Translator: CinderTL
Afternoon, November 14th, training room in the manor.
Whoosh!
Whoosh! Jiang Ye's figure swayed, each thrust of his spear as swift as lightning.
Yet unlike before, each strike carried no tangible force.
Even the sound was ordinary, like an untrained person practicing basic spearmanship.
Even Jiang Ye from three months ago, observing this scene, would likely have seen nothing extraordinary.
But now, Jiang Ye had entered an extremely rare state.
If a master of the second breakthrough or higher were present, they would be astonished to realize that Jiang Ye was like a bomb brimming with energy, poised to unleash a devastating strike at any moment.
With each thrust of his spear, the terrifying energy accumulating within him grew stronger.
First strike.
Second strike.
Third strike...
With each strike, the energy within Jiang Ye surged violently.
Until the sixth strike.
Whoosh! Jiang Ye lunged forward, his nine-foot Black Dragon Spear tearing through the darkness like a ray of dawn, leaving a fleeting, dazzling trail of light.
In that instant, the energy accumulated within Jiang Ye's body erupted.
Boom!
Hundreds of spear shadows erupted from the tip of his spear, coalescing into a pale purple Great Sun, four to five meters in diameter.
Jiang Ye abruptly withdrew his spear, and the Great Sun exploded like a shockwave, unleashing countless spear beams that cascaded toward the ground like a waterfall.
Clang! Clang! Clang! A dense series of explosive sounds echoed across the training room floor.
Visible to the naked eye, hundreds of bullet-like holes appeared within a ten-meter radius, only to rapidly regenerate.
The training rooms in the Heaven-Tier Zone were constructed from Cosmic Fluid material, capable of instantly repairing even the most severe damage.
This allowed students to practice without restraint.
However, even with this resilience, damaging the floor was no easy feat.
Even heavy machine guns might struggle to penetrate it.
This meant Jiang Ye's recent strike far surpassed the destructive power of a heavy machine gun's sustained fire.
"The third ultimate move of the Great Sun Spear Technique: Sun Cascade, rudimentary form!" A smile crept across Jiang Ye's lips.
After half a month of grueling training, he had finally managed to execute the rudimentary form of the third ultimate move.
Though still in its nascent stage, its power far exceeded his wildest expectations.
By now, Jiang Ye had mastered the thirtieth form of the Great Sun Spear Technique, allowing him to execute a rudimentary version of its third ultimate move.
If he could reach the thirty-sixth form, he would be able to unleash the complete Sun Cascade.
At that point, the move's power would engulf an area ten zhang in diameter.
"Tomorrow, the S-Rank Mission begins," Jiang Ye thought to himself. "I hope this real-world combat will push me further."
Real combat remained the fastest path to improvement.
The Cosmic Rank Battle, though a form of combat, was ultimately virtual.
Knowing he couldn't be injured or killed in the Virtual Cosmos diminished the sense of urgency.
Even so, the Virtual Cosmos had been Jiang Ye's greatest source of progress.
He spent three hours daily in virtual combat, gaining over 30% of his daily improvement there.
If virtual combat yielded such results, how much more effective would real-world combat be?
"With my current strength, I should be able to handle the S-Rank Mission," Jiang Ye mused, glancing at his system panel.
Low-Martial Achievement System
Physique: Profound Physique (Low-Grade C)
Innate Talent: Nascent (Reconstruction) (3/10)
Cultivation Techniques
Star Martial Cultivation Method: Perfection
Eight Trigrams Thunderclap Fist: Perfection
Star Martial Advancement Method: Perfection
Nine Luminaries Star-Treading: Small Success (45%)
Great Sun Spear Technique: Small Success (65%)
Achievements:
Martial Arts Grandmaster, Patriarch's Friend, Martial Dao Grandmaster, Beauty's Inquiry, Wind-Listening Ear, Swiftwind Step, Holy Maiden as Servant, Ancestral Master's Feeding, Limitless Grandmaster, Find Joy in Suffering, Cheat Ear, Crown of Clairvoyance, Tilting at Windmills, The More You Fight, the Stronger You Become, Exterminate Demons and Uphold Justice, Foot Dao is Also Dao, Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger, Acting on Heaven's Behalf, Weakest Martial God, Void Enemy Detection, Universal Observation, Perceptive Insight, Renown Spreads Far and Wide
Martial Dao Heavenly Ladder:
Third Layer
Over the past half-month, Jiang Ye's Nine Luminaries Star-Treading technique had also made significant progress.
However, the greatest advancement came in his mastery of the Great Sun Spear Technique.
"Once I truly master the third ultimate move, the Great Sun Spear Technique should reach Major Success," Jiang Ye mused. "At that point, the difficulty will likely increase exponentially."
The Great Sun Spear Technique was a profound tier cultivation technique created by Bai Long, the founder of White Dragon University.
Its essence lay in the fourth to sixth ultimate moves—the stages of Major Success to Perfection.
These were also the most challenging parts to master.
"The Great Sun Spear Technique is divided into five stages," Jiang Ye recalled.
"The color of the Great Sun you condense serves as the benchmark: white, pale purple, pale red, orange-red, and crimson-gold."
"Only by condensing a crimson-gold Great Sun can you truly achieve Perfection."
Currently, Jiang Ye had only condensed a pale purple Great Sun, leaving him far from the crimson-gold pinnacle.
"Why worry about something so distant?" Jiang Ye suddenly smiled. "A high-grade profound tier spearmanship technique is more than enough until the third breakthrough."
"I have plenty of time to cultivate."
"Time to practice my spearmanship again." Jiang Ye rose to his feet.
Cultivation had become an integral part of his life.
November 15th, 8:00 AM.
After finishing breakfast, Jiang Ye received a message from Zhu Honglie and hurried to the teaching building.
In a sealed conference room, Jiang Ye, Shen Changxi, Yun Qing'er, and Liu Wanxiao were already seated.
"Next," Zhu Honglie said from the head of the table, waving his hand. "The mission you will undertake."
Buzz!
A holographic projection materialized above the conference table.
Jiang Ye and the others held their breath as they watched.
A moment later, everyone was slightly stunned.
The projection revealed a massive underground fortress, divided into three levels. Its structure was intricate and complex, with numerous traps and security personnel scattered throughout.
"This is an underground stronghold of the Hidden God Organization that we discovered," Zhu Honglie said calmly. "The school has designated this fortress as an S-Rank mission location for first-year students."
"Mission codename: Fortress Judgment!"
"Your objective is to infiltrate the fortress and eliminate all Hidden God Organization members inside."
Jiang Ye's expression turned to surprise.
Are they using this stronghold as a training ground for students?
"Yes, all members of the Hidden God Organization deserve to die. There's no question about it," Zhu Honglie said.
"For this operation, the school will evaluate your performance and assign grades from A to C."
"A C-tier rating earns a reward of 500,000 merit points."
"A B-tier rating earns a reward of 1 million merit points."
"An A-grade rating earns a reward of 2 million merit points and the Star Essence Tempering Fluid," Zhu Honglie announced.
Everyone's eyes lit up, including Jiang Ye's.
As expected!
The rewards for an S-Rank Mission far surpass those of ordinary combat missions.
An A-grade rating alone grants a staggering 2 million merit points!
"Teacher, what exactly is the Star Essence Tempering Fluid?" Jiang Ye asked, his curiosity piqued.
"The Star Essence Tempering Fluid comes from the Extreme Sea Star System," Zhu Honglie explained. "It can reshape martial bones and significantly increase the probability of Martial Bone Awakening."
Liu Wanxiao's expression shifted slightly before his eyes widened in realization. "Is that the Extreme Sea Marvel that auctioned for a staggering 1 million credits per gram?"
"Exactly."
"The school's reward will be at least 50 grams," Zhu Honglie said with a smile.
The group gasped, their eyes burning with fervent desire.
Jiang Ye's mouth went dry.
According to the teacher, 50 grams was equivalent to 50 million federal currency!
Such a reward was truly astonishing.
"I've already sent you the detailed intelligence," Zhu Honglie said. "Review it on the way. Let's move out!"
"Yes," Jiang Ye, Yun Qing'er, and the others rose simultaneously.
Suddenly, Jiang Ye's expression shifted slightly.
[New Achievement Triggered: Sect Enrollment Assessment!]
[Detected: You have joined a new sect.]
[Detected: Multiple Martial Gods within the sect. Classified as a top-tier sect in a low martial world!]
[Please complete the Sect Enrollment Assessment as required. Upon completion, the assessment reward will be issued along with the enrollment bonus.]
Several system notifications flashed across his vision.
"Sect Enrollment Assessment?" Jiang Ye thought, startled. "Is this the achievement that had been stuck all this time?"
He had been enrolled for nearly four months!
Why was the system only detecting it now?
And shouldn't the enrollment assessment have been during the Penglai Heaven-Piercing Refinement?
Could it have failed to detect it back then?
"Is it because there are too many strong individuals at the university that the system needed time to process?" Jiang Ye glanced at the panel, feeling speechless.
This Low-Martial System's detection capabilities were truly weak! When would it finally get an upgrade?
Still, this sudden development did make him anticipate the rewards after the mission even more.
"Jiang Ye, let's go," Liu Wanxiao called out.
"Coming," Jiang Ye replied, rising and striding forward.
Soon after, an aircraft took off from Penglai University, carrying Jiang Ye and his team toward the mission site for Operation Fortress Judgment.
Within half an hour, they arrived at the area where the underground fortress was located.
(End of the Chapter)
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