Chapter 548: The Beginnings Of A Legend (1)

While rampaging and slaughtering across the mainland over the past decade and more, Wu Yuan detected numerous powerful teams with his Soul Force. Among them were Amethyst Cradle geniuses who posed a serious threat to him. Without a doubt, they were all Immortal Hall prodigies.

Each encounter made it clear to Wu Yuan that his frenzied killing had once again drawn the attention of the Voltari Temple, which had dispatched these Immortal Hall geniuses to hunt him down.

Though I’m taking steps to conceal my identity, I have no choice but to reveal my techniques and lifebound flying swords when facing powerful opponents. These battles inevitably expose me, which leads to the Voltari Temple detecting my trail.

Wu Yuan recalled.

So these Immortal Hall geniuses are repeatedly attempting to capture me?

Back then, although he was aware of this, Wu Yuan was reluctant to provoke the Voltari Temple's geniuses. With his powerful Soul Force, he repeatedly evaded the hunting parties from the Immortal Court camp.

But now that I plan to leave the Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield, there's naturally no need to hold back anymore. Before I go, let's have a grand finale.

A cold glint flashed in Wu Yuan's eyes.

Moreover, these Void Refiner/Elysian Field cultivators are hardly able to put up a fight; the tempering effect is far worse than I imagined.

Wu Yuan mused inwardly.

I need stronger opponents.

He had no choice but to seek out the Immortal Hall geniuses for battle.

Wu Yuan was unsurprised to encounter a bottleneck in his Dao comprehension. The primary reason was his short cultivation period.

Bottlenecks could be broken with time, fortuitous opportunities or epiphanies, or shattered under the pressure of life-and-death experiences.

The bottleneck between the ninth-level Domain stage and the True Intent stage of the Longevity Dao can trap countless ninth-level Void Refiners even up till the end of their lifespans, ten thousand years.

How long have I been stuck? Hardly any time at all.

Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

It was just like his body refiner self in the past. In terms of Dao comprehension talent, he was on par with his qi refiner self which was being empowered by Yuan Soul and Faith power. Yet, to break through the bottleneck of the Celestial Body True Intent stage, it still took several years of bloody battles.

In terms of Yuan Soul strength, those High Immortals are not inferior to me in the slightest. Some are even stronger than me, and their Dao comprehension talent isn’t poor. Yet after cultivating for hundreds of thousands of years, many have only comprehended an Intermediate Law to the fourth or fifth level of the True Intent stage.

At least, looking at everyone under a hundred years old in the entire macrocosm, I should now be far ahead as the number one. I’m not at all weaker than Senior Brother Jiang Huan when he was my age. It’s enough to rival the most monstrous prodigies in history.

Wu Yuan had ample confidence.

His body had only recently evolved into a Wood Origin Dao Body, and his Yuan Soul transformation had occurred just months ago. The further he advanced along his cultivation path, the faster his rate of progress would naturally become.

With a swift motion, Wu Yuan vanished into space.

Next, I must verify if the black pagoda’s stone pillar can still condense Origin Blood Droplets.

During this period, I mainly slaughtered Void Refiner/Elysian Field powerhouses. Now, there's no need to discriminate between the weak and strong. Let the great massacre begin.

...

Within a vast mountain range, panic gripped nearly a hundred Amethyst Cradle and Shambhala cultivators.

"The Elysian Field powerhouse is dead."

"Run." They fled in terror, but sword light filled the sky and earth, massacring them all.

...

"It's Ming Jian!"

"Has Ming Jian come to save us?" A group of Eldritch Court cultivators gasped, staring in disbelief at the scene before them.

Locked in a brutal battle with a team from the Immortal Court camp, they suddenly found themselves saved as vines appeared, covering the sky and unleashing carnage in every direction.

...

"Ming Jian, these are our merits. You can't steal them!" Two Void Refiner Eminences from the Eldritch Court camp gnashed their teeth but didn’t dare approach.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Not far away, sword lights filled the sky, completely obliterating the Elysian Field powerhouse. Countless sword lights dissipated, leaving only a streak of blood-colored light shooting into the distance.

“Apologies, I’ll leave the treasures to you, but I’ll be taking the head,” Wu Yuan’s faint words echoed in their ears.

The two Eldritch Court Void Refiner Eminences felt helpless. After a bloody battle, they had just managed to suppress the Immortal Court’s Elysian Field powerhouse. Who would have thought that the legendary super genius Ming Jian would suddenly arrive?

Not only was the Immortal Court’s Elysian Field powerhouse utterly defenseless, but the two Eldritch Court Void Refiners were also equally helpless to stop Wu Yuan from swooping in to steal their kill. They simply couldn’t afford to provoke him. They were not on the same level.

...

Scouting his surroundings with his Soul Will, Wu Yuan charged ahead, and whenever he revealed his prowess, it immediately sparked a series of terrifying slaughters. His blood mist accumulated rapidly, and his ethercrystal laurel count soared.

“Ming Jian has started his reckless butchery again.”

“That man... he’s back.”

“For over a year, there was no trace of him. I thought he had stopped.”

“In the past two months, his ethercrystal laurel count didn’t climb too quickly, but now it’s suddenly started to surge.”

“It seems that during this time, he was just in seclusion cultivating.” Countless powerhouses throughout the Eldritch Court camp noticed Wu Yuan’s rapidly climbing ethercrystal laurel count.

It was too terrifying! This meant that Wu Yuan initiated dozens, if not hundreds, of battles almost every day, unleashing uncontrolled mayhem on the battlefield.

Just half a month later.

“Three billion ethercrystals!!”

“In the last one billion years, among the eighteen entry-level battlefields, he’s the second Eldritch Court powerhouse to surpass three billion ethercrystal laurels.”

“Ming Jian, the strongest legendary-rank fighter.” Countless participants from the Eldritch Court camp looked up to him with admiration and near reverence.

To earn the title of legendary-rank fighter, one had to accumulate one billion ethercrystal laurels. This requirement was not easy to meet, but each passing generation saw peerless geniuses who managed to reach this standard.

But three billion ethercrystal laurels was an unimaginable number. It required not only immense strength but also a long enough time.

Ming Jian had accumulated over three billion ethercrystal laurels in just over ten years, a feat that in itself was legendary.

It wasn’t just the combatants who took notice. The numerous Archimmortals and Astral Lords overseeing the Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield in the Cang Feng Eldritch World, and even the lofty Astral Monarchs, were all paying attention to Ming Jian.

Perhaps he was a powerhouse from the Eternal Sun Immortal World, but he had forged such a terrifying record while representing the Eldritch Court camp.

At this time, countless participants and even many immortals from the eldritch world were all thinking about one thing—could he break the highest ethercrystal laurel record?

...

"Kill him!"

"At least, we must stop him. We absolutely cannot allow him to set a new record." An Astral Monarch from the Immortal Court camp roared.

Seeing that Ming Jian was on the verge of creating a new record, the Voltari Temple could no longer sit still. They began to mobilize their forces in full.

"Those currently participating in the other seventeen entry-level battlefields who are ready to advance to the Void Refiner or Elysian Field phase, proceed to Battlefield 36, complete your breakthrough, and join forces to hunt down Ming Jian."

"Immediately!"

Within the Voltari Temple headquarters' spacetime was the Immortal Hall, the training grounds of their geniuses.

Those who resided in the Fourth Immortal Hall were all Amethyst Cradle and Shambhala geniuses. Almost simultaneously, those who ranked in the top hundred received a mission notification.

Trial Mission: Head to Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield 36 and slay Ming Jian, a combatant from the Eldritch Court camp.

Successful completion rewards: 10,000 divine crystals and 20 Dao Temple points.

Note: Ming Jian has slain Feng Sheng and is about to set the highest kill record in the entry-level Eldritch-Immortal Battlefields.

Note: According to available intelligence, Ming Jian is suspected to possess a first-degree immortal root, with nine lifebound flying swords. He excels in the Celestial Body Dao and Longevity Dao, with the former reaching the first-level True Intent stage and the latter at the ninth-level Domain stage... His soul is also extremely powerful. It is recommended that at least five geniuses team up to confront him.

The trial mission content was simple, yet it instantly stirred up a storm in the Fourth Immortal Hall.

“Ming Jian?”

“I’ve heard of him. They say Teng Duo, Yan Dan, and An Heng went to hunt him down, but none succeeded.”

“Feng Sheng was no weaker than us in strength, yet he still died at Ming Jian’s hands. This Ming Jian is not to be trifled with.” A group of top-tier geniuses from the Fourth Immortal Hall gathered, discussing among themselves.

“Let’s kill him!”

“Even if we can’t defeat him individually, there’s no way he can stop us if we team up.”

“Though he’s a dual-Dao genius, he hasn’t reached the True Intent stage in both Intermediate Laws. He’s not invincible, just possessing a powerful immortal root and being extremely skilled in combat.”

“Kill him!”

“The reward of 10,000 divine crystals and 20 Dao Temple points—how long would it take us to accumulate that on our own?”

Many Amethyst Cradle/Shambhala geniuses from the Immortal Hall coveted the rewards. Moreover, it also represented a form of glory.

Most of these Immortal Hall geniuses already knew that many high-level figures were paying attention to this battle. If they could successfully slay Ming Jian, they might catch the eye of the upper echelons and be taken as disciples by some super powerhouse.

It was worth noting that even among the top hundred peerless geniuses of the Fourth Immortal Hall, most hadn't been accepted as personal disciples by Astral Monarch-level beings.

“Kan Gao, are you going?”

“I’m in!”

“Let’s go together. Even if we can’t defeat him, we should be able to ensure our survival by joining forces.”

“It’s a perfect opportunity for some tempering in combat!”

Swiftly, the geniuses of the Immortal Hall began departing from the distant Voltari Temple headquarters, making their way to Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield 36.

A large number of Amethyst Cradle/Shambhala cultivators from other battlefields who were ready to break through to the Void Refiner/Elysian Field phase also headed for the same destination.

In just a few days, there was a huge spike in the number of powerhouses arriving at Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield 36, especially on the mainland.

Just as the Eldritch Court’s ethercrystal laurel record couldn’t be kept secret from the Voltari Temple, the Voltari Temple’s large-scale mobilization couldn’t be concealed either.

...

"Let’s wait and see."

"Will Ming Jian retreat in the face of difficulty, withdrawing from the Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield to preserve his life? Or will he rise to the challenge, carving a bloody path through the Immortal Court's encirclement, achieving a legendary feat? It all depends on him." Many high-level figures from both camps were focused on Wu Yuan's next move.

On the Cang Feng Eldritch World’s side, whether due to instructions from the highest echelons or because Ming Jian was a powerhouse from the Eternal Sun Immortal World, they didn't dispatch Origin Eldritch Field geniuses or powerhouses to Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield 36.

It appeared that they had great faith in Wu Yuan, waiting for his clash with the Immortal Court camp.

Indeed, the Amethyst Cradle/Shambhala phase might be considered a low cultivation level. But Amethyst Cradle/Shambhala cultivators could also accomplish legendary feats for their phase.

Without a doubt, if Ming Jian could still break the highest kill record under such difficult circumstances, it would become a new legend, a tale sung by countless future generations across the macrocosm.

The epicness of such a legend would far surpass breaking the so-called one-star tower record or Eldritch Deity Tower record. After all, this was forged through countless bloody battles.