Chapter 877: Let's Forge The Body First (2)
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One should never underestimate Su Yu's ability to court trouble. For now, only the devils were surrounding them. But perhaps not long after, the divines and the demonic beasts would surround them as well. Thɪs chapter is updated by novęlfire.net
The more talented one was, the better one would be at causing trouble. This was an established fact in the Myriad Realms.
Back then, Xia Longwu had also caused quite a lot of trouble in the Allheaven Battlefield. It was impossible to hope that Su Yu wouldn't cause trouble. If even Huang Teng could cause enough trouble for an original devil to appear, how could Su Yu be any less capable of causing trouble?
The others looked confused as they listened to Marquis Xia. What was he talking about? Previously, it was a thirty percent chance of survival but now, it had dropped to less than ten percent? Why? Who was the marquis so worried about?
He couldn't understand, but he still said, "In that case, we'll have to be troubling Principal Zheng with this."
"It's fine. Huang Teng is my student." Zheng Ping said, "I would have made my way there even without this order. I've just entered the Sunmoon Realm. I didn't get the chance to show off my strength. This is a good opportunity for me to meet some of those old geezers there. I wonder if there are any old geezers from the divine and devil races there."
"They are definitely there." Marquis Xia said, "They won't give up on a chance to kill Huang Teng. Also, you need to be careful as well. If possible, try to save Cui Lang as well. If it's really too dangerous, so be it. He won't die so easily."
Super freaks like that would not die so easily. Furthermore, the marquis was also sure that the kid had a lot of trump cards. He was already far beyond Huang Teng in terms of concealment.
Zheng Ping was confused about that request, but he nodded, "I understand."
"Do we need to notify Great Ming?" The general of the Devil Subduing Army asked, "They might not be paying attention to the affairs of the Plain of Desires. That is a place their geniuses rarely visit. We're much more well-informed about that place than them."
"Let them know." Marquis Xia said, "It's better if you get the news to Zhu Tiandao. If you can't, try to send words to Ye Hongyan who is stationed in the Allheaven Prefecture."
Others might not know about Su Yu's hidden identity, but Ye Hongyan was definitely aware. That was Niu Baidao's wife. The marquis knew that Su Yu had stayed at her place for two days when he was in the Allheaven Prefecture. In that case, she was most likely aware of his disguise.
"I understand."
The general nodded. That wouldn't be too hard. She could be found on the other side of the portal. And by notifying her, they would be able to get the words to Zhu Tiandao as well.
***
Not long after.
Allheaven Prefecture.
Ye Residence.
Ye Hongyan had an odd look in her eyes. She gazed at the expert from the Devil Subduing Army for a while before replying, "Got it. Tell your marquis I know what to do."
"Yes!"
The messenger left without saying anything else. After he left, Ye Hongyan's expression became even more doubtful than before. Just how long had it been since Su Yu left? It had only been half a month. That brat was causing trouble so soon after arriving? He was trapped in the Skyrend Valley?
"What a troublemaker."
Her head started to ache. After thinking about it, she decided to notify Zhu Tiandao. In her opinion, Su Yu was probably more important than even Huang Teng. Huang Teng had been causing the Xia Family endless headaches. Now, it was Great Ming's turn to suffer from endless headaches thanks to Su Yu.
Zhu Tiandao's head would probably start aching soon. She sent a message through a voice transmission talisman. Then, she took out another voice transmission talisman and sent another message. There was a possibility of disruption since the distance was too great. Thus, she sent two separate messages.
The second message was sent through the secret military channel toward the Great Ming ambassador in Great Zhou. Through the ambassador, the message was passed through numerous prefectures before reaching Great Ming. With this, there was no worry that Zhu Tiandao would not receive the message.
***
Not long after.
Great Ming, Tiandu, Zhu Residence.
After taking a look at his newly received message, Zhu Tiandao's face twitched.
Screw that brat! Just how long had it been?
Damn it! Why did that brat provoke those super-geniuses so soon after leaving? He even got himself trapped in the Skyrend Valley. That damn place was near the central sector. After crossing the Skyrend Valley, one would reach the territory of the demonic beasts.
Mystic armor race...the portal to their realm was also near that place. That damn brat had actually killed their geniuses. Was he not afraid that they would rush out of their realm to take revenge on him?
"Damn it! Even if you want to kill, do it stealthily! Why did you kill right in front of so many people? Is that something someone from Great Ming would do?"
With the way that damn brat was behaving, it was only a matter of time before his identity was exposed. Zhu Tiandao felt very helpless. It was probably too late for him to send help from Great Ming.
Fortunately, his eldest grandson was there. He hurriedly sent a military order to Ye Hongyan, telling her to notify Zhu Hongwen and send some experts over to provide assistance. Zhu Hongwen was probably still unaware that a Great Ming genius had encountered trouble in the Plain of Desires.
"Plain of Desires...you better pray for good luck there. It is very likely that none of our reinforcements will be able to reach you. That place is too weird."
Zhu Tiandao shook his head and sighed. He knew that place. He had even been there several times before. That place was way too weird. The young geniuses wouldn't be affected, but those of the older generation would suffer all sorts of weird encounters. Some might lose their minds to their desires. Some might end up trapped in some illusions. Some might even be driven mad by their desires and end up dying.
"Cui Lang of Great Ming..."
Recalling something, Zhu Tiandao laughed in amusement and sent a message to Niu Baidao. That student of his better be prepared to stay in seclusion forever. He would probably go crazy after learning about what Su Yu had done with his identity.
Su Yu had climbed to the 18th place in the Profound Index for him. Wasn't that exciting? He might even enter the Earth Index soon. Even across the Myriad Realms, only a small number of people could enter the Earth Index. Thanks to Su Yu, Cui Lang would be known across the various realms.
Zhu Tiandao was right.
Heart Paradise Island.
After thinking about it, Niu Baidao visited the real Cui Lang and told him the truth. Then, he started comforting Cui Lang, "Before Su Yu's identity is exposed, you should keep staying here. Even if you leave...well, you're now a super expert in the Profound Index. Your bounty in the Myriad Race Cult must have increased significantly as well. Your head is probably worth hundreds of thousands of merit points now. You might end up assassinated right after leaving."
"..."
Cui Lang was completely dumbstruck.
After a long time, he roared, "Principal, I hate you!"
"..."
Niu Baidao was speechless. Why was this fellow hating him? It wasn't like he had forced this fellow to lend his identity to Su Yu. This fellow was the one who had happily agreed to lend Su Yu his identity. What was the point of hating him?
Niu Baidao comforted him, "Don't worry. Isn't it just the earth-grade weaponsmith? Isn't it just the 18th place on the Profound Index? With how good Su Yu is at stirring shit, he will definitely expose himself in less than half a year. At that time, none of this will be related to you anymore. On the bright side, you're now known to both the human race and the myriad races."
It was no big deal. The moment Su Yu's identity was exposed, all his enemies would start looking for him instead of Cui Lang. What was there to fear?
Cui Lang clenched his teeth and said, "Principal, at that time, even if I go out as myself, everyone will wonder if I'm Su Yu in disguise."
"..."
Right. At times, it was better to make the wrong kill than to miss the chance to get rid of one's enemy. It didn't matter if this was the real Cui Lang or not. Since there was a possibility that this could be Su Yu, they would just kill him. Better safe than sorry.
Niu Baidao continued comforting him, "It will be fine. It's not like you leave Great Ming a lot. Just refrain from entering the Allheaven Battlefield and you'll be fine."
There was zero sincerity in his voice. Cui Lang was feeling very gloomy. How stupid was he to lend Su Yu his identity? That fellow was even better than him at stirring shit. That fellow should stop calling himself Su Yu. He should call himself Su Lang (unconstrained) instead.
But when he thought more about it, he also felt quite smug. At the very least, his name was now known to the myriad races. Sure, it was dangerous. But he was already a superstar now, right?
Most people would struggle for a lifetime only for beautiful companions, fame, and wealth. With fame in hand, he would be able to obtain the other two in no time. Cui Lang started hypnotizing himself. Everything would be fine. He only needed to remain in seclusion. There was nothing to fear.
Chapter 878: Let's Forge The Body First (3)
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Su Yu was naturally oblivious to the fact that both Great Ming and Great Xia were sending help their way.
He was already inside the Skyrend Valley. And he wasn't too worried. After he entered the valley, the saber qi around him seemed to have come alive. He did not feel pressured by the saber qi. Instead, he felt very comfortable.
The saber qi in the air was very intimate to him. He started circulating his source qi according to the Sky Sundering Saber's path. With 144 acupoints, the saber qi he generated was quite strong as well.
The saber qi of Great Xia King started swimming around him, slowly merging into his own saber qi. As the two sources of saber qi came together, his body jolted. This felt great! First, he focused on sensing the saber qi around him. Suddenly, a new thought appeared in his mind. He took out some heavenly source qi and started forging his body again.
At the same time, he was still absorbing the character intent left in his sea of willpower. The change character was starting to show signs of a breakthrough. Sure enough, advancement was much easier in the Allheaven Battlefield.
Instead of absorbing Great Xia King's saber qi, he had actually decided to forge his body with it. More and more saber qi gathered around him. And as time passed, a vague comprehension slowly emerged in his mind.
"Sharp!"
"Indomitable."
"Confidence."
Numerous ideas appeared in his mind. These were the emotions left by Great Xia King. That was his slash. A slash of incomparable sharpness, indomitable momentum, and absolute confidence.
Sure, that slash had ultimately failed to kill his target, but the emotions contained within the slash were very real.
In fact, Su Yu was starting to suspect that the saber qi had only remained here for so long because it had failed to kill its target back then. It was unwilling to accept that result and fade away before achieving its goal.
Su Yu could feel that very clearly. He could feel the regret and unwillingness of Great Xia King after failing to kill his opponent. Su Yu wondered who that Invincible was. Even if that Invincible could survive Great Xia King's slash, that person must have been injured gravely, right?
Additionally, Su Yu had also discovered an entirely different aura in the Skyrend Valley. A divine and holy aura.
"An Invincible from the divine race!"
Su Yu's eyes flickered as he realized something. He withdrew his saber qi and activated a cultivation method of the divine race instead. He picked the cultivation method of the first divine race.
The moment that cultivation method was activated, the surrounding saber qi erupted with a rumble. Instantly, numerous wounds were left on his body. But right at that moment, a holy aura erupted and healed those wounds.
Great Xia King's saber qi was trying to kill him while the holy aura was trying to heal him. That aura might have originated from a first divine. Only the Invincible of the first divine race could fight Great Xia King and survive, forcing Great Xia King to leave with regret.
After focusing on his body for a bit, Su Yu was instantly overjoyed. Great Xia King's saber qi was terrifying, but the holy aura was not weak at all. It was able to rapidly heal all his wounds.
"This feels great! This is the best method to forge my body!"
Su Yu was as happy as someone who had stumbled upon a treasure vault. With the saber qi, he could temper his body. With the divine aura, he could heal his body. Coupled with his heavenly source qi, he was able to cultivate at a much faster pace than before.
He stopped hesitating and circulated the divine cultivation method with all his strength. When the saber qi grew too strong for him, he would switch to the Sky Sundering Saber. In that manner, he was able to prevent himself from getting killed by the saber qi.
This was great! This was the exact kind of place he needed. Here, he could complete several body forgings! Then and there, he decided to make this place his home. He swore to not leave no matter what!
With that, Su Yu started roaming the valley while cultivating. At the same time, he was also looking for Huang Teng and Wu Qi. Huang Teng knew the Sky Sundering Saber as well, so Su Yu could vaguely sense that Huang Teng was actually not too far from him.
At the same time.
Huang Teng frowned and looked backward doubtfully, "Someone else entered."
"Is that so surprising?"
Wu Qi replied expressionlessly. It would be weirder for nobody to enter instead. Did this guy think that those people would spare him?
"No!" Huang Teng was all smiles as he said, "It's weird because the newcomer seems to be triggering the saber qi here. Is that person a cultivator of the Sky Sundering Saber as well? But...not many people know that. Is it someone from the Xia Family? Xia Yuwen?"
He couldn't think of anyone else from the Xia Family with appropriate strength. The others were either too weak or too strong. He was very curious.
But this newcomer was also way too weird even as a Sky Sundering Saber cultivator. At times, the saber qi would converge there. But at times, a different type of energy would converge there. Just what was going on?
At times, it even felt like the saber qi was rejecting the newcomer. What an odd fellow. Was it a divine instead? Just what was going on?
Huang Teng couldn't reach a conclusion. He said, "Let's keep moving. Don't stay at one place for too long. Find a weaker path to kill our way out."
Wu Qi nodded and asked curiously, "So the newcomer knows the Sky Sundering Saber as well?"
"Seems so. Or maybe not. It's too hard to say. Even if he knows the Sky Sundering Saber, the saber qi here was left by Great Xia King. That person can only resonate with the saber qi here if they only cultivated the strongest version of the Sky Sundering Saber. And the Xia Family does not teach a lot of people the strongest version."
But Huang Teng himself wasn't sure of the people who had received the strongest version from the Xia Family. In any case, the version he learned was one with 144 acupoints. He had heard that Great Xia King's Sky Sundering Saber had exceeded 144 acupoints. He wondered if a divine-grade Sky Sundering Saber had been created.
"Strongest version of Sky Sundering Saber?"
Wu QI thought about it and shook her head. But suddenly, a particular name emerged in her head, "I don't know about anyone else, but I do know one of them."
"Who?"
"Su Yu."
"Him?"
Huang Teng nodded, "I've never met him before, but I've heard a lot about him. That's an incredible person. He's Bai Feng's student and someone born of a common family. I wonder if he would attack me if he saw me. After all, I did beat Bai Feng up three times in the past."
Wu Qi couldn't be bothered to answer. Huang Teng should save that question for Su Yu.
"Su Yu...it's very unlikely that he would have the courage to come here." Huang Teng laughed and said, "Forget about everyone else. What do you think about Cui Lang of Great Ming?"
Not long ago, the index he held shook. When he took a look, he saw that Red Armor was dead. Meanwhile, Cui Lang of Great Ming had reached the 18th place of the Profound Index. This was way too surprising.
He still did not believe that Cui Lang was capable of this. He also saw the updates after Green Armor was killed. He didn't believe it then as well. Suddenly, he thought of something.
"Cui Lang, Su Yu, Great Ming, Sky Sundering Saber..." He suddenly asked, "Wu Qi, when was the previous index updated?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novelꜰire.net
"Half an hour ago."
"Half an hour ago...that was the same time I felt the changes of the saber qi here." He muttered, "Right after Cui Lang killed Red Armor, a Sky Sundering Saber cultivator entered this place. Cui Lang killed Red Armor...if that happened nearby, he would probably be forced to enter the valley after doing that. In that case, is Cui Lang the Sky Sundering Saber cultivator?"
Wu Qi's eyes flickered, "Cui Lang?"
Huang Teng nodded, "There are too many coincidences. Right after Red Armor was killed, Cui Lang climbed to the 18th place in the Profound Index. At the same time, a Sky Sundering Saber cultivator appeared here. Apart from him, who else could it be?"
He added, "Is Cui Lang close to Great Xia? Would the Xia Family teach him the strongest version of the Sky Sundering Saber?"
"..."
No. Wu Qi answered inwardly. How would the Xia Family teach their Sky Sundering Saber so easily? They would never teach the strongest version to someone like Cui Lang.
"Weaponsmith."
Huang Teng looked at Wu Qi and asked, "Previously, you said that Su Yu was very close to Teacher Zhao Li, right?"
Wu Qi nodded.
"And that Cui Lang is proficient in hammer techniques. He seems to be using Teacher Zhao Li's Soul Expanding Art..."
Wu Qi nodded again. She frowned and said, "You mean..."
"It's only a guess." Huang Teng smiled, "I'm just curious about one thing. Is he really that much of a genius? He has only entered an academy for about a year. A year ago, he was still at the Source Opening Realm. A year later, he managed to enter the Profound Index? No, if that was really him, he would actually qualify to enter the Earth Index."
Wu Qi didn't know what to say.
After a long while, she solemnly warned, "Don't make careless guesses."
She was starting to worry. This wasn't right. How could that kid grow so quickly? She couldn't believe it. Cui Lang was Cui Lang. Su Yu was Su Yu. The two were definitely not the same person.
Just a few months ago, she had gone to Great Ming Cultural Research Academy and warned Su Yu to treat her little sister well or she would beat him up… But was she supposed to believe that same fellow had grown to surpass even her?
Bullshit!
Huang Teng had always loved acting smart and talking rubbish. Why couldn't Cui Lang be so strong? Was he jealous of Cui Lang?
Huang Teng shrugged indifferently. What was the harm in guessing? Things were indeed very suspicious. In any case, he would have his answer after meeting this so-called Cui Lang.
Wu QI gloomily asked, "Do we link up with him?"
"No." Huang Teng shook his head, "Regardless of who the newcomer is, don't link up unless we're sure of their identity and strength. If they are too weak, they might burden us and get us killed. If they're too strong, we might end up burdening them and getting them killed.
"We will operate separately. If we are really forced to come together, we will act according to the situation. You are not new here. You shouldn't be making such elementary mistakes."
Wu Qi couldn't even be bothered to give a response. She had only asked that because this fellow had been speculating that the newcomer was Su Yu. Otherwise, why would she care? It wouldn't benefit either of them for one party to become the burden of the other party.
"If your guess is right, he might be here to save us."
Huang Teng looked at her with shock, "You...did you manage to seduce both teacher and student?"
"..."
Boom!
A frosty blade shot past Huang Teng's face, creating a red wound there. Wu Qi glared at him coldly.
Huang Teng was somewhat speechless. He said, "You said it yourself. He's here to save you. I thought I was the only person willing to do this. After all, this is the same as throwing my life away. If he's also here to save you...Also, back then, Bai Feng tried to...uhm...with you...Wow, your relationship status is so complicated."
Wu Qi coldly said, "You have a filthy mind."
"How is my mind filthy?"
Huang Teng was feeling very gloomy. She was the one claiming that the newcomer was here to save her.
"If it's him, he's only here because of my younger sister."
"So he managed to snag both sisters?"
Huang Teng's mouth widened, "No way...Double Wu...refers to you sisters? I thought one of them was his senior sister?"
"..."
"Shut your mouth!"
Wu Qi was furious. She didn't feel like talking to this shameless fellow anymore.
Huang Teng felt even more gloomy. Why was she taking her anger out on him? She was the one who had led him toward that conclusion. It sure was hard to understand women.
Also, was the newcomer really Su Yu? In fact, he was still finding that hard to believe. But he could sense that the newcomer was a Sky Sundering Saber cultivator. If it wasn't Su Yu...was it really possible that Cui Lang actually knew the strongest version of the Sky Sundering Saber?
***
Huang Teng could only guess that Su Yu was nearby, but Su Yu was certain that Huang Teng was nearby.
"Did that fellow sense my presence? Why is he running away? Is he trying to avoid meeting me?"
Whatever. It wasn't like saving Huang Teng was very important to him. In that case, he might as well focus on his body forging. He was going to complete his thirteenth body forging soon. If that fellow ended up dying before he completed his body forging, that fellow wouldn't be able to blame him since that fellow was the one running away from him.
He turned into a golden silhouette and vanished into thin air. After his disappearance, a shabby golden saber appeared in the valley. That was the metal elemental race's metal transformation.
A lot of people had perished in the valley before. Thus, broken weapons could be found all over the valley. Su Yu was able to survive much better than Huang Teng. With his metal transformation, concealment technique, deceit character, change character, and calm character, very few people could discover him.
Since he had some free time, he decided to first focus on body forging. If someone happened to be walking by him, he wouldn't mind cutting that person down.
He might not be stronger than Huang Teng, but he far surpassed Huang Teng in terms of survival skills. How dare that fellow run away from him. So be it. That would only make his life easier.
Chapter 879: Thinking About You (1)
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Outside the Skyrend Valley.
After observing the valley for a while, Tianduo looked at Mo Erba and the others, "We need to enter. The longer we wait, the more they can recover. And the humans might even send some help over. We need to act now to prevent anything unforeseen from happening."
The other devil geniuses nodded in agreement. Indeed. This matter should not be delayed.
Mo Erba coldly looked at the other geniuses gathered in the area and asked, "How about these people?"
"They will enter." Tianduo said, "Everyone here is a genius. And everyone wants a share of the profit. Everyone believes that they will be the survivor. Huang Teng is already seriously injured. Killing him might grant one a reward to progress greatly. Nobody here will give up on such a chance."
Nobody knew a genius better than another genius. Every genius believed that they were the child of destiny. All of them wanted to spread their name over the various realms. All of them wanted to affirm their dao to become an Invincible. Those without such ambitions would not be qualified to be called a genius.
Thus, as long as the devils entered, the others would enter as well. As for the saber qi in the valley, it had been so many years. These people might be wary of the saber qi, but they had their own ways of dealing with the saber qi.
Tianduo said, "If we wait further, the other human geniuses will get here. We're not afraid of someone like Qin Fang, but he might still cause enough disturbance to help Huang Teng escape. Let's set off."
Tianduo decided to stop waiting. In truth, it wasn't like they were waiting for nothing previously. He had merely been busy thinking of ways to deal with the saber qi. And he had finally figured out a solution.
The devils wasted no time and entered the Skyrend Valley through a spot with a lower density of saber qi.
Not far away.
The geniuses from the divine and some other minor races were gathered around An Mintian.
Noticing that Tianduo and the other devils had entered the valley, An Mintian glanced at his surroundings and said, "We'll enter from the north."
Since the devils had entered from the south, they would enter from the north and trap Huang Teng in the middle. At that order, the divines flew north and prepared to enter there.
After their departure, a different individual soared into the sky and coldly said, "Everyone, the divines and devils are surrounding Huang Teng from two directions. Is everyone interested in taking part?"
"Neither An Mintian nor Tianduo is weak. Be careful lest you fall into their trap."
"Long Zhan, are you entering?"
Someone asked Long Zhan of the celestial dragon race. Long Zhan merely glanced at the valley and ignored the question. Beside him, the golden dragon flew into the sky and shot into the Skyrend Valley without talking to Long Zhan.
Noticing that, Long Zhan raised his brow. That fellow from the golden dragon race sure was brazen. An Mintian was full of hostility toward him. That little dragon should be careful lest An Mintian take the chance to kill him in the valley.
He then smiled and vanished with a flicker. At the same time, the saber qi above the Skyrend Valley flickered slightly, signifying his entry. The three major races had entered! Subsequently, the saber qi around the valley started flickering here and there as more and more people entered from different directions.
***
In a forest not far from the Skyrend Valley.
Several individuals were hovering above a massive tree. There were males and females among them. And all of them were very young.
When Long Zhan entered the valley, a young woman in the group laughed and said, "Interesting. The divines, devils, and dragons have all entered. The humans are in great trouble this time. I wonder who Great Xia would send to them."
Beside the woman was a long-haired youth. The youth was ethereal and elegant. He was also looking at the Skyrend Valley.
When he heard those words, he smiled, "Jiu Xuan, do you think Huang Teng will die?"
The woman called Jiu Xuan said, "I don't know. As the genius Great Xia has invested in, he is definitely someone capable. His reputation is very good among the humans. I don't think he can die so easily."
The long-haired youth nodded, "Yes. He won't die so easily. There must be a reason for Huang Teng to come here."
His voice turned profound as he said, "But if some people decide to set up an ambush between the Skyrend Valley and Eastrift Valley...things might get difficult for him."
Jiu Xuan said, "Big Brother Dao Cheng, we're allied with the humans. Don't do anything rash."
"Of course." The long-haired youth said, "The humans are mired in crisis. They need our help. How could I make things hard for them?"
With a laugh, he swung his hand. A jade talisman shot into the sky and vanished into thin air.
Jiu Xuan looked at him and said, "Big Brother Dao Cheng, what are you doing?"
"Cui Lang killed two geniuses from the mystic armor race. The mystic armor race won't spare him. What a pity that there are too many geniuses here. The experts of the mystic armor race might not be able to even reach this place. But they can simply hide somewhere else and wait for a bit. Perhaps a nice surprise will drop into their laps."
In the Allheaven Battlefield, the places with a large gathering of young geniuses would actually start repelling the experts of the senior generation. Even if the mystic armors wanted to take their revenge, their people would merely lose their way in the Plain of Desires. Thus, the better choice was to not come here at all. Instead, they could wait between this place and the human territory. That would be much safer for them. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel※fire.net
Jiu Xuan said, "Big Brother Dao Cheng, are you sure you didn't miscalculate?"
The long-haired youth replied with a tranquil expression, "There are only three safe paths one can take from the Skyrend Valley to the human territory. These are the shortest paths where one won't go through any danger zones. It is also very unlikely for one to encounter strong opponents taking these paths..."
"What if they don't try to return?" Jiu Xuan argued, "What if they decide to head further west?"
"Head further west?"
Dao Cheng laughed and said nothing. That would be the same as throwing their lives away. There was the Heavendoom City to the west. And the portal to the Mystic Armor Realm was near that area as well. Additionally, those ancient cities had always been extremely dangerous. And if they continued heading west, they would enter the demon territory.
The Skyrend Valley was the furthest these humans could go if they wanted to keep living. This was the same as how these geniuses would rarely go beyond the Eastrift Valley toward the human territory. Most of the people that had done so were already dead.
Jiu Xuan did not argue further. With a gentle smile, she said, "Big Brother Dao Cheng, what do you think about Cui Lang? He was completely unknown before this. Is there a secret behind his sudden emergence?"
"Cui Lang?" Dao Cheng muttered to himself. He said, "I'll try to make a divination about him. This is someone who has suddenly become famous. Perhaps there is a need for us to take note of him as well."
After saying that, several characters appeared above his palm. They arranged themselves in a specific order and Cui Lang's appearance appeared in Dao Cheng's mind. That was the appearance recorded in the Heavenly Hunt Index.
He started manipulating those characters, sending strand after strand of willpower into them. He stared intently at the characters while around him, the other immortals also looked over curiously.
Dao Cheng was known for his divination skills. In this aspect, he stood at the very top among his generation even in the Immortal Realm. Eventually, the characters combined to form a water mirror. Slowly, Cui Lang's appearance appeared in the mirror.
Women.
There were countless women around Cui Lang.
The scene vanished in an instant. The immortals frowned while Jiu Xuan laughed in amusement. None of them said anything. Dao Cheng also shook his head. For some reason, this divination felt a lot more difficult than usual. Was it because he was doing it in the Plain of Desires?
Suddenly, the surface of the mirror rippled and a different scene appeared. Standing opposite Cui Lang was a different individual with a blurry appearance.
"A man?"
Jiu Xuan joked. Cui Lang had been surrounded by nothing but women. Thus, she was amused when she saw that a man had appeared. Right at that moment, the mirror exploded.
Even Dao Cheng was forced to take several steps back. He raised his brow and smiled, "Looks like a powerhouse is masking his fate. They might have done this in advance to prevent any prying. Great Ming has indeed produced an interesting individual."
Apart from countless women, they didn't manage to see much Just what was that? Dao Cheng shook his head. Could someone like that really walk far in the path of dao? Or perhaps this was merely a ripple in the sea, one that would vanish before long.
***
At that moment.
Human Realm.
Heart Paradise Island.
Niu Baidao looked up at the sky and sighed. Damn it! That damn brat had been running around attracting numerous eyes again. That divination ability was not weak at all. In fact, it was able to transcend realms to enter the Human Realm. But it also didn't feel excessively strong. After thinking about it, Niu Baidao muttered, "Someone from the immortal race? Is it a Mountainsea?"
That person shouldn't be too strong. If it was a Sunmoon, he would have a harder time blocking the divination. If it was an Invincible, he wouldn't be able to block it. He had been able to block the prying without even trying.
Niu Baidao shook his head gloomily. Didn't the brat promise to return after retrieving some stuff from his ruin? Screw that! Was the brat going to say that the ruin was in the Allheaven Battlefield?
Bullshit!
"Immortals...hehe."
Niu Baidao suddenly sneered when he thought of the immortals again. It was probably them. Very few races were proficient with divination. And the ability to transcend realms was even rarer.
The real Cui Lang was in the Human Realm. Performing a divination on someone in the Allheaven Battlefield was different than performing it on someone in their home realm.
"I wonder if they managed to see anything."
Niu Baidao stroked his beard, wondering about the divination technique used. If it was one that focused on the target's true self, it wouldn't be too much of an issue. If it was one capable of determining the target's location, it would be very troublesome.
Time to disrupt the flow of fate.
At that thought, he waved his hand and summoned a massive formation over the Heart Paradise Island. The entire island darkened. After a short moment, the formation faded away and the island returned to normal.
"How did that brat provoke even the immortals?"
Niu Baidao sighed again. It was fine for that brat to kill some immortals as well, but he absolutely mustn't do what he did to the mystic armors and kill the immortals in the open. That would cause endless trouble.
When a human wanted to kill some immortals, they would do it secretly. In fact, that was also what the immortals had been doing to the human race as well. Both sides had an unspoken rule they followed.
No matter what, they were still official allies. They were supposed to work together against the divines and devils. Neither of them would benefit from openly going against each other.
"I hope you realize that as well, Brat."
Niu Baidao sat down cross-legged as suns and moons revolved in his eyes. He stopped thinking about Su Yu. It wasn't like he could do anything to help that brat. Instead, he looked toward the north. That was the direction of Great Xia. There, the Multiple Character Faculty was going to open soon.
Chaos was coming.
"I suppose it's not a bad thing for that brat to spend more time in the Allheaven Battlefield. I'm only worried that he would cause more trouble. If he's focused only on cultivating, the Allheaven Battlefield is probably safer for him than the Human Realm."
He shook his head helplessly. In fact, the brat would be able to progress much faster if he focused only on cultivation in the Allheaven Battlefield. But that damn brat was not the type of person who could stop stirring shit.
Chapter 880: Thinking About You (2)
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Inside the Skyrend Valley.
Inside Su Yu's sea of willpower, the tribulation character pulsed again. The pulse was weak, signifying that the threat wasn't too big. But there was still some danger. What was going on?
Su Yu was confused. The character had pulsed out of nowhere. He waited a while, but he saw nothing.
"Was it broken?"
But that wasn't possible. In that case, at that exact moment, something related to him had happened. That something was capable of bringing him danger
"Whatever. I'll stop thinking since I can't figure it out for now."
What could he do if he had zero clue? He just had to stay cautious. His current form, a broken sword, was wrapped in a layer of heavenly source qi. Both saber qi and divine power were gathered around him.
He was on the verge of completing his thirteenth body forging. This place was too good for body forging.
Suddenly, he stopped all action. Even the layer of gold around the broken sword faded away, revealing a rusty sword. Accompanying the rusty sword were several piles of bones and some other broken weapons. This blade blended perfectly with its surroundings.
A short while later, a figure appeared noiselessly. This was not someone from the shadow race. Rather, this person was using some unique concealment ability. That was Su Yu's conclusion since he was quite familiar with the shadow race. Sure enough, the newcomer turned into a large bug resembling a grasshopper.
"Dark locust!"
Su Yu recalled something. This was a sub-race in the greater locust race. They possessed excellent concealment abilities, but this race wasn't considered a major race due to a lack of Invincibles.
What was someone from a race without Invincibles doing here? Was this fellow courting death?
"Well, this fellow's pretty strong. Hmm...is this a fifth or sixth-stage Cloudbreach?"
But this level of strength was nothing special here. The locust started probing their surroundings with their feelers. They also scanned Su Yu's location with their large eyes doubtfully. Soon, they stopped probing and turned into shadow before vanishing.
Su Yu did not resume his cultivation. Rather, he waited silently. That dot of light reflected on his Perception Jade had yet to disappear.
The silence persisted. After about seven minutes, a dark figure emerged from the ground. Once again, the locust sent their feelers out to scan the area around Su Yu. There was no new discovery.
Finally, the darkness dispersed to reveal the locust. The locust had a doubtful look in their eyes. There was nothing here? Was it a hidden treasure? At that thought, the locust looked at the piles of bones nearby. Previously, they detected some odd undulations here. But the undulations had vanished after their arrival.
Suddenly, the dark locust swung one of their limbs. With one attack, the piles of bones were reduced into powder. This time, the dark locust finally relaxed. So nobody was hiding here as a pile of bones.
Phew.
The locust then leaped past Su Yu, sending the broken sword flying in the air. Right at that moment, the locust felt a sense of crisis. But that sensation faded instantly after that.
Suddenly, the broken sword in the air turned into a character technique with over twenty characters. With a pop, it penetrated the dark locust's head.
Character technique!
With numerous fourth-tier characters forming the character technique, the dark locust's sea of willpower was instantly destroyed. The locust corpse dropped onto the ground. The blade turned into a human and Su Yu's hand shot through the locust's head. The blood character activated, extracting ten drops of blood essence from the locust.
Su Yu's gaze landed on the sharp limbs of the locust. These limbs might be good weaponsmithing materials as well. He thus collected them. After dealing with the corpse, Su Yu vanished again.
That locust wasn't a genius in the Heavenly Hunt Index. Thus, Su Yu was able to kill them easily.
In fact, the geniuses in the Heavenly Hunt Index were not that common at all. After all, there weren't that many of them compared to the number of people in the Allheaven Battlefield. But even someone like the dark locust who wasn't in the index was incredibly cautious. Even when Su Yu was concealing himself so well, the dark locust had still been able to sense something.
"There sure are a lot of talented individuals out there."
Su Yu lamented as he moved to a different location. Even someone from a minor race like the locust race was so capable. He might have killed the locust with one hit, but that definitely didn't mean that the locust was weak.
"Luminous Domain Mansion..."
Su Yu started wondering about something. In the past, the Cloudbreaches were the main characters when exploring the Luminous Domain Mansion. At the very least, that was the case for the human race. Since high-stage Skysoars like Bai Feng and the others were forced to fight for the spots to enter, it was clear that there weren't enough Skysoar spots to go around.
The majority of the participants would be Cloudbreaches, and a small number of Skysoars would be mixed among them. In the past, Su Yu thought that Cloudbreaches were extremely strong.
But after experiencing the Allheaven Battlefield for himself, he felt like Cloudbreaches would simply be throwing their lives away by participating in an event that major. Wouldn't the divines and devils send their Mountainseas over?
Also, that suanni had actually survived the mansion as only a ninth-stage Skysoar. Was the Luminous Domain Mansion really such a safe place to explore? Su Yu stopped thinking that much and turned into a broken sword again before hiding at a spot with traces of past battles. The most update n0vels are published on Nove1Fire.net
Su Yu was slowly becoming more and more impressed with the five elemental race. The five elemental transformation abilities were incredible. This was a race born for concealment. Then again, Su Yu had only achieved his current effect thanks to the help of numerous unique characters as well. Additionally, he was also using the concealment technique of the looping turtle race to further boost his concealment abilities.
"Stop bothering me. I only want to forge my body."
Su Yu couldn't even be bothered to hunt any of these geniuses down. His sole priority was his body forging. A few hours passed. Suddenly, the broken sword Su Yu had transformed into released a blinding eruption of golden light.
Boom!
The rocks around him were all reduced into powder. Meanwhile, Su Yu had vanished into thin air. He had finally completed his thirteenth body forging.
Moments after he left, the ground shook and a head made of soil emerged from the ground. The head looked around doubtfully. Someone from the five elemental race? Was there another brother from the five elemental race here?
He did not recall seeing anyone from his race entering. As for that water elemental...he had naturally erased that shit-stirrer from his mind. That troublemaker was probably busy hiding somewhere after creating such a big ruckus.
After looking around and failing to find anything, Topsoil Spirit disappeared again. Moments after, a nimble figure arrived. But the moment that figure landed, the ground shook slightly and transformed into numerous massive hands.
In mere moments, the newly arrived gold leopard was covered by numerous earthen hands. A sharp earthen spike appeared from each of these hands, stabbing through the leopard.
The leopard roared miserably, "Topsoil Spirit...you dare?"
Right after that, his body was crushed into mincemeat. The hands vanished while the ground returned to its previous appearance.
Topsoil Spirit appeared as a clump of mud. After wrapping around the leopard and consuming the body, Topsoil Spirit muttered, "The taste is decent..."
With a laugh, he vanished again. Not a single one of the geniuses in the Heavenly Hunt Index could be underestimated. Since an opportunity had presented itself, there was no need to think too much. Just kill first, consequences be damned.
No trace of Topsoil Spirit was left behind.
After some time, a stone golem arrived. After spending his senses around, he muttered, "Topsoil Spirit! It's that fellow! Is he treating this place as a free buffet?"
The stone golem shook his head and stomped on the ground, instantly destroying the traps left underground.
Somewhere far away, Topsoil Spirit sensed something and cursed inwardly. That damn stone-headed fool. That fellow was too troublesome. He was most likely not that fellow's match since that fellow's abilities could counter his abilities. What a pity that the water elemental was not around. The water elemental would be useful in restraining that damn stone golem.
"Forget it. That water guy is a bringer of calamity."
Topsoil Spirit started moving as far away as possible. He was not interested in meeting that stone-headed fool. The stone golem race could be considered a branch of the five elemental race, but they had never acknowledged that fact. A long time ago, the ancestor of the stone golems had reached the Invincible Realm and conquered a big realm. From then on, the stone golems severed their relationship with the five elementals.
Furthermore, the stone golem race was a natural counter to the earth elemental race. Thus, the stone golems were unwilling to remain the subordinates of the five elementals.
***
Carnage was unfolding all over the Skyrend Valley. That was especially true for those who were not even in the Heavenly Hunt Index. These people were dying in large numbers. Slowly, some of the young geniuses sensed something odd and started withdrawing.
Meanwhile, Su Yu was still ignoring all that. He was constantly switching locations while cultivating. The rewards from killing could not compare to his own cultivation efforts. After all, the heavens seemed to enjoy granting heavenly source qi a lot. For him, that was the same as rewarding him with trash.
Su Yu had confirmed that nearly all the rewards from killing those weaklings would be heavenly source qi. He could only grumble that the heavenly laws of the Allheaven Battlefield were too stingy. Also, why did the heavenly laws reward him with a non-human character? How boring.
Then again, even a non-human character was better than heavenly source qi. After all, that would grant him a large amount of character intent and willpower. Yes. In Su Yu's mind, heavenly source qi was garbage. He was the only person who would say something like that.
For anyone else, including Sunmoons, heavenly source qi was very useful. They could use it to open acupoints, forge their bodies, strengthen their internal organs, or even heal from their injuries. In short, the heavenly source qi was incomparably precious for everyone except Su Yu.
Su Yu's perception had been skewed by his ability to extract heavenly source qi. To get heavenly source qi from the heavenly laws, he had to kill geniuses. That might backfire. He was better off extracting heavenly source qi from blood essence. Then again, it wasn't like he had not benefited from the constant slaughter. His kill and battle characters had grown much stronger than before.
The calm character had also grown considerably due to his frequent usage. Of the five elemental characters, the fire character had advanced. The other four characters had also grown.
The Allheaven Battlefield was too exciting.
The feeling of dancing between life and death had brought Su Yu back to his nightmares when he was a child. Back then, a single moment of carelessness was enough to get him killed in his nightmares.
Due to the unending slaughter in the Skyrend Valley, heavenly rewards had been appearing constantly all over the valley as well. Each appearance was basically a marker to notify everyone that someone was there.
With these markers, the people in the valley were able to determine the location of the geniuses who had been rewarded by the heavenly laws. And these geniuses would quickly turn into the targets of the other geniuses.
Huang Teng and Wu Qi were still alive, but a large number of the geniuses who had entered to hunt them had perished. The myriad races were never in lack of geniuses. Each generation of each race only needed to produce a few geniuses and there would be tens of thousands of geniuses in existence.
Only someone capable of growing amid all adversity and profiting from countless dangers was qualified to be called a true genius. This was how the myriad races had always cultivated their young talents. Through endless deaths.
The Allheaven Battlefield was nothing but a massive training ground. The weak would die and the strong would rise.
A place ruled by the strong.
***
Rumble!
A loud noise erupted somewhere in the Skyrend Valley.
While coughing blood, Huang Teng grabbed Wu Qi's hair and started fleeing while dragging her with him. Wu Qi remained silent and did not even complain about the pain. Blood was flowing unceasingly out of her stomach. Her face was pale, but no despair could be seen on it. At the same moment Huang Teng started fleeing with her, she roared and released a tiny sword.
With a pop, the sword pierced through the nearest seventh-stage Cloudbreach. The burly Cloudbreach merely sneered as his wound instantly closed.
"Wu Qi, is this all you're capable of?"
Wu Qi said nothing. Immediately after, the burly man's expression changed. Before he could do anything, his entire body rotted away.
Only then did Wu Qi exhale in relief and slap Huang Teng's hand away. She got back up on her feet while staggering and grabbed his arm before shouting, "What are you waiting for? Go!"
The speechless Huang Teng hurriedly resumed running. While running, he said, "You sure are cruel. Why are you cultivating poison on your own cultural weapon? Are you not afraid of poisoning yourself to death accidentally?"
Before Wu Qi could reply, he added, "Can you give me some of that poison? It's amazing!"
Yes, that poison was indeed amazing.
Wu Qi ignored his words and said with a frown, "That fellow wasn't too strong. Maybe I can try to kill one more and see if I can generate a heavenly reward. Perhaps the heavenly reward will be something that can help with my injuries."
"Running is our priority. More experts are coming this way."
There was a reason for Huang Teng to say that. They had just killed their previous pursuer but yet another expert was heading their way. As for Wu Qi's feat of killing an enemy with a single sword strike...no, to be precise, she had poisoned that enemy to death. He was actually quite fearful of that poison. He couldn't resist asking, "You won't be using poison against me, right? Was that poison your creation or your grandaunt's?"
"Shut up!"
Wu Qi was tired of the endless words coming out of his mouth. Why was he so talkative even when they were fleeing for their lives?
Huang Teng immediately shut his mouth and increased his speed. There were some openings on the ground, leading toward other openings. Thus, one could say that there was also an underground maze under the Skyrend Valley.
Not long after they left, Tianduo arrived with several other individuals. Noticing the puddle of green liquid on the ground, he coldly said, "What a powerful poison. Be careful. We underestimated Wu Qi. I wonder if this was her own poison or something she obtained from Wu Yuehua."
Wu Yuehua was a top-tier pillmaster. And she was also exceptionally good at producing poison. However, accidents could happen easily if one used the poison of others. After giving his companions that warning, Tianduo continued ahead.
The two wouldn't be able to escape them. The Skyrend Valley would be their final resting place. He only needed to watch out for the possibility of Huang Teng triggering the saber qi in the valley before dying. Apart from that, there was nothing for him to worry about.
***
Su Yu also heard the loud explosion.
But that was not the first explosion he had heard after entering the valley.
Complete chaos had descended upon the Skyrend Valley, so explosions had been erupting everywhere. He had been ignoring all that and focusing only on forging his body. This felt great. He would only consider hunting those geniuses when the saber qi and divine power in the valley stopped being effective for him.
"I can probably complete the fourteenth forging after one more day."
This was such an excellent place to cultivate. He couldn't miss out on this chance. After leaving this place, he would need about half a month to complete a body forging. That was way too slow. This place was the best. He would be able to finish his fourteenth body forging after one more day.
With fourteen body forgings, his body would be able to muster the strength of about seven thousand basic acupoints. With the semi-opened yang acupoint and the strength character, he would probably be comparable to some divines and devils in physical strength.
"Too bad this place is too crowded. There are way too many disturbances for me to fully focus. I wish I could kill them all to cultivate in peace."
Su Yu sighed regretfully. Of course, an even better option was to force Great Xia King and that divine Invincible to help him with his body forging. That thought vanished right after surfacing. It was never a good idea to think too much about Invincibles.
***
At that moment, a burly man who was moving in concealment near the Divine Realm frowned. Who was thinking about him? That fellow was thinking something bad about him. Was it the fat kid from his family?
That person must have thought of him somewhere related to him. And that person was most definitely thinking something bad about him. That was why he was able to sense the thought vaguely even when he was so far away.
Similarly, a first divine Invincible who was cultivating in seclusion suddenly opened his eyes. He stared into the boundless space. Who was that brazen fool? Was that fool tired of living?
The sensation was very weak, but it was definitely there.
Chapter 881: Expert Rank Climber (1)
"Fuck!"
Su Yu was furious. Could he cultivate in peace or not?
Not far away from him, a performance was ongoing. The first character of the performance, a lion, had arrived before going into hiding. After about an hour, the second character, a big rabbit, arrived. Perhaps this place was excellent for ambushes, so the rabbit hid nearby as well. Half an hour had passed since then.
The lion had been slowly moving toward the big rabbit. It had been more than ten minutes, but the lion had yet to reach the rabbit.
Su Yu was slowly losing his patience. With them here, he couldn't even focus on his cultivation. Both of them were fresh Cloudbreaches. What was the point of wasting their time here?
It was obvious they both came from minor races. Sure, Cloudbreaches weren't weak. But where were they? The Skyrend Valley. A large number of super-geniuses were here. What were the two of them doing here? Who could they even hope to defeat? What was the point of setting up an ambush here?
Su Yu grew more and more impatient. The broken sword he had transformed into hovered noiselessly and drifted toward the lion. The lion was still cautiously moving bit by bit toward the big rabbit. There was a distance of about a dozen meters between them. The lion was getting ready to attack since there was no way to get nearer without being detected by the rabbit.
How patient.
In truth, Su Yu was quite impressed by these minor race fellows. For the sake of strength, they were bold and patient. Unfortunately, they lacked strength. Sure, they were pretty good at concealment. But they were still not good enough for Su Yu.
Furthermore, he was here before them. Thus, they weren't able to hide from him. Just as the lion was about to attack, and just as Su Yu was about to cut them both down and be done with it, something happened. Su Yu was dumbfounded.
The seemingly oblivious rabbit suddenly kicked backward. That was an extremely powerful kick. Clearly, that was not a last-minute attack. Instead, the rabbit had discovered the lion long ago and had been gathering strength for that kick.
"Holy shit!"
Su Yu was stunned. Incredible. Every last one of these fellows was incredibly crafty. The lion was scheming against the rabbit, but the rabbit was pretending to be clueless before giving the lion a fatal kick. The kick seemed like a fully powered attack. Before the lion could even react, their head burst apart.
"You were courting death!"
The rabbit turned around and swung a blade over, cutting the headless lion into pieces. Finally, the rabbit smiled with joy, revealing two large buck teeth.
They had been waiting for that lion to attack. It had taken the damn lion such a long time to attack. What a slow fellow. Just as the overjoyed rabbit was about to deal with the corpse, their expression changed.
A broken sword appeared out of thin air. The rabbit was greatly alarmed. Before they could say anything, the sword stabbed through their sea of willpower and destroyed it. Then, the sword flew around, cutting the rabbit into pieces.
Finally, Su Yu transformed back into his human body and sighed, "How cautious. Unfortunately, they're not strong enough."
That rabbit was good at scheming but lacked strength. A certain realization dawned upon Su Yu. Yeah. So what if one was good at scheming? That rabbit was incredibly shrewd. They had discovered the lion long ago. Perhaps their act of hiding here was a bait to lure the lion over. But so what? The rabbit had still ended up dead.
While Su Yu was deep in thought, a clump of cloud appeared above him He had accumulated enough kills to receive a heavenly reward. The cloud dropped down on him. This time, the reward was not heavenly source qi or natural character. Rather, it was a pill. Su Yu was surprised.
The pill was even stored in a jade bottle. Were pills included among the heavenly rewards as well? But where was this pill from? Just what manner of a place was the Allheaven Battlefield? Was this a training ground set up by the ancient experts?
Was that why one would be rewarded for killing? And were these heavenly rewards merely the stockpile stored somewhere by those ancient experts? And what was the origin of the heavenly laws?
If he could find the origin, could he take all the rewards for himself? Countless thoughts emerged in Su Yu's mind When he held the pill with his hand, a strand of consciousness entered his mind.
"Soul Refining Pill, capable of strengthening seas of willpower. High-tier profound-grade pill."
A high-tier profound-tier pill! Su Yu had never used any pill before due to his rapid advancement. He never found himself needing pills. But this pill, in particular, was quite shocking.
Strengthening seas of willpower? Profound-tier pill...it should work for him as well, right?
He had only received this pill after killing so many people. Green Armor and Red Armor had both granted him a separate reward per kill, but the others had not granted him a separate reward. He had to accumulate his kills for this one reward.
The reward for killing Red Armor was probably the best of what he had received so far. It was a natural character. As for the reward for killing Green Armor, it was much better than a pill. After all, for most people, heavenly source qi was invaluable. But for Su Yu, this pill was a lot better than some heavenly source qi
"Can I take it?"
Su Yu started hesitating. This wasn't an expired pill, right? He had never heard of the heavenly reward giving someone something that was harmful. But these heavenly laws were ancient. Who knew if there were some expired products among the rewards?
He could vaguely sense that some people were approaching his location. He hurriedly cleaned the place and put the two corpses away before vanishing into thin air. Moments later, a silhouette arrived like a bolt of lightning.
The newcomer was humanoid, but there was a lightning symbol on his forehead. This individual was extremely strong. He came from the lightning divine race, one of the stronger sub-races among the greater divine race.
In fact, they were one of the strongest races offensively after the first divine race. This race was also one of the hegemons of the Divine Realm. The newly arrived lightning divine was a ninth-stage Cloudbreach on the verge of breaking through into the Mountainsea Realm.
He was extremely fast. And he was extremely powerful offensively as well. With his arrival, a rain of lightning descended and blasted the surrounding stones and boulders apart, including the ground under his feet. When some saber qi chopped down at him from above, he blasted the saber qi with his lightning bolts.
Ignoring the saber qi that was gathering around him, he scanned the area with his unique lightning blasts. The bloodstains on the ground were gone after the shower of lightning, but the aura remained.
"Mad lion race, moon rabbit race..."
The lightning divine muttered as he reproduced the fight in his mind, "They were instantly killed. Who was it?" Fresh chapters posted on N()velFire.net
Since there was a heavenly reward, the killer was most likely someone with a lower cultivation level. He took out his index and checked the contents. For the most part, the names he knew were still in the same positions. Some had moved, but not by much. Soon, he noticed one name.
Cui Lang!
17th place on the Profound Index.
His rank had increased by one!
"Cui Lang?"
That fellow must have killed someone again. The lightning divine had not been able to encounter Cui Lang after entering the valley. He did encounter An Mintian once. As for Huang Teng, he seemed to have encountered Tianduo. As for this Cui Lang, he had vanished completely after entering the valley.
Was the killer Cui Lang? He started moving toward a certain direction with a doubtful mind. Most of the people here were targeting Huang Teng, but that wasn't the case for him. Huang Teng was too dangerous. And too many people were competing for him. Rather than Huang Teng, this lightning divine had his eyes on Cui Lang.
That was a pseudo-earth weaponsmith. And he even had a powerful soul technique. There was a chance that he could use the soul technique as well. And as a pseudo-earth weaponsmith, Cui Lang probably had a lot of cultural weapons as well, right?
He would have a lot of materials as well, right? Thus, killing Cui Lang might be just as profitable as killing Huang Teng. And it would be far less dangerous and competitive. With that thought in his mind, the lightning divine continued moving rapidly.
***
Not long after, Su Yu noticed something.
His tribulation character was pulsing repeatedly. He frowned. Was this an indication that someone was targeting him? Why was someone targeting him even when he was maintaining such a low profile?
Since the tribulation character was pulsing, this could be dangerous to him. How troublesome. Why? He was being so obedient. Why was someone still targeting him?
Weren't Huang Teng and Wu Qi in the valley as well? Wasn't Huang Teng a delicious target? Su Yu complained irresponsibly in his head. He needed to cultivate. He did not have the time to waste on these people. It was pointless to kill the weaker ones while he couldn't kill the stronger ones. In short, dealing with these people was a waste of time. He hurriedly turned into a regular pebble and dropped to the ground.
Not long after that, a bolt of lightning swept past. Su Yu was greatly alarmed. That bolt of lightning blasted the entire area. The ground did not crack, but almost everything on the ground was flipped around by that bolt of lightning.
This was...a detection ability!
"The detection technique of the lightning divine race!"
Su Yu was able to recognize the technique with one look. He had only heard about it before. Since he had never consumed the blood essence of the lightning divines, he didn't even know this technique.
He cursed inwardly and hurriedly moved away with his earth movement skill. A detection technique like this was very annoying. It was sweeping through the entire area with brute force. Regardless of what ability one was using to hide, one would still be interrupted by the lightning blasts. And any interruption could potentially expose one's presence to the person using the detection technique.
So the person targeting him was someone from the lightning divine race? He started recalling the books he had read recently. Which young geniuses from the lightning divine race have been operating in the Plain of Desires recently?
"There are three lightning divines in the Heavenly Hunt Index."
Yes. There were three of them.
One was on the Earth Index, the other was on the Profound Index, and the third person was on the Yellow Index. The person in the Yellow Index was only a Skysoar. From the strength of the lightning bolt he saw, the person targeting him was most definitely not a Skysoar. That person could very well be a Mountainsea.
"The one in the Earth Index is a Mountainsea while the one in the Profound Index is a ninth-stage Cloudbreach. Which of them is targeting me?"
Su Yu was unsure. He wouldn't be able to find out unless he scanned the person through his Perception Jade about one kilometer away. But it was likely that he wouldn't be a match for either of them.
A ninth-stage Cloudbreach of the divine race was very strong. That was especially true for the lightning divine race as they were extremely good at combat. Since this person was on the index, they had definitely killed someone above their level before.
If it was the person from the Profound Index, then this person must have killed an early Mountainsea. If the Mountainsea was at a higher cultivation level, this person wouldn't have remained in the Profound Index.
Chapter 882: Expert Rank Climber (2)
"How annoying."
Su Yu grumbled. This was such a troublesome opponent.
If that person was also someone with good physical strength, that person could probably muster enough strength to surpass fifty thousand acupoints. A truly talented Cloudbreach would be able to reach the strength of a hundred thousand acupoints at the ninth stage. Meanwhile, a regular Cloudbreach or even Mountainsea would never come close to reaching this level. Thus, the smartest thing to do was to stay far away from such people.
Su Yu would have the courage to fight even the Mountainseas of the weaker races. As for the high-stage Cloudbreaches of powerful races, he had to think carefully before deciding to fight. While he was running away, the bolt of lightning swept over again.
Right at that moment, a shout rang out nearby, "Lei Jue, what are you trying to do? Why are you scanning everyone around you?"
A valiant individual wrapped in lightning appeared. That individual coldly said, "I can't be bothered to waste time on you guys since I'm here for Cui Lang, but if you keep making so much noise, be careful lest you lose your life.
"You—"
A different individual appeared. That was the same person who had shouted at the lightning divine earlier. He had the beak of a hawk with a pair of wings on his back. He could only fly away indignantly. He was actually quite afraid of this lightning divine called Lei Jue.
He knew that he might not necessarily be Lei Jue's match even if he was already a first-stage Mountainsea. He had only shouted earlier because Lei Jue had been too excessive.
Looking at the departing hawk, Lei Jue sneered with disdain. Despite his arrogant behavior, he also didn't wish to fight this opponent. That would be a troublesome fight and give others the chance to take opportunity of him. That was why he had not given chase. If this was anywhere else, he wouldn't mind killing this Mountainsea for a heavenly reward.
***
"Lei Jue?"
With a name, Su Yu finally knew who his opponent was. It was the lightning divine ranked seventh in the Profound Index. Lei Jue, a ninth-stage Cloudbreach, who had killed a first-stage Mountainsea before entering the index.
"Lightning divine race..."
Su Yu cursed inwardly. His lightning character had yet to reach the fourth tier. Otherwise, he would be less afraid of that fellow. If his lightning character was strong enough, the threat posed to him by the lightning divine would be much smaller. After all, that race was known for its destructive lightning attacks. If his character could reduce the might of that fellow's lightning by about thirty to forty percent, he would definitely be able to beat that fellow to death.
Su Yu started thinking of ways to advance his lightning character. That troublesome bastard was still following him. How was he supposed to cultivate in peace without killing that fellow?
"Character advancement...This is so annoying."
It was very hard for a character to reach the fourth tier from the third tier. If he wanted the character to advance immediately, he had to crush a Sunmoon character or receive three or four natural characters as heavenly rewards.
He could also crush his own characters to grow the lightning character. For example, he could crush the blood character to grow the lightning character. Since both were his characters, absorption would be even easier.
Su Yu clenched his teeth in fury. Damn that lightning divine. With that brutish detection technique, he couldn't even hide himself anymore. The detection technique of the lightning divine race was too annoying.
Sure enough, the people operating in the Allheaven Battlefield had countless trump cards. Very few people in the Human Realm actually knew such detection methods. But here in the Allheaven Battlefield, it almost felt like everyone knew at least one such method.
"Slaughter."
He had no choice but to engage in slaughter for more heavenly rewards. If he could obtain several natural characters, he would be able to crush them and grow his own characters before turning around to deal with that bastard.
"Lei Jue...very good. You're my new target."
Su Yu became fully focused. He had found a new target. He needed to work hard to achieve his goal. Time to engage in slaughter!
A massive hammer appeared in his hand. From now on, he would hammer anyone he saw to death regardless of who that person was. His sole requirement was for that person to be weaker than him. Apart from humans, he would not hold back against anyone, including the so-called allies of humanity. Here, alliances no longer mattered. Even if it was an immortal, he would not hold back.
His shoes started shining. At the same time, he also used his Time technique and moved rapidly through the valley. The calm and deceit characters also activated, further cloaking his presence as he moved rapidly.
While Su Yu was moving rapidly, a decently strong individual ahead of him noticed some movements in the air. Without even turning to look, that person hurriedly moved to the side before taking a look.
When he saw the hammer in Su Yu's hand, he finally realized who the other person was.
Cui Lang!
That person was about to say something when killing intent erupted from Su Yu's eyes. The kill character intensified his killing intent while the battle character strengthened his battle intent.
He used the Time technique and sent a kick out while activating the slow character. At the same time, the blood character created an illusion. The bull-like individual hurriedly yelled, "Cui Lang, there is no grudge between us!"
"How naive."
Su Yu snorted coldly. Grudge? How many people here actually had a grudge against the others? Most of the people here did not have any quarrel with the others. Just by being here at the same time, they were already opponents of each other.
The bull-like individual unleashed the strength of all his acupoints and stacked his source qi, creating a loud explosion. As a third-stage Cloudbreach, he was actually comparable to Green Armor in strength.
And that Green Armor was actually a seventh-stage Cloudbreach. Clearly, this individual was using all his strength after sensing a threat to his life. He could only curse his luck for being too terrible.
This human had way too many abilities. Even now, his vision was still completely shrouded. And he could only feel a weak sense of danger coming from that human. No, to be precise, the sense of danger was going up and down, driving his mind mad.
That was an effect brought about by the tribulation and calm characters. The constantly changing sense of danger was making it hard for him to even focus on the fight. At times, it felt like the danger was coming from the back, but a hammer would suddenly come from the front.
The bull-like individual was feeling miserable. Why was this human so strong? Why was this human even capable of messing with his ability to sense danger? He had turned completely blind. Even if Su Yu was standing right next to him, he wouldn't be able to sense anything.
Everything happened rapidly. Before anyone knew it, the hammer struck the bull-like individual, stunning him. With the second hammer strike, the bull-like individual's sea of willpower jolted violently.
At the same time, Su Yu was also using the Time technique, causing disorder to time and space around the bull. If Silk Destroying King was here, he could probably revert the bull to a calf with a single kick.
As someone who had forced the Invincible of a top-100 race to hide in his realm, Silk Destroying King was not someone to be underestimated. After about thirty seconds, Su Yu suddenly used an entirely different move: Sky Sundering Saber.
Saber qi started converging around them as Su Yu transformed his hammer into a saber before swinging it out. This attack was at least thirty percent stronger than his usual saber attack. He was using all his physical strength with his yang acupoint semi-opened and his strength character active.
A blinding saber ray swept forth.
And a large head was severed from its body.
Su Yu took a few moments to gasp for breath and shut his yang acupoint. Suddenly, a cloud appeared above him and dropped into his body.
"Garbage."
Su Yu cursed. It was heavenly source qi again! The heavenly source qi started strengthening his body, but that was not something he lacked. Sure, this heavenly source qi was much easier to absorb since it came from the heavens, but again, this was not something he lacked! He wanted willpower or natural characters!
He hurriedly put the corpse away and burned the area, erasing all traces of combat. It would be a good idea to keep his Sky Sundering Saber hidden for now.
At that thought, he activated the cultivation method of the divine race. Instantly, the surrounding saber qi went berserk, making it look like the Sky Sundering Saber he used earlier was also the eruption of the ambient saber qi in the valley.
Done with all that, he started running again.
At that moment, a name in the Yellow Index turned dark. Basile of the desolate bull race, a third-stage Cloudbreach. A genius who had entered the Yellow Index had disappeared among the living just like that.
At the same time, Cui Lang's name rose in the Profound Index. It now occupied the 16th position. Dıscover more novels at novelFɪre.net
At the same time. Those with a copy of the index took their copy out and checked the content. Their faces turned odd when they noticed the changes.
Cui Lang of Great Ming again.
Only a day had passed, but he had already killed multiple Yellow Index and Profound Index geniuses. There were only 630 young geniuses among the numerous races in the index. How many of them had been killed by this Cui Lang in such a short period of time?
Green Armor, Red Armor, Basile...
This not only created waves within the Plain of Desires. More and more geniuses residing in the bases of the various races started heading toward the Plain of Desires as well. Was the human race going to produce yet another super genius?
Was this human going to kill his way into the Earth Index? Naturally, as more and more names were removed from the index, new names started entering the index as well. During the past few days, the names in the index had changed rapidly. Long Wuyou of the golden dragon race had entered the index. Tianduo of the original devil race had entered the index.
These geniuses who had not been in the index previously were starting to enter the index with their recent combat accomplishments.