novelaction Chapter 902 Clash of Prodigies, Facing the Nine Abyss
Chapter 902 Clash of Prodigies, Facing the Nine Abyss
Ye Kang already had plenty of demon blood crystals, so he wasn't bothered at all.
The newly acquired enlightenment was spent in the blink of an eye. There was nothing that could be done; it was a necessary investment to improve one's strength.
Soon, the Divine Martial Forge began to smelt the Anti-Magic Tower, a process that would take three days.
Ye Kang wasn't in a hurry and walked straight out of the wisteria grove.
The three continued their journey. With the guidance of the Hun Tian Na Fu Yi, their search for the Fortune and Prosperity Pearls was incredibly efficient. Ten days later, the three were already rolling in money.
Ye Kang invested a full twenty Fortune Pearls into the Black Jade Realm, and the effect was remarkable. The entire small world expanded by 30%, extending into new boundaries, and its rules became more complete, making it incredibly close to the main world.
Not only did the concentration of spiritual energy in heaven and earth increase several times, but all the original inhabitants of the Black Jade Realm also gained a lot of good fortune.
This caused everyone's cultivation level to jump up a notch.
Even Ye Kang's parents, brother, and sister-in-law had reached the Nascent Soul stage in cultivation.
It should be noted that their aptitude was not high, and they did not start training from a young age. It is truly a miracle that they could achieve such speed despite starting halfway through their training.
Of course, besides the increased good fortune, the main reason is that they cultivate the Supreme Heart Sutra of Taiqing, which provides them with top-level cultivation techniques, making their transformation into a deity a natural outcome.
What surprised Ye Kang the most were Jian Xin, Zhou Hui, Chu Fanjiang, and Xie Jinghong.
These four guys can be described as the F4 of geniuses in the world of black jade, and their martial arts talent is so great that even Ye Kang is envious.
With good fortune and the many powerful medicines and precious materials provided by Ye Kang, they actually began to attempt Nirvana.
Jian Xin was the fastest; her first Nirvana was as easy as breathing. The other three were a step behind, but they all broke through in no more than half a month.
However, although they were able to undergo rebirth, their combat strength was far inferior to Ye Kang's.
At this moment, Ye Kang had already broken through to the sixth level.
That's right. In ten days, Ye Kang accumulated tens of millions of enlightenment points by collecting Fortune Pearls.
First, he piled up his cultivation to the peak of the sixth level, just a hair's breadth away from the late stage of Nirvana.
He then devoted all his remaining comprehension to martial arts and escape techniques.
Jiang Haiqing, Huanying Feisha, and Qinglong Lueying—these three profound escape techniques have all reached the Great Perfection realm.
Now, when Ye Kang uses these escape techniques, it can be said to be completely instinctive, and the speed is extremely fast, almost instantaneous.
Furthermore, after reaching the Great Perfection, the stealth of the Three Gates Escape Technique undergoes a qualitative change.
Even against someone at the True Realm, Ye Kang was confident he could escape using his escape techniques.
This is the essential difference between advanced and ordinary escape techniques; advanced escape techniques can truly save lives.
In addition to the three escape techniques, Ye Kang also upgraded the Palm Thunder Swamp and the Flipping Spoon Battle Technique to the Great Perfection. With multiple martial arts techniques at their peak, Ye Kang's combat power increased dramatically.
Although his cultivation level is only at the peak of the sixth level, his actual combat strength has already reached the level of the peak of the ninth level.
In other words, he is invincible within the Dragon Guardian Land!
Although it was sudden, that's just how capricious some systems are.
The only price is that my comprehension is reset to zero again.
Ye Kang's next thought was very clear: preserve his comprehension, on the one hand to break through to the late Nirvana stage, and on the other hand, reserve all his comprehension for the Unforgivable Divine Spear.
Currently, only the Unforgivable Divine Spear is still in the beginner stage. Ye Kang plans to wait until the Mitian Dharma Assembly ends and then upgrade it to the maximum level in one go.
At that time, what's wrong with returning to the true nature after Nirvana?
Once again, Ye Kang finished his cultivation, but his expression was full of helplessness.
"I really can't sense it anymore. The Hun Tian Na Fu Yi is only pointing in one direction now."
Ye Kang raised the Hun Tian Na Fu Yi (a type of divination instrument), and the pointer above it always pointed south.
Luo Xue and Pang Jinchui remained silent, which meant they had already searched for all the Fortune Pearls they could find.
The remaining direction is someone else's territory.
Ninth Prince Wu Jiuyuan.
That guy had already taken all the Fortune Pearls from the southern part of the blessed land. Even if there were a few left, he would have to face Wu Jiuyuan directly.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, tell me the truth, with your current strength, can you defeat the Ninth Prince?"
Luo Xue suddenly spoke.
These ten days almost shattered her worldview.
Because Ye Kang's cultivation speed was so fast, and he always seemed to be in complete control, no demon could make him use his full strength.
This terrifying sense of oppression was far stronger than that of Pang Jinchui.
It's worth noting that not long ago, Pang Jinchui also underwent a rebirth and officially entered the seventh stage.
This is the opportunity presented by the Great Dharma Assembly; most people will achieve a breakthrough during this grand event.
Upon hearing this, Ye Kang smiled and said, "I haven't fought it, so it's hard to say. But now is the time. I need to go find the last Fortune Pearl."
Without saying a word, Pang Jinchui hoisted the hammer onto his shoulder.
Luo Xue nodded and said, "I believe in Fellow Daoist Ye. There's nothing you can't do!"
Ye Kang cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you both for your trust. However, now that we're not only collecting the Fortune Pearl, we should also start collecting the Demon Soul Marks. We haven't taken any initiative in the past ten days, so the number we've collected so far is not much."
Ye Kang raised his right arm, which bore exactly forty demon soul marks.
Pang Jinchui had struck more than sixty times, and Luo Xue had struck more than a dozen.
Unfortunately, most of them were weak demons with cultivation levels not exceeding the third stage.
Ye Kang only found two demons with special bloodlines among them, which he used as materials for Nirvana.
The rest were all thrown into the Demon Furnace, where they were refined into a large amount of materials, which were left for the family members in the Jade Realm.
The good news is that the Immortal Demon Records were quite a treat.
Even though some demon races were repeated, Ye Kang's book suddenly added more than ten pages, and the physical strength that was fed back was immeasurable.
All these improvements are in preparation for the final harvest.
"From now on, all the demons are mine, and no one can take them from me."
Ye Kang spoke calmly, his nonchalant tone concealing an unapproachable domineering aura.
This was the first time Luo Xue had ever heard Ye Kang say such things, and she couldn't help but feel a little startled.
What does this man want to do?
Ye Kang didn't explain, and flew south with the two women.
Soon, following the guidance of the Hun Tian Na Fu Yi, the three arrived at a clear hillside.
At the top of the hillside, a single apricot tree stands out.
Beneath the apricot tree sat a burly man with long, flowing hair.
Luo Xue's pupils contracted sharply, her face turned pale instantly, and she subconsciously looked at Ye Kang.
However, the latter's expression did not change at all; it simply smiled faintly and flew over without stopping.
The one sitting under the apricot tree was naturally the Ninth Prince.
He turned around indifferently, his long hair moving without wind, and a dazzling golden light emanating from behind him, an overwhelming aura that could not be suppressed.
It was clearly the aura of an eighth-level cultivator!
Wu Jiuyuan has broken through to the eighth level! When?!
Luo Xue thought to herself that something was wrong, but then she saw Ye Kang bow to Wu Jiuyuan.
"Ye Kang of Wuyang City greets Your Highness the Ninth Prince."
The next second, a murderous gaze fell upon him, and Wu Jiuyuan said in a deep voice, "It was you who kept touching my Fortune Pearl?"
"Your Highness is mistaken. The Fortune and Prosperity Pearl is naturally obtained by those who are blessed."
"Oh? You mean I'm not destined to be blessed?"
"Your Highness is joking. You have collected more Fortune Pearls than I have, so naturally you are more fortunate."
"Hmph, flattery won't quell my anger. But I didn't expect you to actually dare to come. Whether you're greedy or have other plans, I'll give you some guts. Hand over the Fortune Pearls you took, and I won't make things difficult for you."
Wu Jiuyuan's tone hardened, filled with an undeniable domineering air.
In his eyes, all these lucky charms belonged to him, and anyone who dared to snatch them was making things difficult for him.
In recent days, he has seen several such martial artists go.
But only these three in front of me have been collecting money and deliberately avoiding meeting me.
I've been waiting for these audacious and reckless people for several days now.
Upon hearing this, Ye Kang shook his head: "I can't do it. I've already refined the Fortune Pearl, so I really can't hand it over."
"Are you looking for death?"
"What makes Your Highness so confident that you can definitely kill me?"
Ye Kang suddenly looked up. Although his tone was calm, his eyes were piercing, showing no attempt to hide Wu Jiuyuan's murderous aura.
Beside him, Pang Jinchui was poised to strike, his eyes blazing with barely suppressed fighting spirit.
Upon seeing this, Luo Xue's eyelids twitched in surprise.
She couldn't believe that Ye Kang actually dared to speak to Wu Jiuyuan like that.
This Ninth Prince is notoriously short-tempered.
Wu Jiuyuan was not angry, but instead glanced at Pang Jinchui.
"Your reliance isn't her, is it? The descendant of King Pang is indeed quite powerful."
However, to everyone's surprise, Ye Kang shook his head directly.
"No, Miss Pang, I don't need to help you."
"what!"
At this moment, Pang Jinchui was stunned.
I'm all ready for a good, exciting fight, and you're telling me I don't need to go?
Luo Xue was even more stunned. What did that mean? Was Ye Kang going to fight the Ninth Prince all by himself?
At the same time, countless eyes were also watching the battle from the entrance of the blessed land.
After all, they have God's perspective, so they naturally know what happened.
Ye Kang's brazen plundering of the Fortune Pearls will inevitably attract the attention of the Ninth Prince, and the two sides will eventually clash.
In addition, the Ninth Prince broke through to the eighth level, and Ye Kang also shocked everyone by jumping directly from the first level to the sixth level, which was astonishing.
These two exceptional talents are truly a case of two tigers not being able to share the same mountain, so the audience naturally wouldn't miss this exciting match.
However, whether it was the Holy Emperor or the Imperial Advisor, their plan was for Ye Kang to join forces with Pang Jinchui to besiege Wu Jiuyuan.
But what's going on now?
Isn't Ye Kang a little too confident?
The group exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat ambiguous.
"Your Majesty, this boy is far too arrogant. It seems that his breakthrough was too smooth and he has become complacent. If the Ninth Prince can wake him up, it will be considered as saving a prodigy who has gone astray."
One of the ministers spoke first.
Many people nodded.
Now everyone acknowledges that Ye Kang is a true prodigy, but all prodigies have to go through trials, and even the most prodigy cannot bridge the gap in cultivation level; he certainly cannot compare to the Ninth Prince, who is at the eighth level.
Upon hearing this, the Holy Emperor smiled and nodded, but said nothing more.
As a Dao Integration Realm cultivator, he saw far more than these people.
How could such a composed and promising young man be so reckless?
"My dear ministers, just watch and see."
He tossed his dragon robe aside and began to examine it intently.
Inside the blessed land, Ye Kang flew forward a few more steps.
"Your Highness, I am determined to obtain the Fortune and Prosperity Pearl. What you are guarding now should be the last location of the Fortune and Prosperity Pearl, right?"
Wu Jiuyuan nodded coldly: "That's right, the rest are all in my hands. If you want these last few, it's up to you whether you have the ability."
"That's offending."
Without wasting a word, Ye Kang unleashed his true energy, transforming it into countless gusts of wind that hurtled towards Wu Jiuyuan.
The Fulu Pearl was of such great use to him that he absolutely could not let it go.
Moreover, the system task had already stipulated that he must get first place in this Dharma assembly.
This battle is unavoidable. Since that's the case, let's just go all out against him!
Seeing this, Wu Jiuyuan remained motionless, and with a surge of true energy, immediately blasted away Ye Kang's true energy.
"If that's all you've got, you're not qualified to fight me."
"Your Highness, please don't be impatient. I have many skills, and I am still exploring them myself."
Ye Kang was very frank, after all, he had broken through too quickly and hadn't even used many of his martial arts techniques yet.
Thinking of this, he clasped his hands together, and a huge spatula instantly appeared in the sky.
The perfected wok-flipping technique was unleashed instantly, possessing immense power and being impossible to defend against.
Wu Jiuyuan's eyes narrowed, and he finally showed a hint of interest.
"The battle tactics of the Three Prefectures? They're good stuff."
After saying that, he pushed out with one hand, and at the same time, an identical spatula was formed.
It was actually a perfected version of the "Frying in the Wok" technique!
Wu Jiuyuan was known as a martial arts fanatic among the princes, and he had already mastered the battle tactics of the Three Offices.
The next second, the exact same wok-flipping technique collided, countless vortexes swirling in the sky, the two remained motionless amidst the raging winds, staring at each other.
With this move, both sides had a general idea of what was going on.
Ye Kang sensed the fundamental difference between the Ninth Prince and other Nirvana warriors.
His skills and martial arts are of an extremely high level.
In particular, his cultivation technique is the Martial Emperor's Divine Technique, which is on par with his own Supreme Heaven-Reaching Technique.
After all, the Supreme Heart Sutra of Taiqing originated from the Taiqing Dao Sect. Long ago, the Taiqing Dao Sect was also a regional hegemon, so it was naturally on the same level as the Martial Emperor's Divine Law.
Both cultivate top-tier techniques, so Wu Jiuyuan's true qi is no less than his own, which is a direct suppression of cultivation level.
However, in terms of physical strength, he was undoubtedly superior to him. Even if the Ninth Prince had cultivated the Martial Emperor's body tempering secret technique, he was still no match for his demonic body.
Wu Jiuyuan also realized that this sixth-level cultivator was not as simple as he seemed.
The fact that he could hold his own against me in a single move is quite remarkable.
Such strength is probably even greater than that of Pang Jinchui.
That's interesting.
Wu Jiuyuan finally mustered his fighting spirit, then withdrew his battle technique, took a step forward, and instantly appeared in front of Ye Kang.
Ye Kang slammed his right fist down, but he remained calm. He was enveloped in the Great Perfection of Purple Lightning and Azure Frost, and his right fist followed suit.
The two fists clashed, instantly unleashing layers of reverberation, the impact of which overturned countless clouds.
Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of the others in the blessed land, but when they saw what was going on, they were all shocked.
"Who is that person! He can actually exchange punches with Wu Jiuyuan!"