Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 78 Target: King-level Monster

After Hong arrived at the Nine-Story Tower, the team embarked on their life-or-death training.

Forty minutes later, they arrived on the Australian continent in their fighter jet.

Ning Ze looked down and saw a vast wasteland covered in green, with several towering mountains in the distance. The vegetation was lush, and the shadows of some monsters could be vaguely seen in the distance.

There are no buildings; this is a world entirely belonging to monsters.

As the plane landed and the cabin doors opened, the numerous students and instructors from the upper, middle, and lower decks quickly disembarked from the passenger plane.

Ning Ze stepped out of the hatch, and the view was vast. He couldn't help but relax a lot. "It feels pretty good. If there were no monsters, this natural landscape would be a good place to live."

"Luo Feng, interested in coming together?"

Zhao Ruo wanted to find a powerful ally. Just by looking at the place, she knew that living here for a month would not be easy. There was no shelter, monster attacks, and even getting food was a problem. It was a complete survival challenge in the wilderness. Finding a reliable partner was essential, and it would be good to have someone to keep her entertained.

"No, senior sister, I've decided to go alone."

Luo Feng chuckled and shook his head. The two lived close by and were both teachers, so they had a good relationship.

Although Jiang Fang left soon after Luo Feng entered the training camp, he had already nearly completed his cultivation by then. The master leads you in, but the rest is up to you; he didn't seek out another teacher afterward.

Zhao Ruo pursed her lips, then glanced at Ning Ze before quickly averting her gaze. She then saw Shi Jiang, one of the top five in the training camp, even stronger than Luo Feng. Being with him was too dangerous; she had no choice but to give up…

"Ning Ze, where are you planning to go?" Shi Jiang asked in a low voice.

"Shall we wander around for a bit? Where we go depends on whether there are any powerful monsters," Ning Ze replied truthfully.

Shi Jiang nodded and didn't ask any more questions. The other person was preparing to kill a lord-level monster, while he was just completing a trial. Their goals were different.

"All trainees, please remember your current coordinates using your communication watches. It is now 3:15 PM on August 1st, 2057. Your mission is to live on the Australian continent for 28 days. Our passenger plane will pick up all trainees at this location at 12 PM on the 29th and take them back to Hongning Base City," a white war god instructor announced loudly.

"Goodbye, everyone." Ning Ze smiled slightly, turned around and ran towards the depths of the Australian continent, his whole body seemed to turn into a white ribbon, leaving a long afterimage behind him.

This unusual occurrence was immediately noticed by everyone, and the War God mentors were secretly astonished.

"I feel like he's much faster than me," a Black war god instructor muttered.

"Tsk tsk, that speed, it's at least twice the speed of sound, right? It's normal for it to be faster than you."

"Ha, look at the amplitude of his combat power. Divided by four, it's still higher than ours. You're comparing yourself to him?"

"This is incomparable. He's at least at the level of a mid-level War God, and when he unleashes his full power, he's at the true peak of the War God realm. On the sixth level of the Trial Tower, with the same power, he could take on a whole group of me..."

While the trainees were still forming teams and talking, Luo Feng ventured alone into the depths of the continent, unaware that danger was already looming over him.

……

After running for ten minutes, Ning Ze slowed down.

He had arrived at a valley in a large mountain. Before him lay lush greenery, and the sounds of monkeys howling could be heard from the depths of the forest. The air here was much fresher than in the base city.

"Rustling!"

"Rustling!"

A sound came from a huge tree on one side. Ning Ze turned his head and looked over. Through the thick, oval leaves, he saw a golden figure with very long hair and a height of more than four meters.

"The Crimson Gold Ape? That's only a high-level beast general. Perhaps I should make some noise too, so that a king-level monster will come looking for me!"

Ning Ze pondered for a moment, then abruptly turned his head to look in the direction he had just been. At the same time, a silver-white longsword quietly appeared in his eyes, a transparent longsword behind the Vajra Ape.

Swish!

The transparent longsword shot towards the Vajra Ape, silently piercing through the monster's waist.

"oh!"

"what!"

The golden ape's screams were extremely sharp. It was crying out for help while also trying to escape. Blood dripped from its golden fur onto the leaves.

Ning Ze chased after it at a leisurely pace. In the distance, mournful howls rose and fell, and rustling sounds filled the forest, indicating that an extremely large ape-like monster was moving through the tall tree canopy.

Ning Ze looked up and gazed around. Through the shade of the trees, he could see a series of lurking monsters: long-haired fire apes, white-haired spiky monkeys, black giant apes... They surrounded him but dared not attack him, as if they were waiting for something.

Suddenly, two loud thuds of trees falling came from afar, and the ground made a dull thud.

Immediately afterwards, the shadows in the distance turned completely dark, and a colossal creature over thirty meters tall walked step by step toward them. Through the gaps in the trees, one could vaguely see a patch of dark, long fur. The trees in the distance collapsed to the left and right, and an arm more than five meters thick waved to the side. Soon it emerged completely, a giant ape with jet-black fur.

"It's the Mighty Demon Ape? Judging from its size, it should be a high-level lord. As the strongest ape monster, if it calls for help, it should be able to lure out a king-level monster." Ning Ze thought to himself, and without further hesitation, he charged directly towards the Mighty Demon Ape.

"roar!"

The Mighty Demon Ape was furious that a human dared to attack it.

It pounded its chest twice with both hands, then leaped up to a height of over a hundred meters, raising its hands high as if it wanted to smash Ning Ze into a meat patty.

A group of monsters in the distance were also making cheering noises.

Ning Ze walked forward with his sword hanging from his back. He looked calmly at the sky, then stomped his foot on the ground. After bowing slightly, he shot straight up into the sky, and the ground within a five-meter radius beneath his feet cracked open.

On one side is a colossal creature thirty meters tall, and on the other side are humans less than two meters tall.

In mid-air, the two sides drew closer and closer. Ning Ze could see the palm lines of the Mighty Demon Ape. He flicked his long sword upwards, and the silvery-white sword light passed through the Mighty Demon Ape's little finger, drawing a silvery-white semicircle.

Immediately afterwards, Ning Ze kicked the Great Demon Ape's hand, and the Great Demon Ape staggered back seven or eight steps and fell to the ground. Its arms, which were more than ten meters long and more than five meters thick, went back to their original position. When it fell to the ground, there was a giant tree between its two arms, making it look as if it was hanging from a tree.

"roar!"

The mighty demon ape howled in terror, its roar shaking the heavens, but it was merely a louder sound; the rapid trembling seemed to be sending some kind of signal.

This action terrified the monsters in the tree, and none of them dared to make a sound. Only the mournful howl from the mighty demon ape continued unabated.

Ning Ze was not surprised at all. His strength of 460000 kg was equivalent to the strength of a first-level planetary level when he exerted his power. His strength was three or four times that of this powerful demonic ape.

"If no King-level monster comes, then you're dead!"

Ning Ze's gaze was icy as he rushed towards the Mighty Demon Ape with incredible speed.

The mighty ape scrambled to turn and run, but a tremendous force suddenly surged through its back, sending it crashing forward and sprawling to the ground. Immediately afterward, it felt a sharp pain in its neck, and its body seemed to lose all sensation, leaving only a mournful howl escaping its lips.

Ning Ze stood quietly on the head of the Mighty Demon Ape, waiting patiently. A high-level lord, equivalent to a high-level war god, was already a decent subordinate. As long as it sent a signal, a king-level monster should appear.

At the speed of a King-level monster, it wouldn't take three minutes to get there!

Ning Ze's eyes flashed with a cold light. If the King-level monster didn't appear in three minutes, he would end its life and then hunt down the next Lord-level monster.

Suddenly, the sky turned dark.

Ning Ze looked up and saw a giant ape, over a hundred meters tall, lying in the sky looking down at him. Its huge eyes were bloodshot, showing the rage of this king-level monster. It roared down with its mouth wide open.

"roar!"

A terrifying roar, accompanied by a powerful air wave, swept downwards.

The fur of the powerful ape beneath Ning Ze's feet fluttered in one direction, but he was not affected in the slightest.

The man and the monster stared at each other, their eyes equally cold.

At this moment, the eyes of this mighty demon ape were very similar to the eyes on the black dragon statue in the elite training camp, equally dark and deep, except that the black dragon's eyes were brutal, while the mighty demon ape's eyes were furious.

Ning Ze didn't say much. He simply raised the longsword in his hand, and the transparent swords quickly gathered together to form a giant sword.

He casually swung it downwards, and the transparent giant sword formed from his domain effortlessly severed the head of the powerful demonic ape beneath him. Without nerve control over his body and without the support of genetic energy, even the corpse of a high-ranking lord was extremely vulnerable to him.

"roar!"

This action directly ignited the rage of the King-level monster. The 100-meter-tall Mighty Demon Ape clenched its fist and smashed it down. Ning Ze also stood on the monster's corpse and leaped into the sky, gripping his sword with both hands and slashing forward with all his might.

The longsword and the enormous fist, which was over ten meters in diameter, collided, sending countless sparks flying from the point of impact.

Sensing the terrifying power emanating from the Qinghong Longsword, Ning Ze's expression changed. This power was at least three times his own. He exclaimed, "Whirlwind Force!" Strength burst forth from his body, forming a powerful defense on his skin. At this moment, his skin and muscles were pulsating in a mysterious rhythm.

"Boom!"

A fist with a diameter of over ten meters blotted out the sky and slammed into Ning Ze's body, sending him crashing downwards at an even greater speed.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The mighty ape pounded the ground frantically, while a white figure occasionally flashed by beside its arms, which were tens of meters long.

As he dodged in a flustered manner, Ning Ze's eyes blazed with battle fire. He thought to himself, "Is this what a King-level monster is? Even with the domain enhancement, the Light Swallow Longsword could only pierce its skin. Its defense is truly terrifying."

"After I exerted my strength, it exceeded 4000000 kg, which is equivalent to 100% of the second level of the planetary stage and 0% of the third level of the planetary stage. Even so, it is still more than three times my strength. Its strength should be four times that of mine. Its level is close to the peak of the second level of the planetary stage, which is much stronger than mine."

"Add to that terrifying size, and it's truly an extremely terrifying power!"

"Even with the double defense of the SS-level combat suit and the Black God Set, I still suffered some internal injuries from that attack just now."

"Not good! Whirlwind Force, protect yourself!"

"Boom!"

A massive fist, over ten meters long, slammed into Ning Ze from the side. The irresistible, terrifying force was applied to Ning Ze, and he was thrown aside like a rag doll.

"Click! Click! Click!"

Ning Ze's body was flying backward at high speed, even reaching twice the speed of sound, exceeding his movement speed. Even the mental power of a mid-level war god could only slightly slow him down. He only managed to stabilize his body after crashing into dozens of giant trees that were seven or eight meters thick along the way.

As he looked up, a huge fist appeared above his head again. A trace of blood hung from the corner of Ning Ze's mouth. This attack had caused him more damage than the first one. At least he could defend against the first attack, but this time he couldn't dodge it at all.

He felt as if his internal organs had shifted, and the waves of pain made him hesitate. Every breath felt like his lungs were on fire, and even his muscles felt a stinging pain.

"Too strong. One attack will only result in a minor injury, but if you are attacked too many times, you will be seriously injured. At that time, you may not even have time to run away."

Ning Ze stared intently at the enormous fist that was about to reach him. A single hair on the fist was longer than his height. The fist broke the sound barrier, and countless black hairs danced wildly, like a demon flying in from the sky.

This speed exceeded his limit; it was too late to dodge. Ning Ze silently cried out, "Wind Shadow!"

Ning Ze's body became somewhat transparent, and even the color of his white combat suit faded. At this moment, he felt as if he had merged into the omnipresent wind. A huge fist slammed down, and he seemed to be compressed air, accelerating to the side and perfectly dodging the attack of the Mighty Demon Ape.

"Whoosh!"

With a flash of white, only one of the countless afterimages behind Ning Ze remained, which was the spot where he had been standing, while his figure appeared on the belly of the Mighty Demon Ape.

The Mighty Demon Ape looked somewhat surprised; this human was actually faster than it!

Ning Ze was not stunned. He thrust his light sword forward and pierced the chest of the powerful demon ape. Then, he pulled out a piece of flesh with a twisting sword.

"Aww!"

The mighty demon ape screamed and howled in pain, its huge eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and it raised its hand to strike Ning Ze's position.

"Thump!"

A deep, muffled sound rang out as the mighty demon ape slammed its hand on the wound, causing dark purple blood to gush out and fall like rain.

Ning Ze smiled slightly. When the speed increases dramatically, the power also increases dramatically. Now he can hurt this Mighty Demon Ape. Although a one-meter wound is not a serious injury to a monster that is hundreds of meters tall, the Mighty Demon Ape can't hurt him, but he can attack the Mighty Demon Ape. So the scales of victory will eventually tip in his favor.

The reason he possesses such terrifying speed is that his movement technique also broke through to the Intent level a month ago. At that time, he did not obtain a domain again, but advanced to the Profound Meaning of Movement. This realm is extremely mysterious. He was just walking in the wind, as if he had merged into it.

In this state, his speed can be greatly increased, his movements will be more exquisite, and he can also reduce damage to a certain extent.

"This time, let's start over!" Ning Ze said softly, and launched another attack on the Mighty Demon Ape.

This time, the gap in strength between the two has narrowed. The Mighty Demon Ape is strong, while Ning Ze is fast. A difficult battle has begun.

(End of this chapter)