Translator: CinderTL
This seemingly simple strike contained all the painstaking effort and countless details Jiang Ye had comprehended over time, now fused into a single, devastating blow.
It swept outward!
Rumble! The spear light tore through the tidal wave of attacks like lightning, hurtling straight toward the alien powerhouses.
Pfft! Pfft!
The spear was impossibly fast—so fast it defied comprehension.
In less than a finger snap, it tore through the alien formation's defenses with overwhelming force, piercing the bodies of over a dozen aliens.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the blink of an eye, more than ten alien powerhouses exploded into crimson mist.
"What?"
"How is this possible?"
"How could he—" The remaining alien powerhouses were stunned, their expressions utterly bewildered.
How could someone they had been suppressing suddenly unleash such overwhelming power?
They had no time to ponder.
After obliterating over a dozen alien warriors, the spear's momentum surged outward, wreaking havoc in all directions.
The scene was utterly bizarre.
What appeared to be an ordinary spear strike seemed to possess a life of its own, actively seeking out its enemies.
Boom! The spear's energy erupted completely.
In an instant, the remaining alien powerhouses were annihilated by the spear, utterly incapable of resisting.
"This breakthrough has imbued my spear technique with even greater 'spiritual essence' than before," Jiang Ye realized inwardly. "This essence grants my spear technique far greater adaptability."
This "spiritual essence" wasn't some mystical resonance or divine aura.
Rather, it was a natural byproduct of perfecting countless minute details of his spear technique.
It was akin to the principle of "practice makes perfect."
As Jiang Ye's mastery of spear technique details accumulated to a critical threshold, a trace of spiritual essence emerged, granting him far greater flexibility in combat.
He could advance to attack or retreat to defend!
Just now, an ordinary spear strike had seemed to possess a life of its own, actively seeking out its enemies.
"So satisfying," Jiang Ye murmured, a smile playing on his lips.
His spear technique was improving rapidly, his strength surging with each trial. The feeling was exhilarating.
"Hundred Cosmic Refinements."
"Coming here was the right decision," Jiang Ye thought, his heart filled with awe.
He was beginning to understand.
The hundred trials of the Hundred Cosmic Refinements were a monumental opportunity. If seized properly, the benefits would be extraordinary.
He had only completed three trials, yet Jiang Ye had already experienced such remarkable growth!
What would the later trials bring?
"Let's continue."
"Fourth trial." Jiang Ye raised his gaze to the fourth star.
He couldn't wait to begin!
Meanwhile, outside the trial realm:
"Five hours have passed, and Jiang Ye has finally cleared the third trial."
"Chen Zilu has already reached the thirtieth trial. Chen Haoyue, Chen Feng, and Chen Qian have all surpassed the twentieth trial."
"Isn't Jiang Ye moving too slowly?"
The Chen Clan members watched the projection screens in silence.
Over six hours had passed since the Hundred Cosmic Refinements began.
Jiang Ye had only reached the third trial.
Many Chen Clan members found this utterly absurd.
"Is this the person the ancestor values so highly?" Chen Jue's resentment grew, unaware of the nightmare-grade difficulty.
"Father!"
"Jiang Ye's performance is terrible," Chen Jue couldn't help but transmit to Chen Fang. "Why does the ancestor hold him in such high regard?"
"Silence!" Chen Fang rebuked telepathically. "Save your questions for later."
Chen Jue reluctantly suppressed his resentment.
In truth, Chen Fang was also filled with doubts.
"Even with nightmare-grade difficulty, it shouldn't be this arduous, right?"
"According to the ancestor," Chen Fang thought inwardly, "once he adapted to the difficulty of the first trial, his progress accelerated exponentially."
"Yet Jiang Ye is struggling so much with the third trial?"
"At this rate, he'll likely only pass the tenth trial at best," Chen Fang speculated.
He wasn't alone in this assessment.
The other Chen Clan elders wore inscrutable expressions, harboring similar thoughts.
Even Chen Jiuxuan's face flickered with a hint of doubt.
"Could it be?"
"Has Jiang Ye truly encountered some unforeseen obstacle?" Chen Jiuxuan mused. "It's only the third trial. He shouldn't be this slow."
Hundred Cosmic Refinements: A hundred trials.
If Jiang Ye were to stop at just ten or twenty trials, Chen Jiuxuan would feel deeply humiliated.
"Young man," Chen Jiuxuan muttered, "I've entrusted the fate of the Chen Clan to you. Don't disappoint me." A sliver of unease crept into his heart.
Just then, someone shouted, "Look! Jiang Ye's progress! It's skyrocketing!"
"Fifth trial? No, he's already entered the sixth!"
"What? How is that possible?" The Chen Clan members stared at the projection screen, their faces etched with astonishment.
On the screen, Jiang Ye was ascending through the trials like a rocket, his progress accelerating wildly.
Fourth trial.
Fifth trial.
Sixth trial.
Seventh trial.
In less than a minute, Jiang Ye had surged from the third trial straight to the tenth!
"Holy shit!"
"Has Jiang Ye finally snapped? How is he suddenly moving so fast?"
"Am I seeing things?" The hundreds of Chen Clan members present were utterly stunned.
In a mere minute, Jiang Ye had cleared seven trials in rapid succession, including travel time between them. This meant he had barely paused, crushing each trial with overwhelming dominance.
"This has to be fake, right?" Chen Jue's face was also shaken. How could Jiang Ye suddenly become so formidable?
"Finally showing his true strength?" Chen Jiuxuan watched the projection screen, a faint smile finally appearing on his lips.
On the screen, Jiang Ye showed no signs of slowing down after reaching the tenth trial. He continued to surge upward like a rocket.
Eleventh trial.
Twelfth Trial.
Thirteenth Trial.
Two minutes later.
Jiang Ye had already reached the twentieth trial!
"Jiang Ye is catching up to Chen Haoyue and the others!"
"Was he just playing the fool to catch the tiger all this time?"
"Or did he break through during the trial?" Hundreds of Chen Clan members abandoned their own cultivation to discuss the astonishing spectacle.
Jiang Ye's performance was truly bewildering.
However, immediately after reaching the twentieth trial, Jiang Ye's pace slowed dramatically.
Time passed. Another half-hour went by, and Jiang Ye remained stuck on the twentieth trial.
"He's hit a bottleneck."
"Could the twentieth trial be Jiang Ye's limit?"
"According to the ancestor, reaching the twentieth trial would be impressive for a nightmare-grade difficulty." Several Chen Clan elders exchanged knowing glances, their suspicions confirmed.
Chen Fang couldn't help but glance in the ancestor's direction.
"Jiang Ye's limit?"
"I doubt it ends here," Chen Fang thought to himself. "The ancestor's insight far surpasses ours."
The earlier spectacle of Jiang Ye's rapid ascent through the trials had left him utterly stunned.
Now, Chen Fang had complete faith in the ancestor's judgment.
"Jiang Ye..."
"He might even match the ancestor's feat," Chen Fang mused. "Reaching the thirtieth trial."
Within the trial space,
Jiang Ye had already reached the twentieth trial.
"As expected of the twentieth trial. The difficulty is far greater than before," Jiang Ye observed, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings.
Dozens of alien powerhouses, each radiating an overwhelming aura, had subtly formed a killing formation, encircling Jiang Ye at its center.
Every one of these alien powerhouses possessed a terrifying presence.
At least ten of them were at the invincible dao bone level.
"Excellent."
"That pressure is back," Jiang Ye murmured, a faint smile playing on his lips.
This was precisely the pressure he craved.
Only such intense pressure could drive his spear technique to new heights.
Previously, after clearing the third trial, Jiang Ye's spear technique had broken through.
From the fourth to the nineteenth trials, he had felt no pressure whatsoever.
He had swiftly ended each battle, breezing through the trials.
But now, Jiang Ye felt that familiar pressure return.
"After twenty trials, I've absorbed quite a few insights," he thought. "These insights are best digested through combat."
With that thought, Jiang Ye gripped his long spear tightly, his figure transforming into a blur as he charged forward.
Fight! Fight! Fight!
In endless battles, he would hone himself.
Until he stood invincible!
(End of the Chapter)
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