Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 223 Blade Master! Please teach me Blade Release!

So fast--

The blade was reflected in Chen Qi's pupils, growing larger and closer—

The coldness and pain spread from my neck again, then quickly spread throughout my body, gradually disappearing.

boom!
Chen Qi collapsed to the ground with a thud, struggling to turn his eyes to look at the 'enemy' high above him.

This time, the enemy has a face.

Her long, bright red hair fluttered gently in the wind as the Blade Witch withdrew the long sword from her neck and slowly pulled it out—

Chen Qi looked into the other person's eyes.

Disdain, contempt—

No, the enemy before him didn't have that expression at all—Chen Qi moved his lips with difficulty.

In this crack, he was just a lowly soldier.

It's like a player who has killed all the enemies, and then, in their excitement, finishes off a small minion, a weak and vulnerable one.

This feeling of being treated like trash, like ants, is truly unpleasant—Chen Qi's vision was once again covered by a thick fog of blood.

You are dead, crushed like an ant.

With the whooshing sound of the wind, he returned to the starting point once again.

“Hoo, ho, ho—”

Chen Qi was panting heavily.

Although he possessed the ability to resurrect within this rift, the pain and frustration of each death were incredibly intense.

The pain is so intense that it instinctively makes you want to run away and give up the struggle.

If he weren't fighting, he really wanted to lie in bed right now, listening to the sound of the waves, filling himself with the Flower Witch's healing potion, and then enjoying a massage from the water sprite.

No wonder Fen reminded me not to have a mental breakdown—

The only saving grace now is that this 'Blade Witch' probably doesn't intend to torture him.

Chen Qi turned his head and decisively looked at the monster atop the pile of corpses.

He just threw five 20s!

One hundred points! This is considered an incredibly lucky event on gaming forums!
However, it's clear that the higher the score for this random term, the more difficult it is!

What kind of luck is this...?

Am I a lucky person or an unlucky one?
Chen Qi couldn't help but complain, trying to relieve the pain, and then immediately looked towards...
The last word he just threw out had a score of 500 points, higher than the combined score of all the words he had chosen!
With the whooshing sound of the wind, the sound of a blade hitting the ground, and the sound of footsteps, the sound came again.

I wasn't prepared the first few times—

This time I won't let you succeed!

Touch of Ember! And Ember Bloom!

His clothes began to flutter in the wind, and Chen Qi immediately adjusted his strength and focused it throughout his body.

The moment he throws a 100, he must face the Blade Witch.

clatter! clatter! clatter!
The Blade Witch casually held her sword at her waist and then walked step by step toward Chen Qi.

The Blade Witch saw Chen Qi assume a defiant stance, but her expression remained unchanged; she simply hummed softly:
"Huh huh huh~"

boom!
Then, in the next instant, the Blade Witch casually stepped forward, gripped her sword in one hand, and unleashed a slash!

The embers burst forth! Then, an explosion!

boom!
The two swords clashed, producing a crisp sound.

Chen Qi's hands trembled uncontrollably.

The difference in strength is too great!
Pure panel dominance! Is this thing really a monster created based on his second-tier rank?
Is this a monster meant for second-tier transcendents?
However, even with his full strength, he wasn't instantly killed...

With each death, the Blade Witch's combat power is weakened, reaching its limit on the hundredth death.

Spiritual power, muscles, spiritual power, muscles—Chen Qi exerted all his strength, mobilizing the power of his entire body.

Shadow Blade Slash!
Chen Qi roared, and a large amount of black energy swirled around his blade!
An even more terrifying crimson blade aura swirled around the Blade Witch's sword!
boom!
The blade pierced his body again!
"Third time, fifteen seconds—"

Chen Qi spat out a mouthful of blood and estimated the time.

From the time he was resurrected to the time he died, only fifteen seconds had passed.

There is no halftime break!
You were like a small fry, trampled to death by the Blade Witch.

As the notification popped up, the whooshing sound of the wind returned.

Chen Qi looked at the Blade Witch on the pile of corpses again and instinctively grabbed her neck.

So competitive!

but--

Your skill 'Heart of the Bonfire' has become even more proficient.

Chen Qi looked at the prompt in front of him and at the same time felt his own body again.

Although the pain had not yet subsided, there was no doubt that his physical condition had been fully restored.

A powerful force filled his body again, making him full of energy once more.

The Trial Rift of the Blade Witch... Chen Qi took a deep breath.

Three consecutive crushing defeats, three consecutive merciless crushings, being crushed like ants—

This feeling—

It’s really cool!
Unlike normal death, each death in the trial brought him rich combat experience.

This experience excited Chen Qi's body uncontrollably. Sweat soaked his entire body, and the blade sliced ​​through his flesh without any cost, which was extremely rare.

Moreover, although Chen Qi practices every day, many of his skills have been stagnant recently.

Especially the spiritual power source skill 'Heart of the Bonfire', although he has almost mastered it, there is still a tiny gap between it and perfection that he cannot cross!

In that brief moment, the feeling of mobilizing all his spiritual energy gave Chen Qi an unprecedented surge of spiritual energy, an incredibly exciting feeling, and a sense of transcendence.

This feeling of one day being equivalent to ten days!

"Come on, you useless witch!"

Chen Qi casually mocked.

Faced with Chen Qi's mockery, the Blade Witch closed her eyes. She didn't say anything and silently walked down the pile of corpses.

"Come on! Kill me! Cut me in two!"

Chen Qi said excitedly.

A bored madman... The Blade Witch silently moves forward.

boom!
With a whoosh of wind, the Blade Witch suddenly stepped forward, rushing towards Chen Qi like a bolt of lightning.

She is also very agile, but compared to other attributes, the Blade Witch's agility is her weakness.

Chen Qi activated his skill, Hound Step, and dodged the attack by sidestepping. At the same time, he adjusted his position and suddenly unleashed his spiritual power.

Shadow Blade Slash!
Catch the Blade of Fury!
Chen Qi unleashed all of his spiritual power.

cut!
The blade, crackling with black energy, slashed fiercely towards the Blade Witch's defenseless shoulder—

Blood slashed through the skin! Crimson blood gushed out!
"Can break through defenses"—Chen Qi's lips curled into a smile.

At the same time, the Blade Witch's expression changed slightly. Her crimson eyes blinked, and she immediately spun around, unleashing a crimson upward slash—

A crimson mist of blood once again enveloped his entire body—

Chen Qi returned to the starting point and gripped the knife hilt tightly once more.

You were like a small fry, trampled to death by the Blade Witch...

You were like a small fry, trampled to death by the Blade Witch...

You were like a stray dog ​​on the street, kicked to death by the Blade Witch...

You were like a stray dog ​​on the street, kicked to death by the Blade Witch...

You were like a weak tiger, slain by the Witch of Blades...

……

……

The blade kept piercing his body! Blood mist kept descending! The number of stabs kept increasing!

ten times!

Fifty times!
A hundred times!

Two hundred times!
"The 306th time, 37 seconds..."

Chen Qi clutched his neck, panting heavily.

During the long process of dying, his mind began to show obvious signs of fatigue.

More than three hours had passed since he arrived at the rift of the Blade Witch. And his death count had long since exceeded one hundred.

Each time he dies, the Blade Witch weakens, until the limit of one hundred deaths.

In other words, the Blade Witch's strength has reached its lowest point.

Nevertheless, his opponent was still much stronger and more agile than him.

In fact, Chen Qi had never seen the Blade Witch's health drop below half.

Is this the trial rift of the Blade Phase? Is this the top difficulty of 900 points...? Chen Qi gripped the longsword again.

At that moment, two conspicuous prompts appeared like sweet dew in the rain.

[You have perfectly mastered the skill 'Heart of the Bonfire,' greatly increasing your spiritual energy and the base damage of all your energy skills. You have also gained a passive skill: significantly increased perception when your health is low.]

You have perfectly mastered the skill 'Hound Walk' and its secondary skill 'Blink Step', permanently increasing your Agility by +5 points.

[You have mastered a derivative move of Shadow Blade Slash, Shadow Blade Spin...]

"finally……"

Chen Qi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and revealed a slight smile.

It's unbelievable!
Keep in mind that Hound Walk was a high-level skill he had just obtained from Gray Rat yesterday.

Generally speaking, even a highly perceptive Tier 3 superhuman would need more than ten days of practice and real combat to perfectly master the Hound Walk.

However, he has now mastered the hound's pace in just over three hours and applied it in actual combat!

With each death, my skill level increased at an astonishing rate.

Chen Qi looked at the Blade Witch and couldn't help but smile.

This isn't the Blade Witch, this isn't the BOSS, this is clearly the Blade Teacher!

The only price to pay is to be beaten!

If getting beaten up would grant him experience, Chen Qi would be willing to endure a whole month of beatings.

Of course, if the Blade Witch could give me some time to rest—

"Hey, Mr. Ren, can I have a break?"

Chen Qi teased the approaching Blade Witch.

After three hundred times, the Blade Witch's expression finally revealed a hint of disdain, contempt, and obvious killing intent.

Pfft!

With a whoosh of wind, another crimson bolt of lightning struck.

"They really are unreasonable..." Chen Qi smiled bitterly and gripped his long sword.

Hound pace!

boom!
Chen Qi's spiritual power surged like the wind, and he used his longsword to block the attack, then gently shifted his left toe.

Shunpo!

In an instant, Chen Qi's body moved like a stream of water, dodging the Blade Witch's slash!
This is the Hound's Pace, which allows for a great deal of agility, and its skills enable it to complete a very short displacement in a very short time!

If he can make good use of this skill in actual combat, he will be able to defeat the tank in front of him!
Shadow Blade Slash!
A dark blade of energy slashed across the left side of the Blade Witch!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
At this moment, the only sound on the battlefield is the clanging of swords clashing!
With each clash of the blades, the immense force would strike directly into Chen Qi's internal organs!
However, the opponent's body will also suffer damage as a result!
The Blade Witch is indeed very strong!

However, in the continuous battles, I have seen you clearly!
The habits of making moves! The actions of making moves!
Everything about you, I've seen it all! I've remembered it all!
One cut, two cuts, three cuts—

Ten knives!

Blood splatters!

With a sharp, clanging sound, Chen Qi slashed downwards, tearing the neck of the Blade Witch at the cost of bleeding arms.

possible!
Chen Qi adjusted his breathing again, preparing for the next attack.

At that moment, a special notification popped up in front of him again.

[The Blade Witch's special form, Berserker triggered!]

【Berserker: In this state, the Blade Witch's attack frequency is increased by 100%, and she is immune to all negative effects!】
Furthermore, in this mode, the Blade Witch will remember your attacks! She'll remember your face!

[The Blade Witch's weakened state was prematurely triggered by the Berserker!]

"???"

Chen Qi's pupils suddenly contracted.

Phase Two!?

The Blade Witch instantly unleashed a massive red spiritual energy field, stirring up a huge gust of wind.

The massive spiritual energy field suddenly stunned Chen Qi!
The Blade Witch changed her stance, holding the swords in both hands.

The spiritual energy, mixed with killing intent, suddenly converged!

The crimson spiritual energy of the blade spiraled like a sharp blade, transforming into a forty-meter-long blade of energy, which then surged forward with overwhelming force, carrying a massive amount of spiritual energy!

Absolute spiritual power crushing!
A terrifying blade of energy sliced ​​through the ground, kicking up clouds of dust and stones! It struck Chen Qi hard!
"goodbye……"

Finally, the Blade Witch raised her crimson eyes and spoke for the first time.

The crimson spiritual energy, like a raging flame, completely tore Chen Qi apart!
[You are dead. Like a frail soldier on the battlefield, your life was ended by the Witch of Blades...]

The sound of the wind slowly began again.

"The 307th time, 1 minute and 35 seconds..."

Chen Qi said coldly, his hand holding the knife trembling slightly.

This was the first time he had broken through his limits, and it was also the longest battle he had ever fought against the Blade Witch.

However, at that moment, a tremendous sense of powerlessness instantly swept over him!
That's incredible! The form the Blade Witch just displayed was absolutely overwhelming!

There are three days in total, but even if he dies thousands of times in those three days, can he really defeat the move he just used?
No, there is absolutely no hope—

Even if my Hound Stance could withstand this attack, and then I could unleash three more Shadow Slashes with the Rage Blade, I still wouldn't be able to defeat the Blade Witch...

A rating of 900! An S score!
Is this a level of evaluation that a human being can achieve?

Chen Qi couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Unless, unless, he has a move that can deal even more damage!
"and many more--"

Chen Qi suddenly thought of something.

Although breakthroughs on the spot are rare on a real battlefield, this is not a battlefield, but a place of trial.

He will grow stronger and stronger during his battles with the Blade Witch.

Now, besides medicine...

Currently, Chenqi has only used a small amount of medication.

Just like in a game instance, although his physical condition will recover and his weapons and clothes will be repaired to some extent, the potions are consumable items.

And, most importantly—

and many more!

Chen Qi suddenly remembered something, opened the backpack card, and took out a book.

He has a book on how to dissect blades in his hand!
Amidst the constant cycle of death, Chen Qi opens this book.

Normally, a second-tier superhuman would never be able to learn a second-tier blade-breaking technique.

But this place happens to be a trial rift—

Moreover, it is a trial rift for the Blade Phase!

Perhaps, there is a chance—a bold idea came to Chen Qi's mind. He began to abandon his attack and, in front of the Blade Witch, started to flip through the book.

"Reading a book?"

The sight before her caused the Blade Witch to cough up a mouthful of blood and unleash a ferocious attack.

Reading seemed to have angered the Blade Witch... Chen Qi ignored it, enduring the pain, and continued to peruse the book.

Once, twice, ten times, fifty times—

Having endured fifty deaths, a slight smile played on Chen Qi's lips, a man utterly exhausted.

"Sacrificing my flesh and blood, breaking their tendons and bones, is that how it is? After spending fifty lives, I have come to understand."

At that moment, a bright red notification popped up in front of him.

[You have mastered the basics of blade-cutting—'sever its tendons and bones!']

"Hey! Mr. Ren, don't you like reading?"

Slightly mentally broken, Chen Qi closed the book and gave the Blade Witch a weary smile:
"Master Ren, I'm practicing blade-dissipating techniques. You seem to be quite talented in this area. Could I practice with you for a bit? And could you teach me a few things?"

"..."

"You're using me as practice material?" At this moment, the icy Blade Witch finally gripped her longsword tightly, slightly raised her head, revealing an extremely contemptuous look, and spoke for the first time:
"Can……"

(End of this chapter)