stjorthotic Chapter 214, Floor 5!
Chapter 214, Floor 5!
Chapter 214 The Fifteenth Floor!
On the fourteenth floor, the battle has moved into the interior of the star.
The guardian of this level is also a man in flame armor, and his attack is still "Even the Immortal can be defeated."
Or rather, the guardians on the 13th to 15th floors of the Sky Bridge all use this move, only their proficiency with the secret technique varies.
As the battle began, both sides used the same moves, and the intertwined blue and silver sword light clashed fiercely inside the star, the violent energy turning the surroundings upside down.
"As expected of the guardian of the fourteenth floor, he's really something."
After another battle, this thought flashed through Chen Yuan's mind.
In that instant, the two had exchanged blows dozens of times. It should be noted that behind each of these attacks was a sword light that represented immortality and could not be defeated, which was incomparable to some of the simple moves they used before.
As we all know, the more powerful a secret technique is, the more it consumes. In fact, even if a Domain Lord-level Force reserve were used entirely to unleash "Even Immortals Can Be Enemied", it would not exceed three hundred times.
Chen Yuan estimated the difference between the two. In terms of proficiency in the secret technique, he had advanced the technique to 80% level after years of training, while the gatekeeper's secret technique was at about 70%.
In terms of the level of secret techniques, I have an advantage, but it's only a slight one.
As for the understanding of the laws—the other party has a genuine fourteenth level of understanding, while I am only at the thirteenth level. Although I have narrowed the gap somewhat by applying the laws, it is still not enough to cross the level.
After all, as the number of levels of the Sky Bridge increases, the difficulty also increases rapidly. He used to be able to easily apply the laws of two or three levels, but now he can't even reach the first level.
Therefore, in terms of the power of the laws, the gatekeeper has the advantage, but this advantage is not significant and is only offset by the advantage of his own secret techniques.
This created a situation where the two were evenly matched, with neither seemingly able to gain the upper hand.
In fact, Chen Yuan still had one trump card he hadn't used, and that was the fusion of laws!
He had been fighting the gatekeeper for a long time, but he hadn't used his full strength. He was just learning how the gatekeeper applied the rules, just like before.
Although one may be superior to the opponent in the application of the rules, it does not mean that the gatekeeper's application is entirely useless.
Conversely, if someone's understanding of the laws reaches this level, even if their application is slightly flawed, they can still learn many new things.
Now, he has gained a lot of inspiration from the other party and has almost figured out all of the other party's methods.
Seeing that he could no longer extract anything new, Chen Yuan immediately decided to end the battle.
The next second, the originally intertwined blue and silver sword light suddenly merged together, becoming indistinguishable, forming a hazy blue sword light.
Then, the sword light tore through the guardian's cyan-silver sword light with overwhelming force, piercing through the guardian's extremely shocked eyes.
Fourteenth floor, passed!
"Finally, it's the fifteenth floor!"
Chen Yuan sighed inwardly. In reality, without the advantage of the algorithmic fusion, he could barely fight the guardian of the fourteenth floor, and it would be absolutely impossible for him to pass the fifteenth floor.
And don't be fooled by how easily he cleared the fourteenth floor; at this level, the difficulty of the Sky Bridge increases dramatically with each subsequent floor.
Even if he had grasped a trace of the fusion of laws, he was still somewhat lacking in the ability to force his way through the fifteenth level with his thirteenth level of understanding.
You should know that the fifteen-story Sky Bridge represents a level of enlightenment equivalent to being granted a noble title!
In the original novel, Luo Feng was able to achieve a level of understanding comparable to the fifteenth level only after learning the first level of the Seven Kills of the Beast God, the "Scale Armor Chapter".
Chen Yuan's "Nine Transformations of Riding the Wind" is a bit lacking; over the years, he has only raised his proficiency in "Reverse Dragon Strike" to 67% of the beginner level.
This speed is already very fast. After all, it took Luo Feng a full eight hundred years to learn the Scale Armor Chapter, while Chen Yuan has only been studying the Reverse Dragon Strike for less than ten years.
Moreover, he was confident that within ten years at most, he would be able to advance the Reverse Dragon Strike to a proficient level and truly master this ultimate move.
However, at present, it is still somewhat difficult to pass the fifteenth floor by relying on the power of the laws that he has not fully mastered, but it is not impossible. It all depends on how he performs.
The fifteenth-level Sky Bridge has already extended to the core of the star.
The gatekeeper appeared, still a man in flame armor. He glanced at Chen Yuan, his tone full of admiration: "To be able to reach the fifteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven at the Domain Lord level, such a genius has not appeared in countless eras."
"However, your understanding of the laws is still somewhat lacking if you want to pass the fifteenth level."
"Guardian, if you have nothing better to say, then say it." Chen Yuan drew his Azure Sky Sword, staring intently at the figure of the flaming armored man.
Let me see what you've got.
"My methods?" The gatekeeper drew his longsword, his voice low and menacing. "I only know one move: 'Even the immortal can be defeated.'"
"If you can crack this move, you can naturally pass the test."
"Then let's give it a try."
Chen Yuan focused his mind and, the instant the battle began, unleashed three streaks of azure sword light.
However, the gatekeeper did not use sword light to fight like him, but instead charged directly at Chen Yuan's sword light.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With three violent shocks, Chen Yuan was surprised to find that his sword light, which incorporated a trace of law, was actually blocked head-on by the opponent!
As the smoke dissipated, the figure of the gatekeeper was revealed. He looked closely and saw that the other's longsword was emitting a bluish-silver light.
The light was concentrated and did not dissipate, as if the power of the sword light had been completely solidified on the blade.
"Is this the highest level of 'Even the Immortal Can Be Conquered'—'Time Enters the Sword'?"
Chen Yuan took a deep breath. This move represented absolute control over the Sword of Time, which could only be achieved by perfecting the secret technique.
By sealing the sword of time onto its blade, its power is not only more concentrated, but the consumption of the body's original energy is also negligible.
It was nothing like Chen Yuan's wasteful behavior.
Yes, compared to his opponent's actions, Chen Yuan's use of sword light was a waste of primal energy. After all, the energy consumption of such a massive force being thrown out of his body is unimaginable.
To be precise, with Chen Yuan's energy reserves at the Domain Lord level, this sword light can only be used three hundred times!
With so few attempts, it would be very difficult to defeat a true immortal in a battle; at best, one could only barely remain undefeated.
Only by reaching true perfection and fixing the power of the sword of time onto the blade can one have the possibility of prolonged combat.
Chen Yuan stared at the cyan-silver longsword in his opponent's hand, exclaiming in amazement, "Impressive! I never imagined that this secret technique, once perfected, would be so powerful, capable of shattering my fused sword light head-on!"
He didn't expect that even though his proficiency was only 20% lower than his opponent's, the power difference was so great.
"Your fusion laws are not bad either," the gatekeeper said calmly. "If it were an incomplete sword light, I could easily break it."
Faced with your sword light, I must also use all my strength to counter it.
Chen Yuan nodded. That was indeed the case. Although his opponent had blocked his sword attack, their movements had been momentarily halted as a result.
They did not charge forward with overwhelming force.
But that was all. Chen Yuan's attacks still couldn't inflict any real damage on the gatekeeper, while if the opponent's blade grazed him, he would be defeated instantly.
The gatekeeper seemed to know this as well, and in a flash, he appeared in front of Chen Yuan, his silvery-blue blade slicing across his body.
Fortunately, it was just an illusion. Chen Yuan dodged it at the last second and turned around to unleash three sword lights.
This time, the gatekeeper did not directly confront the sword light head-on. Instead, he dodged two sword lights with his agility and then shattered the third sword light head-on.
His figure paused slightly, then he immediately activated time acceleration to catch up, determined to drag Chen Yuan into close combat.
So for the next period of time, the two chased and fled. Because the opponent had the advantage in the time acceleration technique, even though he was stopped by Chen Yuan's sword light every time, he was still able to catch up quickly.
As the sword light was unleashed time and again, Chen Yuan's primal force was slowly depleted, soon exceeding half of its original power.
"You don't have much energy left, while I still have plenty."
The gatekeeper smiled coldly and relentlessly pursued the matter, attempting to use this method to disrupt the other party's mind.
Chen Yuan remained calm, intently observing the other party's movements, his eyes fixed solely on the other person.
"Got it!"
His expression shifted, and suddenly three sword lights flew out. Then, taking advantage of the opponent's dodge, a fourth sword light followed closely.
It formed a triangular position with the first three sword lights.
The gatekeeper dodged two sword lights and was preparing to face the sword light in front of him when he suddenly discovered that a sword light had also appeared behind him!
"A trivial skill."
Faced with this situation, the gatekeeper smiled, believing that Chen Yuan had exhausted all his tricks and thought that he could defeat him with this method.
With a swift turn, his longsword traced an arc at an incredible angle, shattering both sword lights in an instant!
boom!
After a loud bang, a large cloud of smoke appeared where the two objects collided.
After a slight pause, the gatekeeper immediately accelerated time, broke through the smoke, and chased after Chen Yuan.
"Your methods are good, but unfortunately, they're still lacking."
The cyan-silver blade pierced precisely towards Chen Yuan's figure. "Go back and cultivate for a few hundred years before you come back!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the gatekeeper struck Chen Yuan's figure.
"Wait, is it another illusion?"
"Still struggling!"
In an instant, the gatekeeper sensed the location of Chen Yuan's true form. He swung his longsword backward, and this time the blade struck the opponent directly!
However, although the sword light hit its mark this time, what appeared before the gatekeeper was a figure covered in blue scales!
"Reverse Dragon Strike!"
With a low roar from Chen Yuan, a dragon-shaped attack shattered the gatekeeper's longsword, and then, to the gatekeeper's astonishment, it continued its momentum and pierced through his body!
"All my planning was just to successfully execute this move."
Chen Yuan took a slight breath, his blue scales receding. He glanced at the fallen body of the flame-armored man and muttered, "After all, the only way to defeat a perfect-level Sword of Time head-on is through the Reverse Dragon Strike."
"Fortunately, I won this time!"
As the flaming armored figure dissipated, the sixteenth-floor passage appeared, signifying—
Chen Yuan has successfully passed the fifteenth floor!