Translator: CinderTL
If a powerhouse like Qiu Cang were observing, they would have noticed:
Within Jiang Ye's body, a peculiar energy was surging upward through the twelve stellar meridians, toward his brain.
The process seemed simple at first glance.
In reality, it faced numerous insurmountable barriers, each as impassable as a chasm.
The brain, the most mysterious region of life.
Life itself generates countless shackles to prevent external energy from approaching this sacred domain.
Buzz! Silently, the peculiar energy crossed barrier after barrier, its own essence continuously eroding.
One barrier, two barriers, three barriers...
After overcoming countless chasm-like obstacles.
Finally.
Before the peculiar energy could reach the brain, it completely dissipated.
Yet Jiang Ye wore a faint smile.
"Finally!"
"We've arrived," Jiang Ye murmured, opening his eyes.
The strange energy originated from the True God Manual.
It had reached the area of his mind, just one step away from breaking through the profound aperture barrier.
This meant Jiang Ye's cultivation technique was now only one step away from the fourth breakthrough.
"However," he mused, "I've heard this final step is the most difficult to overcome. What kind of challenges might I face?"
The fourth breakthrough involved opening the profound aperture, a critical barrier related to the body's deepest mysteries and extremely challenging to overcome.
Why, for instance, was the upper limit of Primitive innate talent only the third breakthrough? Precisely because the fourth breakthrough was so exceedingly difficult.
Yet Jiang Ye had cultivated this far without encountering significant obstacles.
This suggested the greatest challenge lay in this final step.
"Moreover," Jiang Ye's eyes flickered with contemplation, "there's another crucial factor to consider: life level."
Attempting to open the profound aperture demanded an extremely high life level.
But a smile soon spread across Jiang Ye's face.
"This is one thing I don't need to worry about."
Life level?
For other third breakthrough powerhouses, this might be a formidable barrier requiring years of painstaking cultivation.
But for Jiang Ye, it was as easy as breathing.
"Whoosh!" With a wave of his hand, a cascade of treasures tumbled down, forming a small mountain before him.
"Dozens of third-tier B-Tier Opportunities."
"Over ten Low A-Tier Third-Tier opportunities, three Mid A-Tier Third-Tier opportunities, and one Upper A-Tier Third-Tier opportunity."
"And one Fourth-Tier A-Grade opportunity," Jiang Ye tallied his treasures.
In the past two months, aside from his arduous cultivation, he hadn't been idle.
In Area 3001, he had harvested over ten A-tier opportunities.
Unfortunately, he hadn't encountered Yan Yi during this time.
"This should be enough for my fourth breakthrough," Jiang Ye said, waving his hand to store all the treasures back into his space bracelet.
Whoosh!
Jiang Ye rose, a pitch-black long spear materializing in his hand, and strode forward.
With a thrust, the spear's aura flashed like lightning, instantly cleaving through the air.
Silent and seamless, it seemed to merge completely with the world.
"Now," Jiang Ye mused, "my Luoshen Spear Technique has begun to grasp the Nirvana Divine Essence. The spear's aura completely vanishes into the world, undetectable by the naked eye or even by perception."
This was a terrifying development.
Imagine facing an enemy whose attacks are completely invisible—how could you possibly defend against them?
In the future, Jiang Ye's enemies would face precisely this scenario.
With this thought, Jiang Ye's gaze fell upon his status panel:
Cultivation Techniques
Nine Luminaries Star-Treading: Perfection
Great Sun Spear Technique: Perfection
Heavenly Tribulation Fist: Major Success (35%)
White Dragon True God Manual (Upper Volume): Uninitiated (79%)
Star-Piercing Arrow Technique: Entry (75%)
Cold Sun Spear Technique: Major Success (80%)
Luoshen Spear: Small Success (10%)
In terms of progress, the Luoshen Spear had shown the least improvement, advancing only 4% over the past two months.
Yet in reality, this spearmanship had undergone the most significant transformation.
Though the increase was merely 4%, its effectiveness far surpassed the 75% improvement of the Star-Piercing Arrow Technique.
As my comprehension of spearmanship deepens, Jiang Ye thought, the Luoshen Spear Technique's progress will inevitably slow.
The Cold Sun Spear Technique had already been integrated into the Luoshen Spear.
Over the past two months, the Cold Sun Spear Technique had surged from 1% to 80%, while the Luoshen Spear had only gained 4%. This stark contrast revealed the Luoshen Spear's unimaginable potential.
After briefly assessing his newfound power, Jiang Ye didn't linger.
He sheathed his long spear and soared into the sky, streaking toward the horizon.
The civilization keys are ripe for the taking, he thought, maintaining his high-speed flight while studying the map.
Two months had passed.
The civilization keys in Area 3001 had matured.
According to the map, ten civilization keys were scattered across ten distinct opportunity zones within the region.
Jiang Ye's target was the closest location: the Azure-Yellow Plateau.
Whoosh!
Jiang Ye transformed into a streak of Flowing Light, hurtling toward the Azure-Yellow Plateau with explosive speed.
Meanwhile, at the Star Realm Sea Entrance on Blue Star, only the white-robed elder Qian Feng remained. A hint of fatigue lined his face, as if he had just arrived.
"Two months have passed," Qian Feng mused inwardly. "I wonder how things are in the Star Realm Sea." He couldn't have stayed here the entire time, of course. With tensions rising across Blue Star, Qian Feng hadn't focused much on the Star Realm Sea, only checking in occasionally.
"It's a pity Bai Jing isn't here," Qian Feng shook his head. "I can't get any updates on that kid Jiang Ye."
Compared to the students from Heaven's Gate University, Qian Feng was far more concerned about Jiang Ye. After all, Jiang Ye had grasped the Spear Art Divine Resonance.
Whoosh~ With a wave of his hand, a holographic projection materialized. He scanned the status of the Heaven's Gate University students and sighed in relief when he saw they were all unharmed.
Just then, a buzzing vibration suddenly filled the air.
"The alliance leader?" Qian Feng frowned slightly. He had just returned from the federal headquarters. Why was the alliance leader calling so soon?
Beep! The call connected.
Whoosh! Countless beams of light converged, forming a projection in the air.
A blurry figure appeared in the projection—none other than Qi Tian, the Federation's strongest warrior.
"Alliance Leader," Qian Feng said, bowing respectfully.
"Qian Feng," the blurry figure's voice rumbled, "a sixth-tier shadow calamity is about to erupt in the Western Ten Provinces. You need to return to headquarters immediately."
"What?"
"A sixth-tier shadow calamity in the Western Ten Provinces too?" Qian Feng's expression darkened. "Which province specifically?"
"West Mountain Province," the blurry figure replied.
"West Mountain Province?"
Qian Feng's face shifted slightly.
"How can these incidents be happening so frequently?" Qian Feng asked grimly. "In the past two months, three provinces have already experienced fifth-tier or higher shadow calamities."
"And now, even the Western Ten Provinces are facing such a high-level shadow calamity?"
"Is the Shadow Clan Civilization planning a full-scale war?" Qian Feng gritted his teeth.
(End of the Chapter)
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