Translator: CinderTL
Jiang Ye hovered in mid-air, surveying the astonishing devastation he had wrought.
Below him, a massive crater over a hundred meters wide and more than ten meters deep gaped open.
Within a radius of several hundred meters, the landscape resembled a storm-ravaged wasteland. Countless trees lay snapped in half, and even thick mountain rocks had been pulverized into dust.
"Incredible," Jiang Ye couldn't help but marvel.
Previously, he could have achieved similar destruction, but only by unleashing his ultimate move.
Now? This was merely a standard attack.
"My current strength is at least five times greater than before," Jiang Ye estimated vaguely.
If Zhu Hua were still alive and they clashed again, Jiang Ye would now have an absolute advantage, even if his opponent immediately activated his innate ability and ultimate move.
"Truly worthy of an Upper B-Tier Opportunity," Jiang Ye sighed. "It actually allowed me to cross the threshold of the third breakthrough!"
He had no doubt that without the Thunder Essence Spirit Nectar, he would have needed at least five more cosmic temperings to reach the third breakthrough. At one tempering per month, that would have taken at least half a year.
An Upper B-Tier Opportunity was equivalent to half a year of cultivation, its effects truly astonishing.
"Jiang Ye."
"Congratulations on reaching the third breakthrough in your life level," Bai Gui's figure materialized, clad in white robes with a longsword slung across her back.
"Senior Bai Gui," Jiang Ye greeted her with a respectful bow.
To Jiang Ye, Bai Gui served as both a mentor and a friend.
Though she rarely spoke, she would offer crucial guidance whenever he cultivated the True God Manual, which proved invaluable to his progress.
The cultivation methods inherited from third-tier civilizations were exceedingly difficult. According to Bai Gui, even those with Transcendent Aptitude might lack the qualifications to cultivate such core inheritances.
Without her guidance, Jiang Ye would have struggled to make any progress on his own.
"Jiang Ye."
"I must admit, I'm surprised," Bai Gui said, her gaze fixed on him. "You refined the Thunder Essence Spirit Nectar far more quickly than I anticipated."
"I'm increasingly convinced you don't possess a Nascent Aptitude."
Jiang Ye smiled at her words.
Indeed.
If he truly had a Nascent Aptitude, refining a top-tier opportunity like the Thunder Essence Spirit Nectar would have taken at least four or five days.
Yet he had completed the process in just one day.
"Furthermore..."
"The Innate Domain you manifested during the previous battle," Bai Gui remarked, her gaze curious, "is only possible with a Dao Bone Aptitude or higher."
She couldn't help but recall Jiang Ye's earlier words.
Could Jiang Ye have truly developed a Dao Bone Aptitude?
Just then, Jiang Ye spoke frankly, "Senior Bai Gui, I won't hide it from you. I've already attained Dao Bone Aptitude."
"How do you know?" Bai Gui asked, puzzled. "You haven't been tested recently, have you?"
"I can sense it," Jiang Ye replied with a smile.
Bai Gui was his Dao Protector. Even if he didn't reveal these superficial details now, she would inevitably discover them sooner or later.
Only the Low-Martial Achievement System remained Jiang Ye's true secret, one he couldn't afford to expose.
"Sense it?" Bai Gui's gaze grew even more peculiar as she studied him.
To be able to sense one's own aptitude? Such an ability is exceedingly rare.
More importantly, when had Jiang Ye's aptitude advanced? Even she, his Dao Protector, had completely failed to notice.
"It seems you harbor other secrets," Bai Gui suddenly chuckled. "That's more like it."
"The Blue Star Civilization could hardly have nurtured a genius like you," she mused. "You must have encountered some extraordinary opportunity."
Jiang Ye nodded slightly, offering no further explanation.
"Rest assured, I won't pry into your secrets," Bai Gui said with a knowing smile, sensing his reticence. "The cosmos is vast and boundless. Even third-tier civilizations struggle to unravel the mysteries surrounding peerless prodigies like you."
"You've earned your opportunities, and that's a good thing. I hope the master's inheritor will ascend to even greater heights," Bai Gui murmured.
"I will," Jiang Ye replied with a resolute nod.
Their conversation was brief.
After acclimating to his newfound power, Jiang Ye transformed into a Flowing Light and soared into the boundless sky.
"Since my breakthrough, the system hasn't registered any new achievements," Jiang Ye noted, glancing at the system panel. "Could it be because my True God Manual hasn't reached the third breakthrough yet? Am I not truly a third breakthrough powerhouse?"
After a moment's contemplation, Jiang Ye concluded that this was likely the reason.
However, he no longer had the patience to wait for the True God Manual to reach the third breakthrough. Cultivating it to that stage would take at least another half-month.
Jiang Ye couldn't afford to wait that long.
"With my current strength," he thought, "I can sweep through most opponents on Ancient Star No. 7."
"The next Upper B-tier opportunity zone is five thousand kilometers away," Jiang Ye observed, studying the wristband's map projection. "I wonder if there will be any traces of Senior Sister there."
Whoosh! Jiang Ye suddenly accelerated.
Boom! A piercing sonic boom echoed through the air.
After his third breakthrough, Jiang Ye's standard speed had already reached 500 meters per second.
Now, with his full acceleration, his flight speed easily surpassed 2,000 meters per second—a terrifying velocity.
Just forty minutes later, Jiang Ye caught sight of a vast, ruined city in the distance.
"The second Upper B-tier opportunity zone! I've arrived." Jiang Ye gradually slowed down, landing atop an abandoned skyscraper.
This ruined city had stood for countless ages, yet its structures remained remarkably intact.
Clearly, this place had once been a pinnacle of civilization. The building materials were extraordinary, showing little sign of decay despite the passage of time.
A glint flashed in Jiang Ye's eyes.
Activating his Perceptive Insight, he surveyed the entire city.
"The opportunity here has already been taken," Jiang Ye murmured to himself, noticing the lack of any lingering treasure aura.
He turned his gaze toward another direction.
"Hmm?"
"That's..." Jiang Ye's expression shifted abruptly. "Another trace of my senior sister's battle?"
Whoosh! With a single step, he darted toward the indicated location.
Moments later, Jiang Ye arrived at a ravaged battlefield.
It was called a battlefield because the surrounding buildings had been completely pulverized.
This was astonishing.
Even materials resistant to the ravages of time had been reduced to rubble, a testament to the ferocity of the battle that had raged here.
"Senior Sister," Jiang Ye murmured, spotting those familiar silver-white streaks of light—Chen Zilu's unique Spear Rhythm.
But this time, he found no other corpses on the ground.
Jiang Ye's heart sank as he followed the trail of destruction, pushing forward through the collapsed buildings.
Finally, he reached an area of extreme devastation. The surrounding structures had been reduced to dust, and the ground was scarred with deep, horrifying trenches.
Clearly, a terrifying battle had erupted here.
"The combat traces end here," Jiang Ye frowned. "But why isn't there a single body?"
Just then, the Perceptive Insight effect wore off.
Jiang Ye's gaze fell to the ground, where he noticed streaks of blood.
"Is it Senior Sister's? Or the enemy's?" Jiang Ye desperately hoped it was the latter.
"The combat traces suddenly vanish... Could something have happened?"
Jiang Ye stared at the ravaged battlefield, lost in thought.
The trail had gone cold again.
This time was different from the last. He couldn't find any trace of Chen Zilu's whereabouts.
After a moment, Jiang Ye sighed inwardly. "I'll have to move on to the next Upper B-Tier Opportunity."
At this point, he had no choice but to use a process of elimination, searching each location one by one.
Fortunately, Jiang Ye's speed far surpassed his previous limits. At full speed, he could circle Ancient Star No. 7 in just a few days.
Whoosh!
Encased in jet-black battle armor, Jiang Ye transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and shot into the distance.
Over the next few days, Jiang Ye raced across Ancient Star No. 7, visiting:
The third Upper B-Tier Opportunity Zone.
The fourth Upper B-Tier Opportunity Zone.
The fifth Upper B-Tier Opportunity Zone.
Some of these opportunities were still maturing, others had already been claimed, and some were on the verge of ripening.
Regardless of the situation, Jiang Ye didn't linger.
His speed was astonishing.
In just half a day, he had searched six Upper B-Tier Opportunity Zones.
During this time, Jiang Ye encountered trouble from Fire Ember Civilization powerhouses, including several third breakthrough experts.
But Jiang Ye was no longer the same man he once was. Third breakthrough powerhouses? One spear strike was all it took to eliminate them.
After visiting six consecutive Upper B-Tier Opportunity Zones, Jiang Ye had slain dozens of foreign race powerhouses.
His "Territorial Expansion" achievement had accumulated to a 40% damage boost.
Yet Jiang Ye felt no joy.
"The sixth Upper B-Tier Opportunity..."
"Still no sign of Senior Sister," Jiang Ye thought, his heart growing heavier. "Where could she be?"
He had previously found traces of Chen Zilu's battles.
But after so much time had passed, he hadn't found any further clues.
This likely meant something had happened to her.
"Keep searching."
Jiang Ye immediately set off again, flying toward the seventh upper B-tier opportunity zone.
In this situation, there was no other choice.
He had to stay calm.
Whoosh! Jiang Ye transformed into a streak of Flowing Light, rapidly approaching the seventh upper B-tier opportunity zone.
The distance was short—only three thousand kilometers.
Flying at full speed, it took him just over ten minutes to glimpse the vast expanse of black earth in the distance.
"Black Blaze Ridge."
"An upper B-tier opportunity zone?" Jiang Ye recalled. "The competition here is usually even fiercer than in Thunder Sound Valley."
Suddenly, his expression shifted.
Buzz! His wristband vibrated.
"A proximity alert?" Jiang Ye froze, immediately checking his wristband.
Beep! A holographic projection appeared, resembling a radar display with two red dots.
One dot represented Jiang Ye himself.
The other dot, located a thousand kilometers away, was blinking faintly.
Above the blinking dot, a label read:
White Dragon University - Chen Zilu.
"Senior Sister!" Jiang Ye's heart leaped.
After so many days!
He had finally found her.
Without hesitation, Jiang Ye transformed into a streak of light and shot toward the indicated direction.
Deep within Black Blaze Ridge, Bei Li and several other geniuses from the Fire Ember Civilization stood before a cliff face.
"The foreign race member has entered the Secret Treasure Space of Black Blaze Ridge," one of them said.
"Looks like we can't get in," the others murmured, shaking their heads.
Bei Li coldly regarded the stone wall and said calmly, "I'll wait here. I refuse to believe she won't come out eventually."
"Senior Brother Bei Li," the red-eyed youth couldn't help but ask, "is that foreign race truly so special? I can't see anything remarkable about her."
"Are you questioning my judgment?" Bei Li glanced at him coldly.
The red-eyed youth shrank back, falling silent.
"Rest assured," Bei Li said indifferently. "If this delays our plans, I will personally compensate you for any losses."
"Senior Brother Bei Li, you're joking," the red-eyed youth quickly replied with a forced smile.
The others exchanged glances, their astonishment growing.
For Bei Li to speak such words, it seemed the foreign race member truly harbored an astonishing secret.
Suddenly,
"Hmm?"
Bei Li's expression shifted slightly as he turned his gaze in a certain direction. "A Blue Star person is approaching—the one who killed Zhu Hua."
"What?"
"The Blue Star genius who killed Zhu Hua? He's actually coming here?"
"How dare he?" The red-eyed youth and the others' expressions changed.
"Hong Yu, Zi Meng, go and eliminate him," Bei Li said calmly.
"Understood."
The red-eyed youth and another purple-haired youth immediately broke away from the group and flew off into the distance.
Deep within Black Blaze Ridge, in a mysterious and hidden realm, lay an unknown Secret Treasure Space.
On the icy ground, a cold and beautiful girl clad in silver-white battle armor sat cross-legged.
A faint blood-soaked hole could be seen on her abdomen, though the bleeding had already stopped.
"Sigh."
"After all these years, I still can't endure this pain?" Chen Zilu sighed softly. She paid no attention to the wound on her abdomen; it was the waves of excruciating pain surging through her body that she found unbearable.
This agony had persisted for twenty years.
And as her cultivation realm advanced, the pain grew increasingly unbearable.
Chen Zilu lifted her delicate face, sensing the outside world.
She could feel several foreign race prodigies lurking nearby, their eyes gleaming with predatory intent.
One of them posed an overwhelming threat, even to her.
"I hope this time passes quickly," Chen Zilu murmured, gently closing her eyes.
If she were at her peak, she would fear none of those outsiders.
But in her current weakened state, forcing a confrontation with those foreign races would be certain death.
Buzz! Buzz!
Suddenly, her wristband vibrated.
Chen Zilu opened her eyes and activated the wristband's projection.
In an instant, her expression shifted slightly as she saw the red dot on the projection.
"That bastard," she gritted her teeth.
Without hesitation,
Whoosh! Her figure transformed into a phantom, vanishing from her spot.
Jiang Ye was moving swiftly.
In just ten minutes,
He had already ventured deep into Black Blaze Ridge, drawing ever closer to his destination.
Just then, a thunderous roar erupted ahead.
Boom! Boom!
Two figures, one crimson and one violet, shot skyward before hurtling toward Jiang Ye at astonishing speed.
"Foreign races?" Jiang Ye's gaze turned icy as he dove forward without hesitation.
Throughout his journey, he had already slain nearly a hundred foreign race warriors.
Now, Jiang Ye showed no mercy toward these foreign race powerhouses.
"Kill!" Jiang Ye gripped his long spear, his entire being transforming into a streak of Flowing Light as he surged forward.
In mere seconds, he had traversed over a thousand meters, poised to collide head-on with the two figures.
But then—
Whoosh!
A slender figure suddenly materialized before Jiang Ye, wielding a silver long spear that swept horizontally toward the two foreign races.
Clang!
The spear slashed across both the crimson and violet figures, unleashing a deafening clang that sent them reeling backward.
The slender figure turned to face Jiang Ye.
(End of the Chapter)
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