Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 114 The Strongest Move

"bring it on."

Si Nan's expression was very solemn. The disparity in strength between the two sides was huge, and there was definitely no hope of winning. So, it would be good if they could complete the mission.

There are always too many geniuses, and someone will always be better than him. He had already adjusted his mindset before, and now he just wants to gain points.

Ning Ze nodded slightly, raised his right arm again, put two fingers together, and a small cyan sword that shimmered with light condensed at his fingertips.

Ning Ze raised his eyelids, looked ahead, and with a single swing of his arm, thrust his sword finger forward again.

Si Nan and Ning Ze looked at each other. In a daze, a three-inch green sword appeared in his eyes. The next moment, his consciousness disappeared and his body fell backward.

Ning Ze frowned. "Why is he so pathetic? Is this just an ordinary little genius? I feel he's not that young, and his willpower is too weak. I thought he would be a worthy opponent."

In the spectator area.

Si Nan's eyes were still somewhat dazed. Suddenly, he came to his senses, his face filled with terror. He had been killed without even realizing it. "Illusionist martial artist! What terrifying illusion techniques! I didn't even notice them at all."

"Babata, what's going on? Why isn't that person fighting back?" Luo Feng was puzzled. From his perspective, Si Nan didn't move at all, just watching the attack coming at him.

Babata's lips twitched slightly. "This freak has crossed the threshold of the laws. His will has been baptized by the laws and is extremely powerful. Ordinary people cannot withstand the illusionary sword he uses. He has also compressed the wind domain into a three-inch longsword. Such swordsmanship has reached its peak. Geniuses who have only comprehended the domain simply cannot stop him."

"Unless the opponent cultivates illusion techniques, has special experiences, or is even a genius who has comprehended the laws—all three methods can enhance one's will, and once it reaches a certain level, one can see through their moves. But to block it is difficult! Difficult! Difficult! Ordinary Heng-level beings simply cannot use such methods; only geniuses who have comprehended the laws can block it."

Luo Feng's expression was somewhat silent. Had the gap become so enormous without him realizing it? He hadn't even grasped the domain yet, while the other person's domain had already reached its peak.

On the other side of the spectator area.

Dia's smile vanished completely. He stared blankly at the duel space. "To control the domain to this extent, even my second move, Meteor Gold, might not be enough to stop it. I'll have to use the third move."

His face was somewhat blank.

His telekinetic weapon is a fifth-tier telekinetic weapon. The accompanying manual has three levels: the first is planetary level, the second is celestial level, and the third is cosmic level. He is only at the ninth level of the celestial level, so he can only barely use the third level, which is also his strongest move.

However, he discovered that Ning Ze was not using his full strength.

"Such a genius has suddenly appeared in the universe!" Dia's eyes were full of incomprehension. How could someone with such combat skills be unknown? He had never heard of such a person before.

The distance that a star system can traverse is limited. Even the Qianwu Universe Kingdom is extremely vast, and no one would spend decades traveling such a distance.

Now, it has suddenly appeared in the duel space of the virtual universe, and it is even in a medium-sized universe country like Black Dragon Mountain.

For the sake of fighting? How could anyone here possibly be an opponent?

As for money, the small amount of money spent on dueling space shouldn't be a big deal for geniuses like them.

An organization capable of cultivating such geniuses must have connections to join the Virtual Universe Company; there's no need to waste time here with these weaklings.

"It's my turn."

Dia's figure disappeared from the viewing area, standing atop another mountain peak.

Looking across the distance.

The white figure stood quietly and serenely, like a gentle spring breeze, giving people a tranquil and natural feeling.

Dia's eyes were extremely wary. In his perception, Ning Ze seemed to have blended into the surrounding environment, as if Ning Ze was the center of this duel space, and fighting him would be an enemy of the entire space.

Ning Ze turned his head and smiled slightly, "The Law of Gold? Finally, a worthy opponent has arrived."

Dia nodded, not daring to relax for a moment. "You have indeed crossed the threshold of the laws. The Law of Wind? Or the Law of Wood?"

This is a continuous mountain range, densely forested, and harmonious with its environment, where the wind and trees are the only things that make it feel right.

As for the laws of space, he hadn't thought about it; comprehending even a lower-level law was difficult enough.

"The Law of Wind," Ning Ze replied casually.

"Duel, begin!" The duel space notification sounded.

Using the same starting stance, Ning Ze conjured a cyan sword blade that glowed with light in front of his chest.

Dia's eyes narrowed, and he flew forward without fear. Two golden streaks of light flashed from his body, and one of them landed at his feet, instantly increasing his speed.

Another beam of golden light, surrounded by layers of mysterious golden patterns, resembled a crescent moon floating in the air, shooting straight forward.

"Pierce the Sky!" Ning Ze murmured, thrusting two fingers forward. The condensed cyan sword blade seemed to transcend space, arriving in front of Dia in an instant.

Dia's gaze sharpened as he quickly searched for the true source of the attack. His mental energy surged, controlling his psychic weapon to collide with the cyan sword blade.

"laugh!"

The golden light annihilated the cyan blade, but its speed was also greatly reduced, and it went straight for Ning Ze's neck.

Dia felt a slight sense of relief. "They have the upper hand in attacking me!"

However, he did not intend to attack Ning Ze. He would not ignore the longsword in Ning Ze's hand. Ning Ze was obviously a martial artist, and the attack just now was just a test. The close combat ability of a mentalist is not as good as that of a martial artist.

Ning Ze stood quietly in place, watching the telekinetic weapon flying towards him. He seemed to be lost in thought, showing no intention of blocking it.

"Is this what a psychic master is like in the universe? The psychic weapon seems to blend into space, its flight trajectory is very mysterious, it changes direction very quickly, and its power is also quite good."

clang!

Just as the telekinetic weapon flew in front of Ning Ze, he suddenly drew his sword and slashed forward, shattering the golden light and revealing the original form of the telekinetic weapon: an arc composed of 108 small golden knives.

"That strong?"

Dia's eyes widened. He was a ninth-level Eternal Star cultivator, using a fifth-level psychic weapon and invoking the Law of Metal to unleash a secret technique, yet he was cleaved in two by a single sword strike? His opponent was merely a first-level Eternal Star cultivator.

Swish!

A transparent blade slashed towards them, and Dia quickly dodged. He looked warily in the direction Ning Ze had come from, but only caught a glimpse of an afterimage.

"Not good!" Dia thought to himself, and quickly dodged to the side with his flying telekinetic weapon.

Sure enough, just as he left, a silver-white sword light cleaved through his afterimage.

"How could it be so fast?"

Dia felt a great sense of urgency. The average speed of a ninth-level star-level expert is 150 kilometers per second. He was using a fifth-level flying telekinetic weapon and had comprehended the Law of Metal, so his speed would naturally be even faster.

But Ning Ze was even faster than him!

"He's just a first-tier Star-level being! How can he be so strong?" Dia gritted his teeth inwardly. The Law of Wind was indeed better at speed, but the opponent's speed was too outrageous. He was even half as fast as Dia! At least 400 kilometers per second.

Swish!

Another sword strike came, and seeing the silvery-white sword light in front of him, Dia hurriedly controlled his flying telekinetic weapon to attack and defend.

The secret technique had just been formed when the golden crescent moon met the sword blade. Dia felt a chill in his heart and quickly dodged to the side without hesitation. A gust of wind left a two-inch-long scratch on his face.

"Illusionist Martial Artist!"

Dia felt a little scared. He thought he wouldn't be fooled by illusions, but he didn't expect that he almost fell for it just now!

"This battle is going to be tough!" Dia focused with all her might, carefully dealing with Ning Ze's attacks.

In the spectator area.

The hundreds of millions of viewers were extremely excited as they watched the two locked in a fierce battle.

An alien clad in purple armor and possessing three eyes watched intently, exclaiming, "Brilliant! Truly brilliant!"

"These are actually two geniuses who have crossed the threshold of the laws! This hundred million Black Dragon Coins was a great waste!" A portly merchant smiled with narrowed eyes.

"Doro, you're far inferior to these two. You need to keep working hard!" a domain lord said to the young man beside him.

Si Nan looked at Ning Ze with fear in her eyes, "He really crossed the threshold of the laws. I was wondering why he was so exaggerated, I couldn't even block one of his swords. Although Dia is at a disadvantage now, he is a ninth-level Hengxing, and his mental strength is much stronger than Ning Ze's. As long as we can drag this out, he should be able to win."

Luo Feng stared intently ahead, eager to join the fray. "Strong, too strong! I feel like I couldn't even withstand a single move."

Babata said lazily, "Don't bother trying to sense them. Their moves now involve the laws of nature; you couldn't withstand even one attack. Luo Feng, you still have a long way to go to catch up with these top geniuses of the universe. You need to work harder!"

Luo Feng nodded in agreement, completely unconcerned about being ridiculed. He had a very accurate understanding of his own position and would not be overly ambitious.

"Is Ning the one with the advantage now? Can he win?"

"Can we win?" Babata scoffed, curling his lip. "Take that 'can we'll win' off!"

"Ning Ze has comprehended four laws, but he has only used the law of wind so far. If he uses the laws of space or time, his speed will increase dramatically and his moves will become even more mysterious."

"That kid on the other side isn't even as fast as this freak right now. Once that freak unleashes his full power, he won't be able to stop him at all."

"What's the point of fighting if you can't stop them? It'll be over in a few moves. I think Ning Ze just didn't want to end things with a good opponent."

After analyzing the situation, Babata turned to look at Dia and said, "Actually, that kid on the other side isn't bad either. His foundation is solid, his mastery of the secret techniques is excellent, and his willpower is also quite good. It's just that he's encountered a monster. If the two were at the same level, he probably wouldn't even be able to withstand a single move."

"Babata, sword techniques are divided into basics—intent—domain—world. So what are Ning-ge's current techniques? World? Or domain? And his movement techniques seem to differ from those recorded in the inheritance. What's going on?" Luo Feng asked.

Babata curled his lip. "Who knows how far this freak has come to comprehend it?" He pondered for a moment. "However, strictly speaking, he shouldn't have comprehended the level of the world. There are indeed many differences. Who knows what's going on with him? Maybe he's comprehended something else..."

The Killing Arena Hall.

A powerful figure with green skin sat in a chair in the corner, legs crossed, looking quite relaxed.

He looked ahead with delight, and even though he wasn't in the spectator space, he could still see the battle between the two in the duel space.

"I've actually encountered a genius who has crossed the threshold of the laws! Judging from his information, he just registered. Where did he come from?"

His name is Manluo, and he is the head of the killing field on Black Dragon Mountain Island. Maintaining the killing field is very simple, and his contribution is correspondingly small. His main task is to discover geniuses for the Virtual Universe Company.

When Ning Ze first entered the hall, he noticed that the young man had a special aura and took notice of him. It was also his arrangement that the geniuses from the two branches came to test him.

"Tsk tsk, that movement technique alone surpasses many domain lords. And that swordsmanship, its power is astounding? Their understanding of the laws is roughly the same, yet this kid can overcome challenges across eight levels. What kind of secret manual is he practicing? Why do I feel his attacks lean towards those of a mentalist? Has he gone astray?"

"I wonder if he'll accept my invitation?" Manluo's eyes were filled with worry, as this concerned a large amount of contribution points.

"Although Dia is stronger than him, his combat ability is weaker. If we can't overpower him, it might be difficult to invite him."

Geniuses are often arrogant, and many cannot accept managerial training.

If he is merely invited to join the virtual universe company, the contribution points he receives will be significantly reduced.

Manlu kept thinking, but in the end she still couldn't come up with a sure thing. With so many people watching, such a genius who had comprehended the laws was highly sought after. The conditions he could offer, others could certainly offer as well. It mainly depended on Ning Ze's own considerations.

Time passed slowly, and three days went by.

The battle in the Duel Space is drawing to a close.

"We're going to lose," Manlu sighed.

Ning Ze's face was somewhat pale. When he unleashed his sword strike, the sword light dimmed considerably. Powerful attacks come at a price; the Yuan energy within his body was almost exhausted. Constantly controlling the laws to fight was also draining his spirit.

The sword flashed, and Dia looked at Ning Ze warily. He would never forget how he had spent these days. If it weren't for his careful defense, he would probably have been killed countless times already.

Ning Ze drew his sword and retreated, his body suddenly falling to the ground. He stood on the mountaintop again, his eyes no longer as bright as before.

Dia did not pursue. He hovered in the air, looking down with a complex expression. "Are you still able to fight?"

A genius like him would never deceive himself.

He has a body at the ninth level of the Hengxing level, while Ning Ze's physical attributes are only at the first level of the Hengxing level.

From the very beginning of the battle, his all-out defense already put him at a disadvantage.

Now, Ning Zeyuan's energy is exhausted, and he has lost again. He doesn't think that killing his opponent this time means he has truly defeated Ning Ze.

Ning Ze smiled slightly, a very bright smile, "This battle was very enjoyable. I haven't had such an intense battle in a long time. I really miss it!"

Dia remained silent. If he hadn't joined a branch of the Virtual Universe Company, he would have had no equal in his hometown, or even in the Middle Universe Country.

"I'm very happy that you've fought alongside me for so long." Ning Ze's smile remained unchanged. "To show my respect for you, I'm prepared to end our battle with my strongest move."

Dia's expression changed drastically. "You have another trick up your sleeve?"

He could only defend in previous battles, so what would his stronger moves be like?

It's only at the first level of the Hengxing realm, yet it can become even stronger?

(End of this chapter)