Chapter 740: Master, It's Truly Not Enough (1)

Wu Yuan followed Ju Hai and the other High Eldritches, arriving at the Origin Eldritch Continent of the Second Origin Eldritch Field through the teleportation array on the Fourth Origin Eldritch Field.

Just moments later, outside the teleportation array, Wu Yuan saw a familiar figure emerge from another small teleportation array.

It was a black-robed youth with an extraordinary aura and a rather cold expression.

"Senior Brother Chang Hong?" Wu Yuan was slightly startled. It was indeed Chang Hong, whom he hadn't seen in several hundred years.

A coincidence?

Over six hundred years had passed, and Wu Yuan had progressed from the Shambhala phase to the Earth Eldritch phase. Meanwhile, Chang Hong still remained at the Earth Eldritch phase.

Wu Yuan found this completely normal. Earth Eldritches lived for ninety thousand years, and Senior Brother Chang Hong had only been cultivating for a little over seven thousand years. He was still considered very young.

In ordinary immortal sects, Earth Immortals and Earth Eldritches under thirty thousand years old were all considered 'young talents'.

Moreover, members of the Second Origin Eldritch Field were all geniuses with extremely rapid cultivation progress, and there was a rule that one should break through to the High Immortal or High Eldritch phase within twenty thousand years.

Whoosh!

Chang Hong headed over and landed on the ground.

"Earth Eldritch Chang Hong."

"It's Chang Hong."

"Chang Hong, the heaven-tier member of the Second Origin Eldritch Field." Ju Hai and the others turned to look at Chang Hong.

It wasn’t just them; all the cultivators within the teleportation array couldn't help but look over with either admiring or respectful gazes. Clearly, Chang Hong’s reputation was immense.

Wu Yuan sighed inwardly, unsurprised by this.

The Second Origin Eldritch Field had only one heaven-tier member, representing the number one individual among trillions of Earth Immortals and Earth Eldritches across the eight hundred eldritch nations and four million eldritch continents of the Cang Feng Eldritch World!

He would rank in the top ten among all Earth Immortals and Earth Eldritches in the entire Greenridge Macrocosm at least. His renown went without saying.

"Earth Eldritch Chang Hong." Even Ju Hai greeted him respectfully, though he was somewhat puzzled: "May I enquire as to your purpose for coming?"

He wasn't nearly this polite to Wu Yuan.

"I received orders from the higher-ups to engage in combat with Wu Yuan, to verify if he qualifies to join the Second Origin Eldritch Field," Chang Hong said coldly.

Ju Hai was stunned. The group of accompanying High Immortals and High Eldritches were also shocked.

Wu Yuan was equally astonished. Senior Brother Chang Hong was selected to fight him?

"Really?" Ju Hai couldn’t help confirming.

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Would I lie about this?" Chang Hong shook his head, then turned his gaze to Wu Yuan, speaking rather coldly: "We have been ordered to hold the match in the First Origin Eldritch Field. The higher-ups will be watching. Let's head there quickly."

Ju Hai and the others looked at each other and nodded: "Alright, let's go."

By this time, they had also received orders through the Cang Feng Eldritch Voidrealm.

"Wu Yuan." Ju Hai glanced at Wu Yuan, his mouth opening slightly, but ultimately he said nothing.

The other High Eldritches and High Immortals also looked at Wu Yuan with sympathetic expressions, clearly feeling sorry for him.

Wu Yuan couldn't help but smile. He naturally understood what these High Eldritches and High Immortals were thinking.

"Senior Brother Chang Hong, are you really fighting me?" Wu Yuan transmitted.

"Mm." Chang Hong responded via transmission, his voice cold: "Little Junior Brother, it seems you've forgotten what I told you back then. You didn't pass the trial of the Elysian Field phase, nor did you become a legendary-rank fighter on the Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield. How could you break through to Earth Eldritch?"

Wu Yuan was speechless.

Years ago, when Wu Yuan had first become a disciple of Master Kua Chi, Senior Brother Chang Hong had shown some dislike toward him and told him some things. However, Wu Yuan had paid little attention to it at the time. Unexpectedly, more than six centuries later, his senior brother still remembered.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother," Wu Yuan smiled and transmitted back.

"Hmph, we are Master’s disciples. Though outsiders may not know of this, how could we forget? Junior Brother, you haven't achieved anything noteworthy in all these years. What would Master think?" Chang Hong transmitted coldly.

Wu Yuan chuckled inwardly, not bothering to respond further.

"I won't hold back in this assessment," Chang Hong transmitted coldly. "I hope you've made some progress over the years. Give it your all, and hopefully you can last a few more moves."

"Mm." Wu Yuan responded with a smile: "Senior Brother is right. I'll certainly give it my all."

Only then did Chang Hong nod with satisfaction.

...

The various Origin Eldritch Fields were not far from each other. Through the teleportation array, the group quickly arrived at the First Origin Eldritch Field.

Those who cultivated and lived in the First Origin Eldritch Field were High Eldritches and High Immortals.

Therefore, the Eldritch Battle Platforms here were especially enormous, with each combat space vast and expansive, stretching millions of li to accommodate their battles.

"You enforcement hall members need not enter. By order of the Archeldritch, only Wu Yuan and Chang Hong are to go in." Outside the central Eldritch Battle Platform, two Sixth Tribulation High Eldritches stopped Ju Hai and the others.

"Yes." Although Ju Hai and the others felt puzzled, they could only watch as Wu Yuan and Chang Hong entered the combat space.

This also caused Wu Yuan and Chang Hong to feel a hint of confusion.

Passing through the corridor, the two entered the interior of the combat space, which was already enveloped by an array. The space was completely enclosed, preventing any observation from outside.

What surprised Wu Yuan and Chang Hong were the two figures standing on one side of the combat space.

One was a burly man wearing black battle armor, his aura domineering and unmatched. The other was a white-robed youth with a smile on his face, graceful as jade.

"Astral Monarch Hou Qu?"

"Senior Brother Jiang Huan?" Wu Yuan and Chang Hong were both surprised, not expecting these two to be waiting here. They bowed in greeting.

"You've arrived." Astral Monarch Hou Qu revealed a smile, his eyes sweeping over the two: "Wu Yuan, we haven't met in a few hundred years. In the blink of an eye, you've become an Earth Eldritch. Not bad."

"You flatter me, Astral Monarch," Wu Yuan smiled.

It was Astral Monarch Hou Qu who had brought him to the eldritch world years ago, and their relationship was quite good.

"Alright, now that you're both here, and there are no outsiders, I'll be direct," Astral Monarch Hou Qu said solemnly. "By the order of the Sovereign, Wu Yuan, to join the Second Origin Eldritch Field, you will battle Chang Hong.

If you fail, you will go to the Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield for tempering. Only after you become a ninth-rank fighter can you return to the Second Origin Eldritch Field."

"Understood." Only now did Wu Yuan realize it was his master's orders.

He had been wondering earlier how, among the millions of members in the Second Origin Eldritch Field, he would be so coincidentally matched up with Senior Brother Chang Hong.

Chang Hong also nodded.

"Junior Brothers, I am only here to observe the battle under orders," Senior Brother Jiang Huan smiled. "This battle is only a test, so stop when defeat is clear. Junior Brother Wu Yuan, even if you lose this battle, don't be discouraged. It's all just Master's way of tempering you."

"Mm." Wu Yuan nodded.

In truth, he was pondering Astral Monarch Hou Qu's words, silently contemplating.

Although Master doesn't know my exact strength, he knows I've crystallized a Great Dao’s True Intent, yet he specifically ordered me to fight Senior Brother Chang Hong...

Mm, I understand. He wants to use me to temper Senior Brother Chang Hong?

Alright, then I'll try not to hold back.

Wu Yuan believed he had seen through Master's intentions and made his decision.

...

In the airspace of the combat space.

Boom! Boom!

Wu Yuan and Chang Hong transformed into two streaks of light, each soaring skyward, then faced each other over a hundred thousand li apart.

Astral Monarch Hou Qu and Jiang Huan stood to one side, looking down at the two. As an Astral Monarch of Space and someone with Astral Lord-level combat power respectively, they naturally weren't concerned about the aftershocks from a battle between two Earth Eldritches.

"Listen up, both of you. Fight with your full power. I will call for you to stop when I see a clear victor," Astral Monarch Hou Qu's voice sounded in both their ears. "Also, you are not allowed to use items like talismans or secret treasures."

As an Astral Monarch of Space, supervising a battle between two Earth Eldritches was naturally effortless for him.

"Begin." Astral Monarch Hou Qu gave the command.

An invisible ripple spread out, and the entire combat space seemed to fall silent. Wu Yuan and Chang Hong exchanged a glance.

"Little Junior Brother, prepare yourself." Chang Hong moved instantly, taking a step forward to transform into a ten-thousand-zhang-tall giant with nine arms, each arm holding a divine sword.

An imposing aura erupted as his gaze locked onto Wu Yuan. He was going all out right from the start.

Senior Brother Chang Hong has a second-degree immortal root?

Wu Yuan roughly sensed Chang Hong's vital aura.

One had to have a fifth-degree immortal root at least to become an Earth Eldritch or Earth Immortal. A second-degree immortal root was considered top-tier among Earth Eldritches, and was also the level of most peerless geniuses.

A first-degree immortal root? That was extremely rare even among High Immortals and High Eldritches.

After all, to become a Sovereign, one was not only required to comprehend a Greater Law, but also establish a first-degree immortal root.

Greater Laws were the strongest Daos under the rules of heaven and earth’s workings! A first-degree immortal root was similarly the most perfect root under its rules.