The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 761 - 759: Passing the Third Barrier!

Chapter 761: Chapter 759: Passing the Third Barrier!

The moment Lin Bai perceived the secret of the third stage, the stage of knife and sword, he immediately charged forward, his sharp sword light filled the sky, his sword aura dominated the world, and crashed down!

In the blink of an eye, Lin Bai exchanged more than a dozen moves with these two clay puppets!

Boom!

With a loud noise, Lin Bai was pushed back by a sword strike by more than ten steps. When he raised his head, he looked at the two clay puppets in surprise.

"They’re so powerful that my dozens of strong attacks didn’t even scratch these two clay dolls."

Lin Bai was taken aback inside, and he looked up.

These two clay puppets stood in front of him like two doors, blocking his path.

The golden knife and the silver sword radiated terrifying power.

"I don’t believe it. A mere illusion can’t keep stopping me forever!"

"Wind and Snow!"

Immediately, Lin Bai leapt into the air, his body soared, and four sword qi attacks surged up. In an instant, Lin Bai quickly approached the two clay puppets using the Feng Lei Divine Wings.

Then, a horrifying scene occurred.

When Lin Bai launched these four extremely powerful Divine Powers.

The Silver Sword puppet quickly took a step forward and, with continuous movements, unleashed four sword attacks in succession.

Four Divine Powers identical to Wind and Snow were coming to kill Lin Bai!

"What!"

"They’ve actually copied my Divine Power!"

Lin Bai looked terrified.

Boom!

When the four Sword Qi of the puppets hit Lin Bai’s Sword Qi, they exploded open. A terrifying power filled the entire venue!

Lin Bai was once again pushed back three steps, his face filled with horror: "They can not only copy my Divine Power, but their strength is identical to mine. "

"This stage is too tricky."

Lin Bai stood in the third stage illusion, disbelievingly looking at the two clay puppets in front of him.

Outside Ascension Tower.

"They’re stuck at the third stage!"

"The knife and sword puppets of the third stage are not easy to deal with. They can perfectly mimic warriors’ Divine Power and martial arts techniques."

"Yes, once many experts have failed at this stage."

"Hehe, it’s interesting that even Qin Beiao and Long Qingfeng, these two freaks, are also stuck at this stage."

Many warriors, seeing that the warriors shown on the nine Projection Stone Tablets were all within the third stage, and none of them had passed, the corners of their mouths displayed strange smiles.

Liu Jingfeng laughed: "The third stage, the stage of knife and sword, tests cultivation of martial arts techniques. As the saying goes, ’to hit someone, you must first get hit.’

"These two clay puppets that can perfectly mimic warriors’ Divine Power and techniques, allow these genius warriors to see their own shortcomings."

Pei Ji spoke indifferently: "This stage is not about finding the opponent’s weakness to knock them down. The real meaning is to find your own weakness in your technique. The goal is to defeat yourself, that’s what it means to pass!"

"Many arrogant warriors don’t think they have any flaws, and keep attacking relentlessly. Eventually, they lose all their True Qi and fail at the third stage!"

Pei Ji shook his head and sighed deeply.

Lin Bai wasn’t the only one who stayed at the third stage for a long time.

After a tough battle, Qin Beiao cursed: "Damn, how are these two puppets so powerful? They can perfectly mimic my boxing technique!"

"Damn it!"

Qin Beiao kept cursing in anger.

Long Qingfeng was also serious: "Why do I feel like I’m fighting against myself! Are they asking me to find my own flaws? But my techniques, the most advanced techniques of the Azure Dragon Empire, are flawless..."

"I don’t have any flaws..."

Long Qingfeng had a headache.

Qin Beiao and Long Qingfeng were both from Lingnan, the genius warriors there. Their ancient techniques were far superior to those of Lingdong, let alone they themselves, even many knowledgeable predecessors can’t find a flaw in their techniques!

Within the same grade, martial techniques also vary between high-level and low-level warriors.

For instance, a Heaven-Level First Grade martial technique could be classified as high-rank or low-rank Heaven-Level First Grade.

Why would there be such a distinction between high-rank and low-rank martial skills?

Well, simply because these high-rank martial skills have their flaws almost perfectly hidden and are hard for the warriors to exploit. As a result, these martial techniques could become invincible in battles.

Qin Beiao, Longqing Feng, Qi Yao, Fang Ji, Yao Feng, and He Qian all faced the same problem.

They were all geniuses, each with highly advanced martial techniques they had honed themselves, assuming that they didn’t possess any shortcomings.

Hence, they all struggled to defeat the two clay puppet adversaries that stood before them.

Lin Bai drew his sword and weaved around the two clay puppets.

"Master once said, ’Even Tiandao is imperfect, every creation has its flaws. Some people just hide theirs well. The same goes for martial techniques. The more sophisticated a martial technique is, the more challenging it is to find its weak point!’"

"Well then, I might as well use a low-rank martial technique."

Smiling at the thought, Lin Bai’s eyes brightened.

"Cold-Blooded Sword Strike!"

Lin Bai grinned, his eyes gleaming with astuteness.

Instantly, a long-unseen Yellow Level Ninth Grade martial technique, the Qixue Sword Skill, flashed on Lin Bai again.

Whoosh—

The sword rushed skyward, and a blood-colored sword light akin to a demonic claw from Hell targeted the two clay figures ahead.

Crack, crack—

As Lin Bai executed the Qixue Sword Skill—

The two clay puppets wielding the gold knife and silver sword instantly launched precisely the same pair of sword strikes such as his own.

The only difference being that the silver-armored clay figure released the Cold-Blooded Sword Strike, while the gold knife figure unleashed the Cold-Blooded Knife Strike.

Clang, clang—

With one forward thrust, Lin Bai’s sword clashed with the two clay figures.

With a cold sneer at the corner of his mouth, he said, "I see, then. Since you’re so eager to mimic my Sword Skills, I’ll make sure you cry a lament in rhythm!"

"A sophisticated martial technique is difficult to exploit!"

"But finding the flaw in such Yellow Level martial skills... is just too easy."

Watching the clay figures mimicking his Cold-Blooded Sword Strike and Cold-Blooded Knife Strike, Lin Bai burst into laughter.

The Qixue Sword Skill was a method Lin Bai had mastered in his early martial arts practice. It was formidable, but as his cultivation and knowledge increased, he could easily uncover its weakness!

After the sword-on-sword collision—

With agility, Lin Bai moved like lightning, his sword technique transforming instantly as he launched a sharp sword aura at the underarm of the gold knife clay figure!

Splat—

His sword aura hit the target, penetrating through in an instant, and pierced straight into the head of the gold knife clay figure.

Simultaneously, Lin Bai spinned around for a backhand swing, his silver sword slicing through the head of the silver sword clay figure!

Boom—

The two clay figures crumbled to the ground, bursting into wisps of smoke that gathered before Lin Bai, morphing into a gateway.

The gold knife clay figure had transformed into a light gate.

The silver-armored clay figure had turned into a pass token for the third challenge.

"Hehe, I made it."

Lin Bai approached the light gate, and on a closer look, noticed that all the rankings on the gate had come to a standstill at the third challenge.

Including those of Qin Beiao, Longqing Feng, Bai Xiaoxiao, He Qian, Fang Ji, and Yao Feng, all were trapped within the third challenge, unable to advance.

"It looks like I’ll be ahead of them and enter the Fourth Stage Illusion,"

With a casual smile, Lin Bai took a step and his figure appeared within the Fourth Stage Illusion.

At the same time, in front of the Ascension Tower, among the nine stone steles, Lin Bai’s name moved abruptly from the ninth stele to the first!

"Lin Bai has passed the third challenge!"

People were awe-struck and exclaimed aloud.