Chapter 179: Endless Variations

Ye Liuyun glanced at him, raised his hand, and pointed a finger at him.

The finger was indeterminate between illusion and reality, flashing with blood‑colored lightning and golden‑red fire, drawing nine different trajectories that attacked him.

Ye Liuyun's attack, though each trajectory seemed slow, left the disciple unable to discern real from fake for a moment, so he had to circulate his entire True Essence to protect his body.

But his protective layer was like a sheet of tracing paper, collapsing at the slightest touch. When his True Essence dissipated, everyone saw that the disciple had four penetrating blood holes at his forehead, throat, and chest.

Thump.

The disciple fell straight onto the arena.

The disciples below erupted in cheers.

Ye Liuyun then retrieved the Storage Ring and had the Steward carry the corpse away.

He then looked up at the Blood Demon Sect disciples. Those disciples, seeing his Golden Pupil, trembled inside.

"Don't look at his eyes," a disciple warned the others.

The Blood Demon Sect disciples were filled with deep fear; that finger was truly otherworldly, and they could not tell illusion from reality.

A Body‑Refining Sea Transformation third‑layer disciple stepped forward, "Let me deal with him."

He was a barbarian disciple, strong and robust, clearly a Body‑Refining Martial Cultivator. He intended to rely on his physical advantage to withstand Ye Liuyun's attack.

"Kid, let me show you our barbarian Body‑Refining technique!"

After stepping onto the stage, the disciple tore his clothes, revealing skin like cast bronze. He also avoided Ye Liuyun's eyes and threw a punch straight at him.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil glanced at the barbarian disciple, then used the second move of Overbearing Heaven Fist, Thunderfire Breaks Heaven, punching forward in a clash.

After his realm advanced, his True Essence was abundant; this punch consumed only thirty percent of his True Essence. Moreover, his Immortal Overlord Body had reached the eighth layer, plus an additional ten percent Bloodline Power.

When the punch was released, a faint "rumble rumble rumble" of a pressure blast could be heard even in the air.

"Boom!"

Their True Essences collided, shaking the space; the True Essence turned into scattering smoke. Accompanied by the dispersing True Essence, the barbarian disciple's proud Physical Body was pulverized by Ye Liuyun's punch, his flesh and blood scattering everywhere.

When the smoke cleared, everyone saw only Ye Liuyun standing on the stage, holding his opponent's Storage Ring.

"Overbearing Aura!"

"Junior Brother Ye, well done!" the disciples below shouted.

Han Feng and Leng Yue watched, both nodding continuously. "He's become stronger! We were left far behind by him!"

The Blood Demon Sect's Qi Tian Steering Master and another Elder's faces turned sullen.

Ye Liuyun was truly powerful! After three battles, they couldn't withstand a single move from him. Yet thinking of their own trump cards, their expressions softened.

The Grand Elder observed more closely. He instantly sensed Ye Liuyun's Bloodline Power, at least of the yellow grade, and the youngster seemed to have some reserve left.

He nodded, stroked his beard, his eyes flashing. In that instant, he had already decided to take Ye Liuyun as a disciple.

Overbearing Heaven Fist is legendary throughout the Main Institute! The Grand Elder's gaze was so sharp he recognized it at a glance.

That shows Ye Liuyun not only has high Bloodline aptitude, a powerful Soul, but also possesses Body‑Refining; moreover, his realm breakthroughs are rapid.

Where can one find such a disciple!

He is now just waiting to see what other methods Ye Liuyun has, to tailor instruction later.

The Dean, seeing the Grand Elder's expression, also relaxed. "It seems taking a disciple is no problem now."

"Next!"

Ye Liuyun said lightly on the stage.

"I'll go!" a Sea Transformation fourth‑layer disciple leapt forward.

There were three more Blood Demon Sect disciples of Sea Transformation third layer, but the crowd didn't let them onto the stage. Even if they went up, it would be useless.

When that Sea Transformation disciple stepped onto the stage, before he could act, he let out a wailing "ah" as his Soul was instantly extinguished by Ye Liuyun's Thunderfire Breaks Heaven.

The Stewards didn't go far; they waited beneath the arena and went up to carry the body down directly.

"How absurd! I'll fight him!"

A Blood Demon Sect Sea Transformation fifth‑layer disciple rushed out, stepped onto the stage and immediately attacked.

Ye Liuyun raised his hand and pointed a finger.

That Blood Demon Sect disciple thought the finger would be like last time, and instantly covered his whole body with True Essence.

But unexpectedly, the finger's light flashed only at Ye Liuyun's fingertip; the next moment, a "pop" was heard, his chest True Essence was pierced, his heart was directly punctured, and blood spurted out of the front and back openings, forming two streams.

"How is this possible!" the Blood Demon Sect disciple looked at Ye Liuyun in disbelief, then slowly fell down.

Fast! It's just too fast!

Ye Liuyun's finger, though also a Lingkong Art finger, exerted power in a completely different way: one derived from illusion‑based attacks understood through illusion techniques, the other from the void‑splitting force learned from Lingkong Art.

"Void‑splitting force, huh?" the Grand Elder stroked his beard and nodded approvingly.

The crowd below could only go wild with cheers!

Ye Liuyun defeated five opponents without moving a step! The snowflakes drifting from the sky were forced by his aura to stay at least a yard away from his body.

His image in white robes and a black sword was deeply etched in their minds.

"Next!"

Ye Liuyun's cold voice, as if coming from hell, made the Blood Demon Sect disciples shudder all over.

Their highest‑realm disciple calmly said, "Start with the lower‑realm ones, one by one! Exhaust him!"

"What? Are you crazy? Letting them come up is a death sentence!" another barbarian Sea Transformation sixth‑layer disciple shouted.

"Otherwise? This kid has set a trap for us! Anyone entering this preparation zone can't escape. It's better to let them wear him out, giving us a chance," the disciple continued calmly.

Upon hearing that, the barbarian disciple fell silent.

The others gritted their teeth and rushed forward one by one.

Ye Liuyun drew the Demon Slaying Sword, practicing his sword intent one strike at a time.

His sword intent had also hit a bottleneck; he felt there was room for improvement but had no clue how.

Grand Elder also saw the problem, but he wasn't in a hurry; the Main Institute happened to have a spot suitable for Ye Liuyun to cultivate blade intent.

However, the fact that Ye Liuyun could cultivate blade intent at his age shows his extraordinary talent and strong comprehension; normally those who achieve blade intent are extremely prodigious geniuses, or they are old guys who have endured for hundreds of years.

Grand Elder is becoming more and more satisfied with this cheap disciple, as if he can already see Ye Liuyun standing at the pinnacle among his peers.

Ye Liuyun thus keeps varying his methods, using these Xuemo sect disciples to train his hand techniques.

The branch institute disciples below the stage were already shouting to the point of numbness! Ye Liuyun was a killing machine; the Xuemo sect disciples behind, whether Second Sea Transformation or Fifth Sea Transformation, were all taken down with a single Yi Dao, not even getting to a second move.

Only when two Sixth Sea Transformation Xuemo sect disciples remained did Ye Liuyun finally sheath his blade.

"Next one!"

Ye Liuyun's voice, like the sound of hell, rang again. Even the barbarian disciple of the Sixth Sea Transformation was startled in his heart.

"I don't believe it! A Second Sea Transformation disciple can be this strong!"

Saying that, he strode onto the Zhan Tai.