Chapter 1238: Shocked (Part 2)
The previous trials' battles were actually quite simple, even those long corridors filled with golems and projections, there were still ways to exploit them.
But this time, you could only pass the trial by completely defeating all five of them.
"Phew—"
Li Zhirui exhaled a deep breath, his gaze firm as he stepped forward, decisively taking the initiative.
This time, he didn't challenge all five at once, as the difficulty was indeed too great. Instead, he separated four of them, planning to defeat them one by one.
To quickly resolve the opponent, Li Zhirui struck with full force, a number of Azure Dragons roared at the golem, infused with a large amount of Mana.
The golem's defense was shattered in an instant, but in the next moment, another layer of thick Spirit Light flared up, stubbornly withstanding the attack.
Seeing this, Zhirui's expression became even more solemn, this golem was vastly different from those he had encountered before, showing no signs of a puppet's stiffness!
If it weren't still a golem body, he would have thought this was a real person.
"It seems that without using some real skill, there's no way to pass this level's trial!"
Li Zhirui's fingers quickly formed seals, a series of complex spells cast fluidly, as Spirit Light flickered, those few Azure Dragons merged into one, appearing like a True Dragon, swiftly attacking the golem.
In front of the massive dragon claw, all defenses seemed like paper, fragile and easily pierced through, even to the point where the claw directly penetrated the golem's body under the powerful penetration force.
However, the golem's next move completely exceeded Li Zhirui's expectations.
Bang!
It exploded!
The terrifying impact directly shattered the front claw of the Azure Dragon, the front half of the body was also covered in injuries, unable to continue fighting.
"The golem's Spiritual Intelligence is too high!"
Li Zhirui frowned, if this was the case, then the difficulty of this trial increased significantly.
But for the sake of his own Dao path, he had to break through, not just this trial, but also the ninth trial!
"Come fight!"
Li Zhirui swallowed a Rejuvenation Immortal Pill, shouted, and took the initiative to attack.
Since the golem could self-destruct, he could also control the crippled Azure Dragon to self-destruct, not expecting to defeat a rival, but at least depleting a lot of their Mana, which was a great thing.
Unfortunately, the end result was not as Li Zhirui hoped, as they joined forces to withstand the explosion, consuming only a minimal amount of Mana.
With no choice, he continued to engage, fighting them desperately.
...
While Li Zhirui was fiercely battling the golems and projections, more and more cultivators in the ruins learned about the maze, the most core and valuable place in the ruins.
Thus, in a very short time, a large number of cultivators arrived at the center of the ruins.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang? You've come too?"
"It's said that the maze trial is full of good things and you can choose yourself, which is much better than searching hard in the ruins."
In reality, there were too many cultivators in the ruins, and the treasures were almost emptied. If they didn't leave, they might become prey for others!
Of course, if you were strong enough, you could become a hunter to seize others' Spiritual Objects.
But obviously, the two cultivators in conversation weren't very strong, and didn't want to leave with only a few gains, so they thought to try their luck in the maze.
"Ha!"
Another cultivator nearby let out a cold laugh, saying, "You only know there are many Spiritual Objects in the maze, but don't know that if you cannot pass the trial, you will be trapped forever, perishing in isolation."
Despite the danger, it still couldn't stop a large number of cultivators from pouring into the maze.
After all, staying in the ruins was also dangerous, and trying their luck in the maze was preferable.
As an Artifact Spirit that 'learns' others' cultivation paths, the influx of cultivators was naturally welcomed, because the more cultivators came in, the more he could 'learn'.
...
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Li Zhirui collapsed to the ground, his face frighteningly pale, chest heaving violently as he greedily breathed in air.
From the fact that he was still alive, it could be deduced who was the ultimate winner of that battle, even if his current state was extremely poor, almost on the brink of collapse.
After a while, he regained a little strength and Mana, took out an Immortal Pill and swallowed it.
A few more hours later, Li Zhirui's state was not as bad.
"Cough cough..."
Recalling the battle just now, he couldn't help but feel a slight sense of luck in his eyes.
If it weren't for the top-grade Immortal Pill and the plentiful Mana supplied by the Minor Thousand World, Li Zhirui might have failed the eighth trial.
Because they no longer seemed like golems or projections, but more like real cultivators!
Five cultivators with the same cultivation and realm were far more difficult to handle than golems and projections.
Li Zhirui really put his life on the line to barely defeat them.
"Congratulations on passing the eighth trial, please choose your reward."
The rewards for this level were even more generous, although there were no Immortal-grade Spiritual Objects of the Heavenly Immortal Rank yet, there were plenty of top-grade treasures of the Earth Immortal Rank.
Previously, he selected a Spirit Seed of the Seven Treasures Fortune Spirit Root, and now after some selection, Li Zhirui chose another Spirit Root Spirit Seed.
It's called the Spirit-increasing Five Elements Immortal Pine, its grade surpasses the Seven Treasures Fortune Spirit Root, but it focuses more on enhancing Spiritual Energy, organizing Five Elements, and nurturing the Five Elements Laws rather than suppressing luck.
What Li Zhirui valued was the latter effect, nurturing the Five Elements Laws was extremely important for the Minor Thousand World.
The other effect of enhancing Spiritual Energy was also quite good, allowing him to draw more Mana from the Minor Thousand World in the future.
After choosing the reward, Li Zhirui prepared to sit cross-legged, planning to heal first before moving forward, but the golem unexpectedly spoke.
"The ninth trial is not a battle, so you can go in now, don't waste more time."
"Hmm?"
Li Zhirui looked at the golem in surprise, but quickly realized it was the Artifact Spirit urging him to move faster through the golem.
"The ninth trial task, perfect the World Laws of the Minor Thousand World, different rewards will be given depending on the degree of perfection."
He originally thought that reaching the ninth level, he could meet the mysterious Artifact Spirit, but it was still a cold mechanical voice.
But the task of the last trial...
There was a flash of joy in Li Zhirui's eyes, this might be very difficult for others, but for him, much simpler.
For no other reason, he himself had a Minor Thousand World!
Even though the World Laws of that Minor Thousand World were not perfect, they at least existed, but were incomplete.
"Let's start!" Li Zhirui shouted somewhat impatiently.
"Hmm? Does this person have such strong confidence?" The Artifact Spirit was quite surprised, recognizing him immediately as the bold cultivator who calculated against two Earth Immortals.
Unexpectedly, in something that causes even Heavenly Immortal ranks to feel troubled, he was so confident!
"Could it be that this person has some incredible Secret Technique?"
The Artifact Spirit watched with great interest as Li Zhirui's trial unfolded, only to be startled by his following actions.
"Earth Law, Taiyin Law, Sun Law..."
As soon as he took action, several entirely different Laws were displayed, although all were very incomplete, the sheer number was overwhelming!
"It's just a mere Human Immortal, yet he comprehends so many different Laws?"
The Artifact Spirit was filled with intense interest, whispering, "Let me see what other surprises you can bring me!"
But the result was even more astonishing, as Li Zhirui continued perfecting various Laws.
Purification Principle, Light Principle, Sound Law...
Seeing Li Zhirui perfect the hundredth Law, the Artifact Spirit was already stunned, muttering, "How is this possible!"