chsdbacks 5. Crimson Bright 9 Heavens Map Battle Hengxing 9th Tier
5. Crimson Bright 9 Heavens Map Battle Hengxing 9th Tier
Dorenshugg looked at Hargrave: "Hargrave, what do you think?"
Hargrave did not answer, but stared intently at Jolin in front of him, his eyes flashing with a strange light, as if trying to see through Jolin.
In their brief time together, Qiao Lin gave them the impression of being sharp, like a dagger pointed at them.
Having lived for millions of years, they knew very well that this was a sign of extreme confidence.
Such people are extremely prone to falling from grace, but among the strong, nine out of ten are such extremely confident individuals.
They are not likable, but undeniably, as strong individuals, they have the confidence and the right to be arrogant.
If this kind of person dies halfway through, or is simply an ignorant fool, then so be it. But if they really have ability, then you absolutely must not offend them...
The universe is too vast; there are too many reasons why young people should be underestimated because they are poor.
They have lived for millions of years and seen everything. Countless families have been wiped out by poor boys who were once looked down upon and then rose to power!
Hargrave looked at his grandson. The noble Ninth Prince Brolin did not have this kind of strong aura. If they were in each other's shoes, Brolin would probably stand trembling and dare not say a word.
Didn't you see that even domain lords don't dare to speak casually?
"Dorenshug, it's been a long time since I've seen such a promising talent. Here's what I'll do: I happen to have a partial secret technique passed down by an immortal powerhouse. I spent twenty Chaos Units to buy it back then. If he wins, I'll give it to him!"
Twenty mixed units?
Domain Lord Duo Ke shuddered; this was two hundred times his entire fortune!
Brolin frowned but remained silent, seemingly believing that Jolin had no chance of winning.
"You're really cunning. You used a copy of the inherited knowledge as a favor, but you didn't actually give me any benefit at all," Dorenshugg laughed.
"That's not how it works. This secret technique is very suitable for this little guy."
Dorenshorg didn't press the matter further, but instead said, "Jolin, if you truly win, I will take you as my last disciple. Everything I have is yours—my wealth, my secret techniques, my connections, everything!"
"Thank you both!" Qiao Lin said frankly. "Ninth Prince, please enlighten me!"
"Fine, I'd like to see what you've got that can beat me!" Brolin's face flushed red, and a strange laugh came from his throat.
"Wait, let's fight in the virtual universe instead. The virtual universe can completely simulate your strength!" Dorenshage said.
Qiao Lin raised an eyebrow. To be honest, he hated the virtual universe. The supposedly omnipotent virtual universe couldn't even simulate his body and divine power, making it difficult for him to exert his strength.
"No matter how realistic the virtual universe is, it's still fake. When you go out to adventure, you'll eventually have to experience real combat!" Qiao Lin said.
"Good, good, good!" Dorenshugg laughed heartily. "Jolin, even if you lose, I will still take you as my disciple!"
The most valuable talents are those who are unafraid of death; only such people can become true strongmen.
Ninth Prince Brolin is good in every way, except he lacks the demeanor of a strong person, confidence, and the courage to fight to the death.
A lack of self-confidence is one thing, but courage is the hymn to the strong and cannot be lacking under any circumstances.
"You're asking for death!" Brolin could no longer hold back. In front of the two world lords, he rushed out quickly, like a cannonball, and landed on Jolin's head. At the same time, a longsword appeared in Brolin's hand.
With both feet landing, Brolin attempted to trample Jolin under his feet, intending to stab Jolin to death in the most humiliating way.
At the same time, a black Force suit enveloped Qiao Lin below, covering his entire body without any blind spots. As the black Force suit filled his body, two longswords appeared in Qiao Lin's hands.
After his body was covered by the Force Suit, a power that did not exist in the Devouring Stars began to surge within Jolin's body, filling every part of his body.
Jolin had no intention of relying on the genetic or mental power of the Swallowed Star world to fight Brolin.
As outsiders speculated, Jolin was a hundred times weaker than Brolin in terms of Force or mental strength, and could not possibly be his opponent.
However, Qiao Lin had his own trump card. He was still a master of the late stage of the Innate Realm in the Desolate Era, and he had cultivated the first divine and demonic body refining method, "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram", to the sixth level!
The Crimson Heavens Diagram granted Qiao Lin an incredibly powerful physical body. Combined with a Tier 3 top-grade Force Armor that could reduce attacks from Eternal Star level by 99%, Brolin's attacks on Qiao Lin dealt very little damage, almost as if Brolin were attacking a cosmic-level powerhouse.
In terms of defense, the Crimson Heaven Nine Heavens Diagram combined with the Force Suit is stronger than Brolin's.
In terms of attack, Jolin used pure physical strength and divine power!
The power of the Swallowed Star world essentially originates from spiritual power and genetic force, and these attacks will be weakened by 99% by the Force Suit!
However, in terms of pure power, the Force Suit's reduction is very small, less than 20%!
To use a metaphor from the past, a shield can block swords, but not cannons! They're not part of the same system, making them difficult to defend against.
Therefore, even though Qiao Lin's Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram was only cultivated to the sixth level, and his actual strength was only comparable to the fourth or fifth level of the Hengxing Star, the damage he caused was almost real damage!
With his combined offensive and defensive prowess, Jolin's skills are no weaker than Brolin's, making him a formidable opponent!
Brolin was above Jolin, with wisps of electricity crackling from the soles of his feet. The electricity was firmly contained by Brolin's feet and fell directly towards Jolin's head.
When Brolin's feet landed, the surrounding air was instantly compressed and propelled out like a cannonball.
Hu~hu~hu~
The air around Qiaolin exploded, completely shattering everything around him, turning furniture and decorations into dust.
Upon seeing this, Hargrave above frowned, then opened his domain, confining the battle between the two within a kilometer radius.
"Fighting doesn't discriminate based on location!"
"Heh, young man, it's understandable to be hot-blooded!"
Seeing Brolin's kick, Jolin snorted coldly: "Domain!"
Jolin's fiery domain spread out, beginning to offset the effects of Brolin's domain.
"Haha, you bumpkin! You probably don't even know how to use a domain. Your clumsy application shows you dare to try and defeat me. Watch closely, this is how a real domain should be used!"
Brolin clearly bound the lightning field completely to his feet, unleashing his strongest attack.
Qiao Lin remained calm, wielding his longswords in both hands and thrusting them at Brolin above him.
Water and Fire Lotus!
Most people who cultivate the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram start with the concepts of water and fire, and Qiao Lin is no exception.
Under a power that no one could understand, the two swords in Jolin's hands collided with Brolin's lightning domain!
Boom!
A massive explosion resounded around Qiao Lin. Centered on Qiao Lin, the surrounding palaces shattered instantly, and countless pieces of earth and stone turned into dust, drifting continuously in the air.
The fine powder completely stained the hundreds of meters of space confined by the powder grayish-black. At this moment, Brolin and Jolin seemed to encounter black magma, which completely enveloped and buried them, making it impossible for outsiders to see their bodies.
After just one exchange, Brolin, encased in his Force suit, was filled with horror.
"That's impossible. He's only at the third level of the Star Realm. He can't compare to me in any way. Even if his Force Armor weakened my attack by 99%, his physical body shouldn't be able to withstand it. He should have been instantly repelled by me!"
Shocked, he couldn't understand why he hadn't defeated Qiao Lin in one blow.
Before Brolin could think any further, a sharp pain shot through his foot, causing him to clench his teeth. After the pain came Brolin even more shock and confusion.
"He wasn't crushed to death by my foot, fine, but why, why did his attack directly injure my feet? He's only a third-tier Star Realm cultivator!"
Even though the attack of a third-tier star was weakened by 99%, it still hurts so much?
At this moment, Brolin could feel that the soles of his feet were a bloody mess. This was not the kind of attack power that a third-tier Star Realm cultivator should have. Even a ninth-tier Star Realm cultivator would find it difficult to do this.
Shocked, Brolin gritted his teeth and quickly flipped over, using the Black Dragon Mountain family's secret combat technique.
Black Dragon Slayer!
Brolin's attack did not end there. After his domain attack failed, he fell rapidly. Suddenly, a giant dragon roared to the sky around the longsword in his hand. The dragon roared and its whole body was full of explosive power. The longsword in Brolin's hand was the dragon's sharpest tooth.
"Go to hell!"
Brolin roared, closing the dragon fang in his hand with the power to crush everything, and biting down hard on Jolin's head. Once his head was shattered, Jolin would really die, and even the World Lord couldn't save him.
Seeing Brolin launch a full-scale attack, Jolin's eyes immediately flashed with a cold light.
Trading injury for injury, Qiao Lin had enough confidence in his physical body.
At this moment, Jolin completely ignored the dragon's fangs attacking him and instead crossed his two swords, intending to counterattack Brolin.
"You're courting death! How dare you fight me head-on! I'm a ninth-level Star Realm cultivator; my physical body and primal force are far superior to yours. What makes you think you can!"
"You think you'll die?" Qiao Lin said coldly.
As Qiao Lin's twin swords clashed, lotus flowers of water and fire appeared. These lotus flowers transformed into sharp serrations, or perhaps countless small psychic weapons. They shimmered with red and black light, illuminating Brolin's body. Then, these lotus flowers quickly enveloped Brolin, turning into a meat grinder and beginning to frantically grind him to pieces.
Each of these water and fire lotuses possesses power comparable to a third or fourth-tier star. What's most terrifying is that they deal almost true damage, making Brolin's Force Armor's protective effect far too poor!
Besides being unable to withstand pure physical strength, the Force suit is also very poor at defending against divine power!
At this moment, the water and fire lotus was like light piercing through a gauze window. The power of water and fire raged mercilessly on Brolin's body. The flames continuously burned Brolin's flesh and meridians, turning Brolin's body into charcoal, while the water lotus began to corrode the rest of Brolin's body, causing Brolin immense pain.
Fortunately, the Force suit was made of a tough enough material that it couldn't be completely penetrated; otherwise, Brolin would already be a corpse by now.
The next moment, Brolin suddenly roared: Ah!
Brolin, who was being relentlessly strangled by the water and fire lotus, could no longer endure the pain and lost his ability to resist. He was then swept away by the immense force of the water and fire lotus.
puff~
Brolin collapsed and fell unconscious, becoming completely still.
He didn't die. Although Jolin's attack was not bad, the Force Suit blocked the main body of the attack. Very little divine power actually penetrated into the Force Suit, and the damage was not that terrifying.
However, this is all real damage, which is more effective than hundreds or thousands of attacks from a ninth-tier star.
Jolin didn't make a move, nor did he intend to finish off Brolin. It was fine for him to rise to power by stepping on Brolin, but if he dared to kill Brolin, he would be killed by Hargrave first.
He watched as Brolin fainted.
The two realm lords above and the two beside him were all stunned.
Too fast, really too fast!
Although the two appeared to be using many secret techniques in their exchange, in reality, less than two seconds had passed.
They thought Jolin only had some trump cards that could hold his own against Brolin, but they never expected that Brolin wouldn't last a single move against Jolin.
The damage is so real, it's unbelievable!
"Spoiled and pampered, you can't even handle this little bit of pain!" Jolin looked at Brolin on the ground with a disappointed expression.
Given Brolin's physical strength, even if he suffered real damage, he could withstand it for a long time as long as his will was strong enough. However, Brolin only lasted for a second before losing consciousness due to the excruciating pain.
This is too exaggerated; it's just a facade.
If they were in different positions, unless his arms and head were completely crushed and he was unable to move, Qiao Lin could have endured it. After all, when both sides attacked at the same time, the difference in pain suffered by each side was not significant.
Hargrave glanced at Jolin, then at Brolin, who wasn't actually seriously injured but had fainted from the pain: "Sigh, it seems it's time to send him out for some more experience!"
Dorenshage nodded: "Being born into royalty is inevitable. With proper training, the Ninth Prince's talent could very well surpass him!" They both knew Brolin's personality very well, which was why Dorenshage didn't accept Brolin.
As the ninth prince, Brolin was too well protected. This little guy, who has not experienced any trials, is not even as good as a ruthless person who has climbed up from the bottom!
Brolin usually hones his skills in the virtual universe and probably hasn't been injured much in reality. Now that he's switched from fighting in the virtual universe to fighting in the real world, he can't even bear the pain of a broken hand or foot, which directly exposes his weakness of lacking willpower.
The reason why geniuses like Qiao Lin always carry medical supplies is because they are used to the pain of losing limbs or internal organs at any time.
"Don't try to comfort me. I know very well what it's like to have lived for millions of years!" Hargrave scooped up Brolin. "I'll pass on the secret technique to you later."
After saying this, Hargrave disappeared from the spot.
Jolin bowed respectfully and saw Hargrave off.
"I thought you would say something harsh, or even calmly watch a realm lord leave!" Dorenshage said.
"Teacher, you're joking. Respecting the strong is a compulsory course in the universe!"
"Good, good, you know when to advance and retreat, very good! At least you're not a complete brute. You're confident and arrogant but you know your limits. I believe you can live longer!" Dorenshugg smiled and nodded repeatedly.
"Teacher, you flatter me!" Qiao Lin said calmly.
"Hmm, you're quite adept at taking advantage of situations. However, as you said, words have no power in the universe. I accepted you because I saw the potential in you to become a strong person!"
"Yes, disciple will remember!" Qiao Lin knelt on one knee and directly became his disciple.
"From this day forward, you are my disciple, Dorenshugger!"
"Thank you, Teacher!"
"Get up~" Dorenshorg waved his hand. "I didn't quite understand how you defeated Brolin just now. Could you explain it to me?"
Qiao Lin frowned, his expression serious, and did not speak directly.
"Since it concerns your secret, then forget it. There are too many amazing things in the universe; it's good to have some secrets!" Dorenshorg waved his hand again. "I won't ask again, and you don't need to tell me."
"Yes!" Qiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise making up an excuse would have been quite troublesome.
However, there was no other way. If he wanted to get ahead, the methods from the Desolate Era were his only advantage, and he couldn't help but use them.
At least today I gained a secret technique worth 20 Chaos Units, and all the knowledge of a peak Realm Lord teacher?
This time, he's going all out; it will directly change his fate in Swallowing the Stars. When it's time to fight for something, he must fight for it.
With the guidance and protection of a world lord-level master, he finally gained the right to stand firm in the universe.
"Next, I just need to cultivate diligently, wait for the Cosmic Genius Battle to arrive, and then soar to the heavens!"
However, Qiao Lin knew that this would be difficult because the Genius Battle would take place in a virtual universe, and all his advantages would disappear. The only thing he could rely on was to continuously strengthen his Devouring Star System, to learn the lower-level laws, and even to comprehend the higher-level laws.
"I hate the virtual universe!"