Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 314 - 311 The Big Competition Approaches

Chapter 314: Chapter 311 The Big Competition Approaches

"I’m here to vent?"

Ye Xuan was stunned for a moment before his expression took on a tinge of amusement, "Does it look like I’m that kind of person?"

Did he really need to come all the way to the Black Market to buy a female slave just to vent his frustrations? Yu Yi, what did she take him for? If he were really a lecher, wouldn’t he have done "that" to her the last time?

"Then why would you spend such a large price on a female slave? Don’t tell me it’s just for cleaning and cooking, I won’t believe such a ludicrous reason," Yu Yi said coldly, sneering.

"Why should I tell you? What does it have to do with you?"

Ye Xuan was somewhat puzzled. Even if he did wish to vent, even if he wanted to do whatever he wished to, what did it have to do with Yu Yi?

"I..."

Yu Yi found herself at a loss for words. Indeed, whatever Ye Xuan wanted to do had nothing to do with her. What right did she have to meddle in Ye Xuan’s affairs?

"I just don’t want a lecher like you tarnishing the reputation of Huoyou Peak," Yu Yi bit her silver teeth, yet she deliberately pretended as if it were nothing, saying.

"This woman, your thoughts are so filthy. My young master simply saw my unfortunate circumstances and kindly wanted to take me in. He’s a man unlike any other and shouldn’t be compared with anyone else. Please don’t insult him with such vile words."

Little Xi saw Ye Xuan as the man who could change her fate; he had already become the most important person in her heart. Yu Yi calling him a lecher over and over, Little Xi had endured it for a long time.

"That’s right, Yu Yi. You should be the clearest on what kind of person Ye Xuan is. None of us will understand him as well as you do. You can’t let a few bad words from others create a rift between you guys, affecting the deep feelings between you," the Honglian Envoy persuaded as well.

What? Deep feelings?

A black line formed on Ye Xuan’s forehead. If Yu Yi would just stop bothering him, he’d already be grateful.

However, Yu Yi’s gaze became contemplative at this point. She said, "To supervise you and prevent you from doing things that might corrupt our morals, I’ll allow you to move back to Skyfire Hall. As for the previous incident, consider it forgiven."

Having said this, Yu Yi swiftly turned and left with a group of demon girls, disappearing from sight.

"This woman, her bad temper is really unchangeable. Who said I’d just move in if you told me to?"

Ye Xuan shook his head. She made it sound like he was nothing more than a lowly servant, to be ordered about by this woman.

"Ye Xuan, Yu Yi’s personality is just like that. Just bear with her for a bit. Think of it as taking care of her on our behalf. She’s a child who lacks love. Though cold on the outside, she’s actually tender at heart, something you’ll gradually come to notice," the Honglian Envoy said with a smile.

"If that’s the case, then I’ll sacrifice myself and reluctantly move in," Ye Xuan nodded finally, since even the Honglian Envoy had entrusted him with looking after the love-starved girl, Yu Yi. He’d take on the role with reluctance.

...

Upon his return to Huoyou Peak, Ye Xuan moved back into Skyfire Hall.

After all, Skyfire Hall was indeed a place rich in Spiritual Energy, suitable for cultivation. He was currently aiming for the top three in the Genius Showdown, so naturally, the better the cultivation environment, the better.

As soon as he moved into Skyfire Hall, Ye Xuan put aside all other matters. After arranging a room for Little Xi, he began his closed-door cultivation, sitting cross-legged on the wooden bed with a heat rising from his head.

His finger brushed the Qiankun Ring, and a wrinkled fruit appeared in his hand. The Dragon Scale Fruit was only half the size of a fist. On closer inspection, its patterns weren’t disorganized but spread in lines. At a glance, they resembled simple lines outlining the shape of a dragon, emanating a faint mystique.

Without much hesitation, Ye Xuan picked up the Dragon Scale Fruit and popped it into his mouth.

Gulp!

Biting through the fruit’s skin, the Dragon Scale Fruit melted upon entry, seemingly turning into a liquid that he swallowed whole.

Immediately, the medicinal power turned into a warm current that spread within his body, swiftly surging through Ye Xuan’s meridians. Everywhere it passed, his flesh and blood felt nourished, undergoing a new round of tempering. Numerous impurities were expelled from his body, and wisps of black qi emerged on the surface of his skin.

The potency of the Dragon Scale Fruit was formidable. Ye Xuan circulated the Hidden Dragon Skill, his True Qi forming a circuit within his body to accelerate the movement of the medicine’s power.

It took roughly half a day to fully assimilate the medicinal power of the first Dragon Scale Fruit.

Ye Xuan could feel his body’s strength clearly expand, his True Qi growing robust, flowing unimpeded and naturally.

Ye Xuan immediately began the process of refining the second Dragon Scale Fruit.

As this went on, his True Qi formed a Circulation, cycling continuously. There were a total of ten Dragon Scale Fruits. To fully refine them all would take some time.

The continuous refinement lasted for nearly eight days, and the circulation of True Qi almost reached three hundred and sixty-five cycles, forming a loop.

With all ten Dragon Scale Fruits fully refined, Ye Xuan’s aura surged explosively, while a layer of black grime, emitting a foul stench, could be seen on his skin.

This grime was the impurity being expelled from his body.

The moment he opened his eyes, a ripple of clear energy burst forth from his body, causing the nearby windows to rattle loudly and the wooden table beside the bed to be pushed several meters away by the current.

At that moment, inside Ye Xuan’s Dantian, the Martial Arts Golden Core also underwent a transformation, swelling to more than twice its previous size and emitting vigorous pulsations.

He had unmistakably reached the realm of a Fourth Grade Martial Sect.

With the aid of the Dragon Scale Fruit’s medicinal power, Ye Xuan, who had been at the peak of the Third Grade, finally broke through, stepping into the ranks of the Fourth Grade Martial Sect.

Suddenly striking the bed, Ye Xuan floated upwards, and as he was in mid-air, he trembled, casting several shadows like flashes of lightning, and in the next instant, he had already left the room and arrived in the courtyard.

Having refined ten Dragon Scale Fruits and achieved advancement, Ye Xuan’s physical strength had made great progress, surpassing the Three Dragons Power, roughly at the level of three and a half dragons.

Such immense strength appearing in a human was already quite a miraculous thing.

"Now I can practice the third strike of the Dragon Essence Palm."

The Three Dragons Power was enough to meet the standard for practicing the third strike of the Dragon Essence Palm, "Dragon Form and Crane Shadow," which, as the final and most powerful technique of the first level, required more than mere brute strength; it also called for considerable agility to unleash its full potency.

Ye Xuan moved to a large tree and struck out with a palm. A deafening dragon’s roar echoed in his True Qi, the Palm Force twisted unpredictably, resembling both a dragon and a shadow of a crane, as it exploded forward.

The ethereal dragon and crane shadow passed through the large tree as if it had no destructive force.

But in the next instant, with a "bang," the entire tree shattered, splintering into countless fragments from the inside.

"This body, being that of a half-demon, is blessed with greater strength than in my previous life. If I can advance into the Second Level quickly, my power will surely increase significantly."

A contemplative look appeared in Ye Xuan’s eyes. Although his bloodline had not yet been activated, his current body belonged to the Demon Clan, and thus possessed high innate strength. If he could enter the Demon Transformation Pool to activate his bloodline, then his strength might increase by an even greater margin.

Ye Xuan had a premonition that his bloodline was not just any Upper Grade Innate, but at least an Innate Supreme Grade.

To enter the Demon Transformation Pool, Ye Xuan had to claim one of the top three spots in the Talent Competition. If he failed, who knew when another chance would come around.

Sky Demon Mountain was a place where the strong hid in plain sight. Yet, since Young Master Hu had managed to rank within the top ten among the younger generation of experts, with his former strength, he should have been able to reach the top five. Now that he had increased his realm and refined ten Dragon Scale Fruits, aiming for the top three seemed feasible.

The only ones Ye Xuan truly feared now were the two young experts of Sky Demon Mountain with Innate Supreme bloodlines. They would be his biggest rivals in the Talent Competition. Apart from them, Ye Xuan didn’t have complete knowledge of the young generation of Sky Demon Mountain, which very well could have other formidable experts lurking within.

"I must not slack off."

Even though his strength had improved, Ye Xuan didn’t feel completely secure. He was progressing, but so were his opponents who, although perhaps not as rapidly as him, were geniuses that could resort to various methods to enhance their strength in the time leading up to the competition.

As for Yu Yi, although they hadn’t seen much of each other before, she later went to the Fire Energy Cultivation Room on Huoyou Peak, beginning to intensify her cultivation in preparation for the Talent Competition.

The Talent Competition awarded a large number of Merit Points, and in Sky Demon Mountain, Merit Points were of utmost importance, required to exchange for resources, Spiritual Treasures, Martial Arts, and Cultivation Techniques, as well as to enter the various cultivation rooms.

In Sky Demon Mountain, there were seven main peaks, like seven pillars supporting the heavens, and as the Talent Competition approached, the atmosphere at each peak rose day by day. Every Talent Competition of Sky Demon Mountain was a time for the big and small Demon Clans to feast their eyes as the top young talents stood out and competed fiercely.

Under the command of the seven Demon Venerables, there were many experts. Now, for the upcoming competition, they were all fervently preparing, including Young Master Blood Python and Young Master Hu, whom Ye Xuan had defeated. There was also the pair of men and women Ye Xuan had seen in the Demon Tower that day, as well as the formidable Demon Dragon Young Master.

These individuals were the hot favorites for the competition.

Amid such a charged atmosphere, the day of the great contest quietly arrived.