Healing!
Ye Guan looked at the countless sword wounds covering his body and felt completely numb!
Too brutal!
This phantom’s sword speed was simply absurd!
It had to be at least the legendary Divine Soul Realm!
The Divine Soul Realm was the stage above Tongyou Realm, where soul and body perfectly fused, allowing the use of minor divine abilities. Experts at this level could casually shake an entire small city with a wave of their hand.
This sword cultivator hadn’t used any divine abilities, but its sword qi alone was terrifying. If aimed at a city wall, it could easily smash straight through.
On top of that, its speed was monstrous. If he hadn’t first adapted to the seventh-floor sword cultivator’s speed before coming here, he would have been killed instantly!
Not even a chance to fight back!
Ye Guan took a deep breath. He pulled the phantom’s sword a little closer to himself, then began focusing on healing!
The phantom: “…”
After a full hour of healing, his injuries finally recovered about seventy to eighty percent!
Once healed, Ye Guan immediately stood up, picked the sword off the ground, and handed it back to the phantom. “Let’s keep going!”
Without a word, the phantom charged forward and thrust its sword straight between Ye Guan’s eyebrows!
Incredibly fast, arriving in the blink of an eye!
Ye Guan still did not counter-attack. He kept dodging!
Before long, he was covered in wounds again. So, just like before, he confiscated the phantom’s sword and resumed healing!
This went on for roughly ten days. After being injured countless times, Ye Guan gradually grew accustomed to the phantom’s speed!
Not only that, he slowly figured out all of its patterns!
Moreover, he was learning from this phantom: studying its attacks, its reactions!
Another five days passed!
In the void, the phantom unleashed a storm of sword strikes, while Ye Guan dodged left and right, perfectly evading every single thrust.
After about half an hour of this, not one more sword touched him!
Suddenly, when the phantom missed once again, a qi sword appeared in Ye Guan’s hand. Just as the phantom began retracting its blade, Ye Guan’s qi sword pierced straight through its throat.
Shhhk!
The phantom slowly faded away!
This time, however, its sword did not vanish. It fell to the ground!
Ye Guan picked it up and examined it. At the very least, it was an earth-tier sword. A pretty good one!
He put the sword away. Instead of rushing to the ninth floor, he sat cross-legged on the ground.
If he faced Sun Xiong right now, he wouldn’t need to trade injuries for a kill. He could completely dominate the fight!
Of course, he did not grow arrogant!
He knew full well that the only reason he eventually beat this phantom was because it wasn’t a real person. If it had been a real opponent, he would never have been given endless chances to start over.
Although this was a training ground, he had still taken a clever shortcut!
In a real life-or-death battle, there would be no such shortcuts!
Ye Guan took a deep breath, then looked at the teleportation array leading to the ninth floor.
This time, his expression was extremely solemn!
How strong would the ninth floor be?
Definitely terrifyingly strong!
Possibly even a top expert above Divine Soul Realm. Someone like that…
Ye Guan suddenly shook his head with a smile. “If I don’t go in and see for myself, how could I ever be satisfied?”
With that, he stepped straight into the array.
A flash of white light later, Ye Guan arrived in another void. Ahead, not far away, stood a glowing gate. Near the gate sat a young man.
The youth looked only sixteen or seventeen, dressed in cyan robes, with a long spear placed beside him.
Seeing Ye Guan, the youth was somewhat surprised.
He had been on the ninth floor for a very, very long time! And during all that time, no one had ever reached the ninth floor.
Ye Guan suddenly cupped his fists towards the youth and smiled. “Ye Guan here. May I ask your name, brother?”
The youth sized Ye Guan up, then replied, “Xiao Ge!”
Ye Guan walked over to Xiao Ge, glanced around, and asked curiously, “Brother Xiao, why is there no phantom on this ninth floor?”
Xiao Ge pointed at the glowing gate. “Knock on it, and the guy will come out!”
Ye Guan blinked. “Strong?”
Xiao Ge said seriously, “Not strong at all. I’ve already beaten him countless times!”
Ye Guan looked at Xiao Ge in silence.
Like hell I believe you!
Xiao Ge blinked back. “Brother Ye, aren’t you going to try?”
Ye Guan smiled slightly. “Sure!”
He walked up to the glowing gate.
The corners of Xiao Ge’s mouth lifted into a rather sinister grin.
Ye Guan knocked.
Xiao Ge’s smile widened, but in the next instant it froze, because after knocking, Ye Guan immediately turned and sprinted away!
He ran incredibly fast, vanishing from sight in the blink of an eye!
Xiao Ge’s expression changed drastically. He was about to run too when the glowing gate suddenly swung open. A massive battle axe came hurling out!
So ridiculously fast!
Like a bolt of lightning!
And its target was Xiao Ge!
Seeing the axe flying towards him, Xiao Ge’s pupils shrank. It was too late to escape. At this speed, he could only meet it head-on. He instantly grabbed his spear and thrust forward with all his might. “Pierce the Star River!”
As the words fell, countless spear intents and spear glows erupted from the tip!
Seeing this, Ye Guan was shocked inside!
This guy was actually a genuine Divine Soul Realm expert!
A Divine Soul Realm expert at such a young age. What a monster!
Without further thought, Ye Guan charged out!
Bang!
Xiao Ge’s spear struck the massive axe squarely!
A direct clash!
Boom!
With a thunderous explosion, countless spear glows and shadows shattered. Xiao Ge was sent flying dozens of zhang back. Almost at the same instant, Ye Guan had already flashed behind the axe and slashed down fiercely.
Bang!
His sword struck true. The axe was smashed into the ground as if something had been severed, but very quickly, the axe began trembling again!
Seeing this, Ye Guan hurriedly shouted, “Quick, come here!”
Xiao Ge instantly rushed to his side. Ye Guan said, “The person inside is trying to summon it back from afar. Let’s carry it further away!”
With that, the two grabbed the axe and ran like rabbits, covering hundreds of zhang in the blink of an eye. At that point, the axe in their hands finally stopped moving!
Seeing this, both of them let out a huge sigh of relief!
As if realising something, Ye Guan added, “No good, throw it into that teleportation array!”
They immediately hurled it into the array leading back to the eighth floor.
The moment the axe entered, the array activated and the weapon vanished!
Only now did the two truly relax!
At that moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from inside the glowing gate!
Their expressions instantly turned grave!
Then, a towering giant slowly walked out, gripping another massive battle axe in his hand!
Seeing this, both of them froze solid.
Ye Guan swallowed hard, then said, “Brother Xiao, you tank it one more time! I’ll flank!”
Xiao Ge’s voice trembled. “Brother Ye, who the hell could tank this?!”
