Translator: CinderTL
In the blink of an eye, he arrived before the massive vortex in the high heavens.
"Third Star Ring? I'm here." Jiang Ye stepped forward, vanishing into the swirling vortex like a phantom.
Third Star Ring, Zone 4001.
Crimson light bathed the vast, desolate land.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Two figures streaked across the landscape, one in pursuit, the other fleeing.
The figure in front wore pale yellow battle armor and had a gentle, watery face. It was Liu Shishi from White Dragon University.
But her armor was now riddled with cracks, severely damaged.
"Blue Star Person," growled a burly man in pitch-black armor, his skin as dark as night, but his teeth gleaming like snow. "Hand over that fourth-tier opportunity!"
He moved with terrifying speed, closing the distance with every stride.
Boom! With a burst of acceleration, the distance between them closed dramatically.
"Give up your futile struggle."
"I want both the treasure and you," the dark-skinned, burly man said, his eyes gleaming with greed as he gazed at the girl ahead, his gaze also burning with desire.
Boom!
With another surge of speed, the dark-skinned man had completely closed the gap.
"Stay here!" he roared, his blade slashing through the air with a terrifying arc of energy that tore through the void and hurtled toward Liu Shishi.
"Dream on," Liu Shishi retorted, raising her sword to block. Stellar energy erupted from her blade.
Boom! A devastating collision sent a shockwave through her delicate frame, flinging her backward.
Her strength was no match for the dark-skinned man's.
This man is probably close to the power of an invincible dao bone, Liu Shishi thought, her heart sinking into despair.
Since entering the Star Realm Sea, she had been remarkably fortunate, stumbling upon numerous fourth-tier opportunities that allowed her to advance to the mid-stage of the fourth breakthrough.
Upon entering the Third Star Ring, she had even found a Fourth-Tier Upper A-Grade opportunity!
Yet it was precisely this treasure that had drawn this deadly pursuit upon her.
Though the dark-skinned man was also at the mid-stage of the fourth breakthrough, his power far surpassed hers.
"After fleeing all this way..."
"Am I finally going to fall?" Liu Shishi gazed at the figure charging toward her, her eyes hardening with resolve.
She would rather die than be defiled by the foreign race!
Just as Liu Shishi prepared to end her own life,
Whoosh!
A ripple suddenly spread through the void before her.
Then, a swirling vortex slowly materialized.
Whoosh! A figure emerged from the vortex—tall and upright, with eyes like stars, a face like jade, and an air of refined elegance.
He stepped fully into this world.
"Hmm?"
"Liu Shishi?" The figure's gaze fell forward, and his expression froze.
"Jiang Ye!?" Liu Shishi stared at the figure, completely bewildered.
She distinctly remembered Jiang Ye being in the Third Breakthrough Zone. How had he ended up in the Fourth Breakthrough Zone?
Before she could process this,
Whoosh! Jiang Ye had already transformed into a blur, appearing behind her.
A long spear materialized in his hand.
"Black Abyss Civilization?" Jiang Ye narrowed his eyes as he studied the hulking, dark-skinned man before him.
"Blue Star People?"
"You're only entering now?" The burly, dark-skinned man spotted Jiang Ye and sneered. "Then I'll kill you both."
The Third Star Ring had been open for several days.
Top-tier geniuses had entered immediately. Anyone arriving this late was clearly up to something.
"Die!"
The dark-skinned man roared, transforming into a streak of flowing light as he charged at Jiang Ye with lightning-fast speed.
"Jiang Ye, be careful!" Liu Shishi shouted. "He's mid-stage fourth breakthrough!"
She had no time to consider how Jiang Ye had entered.
"Don't worry, senior sister," Jiang Ye's calm voice replied. "I'll handle him."
The two communicated telepathically, all of this happening in an instant.
In the next moment,
Boom!
Jiang Ye circulated his stellar energy through a full cycle. A terrifying life aura erupted from him.
He blazed with radiant starlight, like a war god. In a flash, he surged toward his enemy.
"Haha, only early-stage fourth breakthrough?"
"You're asking for death!" Contempt flashed in the dark-skinned man's eyes, but his attack was vicious. A terrifying blade of light crashed down toward Jiang Ye.
Clang!!
"Boom!" The sword and spear collided, unleashing a deafening roar.
[Beauty's Inquiry], [Tilting at Windmills], [Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger], [Pinnacle of the Spear Dao], [Territorial Expansion]!
Multiple buffs stacked!
In an instant, a vast force, as immense as an ocean, surged through the pitch-black long spear.
"Hmm? This power?"
"Not good!" The burly, dark-skinned man's eyes widened in alarm.
A flicker of terror crossed his face as he hastily drew his saber and retreated.
"Boom!" A catastrophic energy wave erupted, like the detonation of a heavy nuclear bomb, shattering the ground for miles around.
Having reached the Third Star Ring, the man was undoubtedly a top-tier genius, capable of reacting instantly in combat.
As stellar energy flashed, he retreated a thousand meters.
Such astonishing reflexes were unheard of in the Third Breakthrough stage.
Yet Jiang Ye's spear strike, though seemingly ordinary, had stirred a trace of the Spear Art Divine Resonance.
Against this Divine Resonance, even the fastest retreat would prove futile!
"Bang~"
Despite his decisive retreat, the man was still caught in the blast. Under the impact of the Divine Resonance, one of his arms exploded.
"Invincible dao bone?"
"Even with an invincible dao bone, he shouldn't be able to unleash such terrifying power at the early stage of the fourth breakthrough!" The burly man's heart was filled with shock.
As a mid-stage fourth breakthrough cultivator, he was confident he could hold his own against an invincible dao bone, given his superior realm. But their recent exchange had made him feel like an ant trying to shake a mountain.
Jiang Ye gave him the impression of an unshakeable Divine!
In that instant, the thought of escape surged through the burly man's mind. Without hesitation, he turned and fled into the distance.
But the next moment, a figure far faster than him struck from behind, accompanied by a deafening sonic boom.
"Fight to the death!" The burly man gritted his teeth, preparing to unleash his Innate Domain and engage Jiang Ye in a final, desperate battle.
But the next instant—
"Die!" A shout like heavenly thunder exploded in his mind, freezing the burly man in place, his eyes clouding with confusion.
His movements slowed to a crawl.
Tidal Sound Domain—Ten Thousand Waves!
"Damn it! A sea of consciousness attack!" The burly man's mind cleared instantly. His willpower was formidable.
In just one second, he shook off his confusion.
But for a mid-stage fourth breakthrough expert like the burly man, that second was an eternity.
The moment the dark-skinned warrior regained his senses, he saw a terrifying spear thrust piercing through him. He had no time to react.
Squelch! The spear blade pierced straight through the man's chest, stellar energy surging within.
Boom!
The burly man's chest exploded, followed by his entire body disintegrating in a shower of blood.
Black Abyss Civilization.
A mid-stage fourth breakthrough expert. Dead.
"As expected of a mid-stage fourth breakthrough expert. It took two strikes to eliminate him," Jiang Ye said, flicking his long spear to shake off the blood clinging to the tip.
Though the foreign race's cultivation realm was higher than his, it was clear he hadn't yet reached the level of invincible dao bone.
Jiang Ye felt somewhat dissatisfied with the spar.
"Jiang Ye!"
Liu Shishi flew over, her delicate and beautiful face filled with shock.
"You killed a mid-stage fourth breakthrough expert with two strikes?" she asked, incredulous.
When they parted earlier, Jiang Ye had only been at the peak of the third breakthrough.
At that time, she had even felt confident she could defeat him.
But now?
The foreign race member, who had been utterly overwhelming to her, couldn't even withstand a single strike from Jiang Ye, his body exploding under two spear thrusts.
"Senior Sister, are you alright?" Jiang Ye asked with a gentle smile.
Liu Shishi gazed at his kind smile, momentarily lost in thought.
But she quickly regained her composure and shook her head. "I'm... I'm fine."
Whoosh!
Jiang Ye withdrew a B-Tier Opportunity from his storage bracelet.
"You're quite injured," he observed, looking at her battered body. "This will help heal your wounds effectively."
"Thank you, Junior Brother," Liu Shishi replied, accepting the item without hesitation.
After a moment's hesitation, she retrieved a treasure from her robes, its shape resembling a ginseng fruit.
"That foreign race member was hunting me for this," she explained. "Jiang Ye, you saved my life. Please accept this as my gratitude."
"What is this?"
"A Fourth-Tier Upper A-Grade Opportunity?" Jiang Ye was slightly surprised.
Having accumulated considerable knowledge, he immediately recognized the treasure in Liu Shishi's hand as the Ginseng Essence Fruit—a Fourth-Tier Upper A-Grade Opportunity.
"There's no need," Jiang Ye said, shaking his head. "You risked your life for this, didn't you?"
"You should take it, junior brother," Liu Shishi insisted. "Otherwise, I'll feel indebted."
"Uh..."
"Alright, thank you, senior sister," Jiang Ye said with a wry smile, accepting the item.
A Fourth-Tier Upper A-Grade opportunity was indeed his primary goal. Since she was so insistent, he had no choice but to accept it. He could always return the favor when he encountered another opportunity. Jiang Ye had never liked owing favors.
Just then, a swish!
A massive surge of insights flooded Jiang Ye's mind, all originating from the dark-skinned, burly man he had just slain. Even with preliminary absorption, he could feel countless complex insights swirling through his consciousness.
"Not bad," he mused. "The cultivation insights of a Fourth Breakthrough expert are indeed far superior to those of a Third Breakthrough." A smile spread across his face. "This alone is worth more than the insights gained from killing dozens of others."
During his time in the Third Breakthrough Zone, killing dozens of Third Breakthrough peak experts hadn't yielded insights comparable to this single harvest.
After digesting these insights, my spearmanship should improve significantly, Jiang Ye thought.
Whoosh!
He waved his hand, collecting the treasures scattered by the burly man, and scanned the sky.
Rumble... rumble!
Faint rumbling sounds echoed from the distant horizon. The entire vast world seemed to tremble.
"Not good," Liu Shishi exclaimed, her face paling. "It's the pursuers! Jiang Ye, we need to leave now. Many eyes are on this Fourth-Tier Upper A-Grade opportunity."
"More pursuers?" A glint flashed in Jiang Ye's eyes.
(End of the Chapter)
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