72: Golden Crystal

Looking at the astonishing energy value, Ye Kong was preparing for a wave of reinforcement.

Just at this moment.

"Ding-a-ling!"

The communicator in Ye Kong's arms rang; it was a message from Zhang Wuji.

"Brother Ye, you can come and use the Dragon Transformation Pool tonight."

Seeing this message, Ye Kong's eyes lit up. He was just about to Breakthrough, and unexpectedly, a pillow was delivered directly. Afterward, he left the Cultivation room and walked out of the villa.

His figure transformed into a streak of Thunder Light, rushing towards the Dragon Transformation Pool.

Five minutes later, the evening wind whistled.

Ye Kong arrived in front of the Dragon Transformation Pool, where he saw two guards standing.

And from the True Qi fluctuations on their bodies, one could feel that they were Martial King Level Late Stage experts.

Moreover, there was a powerful Divine Sense in the dark, probing the area.

From this terrifying power, Ye Kong could vaguely sense that this was at least a Martial Emperor Level expert.

This showed how much the Academy cared about this Dragon Transformation Pool.

"Brother Ye, you've arrived."

Zhang Wuji appeared out of nowhere.

Hearing that the person in front of them was Ye Kong,

the two middle-aged guards also showed surprised expressions.

In recent days, Ye Kong had done incredible things within Great Sage Academy.

These two guards had naturally heard about them.

Including the Elder in the dark, who also subconsciously swept his Divine Sense over Ye Kong.

It was clear how famous Ye Kong was now in Great Sage Academy.

"Brother Ye, your luck is truly good. You actually gained access to the Dragon Transformation Pool as soon as you entered the Academy.

Back in the day, I only got one chance to use the Dragon Transformation Pool when I was promoted to Elder.

Let me tell you, the benefits of the Dragon Transformation Pool are truly ineffable. Just activating it for one person costs at least nearly five hundred million.

And most importantly, the Flood Dragon's essence blood is priceless and contains immense energy that can save you many years of arduous Cultivation.

You can imagine how precious this Dragon Transformation Pool is."

Zhang Wuji looked at Ye Kong with some envy.

In response, Ye Kong nodded and walked to the entrance of the Dragon Transformation Pool.

Although the two guards had heard Zhang Wuji's conversation,

they still said as a matter of routine: "Student, please show your identity token."

The guard on the right extended his hand towards Ye Kong, asking for the token.

With a cold expression, Ye Kong slowly took out his token.

After the two guards confirmed his identity, one of them looked at Ye Kong and said: "The Dragon Transformation Pool opens for three hours at a time. You must come out after three hours."

After speaking, the two guards obediently let him pass.

Ye Kong slowly walked in. He decided to use the Dragon Transformation Pool tonight to Breakthrough to the Martial King Level.

Looking at the golden yellow pool water, more than ten meters wide, in front of him,

Ye Kong slowly took off his upper garment, leaving only a pair of shorts.

He immersed his entire body into it.

As soon as he entered, he felt a powerful force sweeping over him.

His whole body felt a kind of softness.

Even the True Qi within his Physique circulated autonomously.

The surging True Qi continuously condensed into a crystal.

When the Martial General Late Stage officially condenses a crystal, one will Breakthrough to the Martial King Level.

Of course, it's not to say that once this step is reached, there's no way to further improve.

The crystal condensation of the Martial General Late Stage involves Perfect Foundation Establishment.

The brighter the light emitted after the crystal is condensed, the deeper the Cultivator's foundation in the Martial General Realm.

Normally, Martial King Level cultivators who directly Breakthrough from the Martial General Realm usually have red, orange, or yellow crystals.

Some Geniuses will forcefully suppress their Realm, continuously absorbing energy to strengthen their crystals.

These Geniuses, after Breakthrough, usually have green, cyan, or blue crystals.

There are also peerless Prodigies who will Cultivate the Martial General Realm to its extreme, condensing their crystals to a point where they can no longer absorb more.

In this case, when they finally Breakthrough to the Martial King Level, the color of their crystal will be purple.

Generally, among ten thousand Martial General Late Stage cultivators, not even one can reach this level.

It can be said to be truly one in ten thousand.

Ye Kong's purpose in coming to the Dragon Transformation Pool was precisely for the purple crystal.

Moreover, he not only wanted to Breakthrough to the extreme in the Martial General Realm,

but also to Breakthrough to the extreme in the Martial King Level.

As for the Martial Emperor and Martial Saint above, they also have Realms of extremity.

That is the title. Generally, this type of Martial Emperor or Martial Saint expert

is invincible within the same Realm and a peerless Prodigy capable of fighting above their level.

Ye Kong wanted to Cultivate to the extreme, to perfection, in every Realm.

To become the strongest in that Realm and earn a title.

Only then could Ye Kong go to the Ye Family in the future and honorably bring back Ye Qingwan.

To let those Ye Family members see what true peerless invincibility among their generation meant?

To let them know that a mere Long Tian was like an ant in his eyes.

While Ye Kong was pondering, the energy of the Dragon Transformation Pool continuously gathered within his Physique.

Golden light continuously emanated from his body, and the sound of tiger and leopard thunder echoed within him.

Most crucially, the crystal became more condensed, and its light shone even brighter.

At the same time, on the other side.

Ye Family of the Imperial City.

At this moment, within the vast Ye Family, in a magnificently decorated room.

Ye Liting sat by the window, gazing up at the sky.

She murmured to herself: "Kong Ge, I wonder when you will come to find me..."

Although it had only been a little over ten days since they last met, Ye Liting missed Ye Kong every moment of every day.

Just then, her maid ran in.

"What's wrong? Xiao Hong."

Seeing her maid's somewhat hurried appearance, Ye Liting snapped out of her thoughts of Ye Kong and asked.

"Nothing major, Young Miss, it's just that Young Master Long is here," Xiao Hong said.

"Xiao Hong, just tell him I'm unwell and can't receive visitors," Ye Liting said indifferently.

"But, Young Miss, our Ye Family and the Long Family are old acquaintances, and Master intends to bring you and Long Ao together.

If you keep hiding and not meeting him, Master will have trouble explaining it," Xiao Hong said with some worry.

"Xiao Hong, do you not understand my words?" Ye Liting said coldly.

"Understood, Young Miss."

Xiao Hong, seeing that her Young Miss was angry, quickly retreated.

On the other side, inside the Dragon Transformation Pool.

An hour had passed. Ye Kong was now glowing with golden light, and less than 1/3 of the Dragon Transformation Pool's water had been absorbed by him.

This was incredibly terrifying. One should know that normally, a person could not absorb the entire Dragon Transformation Pool within three hours.

Yet, Ye Kong had absorbed 2/3 of the Dragon Transformation Pool in just one hour.

Even more terrifying was that the crystal within his Physique had completely condensed and was emitting light, appearing to have reached its absolute limit.

But Ye Kong still had no intention of Breakthrough. He felt it wasn't enough, it wasn't enough; he had to Breakthrough the limit.

He hardened his heart.

He directly took out the Millennium Ganoderma he had purchased earlier!

"Ten thousand times reinforcement!"

In an instant, the Millennium Ganoderma emitted dazzling light, and a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out.

As the light dissipated, this High Grade Spirit Medicine directly transformed into a High Grade Treasure Medicine.

Looking at the Treasure Medicine that contained immense energy,

Ye Kong swallowed it without any hesitation.

In an instant, an extremely powerful energy surged wildly within his Physique.

Then it poured into his internal organs and finally condensed onto the crystal.

The crystal, which had originally reached its limit, suddenly felt like it was about to Breakthrough.

In a flash, the energy from the remaining 1/3 of the pool water also continuously surged into Ye Kong's body.

This powerful energy was almost too much for even Ye Kong's Physique to bear.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and time passed minute by minute.

Every second that passed, Ye Kong felt as if he were facing torture.

Three minutes later, the crystal, which had originally condensed to its extreme, emitted golden light.

The water in the Dragon Transformation Pool was also completely absorbed.

At this moment, Ye Kong finally could no longer suppress his Realm and directly Breakthrough to the Martial King Level, with a great flash of golden light.

Terrifying power filled his entire body. Ye Kong looked closely and saw that the crystal within his Physique was actually golden?

It was even more Advanced than purple; this color had never appeared before.

This dazzling golden light directly emanated outwards.

In an instant, an area of ten thousand meters was covered by this ultimate golden light.

At this moment, within Great Sage Academy, both new and old students looked at the golden light filling the sky. They had never seen such a sight.

This natural anomaly, this terrifying spectacle, immediately attracted the attention of the Academy's high-ranking officials.

When they saw the golden light filling the sky, their Divine Sense couldn't help but investigate.

When they discovered that this was caused by Ye Kong's Breakthrough in Realm, they were even more shocked.

"This golden light filling the sky, it's actually that little fellow Ye Kong?

Caused by his Breakthrough in Realm.

It's too incredible. Can just a Breakthrough to the Martial King Level cause such a huge commotion?

Could it be that this little fellow's crystal is purple?"

"Impossible. If it were just a purple crystal, it wouldn't cause such a grand golden light.

Could it be that this little fellow has Breakthrough to a Realm never before seen?"

Several high-ranking Academy officials were discussing what color Ye Kong's condensed crystal was.

When they concluded that it was very likely a color even higher than purple,

for a moment, even with their hundreds of years of knowledge, they couldn't help but feel utterly shocked.