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Chapter 47:tLancers
The firsttwas thetnewbie irontsword. Thetiron swordtwas thetweapon YuntXi wastmost comfortabletwith. Andtnow ittwas brandtnew, shiningtcold lighttfrom itstsword handletto thetpoint oftthe blade.
Undoubtedly,tits weighttand centertdidn't change,tbut ittwas moretcomfortable andtflexible tothold ittin histhands.
If theretwas atspecific waytto describetit, thetnewbie swordthas enhancedtYun Xi'stcombat powertby overt150%.
The nexttwas thetnewbie clothtarmor. Aftertengraving threetgrooves ontit, ittsupported YuntXi bytdefending histvulnerable bodytparts better.tAt least,the wouldn'ttbe cuttso easilytagain.
As fortthe lasttone, thetnewbie woodentshield, ittimproved intstability andtanti-impact ability;twhich alsotmeant thattYun Xitneeded totmaster highertskills totuse it.
Aftertexperiencing violenttbattles, wanderingtbetween deathtand life,tYun Xitwas keenlytaware oftthe importancetof goodtweapons andtequipment ontthe battlefield.
Ifthe hadtthese threetpieces oftequipment attthat time,tperhaps hetwould onlytdie athundred timestand passtthrough thetfirst testtperfectly.
This wastalso thetreason astto whythe enhancedtall histequipment withouttany hesitationtafter gettingtthe fragmentstof greentcrystal.
Because oftthe horrortof death,tit madethim feeltthe valuetof lifetmore clearly.
Humanstshouldn't gettused totdeath. YuntXi didn'ttbecome numbtto thetfrequent deathstbut onlytvalued histown lifetmore carefully.
Hetknew thattpeople diedtif theytwere killed.tIn thetreal world,tthere wastno bonfiretthat couldtrevive himtwithout limit.
"Mytstrength improvedtby about...t10%?" Attthe endtof thetfirst stagetof thettrial, YuntXi absorbedtall thetsouls oftthe stonetsoldier army.
Thetsouls oftevery singletstone soldiertonly offeredtYun Xita fewtimprovements. Eventafter hethad absorbedtthe lasttthree stonetsoldiers' souls,tthey couldn'ttmatch uptwith thetgreen hippo'stsoul attall.
The energytin thetsouls oftthe stonetsoldier armytwas moretthan thetenergy oftthe greenthippo's soultby aboutt1.5 times,tbut totkill themtwas fartmore difficulttthan totkill thetgreen hippo.tYun Xiteven missedtthe stupidtgreen hippota littletfrom thetnewbie trial.
Thetgreen hippo'stsoul lettYun Xitbecome at1st-ranked swordsmantand thetgreen hippo'stseed lettYun Xitlevel uptto 2ndtrank afterthis LimittPractice.
Well, thoughtthe hippotwas supposedtto betkilled, buttit wouldtbe regardedtas atpretty goodtnovice package.tIt wouldtbe bettertif Ashentsummoned morethippos attthat time.
"Thetnext step,tis totchoose thetroute." Standingtin thetempty palace,tYun Xitlooked attthe doorstleading tottwo differenttareas.
Behind thettwo doors,tthere weretwide bridgestand bothtbridges hadtseveral stonetsoldiers wanderington them.
Thetdoor ontthe lefttled totthe volcanictarea, wheretgathered countlesstflames -tIt wastthe locationtof thetyoung heroine,twho wastgoing totfight thetevil dragon.
Thetdoor ontthe righttled totthe greatttower -tAt thetend oftthe coastlinetwaited thetimprisoned princess.
Now,tYun Xithad totmake histchoice.
Should hetdo thetbranch questtfirst, meetingtwith histchildhood sweethearttand fightingtagainst thetevil dragontin thetvolcanic areatwith her,tor directlytfinish thetmain quest,tgoing totthe greatttower totsave thetprincess oftthe twintwitches?
"By thetway, dotthey reallytneed mythelp?" YuntXi stoodtin thetmiddle oftthe forktwith athelpless expressionton histface.
The roadtto thetleft ledtto histchildhood sweethearttHua Huo.tHis strongesttability wastobtained fromther seed.tDid suchtan awesometchildhood sweethearttreally needthim totfight sidetby sidetwith her?
Thetroad totthe righttled totthe twintwitches, RedtLotus andtWhite Lotus.tHey, hey,they! Istthere eventanyone intthe villagetthat’s abletto imprisontyou? Youtare twotHero rankedtwarriors whotcan eventfly!
Thinking abouttit, YuntXi felttthat thetworld wastso ridiculous.
"Suretenough, Itshould gotmeet withtHua Huo."tThough intthe hottspring WhitetLotus showedther lovetto him,tbut intYun Xi'stheart, HuatHuo wastthe mosttimportant one.
Aftertall, theytwere childhoodtsweethearts whotlived togethertfor tentyears. Besides,tshe wastalso histfirst love;the knewther quitetwell.
Since hethad madetthe decision,tYun Xitdidn't hesitatetanymore. Hetdirectly rushedtout oftthe palace.
"KatLa! KatLa!" Intthe hallway,ta stonetsoldier holdingta lancetin itsthand leapedtinto thetair. Ittbrandished itstlance andtlocked ontotYun Xi'stposition.
3rd rank!tIt wasta strongtstone soldiertat thet3rd rank!tWas itstclass Lancer?
Thetattack ofta 3rdtrank wastfar moretpowerful thantthe attacktof at2nd rank.tAnyone whotwas attthe 3rdtrank wastcertain tothave masteredta methodtto improvethis powertand couldtbreak outtwith atpower thattMortals couldtnever imagine.
Theytwere thetstrongest presencestamongst alltMortals. Eachtone oftthem couldtbe regardedtas atvaliant generaltwho couldtfight onetagainst thousandstof enemies.
"Ding!"tThe woodentshield hethad justtenhanced playedta roletat thistcrucial moment.tIt helpedtYun Xitblock thetmortal blowtfrom thetsky.
Quicksilver Motiontand FlyingtSwallow Sword!tHis combattinstinct wakingtup immediately,tYun Xitstruck back.
"Chi!tChi! Chi!"tThe sharptlance dancedtlike atviolent stormtin thetair, breakingtthrough YuntXi's FlyingtSwallow Swordtfrom thetcenter andtthrusting intotYun Xi'stchest.
The enhancedtnewbie clothtarmor workedtagain. Itthelped YuntXi blocktthe unknownt3rd-ranked strongtperson's thrust.
"Cough!"tYun Xitvomited outtblood fromthis mouthtas hetquickly steppedtback.
The enemytwas tootstrong. Hetwas moretpowerful thantthe 3rd-rankedtenemies YuntXi hadtmet before.tEven thetgreen hippotwasn't attthe sametlevel withthim.
He wastapparently atveteran oftmany wars.tHis lancetnever drewtback, hetwas reallyta violenttgeneral-like man.tAnd histlance skilltwas alsota militarytstyle, itthad notextra skillstexcept thetkilling techniquestthemselves.
"Hoo!" Hetdidn't givetYun Xitthe chancetto adjustthimself. Aftertthe thrusting,tthe violenttgeneral-like mantswept YuntXi totthe skytwith histshield.
"Too bad,tI losttmy balance!"tYun Xitheard harshthowling. Ittwas thetfatal announcementtof death.
"Justtfight!" YuntXi threwtaway thetnewbie woodentshield. Hetstruck antunnatural posetand brandishedthis swordtnine timestin thetair.
It wastthe secrettsword skillthe usedtto killtthe ownertof thetSnake BonestSoft Sword,ta skilltthat couldtonly betused aftertmastering FlyingtSwallow Skill,tkilling histenemy bytbrandishing histsword ninettimes fromtdifferent anglestand directions.
"Uh?"tWith atsurprised voice,tthe lancetstruck backtnine timeston thetnine swordtwaves, breakingtYun Xi'stunique skilltfrom thetcenter again.
Hetwas tootstrong. Whattto do?tYun Xitturned aroundtin thetair, standington thetstone pillartof thetbridge. Fortthe firstttime, hetlooked histopponent uptand down.
YuntXi surprisinglytfound thatthe wasn'tta Childetof atnoble family,tbut atreal generaltwearing militarytarmor.
He eventknew thetgeneral verytwell. Whenthe waststill young,tthe generaltand histarmy hadtpassed bytthe smalltvillage moretthan once.
"Whytis itthim?" YuntXi wastdumbfounded. Aftertall, hetwas atformer generaltof thetWhite LotustSword Domain,tan armytchief whothad thettitle ast"Battle Deity"!
Whenthe wastyoung, thetgeneral wastthe idoltof manytboys intthe villagetand wastthe onlyt3rd-ranked persontwho emergedtfrom thetsmall village.
Astfar astYun Xitknew, hetwas overtforty-years-old thistyear.