Translator: Silavin
The forceful stacking of nine stacks of force had caused nearly half of Qin Yichen’s body to explode and fly apart. The most severe damage was to his right hand. From below the arm, there was not a single piece of intact flesh or skin. His bones were shattered into fragments, creating a truly horrifying sight!
*Weng…* Just as Qin Yichen struggled to retrieve a Pill, a brilliant white beam of light suddenly erupted from the shattered wordless stele, completely enveloping his kneeling form.
The colour of this light beam was extraordinarily viscous, resembling a white liquid. Under the shroud of this white light, Qin Yichen’s devastated body began recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This sudden restoration made Qin Yichen’s eyes light up, and a surge of wild joy spread from the depths of his heart.
His narrow escape from death while condensing nine stacks of force had ultimately not resulted in the worst possible outcome. It seemed that the trial of wordless steles had been precisely nine stacks!
In barely the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Qin Yichen’s body had completely recovered, and the white light beam gradually dissipated.
Only then did Qin Yichen raise his head, his gaze turning forward.
“That is…?” When he saw the figure standing where the wordless stele had originally stood, Qin Yichen’s pupils suddenly contracted.
Before him, not far away, white radiance slowly converged, and a lotus stone platform appeared at the edge of his vision.
Upon that lotus stone platform, a light silhouette seemed to emerge. As this light silhouette appeared, an indescribable aura suddenly rippled outward.
[This aura. Such majesty! Such power!]
Under this aura, even Heaven and Earth seemed to tremble, spreading ripples visible to the naked eye that undulated in all directions!
The World Energy permeating the surroundings now floated quietly around it, as if awaiting its command.
What most captured Qin Yichen’s attention was that coiled around this light silhouette’s body was a Dragon made of light.
The Light Dragon exuded an aura of sanctity, magnificence, and supremacy. Its Dragon Head corresponded to the silhouette’s head, as if this was not merely a light silhouette, but rather a Divine Dragon sitting there.
[Is he the Demon Subduing Great Saint!?] Qin Yichen’s heart trembled, almost certain of this light silhouette’s identity.
This light silhouette should undoubtedly be the Demon Subduing Great Saint. However, the Dragon Manifestation on the light silhouette’s body left Qin Yichen stunned.
True Dragons had once been the masters of this continent, with all races submitting to them.
This continent had four periods: the Primordial Era, the Mythological Era, the Ancient Era, and the Prehistoric Era. It could be said that each period lasted around one million years.
True Dragons appeared in the Primordial Era and dominated both the Primordial and Mythological Eras. That was roughly a full two million years!
Even the numerous Deities that emerged during the Mythological Era honoured True Dragons as supreme beings.
As the Mythological Era declined, True Dragons vanished without trace, and the legendary Deities disappeared with them.
By the Ancient Era, myriad races rose up and waged war against each other, making the Ancient Era the most chaotic period.
The Human Race was born during the Ancient Era.
In other words, the Human Race had not experienced the Primordial or Mythological Eras.
By the Prehistoric Era, the Five Human Deities emerged from Heaven, establishing their own Empires. All races came to pay homage, and the chaos ended.
Now, one million years had passed since the Prehistoric Era, and no one had been able to ascend to the Human Deity position again. Signs of chaos had emerged once more, with various races engaging in mutual warfare.
The present was also the beginning of a great era. Perhaps it would follow in the footsteps of the Ancient Era, or perhaps it would usher in an entirely new golden age!
…
Since then, True Dragons have been absent for two to three million years.
[Could it be that the Demon Subduing Great Saint possessed a True Dragon Martial Soul!?] Looking at the Dragon Manifestation on that light silhouette, Qin Yichen murmured to himself.
This possibility was not impossible.
Just as he was speculating wildly, the light silhouette spoke, and a gentle yet aged voice emerged from its mouth…
“My name is Pan Jun. Little one, you are truly remarkable to have passed my trial.”
The voice carried both emotion and astonishment. Clearly, when the Demon Subduing Great Saint had been alive, he may have considered taking Disciples, but had never found a suitable person.
For Qin Yichen to shatter the ninth wordless stele, he had also narrowly escaped death.
“This Junior Qin Yichen pays respects to Senior!” Qin Yichen prostrated himself respectfully before that light silhouette, his eyes filled with sincerity.
Pan Jun was the Demon Subduing Great Saint’s name.
Though the Demon Subduing Great Saint had ultimately failed to ascend to become a Human Deity, he had nevertheless established his own prestige, commanding awe amongst all races.
“En.” The Demon Subduing Great Saint seemed to nod with satisfaction. From his head, a pair of Dragon Eyes opened, completely clear, and swept over Qin Yichen.
“Hmm…” When scanning past Qin Yichen’s Dantian, the Demon Subduing Great Saint emitted a surprised sound.
Clearly, he had discovered something.
“Very good, very good…” As the divine light from his Dragon Eyes dissipated, the Demon Subduing Great Saint’s gaze towards Qin Yichen seemed even more satisfied. “Little one, I shall now transmit to you the Supreme Tyrant Body, the Divine Indestructible Soul Art, and the Demon Execution Palm Technique, three Divine Techniques!”
Then, his eyes burst forth with divine light that penetrated into Qin Yichen’s eyes.
Streams of information thunderously unfurled within Qin Yichen’s Knowledge Sea…
Supreme Tyrant Body, this was precisely the Demon Subduing Great Saint’s Body Cultivation Technique. Its power lay in how the Demon Subduing Great Saint channelled the essence of the Sun and Moon to temper his body. Once mastered, the body’s strength would be comparable to a divine weapon, unmatched in power.
Divine Indestructible Soul Art. This was the Demon Subduing Great Saint’s Soul Cultivation Technique.
As Qin Yichen had suspected, the Demon Subduing Great Saint was also a Heavenly Martial Artist!
His Soul Cultivation Technique differed from Qin Yichen’s Spirit God Technique.
Qin Yichen’s Spirit God Technique was a cultivation method for Spiritual Energy, allowing his Spiritual Energy to improve far beyond ordinary people.
The Demon Subduing Great Saint’s Divine Indestructible Soul Art, however, represented an entirely different concept.
The Divine Indestructible Soul Art tempered the strength of Spiritual Energy itself, enabling Spiritual Energy to become indestructible!
A person’s Knowledge Sea housed their Soul and was extremely fragile. Once attacked, even the slightest injury to the Soul would leave permanent hidden dangers.
Yet the Divine Indestructible Soul Art could temper the Soul. According to the Demon Subduing Great Saint’s description, when the Soul became sufficiently powerful, it would be no weaker than the strength of ones’ physical body.
This completely overturned Qin Yichen’s understanding.
One must know that everyone concealed their Souls deep within their Knowledge Sea to prevent injury. Yet the Demon Subduing Great Saint could temper his Soul to be as powerful as his physical body. This left him without any weaknesses whatsoever!
Perhaps this was why the Demon Subduing Great Saint had been invincible throughout the world.
Unless the opponent was a Human Deity, who could subdue him!?
Finally, there was the Demon Execution Palm Technique.
Actually, Qin Yichen had already comprehended this.
It was precisely what he had understood from the wordless stele.
The Demon Execution Palm Technique consisted of nine stages, each stage doubling one’s power. At its extreme, it could unleash nine times one’s strength.
Who could possibly oppose this!?
Currently, though Qin Yichen had condensed nine stacks of force, he had done so using his ordinary Yuan Energy.
His Physique was still insufficient to fully utilise his full might and its further stacking.
If he were to activate his True Dragon Martial Soul and unleash nine times his strength… that would be devastatingly world-shattering!
This allowed Qin Yichen to truly appreciate just how powerful the Demon Subduing Great Saint had been.