"Eighty-third...eighty-ninth!"
Finally, she crossed the middle level and arrived at the top level. According to her count, she had reached the ninetieth floor.
Unexpectedly, she saw something resembling a passage. How could such a solid mountain have a hollow space? Xie Zhou was puzzled and slowly walked towards the dark place. Suddenly, she discovered a pair of eyes flashing with an eerie light on the dark path.
As the surroundings gradually brightened, Xie Zhou realized that the person in front of him was none other than the Guardian. However, the Guardian was different from the one in the main hall. It seemed that this was an obstacle in the third trial.
Before Xie Zhou could make a move, the guardians took the initiative to attack.
"roar……!"
The tip of a black iron sword rushed straight down towards her face. She only felt a gust of sword wind. Xie Zhou suddenly opened his eyes wide, then bent over, pushed off the ground with one foot, and retreated dozens of steps.
Seeing the suddenly appearing guardian, Xie Zhou, disregarding his many questions, quickly used his peerless sword to defend against the fierce attack from the front.
This guard looked completely different from the guards in the main hall. His aura and attacks were extremely fast, accurate, and ruthless, without the slightest emotion.
This should also be one of the difficulties in the third trial. Xie Zhou slowly exhaled a breath, condensed a ball of energy in his hands, and suddenly attacked the guard's elbow.
This guardian is not made of stone, but of crystals. It is transparent and bright, with a dark blue color.
However, they look exactly the same, only the materials used to construct them are different.
The system then reminded Xie Zhou, "Host, this guardian is from Sword Mountain. He possesses a layer of sword intent, so his power is slightly stronger than the previous ones. However, I believe that you have thoroughly comprehended the sword energy and sword intent, so you should not be afraid of him."
Xie Zhou smiled upon hearing this and replied to the system.
"Of course!"
After surviving the fierce attacks, Xie Zhou turned the tables. She first used the guard's sword to flip upwards, then jumped onto him and slashed at him from behind. "Ah..."
The sword flashed and struck the guard's body with lightning speed, quickly splitting the guard in two.
The crystals on his body cracked and scattered on the ground with the sound.
Xie Zhou smirked, clapped his hands, sheathed his Peerless Sword, and casually kicked the so-called severed limbs on the ground, saying, "Nothing special!"
She instantly killed the guardian of the 90th floor, leaving behind a crystallized sword aura after the guardian was killed.
It shimmered on the ground, but its color was completely different from the guardian's; it was golden!
At this moment, the system reminded you: "Host! Look at the glowing golden crystal core on the ground, this is what you need."
Xie Zhou perked up at the mention of sword energy and began searching for golden stones among the limb remains. After all, the color was very different from the original. In less than a breath, Xie Zhou was able to find the sword energy crystals among so many debris.
She glanced at the crystal a few times, then put it back into her storage space, and began a new round of trials to climb the Sword Mountain.
After carefully observing the surrounding terrain, it was discovered that this was a cave with an end, and inside the cave were the enemies given to the trial participants at the top, namely the guardians.
When Xie Zhou reached the end, he found it was just a solid wall with no way out. How could he get out of the mechanism on the 90th floor?
Xie Zhou then discovered that once the guards on this level were defeated, several swords would appear nearby, quickly forming a path that could be climbed upwards.
She used both her hands and feet to successfully climb to the ninety-first floor.
To everyone's surprise, another small cave appeared before their eyes. It seemed that there must be another guardian inside this level. Xie Zhou then swiftly swung his knife and collected the sword energy crystals one by one.
However, the guardian on this level has a greater grasp of sword intent than the guardian on the previous level. His attack and swordsmanship have also improved to a higher level, and his health is also stronger than the first guardian to appear.
However, Xie Zhou was not so easily fooled. Since she had grasped the sword intent, she was naturally able to master it completely. Soon, with a swift movement, she reached the ninety-fourth floor.
Xie Zhou discovered that with each additional layer added to the guardian, the guardian's comprehension of sword intent would increase, and the sword energy crystal core would also become stronger.
After overcoming numerous obstacles, she finally reached the ninety-fourth level. She had acquired quite a few sword energy cores, but it had indeed taken some effort. The guardians were becoming increasingly powerful, and the opponents were becoming more and more troublesome.
It would take some time to defend against their attacks, since these guardians would throw a flying knife at you without saying a word. Fortunately, Xie Zhou kept his body tense and was very agile, which allowed him to survive each of the guardians' assassination attempts.
"ah……"
In order to deal with the guardians more quickly, Xie Zhou had no choice but to move the sword techniques he learned from the Sword Sect's self-made sword manual from the first chapter to the last chapter.
The final chapter's offensive was extremely swift and deadly, so the guardians of the ninety-fourth floor were all defeated in just three and a half moves.
"Ugh... I'm so tired, when will I ever reach the top!"
Xie Zhou's body was no longer as clean as before; it was covered with some dirt.
Her hands were also in a terrible state. In order to climb to the next level of the cave, she had to grab onto any tree roots or anything else she could hold onto. Her fingers inevitably got stuck in the mud, so her whole hands were dirty, not to mention her clothes.
However, Xie Zhou didn't want to dwell on anything too much. Victory was imminent, and once she passed the remaining fourteen levels, she could end this third trial.
The system also encouraged its host, saying, "You can do it, host! Perseverance leads to victory!"
Xie Zhou quickly arrived at the ninety-fifth floor.
She went up to the ninety-fifth floor, looked up, and saw a faint sound coming from the cave entrance.
"snort……"
The muffled sound seemed to come from a very powerful bird of prey. It seemed that the guardian of the ninety-fifth floor was not simple, according to the pattern.
The guardian of the ninety-fifth floor has mastered the fifth level of sword intent, which is incredibly powerful.
At the cave entrance, a pair of piercing eyes stared intently at Xie Zhou.
Xie Zhou slowed her pace and approached the cave entrance. She then saw a guardian who seemed to be covered in flames dozing off. Taking this opportunity, she thought that if she could quietly bypass him and reach the ninety-sixth floor, she would avoid the trouble of fighting with this guardian.
But the guard was not actually asleep, and those so-called eyes were not his real eyes at all. He was like a cheetah waiting for its chance to strike, staring intently at the intruder.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
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