusion, and it's directly altered based on the surrounding environment, with seamless transitions. Impressive!"
Gao Sheng sighed, saying that environmental illusions are extremely difficult to master. He himself had only mastered a few types of inducing illusions, and in terms of illusion skills, he was far inferior to this girl in red.
No matter how exquisite the illusion is, a sudden change in the scene can still make the opponent realize something is wrong deep in their mind. Like this illusion of the girl in red, it is easy for people to fall into it without even realizing it.
"It only works the first time. After that, once people know your methods, it's pointless to use it again."
"Martial artist, controller, illusionist, I wonder what lies ahead."
Gao Sheng continues to move forward.
After walking several dozen kilometers, they entered the dense fog area again. This time, even more fog condensed, directly forming the shapes of three people.
A masked man in black, a man in golden armor, and a girl in red appeared together, all looking at Gao Sheng.
"Newcomer, this is the final test," the man in black said coldly.
"Defeat us, and you'll pass." The man in golden armor smiled.
The girl in red didn't speak, but stared at Gao Sheng with her fiery red eyes.
Three against one? That's impressive.
Gao Sheng looked at the three people in front of him; it seemed to be the final challenge of the first stage.
The three moved at the same time. The man in black rushed forward with his sword, while the man in golden armor attacked with six illusory flying knives at the same time. The girl in red did not use her Ember Divine Weapon again. Her eyes lit up and her illusory mental power directly entered Gao Sheng's body!
"Hmph!" Gao Sheng's consciousness jolted, and the mental power that attacked before the illusion could even form was shattered. Immediately afterward, a large number of double-edged blades flew up behind Gao Sheng, instantly forming six Heaven-Shattering Blades, which simultaneously pierced towards the three of them.
A flurry of flashing blades, and they were all instantly killed!
Having experienced the tactics of all three opponents, there's no need to waste any more time.