This was the fifth form of the Tidal God Blade, the Tidal Beast Form.
The massive beast lunged directly at Luo Fan.
Luo Fan swung his blade.
The Tidal God Blade, covered in blue and white light, collided with the enormous Tidal Beast.
Boom.
One of the Tidal Beast's arms vanished.
At the same time, the large number of blade lights condensed on Luo Fan's Tidal God Blade also disappeared.
While Luo Fan was still adjusting, the Tidal Beast used its remaining arm to strike at him.
Luo Fan immediately used the Sea of Blades Form again.
However, he no longer had time to condense the blade lights.
Even though his current condensation speed was extremely fast.
The endless blade sea was directly crushed by the Tidal Beast.
This time, the Tidal Beast only had a few scales and blade lights erased.
Earlier, when the blade lights had been condensed, they were strong enough to erase one of the Tidal Beast's arms.
But now, without condensed blade lights, they were crushed easily.
The next moment, Luo Fan was erased without mercy, just like those scattered blade lights.
Once Luo Fan disappeared, the Tidal Beast also faded away.
The other "Luo Fan" stood completely still.
In just an instant, Luo Fan reappeared.
He stood beside the "himself" and had his duplicate perform the fifth form of the Tidal God Blade again.
He did not order the opponent to fight him, only to perform the Tidal Beast Form.
Previously, Luo Fan had not expected that with his current comprehension, he was already barely able to use the Tidal Beast Form.
Although, judging by the appearance, it was still forced.
After all, a true Tidal Beast did not contain water flow within its body but blade lights.
Luo Fan began attempting it himself.
He immediately started creating proficiency tasks.
At the same time, his mechanical clan avatar activated simulation secret techniques, simulating the Tidal Beast Form.
...
Just like that, a month quietly passed.
During this month, aside from training on his own, Luo Fan spent most of his time receiving guidance from the Tidal Blade King.
With a teacher capable of manipulating the Tidal God Blade to such extremes, who would choose to practice alone?
In this way, after a month, Luo Fan finally raised his proficiency in the Tidal Beast Form to Major Accomplishment.
After reaching Major Accomplishment, the improvement speed slowed to a crawl.
He knew this was because his comprehension of the laws was not sufficient.
The Tidal Beast he formed now was the same as the one he had set up in the Slaughter Space earlier. Its interior could only be formed from flowing water.
He still could not construct a complete Tidal Beast made entirely of blade lights.
However, for now, this was enough.
After informing the Tidal Blade King, he went straight to the Sky-Piercing Bridge space.
...
Swoosh.
Luo Fan appeared on a beautiful small island.
All around was endless seawater.
Not far away were fifty-two familiar giant bridges.
Luo Fan walked directly to the center of the plaza.
"Lord Guardian."
"It has been three years, Luo Fan."
"Bolan is about to clear the fourth level. I wonder what level of comprehension you have reached now."
Luo Fan smiled.
"You will know once I challenge the Sky-Piercing Bridge."
He did not ask further.
"The Ice Peak Sky-Piercing Bridge is empty. Go."
He spoke as he began sending mass messages.
Many people had instructed him to notify them immediately whenever Luo Fan came to challenge the Sky-Piercing Bridge.
Before he even finished sending messages, two figures appeared.
The Tidal Blade King and Grandor.
"Bafin, hurry, hurry, show my precious disciple's challenge display."
The moment he arrived, the Tidal Blade King urged loudly.
Bafin sent messages while projecting the footage of Luo Fan's challenge onto the large screen.
As for why the two appeared before he even sent notifications, was that even a question?
One only needed to consider their identity.
They were Luo Fan's teachers.
Once Bafin finished sending the messages, several King-ranked Immortals appeared in an instant.
They gathered beside the Tidal Blade King and Grandor.
After a brief greeting, they all looked toward the screen.
...
"Choose your opponent. You may select a martial artist, a spiritual master manipulator, or a spiritual master illusionist."
"Choose any one opponent. Defeat them and you may enter the sixth level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge."
Before Luo Fan was a massive cloud of fog, and a voice echoed from within.
He had to defeat the opponent for the fog to disperse and reveal the path ahead.
Luo Fan stayed silent and first created two tasks.
[Task: Clear the fifth level of the Ice Peak Sky-Piercing Bridge. Reward: Ice Peak Chaos Stele Comprehension +50,000, Ice Crystal Spirit Fruit +5]
[Task: Clear the sixth level of the Ice Peak Sky-Piercing Bridge. Reward: Ice Peak Chaos Stele Comprehension +60,000, Ice Crystal Spirit Fruit +6, Ice Peak Chaos Stele Third Picture Copy]
"I choose… martial artist."
A cluster of black liquid flew out from the fog.
The liquid condensed into a mysterious figure holding the Tidal God Blade.
Just like before, the opponent was cold and silent, immediately unleashing the fourth form of the Tidal God Blade.
Countless blade lights appeared, forming a vast sea of blades.
Luo Fan did the same, instantly releasing the Sea of Blades Form.
However, the two blade seas did not collide.
Instead, they began shrinking in unison.
The mysterious figure noticed that Luo Fan's condensation speed was significantly faster.
If this continued, Luo Fan would strike first.
Without hesitation, the mysterious figure stopped condensing and slashed forward.
The partially condensed blade sea surged toward Luo Fan.
Luo Fan retreated rapidly.
While he retreated, his blade sea continued to shrink.
When the mysterious figure's blade sea reached him, Luo Fan finally condensed all blade lights onto his Tidal God Blade.
He cut the opposing blade sea cleanly in half.
He rushed through the divide and charged straight at the mysterious figure.
The mysterious figure unleashed another blade sea.
But it was cut apart again by Luo Fan.
Before the opponent could attempt further resistance, Luo Fan had already arrived before him.
With one strike, the mysterious figure dissipated.
The fog before him cleared.
At the same time, the completion notification for his task sounded in his mind.
...
"Tsk, tsk, looks like Bolan is going to be crushed completely by this kid."
A King-ranked expert of the Universe Chaos Stele faction sighed.
"Tidal Blade King, tell me honestly, does this kid have a chance of clearing the sixth level?"
Hanhai King nudged the Tidal Blade King with his elbow.
The Tidal Blade King smiled mysteriously.
"Guess."
...
"Choose your opponent. You may select a martial artist, a spiritual master manipulator, or a spiritual master illusionist."
"Choose any one opponent. Defeat them and you may enter the seventh level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge."
At the end of the sixth level, the familiar voice sounded again from the fog ahead.
"Martial artist."
The familiar mysterious figure appeared again.
Luo Fan did not know if it was his imagination, but he seemed to see a trace of appreciation in the opponent's eyes.
Even so, the mysterious figure did not speak, immediately drawing the blade.
It was still the Sea of Blades Form.
However, this time, the opponent condensed much faster than before.
As for Luo Fan, he did not continue using the Sea of Blades Form this time.
Holding the Tidal God Blade, he slashed forward…
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