Bi Yuan raises her fork earning the cheering of the audience. She feels so eager. According to her understanding from what she learns from Lurker, she only needs to cross to the 5th stage, the Soul Recognition realm, and while at it, shape her soul to her liking so that she can achieve humanization.
Lurker is actually a nice guy. Bi Yuan only needs to ask him, and Lurker easily answers to her questions. In fact, it was from Lurker she learns how to talk.
After a successful lightning tribulation, she will then be able to transform her every cell of being into a higher realm of existence. Moreover, this way, she will be able to share the shape of the white ape.
Bi Yuan likes the white ae doting on her, and she realizes to show her appreciation for the familial bond between her and the white ape, it is her highest priority to humanize. This is just one of the few driving forces of her cultivation.
King Yin Wei descends from his throne, and with a smug look, he declares with arrogance. "Little beast, I accept your challenge!"
Bi Yuan summons the pill in her system inventory. It is the Dantian Destruction Pill.
[Dantian Destruction Pill: Flood your Dantian with the qi of heaven and earth to its brim, and using this qi, devour your own Dantian to expand your cultivation power by several folds in a short period of time. The destruction of Dantian will result in death. This pill only works on the 4th stage and below.]
The King's Challenge allows the use of pills, different items, and weapons, so it is just right for Bi Yuan to do this. This is also a pre-arranged matter, so there are not many issues with this.
The small round ball that is the pill emanates a profound energy that can only be the work of Heaven and Earth's natural phenomena. Those who are watching gulp at the sight of this very dangerous pill. The pill is too big for Bi Yuan's small mouth, so she nibbles at it and grinds it with her teeth, and quickly she consumes the whole thing.
The immense power of Heaven and Earth seeps into her bone marrows, and blood vessels, and even her mind is expanding. She is getting stronger at an incredible rate. Bright light suffuses her very being.
Temporary 5th stage!
Temporary 6th stage!
Temporary 7th stage!
Temporary 8th stage!
Only Yin Wei can see the change in Bi Yuan's cultivation. This is more shocking as it was a Sacred Beast! Sacred Beasts' requires more stringent cultivation, so even if temporary, this rise in cultivation is frighteningly incredible. "The Game Master really meant it…" He whispers to himself, his blood boiling with excitement. He rarely gets a chance to fight to his fullest since the Templars suppressed him plenty of decades ago.
However, Bi Yuan is not done yet.
Bi Yuan is evolving!
The bright light encapsulating her pulses in a steady rhythm and gets faster, and faster, there is this urge as if a creature is about to hatch from its egg. Finally, the bright light fades with the wind, and replacing the small little bunny is a fair-skinned beautiful woman with bright silver hair. Her bunny ears peek out from her head, and with a mighty shout "Sha~" she pushes her fork which has also transformed in the process.
The once fork is now a mighty trident and surrounding it are the divine forces of virtue, goodness, and light. After achieving temporary humanization, she also manages to rouse her mystical weapon! Her weapon achieving temporary awakening makes the once Superior grade artifact into a Masterpiece grade!
Yin Wei cannot even gather his wits at the ridiculousness of this transformation.
Only the Game Master would know that all of this is temporary.
That aside, what seems to be a 'plan' of making a convincing play so that he can convince those who are watching to appoint Flowing Blade Sect as sect estate seems a joke now.
Isn't the fight that is about to happen looks very real?
Even Yin Wei is getting stage fright as how real, and how excited Bi Yuan is in engaging him in combat.
Bi Yuan opens and closes her fists as she tries to feel her new form. She proudly looks at the white ape, but then she thought it is not the time yet as this form is only temporary. She psyches her mind and makes kyu kyu kyu sounds.
"Kyu~ You are going down! Sha~"
But the transformation is not the 'end' yet.
Ping!
The resounding ping makes itself known to her.
[The Game Master buffs you with temporary access to more powerful skills of the Paladin Class.]
Ping!
[The Game Master wishes for you to do your best and whop Yin Wei's ass. Teach him that being arrogant is bad for the heart. Also, relax and don't kill yourself by overusing your skills. Please do remember the objective of the King's Challenge. Be reminded that the Game Master will interfere if something unexpected were to happen.]
Bi Yuan looks over at the long string of words and ignores them. She lunges to Yin Wei with a movement art. Rushing as if she was light herself, she uses a five-star movement skill— Divine Speed of Light*****!
Yin Wei almost fumbles as he only sees a flicker of light, and Bi Yuan is already upon him. He draws his steel and takes his War Stance: Martial Guard. Yin Wei feels his weight being lifted as the Trident makes contact with his sword. He realizes his weapon and Bi Yuan's are at the same level as in the Masterpiece grade.
It was only a simple thrust and yet it was so powerful. Bi Yuan feels the exhilaration in her nerves sending signals to every nerve ending to imprint her existence at this very moment. She ushers her qi sending it to the three tips of her trident. In different directions, her control of qi disperses into three different elements.
"Five Star Martial Skill— Tri-elemental thrust*****!" She utters the skill's name as the excitement is also getting to her. The power of frost, flames, and lightning dwells on each pillar of her trident.
Yin Wei answers Bi Yuan's excitement with a laugh. "Ha ha ha," And his sword burns with iridescent imperceptible qi. "War Stance: Death Sentence!" He brings down his sword to the trident.
An illusion of a war Asura bringing its scythe to Bi Yuan appears as a visage on Yin Wei. Bi Yuan answers to her instincts and cancels her skill midway, and immediately she uses her Divine Speed of Light***** again causing her to flicker from Yin Wei's range.
Yin Wei feels too excited he forgets to hold back, but when he realizes Bi Yuan manages to dodge in time, he rejoices. "I shouldn't hold back… You are a formidable warrior!" He comments. It is not really in his expectations to be cornered like this.
He doesn't know that Bi Yuan's skills are because the Game Master is allowing her temporary access to the much higher skills. Still, it is commendable how fast Bi Yuan is adapting to her new temporary strength. Not to mention the skills, reflexes, and judgments she makes that come with it.
Yin Wei's Death Sentence is also about the level of the 5-star skill of Bi Yuan. The only difference between the two is that Yin Wei has stronger mastery over his skill, and Bi Yuan only has a shallow understanding of hers.
The power levels of martial skills' quality follow the hierarchy of martial cultivation. The martial art 'War Stance' is an 11th-stage martial art that would allow its practitioner to reach the 11th-stage cultivation base as long as they are diligent in their cultivation.
The Immortal Gamer takes the measuring of power levels to a different level and that is by stars. To be more direct, it was in reflection of the five levels of items— Fine, Elite, Superior, Masterpiece, and Perfect. It might seem unnecessary and tiresome, but the Immortal Gamer strongly believes this is how the power levels of skills should be done.
Not that Bi Yuan and Yin Wei need to know.
"Kyu kyu~ you are strong! Make children with me!"
Yin Wei almost falters in his step. He feels his mind taking a hit. It didn't bother him when it was the women cultivators who are swearing at him but the pure-looking Bi Yuan doing it is just… too different… too sudden.
Bi Yuan makes a cheap shot at Yin Wei as she vanishes in his sight again. It was the same movement art. Following it is the fastest spear art that Yin Wei lays his eyes upon.
"Five Star Martial Skill— Divine Spear of Light*****!"
Yin Wei sees a streak of light and barely dodges it with his War Stance: Fleeing Chariot. He transitions into a donkey roll not minding the shame that comes with it. From it, he transitions into flying into the sky with his qi empowering him
Bi Yuan whispers to herself barely audible to the others. "Lurker said it would work to confuse the enemy, but he dodged it…"
Yin Wei doesn't know about this Lurker, but this guy must be quite the shifty character to teach something so hideous to others.
"War Stance: Storm Iron Essence…"
Yin Wei makes a hand sign in his left hand and stretches his sword into the air with his right hand. Metal orbs fill the air, and… like the raining of arrows, it descends as sharp sword auras on the arena.
Bi Yuan aptly reacts with her beastly sense and dodges every iron essence that is ought to kill her. She uses another martial skill— the Divine Boots**** and with her Divine Speed of Light, she zigzags toward Yin Wei.
The two clashes mid-air and a battle between immortals ensue.
The audience's jaws are agape at the unrealness of the situation. The sect masters realize at what level their King must be, and this speaks of how simpleminded they are. Sect master Cai Ting of Moon Heart Sect are especially grinding her teeth as she felt she was being played.
"You heartbreaker playboy! I will cultivate to the point I can pluck the stars. After that, I will take you away whether you want it or not!"
Ignoring that certain cultivator aside. The battle in the sky is slowly reaching its climax.
Yin Wei brings forth his strongest skill again, the War Stance: Death Sentence!
Bi Yuan doesn't need to think twice as she chooses randomly another offensive five-star martial skill.
"War Stance: Death Sentence!"
"Five Star Martial Skill— Faith's Dogma of Continuity!"
On one side is a war Asura wielding its deadly bloody butcher knife, and on the other side is a benevolent saint wielding its trident. The two forces collide, and an incredible surge of power bounces to the surroundings.
Bi Yuan vanishes into ash and bubbles while the King remains in the arena with his battered self.
Immaculate yet dreaded silence overwhelms the mortal audiences.
…
That scares the shit out of me. I have memories of old Fu Shi fighting high-cultivator-battles, but I haven't done any of that yet. I am not old Fu Shi. They are just memories, and I haven't actually done any of that high-cultivator fighting.
The demonic cultivator I tortured to death is not exactly a fight either, but more of just a one-sided slaughter. I mean, sparring in this King's Challenge is fun, but what I did doesn't compare to what Yin Wei and Bi Yuan did.
But damn. That was exciting.
The thought of Bi Yuan ignoring my latter messages was annoying as always, but I let her be. The little bunny is just too good for my lame sect with its lame name.
I resurrect Bi Yuan on the spot lest I scare the people too much. Bi Yuan respawns just right before Yin Wei. The little bunny being an aggressive berserker lunges at Yin Wei.
Yin Wei who is too serious for his own good was about to unleash another Death Sentence. I interfere between the two by teleporting and grabbing the bunny on its nape.
"Let's congratulate the little overlord! She manages to withstand the King's full strength with her mysterious skills and with the support of the heavenly pill!" I spout out a casual lie not revealing my resurrection powers. I raise the bunny in my palm, thus waking up the crowd from their silent trance. I temporarily take over Bao Zeming's hosting job as I throw an overabundance of flattery to Yin Wei.
"Marvelous, Strong, Incredible, Unbeatable…" etc…
Finally, Bao Zeming takes over my hosting.
"That concludes the exciting battle of… the Bunny Overlord…" Bao Zeming must be short-circuiting in his mind as he cannot think of anything better to call Bi Yuan.
"Now, let's proceed to the last event! The sect disciples of Flowing Blade sect against the King!"
Yin Wei shudders. Do the sect disciples also have that overkill of a heavenly pill? He is almost empty on the tank, and he fears he might lose it if a bunch of fearless cultivators gang up on him. Just the disciples of the Beautiful berserker sect would be enough to give him trouble in his current state!
Yin Wei is regretting it now that he is playing too much.