Chapter 85: Special Exam (12)
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[Dragon Transformation Sword Intent: Dao-entry level (cannot be upgraded)]
[Effect: Enter the Dao with the sword, condense the true meaning of the dragon, and turn into a dragon when encountering wind and rain. It can accumulate momentum to form an abyss, and the sword will emerge as a dragon.]
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The Dragon Transformation Sword Intent Su Chen obtained after upgrading the Water Dragon Roar above the extreme level.
Although he feels that there are not many descriptions of the Dragon Transformation Sword Intent,
Su Chen was very clear about how terrifying the effect of this sword intent was.
If the previous "Water Dragon Roar" was still just in the category of "technique,"
The current Dragon Transformation Sword Intent has already reached the realm of 'Tao.'
Although Su Chen could only barely glimpse a trace of the "Tao" at the moment,
even this tiny trace made him profoundly aware of his insignificance and the vastness of the Dao.
If he had to describe it, it's like a person who has never seen the sea coming to the beach for the first time.
The road was like a vast ocean, and Su Chen couldn't see the end at first glance.
In the empty presidential suite, he sat alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scenery outside with a blank expression.
A mayfly between heaven and earth, a grain of sand in the vast ocean...
Can a mayfly like him reach the other side?
He didn't know how long he had been sitting in the room. He only knew that it was still noon when Lu Xiaoye and Shen Feiyang left.
But the view outside the window now showed that the sun had set and the sky was filled with a sunset glow.
The development of events seemed to be just as he had planned.
A large number of evil creatures came out in droves, and under the leadership of several creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage, they headed in two directions.
The noise was so loud that it finally pulled Su Chen back from his confusion.
He took a deep breath, then stood up and walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the room.
Looking at the big black tree in the distance that symbolizes the nest of evil creatures, his eyes gradually become firm.
He placed his hand on the glass window and completely covered the image of the black tree with his palm.
Bang!
Su Chen shattered the French window in front of him with one palm.
The strong wind outside the window carried broken glass past his face, and his black clothes rustled.
However, Su Chen seemed to be unable to sense any of this as he walked straight to the edge of the building that looked like an abyss.
He said expressionlessly, "It doesn't matter whether I can reach the other side or not. What matters is whether I dare to walk out."
"When I ride the wind out of Penglai, my sword energy will spread all over the Nine Heavens."
"Since Jiangnan City has never produced a god... then let me be the first god in Jiangnan City."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Chen took a step forward, and his body fell rapidly from the sky.
Just when he was halfway down, he turned around and stepped on the glass of the building behind him.
Bang!
This kick immediately caused countless cracks in the glass of the building behind Su Chen.
He used this reaction force to rush towards the black tree in the distance at an astonishing speed.
Many evil creatures wandering on the ground heard the noise and looked up at the sky.
But before they could react, Su Chen, who was walking in the air, had already whizzed past their heads and disappeared.
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[Floating Cloud Steps: Extreme state (cannot be upgraded)]
[Effect: Your body becomes like a flowing cloud, and you can walk in the air.]
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At the same time, the Gold-Eating Ant-Man, who had been sitting quietly on the 'Nine Nether Tree,' sensed something and suddenly opened his eyes, looking in a certain direction.
All he saw was a black dot moving closer and closer within his field of vision, slowly getting bigger.
When he finally saw clearly that the black spot was a human cultivator walking in the air, the Gold-Eating Ant immediately stood up on the tree trunk.
"Giant force..."
"I am here."
"Come with me and entertain our distinguished guests."
"Yes."
The giant hornworm picked up the huge black knife and walked out of the tree canopy with the Gold-Eating Ant-Man.
Even though they were enemies, they should treat the strong with due respect.
This is Nine Nether, a cruel place where strength is respected above all else.
Even if the other party is an enemy.
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On a pedestrian street in the west district of the city.
"Big sister, we can't hold on any longer!"
A junior high school student looked at the evil creatures being killed around him and shouted with sweat all over his forehead to Lu Xiaoye, who was fighting fiercely in the distance.
Lu Xiaoye was unable to respond at this moment because she was almost single-handedly bearing 90% of the pressure from the evil creatures on the pedestrian street.
Only a few of the fish that escaped her fists would rush to the few younger brothers behind her and threaten them.
But even so, of the six younger brothers who came out with her, only two were left.
Just when Lu Xiaoye had just killed the Nine Nether Evil creatures in front of her with one punch and wanted to give a simple response to the younger brother behind her,
the two little brothers she had left were completely submerged by the evil creatures.
Eliminated.
So Lu Xiaoye was the only one left on the huge pedestrian street.
Lu Xiaoye was not too surprised about this.
After all, her younger brothers generally only had the sixth or seventh level of the Qi Gathering Stage.
Lu Xiaoye was very surprised that they had been able to hold on until now.
After all, not everyone is like her, possessing the domineering Red Flame Phoenix Tribulation that can continuously restore physical and spiritual power in the chaos of battle.
"Human cultivator, are you the one who killed Black Armor?"
Lu Xiaoye kicked a Nine Nether Evil creature in front of her away and looked in the direction of the sound.
Two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage appeared above her head at some point.
Seeing that her actions finally attracted the two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage, Lu Xiaoye smiled.
She was now halfway done with her mission.
The remaining half was to see how long she could hold off these two guys.
Perhaps sensing that Lu Xiaoye was already in a trapped situation with no way to escape,
This caused the two Foundation Establishment Stage evil creatures to clap their hands, causing the surrounding Nine Nether evil creatures to temporarily stop attacking.
Then, two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage fell from the sky and stopped ten steps in front of Lu Xiaoye.
"You are strong, very strong. Tell us your name, human cultivator."
"A strong person like you shouldn't die in obscurity."
Hearing the divine sense voice reach her ear, Lu Xiaoye did not answer immediately but took off the hair tie that had bound her ponytail with her right hand.
Without the hair tie, her black hair immediately fell and dropped to her neck.
Combined with the red lines all over her body, she now had an indescribable wildness.
Lu Xiaoye carefully put away the hair tie and placed it into her storage bag.
After all, although it was just a simulation space, she didn't want to destroy this birthday present that Su Chen had given her when she was ten years old.
Every time she chose to do this, it meant... she was starting to get serious.
Lu Xiaoye looked at the two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage and said calmly, "The chief of Jiangnan No. 1 High School, the Phoenix Tribulation cultivator, Lu Xiaoye."
"Phoenix Tribulation cultivator?"
The two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage were stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought.
Because they always felt that they seemed to have heard or seen these two words somewhere, but they couldn't remember where.
Generally speaking, there are two types of titles for cultivators.
One type is self-proclaimed, which usually has little credibility.
The other kind is given by the Immortal Alliance.
Lu Xiaoye's name "Phoenix Tribulation" refers to the latter.
Although the title is just an empty name,
this indicates how much the Immortal Alliance values her—a person who has awakened the gifted magical power of Red Flame Phoenix Tribulation.
This is not only because the innate magical power of Red Flame Phoenix Tribulation is well-known on the magical power list of the Immortal Alliance.
But also because the owners of the Red Flame Phoenix Tribulation in all generations are the undisputed number one killing gods in the Immortal Alliance.
They may not be the ones with the highest cultivation level in the Immortal Alliance, but they must have killed the most alien creatures in the Immortal Alliance.
Because the Red Flame Phoenix Tribulation's talent can only be brought into play on the battlefield to its maximum value!
Additionally, due to the uniqueness of this talent, there will always be only one 'Phoenix Tribulation Cultivator' in the Immortal Alliance.
So, from the moment Lu Xiaoye awakened the Red Flame Phoenix Tribulation,
the words "Phoenix Tribulation" were destined to accompany Lu Xiaoye throughout her life until her death.
The Red Flame Phoenix Tribulation is both a heavenly gift and a scourge.
Once you cross it, you will be reborn like a phoenix from the ashes.
If you can't cross it, your soul will be scattered, and your body will be destroyed.
Although Lu Xiaoye knew the fate of all the owners of the Red Flame Phoenix Tribulation very early on,
she was still very satisfied with her talent.
After all, she never wanted to experience again the despair of hiding behind others and being unable to change something ten years ago.
A Phoenix Tribulation Cultivator is someone who will never hide behind others.
Therefore, this saying has been circulating in the Immortal Alliance and even outside of it:
'Wherever the red flames reach, all evil will retreat, and demons will be banned.'
This is not what the Phoenix Tribulation Cultivators claimed themselves, but the result of them using the fire in their bodies... burning themselves little by little.
In the dark times when the Immortal Alliance was first established, it was the fire on the bodies of the Phoenix Tribulation Cultivators that illuminated the way forward for countless people.
However, compared to this, the Phoenix Tribulation Cultivators of all generations prefer another sentence:
"Hey, do you know why the fire in my body is called Red Flame?"
The two Foundation Establishment Stage evil creatures were stunned for a moment, then asked curiously, "Why?"
Lu Xiaoye looked at them and laughed.
"That's because the blood of most evil creatures... is red!"
As soon as the words fell, the Phoenix Tribulation Mark on Lu Xiaoye's body suddenly lit up, and a terrifying red flame rose from her body.
The astonishing heat wave forced the evil creatures around to retreat continuously.
Even the two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage were affected.
Looking at Lu Xiaoye bathed in flames, the two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage finally remembered where they had heard the term "Phoenix Tribulation."
It was on the tombstones of many Nine Nether Royal Families!
Thinking of this, the two Foundation Establishment Stage evil creatures looked at Lu Xiaoye with fear in their eyes.
Seeing this, Lu Xiaoye immediately smiled with satisfaction.
Then she took a big step forward, and as a Qi Gathering Practitioner, she took the initiative to rush towards the two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage... moving forward courageously.
Compared to seeing the demons retreat out of fear,
the Phoenix Tribulation Cultivators prefer to see the evil creatures being burned by red flames and stained with blood in the flames.
Therefore, the red in Red Flame never represents the color of fire, but the color of blood!
As for the favorite words of the Phoenix Tribulation Cultivators...
"Use my fire to burn the blood of all evil creatures. As long as the evil creatures are not dead, the red flames will not stop!"
This is the Phoenix Tribulation Cultivator of the Immortal Alliance—born fearless and a man who fights to the bitter end.
Between them and the evil creatures, only one side can stand!
In the ruins of a Taoist school in the west of the city.
"Ah, how did things turn out like this?"
Shen Feiyang sat on a high platform in the abandoned playground, looking from afar at the large number of Nine Nether Creatures attacking from all directions outside the campus, his face full of bitterness.
For him, he was lazy and preferred quietness to movement.
If it weren't necessary, he wouldn't want to do this hard job of fighting against all the evil creatures alone.
You have to know that the reason he joined the Black Lotus Sect was not because he recognized the cult so much,
but because of the mysterious female ghost in his body and the overbearing deputy leader of the Black Lotus sect who forced him to join.
That's right, everyone thought that Shen Feiyang's skill in controlling ghosts was his innate magical power, the Soul Binding Order.
After all, only then could the Soul Binding Order imprison evil spirits within the user's body and drive them to obey.
But only Shen Feiyang himself knew that the reason he could control evil spirits was not because of the Soul Binding Order.
It was from the mysterious female ghost that unexpectedly appeared in his body!
The evil ghosts he controlled were never following his orders; they followed the orders of the mysterious female ghost.
This was also the reason why he couldn't command the knife ghost to stop torturing the evil creature's corpse at the vegetable market.
Those guys didn't listen to him at all; they only listened to that old lady.
Every time he thought about having such a living ancestor in his body and being forced to join an evil organization like the Black Lotus Sect,
Shen Feiyang felt that his future was dark.
Why did things... turn out like this?
He had always been just an ordinary student.
It was just a trip back to his hometown during the summer vacation to pay homage to his ancestors.
As a result, on the way back, he was inexplicably possessed by a mysterious female ghost.
Then a guy who claimed to be the deputy leader of the Black Lotus Sect showed up and forced him to join the sect.
He was a good kid who went to bed at 10 o'clock every night, got up at 6 a.m., and gave up his seat to the elderly on the bus.
Why did he suddenly become someone that everyone hated?
That would be fine, but why should he just want to do well in the exam and then, after showing the potential to be admitted to one of the four major academies, find a good place to stay and do nothing?
But who knew that before he found a good place to fish, he met two weird guys who forced him to help them attract the attention of evil creatures?
If he could beat that woman, and he thought that man was more pleasing to the eye, he would want to make friends with him.
Otherwise, he wouldn't do such a troublesome thing.
First, he was forcibly possessed by a mysterious female ghost; then he was forced to join the cult by the leader of the evil cult; and now he was forced by two peers to carry out a troublesome task.
His family members, who can understand why the world is so full of malice towards an honest person like him?
He is so angry. Do honest people deserve to be pointed at with spears?
What a shrimp head!
Although he was full of complaints, there was one good thing about Shen Feiyang.
That is, he would never break his promise to others...
"A ghost master, this is rare among human cultivators."
Shen Feiyang raised his head and saw two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage floating in the air in the abandoned Taoist school.
Looking at the two guys, Shen Feiyang, who already had a bitter face, couldn't help but discuss: "Well, how about we sit down and talk? After all, fighting is so tiring; chatting is more relaxing."
Hearing Shen Feiyang's words, the two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage were amused.
They fell from the sky and came not far from Shen Feiyang.
When he saw the powerful enemy appear, the sword ghost, who was already bloodthirsty, immediately seemed to sense something and wanted to rush over impatiently.
But after two hours of fighting, much of its ghost energy had been consumed.
Coupled with the entanglement of evil creatures around it, it could only watch the two Foundation Establishment Stage evil creatures walk to a place not far from Shen Feiyang, unable to come over for battle.
The two Foundation Establishment Stage evil creatures first glanced at the held sword ghost, then looked at Shen Feiyang and said with a strange expression, "You want to chat, but we don't want to chat with you."
"You said that if we force you to fight us... then what will you do? Hahaha!"
Hearing this, Shen Feiyang pinched his eyebrows in pain.
Okay, okay, that's how we play it, right?
Is there any place in this world where he can reason? Why is everyone so overbearing and not giving him the chance to make a choice?
"Okay, okay, you think I'm an honest person who won't get angry!"
Shen Feiyang pushed himself up with both hands and jumped down from the high platform on the playground, looking at the two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage with a serious expression.
"Do you have to fight?"
"Yes."
"Can't we really chat?"
"Cannot."
"Oh, okay, okay..."
Looking at the sad-looking Shen Feiyang, the two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage laughed even more happily.
Forcing the weak to do things they don't want to do gives them a sense of accomplishment.
But they kept laughing, and soon they couldn't laugh anymore.
Black smoke slowly released from Shen Feiyang's right hand and soon turned into a spear-wielding evil ghost.
And the aura of this evil ghost was also from the Foundation Establishment Stage!
Including the big knife evil spirit that was wreaking havoc on the playground at this moment.
Shen Feiyang, a cultivator in the Qi Gathering Stage, could control two evil ghosts in the Foundation Establishment Stage at the same time.
This strength not only shocked the two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage in front of them,
but also astonished the teachers and investigators outside the examination room and in the conference room.
"No, you have the ability, so why do you always act like a useless person with no dreams?"
"A genius like you, shouldn't you act like you are the only one in the world, always looking down on everyone?"
"You like to play the pig and eat the tiger game at a young age, right?"
On the playground, Shen Feiyang stood next to the spear evil ghost, looking at the two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage with his dead fish eyes.
He said weakly, "Although many people force me to do things I don't like, I didn't expect you two evil creatures to do the same."
"After all... do you have that ability?"
As soon as the words fell, the spear-wielding evil spirit next to Shen Feiyang suddenly rushed towards the two Foundation Establishment Stage evil creatures.
Shen Feiyang himself took out many talismans from his storage bag and started to assist.
Because of the mysterious female ghost, many people mistakenly believed that his only method was to ward off ghosts.
But in fact, what he has been studying since he was a child... has always been the art of talismans!
Ghost tamer?
Wrong, wrong, wrong, absolutely wrong!
The one who controls the ghosts is a mysterious female ghost; the talisman... is his ability!
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