Chapter 351: Chapter 327: Late-Stage Ultimate Venerable, 9999 Elephant Strength
"Your Majesty Huangg Ling, Nie Yun just took his brother and charged into the swarm of Marsh Wasps. What should we do?" Xintu, Venerable Tuxin’s alias, asked hurriedly when he saw Nie Yun leave.
"Looking for the nest? He’s courting death! Even if he’s a Secret Realm Powerhouse, he’ll be as good as dead once his True Qi runs out against tens, even hundreds of thousands of Demon Beasts!" Before Huangg Ling could speak, Qi Emperor snorted coldly from the side.
Qi Emperor had used a special Incarnation Talisman to transform into a Golden Armored Hong Ape, completely masking his Demon aura. No one could see through his disguise.
"That’s right. If he wants to die, let him. We can band together to defend this area, saving a great deal of True Qi. We’ll conserve our strength and wait for the right moment." Huangg Ling nodded, a flicker in his eyes, as he suddenly looked up at Qii Tao.
"Lord Qii Tao, you are an equal to my ancestor and stronger than I. You must also see how extraordinary Nie Yun’s power is! If a Secret Realm Powerhouse like him enters the Zihua Cave Mansion with us and decides to ambush us for the treasures, I doubt any of us would be his match. What are your thoughts on this matter, milord?"
"If you want to bring me in on this, just say so. This Nie Yun is certainly no simple character; even I can’t gauge his true depth. But as long as the benefits are great enough, cooperation is not impossible!" The corners of Qii Tao’s mouth lifted, his thoughts unreadable.
"Heh, since Lord Qii Tao agrees, this makes things much easier. If we work together to kill Nie Yun, won’t you have first pick of all the treasures?" Huangg Ling nodded and then addressed the others, "What are your opinions, Your Majesties?"
"We are willing to serve Your Majesty Huangg Ling. Just give the order, and we will do our utmost!"
Longxi and the others shared a bitter smile. They were already roped into this scheme; refusal was not an option.
"Excellent. When the time comes, we’ll find a place filled with the Hell Cold Stream and ambush him together. The Zihua Cave Mansion was left behind by the Zihua Daoist, and it’s filled with countless Restrictions. No matter how powerful Nie Yun’s master is, he’ll never find out what happened in here!" Huangg Ling laughed heartily, a glint in his eyes as he plotted his own moves.
"Of course!" the others replied in unison, each already nursing their own schemes.
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"Brother, why did we charge into the swarm? We’re all alone now. What if we run into the Hell Cold Stream? We’ll be in big trouble!" Nie Tong couldn’t help but ask as his brother led him by the hand.
"Don’t worry about it. Doesn’t absorbing poisonous qi increase your power? Then just go on a killing spree and enjoy yourself!" Nie Yun chuckled, offering no explanation about his Celestial Eye Dantian.
’This was something he could never explain, not even to his closest family. If he told them he’d been reborn three hundred years in the past, they would probably die of shock.’
"Okay!" Nie Tong trusted his brother unconditionally. Without questioning his brother’s confidence, his face lit up with delight. With a flick of his longsword, he lunged into the swarm.
Nie Yun took a moment to observe Nie Tong’s swordsmanship. Despite having lived two lives and seen much of the world, he couldn’t discern its style. It was, however, in perfect harmony with his brother’s body and soul—it was in harmony with his Dao.
In his previous life, his master had told him, "The Great Dao is formless, the Great Dao is ever-changing, the Great Dao is boundless. The Dao is not something the naked eye can perceive. In truth, every person is a Dao, and everyone possesses their own Daoist Skill. Only by fully comprehending and developing one’s own Dao can one attain greatness and a future of limitless light."
He hadn’t understood the true meaning of those words until the moment he died in his past life. But now, seeing his brother discover his own Dao through pure instinct, he finally began to grasp it.
’No wonder his strength grew to rival my own in such a short time. He’s actually forging his own unique path!’
’Alright, time for me to get started, too!’ Setting aside thoughts of his brother’s Dao, Nie Yun flexed his arms. With a flick of the Profound Jade Sword, he unleashed a booming strike powered by the surging True Qi within him.
A sound like a torrential downpour followed as his single sword stroke cut down several thousand Marsh Wasps.
’Devour!’
He spread his fingers. Before the wasp carcasses could even hit the ground, his surging True Qi pulled them toward him. As the Nine Nether Cold Pearl swept over the bodies, the poison qi dissipated from the Demon Cores, which then flew out with a WHIRR.
’Great Perfection Soul Inference Secret Technique! Absorb energy!’
With a point of his palm, he suspended the countless Demon Cores in mid-air. Nie Yun then operated the Secret Technique with his Great Perfection Soul, immediately devouring the Spiritual Qi contained within them.
A single Demon Core from a beast at the Peak of Armor Realm was enough to raise a cultivator to the Armor Realm. Nie Yun had just gathered several thousand such cores at once; the amount of Spiritual Power they contained was truly terrifying!
RUMBLE!
His Qi Sea roiled, and his fifteen Dantians spun madly. The torrent of Spiritual Qi was like a great river rushing into the ocean. His Qi Sea, already eighty percent full, began to fill at a rapid pace.
"Die!"
The Marsh Wasps were Demon Beasts unique to the swamp mist, which they consumed to survive. Their numbers were unknown, seemingly inexhaustible. After absorbing those first few thousand Demon Cores, Nie Yun repeated the process. He did this forty-nine times, killing at least several hundred thousand Marsh Wasps. Only then did his Qi Sea feel replete, and power coursed through him. He had finally recovered to the Mid-Stage Ultimate Venerable Peak!
"Haha, break through!"
With a long cry, Nie Yun continued the slaughter. This endless supply of power from the Marsh Wasps was better than any treasure!
Finally, after another seventy or eighty rounds of slaughter, his Qi Sea could no longer contain the pressure of his True Qi and underwent a qualitative change.
BOOM!
His Qi Sea thundered as his True Qi was reforged, reaching the Late-Stage Ultimate Venerable level. His power surged once more!
6,000 Phenomena!
7,000 Phenomena!
8,000 Phenomena!
9,000 Phenomena!
9,999 Phenomena!
Nie Yun’s power had skyrocketed all the way to 9,999 Phenomena! And yet, he was still only at the Late-Stage Ultimate Venerable realm, not the Peak!
To possess such strength while only at the Late-Stage Ultimate Venerable realm... once he reached the Peak, his power would surely surpass 10,000 Phenomena!
In theory, 9,999 Phenomena was the absolute peak of strength for anyone at the Ultimate Venerable Level. It was a limit impossible to surpass without reaching the Secret Realm. Take Qii Tao, for example. He had survived the ordeal of trying to break into the Secret Realm, and while he was stronger than Huangg Ling, his raw power was still capped at 9,999 Phenomena. He simply had more techniques at his disposal.
It was like a champion boxer who could punch with 400 pounds of force versus a donkey that could kick with 800. Two donkeys still couldn’t beat the boxer!
To possess power beyond 10,000 Phenomena before even reaching the Peak Ultimate Venerable realm... such a person had never appeared on the Qi Sea Continent, let alone been heard of on the Floating Heaven Continent!
’This might have something to do with the fact that my barrier to the Secret Realm is gone!’
Nie Yun nodded to himself as he suddenly recalled how the barrier to the Secret Realm had vanished after he used the Nameless Technique to form his Bloodline Factor.
’This is the only possible explanation. For others, breaking past 9,999 Phenomena to 10,000 is a major hurdle, a great barrier. But I happen to lack that barrier, so it’s only natural I’m different from ordinary people.’
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