Translator: Silavin
“Brat, let’s see if you still dare to be arrogant in the face of death!” Seeing Qin Yichen’s response, Xia Lieyang could no longer restrain his inner fury. He roared, and his Sky Elephant Martial Soul howled forth.
“Boom!…” Immediately, he stepped forward. Instantly, azure Yuan Energy swept outward, and the Sky Elephant behind him fiercely swung its trunk, unleashing a blast of azure Yuan Energy.
Beneath this Yuan Energy attack, the air itself exploded. Having suffered once, Xia Lieyang clearly would not show the slightest carelessness or restraint.
This single attack was something even a Late Stage Martial Emperor would not dare casually receive it!
*Hmph!* Seeing this assault carrying terrifying momentum whistling towards him, Qin Yichen just coldly snorted. The Myriad Dao Divine Armour arm guards appeared on his arms, black energy swirling. As the violent aura spread, a massive sense of power also suffused every inch of muscle in Qin Yichen’s body.
He had no retreat. He could only meet it head-on with his fist.
*Bang!* They collided with full force, and a tremendous force transmitted through. Qin Yichen’s body was instantly sent flying, heavily crashing against the stone chamber’s wall.
*Pffft!* Opening his mouth, Qin Yichen spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his chest roiling with turbulent energy.
“Such powerful force!” Qin Yichen’s eyes filled with gravity.
He understood clearly the strengths of the Sky Elephant Martial Soul. In terms of strength and defence, both aspects of it were equally formidable!
If not for the Myriad Dao Divine Armour arm guards, under that single swing, he’d be severely injured if not dead. Even so, his condition was not pleasant.
“So, you do have some capability.” Seeing him actually receive one move, Xia Lieyang’s eyes flashed with surprise. Immediately, his lips curled into a cruel arc, “Then try receiving another one!”
As his words fell, the Sky Elephant behind him raised its head. Its trunk transformed into countless afterimages, accompanied by dull thumping sounds, whipping towards Qin Yichen, leaving absolutely no room for mercy.
The stone chamber was not large. His offensive almost completely covered the entire space. So, Qin Yichen had nowhere to escape.
“Come then!” Qin Yichen grabbed the newly obtained Jade Life Fruit and, with a single motion, swallowed it whole.
He was going to directly break through to become an Earth Grade Alchemy Master!
Actually, since leaving the Lu Clan, he had almost constantly been on the verge of breaking through. However, he had continuously suppressed it.
The reason was, his hope of obtaining a Jade Life Fruit!
He needed to simultaneously possess both Divine Eyes and Divine Hands. Neither could be lacking!
“Breakthrough!” The instant the Jade Life Fruit was consumed, the Spiritual Body within Qin Yichen’s Knowledge Sea suddenly stirred. All Spiritual Energy converged towards it.
*Hum…* Instantly, within his Knowledge Sea, a sound like a purifying chant reverberated. Under the cleansing of this purifying sound, that originally serene Spiritual Body with closed eyes became coated in a layer of lustre. Like a deity awakening, bearing divine radiance, an ineffable profound resonance emanated forth.
The Spiritual Body’s awakening was the precursor to a Human Grade Alchemy Master breaking through to the Earth Grade.
At this time, Xia Lieyang’s offensive had almost arrived. However, Qin Yichen at this moment showed no posture for defence. Instead, he closed his eyes, his hands forming a strange hand seal.
Simultaneously, behind his body, a towering figure rose.
“A Martial Soul!?” Seeing the figure suddenly rising behind Qin Yichen, Xia Lieyang’s pupils immediately dilated.
He had long known Qin Yichen was an Alchemist. Yet now, Qin Yichen was displaying a Martial Soul before him!
As a core member of the Sky Elephant Imperial Dynasty’s Royal Family, he could not possibly not know what kind of existence simultaneously possessed a Martial Soul and Spiritual Energy…
In short, Qin Yichen was a Heavenly Martial Artist!
Heavenly Martial Artists, one might emerge from a billion living beings. Moreover, even possessing talent as a Heavenly Martial Artist, growing successfully was extremely difficult.
Because Heavenly Martial Artists cultivated two paths, needing to simultaneously cultivate Martial Arts and their Soul.
Cultivating one path was already extremely difficult. Heavenly Martial Artists required both, making growth undoubtedly even more challenging.
Furthermore, even if one simultaneously possessed Spiritual Energy talent and a Martial Soul, if their Martial Arts cultivation talent was too poor, or Spiritual Energy talent too weak, they similarly would not be able to successfully develop.
Various Imperial Dynasties had actually discovered people possessing Heavenly Martial Artist talent. However, even possessing such talent, due to their own limitations, they still failed to soar to the Heavens.
This was why those accomplished Heavenly Martial Artists belonged to the strongest category of beings in this world.
Moreover, Heavenly Martial Artists who had both Martial Arts and Soul advanced to the Saint Realm, beings of that level, even counting from ancient times, numbered fewer than ten!
This demonstrated how harsh the path of Heavenly Martial Artists truly was.
Xia Lieyang’s shock stemmed naturally from his clear understanding that both Qin Yichen’s Spiritual Energy and Martial Arts cultivation realm were not low.
He was someone whose Martial Arts cultivation had reached the Martial Emperor Realm, with Spiritual Energy at the Peak Stage Spiritual Rupture Realm…
[Wait!]
“Earth Grade…!?”
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, his pupils dilating dramatically.
The inner turbulence caused his Yuan Energy to fluctuate as well. At this moment, the elephant’s trunk was about to strike Qin Yichen.
Precisely at this instant, Qin Yichen suddenly opened his eyes. Divine light sparkled within his two pupils. An immense divine breath descending, blessing the Taotie Martial Soul behind him.
Instantly, his entire being’s momentum underwent an earth-shattering transformation.
The Taotie Martial Soul opened its eyes. Its massive mouth gaped, and immediately, all Yuan Energy within the entire space converged, devoured by it.
The elephant’s trunk swung forth. Yet, Qin Yichen neither dodged nor evaded. He merely extends his hand to grasp that energy-formed trunk…
His action left Xia Lieyang stunned. In that instant of distraction, a tremendous force arrived. Then, he felt himself lifted into the clouds, and the next moment, heavily collided against the stone wall.
Qin Yichen had actually grabbed that energy-formed elephant trunk and flung him flying!
*Bang! Bang! Bang…*
However, Qin Yichen still had not released his grip. Holding that trunk, he administered a frenzied barrage of slams: from above, below then left and right.
Through these repeated impacts, Xia Lieyang quickly regained his senses. His shock transformed into fury.
“Bastard!” He cursed angrily, his body’s momentum suddenly surging. Behind him, the Sky Elephant blazed with light, its trunk trembling, flinging Qin Yichen away.
*Huff! Huff!…*
His breathing got heavy, with fury ascending.
He, Xia Lieyang, the pride of the Sky Elephant Imperial Dynasty, had been reduced to this state by someone from a low-tier Imperial Dynasty.
This was nothing short of humiliation!
“Even if you’re a Heavenly Martial Artist, I’ll still kill you here!” As he spoke, the giant elephant behind him roared, raising its massive leg to stomp towards Qin Yichen, seemingly intent on crushing him completely.
*Hmph!* Qin Yichen snorted coldly, actually not retreating a single step. Raising his fist, he met that descending massive foot.
“Boom!…” The fist struck the massive foot. Tremendous force erupted explosively, creating a wave-like energy surge that swept through the entire stone chamber, throwing both Qin Yichen and Xia Lieyang backwards.
At this moment, Qin Yichen’s inner state was one of extreme frustration.
[My current condition would match against Late Stage Martial Emperors. But, I still possessed a fatal deficiency… My Martial Arts cultivation is still lacking!]