Thousandfold Critical Strike

Thousandfold Critical Strike—"Clang~!"

The twin sabers collided once more.

This time, the man in black staggered back dozens of steps, while Lu Yun remained utterly unmoved.

"This..."

"So strong! This kid's combat power is actually this terrifying!"

For a moment, the man in black was dumbfounded.

Their combat strength had clearly been roughly equal not long ago. How had Lu Yun seemingly become a completely different person in just a few dozen seconds? His combat power was simply crushing him one-sidedly.

"Again!"

The man in black raised his saber, intending to continue fighting Lu Yun.

Yet before he could even move, visible cracks appeared across his body.

The next second.

The black-clad man's head fell from his neck. Then his entire body shattered apart and turned into a cloud of ash.

[ Ding! Detected that the host is using the Thousand Mountains Saber Technique... ]

[ Saber technique experience +1 ]

[ Congratulations, Host! Thousandfold critical strike triggered. Saber technique experience +1000 ]

At the same time, the system's notification suddenly resounded in Lu Yun's mind.

"Thousand... a thousandfold critical strike?"

This time, it was Lu Yun's turn to be stunned.

"Could it be that after defeating an opponent of equal strength, the critical strike multiplier automatically upgrades as well?"

With that question in mind, he summoned his status panel again.

System Phase Four activated: Thousandfold Critical Strike Multiplier

Host: Lu Yun

Martial Skills: Thousand Mountains Saber Technique (lv120 83%), Primordial Unity Fist (lv36 72%)

Strength Level: Early Star-Gathering Realm

Looking at the data on the status panel, Lu Yun even suspected that he was hallucinating.

It was too unbelievable!

Based on his previous experience, every time the system unlocked a new phase, it automatically added another hundredfold critical strike.

Since the previous phase had been a three-hundredfold critical strike multiplier, Lu Yun had assumed this one would be four hundredfold.

Who would have thought...

This time, it had jumped straight to a thousandfold critical strike.

"Could it be that defeating an opponent evenly matched with me can greatly increase the critical strike multiplier?"

For a moment, Lu Yun was somewhat dazed. He had not even fully processed the fact that he had entered the legendary Star-Gathering Realm.

All he felt was the blood in his heart being completely set ablaze.

At this moment.

He could hardly wait to climb to the second floor and see what sort of opponent awaited him next.

"You have passed the first-floor trial of the Unfixed Pagoda. Your second-floor challenge will begin shortly!"

Immediately afterward.

The tower spirit's somewhat mechanical voice sounded in his mind.

"Then I'll trouble you with it!"

Lu Yun smiled and nodded.

"Then I'll trouble you with it!"

Lu Yun smiled and nodded.

In an instant...

Endless white light flooded the entire space, and Lu Yun felt as though he had fallen into a void.

Everything before him was pitch-black. He could see nothing, only vaguely sense dense energy flowing endlessly in every direction.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived at the entrance to the second floor.

Of course.

At nearly the same time, someone had already ended this Unfixed Pagoda assessment ahead of schedule.

Ever since entering the tower, Lu Yun had no idea how the others were faring. But for him now, the most important thing was to clear the trials as quickly as possible.

"Haha! Someone has finally come up."

"Foolish human, you managed to defeat one version of yourself. But what will you do when facing two versions of yourself?"

Suddenly, two men roughly the same height as Lu Yun appeared on his left and right.

Like the opponent on the first floor, they wore black robes, their facial features impossible to make out.

"Hm? No way?"

"They're actually..."

"Two Early Star-Gathering Realm warriors!"

Up to now, even counting Lu Yun, who had just advanced, there were only six human warriors who had reached such a legendary realm.

Yet.

On this tiny second floor, two Early Star-Gathering Realm warriors had appeared at once.

Even if they were not real, Lu Yun still found it unbelievable.

He truly could not guess how the tower spirit had accomplished this.

"If..."

"If I keep growing stronger without stopping, can the tower spirit still create warriors similar to me?"

As his thoughts raced.

Lu Yun had no time to think further before the two virtual warriors attacked in an instant.

Even more terrifyingly, their speed was nearly identical to Lu Yun's.

No matter how Lu Yun dodged, it was difficult for him to find an opportunity to break free from their storm-like assault.

At the critical moment.

The system notification sounded in Lu Yun's mind once again.

[ Ding! Detected that the host is executing the Primordial Fist... ]

[ Fist technique experience +1. Thousandfold critical strike triggered. Experience +1000! ]

[ Congratulations, Host! Primordial Unity Fist has increased from lv36 72% to lv52 97%! ]

[ Ding! Detected that the host is executing the Primordial Fist... ]

[ Fist technique experience +1. Thousandfold critical strike triggered. Experience +1000! ]

[ Congratulations, Host! Primordial Unity Fist has increased from lv52 97% to lv86 32%! ]

In just a few minutes, Lu Yun's mastery of the Primordial Unity Fist rose dramatically.

Moreover, he could feel the bottleneck of the Early Star-Gathering Realm beginning to loosen without a sound.

"Damn! After unlocking the thousandfold critical strike, my strength is improving far faster than before."

"I feel..."

"I'm about to break through again!!!"

At this point, although Lu Yun still appeared to be on the defensive, his tightly furrowed brow gradually relaxed.

He silently calculated how much longer it would take before he could launch a counterattack.

Just as he twisted aside to evade the pincer attack of the two men in black again, his eyes suddenly lit up.

At some unknown moment.

The status panel abruptly appeared before him, and several of its values had undergone enormous changes.

System Phase Four activated: Thousandfold Critical Strike Multiplier

Host: Lu Yun

Martial Skills: Thousand Mountains Saber Technique (lv120 83%), Primordial Unity Fist (lv135 67%)

Strength Level: Mid-Star-Gathering Realm

"Hahaha! I've finally reached the Mid-Star-Gathering Realm!"

"So what if the tower spirit can create a copy of me? Such virtual people can only retain their original strength, while I can continuously break through in battle!"

For Star-Gathering Realm warriors...

Every breakthrough within a minor realm was as difficult as climbing to heaven, but once the bottleneck was shattered, even advancing from the early stage to the middle stage created a gap beyond imagination.

It could be said.

At this moment, Lu Yun could easily fight one against two with just one hand, without the slightest pressure.

When he saw the men in black leap into the air once more and pounce at him from front and back.

Lu Yun sneered inwardly. This time, he did not dodge. Instead, he stomped hard and shot upward to meet them.