Challenge Level 3
Lu Yao had 18 enlightenment dao flowers in his hand, and the Acupoints he could open were the Zhongji Acupoint, the second Acupoint of the Ren Meridian, and the Changqiang Acupoint, the first Acupoint of the Du Meridian.
He had already checked Changqiang, which required 2 enlightenment dao flowers and increased his Spiritual Qi by 10 points.
Opening the Zhongji Acupoint, however, required 3 enlightenment dao flowers and would grant him 60 points of agility.
Lu Yao was not lacking in Spiritual Qi at the moment, so he still chose to improve his attributes.
He consumed 3 enlightenment dao flowers, increasing his agility by 60 points.
Next was the Guanyuan Acupoint, consuming 4 enlightenment dao flowers and increasing his defense by 21 points.
The Shimen Acupoint consumed 5 enlightenment dao flowers and increased his spirit by 80 points.
The Yinjiao Acupoint consumed 6 enlightenment dao flowers and increased his strength by 90 points.
After the upgrades were complete, he had used up exactly 18 enlightenment dao flowers. Lu Yao finally understood that the Ren Meridian was for attribute enhancement, cycling through the four attributes.
As for what the Du Meridian would enhance later, he couldn't determine yet.
Students who enjoy finding patterns know that it requires more than three sets of data to find a pattern.
“Zi Zhu, activate the tenth floor trial for me.” Lu Yao was ready, so he said to Zi Zhu, who was beside him.
Zi Zhu, however, reminded him, “Master, the tenth floor features a third-Rank Ghost, and your Rank is an entire great Realm different from it. The challenge is very difficult. Are you sure you want to challenge it?”
He could hear the concern in her tone, and Lu Yao smiled slightly, “If I don't try, how will I know if I can't do it?”
Ten consecutive challenges had granted him over 1,800 points of Spiritual Qi. If he could win this time, he would be able to perform his fifth Foundation Establishment.
This sentence made Zi Zhu pause, her beautiful eyes staring blankly at Lu Yao.
Although her new Master’s strength was very weak, she could feel that he was different.
Moreover, she saw that her new Master’s strength was rapidly increasing even without Cultivating. Therefore, she was full of curiosity about the new world rules.
“Master, may I ask you a question?” Suspicion flickered in Zi Zhu’s beautiful eyes, her large eyes fixed on Lu Yao.
“You may,” Lu Yao nodded, replying with a smile.
“How long did it take for Master to Cultivate to his current cultivation Realm?” Zi Zhu asked.
How long?
Lu Yao was stunned for a moment. These days had been very fulfilling, and he hadn't actually kept track of the days.
“Nine days? Or maybe ten days,” Lu Yao thought for a moment and replied.
“Ten... ten days!!”
Zi Zhu’s eyes widened, her face filled with shock as she looked at Lu Yao.
Ten days, Foundation Establishment??
Even the First Human Emperor wasn't that Heaven-Defying.
Watching Lu Yao enter the tenth floor trial, Zi Zhu quickly retreated and conveyed this shocking news to Yin Ke.
Yin Ke was equally shocked.
She was called the number one Genius of the Great Xia Immortal Kingdom in 100,000 years. Although she achieved Foundation Establishment at the age of six, she had been Cultivating since she was in her mother's womb, which amounted to six or seven years of Cultivation.
Ten days to reach Foundation Establishment was unimaginable!
“Zi Zhu, do you think he might be the Innate Dao Body from the legends?”
She had heard of ancient Saints who possessed extremely Heaven-Defying Innate Dao Bodies, soaring ninety thousand miles in a single day.
In that brilliant era, let alone ten days to reach Foundation Establishment, there were even those who achieved Immortal Ascension in a single day!
However, Zi Zhu denied her idea, “I am connected to the new Master’s mind and Bloodline. He is not an Innate Dao Body. However, his method of Cultivation is very special. He doesn’t need to meditate and Cultivate, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. As long as he continuously completes tasks, he can strengthen himself.”
“Furthermore, there is a Heavenly Dao Tree where he lives. As long as he cuts down the Heavenly Dao Tree, he can obtain items. Your Majesty, the rules of this world have changed greatly from a million years ago.”
Yin Ke’s eyes were deep as she pondered seriously.
She wondered if she could jump into the new rules.
Inside the trial illusion, opposite Lu Yao, stood a Scythe Ghost Servant over five meters tall, holding a huge black scythe and draped in a black robe.
Its entire face was hidden within the black robe; no facial features could be seen.
Or rather, it simply had no face.
Before the Ghost Servant could make a move, Lu Yao decided to strike first. Netherworld Ghost Fire had a miraculous effect against Ghosts.
Therefore, he directly unleashed his Spiritual Energy Wings and Destiny Flying Sword, reaching his Peak speed under the double amplification.
However, when he used Netherworld Ghost Fire, the Ghost Servant eerily vanished from its original spot!
Lu Yao's first attack had actually missed.
The opponent had anticipated his attack and dodged in advance. Moreover, its speed was much faster than Lu Yao's.
“Not good!”
Lu Yao felt that he had still underestimated the third-Rank. By the time he realized something was wrong and wanted to dodge, it was too late.
A scythe heavily slashed his back.
The surrounding space twisted and squeezed, making it impossible for Lu Yao to dodge!
“Boom!”
Lu Yao crashed heavily to the ground. This blow not only broke through his block and shield but also dealt 3860 points of damage.
His current health had already reached over 23,000 points, which meant that...
If it weren't for the passive effect of the Immovable Jade Pendant (losing 10% health, 90% damage reduction within three minutes), this blow could have instantly killed Lu Yao!
A third-Rank Ghost was terrifying!
Lu Yao had initially thought that the difference between the Early Stage of third-Rank and the Peak of second-Rank would be at most tenfold. Now it seemed to be at least a hundredfold!
During trials, items could not be used, but Magic Treasures could.
Lu Yao decisively took out the Demon Suppression Tower and the Fen Tian Sword with his left and right hands, respectively, and hurled them both at the Ghost Servant.
However, the Ghost Servant made an unexpected move, directly ignoring his Magic Treasure attacks.
A layer of black mist suddenly appeared on its body surface.
The two Magic Treasures struck the mist, producing a huge roar, but failed to send it flying.
They only dealt a little over three thousand points of damage.
And this amount of damage had no effect on the Scythe Ghost Servant, which had over two hundred thousand health.
While the Ghost Servant tanked Lu Yao's attack, it raised its scythe with both hands and slashed down fiercely. A black light blade, over a hundred meters long, as if to split this space in two, fiercely struck Lu Yao.
Boom!
Lu Yao once again lost over two thousand points of health!
If it weren't for the Immovable Jade Pendant, that would have been over twenty thousand points. It could even bypass the Bodyguard Shield and directly kill Lu Yao!
Lu Yao spat out fresh blood and was sent flying several hundred meters!
“Damn it, this is so hard to deal with!”
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, realizing that with his current strength, he was still far from being able to deal with a third-Rank.
However, he was not someone who gave up so easily.
“Divine Mirror, activate!”
Lu Yao no longer hesitated and immediately used the Heaven Rank skill—Divine Mirror Art!
His cultivation Realm soared, and moments later, he actually broke through the Core Formation Stage!
What Lu Yao hadn't expected was that Divine Mirror Art didn't simply copy all of the opponent's abilities, but rather stacked all of the opponent's abilities onto himself. All of his own abilities would also be retained!
If Lu Yao's strength was 1 and the Scythe Ghost Servant's strength was 100, then now Lu Yao's strength had increased to 101!
Feeling the surging Energy within his body, Lu Yao was incredibly excited. Looking at the Ghost Servant rapidly flying towards him, this time, he chose to confront it head-on!
“Ghost Annihilation Slash!”