Chapter 134: Eightfold Blast!
“Not enough! Not nearly enough!”
Yun Zhonghe was growing like crazy during the fight, and he seemed to be digesting combat experience much faster than through calm meditation.
This guy was born to fight, with an incredibly high level of combat skills, almost like he belonged to a race made for battle.
And Yun Zhonghe felt it wasn’t time to stop. He could only sense how Xia Wudi compressed and stored sword qi at the moment their blades clashed. It was through battles that he could refine his techniques.
Initially he needed four spiritual pearls to store a single strand of sword qi, but after deep learning, he could manage it with just three.
Meanwhile, on the sixtieth floor of the tower, his spiritual pearls gave birth to a ninth bead.
Triple stacks! Fourfold damage!
Finally, Yun Zhonghe’s attack surpassed Xia Wudi’s, breaking her frenzied assault rhythm.
But he still hadn’t breached her defenses.
“Not enough! Not even close! More, I need more!”
With gritted teeth, Yun Zhonghe triggered the nine spiritual beads once again.
Seventieth… no! Eightieth floor, drain it all!
Quick absorption, quick conversion, not even a hint of expansion in his Sea of Consciousness.
At this point, the Myriad Path Divine Tower shook violently, booming incessantly.
“Stop! Stop! No more squeezing!”
Even the Immortal Alliance’s great powers and the old gatekeeper were getting nervous, hurriedly pouring their spiritual energy into the tower hoping to activate emergency mode.
If this went on, the tower would be toast!
“Sixfold!”
Completion achieved, fifteen spiritual pearls in one go! Attack stacking increased by five times, combining with the final release to reach sixfold damage!
Even Yun Zhonghe’s sword was struggling under his onslaught, showing signs of cracking.
The force was so great it even broke through the defenses of Xuan Iron weapons. Mind-blowing power!
Mu Jixue and Lin Zhongyu were speechless, standing there stupefied as the sharp sword qi whipped around them.
The gap was enormous, almost like they were from different worlds. Yun Zhonghe was holding his own against the legendary figure.
Mu Jixue tightly clasped her hands over her chest, her lips trembling. “Zhongyu, once we’re at the Xuantian Sect, I **have** to go into seclusion!”
She couldn’t afford to be left behind by Yun Zhonghe. This was the first time Mu Jixue felt such urgency about cultivation.
Lin Zhongyu’s eyes sparkled, nodding earnestly, “I… I want to go into seclusion too! I can’t let Yun bro leave me behind…”
“Almost there…”
Pushing to sixfold was taxing, adding more damage might break him physically.
Sword cultivators aren’t known for their physique. If body cultivators had his build, they could take more hits.
Yet, still Yun Zhonghe clenched his teeth, pushing to the limit.
Fifteen spiritual pearls erupted simultaneously, emptying the remaining reserves in the divine tower instantly!
…
“Oh no! The tower’s collapsing!”
Outside, the ground trembled, cracks spreading as if carved by giant claws. People watching in horror scattered quickly as the tower swayed ominously, its upper levels shaking dangerously.
The gatekeeper paled dramatically seeing chunks of stone fall from the summit, panic gripping his heart.
Regretting his words, he realized he had just drained the entire hundred floors dry!
Was that kid a spawn of Xia Wudi?!
The gatekeeper frantically injected his spiritual energy back into the tower.
d*mn d*mn d*mn! He must do something, start the core formation in the tower, and activate its godly abilities to fill the tower with divine power. Otherwise, the tower would surely bite the dust.
But he wasn’t sure he’d be quick enough.
Just then, an even bigger uproar echoed within, turning the gatekeeper’s face pale green.
Not again! No more messing!
…
All the pre-set reserve energy in the Myriad Path Divine Tower was drained!
Yun Zhonghe’s spiritual pearls suddenly surged to twenty-one!
Of course, twenty-one wasn’t his ultimate limit but the tower’s. Set at Foundation Establishment difficulty, all absorbed spiritual energy would max out here.
Knowing he’d reached his peak, he threw every ounce of strength into a furious attack, pouring everything into one last strike!
He **had** to make this work!
“EIGHTFOLD!”
Bellowing like a madman, Yun Zhonghe writhed in pain as all the condensed sword qi burst forth.
So bloody painful! His body fought back desperately, feeling like it would shatter!
Almost fainting, he pushed beyond limits, forcing his mind and spirit to stay active.
This one swing had to hit!
“Bloody hell!!”
Eightfold Heaven Defiance Sword Technique!
Eight fearsome beams of golden light gushed from the hilt, like a hurricane spiraling forward, tearing even the blade apart!
His full-powered strike exploded right in Xia Wudi’s face, though she reacted, she couldn’t keep up speed-wise to counteract.
Even with partial resistance, she couldn’t shield herself entirely; the aftermath was fatal.
In that moment, Yun Zhonghe could almost swear he saw Xia Wudi smile slightly as if giving her nod of approval. Though he couldn’t see her expression clearly, she definitely looked pleased.
As if she was the real deal, not just the projection.
Then, amidst dazzling golden light, Xia Wudi’s figure faded away.
Thirty-five floors—success!
***
Thirty-five floors!
Foundation Establishment’s thirty-five floors!
And single-handedly beating three-player mode at Foundation Establishment!
The last person with this kind of score was a younger trailblazer of the Master Youyue era.
But Master Youyue gave up at floor thirty-two; it was solo-mode triumph at thirty-five.
This time surpassed that record in sheer value.
Only the old gatekeeper knew this, outsiders were clueless.
What monster!
Foundation Establishment single-handedly conquering three-player mode at thirty-five?
And all but destroying the tower!
If not for the gatekeeper’s timely intervention activating the tower’s god-abilities, someone else would’ve been screwed.
As for the Immortal Alliance’s powerhouses? They were long gone, probably scared off.
“Though it’s a dirty win, he might just become a legend.”
The old man looked up at the thirtieth-fifth floor with a smile, laughing to himself.
