Chapter 523 - 249: Battle Record Shocks Grandmaster Wu Wei, a Special Promotion to True Inheritor Candidate

Jiang Che’s brow was deeply furrowed when, suddenly, his body gave a slight tremble. Then, a layer of eerie purple patterns faintly materialized on his skin.

「A moment later.」

Jiang Che’s eyes snapped open. Deep within his pupils, a flash of purple light flickered and vanished!

WHOOSH—

An incomparably sharp aura, one that seemed capable of slicing the very air, erupted from his body!

On his right arm, a light purple mantis tattoo had silently appeared. It was vividly lifelike, exuding a murderous aura.

[Spirit Attachment Successful!]

[Ability Acquired: Purple Shadow Instant Kill!]

Jiang Che slowly rose to his feet and clenched his fists.

He could clearly feel a frenzied power hidden within his body, lying in wait.

With a single thought, this power would instantly erupt, tripling his speed for a short time!

The feeling of moving like lightning—just thinking about it was enough to make his blood boil with excitement.

More importantly, there was the "Dark Annihilation" effect...

It ignored shields and negated half of all physical defense!

This was a divine technique practically tailor-made for killing enemies above his own level!

Paired with the Blood Burning Secret Technique and the Twenty-Eighthfold Strike...

Jiang Che was in high spirits.

Even without transforming into his Black Armor Form, his regular combat power was now formidable!

"It worked?!"

Song Yuan dismantled the array and strode forward. Feeling the sharp aura that Jiang Che had yet to fully retract, his eyes filled with delighted surprise.

"It worked."

Jiang Che nodded and cupped his fists in a salute to Song Yuan. "Thank you for your protection, Senior Brother."

"Excellent! Just excellent!"

Song Yuan looked Jiang Che up and down. Seeing the new purple tattoo on his right arm, he felt a deep sense of relief and satisfaction.

"To be at the Fourth Layer of the True Master Realm, yet successfully control a Mutated Beast Soul from the Seventh Layer of the True Master Realm on the first try, with no signs of backlash..."

"Junior Brother, your foundation is so profound, and your Divine Soul so powerful—you’re truly one in a million!"

He clapped Jiang Che on the shoulder and said with emotion,

"With this trump card, you’ve now truly earned your place in the Inner Sect."

"Now, I can rest a little easier!"

...

「Tingtai Garden.」

「Practice Room.」

After completing the Spirit Attachment ritual, Jiang Che dove straight into the practice room and entered seclusion to consolidate his gains.

BUZZ!

The air shuddered violently. In the blink of an eye, an afterimage flashed from one end of the room to the other!

Fast!

As fast as a thunderclap!

Jiang Che’s figure reappeared. He looked down at the faintly glowing purple mantis tattoo on his right arm, a satisfied expression in his eyes.

’So this is Purple Shadow Instant Kill...’

’Without even using the Blood Burning Secret Technique, this move alone can triple my burst speed in an instant!’

’If I add the thirty percent boost from the Blood Burning Secret Technique on top of that...’

’That’s nearly a fourfold increase!’

A smile appeared on Jiang Che’s face.

At this speed, probably not even experts at the Seventh or even Eighth Layer of the True Master Realm could keep up!

Not to mention the accompanying "Dark Annihilation" effect—

it directly ignores True Qi Shields and negates half of all physical defense!

Combined with his Twenty-Eighthfold Strike.

This was, without a doubt, his strongest killing move!

For the next few days, aside from stabilizing the newly attached Beast Soul, Jiang Che immersed himself in cultivating the Myriad Phenomena Infinite Dao: Spirit Void Technique.

His days passed, fulfilling and peaceful.

However, because Song Yuan made no effort to hide the news—and in fact, intentionally spread it—

the news that Jiang Che had been specially approved as a "True Inheritor Candidate" was like a giant boulder dropped into a calm lake, sending massive waves throughout the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect!

...

「Heaven-Slaying Peak, within a courtyard brimming with Spiritual Qi.」

CRACK!

An exquisite Jade Cup was crushed to dust.

"A True Inheritor Candidate?!"

Feng Wuji exclaimed in disbelief.

His once-handsome face was now twisted into a terrifying snarl by extreme jealousy.

"On what grounds?!"

"He’s just some maverick who came out of nowhere, a country bumpkin with no foundation! What gives him the right to become a True Inheritor Candidate?!"

"I’m also at the Tenth Layer Great Perfection! And I’m a direct descendant nurtured by the Sect since childhood!"

"In terms of background, in terms of talent, how am I in any way inferior to him?!"

Feng Wuji’s chest heaved violently, the blood vessels in his eyes clearly visible.

"I won’t accept this! I won’t accept it!"

Feng Wuji ground his teeth. "It must be that old Daoist from Spirit Void Peak showing favoritism! He’s deliberately propping up that kid just to suppress our Heaven-Slaying Peak!"

"Just you wait... Jiang Che, is it? A True Inheritor Candidate, huh?"

"The higher they build you up, the harder you’ll fall! When the Sect Grand Tournament comes, I’ll show you who the real genius is!"

...

「Coiling Dragon Peak.」

Liu Yunfei, who was currently adapting to his training in the Gravity Array, swayed and nearly collapsed on the spot when he heard the news.

"A True Inheritor... Candidate..."

His lips moved, but in the end, all that came out was a long, bitter sigh.

He had originally thought he could still compete with Jiang Che.

But now the gap was so vast he couldn’t even muster the energy for jealousy, leaving only a profound sense of powerlessness.

Meanwhile, in another part of Coiling Dragon Peak.

Bao Da was surrounded by a group of new disciples, holding forth with a boastful tale:

"Hey, hey, hey, have you guys heard? Jiang Che, that’s my big brother!"

Bao Da was spraying spittle as he spoke, his face beaming as if sharing in the glory:

"Back on Chuyang Peak, we were iron-clad brothers who shared a courtyard! How do you think I got this cultivation? Brother Jiang taught me himself, step by step!"

"So what if he’s a True Inheritor Candidate? Even becoming an official True Disciple is in the bag for Brother Jiang! Let me tell you, Brother Jiang’s abilities are beyond your imagination!"

Seeing the looks of envy and awe from the crowd around him, Bao Da was bursting with glee.

He’d really latched onto the right person!

...

「Outer Sect, Miscellaneous Peak.」

This was the lowest rung of the Sect, where the Spiritual Qi was thin, making it no different from a bustling mortal city.

Qin Wuya, dressed in a dusty gray Outer Disciple’s robe, was chopping a pile of Spirit Wood as hard as iron.

This was his daily task.

"Did you hear? That Jiang Che, who joined the same time as us, became a True Inheritor Candidate!"

"My gods, that’s a meteoric rise..."

The discussion between two nearby disciples reached his ears.

The axe in Qin Wuya’s hands paused abruptly, then came crashing down again.

CRACK!

The Spirit Wood snapped in two.

He wiped the sweat from his brow and looked toward Spirit Void Peak. There was no jealousy in his eyes, only two fiercely burning flames.

’A True Inheritor Candidate, huh...’

’Jiang Che, you truly haven’t disappointed me.’

Qin Wuya tightened his grip on the axe handle, the veins on his arm bulging.

’But this is just the beginning.’

’You’re enjoying the view from the mountaintop, while I’m down here sharpening my blade.’

’One day, I will climb up there and stand before you once again!’

...

「At that very moment.」

Outside the majestic mountain gates of the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect.

The setting sun painted the land a golden yellow.

A somewhat elderly figure, carrying a massive bundle on his back, was walking toward the mountain gates.

It was...

Xu Qingshan!