Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 362 Unwavering Will
Durandal, one of the three great holy swords of Europe, is quite unassuming among the many high-level exchanges in the God's Space. It has neither a cool appearance nor complex abilities; it is simply a cross sword about 1.5 meters long.

Its defining characteristic is its immortality.

After the Celestial Priest Elias obtained this longsword from the Supreme God, he used it to slay many monsters and clash with many weapons. Neither Song Tian's blade nor Hector's Chaos Blades could damage this immortal sword in the slightest.

The most suitable energy for this sword is the energy of the Holy Light system, but it is not picky. The light attribute Buddhist power that Zhao Yingkong cultivated can also make this long sword unleash sword energy.

The Durandal sword, which was seized from the Celestials, is very similar to the Pale Justice sword that was seized in The Hobbit world. The only difference is that the Durandal sword has a higher potential.

Zhao Yingkong was somewhat surprised when she received this weapon from Xu Feng.

These kinds of magical legendary weapons are very troublesome to manufacture; she originally only intended to obtain a weapon suitable for wide-ranging, sweeping combat.

After quickly mastering the fifth level of the "Bodhi Proof Divine Skill," Zhao Yingkong had a great deal of true energy in her body. During the battle, she realized that it was not suitable to use assassin's combat techniques in this situation. The light, stealthy, and one-hit-kill combat style could not make full use of the advantage of abundant true energy.

Her internal energy was already so abundant that it could not be quickly depleted in a short period of time.

Nowadays, her fighting style is both expansive and powerful, while maintaining the meticulous skills of an assassin. Each strike in her continuous attacks is incredibly deadly. Every sword aura that Durandal unleashes contains thousands of split sword energies, each of which is aimed directly at the target's vital core.

At this moment, Sadako in the sea was subjected to such an attack.

Every second, the head of the Thunder Serpent would turn into fragments in the sword energy, and the hundred-meter-long giant snake head was as fragile as a bubble in the sword light.

The sword light continued to cut through the giant lightning bolts created by 'Sadako'.

Eight different types of lightning have different destructive effects, but none of them can strike the girl.

Zhao Yingkong has been fighting in this sea area for nearly a month. During this time, she has gained a huge advantage. If the 'Sadako' she is fighting is just an enhanced avatar of her teammates, she has already killed the Thunder Serpent Spirit thousands of times.

But this 'Sadako' is exceptionally resilient. The plankton that make up the giant Sadako are found all over the ocean. Every moment, plankton replenish the energy of the injured Sadako. Simply destroying Sadako's head is not enough. To kill it, you must not only crush its entire body, but also exterminate all the special plankton in the seawater.

In addition, be careful of Sadako's many underhanded tricks during the battle. This thing also comes with a curse, such as causing people to age inexplicably.

Just as the assassin...swordswoman was pondering how to deal with the monster in the ocean, she discovered that colorful lotus flowers were blooming in the sea.

"Miss Sakura, the previous phase of training has come to an end. While the monsters in these reincarnation worlds are indeed powerful, the strength of the monsters our team encountered varied too much. The weaker monsters were not effective for training, while the stronger ones were too powerful for us to handle. I will be your sparring partner from now on." Shoko informed the girl standing in mid-air through the mental chains.

Zhao Yingkong bit her lip. According to this veteran, the 'Yamata no Orochi' was just a relatively weak monster.

In the past six months of training, she felt that her strength had improved a lot, but in the eyes of the veterans, was she still a weak person who was holding them back?

Xiangzi explained with some nostalgia, "The main god generally arranges the enemies based on the team's overall strength. 'The Ring' is a reincarnation world that the East Sea team has experienced several times before. Captain's strength made a leap forward in the 'Akame ga Kill!' world after that, and the overall difficulty of the team also increased significantly as a result."

"Our Donghai team had a great run of success in this match as well, and the next match will likely be even more difficult."

Xiangzi sighed, "Fortunately, we can leave those powerful monsters to the captain. What we need to do is survive the aftermath of the battle and try not to be a burden."

Just as Zhao Yingkong was about to ask, she suddenly noticed the senior figure standing behind her, his red lips close to her ear as he whispered something:
"The captain has high hopes for you, but if you can't grow strong enough in this match, you'll most likely die in the next one."

Xiangzi said with a smile, "Actually, dying in this world and becoming a god in this world might not be a bad choice."

"Reincarnated as a god in this world?"

Zhao Yingkong's eyes wavered slightly.

She immediately realized that the whispers in her ear were a special kind of psychological attack.

It undermines people's will, making them submit to reality in a way that they believe is rational.

"Has training already begun?"

Zhao Yingkong asked with a serious expression.

The moment she opened her mouth to ask the question, she had already gripped her longsword and thrust it at the veteran behind her.

"Tsk tsk... She's really ruthless." Xiangzi's figure reappeared to Zhao Yingkong's side.

"phantom?"

Zhao Yingkong was stunned for a moment. She realized from the sensation that she had just stabbed only air.

She gently touched her ear.

The sweet voice I just heard was clearly right next to my ear, and the sensation of the warm air blowing over my ear was definitely real.

This ability...

"Have you interfered with all five of my senses?" Zhao Yingkong asked.

Xiangzi chuckled lightly: "The monsters in the cycle of reincarnation won't answer your questions. Just enjoy the attacks we might face in the future. It's not shameful to choose to back down in the face of such a huge difference in combat power."

Just then, Zhao Yingkong suddenly sensed a sense of danger.

Furthermore, her body involuntarily became excited, and her skin flushed. Not long ago, when she fought with Sadako, she was inexplicably attacked by 'Sadako,' and now the feeling of excitement was many times stronger than the experience brought by Sadako.

"Damn it!" Zhao Yingkong cursed inwardly.

At the same time, she raised her hand and scattered sword energy around her.

In the next instant, countless feathers rained down around her, and Xiangzi's version of the 'Fiery Angel' was launching a ranged attack in mid-air.

"Hehe, believe me, the next opponent we'll most likely face, Zijera, will definitely give you a hundred times the experience!" Xiangzi's clone said with a smile.

"Is this angelic blood?" Zhao Yingkong asked, looking at the girl's three pairs of wings in mid-air.

The experienced one in angelic form radiates pure white light, inspiring an irresistible urge to trust and submit.

Xiangzi shook her head: "Sorry, I don't have a bloodline that's as advanced as the side quest enhancement."

Before he could finish speaking, two blazing streaks of fire rained down from his wings.

In the midst of the crisis, Zhao Yingkong realized that this flame was no ordinary thing. Its temperature was extremely high and its attack precision was extraordinary. If she were to take such an attack head-on, even her soul would probably be burned to nothingness.

She quickly dodged.

But her sense of danger told her that what she saw with her eyes might not be the truth, and the location of those two lines of fire might not necessarily be that location.

Dodging could also lead you right into the line of fire.

Can a soul be reborn after it has been burned to nothingness?

Zhao Yingkong couldn't help but think of the East Sea team captain's ability. That guy told her that she could be resurrected through reincarnation after death, but the prerequisite for reincarnation seemed to be that the soul must be kept alive.

"Ha... My will still wavered under the mental attack of this veteran. My initial plan was to persevere and live on until I strengthened that physique called 'Holy Demon Embryo'! Until I figured out why that physique could help me!"

Zhao Yingkong's gaze sharpened as she stared intently at the target in the sky: "We need to at least determine which direction these two lines of fire are attacking!"

"Perhaps... we can try to sense the other person's will. If I were her... there are many directions I could attack. Before the target can break through the sensory illusions constructed by mental power, the best way to attack is randomly... simple simulation is unlikely to be effective. It must match her will at the moment of attack!"

"My gut feeling tells me... this woman is not an illusion!"

Zhao Yingkong moved her feet gently and turned slightly to the side.

The scorching heat rubbed against her large breasts, and the intense heat broke through her tight-fitting clothes.

Afterward, the water vapor formed two huge mushroom clouds.

“Such precise maneuvers can easily go awry in an attack as devastating as a landslide. Even if you seem to have dodged the most dangerous core, the aftershocks should not be underestimated.” Zhao Yingkong frowned.

She glanced down at the tattered bodysuit.

A close call!
The veteran attacked the heart; if one hadn't narrowly dodged, they would have been reduced to ashes by that attack.

However, because he didn't hide far enough, his clothes were accidentally torn in large areas. The burn wounds healed quickly with the healing power given by the Buddha, but the combat suit could not be healed.

Then, considering that the other side of the battle was a woman, she simply ignored that fact.

In that instant of distraction, the Fiery Angel plummeted from the heights, a flaming sword materializing in her hand, which she used to cleave Mount Hua in two.

"Melee combat?"

Zhao Yingkong's eyes lit up, and she rushed forward with her sword in both hands.

First, their sword energies annihilated each other, then their swords clashed, and finally, two figures engaged in a rapid exchange of attacks and defenses, with the piercing sound of swords echoing throughout the sea.

The aftershocks of the flying sword energy occasionally parted the seawater thousands of meters deep, leaving a sword mark on the seabed.

To prevent prolonged fighting in one place from causing catastrophic damage to that location, the two, like two streaks of gold and white light, swiftly swept across the sea, constantly shifting their battlefield.

At first, the white light that the Radiant Angel transformed into attacked relentlessly. Its three pairs of wings scattered pure white feathers, shot out scorching fire lines, and slashed out sword energy thousands of meters long... The attack methods were exceptionally flexible. Together with the longsword in the Radiant Angel's hand and its pair of slender and powerful legs, it created countless wounds on Zhao Yingkong's body in a short time.

The already damaged combat uniform looked even more tattered now.

After some time, Zhao Yingkong, who was now fully familiar with the current combat methods, began to take the initiative to attack.

The golden sword energy precisely met the target, and all kinds of moves that combined feints and real attacks no longer held any secrets in her eyes.

"This is really troublesome!"

A moment later, the two figures separated, and Zhao Yingkong, panting heavily, looked up at the veteran in the sky.

"Mental illusions are interfering with my five senses. I can't trust anything I see. I have to simulate your thoughts every moment. Those three pairs of wings are not just for show. They can launch ranged attacks and are like three pairs of long swords, constantly displaying sword techniques... You truly deserve to be called a veteran!"

Zhao Yingkong smiled slightly and detonated the sword energy within the 'veteran'.

Since the existence of the 'reincarnation' method means this veteran won't truly die, let's make this aggressive veteran suffer a bit...

"As expected of the newcomer that the captain has his eye on..."

Xiangzi reappeared beside Zhao Yingkong, clapping as she said, "These avatars of the Radiant Angels are quite powerful. Before my second reincarnation, my combat strength wasn't much stronger than that of the Radiant Angels."

"A clone?" Zhao Yingkong was taken aback.

She just went through so much trouble to defeat only a clone?
"Yes, Captain helped me complete the move." Xiangzi snapped her fingers lightly, and immediately more than three hundred scorching angels appeared around her, weaving an energy layer like a throne: "One round can produce three hundred and sixty, as for the upper limit... that is determined by the energy that my avatar can absorb. Fortunately, this sea of ​​flowers can provide me with a huge amount of energy, so the production speed will be quite considerable."

"Is this the power of you veterans?" Zhao Yingkong's face was somewhat bitter. "Even someone like you feels powerless because of the next round, thinking that you can't help and that you've succeeded if you don't become a burden?"

The physique she plans to enhance, 'Holy Demonic Embryo', requires a full S-rank side quest!
Even a veteran like Xiangzi only asks not to become a burden... How can she possibly gather enough side quests with her current strength?

Xiangzi said frankly, "It's not shameful to admit your weakness. After all, Captain spent a lot of side quests and reward points to gain this kind of strength. It's normal that we are far inferior to him."

“Miss Sakura, your talent is even better than I expected. You unlocked the third-tier gene lock in the battle just now, but the improvement brought by an ordinary third-tier gene lock is not as great as yours!”

There are no members in the Donghai team who have officially unlocked the third-order gene lock, but that doesn't mean Xiangzi hasn't met anyone who has unlocked the third-order gene lock.

Two members of the Celestial team in this team battle have unlocked the third-tier gene lock.

Moreover, Xu Feng had two children in the world of "The Hobbit," one of whom also unlocked the third-order gene lock.

Xiangzi is very familiar with the skills he has mastered at this stage.

To put it bluntly, cultivating the Sixteen Contemplations of Pure Land to the sixth level will grant one all the abilities of a third-order gene lock.

Xiangzi stared intently at the ragged girl in front of him: "You're special!"

(End of this chapter)