Chapter 220 – Not So Special (2/2)

The earth trembled as the spear emitted multiple suffocating shock waves.

“My body can’t take this, not even with the Eternal Star stance…” Ye Wei mumbled, and his muscles began to spasm under the redoubled pressure. The runic light surrounding his body was quickly fading. “I don't think I have a choice now.”

It quickly became apparent to all present at the square that Jin Kui’s strike was more powerful than Ye Wei’s seemingly indestructible body could take.

“You are not the only one with an amplification stance.” Ye Wei slowly clenched his fist while predicting the spear strike’s path. He relaxed his body and let the energy partially penetrate his body, causing the golden yin yang shapes on his bones to begin to twist and rattle.

‘Third Supernova evolution!’ Ye Wei groaned as all the individual golden patterns linked together.

“Boom!”

The Qi disturbance surrounding Ye Wei’s body went from inconspicuous to exploding in a mere second. He was excited that someone finally pushed him hard enough, through the brink.

‘Ten-star condensed prime, one-star returned prime…’

Everyone could sense Ye Wei was quickly becoming more powerful, shocked as none of them expected such a turn of events.

The audience, even a close friend like Jian Chen, couldn’t tell accurately what Ye Wei’s cultivation level was. They all assumed he was not showing his all before now, whereas only a few suspected the involvement of rare stances with amplification and body strengthening effects.

While considered as a feat anywhere outside the capital, ten-star condensed prime cultivation fell to being a minimum requirement in the Million Stars Palace. The veterans were therefore all shocked when Ye Wei revealed his level, unable to work out how the newcomer managed to defeat the returned prime Warriors.

Zui Yue, San Chan, and Qing Mu were all top ten black dragon listers, and even with their experience, they could not believe what they just saw.

“How is that possible!?”

“Is that an amplification stance?”

“It has to be a seal, some kind of energy storage. There is no way a newbie with no connection could learn an amplification stance like this! His Qi is becoming twice as dense!”

All three of them have had the chance to learn about myriad amplification stances as they sat on resources and knowledge the rest of the dynasty envied. However, they had yet to encounter a technique quite as powerful as what Ye Wei was showing.

All the veterans were in awe, discussing; San Chan and Qing Yue became more curious while Qing Mu was becoming increasingly frustrated.

“Impossible! This kid must have cheated!”

“Yea! Someone should check his sleeves for scrolls or mystic arms!”

“Can’t you see how strong Ye Wei is? Why would someone like that cheat!? Just because you don’t recognize the stances he used doesn’t make him a cheater!” Xue Er‘s anger boiled over before the other veterans had more to say.

“Yea, Xue Er is right. I kept my eyes on his hands the whole time. He didn’t cheat.” Qing Yao’s cold voice sounded from a distance. The veterans startled and kept their mouths shut, nodding apologetically.

Qing Yao returned her gaze onto Ye Wei. ‘This is such a powerful stance; not only did it absorb Jin Kui’s strike, it also transformed it into a nourishing energy…’

“I need to find out more about this kid…” She muttered to herself, her misunderstanding of the Supernova and Eternal Star inadvertently contributing to a more mysterious first impression of Ye Wei.

Meanwhile, the Spiritualist was becoming envious and could not bear seeing the powerful initiate’s history-shaking entrance, fearing what Ye Wei might become after the display of capability and potential.

Qing Mu was never content to be only the fifth best; the manifestation of his fear and jealousy suddenly became more real as Ye Wei’s presence grew stronger.

“Even if he isn’t cheating, this amplification effect is not strong enough. Jin Kui is strong enough to neutralize any ordinary five-star returned prime Warrior.”

“Indeed, or a four-star equivalent if the cultivator had been training in the palace.”

“The result will still be the same. He stands no chance against Jin Kui.” The Spiritualist smiled disdainfully. “Nobody will mess with the tradition!”

“We will see.” Qing Yao coldly gazed at the Spiritualist. Her lips were curled up slightly, to an awkward angle as she was not used to smiling.

The Spiritualist frowned and could not understand why Qing Yao was defending the newcomer. He grunted, looking away to prevent himself from arguing.

“What? His energy is still growing!”

“What kind of stance is that?”

The starlight around his body relit and glowed even brighter. His figure quickly became blurry as the belt of runes under his feet shone.