Bronze City Beneath the Three Gorges!

Congratulations. You mastered this swordplay within one month and have been rated an Inheritance Disciple.

Next, the Combat Assessment will begin. Different rewards will be granted according to your performance.

Why was it going straight to the Combat Assessment?

Was it because he was too much of a genius, so the next two learning goals had been skipped?

Gu Ce was a little puzzled.

Just as Gu Ce had said, learning swordplay was nothing simpler for him.

This unnamed swordplay contained no artistic conception. It was only ordinary swordplay, yet at its peak it could reach twenty times force generation, while also providing a defensive amplification.

Compared to the hundredfold force generation that was the highest in the universe, this twentyfold might not count for much, but it still completely crushed any swordplay on Earth.

Gu Ce did not know what the secret manuals the others had encountered were like, but they probably were not as powerful as the one he had learned.

Otherwise, the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade would not be the Blade Technique with the highest force multiplier on Earth.

With Six Eyes, this kind of Basic Level technique was no problem at all for Gu Ce. One day!

In just one day, Gu Ce had completely mastered this set of swordplay!

"Come on. Let me see what this Combat Assessment is like!"

Gu Ce drew the Frost Sword from his back, his gaze sharp as he looked toward a door that had suddenly appeared in a corner of the room.

The door stood wide open!

A robot with an ancient bronze body and a streamlined frame walked in.

The robot's strength is equal to the trial-taker's strength. Please defeat it within one hour. If the time limit is exceeded, it will be deemed a failure, and mandatory extermination will be carried out.

Didn't it say he could stall for time? Why was there extermination too?

Was it because he had learned that swordplay?

Even so, Gu Ce was still full of confidence.

I am invincible among my peers!

The robot's arm turned into a long sword blade, and it used a set of swordplay. Gu Ce recognized at a glance that these were the very things he had just learned.

Clang!

The Frost Sword collided with the robot's arm, and neither could do anything to the other!

Gu Ce abruptly took a step back. In terms of strength alone, this robot was a little stronger than him, but in terms of speed, it was a bit slower than him. That was his advantage!

Whoosh!

In just five short seconds, Gu Ce and the robot clashed dozens of times.

Neither could do anything to the other!

Gu Ce rapidly thought through countermeasures in his mind. This robot's hide was far too tough. So what if he had twentyfold Force Generation Techniques? With his strength alone, it was still difficult to break through its defenses.

What method could break the deadlock?

Gu Ce blocked the robot's attacks, but he increasingly felt that something was off.

This robot... seemed to have also mastered some kind of special movement technique?

The robot's footwork grew more and more practiced. With effortless familiarity, it blocked Gu Ce's attacks. From their initial stalemate, it gradually became the robot suppressing him, and even though Gu Ce was faster, he could not make that advantage count.

This movement technique seemed to be paired with that unnamed swordplay!

Could this be the true test?

Gu Ce's eyes lit up.

Six Eyes completely memorized the robot's movements and replayed them in his mind.

Gu Ce began imitating the robot's movements, and then he discovered that the robot's movement technique seemed, to a certain extent, to conform to the operation of the Origin Laws of Space!

Of course, it was only a slight overlap, but just this overlapping part had already made the robot's movement technique reach a level far beyond Gu Ce's.

Previously, although Gu Ce could observe the operation of the Origin Laws of Space, for him, who was only at the Apprentice Level, having this ability was of little use. He simply found it difficult to understand the mysteries within.

And now, Gu Ce saw hope of making use of this ability of his!

Clang!

The sword blades collided again. This time, although Gu Ce still failed to gain the upper hand, he had returned to an even footing.

Only a few minutes had passed since the battle began, and Gu Ce's stamina was still quite abundant.

Through constant sparring with the robot, imitating and learning its movement technique, he tempered his own swordplay.

Finally!

"Again!" Gu Ce shouted excitedly and swung his sword.

Splash!

Self-created sword move, Wave!

After combining that unnamed swordplay, Longevity Swordplay, and Water Artistic Conception, Gu Ce had finally perfected the first sword move he had created after nearly half an hour of bitter battle!

This sword strike also overpowered the robot for the first time.

Within Huaxia, in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River region.

"War God Gu Hechang, greetings," a young man said politely.

Gu Hechang nodded slightly and looked at the three men in black following behind the young man.

"These three are from the Glory Legion. They are helpers jointly invited by my Wang Family and the Xu Family. Aside from them, our two families will each send one person as well. A total of six people will enter that Ancient Civilization Ruins," the young man introduced.

Gu Hechang had also heard of the Glory Legion. It was a foreign mercenary force, and its leader seemed to also be a Councilor with extraordinary strength.

Among the three, Gu Hechang swept them with a glance. Two Mid-level War Gods, one High-level War God.

Adding in the two Mid-level War Gods from the Wang Family and Xu Family, that made up the main force exploring the ruins this time.

"According to the allocation agreed upon beforehand, you take 25%, my Wang Family and the Xu Family each take 30%, and the remaining 15% is the share of these three. No objections, right?"

"We'll do as you say." Gu Hechang took a deep breath and looked downward.

That ruin was located beneath the surface of the Yangtze River. It was a completely sealed-off ruin. A General from the Wang Family had stumbled into it by mistake and had luckily escaped, after which he passed the news on.

What could be confirmed was that even a General Level fighter who entered that place was in no real danger. For War Gods like them, there should be even less of a problem.

That General from the Wang Family had obtained quite a few precious medicinal herbs from the ruins. It was said that there were even Spirits of Plants and Trees present, but he had not been able to bring them out. This was also the basis for saying that the place was a pharmaceutical factory.

After dawdling for dozens of minutes, the young man brought over some diving equipment, with the War Gods from the two families following behind him.

"War Gods, once you put on this equipment, you can prepare to enter the water."

"The oxygen here is enough to support you underwater for twelve hours."

"I wish you good luck!"

Among this group, the strongest was undoubtedly Gu Hechang, so he also took on the role of Captain.

The six entered the water in unison, and the monsters in the water retreated one after another.

Laser cannons had already been set up on the shore. As long as no King-level Monster appeared, they could all be easily blasted to death by the laser cannons!

Soon, the six arrived deep at the bottom of the water.

A massive Bronze City appeared before them.

"Whew!"

Gu Ce let out a long breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sheathed the Frost Sword.

On the ground, the robot had been cut in half at the waist, exposing the precise mechanical components inside as it lay there twitching incessantly.

Time used: 41 minutes 07 seconds. Evaluation: Excellent.

Trial-taker, congratulations on officially becoming an Inheritance Disciple. You are qualified to receive the final inheritance!

Relying on the Wave Sword Technique, along with that strange movement technique he had learned from the robot, Gu Ce successfully defeated the robot and deepened his understanding of artistic conception, laying a solid foundation for advancing to the Planetary Level and mastering a domain in the future.

Next, the final inheritance trial will begin. Trial-taker, please prepare yourself!