Chapter 102
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Chapter 102: Fire, No Essence
Incredible heat spread.
Yun Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up, and stretched out his hand, his thoughts focused.
Three flames soared and intertwined, merging together, creating a transparent crystal-like flame that was not only beautiful but also brought forth a terrifying power, which was the true meaning of its birth.
“This transparent crystal flame combines aspects of spatial travel, soul attack, high-temperature destruction, body enhancement, and can even… completely hide!”
The flames could become colorless at any moment, an effect inherited from the Azure Flame.
Now, the Three Mystical True Fire was enough for Yun Ye to turn invisible!
This invisibility was quite complete.
Even Spirit Sense could not detect it.
After all, it contained components of Nether Fire.
One could say that Yun Ye, having just started with the Three Mystical True Fire Method, had already stepped into the realm of spiritual beings in terms of combat power, increasing his strength several dozen times.
But strictly speaking, as long as he had not completed the transformation of his physical body and ascended the Heavenly Path, Yun Ye was still just a mortal, forever in the first stage of cultivation. This was very beneficial for him as he faced the trials.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
After coughing a few times, Yun Ye spat out a mouthful of blood and couldn’t help but gasp; it seemed the side effects of forcibly entering were still quite substantial.
The Rebirth Book appeared.
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Reborn Person: Yun Ye
Region: Baishi Town · Xiaoye Village
Lifespan: 18/50
Fate: D
Physique: D+
Spirit Sense: D
Comprehension: D
Spiritual Roots: C+
Dao Artifacts: 0
Strength: A
Description: A grassroots origin, an incredible rise, already capable of assassinating spiritual realm cultivators.
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Originally, Yun Ye’s body could barely withstand the pressure of the Cracking Wind Mountain.
Now, having consecutively cultivated two Secret Techniques, the strain on his body was too great, directly halving his lifespan.
If other Spiritual Law masters handled it this way, it would basically lead to a dead end on their path.
“Phew.”
“There’s nothing more I can do at this point. If I wait any longer, I won’t have the chance to deal with Shi Baiyan.”
“Thunder True Feather… let’s go again!”
Yun Ye’s expression grew serious as he once more entered the trials space.
In the trials space, aside from his own abilities, he couldn’t use anything else. Thunder True Feather, as an ancient prodigy, left a deep impression on Yun Ye. Even after his strength increased dozens of times, Yun Ye remained cautious.
“Tap, tap, tap…”
Thunder True Feather transformed into lightning and launched an attack, a terrifying assault arriving in an instant.
Yun Ye closed his eyes.
When he opened them again, the crystal flames had spread from the red spirit patterns on his forehead to cover his entire body. This time…
He could see clearly!
Three Mystical Feather Coat: Heart Fire Mode!
“Boom!”
Yun Ye and Thunder True Feather collided fists, lightning and flames clashing violently, cracks spreading across the earth.
Thunder True Feather staggered back several steps, while Yun Ye stood firm and unyielding.
In terms of power, Yun Ye had already overwhelmed Thunder True Feather.
“Lightning like Rain!”
Thunder True Feather mechanically threw a punch—instantly, hundreds and thousands of punches fell from all directions, the air boiling and exploding.
The most outstanding aspect of the lightning Spiritual Roots was speed, whether in movement speed or attack speed!
“So powerful!”
Yun Ye desperately swung his fists, barely managing to keep up.
In Heart Fire Mode, his physique had reached an unimaginable level.
One could say he was constantly absorbing an incredible amount of spirit energy, each move representing major Spiritual Law.
Yet, he still felt he couldn’t quite keep up with Thunder True Feather’s attack speed, and as time went on, it became increasingly difficult. Thunder True Feather struck like lightning, encountering no barriers, but Yun Ye had to overcome air resistance and many other factors.
Even a slight gap diminished Yun Ye’s overwhelming advantage, as Thunder True Feather’s battle awareness was too strong.
“Nether Fire Mode!”
Ultimately, Yun Ye traversed space, suddenly appearing behind Thunder True Feather, delivering a punch that pierced through Thunder True Feather’s chest, completing his first kill as Thunder True Feather slowly vanished.
However, Yun Ye noticed that after Thunder True Feather was pierced, what was uncovered was only a body made of lightning.
This caught Yun Ye’s attention.
Soon, his concern became reality; in the tenth stage, yet another Thunder True Feather emerged.
“Boom!”
This time, the lightning surrounding Thunder True Feather expanded, engulfing the entire ancient battlefield in a cloak of lightning.
“Ancient prodigy, Thunder True Feather—Spiritual Law unlocked.”
“……”
Yun Ye felt a sourness in his teeth. Thunder True Feather didn’t use any Spiritual Law at the ninth stage!
Was this a method, or was it an even higher scripture?
“Boom!”
Thunder roared, drowning out all sounds. Yun Ye had no choice but to fight with all his might.
He entered the Three Mystical True Fire Mode, using three powers simultaneously, battling for his life against Thunder True Feather in the lightning.
This fight was extremely difficult. Thunder True Feather had a terrifying battle awareness, able to detect any attack and respond in advance. Unless one could overwhelming him in speed and power, there was simply no hope of victory.
Compared to this unparalleled genius, Yun Ye could absorb very little during the battle.
In a brief fight, Yun Ye would not grow at all, but Thunder True Feather could. The abilities Yun Ye had used once became very difficult to use again, which was utterly despairing.
But in the end, Yun Ye still won.
The Three Mystical True Fire Method contained major Spiritual Law, and after he forced its use, his power surged at least twenty times instantly.
Thus, with the ultimate power at his disposal, even Thunder True Feather could not withstand it; his body made of lightning dissipated under Yun Ye’s fists.
This was still not the end; there was the eleventh stage, and it was still Thunder True Feather.
“Ancient prodigy, Thunder True Feather—Spirit Law unlocked.”
Yun Ye gazed at Thunder True Feather, who floated in the sky like a thunder god.
He fell silent.
Then, blinding lightning covered the sky and earth.
Even with the same level of cultivation, Thunder True Feather, who had unlocked Spirit Law, was far stronger.
Although Yun Ye fought with all his might, he found himself unable to advance due to the interference from Thunder True Feather’s Spirit Law, and under the lightning, his body was shattered, sending him back to the Stone Tablet.
“No lifespan reduction; it appears to be just a pure illusion.”
Yun Ye did not get discouraged. Instead, he became thoughtful, recalling the method to break through the eleventh stage.
He actually had one more trump card, which was the Essence.
To some extent, it was a terrifying type.
Even if using it would lead to his death, he would have cleared the trials, right?
Rather, this trial came at the perfect time, as his Essence of Fire was not yet fully perfected.
“Let’s go again!”
This time, Yun Ye didn’t wait for Thunder True Feather to fully coalesce his body and directly attempted to activate the Essence of Fire.
Life force, spirit energy, and Spirit Sense all surged together at that moment, blending within him.
As the fusion began, Yun Ye entered an extremely special state.
A transcendent state.
In this state, Yun Ye could sense the rhythm of the world, specifically the rhythm of spirit energy.
Spirit Sense could not perceive the essence of spirit energy, but spirit energy could. When Yun Ye centered himself with life force, connecting the two, the three powers merged, enabling him to directly perceive the essence of spirit energy.
No need to “see,” this was pure perception, and this perception was more than just sensing.
“Burn!”
With a thought, Yun Ye stirred the spirit energy of heaven and earth, causing the temperature to rise sharply for no reason.
This was the precursor to activating the Essence of Fire!
In the state of activating the Essence, all powers received incredible boosts. The most notable was that the range of Spirit Sense would dictate the coverage of Spiritual Roots.
Originally, flames that required time to propagate could now envelop the entire area covered by Spirit Sense in an instant.
This state was clearly transcendent, and such transcendence was not easily achieved.
However, as soon as Yun Ye entered this state, before he could activate the Essence, the three powers began to rapidly evaporate.
The speed of evaporation was like a flood breaking through a dam.
The most frightening part was that Yun Ye, without realizing it, unexpectedly exited the Essence state, causing all the accumulated power to vanish.
“Fire… without the Essence.”
Yun Ye forced a smile as he evaporated under the lightning.
