Twelve days later.
At the edge of the Parasitic Forest Sea, a Ancient Main Road that was tens of kilometers long finally tore apart the entanglement of black vines that obscured the sky amidst the continuous sound of blasting and logging.
The towering ancient tree-like pillars on both sides are still standing, but the suction mouth of Primordial Membrane along this corridor has been cut off section by section. The army of Divine Body Weaver walked in an orderly manner on the flattened dark red film surface, and the heavy transport convoy roared forward, no longer needing to stop every few hundred meters to clear the way.
And on the open and flat cliff Weathered Dead Shell behind.
[Vanguard Across the Realm] Standing quietly in the long wind.
In the rubble at his feet, spider web-like cracks left by the tearing of Spatial Turbulence were densely packed and intertwined.
[Thunder King] sat a hundred meters away holding the Thunderclap Staff that he dared not easily activate with all his strength. He rarely put away his usual jokes and just watched silently as [Vanguard Across the Realm] slowly bent over and placed the [Origin Fang], which was almost integrated with his soul, and the dark scabbard steadily beside him.
For these twelve days, [Vanguard Across the Realm]'s routine was as rigid as a precise biochemical clock.
Lead the charge, cut off the main roots, strangle the Tier Three parasitic behemoth that slipped through the net, and escort the logistics and repair teams to change defenses;
As soon as the mission was completed, he retreated alone to this undisturbed Weathered Dead Shell, closed his eyes and deduced, risking his life.
When you are extremely tired, you will log off and go to sleep. When you wake up, you will immediately go online and draw your sword.
[Thunder King] I have witnessed his most tragic attempt--
The whole person staggered out of the twisted Void crack, and his right arm was supported on the weathered rock wall. For five minutes, the five fingers holding the knife spasmed into a fist due to excessive stimulation, and could not be opened again.
[Thunder King] asked him at that time, "Are you still forcing Void energy into your body?"
[Vanguard Across the Realm] just shook his head silently:
"The energy can be recovered, but the physical body... can't keep up."
That time, [Vanguard Across the Realm] put down the knife and began to readjust his body circulation with his bare hands.
From the moment he first stepped into Tier Three, [Rift-Breaking Breathing Technique] gave him elusive and terrifying mobility. He could step into a gap and span dozens of kilometers in one step. He could thrust and thrust a dozen times in succession amidst the light and shadow of swords, and charge in and out of the enemy in elusive directions.
Speed, distance, and the sharpness of the annihilating sword light all reach their peak in actual combat.
But--
Whenever he tries to stop in Void Warp, his body's circulation will lose its original stability, urging him to immediately reselect the landing point and return to the space where the divine body is!
He once tried to force the brakes to stop in Void.
For the first time, just as his consciousness hesitated for a moment in Dimensional Rift, the sensations on his back and arms peeled off inch by inch as if the signal was disconnected. The whole person was forced to exit the crack and staggered back to the original place due to the impact of cyclic instability, and the long knife almost flew away;
The second time, he used a massive amount of psychic energy to forcefully maintain it. His body was indeed stagnant for a thousandth of a second longer, but the Psionic Circulation in his body that maintained the connection throughout the body was out of rhythm. After landing, the muscles in his legs spasmed and he couldn't get up for a long time.
To force strength into the body is completely the opposite.
[Vanguard Across the Realm]Slowly raised his empty right hand.
The tip of his index finger trembled slightly, and the air in front of him formed a circle of tiny wrinkles like water waves. He gently inserted his fingertip into the crack of nothingness, and then calmly withdrew it in a millisecond.
The flesh and blood are intact and the perception is clear.
Then a whole finger, half a palm, a whole wrist...
He is no longer greedy for the vast distance across space. In the past few days, every time he teleports, the landing point is always limited to less than three steps in front of him!
It was during this micro-operation that was so close at hand that he finally grasped the fatal knot that had blocked him for countless long nights -
He is doing two completely opposite things that are at odds with each other.
His consciousness wanted to pause temporarily in the transitional changes;
However, his flesh and blood still relies on the circulation of instantaneous entry and exit. Once it stops, it rushes back to a stable landing point.
If you force your will to suppress this instability, it won't last long.
"Void is not the enemy's sword..."
[Vanguard Across the Realm] murmured, his eyes getting deeper and deeper in the breeze:
"Void... It is the gap through which all things breathe."
He no longer fights against the instinct of the physical body, but uses [Rift-Breaking Breathing] as a guide, like mercury pouring down the ground, guiding every drop of warm blood and every tendon in his body to actively accept and embrace the cold dimensional fluctuations.
Synchronized breathing and trembling at the same frequency.
From the palms, it spreads to the entire forearm; from the shoulders, it penetrates into the chest and abdomen.
Buzz.
The attribute light curtain flashed before my eyes.
[Level: LV.79(100%)].
The Tier Four Sequence field is still gray. The Divine Body Awakening conditions that were prompted at Tier Three have not yet been met, and the new genetic talent will not be directly sent to him.
But the corner of [Vanguard Across the Realm]'s mouth slowly curved into a calm and indifferent arc at this moment.
The previous strategy was a map, but this step... he has reached the end on his own feet.
"Old Lei, keep an eye on it."
"The video is always on." [Thunder King] straightened up seriously.
[Vanguard Across the Realm] looked calm and took one step forward.
Phew--!
A deep and pure purple-black Void glow quietly rose from his body. His flesh and blood body did not turn into a dazzling Thunderstorm like [Thunder King]. Instead, in the gentle ripples of light, it was like ink droplets melting into rice paper, slowly fading away and dissolving into the real dimension.
Normally, in the next microsecond, he would have broken the ground and appeared three steps away.
But this time--
A whole breath passed, and there was no sound of breaking through the air in Void.
His figure completely disappeared from its original position.
However, in the life state shared by the same team, [Vanguard Across the Realm]'s life fluctuations are still stable. In the short and quiet communication, his voice came back. "I am still here."
The heart is beating in Void, and the five fingers are slightly flexed in the dimension.
There is no suffocation, no tearing, and no horror of being out of control and disconnected!
He could clearly feel that Void spiritual energy was flowing back and forth throughout his body with Rift-Breaking Breathing. The flesh and blood that had adapted to this power finally kept up with the same rhythm, stabilizing the connection between body, consciousness and spiritual energy in this short Void change!
You don't have to stand with your feet in the mud to be alive.
Entering Void, I am still alive!
Buzz----!!
Nothingness vibrates, and ripples rise suddenly.
On the flat ground of the dead shell less than three steps away from its original position, a deep and noble dark purple halo bloomed like a lotus.
[Vanguard Across the Realm] Taking one step forward, his boots stepped firmly onto the hard stone ground.
He wears hunting robes and looks calm.
The physical distance of those few steps is ridiculously small;
However, the pressure of life emanating from his body was like the supreme king stepping out from Abyssal Depths. The purple-black halo slowly gathered along the fingertips, and the nearby airflow was also slightly distorted!
Ding--!!
The clear and piercing sacred golden roar detonated brazenly in the sky of the entire war zone:
[Server-Wide Milestone refreshed: The second Tier Four player was born!]
[Congratulations to player [Vanguard Across the Realm] for completing Tier Four Life Evolution!]
[Current level: LV.80.]
[Current rank: Tier Four.]
[Current occupation: Void Walker.]
[Thunder King] The whole person jumped up from the boulder, his eyes widened:
"What the hell... has it happened?!"
"It's done."
[Vanguard Across the Realm] Slowly raised his hand, clenched his five fingers into a virtual fist in Void, and the purple-black halo flowing between the fingers converged and disappeared inward as he pleased.
The consumption of staying in Void for an entire breath just now was extremely staggering, and nearly 10% of the spiritual energy reserve in the body was consumed.
Even a slight stray ray of Tier Four Lightning from [Thunder King]'s body will cause the space on his body to twist and stir slightly.
Tier Four is by no means omniscient and omnipotent.
But--
The calmness and control of no longer having to rush to find a landing place, but letting him decide when to take the initiative to step out of his short stay, has been completely engraved into the depths of his soul!
[Thunder King] strode forward, looked at [Vanguard Across the Realm]'s stern face that could no longer suppress the ecstasy, punched his hard shoulder armor hard, gritted his teeth and cursed:
"Fuck! You were jealous of me just a few days ago, and now we're even with you? Are you cheating in melee combat?"
[Vanguard Across the Realm] Picked up the long knife on the ground with his backhand, put the scabbard firmly back on his waist, glanced at him sideways, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly:
"Who told you to walk slowly?"
That afternoon, we were at the forefront of Linhai Main Road.
The roar of Berserk tore through the canyon, and the last melee hundred-man team responsible for clearing ground obstacles slid down the side slope in disgrace, covered in blood.
Tens of meters above their heads, a huge Epiphytic Vine Pillar spanned nearly a kilometer. Although the bottom was cut off, several thick nooses entangled at the top were still pulling on the mountain wall, blocking the only path for the Heavy Assault Mech bulldozer.
Phew!
The miniature Flight Wings stretched in the strong wind, and [Vanguard Across the Realm] stepped firmly on the fractured shell platform suspended on the flank with one foot.
[Origin Fang]Get out of the sheath brazenly!
This time, he did not Berserk pour all his spiritual energy into it, but instead wrapped the vast Tier Four Void spiritual energy around the blade as precisely and docilely as silk thread.
The long sword cuts through the air and slashes diagonally!
[Void Control·Blade of Annihilation]!!
Tsk--!!
Not even the tiniest bit of piercing explosions of gold and iron were aroused.
An absolutely black line spanning hundreds of meters flashed in mid-air, as if the light in that entire area had been wiped out out of thin air!
Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen thick vines that were tangled like iron ropes broke and disintegrated without any hindrance within a ten thousandth of a second when they touched the black line. The fractures were as smooth as a mirror. Even half a drop of juice had no time to spurt out before they were scattered by the Void power restrained on the blade!
"Dharma King, last hit!"
"Come on!!"
[Thunder King], which was suspended high in the sky on the other side, waved his hand, and two pure white high-energy compressed lightning pillars roared down and hit the top of the leaning giant tree!
Rumble, rumble, rumble--!!
The broken vine pillar as huge as a mountain let out a desperate groan. Under the combined impact of the two heaven-destroying Tier Four mighty forces, it collapsed outwards and smashed into the Foreign Waste Shell low place that had been given up in advance. The billowing black smoke and dust shot up into the sky like a mushroom cloud!
This dozens of kilometers of forest edge corridor is finally connected!
The whole place fell silent at first.
Immediately afterwards, tens of thousands of the Fourth Calamity Legion gathered on the old road and shell slope behind, burst out with Berserk cheers and wolf howls that nearly overturned the earth's veins:
"Holy shit!! Brother Feng is also Tier Four!!"
"Double Tier Four gods clear the way!! The only two bosses in the server are all in our group!!"
"Charge! Bring all the trucks up to me! Arrange them in rotation and push the road forward today!!"
The heavy shield hits the ground, the tracks roar, and the battle flags are like the sea!
[Vanguard Across the Realm] slowly sheathed the long sword, facing the wind and smoke that filled the sky at dawn, and stood side by side with [Thunder King] surrounded by Berserk thunder.
He stared at the dark red forest sea in front of him, which was still endless, but had been torn open by them with a huge gap, and an arrogant and wanton sneer grinned at the corner of his mouth.
He drew his sword and pointed it forward, his voice shook the sky:
"The whole army is with me--"
"--Today, I will be at the front!"