Chapter 110

Chapter 110: Kill If You Want To!

Instant kill?

Everyone in the field was stunned.

Damn it, isn’t there still a mysterious gravity restriction here?

Why can this guy still draw his sword?

Everyone looked puzzled.

The leader, Ye Jinghong, stared intently at the Xingdao Sword in Ye Tianming’s hand. He knew that in that instant just now, the reason Ye Tianming could ignore the gravity restriction here was entirely because of the sword in his hand. This was an existence that could even suppress the Qingxuan Sword.

While everyone was puzzled, they were also shocked. Ye Tianming’s strength was truly somewhat terrifying. That black-clothed person’s strength was not weak, already at the Great Emperor Realm, yet he was killed instantly just like that?

Absurd!

No one dared to provoke him anymore.

Ye Tianming was actually somewhat surprised at this moment. He looked down at the Xingdao Sword in his hand. Just now, he hadn’t actually intended to use this sword, but upon seeing people from the Guanxuan Universe, he got angry, and with the other party’s provocation, he didn’t think much and directly drew the Xingdao Sword.

Killing that black-clothed youth, he wasn’t surprised. Even without the Xingdao Sword, he could have killed the opponent. What surprised him was that his sword strike just now had actually ignored the gravity restriction here.

Truly impressive!

Ye Tianming withdrew his thoughts. He raised his head to look at the group of young geniuses from the Guanxuan Universe not far away. Seeing Ye Tianming look over, all the Guanxuan Universe geniuses’ expressions changed. There was a restriction here, and their cultivation was all sealed, but this Ye Tianming was not affected. If Ye Tianming made a move at this time, would they have any chance of survival?

The leader, Ye Jinghong, obviously noticed the killing intent in Ye Tianming’s eyes. Just as Ye Tianming was about to make a move, he decisively stepped forward, “Ye Tianming, we currently have no cultivation whatsoever. If you make a move, it would truly be a dishonorable victory…”

Buzz!

The Xingdao Sword in Ye Tianming’s hand suddenly flew out.

Sword light flashed across the field.

Ye Jinghong’s expression changed drastically in an instant, and before he could react, the heads of those geniuses beside him flew out one after another.

Ye Jinghong and a few from Panwu who reacted quickly immediately gave up climbing the mountain on the spot, restored their own cultivation, then retreated repeatedly, barely dodging Ye Tianming’s terrifying sword strike. However, dozens of Guanxuan Universe geniuses now had their heads separated from their bodies.

All instant kills!

This scene left everyone in the field dumbfounded, especially Zong Lin and the others. They truly hadn’t expected that Ye Tianming would kill as soon as he said he would.

This guy is ruthless!

“Ye Tianming!”

Ye Jinghong stared at Ye Tianming, “You actually made a move here, you…”

Ye Tianming put away the Xingdao Sword and glanced at him indifferently, “I kill when I want to. You got a problem with that?”

Ye Jinghong: “…”

Ye Tianming didn’t pursue Ye Jinghong and the others. He put away the Xingdao Sword and walked toward the mountain.

Ye Jinghong turned to look at the mountain-guarding elder not far away and angrily said, “He made a move here. Does this comply with the rules?”

The mountain-guarding elder glanced at him, “It complies with the rules. If you’re unhappy, you can also make a move.”

Ye Jinghong: “…”

Panwu from Wuzhou glared at Ye Tianming, “Ye Tianming, you’re just relying on that sword in your hand, aren’t you? You…”

Ye Tianming directly interrupted him, “Your realm is higher than mine, aren’t you just relying on being from a great family? You all have innate advantages, born with countless resources, your starting point is others’ peak… What, now that I have a divine weapon stronger than yours, you’re not used to it? What nonsense!”

Panwu was left speechless.

Ye Tianming suddenly walked to the pile of corpses, then in front of everyone, he collected the storage rings from those dead geniuses.

Everyone: “…”

Ye Jinghong and the others’ expressions immediately became extremely ugly.

Ye Tianming continued walking upward. Although his cultivation was sealed, his hand remained gripping the Xingdao Sword.

Little Tower suddenly said, “Using this sword, will your mental state be damaged?”

Ye Tianming was somewhat puzzled, “Tower Ancestor, why would my mental state be damaged?”

Little Tower said, “Dependence! Aren’t you afraid you’ll become overly dependent on this sword?”

Ye Tianming shook his head, “If using this sword twice would damage my mental state, then my mental state would be far too weak. A sword is just a sword. As long as I maintain my true heart, I’ll use it when I want to and not use it when I don’t. There’s no need to complicate things.”

Little Tower: “…”

Nan Tiansi looked at Zong Lin and the others beside him and smiled, “Let’s go up too.”

Zong Lin nodded, and everyone continued forward.

Not far away, Ye Jinghong suddenly looked at the mountain-guarding elder, “We want to try again.”

The mountain-guarding elder looked at Ye Jinghong and the others who had survived. After a moment, “Alright.”

Those who survived were undoubtedly the top prodigies of the Guanxuan Universe. He didn’t mind giving them another chance.

Ye Jinghong and the others turned and walked toward the mountain.

With Ye Jinghong and the others joining in, they began competing with Zong Lin and Nan Tiansi. Neither side was willing to lose to the other.

Ye Tianming had no intention of competing with Ye Jinghong and the others. His only thought was to walk the current path well and see where his limits were.

If he truly failed and couldn’t continue, he could accept that. His teacher often taught him to learn to accept when things in the world don’t go as wished.

No matter what, just do your best.

Soon, an hour passed. Those who looked to be in relatively good condition were undoubtedly Ye Jinghong, An Ling, Wu Pan, and Nan Tiansi. Although these four were also struggling with each step, their overall condition was the best, followed by Zong Lin and several genius prodigies from the Guanxuan Universe.

It was clear they all belonged to the type without any pretense, because those with pretense couldn’t possibly have persisted this long.

Another half hour passed, and everyone in the field had only moved forward a dozen or so steps. At this moment, even Ye Jinghong and Nan Tiansi had pale faces and were walking with extreme difficulty, but there was no trace of fear or retreat in their eyes.

At this moment, everyone was persisting entirely through their own willpower.

And by this time, Ye Tianming’s consciousness had gradually become blurred, because he felt that not only had his body reached its limit, but even his mental and soul power had reached their limits. He realized he was about to be unable to hold on.

Not far away, Ye Jinghong and the others from the Guanxuan Universe had actually almost reached their limits too, but they would occasionally glance at Ye Tianming. As long as Ye Tianming didn’t fall, they absolutely wouldn’t fall. No matter what, even if they died, they couldn’t lose to Ye Tianming.

When they saw that Ye Tianming was about to collapse, those prodigies and geniuses from the Guanxuan Universe immediately felt relieved, because they too had reached their own limits.

And now they were still over two thousand zhang from the mountain top!

This was simply an impossible task. This test was just toying with people.

Just then, Ye Tianming suddenly stopped. His entire body was trembling. At this moment, he had truly reached a state of complete exhaustion. Forget walking, he couldn’t even move a finger.

A true limit!

Ye Tianming stood there, struggling internally. Although he understood that doing his best was enough, when it came time to truly give up, he still felt somewhat unwilling… because giving up often meant failure.

He didn’t want to have that feeling of failure.

He really didn’t!

But…

Just then, he suddenly thought of the words on the stone tablet at the foot of the mountain: Know yourself!

Know yourself!

Ye Tianming was stunned for a long while, then suddenly, he smiled.

Seeing Ye Tianming smile, everyone was puzzled. Had this guy gone crazy?

Just then, Ye Tianming suddenly sat down. He just lay there, and at this moment, both his spirit and body were no longer tense. He completely relaxed.

Know yourself!

He suddenly understood the meaning of these words. Know yourself means to understand your own abilities. On life’s path, each of us has our own goals, but these goals certainly can’t be completed in one go. Therefore, when tired, sit down and rest.

Who says resting equals giving up?

People, when tired, should rest when they need to rest. After resting well, continue doing what needs to be done. Don’t put so much pressure on yourself.

After understanding this, Ye Tianming felt unprecedentedly relaxed throughout his body.

At this moment, the gravity that had been weighing on Ye Tianming quietly disappeared, replaced by a faint purple light enveloping him. Under the embrace of this purple light, his body began to rapidly recover. At the same time, that purple light actually lifted him toward the mountain top.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the field was stunned.

Just then, Nan Tiansi not far away suddenly also smiled, “I understand now.”

As he spoke, his smile became bitter.

Ye Jinghong and the others had obviously understood as well, because when they came up, they had also seen the words on that stone tablet. Beside him, those Guanxuan Universe prodigies and geniuses also lay down one after another. They too had truly done their best.

When they lay down, the gravity on them also disappeared, but that purple light did not appear.

At this moment, they realized that this test… only selected the most outstanding person. Who was the most outstanding person? Undoubtedly the first person to comprehend those words.

Watching Ye Tianming slowly approach the mountain top, the expressions of those Guanxuan Universe prodigies and geniuses all became extremely ugly. They hadn’t expected the outcome to be like this.

Someone said in a deep voice, “What kind of test is this? He clearly just couldn’t hold on…”

Ye Jinghong said softly, “Losing is losing. No need to make excuses.”

An Ling beside him suddenly said, “Is there a possibility that precisely because we were too obsessed with winning and losing, had attachments in our hearts, and these attachments clouded our minds, we failed to comprehend those words…”

Everyone fell silent.

Just now, they indeed only had one thought, which was to hold on and not lose to Ye Tianming.

Panwu suddenly shook his head, “No, we can’t go on like this. Ever since this Ye Tianming defeated the Young Master at the same realm, he’s become like a mental demon for our Guanxuan Universe. We’re constantly thinking about avenging this humiliation… But is it truly a humiliation?”

As he spoke, he slowly raised his head to look at Ye Tianming, who was already approaching the mountain top, and said softly, “Everyone, is it so difficult to acknowledge someone else’s excellence?”

Ye Jinghong and the others all fell silent at this moment.

From the beginning until now, they had never truly acknowledged Ye Tianming. All they thought about was avenging their humiliation, all they thought about was defeating Ye Tianming.

At this moment, Ye Jinghong suddenly said, “Brother Panwu is right. Is it so difficult to acknowledge someone else’s excellence? Everyone, the reason we don’t acknowledge this Ye Tianming’s excellence is simply because he’s from a lowest-tier family, yet someone from a lowest-tier family defeated the Young Master at the same realm… Everyone felt unconvinced, all thinking he was just lucky… I must say, our perspective is truly far too narrow.”

As he spoke, he suddenly took a deep breath and smiled, “Being inferior in skill is being inferior in skill. Losing to someone else is nothing to be ashamed of. Being unable to accept defeat is what’s truly shameful.”

As his words fell, the sword at his waist suddenly trembled slightly, emitting a sword hum.

Mental state breakthrough!