Chapter 388: Impossible To Complete
Tang Ling’s sword intent focused on the indomitable momentum, and as he perfected it through repeated thoughts, the sword intent grew even more obvious!
Facing this sword, anyone who failed to pressure Tang Ling or showed weakness in terms of presence, it would be impossible to dodge his slash.
Norden did not know about the so-called sword intent either! In his eyes, all he could see was that when Tang Ling unleashed the sword intent, the latter’s presence and aura changed completely.
When the sword intent was unleashed, an indomitable pressure came cras.h.i.+ng down on Norden. He knew impending danger was coming, but he was pinned down by the pressuring presence to the point that he could not even move.
Norden was frightened. He had a feeling that this sword intent would crush him to bits. Although he tried to run, he noticed that the aura locked onto him. If he disregarded the consequences and escaped, his flaws would be exposed and he would die without an intact body.
However, the fear of the sword intent made Tang Ling even scarier. All six of Norden’s appendages were blocked in front of him, but he felt that it was not enough, thus he added two tentacles in front of his chest. Lastly, even the set of broken crusty armor appeared again.
A powerful layer of defense was raised by Norden but Tang Ling was not afraid. His sword intent was indomitable, even if he was facing a fortress of iron, he would cut it down in half.
Bang!
The Blood Bulrush Sword touched Norden’s appendages.
With the buff from the sword intent, the metallic and sharp attributes of the Blood Bulrush Sword was brought to its full extent for the first time.
The first pair of appendages was easily crushed. However, Tang Ling did not stop there. The tip of the knife pressed on and he seemed like a fanatic who would not stop until he achieved his goal.
The second pair of appendages did not stand a chance, followed by the third pair, the pair of tentacles that blocked Norden’s chest, and the broken crust armor. Everything was slashed and crushed to smithereens by the Blood Bulrush Sword.
Lastly, it was Norden’s own crush, Blood Bulrush opened up a large cut on the crush and thrust forward indomitable towards the heart.
As chills ran down Norden’s spine, he seemed to be able to feel the unusually sharp, icy coldness from the Blood Bulrush Sword that could boil his heart. Yes, it was a strange and contradicting feeling, but it was so real and the killer intent was oppressive.
He clearly felt the Blood Bulrush Sword tear down his defenses layer by layer. The crust that he took pride in was the last, but it did not stop the knife. He finally felt the blade on his real flesh.
It was then that the sword intent reached its exhaustion and Tang Ling’s knife stopped thrusting.
Norden immediately used his crippled appendages to hook Tang Ling’s knife. “Haha, is this your killer move? It seems like you can’t kill me in the end. Based on what I know, your killer move consumes your energy, and if you can’t kill me with it, you’ll be the one who dies!”
Of course, a killer move consumed energy. Tang Ling would never simply unleash his sword intent because it would take a huge toll on his spirit.
If his spirit was drained, it would be difficult for him to maintain the spirit visualization method. If he could not kill Norden with this fierce strike, Tang Ling’s status would plummet within a matter of seconds unless he specialized in swordplay like Han Xing whereby the sword intent became a fixed state stored in his memory and every sword technique had become a muscle memory through a million practices.
It was obviously impossible, and specializing in swordplay would somehow limit Tang Ling’s development.
However, Tang Ling smiled at Norden in reply. His right hand softly pushed forward and stuffed something into the opening in Norden’s body.
Tang Ling pulled his knife back and retreated with all his might. He retreated almost 20 meters away which took him only milliseconds with his transformed speed.
Despite his immediate response, he still felt the terrifying heatwave catching up to his back which was severely blistered.
Nonetheless, Tang Ling dared not stop. He dashed for another 100 meters or so madly and only gradually stopped when the heatwave was within his acceptable range.
“Guess who just killed you, dumb*ss!” Three seconds later, Tang Ling did not turn around even though he stopped. The sneer was actually an answer to Norden’s taunt.
Norden could no longer argue or answer. Until his last breath, he did not know that the powerful sword intent was not to kill him. It was Tang Ling’s plan to approach him and stuff the thermal grenade into the wound caused by the holy arrow without him noticing it.
What else was a better cover than a killer move? In order to kill Norden, Tang Ling had to get close enough to stab the knife into the man’s thick body. It would have been better if the killer move was enough, but Precise Instinct told Tang Ling that the odds were very slim.
However, if the killer move failed, Norden would be at his weakest and most defenseless moment. At that very moment, all Tang Ling needed was a subtle action to achieve his goal.
Maybe Norden found out at the moment of his death that Tang Ling was not fearful about his abilities but his battle instincts. The wicked calculations included every element into the equation while Tang Ling was also sensitive enough to capture his enemy’s mentality.
In order to defeat Tang Ling, one must at least have an equally strong battle consciousness. Unfortunately, those who knew the key to his defeat had all fallen under his hand.
Two seconds later, the heat energy from the thermal grenade subsided like a vanis.h.i.+ng ghost. Only then did Tang Ling turn around.
Everything within the proximity of the explosion was charred by the intense heat.
As for the red-robed bishop, he seemed to have vanished. What remained behind was the charred crust.
The crust should be the same one on the bishop’s body.
Tang Ling theorized for a while in his mind. If Norden had not been hit by the holy arrow, even if the thermal grenade had exploded at point-blank, he might not even have died from it. Norden’s defense was terrifyingly powerful!
Even if Tang Ling was at this prime and had transformed, factoring in the state of his microsenses and the microsenses attack, he would not have stood a chance against Norden. He might have been able to escape but definitely not unhurt.
The holy arrow damaged Norden severely and affected almost a third of his combat capabilities. Even though he did not fight Tang Ling face-to-face before he got hurt, the speed left a heavy impression on Tang Ling. Precise Instinct was able to come up with a comparison and one-third was just a conservative deduction.
In other words, Norden, the red-robed bishop, was an enemy that probably only a Rank 2 Purple Moon Warrior or above could kill. On top of that, the Rank 2 Purple Moon Warrior had to be an extremely powerful one.
Tang Ling was grateful for his luck favoring him. He walked over to Norden’s body. The crust that could withstand the heat of 1,000°C was incredible. Tang Ling would never let his spoils slip. Ever since he realized that he could use the items that he stripped off from his enemies, he collected the leftovers even fiercer than a stingy landlord. If he realized all the things that could be brought out of the Dream Domain, he would have probably dug 3 feet deep into the ground to search for more.
At the same time, Tang Ling received new information in his mind.
‘Red-robed bishops eliminated: 1/3.’
“Killing one of them will recover a third of my strength? It’s even more than the Demon Infant! Tsk tsk tsk…” Delighted, Tang Ling felt an obvious recovery in his strength while he collected the steamy hot crust on the ground. His face was full of joy. Killing this red-robed bishop had recovered almost all of his strength!
It was normal when the recovery rate was higher than that of the Demon Infant since other than temptation, the Demon Infant had zero attacking capabilities.
The Dream Domain remained fair in judgment.
Tang Ling was only a little shy of recovering to his prime form and he got a general understanding of the Fallen Star Church’s capabilities through this fight. He gained more confidence in surviving the upcoming pursuit.
His gamble rewarded him with his strength back and even granted him new mastery over two new life-saving skills. He did not have to worry or be scared anymore unless the Fallen Star Church sent higher tier enemies, but if they did, the Dream Domain would be crossing the line!
He would not be on the line of life and death anymore as he would certainly be dead.
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“This kid is really lucky,” Ya tightened his lips and said with a jealous tone. He fixed his gaze at Tang Ling on the screen who was happily collecting the spoils.
“This isn’t luck. The rule of the Dream Domain is constantly putting the Dream Seeds on the line of life and death. If he has to fight a healthy red-robed bishop in the finest form, do you think it would be reasonable? Kun looked asquint at Ya, he hated Ya for crediting his Dream Seed’s achievements to luck.
“But he didn’t have to fight it. If he had a death wish, who could’ve stopped him?” Ya argued.
“The Dream Domain will self-adjust to the Dream Seed’s performance. The difficulty will be set on the line of life and death. Back then, if Tang Ling could escape the red-robed bishop within a fixed time during the chase, it matches the rules of the line of life and death, but if the chase continues, the difficulty will go beyond that.
“The Rose Knights and the Divine Armament’s appearance is reasonable since it’s the domain trying to adjust to the difficulty.
“As for what happens after that, it isn’t luck. It is Tang Ling’s strength and wisdom on display. He drew the Divine Armaments fully and damaged the red-robed bishop, but even so, his odds of winning the injured red-robed bishop are slim. He realized his advantage during the battle and utilized everything he could, hence his victory.
“The Dream Domain’s calculation is exaggerated. It will calculate every advantageous element, including Tang Ling’s wisdom and realization. Rather than calling him a lucky boy, why don’t you say that the Dream Domain calculated everything to its fullest and Tang Ling was given a single thread of hope to survive? However, Tang Ling isn’t someone who plays by the rules. He caught this thread of hope that was nearly impossible to catch and survived beautifully.”
Ya went silent. He knew Kun was speaking the truth. The Dream Domain’s self-adjusting capabilities were considered scary, and Tang Ling facing the red-robed bishop was considered a huge risk, hence the reward.
The battle with the red-robed bishop would only appear on the mission list of a Purple Moon Warrior, and it was highly unlikely even for a Rank 1 Purple Moon Warrior even though everyone who went into the Dream Domain was a genius.
“His reward is really decent.” Ya s.h.i.+fted the topic.
“Are you jealous?” Kun had a feeling that Ya was trying to pick a fight.
“I’m not. I just feel pity for you. Do you think the rest of the mission, like the endless pursuit of his life, is meaningful? The highest tier combat capability of the city has been killed by Tang Ling unless you want the saintess to come out.” Ya curled his lips into a sinister smile.