Chapter 530: Chapter 309: Slaying Up Ming Mountain (Extra 28, 29)

The void outside the Ancient Divine Palace.

Today, Jiangnan Province was treated to rare clear skies, the warm sunshine of late summer and early fall spilling over everyone.

“What a pity, if only I had a few more months or even half a year to advance my fourth Star Meridian from the Sixth Layer to the Seventh, I could’ve directly cultivated the Seventh Layer Star Technique ‘Light Transformation.'” Li Yuan flew through the void, cloaked in his Phantom Spirit Garment.

‘Wind Feather’ and ‘Light Transformation’ are both Escaping Method Star Techniques that can greatly increase a powerhouse’s movement technique speed.

Movement technique speed is very important in combat.

It’s also a crucial part of Li Yuan’s plans to learn.

After all, despite Li Yuan’s unprecedented strength now, he wouldn’t dare claim certain victory against the Three Great Beast Emperors.

In life and death battles, one must exert all possible effort.

Therefore, before a battle, it’s natural to strive for the greatest improvement in strength.

“This battle is urgent, thus I must appear in my strongest form,” Li Yuan thought to himself.

As for choosing to cultivate the Seventh Layer Star Technique ‘Ninefold Shadow Clone,’ there was no issue.

After all, he had already cultivated the Fifth Layer Star Technique ‘Shadow Division Technique’ on the completed third Perfect Star Vein; advancing to that logically correlated Seventh Layer Star Technique was only natural.

And the future?

“Either find a way to discover a Nine Layers Star Technique that follows in line,” Li Yuan thought, “or wait until I acquire another ‘shadow class Nine Layers Star Technique’ and pay the price to shift my cultivation.”

For the moment, this Seventh Layer Star Technique was the most appropriate and fastest for Li Yuan to translate into combat strength.

In fact, the Seventh Layer Star Technique was already incredibly powerful.

Especially when combined with two Supreme Star Techniques, its potency was absolutely terrifying.

“Geniuses of Myriad Demons Civilization?” A cold glint swept through Li Yuan’s eyes as he cultivated in seclusion.

Occasionally, he would receive news and learn about many developments in the Mingxu Star Realm.

…

Whoosh! Li Yuan had already flown to the war base just outside the Star Realm passageway, surrounded by an expanse of weapon towers.

This war base was a part of Xia Country’s strategic plan to hold the line against an ‘invasion from the Mingxu Star Realm.’

It was built on a grand scale, all according to the Rob Sea War Fortress standards.

Before Li Yuan could get very close.

“Li Yuan.”

“Li Yuan.” Two figures called out in succession.

Following closely.

A slight distortion in the light nearby, and both a young man in black and an older man in white casual clothes appeared simultaneously.

“Principal, Elder Bai Shan?” Li Yuan’s face revealed a trace of surprise, “Have you been waiting here this whole time?”

How long had it been since he rushed here from the Ancient Divine Palace?

“You messaged us yesterday, saying you expected to enter the Star Realm today, so we’ve been waiting here,” Bai Shan Semi-Divine said with a smile.

Li Yuan was speechless.

He suddenly remembered Gu You mentioning before he left the Ancient Divine Palace that ‘he sensed a Demigod-level Divine Sense making large-scale inquiries.’

A Demigod, if they were to meticulously search through every speck of dust in the void, in theory, could find the Ancient Divine Palace.

But doing so would be exhaustingly tedious, and without knowing a rough location, no Demigod would undertake such a task.

Now, it seemed likely that it was Bai Shan Semi-Divine who conducted a rough inquiry.

With this in mind, a hint of wariness arose in Li Yuan’s heart… while he trusted these elders, he also wanted to keep his secrets hidden.

“Confident?” Fang Hai directly asked.

“Yes,” Li Yuan nodded firmly, “against Flying Heaven Peak warriors… I have the power to fight.”

Before leaving the Ancient Divine Palace, Li Yuan had already sparred with a puppet operated by Number One in the Hundred Battles Arena and had a good grasp of his own strength.

Fang Hai and Bai Shan Semi-Divine exchanged glances.

“Li Yuan, it’s not that we don’t trust you,”

Bai Shan Semi-Divine said seriously, “but this matter is too important, and we need to ensure your safety.”

“I understand,” Li Yuan smiled, “Elder and Principal, do you want to test my strength?”

Li Yuan felt warmth in his heart.

These elders were indeed very considerate, concerned that he might act impulsively. They had specifically waited here to verify that he truly had the strength to sweep through the Mingxu Star Realm before letting him enter.

“Li Yuan, words alone are no proof.”

“Attack me and see,” Fang Hai looked at Li Yuan with a slight smile, “Let us see what level the strongest Prime Warrior in the history of the Seven Star Civilization can reach.”

Whoosh!

Bai Shan Semi-Divine took a step forward and positioned himself at a distance to watch the fight.

In the void, Li Yuan and Fang Hai stood facing each other from afar.

“Alright.”

“Principal, then I shall launch an attack, be careful,” Li Yuan nodded heavily, anticipation in his eyes.

Fang Hai!

Ever since high school, he had been hearing this name, only to later learn that this person was, in fact, his principal… That assassination attempt by the Flying Heaven Alien Race, that drop of water that streaked across heaven and earth, had left an unforgettable impression on him.

Though he had seen many Demigods by now,

Li Yuan always had the feeling that if Fang Hai were willing, he could easily surpass many Demigods… Just stepping into the threshold of the Law of Water was already astonishingly remarkable.

“Unknowingly,”

“I’ve grown to the point where the Principal himself needs to test my strength,” Li Yuan thought proudly to himself.

Step by step!

In just over two years, Li Yuan had developed from a high school senior into a formidable presence.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan flipped his hand to grab the Black Chen Spear, and then his entire being burst into motion like a streak of light shooting across the vast sky, charging directly at Fang Hai.

“Not a bad speed,” Bai Shan Semi-Divine’s eyes lit up; Li Yuan’s instantaneous Burst Speed approached nearly six times the speed of sound.

Such velocity, even among Flying Heaven Warriors, was considered exceptionally fast.

Yet simply possessing this sort of speed was clearly not enough to convince Bai Shan Semi-Divine and Fang Hai.

Fang Hai meanwhile stood still in the void, composed as ever.

But in the next moment!

“Boom!”

Li Yuan, who was in mid-flight, suddenly grew larger, instantly reaching a height of five meters. He was evidently using a Body Refining Star Technique… but the powerful and domineering aura released made Fang Hai and Bai Shan Semi-Divine reveal a hint of shock in their eyes.