Translator: CinderTL
The silver-black long spear slashed through the void.
The void shattered!
"With my full power unleashed, how could I possibly be defeated by you?" Yan Ya's eyes still burned with confidence. Stepping on the Ink River, he fearlessly met the attack head-on.
Empowered by the Ink River, his combat power surged dramatically.
Even against a true seventh breakthrough realm expert, he could still hold his own!
Boom!
The two clashed instantly.
Crack! A bone-snapping sound echoed, and Yan Ya's expression twisted in agony.
He felt an irresistible force surging through his long blade, shattering the bones in both his arms.
Seventh breakthrough realm experts possess extraordinary regenerative abilities.
In an instant, Yan Ya's fractured arm bones healed completely.
But the next moment, a torrent of terrifying stellar energy erupted like a dam bursting, crashing down with overwhelming force. Yan Ya's arms exploded into bloody fragments.
Boom!
Blood stained the sky.
"Get lost!" Jiang Ye roared, sweeping his spear horizontally. The spear's energy blade, like the scythe of Death, carved visible fissures through the void, striking Yan Ya squarely in the chest.
Swift! Precise! Ruthless!
Boom! The strike detonated with the force of a hundred nuclear bombs, unleashing terrifying power.
Yan Ya's body flew backward, slamming into the ground with a thunderous crash.
The impact carved a colossal crater thousands of meters deep into the earth, sending shockwaves that shook the land for dozens of kilometers around.
"What?"
"Brother Yan Ya...?"
"He couldn't even block a single strike?" The remaining four black-clad experts were stunned.
Yan Ya, empowered by the Ink River Domain, was immensely powerful. Even the combined might of the four of them couldn't match him.
Yet against Jiang Ye?
He had been utterly crushed by a single spear strike!
Meanwhile, Jiang Ye showed no hesitation. His figure flickered.
Whoosh!
In the next instant, he materialized like a phantom before the next Black-Clad Expert, raising his long spear to strike.
"Wait!"
"We surrender!" the Black-Clad Expert roared. "We're willing to hand over our civilization fires! Spare us!"
"Spare us!!"
Rumble!
The long spear crashed down like a rolling star, causing the void to erupt in violent tremors.
Yet at the last instant, just before the spear tip pierced the Black-Clad Expert's brow, it abruptly halted. The boundless power contained within the spear tip rapidly dissipated into a gentle breeze.
Jiang Ye gripped the spear, its tip hovering mere millimeters from the Black-Clad Expert's forehead.
The Black-Clad Expert's pupils constricted sharply.
Such terrifying control... is he really only at the fifth breakthrough? he thought in horror. Even a peak seventh breakthrough expert might not be able to achieve such precision!
Jiang Ye's demonstration of absolute mastery over his power—the instantaneous retraction and release—was a feat Yan Ya himself likely couldn't replicate with such precision.
This meant Jiang Ye's control over his seventh breakthrough realm strength had reached an utterly astonishing level!
"Brother! I'll hand over my civilization fire right now!"
The Black-Clad Expert dared not hesitate any longer, decisively surrendering his civilization fire.
Whoosh!
A white halo surged forth from his body.
The remaining black-clad experts, witnessing this, swiftly surrendered their civilization fires as well.
Jiang Ye's power was simply too terrifying.
Just then,
Whoosh! A figure soared from the ground.
Tattered and bloodied, it was Yan Ya, whom Jiang Ye had previously defeated.
The vitality of a seventh breakthrough cultivator was truly astonishing. Despite sustaining such grievous wounds, he had recovered in a remarkably short time.
"Hmm?" Jiang Ye frowned slightly, his long spear arcing to point at Yan Ya.
"Wait!" Yan Ya's expression shifted, and he hastily declared, "I concede."
Then, gritting his teeth, he trembled slightly as a radiant white halo erupted from his body. The halo blazed with a mysterious and boundless aura—the civilization fire.
"I admit defeat," Yan Ya sighed. "Young brother, you are truly formidable."
"Yan Ya, I am impressed!"
The other black-clad experts watched this scene with silent sighs.
Before this,
who could have imagined that Yan Ya, a peak sixth-tier cultivator, would bow his head to Jiang Ye, who was only at the mid-stage fifth breakthrough?
And it wasn't just Yan Ya. All of them were sixth-tier experts, each with their own pride.
But alas, reality was cruel, and they had no choice but to bow their heads.
Just as Yan Ya and the others voluntarily surrendered the civilization fire,
Whoosh!
The void twisted, and an invisible force descended, instantly vanishing Yan Ya and the five great powerhouses from their positions.
They had been teleported back to the outside world.
"Jiang Ye," Song Xuan called out, flying forward, her beautiful eyes flickering with complex emotions. "Thank you for everything today."
Earlier, she had been determined to protect Jiang Ye.
But now, the power he had displayed far exceeded her expectations.
Jiang Ye smiled faintly. "We're fellow disciples. There's no need for such formalities."
Then, turning to the five white halos of civilization fire, he asked, "How should we divide these?"
"They're all your spoils of war," Song Xuan replied quickly. "You don't need to share them with me."
"Take one," Jiang Ye said calmly.
"...Alright," Song Xuan agreed without further argument.
She reached out and grasped one of the civilization fires. With a thought, it merged into her body.
Buzz! Song Xuan's body trembled, and a faint glow radiated from her skin.
After observing for a moment and finding nothing amiss, Jiang Ye immediately summoned the remaining four civilization fires into his body with a wave of his hand.
Whoosh!
As the four white halos merged, a strange energy surged through his body like a tidal wave.
The faint glow around Jiang Ye's body became noticeably brighter than before.
The more civilization fires I absorb, the brighter my body becomes?
And this brightness can't be concealed. Jiang Ye's thoughts raced. Later on, will everyone shine like stars?
This seemed to align perfectly with the intent realm of the Great Stellar War.
"Jiang Ye," Song Xuan said, her voice tinged with doubt, "do you feel stronger? I don't seem to have gained much."
"Stronger?" Jiang Ye focused his senses. "The increase in raw power isn't significant. Wait..."
"My foundation has become much more solid," Jiang Ye's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Foundation?" Song Xuan blinked in surprise.
Then, realization dawned on her, and her eyes brightened. "You're right! My realm feels far more grounded than before."
"Exactly," Jiang Ye nodded slightly.
Their realms had been forcibly elevated to the seventh breakthrough, leaving them feeling like rootless duckweed—unstable and ephemeral.
But now, with the integration of new civilization fire, the foundation had become much more stable.
Jiang Ye felt the difference most acutely.
"My understanding of the seventh breakthrough has deepened," Jiang Ye thought to himself. "If I can acquire more civilization fire, I might even grasp the true essence of the seventh breakthrough."
Grasping the true essence of the seventh breakthrough would greatly aid Jiang Ye in his future breakthroughs. It might even allow him to rapidly advance through the fifth and sixth breakthrough stages.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Jiang Ye's mind: "Now that I've reached the seventh breakthrough realm, could I use my heart fire to comprehend the mysteries of fire?"
(End of the Chapter)
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