Chapter 180: Dragon God's Trial
This was a dry, barren mountainous area. As far as the eye could see, steep cliffs rose straight into the clouds, surrounding mountains enclosing this place into an isolated land with no way out. Even the light was mostly blocked.
Yun Che, who had entered through the trial gate, looked at his surroundings and frowned. The area he was in was very small—small enough that standing still, he could see the boundaries front and back, left and right. The total length from north to south was less than half a mile, and the width from east to west was barely a hundred meters. All around were mountain walls, leaving him no path to leave. Moreover, these mountain walls were almost vertical into the clouds, making climbing impossible.
"Let me... go..."
The little fairy in his arms let out a weak voice, and her only movable right arm made a slight struggle. Yun Che knew she was not used to—or rather, completely disgusted by—male contact. He crouched down, took out a light pink blanket from the Heavenly Poison Pearl and spread it on the ground, then carefully placed the little fairy on it. He said softly, "Don't worry, unless absolutely necessary, I will not touch you casually. We have now entered the Dragon God's trial ground. Whether you like it or not, our fates are now completely intertwined. If we succeed, then we can both survive and gain great benefits. If we fail... we will both die."
"But before we fail, you must no longer have thoughts of death. Instead, try hard to stay alive, okay? Because this is not my trial alone, but a trial for both of us, and it concerns the fate of both of us. I hope you can give me strength, and also give yourself hope—not just to survive, but also the hope of recovering your profound veins and meridians, and even directly breaking through to the King Xuan realm!"
The little fairy had possessed extraordinary talent since childhood.
Two Yanlong Warriors had already moved, charging straight at Yun Che. Their bodies seemed heavy, and the sound of their footsteps as they ran was especially thunderous.
Facing two enemies at the same level at once would indeed be troublesome for an ordinary Xuan adept, but for Yun Che, it was completely no threat. With the four great divine powers gathered in one body, he could instantly kill opponents at the same level.
When the two Yanlong Warriors approached, Yun Che swept his sword horizontally... His sword was even longer than the Yanlong Warriors' spears. The first Yanlong Warrior had just raised its spear, preparing an attack stance, when Yun Che's sword slammed into its rock spear, shattering the shaft, and then continued without losing momentum, breaking its body in half at the waist... At this point, the sword's momentum still showed no sign of weakening, continuing to sweep and smashing the second Yanlong Warrior's body as well.
The two Yanlong Warriors fell in pieces, then completely disappeared in a flash of light.
Yun Che had only swung one sword... In just one breath, a single swing had broken two Yanlong Warriors and a rock spear. Without exaggeration, throughout the entire younger generation of the Cang Feng Empire, it would be impossible to find another person at his level who could accomplish such a feat.
Instantly killing two enemies at the same level, Yun Che did not relax because of this. This was the Dragon God's trial after all; how could it be this simple? If it were only this level, how could the previous one hundred twenty-nine trialists have died here?
Zheng~~~~
Less than three breaths after Yun Che destroyed the two Yanlong Warriors, four yellow light shadows began to flicker before him. Then four Yanlong Warriors, identical to the previous ones, charged forward with spears.
Although the number increased to four, the strength of these Yanlong Warriors did not increase at all. They were still at the True Xuan Realm, Level 4, which matched Yun Che. Yun Che stepped forward, his heavy sword sweeping out like a dragon's tail. With a heavy crash, four Yanlong Warriors, each weighing several hundred jin, were sent flying far away. When they landed, they all shattered into pieces.
Four Yanlong Warriors—also destroyed in an instant. The overbearing nature and striking range of the heavy sword were unmatched even by a spear.
Without giving Yun Che any waiting time, after the fragments of the four Yanlong Warriors disappeared, yellow light flickered again before Yun Che. This time, there were eight beams of light.
Eight Yanlong Warriors appeared in a line in front of Yun Che. Even with this number, Yun Che was still unafraid. Without waiting for the Yanlong Warriors to attack, he took the initiative to meet them, his heavy sword sweeping forward with unstoppable momentum.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three Yanlong Warriors had just appeared when their heads were smashed into rubble, collapsing straight down. Three spears then thrust at Yun Che from around him. Without even looking, Yun Che swept his sword horizontally, instantly shattering the three rock spears. The resulting air wave forced the remaining five Yanlong Warriors back. Then he flashed forward, swinging three times, and with three heavy sounds, the five Yanlong Warriors were smashed one after another... Throughout the entire process, not only did these eight Yanlong Warriors fail to touch Yun Che, they couldn't even get within three steps of him.
At this moment, Mo Li's warning voice came through in Yun Che's mind: "Don't attack so fiercely. Conserve your profound energy as much as possible. Haven't you noticed that each wave of these Yanlong Warriors is double the previous one? There will definitely be more and more!"
"I know," Yun Che nodded. The first wave was two, the second was four, the third was eight. If this pattern continued, the next wave should be sixteen, then thirty-two, then sixty-four...
"An enemy at the same level as oneself, coming in dozens at once—anyone else would indeed despair. But for me... even if a hundred come at once, I can kill every last one of them!" Yun Che said in a low voice with furrowed brows.
As he spoke, yellow light flickered again before him, revealing eight new Yanlong Warriors.
Oh? Only eight? Could eight be the limit? Yun Che was slightly surprised. He was about to attack when he suddenly sensed something wrong... because the presence of Yanlong Warriors was not only ahead but also faintly behind.
He stopped, quickly turned around, and saw eight more Yanlong Warriors holding spears behind him, charging toward the little fairy lying on the ground.
"Looking for death!"
Yun Che was furious. He flashed back like lightning, his sword moving like a dragon, bringing a storm that repelled all the Yanlong Warriors trying to approach the little fairy. He quickly came to her side, but this time, he did not dare to advance proactively. Instead, he stood in front of the little fairy, smashing the Yanlong Warriors charging from the front one by one... But before he finished with those in front, the eight Yanlong Warriors from behind charged together. It seemed they recognized this as Yun Che's weakness, all thrusting their spears at the little fairy on the ground.
Attacked from front and back—this was nothing to Yun Che, but the little fairy was constantly in danger. If he had even a moment of negligence, the little fairy in her current state could directly perish. And now there were sixteen Yanlong Warriors; later there might be even more. If he just let her lie on the ground and simply guarded in front of her, it would be impossible to protect her.
Yun Che made a quick decision. He swung his heavy sword fiercely, tracing a pitch-black full moon around his body with the dark sword body, forcing all Yanlong Warriors back to about two zhang away. Then he withdrew his left hand from the heavy sword, wielding it with only his right hand, while his left arm scooped up the little fairy and held her tightly against his shoulder. Then he took the initiative to charge into the squad of Yanlong Warriors, his heavy sword causing rubble to fly everywhere.
"Are you crazy!" Yun Che's action made Mo Li exclaim in shock: "You're using the heavy sword with one hand... This will cut the time you can hold out by more than half! Carrying her will not only increase physical consumption and affect mobility, but also constantly distract you... If you don't want to die here, drop her immediately and control your energy consumption!"
"I can't do that!" Yun Che replied without hesitation. "Call me an idiot or showing off, but I will not put her down... If it were you instead of her, I would do the same!"
As he spoke, Yun Che's heavy sword had already danced out six crescent moons, shattering all sixteen Yanlong Warriors.
Mo Li: "..."
[Guess how many waves there are in total...]
[Can someone tell me what 2 to the 12th power is...]