Translator: Larbre Studio
Editor: Larbre Studio
Mt Bai City, Ye Mansion
Within Lin Qian’s empty bedroom, a youngster materialised from thin air. When he left the Huaxia Empire, Lin Qian would reappear where he had left.
While the Huaxia Empire’s environment was dense and thick with Energy, it was still better to leave for the sake of better cultivation. When he returned, Heaven’s Slit would reopen, and the Tiangong Ministry could once again inject Energy into his body through his Dantian. Indeed, the cultivation speed from this was not phenomenal, but its effects were beyond belief.
To better his cultivation, Zhuge Ming also had the Tiangong Ministry improve Lin Qian’s cultivation method. Now, his teacher’s approach had been enhanced to better fit him, becoming the Regal Emperor Mantra!
The Regal Emperor Mantra was not unchanging and stale. The Tiangong Ministry would adapt the Mantra from within, according to Lin Qian’s physical changes. Not just that, they would also compile information and upload it for his perusal.
When it was necessary, Lin Qian only had to open the options menu that was only visible to him. From there, he just had to open the information bank, and the data was readily available in real-time.
Coupled with the new Mantra, Lin Qian’s cultivation from now on was perfectly tailored for him, leading him on the shortest and flawless route to super strength.
Within this land, no genius or prodigies could compare to him. For he was the Huaxia Empire’s dictator, with all the resources and help he needed on hand.
“Father, wait for me. I will save you!” Sitting on his bed, he stared solemnly at his front, as a Golden Striped Medicinal Bottle appeared on his hand. In one swift swoop, he downed the entire bottle of jade green solution within. Crossing his knees, he cultivated.
The antitoxins potion. Having drunk this, Lin Qian would be granted a toxin resistant body, making him invulnerable to all poisons. All of this to prevent the same sorry state which Liang ren’s Fire toxin had landed him in.
As he absorbed the potion, he could feel the potency of the Antitoxin potion swirling through his body. As he thought the gradual effects, he breathed deeply, regulating his thoughts and breath, sinking into training.
Indeed, he had a dominatingly powerful Empire supporting his back and even ensured their unwavering loyalty with his awakened talent, Authority of a Ruler. However, at the root of all strength were his own capabilities. He could not afford to slacken his cultivation.
Moreover, with increased abilities, his physique would be refined further. At that point, he could summon higher level troops and his generals, through Heaven’s Slit. Additionally, Zhuge Ming had begun the research of Substitute Puppets. It was a revolutionary plan to allow the Five Commanding Officers and himself to dive into the puppets and get through Heaven’s Slit, offering whatever help they could provide to their Emperor.
Even if Zhuge Ming and the Generals could control their abilities and power, it did not warp their true capabilities. Only the growth type General, who’s abilities changed with Lin Qian’s, could lower his Cultivation Stage and pass through Heaven’s Slit.
This speciality had made Zhuge Ming and the Five Commanding Officers green with envy.
Within his Dantian, the hovering white whirlpool rapidly ejected the carefully calculated volumes of Heaven and Earth’s Energy. Above it, the Tempestuous Night Blade and Sky Piercing Blade floated quietly as the refined Soul Energy swept through them rapidly.
Double Awakening of two Martial Souls was already shocking news. Should others learn that the Martial Soul within Lin Qian had settled and finalised its form, they probably would be crushed with a sense of inferiority and defeat
Finalising the form of Martial Souls. This was the highest realm that the Martial Soul could progress to. Now, Lin Qian had not even ascended into Nirvana Stage, and his Martial Soul had not also displayed a semblance of any unique elements. Yet, the two Martial Souls had already been settled into their final form.
His incredible progress was the epitome of stunning and mind-blowing.
Within his body, the Soul Energy stirred. With Heaven’s Slit opened, the volume of Heaven and Earth’s Energy surging out was unprecedented.
Facing the sudden intensification of supply, Lin Qian was not taken aback. Instead, he gladly accepted the bonus, pushing the Royal Emperor Mantra to its limit, stretching his physical body to the maximum.
Under the constant stimulation of the turbulent crashing Soul Energy, Lin Qian soared up the Tiers without a hitch. Unbelievably, within the timespan of an hour, he stood at the peak of Ninth Tier Materialised Vitality Stage.
Should the usual practitioners arrive at the same spot as Lin Qian now, they probably would start making preparations to break into Nirvana Stage. Alas, Lin Qian was not any Tom, Dick or Harry. A prodigy like him had to go through the Nine Round Nirvana!
Not just that, Lin Qian had already completed the initial 2 cycles!
The Nine Round Nirvana. It was a practice that was only effective for Practitioners who manage to complete and breakthrough before the age of 18.
Befoe 18, even if they only managed a single cycle, it would also benefit the practitioner’s foundation as a Nirvana Stage.
On the contrary, after the physical body sets at 18, forcing oneself to complete the cycles breaking through was just futile struggle.
Ye Xin, who was the same age as Lin Qian, had already completed her Nine Rounds. At this point, she had already prepared for her breakthrough, two years ahead of the deadline. Evidently, her aptitude was once in a millennial.
Standing at the peak of Ninth Tier Materialised Vitality Stage, Lin Qian ignited all of the Soul Energy within his Dantian without second thought.
Instantly, the robust spirit emanating from him flattened drastically, like a deflating balloon. As his aura shrivelled, his cultivation plunged all the way to Materialised Vitality, 1st Tier.
As part of the process, the prodigious practitioners set their Soul Energy ablaze, erupting it. In that instant, a massive shockwave burst out of the Dantian, smashing head-on with the Martial Soul, further stimulating it.
Alas, the Soul Energy only serves as nutrition for the Datian and Meridians. Most of the humongous volume goes to waste.
Peculiarly, it was not the case for Lin Qian.
The developments within his body did not stop after Soul Energy scattered and the stimulation of growth in the Body and Soul. The stream of Heaven and Earth’s Energy once again lept to a higher rate.
As the Heaven and Earth’s Energy swarmed through, they collided with the cracking Soul Energy, sending them flying straight into the flesh and bones.
“Argh!” At the same time, Lin Qian gasped as he panted in pain. As the Soul Energy was forcefully integrated into his body, each shard sent piercing pain deep into his bones, as though a million needles were thrust into him at once.
As some time passed, he reaped the benefits. The excruciating pain sent cold sweat tumbling down his entire body, soaking his full clothing. However, jet-black blood droplets, mixed with impurities, were also ejected from his pores.
During his first cycle, a similar phenomenon occurred as well. Under the first taste of the agonising pain, Lin Qian dug his nails into his palms, gritted his teeth, but still lost consciousness under the unbearable refinement process.
As a man who had two lives, his Body and Soul were so unusually robust that he had awoken two Martial Souls and also possessed remarkably strong resilience. Yet, the pain had batted consciousness out of him.
Alas, what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.
CUltivation was never meant to be a smooth-sailing walk in the park. To be stronger, painstaking training was mandatory.
Now, Lin Qian had a thirst for power, he craved to be stronger. To save his father, he needed to become a peerless powerhouse.
On the other side of Heaven’s Slit, the Generals who gained life saw him as their leader, the Emperor they swore allegiance to. If he had the strength of a negligible insect, it would be the biggest disgrace.
Moreover, it was blatantly obvious to him. If he wanted to bring the generals over to show them the world, he had to be stronger. Now that they had come alive, they were no longer plain numerical data, no longer artificial beings that only existed within the game.
They had come to life and were reborn into this new world with him. How could there stay trapped within the Huaxia Empire and not come out to take a look?
The brilliant gold sun peeked out of the eastern horizons, basking the land in warm daylight. As the dazzling rays looked into the room, a cultivating youngster, glimmering with Soul Energy could be seen. As the rays brightened, Lin Qian slowly opened his tightly shut eyes. Looking at his body, he churned his Soul Energy, glowing brighter than before, bursting off his dirtied robes and the blood clot on his body, turning them to dust. As the astounding power dissipated, a well-sculpted, muscular body was revealed.
“Hmph, now I’m looking more like a Young Emperor?” As he walked to his wardrobe, he took out a set of clean robes, and at the same time, a dazzling white cloak.
On the Ye Mansion arena, everything had been repaired and returned to its original state. On the stage, Bai Ren was ready to declare the continuation of the Mt Ba – Universal Phenomenon Sect Assessment. As his mouth opened to speak, he caught a glimpse of a figure. Smiling, he swooped his fan shut and walked off the stage.
In the next moment, a handsome young man, clad in a cloak, white as snow, took Bai Ren’s place. On the back of the cloak, a gigantic Wan(1) was sewn artistically, much like a calculated and precise splash of ink.
Surveying the crowd, pairs of courteous, respectful and even fearful eyes met his gaze.
Smirking lightly to himself, he loudly declared, “Mt Ba – Universal Phenomenon Sect Assessment, begins!”
– Wan, 万,is the first character in the name of the Universal Phenomenon Sect, 万象宗.