Chapter 1366: Moving forward Together!
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
It had only taken forty-seven minutes for the first of the Seven Star Steles to fall!
“Hurrah!”
Ardent cheers erupted from the base as the Dragoons buzzed with excitement!
Forty-seven minutes! Not only had he broken the fastest record in history, Xia Fei had set his own unimaginable record!
In the past, a speed expert of the Dragoons had broken through in twelve hours and set a record. After that, this mysterious foe had gotten through in eight hours and set a new record. Now, Xia Fei had come and instantly made that eight-hour record old news! He had set an unprecedented record of forty-seven minutes!
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“Forty-seven minutes! Forty-seven minutes! Speed types really are the most heaven-defying existences in the universe! To think that he would be this formidable!”
“I feel like Xia Fei really might be able to overcome these heavenly stairs and conquer the Seven Star Steles in one go!”
“I believe it, too! I can’t even imagine what conquering the Seven Star Steles would look like!”
The Dragoons chattered excitedly, all of them anticipating Xia Fei rising to the very apex!
“With Xia Fei going all-out, we can’t fall behind!”
“Right! We have to hold the Seven Star Steles until Xia Fei comes out!”
“We can’t let those wicked dragons get close! Absolutely not!”
Xia Fei had broken through the first trial with astonishing speed, setting off a chain reaction. All levels of the army were encouraged by his performance and made up their minds to hold the fortress.
In their excitement, everyone speculated as to what method Xia Fei had used to so quickly overcome the first trial.
Those who knew Xia Fei all had weird expressions. Deep down, they knew that Xia Fei hadn’t used any proper method, but a crazy one!
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Rumble…!
The Seven Star Steles! The combined might of Xia Fei’s group had blasted open the door to the second level!
Without looking back, Xia Fei strode through. Behind him, the warriors were still waiting for Xia Fei to choose a side, but Xia Fei had ended up ignoring them and using brute force to open the door to the second level, walking straight on through!
Dumbfounding!
Everyone was dumbfounded! The rules of the Seven Star Steles had been utterly broken!
The scene behind Xia Fei disappeared,turning back to its empty appearance. As for that Door of Good and Evil, it had turned into a wall.
Xia Fei had already entered the second of the Seven Star Steles. This place was clearly larger than the first. The Seven Star Steles were designed like a set of cloud-ascending stairs, each one taller than the last. Xia Geng looked up and saw that the roof was like a crescent moon set in pitch-black.
Perhaps because Xia Fei’s method had been too crazy, the Seven Star Steles system had become dysfunctional. After waiting for a while without hearing that voice, Xia Fei opened his spatial ring and looked at the weird cactus.
Before Xia Fei left, Chu Jingfeng had insisted that Xia Fei take the still-unripe plant, several Jade Dragon Frosts, and some other plants with various functions.
Xia Fei knew that Chu Jingfeng had done this because he feared Xia Fei would end up locked up in the Seven Star Steles, in which case these rare plants had powerful medicinal uses and might be able to help Xia Fei in a dire moment. As for that weird cactus, it was Xia Fei’s in the first place, and it would ripen in another two days. Xia Fei was looking forward to seeing what sort of fruit it would produce.
That elderly voice finally spoke, “First trial passed. Second trial beginning in one minute.”
Radix almost fell over. He said in a weird voice, “So that way works, too! Since you don’t need to follow the rules, why even make the rules in the first place!?”
Xia Fei replied grimly, “First of all, rules exist to be broken! Secondly, if no rules have been made, they can’t be broken!”
Radix shook his head and sighed. Being with Xia Fei was fine for everything else. It was just his unconventional personality that left one constantly worried.
After a pause, Xia Fei added, “Most importantly, if I followed the rules, I would definitely lose! I’ve done the calculations. Even if I move at my limit of nearly 200 million meters per second, I wouldn’t be able to catch up to that person who entered before us! They’re very strong!”
Radix was stunned. “Are you sure? Even though you’re the fastest person in the universe, you still wouldn’t be faster than that person!?”
“I’m certain,” Xia Fei raised an eyebrow and said, “That person used eight hours to beat the first trial, and I would also need around eight hours. If we calculate it that way, I would never be able to catch up to him.”
Radix exhaled. This wasn’t just a matter of time. It was also an indicator that his opponent was very strong!
There was no doubt that there could be only one victor. Even if Xia Fei used his absurd methods to get ahead of that other person, he still might have to have a battle to the death with that person on the last stretch!
It was fraught with danger! Besides the Seven Star Steles, he also had to deal with this powerful and completely unknown enemy!
There were rumblings as the one-minute countdown ended, and the Second Star Stele underwent a massive transformation! Countless winged monsters appeared! They had the bodies of monkeys and the wings of dragons!
Each monster was more than ten meters long and could move about swiftly with its wings.
These monsters were divided into groups, black and white.
The elderly voice spoke again, telling Xia Fei to choose a side, declaring that the white flying monkeys were the good side and the black flying monkeys were the evil side.
This was a strange situation. One had to choose a side for each trial? And the sides were very distinct!
The first trial had been gods and demons, and the second had been good and evil, so what would the third trial have? Did the Seven Star Steles exist to confirm whether one was good or evil?
“Ocular cognition! Origin of Heaven! Activate!”
Xia Fei used his ocular cognition to inspect the door to the third level. It was much like the door on the first level. On one side was a white monkey and on the other was a black monkey, and where the mouth should be was the door.
Pressing his hand against the white teeth, Xia Fei frowned and grunted, “Law of Primal Chaos!”
There was a boom as the Law of Primal Chaos’s unreasonable power erupted forth! One strike didn’t do it, but it managed to create a small opening in the white teeth that were blocking Xia Fei’s advance.
Smiling wickedly, Xia Fei said, “Just as expected! This door can also be blasted open! It will just take a little more time and energy compared to the first level.”
“Again!?” Radix slapped his forehead, inwardly worried.
“What are you standing around for! Open it up already!” Xia Fei shouted at him. Xia Fei took out the Fiend King Scepter, pouring in two million units of spirit power!
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Four hours later…
“Look there! Xia Fei has passed the second level of the Seven Star Steles!” The thunderous voice drew everyone’s attention.
Everyone quickly turned their heads and saw that a black star had lit up on the third stone stele!
Perhaps because Xia Fei wasn’t using the normal methods to pass, Xia Fei had a black star, while the mysterious foe had a white star.
But nobody noticed the difference between black and white. So long as one could pass the Seven Star Steles, who cared about the color!?
Currently, the third stele had two stars lit up at the same time. Xia Fei had entered the Seven Star Steles twenty hours later than his competition, but he had needed only five hours to catch up!
“Incredible! It’s too incredible! Normally, speed is an invincible power, but even so, Xia Fei’s trial-beating speed is still too fast! How is this possible!? How could he catch up in five hours!? What method is he using!?” Nalan Wufa cried out in shock. Everyone was flabbergasted by what they were seeing.
Xia Guanghai laughed and said smugly, “That is the strongest Fiend of our clan! I guarantee that Xia Fei is going crazy inside the Seven Star Steles. He’s someone who can never be analyzed using common sense!”
The Skywing Wolves were all very excited. After all, Xia Fei was their brother!
Suddenly, the white star went out, and at the same time, the fourth stele lit up!
“Eh? That guy is getting faster! He needed only six hours to pass the third trial! Xia Fei still hasn’t caught up to him!”
“What a pity! He was only a little behind!”
Everyone was fuming for Xia Fei’s sake. He had been only a step away from catching up to his foe, but his foe had still managed to get one step ahead!
“There’s no need to rush. So long as Xia Fei maintains his current speed, he’ll catch up eventually, perhaps even surpass him!” Xia Gucheng narrowed his eyes and said. “It seems the enemy knows that Xia Fei is chasing them, so they’re going as fast as they can!
“But don’t forget that this is also a form of immense psychological pressure! Knowing that someone is chasing them and then desperately sprinting will use up enormous amounts of energy and create a heavy mental burden!”
Oro exclaimed in agreement, “That’s right! Xia Fei is so evil! He must have realized that his opponent would change his behavior, so he might have come up with some sort of wicked plan! Based on my experience, any enemy that Xia Fei has marked will have a gruesome end!”
Everyone laughed, showing that they were extremely confident in Xia Fei!
After all, there was no doubt that Xia Fei had gotten through the first two trials in five hours. His strength could not be questioned!
Chu Jingfeng, Sunlight, and Nalan Wufa silently returned to the command center, but there was little excitement on their faces.
“We can’t damage the morale of the army. Everyone is nervously getting ready for battle, so morale is of utmost importance to us!” Nalan Wufa said grimly.
A little thought would make one realize what was wrong. The enemy had overcome the second trial in twelve hours, but after noticing Xia Fei, they had needed only six hours to get through the third trial. This meant that they still had strength to work with!
This enemy was extraordinarily strong! They hadn’t been using all their strength, choosing to preserve it, but if he was operating at full power, he could be even faster!
An unprecedentedly fierce competition was unfolding, one for which there was no going back!
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After six hours, Xia Fei passed the third trial!
After ten hours, the enemy passed the fourth trial!
After nine hours, Xia Fei passed the fourth trial!
After twelve hours, the enemy passed the fifth trial!
After eleven hours, Xia Fei passed the fifth trial!
After another eighteen hours, Xia Fei and that unknown foe entered the sixth trial at almost the same second!
It had been forty hours since Xia Fei had entered the Seven Star Steles, and they were now even, moving forward together!
It was now time to see who would beat the sixth trial first and enter the final stele!
