The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 171

The most basic basics of training with a heavy sword lie in combining battle-qi along with physical strength in using it.

Right after the adamantine heavy sword had been forged in the city of Hess, when Linley had used the adamantine heavy sword to attack the violet-robed Special Executor, Linley had used the adamantine heavy sword to attack the violet-robed Special Executor, he was unable to combine strength and battle-qi to use the heavy sword in any meaningful way.

That heavy sword was not meant to be used with pure brute strength.

It lay in the preservation of every bit of strength to allow the heavy sword to reach the maximum possible speed, while at the same time combining physical strength and battle-qi to reach the most optimal level.

After spending over a year, Linley could finally use the adamantine heavy sword as easily as it was his hand, without wasting any strength at all. Although the amount of strength and battle-qi was limited, he was able to raise the strength of the adamantine heavy sword to an extremely high level.

But these are still the basics.

Above this basic level is the second level, a different field of possibilities. This was something that Linley suddenly woke up to when he saw a waterfall falling inside the mountain cave.

Wearing something as heavy as if light is easy to say, but difficult to do.

In fact, it required one to be able to perfectly control one's qi and physical strength. And then, one could suddenly unleash all of his strength, like a waterfall that flowed nonstop. The power that erupted from an attack like this was formidable.

This was the principle under Linley's 'Thunderbolt' technique.

But this is easier said than done. It takes a very strong basic understanding. If one did not have sufficient control over one's strength and battle-qi, even after one comprehended the principles of this technique, he would still be unable to use it.

“Strong it? Boss, is this the most powerful way to use a heavy sword? ”Bebe said in surprise.

Laughing, Linley shook his head. "Not close . Based on the information contained in my clan records, the way to use heavy weapons can be described as having three levels. The first is to master and perfect the basics. The second is being able to use something as heavy as if it were light. And the third is known as 'force'. ”

"'Impose'?" Bebe was a bit confused. "What's that?"

"I don't know either. "Linley shook her head. "After all, the records of my clan, aside from the Secret Dragonblood Manual, mainly consist of a general description of the history of my clan and some stories of my ancestors. With regards to the ancestor being able to 'hold something heavy as if it was light', there were only a few lines that described his strength. The note also mentions that the third level is 'force', but what exactly 'force' it is, it does not explain in detail, so I also do not know. ”

Linley did not understand.

Can 'force' refer to impressive means?

But when wielding an adamantine heavy sword, how many impressive ways could it add to the attack power?

“I haven't experienced that moment of enlightenment. There's no way to understand it. "Linley shook her head.

Linley knew very well that he had yet to truly master this level of 'using something as heavy as if light'. Because the most important part of the 'Thunderbolt' technique is to suddenly release all available power at the last moment.

How does one increase the power of this technique?

Right now, Linley suddenly released all of his strength and battle-qi in a crude manner, but Linley knew that this was a stupid and crude method.

“Sadly there are no signs in the training path. "Linley laughed, then stopped his empty speculation.

… .

The deep autumn. The main virgin forests in the mountains surrounded by Magical Beasts were covered with yellowed leaves.

It is the late autumn of 10001 of the Yulan calendar. Linley had already entered the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts for over a year and a half, but he had only traveled five or six thousand kilometers so far.

He spent most of each day in training, only advancing a few dozen kilometers at most on his journey.

Late at night, no sound could be heard. Within the central area of the Giant Beast Mountain Range, under a gigantic tree that would take five or six people connecting hands to embrace the trunk, Linley quietly sat cross-legged in a meditation trance.

Slowly …

The sky is starting to clear. Linley opened his eyes, a slight smile on his face.

A pure and bright breeze blew. Some leaves slowly turned and fell. Watching these leaves fall off, Linley was silent.

"Boss?" Bebe casually opened his eyes. By asking, he said, “You woke up? Why didn't you wake me up? "

Actually, every day, when Linley woke up, Bebe would wake up as well. But every day, Bebe would wait for Linley to wake him up before he was willing to open his eyes. Today, though, Linley did not call out to him.

“Bebe, I seem to have made a breakthrough. "Linley suddenly said mentally to Bebe.

"A breakthrough?" Bebe immediately jumped to his feet. He asked happily, "What kind of breakthrough do you have?"

Linley laughed. “My spiritual energy has finally reached the magus level of the eighth rank. ”

"A magus of the eighth rank ?!" Bebe immediately shouted in surprise.

That winter, when he was sixteen, Linley had made a statue of 'Awakening From the Dream', and the rapid increase he had obtained during those ten days and ten nights had resulted in ten times the strengthening of Linley's spiritual energy, arriving at the level of spiritual power possessed by a late stage magus of the seventh rank.

He was sixteen years old that winter, and was already at the seventh rank of the late stage!

From then until now, three years have passed.

While he was in Fenlai City, Linley's spiritual energy had not improved as fast as it did, and based on that level of improvement, it was not, Linley would probably need five or six years to progress from the final stage of the seventh rank to the eighth rank But this year in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, he said, Linley had completely submerged himself into nature, and every time he engaged in cutting down stones, he was extremely natural and unrestrained.

The rate of increase in his spiritual energy was quite noticeable.

Now either…

Linley's spiritual energy finally reached the eighth rank as magus.

"Boss, how powerful is a spell of the eighth rank?" Bebe said curiously.

"You'll know if you want to try it. "A little smile was on Linley's face. Bebe looked at him, then said proudly, "Come on. I, Bebe, am not afraid of magical beasts of the eighth rank, let alone spells of the eighth rank. ”

Linley immediately started chanting the words of the spell.

Shortly after, a large amount of earth elemental essence began to rapidly solidify and condense near Linley. The mageforce in Linley's body, too, began to awaken.

"Whoosh's. "Wind suddenly appeared in front of Linley, catching and throwing all the fallen leaves around him. A furious howl suddenly sounded, as an earth-colored three-meter-tall wolf suddenly appeared in front of Linley. This huge wolf was three meters tall and ten meters long. All the muscles in his body looked tough and wrinkled like steel, and his four limbs were filled with strength.

Earth style spell of eighth rank – Howling Worldwolf!

Worldwolf Howling let out an angry growl, then attacked Bebe, but Bebe just playfully stood there confidently, staring at Howling Worldwolf.

"Swish!" Suddenly, the Earthen Spear Array erupted from the ground beneath Bebe.

"Whoah!" Bebe let out a startled scream, jumping into the air.

The Earthen Spear Array did not manage to hurt Bebe in the slightest, but at this moment, Howling Worldwolf had arrived next to him. Bebe immediately let out a shrill scream, and his body suddenly enlarged.

"Hooooooooowl!"

Fangs flaunted and smeared with blood, Worldwolf Howling bit Bebe, while Bebe was also slightly angered at Howling Worldwolf. With a 'crunch' sound, Bebe tore through Howling Worldwolf's throat.

But Worldwolf Howling did not seem to have been injured at all for slashing Bebe with his sharp claws.

"Gee!"

Bebe hit, smashed into the ground, creating a small crater. Bebe immediately crawled out, staring at Worldwolf Howling furiously. Back then, Howling Worldwolf had carried a tremendous amount of power in its claws.

"Bebe, this Howling Worldwolf is not a magical beast. It is an earth-element construction, which is entirely composed of mageforce and elemental essence. It has no vital weakness. "Linley's voice sounded playful.

Bebe understood immediately.

For constructions made solely from mageforce and elemental essence, whether you bite it in the tail or in the throat, there really is no difference in terms of the damage done.

"Shkreeeeee!"

Bebe was really angry now. Turning into a black blur, he flew over to Howling Worldwolf, who tore Bebe apart with his fangs. But Bebe dodged his attack, and then swept over Howling Worldwolf with his claws. In the blink of an eye, Bebe had scooped up Howling Worldwolf nearly a hundred times, forcibly bringing his opponent to the breaking point.

"Bombs!" Howling Worldwolf's body suddenly began to grow brighter, and then the blink of an eye, it exploded.

Bebe was struck by the force of the explosion, smashed into a nearby tree, broke the tree in half, then fell to the ground.

"Bebe, what do you think?" Linley knew exactly how strong Bebe was. This bit of offensive power was not enough to hurt Bebe.

Bebe quickly ran over to him. In a wounded voice, he said, "Boss, that the offensive attack of Worldwolf Howling is no lower than an ordinary magical beast of the eighth rank. And also has no weaknesses. How quaint. Even when it was about to die, it was involved in a suicide explosion. ”

When his body was about to collapse, the constructions formed from mageforce and elemental essence would naturally explode.

Magus of two elements of the eighth rank. Now, even in human form, Linley would still be considered a truly formidable person. The power of a rank eight spell was astounding.

For example, wind style spells 'Brutal Tornado'. This Brutal Tornado Spell could easily annihilate thousands of soldiers. In fact, even a Howling Worldwolf attack would destroy a large portion of the small army. Worldwolf Howling has amazing defensive power. Only a freak like Bebe could break through the defenses of Howling Worldwolf so easily.

Worldwolf Howling is very fast and has amazing defensive power. And, it has no weak point.

One could imagine just how many calamities would befall the troops.

“For a kingdom, magus of the eighth rank is more important than an army of 10,000 soldiers. "Linley understood this logic. And a magi of the ninth rank, in turn, was more important than an army of 100,000 soldiers. As for Grand Magi Saint-levels, they were more important than an army of a million soldiers.

By chanting the forbidden spell, 'Annihilating Tempest', the entire army of a million soldiers would be instantly destroyed.

……

The affinity of this Linley elemental essence was incredible. Naturally, he did not need too much time to refine the power of the mage. Given the additional support provided by the Straight Sculpting School, Linley did not need to spend too much time training himself as a magus.

And since he was able to Dragonform now, his training speed as a soldier was also many times faster than before.

……

The adamantine heavy sword in hand, Linley was walking on a huge mountain. He casually swung and slashed the adamantine heavy sword in all directions. Whap Slap Each movement is very natural and graceful.

But every time the adamantine heavy sword touched a boulder, the boulder would immediately shatter.

Either they will be smashed to pieces, or they will explode, or they will turn into dust …

Linley continued to test himself and test how the 'Thunderbolt' technique released more power. The trick, by using the same amount of battle-qi, was to increase the effectiveness of his attacks.

“Wah "Feeling that he had used more than half of his Dragonblood-qi battles, Linley immediately sheathed his adamantine heavy blade.

Flipping his hand, Bloodviolet appeared in his grasp.

Linley immediately began to jump, the Bloodviolet flexible sword in his hand flashing everything gracefully. Bloodviolet's sword strength lies in its speed and its ability to attack unfathomably.

"Swoos!"

The Bloodviolet Sword slashed towards the small tree nearby. Halfway through, Bloodviolet suddenly warped like a snake, and in an instant, it wrapped itself around a tree. With another purple glint, the tree split in two.

With a tremor, Bloodviolet's sword suddenly became straight again.

“Desir. "The sword of Bloodviolet pierced forward. Its sharp edges were adorned with a greenish-black light, the sword easily fell straight into the nearby stone wall.

"Hmm?"

Linley suddenly frowned, taking out Bloodviolet. He looked at Bloodviolet's sword suspiciously. "In the sword ... what is in the world ..." Back then, Linley had focused his spiritual energy on Bloodviolet, controlling its fluctuations and contortions. When he did, he suddenly discovered an aura that made his heart tremble in fear.

"Could it be?" Linley's heart suddenly clenched.

Previously, when he was in a dangerous situation in the Radiant Temple, the circular Dragon ring had unleashed an extremely powerful burst of power. This Bloodviolet flexible sword was also a heavenly artifact, but it was not as powerful as Linley thought. Linley had always wondered if there were some secrets contained within this Bloodviolet flexible sword.

Linley immediately focused his spiritual energy within Bloodviolet, carefully probing it from within.

In the past, Linley had also tried to do this before he reached the eighth rank as a magus, but he was unable to find anything. But now, he was a magus of the eighth rank.

"Hmm?" Linley's spiritual energy finally seemed to detect something.

A bloodthirsty, bloodthirsty bloodlust suddenly came into contact with Linley's spiritual energy. Linley suddenly seemed to see a boundless sea of blood. Countless bodies. Endless number of bones.

That aura, crazy bloodthirsty, violent instantly invaded Linley's spiritual energy, and then, as fast as lightning, it began to possess Linley's soul.