Free Web NovelChapter 171: Chapter 171: Going Berserk
Lv Yunsheng narrowly dodged the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior’s long saber attack.
The next moment, the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior’s arms, wielding a spear and a sword, swung down with menacing force.
Remembering Shen Daoxing’s words, Lv Yunsheng didn’t flee. Instead, he focused on the warrior’s attack patterns. His feet glided across the ground, his figure blurring as he dodged the warrior’s attacks again and again, each time by a hair’s breadth.
’Just as expected, this warrior’s Body Technique is fast, but its attack speed seems restricted, as if held back by something.’
After successfully dodging multiple attacks, Lv Yunsheng seemed to have figured out the warrior’s rhythm. His evasive Body Technique became more and more fluid.
He didn’t attack. He just focused his mind, leaping and weaving under the warrior’s swinging weapons time after time. Bit by bit, time passed.
Finally, after Lv Yunsheng dodged a continuous assault from the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior’s saber and sword...
Zhao Wufeng’s voice rang out, "Time is up. Lv Yunsheng passes the assessment."
"Yang, I passed!"
Lv Yunsheng shouted excitedly upon returning to the Cloud Platform.
As if inspired by Lv Yunsheng, the following candidates didn’t attack recklessly or flee in a panic. They all used their own Body Techniques to evade the continuous attacks from the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior’s weapons.
Gradually, more and more people passed the assessment.
"Zhong Yishan, assessment failed!"
"Gongsun Xin Hua, assessment failed!"
"Chunyu Rui, assessment successful!"
"Ouyang Jiping, assessment successful!"
...
One by one, those around Shen Daoxing took their turn, until everyone had been assessed.
"Next, Shen Daoxing."
Zhao Wufeng’s voice rang out.
’Finally, my turn.’
Shen Daoxing tapped his toes lightly and leaped onto the terrace. Not far away, the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior brandished its six weapons, exuding the imposing aura of a War God.
Seeing this, on the nearby Cloud Platform where the prodigies of the Martial Arts Ranking were gathered, Shen Mo Feng glanced at Shen Daoxing and gave a meaningful smile, a peculiar look in his eyes.
"Begin!"
At Zhao Wufeng’s command.
Shen Daoxing didn’t move. The Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior opposite him was the first to act. It leaned forward, its feet gliding as if drifting, and lunged.
Shen Daoxing remained perfectly calm. Only when the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior was mere inches away did he finally move his feet, narrowly avoiding a massive saber that came straight down.
After its first strike missed, the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior didn’t pause. Two of its other arms shot up, and the spear and sword they held came smashing down in quick, ferocious succession.
Shen Daoxing leaned back at an utterly impossible angle.
Demon Ape Meteor Step!
He left behind a phantom afterimage as he dodged the attack.
The Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior pressed forward, giving Shen Daoxing no room to breathe. Its six arms hammered down one after another, seeming to tear through the air and creating a constant whistling sound.
It seemed as if Shen Daoxing would be hit with every blow, yet he managed to dodge each one by the thinnest of margins.
Shen Daoxing leaped about the terrace like a phantom. The Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior, despite its imposing and unstoppable momentum, looked as if it were being toyed with, its attacks missing every time.
If this continued, Shen Daoxing would surely pass the assessment with ease.
But at that very moment, the red light in the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior’s eyes suddenly flared. The descending saber abruptly accelerated, while its other arms all rose high into the air.
Six weapons, radiating a chilling aura, appeared before Shen Daoxing’s eyes, their murderous intent washing over him.
Demon Ape Meteor Step!
Primordial Energy circulated beneath Shen Daoxing’s feet. He hastily leaned back, leaving an afterimage as he narrowly dodged.
But a red light flashed in the eyes of the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior opposite him, and it suddenly charged forward at an unbelievable speed, appearing before Shen Daoxing once again.
In an instant, an indescribable aura materialized around the warrior. A hazy red glow infused with Profound Yin Qi enveloped its entire body and spread across its six raised, murderous weapons, making it resemble an awakened Demon God.
If Shen Daoxing had been facing an equal before, now he was facing a Heaven-Reaching Giant. The two couldn’t even be compared.
At this moment, the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior’s power had completely surpassed the scope of the assessment.
A flash of purple light appeared.
The Demon Soldier Poison Fiend slashed out horizontally.
CLANG!
Sparks flew as the Demon Soldier Poison Fiend simultaneously struck all six weapons.
Shen Daoxing’s body trembled as he felt a tremendous force wash over him.
However, he used the moment the Poisonous Fiend blocked the attack to quickly pull back and create distance.
BOOM!
Saber, sword, spear, halberd, staff, and ge—six different weapons smashed into the ground at once, creating a deafening crash. The entire terrace shook. If not for the Restrictions set upon it, it probably would have collapsed.
After its strike missed, the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior’s eyes blazed, and the red Profound Yin Qi around its body grew even denser.
The Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior seemed to be malfunctioning, as countless wisps of white smoke steamed from its body.
Its figure flickered, and it suddenly dashed toward Shen Daoxing again.
Shen Daoxing froze for a moment, then hastily swung the Demon Soldier Poison Fiend in a flying slash. A flash of purple brilliance blocked the attack for an instant, allowing him to narrowly evade the six descending weapons.
’Elder Blood Dragon, what’s going on?’ Sensing something was wrong with the warrior, Shen Daoxing asked inwardly.
Inside Shen Daoxing’s body, the small red snake that had been coiled up and sleeping out of boredom heard his voice. It lifted its head, glanced at the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior outside, and suddenly let out a soft sound of surprise.
"This iron puppet is merely the creation of a seventh-grade Artifact Refiner. Nothing special. However..."
At this point, the small red snake’s large, round eyes suddenly lit up. It opened its mouth and spoke in an ancient, arrogant voice, "However, the Primordial Soul Nether Crystal powering this warrior is quite a marvelous thing."
"A Primordial Soul Nether Crystal is a Nether Crystal formed from the unconscious, fragmented Divine Soul of a great ancient power who died in a place uniquely rich with Primordial Energy. It possesses immense Divine Soul power. For a seventh-grade Artifact Refiner to use it as a mere power source for a little iron puppet... what a colossal waste of a treasure!"
The small red snake couldn’t help but click its tongue.
"Kid, you should take it. With it, this exalted one can recover my power much faster."
"However, someone has tampered with this Primordial Soul Nether Crystal. The iron warrior can’t handle its excessive power, which is why it’s going berserk."
The small red snake paused before speaking again.
’Someone tampered with it!’
Shen Daoxing paused, understanding dawning on him.
At that moment, the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior charged again, leaping high into the air. The red light on its body flared, and it raised all six weapons above its head, bringing them down at once with unstoppable force.
BOOM!
A deafening sound echoed all around as the entire terrace shook violently. If not for the protection of the Restrictions, it would have likely collapsed long ago.
"Why did the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior suddenly become so violent?!"
"Hiss! That power is terrifying! Is this even a normal assessment anymore?"
The crowd on the surrounding Cloud Platforms had all noticed something was amiss.
Just then, after missing another strike, the Profound Soldier Terracotta Warrior suddenly began to emit a large amount of white smoke. It spread all six of its arms wide—CREAK, CREAK—and then the warrior actually began to spin. It started slowly, then picked up speed, becoming a blur of afterimages. Like a tornado tearing across the ground, it terrifyingly swept toward everything around it.
