Martial World's
Chapter 58 - The Ten Thousand Killing Array
The young man had a long scar from an old knife wound on his face. His name was Wang Mang and he was 18 years old. He had joined the army of the Sky Fortune Kingdom as a mercenary when he was 15 years old, and had been sent to the border where he killed many people. At the border, he was stabbed, and at the border, every day for three years he lived on the verge of death – until he finally reached the Third Stage of Body Transformation. He had rich combat experience and high strength. During the entrance examination, his fist strength in the Strength Trial had reached 2,500 jins, and he had also reached the third floor of the Exquisite Pagoda.
“The juniors who got these top three spots really think they can surpass us with their strength. If not for the Beautiful Pagoda that determined the strength of the opponents based on the age of their skeletons, I would have reached the fifth floor!” said a young man by Wang Mang's side. His name was Li Tie, and he was Wang Mang's ally. He had also tested his fist strength at 2,500 jins and had reached the third floor of the Exquisite Pagoda.
Fist strength was not a domain where mercenaries excelled. The strength of a fist mainly depends on one's talent and cultivation based on the skill manuals they follow. These mercenary skill manuals were extremely ordinary, and their strength could only be so powerful. Their formidable aspect lies in their rich combat experience, skillful sword techniques, and keen fighting instincts to shock enemies and kill them.
Therefore, the terrifying nature of these two young men lies in the actual battle, especially the life and death situation, and not the test.
“Wang Yanfeng, Lin Ming! These two children were just small flowers growing in the greenhouse. Our fighting abilities are learned at the tip of the knife while fighting for our lives, how can they be our opponents?”
In the Exquisite Pagoda, they were restricted by the age of their skeletons and stopped on the third floor. But rank wars have no this limit, and all participants are treated impartially! It's their turn to shine!
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The Ten Thousand Killer Array that the Seven Profound Martial Houses used for rank war was in the mountain valley not too far away from the Exquisite Pagoda. The mountain valley was covered in pointy bamboo, and the furious thick bamboo leaves gave off a cold and withered aura.
In the middle of these layers of bamboo there is an open field, where there is an ashlar square that is a thousand steps wide. In the center of the square was an altar ten times ten feet wide. The altar was carved with various glowing marks and symbols; this altar was the Ten Thousand Killing Array used in rank wars.
By the time Lin Ming's group had arrived at the ashlar square, there were already many people gathered there.
Since the Ten Thousand Killing Array consumed a large amount of true essence stones each time it was activated, it would only be opened once a month at the appointed time. At that time, all the martial artists of the Seven Profound Martial Houses could voluntarily participate in a ranking war, but they also needed to pay the cost of one true essence stone as collateral. If their rank was lower than 100 and they rose 5 ranks, or if their rank was higher than 100 and they rose three ranks, they would be given back their true essence stones. Otherwise, the Seven Profound Martial House would have kept it.
This kind of provision is so that pupils who do not make significant progress will not have the view that they should come regardless of whether they are advancing or not. It would only cause too many disciples to want to be tested, and there was not enough time in the day to do that.
Hong Xi said, The new “Murids participating for the first time in a ranking war do not need to pay the cost of true essence stones. You only need to use the jade slip that was issued to participate in the appraisal of the Ten Thousand Killing Array. In the Ten Thousand Killing Array, your true body will not be injured. Once you die in the Illusion, your judgment will end and your final rank will be based on the score you achieved from killing your enemies.
Hong Xi said this and then dispersed the troops. Lin Ming entered the ashlar square, as he wanted to see the altar of this Ten Thousand Killing Array. At the same time, he found two people he knew; these two people were Liu Mingxiang and Zhang Cang, who had come to provoke him a few days ago.
Meanwhile, Zhang Cang had also discovered Lin Ming. She looked at him with a hint of disdain in her smile.
"Lin Ming? I forgot, but it seems that the assessment of the Ten Thousand Killing Array also allows new disciples to participate. Heh heh, I highly anticipate your performance. I hope you can get in the top 180, otherwise it's too boring. ”
“You don't have to worry about my ranking. Why did Zhu Yan not come?” Lin Ming pointed this out, because he knew that the last time Zhang Cang provoked him was because Zhu Yan pulled the rope behind the scenes.
Yet Zhang Cang did not mind; he simply did not care how Lin Ming learned of the matter.
Zhang Cang sneered and said, “Zhu Yan is a disciple of the Celestial and his rank is 39. With that rank, every rank above it was difficult. How can he come every month? Do you even understand these limits? ”
Lin Ming replied, “I'm not interested in you or your nonsense. After the month is over, we will reach a resolution. At the appointed time, I hope you can still smile afterwards.”
"Haha, that's what I'm going to tell you."
News of the gambling match between Zhang Cang and Lin Ming had been widespread, and many people knew about it. Some people enjoyed the misfortune of others and wanted to watch the new first disciple suffer a humiliating loss, but there were also some people who hated Zhang Cang's actions. After all, Zhang Cang was bullying the new disciples, and the despicable act of trying to take out his new true essence stones was despised by them.
At this moment, Wang Yanfeng crashed into Liu Mingxiang. With Liu Mingxiang's arrogant nature and Wang Yanfeng's proud character, this disaster was naturally spelled out.
On the altar of the Ten Thousand Killing Array there were 12 positions, 12 people could participate in the assessment at the same time.
After the appraisal, the Ten Thousand Killer Array would instantly reflect the combined killing score to the ranked magic array to obtain the final rank.
Lin Mingxiang looked at the Ten Thousand Killer Array spinning and flaming and laughed, "Wang Yanfeng, there is no need to say anything childish, either, why don't we try our hand in the Ten Thousand Killing Array and see exactly who is inferior?"
“That's right for me!” Although Wang Yanfeng had received a setback by Lin Ming, his spirit had not descended. Even though he knew that it was impossible to win against Liu Mingxiang, he still dared to challenge him.
“Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. This Wang Yanfeng has guts. ”
"What's the use of guts, his age is too small, there's no way he's winning."
“New disciples who can enter past 180 are already rare. 150 are peerless talents, and 130 can even be said to be a paradise wonder rarely seen even every decade. Ling Sen and Ta Ku could not. This Liu Mingxiang was ranked 125th, and he might even advance this time around, what chance might Wang Yanfeng have of winning?
Lin Ming listened to the comments of others. His eyes turned to Stone Rank and of course, Liu Mingxiang was ranked 125. He was in the upper middle rank of the Earth Hall.
Overall the Earth Hall and Heavenly Abode were 230 disciples. It was an excellent result if a new disciple could reach at least rank 200. Wang Yanfeng could easily accomplish this, but he wanted to achieve a much higher and higher goal, and Lin Ming was the same as well. These past few days, he had learned about the approximate requirements of this Ranked Stone. If he wanted to rank in the top 180 he needed at least 100 points. If he wanted to rank above 150 he needed several hundred points. And killing someone equivalent to the peak of the Third Stage of Body Transformation only gave 50 points.
Twelve disciples stepped onto the altar and stood firmly there. The deacon responsible for activating and maintaining the array said, “There is no limit to the duration of the assessment. If you defeat an enemy in the Second Stage of Body Transformation you will gain 1 point. If you defeat an enemy at the peak of the Second Stage of Body Transformation you will gain 5 points. The Third Stage Body Transformation Opponent will give you 10 points, and the peak of the Third Stage Body Transformation will give you 50 points. The fourth Stage Body Transformation Opponent will give you 100 points, and the peak Fourth Stage Body Transformation opponent will give you 500 points. The Fifth Stage Body Transformation Opponent will give you 1000 points, and the peak Fifth Stage Body Transformation Opponent will give you 5000 points. ”
“The highest level fighter you will face is at the Pulse Condensation Stage. If you beat one, you will get 10,000 points. After entering the magic array, you can use your mind to choose the weapon to use. Death resulted in failure and expulsion from the array. ”
“Now start!”
After the deacon's voice faded, the altar shone with a bright light. The 12 disciples inside the altar slightly blurred as if they were covered by an invisible force.
At the altar, Wang Yang opened his eyes and arrived at the lifeless white world. In front of him was every weapon imaginable; a heavy sword, a soft sword, a long sword, a broad sword, a short sword, a katana, a spear, an axe, a hammer, and so on.
"Come to me, long sword." As soon as Wang Yanfeng thought of this, a long sword appeared in his hand. In the Sky Fortune Kingdom, 90% of martial artists used swords, and among them, 80% of them used long swords. The long sword was a fantastic weapon; it was dynamic and relentless, fast and ferocious.
The test finally began, and seven or eight ferocious beasts appeared in front of Wang Yanfeng. There were also three or four martial artists whose strength ranged from the Early Second Stage of Body Transformation to the Early Third Stage of Body Transformation.
Wang Yanfeng coldly looked at them. He must defeat these opponents. When the actual fight began, Wang Yanfeng discovered that his assessment was actually very simple. Every time he killed an enemy, a new enemy would immediately appear to replace him, it was just that the strength of this new opponent was more formidable!
Wang Yanfeng had only killed five or six, when martial artists at the Fourth Stage of Body Transformation began to appear.
When he collected 110 points, Wang Yanfeng gave a stuffy hump as he received a light wound. While collecting up to 180 points, a martial artist managed to thrust a sword into Wang Yanfeng's stomach. At that last moment, Wang Yanfeng cut off the head of that martial artist, and at the same time he was stabbed right in his heart.
Final score – 190 points.
After dying, Wang Yanfeng was shot out of the Ten Thousand Killing Array. He looked pale, but fortunately he managed not to faint due to his previous experience at the Exquisite Pagoda. Wang Yanfeng had adapted to this kind of illusory killing world, and although his entire body was wracked with painful pain, he was not really injured. This pain is simply due to the stimulation of the ghostly nerves from the murder.
As Wang Yanfeng looked around the altar, his skin sank. He suddenly became the first to be knocked out! Other than him, the other 11 people were still at the altar!