Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 852: 851 Trial Abnormality [Request for Guaranteed Monthly Ticket]

Chapter 852: Chapter 851 Trial Abnormality [Request for Guaranteed Monthly Ticket]

Hou Niao is now in a small space, a realm of chaos, yet quite suitable for combat.

Though his knowledge is limited, he still senses the unique aspect of this Hell Star among the Nineteen Continents, capable of creating such small spaces, not just one but many, is it the ability of the Unihorn Clan? Or is it the nature of the Nineteen Continents itself?

He has no concept of Acquired and Innate Spirit Treasures, the disparity is too great, far beyond the reach of his thoughts.

According to the rules spoken by Daoist Wang Zuo, he will undergo ten trials here and then have a rest period of about half a year before starting the next; of course, if killed by an opponent, then all plans are abandoned.

He doesn’t mind battling, but such combat feels too hurried; he’s completely unprepared in his Cultivation Technique and swordsmanship, suddenly thrown into life-and-death scenarios, which is quite unfair to him, but the Cultivation World inherently lacks absolute fairness, he understands this all too well through his journey of cultivation.

Survive this trial, secure some time for himself, and find his senior sister…

While waiting, a clump of aura appears in the space, gradually forming into a puppet-like entity with hands and feet, its face is a blurry and bizarre, about seven or eight parts human, one or two parts ghost.

He knows this is a pill cultivator from this universe, with complete spiritual power and skills, though the physical details are rough, it generally represents the person’s entire strength.

Facing such an opponent, neither fully human nor pure energy, he feels no desire to converse, as it’s unknown what sort of person hides behind that grotesque appearance.

Whether it’s male or female? Whether it’s beautiful or ugly? Old or young?

He guides his flying sword, slashing forward, treating it as though he is cutting down a lifeless artifact, as the opponent isn’t truly dead anyway.

The other is an aged pill cultivator, drifting through trial arenas for years; although the battle records are mediocre, hovering around tens of thousands, he has his pride; this time he heard some inside news of tenfold challenge rewards on Prison Star, despite warnings from above to avoid rash attempts if rankings are inadequate, seeking fortune amid risks. Winning a match here equals ten elsewhere, how could he resist?

Though ranked ten thousand, that’s through an entire universe of pill cultivators, placing him in the top thousands shows considerable competence, being a backbone in his sect.

The imprisoned cultivators on Prison Star have mixed strengths, abilities being secondary; it’s their ruthlessness and defiance that incite fear, yet he believes he has a chance.

Seeing the sword light approaching, it turns out to be the rare Sword Vein Daoist from the Anchor Chain Star System, but he’s not flustered; though Sword Vein is strong, its origin matters, if it were the Daoist that turns people pale from another universe, he wouldn’t even attempt to fight, but for this universe, it’s different, merely rankled.

For golden essence objects like flying swords, he has his unique methods; with a gesture, a compass in his hand conjures countless star lights, this being his sect’s secret skill, Primordial Magnetic Star Light, specifically countering golden essence objects; once touched by the star lights, it feels like dragging heavy weights with movements becoming sluggish and difficult, even the divine intent perception gradually fades, inevitably effective against flying swords.

Having dispelled the flying sword, what does a sword cultivator have left?

With this plan, he starts preparing a major move, determined to succeed in one stroke; yet didn’t expect his own Primordial Magnetic Star Light to hit the void, passing right through the flying sword, both unaffected…

Trying to react, it’s already too late.

The flying sword pierces through his chest, under the powerful impact of sword energy, the body couldn’t bear the weight and shattered, while his spirit was forcibly transmitted away, his last sight being that sword cultivator leisurely dusting off his sleeve, as if brushing away insignificant dust.

Not understanding the enemy at all, being overly confident in oneself, such errors happening during battles with sword cultivators leaves no room for remedy, lacking even the opportunity to correct faults, his vast mana, numerous intricate techniques, all suppressed.

If this were real combat instead of a trial, the regret would be profound; fundamentally, he has never encountered a true sword cultivator and doesn’t understand what such a being entails.

Hou Niao feels no satisfaction, there’s nothing to boast about, the cultivators from Anchor Chain Star System clearly lack life-and-death experiences, and don’t realize that every move in true combat must be treated as the final move, only then would it not fail one’s lifelong learning.

He has no interest in witnessing the different Daoist traditions of Anchor Chain here, precisely because he knows his own situation well, with barely entry-level mana lacking thickness, swordsmanship hasn’t touched the edge of Golden Core Realm sword cultivators, his only reliance being his fully grasped Body Sword Skill.

During Core Formation, the swordsmanship he cultivates is the three swords of Golden Core Body Sword Skill, all use Dou.

Mastering them feels easier compared to the earlier Foundation Establishment arrangements, given all the years of accumulation, foundational elements are always interconnected, the challenge lies in comprehending sword momentum, which is also a vital factor in assessing whether swordsmanship is truly mastered.

He hasn’t grasped it yet, not to mention the complete mastery of Golden Core Realm’s Dou, even the ‘Array’ character mantra within the Foundation Establishment Realm’s earlier arrangements is still fuzzy to him.

Comprehending sword momentum requires timing, it’s not achieved through mere diligent practice; thus, in his current Body Sword Skill, only the two-character mantra from earlier arrangements has truly entered the hall, the remaining four-character mantra is purely superficial, lacking the essence, which can make do against mediocre opponents, but appears feeble against true experts.

The reason for such embarrassment in the battle with Daoist Zhi Xuan, with no room to counter, isn’t due to the inadequacy of Body Sword Skill, but because he hasn’t truly mastered any of the three-character mantras of Golden Core.

If truly mastered, a single ‘All’ character mantra could break his Three Realms Mountain, how could he be so passive?

After a brief rest, perhaps this small space can sense his complete spirit, another shadow appears.

Hou Niao ascends with his sword.

… With each battle fought, he can sense the varied strength of the opponents, like the utterly confusing one at the beginning, but also some incredibly formidable that make him struggle; once dragged into a tug-of-war, it becomes detrimental to him, as his current mana reserves find it difficult to sustain Golden Core level violent output, relying only on Five Elements Mysterious Light and Ancient Thunder Talisman to turn the tides.

As a sword cultivator, this is quite awkward for him.

Such is his swordsmanship, seemingly never feeling sufficient at any stage, with each swordsmanship leap, a stronger opponent appears.

He can vaguely guess why all this happens; it’s simply due to missing inheritance.

If he were the inheritor of the strongest Sword Vein in this universe, such a situation wouldn’t arise, he would achieve simultaneous progress in swordsmanship and realm, without lagging behind.

Yet there’s an advantage, what he learns through his experiences becomes truly his, enabling him to grasp the real essence and integrate it into his unique understanding; in other words, given the same inheritance, the achievements he attains through his strenuous learning will far surpass those of spoon-fed cultivators.

Cultivation is inherently fair.