Unserious Beast Tamer

"Boom!!!"

In the space of consciousness, Xu Ran held a long saber in his hand, fiercely slashing down at the figure before him.

It was the first saber technique Xu Ran had mastered and was the most proficient in.

Standing before him was a middle-aged man with a conical hat.

The man watched the oncoming slash calmly, then slightly lifted the long saber he was clutching in his hand.

Without much movement, simply raising the long saber, it perfectly met the most powerful part of Xu Ran's saber force, instantly revealing a flaw, then like an ink dragon, the saber thrust forth, piercing Xu Ran's body.

With a flick, Xu Ran was thrown back to his original position like a torn sack.

After struggling on the ground for a moment, Xu Ran's body slowly stood up.

The wounds on his body had already completely healed.

Injuries sustained in the consciousness space would heal anew, and this had been his seventh encounter with the man.

This was the sixth opponent to appear in the consciousness space.

To Xu Ran, the first three opponents were not difficult to deal with, with the fourth opponent he had exchanged blows evenly, and the fifth was almost equal in strength, taking three battles before he could narrowly claim victory.

But this sixth opponent made him feel deep despair.

No matter how he deployed his techniques, the middle-aged man with the conical hat could see through his saber in an extremely short amount of time and deliver a fatal blow.

Xu Ran stood up again, taking a deep breath.

After several bouts, he had already vaguely understood the significance of this place.

From the beginning to now, all six opponents were the same person.

They were manifestations of this person's different stages of swordsmanship progression, from easy to difficult.

Furthermore, from start to finish, the opponent used the same set of swordsmanship, which became more ingenious with age, to the extent that Xu Ran couldn't see through it.

And this set of swordsmanship should have six sabers in total.

During the battle with the fifth opponent, Xu Ran deeply experienced this.

Indeed, the stone pillar that represented the swordsmanship also bore six saber marks.

So, by defeating the opponent here, could he possibly acquire the opponent's swordsmanship?

Looking at the virtually unbeatable opponent before him, Xu Ran gripped the saber in his hand more tightly.

He wanted to try again.

Taking a deep breath and adjusting himself to the optimum state, Xu Ran chose an angle to strike with his saber that he hadn't used before, and after gathering his strength, he swiftly made his slash.

A moment later, Xu Ran was once again impaled by the middle-aged man's long saber and casually thrown back to his original spot.

The eighth failure.

After a short rest, Xu Ran swung his saber once more.

The ninth time.

As Xu Ran once again stood up, the middle-aged man suddenly spoke.

It was the same language used by the Armored Beast King, echoing in the space of consciousness.

"You have one more chance."

Only one chance left?

Xu Ran held tightly onto the saber in his hands.

This caught him somewhat off guard.

Although the opponent before him was strong, he feared he was the last one. If he fell here, could he truly receive a reward?

With gritted teeth, Xu Ran stood firm with the saber in hand, pointing its tip towards the opponent.
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He was clear that he couldn't possibly defeat the opponent before him, who far surpassed him, so...

"This time, you strike first!"

He wanted to see, for one last time, just how exquisite the opponent's swordsmanship truly was!

The middle-aged man seemed to understand Xu Ran's words, nodded slightly, then thrust out with his saber.

Xu Ran's pupils slightly contracted.

It was that strike!

When he battled the six-year-old version of his opponent, the opponent had used this same strike.

The twelve-year-old counterpart had done the same.

And in the subsequent three opponents' battles, he witnessed the increasing finesse of this strike.

But all of it was incomparable to the strike before his eyes now.

It seemed to connect heaven and earth; with one slash, the entire world twisted, drawing in endless power, as if it could split everything in two with a single blow.

The next instant, all that Xu Ran could see was darkness.

The middle-aged man disappeared, as did the space where they had fought.

In the darkness, a faintly twinkling light quickly approached and appeared before Xu Ran, then flew into his brow.

A flood of knowledge poured into his mind, causing Xu Ran's eyes to gradually widen.

It was a swordsmanship called "Sky-Cleaving Six Sabers," but it contained only the contents of the first five sabers. The final saber was just a blank.

Clearly, the swordsmanship was incomplete.

But after seeing the first five sabers, Xu Ran was already extremely elated.

Because the exquisiteness and power of this swordsmanship far exceeded any other he had encountered before.

His consciousness quickly returned to reality, Xu Ran opened his eyes, a flicker of regret passing in the depths of his eyes.

Regretfully, he had not defeated the sixth opponent; otherwise, he might have obtained a complete version of the swordsmanship.

He hoped there would be a chance to return here in the future to complete the final strike.

At this thought, Xu Ran slowly got up.

Regardless, just acquiring the first five sabers of the "Sky-Cleaving Blade Skill" meant that this trip had not been in vain.

He quickly turned his head to the five little ones beside him, then his expression slightly stunned.

What was Ziyun holding in her arms?

"Luhou!" (Xu Ran is awake!)

Seeing Xu Ran awaken, Firefly reacted first, excitedly shouting, then quickly rushed over to give Xu Ran a bear hug.

Afterward, the other four little ones also hurried over, curiously examining Xu Ran from top to bottom, trying to discern what advantages he had gained here.

"I've acquired a set of swordsmanship here," Xu Ran said, seeing the little ones' curiosity and smiling as he volunteered the information, "If nothing goes wrong, with Star's and my combined efforts, we should be able to face the Quasi-Domineering Level."