120: Chapter 120 Breakthrough, Extraordinary Phenomenon, Four Martial Gods, Extraordinary

With a thought, Lin Yuan immediately withdrew the Slaughter Domain into his body.

Then, he took out a Rank-Breaking Pill from the system space and swallowed it without hesitation.

In an instant, Lin Yuan broke through to the Fifth Order Early Stage. He eagerly looked at the system panel; the data had already been updated.

[Martial Arts]: Martial Artist Fifth Order Early Stage

[Combat Power]: 120 Million

"A single Rank-Breaking Pill boosted me directly to the Fifth Order Early Stage, increasing my combat power by as much as 40 million. This SSS-rank talent is truly powerful. My current combat power has already exceeded the standard for the Seventh Order Mid Stage."

Lin Yuan never expected that as a mere freshman, his combat power would actually reach the level of a peak Grandmaster.

If he activated Heavenly God Descends and the Slaughter Domain, his combat power could reach a terrifying 390 million. Even an Eighth Order Early Stage wouldn't be his match; such was the power of divine abilities.

...

Lin Yuan pulled back his thoughts. Now it was time to check out the tenth floor. He wondered what kind of surprise this final floor would hold.

Lin Yuan used to think that coming to the Holy Academy wouldn't be very useful for him, but now he truly realized how helpful the Martial God Tower, which his high school principal had strongly recommended, actually was.

It wasn't just the gains from the tower, but also the rewards from the system tasks. Now, he had even comprehended a domain. This was much more worthwhile than burying his head in killing fierce beasts. Moreover, there weren't many fierce beasts in ordinary Void Rifts. The Void Rifts with massive beast tides were all under the military's blockade, and the level of fierce beasts there was relatively high. Without enough strength, one wouldn't just be unable to grind mobs; they might not even keep their life...

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan stepped onto the tenth floor.

As soon as he entered the space, Lin Yuan saw that the empty area contained only a single desk with a jade-green box sitting on it.

The jade box emitted a soft glow, looking very much like a treasure box from a mythological film or TV show.

"Could it be that there's no trial on this floor, and I can just collect the clearance reward directly?"

Lin Yuan looked at the jade box, somewhat puzzled.

Whatever, he'd open it and see first.

Lin Yuan slowly approached the desk and reached out to flip open the lid of the jade box.

Suddenly, a thick beam of golden light shot up into the sky, heading straight for the top of the tower.

The golden light pierced through the tower's roof and shot into the high heavens, forming a pillar of golden light.

This situation didn't just occur at Qing University; at that same moment, golden pillars of light also shot up from the Martial God Towers of the other three Holy Academies.

This grand phenomenon immediately alerted the top experts from various factions across Great Xia.

Mu Qianqian's figure flashed, and she appeared in the air near the Martial God Tower. She stared at the golden light emanating from the top of the tower, her eyes filled with disbelief.

...

In a deep mountain range, an old man emitting a powerful aura slowly opened his eyes and looked toward the golden pillar of light in the sky.

Standing beside him was a black-haired Middle-aged man, looking at him with a smile.

The old man stood up and spoke respectfully to the black-haired Middle-aged man, "Master, where did this Holy Academy phenomenon originate from?"

"Qing University," the Middle-aged man replied with a faint smile.

"Qing University? Then should I make a trip to Qing University now and take this person as my disciple?" the old man asked.

"No rush, let's wait for news from the Eldest Miss," the Middle-aged man said, standing with his hands behind his back, unhurried.

"Yes, Master!"

This old man emitting a powerful aura was a genuine Martial God powerhouse, respectfully called Saint Su by the people. That's right, he was the Martial God Su Yuntian.

As for the Middle-aged man beside him, although he only had a Half-step Martial God cultivation, he was respectfully addressed as Master by Su Yuntian. For no other reason than that he was one of Mu Qianqian's household servants, Hua Hongfeng, a being who had once surpassed the Martial God Realm.

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In the Far North, a land of ice and snow where the freezing wind bit to the bone, it was like a frozen purgatory, desolate and uninhabited.

A glacier suddenly shattered, revealing the entrance to a cave. A woman with an extremely beautiful but frost-cold face appeared there, as noble as an ice and snow queen.

She looked up at the four golden pillars of light in the sky, a strange brilliance flickering in her eyes.

"Has his successor emerged? This day has finally come..." the woman murmured to herself.

She was one of the four Great Martial Gods of Great Xia, known as the ice and snow goddess, Ice-Cold Frost.

...

Ethereal music drifted as mist swirled around, and a Taoist temple flickered in and out of view within the clouds.

An old Taoist with white hair and a white beard sat cross-legged on a prayer mat. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, a golden light flashing through them as he looked out the window.

"This day... has come!"

This was also one of the four Great Martial Gods of Great Xia, known as the Dao Saint, Wu Youdao.

...

Yellow sand stretched everywhere, and the sun scorched the earth.

In a certain desert, a vortex suddenly formed in the sand, as if the earth were sucking it in, instantly swallowing all the surrounding sand.

A domineering and powerful figure floated out. The Middle-aged man had sharp eyes and a cold, murderous intent.

He looked at the golden pillar of light on the horizon and let out a strange laugh: "Jie jie jie... It has finally appeared. I've waited too long for this day! No matter who you are, this opportunity must be mine!"

This person was one of the four Great Martial Gods of Great Xia, known as the King of Mercenaries, Kesley.

...

Lin Yuan, who was on the tenth floor of the Martial God Tower, had no idea that because he opened the jade box, he had actually alerted the four Great Martial God powerhouses.

"What's going on? Where's my reward?" Lin Yuan looked into the box in confusion.

When he saw the item inside the box, he was instantly stunned: "Great, after all that effort, you give me... an electronic watch?"

Lin Yuan grabbed the watch from the box and flipped it over to look at it. The more he looked, the more it resembled a Little Genius phone watch..."

Is this fucking kidding me?

Just as Lin Yuan was about to toss the watch aside, a weak voice suddenly sounded.

"Hehe... young friend, don't look down on this watch; it's no ordinary timepiece."

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan turned around to look. Standing behind him was an old man—more accurately, a soul body in the shape of an old man.

It was a particularly transparent one, too. At a glance, it looked like it was low on battery and had entered power-saving mode...

"Who are you?" Lin Yuan asked, puzzled.

"Young friend, you are indeed extraordinary. To see me in such a state and not even be surprised," the old man said with a smile, looking very kind.

But Lin Yuan wouldn't be fooled by the other's appearance. A soul body with independent consciousness like this was never an ordinary person.

He had seen plenty of this in novels in his previous life—things like soul possession and the like. He had to be on guard.

However, Lin Yuan wasn't overly nervous. Seeing how weak the man looked, he was far worse off than Chu Yunfeng. Even Chu Yunfeng had been made completely submissive by him, let alone this guy.

"Surprised? What's there to be surprised about? I've seen plenty of soul bodies like you. Tell me, what's so special about this watch?" Lin Yuan smiled indifferently.

The old man nodded with a smile and began to explain.

"Young friend, I was a person of Great Xia from two hundred years ago, and also the first Transcendent to step out of Planet Blue. This watch in your hand is a technological product from the starry sky, known as an optical computer. It's a know-it-all in the starry sky."

"optical computer? Old Chu, come out and see if you've ever seen this thing before?" Lin Yuan called for Chu Yunfeng.

"It really is an optical computer. This thing indeed comes from the starry sky. It seems he really has been there," Chu Yunfeng said with certainty.

"When I went out to venture into the starry sky back then, I offended a major power in the Neptune Star Alliance of the Milky Way Star Domain. As a result, I was hunted down. Under heavy injuries, I fled back to Planet Blue.

Since Planet Blue wasn't registered in the starry sky, they couldn't find it, so I escaped the pursuit.

Knowing my days were numbered, after discussing with several Martial Gods of Great Xia at the time, Su Yuntian presided over the establishment of the Martial God Tower, waiting for a Transcendent powerhouse with the potential to lead Planet Blue out into the starry sky to appear..."