262: Take another photo

Lingyun Pavilion, inside the courtyard.

"Dongfang Xuan, let's move out tomorrow," Su Yunfei said.

Dongfang Xuan thought for a few seconds and slowly nodded, "Fine."

Xiao Weiqing smiled and said, "There's no need, is there?"

"No, there is. Staying with you puts me under immense pressure. Your total combat power value is 500 higher than mine; to me, that's motivation."

"If it's 1000 higher, it's pressure, but if it's 2000 higher, it's just demoralizing," Su Yunfei said helplessly.

"You really don't have to do this. In three months at most, I'll be leaving the Training Camp."

Upon hearing this, the two were greatly shocked.

"Are you preparing for your Second Awakening?"

Xiao Weiqing nodded.

"The last trip to the ruins did indeed grant me some opportunities. My strength is growing slowly now, so there's no need to wait any longer."

Next month, Xiao Weiqing would be able to fuse the Samadhi True Fire to 10,000 wisps; that would be the time for his Second Awakening.

Calculating the time, excluding this trip on the Star Dome, the Boundary within a Boundary should connect to the ruins once more within these two months. He could earn some divine charm substance just to be safe.

"It's only been half a year," Su Yunfei said blankly.

The three of them had entered the Training Camp together. This month, his total combat power value had broken through 5000, and he had been incredibly excited.

But what about Xiao Weiqing?

He was about to graduate... the 50th floor of the Crystal Long Bridge.

"Old man, I'm back."

Guardian No. 5 waved his hand.

The Thousand-Thread Suspended Bell Formation appeared.

"Confident this time?"

"Just watch."

Five minutes later.

Xiao Weiqing walked out steadily from the Thousand-Thread Suspended Bell Formation.

"Not bad!"

"Old man, another round?"

"Come on."

"Pardon me."

Xiao Weiqing stepped on the soft white clouds as if walking on flat ground.

He threw a simple punch.

"Pa!"

Guardian No. 5 extended his palm and retreated slightly. It wasn't that Xiao Weiqing's strength wasn't great enough, but rather that Guardian No. 5 had guided all the power into the white clouds beneath his feet.

This was much more powerful than the guardian on the 40th floor, but Xiao Weiqing was no longer the Xiao Weiqing of the past. An invisible power suddenly descended.

Domain, expand!

The consistently calm Guardian No. 5 finally changed expression.

"You—"

"Take this punch!"

A punch landed right in the center of his face.

"Bang!"

Guardian No. 5 was knocked into the air, floating outside the white clouds.

"You win."

"Goodbye then, old man. Thanks for the guidance this month."

With a flash of his figure, Xiao Weiqing had already disappeared.

"A Domain... Is the Blue Star going to produce another Dongfang Hao?"

Guardian No. 5 sighed... Myriad Worlds Pagoda.

10th floor.

Within the golden world, the Star Burning Man was like meat on a chopping block, no longer able to pose the slightest threat to Xiao Weiqing.

"Be defeated!"

11th floor.

It was also a member of the Human Race, with a physique similar to those from the Blue Star, but with a single horn on his head.

Without relying on his Domain, Xiao Weiqing could only barely hold his own against him.

Once the Domain was expanded.

Xiao Weiqing easily defeated him.

A Domain was simply too strong; without absolute crushing strength, there was no way to fight back.

12th floor.

On a mountain Peak, the top had been completely flattened, forming a perfect circular arena with a diameter of two thousand meters.

Only Dongfang Hao had ever been to this floor, defeated the trialist, and successfully left a mark.

This was also Xiao Weiqing's goal. As long as he defeated the trialist, he would automatically leave a mark. Since there were still two empty slots for marks, he could use this to obtain another Level 6 Innate Skill.

"Trial start! Deltan."

Deltan?

The name seemed somewhat familiar.

Yellow sand gathered, and a figure appeared.

A short-haired woman with a pleasant face and light blue hair. The only flaw was that her fingers were more slender and longer than those of people from the Blue Star, which was a bit strange. She carried a round shield on her back.

Star Alliance!

Xiao Weiqing remembered; wasn't this the group he had seen in the Three-Star Civilization Ruins who called themselves the Star Alliance?

They came from the Delta Galaxy.

Delta Galaxy?

And the Myriad Worlds Pagoda just said Deltan. Does that mean the entire Delta Galaxy is controlled by Deltans?

Xiao Weiqing was startled by his own deduction. If so, what kind of strength did the Delta Civilization possess?

Xiao Weiqing didn't have much time to think.

The Deltan woman opposite him had already made a move.

Her palm was held horizontally across her chest, her fingers moved slightly, and the round shield on her back split and flew out, quickly forming five real silver swords that flew toward Xiao Weiqing at extreme speed.

At the same time.

The short-haired woman followed closely behind the silver swords, rushing toward Xiao Weiqing at high speed.

"So fast!"

Before Xiao Weiqing could react, the silver swords were already before his eyes.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

He swung his blade three times in succession.

He knocked away three silver swords.

However, it was already too late to block the fourth one.

"Illusionary Light!"

Leaving a Phantom of light in his original spot, Xiao Weiqing appeared a hundred meters away.

"Drip!"

Fresh red blood dripped onto the arena. Xiao Weiqing had dodged the fourth silver sword, but he hadn't dodged the fifth; his shoulder blade had been pierced by the silver sword.

"It seems to be an ability like object control or telekinesis."

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The Flying Swords turned into streams of light in mid-air. Their bizarre paths were impossible to defend against as they closed in to kill Xiao Weiqing.

"Phantom!"

In an instant.

Ten light Phantoms appeared on the arena. Each one was very lifelike, making it impossible to tell which was the real body.

Unexpectedly.

The four Flying Swords followed him like a shadow, zigzagging back and forth in mid-air, their tips pointing directly at Xiao Weiqing.

Clang!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

After five consecutive impacts, the four silver swords merged into one. The massive impact made Xiao Weiqing's hand go numb, and he almost couldn't hold onto the thousand flame blade.

Suddenly.

A glint of cold light appeared in the corner of Xiao Weiqing's eye.

The fifth silver sword appeared, held in the short-haired woman's hand. The tip of the sword was only an inch away from Xiao Weiqing's throat.

"Domain! Open!"

Buzz—

An invisible power descended.

The thrusting speed of the fifth silver sword seemed to slow down several times over.

"Bang!"

Xiao Weiqing kicked the short-haired woman away.

"Die!"

He slashed out, and fire flared up, as he vowed to kill the short-haired woman.

Within the Domain.

The woman's speed had slowed several times over.

"Puchi—"

The thousand flame blade hacked into her shoulder.

Unexpectedly.

The short-haired woman grabbed the blade with her hand.

She stabbed at Xiao Weiqing with the silver sword in her other hand. At the same time, the other four silver swords quickly flew back, and the five merged into one, becoming a longsword.

"Puff!"

The longsword pierced through Xiao Weiqing's palm. Xiao Weiqing tilted his body slightly, causing the longsword to deviate from his heart.

"Hmph—"

Xiao Weiqing gave a muffled groan, his eyes narrowing.

"Fire Owl!!"

A pillar of flame erupted between the two, instantly piercing through the short-haired woman's head.

"Trial passed!!"

As the mechanical voice sounded.

This Deltan woman turned into yellow sand and collapsed.

"Whew—"

"It seems the Domain isn't omnipotent either."

Through this battle, Xiao Weiqing learned that his current Domain only allowed him to fight two major Realms above his own. He also realized how Dongfang Hao had possessed Sixth Realm Peak combat power back then.

After killing the Deltan woman, no teleportation gate appeared on the arena. Instead, a high platform appeared, with a Phantom image of Dongfang Hao in the center.

A surge of energy swept over Xiao Weiqing, and another Phantom image appeared on the platform.

"Phew... it's over."

...Right after Xiao Weiqing successfully left a mark on the 12th floor, the news quickly exploded.

Exclamations of shock broke out all over the Training Camp.

"This is big news!!"

"A Prodigy, a true Prodigy."

"Nothing to say, freaking awesome!"

"As expected, Xiao Weiqing is still slightly better than me, leaving a mark on the 12th floor one step ahead of me."

"Screw you, you're four floors behind Xiao Weiqing, and you call that 'one step ahead'?"

"Xiao Weiqing, this boy, takes after me!"

"What a lame joke. Other than having the same gender, in what way are you two alike?"

Elsewhere in the Training Camp, in the Vermilion Bird Empire camp, someone also let out an unwilling roar.

"The gods are blind!"