773. Deterrence and Change of Strategy

Over the past forty-odd years, Lu Chong had kept his head down in bitter cultivation, advancing at a rapid pace almost every moment.

With such progress, the Azure Edge Dao Art, Thousand Mechanisms Palm Dao Art, and Heavenly Net Dao Art successively reached the seventeenth Profound Inscription realm.

Although his other Dao Arts lagged somewhat behind, all of them had made breakthroughs to varying degrees.

Even the Heavenly Thunder Dao Art and Berserk Dao Art, which he had learned most recently, had reached the Profound Inscription level and begun to display their might.

After such accumulated, soaring progress, Lu Chong finally stopped concealing himself. He resolutely chose to emerge and continue challenging the Dao Profound Rankings.

It was not that he had reached his limit, but that he did not have much time left.

At most, another ten years remained before the Azure Edge Dojo's Dao Stele Grand Array would be breached. Lu Chong had to leave himself enough time to challenge the Dao Profound Rankings and successfully take a master.

Otherwise, the Azure Edge Dojo would face utter destruction.

On the Virtual Battlefield, facing the one hundred thirty-fifth-ranked opponent on the Dao Profound Rankings, Lu Chong did not hesitate. He merely sent out a seemingly weightless sword strike.

This sword strike was heavy as though light, like a galaxy of Sword Qi. Carrying the might of Profound Inscription, it swept forth like a deluge, pierced through the void, and drowned even the Dao Profound expert opposite him within it.

With that single strike, Lu Chong won, and his ranking rose once more.

"His Azure Edge Dao Art has grown even stronger!" Dao Master Yue Shan was not surprised, because he had guided Lu Chong in this Dao Art himself and knew full well Lu Chong's attainments and talent in