C174 No Life Weapons(1)

This is a room with all doors and windows sealed shut. In the dim light, Woo Zhengyang sat cross-legged, gripping the No Life Sword. When he was brought here, the message from within the No Life Sword had already clarified the situation for him.

His suspicions were correct: those five weapons he just encountered were indeed real within the illusion, existing in the actual No Life City. After choosing the No Life Sword, he was sent here. What awaited him was endless slaughter.

The No Life Sword in Woo Zhengyang's hand was merely a replica. Every participant who entered the illusion of No Life City and chose the No Life Sword held a similar replica; the same applied to those who chose other weapons. To obtain the true No Life Sword, one must eliminate all other holders.

In the end, only five who possess the complete No Life weapons can leave this place. This is the rule set by the No Life Patriarch. However, Woo Zhengyang knew this was merely the Patriarch's game, and whether the final five could truly leave was uncertain.

Woo Zhengyang had no desire to follow this rule, but he could imagine that others would not feel the same. Even if many realized this slaughter was just a game devised by someone else, they would likely strike first to gain the upper hand—it's human nature. What concerned Woo Zhengyang was what choice Loong Zhiwu would make.

She remembered Loong Zhiwu mentioning a dislike for weapons like swords, but in that illusionary realm, anything could happen. How would Loong Zhiwu choose? Woo Zhengyang was left with no choice but to wonder. The main concern was whether Loong Zhiwu had been ambushed by a version of himself within the illusion. If he was injured, encountering other experts at the Shape Gathering Stage would be extremely dangerous.

The long sword was the most popular choice among practitioners, and the message from the No Life Sword indicated it had already split into over 5,700 pieces. To obtain the true No Life Sword, one would have to eliminate more than 5,700 people. This number was steadily increasing!

As time passed, a day later, the number of sword fragments reached over 8,000. On the second day, the rate of increase slowed, yet the number still climbed to over 9,000. Woo Zhengyang had no idea how many of the two to three thousand practitioners forcibly brought here had perished outside, but just facing these 9,000 enemies was enough to give him a headache.

On the third day, the barrier blocking Woo Zhengyang's room disappeared. By then, the No Life Sword had nearly 9,786 fragments, just shy of 10,000. Woo Zhengyang intended to assess the situation first, but the No Life Sword sent a new directive. Within half an hour, the No Life Sword had to taste blood, or the Death Sword would dissipate and merge with other fragments!

With no other choice, Woo Zhengyang stepped out of the room. He was in a small courtyard's second-floor loft. As he descended to the first floor, he heard the sound of something slicing through the air from one side.

It was a disciple from the Fallen Star Sect, only at the level of an Eight-star Martial Disciple. Knowing his skills were lacking, he had hidden to the side, waiting for prey. Seeing Woo Zhengyang, who seemed to have no energy fluctuations, the man thought his luck had turned.

Unfortunately, in the next moment, he realized that his No Life Sword had been caught by Woo Zhengyang. Before he could react, he felt the sword twist in his hand and was swiftly taken away by Woo Zhengyang.

As the sword left his grip, the man fell to the ground, barely clinging to life, as if struck by lightning. This was one of the rules of the No Life Sword. The dark No Life City contained the death principles of the No Life Patriarch. With the No Life Sword, these principles didn't affect the wielder, but without its protection, ordinary disciples couldn't resist them.

Thus, Woo Zhengyang didn’t need to lift a finger; the man was doomed from the start. After Woo Zhengyang seized the man's No Life Sword, it transformed into a shadow and merged with the No Life Sword in his hand.

At that moment, the count of the No Life Sword's avatars had reached 9,632. In just a short time, over a hundred people had perished.

According to the game rules, the No Life Sword in Woo Zhengyang's possession maintains its original proportion, still accounting for two out of 9,786 parts. Initially, Woo Zhengyang thought this was just a deadly game designed by the No Life Patriarch. However, after acquiring a second No Life Sword, he was surprised to discover its authenticity and remarkable power.

At first, the No Life Sword in Woo Zhengyang's hand was merely an ordinary iron sword. But after merging it with another, its power doubled. If this continues, and all the No Life Sword fragments are combined, its power would be nearly ten thousand times that of the original fragment. Such immense power was beyond Woo Zhengyang's imagination.

Before he could ponder further, a young man approached the small courtyard.