80: Chapter 8 Tenfold Increase
It was unknown how much time had passed.
The last drop of golden essence at the bottom of the pool was also completely devoured by Ning Yuan.
Buzz!
His body suddenly shuddered!
A terrifying aura that seemed to have slept for billions of years finally awakened within his body!
Rumble!
The golden essence sea inside his body underwent earth-shaking changes once again!
The already vast and boundless essence sea actually began to expand frantically once more at this moment!
Double!
Fivefold!
Tenfold!
Until finally, that golden ocean became as vast as a true sea of stars, even faintly touching the edge of some spatial laws!
Above this vast essence sea, the three great visions also evolved accordingly!
The immortal ancient star became more solid, and phantoms of mountains, rivers, the sun, moon, and stars began to manifest upon it, as if a real world was being nurtured!
The Primordial Divine Elephant's body surged to ten thousand feet, each of its legs like pillars supporting the heavens, suppressing the four poles of the essence sea and making this space indestructible!
The Nine Heavens True Dragon let out a dragon roar that shook the nine heavens; its scales became even more golden and brilliant, with ancient dragon patterns inscribed on every scale, exuding a supreme imperial majesty!
Earth Grade Martial Artist!
Finally, after devouring an entire Young True Dragon cub and countless heavenly treasures, Ning Yuan finally broke through that incredibly solid barrier and successfully stepped into the Earth Grade realm!
Moreover, this was no ordinary Earth Grade!
This was the Invincible Earth Grade—unprecedented and unlikely to be followed—built on the foundation of a hundred million jin of perfect blood qi and supported by the three supreme visions!
Ning Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
Two beams of substantial golden divine light, like twin sharp swords, instantly pierced through the void before him and shot straight into the sky!
After a long while, the brilliant divine light gradually retracted, returning to tranquility once more.
But his deep eyes became even brighter and more soul-stirring.
In the distance, Jiang Mingyue and Ling Wanhe couldn't help but tremble in their hearts the moment they met his gaze, feeling an impulse to prostrate themselves in worship.
Too strong!
Just a single look caused these two newly broken-through geniuses to feel such immense pressure!
The gap between them, instead of narrowing, had actually... grown even wider!
"Hahaha! Refreshing!"
Ning Yuan stood up and laughed towards the sky, his voice like rolling thunder, causing the surrounding rocks to rustle and fall.
He beckoned with a wave of his hand.
The dragon slaughter spear, which had been stuck at the bottom of the pool and had also undergone the baptism of the True Dragon essence, let out a joyful dragon roar and flew into his hand on its own!
Upon the originally blood-red shaft, a faint golden halo had appeared, making it look even more extraordinary.
On the surface of the spear, those ferocious dragon patterns seemed to have come to life, slowly swimming about.
More importantly, inside the shaft, naturally formed treasure-light runes were faintly condensing and taking shape!
This dragon slaughter spear gifted by his father, Ning Dashan, had actually undergone another transformation after absorbing such a massive amount of energy, beginning to evolve toward a higher level of "Treasure Weapon"!
Ning Yuan stroked the spear shaft lovingly, feeling the terrifying power contained within, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Not bad! Old partner, this counts as a major upgrade for us!"
He put away the long spear, got dressed, and then looked at the two people who were still dazed. With a grand wave of his hand, he said heroically:
"Alright, stop dazing! The cultivation is over. Next is the part we've been looking forward to the most—dividing the loot!"
Crash!
With a thought, a large pile of multicolored treasures emitting astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations appeared out of thin air before everyone like a small mountain!
These were all the spoils of war they had painstakingly "robbed" over the past few days!
Various rare spirit herbs, ores, pills, weapons... everything was there, as if they had emptied a small treasury!
"Come, come, don't be polite! Everyone gets a share!"
Ning Yuan started distributing them with a chuckle.
He moved quickly and without selfishness, directly dividing the pile of treasures into three portions, one for each person.
Although with his current wealth and perspective, not many of these things truly caught his eye, it didn't stop him from enjoying the pleasure of "sitting and dividing the loot."
This feeling was even more refreshing than being given ten billion directly!
Jiang Mingyue and Ling Wanhe looked at the pile of priceless treasures before them, each beaming with joy, their eyes narrowing into crescents.
We're rich!
This trip to the ruins, although the process was a bit thrilling, the harvest was truly substantial!
Not only did their cultivation advance greatly, but they also made a fortune!
This wave was a massive profit without any loss!
After the loot was divided, the three of them each put away their spoils.
Jiang Mingyue glanced around and asked somewhat blankly:
"Boss, where are we going next?"
"This side of the True Dragons Nest has probably been mostly scavenged by those guys. The most valuable thing was this Young True Dragon cub. If we go in now, we probably won't find much."
Although they had intercepted many people before, the ruins were so large that there were bound to be many who escaped their net.
But after such a commotion, those who hadn't come out yet would surely have received word and be on their guard; it wouldn't be so easy to pull off a sneak attack again.
Hearing this, Ning Yuan stroked his chin, a thoughtful light flashing in his eyes.
Indeed.
There was no longer much point in continuing to lie in wait here.
Moreover, with his breakthrough in cultivation, his hands were itching, and he urgently wanted to find a somewhat decent opponent to test his current strength.
But...
Looking across the entire ruins, who else could be his opponent?
Even that Yu Wangji, who claimed to be number one in the Transcendent Academy, would just be a matter of one punch before him.
It's truly... too invincible, too lonely!
Suddenly!
A flash of inspiration struck his mind as he remembered something.
He probed his divine sense into the deepest part of the dimensional bracelet, landing on the golden sphere he had been carefully keeping.
That was what he had obtained from Jin Jiao—the Golden God Clan Guardian Remnant!
Inside, it sealed the power of a genuine Sovereign-level powerhouse of the Golden God Clan!
Although under the suppression of this ruin's rules, the opponent could at most exert power at the peak of the sixth rank, which was the peak of Heaven Rank Transcendent strength.
However, a Sovereign was a Sovereign after all!
Whether it was combat experience, control over power, or the secret techniques and divine abilities they possessed, they were absolutely not comparable to a greenhorn like Jin Jiao!
This was... an excellent whetstone!
And also... an unprecedentedly huge challenge!
In the depths of Ning Yuan's eyes, a flame named "madness" gradually ignited, and an impulse to give it a try grew frantically in his heart.
When he was only at the Human Grade, he might have had to be somewhat wary.
But now, he had already stepped into the Earth Grade!
The golden essence sea had surged tenfold, and the three supreme visions had evolved once again!
He had the confidence and the backing to go up against that so-called "Sovereign"!
He slowly raised his head and looked at Jiang Mingyue and Ling Wanhe, a mysterious and tempting smile appearing on his face.
"Do you guys..."
"...want to pull off something big?"
The two women felt a bit uneasy being looked at with that gaze and subconsciously asked, "What big thing?"
Ning Yuan took a deep breath, and word by word, his voice carried an arrogance that made one's blood boil:
"Slay the Sovereign!"
"Do you dare?"
"Hiss—!"
Hearing this, both of them gasped in unison, their eyes widening as they looked at Ning Yuan like he was a madman.
Slay a Sovereign?!
This guy... is he crazy?!
Here?
In this ruin?
Where are you going to find a Sovereign to slay?
But soon, the clever Jiang Mingyue reacted. Her gaze instantly locked onto Ning Yuan's hand, her expression changing slightly.
"You... you mean..."
"...that thing?!"
She remembered the golden sphere Ning Yuan had obtained from Jin Jiao earlier.
That terrifying remnant that sealed the power of a Golden God Clan Sovereign!
"Exactly!"
With a flick of his wrist, the sphere emitting a faint golden light appeared in his palm.
His eyes were burning, and his tone was full of confidence and arrogance.
"What's the point of those small fry?"
"If we're going to fight, we fight the strongest!"
"Since this old fellow has been delivered right to us, he's our prey!"
"Release him! Slaughter him!"
"How about it? Do you dare to go crazy with me once?!"
Jiang Mingyue and Ling Wanhe glanced at each other, seeing the fleeting terror in each other's eyes, followed by a rapidly igniting madness and excitement!
Slaying a Sovereign!
What a crazy, bold idea!
Even a Sovereign suppressed to the sixth rank was still a Sovereign, far more terrifying than the Young True Dragon cub from before!
In the past, they wouldn't have even dared to think about it.
But now...
Looking at the confident, seemingly omnipotent man before them and feeling the surging power within their own bodies.
A sense of heroic pride actually welled up in their hearts too!
"Let's do it!"
Jiang Mingyue grit her teeth and nodded fiercely.
"Isn't it just a Sovereign? It's not at its peak! Just the sixth rank, what's there to be afraid of!"
"Let's do it!"
Ling Wanhe's beautiful eyes also flickered as she tightened her grip on her long sword. Though she didn't speak, her determined gaze said everything.
"Good! Such spirit!"
Ning Yuan laughed loudly and tossed the golden sphere high into the air!
"Then let us..."
"Slay the Sovereign!"