Chapter 459

At the same time, he also realized that the opponent before him, though strong and absolutely calm, did not think and his moves were stereotyped.

Sometimes he could predict from which direction the opponent's next attack would come.

Of course, this was also the result of his calm emotions and mastery of swordsmanship; if it were a slightly nervous person, or someone with insufficient sword skill, even if he guessed the opponent's attack, it would be hard to block.

"Forget it, let's end the battle."

Jiang Cheng glanced at the panel.

Although he was a bit reluctant, there would be plenty of such opportunities later; Qin Lao and the others should be watching his battle outside, and keeping them waiting too long would not be good.

The next moment, he flashed to the opponent's side and swung down; the virtual shadow reacted quickly, raising its blade to block, but at that instant Jiang Cheng's long blade accelerated again, a hair's breadth difference, and he sliced the virtual shadow's neck, blood spraying, ending the battle.

Jiang Cheng's vision went dark, and when he opened his eyes again he found himself indoors, with two smiling faces before him.

"Not bad."

Dai Jun said satisfied: "Although the battle lasted two or three minutes, which isn't too outstanding compared to those who passed the assessment before, you managed to clear it unscathed and swiftly, so I can give you an A grade."

"Then I've passed the assessment, right?"

Jiang Cheng asked.

"Of course."

Dai Jun extended his hand.

Jiang Cheng immediately grasped his hand.

"Congratulations, little brother Jiang Cheng; from now on you are a member of our Rebel Army, and from now onward we will fight together for Hope City, for the oppressed people on this land, and for the Yan Nation."

Dai Jun said, his expression solemn and reverent.

Qin Lao beside him also turned extremely serious.

"I am delighted."

Jiang Cheng nodded heavily.

Dai Jun nodded, released Jiang Cheng's hand, smiled again, and said: "After that battle, you must have noticed the weakness of opponents in the virtual combat system."

"Yes, once you grasp the pattern, the difficulty will be much smaller."

"Well, this is an unavoidable problem, so do not treat the battles occurring in the virtual world as reality; this is also the first and most important admonition we give to every warrior who passes the assessment."

"Real combat is far more complex than in the virtual world, and many people possess various treasures, even ones far surpassing their strength that can instantly turn the tide; thus, even if you can defeat countless opponents in the virtual world, or even defeat a Supreme projection, do not become arrogant and complacent, or you will surely reap bitter fruit."

"I understand."

Jiang Cheng replied.

He too had seen the world and knew the foundations of those great families.

Just like the pile of treasures on Gu Zhanglin.

"Understood is fine; speaking of which, if you truly can defeat a Supreme projection, the benefits would also be huge."

Dai Jun laughed.

"In Challenge Mode, anyone who has fought will be recorded for others to challenge; put another way, your battle just now was also recorded, forming your projection in the database, so later people—including yourself—can challenge it; of course, if you are unwilling you may also choose to refuse, in which case, aside from you, no one else can challenge you."

"Challenging most people, even if you win, gives no reward except against Supremes; as long as you, with the strength of a tenth‑level Force Warrior or a tenth‑level Force Master, defeat any one of them, you can obtain their left‑behind rewards, and when you defeat the strongest among them you will receive their ultimate reward!", "Ultimate reward!"

Jiang Cheng's breathing became hurried.

"That's right."

Dai Jun's eyes also showed longing: "In the virtual world, their strength remains at their peak moment, just like the Big Chief; if you choose her as your opponent, you will face not her present self but her sixty‑year‑ago prime self, and defeating her grants her final reward, such as the Sacred Martial art for cultivating Supreme experts."

"Sacred Martial..."

Jiang Cheng sucked in a breath of cold air.

Above Heaven Martial is True Martial, which can open 100 to 300 acupoints, including some extraordinary meridians; once opened, the enhancement and combat power surpass ordinary True Martial.

Above True Martial is Sacred Martial, which can open 300–800 acupoints, basically encompassing all the body's acupoints plus many extraordinary meridians.

Imagine, defeating the virtual shadow of the Big Chief would grant you a Sacred Martial art.

Would defeating the virtual shadows of other Supreme experts also yield a Sacred Martial? Hearing Jiang Cheng's question, Dai Jun laughed: "Of course; if you defeat that strongest Supreme, you can even obtain an Immortal Martial art."

"Immortal Martial..."

Jiang Cheng didn't know what to say.

Sacred Martial is already awesome.

Immortal Martial, above Sacred Martial, can open 800–1200 acupoints, including most extraordinary meridians, and is the necessary path to becoming a sovereign.

As for above Immortal Martial, that is the final Divine Martial.

"You look forward to it?"

"Mm."

Jiang Cheng nodded repeatedly.

"Longing is useless."

Dai Jun laughed heartily: "I also long for it, but so far, including our Hope City among the three cities, no one can achieve defeating a peak‑era Supreme, any one of them, including the chief."

Jiang Cheng laughed and cried at once.

That's for sure; I've heard those Supremes are at least level two, so to defeat them you'd need to be at least level two yourself; of course, theoretically a level‑one Spiritual Supreme could also do it, but it's very hard.

"Don't worry."

"Not obtaining the ultimate reward doesn't mean we can't get ordinary rewards; as we said before, defeating a tenth‑level Force Warrior and a tenth‑level Force Master each yields two rewards,"

"for example, defeating the Big Chief who is a tenth‑level Force Warrior grants one reward: Heavenly Martial art cultivating from a first‑level Force Master to a fifth‑level Force Master; defeating the other Supremes is the same, and the Secret Martial arts obtained will be better."

"So saying, defeating them basically means we don't have to worry about obtaining Secret Martial arts for the next stage?" Jiang Cheng's eyes lit up.

He happened to be worrying about how many contribution points he would need to buy a next‑stage Secret Martial art once his Shadowless Blade Technique was perfected.

"That's certain, but I also need to remind you that even among Supremes there are differences; some Supremes' moves still allow you to find a pattern with effort, so after several tries you can eventually win once, while others are just very hard; of course, the harder they are, the better the reward after defeating them. So far, among Force Warriors and Force Masters, the only person in our Hope City who has defeated all Supreme projections is none other than the chief."

(End of chapter)