256: Big tripod!

The Black Tide under Gust of the Ice Giant Star performed a sudden emergency brake.

Then it turned around and fled.

The power of heaven and earth is irresistible.

Through a series of coincidences, the opponent had created a momentum that smashed forward with the mighty power of heaven and earth.

Simply put, during the planet's Spiritual Qi recovery state, there should have been planetary tremors, the spraying of countless Spiritual Qi, and the tearing of ley lines to form a new landscape.

Now.

This transcendent energy was being aggregated, like a cannon about to be fired.

This was a super eruption capable of nearly shaking the very foundation of the planet.

It was a signature move of an Ascension Four.

After all, this was the same technique used by an Ascension Four to drag a planet and prevent it from tearing apart.

So, in short.

This strike.

Was a casual blow from an Ascension Four.

And Ascension Four can be divided into ten stages.

So exactly how strong this strike was, no one knew—but one thing was certain.

The timing would be dispersed.

The extremely difficult promotion relationship related to Ascension Four won't be detailed here.

In short—anyone who didn't run was an idiot.

Seeing this situation, the snowmen of the Ice Giant Star...

...realized that if even the Black Tide was fleeing, why shouldn't they?

Run!

They retreated frantically.

The sheer number of snowmen in the air even caused a mid-air stampede.

Boom—On Ye Su's side, there was no time to care about the snowmen's stampede.

He directly swept the ocean of Spiritual Qi toward them.

In an instant.

It was as if the exhaust trails of ten million planetary engines had merged together.

A beam of light over ten thousand square kilometers wide...

...blasted straight out.

Within it, one could even see countless waves of Spiritual Qi crashing incessantly.

'This... really looks like Overlapping Wave Slash!'

While watching the scene, Ye Su experienced an Epiphany regarding his own Overlapping Wave Slash.

It almost made Cui Hu lose his composure.

Seriously, man.

Is this how you cultivate?

Isn't this just perverted?

Hey.

You bastard, this is a life-and-death battle!

This moment decides whether we live or die, you bastard!

Eh?

The insights were actually being shared.

Cui Hu: Brother, think more, gain more insights, I'm rooting for you.

BOOM!!!

The entire Ice Giant Star was vibrating.

One could even hear the wailing of the opponent's planetary will.

The massive wave of Spiritual Qi had already crashed down.

This was the mighty power of heaven and earth.

It was an irresistible strike.

Snowmen melted within the beam of light, and Ascenders were filled with terror.

Spiritual Qi.

Is a good thing.

But in excess, it becomes poison.

And Gust's Black Tide was also frantically being reduced to ashes within the beam of light.

Even the cloud layers in the sky were completely swept away.

The timing directly collapsed.

At this moment, the Protagonist of heaven and earth was only the Blue Star.

Having lost its target for enhancement, the timing could only fade away.

After the strike.

The sky was empty.

Ye Su and Cui Hu exited the state of Unity of Heaven and Man.

The Souls of both men had sustained varying degrees of damage.

'Wearing clothes' was similar to 'Possession'.

Yet it was different from Possession.

The two Souls remained independent, but because of that independence, they constantly wore each other down.

"My head hurts so much I'm almost about to faint."

Cui Hu complained while shaking his head.

"Fortunately, no fundamental damage was done."

Ye Su also rubbed his temples and said,

"Could this be considered a newly developed Secret Art?"

"Don't bother thinking about it; it's not very useful."

Cui Hu said.

Ye Su understood.

Indeed.

He needed the power of Sorcery, while Cui Hu needed the enhancement of Ascension Level Two.

That was what allowed this scene to happen.

Once Cui Hu reached Ascension Level Two himself, this Secret Art would become useless.

Oh—then again, maybe not.

It would be recorded regardless.

It might actually come in handy in the future.

It just wouldn't last long.

The burden on both their Souls was quite heavy!

"The timing has dispersed. Does this mean the war is over?"

"Most likely."

In a universe that only cared about benefits, once it was discovered that no more timing could be condensed...

...the war would lose much of its meaning.

However.

Gust had previously said he wanted to kill Ye Su; one wonders what he was thinking now.

On the Ice Giant Star, Gust...

...was indeed contemplating this question.

But in the end, he gave a calm smile.

Ascension Level Two.

And it seemed to be a quite extraordinary Ascension Level Two at that.

So—why not cooperate with him to kill Ister?

No.

Ye Su might not necessarily cooperate.

'In that case, I just need to make Ister believe we are cooperating.'

Gust thought to himself.

He then dispatched a member of the Wang Clan to attempt to enter the Blue Star.

It was taking a circuitous route.

It wouldn't be that fast.

However, Lu Yiyi arrived at Ye Su's side even faster.

"Ye Su, you've reached Ascension Level Two. Have you performed an Enfeoffment?"

Lu Yiyi asked.

This question played right into Ye Su's curiosity.

"Enfeoffment?? Was that special feeling the Enfeoffment?"

"How do I use it?"

Ye Su asked in astonishment.

Lu Yiyi breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she said,

"It's a special method unique to Ascension Level Two."

"You only get one chance in your entire life."

"I suggest you use it on your own Martial Arts."

Martial Arts.

Ye Su's heart skipped a beat.

It wasn't the dead end Jin Wu had mentioned.

But that didn't necessarily mean it was a path to survival either.

"What's the use of applying it to Martial Arts?"

Ye Su continued.

"To increase compatibility, of course."

Lu Yiyi continued,

"Once compatibility is increased, your comprehension of that Martial Art will skyrocket."

"How do you think all those high-power rank Secret Techniques and Secret Arts in the Martial Arts Hall came to be?"

"They were all slowly realized by Ascension Level Twos who used their Enfeoffment on their Martial Arts."

"As long as you use it on a Martial Art, you're almost guaranteed to obtain a Secret Technique with a power rank as high as 5."

"Oh."

Ye Su realized.

Increasing compatibility to obtain more powerful Secret Techniques.

Lu Yiyi's explanation was quite reasonable.

After all, martial paths were the source of an Ascender's combat power.

"Alright, I'll give it a try when I get back."

"Sure, if you get a Secret Technique with a power rank over 5, you must contact me."

Lu Yiyi smiled and said,

"Also, regarding this heavy artifact of yours—"

This girl really knows how to juggle multiple business deals!

"It should be considered yours now, but it's racial in nature."

"If you find it's not very useful, you could also sell it to me."

"Mhm."

Ye Su replied.

You've got to be kidding.

This cauldron could evolve Martial Arts Secret Techniques.

The letter from the future placed extreme importance on it.

Lu Yiyi left.

This wave of war had begun spectacularly but ended very abruptly.

After all, another Spiritual Qi eruption from the planet was something unpredictable.

In the end.

One could only attribute the ultimate beneficiary, Ye Su, to some kind of luck.

The universe believes in luck too.

"Hurry, let's see if we can move this thing."

After Lu Yiyi left, Ye Su said excitedly.

The heavy artifact.

He had finally obtained it.

It possessed the ability to evolve Cultivation Techniques and Secret Techniques.

But something had to be put into it.

So—what should it be?

Although he didn't know, he was looking forward to it.

"Alright!"

They quickly flew down.

Working together, they were actually able to budge the cauldron.

"We can move it! Hurry, get it on the train and send it back."

Ye Su said,

"Similarly, we need to head back as well. This thing is definitely not simple!"

With that said...

...the group applied their strength together.

They moved the cauldron onto the train.

The train started moving, transporting it toward Great Xia!