by Feng Yise
Under Ye Yuan's frenzied refining, those nameless energies were finally converted to become essence energy bit by bit, flowing into the essence energy sea.
These essence energies entered the essence energy sea arbitrarily, fusing together with that trace of essence energy which Ye Yuan refined previously. Adding it up, it was merely as big as the rim of a bowl.
Seeing this sort of situation, Ye Yuan could not help smiling bitterly.
This tiny bit of essence energy wasn't enough for him to sustain a while at all!
Ye Yuan also did not expect that he slaughtered demonic beasts for two days and two nights, and he actually just acc.u.mulated this tiny bit of nameless energy.
Wasn't this thing too precious?
Before long, the Thousand Flowing Petals which Ye Yuan cast before this was finally depleted.
Those demonic beasts charged forward once again without fear of death. Ye Yuan was helpless and could only revolve his cultivation method, mustering up the essence energy in his essence energy sea which was converted from that tiny bit of nameless energy.
Yet, something which made Ye Yuan awkward happened once more. He revolved his cultivation method and actually only mustered a tiny drop of nameless essence energy!
"The f*ck? No way, right? This is too much of a scam! What can one drop of essence energy do?" Ye Yuan nearly broke down.
He killed demonic beasts so painstakingly until now just for the sake of collecting this nameless energy.
In the end, he could actually only mobilize a drop of essence energy. This was simply such irony.
If he were eliminated like this, Ye Yuan would really have to find a place to enter closed-seclusion for twenty years and be too embarrassed to exit seclusion.
But at the next instant, Ye Yuan's pupils constricted.
After that drop of essence energy entered the meridians, it suddenly vanished.
Ye Yuan had yet to react when an even more horrifying Thousand Flowing Petals when compared to before appeared without any signs just like this.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.
The Thousand Flowing Petals erupted abruptly, practically sweeping away clean the surrounding demonic beasts instantaneously.
"This . . . What kind of situation is this?"
This time, Ye Yuan was struck utterly senseless.
Ever since entering the Vast Heaven Pagoda, too many things that exceeded his expectations happened, virtually more than what he could handle.
And everything that happened before his eyes clearly made him unable to understand too.
One drop of essence energy could actually erupt out such a terrifying attack?
Furthermore, him unleashing the Thousand Flowing Petals this time was practically completed instantly.
Could it be that this type of essence energy could instant-cast martial techniques?
Moreover, the Thousand Flowing Petals this time, regardless of whether was it power or range, it was all much more powerful than what he used previously.
Even though it was somewhat incomprehensible, without any doubt, Ye Yuan picked up a treasure!
One had to know that when martial artists used martial techniques, no matter how pure and simple, it was also impossible to achieve instant-cast.
Essence energy exit the essence energy sea and circulate within the meridians according to the martial technique's method, working in concert with heaven and earth quintessence, and then releasing them out. In-between this, it had to go through a series of transformations.
And this sort of transformations naturally needed time to be executed.
The more powerful the martial technique, the more time required as well.
Very clearly, under the situation where the power of the martial technique was the same, the shorter the time taken to cast the skill, the more advantageous!
And this type of essence energy could not only achieve instant-cast martial techniques, but it also seemed to have the effects of promoting and strengthening the martial technique. It was seriously too perverse.
"Heh. Looks like expending such a long time wasn't a waste at long last," Ye Yuan said with a smile.
As he said, he deployed that nameless essence energy again. Thousand Flowing Petals erupted abruptly once more, massacring a mass of demonic beasts!
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"Ye Yuan is indeed formidable. To actually be able to last until three days! Even though he can't pass through the first level, it's also sufficient to be proud."
"Still have two hours, and it will be three whole days. Even if he's still unscathed, he'll still get kicked out automatically by the Vast Heaven Pagoda."
"Looks like he also knows that he can't clear it, so he found a place to rest and rehabilitate to quietly wait for three days' time to be up."
"Such a pity. A genius like this actually didn't even clear the first level."
In the Vast Heaven Mystic Realm, everyone was discussing excitedly.
Some really felt pity for Ye Yuan, while others were gloating over his misfortune.
But no matter what, they all did not think that Ye Yuan could pass through the first level.
Regardless of what reason Ye Yuan had to hold-up in the first level, three days' time was also plenty for him to finish settling it.
Those martial artists who were in the second level now, there was a small portion who was at the Sea Transformation Realm too. Even they were able to clear the first level, but Ye Yuan was unable to clear it. That could only show that Ye Yuan's strength was lacking.
Ren Xingchun's old face was black as the bottom of a pot. He never would have thought that the Vast Heaven Pagoda journey this time, they came in a jolly mood but returned home disappointed. They were going to head back home so soon.
And the Ye Yuan he pinned high hopes on actually could not even clear the first level!
"About to hit three days right away. It's already hopeless for Ye Yuan!"
"Yeah. Such a pity! En? You guys, look! Ye Yuan's name disappeared! Three day's time is up!"
"Ye Yuan is probably already transported out. Let's go find him then."
"Hang on, you guys look, Ye Yuan's name appeared in the second level! He . . . He actually passed through at the last moment!"
Chapter 555 - Continue Killing Finish!
"This stinking brat! Gave me a fright!" Ren Xingchun finally heaved a sigh in relief secretly in his heart.
Even if he had experienced countless great storms and waves, his heart still leaped to his throat earlier.
If Ye Yuan were to be kicked out like this, then his face would be trashed badly.
Fortunately, Ye Yuan finally charged into the second level at the final juncture!
"What kind of situation is this? Ye Yuan he actually charged into the second level at the last moment!"
"Yeah. If he long had this strength, why not enter earlier? But if he didn't have this strength, how did he charge inside ultimately?"
"This Ye Yuan is really . . . He's clearing the Vast Heaven Pagoda while actually teasing with this kind of thrill . . ."
One had to acknowledge that Ye Yuan teasing with this roller-coaster ride had indeed made many people have a feeling of plummeting from above the clouds, exhilarating to the max.
Actually, many people were already prepared to watch the spectacle. In the end, Ye Yuan just had to clear the first level.
This made those people preparing to watch a show suddenly feel very bored.
"That's not right. Logically speaking, with Ye Yuan's strength, it's impossible to not clear the first level. But why did he only rush in at the last moment? Just what on earth is he doing inside?" Qin Hongtao was similarly very convoluted by Ye Yuan's actions.
Their thinking previously was also all very simple. They thought that Ye Yuan's essence energy was not abundant enough, or that only his explosive power was great and actually his endurance was lacking.
Thinking carefully about it now, Ye Yuan should not be like this.
But for such a lo
ng time, what in the world was Ye Yuan doing in the first level?
Qi Hai's gaze was glued fixedly on Ye Yuan's name. All of a sudden, he had some guesses.
"This boy wouldn't be tempering himself inside, right?"
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Somewhere in the second level, Ye Yuan pointed a finger and killed a lion-form demonic beast. His brows could not help furrowing.
"Is the second level's guardian demonic beasts the Aurora Electric Lion? That's pretty hard to deal with!"
The Aurora Electric Lion is a kind of Tier 3 demonic beasts. Not only was its speed unbelievable abnormal, its attacks even carried lightning-attribute, rather nasty.
An Aurora Electric Lion was naturally nothing much to Ye Yuan. But at the thought of that horrifying number in the first level, even Ye Yuan could not help shuddering.
Although the demonic beasts in the Vast Heaven Pagoda were not corporeal bodies, their attributes and strength were no different from the outside world.
Fortunately, the multiple Aurora Electric Lions that Ye Yuan killed were all just initial-stage Tier 3. If this level was all initial-stage Tier 3 Aurora Electric Lions, it might not be without the possibility of duking it out.
Even so, the difficulty of this second level threw the first level behind by several grades.
Tier 3 demonic beasts and Peak Tier 2 demonic beasts were on an entirely different level!
"No wonder Lu Linfeng only made it to the seventh level too. Advancing upwards at this degree of difficulty, how terrifying would it be when arriving at the ninth level!" Ye Yuan said with an emotional sigh.
Thinking it over, Ye Yuan still decided to enter the third level after killing off all the demonic beasts.
The allure of the nameless essence energy was seriously too great to Ye Yuan.
Previously at the first level, he only used several drops of nameless essence energy and killed all of the demonic beasts.
After absorbing those demonic beasts' nameless energy, Ye Yuan discovered that his own realm could no longer be kept in check, so he went with the momentum and chose to broke through.
With this breakthrough, Ye Yuan directly charged to peak Third Level Sea Transformation, just a bit more to reach First Level Sea Transformation.
Ye Yuan shockingly discovered that this nameless essence energy actually had the effect of hewing open his essence energy sea!
Originally, according to his estimations, Third Level Sea Transformation should have a 90 feet essence energy sea. But now, Ye Yuan's essence energy sea already opened up to 100 feet circ.u.mference!
One should not look at how it was just a circ.u.mference of ten feet. For Ye Yuan's essence energy sea to open up and to form perfect spirit condensation, even just opening up a fraction more was also extremely, extremely difficult.
One had to know that Ye Yuan's essence energy sea previously was already around the same as the Divine Realm's pinnacle young geniuses.
Now, cleaving open a circ.u.mference of ten feet more, it already surpassed those geniuses with absolute certainty!
Ye Yuan discovered that this nameless essence energy was truly incomparably mysterious.
Apart from instant-casting martial techniques and amplifying martial techniques, it actually had the effect of opening up his essence energy sea!
He had no idea just what was the origin of this nameless essence energy, and what other functions did it still have. But Ye Yuan dared to assume that this type of essence energy was absolutely a heaven-defying level treasure!
At least in the Divine Realm, Ye Yuan had never heard before any kind of special essence energy that could have so many enhancement effects!
Ye Yuan was increasingly curious about this Vast Heaven Pagoda's origin. It was simply a treasure vault!
Ignoring other things, just this nameless essence energy was enough to make all martial artists go crazy.
After musing for a moment, Ye Yuan started making his way to the second level's inner region.
Due to the others entering two days earlier than him, they were probably about to rush into the third level at this time. This entrance area was naturally already void of people.
But Ye Yuan learned to be more cautious this time. He absorbed and refined the nameless essence energy while killing the Aurora Electric Lions so as to maintain sufficient essence energy.
With the Spirit Bristle Nine Yang Divine Art's prowess, as long as Ye Yuan did not over expend it like at the first level, the problem of essence energy drying up would not arise.
Ye Yuan planned to kill a batch of Aurora Electric Lions first, then absorb a portion of nameless energy and make use of the momentum to break through to the Fourth Level Sea Transformation. He would then head for the entrance to the third level.
These Aurora Electric Lion contained a trace of nameless energy too. Moreover, it was much stronger compared to the first level's demonic beasts. If he could kill off all the Aurora Electric Lions in the second level, Ye Yuan could refine a lot of this type of nameless energy even while expending them.
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At the third level's entrance area, dozens of martial artists were surrounded by numerous Aurora Electric Lion. The battle situation was very alarming.
In the fight, there were martial artists killed by the Aurora Electric Lions every now and then and transported out of the Vast Heaven Pagoda.
At this second level, the martial artists were all feeling increasingly pressured. Even Soul Sea Realm experts were no exception.
Even though these Aurora Electric Lion could not threaten them, for them to want to be as leisure as in the first level was not doable.
Qin Yan casually slashed out a sword and killed multiple Aurora Electric Lions. But his gaze was looking at the Liu Hong ahead.
"I don't know where this person popped out from. His strength is actually so formidable! An itinerant cultivator can actually cultivate to such a level too?" Qin Yan said.
"I have a feeling that he's still preserving strength now. He should be planning on using it at the back!" By the side, Guo Taoqun had a solemn look too.
"Heh heh, which of the three of us don't have our own trump cards? When the time comes, we might have to use them in order to charge into the fifth level!" Qin Yan said smilingly.
Guo Taoqun nodded slightly and suddenly said, "Oh, right, after I separated from Ye Yuan at the first level, I never saw him all this while. Have you seen him?"
Qin Yan was stunned and only came back to his senses now. He shook his head and said, "I've really not seen him. With his strength, he should have reached here long ago!"
"Yeah. I looked for trouble competing in the speed of killing demonic beasts one time at the first level with him. The result was utter defeat! I feel that even that Liu Hong might not be faster than Ye Yuan either!" Guo Taoqun said.
Qin Yan laughed in spite of himself and said, "You were really taking the road to ruin! Ye Yuan's prowess isn't just reflected by killing a Soul Sea Realm! Forget it, he shouldn't need us to worry. Let's enter the next level quickly. The demonic beasts here are getting more and more now."
Chapter 556 - Indeed Deliberate
"It's that Liu Hong again. He's the first one to enter the third level!"
"This Liu Hong is so strong. To actually overpower the Three Sects' head disciples twice and be the first one to charge into the next level!"
"Just what is this Liu Hong's background? To actually be so powerful?"
"Allegedly, he came from a small sect. But the sect he was from was destroyed later on. He should have obtained some fortuitous encounter afterward. That's how he can have his current strength."
Fame can be a double-edged sword. The originally unrecorded and nameless Liu Hong shot to fame in just one move this time. His history was naturally dug out very quickly too.
The Three Sects choosing these itinerant martial artists naturally would not select them casually. They would definitely impose stringent screening on these martial artists, including their past.
One time could be said to be a coincidence. If it was twice, then it probably was not what a coincidence or luck could explain.
In comparison, Ye Yuan who was the hottest topic in the beginning was no longer popular at this time.
Nobody would pay attention to a failure. Ye Yuan entering the second level with a buzzer beater was already not viewed optimistically by many people.
This Vast Heaven Pagoda had always been about fighting for number one. It had yet to be heard of who wanted to fight for the last place.
Originally, everyone was all anticipating Ye Yuan creating a miracle. But now, they focused their gazes on Liu Hong.
Actually, the Vast Heaven Pagoda's first three levels did not have much worth to see.
There was not the slightest bit of suspense about prodigious talents like Qin Yan, Guo Taoqun, and Yin Yanhua passing through the first three levels.
If one had to say what was worth watching, it was only who would be the first one to charge into the next level.
Originally, everyone was the most optimistic about Ye Yuan. But Ye Yuan actually stayed in the first level alone for three whole days!
Later on, everyone focused their eyes on the Three Sects' head disciples and did not expect a huge dark horse to actually charge out, overpowering the Three Sects' disciples.
The Vast Heaven Pagoda's trial this time could be said to among the most exciting and exhilarating times. It was opened for others outside the Three Sects.
To the Three Sects, they obviously did not wish for their own disciples to lose in their own territory.
But to the itinerant cultivators and the other sects, they did not say it verbally. They earnestly wished for somebody to step forward and wreck the Three Sects.
This mentality of sour gr.a.p.es, many people had it.
Hence, when everyone saw that Liu Hong was the first one to charge into the third level, each and every one of them was like being injected with stimulants, praising him to the skies.
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