Chapter 359: Chapter 358: Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern
’Is it finally over...?’
Yi Tianyun let out a long breath. The difficult battle was finally over. If he hadn’t used a little trick, there was no way he could have dealt with General Feng. A single Bad Luck Divine Pill had wounded the general, causing his Combat Power to plummet.
That was the only reason the general couldn’t unleash his full strength, performing only at the level of a second layer Void Spirit expert. Especially toward the end, his attacks lacked follow-through, and he couldn’t hold on for much longer. After taking so many hits, it would have been a miracle if he had survived.
Fighting above one’s level isn’t something that can be done casually. Brute force alone isn’t enough; sometimes, strategy is even more crucial. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to deal with General Feng. When the gap in levels is too large, relying on brute force is just too difficult.
Regardless, he had finally managed to kill General Feng, eliminating one more threat. He had no idea how many Void Spirit experts the Netherworld Empire had. Publicly, General Feng was said to be the third strongest, but it was hard to know if that was truly the case.
The Netherworld Empire was so domineering, and there was a reason for it. Such tyranny had to be backed by tyrannical power; otherwise, the Netherworld Empire would never have been able to act so arrogantly.
Just as he was about to search General Feng’s body for valuables, a sharp glint of light stabbed at him from behind. Yi Tianyun immediately sensed the danger. But before he could even turn to counterattack, a whip lashed out with a resounding WHAP, sending the ambusher flying.
"You... you dared to kill our general! You’re dead! You’re all dead...!" The one sent flying was one of the Wind Divine Soldiers. He was coughing up mouthfuls of blood. Being struck by the whip had caused no small amount of damage.
Yi Tianyun looked up and saw that the one who had dealt with the ambusher was none other than Ye Qingxuan. He hadn’t expected her to stay. Instead, she had remained nearby and quickly intervened when she saw him being attacked.
"It’s your Netherworld Empire that’s truly dead!" Ye Qingxuan’s gaze turned cold as she cracked her whip again. WHAP! The Wind Divine Soldier’s head exploded in a spray of blood.
Despite her seemingly delicate appearance, she was decisive and brutal when she acted. She killed when she had to, showing no mercy. Or rather, she would never show mercy to her enemies, especially people from the Netherworld Empire, whom she hated down to her very bones.
If not for the Netherworld Empire, how could the Spirit Race have ended up like this?
"Didn’t you leave? Why did you come back?" Yi Tianyun walked over and noticed Ye Qingxuan swaying slightly. He quickly steadied her and saw that her face was frighteningly pale.
"I was going to go back, but then I thought I should stay and watch over you. If anything happened, I could still help." Ye Qingxuan gave a faint smile. "I never expected you to actually defeat General Feng. You are truly worthy of being our King!"
"Did you inscribe the Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern?!" Yi Tianyun stared at her, his expression darkening.
Ye Qingxuan’s cultivation wasn’t high, but it wasn’t low either; she could still be of help when necessary. As a member of the Spirit Race, she had mastered many Divine Runes, some of which were incredibly powerful forbidden runes. Yi Tianyun knew of them, but inscribing them was not so simple, and the cost was extremely high.
The effect was essentially paid for with one’s life; it wasn’t something to be inscribed casually.
The Spirit Race possessed a very powerful Divine Rune called the "Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern." It was a Divine Rune that every Saintess and Spirit King mastered. Within the entire Spirit Race, only the Spirit King and the Saintess could master it. If judged by grade, the Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern could only be considered a fifth-grade Divine Rune.
Was a fifth-grade Divine Rune considered high-level? Of course not. While fifth-grade Divine Rune Masters weren’t numerous, there were certainly a good number of them, and most could inscribe this Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern.
However, its effect was incredibly powerful. It could be used on weapons, Elixir Pills, or even one’s own body. The effect was simple and brutal: an instantaneous five-fold boost that lasted for the time it takes an incense stick to burn.
Used on a weapon, it would increase its damage five-fold. Used on an Elixir Pill, it would enhance its effects five-fold. Used on the body, it would boost one’s strength five-fold!
Simple and brutal. Forget fifth-grade Divine Runes; not even a Grandmaster-level Divine Rune had such a heaven-defying effect.
But the more heaven-defying the effect, the greater the price. To inscribe this Divine Rune, one had to use their own Essence Blood. It could be said that inscribing a single rune would consume nearly half of one’s Essence Blood. The cost was so severe that no one would do it unless it was a critical moment.
The reason it wasn’t passed on to outsiders, aside from it being extremely Rare, was the fear that it would bring great trouble to the Spirit Race if it were. This was because only the Spirit Race could inscribe this Divine Rune, as it was only effective when using the Essence Blood of a Spirit Race member. The Essence Blood of an ordinary person had no effect.
For this very reason, large numbers of the Spirit Race were captured rather than killed. Unless absolutely necessary, no one would kill a member of the Spirit Race.
The reason was just that simple: others wanted to use their Essence Blood to inscribe this Divine Rune. Knowing how to inscribe the rune wasn’t enough; one also needed Spirit Race Essence Blood. That was the fundamental requirement. By the same token, if every member of the Spirit Race knew how to inscribe it, they would also face a great threat.
They would be forced to use their own Essence Blood to inscribe it, or they would be killed. It was like carrying a priceless Treasure; how could you not be killed if you refused to hand it over?
Yi Tianyun also knew how to do it, but he couldn’t use it. However, he could preserve the knowledge and pass it on to other Spirit Race People in the future. This was Ye Qingxuan’s original intention. If she died and the ancestor died, then basically no one would know this Divine Rune anymore.
At a critical moment, it could play a decisive role. If Ye Qingxuan used it on herself, she could instantly unleash immense power. Although it would still be far from rivaling General Feng, that burst of power would at least give her a chance to save Yi Tianyun.
Besides the Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern, there were other Divine Runes. The Spirit Race’s heritage was not so simple.
She had stayed behind because she believed she could help. As long as she was willing to risk her life, she really could have saved Yi Tianyun. Fortunately, tragedy did not strike, so she was still able to stand before him. However, looking at her now, she seemed to have lost half her life, which wasn’t far from the truth.
"Yes..." Ye Qingxuan’s face was terrifyingly pale as the side effects began to emerge. The fact that she had still been able to send an ambusher flying just moments ago was a testament to her fortitude.
"Didn’t I tell you? I can escape. I wasn’t going to fight that bastard to the death!" Yi Tianyun said in a low voice.
"Who knows if our King would really fight General Feng to the death..." Ye Qingxuan said with a faint smile. "But it’s good that you’re okay. Keep this Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern. It will be useful to you..."
As she spoke, she took out a Divine Rune. Densely packed runes were inscribed upon it with Essence Blood, and a terrifying power could be felt emanating from it. This was the Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern, a clan-protecting Treasure of the Spirit Race, a Treasure not to be used except at the most critical of moments.
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