Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 920: Grand Completion Stage of the Five Element Realm

Chapter 920: Grand Completion Stage of the Five Element Realm

Strictly speaking, the Twin Void Marsh had already become the land of opportunities in the Jiao Continent. To cultivators in the early stages of the Martial Extermination Realm and below, it was truly somewhere they could change their destiny.

Due to the battle between the Martial Void Realm experts and the fact that Dugu Yuanshan had been sealed, a portion of world origin lingered in the Jiao Continent. With Shang Xia’s Five Element Dipper Qi and the Stellar Cauldron, along with the remnant Void Qi left behind, a bunch of strange and precious resources were born in the Twin Void Marsh.

In the 3 years that passed, Shang Xia maintained his position to strengthen the seal on Dugu Yuanshan, but during his time, the 5 Martial Void Realm experts of the Spirit Luxuriant World would come from time to time. They wanted to learn more about the Spirit Abundance World from him and things related to cultivation in the Martial Void Realm.

Because of his role, and Kou Chongxue’s presence, Shang Xia managed to benefit from their conversations.

By the time Dugu Yuanshan had been sealed, he had long since been heavily injured by Kou Chongxue and Liu Jingsheng. However, the Martial Void Realm Ancestors of the Spirit Luxuriant World were afraid that he would recover his strength while being sealed and other than questioning him, they would strengthen the seal to prevent him from trying to escape.

If not for the fact that the Spirit Luxuriant World had already consolidated its foundations and the 5 Martial Void Realm Ancestors had too many things to take care of, they wouldn’t actually leave Shang Xia alone to take care of the sealed Dugu Yuanshan.

Even with the combined might of the Martial Void Realm Ancestors and the Stellar Cauldron, Shang Xia took 3 whole years in order to fully exterminate Dugu Yuanshan’s Divine Soul and integrate his void origin into the World Origin Source that was connected to the Jiao Continent. One could see how tenacious the life of a Martial Void Realm expert was.

After devouring the void origin of a third tier Martial Void Realm expert, the Jiao Continent received a huge boost to its greatly damaged self. In fact, it might have grown even stronger than before the battle happened.

Shang Xia might have used 3 years to grind Dugu Yuanshan’s soul down, but that didn’t mean that he didn’t gain any benefits from it. He managed to consolidate his foundations after refining his tenth set of fate dipper essences and gained a lot more...

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When he entered the large completion stage of the Five Element Realm in the past, he experienced a complete transformation. The changes didn’t just allow him to increase his combat power by several percentage points. Instead, it allowed him to become at least twice as strong!

One had to know that even when Shang Xia refined 90 fate dipper essences back then for a total of nine sets, he had yet to produce a single fate dipper. Speaking in terms of cultivation realms in the Spirit Luxuriant World, he was barely at the first element of the Martial Dipper Realm.

Even earlier, when he refined his seventh set of fate dipper essences back in the Azure Flame World, his combat abilities were comparable to Yifeng, Lu Wuzi, and experts at their level. After his eighth set, he was confident he could win against them in a one on one battle. When he returned to the then Azure Ascension World to face off against the invading Spirit Abundance World, he completed the refinement of his ninth set of fate dipper essence and could change the outcome of a battle between Martial Void Realm experts with the assistance of the Stellar Cauldron...

However, everything that happened and the extent of his strength was within acceptable range to other cultivators.

The same couldn’t be said when he completed the refinement of his tenth set of fate dipper essence. In terms of cultivation realms in the Spirit Luxuriant World, it could be said that he jumped from the first element of the Martial Dipper Realm to the fifth element, but his true strength reached a terrifying level. In fact, if he wanted to stop Kou Chongxue’s sword strike he unleashed after reaching the grand completion stage of the Martial Dipper Realm, it wouldn’t be too difficult.

That was Kou Chongxue they were talking about! Shang Xia was only at the large completion stage of the Five Element Realm! He hadn’t touched on the grand completion stage when he just completed the refinement of his tenth set of fate dipper essence during the drawn-out battle with Dugu Yuanshan!

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In the years that he used to exterminate Dugu Yuanshan’s soul, consolidating his foundations was far from his greatest gain. Instead, he managed to fully comprehend his martial intent to step into the grand completion stage of the Five Element Realm!

Back when they sealed Dugu Yuanshan, the Crimson Soul Tablet in his mind finally reacted.

Due to the massive amounts of world origin Kou Chongxue and Liu Jingsheng drew during their battle, a lot remained in the Jiao Continent even after the battle. With the reawakening of the tablet, Shang Xia drew on the world origin that was left in order to complete the deduction of his rank five martial intent!

Actually, he already had a pretty good idea of what his fifth martial intent should be after his rank five arts reached his current level. After all, he managed to develop his Five Element Seal well...

Using the Crimson Soul Tablet was just a way to confirm his deduction and to ensure his martial intent was perfect.

With the infusion of world origin from the Spirit Luxuriant World, words quickly appeared on the different faces of the Crimson Soul Tablet.

Five Element Realm, Grand Martial Intent: Five Element Annihilation Yin Yang Ring

Prerequisite Secret Arts: Five Element Art

Prerequisite Martial Arts: Five Element Seal

Essential Medium: A strand of World Spirituality

Essential Secret Art: Five Element Void Art

Ability: Eradicate the power of another world

Martial Intent Evaluation: Leave nothing behind!

Shang Xia couldn’t help but feel like everything was too coincidental when he saw the rank five martial intent that had been deduced by the Crimson Soul Tablet.

Eventually, he realized that it wasn’t a coincidence as much as it was the most suitable method of cultivation for him. Back when he was stationed there to grind away Dugu Yuanshan’s soul, he didn’t object as it allowed him to properly comprehend his martial intent. After all, destroying Dugu Yuanshan’s soul was pretty much eradicating the power of another world...

Kou Chongxue might be curious, but since Shang Xia’s actions concerned his path of cultivation, he saw no reason to stand in the youngster’s way.

Without a doubt, Shang Xia’s martial intent was related to his divine weapon, the Five Element Ring. However, after he fully comprehended his martial intent, he might no longer need his weapon to unleash it.

Throughout the process, Shang Xia’s comprehension of his Five Element Art had already reached an extremely high level. Even though there was still room for improvement, it wouldn’t affect his comprehension of his martial intent.

As for the World Spirituality that was an essential medium... Shang Xia wasn’t lacking in any of them. It didn’t matter if it was the world origin he plundered from the Azure Flame World or the blessing of the world after he assisted its ascension or after he protected it from being invaded... He had plenty of World Spirituality.

The only thing that was new was the Five Element Void Art. Like his Lightning Collection Blood Art, Man and Heaven Synergy Chapter, or the Four Seasons Samsara Soul Locking Talismans he required to comprehend his past martial intents, it was something was seeing now that the Crimson Soul Tablet had completed its deduction. Moreover, it wasn’t as though he didn't touch on it at all.

From his Five Element Space to the Five Element Teleportation Talisman, and even the various formations that required the power of the five elements... Everything could be said to be a part of his Five Element Void Art!

Therefore, comprehending his martial intent didn’t prove to be too difficult.

With the Five Element Void Art being the only thing he needed to comprehend, there wasn’t too much stopping him from completing his martial intent.

... In the years he spent grinding away at Dugu Yuanshan’s soul, he didn’t just eradicate a strand of power from another world.

With almost every criterion fulfilled, Shang Xia rapidly comprehended the Five Element Annihilation Yin Yang Ring. Because of that, the destruction of Dugu Yuanshan’s soul sped up drastically. Otherwise, 3 years would be far from enough to get rid of a third tier Martial Void Realm expert like Dugu Yuanshan!

Everything pointed to the sheer power of Shang Xia’s Five Element Annihilation Yin Yang Ring. He comprehended his martial intent some time before Dugu Yuanshan’s soul was completely eradicated, and in order to test it out, Shang Xia decided to forgo the power of the Stellar Cauldron and stop drawing on the power of the world for the time being. He unleashed his martial intent on Dugu Yuanshan and learned that it could pose a threat to Martial Void Realm experts!

That was something even Kou Chongxue couldn’t do when he entered the grand completion stage of the Martial Dipper Realm!

When Shang Xia was thinking back to the gains he made in the 3 years of grinding down Dugu Yuanshan’s soul, a massive flying ship appeared above the Twin Void Marsh. It flew straight for the Five Peaks Ridge before landing at the very top of Millstone Mountain.

Releasing his divine will, Shang Xia was shocked to discover several familiar faces disembarking the ship.