Translator: CinderTL
Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures streaked across the Path to Heaven like lightning.
Of the fifty-kilometer race, only the final ten kilometers remained!
This final stretch, leading directly to the finish line, was free of obstacles, allowing for an all-out sprint.
Originally, this was the domain of the Upper A-tier students, where the top three, even the ultimate victor, would be decided.
But now? An impossible figure had emerged on this path:
A tattered, blood-soaked silhouette riddled with holes.
Jiang Ye, a B-tier student!
He was leading the pack!
Swoosh!
Jiang Ye surged forward like a gale, his Swiftwind Step propelling him onward.
Behind him, Shen Changxi, Liu Wanxiao, Yun Qing'er, and others relentlessly pursued.
"First place?" Jiang Ye had never considered such a rank, but he wanted to try.
His speed hadn't yet reached its limit.
If anyone closed in, Jiang Ye still had reserves to draw upon!
Whoosh~ Just then, a figure began to overtake him from behind.
A faint fragrance brushed past.
A white-haired figure surged past Jiang Ye—Shen Changxi.
"Domain Ability: Swift Step!" Shen Changxi's slender feet blurred into phantom images as she began to sprint.
In the next instant, her speed surged dramatically, increasing by a full fifty percent.
Dao Bone Aptitude granted her incredible transcendent abilities, commonly referred to as Domains.
Shen Changxi's Domain allowed her to continuously enhance her speed, with three tiers of enhancement.
"Swift Step, Divine Speed, Flowing Light," she muttered, glancing back at Jiang Ye. "You should be proud you made me use the first tier of my innate talent."
Like a bolt of lightning, she surged forward.
But the moment Shen Changxi activated her Domain...
Boom! Behind Jiang Ye, Liu Wanxiao erupted with power as well.
A vast, oppressive force radiated outward, instantly covering a radius of several hundred meters.
"Pulse Domain: Triple Amplification!"
Liu Wanxiao's innate talent allowed him to project a Domain similar to a Gravity Domain, also with three tiers.
The first tier: triple gravity amplification!
Centered around him, a field of triple gravity pressure formed, affecting everyone within several hundred meters except himself.
In an instant, all the Upper A-tier students felt as if they were sinking into quicksand.
The Path to Heaven already amplified gravity twofold. Adding another threefold increase meant they were now facing six times the normal gravitational force!
Even Shen Changxi, who had been leading the pack, visibly slowed down.
"A Gravity Domain?" Jiang Ye felt his bones crackle under the strain. His speed control had already reduced his overall attributes by 60%, but he refused to slow down.
Find Joy in Suffering and Finding Resolve in Suffering would allow him to endure longer.
Boom!
Boom! Boom! The other students with Dao Bone Aptitudes unleashed their innate talents in a final sprint.
One student erupted with a Martial Dao Aura far surpassing his previous levels, his strength skyrocketing.
Another unleashed a Demonic Sound Domain, disrupting his opponents with sonic blasts.
A third activated an anti-gravity Domain, soaring upward and instantly overtaking several rivals.
The innate talents clashed in a frenzy!
At this moment, the true power of Dao Bone Aptitudes—the realm of true geniuses—was fully revealed.
Meanwhile...
Boom! Yun Qing'er unleashed her innate talent, but unlike the others, she did so with quiet restraint.
Hum! An invisible wave rippled outward, enveloping Jiang Ye, who was just ahead of her.
Hmm?!
Instantly, Jiang Ye, who had been struggling under the influence of multiple Innate Domains, felt a sudden lightness wash over him.
He glanced back at Yun Qing'er in surprise.
"Hang in there," she murmured, her voice barely audible.
Jiang Ye couldn't hear her words over the sound of his Swift Step, but he could read her lips.
"Thank you!" he replied.
The earlier eruption of Dao Bone Aptitudes had indeed affected him significantly.
Yun Qing'er's timely assistance was crucial.
Her innate talent can support teammates? Jiang Ye marveled. He had never heard of such an ability before.
The other Dao Bone Aptitudes being unleashed were equally eye-opening.
Dao Bone Aptitudes truly surpassed ordinary people's wildest expectations.
Most residents of Ancheng likely couldn't even imagine that such miraculous abilities existed in the world.
Yet Jiang Ye felt little emotion.
Were these Dao Bone Aptitude abilities powerful? Absolutely! To ordinary people, they would be utterly astonishing.
Had this been before, Jiang Ye might have been filled with envy.
But now?
These were just buffs, right?
When it came to buffs, he was far from lacking!
[Swiftwind Step: Instantly doubles speed, can be activated manually, lasts 30 seconds, cooldown: 3 minutes]
The final stretch of the ten-kilometer run was upon them.
Jiang Ye had saved Swiftwind Step for last precisely because of its three-minute cooldown.
Three minutes was more than enough time to finish the race.
Boom! In an instant, Jiang Ye's speed doubled again.
He moved like lightning, astonishingly fast!
Remember, Jiang Ye had already adjusted his speed to 400%.
Doubling that? That meant 800%!
Whoosh! Jiang Ye became a blur, overtaking Liu Wanxiao.
He surged forward, closing in on Shen Changxi ahead.
"Him?"
"How is this possible?" Liu Wanxiao's eyes widened in disbelief as he saw the figure once again overtake him.
Someone can surpass me even under triple gravity?!
At the same moment, Shen Changxi, who was leading the race, sensed a figure closing in behind her like a whirlwind.
"This guy?"
Does he also have Swift Step? Shen Changxi's heart pounded as her long legs pounded the ground, but the distance between her and Jiang Ye continued to shrink.
The finish line was just ahead!
"I have to give it everything!"
Shen Changxi's eyes hardened, and stellar energy erupted from her Guanyuan Acupoint.
Domain Ability, Second Tier.
"Divine Speed!"
Boom! Shen Changxi's speed instantly multiplied several times, launching her toward the finish line like an arrow.
"That woman!"
"She actually activated her Second Tier innate talent?!" Liu Wanxiao exclaimed in shock.
The other Dao Bone Aptitude students were equally stunned.
Activating a Second Tier innate talent was no trivial matter.
Given their cultivation level and strength, they would inevitably suffer a backlash, potentially hindering their future cultivation.
Otherwise, they would have activated their highest-tier innate talents long ago.
In fact, Shen Changxi had already reached her limit, her snow-white skin cracking all over.
"Activating my second-tier ability would be an unfair victory, even if I secure first place," Shen Changxi gritted her teeth. "But it's better than losing the top spot!"
Charge!
Her silver-white hair whipped wildly in the wind like a white lightning bolt as she surged toward the finish line.
Meanwhile, Jiang Ye's eyes flashed with a ruthless glint as he witnessed Shen Changxi's sudden burst of speed.
He was only a hundred meters behind her!
In that moment, Jiang Ye recalled his parents back home, Zhang Jianwu's high expectations, and Chen Zilu's cold, alluring face at White Dragon University.
[Martial God's Blink: Within a hundred-meter radius, ignore all obstacles and instantly teleport in any direction. Cooldown: 1 day.]
Instantly, Jiang Ye's figure transformed into a streak of light, hurtling toward the finish line.
Forgive me.
First place—I'm taking it!
(End of the Chapter)
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