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Chapter 32 Relic Rewards
Is it still a level-based game?
After running for about a thousand meters in the elite passage, Lu Yunhe saw the familiar black-robed guardian again and rushed over without hesitation.
However, when Lu Yunhe rushed to the man in black robes, he found that the man had no intention of attacking him and stood still like a robot without power.
Bang!
Just then, the passage from the direction Lu Yunhe came from suddenly closed, and streams of transparent light fell from the sky, forming a large crystal room.
"Apprentice Lu Yunhe, your elite assessment mission has officially begun. During the mission, you will receive corresponding food and water."
"The assessment task is to defeat the black-robed man in front of you. The black-robed man's maximum strength will be ten times yours. If your strength breaks through during this period, the black-robed man's strength will also increase accordingly."
"The test for elite apprentices is to exert ten times the effort!"
Lu Yunhe estimated that although the difficulty had increased significantly compared to the basic apprentice assessment, it was only ten times stronger, which would probably allow him to have a good fight.
"Hint: The walls of the examination chamber are engraved with the 256 basic martial arts moves. Learning these 256 moves will improve your power generation techniques and your basic martial arts skills."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yunhe's gaze was instantly drawn to the various human figures carved on the crystal room. These were the most suitable techniques for cultivating basic materials, created by the human race over countless years.
"That's perfect, this is exactly what I wanted."
Lu Yunhe was overjoyed. Although his cultivation level was very high, he had not received professional training and his martial arts foundation was practically nonexistent. He relied solely on his Ultraman clone talent to maintain his foundation. Now he finally had the opportunity to make up for his shortcomings.
"The assessment period is two years. Failure to succeed within two years is considered death."
As soon as the word "death" was uttered, the sound from the ruins completely disappeared, leaving only Lu Yunhe locked in the crystal room.
"Two years?"
Upon hearing the timeline, Lu Yunhe smiled. Let alone two years, he could defeat the black-robed man who was only ten times stronger than him right now.
"what is this?"
Lu Yunhe, who was preparing to practice the basics of martial arts, noticed that there seemed to be a control panel in the room, which appeared to be used to control the man in black robes.
"Strength adjustment 5-10!"
With the help of intelligent translation, Lu Yunhe understood the function of this controller: it was a machine used to adjust the black-robed man's power, ranging from a minimum of five times to a maximum of ten times his own strength.
After all, the cultivation of martial artists is slightly different from that of spiritual practitioners. Martial artists need to practice and spar during the cultivation process, and the man in black robes played this role, acting as enemy, teacher, and punching bag all in one.
"It really is an apprentice selection base; it's quite thoughtful."
After figuring out the whole situation, Lu Yunhe scanned the pictures and texts of the secret manuals on the crystal wall and asked Delacion's sub-body to translate them into Chinese for him, otherwise he wouldn't be able to understand them!
"I'm learning the 256 basic martial arts techniques here, while the Ultraman clone is just absorbing energy and has nothing to do. Let him learn the universal language from Delacion!"
Lu Yunhe found it troublesome to have Delacion translate every time, so he decided to learn the universal language now, since he would have to learn it when he went to space anyway.
With the division of labor clear, Lu Yunhe began to focus on learning "256 Basic Martial Arts Techniques," while Ultraman's clone, who was evolving towards a stellar level, also spared some attention to learn the universal language of the universe with Delacion.
When Lu Yunhe began to learn the basics of martial arts, he realized how terrible his previous techniques and power generation skills were; he was really just relying on the level of Ultraman's clone to keep up.
The essence of this set of 256 basic martial arts forms is so complex that it seems almost superhuman, yet it can be learned step by step by ordinary martial artists. Moreover, the corresponding power generation techniques can enhance any aspect, such as strength, speed, and defense.
In just three days, Lu Yunhe improved his speed and defensive amplitude to the same level as his strength by referring to the basic 256 moves.
As Lu Yunhe practiced, he adjusted the black-robed man's strength to spar with him, in order to verify what he had learned.
Half a month later, Lu Yunhe successfully broke through to the intermediate level of War God. The black-robed man's power also increased accordingly, but his upper limit was still ten times that of Lu Yunhe.
Lu Yunhe didn't care about this, because a month later, he stopped using the black-robed man, as the latter could no longer provide him with any training.
Two months later!
Lu Yunhe, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes. An invisible aura emanated from his body, and in an instant, the entire crystal room became unstable, and the light in the room seemed to be distorted.
"Ultraman's clone has broken through!"
Since his clones have all broken through, there's no need for him to stay here any longer. He has already memorized the "256 Basic Martial Arts Techniques" and it doesn't matter where he cultivates them.
Thinking of this, Lu Yunhe activated the black-robed man again, adjusted its power to ten times, and then punched it directly into a teardrop shape.
"Congratulations, you have successfully completed the elite mission. Please proceed along the path ahead to meet me and receive your reward for the successful completion of the assessment."
call out!
The secret chamber, which had been sealed for three months, was reopened. Lu Yunhe moved forward rapidly and arrived at a hall shrouded in a dreamlike, colorful light in just a few breaths.
Suddenly, a large amount of colorful light converged and solidified to form a crystal bald man, who looked at Lu Yunhe with a smile.
"Congratulations, elite apprentice Lu Yunhe. You are qualified to enter Meteorite Star and become a member there."
It should be noted that the average power level of the apprentices under Meteorite Star is only about ten times, but Lu Yunhe, who is basically self-taught, caught up with this average level in just one month.
However, although the Crystal Man can monitor everything in the ruins, Lu Yunhe himself doesn't know what level he has reached until he goes all out.
Then, the Crystal Man took out four items. The first was the Black God Set from before, the second was an auxiliary light brain shaped like a silver arm guard, the third was a martial arts manual called "The Ultimate Path", and the last was naturally the token to enter Meteorite Star.
"Aside from this martial arts manual, which is somewhat useful, the others seem to be pretty useless!"
Lu Yunhe shook his head as he looked at the four items. If Meteorite Star still existed, he could use the token to enter the elite disciple training base of Meteorite Star and obtain better training resources.
"Can you tell me how much your power increase can reach now?"
After a brief conversation, the Crystal Man couldn't help but ask, as he was still very curious about this.
"you guess!"
Lu Yunhe smiled. Seeing that the Crystal Man couldn't offer anything better, he didn't want to waste any more time. The Ultraman clone was more important. He then took the reward and left in a hurry.
"It's a pity he's not a mentalist!"
Watching Lu Yunhe leave, the Crystal Man couldn't help but sigh. The core of Meteorite Star was the Spiritualist. Therefore, no matter how talented Lu Yunhe was, it was difficult to evoke many emotions in him.
"Hopefully the next one will be a mentalist!"
The crystal figure muttered something, then its body transformed into a beam of colorful light and disappeared into the palace.
Chapter 33 The Power of Radiance
Inside the pyramid!
The once-shining crystal had become completely dull, while a huge fireball beside it shone brightly like a star.
If you look closely, you can see that there are also wisps of golden light inside the fireball.
Suddenly, the fireball, as bright as a star, abruptly contracted inward, instantly filling the last gap.
Click!
Just then, as if having completed its final task, the crystal shattered after being drained of its last bit of energy.
As the crystal fragments scattered, the fireball in mid-air slowly descended, then gradually materialized into an Ultraman clone.
At this moment, Ultraman's clone was already over ten meters tall, and gold was faintly emerging from the three-colored patterns on his body, but the overall change was not significant.
"Finally, we've entered our growth period."
Ultraman's clone quietly experienced the power contained within his body. The two different forces, genetic force and mental power, were perfectly coordinated under his own will. At the same time, his affinity with the surrounding light increased again, as if he could merge with them at any time with a thought.
Compared to the increase in strength, another change is even more astonishing.
When Ultraman's clone calmed down, he could faintly sense a strange fluctuation, a fluctuation from the very origin of the vast universe—the fundamental law of light.
However, in Ultraman's form, this fluctuation was still somewhat blurry, but when he transformed into a pure form of light, the clarity of this law suddenly increased several times.
"His realm of light has reached the fifth level, and he can vaguely sense the fundamental laws of light. This is the giant of light."
On the other side, Lu Yunhe was equally excited. He could sense the fundamental law of light as soon as he stepped into the stellar level. He truly deserved to be called the incarnation of light, Ultraman.
"gold!"
With his mind wandering, Ultraman's clone immediately withdrew from the perception of the fundamental law of light and then looked at the newly appeared golden patterns on his body.
Compared to the red, blue, and silver colors that make up the majority of its body, this strand of gold is pitifully small, but the few patterns on it completely integrate the other colors, creating a simple and exquisite beauty.
"drink!"
Ultraman's clone shouted and concentrated all his will on the golden stripes on his body. The stripes instantly spread to his wrists, ankles and chest, forming a bracelet-like shape.
"Radiant Form!"
The Ultraman clone was now shimmering with a faint golden light, looking incredibly sacred.
"Our overall strength has doubled!"
As the golden flames disappeared, Ultraman's clone couldn't help but frown. The evolution he had been looking forward to was no different from his previous form, and it was not as powerful as his perception of the fundamental law of light.
Compared to the separate amplification of physical and aerial martial artists' mental abilities, the Radiant Mode amplifies the physical and mental abilities by a factor of two, without distinguishing between the physical and mental.
"try again!"
Ultraman's clone activated his Radiant Form again, and then activated his Red Power Form. In an instant, his physical strength was further enhanced based on the Radiant Form, reaching four times that of the basic form.
"They can actually be stacked."
Ultraman's clone was slightly pleased, as opening both forms at once was equivalent to a fourfold enhancement.
"and many more!"
Just as Ultraman's clone was overjoyed, its consciousness suddenly sensed something, and instantly dissipated its power form, retaining only its radiant form.
As the red patterns faded, Ultraman's clone calmed down once more, and the previously difficult-to-sense fundamental law of light became much clearer.
"The clarity of the fundamental laws of light has doubled."
The change in his perception of the fundamental laws instantly made Lu Yunhe understand something.
In the world of Swallowed Star, aside from secret techniques and weapons, there are two other ways to amplify one's basic strength.
One type is power exertion technique and divine body amplification. Power exertion technique can be amplified up to 100 times, which is equivalent to 100%. However, it will be overridden at the Immortal level because one of the conditions for breaking through to Immortality is 100% power exertion. Divine body amplification is also 100 times, but it will also be overridden when breaking through to the Universe Lord level, and the entire amplification system will be completely overridden at the same time.
At the same time, the unique enhancement talents of cultivators also belong to the amplification system and can be stacked to a certain extent, but there will be some loss, and the limit can only reach 100x100 times.
Meanwhile, amplification and talent enhancement have higher priority and can be stacked on power-generating techniques, as can be seen from the fact that the latter will be leveled out at the World Lord level and overwritten at the Immortal level.