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Shadow Clan Star Nest 999, the third mission location on the homeworld.
A massive energy barrier enveloped the battlefield.
Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Tremendous explosions echoed incessantly.
A colossal shadow, fifteen meters tall, rampaged across the battlefield. Each impact carved craters over ten meters deep, its destructive power terrifying.
This was unmistakably a young Shadow Clan warrior, comparable to a mid-second breakthrough cultivator!
Simultaneously, a seemingly minuscule figure darted toward the colossal shadow with lightning speed.
The disparity between the two figures was staggering.
Yet the tiny figure, like a mayfly challenging a towering tree, tore massive gashes in the colossal shadow with each strike, sending jets of pitch-black blood spurting.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The two combatants exchanged over a dozen lightning-fast blows.
"Die!"
Jiang Ye's inner momentum surged to its peak as he unleashed a sudden burst of power.
Martial Bone Ability: Battle Soul!
[Tier 3: Berserk - All attributes increased by 30%]
Boom!
The black spear thrust forward with tremendous force, piercing the night like the dawn tearing through darkness, leaving a dazzling arc across the sky.
A radiant, proud sun rose with the dawn.
The second ultimate move of the Great Sun Spear Technique—Proud Sun Soars Across the Sky!
With Jiang Ye's current strength, executing this technique again unleashed unparalleled power.
In an instant, the proud sun crushed across the sky, the air exploding with ear-splitting sonic booms as if shattering.
Pfft!
The spear, imbued with terrifying penetrating force, tore through the Shadow Clan's defenses and slammed into its heart.
A single, piercing strike.
Stellar energy surged!
Roar! The terrifying energy erupted, instantly pulverizing the Shadow Clan's heart, forcing an agonized roar from the creature.
The next moment.
Boom! The spear's energy fully detonated.
The fifteen-meter-tall shadow was torn to shreds by the horrifying force, its life essence rapidly fading.
Faced with such a lethal strike, even the Shadow Clan's notoriously resilient vitality could not save it from certain death.
Whoosh...
Jiang Ye landed softly, not even glancing back at the exploding corpse behind him.
"A mid-second breakthrough Shadow Clan youth's body? Definitely no match for me."
Six days ago, facing such a formidable foe, Jiang Ye might have been locked in a prolonged, grueling battle.
But now? It took him less than half a minute.
Of course, Jiang Ye knew full well that his effortless annihilation of the opponent was due to the combined effects of Tilting at Windmills and Great Accumulation, Sudden Breakthrough.
[Tilting at Windmills: When facing an opponent of a higher cultivation realm, there is a chance to increase damage by 100% and inflict a continuous bleeding effect.]
[Great Accumulation, Sudden Breakthrough: After ten minutes of continuous combat, damage increases by 50%.]
Combined with the second tier of his battle soul, which granted a 30% damage boost, his total damage amplification reached 180%!
Fighting opponents of higher cultivation realms had become routine for him.
Countdown: 18 minutes, 20 seconds
You have cleared the first stage.
Preparing to enter the next stage. Please prepare yourself.
A series of subtitles materialized before him.
"Just the first stage?" Jiang Ye murmured, slightly surprised.
Even in the first trial, he faced an opponent a full rank above him?
"The White Dragon's Court is indeed challenging," Jiang Ye thought, quickly adjusting his mindset as he awaited the start of the next trial.
Inside the Starry Pavilion:
"Defeated a mid-stage second breakthrough opponent in under thirty seconds?"
"His combat power has suddenly increased this much?" The purple-robed elder stared intently at the projection, his face etched with astonishment.
"He's far stronger than before," Qiu Cang, who had just arrived, noted with a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
Jiang Ye's combat prowess was at least twice as formidable as it had been the previous night!
Even for a genius, such a dramatic improvement overnight seemed impossible.
"Was he concealing his true strength before? Or is this a sudden burst of power?" Qiu Cang wondered, his mind racing with possibilities.
Ultimately, his thoughts coalesced into a single, unified conviction.
"If he can maintain this momentum," Qiu Cang murmured, a faint smile playing on his lips, "he might actually have a chance at obtaining the Low-Grade Heaven-Rank Inheritance."
"Should we inform Old Zhu?" the purple-robed elder asked.
"Let's not tell him yet," Qiu Cang said with a smile. "We don't want that old man getting cocky again. Let's wait for the results."
"Look, the second trial has begun."
The projection before them rapidly dimmed.
"Too bad," Qiu Cang said, shaking his head slightly. "From the second trial onward, we can't see the specific scenes."
The purple-robed elder explained, "The inner workings of the White Dragon's Court were never meant to be public. We could only observe the first trial because of the spatial realm created by Senior Bai Long himself."
"Even he couldn't project the later trials."
"The White Dragon's Court holds too many secrets," the purple-robed elder sighed.
Qiu Cang nodded in agreement.
Indeed!
Humanity had yet to fully unravel the mysteries of the White Dragon's Court.
They only knew that this colossal structure contained multiple top-tier inheritances from a Second-Tier Cosmic Civilization.
The White Dragon's Court likely originated from a once-thriving Second-Tier Cosmic Civilization.
Within the trial space, Jiang Ye waited for half a minute before the surrounding environment abruptly transformed.
It was as if the stars had shifted.
In the next moment, he found himself in a completely dark environment.
Escape the Wasteland
These three simple words revealed the difficulty of this trial.
"Pitch black?"
"No, almost all my senses are blocked," Jiang Ye murmured, assessing his surroundings. "Sight, hearing, and smell have been reduced to their bare minimum."
He strained his ears, faintly hearing a piercing roar from the distance.
This wasteland was clearly no tranquil prairie, but the Shadow Clan Homeworld, teeming with hidden dangers!
"This is truly terrifying," Jiang Ye instantly realized the challenge before him.
With his senses nearly completely suppressed, what chance did he stand against the Shadow Clan?
His combat effectiveness would be reduced by at least ninety percent!
Even geniuses with other Dao Bone Aptitudes would likely be eliminated in this trial.
"Fortunately..."
Jiang Ye closed his eyes, and an invisible wave radiated outward from the center of his forehead.
[Universal Observation: Mental power can envelop your surroundings, penetrating all things!]
Three meters.
Five meters.
Ten meters.
Twenty meters!
After his second breakthrough, Jiang Ye's Martial Will Perception surged dramatically, now capable of covering a radius of twenty meters.
Instantly, every rustle of wind and movement of grass within that range fell under his complete control.
Jiang Ye strode forward confidently.
"Hmm!?"
Just a few dozen meters ahead, he noticed deep pits scattered across the ground and a dense web of spiderweb-like nets strung across the air.
"Without Perception, anyone would almost certainly fall into these traps," Jiang Ye mused inwardly, continuing onward.
Thanks to his Perception, he effortlessly avoided the traps.
In just half a minute, Jiang Ye had successfully navigated the treacherous terrain.
But soon, he encountered another perilous zone: a vast swamp teeming with danger. Countless pitch-black heads bubbled to the surface, their eyes gleaming ominously.
"Shadow Clan creatures living underwater?" Jiang Ye exclaimed, genuinely surprised.
There was no doubt that a single misstep in this swamp would lead to certain doom.
Yet, relying on his extraordinary Perception, Jiang Ye managed to find a narrow path through the seemingly endless swamp, allowing him to cross safely.
He traversed it with ease.
And so, he continued his journey, encountering numerous close calls but ultimately emerging unscathed.
Ten minutes later, a figure shot like lightning through the darkness, sprinting toward the outside world.
You have cleared the second stage.
Analyzing your three-dimensional combat power...
Preparing to enter the final stage. Please prepare yourself.
Meanwhile, within the Starry Pavilion, the remaining teachers noticed the projection's progress.
"He cleared the second stage in just ten minutes?"
"That's unbelievably fast!"
(End of the Chapter)
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