Chapter 488: Fighting Bai Shuihe Again (1/2)
Chapter 488: Fighting Bai Shuihe Again
The Bai Shuihe before Xiao Chen seemed to come alive. He laughed loudly and quickly pointed at Xiao Chen’s forehead.
“Boom! Boom!”
Xiao Chen’s surroundings trembled and became hazy. After a short moment, he appeared in a chaotic s.p.a.ce.
Xiao Chen was no longer surprised after his previous experience. He cupped his hand and said, “This junior is Xiao Chen. Greetings to Senior again!”
Bai Shuihe raised his eyebrows as a brilliant light shone in his eyes. It was like Bai Shuihe had seen through him completely, like Xiao Chen could not hide any secrets.
“No wonder you chose me. It turns out that you have broken my will statue on the second floor. Are you thinking of shattering my will statue here as well?” Bai Shuihe asked calmly as he looked at Xiao Chen with a smile that did not seem like a smile.
Xiao Chen replied somewhat awkwardly, “How could it be? I only hoped that Senior would guide me some more, and that I would pa.s.s the test of this floor.”
Bai Shuihe said somewhat angrily, “Young man, you should not be so humble. You can be more confident. You were able to break my Martial Sage will statue. You might be able to break my Martial Emperor will statue as well.
“If you don’t even have this confidence, then you can forget about climbing to the eighth floor. The eighth floor is filled with the Sovereign Martial Emperors’ will statues. Let me ask you again, are you confident?!”
[TL note: This popped out of nowhere but I did some research. Martial Emperors are split into three levels: Minor Heavenly, Greater Heavenly, and Sovereign. These levels are also split into the three grades like other cultivation realms. Bringing a total of nine grades in the Martial Emperor realm.]
Bai Shuihe’s final sentence was said sternly, his tone heavy. Xiao Chen could not help but feel a pressure in his heart.
Xiao Chen nearly replied yes. However, he realized what he was about to do and caught himself, startled.
The other party was a Martial Emperor of the saber. Xiao Chen was a mere Martial King. How could he say that he was confident? That would be overestimating himself.
Xiao Chen swallowed his words and said softly, “Senior, stop joking. It would already be great if I can exchange a few moves with you. How could this junior hope to shatter your will statue?”
Seeing that Xiao Chen had not fallen for his tricks, Bai Shuihe showed deeper interest in his eyes. He smiled and said, “Not bad, if you had said yes, I would have increased the number of moves from ten to twenty.”
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief; fortunately, he had not said yes. Twenty moves were double of ten moves.
“However, seeing that you managed to break my will statue, I think I will still provide you with pointers for twenty moves!” Bai Shuihe said somewhat craftily, suddenly changing his stance.
Xiao Chen’s spirits fell. Bai Shuihe was clearly toying with his feelings, shattering Xiao Chen’s image of him as a Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen had not expected this Martial Emperor to be so mischievous, playing pranks on a junior.
Frowning, Bai Shuihe asked, “What’s wrong? You seem very happy. In that case, let’s add another ten moves!”
Xiao Chen immediately revealed a conflicted expression. He quickly countered, “How am I happy? There is nothing of the sort.”
Bai Shuihe nodded and said, “You have a mighty Martial Emperor like me to give you pointers and yet you still become angry. Brat, you don’t know what’s good for you. Let’s add another ten moves!”
Xiao Chen was now completely speechless; he stopped trying to talk back. The character of this Bai Shuihe as an Martial Emperor is so different from when he met him as a Martial Sage.
When Bai Shuihe saw Xiao Chen’s astounded expression, he laughed heartily again and smiled quite happily. “Brat, I was just messing with you. The test for this floor is not to exchange moves with me.”
“In that case, what is the test for this floor?” Xiao Chen asked doubtfully.
“There is a huge gap between Martial Sage and Martial Emperor. You chose me because of your status as a bladesman. There is no difference between ten moves and twenty moves, or even one move.”
Bai Shuihe stopped smiling and said seriously, “You only need to receive one attack from me. If you don’t die, you pa.s.s. Do you dare to attempt this?”
Receive the attack of a Martial Emperor? Me? Do I dare to accept?
The attack of a Martial Emperor…Xiao Chen paused and starting thinking very hard.
Even though it was an attack from a Martial Emperor, his opponent would not use a strength exceeding that of Xiao Chen’s cultivation. Otherwise, he would not even need an attack to kill him.
All Bai Shuihe had to do was glare at him and use the natural laws to kill Xiao Chen. Of course, he would definitely fail the test.
However, this attack was definitely not going to be easy to receive, especially when Bai Shuihe said that Xiao Chen would pa.s.s as long as he did not die.
What did this mean? This meant that Xiao Chen would definitely not be able to break this attack. It was just a question of how badly he would be injured.
This was a peak Martial Emperor. Naturally, Xiao Chen did not doubt the veracity of his words.
However, Xiao Chen still felt uncertain. So he asked, “What if I die?”
When Bai Shuihe heard this, he could not help but laugh. “What else is there after death? From dust you came, to dust you shall return. Naturally, everything comes to an end when you die.
“So, think carefully before you make a decision. Don’t ever think that giving up is a shameful thing. The strength that I will put into this attack will definitely not exceed your cultivation. However, the difference between us is not as simple as cultivation.”
One attack…just one attack. Once I survive this attack, I can reach the eighth floor.
However, this attack is potentially fatal. Once I agree, I will no longer have a chance to give up. All I can do is face death.
Xiao Chen could not help but hesitate. No matter who it was, when faced with life or death, they would feel some hesitation. This was especially so if the other party was a genuine Martial Emperor.
If someone agreed without a thought, then that person might really die.
Back when the Thunder Emperor was in the Ancient Desolate Tower, he was only twenty-one years old. His cultivation was higher than mine. What went through his mind when he faced this?