26: The Dacheng Canglan Sword Technique shows its power, and the dust has settled!
name: Ye Chen
cultivation: Blood Refinement Warrior (48/100)
Xuan Tan Breathing Technique: Minor Achievement (3/100)
Ninefold Azure Sky Step: Minor Achievement (3/100)
Heaven and Earth One Sword: Minor Achievement (53/100)
Azure Wave Sword Art: Major Achievement (65/100)
His cultivation increased by two points. Although it didn't elevate Ye Chen's cultivation to Blood Refinement Sixth Level, it was precisely because of these two points that Ye Chen's previously depleted Qi and blood returned at this moment.
In fact... it was even stronger than before!
Gazing at the Scarlet Church members charging at him, Ye Chen held his Spirit Sword, his eyes slightly lowered, a hint of killing intent flashing through them.
“It seems... I haven't deterred you yet!”
“A Minor Achievement Heaven and Earth One Sword isn't enough, then... what about a Major Achievement?”
Ye Chen murmured softly, and a powerful aura suddenly surged from his body.
“How is that possible?!”
Those Scarlet Church members naturally felt the terrifying aura erupting from Ye Chen's body, and their pupils continuously constricted.
“His Qi and blood... how did it suddenly return?”
“And his aura... why is it even stronger than before?!”
A Blood Refinement Sixth Level Scarlet Church member couldn't help but tremble, his gaze towards Ye Chen filled with incomprehension and... bewilderment.
He couldn't quite understand what was happening to Ye Chen.
It wasn't just them; even the gaunt middle-aged man and Xia Wuji hadn't grasped the changes in Ye Chen.
“What's going on??”
The gaunt middle-aged man's expression suddenly turned somewhat ugly.
He had been planning to take advantage of Ye Chen's weakened aura, believing that the remaining people attacking together would be enough to kill Ye Chen there.
But unexpectedly... the aura emanating from Ye Chen left him somewhat dumbfounded.
“Azure Wave... Sword Art!”
And at this very moment, a faint voice suddenly exploded between Heaven and Earth.
Buzz buzz buzz!!!
A series of sword cries instantly echoed at this moment.
Accompanied by wisps of sharp Sword Qi, under the activation of the Spirit Sword, they instantly transformed into green Sword Qi, fiercely striking towards the Scarlet Church members.
Puchi!!
The speed of the green Sword Qi was so fast that even the Blood Refinement Sixth Level Martial Artists didn't react to the seemingly thread-like Sword Qi.
It actually severed their bodies directly!
Two Blood Refinement Sixth Level and four Blood Refinement Fifth Level Scarlet Church members were instantly killed by Ye Chen!
Their bodies were severed!
“Impossible?!”
The gaunt middle-aged man watched this scene, his entire face contorting at this moment.
He stared intently at Ye Chen, his gaze as if he wanted to devour Ye Chen whole.
“A Major Achievement second-tier sword art, and different second-tier sword arts at that, this is absolutely impossible?!”
“Even in Jiangnan Province City, those who can achieve this are few and far between. How could a young man from Jiangcheng possess such talent?!”
The gaunt middle-aged man's voice was incredibly sharp, carrying a strong sense of disbelief.
It wasn't just this gaunt middle-aged man; even Xia Wuji was stunned.
“A Minor Achievement second-tier sword art is one thing, but this child even mastered a Major Achievement second-tier sword art. What kind of monster is this?”
“I've struck gold this time?!”
Xia Wuji's breathing also became fervent. He gazed at Ye Chen as if he had found a rare treasure.
“No, being in the top five hundred nationally for the College Entrance Examination is not too difficult for Ye Chen. He even... has hope of breaking into the top three hundred!”
Xia Wuji's voice contained a hint of excitement.
As an instructor at Jiangnan Training Camp, Xia Wuji knew how difficult it was to achieve a top five hundred ranking in the College Entrance Examination.
This achievement already allowed one to choose any Martial Arts Academy in Great Xia.
Even Star River Academy would open its doors.
Even within the Jiangnan Training Camp, no more than twenty people could achieve a top five hundred ranking each year.
As for the top three hundred... there were absolutely no more than ten!
And such Prodigies were no longer choosing Martial Arts Academies, but rather seeing which Martial Arts Academies offered the best treatment!
It could be said that Prodigies who could enter the top three hundred in the College Entrance Examination each year, as long as they didn't perish prematurely, would have the opportunity to Break Through to the fifth stage and achieve the sixth stage in the future!
Even within Jiangnan Province, a Sixth Level Martial Artist was already considered a first-rate expert.
Xia Wuji looked at Ye Chen, his eyes gleaming.
“You scoundrels, I'd like to see how your Scarlet Church can release the Vicious Beasts from Another Dimension this time!”
Xia Wuji regained his composure, looked at the gaunt middle-aged man, sneered, and then pushed out a punch, attacking the gaunt middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man hastily defended, wishing he could kill Ye Chen at this moment.
It could be said that Ye Chen killing these Scarlet Church members had already disrupted one-fifth of his plan.
“Hmph! He's just a small fry; it's the same whether they're here or not. Don't forget, deeper inside, there are still twelve second-tier Martial Artists from my Scarlet Church!”
“They are the most indispensable part of this plan!”
There was a hint of madness in the middle-aged man's eyes.
However, facing the middle-aged man's words, Xia Wuji let out a cold laugh.
“Just twelve second-tier Martial Artists, and you think you can turn the world upside down? You underestimate the students who come out of Star River Academy far too much!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the middle-aged man felt an inexplicable sense of trepidation in his heart.
Just as... before the middle-aged man could react, a loud laugh spread directly from the depths of the grassland.
“Scarlet Church rats... do you really think this young master can't deal with you?”
“And you, beast, die for this young master!”
Along with the sound of this loud laughter, an extremely terrifying energy instantly erupted from the depths of the grassland.
And amidst the roar of that energy, there came the wail of a Vicious Beast, accompanied by cries of agony.
Hearing these sounds, the middle-aged man's face instantly turned pale.
“Impossible?!”
The middle-aged man's body trembled slightly, losing focus for a moment, and was then struck in the chest by Xia Wuji's punch.
The middle-aged man's body instantly caved in, slamming heavily onto the ground, creating a deep pit in the earth.
“Fighting me, and you dare to lose focus!”
Xia Wuji sneered and walked towards the middle-aged man.
At this moment, Ye Chen stood rooted to the spot, his body swaying precariously. The Minor Achievement second-tier sword art had already left his body somewhat empty, and this Major Achievement second-tier sword art had completely drained Ye Chen's Qi and blood.
However... as the two Blood Refinement Sixth Level Martial Artists were killed, a series of captions appeared in Ye Chen's eyes.
“Killing enemies beyond your cultivation: Xuan Tan Breathing Technique has made a Breakthrough, proficiency +5!”
“Killing enemies beyond your cultivation: Ninefold Azure Sky Step has made a Breakthrough, proficiency +5!”
“Killing enemies beyond your cultivation: Heaven and Earth One Sword has made a Breakthrough, proficiency +5!”
“Killing enemies beyond your cultivation: Azure Wave Sword Art has made a Breakthrough, proficiency +5!”
“cultivation progress +1!”
“Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is abundant, cultivation progress +1!”
Along with the appearance of these captions, a surging force of Qi and blood also erupted from Ye Chen's body at this moment.
“This is... Blood Refinement Sixth Level?!”
Ye Chen felt the surging energy emanating from within his body, and his eyes instantly brightened.
With a thought, the System panel reappeared.
name: Ye Chen
cultivation: Blood Refinement Warrior (50/100)
Xuan Tan Breathing Technique: Minor Achievement (8/100)
Ninefold Azure Sky Step: Minor Achievement (8/100)
Heaven and Earth One Sword: Minor Achievement (58/100)
Azure Wave Sword Art: Major Achievement (70/100)
“You're at Blood Refinement Sixth Level?!”
Just as Ye Chen was still looking at his System panel, Murong Qing's shriek came from beside him.
Ye Chen turned his head and saw Murong Qing, who had just killed a Vicious Beast, staring at him in disbelief, her eyes somewhat bewildered.
“Yes, a lucky Breakthrough.”
Ye Chen smiled slightly at Murong Qing.
“Lucky...”
Murong Qing's mouth twitched slightly.
What the hell is 'lucky'? If Breakthroughs could be lucky, she wouldn't still be only at Blood Refinement Third Level after all this time.
Ye Chen and she had both broken through to Blood Refining First Layer around the time of the Martial Arts Class assessment.
How was it that now, after just over a week, she was at Blood Refinement Third Level, and Ye Chen was at Blood Refinement Sixth Level?
This made Murong Qing somewhat doubt her own talent.
“This... should be over, right!”
Ye Chen looked in Xia Wuji's direction, only to see a dense Qi and blood surging from Xia Wuji's fist. In an instant, it slammed heavily into the middle-aged man's body.
Immediately after, the middle-aged man instantly turned into countless splashes of blood.
“It's done!”
Ye Chen also breathed a sigh of relief watching this scene.
This Level 3 Another Dimension was indeed somewhat dangerous. Even if he only needed to deal with the first-tier Vicious Beasts and first-tier Scarlet Church members.
But if it weren't for Murong Qing's Spirit Sword, Ye Chen would have struggled against these people.
And now, with this third-tier Scarlet Church member dead at Xia Wuji's hands, this mission was finally almost complete.
“It's not that easy!”
At this moment, Xia Wuji slowly spoke. He looked at the blood pit below and said faintly, “Scarlet Church members, once they reach the third tier, they all have a Blood Escape method. Killing them isn't that easy.”
Ye Chen's pupils constricted slightly upon hearing this.
“You mean... he's not dead yet?!”
Xia Wuji slowly withdrew his gaze and said, “That's right, but...”
“Although he's not dead, using Blood Escape twice in a row in my hands... this guy's Martial Dao path... has come to an end!”