Speedrun
This time, Xu Qing was smarter. He didn't say much, but instead raised his middle finger to the sky and said, "Continue."
Then, Xu Qing went to the third floor.
The third level, Level A trial, requires you to kill one hundred Golden Vulture within a limited time.
These one hundred Golden Vulture are all at the Primary Beast General, which is not high.
Compared to the Raging Bull on the first floor, the Ironclad Scorpion on the second floor, and the Golden Vulture on the third floor, they have the advantage of flight. When they accelerate and dive, their strength and speed will increase significantly, their attack range will be much larger, and they will be difficult to dodge.
Moreover, these Golden Vulture can use their beaks, claws, and even wings as weapons, making them significantly more powerful in combat than the Raging Bull and Ironclad Scorpion.
"Finally, it won't be too boring anymore," Xu Qing said, becoming slightly more serious. These hundred Golden Vulture were giving him a slightly different feeling.
Phew!
In the air, a hundred Golden Vulture cried out, then swooped down toward Xu Qing Xu Qing, densely packed, like a golden storm cloud, rapidly engulfing him.
"Well done," Xu Qing's breathing changed, as if white mist was being pushed out, and he bent his legs slightly and shot forward.
Xu Qing swung his hands, his five fingers moving as if playing a musical piece, constantly changing their movements. Delicate threads swirled around him, weaving together to form sharp blades.
Upon impact, several Golden Vulture split open, spraying blood everywhere.
The other Golden Vulture were completely unaffected and launched an orderly attack on Xu Qing. Their movements were swift and agile, with their sharp beaks, claws, and wings striking at Xu Qing.
Sharp proboscises approached Xu Qing from behind; if they grazed or touched him, Xu Qing would be dead for sure.
However, as if Xu Qing had eyes in the back of his head, he leaped up, spun in the air, and his sharp silk threads intertwined, turning into a spider web several meters in size, which trapped several Golden Vulture that had swooped down to the ground, and then harvested them.
Pfft!
Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the Golden Vulture were instantly Strangulation to pieces.
At the same time, the other Golden Vulture seized the opportunity and all pounced on Xu Qing in mid-air, as if he had no way out.
However, as Xu Qing's fingers moved rhythmically, strands of silk passed through the air and became pedals.
Xu Qing stepped onto the silk thread, using the force to propel himself into the air, avoiding the charging and swooping attacks of the Golden Vulture.
"Want to kill me? Watch how I slay you little chicks!" Xu Qing's eyes turned cold as he descended from the sky, manipulating the silk threads with both hands, transforming them into spinning blades that erupted amidst the flock of Golden Vulture in mid-air.
Blood blossoms bloomed, and dozens of Golden Vulture were half-flew up before falling to the ground.
"And you too," Xu Qing waved his hands, the silk threads weaving nimbly through the air, binding all the remaining Golden Vulture.
Crunch, crunch!
The silk threads were taut, and the Golden Vulture were still struggling, making the threads creak.
Unfortunately, the Golden Vulture were unable to break free. Moreover, the more they struggled, the tighter the silk threads became, slowly tearing their feathers and cutting into their flesh.
"Die!" Xu Qing shouted, pulling hard with both hands.
All the Golden Vulture split open, fell to the ground, and slowly disappeared.
"Nine minutes and thirty-six seconds, trial passed. Congratulations, Xu Qing. Would you like to continue to the next difficulty level?" the electronic voice announced.
Xu Qing let out a soft breath; manipulating the silk threads with strength and skill was indeed quite strenuous.
With Spiritual Force, it would be much easier. With the support of Spiritual Force, the threads could easily tear apart the monster's body without much effort.
You can't achieve that effect by relying on your own strength and skills.
Therefore, this puts Xu Qing's strength to the ultimate test. Otherwise, no matter how good his technique is, if he lacks strength, even the sharpest silk threads won't be able to kill those Golden Vulture.
After all, these Golden Vulture have very stiff feathers and can fly, so it's necessary to calculate the combat distance carefully to kill them quickly.
"But it's not bad, at least it's getting me a little excited," Xu Qing felt his body was warming up and he was starting to crave battle.
"Continue," Xu Qing's fighting spirit had been ignited.
The third level, Grade B trial, requires defeating two hundred Golden Vulture within a limited time, ten of which are Intermediate Beast General Level.
When the two hundred Golden Vulture appeared, they immediately coalesced into a storm cloud and charged towards Xu Qing.
"That's right, the more the better," Xu Qing felt the pressure from the flock of Golden Vulture and was incredibly excited.
The cute smile on his face changed, moving towards an eerie direction.
"Little chicks, I'm here!" An excited laugh rang out as Xu Qing went to greet them.
A great battle erupted, no less intense than the one Xu Qing fought against over a hundred wolf-like monsters in the Wilderness Zone, and perhaps even more so.
Moreover, he was unable to use his Spiritual Force this time, which greatly weakened him.
However, although he couldn't use his Spiritual Force, Xu Qing only needed to master the art of exerting force to an extraordinary degree, and that would be enough.
With a power level of five, Xu Qing could unleash combat power comparable to a high-level War General, and he was not far from becoming War God.
"Hahaha... What immense pressure! What an exhilarating feeling! Even better than last time! I'll wipe you all out!"
Xu Qing manipulated the silk threads, weaving through the flock of Golden Vulture swooping down, narrowly avoiding their sharp beaks, claws, and wings.
He wore a smile that exuded an overwhelming sense of joy; he even closed his eyes, as if immersed in his own world.
This battle seemed to have turned into an art performance.
The Golden Vulture around him were all like supporting characters on a stage, dancing and exiting in sync with him, the protagonist.
Watching Xu Qing move freely amidst the siege of the Golden Vulture, launching effective and fierce counterattacks, combining killing with art, gives one a sense of exhilaration.
Xu Qing felt every cell in his body screaming with excitement. He didn't need eyes to see everything in this world—the breeze, the light... no attack could escape his notice.
"This feels so good, I want more, more..."
Xu Qing felt his soul was immersed in pleasure, unable to extricate himself.
However, just when he thought he could continue to enjoy this pleasure indefinitely, the last Golden Vulture also left the stage.
The feeling of pleasure abruptly ended, and Xu Qing was jolted out of this state of bliss, as if falling into an abyss.
"Eight minutes and thirty-two seconds have passed the trial. Congratulations, Xu Qing. Would you like to continue to the next trial of greater difficulty?" the electronic voice announced.
If anyone else were here, they would find it incredible that the B-level trial took even less time!
The difficulty of the trial increased, yet Xu Qing passed it in a shorter time, which defied all logic.
"Sigh," Xu Qing stood there, feeling a sense of loss.
He felt very comfortable in that state just now; he could see everything around him even with his eyes closed.
That's right, it's about seeing, not just feeling; there's a fundamental difference between the two.