Translator: CinderTL
Underground Fortress, Third Level
Deep within the Misty Hall
"Damn it!"
"How could that bastard predict our moves with such precision?" The pale-skinned, effeminate youth glared at the surveillance footage, his expression dark and furious.
He had intended to give Jiang Ye and his group a "welcome gift." Instead, not only had his plan failed, but he had also lost over twenty of his subordinates.
"Attack directly!" the youth snarled. "Kill them all! Every last one of them!"
"Yes, sir!"
The black-clad figures before him instantly transformed into streaks of shadow, surging into the hall.
Misty Hall
The relentless barrage of laser fire suddenly ceased.
A moment later, terrifying Martial Dao Aura erupted from the depths of the hall.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A series of rapid whistling sounds echoed from all directions, closing in on Jiang Ye and his group with terrifying speed.
"They're coming!" Jiang Ye barked. "Stick to the plan—split into teams and fight!"
Whoosh! Yun Qing'er leaped behind him, taking up a defensive position.
On the other side, Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao quickly closed ranks, their eyes scanning the surroundings with wary alertness.
The very next moment:
Whoosh! Whoosh! Pitch-black shadows tore through the mist, instantly lunging at Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao.
Their speed was astonishing.
But Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao reacted with equal swiftness.
Boom!
Bang! Boom! Boom! Working in perfect coordination, the pair unleashed a devastating counterattack. Terrifying shockwaves swept outward, shattering the mist around them.
Their attackers were a group of elite warriors, all at the first breakthrough peak. Several had even used secret techniques to temporarily reach near-second breakthrough levels!
The two sides clashed instantly, locked in a fierce battle.
Meanwhile, at the same time:
Jiang Ye and Yun Qing'er were also ambushed by a dozen opponents.
Boom!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Back-to-back, Jiang Ye and Yun Qing'er unleashed a flurry of spear strikes, each unleashing over a hundred thrusts in a single breath.
[Beauty's Inquiry: When facing opponents or allies of the opposite gender, attack speed increases by 35%, and damage dealt has a 50% chance to be doubled.]
This was precisely why Jiang Ye had insisted on mixed-gender teams.
If they had spread out or kept too much distance between them, this effect might not have triggered.
"Attack speed increased by 35%!" Jiang Ye roared, single-handedly battling seven opponents before him.
Among the seven, four had reached the first breakthrough peak.
The remaining three had already approached the second breakthrough level!
If Jiang Ye had to face them alone, he would be severely strained.
Fortunately, Yun Qing'er stood behind him, eliminating any need to worry about attacks from the rear.
This allowed Jiang Ye to fight with reckless abandon, unleashing wide, sweeping strikes and charging relentlessly at the enemy.
50% critical hit.
50% critical hit.
50% critical hit.
Nearly every spear strike triggered critical damage!
Ever since obtaining the Level 2 Flourishing Fortune skill, Jiang Ye's luck had skyrocketed.
In reality, his chances of triggering this probability had dramatically increased.
"This man... his strength is truly monstrous!" The Bald Strongman, one of Jiang Ye's assailants, paled instantly.
After activating his secret technique, he had reached a level approaching the second breakthrough.
Yet every time he clashed with Jiang Ye, he felt the opponent's power was in no way inferior to his own.
Clang! Clang!
Clang! Jiang Ye unleashed his full power, summoning a Pale Crimson Great Sun that spun rapidly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Hundreds of scorching rays erupted like falling petals.
Great Sun Spear Technique, Thirty-First Form—Splashing Radiance!
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
The seven assailants surrounding Jiang Ye were instantly riddled with bloody holes. Several first breakthrough peak cultivators lost their composure.
"Now's my chance!" Jiang Ye's eyes hardened as a spear beam shot forth, piercing through one of them in an instant.
Thwack! The spear light pierced the man's heart, sending blood spurting wildly.
Less than half a minute into the battle, a first breakthrough peak cultivator lay dead.
"A one-shot kill?"
"He's also at the first breakthrough peak, yet his strength is this overwhelming?"
"Impossible! How can there be such a vast difference in power?" The remaining divine shadow members surrounding Jiang Ye paled.
They had ambushed Jiang Ye with overwhelming numbers, yet he had already killed one of them so quickly?
"Kill him!" The Bald Strongman, whose cultivation was nearing the second breakthrough, snarled, his blade strikes growing even more ruthless.
The others quickly recovered, unleashing torrents of stellar energy as they surged toward Jiang Ye.
Today, either Jiang Ye and his companions would die, or they would.
Neither side left any room for retreat, both plunging into a desperate, all-out battle.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Simultaneously, figures emerged from the surrounding mist, launching relentless attacks on Jiang Ye and Yun Qing'er.
The entire third level was swarming with at least a hundred enemies, over fifty of whom were at the first breakthrough peak. If these elites unleashed even a fragment of their secret techniques, it would be equivalent to fifty warriors nearing the second breakthrough—a terrifying prospect.
Before they activate their secret techniques, Jiang Ye thought grimly, I need to kill as many as possible!
For members of the Divine Shadow, using the Assimilation Secret Technique inevitably came at a cost. Consequently, only a handful had activated the technique, reaching levels approaching the second breakthrough. The rest remained at the first breakthrough late stage or peak.
Slaughter.
Frenzied slaughter.
Jiang Ye abandoned all restraint, unleashing his full power as his spear erupted in relentless strikes.
Stab! Puncture! The nine-foot Black Dragon Spear pierced through skull after skull.
One!
Three!
Six!
Break! Another ruthless thrust shattered a perfectly good head.
"Ninth!" Jiang Ye counted silently in his mind.
Yun Qing'er had also killed eight or nine enemies.
Adding in the kills by Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao,
in just a few minutes, over thirty corpses lay piled at their feet.
Combined with Jiang Ye's earlier long-range kills, they had already eliminated over fifty enemies.
"Go all out!" the bald strongman leading the assault on Jiang Ye roared.
He realized they couldn't continue like this.
Otherwise, they would all be doomed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As his words echoed, the black-clad figures surrounding Jiang Ye erupted with power.
Their pupils and skin turned pitch-black, their bodies seeming to merge into the shadows.
Assimilation Secret Technique!
In the next instant, terrifying auras exploded forth.
Those at the first breakthrough late stage surged to the first breakthrough peak.
Those at the first breakthrough peak advanced even further, approaching the second breakthrough realm.
"Over twenty approaching the second breakthrough?" Jiang Ye's eyes narrowed.
He knew a fierce battle was inevitable.
Suddenly,
Buzz—
An invisible wave swept through the entire hall of the third floor.
Under its influence, Jiang Ye felt his heart clench violently, as if gripped by a powerful hand.
Simultaneously, his limbs stiffened, rendering him immobile.
This Innate Domain? Jiang Ye's mind reeled as he stared at the bald strongman ahead.
The invisible wave had erupted from the man's body.
Before he could process this, the other figures began unleashing similar waves.
Buzz! Buzz!
Strange undulations filled the hall.
Instantly,
Jiang Ye, Shen Changxi, and Liu Wanxiao were frozen in place, completely paralyzed.
"How is this possible? So many Dao Bone Aptitudes here?" Liu Wanxiao exclaimed in shock.
"This is bad," Shen Changxi's expression darkened. The overlapping Innate Domains made it impossible for her to move even an inch.
The enemies were closing in for the kill.
Meanwhile, Jiang Ye was completely immobilized, unable to move a muscle.
"Die!" The Bald Strongman roared, his long blade flashing like lightning as he swung it down, aiming to cleave Jiang Ye's skull.
Buzz—
At the critical moment, a vast wave of energy erupted from Yun Qing'er, sweeping over Jiang Ye, Shen Changxi, and Liu Wanxiao.
Like spring snow melting, it instantly freed them from their paralyzed state.
Clang! Jiang Ye swept his spear horizontally, blocking the Bald Strongman's strike.
"Panel," Jiang Ye muttered, his gaze darting across the battlefield.
Innate Talent: Nascent Aptitude
Innate Talent: Nascent Aptitude
Innate Talent: Nascent Aptitude
"Nascent Aptitude... how can they possess an Innate Domain?" Jiang Ye's mind reeled.
It was common knowledge that only those with Dao Bone Aptitude could manifest an Innate Domain. Yet here were individuals with mere Nascent Aptitude wielding such power.
This revelation shattered established understanding.
The black-clad figures who had unleashed their innate abilities moments ago clearly possessed only Nascent Aptitude!
Jiang Ye had no time to dwell on this, as the black-clad figures were already charging at him again.
"Jiang Ye, using my Domain weakens my combat strength," Yun Qing'er's voice crackled through the battle armor's comm channel, her tone strained.
Clearly, her repeated neutralization of several Innate Domains had pushed her to her limit.
"Stay behind me," Jiang Ye said, glancing at her.
"Distracted in battle?" the Bald Strongman's sinister voice hissed as his blade flashed, aiming for Jiang Ye's head.
Jiang Ye turned, his spear exploding forward in a thrust.
The spear tip pierced the air.
One strike!
Two strikes!
Three strikes! In rapid succession, Jiang Ye unleashed six consecutive thrusts.
After the sixth strike landed, the energy within Jiang Ye had reached its peak.
He took a step forward, his seventh strike hurtling toward the Bald Strongman.
Whoosh! The spear tip flashed like dawn, slicing through the pitch-black night.
Endless stellar energy shimmered, coalescing into a Pale Crimson sun four or five meters in diameter that rapidly ascended from the horizon.
The embryonic form of the Great Sun Spear Technique's third ultimate move—Sun Cascade!
"Explode!" Jiang Ye abruptly retracted his spear. The Great Sun detonated like a shockwave, unleashing countless spear tips that cascaded down like a waterfall, engulfing the Bald Strongman.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
The spear tips pierced the Bald Strongman in an instant, turning him into a human sieve.
At the same time, within a ten-meter radius centered on Jiang Ye—
Boom! The Sun Cascade erupted like a bomb, unleashing a terrifying surge of energy that tore through the first breakthrough peak experts.
Even some of the strong individuals nearing the second breakthrough were severely injured by the Sun Cascade's overwhelming power.
With a single strike:
The Bald Strongman was dead.
Over a dozen first breakthrough peak experts had met their violent end!
(End of the Chapter)
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