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Chapter 622: Testing the Sword (Combined Chapter)
The fish-shaped man's scream was shrill and piercing. Li Rong's entire body expanded more than twice its size, and the ground he stepped on made a sound like gravel.

As he ran, he created a strong wind.

But the next moment.

All its sounds disappeared.

Thoughts stretched out, time stagnated... a dark mirror crashed in front of him!
At that moment.

Li Rong once again saw the monster face that he hated so much from the bottom of his heart.

Its own look!

Those bulging, ferocious eyes contained madness, fear, and disgust... just like every person it had ever killed.

Only this time, it was looking at itself.

The pitch-black blade flashed by and then seemed to disappear.

In other words, it condensed into a line.

The sharp edge of the blade!
The blade of the long cleaver first touched the sharp bones and thorns that had just grown on the fish-shaped man's body, breaking them into pieces. The monster opened its claws in fear to block it, but before its arms could be cut by the blade, Li Rong's entire limbs were crushed by the huge force.

The fish-shaped man's racial coefficient, combined with the original strong physique of the technological hunter, gave him unparalleled vitality and regeneration...

But at this moment.

The health bar is cleared directly!
The mutated cells and tissues didn't even have time to take effect before the violent force of the knife chopped them into pieces.

Then, start from the top of your head.

The hideous monster was cut in half by the long knife. The flesh and blood on the cross section was exposed in the air, wriggling and trembling, struggling as if suffocating, but soon solidified into gray-black.

Lu Meng twisted his waist and turned over, and the long and heavy blade in his hand was as easy as an arm, leaving an incredible afterimage.

The thick sticky paste splashed down from the back of the knife.

Like washing with water.

Then it was blown away in the air by the tail wind.

On the other hand, Wen Jin's swordsmanship is extremely light and fast. For them, practice requires a calm mind like water and being able to stop the flow of water with a single sword. With their family background as sword-bearing nobles in United City, they can receive the best training since childhood.

After being transformed into an Alpha Fish-Man, his skills did not become clumsy or awkward due to the change of his limbs. On the contrary, the surging power flowing through his limbs and bones reached its peak like fire cooking oil.

I'm afraid that if those famous teachers who once taught him and finally abandoned him saw this scene, even with their shrewd and harsh eyes, they wouldn't be able to say the slightest word of criticism... provided that they ignored the fact that the one wielding the knife was a hideous monster with a shell covered with spikes.

He became more and more certain.

I am on the right path.

For the first time, Wen Jin felt that perhaps in his current state, even without the need for the next transformation line unlocked by the intelligent core, he could be promoted to the war level on his own.

The essence of swordsmanship is condensed in the heart, like a seed about to bloom, which will spew out the most beautiful buds in the next moment - the prerequisite is to water it with the blood of the enemy!
But the next moment.

It was clearly at the most critical moment, but he caught a glimpse of a look, with a faint light like the stars in the cold night, and hidden in it...

mercy?

I do not need!
Wen Jin roared, letting out an inhuman roar.

Wow.

The thick, fishy slurry was swept up by the strong wind, carrying a sweet stench that now sounded like a fresh stench to the fish-shaped man, and it hit his face directly.

He opened his eyes in panic, but his eyeballs only bulged and rolled around as he tried to discern the situation from the flying liquid - he saw the black-robed young man below leaning over and sweeping across, the blade extending two meters out, his white hair flying wildly in the wind.

The posture is simple and unpretentious.

Even he could point out countless flaws.

The scene in which the Lord of Blood used two swords in both hands to fend off two people and repel himself at the same time was still vivid in his mind... Why were there so many obvious loopholes and flaws now?
Yes, now he has surpassed his past self... and also surpassed the Lord of Blood then and now!

In ecstasy, Wen Jin clenched his claws together, flipped his long sword, and stabbed at the most obvious flaw in front of the opponent - in the quarter of the time it took him to think, countless ways to kill the opponent immediately emerged in his mind, but in order to be absolutely sure, he subconsciously chose the safest one.

However, he came up empty-handed.

Or, drifting further and further away.

...below?
Puff! Half of a fish-shaped man was lifted up by the huge force of the blow, splashing a thick and fishy liquid in the air, and then shattered into a bloody mist.

His lower body remained in the same place. Under the control of the remaining nerves, he ran a few steps with the most rigorous and demanding pace, just passing by Lu Meng.

Like an invisible warrior.

Then he fell to the ground.

Lu Meng put away the knife and raised his head, just in time to meet that unwilling gaze... The other party was still not dead.

What Wen Jin didn't know was that even when he thought his condition had reached its peak after going through the pressure of life and death, body transformation, and condensed skills... in Lu Meng's eyes, he was still far from the goal that the other party longed for.

Not to mention Lu Meng before.

Even compared to Da Gelin, who admits that she still needs to save money, she is far inferior.

This is not a difference in strength, nor is it an unfair fate... but when the other party chooses to become an Alpha fish-shaped man.

The result is already determined.

“Why are the people struggling to survive on this continent able to break through their physiological limits and adapt to the environment again and again… and achieve miracles that people in previous times could hardly imagine?”

This is not relying on some mysterious power... but the gift from the ancestors, the remains from those who first came to this planet back then - the ancients.

They have already undergone genetic modification.

Otherwise, why would the intelligent core that records ancient technology be able to decipher relevant technologies... That's because its creators have already achieved perfection and reached the pinnacle in this field.

They will not limit themselves to a certain trait, but will leave a seed in the bodies of future generations... In this way, by crossing the starry sea, no matter what kind of landform and ecology they arrive at, the people living there can adapt to the environment through their own efforts, thrive and overcome all difficulties.

To accelerate evolution.

Under extreme conditions, different subspecies can even be separated... From 0 to 100, this is the designed evolutionary route.

Now, you use the incomplete technology that future generations have deciphered from the intelligent core, and destroy the original delicate and meticulous architecture for the sake of momentary power - with their technical level and cognition, they are not even able to realize this.

It may be able to increase it temporarily.

But can never cross the great realm.

Therefore, even though he had acquired the relevant technology and techniques, Lu Meng had never used them on himself. When teaching Seto, he did not deliberately induce her to complete her berserk bloodline, not only because it was over-exploiting her vitality.

But fundamentally.

You will destroy your future.

Unless one day he has reached his own limit, or restored at least mature enough technology, such as from berserker to law enforcer...it would be impossible for him to try it himself.

Thanks for not being sensitive.

The next moment their eyes met, the Alpha fish-shaped man in mid-air saw the knife light again.

The long machete in the young man's hand was as heavy as a mountain, but in his hand, it was as light and swift as a sharp knife, and its trajectory...

It was exactly the same as the one he had slashed out.

If Wen Jin's sword strike was something his teacher could never find fault with... the identical sword strike before them was something that even they could only stand there in shock, unable to utter a single sound except exclamation.

The peerless sword light.

When all the martial arts are mastered and you think there is no further progress, you will see new scenery above.

After entering the war level, it is already very difficult to further improve the actual combat level, not to mention that there is a "locked" upper limit of 100 in this world. It is difficult to form an absolute crushing advantage... Therefore, what determines their strength is usually their own skills.

Except for a few geniuses who are good at everything, this is often a slow and tedious process. Many people die in this process and never make any progress in their lives.

It is also for this reason that the longer you are promoted to the war level, the more prepared you will be to improve your skills and gain the upper hand in the battle between each other.

This is the foundation.

For example, the former Lord of Scone, Dashan Mukai, could turn his weapons into weapons even without them, not to mention a certain Invincible Five who had a dark history of being knocked out by a bench...

Lu Meng is probably the youngest among all the war-class warriors in the world today, and he will undoubtedly suffer a lot in this regard.

It is no wonder that even though the "Lord of Blood" is so famous, he may still be looked down upon and regarded as the easiest point to be conquered.

However, no one thought of, or rather overlooked, that in the vigorous process of defending the land of Shan, what was of most direct value to him personally was not this bustling grassland, but the capture of the faceless gathering of elder beaked beasts.

The Beak-billed Beast training tower stands tall among the trees.

Cooperate with experience bonus module.

Lu Meng has gradually honed his five dimensions to the top level and has mastered combat skills in other areas, truly becoming an all-terrain multi-functional combat weapon... but this is not enough.

He needs an opportunity.

Completely consolidate this achievement.

"Since you have lost your qualifications as human beings, there is only one value left."

That is……

Test the knife for me!

boom!
From the perception of the remaining Mine Hunters, they only remembered two terrifying fish-shaped monsters rushing forward, making sharp whistles.

The interior of the Black Stone Hall is spacious and tall, with constant echoes, making it seem even more eerie and terrifying.

However, when Lu Meng swung the knife.

The sounds seemed to stop abruptly—it was the strong wind that directly overwhelmed them!
After a few seconds.

The shell shattered and the flesh exploded.

It was as if a hurricane had swept around, blowing away the ape spirit... and the enemy's last breath.

Wen Jin's body finally fell to the ground.

Falling like rain.

Everyone who saw this scene was stunned, as if with their reaction speed, they couldn't even understand what was happening.

Yes, the two technological hunters who had been transformed and strengthened and revealed their true forms as murlocs were already extremely agile - otherwise, Li Rong would not have been arranged to be the only one to block all the Mine Hunters.

There is confidence in that.

If he really wanted to kill someone, he probably wouldn't even give the other person time to react.

However, even such a Li Rong, coupled with his literary strength which was several levels stronger than his, was shattered in the blink of an eye.

Not even a complete corpse could be found.

The so-called peerless swordsmanship.

That is, in this entire era, no one can underestimate him. If one wants to surpass him, one can only look for him among the predecessors, but the latter are capable of leaving their names in time on their own.

Lu Meng had fought against war-level warriors before - but there was no real hostility between Ronin Diu and himself, let alone a killer who was willing to kill his opponent.

Although Diu was at a disadvantage that day, he was more caught off guard. In terms of ancient martial arts alone, the opponent's attainments were deeper than Lu Meng's. Afterwards, they communicated with each other and gave him a lot of guidance... Once the fight between life and death begins, Diu will definitely have his trump card.

Of course, this also applies to Lu Meng.

It only goes to show that there is a huge difference between sparring and a real battlefield.

At this moment, Lu Meng, who has mastered the [Peerless] level of swordsmanship and is able to continue to climb, can be said to be no weaker than others in terms of personal strength, even as the youngest war-level.

Even better than that.

Of course, when one reaches this level, only those who have some literary talent can understand a little before they die.

For others.

Even for an outsider who is just watching the fun, it is difficult to do it.

Just as they were in shock, a sound like a very small gust of wind was heard.

Then there was a sudden roar!

It's Romi!
The Mine Hunters suddenly reacted. While the remaining two melee teammates were fighting desperately, their leader and crossbowman stood by and watched as if he had lost all hope.

Maybe, not standing idly by.

But wait for the opportunity!

In his hand, there is also the Eagle Cross...

呲——

A flash of red light flashed.

After Lu Meng dodged, although he had his back to the crossbowman, he was still aware of something as if he had eyes on his back. The heavy long cleaver disappeared from his hand again, and this time what appeared was the sacred object of the swamp, the inscribed blade, the horse-slaying sword.

He had never used the inscribed blade. Firstly, this weapon belonged to the [Military Sabre] series. Although Lu Meng was now proficient in weapons and had no taboos, he could not use it to consolidate his main sword skills at the peerless level. Secondly, the inscribed blade was too sharp. He was a little worried about damaging the Black Stone Hall... After all, it was built by the believers with great effort and was the property of Shandi.

The scarlet blade was unsheathed.

With a swish, Lu Meng turned his wrist and the blade collided head-on. It seemed as if even its own impact force was dissipated. The crossbow arrow broke and was cut into two thin pieces.

Brushing against his body, passing by each other.

It fell to the ground with a clang.

This naturally couldn't hurt him.

But at this moment, a cry of surprise rang out——

I saw that Romi had thrown down his crossbow and it was falling in the air. It was just an ordinary military crossbow... The Eagle Cross on his shoulder was still fully charged!

He had performed a similar operation before when fighting against the orangutan, quickly reassembling the disassembled spare crossbows for a counterattack.

Now activate the enhancement.

Romi's movements will only be faster!
He rolled his eagle eyes and pulled the trigger.

The long arrow from the Eagle Crossbow, which looked like a steel spear, whizzed out... The inscribed blade in Lu Meng's hand was swinging in the air... He turned around to catch it.

The two sides just passed each other from a distance.

The opposite is true!

He wasn't the target.

"boom!"

This arrowhead made of fine gold was once the broken blade of a Blade Walker's sword. After Romi found it, he spent a lot of money to have it recast by a mechanic stationed at the Lagoon in the Depression. Liu Si also advised him to buy a new set of good arrows. Although they were not as sharp as this one, they were more durable and affordable. Since he was really short of money, he could just take out some coins to use as a cushion... In the end, Romi declined.

Therefore, the whole bag of arrows was hit.

There is only this one.

Just for this moment!
The long arrow hit the target...a blue sphere the size of a human head covered with synaptic interfaces.

The intelligent core on the stone pillar.

(End of this chapter)