Translator: CinderTL
In the projection, Jiang Ye appeared completely unaffected by the Demonic Sound.
This was utterly unexpected!
Only Upper A-tier disciples, with their exceptionally deep foundations, could typically block their senses and resist the Demonic Sound at this stage.
Jiang Ye, by all accounts, shouldn't possess such an ability yet.
Chen Yuntian stared intently at the projection, utterly perplexed.
"This is quite remarkable," Elder Bai remarked, shaking his head in admiration. "This young man harbors secrets."
"However, the Star Refinement Pass is about to begin. From here on, it will be a pure test of raw strength," Elder Bai observed, his gaze fixed on the screen.
"The Star Refinement Pass..." Zhu Honglie echoed, his expression turning grave as he studied the projection.
The Star Refinement Pass was the most challenging trial in the Heaven-Piercing Refinement!
The Milky Way stretched vast and boundless.
On the Path to Heaven, Jiang Ye sprinted forward like a whirlwind.
He had already covered half of the fifty-kilometer course and surged to eighth place!
The seven competitors ahead of him had all mastered formidable movement techniques, their stellar energy erupting visibly with each stride.
Jiang Ye didn't rush to overtake them.
I wonder what challenges lie ahead. It's best to let these frontrunners scout the way, he thought to himself.
The higher one's ranking, the earlier they would enter the next checkpoint.
Jiang Ye's speed had reached 400%, but his attributes were reduced by 60%. If he encountered a sudden attack like the Falling Rock Pass, he might not be able to react in time.
After all, slowing down required time.
Jiang Ye couldn't instantly decelerate from hundreds of meters per second to zero. His physical resilience was already severely compromised at such high speeds, making it impossible to withstand the sudden deceleration.
Adjusting from 400% speed back to 100% would take approximately three seconds.
Those three seconds could prove fatal in an emergency.
"Maintain this speed," Jiang Ye urged himself, continuing to sprint forward.
25 kilometers.
30 kilometers.
40 kilometers.
Whoosh! Suddenly,
massive shadows loomed over the Path to Heaven.
Bronze warships materialized from the void, each stretching over a thousand meters in length. Black battle flags hung from their prows, radiating an oppressive, murderous aura.
Wooo~ A somber horn blared.
In the next instant, countless figures swarmed from the bronze warships like a swarm of bees.
Hundreds of students on the Path to Heaven were charged by the incoming figures.
"Kill!"
A thunderous battle cry erupted.
The figures descending from the warships were uniformly clad in White Cloud Battle Robes, their purpose clear: ten warriors would jointly assault each student.
Boom!
Boom! Boom! The fierce battle erupted instantly.
Each freshman faced the onslaught of ten opponents.
Jiang Ye was no exception. He swiftly adjusted his speed back to 100%, restoring his combat power to its peak.
"The third trial... a combat challenge?" Jiang Ye glanced at the ten White-Robed Warriors charging toward him.
These warriors were clearly not living beings but rather programmed entities.
Every face was identical!
Jiang Ye checked his panel but found no innate talent information.
Whoosh! Jiang Ye moved like lightning, instantly dashing forward.
As he moved, the ten White-Robed Warriors converged on him with astonishing speed, intercepting him from multiple directions.
Seeing this, Jiang Ye knew battle was inevitable.
Only by annihilating these ten White-Robed Warriors could he advance further!
"Kill!"
Stellar energy surged through Jiang Ye's body, erupting with a formidable Martial Dao Aura.
His Essence, Qi, and Spirit instantly reached their peak.
Whoosh! Jiang Ye transformed into a phantom, vanishing from his spot.
Reappearing before a White-Robed Warrior, he unleashed a devastating punch.
The warrior reacted swiftly, unleashing his own powerful combat prowess and clashing with Jiang Ye.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Jiang Ye unleashed his fist techniques with unrestrained ferocity, each strike forcing his opponent to retreat.
Over the past month of summer vacation, Jiang Ye had spent over 500,000 credits on nutritional supplements and medicinal enhancements.
His progress had been astonishing.
The Star Martial Advancement Method had now reached 30% of Major Success!
This Advancement Method not only expanded the Guanyuan Acupoint but also significantly enhanced his physical strength.
Jiang Ye was no longer the novice who had just achieved his first breakthrough.
He now possessed the power to contend with even some peak-stage first breakthrough warriors!
Boom! Jiang Ye stomped the ground, suddenly unleashing a ferocious flying kick.
Bang!
The White-Robed Warrior was sent flying like a sandbag, his body shattering into pieces.
Though described at length, the entire exchange had occurred in mere moments.
From the start of the battle to Jiang Ye's defeat of one of the White-Robed Warriors took only a few seconds.
"So fragile?" Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow. The warrior's strength clearly reached the first breakthrough level, yet their physical resilience was far inferior to his own.
"Nine left," Jiang Ye's gaze swept across the remaining warriors in the distance.
During the brief skirmish, the other nine White-Robed Warriors hadn't remained idle. They seemed to be preparing something, as a vast, oppressive aura continued to coalesce around them.
"Kill!"
Jiang Ye couldn't afford to hesitate. He transformed into a phantom once more, charging toward the nearest White-Robed Warrior.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a brilliant starlight suddenly materialized before the warrior.
Shwip!
The warrior raised a hand and pointed, unleashing a streak of starlight that shot toward Jiang Ye with explosive force.
"What's this?" Jiang Ye's eyes narrowed as he swiftly dodged.
A terrifying beam of light grazed his chest, erupting in a deafening sonic boom. Fortunately, Jiang Ye's timely evasion prevented any injury.
"A star weapon?" Jiang Ye's pupils contracted as he studied the lingering glow. "It doesn't quite look like one. What is it?"
When wielded by a martial artist at the first breakthrough level, star weapons could unleash devastating power.
The rules of the Entrance Heavenly Refinement clearly stated that students were forbidden from bringing star weapons.
If the enemies in the trials used star weapons, that would be a blatant violation of martial ethics.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Several more beams of light shot toward Jiang Ye.
This time, Jiang Ye didn't dodge.
Clang! Clang! He threw out his fists, dazzling starlight erupting as he forcefully blocked the beams.
His arms went numb.
Now Jiang Ye could see clearly.
"Ordinary swords?"
"But how can ordinary swords fly?" Jiang Ye wondered, his mind racing. The defining characteristic of star weapons was their ability to be controlled remotely using stellar energy.
Ordinary weapons lacked this capability.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! At that moment, several other White-Robed Warriors materialized starlight before them.
With a wave of their hands, the starlight erupted into motion.
Boom! Boom! Like cannonballs tearing through the sky, each strike landed with a deafening roar, crashing down on Jiang Ye.
Every attack rivaled the full-force assault of a peak first breakthrough martial artist.
Jiang Ye unleashed his full power, retaliating relentlessly.
But the onslaught was too fierce. He was forced to retreat, his body quickly bearing wounds.
"Ranged attacks? Everyone can do this?" he thought, his mind reeling.
A first breakthrough cosmic martial artist typically lacks ranged attack capabilities unless they wield a star weapon.
Yet these White-Robed Warriors, all at the first breakthrough level, possessed such abilities.
Inconceivable!
Recalling his earlier clash with one of these warriors, Jiang Ye began to grasp the situation.
"Mages?" A glint flashed in his eyes.
In the next instant, his gaze sharpened with lethal intent.
Whoosh! Jiang Ye's figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, charging through the barrage of starlight toward the White-Robed Warriors.
If they were mages, he would exploit his close-combat advantage!
"Kill!" Jiang Ye roared, closing the distance rapidly.
Over a hundred beams of starlight erupted toward him, but he neither dodged nor blocked.
The terrifying force tore deep, bone-deep wounds across his body.
[Find Joy in Suffering: While in pain, all attributes receive a substantial temporary boost. The greater the pain, the greater the enhancement.]
Hundreds of strands of stellar energy surged from his Guanyuan Acupoint, flowing along his cultivation pathways to converge in his fists.
Eight Trigrams Thunderclap Fist!
(End of the Chapter)
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