69novels Chapter 327, 9 minutes and 51 seconds
Chapter 327, 9 minutes and 51 seconds
When encountering a few guardians who have high resistance to star damage or possess special mechanisms (such as clones or invincible shield phases), Lin Tian will flexibly switch skills.
【Shinra Tensei】Violently breaks shields and knocks enemies away.
【All-Encompassing Heavenly Guidance】Forcibly gathers clones or interrupts spellcasting.
【Law Imprisonment】Locks onto key targets and creates output windows.
Arcane Explosion: Used to deal with clusters of summoned creatures.
【Fire Rain】Creates an area of continuous damage, forcing the user to reposition.
【Dominator's Eye】 deals true damage, used to quickly eliminate low-health enemies or deal with units with high damage reduction.
His combat rhythm was terrifyingly consistent. He would step onto the platform, identify the enemy, choose the most suitable skill or combination, quickly eliminate them, and then ascend the steps.
The entire process was fluid and seamless, without the slightest delay. His powerful mental attributes and combat instincts allowed him to quickly identify the enemy's weaknesses or countermeasures.
The Stairway to the Stars seemed to be testing the breadth and precision of his application of the power of "Stars," as well as his ability to deal with various astral mutated creatures.
Lin Tian, with his overwhelming attributes and perfect skill system, provided the most direct answer.
Floor 30, Guardian level approximately Lv.62.
Floor 50, Guardian level approximately Lv.64.
Floor 70, Guardian level approximately Lv.65.
As the level increases, the Guardian's strength does indeed steadily increase, with more powerful skills and more complex mechanics.
Some can summon small meteors, some can deploy a starlight field to weaken enemies, and some can even briefly escape into the astral rift.
But all of this was still no match for Lin Tian.
The attribute differences are too great.
With his intelligence attribute reaching a million, coupled with skills that often provide a bonus of one or two thousand percent, defeating these level 60+ lords is essentially a matter of dimensional reduction.
The so-called mechanism is often broken before it can be fully deployed under the suppression of health that is enough to kill instantly.
80th floor, 90th floor...
Lin Tian's climbing speed hardly slowed down.
With the support of [Starlight Flow] and [Star Resonance], his magical power remained above 80%.
Occasionally, when the energy consumption is high, a short pause between two layers will allow for a quick recovery.
finally--
99th floor starlight platform.
This is the end of the stairs.
The platform is much larger, with the endless abyss of the stars beyond its edge, and starlight flowing like a river beneath your feet.
In the center of the platform, starlight coalesced into a humanoid creature wearing a star cloak and holding a starlight staff. Its face was blurred, with only two deep starlight points serving as its eyes.
【Archmage Velen Lv.68 (Lord)】
It seemed to be the culmination of all the abilities of the previous astral spellcasters. As soon as it appeared, it waved its staff and instantly set up a triple-layered starlight barrier around Lin Tian (slowing, silencing, and continuous damage). At the same time, three "miniature meteors" emanating destructive waves condensed above its head.
However, Lin Tian didn't even give it a chance to fully unleash its skill.
The moment he stepped onto the platform and saw the enemy clearly, his attack was already launched.
This time, he used a more powerful area-of-effect clearing skill in order to eliminate the guardian of the last layer as quickly as possible.
【Starstorm】!
The astral rift tore open directly above Velen's head, and the destructive storm swallowed him along with the barrier he had just set up!
Velen's star shield flickered violently, and its health plummeted! It attempted to teleport out of the storm's range.
But Lin Tian's second wave of attacks followed immediately.
Shinra Tensei!
The most powerful invisible repulsive force, like a giant wall, crashed in from the side, slamming its barely visible half-revealed form back into the eye of the storm!
Immediately following was Lin Tian's ghostly figure appearing at the edge of the storm, along with the dazzling silver light at the tip of his finger.
【Star Rays】! Starry Sky Style Enhanced Version!
call out--!
The beam pierced through the storm, hitting Velen precisely in the core.
With the combined damage from the storm and the repulsive force, this [Star Ray] became the final straw that broke the camel's back.
Archmage Velen let out a mournful cry in the language of the stars, and his body, along with his staff, transformed into the purest starlight, exploding outwards in a brilliance more dazzling than any previous level.
[Passed the 99th floor!]
Congratulations! You have completed the "Astral Trial: Stairway to the Stars"!
Total time: 9 minutes and 51 seconds.
[Rating: Perfect!]
[You have proven your ability to quickly adapt to and precisely defeat various astral creatures in the astral environment, as well as your exceptional control over the power of the stars.]
The final stage of the "Astral Trials" is about to begin. Please prepare...
Cleared the 99 floors of the Lord's Staircase in less than ten minutes!
This efficiency is enough to leave any astrological scholar who knows the meaning of the "Stairway to the Stars" speechless.
Lin Tian adjusted his breathing slightly, feeling the stellar power within his body that had become more active due to the rapid and continuous battles.
The tiered trials were more like a warm-up for him.
Will the final stage be a test similar to the Mirror War?
He raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the void of the star realm.
come on.
......
The platform at the top of the Stairway to the Stars began to change.
In the endless astral void all around, the flowing rivers of starlight seemed to be summoned and began to converge towards the platform.
The platform itself is expanding, the starlight is becoming more solid, and it is gradually evolving into a huge circular arena with a diameter of more than 500 meters.
The edge of the arena is formed by swirling nebulae, and underfoot is a smooth, mirror-like, silvery-white crystal floor that reflects the starry sky.
A vast, ancient aura, imbued with a gentle yet inviolable majesty, permeated the air.
[The final stage of the "Astral Trials": Celestial Guardians.]
[In this phase, you will face the test embodied by the primordial will of the astral realm—the Protoss Guardians.]
The Celestial Guardians are a composite of astral rules and ancient star spirits, possessing some astral powers.
[Trial Objective: Defeat the Protoss Guardian.]
[Trial Time Limit: None.]
[Special Note: Protoss Guardians possess extremely high damage reduction capabilities.]
The Guardians have arrived...
The system notification tone ended.
Suddenly, a massive, incredibly complex magic circle composed of billions of star runes lit up the crystal ground at the very center of the arena!
The magic array's light shot into the sky, connecting with the nebula gathering above!
Amidst the dazzling pillar of light, a figure slowly descended, finally standing lightly in the center of the magic circle.
It stands about five meters tall and has a translucent, liquid-like texture, as if it were formed from the purest starlight.
It constantly flows and changes shape, sometimes resembling a warrior in armor, sometimes a mage in flowing robes, and sometimes a giant bird spreading its wings, but at its core it always maintains a beautiful and harmonious humanoid silhouette.