Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 253 - 250: A 3-Year Promise

Chapter 253: Chapter 250: A 3-Year Promise

"Fu Juechen lost."

Seeing Fu Juechen’s performance, everyone knew the battle had already been decided. Having narrowly escaped death, Fu Juechen had lost his will to fight. Even though he had not yet left the arena, the outcome of the fight was no longer in question.

In the end, several guards helped Fu Juechen off the stage. He appeared forlorn and disoriented, as if his soul had been absorbed by Ye Xuan’s sword.

Ye Xuan glanced at Fu Juechen and shook his head. He knew that the sword strike he had delivered would likely leave a significant scar on the man. If Fu Juechen could not overcome this trauma, he would undoubtedly fall into a trough in his life and his cultivation might suffer. If he could not break free, he might well become a mediocre talent and sink into obscurity.

If, on the other hand, Fu Juechen managed to emerge from his dark shadow, his mindset might even breakthrough as a result. But this was undoubtedly difficult; the competition among geniuses was always brutal. Those who couldn’t withstand such pressure were ultimately eliminated.

Twenty consecutive victories!

The audience seating was now in an uproar—Ye Xuan had defeated Fu Juechen! By achieving twenty consecutive victories, he would also replace the latter as the twenty-seventh ranked on the Battle List—an explosive and shocking piece of news.

Afterward, the referee handed over a twenty-victory token and a reward of one hundred thousand Xuanyuan Pills to Ye Xuan.

"Congratulations on ranking twenty-seventh on the Battle List. I hope you continue to strive for an even higher position," the referee congratulated Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan accepted the token and reward. To him, the token wasn’t particularly useful. He wouldn’t hang the twenty-victory token at his waist and flaunt it like some adolescent, attracting endless challenges and trouble. He would keep the token as a memento; as for striving further, that would depend on his mood. After the fight with Fu Juechen, Ye Xuan could roughly predict the strength of more highly-ranked masters on the Battle List.

If he were to truly attempt an all-out challenge for the Battle List, he would certainly rank higher than twenty-seventh, but breaking into the top ten or even the top fifteen would be difficult. His current priority should be to focus on cultivation, improve his cultivation level, and enhance his strength—not to chase rankings.

With sufficient strength, he could have more confidence in this Chaotic Sea Domain.

Amidst the cheers of numerous martial artists, Ye Xuan left the arena. Initially, many sought to approach and befriend him, but they recoiled when Ye Xuan emitted a fierce murderous intent. Before long, Ye Xuan met Lady Xuan.

"Ye Xuan, you are incredible."

Lady Xuan’s face was unusually animated with excitement. She had never imagined that Ye Xuan could achieve such a fantastical feat as twenty consecutive victories and defeat Fu Juechen, the obnoxious and pompous scion, previously ranked twenty-seventh on the Battle List.

Others might be ignorant of Ye Xuan’s background, but she knew. He came from the remote Tiannan Region. She found it hard to comprehend how such an outlying area could produce a genius like Ye Xuan. And at less than twenty years of age, he had climbed to such a high rank on the Battle List; even in the Chaotic Sea Domain, this was exceedingly rare.

"Let’s go; it’s time to count our money."

Ye Xuan guessed that Lady Xuan must have made a hefty sum for him. Winning twenty matches in a row, betting on his victory each time, and considering the formidable abilities of some of his opponents, there must have been times with high odds. Before stepping onto the stage, he had given her over sixty thousand Xuanyuan Pills, now there should be hundreds of thousands, at least.

He was unaware that the amount was far more than just several hundred thousand, but rather stood at one million eight hundred thousand. His earnings had nearly increased thirtyfold after twenty matches.

This Extreme Martial Fighting Arena was indeed a great place to amass wealth. However, one had to be like Ye Xuan, carefree and bold, to wager one’s entire fortune, confident of victory.

Ye Xuan undoubtedly possessed the qualities of an excellent gambler, especially since the stakes were placed on himself.

...

News of Ye Xuan’s twenty consecutive victories in the Extreme Martial Fighting Arena quickly spread throughout Golden Island. Such a streak was already a rare feat in the arena, especially since Ye Xuan was so young yet had become a Battle List master, replacing the previous Fu Juechen. It was a matter of great interest to anyone.

Entering the top thirty of the Battle List at the age of twenty meant that further progress was inevitable. Perhaps in another five or ten years, Ye Xuan would ascend into the top ten or even higher, making him a prominent figure in the Chaotic Sea Domain.

Yet despite all the discussions about Ye Xuan going on outside, Ye Xuan himself was utterly unaware, for he had been in closed-door cultivation ever since the match on the platform ended. During the fight, he had gained considerable insight, mainly in the realm of Sword Heart Clarity, which he needed to stabilize further. Then, by leveraging the state of Sword Heart Clarity, he aimed to go even further in integrating the Great Sword Scripture and the Nine Heavens Thunder Scripture.

From Lady Xuan, Ye Xuan had received the 1.8 million Xuanyuan Pills, but out of these, he rewarded 300,000 to her. After all, Lady Xuan had also done quite a few favors for him, and the 300,000 Xuanyuan Pills were her rightful due.

Lady Xuan initially declined repeatedly but eventually accepted them, and Ye Xuan took up residence in the inn she had arranged for him, where he quietly continued his cultivation.

Cultivation was still the main aspect Ye Xuan wanted to break through. Now that he held a fortune of 1.5 million Xuanyuan Pills, he quickly put this wealth to use, purchasing Heavenly Grade Pills from the Trade Alliance to enhance his cultivation.

For martial artists, mastery in martial arts and combat skills were "alive," reliant on talent and training. But there was one thing that was "dead," and that was cultivation. Cultivation could only be incrementally improved, and there was only one shortcut to achieve this: consuming pills.

If he wanted to advance to the Third Grade Martial Sect quickly, he could only rely on the power of pills. With his current financial strength, Ye Xuan could afford the expenditure.

After two trips to the Trade Alliance, Ye Xuan purchased thirty Star Body Pills and ten Emperor Extreme Pills. Both types of pills were Heavenly Grade and highly beneficial to cultivation. These were the best pills Ye Xuan carefully chose: Star Body Pills enriched the body and opened meridians, effectively developing previously untapped areas and expanding the space for cultivation; whereas Emperor Extreme Pills increased True Qi and improved cultivation, complementing the effects of Star Body Pills.

Of course, these pills also cost Ye Xuan 500,000 Xuanyuan Pills, which made him reflect on the enormity of the expenditure. However, these would not even be available for purchase in the Tiannan Region, no matter how much money one had.

In resource-scarce Tiannan Region, Ye Xuan wanted to tap into the potential of his body but had no means to do so. Even the most skilled housewife couldn’t cook without rice. He had done all he could, and now, in the Chaotic Sea Domain, he finally had the conditions to succeed.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Ye Xuan took out a Star Body Pill and swallowed it.

Boom!

The power of the Star Body Pill exploded inside his body, transforming into rushing streams that quickly flowed through his inner parts, surging towards his limbs and bones.

The True Qi in each meridian circulated rapidly, voraciously absorbing the medicinal power of the Star Body Pill, and then permeating the meridians, flesh, and bones, making a "sizzling" sound.

As the medicinal power was gradually refined, the meridians, flesh, and bones all radiated a faint silver glow. The flesh and bones were strengthened, while the meridians were slowly widened.

It took four days for Ye Xuan to refine all thirty Star Body Pills, and his meridians expanded by about one-fifth of their original size.

This one-fifth should not be underestimated; the wider the meridians, the more True Qi they could contain. Moreover, after the enhancement by the Star Body Pill, whether it was the meridians, flesh, or bones, all were strengthened to varying degrees, and the potential of this body was further unearthed.

After using up all the Star Body Pills, Ye Xuan bought another thirty with 300,000 Xuanyuan Pills and eventually used only twenty. The expansion of the meridians reached the current limit of expansion.

"Next up are the Emperor Extreme Pills," he thought. "Even if I can’t reach the Third Grade Martial Sect Master Realm in one go, I should at least reach the peak of the Second Grade Martial Sect."

Ye Xuan continued his cultivation.

Over the next two days, he refined one Emperor Extreme Pill every two hours, then rested for three hours. After refining all ten Emperor Extreme Pills, the True Qi inside his body was roughly twice as robust as before, reaching the limit of the Second Grade Martial Sect.

Emperor Extreme Pills were costly, with one pill costing 20,000 Xuanyuan Pills—twice as expensive as Star Body Pills. If others knew that Ye Xuan consumed them like candy, they would be green with envy. Ten Emperor Extreme Pills equaled 200,000 Xuanyuan Pills, and a typical Second Grade Martial Sect might have at most a few tens of thousands of Xuanyuan Pills. They couldn’t use them in bulk like Ye Xuan.

"It’s time to leave. Although the three-year agreement with Yaoer hasn’t arrived yet, since I’m here, I ought to check it out."

Ye Xuan leaped off the bed. Golden Island was not a place for long-term stay; it was just the first stop in the Chaotic Sea Domain and a temporary resting place. Next, he was headed to Xuanbing Mansion. Firstly, to fulfill his three-year agreement with Nangong Yao; secondly, it would be best to establish a foothold there before slowly investigating news about Sky Demon Mountain.

The Human Clan didn’t know much about Sky Demon Mountain. All they knew was that it housed countless Demon Kings with immense power, various sub-factions, and mixed Demon Clans. Two Demon Venerables ruled over Sky Demon Mountain—the Sky Fox Demon Venerable and the Demon Dragon Venerable—a vast array of Demon Clan forces unified under them.

When Ye Mei left, he merely mentioned that Sky Demon Mountain was his target for revenge, but who exactly the enemy was, or even which Demon Clan, remained uncertain. Ye Xuan had to gather this information first. Acting recklessly would be dangerous. With an entity as colossal as Sky Demon Mountain, one could be silently obliterated before even understanding what was happening.