Transmigrated Into the World of Magic and Swords-Chapter 154: Sixth Floor

"Let’s continue our fight." Right after Ren’s voice stopped, his body turned into a flash of blue lightning, disappearing from sight.

The next second, he appeared behind Zephiron.

However, he failed to defeat Zephiron in one move because Zephiron had good reflexes.

Then, both of them fought at high speed.

Due to how fast they were, the onlookers could only see two streaks of light and hear the sharp clash of metal against metal.

They could not tell who had the upper hand in the fight because their eyes struggled to keep up with the speed of the battle.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The surrounding hills were destroyed one by one due to the impact of their fight.

But even so, they didn’t stop and relentlessly unleashed their skills. Their only desire was victory, so they only focused on their opponent.

"Finger of Death!" Ren decided to use his Divine class skill because Supreme class skills were useless against Zephiron.

"Another Divine class skill?" Zephiron’s lips curled up into a smile when he saw the descending golden finger.

’He is indeed an interesting participant.’

He planted his spear firmly into the ground and raised his right hand.

In the next second, a massive shield materialized in mid-air. Its surface shimmered like liquid fire, constantly shifting and pulsing with power.

When the golden finger hit the red shield, the shockwave destroyed everything around the arena.

Even some parts of the battle ring were reduced to rubble because the impact was so strong.

*Crack...crack...

Crack lines appeared on the red shield.

The moment the golden finger shattered his shield, Zephiron unknowingly released his true power, restoring his Unity strength in an instant.

"Heaven-Shattering Fist!" Zephiron’s fist was enveloped in a golden light.

Once he threw out his fist, the ground beneath him shattered, sending shockwaves rippling through the air.

The golden finger shattered into countless fragments while the swirling clouds were swept away by the force of the shockwaves.

"Hmm?" Ren realized that Zephiron’s power had returned to his true strength, but he didn’t say anything.

’I will try using my secret technique.’

When he changed his position into an Iai stance, Zephiron realized what he had done.

"Stop! I lost this fight." Zephiron stopped the fight immediately.

The rule was that they fought at the same rank.

He used his true power to destroy the golden finger, so he considered it his defeat.

"Haha. I knew it! Brother Ren would win the fight."

"Not only that, but brother Ren won the fight faster than that magical beast."

"You are right."

"Brother Ren is as amazing as before."

"Damn right!"

All awakeners were delighted when Zephiron declared his defeat because, with this, the human race didn’t lose face.

Right after they returned, Scarlett rushed toward Ren with a happy face.

"Ren, I knew you would win!" Scarlett uttered.

Ren smiled softly and rubbed her hair gently.

Zephiron stood before the teleportation gate and spoke, "You can advance to the next floor."

"I want to see them take the test first." Ren hoped Scarlett and the others would also pass the test, so he decided to stay and watch them.

"Alright." It was not against the rules, so Zephiron allowed Ren to watch them take the test.

Then, Scarlett and the others took the test.

Unfortunately, only Scarlett managed to pass the test.

Lexie, Zaria, and Ariana lost against the guardian spirits.

But even so, they didn’t lose in one move like the other awakeners or magical beasts. They could still give the guardian spirit a hard time before finally losing the fight.

"Lexie, wait here with them. We will be back." Ren uttered.

"Un." Lexie nodded her head.

Scarlett and Ren looked at each other, held hands, and stepped into the teleportation gate.

The world around them shifted in an instant and the sensation of weightlessness faded, replaced by the crisp embrace of fresh air.

’Valley?’

When they were about to explore the valley, a dense red fog suddenly emerged, rolling toward them like a living entity.

Before they could react, it surrounded them completely, and in an instant, they were trapped in an illusion.

In the illusion world, Ren sat on his majestic throne within his vast and magnificent palace.

Before him, countless individuals from all races knelt on one knee, and their gazes filled with reverence and submission.

Ren had achieved his dream in the illusion world and was summoning everyone to his palace.

"Supreme Sovereign, may we know the reason for this summons?" a gorgeous, mature lady from the Phoenix race asked curiously.

When Ren was about to answer her question, an artificial intelligence voice rang out in his head.

[Host, this is an illusion. You need to wake up, or else you will be trapped on the sixth floor forever.]

With the help of his system, Ren immediately recognized that he was in the illusion world.

’System, this may be an illusion now, but one day, this vision will become reality. In the future, I will sit on my throne just like this, and all races will kneel before me.’

The moment he rose from his throne and walked toward his subjects, the illusion world shattered into countless fragments, dissolving around him and pulling him back to reality.

’Oh, the red fog disappeared?’

He suddenly remembered Scarlett.

’Where is she?’

He skimmed his surroundings, but he didn’t find her.

’Strange? Wasn’t she with me before?’

He was sure she was beside him because they entered the sixth floor together.

[Host, there are several formations on this floor.]

’Formation? I see.’

He finally knew why Scarlett was not by his side.

’Then, I will explore this valley before going to the next floor.’

He was not worried about her because he believed she could break free from the illusion.

’System, turn on the Scan feature.’

[Ding! Scan Feature has been turned on.]

With a smile on his face, Ren began exploring the sixth floor.

As Ren was looking for treasure, Asher stepped into the seventh floor.

Like on the sixth floor, he found himself in a vast valley after stepping out of the teleportation gate.

However, there was no red fog this time.

What he saw was only forest and mountains, as if he were alone in the valley.

’What is the test on this floor?’

As he was skimming his surroundings, a young man approached him.

At first, he was still calm but his expression changed when he saw the face of the young man.

’Me?’

The young man before him looked the same as him.

Even their clothes were the same.

The only difference was that the color of his sclera was black, while his pupils were red.

Other than that, everything was the same, as if he were a clone that Asher created after stepping onto the seventh floor.

’Is he the test on this floor? But why does he look the same as me?

Countless questions emerged in his mind because he didn’t expect it to happen.

When they were close to each other, Asher asked, "Who are you? Why do you look like me?"

"Are you seriously asking that? Look at me and look at yourself. You still don’t get it?" the other Asher didn’t answer the question because it was a stupid question in his eyes.

Asher paid attention to the figure before him carefully before finally speaking, "You are...me?"

"Bingo!" the other Asher responded.

Asher’s eyes widened when he realized something.

’Don’t tell me...’

He suddenly suspected that the test on the seventh floor was to defeat himself.

"It seems like you have figured out the test on this floor." The other Asher said, "Let me make it clear. I’m indeed you, but I was created from your evil side, so you could say I’m your evil side."

"So, I only need to defeat you to advance to the next level?" Asher uttered.

"That’s right!" the Evil Asher responded, "The next floor is the final floor. You will obtain the inheritance of the Moon God if you can defeat me."

"The last floor? Then, I will defeat you now." After saying that, Asher rushed toward the Evil Asher.

Boom!

Their fists met, and the shockwaves swayed the trees around them.

"You will defeat me? Do you know why this kind of test was chosen as the test on the seventh floor?" the Evil Asher found it funny because no one had ever managed to pass the test on the seventh floor until now.

"It doesn’t matter. You are me, so of course, I know how to defeat you." Asher knew himself very well, so he was sure he could defeat the Evil Asher.

Evil Asher’s lips curled up into a grin. "Then, show me how you will defeat me."

"Sure." Asher attacked the Evil Asher again.

As they were fighting fiercely on the seventh floor, Ren was looking for treasure on the sixth floor.

He didn’t know that Asher had entered the seventh floor because they would get separated once they stepped into the sixth floor.

’I finally found the treasure!’

His heart throbbed with happiness as he saw a scroll floating above a black stone.

’Let me check it.’

He approached the stone and grabbed the scroll.

[Ding! Host has discovered Ethereal Essence Gathering Formation. Do you want to learn it?]

’A formation?’

Ren raised his eyebrow when he knew it was a formation.

"Yes. I want to learn it." Ren didn’t say it in his head because he was alone.

’Hmm? It’s mana and spiritual energy gathering formation? And it’s a rank 7 formation?’

The happiness within him grew bigger because this formation could help him grow stronger.

’What a good treasure!’

He stored the formation in his space ring immediately.

’The treasure has been found. Now it’s time to go to the seventh floor.’

With that idea in mind, he went to the teleportation gate.