Chapter 315 - 214: The Abyss

Chapter 315: Chapter 214: The Abyss

With the bonus from his ’Fleeting Moment’ talent, obtaining ’Fleeting Grace’ was a perfect match for Yu Fei. He felt like a fish in water. He estimated that if he had equipped ’Fleeting Grace’ on the night he defeated Feng Hua, he could have absolutely beaten Zhang Hu and Qingshan to a pulp the next day.

’Forget it. Not worth it!’

He thought of Qingdi’s omnipresent surveillance of the battlefield. As Qingdi was a Martial Saint specializing in healing, Yu Fei feared that any change in himself would not escape the man’s notice. The risk just wasn’t worth a few tens of millions of merit points.

After Yu Fei tested it himself, ’Fleeting Grace’ could be stacked with the Electric Arm. In other words, his arm speed could reach four times that of a normal person, which meant even faster Swordsmanship.

Furthermore, ’Fleeting Grace’ also had an enhancing effect on his Body Technique. The powerful aspect of this talent was that it allowed Yu Fei’s body to enter a double-speed state, at the cost of consuming more Inner Qi and stamina.

Although Yu Fei was somewhat uneasy about the upgraded gold-tier talent, its other effects were nothing short of remarkable.

Yu Fei’s comprehension was once again greatly enhanced, and his speed of practicing Cultivation Techniques increased severalfold.

Within a little over a month, Yu Fei broke through in several of his existing Cultivation Techniques, and his personal combat power soared.

With ample resources and a gold-tier talent, his cultivation progressed as if he were using a cheat.

Just as he was engrossed in his cultivation, he received the directive for his school’s third assessment.

On December 18th, the freshmen once again received an assembly order from the school. This time, however, they wouldn’t be taking a plane, but an underground train.

Following the directions from his Xujing, he crossed most of the Shenhan campus and, at a heavily guarded plaza on the far west side, boarded a train bound for the Junction Domain.

Yu Fei felt a sense of anticipation. Ever since learning of the Junction Domain, he had been constantly gathering information about it—the thousand-year war, the grotesque alien races from his general education classes, the very truth of their world.

All sorts of questions arose in his mind. For a Martial Artist, the desires to increase one’s own strength and explore the world’s unknowns are eternal.

As soon as he entered the carriage, he saw the members of the Yulin Army, all standing in neat formation.

"This is?"

It turned out that all the members of the Yulin Army were uniformly dressed today in black armor and white robes. The material exuded a grim aura, and they looked incredibly imposing.

"Boss, Commander Jiang had Celestial Craft Armor custom-make these. A single set is worth 10,000 merit points. Once activated with Inner Qi, it can block a full-force blow from a fifth-realm Martial Artist. Pretty awesome, right?"

Yu Fei knocked on the armor on Qin Hao’s body. The sound was deep and resonant. He channeled a sliver of Inner Qi toward it, only to see it get redirected and repelled by the armor plates.

"Not bad. What’s this armor called?"

Jiang Nianwei came over carrying a huge black box and said with a smile, "The material specifications for this set of armor are standard Inner Qi-grade. It’s conventional military equipment for Class-A legions—the Profound Armor!"

"Mr. Yu, this is yours. A custom model, the Profound Armor Elite Type. Go ahead and try it!"

"I get one too? The Elite Type must be more expensive!"

Wuo Lingxue said in a sweet voice, "Mr. Yu, didn’t you subsidize each of us with 50,000 from your personal spoils last time? This is just a small token of our appreciation. Please, try it on!"

Yu Fei then found an empty carriage on the train to change into the armor.

This Elite Type Profound Armor was black with a hint of deep blue and had better defensive properties. Yu Fei hefted it; it weighed a full 500 kilograms, classifying it as heavy armor. His set was custom-made, with a perfectly reserved slot for his Zhanming, and various super-energy firearms, supplies, and other items could be attached to it.

Once he had changed, his entire presence radiated a grim, deadly intent.

Yu Fei looked it up on Pingtianxia and found that his heavy armor was worth even more—a full 300,000 merit points. It was a signature flagship product of Celestial Craft Armor, available for customization in any form and color.

The main material he had chosen came from the Cold Marrow Secret Iron Ore, found ten thousand meters deep in the seas of the Jade Wave Realm. It possessed extremely high resistance to Inner Qi damage and, after testing, was confirmed to be able to completely defend against attacks from super-energy firearms below the fifth-realm.

Yu Fei read the description carefully and discovered that while this Elite Type Profound Armor could absorb the kinetic damage from super-energy bullets, it had no way of dealing with the divine intent attached to them.

Even so, this Profound Armor was an absolutely incredible item. Few Inner Qi Martial Artists would dare to purchase and use one. For an ordinary Martial Artist, if 300,000 merit points were used properly, it would be enough to break through to the Divine Realm.

After he finished changing, Yu Fei reappeared in the carriage. Qin Hao and the others once again shouted in unison:

"Lord of the Yulin Army, before whom a thousand armies flee! Your divine might illuminates the age! Your virtue blesses all the people!"

Yu Fei’s brow furrowed. ’What is this ridiculous slogan? These guys have thrown all their integrity out the window for the 50,000 merit points I gave them.’

At the same time, Xiang Kun, who had clearly been prepared, draped a blood-red cape over his shoulders. The only decoration on the cape was a single, flamboyant character for ’Shen’ embroidered in gold thread.

"Wow, Mr. Yu looks so awesome!"

"Is ’awesome’ the word for Mr. Yu? Do you even know how to talk? So crude!"

"Huh?"

"That’s ’draconic grace and phoenix poise,’ ’a jade visage of fleeting beauty,’ ’a talent that outshines the stars,’ ’a grand and solemn bearing’..."

"You... you fucking bastard, have you been secretly memorizing lines?!"

...

The train sped along for seven hours at nearly 500 kilometers per hour, traveling entirely underground. It made no stops, but Yu Fei saw at least a dozen stations pass by the window. He remembered reading in his first-stage assessment’s general education materials that the Yu Kingdom had many underground research institutes and military depots, typically located near the entrances to Junction Domains.

Finally, the train came to a stop. Everyone had at last arrived at the entrance to the Abyss Junction Domain.