Chapter 527: First Manifestation of the Inheritance

"I still have to speed up cultivation! As long as my strength improves, they won't be able to do anything to me. At this level, I'm still far away!"

When Ye Liuyun's round of battle ended, he went back into the Xuan Kong Shi to cultivate in peace.

This time he absorbed a good amount of fire‑type True Essence from the flames of Lie Hong Yun. Besides strengthening the Golden Crow Holy Fire, a small portion was transmuted into True Essence. That brings him one step closer to breaking through to the Seventh Layer.

Besides needing to keep cultivating True Essence, the technique that unites the four forces also requires further refinement. The amount of Heaven and Earth Power he can currently invoke is still too little to threaten the first‑tier geniuses.

Ye Liuyun has now roughly completed the fusion, condensing a phantom formed by the four forces. With no one to guide him, he gave this phantom a name himself.

Hunyuan War God!

The name reflects its power drawn from a mixture of many elements. The character "War" commemorates that it was born in a moment of battle crisis. The character "God" is because the phantom resembles the great being who once gave him the Ten Thousand Gods Command. Ye Liuyun vaguely feels that person was truly at the divine realm.

What Ye Liuyun now intends to do is, by referring to the method of manifesting the Buddha‑Demon Golden Body's true‑form phantom during cultivation, further solidify the Hunyuan War God phantom.

Next, in the Central, Southern, Western and Eastern zones, battles among dark horses erupted. Liang Xue, because his realm is too low, did not keep a winning streak.

Mo Tianheng and Long Nv, having not yet collided, have kept their winning streaks. Lei Ming is the same, dominating the Southern arena; even the dark‑pupil Ding Hao does not wish to meet her.

On the Eastern viewing platform.

Vice Alliance Leader Yao Xinghai of the Cangyun Alliance and several Alliance Elders looked down over the arena, watching with great interest. Their surprised expressions were evident.

"Mo Tianheng, though young, carries the bearing of a great power in every move. His bloodline is ordinary, yet he has reached this point—truly odd!"

Yao Xinghai wore a puzzled expression as he pondered. Although he had heard of reincarnation, it was so bizarre that he dared not entertain that possibility.

The Sects on the Cangyun Continent place great emphasis on bloodlines. Thus, when Ye Liuyun entered the Sacred Martial Academy, the most important assessment was the bloodline test.

"Indeed! Moreover, he suppressed his realm; who knows why he deliberately concealed it!" another Elder added.

"Our current martial tournament truly is a chorus of a hundred schools! The Demon Race's Thunder Dragon Demon Beast and the Beast Race's Monster Beast Black Flood Dragon have even become dark horses. We've truly entered a great flourishing!"

"That Golden Pupil youth in the Northern zone has an exceptionally high bloodline grade! And he's so young. His future will be boundless!" an Elder praised Ye Liuyun.

"Hehe, that kid's bloodline is indeed good. Moreover, his cultivation talent is extremely high. He has no mentor, relying solely on his own pondering; reaching this stage is truly difficult. Didn't you see he cultivates while learning!"

Yao Xinghai kept watching Ye Liuyun, seeing him fight while rapidly boosting his strength. He was very pleased with his performance, far exceeding his expectations. He hadn't anticipated Ye Liuyun's learning ability to be so strong.

"Not bad, this kid's Golden Pupil is indeed very special!" other Elders nodded in agreement.

The Elders on the viewing platform each voiced their opinions, all wearing smiles, clearly satisfied with this tournament.

The qi‑fortune accumulated in this Cangyun martial tournament is unprecedentedly strong. The dark horses that emerged are far more powerful than before. If given another four years, it can be confirmed they will all surpass the current heavenly elites.

In the sky, the strong qi‑fortune also attracted many inheritance Secret Realms, appearing like mirages that flicker in and out.

"Look, a powerful inheritance has arrived!"

Yao Xinghai and the Elders almost simultaneously looked up at the sky.

A larger inheritance phantom squeezed in from afar, pushing aside several nearby smaller phantoms.

"Spirit Sword Inheritance!" an Elder shouted. "The Spirit Sword Inheritance hasn't appeared for many years! I only saw it once in my youth."

"It's appearing so early? This is a powerful inheritance second only to the Five Great Inheritances!"

Yao Xinghai and the many Elders were about to burst into smiles!

Even though the first stage of the tournament isn't over, such a powerful inheritance has already emerged. They all predicted in their hearts that one of the Five Great Inheritances would appear this time, though they didn't know which.

"Why haven't the Five Great Inheritances shown up yet?" an Elder said, sounding a bit impatient.

"What's the hurry? The Five Great Inheritances always appear at the very end, so why show up so early! This time there will definitely be one, just wait calmly! Haha…"

Yao Xinghai smiled faintly: "Not bad. Even though this tournament's qi‑fortune is relatively strong, it's still not enough to draw the Five Great Inheritances yet; more time must be accumulated. Everyone, please be patient and wait a while longer!"

At this moment, around the arenas of each zone, only the projection scores above three hundred heads were still lit. Moreover, the scores of over a hundred people shone noticeably brighter than the others. After a few more rounds, the top five hundred should be decided.

Ye Liuyun was calmly cultivating when he felt the Token vibrate again. He had to exit the Xuan Kong Shi and step onto the stage to fight.

When he took the stage, his opponent, out of courtesy, simply surrendered. Ye Liuyun's victory over Lie Hong Yun left a deep impression on the Northern zone's many geniuses.

Aside from the First Tier and the heavenly elite Twin‑Headed Shadow Serpent, presumably no one wanted to challenge Ye Liuyun again.

Later, when Ye Liuyun's Token vibrated again, he unexpectedly encountered Mu Qinghe from the First Tier.

"I didn't expect us to meet so soon; I wonder who will be stronger. Let me see the strength of your dark horse!"

Mu Qinghe, facing Ye Liuyun, also dared not be careless.

Ye Liuyun, however, was already confident. He had long devised a countermeasure against Mu Qinghe. He smiled at Mu Qinghe and immediately sat down in lotus posture.

"It's a good chance for me to see Brother Mu's plant‑controlling skill!"

This scene left Mu Qinghe and the onlookers stunned.

"What's going on? Why is he sitting down? Is he going to fight while seated?"

"What trick is Ye Liuyun up to? Does he have some secret move?"

Mu Qinghe was also very puzzled, and he asked somewhat resentfully, "You're looking down on me?"