Unrivaled Medicine God, page 204
"Only now do I know where Ye Yuan's confidence came from! Everybody was mocking him at the beginning. Now, it looks like we were the fools! With strength like his, so what if he is the first one on stage?"
Below the stage was widespread comments. Clearly, many people already directly gave up on going up the stage.
At least for the Early Stage Sea Transformation Realm martial artists, nobody dared to go up anymore.
Xiao Changfeng only knew that his understanding of Ye Yuan was still too little when he saw this scene!
This young man was truly unfathomable, making people pleasantly surprised unceasingly.
"Young Master Ji already defeated seven people consecutively. Is there anyone else going up the stage to challenge? If there isn't, I'm going to announce the results!" shouted the judge in a clear voice.
The audience below the stage all looked at each other. Nobody dared to go up the stage.
"Since that's the case, I announce . . ."
Huang Wenqiu could not sit still anymore. Although this Ji Qing was very strange, he could not possibly withdraw without fighting.
Moreover, he was different from those rookies. He was confident that he could block Ye Yuan's divine soul attack.
Huang Wenqiu was just about to stand up when he heard a loud cry.
"Wait a minute!"
A gray figure floated up the stage, interrupting the judge's words.
'This one is Xu Qing. I wish to experience Young Master Ji's divine soul attack!" said the gray shirt youth while clasping his hands together to Ye Yuan.
This Xu Qing was precisely the first one previously to perceive that Ye Yuan was attacking with divine soul attacks!
Chapter 418. Worn Out! |
"Who is this young man? His age doesn't seem to be old either. Pretty gutsy!"
"That's right. He's still only First Level Sea Transformation Realm. To actually dare go up and challenge Ji Qing, isn't it overestimating his own strength a little?"
"I think not! This young man's eyes are radiating light, and he's full of fighting intent. He doesn't look like a foolish person. Perhaps he really has some reliance to count on!"
Xu Qing entering the stage drew considerable attention. The people who went up the stage at the back were all stronger and stronger, such so that it reached the degree of Third Level Sea Transformation Realm.
But Xu Qing was only at the First Level Sea Transformation Realm. If he did not have some reliance, then he was only a fool.
Ye Yuan sized up Xu Qing and suddenly smiled and said, "Turns out that it's a soul martial artist. No wonder you're so confident."
Xu Qing's expression became stern when he heard that and said, "Brother Ji's discerning eyes are like a torch. Truly incredible! That's right, I'm indeed a soul martial artist."
"What? He's actually a soul martial artist? No wonder he dares to challenge Ji Qing!"
"There are exceedingly few soul martial artists in our Fierce Gale World. Only Sovereign Xishan alone reached the highest level in this area! It's just that his elderly self has already vanished for several decades."
"Ever since Sovereign Xishan, the name of soul martial artist has never been heard of again. To think that another one would appear today! It's just that who knows how this young man's strength is. And how it compares to Ji Qing."
"But speaking of which, Ji Qing can also be considered a soul martial artist already. Except that his alchemist identity made everybody overlook this matter."
The so-called soul martial artist was actually martial artists who primarily cultivated the divine soul.
What soul martial artists were skilled in was not martial techniques but divine soul mystic arts. Their means were highly bizarre and powerful.
Most martial artists cultivated the essence energy system. The execution of martial techniques was also mostly with essence energy as a basis, while soul martial artists' attack methods relied completely on the divine soul.
This kind of divine soul attacks was powerful and hard to defend. Furthermore, it was incredibly dangerous.
Martial artists getting injured was a very normal thing. As long as they did not injure their divine soul, most could heal.
However, soul martial artists' attack measures directly affected the divine soul. Once they injured the other party, it would tend to be hard to heal. On the basis that the divine soul was injured, even if they did not die, it would have a tremendous impact on the martial artist's future cultivation too.
This was the terrifying aspect of soul martial artist!
Hence, when Xu Qing admitted that he was a soul martial artist, it stirred quite a commotion.
Sea Transformation Realm soul martial artists were already very powerful!
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "You facing off against my Alchemy Grandmaster Realm soul force with Alchemy King Realm soul force, isn't this somewhat bullying people?"
Xu Qing's expression froze, and he forced a laugh, saying, "Don't joke around, Brother Ji. Just based on the means that you displayed earlier, I don't have much confidence in winning you. How is this bullying people?"
Ye Yuan chuckled and said, "Fine. I'll witness the methods of a soul martial artist today! Come on!"
"Here I come!"
Once Xu Qing's voice faded, Ye Yuan felt like flying needles that covered the skies pricked towards his divine soul!
"Manifestation of soul force! Fine technique!" Ye Yuan had a rare bout of amazement.
This soul force manifestation was totally different from essence energy martial techniques.
The so-called manifestation was just materializing the attack. The naked eye completely could not see it. It could only be sensed through the divine soul.
One could say that this was the faceoff between a divine soul and a divine soul!
An invisible match!
This showdown was incredibly perilous. But the outside world could not see any storm clouds surging.
Yet, when those flying needles jabbed deeply into Ye Yuan's divine soul like this, Ye Yuan actually did not perform the slightest bit of defense!
Ye Yuan shut his eyes, his face revealing an anguished look, looking very unwell.
Xu Qing had already made the preparation of an arduous battle. But he did not think that it would actually be such an outcome.
"You were too careless! The Soul Force Flying Needles' damage to the divine soul is permanent. Even Middle-Stage Sea Transformation Realm martial artists would also be severely wounded after receiving this attack head-on. You actually did not defend at all! Truly courting death!' Xu Qing shook his head and was just about to walk down the platform.
Being struck full-on by this attack of his, Ye Yuan would also be the outcome of heavily injured if not death.
He only went up the stage to experience Ye Yuan's means, and not for Xiao Ruyan.
But Ye Yuan crumbling in one hit disappointed him greatly. Recalling how Ye Yuan swept across Sea Transformation Realm martial artists previously, what he relied on was really one specialty.
"Leaving like this? You don't think that you can win like this, right?" Xu Qing was just about to step down from the stage when Ye Yuan's voice sounded over leisurely.
Xu Qing's entire body trembled. Turning around to look at Ye Yuan with incredulity, he exclaimed in shock, "You . . . You're completely fine? How is this possible?"
Ye Yuan said with a smile, "Trying to defeat me with Soul Force Flying Needles this sort of trifling means, isn't your distinguished self looking down on me too much? Whatever methods you have, just execute them! Otherwise, once I make a move, you won't have the opportunity anymore."
Xu Qing was dazed for a very long time. He seriously could not imagine just what kind of method Ye Yuan used to resolve his Soul Force Flying Needles!
Ye Yuan's soul force completely did not have the slightest bit of undulation. Which was also to say that Ye Yuan forcefully received his divine soul attack.
But . . . completely unscathed?
Was this a joke?
"How is this possible? I don't believe it! Blade Light, Sword Shadows!"
Xu Qing gritted his teeth and cast a divine soul attack at Ye Yuan once again!
Yet, it was like a stone sinking into the ocean again. Ye Yuan did not have the appearance of being attacked at all and still stood there looking at him unperturbedly.
Xu Qing refused to believe in heresy and virtually displayed all of his techniques. Divine soul mystic arts followed one after the other.
Yet, despite him exhausting all the skills in his arsenal, it still did not cause a hint of damage to Ye Yuan's divine soul!
With a crash, Xu Qing tumbled to the ground.
Xu Qing laid on the ground, his expression wan and sallow. It was clearly the indication of soul force being drained.
This Xu Qing already wore himself out!
The astoundment in everyone's hearts could not be any greater! What was this?
Wasn't it said that the divine soul attacks of soul martial artists were incomparably powerful? Why did this Ye Yuan seem to be immune to divine soul attacks?
"What kind of freak is this Ji Qing?! That soul martial artist used all the skills he learned in his life and actually did not cause any injuries to him at all? This is playing me, right?"
"Yeah! Back then, Sovereign Xishan was the hardest sovereign level powerhouse to deal with in the capital. The other sovereign level powerhouses were all unwilling to provoke him. It could be seen just how terrifying soul martial artists' strength is. But this Ji Qing actually did not even move, and his opponent exhausted himself to the extent he collapsed!'
"Did you all notice that many of the divine soul mystic arts yelled out by Xu Qing were identical with Sovereign Xishan's divine soul mystic arts back then? Could it be . . ."
"No way, right?"
Looking at the laying on the ground and already completely drained Xu Qing, Ye Yuan casually threw out a medicinal pill and said, "Take it. It can help you to recover your soul force."
Xu Qing received the medicinal pill, hesitated for a moment, but then he still swallowed it.
Soon, it was as if a timely rain irrigated his divine soul. Xu Qing's divine soul was in the midst of rapid recovery!
At this time, Xiao Changfeng suddenly got up and floated down to the platform. He clasped his hands towards Xu Qing and asked, "Could your distinguished self be Senior Xishan's disciple?"
Chapter 419. Absolute Defense! |
Among the crowd, there were two unremarkable women.
One of them looked at that figure on the platform with scorching eyes. It was also uncertain what she was thinking about.
The other girl giggled as she transmitted her voice, "Hehe, seeing Mister Ye challenge the heroes under the heaven for Xiao Ruyan, I wonder what are your thoughts, Miss?"
This girl actually knew Ye Yuan's true identity. Who could it be but Yan-er?
There was no need to talk about the other girl. It was naturally Li-er.
Actually, these few days, they had been inside this capital the entire time. If not for this master and servant pair, Ye Yuan simply would not get to see his fellow apprentices.
It was precisely because of the protection in the dark from the two of them that let those seniors of Ye Yuan survived safe and sound.
On that day when Zhao Chenggan carried a rod to ask for punishment, it stirred up the entire capital. Li-er naturally also became aware that Ye Yuan actually quietly sneaked into the capital already.
Of course, speaking of it, this was not considered quietly either.
It was just that Li-er did not think that Ye Yuan would be the first to go up the stage today and challenge all the heroes in the world!
Hearing Yan-er's secret voice transmission, not knowing why, a hint of billow was produced in Li-er's heart.
This was simply an inconceivable matter to her.
Didn't Li-er's heart only move for him?
What's with me . . .
Towards this kind of near betrayal thing, Li-er was obviously unwilling to admit it. "What thoughts can I have? That Xiao Ruyan is known as the capital's dual absolutes. She's naturally as beautiful as a heavenly maiden. For Mister Ye to be able to come together in holy matrimony with her, I naturally have to congratulate him."
Yan-er pouted her mouth and said, "Words don't match the heart! Although Yan-er isn't a roundworm in Miss's stomach, to say who understands Miss best in this world, it has to be Yan-er! Miss painstakingly entered deep into the Fierce Gale World and did so much for Mister Ye. Don't you have any thoughts about him at all?"
Li-er was secretly startled, but she refuted, "What kind of thoughts? Don't you know that this soul ripping illness of mine still has to fall on Mister Ye? I'm doing this just to return him sufficient favor to let him treat me seriously. That's all."
Yan-er waved her hands and said, "Alright then, alright then. Regardless of what kind of thoughts you have, it's also useless. After today, he'll be somebody with a wife!"
Not knowing why, when Li-er heard these words, an intense unwillingness welled up in her heart.
. . . . . .
On another side, a similarly unremarkable person was staring fixedly at Ye Yuan, his gaze revealing immense shock!
"To think that this punk really sneaked into the capital! Not only did he infiltrate inside the capital, he even became Sovereign Star Abyss's disciple, and even made an appearance in an imposing manner at such a grand occasion! Truly audacious to the extreme! I was saying why there hasn't been news about him these two months all along. Turns out that he had long sneaked into the capital! However . . . Heh heh! Your good luck has come to an end today!"
This person quietly withdrew out of the crowd and ran in the direction of the royal capital!
If Ye Yuan were here, he would recognize that this person was precisely the Lan Hu who tracked him down here!
These two months, Lan Hu never left the capital the entire time. Everything comes to him who waits. He finally discovered Ye Yuan's tracks!
It was just that Lan Hu never thought that the carrying a rod to ask for punishment a couple of days back which rocked the capital, the target of Seventh Prince's apology, was actually Ye Yuan!
. . . . . .
On the stage, Ye Yuan was utterly clueless about this.
Xu Qing opposite him already recovered considerable soul force. He slowly opened his mouth and said, "Sovereign Xishan . . . is precisely my master! This is this Xu's first time coming out into the society after completing my studies. I didn't think that . . . I would actually lose so miserably. Xu Qing's skills are trivial. I've lost face for master today!"
"He's indeed Sovereign Xishan's disciple! Sovereign Xishan has left the capital for so many years. He actually groomed a Sea Transformation Realm disciple!"
"It's just that this disciple seems to be somewhat of a failure. He faced the Crystal Formation Realm Ji Qing with Sea Transformation Realm soul force and collapsed from exhaustion without even touching the other party's fingertips! Truly lost face for Sovereign Xishan!"
"That's right! Sovereign Xishan back then was ever triumphant. Even His Majesty, the Wind Emperor, showed him some respect. How high and mighty he was! But the disciple that he taught is actually unskilled to this sort of degree. It's really a letdown!"
The fame of Sovereign Xishan was too great. In everyone's minds, apart from the Wind Emperor, he was the incarnation of invincibility.
But his disciple actually lost with no part of his body unscathed today!
Although everyone knew that Ye Yuan was very strong in terms of divine soul attacks. But Sovereign Xishan's disciple, as a soul martial artist, shouldn't he be stronger in the divine soul?
Even if Ye Yuan was very monstrous, it was not to the extent where he would collapse from exhaustion, right?
This was what they could not understand, nor forgive!
Xiao Changfeng hearing Xu Qing admit it was also rather surprised in his heart. But verbally, he consoled, saying, "Young Master Xu doesn't need to blame yourself. It's not that you're unskilled, but your opponent was too strong! Today's loss was not due to lack of skill!"
Xu Qing asked in surprise, "What does that mean?"
Xiao Changfeng smiled and said, "Young Master Xu learned from Sovereign Xishan. I wonder if you've ever heard of divine soul absolute defense?"
Xu Qing's expression changed, and he nearly jumped up. "A-Absolute defense! You're saying that what Brother Ji used earlier was . . . absolute defense?"
Xiao Changfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I don't know either. It's just that other than absolute defense, I seriously don't know what other means are there still that can accomplish to such an extent! Only . . . you still have to get a confirmation from Young Master Ji about the answer."
When Xiao Changfeng guessed this answer, the astonishment in his heart was not any less than Xu Qing's.
Divine soul absolute defense. This term was just an existence of the legends. How could it possibly really appear on a human?
Xiao Changfeng even suspected that this defense method was probably fabricated by somebody, or maybe hypothesized by some genius.
How could such a perverse defense method possibly exist?
But today, he really witnessed it!
The so-called divine soul absolute defense was regardless what kind of divine soul attack the other party executed, as long as it was unable to break through extremum of one's divine soul, it would have no way of causing damage to them!
Such a defense measure was simply heaven-defying!
Xu Qing's gaze involuntarily looked towards Ye Yuan. But Ye Yuan just smiled and said, "Family Head Xiao is indeed experienced and knowledgeable, to actually even know about divine soul absolute defense. That's right; the measure that this Ji used earlier was precisely divine soul absolute defense."
The properties of the divine soul were completely different from essence energy. The cultivation system was also entirely different.
The means of divine soul attacks was likewise ever-changing. But through a deep understanding of the divine soul, one could construct a defense measure that was a hundredfold, a thousandfold stronger than protective essence energy. That was absolute defense!
