Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 506 - 501: Smooth Advancement

Chapter 506: Chapter 501: Smooth Advancement

"Sword Martial Soul has finally completed its advancement."

Ye Xuan took a deep breath, the Sword Martial Soul had transformed, but the second Martial Soul, the Demon Dragon Martial Soul, had not yet completed its advancement, and the power of the Dragon Saliva Fruit and Evil Dragon Crystal was almost exhausted.

"The consumption is really huge."

If there were others around, they would surely be astonished at the terrifying consumption of Ye Xuan, who had used a Dragon Saliva Fruit and an Evil Dragon Crystal just to advance from a First Grade Martial Venerable to a Second Grade, while usually, either one of these items would suffice for the advancement of a First Grade Martial Venerable.

"If I don’t use it now, when will I?"

Ye Xuan would not be stingy with the Evil Dragon Crystal in his hand, as what he lacked most now was cultivation and strength. As for external items, no matter how many he had, they were useless, just like when he encountered the Ice River Saint Child and Golden Raging Saint; he was simply no match for them.

Thinking this over, Ye Xuan took out another Evil Dragon Crystal and began to absorb its energy. Gradually, the True Yuan within Ye Xuan’s body thickened. Although the True Yuan he absorbed now could not become his permanent True Yuan and was an external force, if he could not break through, it would gradually dissipate. However, without a doubt, this external force greatly increased the chances of advancing his second Martial Soul, almost by eighty to ninety percent.

"Break!"

With a low shout in his heart, Ye Xuan rallied his True Yuan, assaulting that intangible barrier.

Ye Xuan frantically absorbed the power of the Evil Dragon Crystal. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot; he made two attempts but did not immediately continue attacking, instead briefly gathering momentum before starting a new round of assaults. Each round consisted of two strikes, and Ye Xuan had to endure to his limit in order to achieve a greater effect.

After five rounds of assaults, Ye Xuan’s body was drenched in heavy sweat, and his spirit was overly excited, with a subtle trace of unhealthy fatigue.

"Just a little more."

By then, Ye Xuan had consumed two Evil Dragon Crystals, adding on the previous consumption; he had used a total of three. However, after absorbing the massive amount of energy, the second Martial Soul in his Dantian had also reached a critical point.

"Break for me!"

Ye Xuan suddenly roared, his voice spreading in all directions, stirring the dust to fly about, filling the entire passage. Standing in the middle of the clearing, Ye Xuan could only see a faint shadow, his aura as still as dead water, showing no fluctuations, which was exceedingly strange.

Abruptly—

Boom!

A tremendous surge of True Yuan energy skyrocketed piercingly. The spreading dust twisted into nothingness; this True Yuan fluctuation was undoubtedly twice as vast as Ye Xuan’s previous scale.

Second Grade Martial Venerate Realm!

Advancement successful!

"I’ve succeeded!"

Even with Ye Xuan’s temperament, he could not restrain his emotions, overwhelmed with excitement. This advancement was too arduous, charging up for an entire night, exerting much effort; after all, it was a forced push for advancement. At the final moment, he even nearly failed. If it had not been for his resilience, if he hadn’t pushed beyond his limits, the possibility of failure would have been as high as ninety percent, but all of that was now in the past.

Now, his cultivation was distinctly in the realm of a Second Grade Martial Venerate.

Although he was pleased, Ye Xuan did not let his pride get the better of him. Although he had advanced to the Second Grade Martial Venerate, that was merely an improvement in cultivation, not something to be overly excited about.

After the cultivation technique had been executed and the True Yuan had transformed, Ye Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

"It’s time to go out and settle the grudges."

Ye Xuan would not forget why he had ended up in this situation; the two individuals who had almost killed him had to pay with their lives.

Swoosh!

On the dim ground, a figure shot out like an illusion.

As he swept through the passage for half a day, Ye Xuan found no one and soon guessed that almost everyone much had already left this place and ventured deep into the core of the Evil Dragon Temple.

The temple’s passages were interconnected like a maze. However, complex as a labyrinth might be, it was still just a maze. For ordinary people, it might be complicated, but given some time, it was always solvable.

Moreover, Ye Xuan had long been familiar with the Evil Dragon Temple and almost had its layout and mechanisms at his fingertips. Merely two hours later, Ye Xuan arrived in front of a heavily guarded grand hall.

The grand hall shimmered in black, but at the top of the hall, there were dense patterns of thunder, which were sometimes discreet and sometimes violent, very unstable.

As Ye Xuan approached the grand hall, he heard bits of noise and fighting coming from inside.

A glint flashed in his eyes as Ye Xuan stepped into the hall.

...

Inside the grand hall.

Massive stone pillars stood tall, supporting the grand and imposing hall. Around the hall, there were several floating platforms, strangely suspended in mid-air. On these platforms were various treasures, each protected by a layer of light film, with no energy leakage.

Many powerful figures appeared in the hall, their expressions excited as they collected the treasures within the light films. The grades of these treasures varied, and although most were low-level, there were some highly valuable items, prompting many to search frantically.

Ye Xuan ignored these items and hurried directly to the central area of the hall.

The scale of the hall was enormous; at the center, there was a colossal statue sitting on a throne, with a dragon’s head and a human body, covered in black, clad in a battle robe, with a commanding face. Faintly, an extremely astonishing aura emanated from the statue, an aura not truly present but carried by the statue itself.

Moreover, the statue’s eyes were vivid and emanated an odd luster, as if carrying an aura of devourance. Under the aura emitted by the statue, even Ye Xuan’s breath hitched slightly before his eyes became stern. Just a statue alone possessed such momentum, making one wonder about the staggering authority its actual being might command.

Clearly, the statue’s owner must have been a significant figure of the Evil Dragon Clan in the past, with cultivation that could definitely be described as earth-shattering.

Ye Xuan’s gaze swept over the massive statue and then suddenly shifted to the right hand of the statue, where it held a silver longbow. The bow constantly spilled lightning, dazzlingly beautiful. However, from this silver longbow, Ye Xuan sensed a power so strong that it was somewhat unsettling.

This longbow was an extremely powerful Supreme Grade treasure!

Ye Xuan stared at the silver longbow, his heart involuntarily contracting as he could feel that this silver longbow was stronger than the Dragon Abyss Ancient Sword he held!

This treasure must have a significant history. It was possibly one of the top-ranked among Supreme Grade treasures, and it might even rival a Half-Saint Artifact.