Chapter 985: Losing Out? Dream On!
Chapter 985: Losing Out? Dream On!
Wang Ye wasn't surprised.
Whether it was the information revealed by the Swift Thunder Golden Bird, the sword-saber symbol he had just seen, or the place being a possible location of Eldest Senior Sister's death, they all clearly indicated the danger of the core layer.
Therefore, he was prepared for battle.
However, he did not expect...
"Human?" Wang Ye was a little surprised that the person who ambushed him was a human expert.
Peng! The Vajra Soul Armor defended, while the Savage War Saber counterattacked.
The process was as smooth as flowing water.
The mystical engravings shone brightly, and the perfect basic standard saint body erupted. Divine Origin Nirvana was executed, and his combat prowess increased explosively.
In just an instant, he had turned the tables.
The attacker obviously did not expect Wang Ye to be so strong. Weapons clashed, and vigorous energy exploded.
Wang Ye's left hand wielded the Divine Destiny Saint Saber which contained the power of time and space to break the attacker's defense. The latter grunted and retreated.
It was a beautiful human woman with short golden hair and an oval face with exquisite features.
There was a long and thin saber mark on her chest armor, which was caused by Wang Ye's attack.
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Delivering continuous attacks, the power of the twin sabers soared.
After activating the second round of Divine Nirvana, Wang Ye's close-range attacks became stronger with each wave, gradually gaining the upper hand.
Suffer a loss? Dream on!
He used the secret technique, Spacetime Weaver, to restrain the golden-haired woman.
However, the latter's reaction was extremely fast, and her attainments in space were even more shocking.
Wang Ye was surprised. It was as if the space he controlled had been forcefully taken away.
Swoosh! The golden-haired woman slipped through the gap in the Spacetime Weaver's net.
"Impressive." Wang Ye was shocked.
What was that just now? The heavenly path of high-dimensional space?
Very few Venerates had such comprehension.
For a human to comprehend the heavenly path of high-dimensional space at the Venerate level, the other party's comprehension abilities were simply amazing.
There was only one pure heavenly path of space in the high-dimensional cosmic.
One had to comprehend the great path of attack space, the great path of free space, and the great path of dimensional space. Each had to be at least in the perfect realm, and on top of that, the three had to be perfectly fused before one could comprehend the heavenly path of high-dimensional space.
"As expected of the core layer." Wang Ye sighed.
The first person he encountered already had such strength.
After his comprehension of the great path of spacetime reached the peak realm, this was the first time his opponent had escaped.
He did not chase after her.
Although she was very beautiful, he had always advocated for self-love.
"We already have to kill each other at the second stage?" Wang Ye looked around.
It felt completely different from the first stage.
The first stage was a quiet, stable, and perfect place for cultivation.
The second stage was an intense, oppressive, and suffocating killing ground.
However, opportunities and risks often coexisted.
Whether it was the abundance of energy or the ease of Great Path comprehension, the effects of cultivating here far exceeded the first stage.
It was dangerous, but cultivation was twice the result with half the effort.
Moreover, the danger here seemed to come from competition.
"What good is there in killing each other?" Wang Ye thought to himself. "Is this also a test from the Almighty or... The conditions to pass?"
Wang Ye took out the token.
As expected, guidance appeared after his consciousness seeped in.
But this time, he had to be on full alert.
Although he didn't know why the golden-haired woman had ambushed him, she was definitely not an exception.
"The second stage isn't simple." Wang Ye cautiously moved forward and sensed his surroundings.
It was as if day had turned to night, and every bush and tree looked like an enemy.
Even though he was bold and skilled, he still slowed down.
Those who could enter the core layer were not weak. They must have their strengths.
Even those at Venerate Calamity's level were not qualified to enter.
If he didn't guess wrongly, it was very likely that Eldest Senior Sister had died here because upon entering the core layer, his Soul Ensnaring Dreams had lost all sense of the outside world. It was intercepted by a powerful willpower.
"Again." This time, Wang Ye could sense it clearly.
A vigorous aura released a powerful soul energy. A giant eye appeared in the void as if it wanted to swallow him.
In the next moment, the world spun and endless illusions appeared.
Around him were endless worlds, and every world had an eye that pierced through the soul.
The Evil Eye race's talent!
With the illusion as the core, it could directly destroy the target's soul and willpower.
The other party was very powerful!
Wang Ye's expression didn't change as he focused his mind.
With the perfect realm great path of willpower as the core, the great path of the human heart supplemented the Purple Light Needle to withstand the layers of illusions.
The star core's energy was boundless, and both his soul defense and willpower defense were impregnable.
Confronting all changes with no change!
As long as he had enough defense, he didn't care about the energy consumption.
"Come!" Wang Ye's star core's energy surged in an instant, and he counterattacked with his willpower.
He would never suffer a loss!
Rumble!
The crimson soul-destroying thunder struck wildly.
Even though he was trapped in an illusion, Wang Ye still had enough power to counterattack.
Time and space changed, and the earth shook.
Wang Ye's attack dealt a fierce blow to the Evil Eye race member who had sneaked up on him.
In the next instant, the illusion disappeared as if nothing had happened.
The Evil Eye race's aura had long disappeared.
He had fled.
"He's quite powerful." Wang Ye recovered his energy.
Compared to the Supremes of the Evil Eye race that he had encountered before, this Evil Eye Venerate was not the slightest bit inferior.
He was extremely talented and had extremely strong combat prowess.
Moreover, he was extremely cunning. Once he missed, he immediately fled.
"It seems that everyone doesn't want to waste too much energy." Wang Ye thought.
They only fought battles that they were confident in.
"Are they afraid that they will become the prey of other cultivators if they fail the hunt?"
Wang Ye could roughly guess.
He also had a rough understanding of the strength of the cultivators in the second stage.
They were very strong, but not strong enough to kill him.
At the same time, it would not be easy for him to kill them either. He would have to pay a price to do that.
"What is the Origin Star's Almighty trying to do?" Wang Ye was curious.
The other party had picked the most talented Origin race experts and gathered them in one place. Then, one stage after another, he gave them cultivation and rewards.
Was it really as simple as nurturing the younger generation?
It didn't seem like it.
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In the pitch-black forest, the cold wind howled.
Three human figures gathered.
"A new human has arrived." The first to speak was Venerate Jin Fei, the blonde woman who had fought Wang Ye.
"How is his strength?" Venerate Hei'e said in a deep voice.
"He's a superior Eternal, but his combat prowess is not inferior to mine. He's very powerful," said Venerate Jin Fei.
Venerate Xi Qiao's voice was sharp. "Is an Eternal that powerful? Did he use a treasure that can change life force?"
"No, he has a perfect basic standard saint body. He is indeed an Eternal." Venerate Jin Fei said, "However, his comprehension of the Great Path is outstanding. He has fused four paths in one and has no shortcomings. Furthermore, the foundation of his Eternal body is immeasurably strong. Even the Dark race might not be able to compare to him."
Venerate Hei'e and Venerate Xi Qiao looked at each other.
They were truly shocked.
They had seen many who were strong in terms of combat prowess.
But an Eternal...
It was a little terrifying.
They were well aware of Venerate Jin Fei's strength. They were all on par.
Since the human Eternal was comparable to Venerate Jin Fei, they were on equal footing.
"What's his background?" Venerate Hei'e asked.
"I'm not sure yet. Should we talk to him?" Venerate Jin Fei asked.
"There's no hurry. Let's observe first," Venerate Hei'e said.
Venerate Xi Qiao's lips curled. "Let the other experts probe him first."
"Alright." Venerate Jin Fei nodded.
...
Wang Ye continued to fight.
It was apparent the continuous battles were no coincidence.
The cultivators of the second stage were very familiar with the terrain and came prepared.
However, all of them failed.
Just like the previous two experts, they left after testing the waters.
It was the same even for the human race's mortal enemies, the Devil Venerates.
Wang Ye didn't chase after them either.
Before he could judge the situation properly, preserving his strength was the wisest thing to do.
None of the cultivators in the second stage were weak. If he was not careful, it could easily turn into a situation where two tigers fought.
"I've arrived." Wang Ye looked ahead.
It was a huge white disc surrounded by a barrier of white light.
In the center of the disc stood a few Venerates in twos and threes. Their gazes were filled with surprise and vigilance.
He had even fought a few of them before.
Wang Ye also saw the first blonde woman he had fought. She had her arms crossed.
Looking at him from afar, her beautiful eyes flickered as if she were admiring his beauty.
Wang Ye stepped in.
He was instantly cut off from the outside world. The boundless innate energy disappeared.
This place was like a peaceful home. He couldn't feel any killing aura, only a powerful pressure and the energy of the white disc.
"Safe Zone".
Two words appeared in Wang Ye's mind.
Ignoring the gazes of the experts from other races, he walked straight to the center of the white disc, where his target was.
What he saw was very similar to the first stage.
There were also three teleportation points but a big difference in the details.
On the leftmost teleportation channel, the word "Cultivation" was also written.
However, the energy fluctuations were much weaker. It seemed that the teleportation channel led back to the first stage.
Furthermore, there were no Chaos Fruits.
The teleportation channel on the rightmost side was also written with the word "Leave", though the reward was now a perfect ancient gem treasure.
The quality had increased by a large level. It was already a pretty good opportunity.
The teleportation channel in the middle still led to the next stage.
There was no reward, but instead, a limit had been added.
Two eye-like round holes. The token seemed to fit perfectly in it.
"No wonder." Wang Ye instantly understood.
No wonder they were hunting each other. It turned out that they were fighting for the ticket to the next stage.
Those who were still here could not do anything to each other. Their strength was similar so they did not dare to fight. As such, they only dared to fire at the newcomers.
Unfortunately for them, he was not a weakling like Venerate Calamity.
"So if I want to enter the next stage, I have to take down at least one." Wang Ye's gaze swept across the area.
There were experts from the Devil race, Demon race, Evil Eye race, and all the other powerful races.
And this was only a small part of it.
One could see many things from the limited information presented.
For example, everyone belonged to different small groups that seemed to be huddling together for warmth.
Even if it was an unstable alliance, when a few experts joined forces, the other cultivators would not dare to attack casually.
"It shouldn't be a problem to take down one." Wang Ye was confident in his strength. "But it's a little troublesome to deal with a group of them."
It was very difficult to deal with cliques.
The cultivators who could stay here were all experts with unique skills. All of them were quite strong with different talents and abilities.
"I need some detailed information." While Wang Ye was thinking, a pleasant female voice sounded behind him.
"Can we talk?"