Unrivaled Medicine God, page 24
Ye Yuan seemed to be able to see through the weakness of the sword array. Although he was forced to be on the defensive, each stance and each strike started to make the entire sword array unstable.
Could it be that this Ye Yuan was also an array expert?
The Dream Tapir felt that his brain was a little incompetent to process this notion.
Ye Yuan naturally would not randomly choose his weapon. He was indeed a sword expert in his past life.
Of course, this so-called expert was only when comparing to the Lower Realms. In the Divine Realm, there were plenty of people who could mutilate him as they liked.
The sword art that Ye Yuan currently using was something that he created during his leisure time while in the Divine Realm. The name of the sword art was Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword.
There was one time when he was talking and drinking with a few friends in a sacred sakura forest. As the skies filled with the falling petals of the sacred sakura flowers, it formed a falling flower rain.
As Ye Yuan watched the flowery scenery, he gained enlightenment and created this sword art, naming it as Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword.
Back then, there was an Extreme Sword Divine King, Kuang Tianming, among his friends. He was a Divine King who used a sword to affirm his Dao; this person had extraordinary accomplishments in the Sword Dao.
After Ye Yuan finished performing the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword, the Extreme Sword Divine King praised it highly.
At that time, Kuang Tianming said, "Brother Qingyun is amazingly talented. Tianming is inferior to you! If this sword art were to be perfected, it would definitely dazzle the Divine Realm in the future. If Brother Qingyun would devote yourself to the Sword Dao, your future accomplishments won't be inferior to your Alchemy Dao!"
Unfortunately, the Qingyun Zi back then had no interest in the Martial Dao. Creating the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword was just because of a moment of interest. After creating it, he threw it aside and never used it again.
Kuang Tianming did not praise the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword because the sword art was really that powerful.
At that time, Qingyun Zi's cultivation realm was high, but his development in the Martial Dao was very limited. Kuang Tianming meant that if Ye Yuan devoted his thoughts on the Martial Dao and continuously raised his comprehension of the Sword Dao, the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword would become a terrifying sword art.
The sword art was strong, but Ye Yuan current cultivation realm was too low. Without the support of essence energy, he could not even unleash half of the power.
However, the focus of the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword was elegance and agility, which happened to pair very well with Ye Yuan's modified Instant Flash. The power multiplied several times over after combining the two.
Using the Instant Flash together with the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword was just enough to defend against the combined attacks of these five people.
These five people's sword array appeared to be extremely powerful, but in reality, it was full of flaws in Ye Yuan's eyes. What he needed right now was an opportunity!
And this opportunity finally appeared under the attack of his movement technique and sword art.
These five people did not have corporal forms, so their cooperation was flawless. However, this sword array was too simple. It was a weakness that could not be changed!
Under the sword array, these five people would have a combined attack every dozen moves or so, and the combined attack this time was incredibly powerful. Previously, even though Ye Yuan used his movement technique to avoid the combined attack by the skin of his teeth, he still suffered rather heavy injuries.
But this time around, because of Ye Yuan's assault, one black-clothed martial artist's movement slowed by a beat.
Ye Yuan would not let such a good chance slip by. Before the five people's combined attack arrived, he pushed Instant Flash to the extreme and directly flashed out of the sword array!
These five black-clothed martial artists did not know exhaustion at all. Ye Yuan had just left the encirclement when they retracted their sword momentum, and once again formed the sword array wanting to attack.
Ye Yuan obviously would not give them the chance to enclose him again. At the same time he exited the encirclement, he gathered all the remaining essence energy left in his body and unleashed a palm strike before the five people attacked.
Stacking Waves Layered Palm, Fourth Layer Wave!
Eight times the power exploded out, bringing a palm wind like a fierce gale; sending the five black-clothed martial artists flying.
Ye Yuan knew that this was not over yet, and he gathered the tiny bit of essence energy he had left. With Instant Flash, he moved in front of a black-clothed martial artist and stabbed his heart with one sword strike. That black-clothed martial artist died and vanished after that.
The power of that one palm was indeed great, but the difference in cultivation realm between Ye Yuan and the black-clothed martial artists was too great. So he could only heavily injure them.
Repeating what he did, Ye Yuan gave the other four people one sword strike each, concluding the battle.
After making the final move, Ye Yuan threw the sword aside and dropped his knees on the ground, gasping for air.
The Dream Tapir stood there dumbstruck as he watched on, and he did not dare to believe what just happened in front of his eyes.
"Hey, after passing this round, are you not going to heal my injuries? At this rate, I will die from excessive blood loss. You can't expect me to challenge the next round like this, right?" Ye Yuan caught his breath and shouted at the dream tapir.
Chapter 45. Scared Me Shitless |
"N-next round?"
The dream tapir was at a complete loss. Ye Yuan actually wanted to challenge the Earth Rank Advancement test?
Oh please, did he make a mistake?
The Black Rank Advancement test was already so forced, yet he still wanted to challenge the Earth Rank Advancement test?
Could it be that this brat was a fool and didn't know the difference between the Spirit Condensation Realm and the Essence Qi Realm?
This was a major realm!
Ye Yuan gnashed his teeth in pain and sucked in a cold breath, crying out, "F*CK! Quickly heal me! What are you stoning there for?! If you still don't heal me, I'm going to suicide and complain to the dean about you!"
Black lines appeared on the Dream Tapir's head. This brat was a masterpiece.
He really did not know if Ye Yuan was a genius or a fool. Why were his words always full of foolishness?
The Dream Tapir was even more senior than the dean. Would the dean dare to bother with him?
He was at a loss whether to cry or to laugh because of Ye Yuan. But he still helped to treat his injuries.
The dream tapir lightly tapped, and Ye Yuan was instantly full of vitality.
Feeling the surging essence energy in his body, Ye Yuan gave a sly smile and said, "Hehe. The dream world is the best. No matter how heavy the injuries, I can also revive."
At this moment, the dream tapir already recollected himself and looked at Ye Yuan with a smile that wasn't a smile. He asked, "How did you know this is the dream world? I don't recall saying that we are in the dream world. Also, do you know what I am?"
Ye Yuan rolled his eyes and played possum. "Oh please. You are insulting my intelligence! If this isn't a dream, then why would I suddenly have a sword out of nowhere? If this isn't a dream, then why did those martial artists disappear after dying? As for you, aren't you the examiner? You are still insulting my intelligence! And also, why did you use an underhanded trick just now?! I want to report you!"
The dream tapir knew that Ye Yuan was not being truthful, but he could not be bothered to argue.
No matter what, it was a good thing for the Dan Wu Academy to have one more genius student.
"You really want to challenge the Earth Rank Advancement test?"
"Do you think I'm joking with you?" Ye Yuan rolled his eyes and asked back.
"Good. You have courage. You also felt it just now, the pain that you feel is linked to reality. Although you dying in here doesn't mean true death, it wouldn't be pleasant."
"I say, Lord Examiner, can you stop wasting my time? I'm very busy!" Ye Yuan replied impatiently.
"Fine. As you wish!"
The Dream Tapir gave a faint smile and summoned five black-clothed martial artists once more. Except for this time around, these five black-clothed martial artists were shockingly all at the First Level Spirit Condensation Realm!
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Outside the Illusionary Spirit Tower, the crowd was currently seething with excitement.
"How is that possible? Ye Yuan, he really did it!"
"Am I seeing things? Just now, he was clearly on his dying breath. How did he suddenly finish off his opponents?"
"Ye Yuan really created a miracle! He should be the Earth Rank student with the lowest cultivation realm since the establishment of the Dan Wu Academy!"
"And also the one with the greatest talent!"
"Just what on earth happened to that fellow? Could it be that he pretended to be so useless in the past? Unbelievable!"
Many students felt honored to have witnessed a historical moment.
But no matter how they racked their brains, they just could not understand how Ye Yuan improved so quickly. Previously, he was clearly the last place in the academy. But now, he soared to the skies in one move, rising to become an Earth Rank student.
The miracle that happened on Ye Yuan's body was simply a paragon counterattack!
A change like this would strike a sympathetic chord among many students.
If these students were in the outside world, they would naturally be geniuses. But in the Dan Wu Academy, the vast majority of them were just average people.
Ye Yuan's result no doubt stirred up their fighting spirit.
Huyan Yong looked at the light screen and cursed in his heart. This brat dares to mess with me?! He actually waited until the last moment before advancing successfully! It looks like he didn't even use 30% of his power during his deathmatch with Fei Qingping!
Although he scolded, Huyan Yong was actually thrilled in his heart.
With Ye Yuan's potential, perhaps he would have the strength to pass through the Heaven Rank Advancement test in the future?
The two people who were the unhappiest were naturally Wan Yuan and Liu Ruoshui. The two of them had just passed the Black Rank Advancement test. That is to say that currently, Ye Yuan already had the strength to threaten them?
Impossible! Half a month ago, Ye Yuan was still a First Level Essence Qi Realm dreg. And now, half a month later, he could already threaten me?
Then what were all my years of hard work for?!
Ye Yuan that punk must have used some trick! His true strength shouldn't be that strong!
That must be the case!
No matter what, I must quickly eliminate Ye Yuan.
Wan Yuan did not want to wait for even a second longer. He wished he could immediately call Su Yishan to kill Ye Yuan.
Thinking of which, he had already made the decision to kill Ye Yuan several times today. And this thought got stronger each time.
When Wan Yuan had just arrived, he paid not much attention to him. But now, he could sense deeply that Ye Yuan was already standing on the same level as him!
Recalling Ye Yuan's moves, the great circle stage Instant Flash coupled with the Stacking Waves Layered Palm, Second Layer Wave's colossal attack power; could he really escape unscathed?
Wan Yuan felt a cold shiver ran through his body.
To be able to defeat five Eighth Level Essence Qi Realm showed that Ye Yuan's attack power could already threaten him!
Was there anything even scarier than that?
"Quickly look! Ye Yuan challenged the Earth Rank Advancement test! My God! Is he mad?"
"It's true! That fellow is really a madman! No matter how heaven-defying he is, there's no way he could defeat five First Level Spirit Condensation Realm martial artists! He is only at the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm!"
"I'm already numbed by him. Let him play however he wants . . ."
Wan Yuan looked at the light screen as his heart involuntarily froze.
That fellow, could it be . . .
. . . . . .
The moment the five black-clothed martial artists appeared once more, Ye Yuan felt an overwhelming pressure hitting him head-on, making him feel short of breath.
In this sort of test, these five people would not have any sort of compassion. The moment they attacked, it was with piercing cold killing intent.
Even while facing opponents a major cultivation realm higher than him, moreover, five of them, Ye Yuan remained in full fighting spirit.
"Bring it on!"
Ye Yuan howled, his dangling pair of fists turning into palms.
All the essence energy in his body surged, creating a whirlwind which made Ye Yuan's sleeves flapped wildly.
The Dream Tapir looked at this scene and involuntarily drew a cold breath. He muttered to himself, "This brat actually mastered the Eighth Layer Wave! Such terrifying talent!"
Ye Yuan's hand posture right now was precisely the Stacking Waves Layered Palm, Eighth Layer Wave!
During the deathmatch with Fei Qingping, everybody thought that Ye Yuan was bitterly training the Second Layer Wave, which was why he was late. In reality, he was practicing the Eighth Layer Wave back then!
And this Eighth Layer Wave was also the final move of the Stacking Waves Layered Palm. The fragmented martial technique recorded on the jade slip stopped there.
Even if it was only the Eighth Layer Wave, sixteen times the unleashed power was sufficient for Ye Yuan to traverse proudly through the Essence Qi Realm.
Sixteen times the unleashed power was on par with the great circle stage Absolute Yang Finger. And Ye Yuan's Absolute Yang Finger was only trained to the small success stage.
Which was to say, this Stacking Waves Layered Palm, Eighth Layer Wave was currently Ye Yuan's greatest trump card!
Unlike being surrounded and assaulted by the previous five Eighth Level Essence Qi Realm martial artists, these current five First Level Spirit Condensation Realm martial artists did not seem to be in a rush to attack. Instead, they were waiting for Ye Yuan to make his move.
Ye Yuan knew that this was the Dream Tapir's doing. In an actual life and death battle, who would give him such a long time to use a big move?
After he finished preparing his stance, the five black-clothed martial artists finally moved.
At the same time, Ye Yuan's unleashed his palm strike.
Smash!
Both parties collided heavily against each other, and Ye Yuan's consciousness gradually blurred . . .
"Damn his sister, it scared me shitless. I thought he would even make it through the Earth Rank Advancement test. He was finally killed!"
Outside the Illusionary Spirit Tower, God knows who said that sentence which verbalized everyone's inner thoughts . . .
Chapter 46. Arranging a Battle |
"He finally died!"
"Was Ye Yuan messing with us? He could clearly leave unscathed, but he just had to exit in such a manner. It gave me such a huge fright!"
"Yeah. Although it's in the dream world, the feeling of death isn't pleasant. Every time I was killed, it made me feel like I was really about to die."
"It pisses me off. I thought that he really had the strength to challenge the Earth Rank Advancement test. Who would have thought that he would be instantly killed right away. Isn't that messing with us?"
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'Scared me shitless' was like a bomb that went off among the initially quiet onlookers.
The innocent Ye Yuan still did not know that his actions incurred the wrath of everybody, drawing everyone's grievances.
The main issue was that he previously whetted everybody's appetite too much, inevitably making everyone think that he had a probability of passing.
If Ye Yuan lost after a fierce battle, then the students' reactions at least would not be this huge. But who would have thought that he would be instantly killed the moment he went up, making everyone drop their glasses in shock.
The difference between expectations and reality was too large. No wonder everyone felt like they were being made fun of.
Huyan Yong also stared blankly at the light curtain and could not help laughing.
He and the other students were the same. Ye Yuan stirred up their emotions, making them think that he really had some killing move to pass the Earth Rank Advancement test. Who knew that this fellow was just fearless because of ignorance; sending himself to his death.
"But . . . to be able to pass the Black Rank Advancement test, becoming the youngest student as well as the student with the lowest cultivation realm to enter the Dan Wu Academy's Earth Rank . . . Ye Yuan's strength has already surpassed my imagination." Huyan Yong gave his approval.
He did not feel that Ye Yuan purposely tricked everyone. On the contrary, he felt that Ye Yuan's martial heart was steadfast.
Most people would definitely choose to retreat when facing an opponent who was a major realm higher. But Ye Yuan decided to fight. His choice already highlighted a lot of problems.
Of course, if he knew what Ye Yuan did inside the Illusionary Spirit Tower, who knew what he would think?
Within the Illusionary Spirit Tower, Ye Yuan had already returned to reality. There were only the Dream Tapir and the other four black-clothed martial artists left in the combat arena.
The astonishment in the Dream Tapir's eyes had yet to fade . . .
Just now, when Ye Yuan chose to fight the five black-clothed martial artists head-on, Ye Yuan naturally died from the other party's powerful attack.
But at the last moment, Ye Yuan's Eighth layer Wave struck one of the black-clothed martial artists, killing him!
Even though Ye Yuan would not really die inside the dream world, and there was suspicion of trickery involved, he really finished off a First Level Spirit Condensation Realm fighter!
