Chapter 57: County Town Gains Fame

Qi Xiong and Lu Wei muttered simultaneously, "Blade intent! This is blade intent!"

But the next moment erupted into chaos.

On the viewing platform, someone unleashed the pressure of the True Yuan Fifth Tier, shocking the people nearby into spitting blood.

"You little brute, how dare you kill my young master." Before the words finished, the man already flew toward Ye Liuyun, at an astonishing speed.

Before the person arrived, Ye Liuyun already felt himself locked by a spear intent.

"If you dare move a single hair of his, I will annihilate the entire Tong family!"

Lu Wei's aura of the True Yuan Eighth Tier suddenly erupted, lunging toward the platform.

A member of the Tong family actually dared to kill the first-place contestant at the Tianyun Royal Mansion, undeniably despising the mansion's authority.

But he was clearly a beat behind.

The Killer God, targeting that elder of Ye Liuyun, was completely blinded, recklessly locking onto Ye Liuyun.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun suddenly turned toward him, revealing a cold smile.

The elder suddenly felt a chilling dread and instinctively tried to hold back his attack.

But the next instant, Ye Liuyun vanished into thin air! Leaving him no chance to regret.

Then the elder felt the world spin wildly, and amid the whirl, he saw his own body.

"Take one last look at this world! This is my gift to you!"

Ye Liuyun's cold voice sounded like a mourning bell from hell.

"Thump! Thump!"

The elder's body and head fell to the ground in succession! The eyes on his head remained wide open, filled with terror.

At this point, Lu Wei had already flown onto the platform, but he was also stunned on the spot.

He had thought that Ye Liuyun survived but was gravely injured! Unexpectedly, it was the elder who died—instantly!

Ye Liuyun once again defied his expectations.

The entire arena fell silent again!

Everyone stared at Ye Liuyun, too shocked to speak.

A True Yuan Fifth Tier strongman ambushed a Body Refining Ninth Layer youth, only to be killed instantly!

What kind of monster is this, after all?

Even Lu Wei shook his head helplessly, gave a wry smile, then said to Qi Xiong, "Brother Qi, I need you to deal with the Tong family!"

Qi Xiong stood up at that moment, his eyes still fixed on Ye Liuyun.

He then said cautiously, "Don't worry, I'll handle it!"

After speaking, his figure vanished before everyone's eyes.

Everyone knew the Tong family was doomed! Even if they survived, they'd have to shed their skin.

Such a prodigious monster, the Tianyun Royal Mansion would definitely protect him, allowing no one to harm him!

At this moment, anyone who had challenged Ye Liuyun and survived suddenly realized how fortunate it was to still be alive!

And those big figures had already decided that, once home, they'd tell their juniors never to offend this Killer God.

This Killer God may seem harmless, but if he doesn't strike, it's already a threat; when he does, it's a fatal blow.

Having only reached Body Refining Ninth Layer, he can slay a True Yuan Fifth Tier with a single strike—who would dare provoke such a person!

Moreover, he now does have a backing. The Tianyun Royal Mansion is his greatest support! The Tong family is the best example of provoking him!

At this moment, the Steward Elder recovered his composure and announced Ye Liuyun as the first-place winner of this year's selection contest!

The six characters "Fengyang City Ye Liuyun" were destined to spread fame throughout the Tianyun Royal Mansion.

Just Ye Liuyun's final two killing blows were enough for people to remember his name!

The contestants below, watching Ye Liuyun now, felt a complex mix of emotions—proud that such a monster appeared among them, yet regretful for themselves.

Being born in the same era as such a monster, they couldn't tell whether it was luck or misfortune!

Next, Yu Wenlong was carried away for treatment. Since his injuries were only superficial, he secured a spot with the second place ranking.

A vacancy appeared for third place, so the Steward Elder decided to hold an extra match, using a defending champion format, letting everyone vie for the third rank.

This time Ye Liuyun had nothing to do with it. Lu Wei was to pull him onto the viewing platform.

But Ye Liuyun didn't want to be so conspicuous. He claimed he needed to breakthrough, then excused himself and left the arena.

Upon hearing he needed to breakthrough, Lu Wei promptly sent him back, personally arranging escorts and assigning hidden guards.

The contestants still in the match had been excited by the extra spot, but upon hearing of Ye Liuyun's breakthrough, they instantly fell silent.

This monster is this strong without even reaching the True Essence realm; if he does breakthrough, he'll torment them as if playing a game!

Thus in their subsequent battles, each became less arrogant, even their tone grew much more humble!

The spectators on the platform saw this scene, but could only smile helplessly.

At the end of the contest, a disciple named Lin Feng claimed third place.

However, since Ye Liuyun's breakthrough was imminent and Yu Wenlong needed time to heal, the Steward Elder and Lu Wei consulted and decided that the three would enter the preparatory camp together three days later.

With that, the contest officially concluded!

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun had already returned to his residence, beginning his breakthrough in peace.

During this period he had been constantly battling, and his realm had become unusually stable.

Thus Ye Liuyun gulped down three Solid Essence Pills in one go, compressing his true Qi to expand his Qi Sea.

The three pills, after absorption and refinement, released a massive surge of true Qi that ran rampant through Ye Liuyun's meridians. Fortunately, his meridians had been rebuilt, making them incredibly resilient.

Then the true Qi rushed into the Qi Sea, continuously enlarging it beyond measure. As it expanded, the true Qi kept condensing.

At the same time, the brightest true Qi seed within the Qi Sea began to shine, while the previously dormant true Qi seeds also started gathering into the Qi Sea one after another.

Ye Liuyun felt exhilarated, yet he dared not be careless, focusing entirely on the internal changes.

Only saw True Qi Seeds merging one after another into that True Qi Seed inside the Qi Sea; that True Qi Seed expanded without hesitation, becoming even brighter.

The whole process lasted about two double-hours.

First, the Qi Sea stopped expanding. Now Ye Liuyun's Qi Sea is as large as ten times that of an ordinary person.

Meanwhile, True Qi also finished condensing and compressing, having been compressed by Ye Liuyun to its limit.

All the True Qi Seeds also gathered together, forming a glowing True Qi Light Ball.

Ye Liuyun couldn't even imagine what such a huge Qi Sea and so many True Qi Seeds would become after breaking through the True Essence Realm!

Next, Ye Liuyun only felt a tremendous 'Boom—' inside the Qi Sea, shaking him all over.

Inside the Qi Sea, it was as if heaven and earth were collapsing, and all the True Qi in his body suddenly surged toward the Qi Sea.

Only then did he understand why he had to first rebuild the meridians and why he had to expand the Qi Sea.

Indeed, his body contained too much True Qi, and its nature was too strong; if he hadn't prepared in advance, the impact of this breakthrough would be enough to burst his Qi Sea and meridians.

At that point, he would have literally played himself to death! Moreover, his death would be gruesome, with his True Qi exploding out of his body!

But even though he had made preparations, his Qi Sea was still swollen with True Qi to the point of discomfort.

Fortunately, this uncomfortable swelling process wasn't too long.

Soon, True Qi began to surround the True Qi Seeds, condensing into a gas as condensed as the True Qi Seeds themselves, and all emitted a faint glow.

Next, True Qi continued to compress, its degree of condensation far exceeding that of the True Qi Seeds.

But if compression continued further, True Qi would clearly become insufficient.

Ye Liuyun took another Solid Origin Pill, but found that its True Qi content was, for his current needs, merely a drop in the bucket, having no effect.

Thus, he immediately took out 100,000 medium-grade Crystal Stones, surrounding his body to absorb their energy.

Crystal Stones are valuable because they contain relatively pure energy, acknowledged by all Martial Cultivators.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun only wanted to fill his True Qi to the fullest, so as not to affect the breakthrough, and thus he didn't care about spending money.

Ye Liuyun's Mysterious Origin Qi Refining Technique absorbs any energy extremely quickly; especially this pure energy, which is almost instantly converted into True Qi and replenished into the Qi Sea.

Then, the 100,000 medium-grade Crystal Stones weren't enough; Ye Liuyun painfully took out another 100,000 medium-grade Crystal Stones, finally meeting his True Qi demand, and his realm smoothly broke through to True Essence First Level.