Chapter 927: Emperor Solon vs. Indomitable Bear Steadfast
Chapter 927: Emperor Zoro vs. Indomitable Bear Steadfast
"Why did we die, damn it?"
"This can't be real! We all hid in a place where nobody would ever find us. How did someone manage to kill us?"
"This damn game is toxic! It's cursed!"
...
A group of players, including Empty Mirage and Divine Thief, stood inside the Resurrection Hall, their faces filled with tears.
Who was responsible for this?
Who did this?
What reason did they have to attack the place where they were hiding?
Why did this happen?
The place they had chosen to hide seemed absolutely foolproof, unlikely to be discovered or attacked by anyone.
But here they were...
All five of them, wiped out!
Could they still continue playing this cursed game? Was there any justice left in the world?
"Heh, there seem to be quite a few rats here. I'll join in too!" Indomitable Bear Steadfast nodded and raised his hand. He unleashed a strike of illusion!
Dozens of incredibly ethereal slashes shot towards more than a dozen locations within ten thousand meters!
"Ha, not so common, but I'm a rare player specializing in water magic! I hid in this pool, and no one would ever notice me! Ahh!!!"
A player hiding in a pool, extending a small straw, cried out before being instantly struck down by Indomitable Bear Steadfast's illusion!
ID: Wise Fish!
"Ha-ha-ha, Old Eighth Twenty-Three is a genius at formations. I've set up 99 killing formations here. Whoever enters will die! Oh no, these strikes seem to be coming towards me... Ahhh!"
A player proudly standing amidst 99 arranged killing formations suddenly found himself in a bad situation as Indomitable Bear Steadfast's strike triggered all 99 formations, wiping him out instantly.
ID: Sole Heir of Tushan!
"Ha-ha-ha, I've dug an underground tunnel here. Hiding in this corner underground, nobody would find me! Oh, wait?"
A player who dug a tunnel and was hiding there triumphantly got struck by Indomitable Bear Steadfast's ethereal attack, piercing right through the ground and taking him down!
ID: Diabolical Drillhead.
"What the hell! I was clearly hiding up in the tree!"
"Darn it, why was I discovered while hiding inside a monster's corpse?"
"Don't kill me, I want to live!"
...
One after another, players were eliminated by Indomitable Bear Steadfast's Phantom Strike, and not a single one escaped!
"Alright!" Both of them finally smiled slightly at this point, indicating that the rats had been dealt with.
"Before we attack, do you remember the battle we had against Guiming Yixin in the Grand Secret Realm?" Indomitable Bear Steadfast suddenly said.
"Of course I do, Bear Bro! Hmph, Guiming Yixin was ridiculously strong back then!" Emperor Zoro nodded. He naturally remembered that battle vividly.
At that time, Emperor Zoro and Indomitable Bear Steadfast had teamed up to face Guiming Yixin, the Ghost Domain Sword Saint!
However...
Even though they teamed up, they were still defeated!
"Emperor Zoro, your talent and understanding of the way of the sword are unique. Given three hundred years, you would surely surpass me! But you have a glaring weakness!"
"That weakness is your foundation being too shallow! Every one of your moves requires hundreds of years of refinement to achieve perfection! Without perfecting them, you can never defeat me!"
...
Emperor Zoro still remembered the words Guiming Yixin had spoken when they faced off against him, a seventh-stage Ghost Clan member comparable to a Divine Transformation realm expert. He had spoken with such confidence.
Emperor Zoro had unleashed all his ultimate techniques, even including the newly comprehended Twisting Torrential Strike from the Grand Secret Realm!
This strike could shatter even the flow of clouds and water!
Yet, he was still defeated by Guiming Yixin!
All his techniques had been seen through and neutralized by Guiming Yixin!
The root cause was clear: Emperor Zoro's repertoire was extensive and powerful, but every technique had not been honed to perfection, and there were minute flaws in each.
Against weak opponents, these flaws didn't matter.
But facing an opponent like Guiming Yixin, a Divine Transformation realm-level being, even the tiniest of openings led to defeat!
"Emperor Zoro, I've heard that you've been challenging Guiming Yixin at the Boss Challenge Hall? Have you defeated him?" Emperor Zoro asked nonchalantly.
"I've challenged him 7000 times! And I've lost every single one!" Indomitable Bear Steadfast shook his head, not lying.
"Indomitable Bear Steadfast, your power of the Triple Thought Essence is truly astounding. Your experience in battles is unbelievable, and you've fought stronger opponents with weaker skills! Each move of yours is concise and powerful, reverting to its basics!"
"However, you still have a weakness!"
"You possess extraordinary insight, even foreseeing my attacks. But you've forgotten... when you can perceive me, I can perceive you as well!"
"By the time you see through me, I've already seen through you!"
...
Indomitable Bear Steadfast recalled Guiming Yixin's words from that battle, still impressed.
The game's Boss designs were truly exceptional, capable of immediately recognizing his greatest flaw.
In his 7000 challenges against Guiming Yixin, the more he fought, the more he understood Guiming Yixin's strength! His grasp of the way of the sword was simply otherworldly!
The various powers that Indomitable Bear Steadfast had comprehended, like the Phantom Strike, could easily be executed by Guiming Yixin!
It could even be said that every strike by Guiming Yixin was akin to a Phantom Strike! Unless someone like Indomitable Bear Steadfast could grasp the Phantom Strike as well, ordinary artifacts couldn't withstand this attack. It would pierce through them and instantly kill the target!
His ultimate moves were merely ordinary attacks for Guiming Yixin!
Contemplating this made Indomitable Bear Steadfast feel quite exasperated.
"Emperor Zoro, we challenged Guiming Yixin together, and we were defeated together!"
"But during this time, while you were challenging Guiming Yixin, I've also gained new strength!"
...
Emperor Zoro suddenly smiled. He raised both hands, placing the Divine Artifact Yama and the Demonic Artifact Blood Grudge into the ground.
"?" Indomitable Bear Steadfast was momentarily puzzled.
"Ghost Blade, unlock!" Emperor Zoro raised his hand, summoning the third blade. At almost the same time, a new, eerie and terrifying aura emerged from his body!
Ghost Qi!
"Indomitable Bear Steadfast, today, I'm going to challenge you head-on and defeat you!!!" Emperor Zoro shouted, gripping Blood Grudge in his left hand and Yama in his right. Then, he bit down on Ghost Blade!
"Boom, boom, boom!!!" An explosively powerful Ghost Qi erupted from the Ghost Blade, attempting to corrode Emperor Zoro!
However...
"I am Emperor Zoro, and I've always embraced the path of carnage!" Emperor Zoro bellowed, releasing his three perfected Thought Essences all at once, suppressing the Ghost Qi and converting it into his own power!
As the three perfected Thought Essences merged with the Ghost Qi, they transformed into a completely new form!
"Boom, boom, boom!!!" In the sight of Indomitable Bear Steadfast, Ghost Qi congealed into a second head, a third head, new sets of hands, and six more blades!
A bona fide Three-Headed, Six-Armed form!
"Boom, boom, boom!!!" The originally razor-sharp blade aura soared into the sky, now amplified by Emperor Zoro's control over the Ghost Qi, and erupted, obliterating everything within a hundred-mile radius!
"Asura, Nine-Blade Style!!! Feel my power, Bear Bro!" Emperor Zoro roared, each of the nine blades exploding with a towering blade aura!
"Excellent!" Indomitable Bear Steadfast nodded.