Unrivaled Medicine God, page 208
"Yeah! Seventh Prince is a genius martial artist who comprehended true intent; on a completely different level from Huang Wenqiu and the rest! Ji Qing . . . actually dares to challenge even him!"
"Why do I feel like something is not quite right? Isn't this a spouse finding martial competition? Why did it suddenly become a martial arts tournament? The matter of His Highness, the Seventh Prince, courting Shangguan Lingxue is publicly known. As long as Ye Yuan doesn't provoke him, it's impossible for him to come down!"
Ye Yuan's words instantly ignited the entire plaza!
Challenging the capital's number one, the candidate for wind emperor, how formidable the strength and how much courage did this need?!
"Heh, you're sure that you want to challenge this prince?" Zhao Chenggan said with a cold snicker.
Towards Ye Yuan's courting death action, Zhao Chenggan was naturally very welcoming.
He had long wanted to eliminate Ye Yuan. Now, with this open and above-board chance to kill Ye Yuan, he obviously did not wish to let it slip by.
Even with Ye Yuan using a powerful move such as the Thousand Flowing Petals previously, Zhao Chenggan still had full confidence in eliminating Ye Yuan!
"Little Junior Brother, don't be reckless! I know that your strength improved greatly. But Zhao Chenggan's strength is absolutely not as simple as you imagine!" Shi Haoran's brows knitted and he transmitted his voice.
Xiao Ruyan was so anxious that she almost wanted to jump down. She hurriedly transmitted her voice, "Young Master Ji, the pair's strength earlier is much weaker compared to Zhao Chenggan. You . . . You better not provoke him!"
But Ye Yuan smiled lightly and did not say any more. However, his meaning was understood by all.
He was not joking but really wanted to challenge Seventh Prince!
Zhao Chenggan sneered and said, "You aren't thinking that you have the qualifications to challenge me after winning the two of them, right? Since you're seeking death, then I'll help you!"
Finished talking, Zhao Chenggan floated down.
Arriving on top of the platform, Zhao Chenggan's long spear jerked and was full of overbearingness from start to end.
"Haha, a vanquished opponent actually has the guts to challenge this Prince! This Prince admires your foolishness greatly! It's just that even I kill you today, I won't marry Xiao Ruyan either. Don't you worry."
Once he stood on the stage, Zhao Chenggan's tyrannical aura could not be concealed anymore.
Especially with that long spear in his hands, it raised his aura to the peak even more so.
Every action carried a breath-taking power!
The number one expert among the younger generation lived up to his reputation.
Hearing Zhao Chenggan's words, Xiao Ruyan heaved a sigh of relief. But she was also secretly worried for Ye Yuan.
Zhao Chenggan already had not exhibited his strength in front of people for a long time. Most likely, even Shangguan Lingyun wasn't sure of his current strength.
But nobody doubted Zhao Chenggan's present strength!
"I will seek vengeance if there is a grudge. I entered a retreat for a month and broke through five realms consecutively. This was all for you. Hence, you should feel honored!" Ye Yuan said coolly.
Last time, Zhao Chenggan not only nearly killed Ye Yuan, he even almost killed White Light too.
This grudge was not what an apology could skate over.
If Zhao Chenggan sincerely apologized, then forget it. But the entire capital all knew that Zhao Chenggan was only forced by the circumstances.
If not for Star Abyss exerting pressure on the Wind Emperor, it was entirely impossible for him to come to apologize.
Ye Yuan was about to leave the Fierce Gale World soon. With Ye Yuan's personality of not leaving revenge through the night, how could he possibly wait until the future?
Therefore, today, this fight was unavoidable!
"Hahaha! So what if you consecutively broke through five realms? You're not thinking that only you can break through, right? The reason why this Prince was only at the Sixth Level Sea Transformation Realm was not because this Prince couldn't break through, but it was because this Prince was deliberately suppressing my realm! Hence . . . open your eyes!" Zhao Chenggan laughed wildly.
All of a sudden, Zhao Chenggan's long spear shook. An absolutely powerful aura undulated out!
On the platform, an essence energy tempest actually formed!
"This . . . His Highness, the Seventh Prince, is actually breaking through! He's going to break through to the Seventh Level Sea Transformation Realm! If he breaks through successfully, then Ji Qing won't have any hope at all!"
"What's Ji Qing doing? Isn't he going to go forward to interrupt Seventh Prince's breakthrough? Watching him break through passively?"
"Sigh . . . It's useless. Since Seventh Prince dares to break through in front of him, he naturally isn't afraid of him interrupting! This is a powerhouse's absolute self-confidence! Furthermore, in that battle prior to this, Ji Qing's essence energy is also pretty much depleted, right?"
"But speaking of which, Seventh Prince actually broke through his bottleneck for Ye Yuan. This in itself should be an affirmation and placing importance on Ji Qing, right?"
For a time, storms raged on the platform. Zhao Chenggan's aura was in the midst of continuously rising!
For geniuses like Zhao Chenggan, what was most important for them was not realm breakthrough, but it was comprehending concepts.
When a martial artist was young, it was the most optimal time to comprehend concepts. Once their potential was exhausted, wanting to comprehend concepts again would be as hard as scaling to heaven.
At that time, it also signified where the limits of a martial artist lay.
Therefore, pinnacle geniuses never took breaking through realms to be of importance. Most of their time was used for comprehending concepts.
Zhao Chenggan and Shangguan Lingyun, these people all did not deliberately cultivate essence energy but reached Middle-Stage Sea Transformation Realm at this age. It could be seen how great their talent was!
Ye Yuan naturally also placed priority on comprehending concepts. Hence, his essence energy realm was not high all along.
If he went all out to break through, he would be able to break through to the Soul Sea Realm in less than half a year.
To an Alchemy Emperor, using medicinal pills to pile on realms was seriously too easy.
Zhao Chenggan did not meditate to absorb essence energy. He just held his spear and stood there, but his aura was still in the midst of rising non-stop.
Sixth Level Sea Transformation Realm to Seventh Level was not a small threshold. But in front of Zhao Chenggan, it was dismissed so easily.
This was the number one person of the capital's junior generation!
Shangguan Lingxue's face did not have any visible change in countenance. She looked at Shangguan Lingyun and said with a smile, "Big Brother seems to be regretting a little!"
Shangguan Lingyun said with a regretful face, "Yeah. I thought of a really good idea just now to go down and fight with Ji Qing. But he actually challenged His Highness, the Seventh Prince. It makes me feel really dejected."
Shangguan Lingxue raised her eyebrows and asked, "What idea?"
"Hur hur, I just have to go down and defeat him, then fake defeat."
"To think that you can think of that! But Ji Qing is already an arrow at the end of its flight, while His Highness is like the midday sun. Is there still anything worth competing in this match?"
"You think this way? Too shallow! How can a shockingly brilliant character like Ji Qing challenge Seventh Prince under the circumstances where he doesn't have room for maneuver?"
"En? Could it be . . . that move earlier was still not his limit? But his essence energy has already reached its limits as well! Furthermore, His Highness even broke through to the Seventh Level Sea Transformation Realm. I seriously can't think of how he should respond."
"Heh heh, I'm also very much looking forward to it!" Shangguan Lingyun said with a laugh.
Chapter 427. How Unfortunate; I Know It Too |
Zhao Chenggan's breakthrough did not last for too long. Very soon, the essence energy tempest dissipated. But Zhao Chenggan's aura soared tremendously, stopping firmly at the Seventh Level Sea Transformation Realm!
He looked at Ye Yuan with a cold smile and said, "Now, do you feel regret for your foolishness? But it's already too late. Provoking this prince is your greatest sorrow in this lifetime!"
Crossing ranks to battle were as simple as eating and drinking to Zhao Chenggan. Ordinary late-stage Sea Transformation Realm martial artists completely did not have the strength to retaliate in front of him.
Even peak Sea Transformation Realm martial artists, Zhao Chenggan could easily kill too.
And today, this was his first time being crossed ranks to battle by somebody.
Moreover, it was not one or two minor realms, but a full major realm!
This was an immense humiliation to Zhao Chenggan.
But Zhao Chenggan had to admit that Ye Yuan being able to beat Huang Wenqiu and Xue Zaihe's team up showed that Ye Yuan absolutely had the qualifications to make him genuinely attach importance to him!
Hence, he chose to break through without any hesitation!
The Ye Yuan after breaking through five realms in succession was no longer the rookie that he could freely bully and humiliate on that day!
Shangguan Lingyun was able to guess that Ye Yuan had a card up his sleeves; Zhao Chenggan could naturally guess that too.
Ye Yuan still dared to issue a challenge to him under such a condition; it was impossiblefor him to be without preparations at all.
Except that he was the same as Shangguan Lingyun, being unaware of what Ye Yuan's card was.
Ye Yuan shook his head and said with a sigh, "Really don't know where your confidence comes from. Is breaking through to the Seventh Level Sea Transformation Realm very impressive?"
"Haha. The Seventh Level Sea Transformation Realm is naturally nothing impressive. But to deal with you, it's sufficient!" Zhao Chenggan said with a laugh.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Looks like you're full of confidence. I really can't bear to smash your confidence. But it's such a shame; this sort of thing like breaking through realms, I've always been more adept. One realm is too little!"
Zhao Chenggan's face changed, and he asked, "What do you mean? You just broke through five realms. Could it be that you can still continue breaking through now? Stop joking!"
Cultivating essence energy was a process that requires accumulation, especially after Crystal Formation Realm. For each breakthrough in a minor realm, the required essence energy was exceedingly horrifying.
Ye Yuan entered seclusion for a month, consumed so many Jade Spirit Pills, and only broke through five realms.
Making a last-ditch attempt at this juncture wanting to break through, that was virtually something impossible.
The reason why Zhao Chenggan could break through was because he had already arrived at the bottleneck of the Seventh Level Sea Transformation Realm before and did not go and break through all along. It was why the breakthrough went so smoothly.
But Ye Yuan's present condition? He just had a breakthrough all the way to the Seventh Level Crystal Formation Realm. Breaking through again was easier said than done.
Ye Yuan said indifferently, "I'm not in the mood for joking. Didn't that Xue Zaihe use an Origin Spirit Nine Transformations just now? How unfortunate; I know it too."
Zhao Chenggan was stunned and had yet to react to what was going on, when Ye Yuan's aura erupted abruptly, unwittingly making people feel asphyxiated.
Then, Ye Yuan's aura rose rapidly under everyone's perception, directly breaking through the bottleneck for the Eighth Level Crystal Formation Realm!
Shangguan Lingyun stood up abruptly and looked at Ye Yuan in disbelief, muttering to himself, "How is this possible?"
"This . . . Isn't this Origin Spirits Nine Transformation? Why does Ji Qing know this move too? This is the Xue Family's highly-guarded secret! He . . . Where did he learn it from?"
"Why do I feel like Ye Yuan's attainments in this move are even above Xue Zaihe? Look! He has already broken through passed the Seventh Level Crystal Formation Realm! This speed . . ."
"Today's surprises are really round after round, making it too much for the eyes to take in! This time, there's another good show to watch!"
Although Ye Yuan's realm could not compare to Xue Zaihe, the upheaval from the breakthrough right now was only more and not less than his.
Ye Yuan's Cleansing Sandal Sacred Flame was a top tier among Tier 4 essence fires. Letting Ye Yuan use Origin Spirit Nine Transformation was overly putting fine timber to petty use.
Soon enough, Ye Yuan's realm broke through to peak Seventh Level Crystal Formation Realm!
However, this was not over yet. Ye Yuan's aura was still rising!
Half-Step Sea Transformation!
Ye Yuan's realm finally stopped at the level of half-step Sea Transformation!
Sadly, Ye Yuan did not have an essence energy sea within his body. Otherwise, his realm could still rise more.
Half-step Sea Transformation was already the limits of his advancement.
At this moment, how did Ye Yuan still had the appearance of essence energy being exhausted at all? Only to see him full of vigor and energy. He actually recovered to his peak condition again!
"Hiss . . ."
Everybody sucked in a cold breath!
"Origin Spirit Nine Transformations is clearly the Xue Family's ultimate trump card. But why do I feel that at this moment, the one Ye Yuan executed is the orthodox one! Could it be a misconception?" Shangguan Lingxue said with a frown.
"Not a misconception! Ji Qing's Origin Spirit Nine Transformation is indeed much stronger than Xue Zaihe's! If not that his dantian is already unable to contain even more essence energy, he might really be able to rise a few more realms!" Shangguan Lingyun's face had a never before solemnness.
He previously even casually made the remark to go down and defeat Ye Yuan, then he would deliberately concede.
Looking at it now, he was still too naïve!
Half-step Sea Transformation Ye Yuan and the current him, who was weak and who was strong was really hard to say.
Zhao Chenggan's expression was ugly to the max. He rose one realm, and Ye Yuan rose three realms. So freaking exasperating.
However, Zhao Chenggan did not think that Ye Yuan could beat him like this. After all, he was still a major realm higher than him!
Between half-step Sea Transformation and Sea Transformation Realm lied a heaven and earth difference.
"Humph! Only a temporary increase in realm. I want to see how long you can last! Eat a spear from me first!"
A black-colored long spear in Zhao Chenggan's hands was extremely fierce. It was actually a 128 restrictions spirit artifact!
In the past, when Ye Yuan fought with his opponents, he always held the advantage in weapons. But today, this was his first time losing out in weapons.
However, this was not strange either. Zhao Chenggan was the son of the Wind Emperor. Forget about spirit artifacts, even profound artifacts would not be lacking.
It was just that Zhao Chenggan's present strength was still unable to unleash the might of profound artifacts. That was why he would use a spirit artifact rank weapon.
Zhao Chenggan's long spear danced. The tip of the spear actually swung out a crescent of light!
The next instant, Zhao Chenggan's figure vanished from sight without the slightest sign!
Chi!
When it appeared again, a spear already passed through Ye Yuan's chest.
Ye Yuan stood on the spot and actually did not react at all.
"This . . . It's over like this? Isn't it too quick?"
"Yeah. Ji Qing is so strong. Can't be that he can't even block one attack, right?"
"No, wait . . . That was just an afterimage!"
"What? Afterimage . . . why would it exist for such a long time?"
"Too fast . . . Because it was too fast, so in our eyes, he simply did not move at all!"
"But . . . the platform is only this big; where did he go?"
Zhao Chenggan's brow furrowed, and he turned around suddenly, swinging the long spear around!
Only to hear a clank. The long spear directly smashed the ambushing sword light into dust.
Ye Yuan's figure finally appeared before everyone's sight again.
In an instant, everyone felt a very oppressive atmosphere undulating out.
Although it was only a probing exchange, the two people's might already made everyone have a clear understanding!
Chapter 428. Spear Shadow VS Sword Light! |
By the time Ye Yuan's silhouette appeared again, only then did the afterimage gradually dissipate.
Such speed was simply unheard of!
"Indeed you have some capabilities. No wonder you dare to provoke me!"
With this exchange, Zhao Chenggan's expression also became grave.
Very clearly, the Half-Step Sea Transformation Ye Yuan already had sufficient capital to pick a fight with him!
"You want to drag the time?" Ye Yuan looked at Zhao Chenggan with a half-smile.
Although the Origin Spirits Nine Transformations was powerful, it was clearly just a temporary increase in realm. When the time limit hit, one would recover to their initial realm and also have a series of sequela.
Of course, even so, this martial technique was powerful all the same.
Back then, there were countless records in the Medicine King Hall. Ji Qingyun also felt that this martial technique was rather interesting, and it needed to use essence fires too, which was why he took notice of it.
To think that today in the Lower Realms, he would see other people use this martial technique.
But Zhao Chenggan was not the slightest bit embarrassed having his thoughts seen through. "So what if yes?"
"Hur hur, nothing. I just want to tell you that I can last for two hours at Half-Step Sea Transformation Realm. So . . . stop scheming in vain," Ye Yuan said with a faint smile.
