the last king of darkness

Chapter 361 Persistence
The training ground of the temple is very high-end, and there is no shortage of training facilities with various functions. The powerful spiritual protection makes the ground difficult to be destroyed, and the huge area can completely be used by high-level fighters freely.

Rhodes used [-] silver cables to open a top-level training ground.

It is different from other training grounds in that it has two measurement crystals, one can measure the instantaneous fluctuation of spiritual energy, and calculate the consumption of spiritual energy based on it, and the other can estimate the destructive power caused by the attack.

Rhodes tested it. He charged to the limit with his bare hands, and the destructive power of the strongest blow could reach 1000.

The power of the fast star shuttle is 800, and the power of the full star shuttle is about 5000.

The power of the deep sea diver's trident has been increased by about 20%, and the corresponding spiritual energy will be consumed additionally.

Executor's Gloves reduce the time of a fast star shuttle by one-third and increase the power of a full star shuttle by one-third.

What surprised Rhodes was that the psionic energy consumption of a complete star shuttle was only twice that of a fast star shuttle, but its power was more than six times.

It seems that the incomplete star shuttle is indeed incomplete, with high consumption, weak power, and extremely low cost performance.

It should be used as little as possible in the future and cannot be used as the main means of combat.

And the Xinghui long sword condensed with stardust is surprisingly effective. The destructive power of Rhodes' full swing can reach about 2000, which is twice as strong as that of bare hands.

It seems that fighting with the long sword can become my main means.

Rhode thought secretly.

Although condensing a stardust long sword consumes a lot of spiritual energy, it is much more cost-effective than using a star shuttle.

The final test was psionic multiplayer.

Of course, considering that the upper limit of the metering crystal's attack resistance is [-], Rhodes didn't last for a long time.

The initial power of psionic multiplayer is only 500, doubling every two seconds.

It seemed very low, but it exceeded 16000 in the tenth second, enough to break the metering crystal, and Rhodes stopped in the eighth second.

But when he was in the Trident River area back then, the Queen of Worms lasted for a full 22 seconds, and the power of the psionic multiplayer was fully multiplied by 2048 times. If the metering crystal could bear it, then he would see an astonishing number as high as 100 million.

When Rhodes calculated the specific numbers in his mind, he couldn't help being a little speechless.

From this point of view, the worm queen was actually stronger than he had imagined. If he used normal combat methods, he didn't know when he would fight.

Three "very great souls" may be more difficult to obtain than imagined.

Rhodes was slightly worried.

Psionic multiplayer + infinite awakening is a taboo method and cannot be used lightly.

But after thinking about it, the Queen of Worms is just a broken "very great soul", and the Nightmare Lord is a complete "very great soul". Doesn't that prove that the Nightmare Lord is stronger than the Queen of Worms?

It took only four rounds of spiritual blows to kill Dreamland.

Then, isn't the power of the spiritual strike very powerful?

Rhodes was overjoyed immediately.

If I have enough divinity and kill more monsters like the Nightmare Lord, wouldn't I be able to gather three "very great souls" soon?

Hahaha!
As expected of a dream, these 10 points of divinity are not in vain!

Finally, Rhodes tested the eighth star [Phantom of the Wind] that he had just obtained.

As soon as he thought about it, the psychic energy sank into the star and triggered the law with a specific trajectory. Strange fluctuations condensed in front of his eyes, and a translucent phantom appeared in front of him.

It is exactly the same as itself, even the equipment on its body is the same, if it is not a translucent phantom form, it is simply another self.

Rhodes tried it, but the shadow didn't have any intelligence and needed to be under his full control.

When he concentrates, the picture in front of him becomes two halves, one is his vision, the other is the vision of the shadow, and he can completely manipulate the shadow, just like manipulating another self.

Not only various abilities, but even spiritual powers are unimpeded.

Rhodes faintly felt that the shadow had a very wonderful connection with his soul, everything about him seemed to be projected into the shadow, the spiritual energy disappeared out of thin air in his body, gushed out of thin air in the shadow, without any loss, just It was as if the shadow was an extension of his soul.

He uses the shadow to attack the metering crystal, the power is exactly the same as his body.

Rhodes was delighted, one me became two me, doesn't this mean that his strength has doubled?
Not even doubled.

If the monsters are powerful, it is difficult for one of them to parry, but it is different for two of them, one parries in front and one sneaks in behind.

Attacking back and forth, wouldn't the enemy become a sandwich biscuit?
Even psionic multiplayer can be released twice!
If you meet a monster like the Queen of Worms again, maybe you don't need to be furious in the void, and you can directly die!
Haha!

Rhode's blood boiled for a while, just wanting the flame symbol on his collar to light up immediately, adjusting his battle order to a line, and letting him enter the battlefield again.

[Wind Phantom] is simply too strong!

The only disadvantage is that any activity of the shadow needs to consume spiritual energy, which is double that of the main body.

The core is spiritual power!

Psionics is everything!
I want to ignite the ninth star!
Rhodes was excited and worked hard to train swordsmanship in the training ground.

This is the most psionic energy-saving method of combat, and it can cause the most damage with the same psionic energy consumption.

Followed by Star Shuttle.

The lowest is psionic multiplayer.

As powerful as it is, its psionic drain is simply disproportionate.

Now, the total amount of Rhodes' spiritual energy has reached 20 rails. Whether it is [Bitter Blue] or the rocking chair in the House of God, the recovery effect is not obvious.

The only way to recover quickly without too many side effects is to take drugs.

But all kinds of psychic potions and soul red crystals cannot be taken indefinitely. He must carefully calculate every drop of psychic energy and not waste it wantonly.

Practice the sword!

Long swords and great swords are my main fighting methods!
A real man wants to kill monsters face to face.

Psionic cannons and psychic missiles are all cowardly actions, so I don't use them!

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In the training ground, the sound of howling sword wind kept ringing, and Rhodes used two things at once, controlling himself and phantom practice at the same time, so as to adapt to the use of [Wind Phantom] as soon as possible.

With the bonus of [Sense of God], Rhodes adapted quickly, and in just a moment, he was able to control the phantom to fight with himself.

When he was immersed in the thrill of his rapid strength growth, a voice interrupted him.

"It's not right for you to practice like this."

Rhodes stopped and turned his head to look. It turned out to be an old man standing on the sidelines, looking at him with piercing eyes.

"excuse me, you are?"

The old man was wrinkled and looked very old, but he was hale and hearty, with a straight back and a very ordinary gait, but Rhodes could faintly feel the killing intent in it, so he asked.

"My name is Galen." The old man said calmly, "I am good at using swords, short swords, straight swords, curved swords, big swords, and extra-large swords, all of which are within my domain."

He stepped forward and stepped into the arena.

"Your movements are very proficient, like a veteran who has practiced for decades, but there is no god, not a master."

Rhode's heart trembled, his skills had indeed reached their peak very early, and the super learning ability bestowed on him by [God's Sense] allowed him to master almost all mid-level and high-level combat skills and memorize them thoroughly.

But I don't know why, when used on the battlefield, the effect is not very good, and many fighters with weaker skills than him can exert greater power than him.

He asked politely: "Your Excellency Galen, what should I do?"

The old man glanced at him: "They all call me Master Galen."

"Master, what should I do?"

The old man raised his wrist, and Rhodes tactfully handed over the Stardust sword.

"The sword is not bad."

The old man praised.

"I really envy you for having such a soul creation."

He turned his wrist, and the long sword drew a dazzling trajectory in the air.

After just turning around a few times, Rhodes clearly felt that the old man had become different, but he couldn't tell what was different.

"Alright!"

The old man drew out his sword quickly, and the long sword slashed on the metering crystal without skill.

boom!
The two metering crystals displayed two numbers respectively.

1345 thousand ticks, this is his instantaneous psionic strength, which is exactly the same as his own.

3911, this is the destructive power caused by his sword.

Rhodes opened his mouth wide, how could there be such a difference?
The old man's power-strength skills are indeed superb, but at most he is better than himself by half a line.

A few hundred more is acceptable, but what's going on when it's doubled?

The old man seemed to know what Rhodes was thinking, and said calmly: "The difference lies in God."

Rhodes looked at him with puzzled eyes.

The old man continued: "The power of a sword's edge lies in its strength, and the strength depends on its psionic power."

"The spirit in the turbulent state can be transformed into power according to your will, and bear the impact of power."

"It plays a role in every moment of your sword swing. Every time particle, your spiritual energy is pushing your arm. Hundreds of millions of time particles come down, and your sword strikes."

"However, in each particle of time, your power is not perfect, and a lot of power is wasted."

"It is impossible for you to achieve perfection in every moment. Except for the real gods, no one has such ability."

"So, what you need to rely on at this time is your instinct, your feeling, and your god."

"Skills only determine your lower limit, and your god determines your upper limit."

At this moment, Rhodes felt as if a door to a new world opened before his eyes.

Many doubts that had troubled my heart for a long time suddenly became clear.

No wonder he made no progress no matter how hard he practiced.

[Sense of God] Sure enough, there are still great limitations, and it does not allow him to obtain the true wisdom of God.

"What should I do?" Rhodes asked hurriedly.

"Use your soul to swing the sword, not your hands." The old man said lightly.

Rhode suddenly realized.

"I understand! When swinging a sword, it's all about emotion, not skill!"

There was a flash of light in the old man's eyes, and he raised his eyes for the first time, as if he was looking at Rhodes.

And he has fallen into a frenzy, slashing at the metering crystal with a long sword in his hand.

501
571
301
……

The power did not increase, but dropped significantly.

The old man said calmly: "Don't think you are training. The one in front of you is a monster. It killed your parents, relatives and friends. You want revenge."

boom!
1024
The power was less than half of what it was before, but Rhodes turned his head with ecstasy: "I did it! I feel it!"

The old man said flatly: "Very good, continue."

But his hands were clenched tightly, showing that his heart was not as calm as the surface.

Rhodes excitedly continued to devote himself to training.

"Hahaha, I'm invincible!"

"Die! Harmful insects, I will kill you all!"

"Ah, my wife! You died so badly, I want revenge!"

The number representing destructive power climbed steadily, and soon surpassed the peak of skill.

The old man's hands trembled a little and he had to hold them together.

After Rhodes was identified as a genius with the [Strong] mark, the Kingworth Society began to discuss his training plan.

The old Sword Saint Galen, who confirmed Rhode's genius status with the final word, naturally became the first teacher to implement the plan.

He originally didn't intend to teach Rhodes to use a sword. After all, Rhodes has always been known for his strange and diverse abilities, and he doesn't focus on close combat.

It was only after seeing Rhodes using a sword in the training ground that he came to teach him master-level fighting skills.

But I didn't expect this little guy to learn so quickly. He obviously didn't have any insight, but in a flash, he actually mastered the skills of soul fighting.

Generally speaking, it takes a month for a genius to get started, and it takes a year or even several years for a genius with less qualifications.

And he only took tens of seconds.

It's a miracle.

And this kind of miracle, Galen has only seen one person.

Alan.

Galen's hands shook even more, and he had to hold his back behind his back.

He is already old, his soul is severely corroded, and it is difficult for him to go to the battlefield again. His greatest long-cherished wish in this life is to be able to cultivate another human hero.

And the person in front of him is hope.

Galen made up his mind in an instant, and must tap his full potential.

In the next period of time, the old Sword Saint Galen corrected every detail of Rhodes in the most severe state.

Fighting with the soul does not mean giving up skills and reason, but integrating skills, reason, and logic into the soul to achieve a state of selflessness.

This requires long-term training and meditation, and it needs to be experienced and comprehended in accumulated battles.

Every point of comprehension is a point of fighting power.

Old Sword Saint Galen told Rhodes.

When you strike a blow, if there is a distinct discomfort in your soul, you need to weed out that feeling.

If the soul feels natural, remember this feeling.

Remember the correct ones, eliminate the weak ones, and eventually become infinitely stronger.

Rhodes was overjoyed, and bowed deeply to the old man: "Thank you Master Galen for your guidance, I have reached the threshold!"

Galen said lightly: "Little guy, there is still a long way to go. In a real battle, the power of the sword is only the simplest link. Your steps, body shape, and every movement of yours can be more optimal." .”

"What's more difficult is fighting in a complicated and dangerous situation. At every moment, you are faced with countless possibilities. How to make the most correct choice is the real realm of God."

"It's difficult to exercise and impossible to learn. There can't be two identical battles in this world. You can't obtain this ability through imitation. You can only fight non-stop to hone your fighting intuition and trigger the battle at critical moments. inspiration."

Rhodes asked curiously: "Can anyone do this?"

Galen replied briefly, "Yes."

"Who?"

"Alan."

"He is an incredible miracle, an unrepeatable genius, and his intuition for combat is unimaginable to us. He can defeat many enemies that we seem to be invincible, and the price paid is far less than expected."

Rhodes scratched the back of his head. Alan was too powerful and was too far away from him. He asked, "Are there any in the new generation?"

Unexpectedly, Galen still replied: "Yes."

"Who?"

"You know the golden shining Valkyrie, Teresa."

Rhodes widened his eyes: "Her?"

Galen nodded: "You used to be in the special class of the secret branch, but at that time, you couldn't feel Teresa's specialness. Now that you have all entered the Temple of Fire, I believe that in the not-too-distant future , you will deeply feel her fighting art."

He paused and continued.

"After all, you are all my students."

Rhodes was startled: "Alan too?"

The wrinkles on Galen's face bloomed layer by layer, and his plain voice couldn't conceal the pride in his words: "Yes."

"Uh, but, I remember Teresa is a student of Teacher Sauron."

Galen said flatly, "Sauron is also my student."

puff!
So did that shameless voyeur!
"Do you have any students?"

Galen thought for a while, and his face was inexplicably sad: "Yes, the undefeated Jessica, she is very special. After her magic power is released, her awakened form is a lizard. Due to some special reasons, she cannot Use your soul to fight and become my student, just to learn the fighting skills of the Six Swords Style."

Rhodes was dumbfounded, isn't Jessica Annabelle's "sisters"?

He also met once in the hidden branch, and only remembered her super beautiful face and great figure.

"Okay, asking around won't help you, keep training!"

"Yes! Master Galen!"

In this way, under the guidance of Galen, Rhodes fully trained all the most advanced skills in close combat.

It wasn't until now that Rhodes deeply felt how weak he was before.

If it weren't for those powerful abilities and creations, it would be impossible to go so far.

[Sense of God] Finally found the direction to work hard, Rhodes frantically absorbed higher-end combat experience like a sponge, and grew at an unprecedented speed.

Not only that, Galen is indeed a master figure known as the old sword master. He improved his combat system according to Rhodes' various abilities, allowing him to fight longer, more rationally, and more efficiently.

Most importantly, he can also choose equipment for him.

"Although your stardust long sword is easy to use, its durability is too low. It consumes a lot of spiritual power in high-intensity battles. If you need to fight for a long time, this is a fatal flaw. You should choose a weapon."

"This Starry Night is the best for you."

"It comes from the Starry Kingdom, and was personally forged by the Starry Queen using the power of the stars. The material is star marrow, and the core is source matter. It has a strong soul extension."

The long sword "Starry Night" is very beautiful, the hilt is dark purple like the night sky, and the blade is as clear as stars.

Rhodes fell in love with it as soon as he got started.

What is even more unexpected is that due to the particularity brought by the source matter of "Starry Night", it can be regarded as an extension of Rhodes' soul.

In other words, Rhodes can launch star shuttles on the tip of the sword, and can also shoot psionic multiplayers.

This made Rhodes fall in love with it completely, but the problem is that "Starry Night" is the only legendary weapon, and it needs 150 hall badges to exchange it.

And including the gift from Armando, Rhodes only has 75 pieces in total.

However, since he is a new star, this weapon has greatly improved him. Under Galen's proposal, the Temple of Fire owed 75 badges on credit and issued them to him in advance.

Rhodes who got the "Starry Night" couldn't close his mouth with a smile. In the following training, he completely felt that his whole body had been completely reborn, and his persistent combat ability increased dramatically.

At this moment, Rhode finally felt that he had become a high-level combatant who could stand on his own.

He was extremely looking forward to the next combat mission arranged by the Temple of Fire.

I'm already hungry and thirsty!

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deadly.

Fortress of Courage.

Qingyu, the candidate for the king, stood on the city wall, looked at the overwhelming ghosts in the distance, and murmured: "What should I do?"

"There are so many different ghosts, you can't kill them all."

"It would be great if Alan could come... No, no, it's impossible, it's Teresa and Jessica."

At this time, the white wolf walked over with great strides.

"Your Highness! News from Wangcheng, supporters have been confirmed and will arrive soon."

Ah Luo hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"

"The undefeated Jessica, the black idiot Rhodes."

Qingyu and Aluo smiled at the same time.

"It's Little Rhodes, long time no see."

"Yeah, Rhodes is here! We must be able to kill those nasty White Walkers!"

White Wolf shook his head: "Jessica is the key, Rhodes is useless."

A Luo glared: "You are not allowed to say that, little Rhodes is super useful."

White Wolf said in a deep voice: "Rhode does have a lot of abilities, but he is not durable, all of them are explosive attacks. It is useless to fight against the ghosts. It needs the ability to fight persistently. I will write back to Wangcheng to replace him."

"Do not."

Qing Yu shook her head.

"Let him come."

White Wolf asked coldly: "Why? Your Highness, you should be very clear that this battle is related to your future destiny."

"I believe in him."

"Believe in what?"

Qing Yu smiled slightly.

"Trust he's durable."

(End of this chapter)