In the innermost corner of the valley, there was a large ogre standing there proudly. It held a gigantic mace, and its two heads were ferocious-looking. It appeared very frightening.
This was the guardian regiment and guardian BOSS of Ogre Forest?
There was only one forest trail and a gigantic valley. This appeared to be everything Ogre Forest had, so in a certain sense, this map was truly at the 'easy' level.
But...
Kevin said with a wry smile, "There are so many ogres and they are no doubt an army. This is 'easy' mode?"
Mozzie clicked her tongue and said, "How terrifying. If we accidentally fall into the valley, we will be overwhelmed in an instant!"
Before Mozzie was done with her words, a figure suddenly leaped down into the valley. The group of ogres immediately growled angrily as they surrounded the figure.
"Lord Shi Xiaobai!"
Mozzie screamed.
Shi Xiaobai had jumped down to the valley without a word.
But very quickly, Sunless and Mu Yuesheng followed closely behind by jumping down.
However a stunning scene unfolded. With Holy Radiance in hand, Shi Xiaobai charged towards the ogres. A pure white fiery crossbeam slashed out. The herded ogres immediately cried out and following that, Shi Xiaobai sent slash after slash as though he was slashing through straw. A single strike caused one or several ogres to fall to the ground. Occasionally, a wok-shaped sword beam would fall to the ground, or a fiery crossbeam would shoot out. From time to time, the ogres would crash to the ground with a cry.
Sunless brandished her silver sword at amazingly fast speeds. Every sword beam contained terrifying destructive power. Accompanying her strikes was the howling of winds. Her sword beams killed the frenzied ogres while the sword winds dispersed the herded ogres. Dressed in an azure dress, she was like a fairy that darted through all the ogres that filled the valley like a sharp azure sword beam.
The icy-blue electric bolts around Mu Yuesheng buzzed chaotically as the icy-blue bolts snaked to the ogres. As the buzzing sound of electric currents constantly sounded, the ogres turned black from the electrocution and fell to the ground. With a swipe of her right hand, an electro-cannon would shoot out, resulting in the sounds of explosions to appear one after another. As she strolled through, swaths of ogres fell to the ground.
Mozzie and Kevin gasped. They were extremely shocked. The trio were just too powerful. They were not on the same level.
The duo's eyes suddenly turned somewhat bleak. They just needed to watch this battle by the side. Although being able to cling on to such powerhouses was great, they still felt somewhat upset for some reason.
Mozzie suddenly jumped down into the valley. After staggering a few steps, she struggled to run forward. Seeing an isolated ogre, she punched it. The ogre retreated a few steps but did not collapse. Regaining its footing, it charged at Mozzie.
After engaging in a dogfight for a few moments, the ogre fell to the ground. Mozzie's eyes suddenly turned red.
Not far away, Kevin had used Black Bear Dominating Palm to send an ogre flying. However, he was nearly hit by an ogre's mace. After miserably rolling on the ground a few times, he dodged with great difficulty. His expression was extremely bitter.
And at this moment, Shi Xiaobai and company had already reached the innermost part of the valley. Behind them were piles of fallen ogres. The three of them had managed to clear the entire valley of ogres!
The Gargantuan Ogre roared angrily and waved its gigantic mace and smashed it down at Shi Xiaobai.
Shi Xiaobai easily dodged it and charged at the Gargantuan Ogre!
Sunless followed closely behind Shi Xiaobai, and both of them raised their swords simultaneously.
An icy-blue bolt of lightning suddenly short from afar and struck the Gargantuan Ogre's body. Like an icy-blue chain, it bound the Gargantuan Ogre's body. Immediately, beams of icy-blue bolts shot at it incessantly. They began forming chains that bound the Gargantuan Ogre's entire body.
With the Gargantuan Ogre completely bound, its lifted right arm could not fall. It furiously roared but there was a trace of fear in it.
Shi Xiaobai and Sunless had already arrived in front of the Gargantuan Ogre. The two suddenly diverged in their trajectories, and in a left and right pincer attack, they slashed out!
A white and a blue sword beam struck the Gargantuan Ogre from both sides. Like two diagonal lines, a cross formed on the Gargantuan Ogre’s body as the white and blue colors merged into one, producing a combination as beautiful as amber.
"Roar!"
The Gargantuan Ogre let out a deafening cry before slamming into the ground!
The Holy Radiance transformed into a creamy white light and sunk into Shi Xiaobai's palm. Sunless also sheathed her silver sword back into the scabbard at her waist. The two looked each other in the eye and simultaneously said,
"Kun Peng Sword Technique?"
Shi Xiaobai had used the Kun Peng mantra to grasp the Kun Peng Sword Technique. Sunless had learned from the 'Kun Peng Sword Manual' and from the Kun Peng Sword Technique the elderly God of Swords had demonstrated to her. Both parties could sense the sword intent in the Kun Peng Sword Technique from each other's swordplay, but they realized that their Kun Peng Sword Techniques were completely different.
The opening passage of the 'Kun Peng Sword Manual' wrote: "Cultivating the Kun Peng Sword Technique is divided into three forms—the lower form observes sword moves, the middle form gains self-enlightenment from sword manuals, the upper form gains insight from the mantra."
The three forms were thought to be three different levels of the same sword move, but it was actually three different Kun Peng Sword Techniques?
At that moment, Shi Xiaobai finally understood what it meant by 'the upper form gains insight from the mantra'.
What Sunless had understood was the 'lower form observes sword moves' and the 'middle form gains self-enlightenment from sword manuals'.
If the two of them combined the Kun Peng Sword Techniques that they had comprehended together, what sort of scene would it be? If the three forms did not refer to different levels, but three different Kun Peng Sword Techniques, only by merging the three Kun Peng Sword Techniques together would restore the Kun Peng Sword Technique to its true form.
The two of them guessed at the possibility. Without the need for words, just an exchange of looks allowed them to read each other's minds.
The phrase—teach and learn!
Don't ask me what posture teach and learn[1. sounds like mating in Chinese.] is. I don't know either!
At this moment, a door suddenly appeared in the stone cliff in front of them. The authoritative voice boomed,
"Congratulations on killing the guardian BOSS. Everyone obtains 50 points for conquering Stone Gate #173 [Ogre Forest]!"
They had cleared the 'easy' stone door just like that!
As Shi Xiaobai said, he quickly settled it!
As Mozzie and company walked over, Shi Xiaobai turned to glance at them. Just as he wanted to say something to them, time suddenly came to a halt.
"Make your choice, youth!"
The fiery voice resounded in his mind. A few lines of black text gradually materialized in front of him. It had only been a short while, but the Absolute Choice had once again appeared!?
[ Choice 1: In twelve hours, raise the Kun Peng Sword Technique's proficiency level from Familiarized Proficiency to the Exemplary Mastery realm (D-level reward) ]
[ Choice 2: In twelve hours, raise the Massage Technique of God's proficiency level from Familiarized Proficiency to the Exemplary Mastery realm (D-level reward) ]
(Gentle Reminder: This choice is considered a "daily-style choice" where there is only one opportunity after choosing. Successfully completing the choice’s mission will yield a reward, and failure will lead to punishment of the same level.)
"Make your choice, youth!"
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Chapter246 I feel we will be doomed sooner or later!
The 'easy' difficulty stone door was not as easy as they had imagined. Although the ogres were not too strong, they were great in number. If it were any other rookies, trying to clear it would still take them a very long time.
However, Shi Xiaobai, Sunless and Mu Yuesheng were no ordinary rookies. As they traversed forward, it was as though they were harvesting straws. They managed to finish all the ogres in a few minutes. The Gargantuan Ogre was also easily insta-killed.
The scene was enough to shock most rookies. Furthermore, Mozzie and Kevin were among the rookies that were below average.
Even though they knew of the gap that existed, when they had a visual comparison, they still felt a bitterness. This bitterness was much better than feeling numb. However, whether this bitterness would transform into motivation or slowly transform into numbness would depend on each individual's will, whether a heart that thirsted to become stronger existed.
"Do the three of you...want to become stronger?"
Suddenly, Shi Xiaobai said to them in all solemnness.
The direction in which he looked at was Mozzie, Kevin and Mu Yuesheng who were walking towards him.
The three were slightly taken aback. This sentence immediately gave them complicated thoughts. They were unsure how to answer immediately.
Shi Xiaobai continued, "This King once said that our goal is for all four to enter the top ten. However, This King now feels a bit of pressure. This is because the assessment program is basically competitive. And your present strength is not strong enough to enter the top ten in such a competition. All of you...are not strong enough!"
The trio was stunned. This was the first time they saw Shi Xiaobai reveal such a serious expression.
What Shi Xiaobai said at the airport was something he treated seriously?
Furthermore, to get into the top ten, describing them as not strong enough was too great of a compliment for them! Maybe Mu Yuesheng might still have a chance, but for Mozzie and Kevin, top ten was a rift they could not bridge. The two of them had never thought of entering the top ten, not even in their dreams.
"But now, an opportunity is placed in front of you. An opportunity that will allow you to become strong in a short period of time, an opportunity that will allow you to approach those top ten spots. Are you willing to seize it?"
Suddenly, Shi Xiaobai said this.
The three looked up in surprise.
An opportunity to become strong?
Shi Xiaobai said solemnly, "This King has a way to make you stronger in a short period of time, but it would be very arduous and tiring. It would even be very dangerous. How strong you want to be depends on your will and resoluteness. If your will is firm enough, it is not impossible to become strong enough to squeeze into the top ten. Now, This King shall place this opportunity before you. It is your choice to seize it."
Mozzie stared at Shi Xiaobai blankly and muttered, "There's truly a way to become that strong?"
Shi Xiaobai grinned and said, "Of course it's true. When has This King boasted?"
Kevin immediately rolled his eyes.
Do you think your boasting isn't enough?
Kevin took a deep breath. He knew very well that Shi Xiaobai would not make a joke at such a moment in time. Shi Xiaobai had clearly noticed the problem with his and Mozzie's state of mind. He truly thirsted the chance given by Shi Xiaobai to become stronger.
Kevin hesitated for a moment before his gaze turned firm. He asked, "When can we begin?"
Shi Xiaobai answered, "Immediately."
Mozzie also said resolutely, "Lord Shi Xiaobai, I believe in you. I want to become stronger as well!"
Mu Yuesheng did not say a word, but the resolute faith in her brown pupils was the best answer.
"Alright, we shall head to the next stone door and begin This King's plan of becoming stronger!"
Shi Xiaobai nodded his head in satisfaction. Becoming strong was not something that was just all talk. Pulling saplings to make them grow more quickly was an unorthodox manner. To become strong, one needed to suffer and stay firm. There was a need to have a thirst for becoming strong and the will to persist on resolutely.
Hence, Shi Xiaobai had placed that opportunity in front of them. He did not say any words of incitement or encouragement. Regardless of the choice, everyone had to choose it for themselves and be responsible for it. This was something Shi Xiaobai had no choice but to learn from the Absolute Choice.
Especially with such an important choice, they could only make their own choices so that they would never regret.
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The five left Ogre Forest and returned to the crystalline ground. At this moment, there were few people that had yet to enter the stone doors. Occasionally, there may be teams exiting the doors, but they would make the best use of the time to head for the next door.
The moment the quintet came out, they saw four people. They were the four youths dressed in strange outfits.
The armored youth said in astonishment, "So fast? All of you entered for less than ten minutes and you have already cleared a stone door?"
Kevin was equally astonished as he asked, "Why are all of you still four?"
The armored youth immediately gave an awkward smile. The youth beside him immediately grumbled, "This fucker was trying his best to be picky and rejected one after another. He kept insisting that there will be a better one after the next to the point of no one coming in the end. Those rookies that came up also happened to form their teams. So what do you think?"
Kevin immediately felt a dark cloud over his head as he was rendered speechless. "Well, all the best."
At this moment, Shi Xiaobai had already chosen a stone door. On the stone door, a ferocious dragon was carved on it.
Kevin said in alarm, "This door isn't 'hell'-difficulty, right?"
Shi Xiaobai shook his head and said, "It's 'medium' difficulty."
Kevin immediately said, "Impossible. The door has a dragon carved on it, so it can't be simple. It's at least the 'hard' difficulty. This Genius even feels that this door is 'hell' difficulty!"
Kevin obviously did not believe Shi Xiaobai's words. After all, Shi Xiaobai was a crazy demon that courted death. The door he chose was definitely one of 'hell' difficulty. Kevin looked away and was about to push a door beside him open.
However, at this moment, Shi Xiaobai had already pushed open the door with the dragon glyph. Without any hesitation, he stepped in.
"Fuck, I feel like by following Shi Xiaobai, we will be doomed sooner or later!"
Kevin could not help but curse.
...
"Welcome to Stone Door 225 [Goblin Cave]. This stone door's difficulty is 'medium'. Please kill the guardian BOSS [Golden Goblin]."
Deep in a cave, there were two rows of flames lined along the cave’s side walls. Although the cave was rather dark, it was still bright enough due to the flames. When the quintet walked through the stone door, they arrived in this cave. Immediately, the authoritative voice boomed in their minds.
Just as Shi Xiaobai said, this was a stone door of 'medium' difficulty.
Kevin immediately gave an embarrassed laugh. "Shi Xiaobai, your intuition is really accurate. Ha...ha."
Mozzie unhappily grunted. "Who just said that following Lord Shi Xiaobai would result in them being doomed sooner or later? Hmph, Lord Shi Xiaobai is so reliable!"
Kevin said with a placating smile, "Wasn't I just suspecting that Shi Xiaobai would lead us to hell? Didn't he keep mentioning that he wanted to find the stone door with 'hell'-difficulty?"
Upon hearing this, Mozzie immediately gave a surprised expression and turned to look at Shi Xiaobai. She asked, "Lord Shi Xiaobai?"
Why did he suddenly change his mind and choose a 'medium' difficulty stone door?
Shi Xiaobai grinned and said, "Because for this level, the three of us will not do a thing. Everything will be left to you tw
o. Isn't 'medium' difficulty just perfect? Or do you think 'hard' or 'hell' difficulty is more challenging?"
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Chapter247 But it's too comfortable!
When Shi Xiaobai said this, everyone was alarmed.
Mozzie pointed at herself and Kevin in disbelief and said, "Just the two of us?"
Shi Xiaobai nodded and said, "Yes, just the two of you!"
Kevin was also dumbfounded as he loudly said, "Are you telling me, Mozzie and I will be clearing this level ourselves and the three of you will not do a thing?"
Shi Xiaobai nodded once again and said, "Yea!"
"Are you joking?"
Kevin frowned and said, "Let's not talk about whether the two of us are able to clear this level first. Even if we can...it would take us a very long time. We were already falling behind. Wouldn't this be making the situation worse?"
"This King is not joking."
Shi Xiaobai's expression turned serious once again as he said, "As This King said, it's an opportunity to become stronger! It won't only be this stone door. There will be two, three, or even ten or more stone doors that will be left to the two of you to clear. This will go on until the both of you become strong enough! True combat is the best way to become stronger. This King will be by your side and figure out your shortcomings in true combat. Furthermore, This King is absolutely confident to assure you...that your psionic power and stamina will not run out!"
Kevin and Mozzie's eyes immediately widened. This was the so-called opportunity to become stronger? It was so fucking simple and brutal...but it had to be said that such actual combat was indeed the most pragmatic way of cultivation. The final results depended on their individual will. If Shi Xiaobai could use a certain way to ensure that their psionic power and stamina did not run out, this was truly a very, very valuable opportunity.
But...
Mozzie softly said, "This is too unfair for all of you. The two of us will definitely be very slow at clearing the level. We have already fallen behind by so much. We can't hold you back..."
Shi Xiaobai grinned and said confidently, "There is no need to worry about falling back. Later on, we can just challenge a few 'hell' difficulty stone doors to chase up. Furthermore, so what if we cannot chase up? When the Level Lord descends, This King will take the initiative to finish it! These are problems you do not need to consider. Now, you need to ask yourselves if you thirst to become stronger and how intense this thirst is. You need to know if it is enough to allow you to persist on."
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