The Titan Guardian is the final boss of the 7th-floor challenge. When a Challenger finally faces this formidable adversary, it is known to have three distinct phases.
The first phase is when the Titan's armor and body appear completely intact, just as they do upon the Challenger's initial encounter with it.
This phase is called "The Unbreakable Sentinel." As the name suggests, its body is composed of Celestial Ore, the same material used to craft the very weapons that challengers would use.
This renders its massive, mountain-sized form impervious to physical attacks just like the Starforged Sentinel. Same like Starforged Sentinel, the only way to defeat it is by destroying its core.
However, given its colossal size—towering like a mountain—this task is anything but easy. To make matters worse, the Titan Guardian wields an enormous hammer, capable of unleashing devastating shockwavesr, creates pools of molten lava and rain of molten metal.
This phase demands the efforts of many Challengers working in concert—either to restrain the Titan Guardian or destroy it before it transitions to the next stage.
Rumor has it that some groups have succeeded, while others... have not. Those who fail give way to the next harrowing phase, "The Flameborn Wrath."
The second phase is marked by significant changes to both the Titan's armor and the surrounding environment...
THUMP!
A resounding thud echoed from Ji Wuye's Upper Dantian, where the golden water—surrounding a solitary piece of land floating in the bluish sea of Qi within his Upper Dantian—quivered and flowed, creating the sensation of fresh, revitalizing energy coursing through his meridians.
A Water Qi.
The Water Qi then began to blend with and refine the faint, bluish Qi that enveloped his body. Gradually, this Qi grew brighter, transitioning into a vivid, aqua-like hue.
SPLASH!
Simultaneously, bluish magma that seeped through cracks in the volcanic stone arena began splattering erratically, the viscous liquid trembling as if in response to Ji Wuye's great sword becoming infused with Water Qi.
The Water Qi coiled and danced around the blade like translucent tendrils, forming an aquatic vortex that hissed and spat as it collided with the scorching air.
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SWOOSH!
While all of this was happening, Ji Wuye's body was already in mid-air, his muscles taut as he leaned forward, twisting slightly as he wielded the great sword enveloped in swirling Water Qi.
Tendrils of the elemental energy coiled around the blade, forming bubble-like shapes that vaporized almost instantly under the intense heat radiating throughout the atmosphere.
The heat emanated from the mountain-sized Titan Guardian itself, whose colossal hand was already sweeping through the air, its palm outstretched, trying to crush Ji Wuye mid-flight.
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Eternal Blade Art First move - Soaring Cyclone Blade!
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But then...
WOOSH!
It happened again, just as before—logic shattered under the sheer size and speed of the Titan Guardian.
During their first encounter, Titan Guardian had defied all expectations, ambushing Ji Wuye with agility unimaginable for a being of its immense size.
And now, a trail of molten, reddish magma spilled from the Titan Guardian's massive feet, colliding with the bluish magma that seeped through the cracked surface of the volcanic arena.
In the blink of an eye, the colossal hand, once deceptively slow, moved with astonishing speed, revealing its feigned motion as a trap. By the time it lunged, the Titan Guardian's mountain-sized body was already standing right beside Ji Wuye, its shadow engulfing him like a solar eclipse.
"Grgmmm..." The Titan Guardian growled deeply, the rumble reverberating through the chamber like distant thunder.
The overwhelming heat radiating from the Titan's body scattered the surrounding Water Qi in a violent burst, creating turbulent currents that disrupted Ji Wuye's spinning motion mid-attack.
And…
BANG!
With a deafening boom that shook the very foundations, the Titan Guardian's massive palm clamped shut, crushing Ji Wuye's small, spinning form as he hung suspended mid-air.
The resulting shockwave tore through the atmosphere, rippling outward in a concussive wave that threatened to shatter the volcanic arena with its devastating force. Shards of stone and debris were sent flying in all directions, pelting the walls like shrapnel.
The Titan's blazing eyes burned brightly with triumph, convinced it had finally captured and obliterated the tiny mortal.
And yet…
The blazing eyes dimmed momentarily, blinking in confusion as if sensing something amiss. Something was off. In that split second of hesitation…
BOOM!
The immense force struck the Titan again, just like before. Its mountain-sized body seemed pressed backward by an unknown, mysterious power, an invisible force hurling it through the air.
The Titan's massive form crashed into another row of ascending stairs, the sheer impact embedding it deep into the wall with a thunderous rumble that caused the entire chamber to tremble.
CLANK!
CLANK!
The arena shook violently, once again, causing the enormous chains hanging from the ceiling to loosen and fall one by one, clanging against the stone floor in a deafening cacophony.
Amidst this chaos, Ji Wuye's long, flowing white hair swirled and curled, resembling a coiled shell. His feet were now where his head should have been, and his head was positioned where his feet had been.
In this inverted state, his entire body arched downward, still spinning from the momentum of his attack. And then, he abruptly stopped—suspended in mid-air—as a transparent screen flickered before him.
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[!] Your passive skill, Deflecting Blows (B), has been triggered!
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Ji Wuye's crimson pupils briefly shifted to glance at the notification as air pressure built against his face, forcing him downward. His body began to descend, the top of his head aligning to crash against the cracked, cobweb-like fissures in the volcanic stone arena.
However...
BOOM!
The river of bluish magma flowing through the intricate cracks surged upward, splashing violently from the aftermath of the impact. Globs of viscous liquid were flung into the air, hissing as they collided with the scorching atmosphere.
WOOSH!
Simultaneously, a cloud of mist formed as the Water Qi enveloping Ji Wuye's great sword instantly vaporized upon hitting the superheated air.
Yet the vapor cloud was fleeting, dispersing quickly to reveal Ji Wuye himself. He now stood firmly, both hands gripping the great sword raised above his head, legs braced wide in a battle stance.
The blade's edge tilted slightly backward, gleaming with faint bluish Qi that layered over the aqua hue of the Water Qi already surrounding the edge, creating a brilliant gradient of colors.
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Active Skill: Slash Breaker!
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SWOOSH!
It was then that Ji Wuye swung the blade downward, aim directed squarely at the Titan Guardian, who was still embedded in the wall from the previous impact.
