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Whoosh!
Jiang Ye moved with lightning speed, rapidly approaching the area where the Five-Colored Treasure Lotus was located.
Soon, his mental force detected a bottomless abyss stretching before him, vast and imposing like a chasm dividing the heavens.
"Hmm?"
As Jiang Ye closed in, his expression suddenly sharpened.
"Something's wrong," he telepathically warned Shi Ting. "There's an ambush ahead!"
"An ambush?" Shi Ting wasn't surprised to receive the telepathic message, knowing Jiang Ye had awakened his mental force.
But the warning immediately sent a chill down her spine.
"Where?" Shi Ting hadn't detected any signs of an ambush.
"Near the abyss."
Through his Martial Dao Will Perception, Jiang Ye had already remotely "seen" the five figures lying in wait near the abyss.
This time, he was cautious, ensuring they remained unaware of his presence.
"Looks like more Fire Ember Civilization operatives."
"Are they lying in wait, hoping we'll risk descending into the abyss?" Jiang Ye's mind raced, quickly grasping their strategy.
"Jiang Ye, what should we do?" Shi Tinglian whispered.
"Let's just leave," Jiang Ye replied, unwilling to risk a confrontation and prepared to abandon the opportunity here.
He remembered Qiu Cang's words: if they encountered an alien civilization, they should avoid conflict as long as the other party didn't initiate hostilities.
"Okay," Shi Ting nodded immediately, understanding Jiang Ye's reasoning.
There were five of them, but only two of them. If a fight broke out, the odds would be heavily stacked against them.
Whoosh! Shi Tinglian and Jiang Ye swiftly changed direction, planning to bypass the chasm.
But just as they were about to skirt the abyss and dash into the distance—
Swoosh!
A crimson beam of light suddenly shot out, piercing straight toward Jiang Ye's back.
The beam struck with the force of a cannonball, the ground trembling faintly in its wake. Such power, if it hit directly, could likely kill even a peak-second breakthrough cultivator!
"Hmph!"
Jiang Ye snorted coldly. A flash of light flickered across his hand as he swung his long spear backward with explosive force.
Clang! The spear collided with the crimson beam.
The crimson light was sent flying, its brilliance fading as it revealed itself to be a short, scarlet sword.
Whoosh! The sword transformed into a streak of light, hurtling toward a massive boulder in the distance.
A moment later, several figures emerged from behind the boulder.
Leading them was the bearded youth, Yun Hong.
"Since you're here, don't be in such a hurry to leave," Yun Hong said calmly. "Scout the path for us first."
He spoke in the Universal Cosmic Language.
Neither Jiang Ye nor Shi Ting had learned this language.
Fortunately, Bai Gui's voice echoed in Jiang Ye's mind.
Bai Gui translated Yun Hong's words into Blue Star Language, allowing Jiang Ye to understand their meaning instantly.
"Scout the path for you?" A cold glint flashed in Jiang Ye's eyes.
Now that things had come to this, he knew there was no avoiding this confrontation.
The enemy had come looking for trouble.
To pass, he had no choice but to fight!
Jiang Ye's gaze swept over the group.
[Physique: Low A-Tier Profound Physique]
[Physique: Upper B-Tier Profound Physique]
[Physique: Upper B-Tier Profound Physique]
Apart from the bearded youth leading the group, who possessed a Low A-Tier Profound Physique, the rest were all Upper B-Tier Profound Physique cultivators—already considered geniuses in terms of Dao Bone Aptitude.
"Jiang Ye," Shi Ting said, watching him as if awaiting his decision.
"Kill them all," Jiang Ye replied coldly.
As the words left his lips, his stellar energy surged through his body, and an overwhelming Martial Dao Aura erupted from within him.
In an instant, Jiang Ye's speed skyrocketed from 0 to 300 meters per second, striking like a bolt of lightning toward Yun Hong and his four companions.
"Courting death," Yun Hong sneered, his eyes flashing with disdain.
Two Blue Star People—one at the peak-second breakthrough stage and the other nearing the third breakthrough—dared to challenge their group of five, all experts approaching the third breakthrough?
"Yun Yi, take out the weaker one," Yun Hong ordered. "The rest of you, focus on capturing the girl alive!"
"Understood," a blue-haired youth replied, immediately breaking formation and charging toward Jiang Ye.
"Peak-second breakthrough? Rushing to your death like this?"
"Such arrogance," Yun Yi, the blue-haired youth, sneered.
Wielding a slender blade, his aura surged to its peak in an instant, determined to end the battle swiftly.
As a master approaching the third breakthrough, he was confident in effortlessly crushing a peak-second breakthrough opponent.
At the same moment, Jiang Ye unleashed his own power.
The two were already only a few hundred meters apart, and within two seconds, they collided.
"Die!" Yun Yi roared, his blade transforming into a relentless torrent of terrifying sword light that crashed toward Jiang Ye.
The sword light surged, instantly forming a tidal wave of blades spanning dozens of meters, crashing down like a tsunami.
This was the might of a genius approaching the third breakthrough.
With a mere flick of his wrist, he could unleash a blade tide dozens of meters thick.
This level of power far surpassed that of the near-third breakthrough expert Jiang Ye had faced at the White Dragon's Court.
Back then, even detonating his Guanyuan Acupoint might not have been enough to kill such an opponent.
But the Jiang Ye of today was a completely different beast.
Boom! As Yun Yi swung his blade, Jiang Ye instantly unleashed his full combat power.
Spear light blazed!
Jiang Ye gripped his long spear, instantly channeling a hundred thousand strands of stellar energy that erupted forth with the thrust.
Great Sun Spear Technique, Fiftieth Form: Blazing Sun Storm!
The boundless stellar energy coalesced into a crimson, majestic Great Sun, its red hue bordering on gold.
This strike was amplified by the stacked effects of Tilting at Windmills, Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger, Pinnacle of the Spear Dao, Beauty's Inquiry, and Po Jun.
Moreover, another ability lit up:
Territorial Expansion!
"Still not enough!" Jiang Ye's eyes hardened, and his body shuddered violently.
Innate Domain: Battle Soul, Second Tier: Bone Armor!
Another 70% damage boost!
"Die!" Jiang Ye roared.
He thrust his spear forward with explosive force. The golden-red Great Sun, radiating terrifying energy, tore through the air like a nuclear missile, hurtling toward Yun Yi.
Boom!
Crack! Crack!
The Great Sun effortlessly crushed the wave of sword light, sweeping aside all resistance as it continued its relentless advance toward Yun Yi.
"What?!" Yun Yi's face paled, and he instinctively tried to unleash his ultimate move to defend.
But Jiang Ye's spear strike was too fast.
Ultimate moves require time to execute—even a third breakthrough expert needs several seconds.
Jiang Ye's spear? A mere instant.
Whoosh!
With a thunderous roar, the stellar energy Jiang Ye had been gathering erupted like a solar storm, obliterating everything in its path. The terrifying force poured forth without restraint.
Splat!
The Great Sun pierced through Yun Yi's chest.
Yun Yi was instantly impaled by the spear, and the horrifying energy exploded within his torso.
"Impossible..." he managed to gasp before his mind was overwhelmed by excruciating pain.
"Die!" Jiang Ye didn't hesitate. He withdrew his long spear and thrust it down again with brutal force.
The terrifying spear light pierced through Yun Yi's skull.
Jiang Ye shook his long spear, unleashing a burst of stellar energy that instantly shattered the alien's head into fragments.
Yun Yi, an Upper B-Tier Profound Physique cultivator approaching the third breakthrough, was dead.
[Foreign race kill +1]
A system notification flashed silently across Jiang Ye's vision.
Ignoring the notification, Jiang Ye gripped his long spear and transformed into a phantom, streaking toward the battlefield where Shi Ting was engaged.
At that moment, Shi Ting was surrounded by four powerful enemies: Yun Hong, Yin Chen, and two others.
She struggled to defend herself.
Given her original strength, Shi Ting should have been utterly overwhelmed by the four foreign race geniuses.
But now?
"My spearmanship... it seems to have improved," Shi Ting thought, her heart filled with both surprise and joy.
She could feel that the power of her spearmanship had increased by at least 30%!
If that's not improvement, what is?
Thanks to this, she had managed to withstand the four-on-one assault until now.
Even so, she was nearing her limit.
"Hmm? Jiang Ye?" Shi Ting suddenly glanced at Jiang Ye's battlefield, her heart leaping with joy.
Even she hadn't expected Jiang Ye to defeat his opponent so quickly.
These opponents were far stronger than the two red-armored youths they had encountered earlier!
"One spear strike to kill Yun Yi?"
"Who is he?" Yun Hong, Yin Chen, and the others were equally stunned.
Yun Yi might not have been the strongest among them, but within the Fire Ember Civilization, he had graduated from a top-tier academy and could barely be considered a genius.
He was approaching the third breakthrough!
How could he be instantly killed by someone at the peak of the second breakthrough?
"Fallen Star-level."
"This person is definitely a Fallen Star-level genius!" Yun Hong's expression darkened. "They might even glimpse the path to the ninth breakthrough!"
"Go all out!"
Yun Hong's face hardened as he finally unleashed his Innate Domain.
Whoosh!
In an instant, an invisible wave enveloped Shi Ting and Jiang Ye.
The next moment, the pair plunged into an endless sea of fire.
A raging inferno, a boundless purgatory.
Shi Ting and Jiang Ye found themselves trapped in a cosmic furnace, the terrifying heat threatening to melt them alive.
"A Substantial Domain?"
"I have one too," Shi Ting sneered, activating her own Innate Domain.
Instantly, a blizzard descended, precisely countering the scorching heat.
But soon...
Boom! Boom! Boom! Yin Chen and the other three Fire Ember Civilization experts unleashed their own Domains.
All four possessed Upper B-Tier Profound Physiques. Though their individual innate abilities couldn't match Yun Hong's, their combined power proved formidable.
For a moment, even Shi Ting struggled to cope.
Under the combined weight of various oppressive forces, Shi Ting's body gradually stiffened.
"Die!" Yun Hong seized the opportunity, slashing down with his blade in a furious strike.
Shi Ting's delicate features tightened as she hastily raised her spear to parry.
Clang!
The resounding clash sent Shi Ting staggering backward.
Under the relentless pressure of multiple Domains, she found herself struggling to maintain her footing.
Yet even in this critical moment, her thoughts turned to Jiang Ye.
"Jiang Ye!" Shi Ting's worry for his safety intensified.
As a Primitive without an Innate Domain, Jiang Ye had no means to withstand such overwhelming Domain suppression.
"Distracted in battle? Die!" Yun Hong roared, his second strike following immediately.
"Not good!" Shi Ting's expression darkened. Under the combined assault of several Innate Domains, her situation grew increasingly dire.
Whoosh!
At the critical moment, a vast spear aura swept across the battlefield.
Clang! A thunderous collision shook the ground.
"Kill!" Jiang Ye charged forward, his long spear radiating brilliant stellar energy. Like a war god incarnate, he fearlessly attacked Yun Hong.
Clang!
Clang! Clang! Clang! The two clashed fiercely, each strike shattering the ground into massive craters, their destructive power staggering.
In an instant, the two had already clashed dozens of times.
"Jiang Ye...?" Shi Ting exclaimed in shock.
Under the suppression of multiple Domains, Jiang Ye not only remained unhindered but had actually become even more ferocious than before.
How is this possible?
"Kill!" Shi Ting didn't have time to ponder. She moved swiftly, charging toward Yin Chen and the others.
Meanwhile, Jiang Ye fought Yun Hong with the ferocity of a war god.
Clang! Clang! Clang! In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged over a hundred blows.
I never imagined Terrain Adaptation could also work against Innate Domains, Jiang Ye thought to himself.
That's right!
The reason he remained unaffected by the Domain's suppression was precisely due to the Terrain Adaptation effect of his Stowaway ability.
[Terrain Adaptation: When traversing otherworlds, movement is unimpeded by the environment, granting resistance to unfamiliar conditions.]
The suppression was indeed present, but for Jiang Ye, it was easily manageable.
With this buff, he could unleash his full power.
From the moment they clashed, he had completely overwhelmed Yun Hong.
Endless spear strikes rained down like a torrential storm.
"Impossible!"
"Why is his stellar energy so much denser and heavier than mine?" Yun Hong thought, his heart pounding as he retreated.
Within the Fire Ember Civilization, Yun Hong's innate talent surpassed even Yun Yi's. As a result, he had received even more intensive training.
The cultivation technique Yun Hong practiced was a Heaven-Tier High-Grade cultivation method, second only to the inheritances of first-tier cosmic civilizations. In terms of stellar energy potency, he rarely lost to anyone.
Yet now? He was being completely overwhelmed by Jiang Ye.
"True God Manual." Jiang Ye's stellar energy erupted into a violent frenzy, holding nothing back.
How powerful was second-tier stellar energy refined by the White Dragon True God Manual?
Consider Yun Hong: the difference in their stellar energy was like comparing a pebble to a mountain. Jiang Ye's stellar energy was at least several times more potent than Yun Hong's.
"Kill!"
With a flick of his fingers, Jiang Ye unleashed his fourth ultimate move, Sea-Burning. This strike carried the full force of his amplified power, instantly draining the color from Yun Hong's face.
"Unbeatable." Though Yun Hong hated to admit it, facing that terrifying power, he finally understood the truth.
He was no match for this Blue Star human!
"Escape!"
Yun Hong instantly retracted his long blade, abandoning any thought of continuing the fight. He turned and fled into the distance.
Whoosh! His speed was astonishing.
In an instant, he had covered a distance of half a kilometer.
This was his ultimate escape technique, one of Yun Hong's trump cards for surviving on Ancient Star No. 7.
With this technique, even against the most elite Heavenly Prides with Dao Bone Aptitude, Yun Hong could ensure his survival.
"Escaping so quickly?" Jiang Ye frowned slightly.
The range of his ultimate move didn't extend beyond half a kilometer.
But since the attack had already been unleashed, his spear would claim lives.
"Then I'll kill the others," Jiang Ye said, turning his gaze to the three Fire Ember Civilization geniuses battling Shi Ting nearby.
"Die!" Jiang Ye thrust his spear forward with explosive force.
Whoosh! The sea of sunlight surged violently as an Orange-Red Great Sun, like a setting sun, crashed down upon the battlefield.
Boom!
A terrifying shockwave erupted, akin to a nuclear explosion.
Pfft! Pfft!
Under this devastating force, two of the geniuses were instantly torn to shreds, their bodies reduced to countless fragments of flesh that rained down alongside shattered pieces of their battle armor.
The white-haired gloomy youth, Yin Chen, was also grievously wounded.
He collapsed to his knees, utterly drained of combat strength.
In less than two minutes, the battle was over.
Five Fire Ember Civilization geniuses, all nearing the third breakthrough, had suffered a catastrophic defeat: three dead, one wounded, and one escaped!
(End of the Chapter)
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