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Chapter 55: Just a Little More
Xiao Jun unleashed a series of three powerful attacks, instantly slaying a Chaos Beast. Meanwhile, Lian Yun did not use his ultimate move; instead, he sent out three hundred Soul Swords to protect both himself and Xiao Jun. Taking advantage of a gap opened by Xiao Jun, he charged out of the encirclement and then turned to use Sword Control to simultaneously attack two Crystal Giant Tigers.
However, before Lian Yun could activate his Sword Control Technique, several Soul Swords had already shattered the Crystal Giant Tigers.
The agility and ferocity were evident.
With Lian Yun blocking the two Crystal Giant Tigers, Xiao Jun had enough time to unleash his three consecutive attacks four times, killing four of them. However, due to a severe depletion of spiritual energy and Mental Power, he recklessly sat down to recover.
In truth, facing such a reckless Xiao Jun left Lian Yun feeling quite helpless. Although he had absolute confidence in defeating another Crystal Giant Tiger without letting Xiao Jun suffer even a scratch, being attacked upon entering the third layer indicated that the next wave of attacks could follow closely behind, completely different from the previous two layers.
If the next wave consisted of seven Crystal Giant Tigers attacking at once, Lian Yun wouldn't dare make any guarantees.
However, after Lian Yun defeated the remaining Crystal Giant Tiger, he encountered no further attacks, which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.
He recovered and adjusted himself. Then, in perfect harmony, Lian Yun sat cross-legged and played his instrument while Xiao Jun used Sword Control to lift him up. They proceeded to practice and comprehend the Void sword technique as they had done in the second layer.
With each subsequent wave—second, third, fourth—by the fifth wave, Xiao Jun was finally able to achieve instant kills again. This time, his opponent was a Peak of Sovereignty. Even if it was just an ordinary Peak of Sovereignty, such strength could be described as astonishing.
At the same time, Lian Yun absorbed all of Xiao Jun's insights into Void and combined them with his own swordsmanship endowment. This nearly meant he could wield a sword technique of equal power to Xiao Jun's Void.
However, during the sixth wave, Xiao Jun utilized Lian Yun's Spiritual Energy Greatsword to control three Crystal Giant Tigers while Lian Yun officially practiced the Void Sword Technique.
Although he couldn't achieve Xiao Jun's level of instant kills at first, after several attempts he found his rhythm. After killing two tigers, he began attacking the three controlled by Xiao Jun. When he killed the fifth one with an instant strike, he was unsure if it was due to real skill or mere luck. By the seventh wave, after Lian Yun had again slain two Crystal Giant Tigers instantly, he confirmed that he truly had mastered the Void Sword Technique.
For the remaining two tigers, Xiao Jun used them for practicing Annihilation. One served as Lian Yun's trial opponent as they sent the three Crystal Giant Tigers flying again and again. The time taken for this was surprisingly longer than that for defeating all six previous Crystal Giant Tigers combined.
In the end, it was only after their bodies were completely obliterated that they were finally considered defeated.
This time, Xiao Jun did not show any displeasure. In the seventh wave, Xiao Jun faced three heads while Lian Yun dealt with two.
In the seventh and eighth waves, they encountered over a dozen Crystal Giant Tigers, all of which were defeated, their bodies exploding upon death. However, Lian Yun and Xiao Jun's Oblivion Sword Technique did not see significant improvement.
In the ninth and final wave, Lian Yun used the Soul Sword and Spiritual Energy Greatsword to surround three Crystal Giant Tigers, while he and Xiao Jun each took on one.
At this moment, the differences in personality between Lian Yun and Xiao Jun became apparent. Xiao Jun was stubborn, insisting on transforming his current techniques to achieve his ideal results, while Lian Yun believed that if something wasn't working now, it was time to change his approach.
Originally, Annihilation was an expansion and flattening of Void, designed to completely obliterate both the opponent's soul and body. It was difficult to distinguish whether it was a physical or magical attack, but the destructive power it represented was undoubtedly unparalleled. However, cultivating it was undeniably more challenging.
Thus, Lian Yun thought about expanding directly without flattening it first, expanding it to a level that could completely sever his opponent.
After a couple of attempts, Lian Yun realized its potential. Yet soon after, he obediently followed Xiao Jun's stubborn method again.
The area formed by the original Void was roughly the size of a fingertip, capable of absorbing all of the opponent's Mental Power.
To expand this area to encompass the entirety of an opponent's body would require a quantity of Mental Power that Lian Yun believed was impossible for anyone below Peak Monarch to possess.
Therefore, even though his own Mental Power had considerable room for growth, Lian Yun still abandoned this method of cultivation and continued using the original approach.
However, after both had defeated two heads each, they still failed to achieve the desired effect.
As for the remaining head, Xiao Jun took the initiative to engage it while Lian Yun consciously used his Spiritual Energy Greatsword as support.
The last Crystal Giant Tiger could have been given to Lian Yun, but if he fought it alone, Xiao Jun would miss out on valuable experience.
Facing what they anticipated to be the 'final' boss made Lian Yun feel immense pressure.
Although they had not yet seen it, this task had remained uncompleted for decades or even centuries. Furthermore, while the previous two layers seemed manageable for them, that was only because they had sufficient resources in Mental Potions and Diamond Spirit Coins.
The third crisis they encountered upon entering this third layer was formidable. If it weren't for Xiao Jun's Greatsword technique, which unleashed such overwhelming power that it created a gap, it would have been nearly impossible for the two of them to escape unscathed.
Fourthly, after several rounds of combat, the two seemed to have relaxed a bit, using their opponents to practice their sword techniques. In reality, both were fully focused, having nearly exhausted eighty to ninety percent of their strength.
This could be attributed to the third layer of the Peerless Monarch's power, which was almost beyond what the two could contend with. After all, that might be the essence of the Peerless Monarch's strength. They dared not unleash their ultimate moves directly because if they failed to eliminate their opponent in one strike, one of them would inevitably find themselves in an absolute state of crisis. Without the support of the first person, the other would likely meet a similar fate.
Thus, at this point, if they couldn't make a significant breakthrough, they would have no choice but to exit the Dungeon.
As for the final 'monster,' Xiao Jun had to reconsider his approach and decided to reduce the power of his sword techniques by more than half.
By doing so, he wouldn't need Lian Yun's Spiritual Power Greatsword assistance as much. However, to ensure Lian Yun could also gain insights simultaneously, he continued to utilize Lian Yun's Spiritual Energy Greatsword.
Lian Yun didn't dwell too much on whether he was being a distraction; whenever he felt an understanding coming on, he would use Sword Control to strike, gaining further insights from each encounter.
In this way, the last Crystal Giant Tiger succumbed under the 'inhumane' treatment inflicted by Lian Yun and Xiao Jun until it ultimately 'died' from sheer exhaustion.
However, both felt a sense of frustration as they realized that their sword techniques were just a hair's breadth away from completion—but there were no more opponents left to challenge them.
(End of Chapter)
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