Translator: CinderTL
"Whoosh!" Jiang Ye waved his hand.
Clatter! Clatter!
A massive amount of treasures cascaded down.
In an instant, the entire cave blazed with light, as if sun and moon had risen simultaneously, and the sky was filled with dawn's glow. Countless auspicious phenomena manifested, dazzling and spectacular.
"Earth Spirit Essence," Jiang Ye said, picking up a milky-white crystal.
A Third-Tier Upper A-Grade Opportunity.
This item was Jiang Ye's greatest reliance in his current attempt to break through to the fourth breakthrough.
Of course, besides this, there was also a treasure resembling an Immortal Peach, a reward from the overseer, also a Third-Tier Upper A-Grade.
But its spiritual essence fluctuations were less intense than the Earth Spirit Essence's.
Even among Third-Tier Upper A-Grade opportunities, there were disparities.
"Let's begin," Jiang Ye said, directly swallowing the Immortal Peach.
Boom!
In an instant, a colossal wave of spiritual energy erupted from Jiang Ye's body, only to rapidly recede.
Now, Jiang Ye's refining of spiritual energy had become increasingly skillful.
The moment this spiritual energy burst forth, he absorbed it completely, wasting very little.
"Life level, charge!" Jiang Ye willed, and countless streams of spiritual energy surged through his limbs and meridians.
A Third-Tier Upper A-grade Opportunity, its spiritual energy overwhelmingly potent.
In an instant, it activated all of Jiang Ye's meridians.
Boom! Jiang Ye's twelve stellar meridians trembled violently, channeling the spiritual energy throughout his body.
Infusing every cell!
Whoosh!
Jiang Ye's life level began to rise slowly, like a rising tide.
This would be a gradual process, requiring time.
"Continue!" Jiang Ye hesitated not, immediately consuming another Third-Tier A-grade Opportunity.
Boom!
Even more massive spiritual energy surged down his esophagus.
The spiritual essence explosion from the second A-tier opportunity accelerated the rise of Jiang Ye's life level.
Yet Jiang Ye could sense that he was still extremely far from the threshold of the fourth breakthrough.
"With just one A-tier opportunity, it might take ten days to half a month to break through."
"Fortunately." Jiang Ye opened his eyes and consumed another A-tier opportunity.
He might not have much else, but he had plenty of opportunities!
Too slow? Then eat another A-tier opportunity.
By consuming A-tier opportunities without regard for cost, Jiang Ye's life level began to climb at an astonishing rate.
Of course,
For anyone else, such reckless consumption of opportunities would be impossible. Their Guanyuan Acupoint simply couldn't withstand it.
But Jiang Ye? Under the True God Manual's powerful suppression, he could fully digest them.
"The fourth breakthrough won't take too long." Jiang Ye calculated the time.
One hour.
Two hours.
Six hours.
Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
Buzz!
Within Jiang Ye's body, the countless cells that formed his bones, flesh, and skin trembled faintly.
If one looked closely at this moment, they would see that Jiang Ye's skin had turned liquid, as if flowing.
This was a sign that his life level had reached its critical point.
One step further, and the most fundamental evolution would occur—a complete genetic restructuring, a transformative metamorphosis that would completely remold his being!
This meant—
The threshold of the fourth breakthrough had finally been reached!
"True God Manual, it's time to break through," Jiang Ye thought with anticipation. "Profound Gate Aperture, let this be the moment of breakthrough."
With a single thought,
Boom!
Within the Guanyuan Acupoint, the countless stellar energy finally erupted completely.
Whoosh! Endless energy surged skyward, like a silver river, charging toward the most mysterious area of the human body— the mind.
If one were to stand inside Jiang Ye's body at this moment, they would witness an awe-inspiring spectacle.
A pillar of light, spanning heaven and earth, surged over one insurmountable chasm after another, rushing toward that mysterious region.
Each chasm was a terrifying abyss capable of stopping countless cosmic martial artists.
Out of Blue Star's hundreds of billions of people, at least tens of millions could achieve the third breakthrough.
But how many could reach the fourth breakthrough? Fewer than a million.
A ratio of one in ten thousand.
"Charge!" Jiang Ye's resolve hardened. Only by crossing these heavenly chasms and rushing into that mysterious region could he truly break through the fourth life's shackles!
As he continued his relentless charge,
The radiant pillar of light, like a silver river, was gradually eroded by the heavenly chasms, its diameter shrinking with each passing barrier.
One.
Two.
Three...
After crossing countless heavenly chasms,
He finally reached the mysterious region!
The once-earth-shattering pillar of light had dwindled to a thread-like strand, dim and faint.
"The fourth breakthrough lies just ahead," Jiang Ye thought.
Through that thread of light, he could see the state of his own body.
The mysterious region was shrouded in an invisible barrier, pitch-black and impenetrable.
This was the final checkpoint.
To pierce this barrier and charge into the mysterious region would mean achieving the fourth breakthrough!
"Go!" With a single thought, Jiang Ye sent the thread of light surging toward the mysterious region ahead.
Buzz!
The instant the light touched the edge of the mysterious region, it seemed to be burned by an invisible flame, rapidly dissolving. In the blink of an eye, it vanished completely.
"It's gone?" Jiang Ye froze in shock.
He had anticipated failure.
But he never expected that it wouldn't even cause the slightest ripple.
"My life level and cultivation technique have both reached the threshold of the fourth breakthrough," Jiang Ye thought, puzzled. "How could there be such a vast difference?"
Logically, even if he couldn't break through, he should have at least been able to slightly shake the mysterious region.
Yet the reality was that not even a trace of disturbance occurred.
"It seems..."
"...I'll have to rely on the Earth Spirit Essence," Jiang Ye decided. He opened his eyes and picked up the milky-white crystal.
Earth Spirit Essence!
It possessed the miraculous ability to impact profound apertures and open the sea of consciousness.
This was precisely why Jiang Ye had saved it for last.
Gurgle... gurgle... Jiang Ye opened his mouth and swallowed all the Earth Spirit Essence.
Whoosh!
An immeasurably vast energy surged through him.
This energy was several times more potent than the Third-Tier Upper A-grade Opportunity he had previously consumed.
"Alright."
"This time, I'll definitely break through," Jiang Ye thought, filled with anticipation.
With a vast surge of energy,
Endless stellar energy once again gathered within the Guanyuan Acupoint, transforming into a radiant, thick pillar of light that surged skyward, even more brilliant and robust than before.
It pierced through one heavenly chasm after another,
Finally reaching the mysterious region.
This time, the light pillar remained about the thickness of a finger, far stronger than during the previous attempt.
"Go!" With a thought, Jiang Ye sent the light pillar streaking forward.
Like an arrow, it shot toward the pitch-black, mysterious region with a thunderous impact.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
The moment it neared the mysterious region, the light pillar began to melt away like ice and snow, its brilliance rapidly fading.
"Break!" Jiang Ye roared, desperately trying to force his way through the shackles.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
The light pillar erupted repeatedly, yet it couldn't advance an inch. Instead, it was continuously consumed by the barrier. Before Jiang Ye's eyes, it completely dissipated.
Plink!
At the final moment, a faint ripple seemed to ripple across the invisible barrier, but it vanished without a trace.
Whoosh!
Jiang Ye's eyes snapped open, his gaze burning with frustration.
"Failed again."
"Is the difficulty of the fourth breakthrough really this high?" Jiang Ye's face was filled with frustration.
Even after consuming the Earth Spirit Essence, he still couldn't break through into that mysterious region?
This was a treasure comparable to a fourth-tier opportunity, a treasure that could even assist fourth-breakthrough experts!
"How could this happen?" Jiang Ye's face darkened. This failure had struck him hard.
"Jiang Ye, don't be discouraged," Bai Gui's voice rang out. "The difficulty of the fourth breakthrough is indeed very high. You've consumed too many opportunities without fully refining them. Failing to break through is normal."
"I know," Jiang Ye nodded.
He hadn't had time to refine all the opportunities.
After all, refining opportunities took considerable time.
With so many Third-Tier A-Grade opportunities, it would likely take months to refine them completely.
But the Third Star Ring had already opened, and Jiang Ye couldn't afford to wait that long.
"Does this mean I'm stuck in the third breakthrough area?" Jiang Ye sighed inwardly.
Without breaking through to the fourth breakthrough, he couldn't advance to the fourth breakthrough area.
Even in the Third Star Ring, the third breakthrough area only allowed access to Third-Tier Upper A-Grade treasures at most.
Jiang Ye wanted to prepare for the path beyond the fourth breakthrough.
He was unwilling to remain in the third breakthrough region.
"How can I achieve a breakthrough in a short time?" Jiang Ye asked Bai Gui, still clinging to a sliver of hope.
"A breakthrough cannot be forced," Bai Gui warned. "The fourth breakthrough is a crucial turning point; you must proceed with utmost caution."
Hearing this, Jiang Ye sighed in disappointment.
It seemed even Bai Gui couldn't help.
Just then...
"Didn't your little girlfriend give you something?" Bai Gui suddenly asked. "It could help you achieve the fourth breakthrough."
"Little girlfriend?" Jiang Ye was momentarily taken aback.
He immediately realized she meant Chen Zilu.
"Bai Gui, we're not in that kind of relationship," Jiang Ye corrected her sternly.
"Though I am a Guardian Spirit, I can still discern the nature of human emotions," Bai Gui insisted. "Between you and her, it is the bond of Dao Companions."
"..."
Jiang Ye ignored her and flipped his palm.
Whoosh! A crimson tree bark materialized in his palm. The bark was remarkably smooth, its surface glistening like jade.
Blood Jade Divine Crystal!
A gift from his senior sister.
It still carried a faint, familiar fragrance, strikingly similar to Chen Zilu's body scent.
"Will this time succeed?" Jiang Ye asked, his eyes filled with anticipation as he swallowed the fragrant jade shard.
Gulp~
It melted in his mouth.
The Blood Jade Divine Crystal dissolved into his stomach without a trace, utterly silent.
No ripple of energy betrayed its passage.
But then, a dense, mystical power surged through Jiang Ye's entire body.
"Hmm?" Jiang Ye's whole body tingled.
Comfortable.
Incredibly comfortable! It felt like the blossoming after union, as if his body and soul were melting into one.
"Breakthrough."
As if struck by divine inspiration, Jiang Ye once again mobilized countless streams of stellar energy, forming a resplendent pillar of light that soared toward the heavens.
This time, as the pillar crossed the heavenly chasm, it seemed protected by some mysterious force, suffering no wear or tear.
When it reached the mysterious realm again, the world-piercing column of light, like a vast ocean, crashed into the sacred domain.
Boom!
Crack!
Under the onslaught of endless energy, the invisible barrier blocking Jiang Ye's path suddenly fractured.
The barrier then disintegrated completely.
The final shackle was broken!
(End of the Chapter)
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