Chapter 279 (1/2)
Chapter 279: Challenge
Translator: Yukidaruma Translations Editor: Yukidaruma Translations
Amidst the thunderous tremors, Rota was the first to give in, covering her ears as her face turned pale.
The other three Conferred Knights did not feel too good either, and with a grunt, they retreated.
The violent thunderbolt pillar pierced through the air, and the air currents became like boiling water as they flowed out in all directions while carrying a charred smell.
Everyone felt a numbing sensation run through their bodies. This was the aftermath of the thunderbolt pillar… Just the electrons in the surrounding air were sufficient to make them paralyzed and render them immobile.
They felt that they were being encompassed by high temperatures from the endless explosions. All they could do was activate their Reduced Force Field in order to fend off against them frantically.
A piercing glow flashed. Indistinctly, it looked like a huge dragon had formed from a stream of thunderbolts, swallowing the earth and drilling into the ground.
When the light gradually dissipated, there was only a large hole in the surface which was over five meters deep. The bottom of the hole had a large amount of glazed crystals, as if lava had just flowed past the surface of the crystals.
Countless bolts of lightning had created a high temperature which reached several tens of thousands degrees and disintegrated the entire piece of land.
To think that such a terrifying destructive power could be created just by channeling the power of the thunderbolt into the ground.
Duolun looked at Fang Xingjian with a complicated expression and mumbled, “Level 10? His Thunderbolt Sword Technique is already at level 10?
“Haha, for him to be capable of bringing the Thunderbolt Sword Technique to level 10 in just slightly over an hour… What does that make us, who have spent such a long period of time in cultivation just to raise our levels?”
As for the other two students, they were both in a daze.
Since when had they ever come across a person who was able to bring the Thunderbolt Sword Technique up to level 10 in just about an hour?
Rota looked at this scene with great pride and yearning, as if she was the one who had accomplished this.
However, Duolun did not care about all these. He just went straight to the point and asked, “Has your Thunderbolt Sword Technique reached level 10?” His gaze was extremely solemn, and he spoke in a very serious tone.
Fang Xingjian nodded, saying with slight dissatisfaction, “It’s at level 10. I realize that my efficiency has slowed down. I’ll probably not be able to reach the maximum level at one go.”
Hearing Fang Xingjian’s words, Duolun only felt great sorrow. Fang Xingjian had spent an hour to reach level 10 for the Thunderbolt Sword Technique but was still not satisfied with it. What then, did that make of their long years of training in the Killing Techniques Palace?
Duolun could only say sourly, “More haste makes for less speed. You’re progressing too fast and may not have been able to grasp a lot of the foundation. This may slow you down on your path to the maximum level.”
Hearing this, the other two students , bound by a common hatred, nodded as well. However, Rota was not happy with this. She rebutted, “No matter how slow his progress is, it’s still faster than the progress of anyone else trying to learn the Thunderbolt Sword Technique.”
When Duolun heard this, he was almost driven to death in fury. However, when she saw Rota, he did not think that it was good to quarrel with a beautiful young lady. So, he had no choice but to stare daggers at Fang Xingjian as did the other two students.
However, Fang Xingjian did not care about all these. He tapped the Demoness’ Howl slightly and said to Duolun, “Please give me your guidance.”
Duolun’s eyes narrowed slightly. “You’re challenging me at the Thunderbolt Sword Technique?” He seemed to find Fang Xingjian somewhat unbelievable.
Fang Xingjian nodded and said seriously, “Don’t I have to defeat you before I can learn the later Killing techniques?”