Thankfully, Mountain River Stones could only forcefully form Mountain Rivers. They couldn’t aid with one’s comprehension, nor could they help one surpass a minor level. Otherwise, such items would be even more astonishing.
To Ling Han’s surprise, he discovered that a streak of earthen-yellow veined pattern had appeared on the “mountain” that he had formed not long ago. It was very shallow in the beginning, yet as the power of the Mountain River Stone continued to surge in, this veined pattern also became deeper and deeper.
This was a divine pattern!
Chapter 963 - Third Success!
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What was a God Tool?
If a divine pattern was carved on a weapon, then the weapon would release a unique might once the divine pattern was activated. Thereupon, the weapon would become a God Tool.
The materials used to craft God Tools weren’t limited to Godly metals. It was just that metals were the most widely used material, and as a result, a large majority of God Tools was made using Godly metals.
And now, a divine pattern had actually appeared on Ling Han’s Mountain River. This signified that, from a certain perspective, his Mountain River could be considered as a God Tool.
An extreme weight God Tool.
He could activate the divine pattern with a mere thought, thereby imbuing his attacks with an extreme weight effect, which increased his battle prowess.
Pa!
A few hours later, the Mountain River Stone in his hand once again crumbled into dust.
‘I’m almost one-third of the way to the late stage of the low extreme.
‘As expected. The higher one’s cultivation level, the more Mountain River Stones are needed to level up. In fact, the increase in Mountain River Stones needed is quite astonishing. When I reach the perfection level, I’ll probably need hundreds of Mountain River Stones just to rise by a sub-minor level.
‘Let me try again.’
He prepared to reach the island for the third time.
“My God! He’s trying to reach the island for the third time?”
Everyone felt dizzy with disbelief upon seeing Ling Han step forward again.
“Oi, oi, oi… Is this real?”
“Has anyone achieved this before?”
“No, definitely not!”
Everyone shook their heads vigorously. Although very few people had managed to reach the island twice, there was always that one or two every several thousand years. During times when prodigies appeared in large numbers, perhaps three or four people would manage to reach the island twice within a century.
However, there was no precedent of someone reaching the island three times.
“Yes, someone has!” someone suddenly exclaimed firmly.
“Who?”
“It was around 300,000 years ago. There was a tremendous prodigy—”
“Xu Ran!”
“Indeed, it was Xu Ran. It’s rumored that he reached the island a miraculous three times. Afterward, he instantly shot to fame. However, he suddenly disappeared for some reason.”
“Who’s Xu Ran?” Most people had never heard this name before.
Ling Han couldn’t care less about what others thought, and he calmly stepped onto the first stone. This time, he wasn’t in a hurry to advance. Instead, he activated the divine pattern on the Mountain River Stone to resist the gravity fields.
Weng!
A gravity field was also unleashed from his body, though its effect was naturally much weaker than those that existed on the stones. However, it was still able to provide a certain degree of resistance.
‘As expected!’
Ling Han nodded in his mind. Zhao Lun had most likely refined his Mountain River Stone after reaching the island for the first time. Then, he used his gravity field to resist the gravity fields of the stones, and was thus able to succeed in reaching the island for a second time.
Of course, the main reason was still due to his powerful abilities. These special extreme weight Mountain River Stones could only add an icing to the cake. If one was too weak, their effect would be meaningless.
Ling Han started pushing forward.
The first 30 stones were extremely easy to cross. However, a look of exertion appeared on his face when he crossed the next 30 stones. Afterward, his body swayed with every step that he took.
The 80th stone!
He stopped on this stone, and sweat poured down his forehead. The Godly bones in his body were all clacking under the immense pressure.
“Heavens! He’s actually reached the 80th stone! He’s only just advanced to the late stage of the low extreme!”
“Gasp! He’ll definitely be able to complete three visits in another 10 years!”
Everyone wore different expressions, many of them malicious. He was a super-genius, so they definitely couldn’t allow him to grow!
Ling Han didn’t persist. Instead, he turned around and retreated.
He started refining his last Mountain River Stone. He was determined to plunder this island as if it were a treasure vault.
After refining the Mountain River Stone, Ling Han reached two-thirds of the way to the late stage of the low extreme. This speed was incredibly terrifying.
However, the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm only opened once every 10 years, and the number of people who could obtain Mountain River Stones was also very small. It was especially rare that someone could obtain five Mountain River Stones as he had.
A second divine pattern appeared on the large mountain in his Dantian.
“The power of the gravity field has doubled,” Ling Han whispered to himself. Sure enough, the improvement at the start was the greatest. After forming the third divine pattern, however, the power of the gravity field only increased by 50%.
“You can probably make it this time!” There was an expectant look in Shui Yanyu’s eyes as she nodded at Ling Han.
‘Reaching the island three times is a miracle.
‘Can this man perform a miracle?’
“Ling Han will definitely succeed!” Hu Feiyun had a blind trust in Ling Han’s abilities. That evil beast before had been “killed” by Ling Han, so what difficulty did this pose?
Ling Han chuckled, and said, “Of course. I’ll definitely succeed this time.”
He stepped forward again.
It was indeed different from before. He had two extreme weight divine patterns now, and when he activated them, they could provide a large amount of resistance to the gravity fields on the stones. Moreover, as his cultivation level had soared dramatically, his power had naturally also increased immensely. As a result, he was able to easily cross the first 80 stones.
After that, his speed started to slow down.
His expression became strained, but he still managed to reach the 90th stone in no time at all.
The most important steps were these last 10 steps. This was the true challenge.
91, 92, 93…
Everyone looked on intently. Were they going to see the birth of a legend?
One had to realize that Ling Han still hadn’t reached the peak stage of the low extreme yet. As such, he still had quite some room for improvement. If he succeeded this time, didn’t that mean he could perhaps try to reach the island for a fourth time?
This was far too terrifying!
97, 98, 99… He was only one step away!
A smile spread across Ling Han’s face as he took one last step forward. He had reached the island.
Third success!
Sinister killing intent instantly appeared on many people’s faces, most of whom were from the Eternity Sky and Jade Drop Majestic Empires. It was very likely that such a genius could reach the Heavenly Body Tier. Moreover, the increase or decrease in number of such cultivators could directly influence the strength of a Majestic Empire.
They had to kill him before he became too powerful.
Ling Han wasn’t greedy this time, and only picked up one Mountain Rive
r Stone before being ejected back onto the bank. He immediately refined this Mountain River Stone and raised his cultivation level to a stage close to the peak stage of the low extreme.
‘I only need four or five more Mountain River Stones to reach the pinnacle of the low extreme.
‘However, even so, it’s still impossible for me to break through to the medium extreme. After all, I’ve fully relied on external items to advance my cultivation level, yet my body doesn’t have the corresponding comprehension.
‘When I get back, I need to calm down and take my time to comprehend this cultivation level.
‘However, the more Mountain River Stones I obtain, the better. I can use them for the medium extreme, high extreme, and even perfection level. It’s best if they contain special attributes as well, for those can also elevate my battle prowess.’
Although Ling Han knew that it was close to impossible to achieve, he still tried to reach the island for the fourth time. It came as no surprise that he failed. In fact, he was a long way off, and only managed to advance a dozen or so steps.
‘By the looks of it, I need to stabilize my cultivation level in addition to reaching the pinnacle of the low extreme if I want to reach the island for a fourth time.
‘I only have a mere 10 years… Do I have a chance to enter here again?’
Ling Han felt that this wasn’t likely. It was much more likely that he would make some preparations then strive to reach the medium extreme after leaving this place. This probably wouldn’t take 10 years.
‘Then I have to maximize gains this time.’
Chapter 964 - Single Eye Demonic Ape
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Reaching the island four times was unrealistic, so Ling Han could only give up.
Shui Yanyu had also attempted to reach the island before, but she was only able to cross 80 steps even though she was extremely talented. It looked as if she was very close, but 20 steps was in fact quite a huge distance.
Hu Feiyun also made an attempt under Ling Han’s encouragement, and surprisingly, she actually succeeded. Moreover, she still had power to spare, causing the surrounding people all clicked their tongues in wonder.
Sure enough, the Ninth King—who was highly regarded by the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire—was not merely a naive and beautiful woman.
Ling Han encouraged her to try again.
Hu Feiyun had a blind trust in him as he had “rescued” her before. Thus, she quickly began her second attempt.
This time, it was clear that she was feeling much more strained. She stopped and retreated after crossing 60 stones.
When seeing that she could advance as quickly as a rabbit, Ling Han instantly knew that she was still far from reaching her full potential. It was just that the Ninth King didn’t possess the mindset to endure pain, so her first reaction when facing difficulties was to retreat.
Ling Han believed that even if she couldn’t reach the island a second time, reaching 90 steps was still completely within her capability. In fact, if she gritted her teeth and pushed forward, it wouldn’t be too difficult for her to complete the grand feat of reaching the island twice.
He believed that if the Ninth King were someone else, they would definitely give it their best effort. First off, special attribute Mountain River Stones were extremely valuable. Secondly, reaching the island was also a tremendous honor. Moreover, who would dare target the Ninth King?
Ling Han involuntarily shook his head. Hu Feiyun was extraordinarily talented in martial arts, yet she lacked a competitive mindset. As such, it was possible that her future achievements might even be surpassed by Shui Yanyu.
“Let’s go.”
Hu Feiyun was very satisfied that she had obtained a special attribute Mountain River Stone. She hadn’t come here to train herself, nor had she come here for Mountain River Stones. Instead, she had only come because the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire wanted her to do so, and she didn’t want to disappoint her sister.
‘What an innocent girl. With such a personality, she should have never taken a martial arts path.’
They left Crimson Lake, and headed toward Flame Cave.
Flame Cave was another location in this Mystery Realm that was certain to produce Mountain River Stones. Moreover, these were special attribute Mountain River Stones. They could provide cultivators with flame divine patterns, thereby imbuing their attacks with the might of divine flames. This was extremely powerful and useful.
However, Flame Cave was far more dangerous than Crimson Lake, a place where people couldn’t voluntarily advance or retreat.
Flame Cave was like a demonic cave, and it was brimming with Lava Beasts, a type of Demonic Beast. They were born with the ability to control divine flames, which caused their battle prowess to exceed their cultivation’s by a full level.
So be it if this was all. However, the most important point was that the most powerful Demonic Beast here had already reached the level of high extreme. This was extremely terrifying, and whoever came across them could only choose to flee. In fact, they might not even be able to escape.
Of course, there was only one such Demonic Beast—the King of the Lava Beasts. This Demonic Beast barely ventured out, and would usually remain in the deepest part of the Flame Cave. However, if one were unlucky enough to run into it, they would definitely meet a wretched end.
Of course, Ling Han definitely had to visit the place. He had the Black Tower, so he wouldn’t be flustered even if he came across the King of the Lava Beasts. Anyhow, his physique was incredibly powerful right now, and there was no way he could be insta-killed by someone of the high extreme. How could he die when he had the help of the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll?
The three of them set off after studying their map for a while.
Hu Feiyun had no enterprising spirit, so she couldn’t care less where they went. She had come merely because the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire had told her to do so. There was nothing more to it.
Ling Han familiarized himself with the gravitational effects as he walked. This was so he could fuse it into his battle prowess.
‘Even though I have three divine patterns, it’s still not enough to elevate my battle prowess by one star.
‘The higher my battle prowess, the harder it is to elevate it by another star. The number of stars will only go up if I increase my battle prowess manifold, perhaps even several dozen times.
‘However, the divine patterns of gravity can produce wonderful effects if used properly.
‘The so-called star geniuses aren’t absolute, either. For example, I have a 90 percent chance of success if I ambush someone at the perfection level of the low extreme with my Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow. However, can I say that my battle prowess had reached nine—or even ten—stars?
‘These numbers can only be used as rough estimates.’
Whoosh!
A fierce wave-like fluctuation suddenly appeared in the dense forest ahead.
Ling Han and Shui Yanyu immediately stopped, yet Hu Feiyun was completely oblivious and continued forward for a few steps, only stopping when she realized that both Ling Han and Shui Yanyu had already stopped. She turned around, and asked, “Why did you both stop?”
Xiu, xiu, xiu!
Three people suddenly dashed out from the dense forest, all of them extremely disheveled and one of them drenched in blood. All three of them sprinted toward Ling Han and the others as if their lives depended on it.
Ling Han didn’t dare let his guard down. It was possible these three people were being pursued, yet it was also possible that they were merely acting, with their true aim being to ambush Ling Han and the others. One had to be extremely careful in Mystery Realms; otherwise, they would die without even knowing what had happened.
Peng!
At this moment, a gigantic beast also charged out from the dense forest. It was a giant ape that was around 30 meters in height. It was almost a
s tall as the trees in the dense forest.
Its body was raven-black, and it looked like a magnified version of an ape. The only difference was that it had no eyes, bar for the vertical one on its forehead. This eye was extremely large, and almost took up half of its face.
Hu!
The gigantic ape grabbed the person who was closest to it. Its body was 30 meters tall, yet its arms were surprisingly also 30 meters long. Its hand instantly arrived behind that person’s back.
“F*ck off!” the person screamed in shock and terror. They instantly unleashed their strongest sword strike.
Pu!
The gigantic ape completely ignored this attack, and firmly gripped the person’s body. The sword slashed into its palm, yet it was merely able to cut off a few strands of hair. The gigantic ape casually tossed the person into its mouth.
Crack!
The person was immediately crushed into three segments.
Blood sprayed through the air as their head and legs fell from the corners of the gigantic ape’s mouth. However, the gigantic ape curled its tongue around them, and immediately swallowed them into its belly.
That was a cultivator at the peak stage of the low extreme, yet they had died just like that.
“Single Eye Demonic Ape!” Shui Yanyu exclaimed in surprise. “When mature, it can reach the peak stage of the high extreme! We’re definitely no match for it… Run!”
As she spoke, the gigantic ape had already caught up to another person, and tossed them into its mouth.
A cold chill shot down Ling Han’s spine when he witnessed this sight. Although he liked eating Demonic Beasts, he was definitely no fan of eating in such a bloody manner. Those who weren’t brave enough would definitely wet their pants in fright.
“I-I-I can’t move!” Hu Feiyun stammered in a shaky voice. She was a timid person, so it was already praiseworthy that she hadn’t wet herself yet.
“Run away with her first. I’ll hold it back for a while,” Ling Han said to Shui Yanyu.
“No, this gigantic ape is too strong,” Shui Yanyu said in a resolute voice. “There’s no way you can hold it back by yourself. I’ll help you.”
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