Chapter 825 - 181: Becoming the Sword
The monsters in the black fog are still numerous, even now they haven’t decreased, and their power continues to grow.
Su Changxing walked upstream along the Black River, effortlessly killing a large number of monsters, and his kill ranking on the Chenzhou area forum was steadily rising.
This feature was only enabled on the forum after he left, ranking players based on the points they earned by killing monsters in the region.
Players at the top of the rankings receive certain rewards weekly; the higher the ranking, the more generous the rewards. This serves as a sort of incentive mechanism in the Doomsday Game.
However, the problem is that the ranking points accumulate, and the gap between the front-runners and those behind grows larger, causing rankings to change frequently at the beginning, but later on, the rankings hardly change. Whenever they do, the changes are minimal.
This means that those at the top will always enjoy these resources, continually growing stronger, like a snowball effect.
Because the rankings became stagnant, the movement of Su Changxing’s name became unusually noticeable. His ID was "Please call me a good person," the ID he used from the early days. Only a few people from Team 17 knew this was his ID.
With a roar, a giant human-shaped monster with an empty belly collapsed heavily on the ground.
"Its strength is indeed impressive, no wonder this road is avoided, being called the road of death."
Su Changxing tossed the corpse on the ground into the Pocket Galaxy, glanced around, and saw that the surrounding monsters were mostly dead, with only Hua san still entangled with a few hand-shaped spiders.
This road is the fastest route to the front line, but due to the presence of this giant monster, other players have to take detours.
Fortunately, this monster seems to be a shut-in, seldom moving, so it poses no threat to the nearby gathering points.
Although Hua san has great power, her combat skills are quite rough, only using brute force in straight lines, creating loud noises during battle.
Finally, she dragged a Giant Sword and smashed the black spiders resembling hands into a pulp, her body covered in a lot of green blood.
Seeing the monster die, she suddenly quieted down and trotted over to Su Changxing with small steps.
"Not bad," Su Changxing said, feeling Hua san’s expectant gaze, and praised her.
Although Hua san’s face was blank, a hint of satisfaction could be seen in her eyes.
Her arms had fine cracks, not injuries from monsters, but self-inflicted from exerting too much force, leading to insufficient arm strength to endure, like punching a wall with full power—the pain isn’t to the wall, but to the hand.
Su Changxing reminded her, "You need to manage your strength, keep hitting walls like this and your arms won’t hold."
"We’ll find some time to enhance your arms soon, and there happen to be materials available."
He planned to fuse the blood and flesh of a High-level Demon into Hua san’s arms to increase their strength.
This approach carries certain risks; even dead, the High-level Demon’s blood and flesh are extremely dangerous, possibly causing mental corrosion to Hua san.
Using a smaller amount should be fine.
Hua san’s current combat power certainly doesn’t satisfy Su Changxing, and he also needs her enhancement to assist in fights.
After all, it’s best not to frequently showcase one’s power here to avoid attracting attention from "Antivirus Software."
As for Tao Yi, due to their deep connection, he can be considered part of Su Changxing’s power, potentially subject to erasure as well; he doesn’t plan to take such a risk.
Along the way, Su Changxing had pulled out four or five Bronze Trees but hadn’t encountered Otherworld people like the old man.
It seems.
They haven’t deployed too many people here.
The Bronze Trees themselves have combat capabilities, estimated between Tier Eight and Tier Seven, and any gathering place benefiting from them surely wouldn’t consider uprooting them but rather think of ways to protect them.
Moreover, once a Bronze Tree is utilized for advancement, it will have irreversible effects on the Extraordinary.
If this Extraordinary wants to advance again, they must rely on the material from the Bronze Tree to complete it.
In this way, Bronze Trees indirectly control the gathering places’ Extraordinary.
Word has already spread on the forum, and before reaching the next gathering spot, someone was already waiting for him at the gate.
A particularly noticeable person, dressed in white, held a Longsword in both hands, looking in Su Changxing’s direction from afar.
The strength doesn’t seem weak, appearing to be around Tier Seven.
The rolling black fog was split by the sword blade from the middle, turning into magnificent waves rolling in the air.
There are many people around, obviously here to watch the spectacle; even before arriving, Su Changxing knew someone was waiting, and the forum was already bustling.
Su Changxing glanced around and smiled, "Just you alone?"
He originally thought more people would be sent, because the old man died by his hands. Either they would send more people or stronger individuals, otherwise, they’d just be sent to die.
This is something anyone could foresee, only a fool wouldn’t realize.
This person might be a fool.
Su Changxing thought, finding it quite interesting.
"I alone am enough!"
The man shouted with a booming voice that echoed beyond a mile, causing the entire sky full of black mist to tremble. His aura was as sharp as a blade, making people instinctively dodge.
"Zhong Mingrui of the Upper Church, please enlighten me!"
"You killed Master Chen, and this is a struggle for righteousness. I don’t resent you for it. Now I must kill you for the same reason, and naturally, no one can say otherwise."
He appeared polite and well-mannered, but his tone was filled with murderous intent.
Su Changxing looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Are you sure you can defeat me?"
"As long as my sword is sharp enough, what use are realms?" Zhong Mingrui said with immense confidence, "I’ve slain more than ten Voidpiercers. Master Chen taught me, so you shouldn’t have killed him."
Su Changxing nodded, "Makes sense. Since you put it that way, I shall personally test it."
If what the other party said was true, then his combat power was indeed terrifying. The Voidpiercer they referred to was likely a Tier Six Extraordinary.
Originally, he wanted to send Hua san to fight, to test his current combat abilities, but now it seems that Hua san probably isn’t his match. The opponent possesses Tier Six combat prowess, while Hua san is only Tier Seven.
Therefore, he must take action himself.
This battle attracted the attention of countless people. Although there weren’t many from the Otherworld in Chenzhou, each was considered powerful, and Zhong Mingrui was likely the strongest among them.
Once Zhong Mingrui lost, there would be no one in Chenzhou to stop Su Changxing. And if Su Changxing lost, the Bronze Tree would inevitably spread throughout Chenzhou.
Though it wasn’t exactly a duel, it was essentially a challenge.
[Celestial One Swordsmen: Tier Seven, pursuing the ultimate Sword Dao, striking with the body and mind as the sword, unstoppable, killing in the blink of an eye, beware of his sharpness...]
Immediately after, Zhong Mingrui disappeared from his spot, transforming into countless sword lights, slashing toward Su Changxing through the layers of black mist.
He had great confidence in himself, even when facing someone as unfathomable as Su Changxing.
In that instant, he became the sword, part of an indestructible whole, first standing in an invincible position.
As an Extraordinary, he didn’t have many abilities, perhaps using primarily just this one, but it was enough, even making those at the Heaven Opening realm no match for him.
Su Changxing showed a look of surprise, feeling that Zhong Mingrui had become more than ten times stronger in just an instant; such a move was terrifying, comparable to "Concentrating."
"No wonder."
Su Changxing revealed a look of relief, immediately pinpointing Zhong Mingrui’s true self among the hundred sword lights.
The Eye of Data was inherently capable of discerning truth, and it was quite effective against this ability.
He raised his hand, and a tiny silver light shot forward, seemingly insignificant in the face of the hundred sword blades, yet remarkably resilient, achieving a piercing effect.
In an instant, the entire world fell silent, and Zhong Mingrui plummeted from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground.
The onlookers from afar all showed faces of astonishment, as Zhong Mingrui was defeated with a single move.
This outsider, reputedly invincible in Chenzhou, had been so easily defeated by Su Changxing.
"Oh my goodness, this is too outrageous," exclaimed a bearded man, who had previously seen how Zhong Mingrui had subdued an entire settlement.
This was why the Bronze Tree could spread so quickly in Chenzhou.
A middle-aged man in a suit and sunglasses nearby said gravely, "He is probably that person. It’s said that he once killed a Great Wizard in Donglin City, and now it seems to be true."
...
Zhong Mingrui, his face covered with blood, his mouth trembling incessantly, showed an expression of incredulity. It was the first time he had been directly hit in his state of becoming the sword.
However.
He had his own pride, still exhibiting sharpness, rising again, transforming once more into countless sword lights with the same move.
He was not satisfied!
Once again, he turned into hundreds of shattered sword blades, fiercely attacking Su Changxing with even greater intensity and grander momentum, stirring the entire black mist into a frenzy that raised a mighty wind.
"You’re right, realms aren’t everything. But the gap between you and me is too significant, beyond what great principles can envision."
666.
Three invisible dice kept rolling, finally stopping, revealing three numbers.
A card imprinted with Zhong Mingrui’s image appeared in Su Changxing’s hand, then shattered.
[Stolen Sword Incarnation: A supreme attack, turning the body into sword light, the sharper the blade, the more indestructible it becomes.
Each sword blade carries 10% of the attack, which can be continuously stacked on the same target, and the more blades there are, the longer the duration.]