Translator: CinderTL
"Father, I'm not speaking rashly," Gu Li said earnestly. "I mean it."
"Absurd!" Gu Yuan snapped, his heart bleeding.
What is going on here?
He had sent his daughter to deal with Jiang Ye, and not only had she failed, but she had ended up giving herself away?
"Father, I came to tell you this," Gu Li said, her eyes filled with disappointment. She had hoped for his approval, but his reaction was far from what she expected.
"Do you even realize what you're saying?" Gu Yuan rebuked.
"Father, there's no need to say more," Gu Li replied. "I will stand by my decision."
With that, the girl's phantom shadow slowly dissipated, ending the communication.
"Are you insane!!"
Gu Yuan roared in fury, unleashing a terrifying aura that surged outward, causing the entire hall to tremble faintly.
Nearby, Yan Sheng stood stiffly, wisely avoiding provoking his wrath at this moment.
After a long silence, Gu Yuan finally calmed down.
Yan Sheng stepped forward, offering a mocking consolation, "Old man, it seems your daughter has a rebellious streak."
"Hmph!" Gu Yuan snorted coldly. "An immature girl."
"No matter!" Gu Yuan continued. "Once she ascends to divinity, she'll travel to the Cangxu Civilization for an innate aptitude reshaping. She'll undergo a metamorphosis into Transcendent Aptitude."
"By then, Jiang Ye won't even be able to make a ripple in her presence."
Why did they value the invincible dao bone so highly?
Precisely because it offered the potential for a metamorphosis into Transcendent Aptitude.
If one could ascend to divinity with a Dao Bone Aptitude, the odds were less than one in a trillion. Such a genius would possess top-rank comprehension and combat power, excelling in every aspect.
After undergoing the metamorphosis into Transcendent Aptitude, they would inevitably join the top echelon of transcendent beings.
Gu Li was such a person.
As for Jiang Ye? A mere low-level creature from a 0.7-tier civilization who had even rejected the Cangxu Civilization's invitation. No matter how impressive his current performance, he was destined to fade into obscurity.
At that moment, Jiang Ye sat cross-legged in the cave, deeply immersed in cultivation.
Time flowed like water.
In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.
On this particular day, inside the cave:
Buzz!
A peculiar wave suddenly erupted from Jiang Ye's body.
This wave was incredibly strange. Anyone who approached it felt a refreshing sense of clarity and vitality—a manifestation of the merging of his sea of consciousness.
Liu Shishi, sitting nearby, was experiencing this sensation firsthand.
"This feeling?"
"Could Jiang Ye be about to break through?" Liu Shishi turned to look at Jiang Ye, her face alight with surprise.
She could clearly sense the wave's extraordinary nature.
It was a fluctuation of the sea of consciousness!
Swish! Swish! Swish! The wave from Jiang Ye's sea of consciousness continued to expand relentlessly.
One mile.
Ten miles.
A hundred miles!
In an instant, the wave from Jiang Ye's sea of consciousness had covered a radius of a hundred miles.
Within this vast range, every rustle of wind and movement of grass fell into Jiang Ye's sea of consciousness, allowing him to perceive all things in his mind.
At the same time...
Boom!
A powerful aura erupted from Jiang Ye's body, flowing as naturally as water finding its channel.
"Late Stage Fourth Breakthrough!"
"Finally, I've broken through." Jiang Ye's eyes snapped open, a flicker of joy in his gaze.
Previously, Jiang Ye had only achieved a breakthrough in his life level to the late-stage.
His cultivation method, however, still lagged far behind.
The cultivation method is the foundation of a martial artist. Without it keeping pace with one's life level breakthrough, one becomes like a rootless duckweed, unstable and adrift.
Jiang Ye had been in this precarious state.
But now? He had fully ascended to a new realm.
"Truly worthy of being called the Myriad Spirits Black Crystal."
"In just ten days, it has allowed me to achieve a true breakthrough." Jiang Ye's heart swelled with joy. "Under normal cultivation, it would have taken at least a month, perhaps even several months, to reach this point."
This breakthrough was largely thanks to the Myriad Spirits Black Crystal.
Jiang Ye could still sense a vast reservoir of residual energy within his body, ready to fuel his subsequent cultivation.
"Perhaps..."
"Reaching the peak fourth-breakthrough won't take much longer now." A satisfied smile curved Jiang Ye's lips.
How long had it been since he broke through to the fourth breakthrough?
Just over three months.
Yet now, he was already on the verge of reaching the peak of the fourth breakthrough. If news of this speed reached Blue Star, countless people would be astonished.
At that moment, Liu Shishi approached him.
"Jiang Ye," she said, "congratulations! You've truly reached the Late Stage Fourth Breakthrough."
A hint of awe flickered in her eyes.
The aura Jiang Ye had just displayed didn't seem like that of a Late Stage Fourth Breakthrough cultivator. Even some at the peak of the fourth breakthrough might not match his power!
"Jiang Ye," Liu Shishi couldn't help but remark, "I feel like you've become so much stronger than before."
"I have become much stronger," Jiang Ye replied with a nod and a smile, not denying it.
He could sense the vast, surging stellar energy within his body, and his physical form, now unprecedentedly powerful after being nourished by his sea of consciousness.
With the breakthrough of the True God Manual, his sea of consciousness had undergone a metamorphosis. Not only had its scope expanded, but his control over stellar energy had also intensified.
Similarly, his mastery over his physical body had ascended to a new level.
"If I had possessed this strength ten days ago..."
Gu Li will die too, Jiang Ye thought to himself. Right now, I'm at least twice as strong as before.
Don't underestimate the power of doubling.
Given Jiang Ye's current base combat strength, such a multiplier would yield an astonishing result.
This dramatic improvement stemmed not only from his accumulated martial dao knowledge but also from the influence of his Martial Fetus Holy Body.
This physique far surpassed other dao bones in potential.
In fact, it wasn't just Jiang Ye who sensed his growing power. Even Liu Shishi could vaguely feel it.
We're both at the Late Stage Fourth Breakthrough, Liu Shishi thought, her expression complex. But the gap between us is immense. He could crush me with a single move, couldn't he?
Sometimes, Liu Shishi couldn't understand it.
They both possessed dao bones, both were at the Late Stage Fourth Breakthrough, and both had graduated from the same school.
Why was the difference so vast?
As Liu Shishi pondered this, Jiang Ye's expression suddenly shifted slightly.
"Hmm?"
"It's time," he murmured, opening his personal ranking projection.
The Civilization Divine Temple will open in 0 days, 0 hours, and 5 minutes.
"The Civilization Divine Temple!"
"It's finally opening," Jiang Ye's eyes lit up.
Jiang Ye's journey through the Star Realm Sea was finally reaching its conclusion.
It had to be said that his gains from this expedition were truly remarkable.
Before entering the Star Realm Sea, Jiang Ye had only reached the peak of the third breakthrough.
Now? He was already at the late stage of the fourth breakthrough.
But Jiang Ye knew that the greatest rewards of this journey lay far beyond mere cultivation progress.
"A Divine-Tier Opportunity!" A flicker of anticipation crossed Jiang Ye's eyes. This was the true objective of his expedition.
"Jiang Ye," Liu Shishi said, unable to contain her excitement, "your bounty ranking and civilization fireseed are both the highest. You're guaranteed to get the greatest benefits."
A sense of anticipation began to stir within him as well.
Time ticked by, second by second.
The countdown on the personal rankings display continued to dwindle:
50 seconds.
40 seconds.
30 seconds.
0 seconds.
The moment the countdown reached zero...
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Colossal pillars of light erupted from Area 4001, unleashing overwhelming waves of energy.
Countless beams of light pierced the heavens, tearing through the firmament.
Then, mysterious light gates materialized across the world.
These gates radiated an blinding brilliance, almost painful to look at, and emanated an aura of profound mystery. From within came a vast, divine resonance that was utterly awe-inspiring.
The Civilization Divine Temple had finally opened.
(End of the Chapter)
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