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Chapter 863 - 73 - Inch Stop [Seeking Monthly Votes!]

Chapter 863: 73 Chapter Inch Stop [Seeking Monthly Votes!]

123, Sword Control Technique practitioner?

When Chu Liang saw the rules for the trial, he was reminded of a game he used to play as a child. Only, compared to that, this place was much more brutal and the time pressure was far greater.

"Set off quickly!"

As the green smoke rose, a frantic shout erupted from the crowd. Everyone had thought that the challenge would involve some formidable enemies obstructing the path, and that by sticking together in a group, there would be nothing to fear. They hadn’t expected it to be in this form, which obviously exceeded many attendees’ expectations.

When it came to Sword Control Technique, Chu Liang was hardly troubled.

As the champion of the Shu Mountain Flying Sword speed competition, his sword control speed within his realm was considered invincible, thanks to his exquisite skills.

However, just as he was about to activate his Flying Sword to start, a white light burst out at the speed of a shooting star from the opposite side, almost too fast for the naked eye to catch, whoosh—

Such fast flying!

Amidst the crowd’s astonishment, they heard the voice of Immortal Qi Jing, "You all better keep up!"

Being left behind by such a huge distance right at the start was something Chu Liang had never experienced before; it could only be said that the reputation of the Sword God of Luoyan Peak was well-deserved.

Whizz whizz whizz—

With a somewhat competitive spirit, Chu Liang too transformed into a rainbow light and swept out from the corridor.

Although the Sword Emperor of the Western Sea was once the revered Daoist Master Jue Yun, his current cultivation of half into the Seventh Realm was just a large cut above Chu Liang’s. The difference wasn’t overwhelming enough to crush him, and for a while, he managed to keep pace with this young man.

He couldn’t help but exclaim, "How can you people of Shushan be so proficient in the Sword Control Technique?"

Chu Liang chuckled and replied, "Senior flatters me,"

While secretly accelerating at his feet, he thought to himself, do they even understand what being the champion of the Flying Sword speed competition means?

Jiang Yuebai was also speeding like the wind. Although her cultivation had not yet reached the Seventh Realm, her adept skills still meant that she was not far behind.

In contrast, Uncle Yin, with his Peak Sixth Realm cultivation, was the last among them. The old man looked at the figures ahead with a resigned expression, as if willing but unable.

Even so, he was still ahead of those challengers from the Heavenly Palace City.

Perhaps because the Secret Realm ultimately lacked sufficient Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the cultivations of these challengers were generally not high. There were young practitioners in the Third and Fourth Realm, and only the older ones reached the level of experts in the Fifth Stage. It was rare to even see anyone from the Sixth Realm.

However, the majority of the inheritance in Heavenly Palace City was related to sword cultivation, so their Sword Control Techniques were also not weak. It appeared that passing within the time of a burning incense stick wouldn’t be a problem.

Just as everyone was advancing at full speed, a strand of white light suddenly brightened up ahead.

The sword light had activated!

Remembering the rules he had heard earlier, Chu Liang almost subconsciously halted his Flying Sword, held his breath, steadied his stance, and immediately went rigid. Since he was unsure of how the sword light defined "movement," he dared not be reckless.

The challengers from the Heavenly Palace City behind him weren’t so lucky.

Three or four sword practitioners who couldn’t stop their momentum in their full-speed sprint staggered a bit. Another one didn’t care at all and continued to rush forward, perhaps thinking he could evade the sword light. But he was proven wrong.

Hiss hiss hiss hiss—

Several dazzling white lights shot out from both sides of the corridor, instantly piercing through those who hadn’t steadied themselves, leaving them no room to struggle or dodge.

It wasn’t just them; even two sword practitioners who managed to stop had made minor movements such as lifting a finger or blinking. The sword aura immediately flashed past them. The sharpness of this sword aura was almost at the level of the Daoist Realm, and even Immortal Qi Jing would have had trouble facing it.

Hiss hiss—

Bodies nearly cleaved in two fell into the void below without a sound.

A trace of chilling dread flashed through everyone’s heart, with some already breaking out in a cold sweat. They had managed to stop in time this turn, but what about the next?

When the sword light disappeared and everyone started again, their speeds were noticeably slower. It seemed they were still frightened by the scene they had just witnessed, fearing that they might not be able to stop their swords in time if they sprinted at full speed.

Because of this, the time of a burning incense stick now seemed far less sufficient.

Only then did Chu Liang realize that this trial tested not just the speed of Sword Control Technique, but more importantly, absolute control during sword handling is a tremendously high level, capable of stopping on command at any moment in the mastery of Sword Control Technique.

Inch stop!

...

The incense was more than half burned through, and the corridor had already experienced two flashes of sword light at nearly equal intervals. The people began to grow bold, accelerating with full force just after the sword light had faded, realizing that otherwise it would be highly unlikely for them to traverse the entire corridor. They knew they just needed to slow down and prepare to stop before the next sword light flashed.

However, those who held such thoughts were immediately punished, as merely a few breaths after the previous sword light, another flash of sword aura flickered unexpectedly.

It came too quickly!

Not to mention the sword cultivators with lower cultivation, even Chu Liang nearly failed to stop himself.

Hisss—

Once again, three bursts of sword aura shot out, instantly decapitating three people. Witnessing this brutal scene unfold before his eyes, Chu Liang’s brows knitted together.

"Ah..."

Some challengers behind him let out terrified roars; they had mentally prepared themselves when they came, but who could remain unaffected when comrades died one after another before their very eyes?

Yet the sword light had not yet faded, and immediately another streak of white light swept past—

The challenger who had roared also fell dead.

"There’s not much incense left, hurry up!" someone ahead yelled. It turned out to be Immortal Qi Jing, who had returned after scouting the path ahead. Concerned for his daughter and the others, he had turned back to escort them.

For Chu Liang and his companions, this challenge should not have been difficult, even Uncle Yin was enough to pass. But for the remaining challengers behind them, very few would safely reach the end.

Glancing back, Chu Liang gritted his teeth and suddenly scattered a sky-full of Puppet Pills.

Spreading beans to summon soldiers!

Bang bang bang...

This handful of Puppet Pills transformed into at least a hundred Chu Liangs, nearly blocking a large section of the road.

"Are you trying to save people?" Jiang Yuebai looked at him, guessing his intention.

"Indeed," Chu Liang put on a red helmet, unfolded his body, and as he flew forward with the Sword Control Technique, each of his avatars raised a sword light and darted forward, maintaining a very high speed.

Magnificently!

The challengers behind them didn’t understand his intentions, but when the sword light flared up again, they understood Chu Liang’s strategy.

Hisss—

The sword light flared once more, and Chu Liang himself stopped dead in his tracks, immobile.

But at the same time, the hundreds of puppets he controlled continued to advance, and sword auras flashed instantly, decapitating the frontmost puppets. However, the following puppets continued, one falling after the other as the sword auras kept coming, cutting down dozens of puppets in succession.

Until the sword light extinguished.

Chu Liang advanced again, leading like the head of an army charging forward.

"This sword light moves from front to back!" someone shouted aloud, now understanding Chu Liang’s plan.

He had observed the pattern of the sword auras several times before and had ascertained that when attacking moving targets, it began from the foremost one, and each attack wouldn’t occur too frequently, with at most three bursts of sword aura.

This meant if there were enough targets moving in the front, even if people at the back moved, they could endure the time during which the sword light was active.

Because one could only advance and not retreat in this challenge, and the younger generations couldn’t receive any bit of information from their predecessors, this was a wholly new challenge for all challengers. Chu Liang’s ability to deduce the pattern and find a solution in such a short time deeply amazed those behind him.

And knowing was not enough; to achieve this, he also needed the ability to simultaneously control hundreds of puppets with the Sword Control Technique, and while controlling these puppets, he still maintained his speed ahead of the main forces. The most challenging part was to ensure that while all the puppets advanced together, his body remained completely still.

This Divine Sense was equally terrifying.

Accomplishing this, Chu Liang relied on the pattern deduction and thinking skills he had honed through numerous battles, his inherently strong Godly Soul, the significant boost given by the Red Demonic Helmet, and wealth.

These valuable Puppet Pills—he had stocked hundreds, playing ’spreading beans to summon soldiers,’ an unheard-of strategy.

Each of these aspects was beyond the capability of ordinary people. Those challengers behind him could only look up to Chu Liang’s figure in awe, silently admiring in their hearts.

This shrimp-headed man... so powerful!