The High Fifth Rank Stone Man casually attacked with 600,000 catties of force. Jun Changxiao didn’t dare resist head-on and could only rely on Ghost Shadow Steps to evade.
Fortunately, the big guy’s attacks weren’t fast, so he could narrowly avoid danger while maneuvering around it.
However, executing Ghost Shadow Steps consumed spiritual energy. With the energy in Jun Changxiao’s energy spiral, maintaining it for a period of time was fine, but prolonged use would definitely exhaust him.
Yet precisely at this time, a timed mission to persist for 5 hours appeared!
Under normal circumstances like traveling, continuously executing Ghost Shadow Steps for 5 hours wouldn’t be too big a problem.
But now he was fighting for his life!
He definitely had to run as fast as possible—being able to sustain it for 2 hours would be amazing!
What was this?
An impossible mission!
The system said: “Timed missions are very rare. If the host completes it, you’ll receive bountiful rewards.”
“Who can complete this mission!” Jun Changxiao roared.
He also wanted to complete it and receive the bountiful rewards, but right now he was thinking more about how to escape with his life!
The mission?
If he lost his life, to hell with the mission!
Wait!
Having dodged the Stone Man’s strike, Jun Changxiao’s mind turned: “If I take down the big guy and sit here for 5 hours, wouldn’t that be okay?”
System: “…”
This was truly god-like mental gymnastics.
Jun Changxiao murmured: “Evading for 5 hours is simply impossible. I can only go all-out and take this guy down!”
Good!
That’s settled!
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao faced the Stone Man raising its arm, his gaze sharp and cold: “Stone monster, you’ve successfully angered me!”
“Buzz!”
Light flashed in his hand as the Cold Edge Sword appeared.
“Whoosh whoosh—”
The Stone Man swung its massive arm, carrying terrifying power as it struck.
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao used Ghost Shadow Steps to avoid the heavy fist strike, then charged forward with his sword, shouting: “Nine Forms Stacking Wave Sword!”
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Sword light flashed, sword energy stacked.
Jun Changxiao rushed to the Stone Man’s front, leaped into the air, and executed the ninth form of the sword technique. Peerless sword energy directly struck its thigh.
No effect.
Not even a sword mark was left!
“Swish!”
After landing, Jun Changxiao used Ghost Shadow Steps to retreat backward, barely avoiding the other large hand’s attack.
Damn it!
This guy was too tough!
The system said: “Stone-element fierce beasts have extremely strong defense. The initial-grade Cold Edge Sword is difficult to shake it.”
“Understood.”
Jun Changxiao put away the sword: “You mean the Cold Edge Sword won’t work, but the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade will!”
Who said that!
Could your mental gymnastics not jump around so much!
“Snap.”
Inside the spatial ring, an initial-grade Strength Enhancement Talisman was crushed.
Feeling his strength instantly surge, Jun Changxiao’s lips curved upward in a smile: “My strength is 80,000, with a 5-times boost, it should be around 480,000 catties. Combined with the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, killing it shouldn’t be difficult.”
“Wait!”
The system said: “5 times 8 isn’t 36?”
Jun Changxiao said indifferently: “Whatever the number, as long as strength increases, that’s right!”
The system threw cold water: “Initial-grade Strength Enhancement Talismans have an upper limit. With the host’s current realm, it can at most increase to 300,000 catties.”
300,000?
That’s only a difference of 100,000-plus, acceptable!
The system said helplessly: “In battles between equals, a difference of ten to twenty thousand catties could change victory or defeat. A difference of over 100,000 is quite significant!”
“Can’t you stop discouraging me!”
“…”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
The Stone Man attacked again. Because it still hadn’t taken down this human, it directly swung both arms, sealing off the left and right escape routes.
Jun Changxiao calculated precisely, using Ghost Shadow Steps to charge forward, successfully darting through the gap between the two large hands.
“Swish!”
His right foot touched ground as he leaped into the air.
“Buzz!”
After his body flew to a certain height, Jun Changxiao assumed a blade-swinging stance. The Azure Dragon Crescent Blade appeared in both hands, instantly erupting with an aura of righteousness reaching the heavens!
All 300,000 catties of strength poured into the blade, causing the blade edge to gather intense sharpness!
“Warm Wine and Behead Hua Xiong!”
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao swung the blade down fiercely, directly chopping at the Stone Man’s thigh. Immediately came the sound of metal and stone colliding, sparks flying!
Worthy of being Lord Guan’s divinely modified weapon—it directly chopped off a large chunk of stone!
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao landed smoothly, circling the Stone Man with his blade, secretly delighted: “With 300,000 catties of strength boost, the blade is much lighter than before!”
“Roar!”
Having a large chunk of stone chopped off was equivalent to having a large piece of flesh cut away. The Stone Man immediately let out a pained and furious roar.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jun Changxiao, having circled behind, directly swung his blade at the large foot!
Chopping the leg or body definitely couldn’t deliver a heavy blow. But if the foot was severed, the massive body would be difficult to support!
“Behead Yan Liang!”
Boom!
The blade directly chopped at the ankle, carving out a half-meter-deep gash.
“Execute Wen Chou!”
Boom!
“Pass Five Barriers and Slay Six Generals!”
Boom!
The techniques Jun Changxiao randomly shouted were taken from Lord Guan’s exploits in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Readers well-versed in history please don’t compare with Records of the Three Kingdoms.
“Flood of the Seven Armies!”
Boom!
In an extremely short time, Jun Changxiao chopped four times consecutively, all at the ankle position, directly carving out a depression over two meters deep.
The Stone Man’s ankle was over three meters wide and wasn’t directly severed.
“Whoosh!”
Just at this moment, a giant fist crashed down, its power directly surging to 700,000 catties, creating wild winds as it compressed downward!
Boom!
The ground trembled!
Having dodged in advance, Jun Changxiao stood at the end of the stone wall, holding his blade and mocking: “Big guy, I’m over here, come on, come on!”
“Roar—”
The Stone Man roared furiously, then stepped over.
“Crack!”
However, when one foot lifted, the foot that had been violently chopped immediately bore all the body’s weight and instantly fractured, unable to support it.
The leg and foot separated. The Stone Man’s body immediately lost balance and toppled over like a mountain.
“Rumble!”
The massive body crashed to the ground, and the surrounding mountain walls shook along with it.
On the mountain wall at the tunnel entrance, Su Xiaomo, who had struggled to climb up using spider silk, lost his grip when the wall shook and fell down with an “Aiya!”
Step step step!
Taking advantage of the Stone Man’s fall, Jun Changxiao charged forward with his blade.
But the next second, he was dumbfounded!
Because the stones scattered around flew over, gathering at the fractured leg and rapidly condensing into a large foot!
Damn it!
It could even repair severed limbs!
“Whoosh whoosh!”
The Stone Man stood up again, its hollow eyes flashing with fierce light, clearly angered to the extreme!
“Swish!”
It spread both arms and embraced the soldiers beside it, then violently tore out a large piece.
“Hiss!”
Jun Changxiao sucked in cold air.
The chunk of mountain wall that guy pulled out was six or seven meters long just in length!
“Whoosh!”
The Stone Man raised the stone wall with both hands and viciously smashed it down!
Jun Changxiao saw the situation was bad and immediately ran.
“Rumble!” Just after he ran past, the stone wall barely missed as it fell, not only shaking the ground but also raising a gust of wind that nearly made him lose his footing.
“Roar!”
The Stone Man again swung the stone wall and smashed it toward the fleeing Jun Changxiao.
Rumble!
Rumble!
Continuously smashing wildly, like playing whack-a-mole!
Although Jun Changxiao wouldn’t be hit for the time being, wielding the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade while executing Ghost Shadow Steps not only affected his speed but also consumed even more spiritual energy!
He couldn’t drag this out, couldn’t drag this out!
He had to quickly take down this big guy!
Jun Changxiao roared in his heart: “How do I activate the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade’s special effect!”
The system said: “Merge your consciousness into the blade and communicate with the Martial Saint’s soul within!”
Rumble!
Jun Changxiao dodged again, stopping at an angle in a safe area, the blade face pressed against the ground, his gaze erupting with towering fury.
Big guy!
Now you’ve truly angered me!
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Suddenly, cyan energy currents emerged from the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, pervading the area behind Jun Changxiao, gradually gathering into a phantom.
It was a figure two or three meters tall, with silkworm brows, phoenix eyes, a five-strand long beard, green robes half-covering battle armor, holding what seemed like a phantom Azure Dragon Crescent Blade.
Standing in front, Jun Changxiao was set off like a child.
“Swish!”
The phantom slowly raised its blade, its voice proud: “I am the Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion, Guan Yunchang!”