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Chapter 81: A Sword's Calm
Within the span of an hour, the number of Giant Mouths ahead visibly decreased, transitioning from a chaotic flood to a sparse presence.
The most striking observation was that in the area occupied by Lian Yun and Xiao Jun, there were initially hundreds of Giant Mouths. However, nearly an hour later, that number had dwindled to less than fifty.
As the hour mark approached, Qiu ChujI and several leaders of various factions shouted in unison, "Everyone retreat!"
Though somewhat confused, Lian Yun followed the main group in their retreat.
Initially, Lian Yun thought it might be a sign that the Demon Tree was about to unleash a powerful attack. However, the chaotic scene that had felt like a distortion of time and space suddenly calmed down. Six spatial portals appeared, and the Six Half Emperors departed.
Immediately afterward, the Giant Mouths that were poised to attack the six local ones tilted downward and charged toward the area where thousands of Monarchs were gathered.
Although the attacks from the Giant Mouths were only at the level of High Emperors, their overwhelming force felt as if the ground itself was collapsing. Even dozens of Peerless Monarchs chose to retreat rather than face their onslaught.
Once the Six Half Emperors left, the Peerless Monarchs took to the skies while retreating, preparing to fill the void left by the Six Half Emperors and simultaneously expand the area affected by the Demon Tree's attacks. The Peak Monarchs then took over the positions previously held by the Peerless Monarchs.
As a result, each Monarch team could now cover a significantly larger area for their attacks, but this also increased their risk.
With an expanded attack area came greater difficulty in control; if one Monarch team failed to manage their section properly, some Giant Mouths could launch attacks on nearby teams, complicating matters for those around them.
If surrounding teams also lost control, it could trigger a chain reaction that would lead to the collapse of the 'battlefront' organized by thousands of Monarchs.
Although it was unlikely such a scenario would occur with Qiu ChujI and eight or nine other Peerless Monarchs providing support, some teams would inevitably feel threatened.
Lian Yun did not concern himself with how other teams fared; his own attack area had only increased by half. The primary increase came from Xiao Jun's doubled attack area while Lian Yun's remained unchanged.
At this moment, Lian Yun no longer utilized Xiao Jun's two sword techniques but instead unleashed his Soul Swords. Hundreds of Soul Swords combined with hundreds of Spiritual Power Greatswords formed a Drill that continuously shattered each Giant Mouth.
Remarkably, there were six such Drills operating simultaneously, maintaining an impressive rate of destruction against the Giant Mouths.
Meanwhile, Lian Yun sat cross-legged beside Xiao Jun. He absorbed Spiritual Energy Greatswords from the tips of his Drills while drawing in Diamond Spirit Coins and releasing new Spiritual Power Greatswords. This cycle continued unabated, further increasing his attack rate.
At this point, Lian Yun had achieved a state of relative balance.
Before long, Xiao Jun suddenly withdrew his hand and sat down. Then, with a swift and simple sword strike, he launched a quick attack.
At the same time that Xiao Jun changed his approach, Lian Yun's six Drills split into twelve, taking over the positions previously controlled by Xiao Jun.
The number of Soul Swords and Spiritual Power Greatswords on the Drills was halved, and their power diminished accordingly. However, Lian Yun enhanced the ordinary attacks by adding Vibrational Force to increase the Drills' effectiveness, steadily maintaining control over the area of attack that both had originally occupied.
It was a meeting of minds; Lian Yun understood that Xiao Jun had whimsically begun to comprehend sword techniques, and he also knew the general effect that Xiao Jun aimed to achieve with his understanding.
Nevertheless, Lian Yun did not dwell on it too much. He calmly controlled his own range of attacks.
Even so, some initial Medium Monarchs around them frequently cast astonished glances. The area of attack that Lian Yun controlled was no less impressive than that of some Peak Monarchs. Thus, Lian Yun's gains were likely not far behind those of the Peak Monarchs.
As time passed, Xiao Jun's attacks gradually evolved.
Initially, his Void and Annihilation techniques could only kill a single Giant Mouth in one strike. However, as time went on, he began to affect multiple targets; after one strike, he eliminated one Giant Mouth while injuring several others nearby.
By the second hour, his Void technique could almost simultaneously eliminate five Giant Mouths. By the third hour, he could take out ten with a single strike. What had originally been a single-target attack with the Void Sword Technique transformed into an area-of-effect sword technique.
If he continued using the Spiritual Power Greatsword in this manner, with hundreds of Spiritual Energy Greatswords unleashed at once, he could wipe out thousands of Giant Mouths in one go.
Xiao Jun had found a direction for his swordsmanship to grow. He could seek out Mental Potions first and then slowly comprehend sword techniques after the event concluded. However, he was being stubborn; he did not intentionally shift his current state for the sake of Mental Potions.
For him, swordsmanship seemed more important than any resource. Thus, he continued to diligently practice his sword techniques.
Lian Yun did not pay much attention to this. In his view, even if Xiao Jun had previously only participated in dungeons meant for kings and ranked first in kills, it might not compare to what he could achieve now—perhaps it would be far less.
It should be noted that this Clear and Bright Dungeon for Monarchs involved nearly a year's worth of resources for them; even a small amount would yield hundreds of Mental Potions. Previously, Xiao Jun had only obtained about twenty bottles from a single event.
Thus, any gains that were not less than before were sufficient for him.
By the fourth hour, Xiao Jun's swordsmanship surged dramatically; with one strike, he could eliminate thirty Giant Mouths. However, this came at a great cost; it had already exceeded his recovery capacity.
After less than ten minutes of such attacks, Xiao Jun completely stopped to recover.
At this time, Lian Yun said in a joking tone: "Is it the beginning of a sword draw?" Seeing Xiao Jun nodding, Lian Yun felt a little helpless. Lian Yun is more advocating from the shallower to the deeper, and the cycle is gradual. So he felt that Xiao Jun's previous idea of starting with Void was already a very high starting point. Unexpectedly, he seemed to be stimulated by Six Half Emperors and now planned to start with Yi Jianping. The starting point here is that although Xiao Jun practiced 'Earth Sword', he did not use the sword skills. He only practiced to understand the artistic conception. What he wanted was to create his own Earth Sword sword moves. . According to Lian Yun's mentality, his Earth Sword sword moves can start from one sword breaking through the air and two swords Void. This cycle will gradually form a set of sword skills from low to high. It can be passed down in the future. If you start from Yi Jianping, then even with Lian Yun's talent, it will be difficult to understand the sword skills when you first start practicing sword skills. In other words, no one can understand the sword technique created by Xiao Jun unless it is passed down by his consciousness. But there is nothing wrong with Xiao Jun doing it by himself. After all, the sword technique is his own to use, and it can be regarded as his own exclusive sword technique. And Lian Yun’s helplessness is just a pity for Xianjian Sect. It’s a pity that Xianjian Sect lacks an inherited swordsmanship that can rival Three Supreme Sword Techniques. (End of chapter) ()
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