1356 Sword3 (2/2)

”Participant, if you've made it to this stage, it means that your abilities aren't too bad.” Sword3's voice sounded hoarse and oppressive; to Lin Huang, the sound seemed to be of the same frequency as rumbling thunder.

”I don't think they're good enough,” Lin Huang shook his head as he evaluated himself.

Sword3 was stunned for a moment. 'Why are you stealing my lines?!'

”I pulled Sword8 into helping me with a period of special training. What I gathered from her is that my overall abilities aren't as powerful as yours, much less those of Sword2 and Sword1. At my current level, my chances of obtaining the Great Heaven inheritance aren't high,” Lin Huang continued.

”It seems you have a clear perception of yourself.” Sword3 nodded slightly.

”At this level, I may have to trespass on your hospitality for a while, Sir,” Lin Huang said frankly.

”You're planning to use me to achieve a further breakthrough?” Sword3 was still expressionless, his attitude unreadable. ”It depends on whether you have the ability to achieve a breakthrough!”

”Sir, all you have to do is to make a move and I will try my best.” Lin Huang smiled faintly.

Sword3 did not continue talking. By nature a taciturn person, even if he met the swordmaster's other bodyguards, he would not say much. His attitude toward strangers was cold; for him to speak two sentences to Lin Huang was already difficult.

A battle sword slowly coalesced in Sword3's left hand, inky-black with a straight, narrow blade.

The sword was nothing eye-catching, but Lin Huang immediately sensed the extreme menace emanating from it in Sword3's grasp.

His opponent's Sword Dao might not be as strong as his own due to Trial restrictions, but Lin Huang felt an extreme sense of danger as Sword3 wielded his weapon.

This sense of danger usually only manifested under one specific circumstance—when his opponent was powerful enough to kill him.

It took only an instant for Lin Huang to determine that Sword3's overall abilities were at least one level higher than his own. If he was even just slightly careless in this trial, it was likely that he would be killed right away by his opponent.

'So powerful!'

Lin Huang felt himself starting to breathe hard, but he quickly adjusted his state of mind and grasped his battle sword. His Sword Dao rose sharply.

Just as Lin Huang's Sword Dao reached maximum capacity, the violent aura surrounding Sword3 also rose to its peak.

In the dense jungle, both figures disappeared on the spot almost at the same time.

The next instant, a soaring blood-red gleam and a gray gleam collided in the void.

A second later, the blood-red gleam shattered in full momentum, and a black figure shot backward like a cannonball. It crashed into the ground dozens of kilometers away, smashing a deep crater into the earth several kilometers in diameter. (The damage was minimal because the Space Rule and the stability of materials on this planet were much higher than in the gravel world.)

Lin Huang slowly clambered up from within the deep crater. His right forearm and three of his five fingers had all been fractured after his opponent's attack. Fortunately, his possession of the Divine Regeneration skill meant that these small injuries were healed instantly.

He examined his arm and found that it had been completely mended. Lin Huang then looked up at the void in the direction where Sword3 was standing and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Lin Huang had already seen the combination of rapid speed sword skill and force-type in his opponent's attack earlier.

Sword3's rapid speed was slightly weaker than Lin Huang and almost on par with Sword8. In force-type however, Sword3 was more than a level stronger than himself.

'Based on the information Sword8 provided, this fellow is stronger than her, but not so strong to the point where she has no chance of winning. So basically, of the three Sword Dao paths, it's highly probable that Sword3 is only stronger than Sword8 in one of them. At present, he seems to be more than a level stronger than Sword8 in force-type—which means he shouldn't be that much better than Sword8 in the other two aspects... Otherwise, even if he decided to go easy on her, if one were to compare notes, it's unlikely that Sword8 could beat him

.'

Having determined that his opponent's main cultivation direction was in force-type, Lin Huang felt slightly more relieved.

If Sword3's main cultivation direction was in ultimate dao-type, and his force-type—more than a level stronger than Lin Huang—was merely secondary, then Lin Huang would be utterly overwhelmed.

Lin Huang maintained a serious expression even as several million inferences flashed through his mind in the blink of an eye.

'Even if his main cultivation path isn't ultimate dao-type, Sword3's abilities in that aspect shouldn't be too much weaker than Sword8. That is to say, he's stronger than me in both force-type and ultimate dao-type...

'This stage of the Trial can't be taken lightly at all!'