Chapter 108
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Chapter 108: The Ruined Final Challenge
Yun Ye settled on a name without much emotion and reconnected to the Stone Tablet, entering the twelfth trial.
Although the location had changed, there were no issues.
He directly faced the twelfth wave, and his opponent was still Thunder True Feather. It seemed he was the face of the Gate of Heaven of the Crescent Moon, standing guard for millennia without anyone passing through.
Of course, it was also possible that someone had defeated Thunder True Feather, passing the first trial—Unmatched and undefeated—but failed at the second or third challenges.
A character like Thunder True Feather required Yun Ye to use the Essence of Fire: Chaos to defeat him, so the subsequent two stages were likely just as terrifying, making failure completely normal.
This wasn’t self-praise.
The effect of the Essence isn’t about luck or rolling dice; rather, it summarizes one’s understanding of the world.
The deeper the understanding, the more formidable the ultimate ability.
Essence of Fire: Chaos represented Yun Ye’s comprehension of the order of heaven and earth.
Chaos, as the embodiment of "entropy,” pointed directly to the ultimate cosmic extinction and was genuinely nontrivial.
Even at its initial stage, it could suppress Thunder True Feather’s Essence, showcasing overwhelming dominance.
“Essence Great Thunder Heaven!”
“Essence of Chaos!”
In the clash of the two Essences, Yun Ye displayed an overwhelming advantage as they engaged in a rapid duel.
Their speed surpassed the speed of sound, becoming impossible to gauge, with the air continually shattering and even the sound being disrupted, a level beyond the extraordinary.
However, Yun Ye had completely sealed Thunder True Feather’s practices and major Spiritual Law, making him far weaker than Yun Ye. He struggled with the combined power of the Essence mode but was struck through by Yun Ye’s attack in the tenth second, his entire body swiftly disintegrating.
Yun Ye realized he indeed had a body of thunder elements but scarcely used it actively, as if it were sealed.
Normally, even if he wanted to extinguish the thunder body with spirit energy, there would be a fierce confrontation. However, in dealing with Thunder True Feather, there would be no surprises, and he would quickly achieve victory.
Unclear of the reason…
“Step!”
The sound of footsteps echoed again, and with that step, the ground and air seemed to shatter… This was like Yun Ye’s senses being torn apart!
Yun Ye gasped in shock as the Three Mystical True Fire blazed, protecting his entire body, suppressing the anomaly.
But when he looked closely, he found that the ground and space were still fragmented, the source being Thunder True Feather, who had emerged, now in a stronger form, far surpassing the Essence mode!
“Final trial challenger: an ancient peerless genius, Thunder True Feather—fully unlocked talents.”
“Eye of Heaven.”
“Thunder Spirit Body.”
“Golden Thunder Spiritual Roots.”
“Vast divine awareness.”
“Thunderous heart of divinity…”
“…”
“Damn, %*＋……（*&&￥%&!”
Stop thinking! Stop thinking!
What are you doing, following the script, right?
Yun Ye felt increasingly uneasy, for with every voice and word that emerged, Thunder True Feather’s presence surged.
Previously, Thunder True Feather had fought him using a mortal body, and his power stemmed solely from his combat awareness and his Three Great Methods!
But now, having been completely unsealed, he fully regained his strength as a peerless genius!
“I wondered why this ancient talent felt a bit ordinary; it turns out he saved his trump card for last?”
And with just one more level to go, he gave himself quite a surprise.
Yun Ye felt utterly helpless.
The requirements of the Gate of Heaven of the Crescent Moon were too high.
With such overwhelming power, it was likely that no one in Baishi Town could compare; he must have at least EX-level talent…
Yun Ye estimated this data using his Nine Bone Spiritual Body, which was rated A+. However, just the feeling he got from Thunder Spirit Body was a dozen times different; there was no comparison to be made.
An EX-level spiritual body from Baishi Town simply couldn’t surpass the Nine Bone Spiritual Body by dozens of times.
According to Tong Yuan’s ideas, the Nine Bone Spiritual Body was already approaching the limits of Baishi Town; even its strongest individuals were limited in strength.
“Regardless, I still have to fight… Essence of Fire: Chaos!”
Yun Ye acknowledged the gap but had no intention of backing down. If he couldn’t manage in this life, he would try again in the next.
He was just a character fixed in history, and he would eventually surpass him!
“Crack…”
Just as Yun Ye reached the peak of his combat power, preparing to accept the challenge, the sound of shattering glass echoed around him.
Here, the space itself was truly breaking apart; the final stage had encountered a serious problem!
As space and earth continued to fracture, Thunder True Feather emerged, albeit dim and ethereal. The young man cast a distant glance at Yun Ye and spoke a barely audible sound that traversed the space:
“It’s been ten thousand years; time truly buries everything. Even the Crescent Moon has fallen into ruin. The one who comes later…”
“You’re really unfortunate, arriving at the wrong time. Your birth was also poorly timed.”
He vanished into the rain of lightning, drifting further and further away.
Yun Ye was dumbfounded. This ancient projection had consciousness, even realizing that it was ten thousand years later and seeing through certain truths upon appearing?
“Arriving at the wrong time, and my birth was poorly timed?
What does that mean?”
Yun Ye pondered.
Surrounding White Mist spread out, and a voice gradually echoed: “Tester, Yang Shi, has passed the first trial—Unmatched and undefeated!”
“Entering the second trial, Question with sincerity!”
The White Mist transported Yun Ye to a vast square, resembling a high mountain, surrounded by spirit mist that obscured the outside world.
Here, complex golden and silver energies flowed and flickered continuously, as if at the center of a great formation.
Yun Ye activated his Eye of Invisible Light for observation but was instantly scorched, almost blinding him!
He quickly shut his Spiritual Eye, feeling a bit better afterward.
The prompt from the Gate of Heaven of the Crescent Moon appeared:
“Second trial, Question with sincerity.”
“The Gate of Heaven of the Crescent Moon passes on sincerity alone, not accepting the mediocre. Only those who embody the path may pass this trial.”
“The path arises from the heart; let’s see what your path is—”
“What a brilliant light!”
Yun Ye suddenly looked up.
The sunlight was bright.
Golden rice fields appeared before his eyes.
Young Yun Ye played alone in a stream, catching little fish, innocent and unaware.
Time sped by.
Yun Ye was fortunate to be brought into the city by his family, avoiding being a left-behind child.
Kindergarten, elementary school, middle school…
As if an outsider, Yun Ye watched his life flash by.
In childhood, he was curious and naive, content to play alone.
In elementary school, friends increased, with playful fights and separations, gradually forming his self-awareness.
Soon, he got into gaming, becoming absorbed in a closed world and losing interest in going out to play with friends.
In middle school, his grades declined and his family recognized the issue, focusing on his education rather than just making money.
But it was too late; the youth, determined to go his own way, harbored much dissatisfaction with family rules. Eventually, he forged his own path through high school and college, seeking a freelance career, isolating himself from the outside world.
Various entertainment pieces, ancient and modern history, strange tales captivated him, making him intolerant of constraints. He walked to the end, with many hopes for reality, yet could only focus on himself, unable to make any significant changes.
Then, one day, the young man fell into a deep sleep.
When he awoke, he was shocked to find himself turned into a baby, reborn into a family of extreme poverty.
