Chapter 522: No Time to Lose

This new line of thought is of great significance to Ye Liuyun.

He discovered a new path through his own observation, trial, and practice!

Moreover, just by thinking about it, one knows this path is correct! He is currently cultivating, also following a way of merging various forces, but it is rather scattered—here merging two forces, there merging two forces—not systematic enough.

What he now needs is to systematically fuse the powers of the Physical Body, True Essence, bloodline, and Soul together, allowing each aspect to reinforce the others for a comprehensive boost.

By harmonizing Yin and Yang of the various forces, he can draw more Heaven and Earth Power, causing a qualitative leap in his strength.

However, the first round of the regional contests is already nearly halfway, and he knows that soon he will encounter stronger opponents.

At that moment, he halted all his cultivation and began to focus exclusively on merging the various forces.

The process is simple in theory, but aligning several forces to the same operating frequency still requires much work.

Time is of the essence, and Ye Liuyun dares not delay. He even stopped using his Divine Sense to observe the battles of the various masters. He slipped directly into the Xuan Kong Shi and began cultivating.

If he can achieve the fusion, he will certainly have the ability to stand in the first echelon, and could even spar with the Five Great Heavenly Prides.

If he cannot complete the fusion early, he will have to rely on his Spiritual Soul Attack and leave the outcome to fate.

In fact, this is also his nitpicking. Even when others fuse some forces, they mostly combine bloodline, Physical Body, and True Essence. A few exceptional cases only merge bloodline, True Essence, and Soul.

Basically, no one has merged Soul and Physical Body while also fusing bloodline and True Essence. The fusion of four forces is not just a little more complex than that of three.

Moreover, within Ye Liuyun are multiple attributes such as Buddha, Demon, Blood Thunder, Golden Crow Holy Fire, and Nether Ghost Fire. Harmonizing all these forces together is certainly a complex undertaking.

Thus, the complexity of his current cultivation is far greater than that of others. Moreover, time is pressing, and the remaining time he has is already scarce.

But Ye Liuyun stubbornly sticks to his view. Since he must act, he must do it best. Rankings are never as important as strength.

"The only problem is time!"

At this moment, inside the Xuan Kong Shi, all his Divine Sense is fully simulating the changes and refinements of these forces' pathways, while continuously attempting and correcting.

His Soul, after prolonged high‑intensity consumption, shows signs of fatigue. Fortunately, the Ten Thousand Gods Command, at this critical moment, aids him again, continuously emitting golden radiance to restore his Soul.

Time flies.

Ye Liuyun immerses himself in his cultivation. The Heaven and Earth Power around him flickers in and out, and the various forces erupt alternately.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Liuyun has been cultivating inside the Xuan Kong Shi for over fifty days.

The Fifth District showdown continues with geniuses constantly clashing.

On the Northern District arena.

The twin‑headed Shadow Snake remains an unbeatable presence for everyone.

Gao Qiang and Du Yuan still have no defeats.

It was Mu Qinghe whose luck faltered; he encountered the twin‑headed Shadow Snake, lasted only two moves before losing. Fortunately, his defense was solid, he wasn't battered by the snake, and he simply conceded.

Central District arena.

"Rage Battle the World!"

Yu Haotian's unstoppable iron fist slammed toward his opponent like a raging storm. That crushing, ferocious force made the arena, ten li long and ten li wide, tremble slightly.

The golden projection above his head shines like a beacon, proclaiming his invincible status.

Bang!

His opponent spewed a mouthful of blood, blasted out of the arena, and shook his head helplessly.

To duel Yu Haotian, the top Heavenly Pride of the Cangyun Continent, he could not tell whether it was an honor or a sorrow.

Yu Haotian, at the Heavenly Gang Ninth Level, stands at the pinnacle among all competing geniuses. With his strength, even a Yin Yang Yi Chong practitioner would be moved.

Moreover, Rage Battle the World is the Yu family's exclusive secret technique; combined with his Rage Battle bloodline, it makes other bloodlines pale in comparison.

Liang Xue is also on the Central District arena. Her attacks are not sharp; on the contrary, her defense is extremely strong. Relying on the abundant spiritual energy of the island, she not only seized the chance to raise her realm to Heavenly Gang Fifth Level, but during defense the dense spiritual energy almost prevents opponents from striking. Often, opponents are defeated by having their True Essence drained by her.

Thus, she is the weakest dark horse, yet she has few defeats to date.

Eastern District arena.

The Holy Lady of the Flame Palace, Lie Hongxia, unleashed another move, "Phoenix Wing Sky Soar". The opponent, before the flames could even reach them, immediately conceded.

"Hmph! Useless, wasting my True Essence! Why surrender so early!"

Lie Hongxia huffed in displeasure, but she withdrew the flames and did not continue the attack. She does not wish to be penalized in points and luck for breaking the rules.

Bing Tong Lengqing Xiao's performance has made him the Eastern District's top dark horse. Everyone looks forward to his match with Lie Hongxia, eager to see which—ice or fire—is stronger.

If Lengqing Xiao can defeat Lie Hongxia, it would be a huge upset.

Su Miaoyin persisted until the eighth bout, only to have her points reset and be eliminated. After all, the gap in realms was too great; relying solely on the Golden Lotus's defense and attack could not go far. Yet Ye Liuyun is already very satisfied with her result.

Southern District arena.

Ming Tong Ding Hao remains untouchable. Most opponents, upon stepping onto the stage, concede immediately to avoid injury. This makes his fights rather dull; he has almost never given his all.

Lei Ming knocked the equally dark horse opponent off the arena.

Lei Ming's techniques are stored in her bloodline memory. As her bloodline awakens, new techniques become available for cultivation, so she need not worry about techniques and simply practices them. They are all verified and refined by her ancestors, unlike Ye Liuyun who must research them himself.

Her Blood Thunder Icefield domain, when released, is almost unstoppable. Lei Ming is also the only Demon Beast whose realm matches Yu Haotian's.

However, most people, when evaluating these geniuses, rarely factor in talents from the Demon Race and Beast Race.

Yet her record has already attracted the attention of the Five Great Heavenly Prides, including Yu Haotian.