Chapter 882: Refining True Essence

After the referee Elder and the others had all arrived, he announced that the competition began.

Ye Liuyun's first opponent was Lin Feng, who was ranked three hundred sixty‑second.

Lin Feng's realm is Yin Yang Jiu Zhong.

On the elite ranking list, most disciples are at the Yin Yang Jiu Zhong realm. Disciples like Ye Liuyun, who are at the Yin Yang Seventh Layer, rarely make it into the elite team.

So Lin Feng, in his heart, did not regard Ye Liuyun.

Even though Ye Liuyun was able to defeat Yutianxiang and had already earned a decent reputation in the Outer Courtyard.

But he only thought that Yutianxiang was unpromising. As for Ye Liuyun, his True Essence was merely a bit stronger; if he fought swiftly, he could finish Ye Liuyun quickly.

His advantage originally lay in his footwork. So at the start of the match, he aggressively attacked, hoping to hit Ye Liuyun with his speed.

He believed that with his realm, as long as he could strike Ye Liuyun, the battle would essentially be over.

Unexpectedly, his footwork was child's play before Ye Liuyun's spatial power.

He was fast, but Ye Liuyun was faster. As soon as they engaged, he could no longer see Ye Liuyun's figure. He was directly palm‑slapped off his back by Ye Liuyun, ending the match.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil had already sensed his intention. Once his True Essence surged into his lower limbs, Ye Liuyun had already figured out how to confront him.

"What a speed!" a spectator shouted from the audience.

The majority of people didn't see how Ye Liuyun moved.

Only a Zao Hua Realm strongman could discern that Ye Liuyun relied not on speed but on spatial power. Before Ye Liuyun could catch his breath, the disciple ranked three hundred fifty‑second leapt onto the platform.

The result was the same: he was palm‑slapped on the back by Ye Liuyun and knocked off the arena.

In this way, Ye Liuyun surged up to rank two hundred ninety‑two in one breath.

Basically, disciples above three hundred rank are all above the Zao Hua Realm.

At first, Ye Liuyun fought with ease. When his True Essence was half depleted, he took a Soul‑Returning Pill to restore it.

Upon reaching rank one hundred thirty‑two, Ye Liuyun had already begun battling disciples of the Zao Hua Second Realm.

As he fought, it became increasingly arduous.

So he also unleashed his Bloodline Power, suppressing the opponent's Bloodline Power and limiting their performance.

His consumption of True Essence grew faster, and almost every two bouts he had to take a pill to replenish it.

"Truly worthy of an elite disciple; the strength of a Zao Hua Second Realm is already comparable to a regular disciple of the Zao Hua Third Realm."

Ye Liuyun now also became interested in these elite disciples. The more he fought, the more enjoyable it felt.

His True Essence, after continual consumption and replenishment, showed a trend of improving quality.

Originally, after a large amount of Heaven and Earth Power was infused into his True Essence, the golden True Essence he had cultivated was already diluted.

But now it already emits a pale gold hue.

"If we keep fighting like this, after several cycles of consumption and replenishment, the quality of the True Essence will increase significantly!"

Ye Liuyun felt quite gratified by his own changes; otherwise these battles would have been in vain.

Originally his realm was about to break through to Yin Yang Eightfold. With this compression, he no longer needed to deliberately suppress his realm, saving him a lot of effort.

Otherwise, breaking through a realm in the midst of battle is extremely dangerous.

Now, with his True Essence compressed and refined, he no longer has such concerns.

Not only has Ye Liuyun's True Essence been tempered, but his Buddha Demon Power, Blood Thunder, Golden Crow Holy Fire, blade intent, Physical Body, Bloodline Power, and so on have all slightly improved.

Each battle brings him some gain.

So he becomes more spirited with each fight.

The watching disciples were now numb!

At first, they were constantly shocked. They never expected a Yin Yang Seventh Layer Martial Cultivator to be able to fight a Zao Hua Second Realm Martial Cultivator.

This already shattered the Fourth Realm combat, and among them there is a leap from Yin Yang to the great Zao Hua realm.

Ye Liuyun's abundance of True Essence also astonished them.

Once, Ye Liuyun completely drained an opponent's True Essence. Even though he was four realms lower, being able to exhaust the opponent's True Essence alone demonstrates that Ye Liuyun's True Essence abundance far exceeds that of ordinary people.

All the spectators now anticipate Ye Liuyun breaking into the top ten.

They hope for a legend—a Yin Yang Fourth Layer defeating a Zao Hua Third Realm.

As for the disciples of the Heavenly Pride Pavilion, many have stepped up, but all were indiscriminately defeated by Ye Liuyun, never having a chance to harm him.

And any disciple who dared to show murderous intent toward Ye Liuyun was met with his uncompromising strike, killing them all without exception.

When the contest reached the seventy‑second place, even Xia Tianqiong and Xia Tian Yuan kept praising Ye Liuyun.

"I have to admit, his strength is truly formidable! He hasn't even used his Soul's power yet! By that measure, he might actually make the top ten!" Xia Tianqiong said to Xia Tian Yuan.

"Alas!" Xia Tian Yuan sighed. "I think even a Zao Hua Third Realm disciple may not be able to force out all his strength!"

Although Ye Liuyun's displayed strength is already dazzling, what they want to see is Ye Liuyun's entire Trump Card.

However, they are destined to be disappointed. Ye Liuyun will never reveal his full Trump Card before everyone.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun had just swallowed two Soul‑Returning Pills and a Healing Elixir.

The recent bout had again drained his True Essence and left some injuries. To avoid affecting the next fight, he had to take another Healing Elixir.

Having just taken the elixir, Ye Liuyun signaled the referee to continue the match.

Even the referee admired his fighting spirit. Most people at this point would dawdle if they could.

Ye Liuyun, however, fought more boldly and never stalled.

"That Li Fengzi really can spot talent!" he mused inwardly, while inviting the disciple ranked sixty‑second onto the platform for a challenge.

The disciple immediately leapt onto the battle platform.

After sizing Ye Liuyun up, he laughed: "You're wounded and your True Essence is lacking; this advantage belongs to me! Offend our Heavenly Pride Pavilion, and you're doomed!"

Ye Liuyun replied with a smile: "Again the Heavenly Pride Pavilion! You people are all fools! Do you think you can kill me?"

"I think you're already at the end of a strong bow, yet you're still hard‑mouthed! Let's see how you block my attack!"

As he spoke, he was about to make a move against Ye Liuyun.

But this time, Ye Liuyun had no intention of fighting him at all.

His Golden Pupil flashed, and he immediately pulled that disciple's Soul into his Yin Yang Realm, directly absorbing it.