by Feng Yise
The five Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm fighters joined hands and attacked together. Ye Yuan's sword remained sheathed, as he once again struck out with a palm.
Stacking Waves Layered Palm, Second Layer Wave!
The five black-clothed martial artists were sent flying once more, and they vanished.
The Dream Tapir stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the sight.
This brat . . . is too terrifying.
Huyan Yong's pupils contracted as he watched the light curtain.
Another instant kill? How was this possible?!
The Yellow Rank Advancement test consisted of five Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm fighters! Each one of them was two minor cultivation realms higher than Ye Yuan! How could it be another instant kill?!
Although Huyan Yong knew that Ye Yuan was almost certain to advance to the Black rank when he saw that Ye Yuan was at the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm, he did not expect Ye Yuan to advance with such ease!
Five Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm martial artists . . . Each one of them was stronger than Fei Qingping. Even if Ye Yuan was strong, it was impossible for him to be so ridiculously strong!
"Look guys! Ye Yuan's advancement test ended again! This time, it should be the Yellow Rank Advancement test, right? That's to say, he is already a Black rank student?"
"T-that fellow is simply too monstrous. A-another instant kill! Just how did that fellow manage to instantly kill five Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm opponents? Even when Senior Apprentice Brother Long Tang took the Yellow Rank Advancement test, it wasn't as exaggerated as this."
"I'm already drunk. That fellow isn't human at all. He already surpassed my imaginations . . ."
Wan Yuan gritted his teeth as he looked at the light screen. At this moment, he was feeling an immense threat.
Ye Yuan's improvement speed was too fast. At this rate, would he no longer be Ye Yuan's opponent when the time comes for the Endless Trials?
No! Ye Yuan must die! As had been explained earlier, a minor stage is the gap between each three minor cultivation realm. First level to third level, fourth level to sixth level, and seventh level to ninth level. Instead of it, I am using he here to refer to the Dream Tapir. Because he materialized himself as a middle-aged man.
Chapter 43 - Dream Tapir’s Extra Ingredient
Ye Yuan's advancement speed made Wan Yuan felt a deep sense of crisis.
To be able to instantly kill five Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm opponents, Ye Yuan might already have the strength to enter the Earth ranking!
Even if he did not succeed, he probably would not be far off.
Strength like that already approached Wan Yuan's.
His movement technique was already inferior to Ye Yuan, and now, his combat prowess was not any better. What capital did he still have to challenge Ye Yuan?
During the Endless Trials, I must definitely let Senior Apprentice Brother Su finish off Ye Yuan. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles! Wan Yuan made his decision.
"I say, do you think Ye Yuan will enter the Earth ranking?" After the shock, somebody suddenly thought of that possibility.
The moment that was said, everyone became silent.
They all knew that Ye Yuan was very strong, but wasn't it too much of an exaggeration for a Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm to face off with five Eighth Level Essence Qi Realm martial artists?
It was not uncommon to see a Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm jumped ranks to battle with a Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm. But the Eighth Level Essence Qi Realm was an entire four minor cultivation realms higher than the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm. Furthermore, there was a minor stage in between them.
That minor stage was not easy to cross!
However, Ye Yuan challenged the Yellow Rank Advancement test and passed too easily. It was so quick that it was basically effortless, making them feel a trace of possibility.
"Quickly look! Ye Yuan really went on to challenge the Black Rank Advancement test!"
This shout broke the silence, as everyone's gaze once again concentrated on the light screen.
"This is too crazy! Consecutively challenging three tests during his first time! I'm afraid this made into the Dan Wu Academy's history!"
"Do you guys think that Ye Yuan can successfully pass this?" The person who made everyone fall silent earlier, once again made everybody pondered on this.
. . . . . .
Facing five Eighth Level Essence Qi Realm opponents, Ye Yuan did not take things lightly like before, and he burst forth in an instant.
Even so, Ye Yuan was still in perilous danger facing the joint attack from these five opponents.
"F*ck! You actually dare to sneak attack me! These five people actually know how to form a sword array?!" Ye Yuan shouted as he dodged.
". . . . . ."
The Dream Tapir was speechless.
When the Black Rank Advancement test started, the dream tapir secretly added an 'extra ingredient,' making the five Eighth Level Essence Qi Realm martial artists to attack Ye Yuan with a sword array.
After the five black-clothed martial artists used a sword array, their combined might was no weaker than a powerful Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm.
Ye Yuan himself was an array master. The moment these five moved out, he discovered it.
It naturally was not difficult for him to break the array with his mastery in array formations. But the combined power of these five people was too great. This sort of crushing advantage left Ye Yuan unable to do anything else, let alone break the array.
The enormous difference in power was not something that insights could compensate for. Even if these five people's sword array were full of holes in Ye Yuan's eyes, he could not make a counterattack.
Everything was a blur in front of Ye Yuan's eyes, as sword shadows permeated the surroundings.
Luckily, Instant Flash was a small radius movement technique; it was perfect for this sort of group battle. Otherwise, even if Ye Yuan had ten lives, he would have long died.
Even so, Ye Yuan would still be grazed by sword qi every now and then, leaving him covered with wounds.
Although he was in a dream world, the sensation of pain was unbelievably realistic. The Dream Tapir Tribe's Nightmare Skill was truly powerful.
Before long, Ye Yuan's clothes were already tattered.
As the Dream Tapir looked at Ye Yuan who was trying to cope with the situation, he had a hint of a smile on his face. It was as if satisfied with his revenge.
Although Dream Tapirs were born in dream worlds, they also had emotions such as p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e, anger, sorrow, and joy.
He did not know why, but from the start when Ye Yuan was unperturbed by everything, it left him very displeased.
All these while, he had always been mysterious and haughty. But today, in front of Ye Yuan, he felt like he was stripped n.a.k.e.d without any secrets left.
Who among the students participating in the test was not full of respect towards him? It only had to be Ye Yuan with his indifferent attitude. He even postured with instant kills twice, making him feel that he had no face left.
Hence, when the Black Rank Advancement test was starting, he secretly added a sword array for those five black-clothed martial artists, increasing their power.
"Brat, this is the result of slighting this seat. 1 Thinking about passing the Black Rank Advancement test? Go back and train first!" The Dream Tapir was secretly pleased.
He had been watching the battle, and he knew that Ye Yuan's defensive radius was shrinking. His injuries were also increasing, so he would be defeated sooner or later.
However, the Dream Tapir was shocked in his heart at how tenacious Ye Yuan was. To be able to fight with five Eighth Level Essence Qi Realm opponents until now with his Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm strength. It was simply unthinkable.
The Dream Tapir had seen countless geniuses before, but he had never seen a genius who was able to perform to such an extent.
But . . . it should end here.
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Lin Tiancheng was sent out in dismal. He had failed once again. This was already the fifth time he failed to impact through the Heaven ranking!
Thinking about the musing looks and those eyes filled with mockery outside, Lin Tiancheng became frustrated.
Lin Tiancheng was already at the half-step Spirit Condensation Realm. Facing five First Level Spirit Condensation Realm martial artists was truly a little too forced.
It was not that Lin Tiancheng wasn't talented enough and was unable to take that final step. But it was because he had been suppressing his cultivation realm at half-step Spirit Condensation Realm.
In the Dan Wu Academy, the lower one's cultivation realm was when passing the test and the smaller the age, showed that one's potential was greater. The importance attached to you would naturally be different as well.
If he broke through to the First Level Spirit Condensation Realm, it would obviously be a cinch for him to defeat the five martial artists. But that way, it would be acknowledging that his talent could only go so far.
Hence, he had always been tolerating other people's contemptuous look, wishing to pass the Earth Rank Advancement test with half-step Spirit Condensation Realm strength.
The top figures on the Martial Roll of Honor such as Long Tang, Zuo Bugui, and Su Yishan, without exception, all of them passed the Earth Rank Advancement test when they were at the Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm.
That was to say, these top geniuses already had a battle power surpassing the First Level Spirit Condensation Realm when they were at the Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm!
But he, Lin Tiancheng, was already at the half-step Spirit Condensation Realm, yet he still could not pass the Earth Rank Advancement test. The difference was clear at a glance.
Lin Tiancheng walked out of the Illusionary Spirit Tower looking incomparably dispirited.
He already made the decision that as long as there was the slightest bit of scorn in anyone's eyes, he would rush over and violently beat him up.
The moment he stepped out of the Illusionary Spirit Tower, Lin Tiancheng swept his fierce gaze over and suddenly became stunned.
There was actually no one looking at him. Everyone's eyes were fixated on the light screen, with some people watching nervously.
' What happened? '
Lin Tiancheng also followed everyone's gaze and looked over at the light screen as well, but he failed to see anything. The light curtain did not have fighting scenes within the Illusionary Spirit Tower. It could only roughly display the conditions of everybody inside.
"What are you all looking at?" Lin Tiancheng casually grabbed someone and asked.
"Ah? It's Senior Apprentice Brother Lin? Are you already out? We are looking at Ye Yuan. He is taking the Black Rank Advancement Test right now, but it looks like he can't hold on any longer." The student did not seem to have too big a reaction to Lin Tiancheng being out.
"What? Black Rank Advancement test? Isn't that fellow overestimating himself? With his strength, even passing the Yellow Rank Advancement test would be a little forceful. He actually went to take on the Black Rank Advancement test?" Lin Tiancheng was stunned initially, followed by a mocking smile.
That student gave Lin Tiancheng a look, and the expression in his eyes made Lin Tiancheng feel extremely uneasy. Before he reacted, that student opened his mouth again and said, "I'm afraid Senior Apprentice Brother Lin doesn't know yet, right? Ye Yuan already long passed the Yellow Rank Advancement test! During his Entry Advancement test and Yellow Rank Advancement test, he instantly killed his opponents! Even right now, during his Black Rank Advancement test, he already held on for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn!"
"In-instant kill?"
Lin Tiancheng suspected that he heard wrongly. However, that student no longer bothered with him and turned his head back to the light screen. A seat is a seat. But in this context, his seat as in his status and position.
Chapter 44 - Black Rank Advancement Test, Passed!
"Sigh. It looks like there's no hope for Ye Yuan to create a miracle. But it's already very impressive to go this far. He is only at the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm. A once in fifty years genius appeared in our State of Qin's Dan Wu Academy once again."
As the light representing Ye Yuan on the light screen became increasingly faint, Huyan Yong could not help but feel sorry.
However, immediately afterward, he found himself funny. The power that Ye Yuan displayed was already shocking enough. To let him challenge the Black Rank Advancement test with his Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm was truly a little too forced.
After passing the test this time around, Huyan Yong believed that as long as Ye Yuan broke through to the Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm, no, just the Fifth Level Essence Qi Realm was enough to pass the Black Rank Advancement test!
"Aiya. It's over, it's over. Ye Yuan can't hold on anymore!"
"Sigh. He doesn't have a chance anymore. Right now, he probably already suffered heavy injuries, right? It was already good enough that he could last until now."
"Miracles really aren't so easy to create! However, Ye Yuan is already very impressive. Back then, Senior Apprentice Brother Long Tang only passed the Black Rank Advancement test when he was just about to break through to the Seventh Level Essence Qi Realm. Ye Yuan is only at the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm presently!"
"Damn his sister! Your father spent half the day watching, but he still ended up losing."
As the glow symbolizing Ye Yuan slowly became fainter, the surrounding students started talking about it. Quite a few people felt pity for Ye Yuan's failure.
Wan Yuan watched the light screen as a trace of a sneer flashed across his mouth. Right here, the one who hoped Ye Yuan would fail the advancement test most of all was him.
"Overestimating himself! To actually dare challenge the Black Rank Advancement test when you just broke through to the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm. Do you think that these tests were just ornamental?"
After watching for so long, Wan Yuan was already aware that Ye Yuan broke through to the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm. A deep sense of crisis followed the shock.
Now that he saw Ye Yuan was about to fail, that constriction in Wan Yuan's c.h.e.s.t eased up a little.
. . . . . .
At the Illusionary Spirit Tower, the Dream Tapir felt that something was not quite right as he looked at the group battle over there.
Right! Ye Yuan's defensive radius seemed to have not shrunk for a while now!
What was going on?
Ye Yuan was clearly covered in injuries, but why did not his last line of defensive collapse, and how was he still holding on?
En? He used the sword!
The Dream Tapir suddenly discovered something abnormal. Ever since the Entry Advancement test begun, Ye Yuan had never used that lousy sword!
But now, Ye Yuan actually used the sword!
The Dream Tapir recalled back to the beginning where Ye Yuan chose his weapon leisurely like it did not matter. He thought the sword was just an accessory, and that his true killing move was the Stacking Waves Layered Palm!
The Dream Tapir naturally knew about the Stacking Waves Layered Palm. Ye Yuan was already very heaven-defying to be able to comprehend the Second Layer Wave.
It was precisely because Ye Yuan had comprehended the Second Layer Wave that he could easily pass through the Yellow Rank Advancement Test.
Hence, the Dream Tapir thought that the Stacking Waves Layered Palm was Ye Yuan's greatest trump card. He never expected Ye Yuan's sword art to be so superb.
Currently, Ye Yuan was still on the defensive; like a tiny sailboat in a storm. But he still stubbornly held on, and his boat just would not overturn!
The dream tapir even realized that ever since Ye Yuan used the sword, he had not been struck once by the black-clothed martial artists.
The initially flawless sword array was currently showing signs of instability.
Ye Yuan seemed to be able to see through the weakness of
the sword array. Although he was forced to be on the defensive, each stance and each strike started to make the entire sword array unstable.
Could it be that this Ye Yuan was also an array expert?
The Dream Tapir felt that his brain was a little incompetent to process this notion.
Ye Yuan naturally would not randomly choose his weapon. He was indeed a sword expert in his past life.
Of course, this so-called expert was only when comparing to the Lower Realms. In the Divine Realm, there were plenty of people who could mutilate him as they liked.
The sword art that Ye Yuan currently using was something that he created during his leisure time while in the Divine Realm. The name of the sword art was Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword.
There was one time when he was talking and drinking with a few friends in a sacred sakura forest. As the skies filled with the falling petals of the sacred sakura flowers, it formed a falling flower rain.
As Ye Yuan watched the flowery scenery, he gained enlightenment and created this sword art, naming it as Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword.
Back then, there was an Extreme Sword Divine King, Kuang Tianming, among his friends. He was a Divine King who used a sword to affirm his Dao; this person had extraordinary accomplishments in the Sword Dao.
After Ye Yuan finished performing the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword, the Extreme Sword Divine King praised it highly.
At that time, Kuang Tianming said, "Brother Qingyun is amazingly talented. Tianming is inferior to you! If this sword art were to be perfected, it would definitely dazzle the Divine Realm in the future. If Brother Qingyun would devote yourself to the Sword Dao, your future accomplishments won't be inferior to your Alchemy Dao!"
Unfortunately, the Qingyun Zi back then had no interest in the Martial Dao. Creating the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword was just because of a moment of interest. After creating it, he threw it aside and never used it again.
Kuang Tianming did not praise the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword because the sword art was really that powerful.
At that time, Qingyun Zi's cultivation realm was high, but his development in the Martial Dao was very limited. Kuang Tianming meant that if Ye Yuan devoted his thoughts on the Martial Dao and continuously raised his comprehension of the Sword Dao, the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword would become a terrifying sword art.