Chapter 348 (1/2)

Chapter 348: Becoming a Deity

Translator: Radiant Translations Editor: Radiant Translations

Still on the vast space Soaring Cloud Pagoda’s first level, Xue Ying clearly determined that the old man in front of him had a deeper comprehension of the realms than him.

“A battle doesn’t depend solely on one’s comprehension, so I would still advise senior to be careful. Don’t blame this junior for bullying you just because your body is too weak,” Xue Ying said. Clearly, he had decided on a new direction of battle after the first clash.

“Come then,” the white-bearded old man said with curled lips as he held a sword in each hand.

Hong!

Xue Ying charged the man. Within moments, his speed had increased to a terrifying thousand kilometers per second. He could only achieve such a speed now after successfully cultivating the Time Immemorial Body. Simultaneous to his charge, the spear in his hand thrust out with lightning-fast speed.

Pu pu pu!

Countless afterimages of spears enveloped a huge region.

In response, the old man simply used his two swords to deflect the spear techniques. He was about to retaliate when he was suddenly faced with a new assault by Xue Ying.

“So fast.” The white-bearded old man’s expression changed. The spear technique he now faced was truly too fast, with every single attack so powerful that it could split the heaven from the earth. A single attack might just match that of a middle stage Deity, which meant the white-bearded old man could break apart them apart. But now faced with countless attacks launched at the same time, he simply could not take it. They came so fast; there seemed be no end to them!

The old man was momentarily forced to retreat, and he did so through a distortion in the surrounding space.

As soon as Xue Ying detected that the space in front of his very eyes was turning illusory, the distance between him and that white-bearded old man had already shifted.

“You actually thought you could defeat me just by relying on your strength and speed?” The white-bearded old man’s figure was strange and unpredictable. He would be moving to the left for a moment, and the very next would see him moving to the right. Each of those sword lights he unleashed were imbued with terrifying destructive force.

In a panic, Xue Ying tried to block them, but a single one of those rays still made it to his body.

Right now! His expression suddenly turned frigid.

Hong!

Without warning, his black spear swept out horizontally. As it moved, the spear was becoming longer and longer, an ability which, just like shortening in size, any Deity weapon could naturally employ.

It was during the exact moment that the white-bearded old man closed in for an attack that the spear swept out over the surrounding region. Before the old man even tried to escape, he moved one of his swords to intercept the attack. Peng! The black spear whipped down on the sword—causing the sword to bend—with the spear body slapping down on the figure of that white-bearded old man. This caused him to arch his back and spit out a mouth of fresh blood.

Xue Ying used the opportunity to move even closer. His spear, now more than a hundred meters long, emitted a whistling sound due to its motion. He ignored the notion that the white-bearded old man might strike back, since his Time Immemorial Body could completely nullify any of his attacks. Instead, he launched a frantic offense! At times, he displayed the Extreme Piercing, which raised his speed to the maximum! Other times, he would use the True Meaning of Star, which allowed all of his strength to be completely unleashed and allowed him to suppress all in his path. During the most crucial moments, however, he would abruptly unleash the Star Meteor Annihilation.

“Stop, stop. You can stop now,” the white-bearded old man hurriedly shouted. “You win, you win.

“You have that Time Immemorial Body, so I can’t hurt you no matter how I attack. I’ll be injured as soon as you land a single hit, though,” the old man muttered. “Whatever, it’s your win. You can proceed to the next level.”

“This junior could only depend on his fleshy body to barely win this match,” Xue Ying hurriedly replied. After all, combat basically boiled down to making use of one’s strengths to exploit the enemy’s weaknesses. He was weaker in terms of his comprehension anyway, so he had no way but to use his other strengths! The Time Immemorial Body raised his defenses to such a tyrannical level that he could completely disregard even blocking attacks and go all out with his offense. On top of that, he could still make use of his strength and speed to overwhelm his opponent.

A flight of wooden stairs appeared beside him.

Xue Ying took the stairs up to the second floor, which was very similar to the first floor. It had the same circular space, as well as a white-bearded old man sitting cross-legged. The only difference was that this old man rested an azure pole atop his knees.

“Brat, the fleshy body I had on that first floor was pitifully weak. Here, on second floor, the strength I can unleash has increased considerably.” The white-bearded old man grinned before continuing with a sneer, “Come now, you can make a move whenever you want.”

“This junior will not delay any longer.”

Xue Ying no longer hesitated. His figure disappeared from his initial position in a flash and reappeared in mid-air, his spear fiercely hacking downward! As it moved in an arc toward the old man, the spear stretched to become a hundred meters long.

“Hmph.” The white-bearded old man grabbed the pole by its two ends and casually jumped up.

Peng!

The spear came smashing downward, while the pole rushed upward to meet it! When the two weapons clashed, the resulting impact created a shockwave that covered the entire second level of the Soaring Cloud Pagoda.

Xue Ying felt the force of the clash be transmitted through his spear, which sent him stumbling backward in mid-air. His expression changed. Such incredible strength! He actually is no weaker than I am. No, I was actually smashing down on him after storing my energy, while he casually struck back from his original position. Despite this, the result was still just a draw. He should actually be stronger!