Chen Yu’s battle with the sixth rank on the Heavenly Martial List was watched by the fifth rank, "Lu Kong".
He speculated that if he fought Chen Yu, the odds of winning were four to six, with him being the four.
"Could it be that I can only watch helplessly as he takes away my glory?"
Lu Kong’s face was cold, and he felt resentment in his heart.
Based on Chen Yu’s previous actions, he speculated that Chen Yu would challenge him in a year.
There is still a year left, and many possibilities remain. If he pushes himself harder, he may not necessarily lose to Chen Yu.
Yet, Chen Yu is also progressing! Thinking of Chen Yu’s astounding speed of improvement, Lu Kong couldn’t help but feel a sense of despair.
A month passed. Due to Chen Yu’s invisible influence, Lu Kong was in a poor state, and his month was quite awful.
But today, he was summoned by his master.
Lu Kong’s master was an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Heavenly Martial Sect, whose strength was top-notch among many elders.His master was always strict, and Lu Kong didn’t need to think to know that he would be reprimanded.
As he expected, his master scolded him.
But when leaving his master’s residence, Lu Kong’s face was smiling, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.
He opened his hand, and a round, white elixir lay within it, radiating a faint glow, causing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to suddenly become more concentrated.
Star Pill!
Lu Kong hadn’t expected his master to give him such a reward.
The quality of this Star Pill was incredibly high. Lu Kong was originally some distance away from becoming a Five-star Half King, needing at least ten more years to succeed.
But with this Star Pill, Lu Kong had a seventy percent chance to break through to the Five-star Half Level within a year.
"Hehe, Chen Yu, in a year, Brother will give you a surprise!"
Lu Kong’s eyes blazed, and after returning to his residence, he began a year of seclusion.
...
A year ago, Chen Yu already had confidence in defeating the fifth rank on the Heavenly Martial List, gaining fifty percent compensation reward.
However, the battle would certainly be quite difficult.
So he changed his strategy, taking the powerful figures on the Heavenly Martial List as whetstones, sharpening himself piece by piece, to become more formidable, gathering an unstoppable momentum to ascend to the peak.
His strategy was successful, causing "Lu Kong", the fifth rank on the Heavenly Martial List, to feel a strong crisis.
Even Jiang Han, the fourth rank on the Heavenly Martial List, felt an invisible pressure.
As a Five-star Half King, Jiang Han did not believe Chen Yu could defeat her in two years, but she couldn’t be sure that given three, four, or five years, Chen Yu wouldn’t be able to beat her.
Ranked third, Lin Yuxuan became more diligent. She was never one to accept defeat, nor would she watch Chen Yu catch up with her.
Ranked second, Guan Hongri, who had always valued Chen Yu, was also increasingly jealous of him. He even considered fighting Chen Yu now, to humiliate him fiercely.
But being the second rank on the Heavenly Martial List, challenging those ranked behind would make him lose face.
As for the first rank, Song Mang, was out on a mission.
In the secret chamber, Chen Yu held a Wood Essence Crystal.
A green wave surged around him, overflowing with countless vitality.
At a certain moment.
Buzz!
In the void, above the green waves, a tender, dripping bud sprouted suddenly, manifesting a stronger, vibrant vitality.
Whoosh!
The surrounding green waves formed a vortex, pouring into Chen Yu’s body, including the buds, which also dissipated, with their vitality being absorbed by him.
Chen Yu opened his eyes: "Wood Essence, Three and a Half Levels."
In just one and a half years, the Wood Essence reached three and a half levels; such an astonishing speed of progress in the Profound Meaning would be shocking if told.
"Let’s try cultivating the Azure Dragon Sacred Wood Leg."
Chen Yu operated the Wood Essence, concentrating it on his legs.
His legs were surrounded by a layer of green light, which flickered rhythmically, seemingly as though breathing.
Before long, on his legs, a green bud sprouted, followed by a second, a third.
The scene was somewhat bizarre, with buds actually growing on a person’s body.
"It’s still somewhat difficult."
After all, according to convention, the fourth level is cultivated in the Xuanming Realm.
Despite Chen Yu’s amazing talent in Body Refinement and his prior understanding of Wood Essence, difficulties persisted.
Yet, it wasn’t entirely hopeless; Chen Yu continued to persist.
Time flowed.
The buds on his legs grew more numerous, and began to grow leaves, covering Chen Yu’s legs.
Chen Yu’s legs seemed to turn into two thick logs, full of vitality.
But the rest of his body became somewhat pale, devoid of color.
If he broke through to the Xuanming Realm while cultivating the fourth level, his body’s vitality would be sufficient, avoiding the situation.
Chen Yu gritted his teeth and endured as his body grew thinner.
Two days later, he was skin and bones, wrinkles appearing, making him look aged.
Rustle rustle!
Chen Yu suddenly exhaled, causing the dense leaves on his legs to rustle before dissipating.
He gazed down, his legs glimmered with jade-like luster, overlaid with a texture faintly like bark, but the pattern subtly formed a dragon pattern.
"Succeeded!"
Chen Yu’s eyes gleamed.
The Azure Dragon Sacred Wood Leg had finally reached the beginner level.
Chen Yu infused elemental energy into the Azure Dragon Sacred Wood Leg, and instantly, green starlight proliferated outward, and his skeletal upper body quickly filled out, slowly returning to normal.
Even though entering the Azure Dragon Sacred Wood Leg was so strenuous, the subsequent cultivation would surely be harder, yet Chen Yu did not force it.
He immediately began learning the auxiliary secret technique from the Azure Dragon Sacred Wood Leg to increase cultivation speed.
Since it had just reached the entry level, even assisted cultivation had little effect. Still, paired with Chen Yu’s unique physique, his cultivation speed was multiple times faster than before.
Moreover, any kind of energy could be absorbed by Chen Yu, filtered through his mysterious heart, and fused into the Star Sea.
Of course.
Chen Yu isn’t putting all his thoughts into cultivation.
Currently, he should focus more on increasing his strength to get more substantial compensation and rewards.
Thus, on regular days, he allocates his time evenly: half for practicing the "Nine Revolutions Bright Star Technique," and the other half for comprehending various combat techniques and secret methods to elevate his soul realm.
Another year has passed.
According to his habit, Chen Yu ended his seclusion.
Not just him, others also developed the habit, leaving their caves, gathering near the Sky Martial Battle Platform.
"The prediction came true, Chen Yu indeed plans to challenge an opponent every year."
"Tsk tsk, last year when Chen Yu challenged the sixth rank, he held a considerable advantage. I think this year’s fifth-ranked Lu Kong might have trouble."
Chen Yu has already accumulated an invincible aura, making people lean more towards him.
Swoosh!
Lin Yuxuan’s arrival caught the eyes of many male disciples.
And Lin Yuxuan’s gaze remained on Chen Yu: "His aura has changed again; it’s somewhat different from a year ago."
This possibly indicates that Chen Yu’s progress over the past year is still astonishing.
What kind of freak is this? Even Lin Yuxuan couldn’t help but get serious.
Soon afterwards, Luo Yulian, Jiang Han, Qin Wentian, Guan Hongri, and others all arrived.
Unknowingly, Chen Yu has grown in the Heavenly Martial Sect to such a degree that his casual actions now attract such extensive attention from disciples.
"Challenge the fifth rank, Lu Kong!"
Chen Yu said.
Everyone had expected this, not surprised, but eagerly awaiting this showdown.
Lu Kong is extremely powerful, standing at the pinnacle of Heavenly Martial Sect’s Five-star Kings.
"Lu Kong is here!"
Boom!
From afar, a figure galloped in, causing turbulent clouds to roll in all directions, and an overwhelming pressure descended.
"His aura, he broke through!"
Luo Yulian exclaimed.
Lu Kong broke through!
Lu Kong has become a Five-star Half King! .
When this scene unfolded, the surroundings became even more heated, and the viewpoint of this battle changed.
"It seems Chen Yu brought pressure on Lu Kong, forcing him to break through to Five-star Half King."
"Hehe, now Chen Yu is in trouble."
Lu Kong’s strength surged, the situation no longer developed as expected, and this unexpected turn made everyone feel refreshed.
"Junior Brother Chen, are you confident of victory? But your brother has prepared a surprise for you, how is it?"
Lu Kong directly flew onto the Sky Martial Battle Platform.
He himself has broken through a small level, yet worries about Chen Yu?
Moreover, he intends to establish prestige and fame through this battle!
"This surprise... very nice!"
Chen Yu’s eyes lit up.
Actually, when fighting ranked sixth on the Heavenly Martial List last year, he used only eighty percent of his strength to defeat his opponent.
Since then, Chen Yu realized that in a few more years, Five-star Kings will no longer serve as practice opponents.
Lu Kong snorted coldly; shouldn’t Chen Yu be hesitant, embarrassed, or anxious? Yet the opponent appeared quite pleased.
But no matter, he will soon beat him to tears.
"Let the battle begin!"
The steward announced.
Lu Kong saw that Chen Yu didn’t have the intention to start, so he wielded a heavy sword, slicing toward Chen Yu.
But suddenly, he sensed a strong wave of vitality.
Swoosh!
Lu Kong flew forward, only to see beneath him the void rippling with green waves, within which suddenly shot out a sturdy vine, as thick as an arm, entangling Lu Kong’s foot.
At this instant, Lu Kong’s vitality and yuan force were extracted.
On the other side, Chen Yu felt that the extracted power returned to his body.
This was the powerful auxiliary capability of the Azure Dragon Sacred Wood Leg, which although Chen Yu was just starting, he had never shown this type of maneuver before, Lu Kong had not expected that Chen Yu is skilled in Wood Dao.
"Spatial Profound Meaning, Gold Profound Meaning, Fire Profound Meaning, Wood Profound Meaning... This guy truly isn’t human!"
"Comprehending four Profound Meanings simultaneously! How on earth did he achieve that?"
The spectators around were also astonished; Chen Yu’s hidden cards seemed endless, always producing something unexpected.
"Brother Lu, how do you find this surprise?"
Chen Yu smiled, simultaneously activating the White Tiger Sacred Claw and Vermilion Bird Sacred Wings.
He didn’t expect the Azure Dragon Sacred Leg’s move to entangle the opponent, considering he just started, and hadn’t deeply comprehended other auxiliary combat techniques.
Rumble!
The Vermilion Bird Sacred Wings unleashed a surging blood flame whirlwind, enveloping Lu Kong, followed by the White Tiger Sacred Claw tearing out several dazzling sharp light marks, rushing into the blood flame whirlwind.
Since the opponent broke through to Five-star Half level, Chen Yu must engage seriously; thus, he would not hold back.
Lu Kong, enshrouded in the blood flame whirlwind, looked grim.
This battle was supposed to be his shining stage, but now Chen Yu caught him off guard, rendering him disadvantaged.
"Junior Brother, just enjoy the surprise your brother prepared, and don’t make futile struggles!"
Lu Kong’s cold shout echoed.
A powerful energy burst forth from the fiery storm, with sword intent soaring, and a heavy, mighty blue sword shadow pierced the whirlwind, slicing down, splitting everything in two.
Lu Kong floated in mid-air, enveloped by sword intent; his fierce eyes locked onto Chen Yu, the full release of Five-star Half level yuan force and aura, pressed outward like a tsunami.