282: Chapter 279 Breakthrough in Sword Technique

"Mn, there is indeed a Breakthrough, but it might not be fully comprehended yet," Fang Yu laughed and said, "It still takes time to test it out."

"Good, I will help act as your Protector," Zhuang Yiliu said without hesitation.

Actually, her points were not as high as Fang Yu's, and today was already the seventh day. However, in Zhuang Yiliu's view, letting Fang Yu successfully make a Breakthrough was a more important matter.

"Yiliu, follow me," Fang Yu said.

The two turned into streaks of light, flying over a hundred kilometers all the way until they reached another direction of Yunwu Canyon, about forty kilometers away from Yunwu Canyon, before finding a cave to stop.

"Go in, I will guard the cave entrance," Zhuang Yiliu said.

Fang Yu nodded, burrowing into the cave, quickly sitting cross-legged and concentrating his mind to begin calm comprehension and deduction.

Zhuang Yiliu sat at the cave entrance. Here, she could see Fang Yu cultivating with a calm mind at a single glance, feeling an extra sense of security in her heart, and a trace of a smile couldn't help but appear at the corners of her mouth.

Over the past seven days, she had hunted down numerous Sky-Patrol Vicious Beasts with her super-strong strength, escaping danger time and time again.

It's just that she was somewhat unaccustomed to it.

Over this past year, braving and fighting on the Primal Star time and time again, Fang Yu and she had walked side by side. Especially as Fang Yu grew increasingly powerful, she could calmly execute long-range attacks in every battle.

Until now.

Encountering Fang Yu again allowed her to find that familiar feeling.

"Unconsciously, have I already started to rely somewhat on Fang Yu?" This thought flashed through Zhuang Yiliu's mind, and then she couldn't be bothered to think more about it, calming her mind to restore her Star Power.

Her personality was always straightforward, and she was unwilling to think too deeply.

In her view, getting along comfortably with Fang Yu and being able to rely on and help each other meant it should naturally be done this way... As for the future? We'll talk about it when the future arrives.

At least for now, she felt very comfortable and at ease.

"I hope Fang Yu can successfully Breakthrough." While restoring her Star Power, Zhuang Yiliu simultaneously raised her vigilance to the highest level, able to react in the first instance no matter what situation occurred.

Other participants were still continuously fighting and killing, while Zhuang Yiliu and Fang Yu were in this inconspicuous cave, enjoying a rare 'two-person world'.

However, as time passed.

In the spectator hall of Baishou City, many Starry Sky Martial Artists expressed confusion.

"Half a day has passed since the battle with Shangyuan Xiu."

"Where are Fang Yu and Zhuang Yiliu?"

"Why haven't they been seen all this time?"

"Shangyuan Xiu has appeared several times, and other top-rated participants also occasionally show up, what about those two?" Many Starry Sky Martial Artists were puzzled.

Baishou City's broadcast projection would only broadcast the combat scenes of the participants.

Like usual Cultivate, rest, and the like, the monitoring System did not bother to broadcast them. Under normal circumstances, participants—except for some weak participants who would mostly hide after reaching 500 points—

Most participants, especially high-rated and top-rated participants, would not rest for such a long time.

Therefore, these Starry Sky Martial Artists had such confusion.

"Regardless of the reason they don't come out, this is ultimately a good thing. Otherwise, if the two of them joined forces, even Shangyuan Xiu would have to retreat; who could be a match?"

"Haha, indeed!"

"Fang Yu in close combat, Zhuang Yiliu in long-range attack... Aside from Shangyuan Xiu, I can't think of anyone else who can withstand their joint slaughter; Landao Long probably couldn't block it either." Although these Starry Sky Martial Artists were puzzled, they also felt somewhat fortunate.

As the ten days gradually drew to a close, no one hoped for any more accidents to occur.

Li Jue and Aida were the most worried.

"Fang Yu and the others shouldn't run into trouble, right?" Aida sent a voice transmission.

"It shouldn't be to that extent. With their strength, it's almost impossible to encounter danger in the outer realms," Li Jue shook his head and said, "Even if a Vicious Beast really crossed into the high-level Sky-Patrol tier, it would at most suppress them; wanting to kill them is nearly impossible."

"Could it be that the monitoring System didn't broadcast their footage?" Aida guessed.

"Perhaps." Li Jue wasn't entirely sure either: "Let's hope everything goes smoothly for them. Fang Yu's points will likely exceed 80,000, and he has a very high hope of surpassing 100,000."

"Furthermore."

"In a moment, in one more day, the 'Tianlan Gift Box' prepared by the Tianlan Civilization will emerge," Li Jue said, "This is also incomparably precious and cannot be missed."

Aida couldn't help but nod.

According to the rules, in the last two days of the outer realms, multiple Tianlan Gift Boxes would emerge for participants to fight over... Every gift box was astonishingly valuable.

This was actually encouraging the top-tier participants to have another bloody fight.

Time ticked away second by second.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a day had passed since Fang Yu went into seclusion to Cultivate. He had been quietly comprehending all along, when suddenly countless flames were born out of thin air around his body, surging and roaring like a sea of fire.

"Mn?" Zhuang Yiliu was instantly startled and looked over.

The next scene left her amazed.

I saw countless flames converge to form a fire dragon, circling around Fang Yu's body, followed immediately by the emergence of countless currents of water, which similarly intersected to form a water dragon.

The water and fire double dragons chased each other.

At this moment, Fang Yu had already opened his eyes.

"The profundity of the combination of water and fire." Fang Yu muttered to himself. With a thought in his mind, the huge water dragon continuously chased the fire dragon, unexpectedly merging into the fire dragon before he even realized it.

Water and fire as one, the might was even more terrifying. At first glance, what kind of dragon was this? It was clearly a blade light condensed to the absolute limit of terror.

"Whoosh~"

The water and fire blade light whistled, slashing outward along the cave's entrance, cutting through hundreds of meters of empty sky. Ordinary blade lights would certainly grow weaker in might the further the distance, but this slash of Fang Yu's was like rolling waves; the further the distance, the more terrifying the momentum, until when it slashed past three hundred meters, the flames burst forth, and the momentum was astonishing.

"Ninefold Waves."

"One wave higher than another." Fang Yu softly muttered to himself: "The profundity of the combination of water and fire has finally progressed further, allowing me to comprehend a trace of the profundity of Ninefold Waves, enabling me to barely execute it."

Actually, this move of Fang Yu's also grew weaker in might the further the distance.

It was just that at the very beginning, the power was too condensed and thus unremarkable, but when it slashed past three hundred meters, he could no longer quite control the blade light's might, hence it looked more momentum-inspiring.

"Still not enough."

"Right now it can only be barely executed. If I want to achieve layer-upon-layer condensation as one, endless waves, and true Perfection of the Ninefold Waves, I still must take my comprehension of the Power of Water a step further." Fang Yu was thoughtful.

Although his progress these days was great, limited by his comprehension of the Power of Water, being able to barely execute Ninefold Waves was already the limit... As for the Tenfold Waves, it was still far off.

Logically speaking, if both the Power of Water and the Power of Fire reached the Perfection of Unity of Heaven and Man, their perfect Fusion would allow one to execute Tenfold Waves.

"But that is an ideal state."

"According to what is stated in Water and Fire Return to Origin, it is almost impossible to achieve... After all, I am only an Earth Martial Artist myself. Even if I Breakthrough, I will only be a Sky-Patrol Martial Artist; it is impossible to have such a clear understanding of the two kinds of power of heaven and earth, water and fire."

"Next, I need to strive to comprehend a trace of the fire's source intent profundity, then gradually comprehend the Power of Water to the Perfection of Unity of Heaven and Man, and then strive to fuse them into 'Tenfold Waves'." Fang Yu had a very clear understanding of the path he was going to take next.

Fang Yu stood up.

With a thought in his mind, the surrounding water and fire scenes quickly dissipated, and quietness was restored inside the cave.

Whoosh!

Zhuang Yiliu landed in front of Fang Yu like a gust of wind, revealing a trace of a smile: "A Breakthrough? The might of this blade light is truly terrifying, profound and unpredictable. I feel it's much stronger than before."

"Do you have confidence if you battle Shangyuan Xiu again?" Zhuang Yiliu asked.

"It's not a major Breakthrough."

"However, it has indeed increased my strength by a lot," Fang Yu said solemnly: "If I encounter Shangyuan Xiu again, I am confident I can suppress him."

From Fenyuan Eightfold Waves to Ninefold Waves, the might did not undergo a qualitative change.

But as an Earth Martial Artist, with strength reaching Fang Yu's level, every slight improvement was very difficult... Previously, Fang Yu's battle with Shangyuan Xiu was actually slightly at a disadvantage since he could only defend while Shangyuan Xiu held the initiative.

And now, Fang Yu was confident he could completely engage in a counter-attack against Shangyuan Xiu, or even suppress the opponent.

Furthermore, if he fully erupted to execute 'water-fire boundary wings', Fang Yu had some confidence in killing the opponent... Of course, the hope of killing was still relatively small, after all, Shangyuan Xiu's speed was too terrifying.

"Right now, your strength can probably be called number one in District 21," Zhuang Yiliu said: "How many points do you have?"

"Eighty-five thousand," Fang Yu said: "What about you?"

"So many?" Zhuang Yiliu felt slightly surprised and said: "I only have fifty-six thousand."

"That's not a few," Fang Yu laughed and said: "The reason I can have such high points is, firstly, I killed Kevans and got ten thousand points, and secondly, my base points were already ten thousand higher than yours."

Zhuang Yiliu couldn't help nodding: "You are not far from one hundred thousand points. With more than two days left, strive to secure one hundred thousand points... Especially with the final emergence of the Tianlan Gift Boxes, the surviving top-rated Martial Artists probably won't give up; it will be the best hunting opportunity."

"Mn."

Fang Yu understood this point as well.

"There is still half a day left before the emergence of the Tianlan Gift Boxes," Fang Yu said: "Let's go to Yunwu Canyon first and seize that treasure."

"Yunwu Canyon?" Zhuang Yiliu was slightly stunned.

Soon, Fang Yu told Zhuang Yiliu the detailed situation of Yunwu Canyon.

"nebula fruit? There are still such treasures in the outer realms?" Zhuang Yiliu's eyes also lit up: "It must be seized!"

She was also clear about the value of the nebula fruit.

Treasures of this level could not be purchased through any channels by the Blue Moon Civilization. Even if a Starry Sky Martial Artist occasionally obtained one, they would never take it out and would only use it themselves.

"Mn." Fang Yu smiled and nodded: "Previously I didn't have confidence; the danger was too great."

"Now my strength has broken through."

"And with you together, the confidence is much greater," Fang Yu laughed and said: "With me in close combat and you in long-range attack, I'm afraid no one in District 21 can stop us."

"Wait a moment."

"I will engage in close combat to attract the attention of other Vicious Beasts and that vegetation life form, and you use long-range attacks for Disguise. Finally, you find an opportunity to seize the treasure by virtue of your speed." Fang Yu laid out the plan.

Purely in terms of speed and movement technique, Zhuang Yiliu was far above Fang Yu.

"Good." Zhuang Yiliu nodded.

Both of their Star Power had recovered to their Peak, and after discussing the details slightly, they quickly took action, arriving at a Peak of Yunwu Canyon.

"Yiliu, let's go." Fang Yu took the lead and rushed down.