Chapter 49 – Arduous Battle (1/2)

Outside the paG.o.da, the gazes of everyone had converged onto the two large characters at the center of the paG.o.da.

At this moment, Qingxue who was advancing at the side had been disregarded by everyone.

Obviously, compared to Qingxue’s advancement into the First Heaven Realm, ascending into the 18th level was more shocking. This was normal because practically everyone in the surroundings had challenged the Sword Servant PaG.o.da in the past, and they knew how terrifying it was. Especially Elder Cao Huo and the other two elders, they were very clearly aware what ascending to the 18th level meant.

The main objective of the Sword Servant PaG.o.da was to test one’s potential. This potential didn’t refer to one’s cultivation, and it was one’s potential in battle instead. There had never been a lack of geniuses in this world, and it was even to the extent that there were people in the southern territory that were capable of surmounting one or even two ranks of cultivation to do battle. In other words, the true strengths of those with a higher cultivation realm might not be stronger than someone at a lower cultivation realm than them.

Cultivation realms weren’t the only standard to measure a person’s strength. However, having a high cultivation carried obvious benefits, and that was that the amount of Profound Energy one possessed would definitely be more abundant than someone at a lower cultivation realm. Moreover, when one advanced to certain realms, it would even provide some miraculous abilities.

For example, the reason the First Heaven Realm was more formidable than the Mortal Realm was that once one attained the First Heaven Realm, one would be able to absorb the invisible Spirit Energy in the heavens and the earth into one’s body. The Spirit Energy would fuse with the body and strengthen the body, and then it would extract Profound Energy from all over the body before further refining Profound Energy. Thus, allowing the Profound Energy to automatically absorb the Spirit Energy within the heavens and the earth to strengthen itself as it flowed and circulated in the body. After that, it would continue to ceaselessly remodel one’s body.

Of course, just as it was explained before, the First Heaven Realm wasn’t definitely able to defeat all Profounders at the Mortal Realm. Because there was no lack of various geniuses in this world, nor was there any lack of heaven defying cultivation techniques. Numerous top-rate cultivation techniques and external sources of strength were capable of allowing an expert at the Mortal Realm to possess strength comparable to the First Heaven Realm.

For example, the tiny vortex within Yang Ye’s body. The golden Profound Energy created by the tiny vortex was a type of heaven defying thing. In a certain sense, at that time, when the golden Profound Energy tempered his body, his body was already on par with the body of a First Heaven Realm expert, and it was even to the extent that it was stronger than some First Heaven Realm experts.

The reason Cao Huo and the others were shocked was that they thought Jiang Yuan had broken through in battle at the 18th level. So, since Jiang Yuan had ascended to the 17th level while at the Mortal Realm and advanced to the First Heaven Realm at the 18th level, it represented that Jiang Yuan didn’t just possess a formidable potential in combat, he possessed formidable natural talent as well.

A First Heaven Realm expert at the age of 16 who’d ascended to the 17th level while at the Mortal Realm before advancing into the First Heaven Realm at the 18th level. How could all of this not shock the three of them?

“Go notify that demonic woman. Tell her someone is about to break her record!” Qin Feng gazed at the two characters on the paG.o.da as he muttered in a low voice. Because since this person was able to ascend to the 17th level while at the Mortal Realm and has advanced into the First Heaven Realm now, then with this person’s combat strength, he felt that it ought to not be difficult for this person to pa.s.s through the 20th level.

A young man behind Qin Feng didn’t hesitate to turn around and flash towards the distance.

At the 18th level, Yang Ye ceaselessly waved the sword in his hand, and it carried numerous afterimages and sharp whistled as it tore through the air. On the other hand, his opponent, the Sword Servant, refused to show weakness as well, and the sword in its hand was ceaselessly being swung at a speed that was equal to Yang Ye. The two of them constantly exchanged blows, and it had already arrived at no less than a few hundred exchanges!

The strength of this Sword Servant at the 18th level had surprised Yang Ye. Especially its speed which was countless times swifter than the Sword Servant at the 17th level. Fortunately, he didn’t utilize the Reactive Strike, otherwise, he would have really been courting death. Because even in the best possible scenario, he would only be able to take the Sword Servant down with him as this Sword Servant’s attack speed was too swift.

If he hadn’t bitterly cultivated the Basic Sword Technique for two years, if he hadn’t tempered himself at the Grand Myriad Mountains, and if he hadn’t fought those Sword Servants from before, then he would definitely be defeated now.

Both Yang Ye and the Sword Servant didn’t utilize any sword techniques or sword qi, and they both just utilized the most basic moves to stab at each other and block each other’s attacks. Of course, it was impossible to utilize sword qi at such a close distance because sword qi required time to execute, and both of them lacked time the most. Both of them didn’t dare to utilize sword qi because the one that did would definitely be immediately stabbed in the heart!

The Sword Servant was in a better state because it only possessed combat instinct and didn’t possess any other emotions. Needless to say, the Sword Servant’s lack of intelligence was undoubtedly an advantage at this moment. Because it wouldn't become nervous or feel fear. Besides engaging in battle, it wouldn’t arouse any other negative emotions.

On the other hand, Yang Ye would. Even though he was fully concentrated on dealing with the Sword Servant’s attacks, he still had some negative emotions. However, these emotions were just forcefully suppressed by Yang Ye and were unable to erupt.

However, if this continued for long, then he would definitely be the first to be unable to hold on.

I can’t allow this to continue! Yang Ye thought in his heart as he swung the sword in his hand.

When he thought up to here, Yang Ye stabbed his sword onto the Sword Servant’s sword, and he relied on the repulsive force on his sword to leap back lightly. Right at the instant Yang Ye leaped backward, the Sword Servant seized this opportunity to close the distance with Yang Ye, and then the sword in its hand emanated sword images that covered the sky as they enveloped Yang Ye.