Chapter 481: 481
When Xuefeng entered the Ether Temple, he was greeted by the very same voice as in the last five trials . He couldn't help but ask the one important question .
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"Are you actually controlling all nine Inheritance Trials or am I hearing things?"
Xuefeng was probably the only participant who always chatted with the Trial Spirit as if he was his friend . Because of that, the Trial Spirit actually responded to his questions . If it was someone else trying to gain an advantage by asking questions, he wouldn't receive much of a response .
"I'm indeed in control of all trials . All nine of them are connected with each other underground . I don't have problems handling them all at the same time," the Trial Spirit replied honestly, not in a hurry to start the trial .
"You must be really powerful for that," Xuefeng commented, stretching his body .
He already received some information from his wives, describing the trial rules but he still wanted some additional information . Although Nuwa wanted to win, she still shared her experiences with him .
The trial this time wasn't especially complicated or dangerous but definitely had a higher difficulty than the rest . He still didn't master Ether Element so he was really looking forward to this one .
Who would love to teleport? With his Spirit Qi, he could only achieve minor teleportation and it was slow but Ether Qi was different . It allowed him to bypass that and instantly shift his body through space .
"I would say I still have room to improve," the Trial Spirit answered, staying humble . "Are you ready to start the trial?"
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"Sure! What do you have for me this time?" Xuefeng asked eagerly, stopping what he was doing to listen .
Trial Spirit was more casual with his answers, no longer using his usual monotonous, robotic voice .
"You will face yourself this time . There will only be one round in this trial and your goal is to kill as many copies of yourself as you can . They will randomly appear and disappear on the arena with their locations different each time . The speed will also increase overtime . You will be eligible for a reward once you clear one hundred clones . Naturally, the more you kill, the better score you can get . " the Trial Spirit explained, his reply sounding identical to Nuwa's description .
With that said, Xuefeng appeared in the middle of the familiar arena and found himself surrounded by a round table with ten daggers on top .
The Trial Spirit didn't stop there and continued, "You can only use those throwing daggers to kill the clones . When the hit is successful, a replacement dagger will appear on the table . Make sure you aim correctly as once the dagger misses, it won't respawn anymore . You can consider the ten daggers as your lives . Once you lose them all, the trial will end . You also have a time limit of staying idle set to one minute . "
"Can I do anything with those daggers? Like use any skills or art on them?" Xuefeng wondered .
If he could, the trial would not be that hard for him . He could create multiple dagger copies with his Multiplier and then send them flying across the arena with his Spirit Power . Unfortunately, it would be too good if turned to be true .
"No . You can only throw them and can't use your Qi aside from your Spirit Awareness," the Trial Spirit denied . "The key to mastering Ether Element requires a good grasp of space which can be trained with Spirit Awareness . All clones will appear and disappear randomly so one has to figure out their position before they vanish . One can only do that by predicting the pattern in which they change locations . "
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"Alright, no Qi . Got it . " Xuefeng didn't have anything to comment about that, only trying to find some ways to beat this trial as fast as he could .
From what Nuwa told him, she couldn't find any way to cheat . Their Spirit Power couldn't help them this time as apparently, the clones didn't have a physical body she could grasp .
Xuefeng grabbed a dagger into each of his hands and closed his eyes, releasing his Spirit Awareness . In the matter of seconds, he filled the whole arena with his presence .
'Any idea?' he asked the girls just in case . They could always advise him in the worst times .
'I'm still thinking . Aside from boosting your Spirit Awareness and brain capabilities, I don't think I know other ways to help you,' Ming admitted while Ling remained silent . 'Let me try to improve your perception . It should be easier for you this way . '
Soon after, he felt refreshed but at the same time, his mind became much sharper .
'You should hurry and get as many points as you can . I can't sustain this method for long,' Ming warned . 'It will make your mind tired and it isn't easy to regenerate . Make sure to tell me once you get a headache . '
'I will,' Xuefeng agreed and announced out loud, not wasting any more time . "Okay, let's start . "
"As you wish . "
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Swish!
The moment the Trial Spirit replied, Xuefeng moved, sending a dagger in a certain direction right when he sensed a ripple in the air . The clone barely spawned when its chest got pierced through .
" . . . " He was speechless, not expecting his reaction would be this fast . He didn't have time to contemplate on it though as another clone started spawning .
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"Are you telling me that Liu Xuefeng killed Big Johny in front of the public?"
The Ruler rubbed his forehead in frustration, slowly losing it . The day couldn't get any worse than this .
The Royal Guard who came to report nodded firmly and added, "Yes, Ruler . We stood no chance against them . Big Johny fought against the weakest member of Liu Xuefeng's Guards and he lost . His army of three hundred Spirit Monarchs is too strong . If we were to fight to get our revenge, we would all die for nothing . "
"It's good you didn't…" the Ruler muttered without getting angry but one could see the annoyance on his face . "Leave . "
The Royal Guard quickly bowed and left, already done reporting everything .
"Is it even worth to fight anymore?" the Ruler asked himself, leaning against his throne . "I can't kill him and I can't fight him . What's the point…?"
He sighed and pulled out a red pill from his Storage Ring, staring at it, deep in thought . Anyone with brain would figure out it was just a matter of time before they fell .
He thought of swallowing it on the spot but he held himself back, pulling out a communication crystal instead .
"Milady, I would like to request a meeting . I can't do this anymore . "
He recorded his message and sent it . Only after a couple of minutes did he receive a reply .
'In two days, afternoon . '
"Really? Two days? Do you know how many things can happen in two days?" the Ruler talked to himself, smacking his forehead . It was pretty pathetic how low was he treated by the Fate Goddess but there was nothing he could do about it .
He swallowed his curses and thought, 'Will Royal Family even exist at this point after two days?'