msmithbooks Chapter 520 Sword Demon Asura
Chapter 520 Sword Demon Asura
only--
"Welcome to the Tower of Challenge."
A voice rang out.
No source found.
There is no direction.
It came from all directions.
Lin Tian did not hesitate.
"confirm."
The challenge rules are as follows:
"The Tower of Challenge has ten floors. Each floor has a guardian. Defeat the guardian to advance to the next floor."
"You will receive a reward for each level you clear. The reward is random and may include equipment, skills, or attribute points."
"Death means failure of the challenge. Once you fail, you cannot enter again."
"During the challenge, no recovery items can be used. Health and mana can only be restored through your own skills."
"You cannot leave during the challenge. Leaving is considered giving up."
"Challenger, are you sure you want to start the challenge?"
Lin Tian listened.
The corners of his mouth rose slightly.
"start."
The darkness dissipated.
Before us stood a massive arena.
Beneath my feet was a smooth stone floor, above me was an endless void, and all around me were rings of grandstands—but the grandstands were empty.
In the center of the arena stood a person.
No, it's not a person.
He was a knight whose entire body was covered in armor.
The armor was jet black, and the helmet covered his face, revealing only his eyes.
Those two eyes gleamed with an eerie green light.
In his hand, he held a huge longsword.
The sword is two meters long and as wide as a door panel.
The blade was also covered with runes.
Lin Tian looked at him.
He also looked at Lin Tian.
"The first gatekeeper—the Black Iron Knight."
The voice rang out again.
"Defeat him to enter the second level."
The Black Iron Knight moved.
He raised the greatsword.
The tip of the sword pointed at Lin Tian.
Then--
"boom!"
He rushed over.
The stone slabs beneath our feet shattered.
His figure transformed into a black lightning bolt.
Greatsword sweeps—
With a piercing shriek that seemed to tear through the air.
Lin Tian did not move.
He simply watched the giant sword draw ever closer.
Then--
He raised his hand.
Two fingers.
With a gentle pinch.
"clang--!!!"
The metallic vibrato echoed through the arena.
The giant sword stopped.
It stopped in front of Lin Tian.
Stop between two fingers.
The Black Iron Knight's eerie green eyes flashed violently.
He wanted to draw his sword.
I can't pull it out.
He wanted to back away.
It cannot be refunded.
Lin Tian looked at him.
His gaze was as calm as if he were looking at a stone.
"Too weak."
He flicked it lightly.
"clang!"
The greatsword flew out of his hand.
The Black Iron Knight, armor and all, flew thirty meters before crashing into the wall at the edge of the arena.
A ring of cracks appeared on the wall.
His health points—
It dropped by 80%.
Lin Tian withdrew his hand.
"this one?"
He looked at the Black Iron Knight struggling to get up.
Then he smiled.
"That's interesting."
He strode forward.
The Black Iron Knight struggled to his feet, clenched his fists, and assumed a fighting stance.
Lin Tian walked up to him.
Look at him.
[Astronomical Rays]!!!
Shinra Tensei!!!
The Black Iron Knight died instantly.
"Congratulations, challenger, you have cleared the first level."
The voice rang out.
"Enter the second level in five seconds."
Five seconds.
Lin Tian stood in the center of the arena, waiting.
Lin Tian did not answer.
He just kept looking ahead.
I watched the door slowly opening.
Behind the door is the second floor.
They are stronger gatekeepers.
It was what he wanted—something interesting.
......
The tenth floor of the Tower of Challenge.
Lin Tian stood at the entrance, facing a void of darkness.
The darkness was not ordinary black, but rather like ink slowly spreading after being dropped into clear water—thick, heavy, and seemingly capable of swallowing up all light.
He completed the first nine floors in less than ten minutes.
The Black Iron Knight on the first floor was blasted away by his casual [Shinra Tensei], crashing into the arena wall so hard he couldn't even pry himself off.
The double-bladed assassin on the second floor had just stealthily circled behind him, but before he could even make a move, he was exposed by the [True Sight] and immediately pulled in front of him by the [Universal Pull], who then stomped on his weapon and shattered it.
The elemental aggregates in the third layer are quite interesting; they are immune to physical attacks and can also split and regenerate.
Lin Tian was too lazy to play around with it, so he directly fired a [Star Ray] that pierced through the core and evaporated it completely.
From the fourth to the ninth floor, none of them allowed him to take an extra step.
Some were locked in place by the [Law Imprisonment] and could not move, some were immediately kneeling after being looked at by the [Dominator's Eye], and others were enveloped by the [Starry Sky Storm] right at the beginning, and turned into light spots and disappeared before they could even see Lin Tian's face.
Now, the tenth floor.
The last gatekeeper.
Lin Tian strode forward.
The darkness parted like ripples on water, making way for a passage.
There was nothing beneath his feet, but every step he took was steady and firm, as if he were standing on solid ground.
I walked about thirty steps.
The darkness dissipated.
Before us stood a massive circular arena, five hundred meters in diameter.
The ground was made of black rock, smooth as a mirror, reflecting the dazzling starry sky above—no, not starry sky, but countless flowing runes, swirling like a galaxy in the dome.
The runes were densely packed, layer upon layer, some flashing, some flowing, forming a massive magic array so complex it was dizzying.
Twelve hundred-meter-high stone pillars stand at the edge of the arena, each carved with a hideous demon face.
The eyes of those stone statues burned with eerie green flames. As Lin Tian entered, all twelve pairs of eyes turned to him, and the flames flickered even more violently.
In the center of the arena stood a person.
No, it's not a person.
It was a five-meter-tall giant, its entire body covered in dark gold armor.
The armor's surface was covered with cracks, from which a scarlet light shone, like flowing lava, its brightness alternating with the rhythm of a heartbeat.
Behind him floated twelve longswords, each with a different shape—some as wide as a door panel, some as thin as a willow leaf, some with barbs, and some with serrated edges.
The sword was covered with runes, which echoed the runes on the dome and emitted a cold, eerie light.
His face was covered by a helmet, with only his eyes showing.
Those two eyes were pure white, without pupils, without emotion, only endless killing intent.
The guardian of the tenth floor—Sword Demon Asura.
A system interface popped up, displaying the attribute panel of [Sword Demon Asura]:
Sword Demon - Asura
Rating: 60
Skills: Sword Formation - Twelve Heavenly Nets, Demonic Sword Descends, Asura Slash, Undying Sword Body, ...
Lin Tian glanced at it, his gaze landing on the impressive amount of health.
It was more than he had imagined.
But it's only a little more.
Lin Tian looked at him.
He also looked at Lin Tian.
"Humans".
Ashura spoke, his voice deep and resonant like muffled thunder, echoing throughout the arena.
The sound made the air tremble, and the flames on the twelve stone pillars suddenly leaped.
"You've done very well to get this far."