129: Mysterious Purple-level Talent - King of Battle!

"I failed! I actually... failed!"

Looking at the dark red blood by the bedside, Lin Yi's eyes were filled with disbelief, but even more so with deep resentment.

Breaking through to Xiantian was the only way for him to enter the Martial Emperors Relic Palace and obtain a Divine Weapon, a peerless divine weapon, and that item that could assist in breaking through to the Martial Saint Realm or even higher.

Originally, after obtaining the two great treasures, the "soul profound spirit fruit" and the "water-fire one qi grape," Lin Yi was quite confident in his Breakthrough to Xiantian.

In fact, just now, while breaking through, everything had proceeded extremely smoothly until the very last step, as if the Breakthrough was right before his eyes.

He never expected that at the very end, he would still fall before this final step.

As for the reason?

After a period of reflection, Lin Yi had a rough idea.

It was because although his Divine Soul power had successfully broken through the Sea of Consciousness with the help of the soul profound spirit fruit and the water-fire one qi grape, reaching the Divine Soul Spirit Driving Realm and attaining the Xiantian level in both quantity and quality...

In terms of endurance, his current self was truly lacking far too much!

The difference between the current Lin Yi and a Martial Artist who normally broke through to the Divine Soul "Spirit Driving" Realm was like the difference between muscles built through hard training with meat and supplements, and muscles catalyzed by drugs like steroids.

The latter's muscles might look as massive as the former's, and their short-term explosive power might not be weaker.

But in terms of endurance, these steroid warriors were truly far inferior to natural bodybuilders!

Therefore, while the early stages of the Xiantian Breakthrough had gone smoothly, when the time came for the final explosive effort, he suddenly ran out of strength.

And the result of this exhaustion was—the Xiantian Breakthrough had completely failed!

This was perhaps why the Great Yuan Dynasty didn't care at all that he had obtained the emperor wus final edict!

With their deep foundations, they already knew that no matter how hard a mere Martial Artist who had just reached the First Rank worked, or what treasures they had, it was impossible to break through to Xiantian in less than a month!

And since he couldn't break through to Xiantian, Lin Yi could enter the Martial Emperors Relic Palace as he pleased.

"Hoo! Forget it!"

After clearing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Lin Yi let out a long breath on the bed, his gaze then sharpening.

"If I can't break through to Xiantian, then so be it! Even without reaching Xiantian, entering the Martial Emperors Relic Palace with my current strength will still yield significant benefits."

"If nothing else, there's definitely hope for a High Grade Xiantian Divine Soul type Heaven And Earth Treasure."

"And if a High Grade Xiantian Divine Soul Heaven And Earth Treasure were converted into silver, how much would it be worth? There would likely be plenty of people willing to buy it for tens of billions or even a hundred billion taels!"

"With that much silver, even if it can't help me evolve the highest brilliant gold rank talent on the attribute panel, there's great hope for several Profound Violet Level Talents."

"And several Profound Violet Level Talents would absolutely be a massive Opportunity for me!"

With his mind made up, Lin Yi took out a few healing pills and swallowed them, then used his Breathing Technique and Limit Breaking Realm to rapidly repair the injuries sustained from the failed Breakthrough.

Soon, two hours had passed.

"Hoo!"

As Lin Yi exhaled a breath of turbid air on the bed, his physical injuries were mostly recovered.

Seeing this, Lin Yi waved his hand, taking the remaining Vermilion Fruit into his palm. He then left the room and headed for the Tianshan Pavilion treasury, intending to exchange it for silver and evolve one last talent before entering the Martial Emperors Relic Palace.

As Lin Yi stepped out, the Disciples who had been watching him immediately noticed the lack of a Xiantian aura on his person. They quickly relayed the news to various factions... "Old Ancestor, Lin Yi's Breakthrough to Xiantian has failed!"

Halfway up the mountain of the Heavenly Mountain Sect, in a remote cave in the back mountains, Sect Master Gu Changsheng appeared as if by teleportation. He then spoke respectfully and with deep regret toward a faint figure inside the cave.

"Failed?"

Hearing Gu Changsheng's words, the figure in the cave fell silent for a moment before letting out an aged sigh.

"Sigh! If it failed, then it failed! That little fellow Lin Yi's talent is already high enough."

"The reason he failed to break through to Xiantian this time is likely not due to a lack of talent, but some other reason unknown to us."

"It's no wonder the Great Yuan Dynasty didn't care at all when they learned Lin Yi got the emperor wus final edict. It turns out they knew all along that Lin Yi wouldn't be able to break through."

"The Old Ancestor is right!"

Gu Changsheng nodded slightly and said:

"Our Heavenly Mountain Sect's foundation is indeed weaker than the Great Yuan Dynasty's. We didn't even know such secrets. We gave that little fellow Lin Yi false confidence, and now we've caused him great disappointment. It really shouldn't have happened!"

"Old Ancestor, should I go visit Lin Yi later to ensure his confidence isn't too badly affected, so it doesn't impact his performance in the Martial Emperors Relic Palace?"

"No need!"

As soon as Gu Changsheng finished speaking, the figure in the cave spoke calmly:

"With a mere First Rank strength, no matter how well he performs in the Martial Emperors Relic Palace, he won't obtain any supreme treasures."

"In that case, we might as well use this incident as a test of Lin Yi's Heart-Nature."

"If he can't even withstand this small setback, then no matter how high his talent is, his future achievements will be limited. How could I then place the hopes of the Heavenly Mountain Sect upon him?"

"So, let him process this himself! You don't need to interfere!"

"Yes, Old Ancestor!"

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng nodded slightly, gave a respectful bow, and quickly left the cave... "What! Lin Yi failed his Xiantian Breakthrough?"

"Haha! Good, good, good! This is wonderful! Hahaha..."

In contrast to Gu Changsheng's disappointment, Chu Chuan, who had been waiting anxiously at home, was nearly driven mad with joy upon hearing the news from his Disciples.

His face was flushed with excitement, and his eyes flickered with intense heat and desire.

"It's good that Lin Yi failed! Since he failed his Breakthrough, this emperor wus final edict belongs to me!"

"Men! Quickly carry out everything according to the original plan!"

"Within half a day, I want the entire Sect to know that Lin Yi not only wasted a vast amount of resources and failed his Breakthrough, but is also being selfish, using his talent as an excuse to monopolize the emperor wus final edict."

"Once this news is out, hmph! I don't believe Lin Yi will have the face to keep holding onto the edict! Hahaha!!!"

Thinking of the scene where he would soon obtain the edict, Chu Chuan couldn't help but laugh again, his face full of wild joy... On the other side, after walking for dozens of breaths, Lin Yi finally arrived at the Tianshan Pavilion treasury and handed the Vermilion Fruit he had left over to the First-Rank Elder managing the vault.

"A Vermilion Fruit. This is a top-tier item among Low Grade Xiantian cultivation-type Heaven And Earth Treasures. According to Tianshan Pavilion's purchase price, it can be exchanged for about 1.8 million tianshan coins."

"However, Junior Martial Nephew Lin Yi, your talent is unparalleled, and the Pavilion Master has already raised your status in Tianshan Pavilion to the level of a Xiantian Grandmaster. Therefore, when you sell treasures, Tianshan Pavilion can offer a maximum premium of thirty percent, meaning we will buy it for 2.34 million tianshan coins. Are you willing, Junior Martial Nephew Lin Yi?"

Inside the treasury, although the First-Rank Elder called him Junior Martial Nephew, his face was full of respect.

"I am!"

Lin Yi nodded slightly.

"And don't bother converting this Vermilion Fruit into tianshan coins. Just give me the cash in silver. Does Tianshan Pavilion currently have enough silver?"

"Haha! Rest assured, Junior Martial Nephew Lin Yi. A mere two hundred million plus taels of silver is nothing to my Tianshan Pavilion."

"When we go out to purchase various treasures, the monthly turnover alone far exceeds this figure. I will give you the Silver Notes right now."

With that, the First-Rank Elder counted them out and handed two large wooden crates to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi didn't bother counting; he simply picked up the crates and left the treasury.

A moment later, back in his room, Lin Yi arrived dressed in black, carrying the two crates.

He first carefully closed the doors and windows, then placed the two large wooden crates casually on the bed and commanded the attribute panel in his mind:

"attribute panel, convert all the silver into energy. I want to evolve a talent."

"Buzz!"

"Dao Lord's command received. attribute panel charging."

As soon as Lin Yi spoke, the massive amount of Silver Notes in the crates before him vanished instantly.

In its place, the number in the charging column of his attribute panel began to soar.

28.3%!

48.3%!

60%!

80%!

100%!

...The numbers on the attribute panel rose rapidly until they finally stopped after reaching 108%.

Then...

"Whoosh~~~"

In Lin Yi's mind, the transparent attribute panel changed once again, transforming from lines of text into a vast and boundless Starry Sky Scroll.

Across the entire scroll, the yellow stars had completely disappeared, leaving only green, purple, and gold stars flickering and emitting their own light.

Among them, the green stars accounted for over 70%, occupying most of the starry sky.

As for the purple stars, they had increased to nearly 30% this time, more than double the previous amount!

The highest gold stars were still pitifully few, accounting for less than 1%, hardly worth mentioning.

Then, as Lin Yi watched silently...

"Shoom!"

On the Starry Sky Scroll, a brilliant star suddenly fell from the sky.

The color was—Profound Violet!

"Congratulations, Dao Lord. The Talent Evolution was successful. You have obtained a Profound Violet Level Talent—King of Battle!"

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【Talent: King of Battle】

【Rank: Profound Violet Level】

【Description: Battle heart clear, laws and principles understood by instinct, born for battle, until death ends it all! You are a natural Prodigy and genius of the path of battle. You possess the absolute intuition and control born for combat, allowing you to exert the power of any Martial Arts Techniques to a height that transcends your current level of understanding. When you perform martial arts, regardless of your actual mastery of the technique, your performance will be consistently elevated to a level approximately two major Realms beyond your actual current skill level. For example, a Minor Achievement technique will exert the power of Perfection in your hands. A Major Achievement technique will exert the power of Great Perfection! A Perfection technique will even transcend Great Perfection! You are a walking Martial Arts Sublimator, a naturally invincible Battle Saint!】

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The text faded.

And seeing this...

"Boom!"

Lin Yi felt as if his head had exploded; he was completely stunned.

King of Battle!

No matter what martial art he used, and regardless of his mastery level, the technique could be consistently elevated by two Realms with the help of this talent. What kind of monster talent was this?

One had to know that his Star River Myriad Forms Saber was already at the Great Perfection Realm. If it were elevated by two more major Realms, what Realm would that be? What kind of power would it possess?

Thinking of this, even with Lin Yi's current state of mind, his breathing couldn't help but quicken.

It wasn't until a moment later, after several deep breaths and a shake of his head, that he finally calmed down. He pondered, his eyes flashing with a brilliant light.

"Although Great Perfection is the highest Realm in this world, in many literary works from my previous life, Great Perfection was not the ultimate."

"Above it, some works have described a state of being Transcendent."

"So, if I were to simply apply that logic here..."

"One Realm above Great Perfection, I can call it—Transcendent!"

"As for two major Realms above... perhaps I can call it—"

"God Realm!"