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Chapter 661: Chapter 661: Duan Wudi

Song Jian glanced at his own status and found that after taking on the trial, his Pet Space had been directly sealed. He had lost all contact with his pets; whether it was the Black Dragon that could not be summoned in this world, or the small stone man who was recovering from its injuries in a deep slumber, he could not reach any of them;

His Follower “Asia” could no longer send him any messages; he was also unable to transmit any messages in this world;

The Blood Pool Summoning Skill was sealed too. But even without the seal, a group of blood birds, blood corpses and blood wolves, without any first-grade combat power, most likely couldn’t provide much assistance;

“Please choose the trial target you want to defeat!” The voice sounded again, as if urging him to make a selection quickly.

Song Jian turned his gaze toward the statues in the hall. Though these statues were all of formidable swordsmen, there would certainly be differences in their capabilities. Even if their strength was at the same level, the sword techniques they excelled at could never be identical. If he could select a target that he could counter, the fight would undoubtedly be much easier;

Song Jian looked over each of these statues in turn;

“Kuto, Human, born in Dark History year 1187, died in Light History year 117, devoted his life to the liberation movement of the world, killed 7,900 aliens, known as ‘Nightmare of Aliens’, skilled in sword techniques – Wailing Sword, Ten Directions Strangling Sword Technique, etc. His swordsmanship is bold and confident, and it’s especially suitable for battlefield environments…”

“Wu Luer, Beastman of the Fox Clan, Sword Saint, born in Dark History 1153, died in Light History 120, skilled in Beast Blade Roar, Spirit Flash Sword Skill, etc. His swordsmanship is as fast as lightning, with an offensive as thunderous, extremely fast, suitable for close combat…”

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As Song Jian approached each statue, the information about the statue’s past life would appear in his mind. From these details, he could understand the sword techniques used by the statue and the style of its swordsmanship;

After checking out seven or eight statues, Song Jian came to the last one.

The material used for this statue was the poorest, but it was the most intricately carved one. Each detail was brought to life, as if it wanted people to recognize it at first glance.

“The armor this man is wearing looks somewhat familiar…” Song Jian inspected the statue from head to toe and began to read its information.

“Duan Wudi, an alien, arrived in Light History year 101, disappeared in Light History year 105, killed seventy-eight powerful figures with the title of Sword Saint. His most famous battle was the one after his alien identity was revealed, where he was ambushed by hundreds of Sword Saints, but managed to escape by killing more than ten people at the cost of sustaining severe injuries. This battle was dubiously known as the Battle of Shame. He was adept at the sword techniques – Dugu’s Nine Swords, Formation Breaking Blade, Middle Rushing Sword Finger, Young Merchant Sword Finger, Sword Twenty-Three…”

“Duan Wudi, an alien? Is this… an NPC from the game world?” A wry smile spread across Song Jian’s face, surprised that among his trial targets, there was someone from his own world, and also an NPC.

“This man’s surname is Duan too, I wonder if he has any connection with my Combat Mentor Duan Jian….” Song Jian thought secretly: “Even if he did, he probably wouldn’t know who Duan Jian is, given the age difference, Duan Jian might be centuries apart from him…”

“Well, let’s choose him then. After all, we both come from the same place. He’s a fellow townsman.” Song Jian muttered to himself, choosing the statue in front of him, named Duan Wudi;

“Do you confirm your trial target?”

“Confirm!”

Cra-ck Cra-ck Cra-ck~

An echoing series of cracking sounds rang out, and the statue of Duan Wudi began to reveal spiderweb-like fractures on its surface. In no time at all, with a loud boom, Duan Wudi’s statue exploded into pieces. In its place, a figure began to slowly transition from illusion to reality.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, can’t you guys who come for class advancement not choose me every time?” Amongst the rubble, a figure that seemed rather flustered appeared in front of Song Jian.

“Did an alien eat your rice? You choose me every time during class advancement. Do you think I’m easy to bully?” A fairly young man, who was the spitting image of Duan Wudi’s statue, appeared in front of Song Jian.

“Senior!” Song Jian saluted with his fists.

“Huh?” Duan Wudi was taken aback as he carefully examined Song Jian.

“Haha, you’re just like me, you’re also…” Duan Wudi pointed at Song Jian and started to laugh uproariously;

“I didn’t expect, truly didn’t expect, that I’d meet someone from the same world here…” Holding his belly, laughter brought tears to Duan Wudi’s eyes.

“Oh my, this is hilarious. I wonder if those who placed me in the Trial Hall ever expected this day to come, that an alien would enter the Trial Hall. I wish I could see their faces!” Duan Wudi leaned on his knees, laughing for quite a while before finally stopping.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Senior, are you being imprisoned here? Do you need me to help you get out of here?” Song Jian asked.

Apparently, this man’s existence had been a trial target for a long time, and Song Jian wasn’t sure how many years he had been here. However, it should have been several centuries at least;

“No need, I am just a fraction of Duan Wudi!” The man in front of him waved his hand and said: “When they severely injured Duan Wudi in the past, they used a secret method to extract a piece of his spirit and created me. As soon as I leave this hall, I will disappear.”

“Then, Senior, shall we start?” Song Jian made a fist with one hand and placed it in the palm of the other hand, “Please show mercy!”

“Come on, show me your most powerful sword attack. Let me see what level of strength the youths of our world are at now!” Duan Wudi adopted a pose with a sword in his right hand, the tip of the sword pointing down, while his left hand was held behind his back. He had a smile on his face, the demeanor of a grandmaster, appearing to be an enlightened being.

“Well, I won’t be polite then!” With a thought, Song Jian activated the Immortal Sword Body immediately, and his aura soared;

“Ten Thousand Facets Sword Technique, First Style, Twilight Snow!” With a soft shout, the Invisible Sword Qi within Song Jian’s body, in an instant, all rushed towards the Crimson Fire Heart Ape Sword in his right arm;

The entire hall was covered in a thin layer of frost, snow actually began to fall from the ceiling of the hall. In no time, the hall was filled with snow, and the temperature dropped by twenty to thirty degrees;

“The Ten Thousand Facets Sword Technique? Haha, this was that old man’s most powerful sword maneuver, and you’ve learned it?” A surprised look appeared in Duan Wudi’s eyes. At this moment, his feet were deeply buried in the snow, and his legs from the knee down were encased in thick ice, completely immobilized;

Song Jian’s figure had disappeared in the heavy snow. Now, at this moment, all the snow in the sky was rapidly converging onto Duan Wudi, with each snowflake made from condensed Sword Qi;

“You’ve mastered it somewhat…” Duan Wudi still maintained the light smile on his face. Watching the snowflakes rushing towards him from all directions, the next moment, the long sword in his hand suddenly began to whirl;

“Dugu’s Nine Swords, Arrow Breaking Style!” With a soft cry, vibrant Sword Qi suddenly began to shine within a three-foot radius around Duan Wudi. His figure began to move correspondingly, but only the part of his body from the waist up. His feet remained stuck in the ice and snow.

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