Novel Full Chapter 157 - 125: Another Breakthrough! 8th Level of True Qi
Chapter 157: Chapter 125: Another Breakthrough! 8th Level of True Qi
The entire area fell deathly silent.
So quiet you could hear a pin drop.
It was as if even the wind had ceased to blow, leaving only the faint crackle of the distant ancient tree’s leaves steaming in the heatwave.
The expressions on everyone’s faces were still frozen in utter shock from the moment Hui Ming and Zhang Yunhe were brazenly sent flying. Their minds had yet to process the world-shattering scene.
However, Chen Xuan’s indifferent gaze was already sweeping across the crowd. Like an invisible branding iron, wherever it touched, people felt a searing pain and a tremor that originated from the depths of their souls.
The deathly silence was instantly crushed by an even deeper terror!
"Run!"
Without a second thought, the crowd turned to flee.
Who would dare to gamble on whether Chen Xuan would be weakened afterward?
Even if he was, they would have long been taken down by then.
’If not now, when?’
But just as they turned to escape, Chen Xuan’s figure shot forward, as fast as lightning.
’Besides, fighting each other for spots is allowed anyway.’
This was an unspoken rule among all the major factions.
The strong win, the weak lose!
Therefore, he didn’t hold back in the slightest.
He especially targeted the stronger ones.
The stronger they were, the more retribution points they were likely to provide him.
THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!...
"ARGH! ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!..."
One after another, experts at the Second and Third Layers of the True Qi Realm were knocked down, sent flying backward as they spat up blood.
Even the young "master" from the Sword Sect, a woman disguised as a man, was not spared. She let out a short, terrified shriek. A flash of golden light filled her vision, and an irresistible force slapped her viciously across the cheek!
SLAP!
It was a crisp, resounding sound!
Her Protective True Qi shattered like paper. Her delicate face contorted instantly, and the priceless, plain white robe she wore exploded into a cloud of fragments with a RIIIP!
Her slender body spun like a top struck by a whip, rotating uncontrollably dozens of times in mid-air amidst a gruesome spray of blood. Terrified, she crashed hard into the dense forest in the distance. CRASH! She hit the ground, hair disheveled, coughing up blood and crying uncontrollably...
’Too terrifying!’
’Too horrible!’
’She was having a complete mental breakdown!’
[You have severely injured an expert of the True Qi Realm. Your heart fills with satisfaction. Retribution Points +9000!]
[You have severely injured an expert of the True Qi Realm... Retribution Points +9000!]
[...+9000!]
[...+9000!]
Line after line of text appeared.
In the blink of an eye, the area had fallen completely silent.
Only the sounds of pained groaning remained.
Of all the people present, the only ones still standing were Chen Xuan and Shen Qinghan.
At this moment, Shen Qinghan’s mind was buzzing, and she was once again plunged into a terrified daze.
’Is it over just like that?’
’Is no one fighting for the spots in front of the Ancient Tree of Life anymore?’
Chen Xuan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, listening to the wonderful notifications ringing in his ears.
He opened his panel to check.
Retribution Points: 107,200.
’A huge harvest!’
A smile appeared on Chen Xuan’s face.
’He knew this trip to the Ancient Tree of Life wouldn’t be in vain.’
Opportunities like this were always a chance for him to take another great leap forward.
Although, he did feel a trace of exhaustion at the moment.
But compared to such a wonderful harvest, what was a little fatigue?
"Let’s go. Time to absorb the pollen."
Chen Xuan glanced calmly at the dazed Shen Qinghan beside him before walking toward the ancient tree on his own.
He chose the foremost meditation cushion and sat down cross-legged.
Shen Qinghan snapped back to her senses, her heart still filled with horror.
Her gaze swept over the groaning, wounded figures scattered all around...
’This guy...’
’Does he have to be so absurdly powerful...?’
’Compared to him, what do I even amount to?’
Finally, with a heavy heart, she started walking toward the Ancient Tree of Life as well.
But she didn’t dare get too close to Chen Xuan.
Deep down, an invisible barrier had already formed between them.
’From now on, unless something changes, we’ll be people from two different worlds.’
She only dared to find a spot far from Chen Xuan and sit down.
Chen Xuan paid her no mind. After sitting down, he immediately looked at his panel, his eyes gleaming.
’Excellent!’
’Let’s see what level I can reach this time.’
"Retribution points, upgrade the Molten Fire Forging Gold Skill!"
He commanded silently in his mind.
[Ding! You have consumed 20,000 retribution points and have begun to further deduce the Molten Fire Forging Gold Skill. Invisible Spiritual Power fluctuations have been detected in the air. Your body is absorbing this powerful Spiritual Power, and you have successfully gained a 400x Cultivation Speed. At this moment, the Molten Fire True Qi in your body is stirring once again...]
Line after line of text appeared before Chen Xuan’s eyes.
The air within a hundred-foot radius seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand, silently forming a miniature energy vortex.
The pure white life pollen, which had been diffused through the air as specks barely visible to the naked eye, now converged from all directions as if summoned by a king. It formed visible streams of white light that flowed toward Chen Xuan’s body like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.
The moment this pollen, rich with vast life essence, touched his skin, it melted like ice and snow, instantly seeping into his flesh, meridians, bones, and organs.
He seemed to have transformed into a bottomless black hole, greedily devouring this gift of creation...
...
「At the same time, in a distant area.」
The experts of the Gang Energy Realm were moving quickly, searching for ancient stone carvings to observe the marks left by their predecessors.
They were all self-aware.
’With their meager Gang Energy Realm strength, how could they dare approach the Ancient Tree of Life?’
’If they took even a single step closer, they’d be swatted away.’
Therefore, viewing some stone carvings here to enhance their Martial Dao comprehension would already save them from many detours in their cultivation.
In the past, it wasn’t unheard of for Martial Dao prodigies to gain great inspiration from these carvings.
Breaking through one or two minor realms after returning was not out of the question.
As the Gang Energy Realm experts continued to search one cliff face after another...
More and more of the cliffs had been scoured by them.
Just as they were continuing their search...
Suddenly, someone’s pupils contracted. A look of shock appeared on their face as they stared at a cliff face that no one had searched before.
"Holy shit, look! What is that?"
The distorted cry, like a clap of thunder, exploded in front of one of the cliffs, instantly drawing the attention of everyone nearby.
Everyone followed the sound and their gazes landed on the top of a steep, previously ignored cliff face in the distance.
In the next moment, everyone froze as if struck by lightning, completely dumbfounded!
There, on the bare rock wall...
Two thick vines of unknown origin were firmly binding two pale, naked bodies, spread-eagled and hung high up, swaying gently in the wind...
The outrageous pose and wild aura left everyone aghast.
"Oh my god! Zhao Qingyue! Zhao Qingchen! Who hung them up there?!"
"They’re naked! They’re not wearing any clothes?"
"What the fuck..."
The crowd erupted in an uproar, unable to believe their eyes.
’This is too insane.’
Back outside, they had seen Chen Xuan suddenly attack, sending Zhao Qingchen and Zhao Qingyue flying...
After entering, they hadn’t seen the three of them at all.
’We thought Zhao Qingchen and Zhao Qingyue had escaped...’
After all, the siblings’ power would increase exponentially if they fought together.
But now, the two of them had been stripped naked and hung high on a cliff face in such a wild pose?
’What kind of joke is this?’
"Zhao Qingyue... her body is so beautiful..."
A lovestruck man muttered.
"Are you tired of living? Be careful or she’ll cut out your tongue."
His companion said quickly, a look of horror on his face.
"What’s there to be afraid of? They both seem to be unconscious. They can’t hear us."
The man’s eyes burned with desire, as if they had hooks, greedily latching onto Zhao Qingyue’s body.
Not everyone gets the chance to see the body of someone ranked at the top of the Human List.
Every extra glance was a huge win!
’It’s so fucking hot!’
It wasn’t just the male Martial Artists; even the female Martial Artists were the same.
But they were looking at the brother, Zhao Qingchen...
After all, Zhao Qingchen was a dreamboat to many, known as ’Young Master Qingchen’ and ’Young Master Ruyu’. His features were so handsome, his body so perfect...
Just one look was enough to cause a nosebleed...
"Did that Chen Xuan do this?"
Someone suddenly asked in horror.
Everyone instantly realized, their faces filled with shock.
’That’s right!’
When the grand formation first opened, they had personally witnessed Chen Xuan send Zhao Qingyue flying with one palm strike, and then do the same to Zhao Qingchen...
And when they recalled how Chen Xuan had dealt with the Little Sword Immortal and Jiang Hantian, the method was almost identical to the scene before them.
So, besides Chen Xuan, it couldn’t be anyone else.
The place instantly erupted into an uproar again.
Amidst the shocked gasps of the crowd, Zhao Qingyue and Zhao Qingchen, high up on the cliff face, finally began to groggily regain consciousness. They felt a chill all over, their bodies ached from head to toe, and their position was incredibly uncomfortable...
They slowly opened their eyes, looked down, and immediately let out terrified screams.
"AHHH!"
[Detected that the Zhao siblings have had their minds broken three times. Retribution Points +8000!]
「Beneath the Ancient Tree of Life.」
Chen Xuan, who was hard at work allocating his points, saw another line of text appear before his eyes.
This surprised him.
’Three times?’
’That counts too?’
He quickly dismissed it and continued to watch the text on the panel change.
As the last line of text finished scrolling...
Finally!
The upgrade was complete.
BOOM!
A crimson-gold True Qi—far vaster, purer, and more tyrannical than before—erupted from the depths of his Dantian, like a dormant volcano finally awakening, like magma suppressed for eons finally breaking through the earth’s crust!
It surged mightily, sweeping through his limbs and bones!
Beneath his skin, it was as if crimson-gold magma was flowing. The light shone out from his body, bathing the meditation cushion beneath him and the ground in the surrounding ten-foot radius in a translucent golden glow!
A scorching heatwave once again began to spread slowly outward from him.
"True Qi Eighth Layer!"
Chen Xuan’s eyes flashed as he looked down at his palm.
’Excellent, excellent!’
Although he hadn’t reached the True Qi Ninth Layer as he’d expected!
But reaching the Eighth Layer was still quite good.
’And let’s not forget I still have the Innate Tyrant Body...’
So his overall strength had increased by an unknown, but massive, amount.
’I should be able to catch up to Wang Qinglian now, right?’
Chen Xuan chuckled to himself.