228 Chapter 224: Standing at the top! (1/2)
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BAMM!! BOOMM!!
A series of booming sounds exploded one after another on this orange land, with each explosion, tens of puppets was being blown away to the sky as if swept by a forceful gale!
At this moment, a single figure stood up haggardly with both fists clenched tight, surrounded by countless fallen and dismembered puppets!
Pant! Pant!
”Damn it.. these puppets, they are stronger than before..!” he said as he wiped off the blood dripping down his lips.
BAMM!! BOOMMM!!
Duan Li's breathing grew increasingly heavy as time passes. Even his clothes were starting to tear up little by little as the punches and kicks from the puppets were more intense than those on the first round!
Thud!
This second round went on for quite a long while, and after it finally finished, he dropped down to his knees to catch his breath.
'What is wrong with this place? These puppets just keeps on coming at me one after another relentlessly!'
Have I offended their ancestors or killed their entire family or something?!
Just as he was about to curse with every syllable he could come up with, the mounds of broken puppets around him began to sank into the ground as if swallowed by a bottomless swamp!
Krrr...!
”What.. don't tell me..” his countenance turned extremely grim.
Ssuuu..!
Countless ovoid clays swiftly emerged from the ground and morphed into those puppets once more, giving him an eery feeling as if looking at an army of undying legions!
”Again? How many rounds is this going to take before they are finished?” he exhaled out forcefully with a grunt, annoyance and frustrations crept up inside him.
After all, not having spiritual Qi was extremely difficult for a cultivator. For example, if his dantians were not sealed, he was confident that he could slap all these puppets out cold with just a single palm strike!
Nevertheless, Duan Li still stood up from the ground, and once more dashed towards the enemy ranks as he roared out!
”RAAHHHHHHH!!”
BAMM!! BOOMM!!
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When the third round was finished, Duan Li's clothes turned from unkempt state to tattered and his hair disheveled. Next, the fourth round began and by the end of it, his appearance transformed from that of a formidable cultivator to that of a street beggar, his face all dirty. In the fifth round, all he was left with was his underpants!
If one were to look at his current state, they would misunderstood him as almost being ravaged by vicious demons, almost losing his chastity!
Furthermore, his body was filled with many severe bruises, as if stung by an army of killer bees!
Right now, other than his hideous swollen looks, Duan Li was also experiencing troubles of breathing properly as his stamina finally reached rock bottom.
Thud!
”I.. really hope.. that would be.. the last round..” he said with gritted teeth as he fell flat on the ground, his muscles and bones was hurting all over.
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The Eternal being was currently gazing down with indifferent expression, watching the entire scene unfolding before him with his hands behind his back and thought for a moment.
”So, he managed to last five rounds before almost collapsing. Not too bad.”
Since you have already ran out of stamina, let's see if you can fight for another round, as only then would you be able to truly surpass your limits!
With a single thought, the color of truths around him began to seethe intensely and a myriad of hums rang throughout this mystical space that this Eternal being was in.
With an imposing will, he stared right down at Duan Li.
Whether or not you will live through this is inconsequential. Your real fight begins now!
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TAK! TAK!
”Ahh.. am I going to die here..?” Duan Li muttered in between his haggard breathing helplessly, as he watched the fallen puppets that was being brought to life once more was closing in on him.
By the looks of it, they've gotten stronger too!
'I've already ran out of stamina.. there is no way I could continue to fight anymore..'
He was already laying flat on the ground, barely even able to turn his head around to take a look, not even mentioning fighting for another round!
As he thought of this, his eyelids suddenly felt really heavy and his vision started to blur. At any given moment now, he would faint and lose the trial!
Duan Li was finally reaching the limits of his consciousness with all his stamina depleted!
But then, a flash of memories repeated through his mind. Memories that he never wanted to recall if he could.
Whoosh!
The scene of the Jiu Empire being torn apart.. the city of Nine Lotuses spread with cold corpses laying around with many familiar faces among them, and finally, the scene where the lifeless body of his mother, Meng Yue, laid cold on his pair of bloodied arms..
No.. No...