177: Li Ziyu, are you a god? S-level mission completed!
Next was a blinding ray of sunlight that filled his entire vision.
The ferocious beast’s lunge and bite came to an abrupt halt.
Lin Xingyao’s eyes widened, and he instinctively looked towards the source of the sunlight, wanting to see what had happened.
However, the overwhelming white light made it impossible for him to open his eyes.
When he finally managed to make out what was in front of him, his mind went blank instantly, and he nearly screamed!
What filled his vision was not light emitted by the sun.
Instead, it was countless illusory Knife Skill lights!
Because there were so many Knife Skill lights, they filled the entire sky.
This made him feel as if it were sunlight shining down.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
One after another.
The white Knife Skill shadows were like the sun shining down, and also like a silver river descending from the Nine Heavens.
They continuously and incessantly washed over the ferocious beast in front of him.
In an instant.
The arrogant and seemingly invincible Level 3 ferocious beast, under the onslaught of these endless Knife Skill lights, melted away like snow, vanishing into thin air.
As the Knife Skill lights dissipated, a gentle, jade-like voice came from above his head:
“Student Lin Xingyao, are you alright?”
Lin Xingyao looked at the young figure, who was backlit by the sun and resembled the Sun God from myths, and subconsciously murmured:
“Student Li Ziyu, are…are you a god?”
…
Ding dong!
Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint has admired you to the point of prostration, utterly convinced, and regards you as the object of his lifelong pursuit to surpass.
S-Rank Mission completed!
“Whew, it’s finally done.”
“It was worth it to gamble all my Qi and Blood Points on improving the Swift Wind Blade Technique’s proficiency.”
Li Ziyu listened to the prompt on the mission panel and let out a long sigh of relief.
Originally, he had intended to follow his initial plan and kill a higher-level ferocious beast than Lin Xingyao to achieve the goal of intimidating Lin Xingyao.
But the mutation of the ferocious beast in the arena made him change his mind.
He directly invested all his available Qi and Blood Points into the Swift Wind Blade Technique.
He pushed the Swift Wind Blade Technique, which was at the Micro-level proficiency, to an even higher realm.
Control-level!
“Above the Micro-level is indeed the Control-level.”
“This kind of Knife Skill is like a second life; the feeling of being able to unleash the power and application of a Battle Skill to its fullest extent at will is truly worthy of the name ‘Control’!”
Li Ziyu moved his wrist, performed the Swift Wind Blade Technique, and secretly thought as he looked at the motionless tip of his blade.
Don’t let the motionless tip of his blade fool you; that was merely an illusion created by its extreme speed, so fast that the naked eye could no longer capture it.
In fact, in that brief instant, he had already struck ninety-nine times.
“The essence of the Swift Wind Blade Technique is to emphasize speed!
But even true wind cannot achieve the speed I just displayed.
Cultivating a Battle Skill to the Control-level actually results in such a massive increase in power!”
Li Ziyu felt a bit emotional.
The Swift Wind Blade Technique, in later generations, wouldn’t even be considered a Level 1 Battle Skill.
But after he cultivated it to the Control-level, Li Ziyu felt that its power was completely comparable to a Level 2, or even a Level 3 Battle Skill!
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it had transformed into a different kind of Battle Skill altogether!
Terrifying!
“I truly wonder what kind of power a Ninth-level Technique would possess if cultivated to the Control-level!”
“After I leave the Martial Saint Secret Realm, I must try to elevate a Battle Skill to the Control-level!”
…
“Damn! You’ve got to be kidding me, an S-Rank Mission, Student Li Ziyu actually completed it!?
Is Student Li Ziyu’s talent even stronger than Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint’s!? That’s impossible!!!?”
“Oh my god, Student Li Ziyu’s talent is even stronger than Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint’s, and Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint was even more dazzling than Supreme Path Martial Saint and Transcendent Martial Saint back then. If Student Li Ziyu’s talent can crush Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint, doesn’t that mean Student Li Ziyu’s talent can also crush Supreme Path and Transcendent Martial Saints!???”
“No! This is absolutely impossible!”
Below the stage, Li Yang, Ji Wudi, Liu Donghan, and Chen Si all slumped to the ground, their eyes wide with disbelief, almost popping out of their sockets.
They didn’t know what was going on with Student Li Ziyu’s attack just now, but they clearly understood the meaning behind Student Li Ziyu’s ability to complete an S-Rank Mission.
Student Li Ziyu’s talent was stronger than both Supreme Path Martial Saint and Transcendent Martial Saint!
Could it be that a new Martial Saint was about to emerge in Great Xia in the future!?
“Holy crap, if I remember correctly, Student Li Ziyu also qualified for the Seed Training Camp, right?
We’re not going to have to compete with such a monster in the same training camp, are we!?”
Li Yang suddenly thought of something, and his face turned grim.
He had already learned about the Seed Training Camp’s model from the curator.
It was a place where competition was everywhere, and every aspect was an assessment.
If he were grouped with a monster like Student Li Ziyu, wouldn't he be crushed?
“Forget it, a monster of Student Li Ziyu’s caliber is not someone a second-generation disciple like me can handle.
Anyway, there are senior disciples with better talent than me participating from the martial arts hall this time, so I’ll just cheer them on from the sidelines.
Student Li Ziyu is just one person; with the senior disciples targeting him together, no matter how strong he is, he won’t be able to make any waves!”
…
“Brother Wei, it looks like that S-Rank mission point is just ahead. Let’s hurry up and go admire Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint’s talent.”
On the outskirts of the villa area, Chen Xing, Wei Jianguo, and Mei Wan'er, who was carrying a sniper rifle, quickly approached the villa area.
“Yes, it’s said that Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint was much stronger than both Supreme Path Martial Saint and Transcendent Martial Saint back in their day.
Being able to admire Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint’s youthful demeanor makes this trip to the Martial Saint Secret Realm worthwhile.”
Wei Jianguo said as he ran towards the villa area.
Chen Xing also nodded in agreement. Then, he suddenly seemed to think of something and shook his head with a smile:
“If Student Li Ziyu hadn’t taken on this S-Rank mission, we wouldn’t even have seen Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint’s demeanor.
Student Li Ziyu’s sacrifice of one person has benefited all of us.”
“Student Li Ziyu is truly a pity. He clearly has such powerful strength, so why didn’t he just do A-Rank missions and insist on taking on an impossible S-Rank mission?
Otherwise, perhaps Student Li Ziyu could have actually completed the first stage of the mission and obtained the Martial Saint Inheritance!”
Mei Wan'er, who was following along, also looked regretful.
The S-Rank mission required one to defeat Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint in terms of talent, but any normal person would know that such a requirement was impossible.
They had rushed over simply because they wanted to see the demeanor of the legendary Xingyao Wusheng Martial Saint, who was said to be the strongest and most talented.
“We’re here!”
The few of them ran and finally arrived. Just as they were about to enter.
A pop-up message appeared on their wristbands.
Congratulations to Student Li Ziyu for completing the S-Rank mission. The second stage of the mission has now been activated.
The three of them looked at the information on their mission wristbands.
They instantly froze on the spot.