Ye Chuan's breakthrough to the peak of the Mahayana Realm brought about a massive improvement. His personal enhancements were numerous, whether it was the stat boosts from upgrading his skills or his magical treasures—
And all of these relied on one single point: Ye Chuan's own base strength.
1x999 and 2x999 were completely different, even if the base stat was only greater by 1 point.
"I feel like I could wipe out those old geezers with a single sword strike." Ye Chuan sensed the changes in his power. If he broke through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, he could probably walk sideways across the entire Profound Sky Continent, right?
As long as he didn't encounter any enemies with weird mechanics.
"Hiss." Thinking of that Demon King from the Aether Continent made Ye Chuan's teeth ache a little.
How on earth was he supposed to deal with that guy?
If he were the Hero, he would definitely give him a good beating.
Forget it, I won't worry about it for now.
After briefly exchanging a few pleasantries with Ji Lingxuan and the others, Ye Chuan didn't delay any further. With a sway of his body, he teleported directly out of the Absolute Beginning Holy Land.
Anyway, the Tribulation Platform wasn't broken, and Ji Lingxuan and her people would clean it up. What he wanted to do most right now was return to the Jade Void Sect and wait for Su Yao to come knocking.
Breaking through to the Mahayana Realm strengthened his divine sense once again. At this moment, Ye Chuan's divine sense was incredibly powerful, even crystallizing to the point where it could be used as an offensive method.
Bai Qianshuang was waiting outside the hall. Seeing him return, she immediately rushed forward and hugged him tightly:
"Ye Chuan, you broke through successfully? Are you hurt?"
"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine," Ye Chuan waved his hand.
"Not only did I break through, but I also reached the peak of the Mahayana Realm right away. Now I'm preparing to gather some materials to break through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm."
Bai Qianshuang: "?"
What do you mean you just broke through to the Mahayana Realm and are already preparing for the Tribulation Transcendence Realm?
Why does it feel like your leveling speed is getting faster and faster?
It was this kind of incomprehensible breakthrough speed again; she was almost getting used to it.
"What about the Parasol Tree Holy Land..." Bai Qianshuang asked hesitantly. She knew that the Parasol Tree Holy Land wouldn't just let things go.
"Soon. They'll probably be here before long." Ye Chuan glanced around the Jade Void Sect.
"I'll set up a restriction around the sect so that the Jade Void Sect disciples won't be caught in the crossfire when the fighting starts."
With that, Ye Chuan waved his hand. Countless streams of chaotic power spread out, transforming into invisible barriers that enveloped the entire Jade Void Sect.
A faint black mist lingered over the restriction. It looked ordinary but was actually indestructible, as it was condensed from his own chaotic power.
"Alright, everything is ready. Now we just wait for Su Yao to deliver herself to our doorstep."
Bai Qianshuang nodded and said no more. She quietly stayed by his side, ready to fight alongside him.
...
Just as Ye Chuan expected, only a day later, an apocalyptic pressure descended upon the outskirts of the Jade Void Sect.
Rumble—!
Dozens of massive flying ships tore through the sky, surrounded by dense crimson spiritual energy. Every ship was packed with disciples from the Parasol Tree Holy Land, exuding a majestic aura and overwhelming killing intent.
This time, the Parasol Tree Holy Land had truly mobilized their entire force.
Aside from the Ascension Realm patriarch who remained in secluded cultivation, all their other top-tier experts were present—
Four Tribulation Transcendence Realm elders, a hundred Mahayana Realm elders, disciples, and sect-protecting divine beasts swept their auras across the area, causing even the air to freeze.
At the forefront of the flying ships stood Su Yao, dressed in a crimson robe. Her expression was icy, and the killing intent in her phoenix eyes was almost palpable.
Beside her, Mo Chen and Xuanfeng stood shoulder to shoulder, no longer looking as disheveled as before.
The auras around the two men were thick and their spiritual energy surged. Not only had they fully recovered their Tribulation Transcendence Realm strength, but they also showed faint signs of a breakthrough. It was clear that they had been nourished by the top-tier supreme treasures of the Parasol Tree Holy Land, allowing them to recover rapidly and even take a step further.
Mo Chen gripped a brand new natal spiritual sword. His gaze was sinister as he glared fiercely at the Jade Void Sect, his eyes brimming with hatred—
The last time he was hunted down by Ye Chuan, he had to burn his origin essence blood just to escape. He had etched this humiliation into his heart. Today, he was determined to tear Ye Chuan to pieces and avenge himself!
Xuanfeng felt the exact same way. His face was cold, and his tone was filled with venomous resentment:
"Huang Haotian, let's see where you can run this time! Today, I will make you suffer the agony of ten thousand poisons devouring your heart, to avenge Elder Chiyan and all our fallen disciples!"
Su Yao raised her hand, signaling for everyone to quiet down. Then, with a flash, she hovered outside the Jade Void Sect's restriction. Her bone-chilling voice echoed throughout the entire sect:
"Huang Haotian! Get out here!"
"You killed the disciples and Tribulation Transcendence elders of my Parasol Tree Holy Land and ruined our sect's reputation. Today, I, Holy Maiden Su Yao, will grind your bones to dust, trample the Jade Void Sect flat, and make you be buried along with everyone who died!"
As her voice fell, the disciples of the Parasol Tree Holy Land shouted in unison. The massive uproar caused the Jade Void Sect's restriction to tremble slightly.
"Ye Chuan, they're here."
At the entrance of the main hall, Ye Chuan slowly stood up straight. After pinching the cheek of the young woman beside him, he said, "Stay here. Don't come out."
His figure blurred as he instantly teleported outside the restriction, confronting Su Yao and the others.
He slowly released his peak Mahayana Realm pressure. Although it was only the Mahayana Realm, it clashed with the aura surrounding Su Yao, stirring up waves of air.
Ye Chuan looked at Su Yao not far away, seemingly sizing her up. "Not a small chest, but an even bigger temper. Holy Maiden Su Yao, huh? You came pretty quickly. I thought you'd need a few more days to gather more manpower before coming to feed me kills."
"Arrogant!" Su Yao said coldly.
"Huang Haotian, do you think winning once means you can do whatever you want? Today, you will undoubtedly die!"
"Die?" Ye Chuan sneered. "If I don't die, you can be my bed-warming maid."
"You're courting death!" Hearing that Ye Chuan wanted to treat her as a maid, Su Yao was completely enraged. She turned her head and shouted sharply at the four Tribulation Transcendence Realm elders beside her,
"Attack! I want his soul utterly destroyed so he can never be reincarnated!"
As soon as she spoke, the four Tribulation Transcendence Realm elders flashed forward simultaneously, lunging toward Ye Chuan—
Two of them were none other than Mo Chen and Xuanfeng. The other two were also top-tier Tribulation Transcendence Realm elders of the Parasol Tree Holy Land, possessing formidable strength.
Mo Chen's eyes flared with killing intent. He unleashed a fierce sword aura from his natal spiritual sword and roared, "Huang Haotian, die!"
Xuanfeng attacked at the same time. With a wave of his Myriad Resentment Poison Banner, countless toxic mists spread and swept toward Ye Chuan. "Today, I will definitely make you suffer the agony of ten thousand poisons devouring your heart!"
Below, Bai Qianshuang and the disciples of the Jade Void Sect all broke a sweat. Even though they knew Ye Chuan was incredibly strong, facing four Tribulation Transcendence Realm elders still made them inevitably worried.
Upon hearing the news, Ji Lingxuan arrived in time with the people from the Absolute Beginning Holy Land. Standing in the distance and observing, Elder Ling and Elder Zhao had solemn expressions, their eyes fixed on the battlefield—
With four Tribulation Transcendence Realm experts attacking simultaneously, even they would have to retreat and avoid the brunt of the assault.
"Be ready to support at any time," Ji Lingxuan said. She knew very well that the truly terrifying one wasn't those elders, but Su Yao.
But in the next second, everyone was dumbfounded.
Facing the joint attack of the four Tribulation Transcendence Realm elders, Ye Chuan teleported forward. After a few halos of light flashed around his body, he simply raised his right hand slowly and threw a punch straight at the foremost elder of the Parasol Tree Holy Land!
There were no earth-shattering moves, nor any gorgeous spiritual light. It was just an ordinary punch.
Yet, the moment this very punch touched that Tribulation Transcendence realm elder, it erupted with apocalyptic power!
Boom!!!
With a loud bang, the body of that Tribulation Transcendence realm elder was instantly blown apart by this punch, turning into a sky full of blood mist!
Even his soul was shattered by the force of the punch, leaving not a single trace behind!
Deathly silence.
The entire battlefield instantly plunged into a deathly silence.
Su Yao, Mo Chen, Xuanfeng, and all the disciples of the Wutong Holy Land froze in place. Their faces were written with extreme shock, and they even forgot to breathe.
Ji Lingxuan and the others, as well as the disciples of the Yuxu Sect, were equally so shocked that they could not speak.
One punch!
Just a single punch had blown apart a Tribulation Transcendence realm elder?!
How could this be possible?!
Mo Chen and Xuanfeng turned deathly pale, retreating again and again as they screamed in disbelief:
"You... you actually hid your strength last time?!"
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s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
