Chapter 102 Divergence of Sword Light

Just as Yun Bai quickly passed the first level of the black tower and stepped into the second level.

Inside the State Religion martial arts space, the Cultivators watching outside the black tower were still unaware of the progress inside. Because the highly anticipated "hidden dragon ranking" only displayed names once someone had cleared the second level.

However, Supervisor Zhou Shengtai and Enforcement Elder Yin Xin, who had been paying divided attention, sensed the change in the tower's progress almost at the same time.

"Oh? This kid actually cleared the first level so quickly?" Supervisor Zhou Shengtai raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise. "That Incarnation of Guardian Deity Wang Shan, carrying magnificent heavenly might, is best at restraining evil spirits and tests one's Heart-Nature severely. It's not easy to deal with."

He thought to himself: As expected of someone favored by those above, this talent and Heart-Nature are truly rare.

But immediately, both he and Elder Yin Xin noticed that Yun Bai had stalled for a considerable amount of time in the first room of the second level, evidently trapped in a bitter struggle.

"It seems he's been entangled by the 'Heavenly Gang Demon-Subduing Formation' formed by the thirty-two heavenly soldiers." Seeing this, Supervisor Zhou Shengtai couldn't help but shake his head, a trace of regret flashing in his eyes. "That heavenly soldier battle formation is best at attrition; Qi, Divine Sense, and stamina will all be worn away bit by bit. If he consumes too much here, how will he have the strength to deal with the Giant Spirit God and the true Incarnation of Guardian Deity Wang Shan that follow, which are even more dangerous?"

In his view, Yun Bai's tower-clearing attempt was indeed a desperate choice made with no other options.

Currently, he couldn't see a shred of hope that Yun Bai could pass the third level. One had to know, this was merely the beginning, the first stage of the second level!

The black tower had nine levels, each with three stages. This meant that in front of Yun Bai, there were still five difficult obstacles ahead!

Supervisor Zhou Shengtai sighed, withdrew part of his focus, and continued to bury himself in handling the complex affairs within Chu Prefecture city.

He only left a trace of his perception to monitor the movements in the direction of the black tower.

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"First level passed! Continue forward!"

"You have entered the first room of the second level."

"Go and defeat the thirty-two heavenly soldier battle formation!"

Before the words fell, thirty-two silver-armored figures suddenly appeared amidst the rolling immortal clouds and mist ahead! They instantly formed an incredibly profound "Heavenly Gang Demon-Subduing Formation"!

This formation secretly matched the momentum of the stars in the sky; the thirty-two heavenly soldiers were connected in their Qi, forming a seamless whole. The front row had giant shields like mountains, with flowing runes forming an energy barrier; the middle row had long spears like a forest, cold gleams pointing forward, waiting for an opportunity to stab; the back row had bows and crossbows ready, with arrowheads condensing demon-breaking immortal light. Advancing and retreating as one, attacking and defending in unison, the murderous Aura was as solid as reality, far from the scattered soldiers seen before!

Yun Bai immediately fell into a bitter struggle!

He, one man with one sword, turned into a lingering shadow, charging left and right! The huaying sword turned into a green electric light, constantly bombarding the shields or the heavenly soldiers.

Bang! Bang! Clang!

The sounds were incessant, but the effect was minimal!

He discovered that these heavenly soldiers were extremely adept at combined defense; his attacks landing on any one of them would have the damage dispersed and conducted by the formation. Even more troublesome was that the silver armor on their bodies possessed an extremely strong self-healing ability! The cracks slashed by the Flying Sword and the scorch marks from the Sword Qi would be repaired as good as new by the flowing silver metal liquid within a few breaths!

"Little Six! Analyze!" Yun Bai shouted urgently in his heart.

[Analyzing... Target battle formation has high coordination; individual defense possesses rapid repair characteristics... Data comparison... Repair requires energy consumption; sustained excessive strikes in the same area will cause repair delay... Conclusion: High-intensity, continuous strikes are required, testing willpower and Divine Sense endurance.]

A war of attrition! Yun Bai gritted his teeth, having no choice but to brace himself and maneuver with this clingy battle formation.

At the same time, he used Little Six's powerful computing power to crazily hone his Flying Sword control techniques in actual combat.

"One Flying Sword is simply not enough to handle this." Yun Bai felt anxious, but the more anxious he became, the more he fell into the quagmire of being firmly bound.

Yun Bai felt that one Flying Sword was unable to attend to everything, making it difficult to cope with the all-around siege.

[Deducing multi-Flying Sword trajectory control strategy...] Little Six was running at high speed.

The thirty-two heavenly soldiers in the formation felt that Yun Bai's resistance seemed to be getting weaker and weaker, and the sword light was gradually dimming, believing that they had already controlled the situation. The leader of the heavenly soldiers quietly changed the command flag in his hand, and the Aura of the entire battle formation instantly shifted from solid containment to sharp strangulation! Shields slightly retreated, long spears struck out like vipers, powerful crossbows fired at gaps, and attacks came like a storm from all angles towards Yun Bai, intending to tear him to pieces!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The cold shouts of killing, carrying a metallic tremor, echoed in the formation.

"Target is exhausted! Change formation! Joint strangulation! Do not let him catch his breath!"

The battle formation suddenly tightened, the attack rhythm suddenly accelerated, and the sword shadows and demon-breaking arrows almost wove into a net of death. Yun Bai's activity space was rapidly compressed, and faint scratches began to appear on his body. Although not seriously injured, he looked increasingly disheveled, and the situation was precarious.

Just at the moment when all the heavenly soldiers thought victory was in their grasp and the strangulation formation had shrunk to the extreme—

Yun Bai's tightly pursed lips suddenly relaxed, he spat out a breath of turbid air, and a flash of realization of staking everything on one throw flickered in his eyes! The green sword light, which had been slightly stagnant, suddenly emitted a clear and long Dragon roar!

Seeing that green huaying sword light's brilliance soar, the sword body emitted a high-frequency micro-tremor, actually splitting into three in an instant! Three identical, dazzling green sword lights appeared suddenly like a peacock spreading its tail, nimbly circling and dancing around him!

"Sword Light Splitting! It succeeded!?" This sudden Breakthrough made Yun Bai stunned at first, and then an unspeakable ecstasy surged into his heart!

He was struck by a flash of inspiration and immediately tried to control it with his Divine Sense.

He discovered that after his Divine Sense had been tempered by the previous bitter struggle and enhanced by Little Six's assistance, managing three sword lights simultaneously, while still feeling strenuous and causing a sense of swelling in his Divine Soul, was no longer impossible!

He immediately changed his strategy.

The three sword lights no longer sought to deal fatal blows to a single target, but like three agile green vipers, they specifically sought gaps, precisely attacking the joints of the heavenly soldiers' silver armor, ligament areas, blind spots of vision, and other weak areas, conducting high-speed, high-frequency stabbing, cutting, and harassment!

One attacked to break the defense, one flanked to harass, and one flexibly parried the incoming demon-breaking arrows... The cooperation of the three swords quickly shifted from initial awkwardness to proficiency.

This sudden change caused the originally orderly heavenly soldier battle formation to experience a moment of stagnation and chaos! Many heavenly soldiers' attack movements froze in mid-air, and a trace of disbelief seemed to flicker in their cold eyes — why did this enemy, who had been forced into a desperate situation, suddenly have his Aura surge and his methods change drastically?!

"Steady! Do not let the formation fall into chaos!" The heavenly soldier leader shouted sternly, trying to reorganize the ranks.

But would Yun Bai give them a chance? The sword light became increasingly sharp!

Not knowing how long they had fought, a sense of exhaustion washed over his Divine Sense.

Finally, under the continuous high-frequency precise strikes, the battered silver armor on the chest of a heavenly soldier made a crisp "crack" sound that it could no longer bear. The repairing silver liquid finally couldn't keep up with the speed of destruction, the armor completely shattered, and a sword light instantly pierced in.

Once the gap was opened, the tight battle formation was immediately broken!

Yun Bai's spirit was greatly lifted, all the sword lights poured towards the gap like sharks that smelled blood!

One, two, three... The heavenly soldiers were defeated one after another, turning into dots of pure light particles and dissipating in the air.

When the last heavenly soldier dissipated, Yun Bai was almost exhausted, leaning on his sword and breathing heavily, his chest heaving like a bellows.

"Second level, first stage passed! Continue forward!" That old voice sounded at the right time, without any waves.

Yun Bai immediately sat cross-legged, seizing the time to regulate his breathing, but his heart was filled with shock.

This was merely the beginning, the first stage of the second level, and it was already so difficult and sinister! The strength of those who could pass the subsequent layers, all the way to the ninth level, was simply unimaginable!

After recovering slightly, he took a deep breath and continued to walk forward firmly.

In the distance, that majestic and grand Southern Heavenly Gate became increasingly clear and spectacular in his field of vision.

The cold voice echoed again: "You have entered the second room of the second level. Go and defeat the Giant Spirit God!"