Ember Hall Trial Part 17- Final Gladius

'Although I feel extremely powerful with this new kind of energy, my body is still exhausted. If I can't finish it soon, I will surely die.'

Tyler released a deep breath and his body moved toward the statue. Without even any realization, he was using Lightning Overdrive. It's just that his body was no longer covered with lightning armor.

Rather, it was filled with dark purple energy. Before he used Swift Snake Strike but it was a lot more powerful as well. The same thing happened with that stab.

Tyler had decided to finish this battle as soon as possible. So, he immediately thrust his sword at the front. His sword stabbed forward five times, at five different positions creating a pentagon.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

When his sword stabbed forward, it hit a blue barrier around the statue and didn't even manage to pierce it.

The main statue moved its hand toward Tyler. Sensing this, Tyler immediately jumped toward the ground and moved far from the statue.

'Energy Barrier! That's not just a simple thing. The previous statues were all about brute force but this statue not only had an energy barrier but also an energy beam.'

'And, this is just a Planet Level Test. What kind of ridiculous test would be Solar System Level or Galaxy Level?'

Tyler was scared but also strangely excited. Even though he hadn't crossed this trial yet, he seemed to be excited to face more trials.

'Anyway, let's focus on breaking the energy barrier. Currently, my strikes are probably three to five times more powerful than before thanks to this new energy.'

'But, even with that, I wasn't able to break the energy barrier. Miao was right. If I can't finish the previous trial in five minutes, I should quit. I didn't finish the previous trial with my strength. And, I had no idea how long I would've taken.'

'No, to be exact, I failed that trial. So, it would be more like facing the trial without knowing its full strength. No wonder, nobody from this world has crossed this trial.'

Tyler gripped his sword and dashed forward. In his mind, he was constantly preparing a battle strategy. But each one was failing even before it could be used.

The main statue was firing energy beams from its eyes constantly.

Tyler didn't stop though. His feet slide as he ran behind the statue. Because the statue was too big, he knew it would take some time to turn its head. So, he had to attack from behind.

But, at this moment, the statue moved. It moved but only the head.

'What the fuck? Does this statue has no weakness?' Tyler couldn't help but jump to the side as the main statue shoot the laser beam. But, this time, his leg was slightly struck by that beam.

It was enough to burn his skin. The red blood turned black as it clogged. He clenched his fists, bearing the pain, and stood up.

'I need to come up with something else. If it doesn't have a weakness, I must create one.'

Tyler dashed away before it could shoot another energy beam from its eyes. He saw the statue slowly turn its head from the way it previously did. When he saw that, Tyler paused for a moment.

'Wait, why did it move the head from that side? I am clearly on the opposite side. Shouldn't it chase me first?'

When Tyler asked this question, he immediately decided to test the statue. He waited until the statue's head turn to his side from the other side. Then, he went to the back of the statue.

The statue flowed him. But when he moved to the right side of the statue, the statue no longer followed him rather it turned the head around from the left side until it reached the right side.

'It can't turn its head completely.'

Tyler's eyes widened when he found this. In an instant, he started running around. He moved to the left and to the right constantly. The head followed him. And, eventually, Tyler noticed the exact time it took to turn its head.

As soon as he found that, Tyler paused and raised his head.

'Three seconds! I have three seconds to strike and run.'

Tyler instantly jumped toward the statue and his sword released a coating of dark purple energy. At the same time, a scarlet aura covered his sword. It was his Sword Aura.

'I haven't used that move yet. But, this is the time I need to push past my limits. I have to use that strike right now.'

"Golden Essence Sword Technique"

"Fourth Stance"

Suddenly, his sword slashed forward but instead of slashing the statue directly, his sword released the tiny thousand swords. These dark purple swords coated with scarlet aura struck the barrier.

[Thousand Qi Swords]

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Crack! Crack! Crack! Bang!

After thousand tiny swords struck the barrier, it started cracking until it finally collapsed. At this moment, the statue was finally open. But, his danger sense instantly erupted.

Without any hesitation, he dropped his body to the side and ran toward its back. The statue shot the energy beam while chasing him.

'I was late by just a few mili-seconds. This time, I won't be late. I must land two strikes at once.'

Tyler made up his mind and reached its other side. He immediately pounced toward the statue. He made a similar stance and a large amount of dark purple energy flowed into his swords.

[Fourth Stance- Thousand Qi Swords]

Crack! Bang!

As he expected, the statue had already released another barrier but once again, he managed to break it. But, Tyler wasn't done here. He still had one more thing to accomplish.

His dark purple energy was like crazy while he was still in mid-air. He held the hilt of his swords with both of his hands and raised his sword. His sword blasted a powerful dark purple energy as he slashed down.

[Fifth Stance- Finale Gladius ]

Bang