30: Chapter 29 The Trial Realm of the Ancient Imperial Court

[Imperial Court Trial]

[Challengers can obtain Spiritual Qi rewards by defeating the Gatekeeping Cultivators. Those who fight across Realms will receive the Imperial Court's Blessing.]

[The trial now begins.]

In a mysterious ancient land resembling a colosseum, Ye Xiu scanned his surroundings. Not finding An Qingyi anywhere, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

This place was the handiwork of the Ancient Imperial Court.

He watched a figure slowly walk out of the darkness and into the arena, letting out a contemptuous smile.

This so-called arena seemed to look down on people a bit.

To think it only dispatched a single Transcendence Realm Cultivator.

Ye Xiu didn't bother with nonsense. He threw a punch through the air; the terrifying gale from the punch directly blasted that newly appeared Cultivator into smithereens.

A faint amount of Spiritual Qi appeared, which he completely absorbed in a single breath.

The trial continued.

Second-grade Transcendence Realm, one punch.

Third-grade, one punch.

Ninth-grade, one punch...

At this moment, Ye Xiu had turned into a One-Punch Man; not a single trial guard could withstand a single exchange.

Only when a guard's cultivation reached the Mingdao Realm did Ye Xiu become slightly serious.

A Mingdao Realm royal race Cultivator.

At this Realm, one's physical strength was not low, and they had already begun to master rules. These rules were the embryonic forms of the Dao, providing a massive boost to one's combat power.

Ye Xiu discarded his previous casualness and continued the fight by utilizing his advantage in speed.

Intense ripples of power shook the entire colosseum.

He didn't know what Materials this place was made of, but no matter how powerful the combat fluctuations were, they couldn't crumble even a bit of the masonry.

Kill!

Ye Xiu's progression was simple and brutal.

Every strike of his fists and feet carried an unspeakable, terrifying power.

After defeating a gatekeeper, the supply of Spiritual Qi was extremely dense, and the absorption speed of the [Primordial Martial Arts General Outline] was incredibly startling.

It only took ten minutes.

He completely swept up the Spiritual Qi rewarded for clearing the stages.

His cultivation was slowly rising.

The Realm of the gatekeepers was also gradually increasing.

It wasn't until a fourth-grade Mingdao Realm orc Cultivator appeared that Ye Xiu's rapid progression was halted.

After it entered the colosseum, its entire body was immediately covered in metal. It was clearly mastering metal-type rules.

"These rules are somewhat interesting. I wonder what kind of rules will appear after I Breakthrough." Ye Xiu felt some anticipation. He glanced at the charging metal orc and threw a punch.

With a bang.

The orc was violently sent flying.

Ye Xiu's current strength was so great that he was practically at the ceiling of the Mingdao Realm. For an ordinary royal race member like this to try and fight him with physical strength was essentially suicide.

Amidst dozens of heavy punches, the orc was hammered to death on the spot.

The trial continued.

The rules mastered by the subsequent Gatekeeping Cultivators opened Ye Xiu's eyes.

Blazing Flames, Rock Escape, Frost.

Various abilities emerged one after another. Had Ye Xiu not possessed an absolute advantage in speed, winning would have been somewhat difficult.

Currently, he was fighting against a flood dragon.

This gatekeeper was much weaker than the previous Dragon King, and its strength was only on par with Ye Xiu's.

Its rule was the power of Frost.

Frost-based attacks and defenses were extremely powerful.

The ice armor covering its body was several times stronger than the defense of the metal orc from before.

However, Ye Xiu's current attack intensity was too exaggerated. Under the five-fold amplification of the [God Slaying] saber light, his strength reached the level of 1,600 Dragons.

This was a level of power that could cleave a small mountain hundreds of meters tall with a single strike.

The flood dragon was retreating step by step.

The ice armor on its body was covered in cracks.

BOOM!

Relying on his absolute advantage in speed, after ten minutes of strenuous fighting, Ye Xiu landed a point-blank [Pride of the World] strike right on the flood dragon's cheek.

Amidst an explosion.

This seventh-grade Mingdao Realm existence had half its head blown off, despite being covered in ice armor.

With that, the stage was successfully cleared.

Phew.

Ye Xiu took a breath. The explosive power of [Pride of the World] was strong, but the consumption was equally high.

If used multiple times in a short period, it took a massive toll on the body.

Compared to the [God Slaying] saber light, it was somewhat lacking.

However, as a Bloodline Martial Skill, [Pride of the World] excelled in instantaneous bursts and had extremely high utility in close-quarters combat.

While the power amplification of [God Slaying] had also reached five-fold,

it required a brief condensation time when activated. In a major battle, this was extremely fatal, so it could only be used as a weapon to amplify strength.

The flood dragon was killed.

The pure Spiritual Qi appearing in the colosseum became even more intense.

Ye Xiu circulated the [Primordial Martial Arts General Outline] and began to absorb it frantically.

The blood qi consumed within his body was quickly replenished. As his Cultivation Technique circulated, the remaining Spiritual Qi transformed into cultivation, causing his strength to rapidly approach the ninth grade of the Sky-Soaring Realm.

Creeak...

An iron cage was opened in the darkness.

"What's the situation?"

Ye Xiu's eyelids jumped. The previous gatekeepers didn't get this treatment.

Watching the Gatekeeping Cultivator walk out of the cage, he frowned slightly, a flicker of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The opponent was of an unknown race. Unlike the Yao Race, it had wings and was incredibly holy, like an angel from Western legends.

There were no words.

As soon as this holy female angel appeared, she unleashed a [Holy Light Radiance]. The silver-white shockwave directly sent Ye Xiu flying before he could dodge, smashing him into the colosseum wall.

BOOM!

The colosseum shook.

"Damn, even the intensity of a normal attack has the power of a thousand Dragons..." Ye Xiu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and complained.

The previous Mingdao Realm gatekeepers, even at the seventh grade, only had rules that were becoming progressively stronger; their physical bodies and speed didn't increase significantly.

In terms of Bloodline Aptitude, they were at most at the level of the royal race.

But the angel before him, in terms of its own Aptitude, should have reached the level of the [King Body of All Heavens]. In its normal state, it possessed no less than a thousand Dragons of power.

And that wasn't even counting the rules it mastered.

The colosseum was huge.

Spanning over half a kilometer, the sky above was bound by invisible rules, allowing flight only up to about a hundred meters.

The two began a fierce battle.

Only by wielding the golden saber light could Ye Xiu barely suppress this female angel in terms of strength.

The two sides fought back and forth.

The angel's rule was the Self-healing Power of the light element. Even as Ye Xiu traded injury for injury, it could still maintain a Peak combat state.

"Damn it, trying to kill a King Body of All Heavens across a major Realm is too hard."

Ye Xiu found the fight increasingly taxing. His blood qi erupted with full force as he tried to suppress and kill this female angel with a dominant posture.

But the angel, remaining in its Holy Light state, was still not at a disadvantage even though its strength was being suppressed.

Die!

After the gatekeeping angel was once again forced back by the saber light,

Ye Xiu closed in. Braving the assault of several Light Spears, he smashed its protective barrier with a single punch.

[Pride of the World] was activated.

The blood-colored shockwave slammed directly into it.

BOOM!

The power of [Pride of the World] was very strong.

But the gatekeeping angel had the protection of light-type rules. Even after being hit point-blank, it wasn't killed on the spot, only being slammed into the ground.

Without waiting for it to get up,

Ye Xiu was already plunging the golden saber light down fiercely from above.

Crack...

The sound of breaking glass rang out.

The gatekeeping angel's silver-white barrier was pierced through, and its entire body vanished beneath the golden saber light.

Won!

Ye Xiu panted slightly; the consumption from this battle was too great.

Fighting with the [God Slaying] saber light for a long time was also extremely taxing on his blood qi.

Fortunately, the harvest was plentiful.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi in the entire colosseum was almost turning into a physical substance.

Just as Ye Xiu was about to absorb it,

a cold, mechanical voice rang out in the colosseum.

[Cross-Realm battle, Imperial Court's Blessing.]