Chapter 342 - Daylight Thief (2/2)

“The secret ancestral techniques are the essence of martial arts. The more powerful the secret technique is, the more difficult it is to learn. A low-rank secret technique may take several days to learn, a mid-rank secret technique may take several years. High-rank secret technique takes up to fifteen years and as for even more powerful ones such as the Thunderclap Secret Technique, Divine Secret Technique, and Tianyuan Secret Techniques, they may take an entire lifetime to study.”

Ye Chen browsed the selection of secret techniques. He was trying to figure out which one of these secret techniques could help him out of his current predicament.

As Ye Chen surveyed the secret techniques, one of the fighter apparitions caught his attention. “I choose this secret technique!”

“Are you sure you want to learn this secret technique?” Tian Ji asked, slightly unsure.

“That’s right.”

“Daylight Thief, this secret technique can conceal your energy and disguise your appearance. At grade one, it can avoid the tracing of Grand Supreme and Peerless Power Stage. Despite being a Divine Secret Technique, it’s easy to master. However, since it’s not a combat technique, it’ll not be of any use in combat. Are you sure you want to learn this one? I have many combat techniques in my arsenal. At your current level, you might not find it so easy to obtain another secret technique jade slip,” Tian Ji informed.

“I want to learn this secret technique!” Ye Chen was certain of it. Once he had set his mind on something, he would not have any second thoughts. At his current cultivation base, even if he learned a powerful secret technique, it still would not help him defeat a Boundless Stage fighter. Besides, the powerful secret combat techniques took a very long time to learn. In contrast, the Daylight Thief technique was extremely easy to master. It was also the key to helping him get out of his current crisis.

“Very well then. I shall teach you this secret technique!”

Right after Tian Ji finished, mysterious runic seals came down from above and entered Ye Chen’s body. Ye Chen heard a series of incantations echoing inside his mind. These incantations were the formula to casting Daylight Thief.

Upon learning the secret technique, before Ye Chen even had time to say anything, he noticed the rainbow-colored light starting to dissipate. Within an instant, he was already outside the Heavenly Astra Seal. When he looked down, he saw the secret technique jade slip in his hand burst open and vanished completely.

Ye Chen frowned. He was not expecting something this bizarre to happen after fusing with the secret technique jade slip. It was all rather surprising to him. He glanced at the remaining two secret technique jade slips. Did this mean that anyone who managed to fuse with the secret technique jade slip would encounter the same thing as well?

“Little Brat Ye Chen, what is it?” the Purple-fire Astra Lion asked Ye Chen.

“Master Lion, does every secret technique jade slip contain a trace of consciousness within them?” Ye Chen asked, frowning.

“This is very normal. During the creation of the secret technique jade slip, each one of them is fused with the consciousness of its creator. This consciousness will pass on a secret technique to you,” Master Lion explained. This was how all secret technique jade slips were created. “The stronger the creator of the secret technique jade slip, the more powerful the secret techniques carried within it.”

This particular secret technique jade slip contained more than three hundred secret techniques to choose from. This implied that the creator of the secret technique jade slip, Elder Tian Ji, was unimaginably powerful.

Secret technique – Daylight Thief!

Ye Chen mumbled the incantation of Daylight Thief. He seemed to have gained some further insight on the technique.

Once the Daylight Thief secret technique had been honed to a certain stage, the user’s body, bone structure, skin, and even meridian channels could be morphed. The user’s energy could be concealed as well, just like the Bone Contraction Technique and Turtle Guard Technique in the legends. The Daylight Thief technique belonged to the class of Divine Secret Technique. Upon honing it to first grade, even fighters of Grand Supreme stage could not detect the user’s energy.

As Ye Chen silently chanted the incantation of the Daylight Thief technique, his facial structure began to change. His bones began shifting up and down, his current appearance became completely different from his original appearance.

Ye Chen’s energy was also slowly becoming concealed.

After approximately three hours, Ye Chen had transformed into an entirely different person. His energy was completely concealed as well.

Each casting of the Daylight Thief Technique required an hour of channeling. He had honed the Daylight Thief Technique to Minor Advance Level.

When he saw Ye Chen’s transformation, the Master Lion smiled. “Little Brat Ye Chen, you can even deceive a Boundless Stage now, there should be no problems.”

Master Lion was slightly shocked. For a technique like this, even an incredibly gifted practitioner would require two to three months to cultivate the first grade of the technique to Minor Advance Level. However, it only took Ye Chen three hours to cultivate it to that stage.

Was this the prodigy as foretold in the legends?

What Master Lion did not know was that it was not so much about Ye Chen’s talents. It was largely due to the wonders of the Nine Astra Skies cultivation system. The Nine Astra Skies cultivation system originated from an unknown almighty being. It was as profound and deep as the ocean, enveloping everything in the world. Ye Chen could especially feel the mystique of the Nine Astra Skies when learning martial arts techniques and secret techniques. He would always feel an unexplainable sense of familiarity. All martial arts techniques and secret techniques became very easy to master when put into his hands.

After finalizing his appearance and energy transformation, Ye Chen had turned into a completely different person. Even those who were close to him would not be able to recognize him at a close distance.

Since even Master Lion said that he could fool a Boundless Stage fighter, then there should be no further concerns. Only Bi Lin and Cang Lu knew who he was. Even if the other Transcendent Stage fighters had arrived, they would not be able to recognize him either.

“Maser Lion, I’m going out to take a look.” Ye Chen got up. It would not do him any good to keep hiding in the Heavenly Astra Seal. Since he could deceive Bi Lin and Cang Lu now, he should head out there to survey the situation and find a chance to escape! He had already reaped enough treasures from the Soul Pagoda.