Chapter 530 - 354: Battle Banner (2)
"You are the 1,325th climber to challenge me. A level 450 Chaos Lord? Very good. Not bad! Show me everything you’ve got. If you can defeat me, you may leave!"
The Ace Sect Leader spoke first.
Wang Yi could now see the Ace Sect Leader’s information. His class was, in fact, Ace Sect Leader, and he was surprisingly also level 450. His real name was Zhang Shun.
"You’re a Player?"
Wang Yi asked curiously.
"Merely a Sufferer. I received a fortunate opportunity and was fished out of the River of Souls by the system. As long as I give my all and complete 2,000 battles, I can be reincarnated! So, I’m sorry, but I won’t go easy on you. I will use my full strength to fight. You’re a Chaos Lord, so chances are you won’t be able to beat me."
The Ace Sect Leader rose from his crystal throne, his gaze sharpening. "Make your move," he said. "I don’t want to waste time!"
’Alright then. As you wish!’
Wang Yi took two steps forward. With a mere thought, he unleashed Thunder Slash. CLANG! A white light flashed. Before the Ace Sect Leader could even react, the Cyan Blade Sword had already sliced clean through his body.
"Huh?"
The Ace Sect Leader stood stunned, a look of confusion on his face. He felt like something had just happened.
The next moment, before the Ace Sect Leader could even feel the pain, his body shattered and dissolved into light, vanishing completely.
Wang Yi had completed the kill in one hundred-thousandth of a second!
"Ding! Battle over. Challenge successful! Congratulations on defeating the Ace Sect Leader. For your first victory, you are awarded a Hundred Battle Treasure Chest and an Ace Robe."
Along with the system prompt, a Treasure Chest and a silver-white robe emanating a cold mist appeared before Wang Yi.
’Couldn’t even take one hit!’
Wang Yi muttered to himself and unceremoniously opened the Treasure Chest before him. Inside, he found one thousand Star Yuan, a Red Light Quality [Hundred Battle Vajra Saber], and a [Cultivation Pill].
As for the [Ace Robe], Wang Yi checked its Attribute Information. It was of Five-Color Quality and came with a Frost Armor special effect.
’The rewards are so-so, I guess...’
Wang Yi collected the spoils of war. He was actually most pleased with the [Cultivation Pill], as this item could be used to increase skill proficiency.
Wang Yi’s [Infinite Swordsmanship] still needed its proficiency to be grinded.
This skill was the fifth cultivation technique recorded in the Martial Arts Manual. In his territory, the Divine Body King Wuji was Refining Sword day and night, and had already grinded most of its proficiency.
After consuming the Cultivation Pill, Wang Yi chose to increase the proficiency of his [Infinite Swordsmanship] and unexpectedly maxed it out in one go.
"Ding! Infinite Swordsmanship proficiency has reached the required level. [Martial Arts Manual +6] has unlocked the sixth martial art: [Great Compassion Palm]!"
"Ding! Enlightenment! Congratulations on obtaining the cultivation method for [Great Compassion Palm] and forming the Great Compassion Palm skill. A violent death is great compassion. The Great Compassion Palm is heavy and powerful, focused on killing power. To use this Palm Technique, one must be decisive and ruthless."
"Ding! The Great Compassion Palm comes with a Breathing Technique and eighteen forms for both internal and external cultivation. Each requires 100,000 proficiency points. Once proficiency is maxed out, [Martial Arts Manual +6] will unlock the seventh martial art!"
"Ding! Congratulations, your Great Compassion Palm skill has transformed into the Great Compassion Palm Divine Technique. You have obtained Divine Body King Dabei. Wang Dabei has descended upon Fangcun Mountain on Refining Purple Jade Mountain, where he will live in seclusion and practice the Great Compassion Palm!"
As Wang Yi finished listening to the system prompts, the Battle Realm shattered around him. He was forcibly teleported back to Windless Cliff Square. Looking up, he saw that the Seven-Colored Battle Banner he had chosen was slowly toppling over.
"A Seven-Colored Battle Banner fell!"
"What? Another one?"
"That’s three Seven-Colored Battle Banners in a row! My goodness, are all the top players showing up at once?"
A crowd of Players immediately began to chatter. Wang Yi looked up and saw that besides his own banner, two other Seven-Colored Battle Banners had already fallen.
Without a doubt, Mingyu Divine Lord and Emperor Tathagata had also successfully cleared their challenges.
’Those two are really fast. Even though I used Thunder Slash to instantly kill Lord Ace, they still managed to finish before me!’
Wang Yi thought to himself that Mingyu Divine Lord and Emperor Tathagata were truly top-tier players. He quickly squeezed into the crowd while silently modifying his status information, changing his level to 200!
Among the many Players present, level 200 was on the lower-middle end of the spectrum and relatively unlikely to attract attention.
’It’s better to keep a low profile. If I change my level to this, not too many people should pay attention to me.’
Wang Yi really didn’t want to be the center of attention again, and after changing his level, the effect was remarkable.
A moment later, Wang Yi entered the gatehouse behind the square.
Winning the first battle granted entry to this gatehouse, and passing through it meant leaving Windless Cliff.
After climbing another three hundred meters or so up the mountain steps, Wang Yi saw a relay station.
The relay station was named Qingfeng Station. Arriving here meant one had entered the territory of Qingfeng Cliff.
’Emperor Tathagata said we should gather at the station. This must be the one, right?’
Wang Yi strode into Qingfeng Station and, sure enough, saw Emperor Tathagata and Mingyu Divine Lord. The two were seated at a tea table where three cups of fresh tea had just been served. They hadn’t taken a sip yet; one cup was for Wang Yi.
"Young man, not bad! That was fast!" Emperor Tathagata immediately waved Wang Yi over. "Come, come, try this tea. It can relieve fatigue and is quite refreshing. It’s very effective."
"Alright!"
Wang Yi didn’t stand on ceremony. He walked up and downed the tea in one gulp but didn’t think it was anything special.
"Next up are the battles on Qingfeng Cliff. As far as I know, Qingfeng Cliff has three Battle Squares, each corresponding to a different path forward: one goes up the mountain, one enters a valley, and one leads to a secret cave. Divine Lord, which path do you think is suitable? Or should we clear them all?"
Emperor Tathagata asked Mingyu Divine Lord. He was very curious about the purpose of Mingyu Divine Lord’s trip but didn’t ask directly.
Mingyu Divine Lord said, "Up the mountain, of course. Let’s depart once we’ve finished our tea."
"Alright! Up the mountain it is!"
Emperor Tathagata nodded.
Soon, the three of them were on their way again.
Emperor Tathagata was clearly very familiar with Hundred Battle Mountain and took the lead. After a short while, they passed through a bamboo forest and arrived at a Battle Square.
This Battle Square also had many Players and Battle Banners. The difference from Windless Cliff Square was that the Battle Banners here were all in an unaligned state. Only after a Player touched one would its color, grade, and Attribute Information be revealed.
And once a Battle Banner was touched, the battle could not be abandoned.
Therefore, fighting here involved an element of luck. If you were lucky and encountered a low-level Battle Banner, clearing it would be easy. But if you weren’t strong enough and happened to touch a high-level Battle Banner, then you were out of luck. Your battle record would most likely be wiped clean.
In addition, there was a stone stele in the square. Wang Yi went closer to read the rules and found that this battleground could record a maximum of a two-win streak. After two consecutive wins, further challenges would not increase the streak count, nor would they yield any system rewards. If defeated, however, one’s battle record would be wiped clean, and they would have to start all over again.
"There’s not much to choose from then. You two, let’s make this quick. After we get our wins, we can go to the Purple Bamboo Forest behind here and gather some Jade Ganoderma. Same old rules: we’ll meet at the next station. Whoever gets there first orders the tea!"
As Emperor Tathagata spoke, he had already stepped forward. For him, the battles in Clear Wind Square posed no difficulty whatsoever.
Mingyu Divine Lord also strode forward but turned back to Wang Yi and said, "With your strength, getting a two-win streak should be no problem at all. I must remind you, if you happen to get an encounter Battle Banner, do not hold back, even if your opponent is me!"
"Alright!"
Wang Yi nodded in response. He felt that ever since Emperor Tathagata had joined the team, Mingyu Divine Lord had become somewhat cold and was clearly wary of him.
’A Fourth Dimensional Royal Court Lord is making the Lord of the Fifth Dimension Divine Country wary. This level 600 Emperor Tathagata is no ordinary person. I wonder if his own strength is just that immense, or if he has something else to rely on.’
Wang Yi pondered this silently. Unfazed, he took a few steps forward and casually chose a Battle Banner.
"Ding! You have touched a Red Light Battle Banner. Your opponent is the Hundred Battle Mountain Player, Lu Wuming!"