Translator: CinderTL
Whoosh! Jiang Ye moved like lightning, his speed astonishing. In the blink of an eye, he closed the distance to the alien powerhouse nearing the quasi-fourth breakthrough.
The explosive force of stellar energy granted Jiang Ye extraordinary speed.
In an instant, he could accelerate from 0 meters per second to 1,500 meters per second.
This concept was terrifying.
Such extreme kinetic energy required an exceptionally robust physique; otherwise, even if achieved, it would cause the body to collapse.
Even quasi-fourth breakthrough experts needed several seconds to adapt.
But Jiang Ye? Just one second.
Whoosh! The long spear moved like a dragon.
A dazzling spear light streaked across the sky with unparalleled force, aimed directly at the alien powerhouse.
Yet, at the moment it was about to pierce the enemy's neck, it abruptly halted.
"The civilization key?"
Jiang Ye gripped his spear, his gaze icy.
The alien's words had indeed piqued his interest.
Area 015 was vast and boundless, and searching it piece by piece using the map would be exhausting. Knowing the location of the civilization key would greatly streamline his efforts.
"Speak," Jiang Ye pressed the spear against the alien's throat.
"Promise not to kill me, and I'll tell you," the alien powerhouse trembled.
Completely overwhelmed by Jiang Ye's demonstrated power, the alien powerhouse didn't even entertain the thought of resistance.
"Hmm?" Jiang Ye's gaze turned icy.
The alien powerhouse shuddered, sensing the killing intent.
Without further hesitation, he stammered, "According to the information I obtained, the civilization key is located in a black mountain range near the Black Coast."
"Black Coast?" Jiang Ye's eyes narrowed.
He had indeed seen that name on the map.
"How do you know this?" Jiang Ye asked coldly.
The Black Coast was at least ten thousand kilometers away from their current location.
They had only just entered the Star Realm Sea.
Even Jiang Ye couldn't possibly cover such a vast distance in such a short time.
"My comrades within the clan informed me," the alien powerhouse replied hastily.
"You have a means of communication?" Jiang Ye asked coldly.
"Yes," the alien powerhouse quickly displayed his wristband.
The civilization of this alien race was clearly far more technologically advanced than Blue Star Civilization.
They could maintain communication even on foreign planets, a feat Jiang Ye couldn't accomplish.
"If others already know about it, what's the point of me rushing there now?" Jiang Ye's gaze grew even colder, as if suspecting the alien was playing him for a fool.
"No, no, no!" the alien powerhouse hurriedly explained. "The Black Coast won't open for at least another half-month."
"By now, many people must already be heading there."
"Originally, we planned to seize the opportunities here first, then go to the Black Coast," the alien powerhouse quickly added.
Jiang Ye finally understood.
It seemed the Black Coast was like certain opportunities on Ancient Star No. 7—they matured only at specific times.
This was perfectly normal.
The more precious the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasures, the more particular their birth time and location.
For example, fire-attribute treasures often emerged in areas rich in fire energy, specifically during the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches corresponding to the fire element.
"Sir, I've given you the information. You must keep your word," the alien powerhouse pleaded, his voice trembling.
"Annoying."
Jiang Ye's eyes turned cold, and his long spear erupted with power.
Boom! The terrifying spear beam instantly pierced the alien's skull, splattering blood everywhere.
The quasi-fourth breakthrough alien powerhouse was dead!
These aliens, like the Blue Star Civilization, came from 0.7-level civilizations.
But Jiang Ye showed no mercy. Those who are not of our race harbor different intentions, he thought, especially since these foreign races struck first.
"So far, all the foreign races we've encountered are from civilizations below the first tier," Jiang Ye said, retracting his long spear. "Most of them are about the same level as Zhou Hong and Su Haiyue."
By "level," he wasn't referring to raw power, but rather the tier of their innate talent.
Geniuses like Zhou Hong and Su Haiyue, even at the same cultivation realm as Jiang Ye, wouldn't stand a single exchange against him.
"Black Coast..."
"I wonder if an invincible dao bone will appear there," Jiang Ye mused, opening his Personal Information Panel.
Beep! A holographic projection materialized.
#28: Jiang Ye: Bounty: 9
"Dropped to 28th place?" Jiang Ye chuckled in surprise.
Not that he was surprised.
He had been focused on traveling and hadn't encountered many foreign races, naturally falling behind the strong who were frantically slaughtering their way up the ranks.
"Yan Yi?" Jiang Ye noticed the name he had been tracking earlier. "Still in third place? His bounty has already reached 30."
An astonishing rate of progress.
Only ten minutes had passed since entering the Star Realm Sea.
Yan Yi had already killed thirty people, proving he was either actively killing or on his way to kill.
"Let him kill," Jiang Ye said, his eyes gleaming. "The more he kills, the better."
He wasn't worried. After all, the bounty would be inherited.
"Map," Jiang Ye said, reopening the map projection.
A holographic map materialized.
"The Black Coast is still 20,000 kilometers away?" Jiang Ye studied the map. "And we'll pass through multiple opportunity zones along the way?"
"We need to hurry. I wonder if those opportunities have already been taken."
"Mm."
"Before we leave, let's claim the opportunity here first," Jiang Ye thought.
Whoosh!
His figure blurred as he shot down toward the snow-white valley below.
Jiang Ye had already located the opportunity's location before arriving—deep within the heart of the snow mountain.
Just seconds later...
Rumble!
A blinding spear of light erupted from the snow mountain, its thunderous roar shaking the heavens. The vast mountain range trembled, triggering a catastrophic avalanche.
The entire snow mountain seemed to have been cleaved in half, sliced clean through its waist.
Rumble! The snow-capped mountain shattered, sending countless snowflakes erupting into the air. A white tidal wave swept across the entire valley.
Buzz!
A white light surged from the endless snowstorm, accompanied by terrifying ripples and various Heaven and Earth Phenomena.
A third-tier Upper B-Tier Opportunity had manifested!
But before the ripples could spread, whoosh! A hand seized it.
"Got it," Jiang Ye said, a flash of light in his palm as he stored the Upper B-Tier Opportunity into his bracelet.
"Third-tier Upper B-Tier," he mused. "It probably won't do much for me now, but it'll fetch a fortune on the market."
A single third-tier Upper B-Tier Opportunity was worth at least several billion federal currency.
Jiang Ye didn't dwell on it.
"Let's go!"
"The Black Coast," Jiang Ye declared, his gaze resolute. He had to secure the civilization key—the gateway to Divine-Tier Opportunities.
Boom!
Jiang Ye shot into the sky, transforming into a streak of black light, like a terrifying meteor hurtling across the vast expanse of heaven and earth.
1000 meters per second.
1500 meters per second.
2000 meters per second.
With effortless ease, Jiang Ye's speed had already surpassed six times the speed of sound.
"If I unleash my full power and activate Speed Regulation," Jiang Ye mused, "I should be able to break through seven times the speed of sound."
"Any faster than that would be pushing it."
This wasn't the limit of Speed Regulation itself.
Rather, it was because Jiang Ye's current physical capabilities and reaction speed couldn't adapt to higher velocities.
Previously, when his base speed was only 100 meters per second, even a fivefold increase through Speed Regulation had barely broken the sound barrier.
At that time, he could adapt perfectly.
But now, with his base speed already astronomically high, any further amplification would be utterly absurd. Even Jiang Ye might struggle to react in time.
Fortunately, seven times the speed of sound was more than sufficient.
For ordinary third breakthrough peak experts, breaking three times the speed of sound was considered remarkable.
Those who specialized in speed-based cultivation techniques could reach four or even five times the speed of sound.
Seven times the speed of sound? That was likely only achievable with an invincible dao bone.
"Seven times the speed of sound—charge!"
Whoosh! Jiang Ye streaked across the vast expanse like a Flowing Light, tearing through the boundless world.
Time flowed onward.
During his journey to the Black Coast, Jiang Ye passed through numerous opportunity zones.
He seized every opportunity without hesitation, claiming them all for himself. As for the foreign races he encountered? He slaughtered them all.
In one of these opportunity zones, Jiang Ye even encountered over thirty alien powerhouses, all at the late stage or peak of the third breakthrough.
The result?
Naturally, they were all annihilated.
Blue Star, at the entrance to the Star Realm Sea.
"This aura..."
"Jiang Ye?"
"That kid... he's actually reached the peak of the third breakthrough!" Bai Jing and Principal Qian Feng of Heaven's Gate University exclaimed in astonishment.
Previously, they had only vaguely sensed Jiang Ye's cultivation level, but they couldn't be certain.
But now?
"He's just started his second year of university, and he's already at the peak of the third breakthrough."
"Jiang Ye's even more formidable than some Transcendent Aptitudes," Qian Feng couldn't help but remark. "Some weaker transcendents only reach the late stage of the third breakthrough by the start of their second year."
"How exactly did this young man cultivate?"
Qian Feng was utterly perplexed.
"He recently went to the Cosmic Divine Path," Qiu Cang explained. "Jiang Ye was already at the late stage of the third breakthrough. He likely reached the peak after receiving the Cosmic Blessing."
"Cosmic Blessing?"
"Impossible," Qian Feng immediately shook his head. "A Cosmic Blessing from the Third Breakthrough Certification can't directly advance someone by an entire minor realm."
"Besides, the transition from the late stage to the peak of the third breakthrough is a major bottleneck."
"Even with Transcendent Aptitude, it usually takes half a year to break through," Qian Feng said, his puzzlement deepening. "How did Jiang Ye manage it?"
Cosmic Blessings primarily enhance martial dao potential, rarely granting a direct advancement to a higher minor realm.
"Didn't Xiao Chen break through a minor realm directly with a Cosmic Blessing during her third breakthrough?" Qiu Cang chuckled.
"That's because Chen Zilu could already contend with transcendents! Could Jiang Ye...?" Qian Feng's eyes widened in realization.
"Jiang Ye might be the second invincible dao bone in Blue Star Civilization," Bai Jing declared.
Qian Feng fell silent, a hint of envy flickering in his gaze.
Two invincible dao bones, and both from White Dragon University?
Heaven's Gate University, the foremost institution in Blue Star Civilization, hasn't produced a single one.
"Look! Jiang Ye just killed over a dozen more alien geniuses!"
"This kid's combat power is truly absurd," Bai Jing marveled. "Since entering the Star Realm Sea, he must have eliminated nearly a hundred aliens already."
"As for Chen Zilu, she's been remarkably quiet since entering the Star Realm Sea."
"Xiao Chen is in seclusion," Qiu Cang said, his eyes gleaming. "She's likely attempting to break through to the mid-stage of the fifth breakthrough."
"Keep it up, Xiao Chen," Qiu Cang thought to himself. "At this rate, your junior brother will surpass you."
Star Realm Sea, First Star Ring, Area 019.
Thwack!
Thwack! Kidd wielded his longsword with lightning-fast strikes, each blow piercing through his enemy's chest.
"Kidd, you're getting stronger and stronger," a red-haired youth said, approaching with a grin.
"Don't underestimate me, you bastard," Kidd retorted. "I'm Kidd, after all—one of the Fire Ember Civilization's top Fallen Star Grade Prodigies." He chuckled.
The red-haired youth shook his head with a smile, but didn't deny it.
Kidd's talent was indeed among the Fire Ember Civilization's elite, second only to those with invincible dao bones and transcendent aptitudes.
"Rankings," Kidd said, opening the ranking projection.
#499: Kidd, Bounty: 6
"Finally broke into the top 500," Kidd grinned.
Suddenly, the red-haired youth exclaimed, "Kidd, look at the top ten!"
"The top ten?" Kidd's gaze darted to the top of the rankings.
In an instant, he froze.
"What? Jiang Ye... he's in the top three?!"
(End of the Chapter)
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