Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 52 The Great Wilderness Dragon Chapter (Chi), The Reckless Ao Run

The dragon roared, its horns suddenly glowing brightly. A burst of blue light blasted open the dragon's head. After breaking free, the dragon became ferocious, opening its mouth to reveal several meters long fangs that bit down hard on Ao Run's neck. The fangs embedded themselves deeply, and a surge of cold air froze the dragon's neck and head.

"grass!"

Su Yu was shocked and decisively urged his twin swords to turn around and head straight for the head of the blue dragon.

"Brilliant transformation!"

The Sun-Covering Sword quickly turned blazing white, flashing past the Blue Dragon's eyes.

A hint of blood appeared in the dragon's sapphire-like pupils, which quickly spread.

"Roar!"

A violent cold wave erupted, blasting Ao Run away.

Su Yu immediately sent her a telepathic message:

"Come back soon."

However, instead of retreating, she charged forward again.

"grass!"

Left with no other option, Su Yu could only unleash a fierce attack with her twin swords.

In less than five minutes, Ao Run's health was reduced to less than 1.5 million, but Chi Long's health was also reduced by nearly 2 million due to their combined attack.

"Luckily there were a lot of people, otherwise we really wouldn't have been able to fight."

Fortunately, Ao Run was desperately holding back the Chilong; otherwise, if the Chilong had freed its hands, it would have unleashed a devastating AOE attack that could wipe out a whole group in a second, dealing up to 50,000 damage.

Two minutes later, Ao Run's health was down to just over one million, and Chi Long lost another million health, leaving him with just over one million.

"Can win!"

Su Yu saw a glimmer of hope, because the Chilong's valiant performance had attracted more people. Now, more than a thousand people had gathered to besiege it, including several powerful figures with levels over 100. The sword rainbow, which was more than 100 meters long, slashed down, leaving huge wounds on the Chilong's body.

Normally, a few cold snaps at midday would be enough to wipe out most people.

But Ao Run desperately entangled it, preventing it from freeing its hands. It couldn't run away either, and could only passively endure the siege.

Two minutes later, the dragon, which had been tightly entangled, met its end amidst an attack by thousands of people.

At this time, Ao Run was also on the verge of death, covered in wounds, missing pieces here and there, his dragon claws were broken, and even his mouth was crooked.

But they won after all.

Upon the death of the Chilong, Su Yu instantly gained 172 million killing experience points and 112 points of cultivation. At the same time, the corpse's radiance converged into eight streams of light that flew in all directions. Su Yu received two pieces of loot.

One is 124 blue dragon scales, which can be used to refine weapons and are worth more than ten gold.

The other was a rune condensed from blue light, which felt cool to the touch.

Upon seeing the attributes, Su Yu almost exclaimed in surprise.

The Great Wilderness Dragon Seal (Chi) is a dragon rune containing mysterious power. It can grant extra power to the dragon bloodline, as well as to equipment and magical artifacts.

At that moment, a huge, pitiful dragon head, almost unrecognizable to him, appeared before him, looking longingly at the rune in his hand.

Su Yu couldn't help but touch her pitiful appearance, and asked with some heartache:

"Is this what you want?"

She nodded repeatedly.

Su Yu reached out and pressed her hand on Ao Run's forehead, and the Great Wilderness Dragon Chapter transformed into a blue stream of light that entered her body.

The next second, the infinitely fine blue light of the runes exploded, transforming into a blue light membrane that enveloped her.

Her figure quickly shrank to the thickness of an arm, and she plunged headfirst into the spirit cage at his waist.

Su Yu's consciousness sank into the Spirit Cage Space, where she could no longer see Ao Run's figure, only a continuously shrinking cocoon of light.

Is it about to evolve?

Su Yu regained her senses and looked forward to it.

However, the evolution wouldn't end anytime soon, so he focused his attention on the battle in the distance.

The two swords pierced through the river, sweeping up and annihilating the enemy naval forces one by one.

Without Ao Run protecting her, Su Yu didn't dare to run around recklessly and stayed in the back to farm monsters.

As time passed, the millions of naval forces gradually dwindled under the combined attack of tens of thousands of players. Many of the naval generals perished, and the remaining elite naval forces formed battle formations, currently clashing with each other.

"Boom!"

A distant rumble of thunder followed, and then surging undercurrents swept across the water's depths.

The magic weapon was swept by the undercurrent, instantly reducing its defense by two to three thousand.

Many players began to leave, and Su Yu followed one of them and asked:
"Brothers, why are you all gone?"

The man gave him a strange look and said:

"The two big bosses are fighting. If we don't leave, we'll die."

"Oh!"

He rushed out of the water with the crowd, and the first thing he saw was a sky full of blazing flames and divine lightning. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the guilds supporting the original water god and those supporting the immortal sect's conferment of the water god were also in a state of chaos, with divine lightning flying everywhere and explosions rising and falling.

Every so often, a warship would be bombarded by concentrated fire and its defensive barrier would be breached. Then, a large number of guild players would swarm in and surround the players who escaped from the ship.

Such a chaotic battle was not something that lone wolves like them could participate in; everyone watched from afar, not daring to approach.

In the middle of the Cangshui River, two naval commanders, each with a level exceeding 200, were already engaged in combat.

One was a black fish spirit, and the other was a pig dragon, which is a crocodile. When they revealed their true forms, they were over a thousand meters long and had tens of millions of blood. They fought in the river and constantly stirred up giant waves hundreds of meters high.

This terrifying being is estimated to have an attack power of several hundred thousand; anyone below level 100 who touches it will die instantly, with no chance of survival.

As for the river god, we haven't seen him yet; he may be hiding somewhere and hasn't shown himself.

However, no one wanted to see the River God. Although the River God's level was also over two hundred, his strength was many times greater than that of the two commanders. In addition, with the blessing of his divine position, his combat power in the Cangshui River's home territory was definitely no less than that of an ordinary immortal.

Next, it was time to watch the show. It was a rare opportunity for such a big battle, and Su Yu had no interest in grinding monsters. She found a good spot to squat down and watch.

Of course, not everyone is just sitting and watching the show; some powerful players are hiding not far from the central battlefield.

Two level 200+ bosses are fighting; if you can land the final blow, it'll be incredibly satisfying.

Su Yu was also envious, but when he glanced at the dozen or so figures who dared to approach, he realized that none of them were experts above level 100, and he knew that he couldn't take advantage of such a bargain.

As time passed, the battle intensified, with warships being sunk one after another and countless guild players dying in the fighting.

These guilds must have received a guild mission from the River God, and the rewards must be extremely generous for them to work so hard.

But no one paid attention to the guild's side. Almost everyone's eyes were on the super whirlpool in the middle of the Cangshui River, which was more than ten kilometers in diameter. The battle between the two naval commanders had also entered a white-hot state.

"boom!"

The jet of water shot up thousands of meters high.

"boom!"

The shockwave generated by the collision of the two thousand-meter-tall demons pushed up giant waves hundreds of meters high, surging in all directions.

Huge waves surged in all directions, even affecting the guild's location more than ten kilometers away, with smaller warships being capsized from time to time.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Su Yu's eyes were getting tired. The two thousand-meter-tall demons were still fighting fiercely, and their health remained above 90%, recovering at an extremely high speed.

He was speechless and exclaimed:
"How long is this going to go on?" A man nearby chuckled.

"That's hard to say. Sometimes we can play for more than ten hours, and sometimes it's interrupted after a few hours."

Su Yu asked curiously:

"Is it a draw?"

"It's hard to determine a winner. The level 200+ demon has too much health and too strong a recovery. Unless we gang up on it, it's hard to determine a winner in a one-on-one fight."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu looked in surprise at the dozen or so experts above level 100 in the distance and asked curiously:

"Then what were they going there for?"

"We'll wait for an opportunity. Sometimes the river god will order a retreat after only a few hours of fighting, but other times it will last for more than ten hours. When both sides are exhausted, that's their chance."

"The fact that they can fight for more than ten hours means that the two river gods are also fighting. There is a window of opportunity at this time. As long as we can kill one of them before the river gods can make a move, we can gain huge benefits."

"Well"

Just as Su Yu was about to ask another question, a dull bell rang in her ears, followed by a sigh behind her:

"There's no show to watch anymore, the River God has ordered a retreat."

He turned around and saw that the two thousand-meter-tall demons in the middle of the river had already separated.

The two allied guilds that were engaged in fierce fighting on the river also ceased their battle, and the intersecting warships gradually separated.

"Is this the end?"

That's understandable, though, since the two river gods are evenly matched, they can only rely on their naval forces.

If the online trolls are equally matched, they can only be worn down slowly.

However, with the player as an uncertain factor, the two river gods certainly cannot fight to the death, as that would easily allow others to take advantage of them.

The battle ended, and there was nothing left to see. The players who had been watching the spectacle gradually left, and Su Yu also left, flying upstream along the Cangshui River.

It's still early, there's still time to continue leveling up.

I first went to the riverside town and turned in the quest at the River God Temple, earning 1260 River God reputation points.

He glanced at the exchangeable items; at most, he could only exchange for one third-tier flying sword magic weapon. If it was equipment or materials, he could exchange for fourth-tier items.

Su Yu thought that she would be leaving this place in a month and probably wouldn't come back again, so she figured there was no point in keeping the reputation. So she picked one out and exchanged it for a piece of fourth-grade equipment.

Bluefish Stone Pendant (Rank 4): A necklace, a pendant made from bluefish essence stone.

Attributes: Maximum Mana +200, Mana Regeneration +2.

After equipping the pendant, Su Yu took to the air and flew into the distance.

After flying upstream for four or five thousand kilometers, it stopped and plunged into the water. Without the River God's buff, the names of the aquatic creatures in the river had changed from neutral yellow to red.

Taking a deep breath, Su Yu summoned the Sun-Covering Azure Sparrow and plunged into the water, beginning her leveling journey.

I stayed up all night, only leaving and returning to my accommodation after it was completely dark.

From then on, he went out early and returned late every day, spending all his time practicing in the Cangshui River, honing his swordsmanship.

Finally, on the eighth day, at a certain moment, the sword energy was finally condensed and compressed to its limit. For the first time, the width of the sword energy was compressed to less than an inch. Then, the panel flickered, and he comprehended the second level of swordsmanship: Condensing the sword into threads.

Condensing Sword Energy into Threads: Compressing sword energy and condensing it into threads greatly enhances the strength and sharpness of the sword energy.

Beginner's Guide: Sword Qi Intensity +20%, Armor Penetration +1.

"very good!"

This armor penetration effect can be perfectly combined with the armor penetration effect of the flying sword.

The Sun-Covering Sword comes with +3 armor penetration, and when combined with the +1 from Condensed Sword into Silk, it becomes +4 armor penetration, which is equivalent to ignoring 40% of the target's armor.

With +1 armor penetration and a 50% bonus to sword energy and thunderous sound, his output has increased significantly compared to the last mini-test.

"Next, I'll accumulate enough killing experience to raise the Sword Manual to level seventy, and then this big test will be a sure thing."

After closing the panel, Su Yu soared into the air, bursting out of the water and flying towards the Crimson Sky Sword Peak.

Xiao Qingli had previously said that I could go find her once I had mastered the art of condensing sword energy into threads.

Upon returning to the manor, he immediately sent a message to Xiao Qingli:

"Senior, I have already mastered the technique of condensing sword energy into silk!"

However, after waiting for a while, there was no response.

He thought about it and contacted Chu Xinyue again, but there was still no response.

Su Yu scratched her head and contacted Chu Xiaoyu again. It took her quite a while to get a reply:

"You've come at the perfect time. Miss is undergoing her tribulation. We can discuss this the day after tomorrow."

"Is the commander undergoing tribulation?"

After shutting down the communication, Su Yu looked surprised.

Chu Xinyue was actually undergoing a tribulation.

"With her strength, the protection of a supreme treasure, and the guidance of a close friend, she should be able to get through this!"

He rubbed his chin, still hoping she could successfully overcome her tribulation.

Along the way, she has been a great help to me. If I can successfully overcome the tribulation and further improve my strength, my status will definitely also improve. At that time, I will have a stronger backer in the sect and will not be easily bullied.

After staying in the manor for less than fifteen minutes, Su Yu couldn't stay any longer and turned to leave to continue leveling up.

However, he stopped when passing through Chixiao City. He remembered that Chu Xiaoyu had suggested that he could try his sword skills at the city's sword-testing platform when he had nothing to do, and hone his swordsmanship by sparring with other swordsmen.

"It's already afternoon, so I won't be able to keep using it for much longer."

Upon entering Chixiao City, head straight for the Sword Testing Platform located in the east of the city.

The so-called Sword Testing Platform is a public arena where anyone can go up and challenge others by paying a registration fee of 10 silver coins.

You can challenge others, or you can become the champion and face off against swordsmen from all directions.

If you can successfully defend your title and defeat 36 opponents in a row, you will receive the title of "Sword Testing Arena Champion". With this title, you can enjoy a 5% discount on purchases in the city for a full year.

However, few people are interested in discounts; most sword masters defend their title and win the championship mainly to show off.

The enormous white jade sword-testing platform floated in mid-air, with eight thick chains hooking one end to the eight corners and the other end inserted into the ground to lock them firmly in place.

Su Yu flew to the top of the sword-testing platform and saw that the white jade sword-testing platform was covered by an inverted light bowl, inside which were four arenas, and people were competing in swordsmanship in each arena.

At the same time, a light screen popped up in front of him, displaying several lines of text, which were the rules of the Sword Testing Arena.

Su Yu glanced at it and quickly grasped the rules.

His gaze swept over the four arenas again, and soon landed on arena number three.

Inside, two men were sparring with swords. Each of them controlled a green and a blue sword light, which intertwined in the air. The ordinary first-tier flying swords were unusually agile in their hands.

The blue and green sword lights crisscrossed, constantly colliding and pressing, accompanied by faint sounds of wind and thunder.

Strike, stab, point, collapse, parry, tease, carry, twist.
Neither of them used any fancy sword techniques; each strike was a basic application of sword style, which made Su Yu's eyes light up.

"These are all experts!"

He himself is the same. He no longer uses sword techniques when leveling up. He rarely uses either the sword techniques that come with the Cold Light Sword Technique or the Thirteen Paths Demon Slaying Sword Technique. He only uses basic sword techniques.

(End of this chapter)