Chapter 280 - 38: Two Years Later, Another Class Advancement

Chapter 280: Chapter 38: Two Years Later, Another Class Advancement

This simple, sincere, and vibrant lifestyle gradually warmed Chen Ye’s heart, which had grown somewhat cold from slaughter.

His state of mind was more peaceful and tranquil than ever before.

And this state of mind allowed his Cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.

The pure, dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the Southern Wilderness Mountain Range was an inexhaustible treasure trove for him to draw upon.

He had mastered the Star River Qi Refining Technique to the point of perfection.

Whenever night fell, he would sit cross-legged, his entire being seemingly transforming into a vortex of starlight. The Power of the Stars from across the sky would surge into his Dantian Qi Sea like a hundred rivers flowing into one, an endless stream.

His Sea Condensation Realm Cultivation had long been consolidated to its absolute limit. His Qi Sea had expanded to several times its size from two years prior, and the True Essence within was as condensed as liquid stars, twinkling with a brilliant radiance.

This night, Chen Ye was cultivating in his small hut, sitting cross-legged as usual.

As he pushed the Star River Qi Refining Technique to its limits, he suddenly felt his body tremble slightly.

Immediately after, a line of golden text appeared before his eyes, flashing with a dazzling light.

[Slaying Blade Asura Professional Level raised to Level 5]

Chen Ye’s heart skipped a beat.

’Max Level!’

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his excitement.

A moment later, another notification popped up.

[Slaying Blade Asura Profession is at Max Level. Advance Profession?]

Chen Ye didn’t hesitate, selecting "Yes."

In an instant, three Profession paths, each glowing with a different light, slowly unfolded before his eyes.

[Profession Name: Abi Knife Prison]

[Profession Description: You walk the path of slaughter and have glimpsed its essence. Your blade is no longer Mortal Iron, but an extension of Hell itself. Wherever your will extends becomes a mountain of blades and a sea of blood. Every strike will brand your enemies with an infernal Curse from which they can never be reborn.]

[Professional Talent: Blade Domain — By consuming True Essence, you can form a Blade Qi Domain around yourself. Within this domain, the power of your Saber Technique, your striking speed, and your cutting ability will be massively enhanced. Simultaneously, enemies inside the domain will be continuously suppressed by your will to slaughter, their Heart Spirit will be damaged, and their reactions will become sluggish.]

[Profession Name: Shadow Stream Blade]

[Profession Description: You have abandoned the clamor of clashing Swords and Sabers, choosing to merge into the dead silence of the shadows. You are the shadow that precedes death’s arrival, a silent sigh in the darkness. Your blade comes from the void and returns to it, leaving only a cold wound upon the world.]

[Professional Talent: Shadow Escape — You can become one with the shadows, moving without a sound. You can also teleport short distances between shadowed areas. Your first attack from the shadows will be a critical strike that ignores a portion of the target’s defense.]

[Profession Name: Hundred Tribulations Blade Master]

[Profession Description: Your understanding of the blade has transcended the realm of technique and begun to touch upon the very source of the Dao. You no longer see simple strikes, but the inherent tribulations within all things. Your blade no longer seeks to sever, but to detonate these innate tribulations.]

[Professional Talent: Tribulation Eye — Your eyes can see the flow of Energy and perceive the Tribulation Lines entwined around all things. These Tribulation Lines are the most fundamental weakness of an object or being. Once touched by your blade, they will trigger a chain reaction of collapse that defies conventional understanding.]

Chen Ye fell silent after reading the descriptions for the three Professions.

Clearly, Abi Knife Prison was the path of ultimate power, a pure combat Profession. Shadow Stream Blade was the pinnacle of technique, the ultimate expression of the Assassin path.

The Hundred Tribulations Blade Master, however, was a direct upgrade to his current Slaying Blade Asura. The Tribulation Eye, in particular, was like an ultimate form of his Asura’s Eye.

’So which one should I choose?’

After a long moment of contemplation, Chen Ye finally made his decision.

"I choose the Hundred Tribulations Blade Master."

As the thought formed in his mind, the other two Profession paths instantly dimmed and dissolved into motes of light.

The path of the Hundred Tribulations Blade Master, however, erupted with a brilliant light, roaring like a great dragon as it slammed into his body!

An indescribable, massive stream of information, seemingly from the World Origin itself, flooded into Chen Ye’s mind.

His body began to tremble violently as his very soul underwent a frantic ascension.

An unbearable, searing pain shot through Chen Ye’s eyes, as if they were being melted down and reforged!

Chen Ye clenched his jaw, enduring the transformative agony.

He didn’t know how long had passed before the pain finally began to subside.

He let out a long, slow breath and gradually opened his eyes.

And the world, as he now saw it, was completely different.

Chen Ye looked at the stone table in his hut.

To his eyes, it was no longer a solid piece of stone.

Instead, he saw a complex structure woven from countless gray threads—some bright, some dark, some thick, and some thin.

He knew these were the Tribulation Lines.

Chen Ye had a powerful intuition that if he just lightly grazed the finest, most central thread with the edge of his blade, the entire stone table would instantly crumble to dust.

Overjoyed, Chen Ye immediately opened his system panel.

[Name: Chen Ye]

[Cultivation Realm: Sea Condensation]

[Profession: Hundred Tribulations Blade Master (As above.)]

[Talent: Tribulation Eye (As above.)]

[Dharma Gate: Star River Qi Refining Technique Level 5, Golden Toad Qi Swallowing Technique Level 5]

[Martial Arts: Thorn Blade Technique Level 7]

It wasn’t just his Profession that had been upgraded. Over the past two years, his Star River Qi Refining Technique had also reached Level 5.

Of course, the biggest change was to his Thorn Blade Technique, which had impressively jumped three levels to reach Level 7.

Now, with his newly upgraded Tribulation Eye Talent, Chen Ye felt his strength had taken a quantum leap.

Although he hadn’t yet reached the Inner Realm, Chen Ye was now confident that if he were to face Jian Wuchen again, he would be able to put up a fight, rather than having to simply avoid him as before.

Just as Chen Ye finished his advancement, he suddenly felt a strange summons from deep within his heart.

Chen Ye abruptly looked up, his gaze turning toward the mountain behind Kawa Village. He could clearly sense that it was the source of the summons, and his expression grew solemn.

He knew that place was also the abode of the one the Kawa Village people called the Mountain God.