Chapter 39: Killing the Scale Clan Genius of Artistic Conception

In the following few days, Ye Tian continuously entered the Luo River, searching for Luo River Purple Sand and hunting the Scale Clan, accumulating more and more Battle Merit.

However, his constant killing of Scale Clan members finally enraged the Scale Clan.

On this day.

A Black Scale Clan genius arrived at the Luo River.

"Lord Xuan Feng, there is a shameless human genius here at the Luo River who keeps hunting us; it is highly likely that they are the murderer of Lord Xuan Qing. Even when Grandmasters from within the clan pursued them, they still managed to escape," an Ability Master of the White Scale Clan said, following behind this Black Scale Clan member, Xuan Feng.

"Xuan Qing was just a piece of trash who couldn't even comprehend an Artistic Conception; it is perfectly normal for them to be killed!" Xuan Feng mocked.

As for the opponent being able to escape from the hands of Grandmasters, it was merely because their means of fleeing were formidable.

The opponent would run upon seeing a Grandmaster, which was why they were not easy to kill.

But once they were allowed to get close, they would definitely be finished off.

"Keep patrolling; that human will definitely act again. If they run into us, they won't be able to resist jumping out," Xuan Feng ordered.

"Yes, Lord Xuan Feng!"

The White Scale Clan Ability Master replied.

Not long after.

Ye Tian actually saw them.

"Two Scale Clan members, one of them is from the Black Scale Clan—it's them!"

Ye Tian directly cast the A-Grade Water-type Strange Technique, Great Water Escape Technique, rapidly approaching the opponents.

But suddenly.

He was discovered!

"A human's Great Water Escape Technique is useless in front of me!"

Xuan Feng cast another water escape technique, approaching Ye Tian even faster.

At this moment.

Ye Tian sensed the power of Water Intent from him; this Black Scale Clan member was actually a Scale Clan genius who had comprehended Water Intent, but their cultivation was only at the Advanced Ability Master realm, which was why they hadn't yet gone to challenge the Ability Grandmaster realm.

Just as the opponent was only a few dozen meters away from Ye Tian, a faint light appeared in his eyes.

"Illusion - Purple Eyes!"

And just after he cast the Illusion Technique, a drop of water condensed in his hand, but this was no ordinary drop of water; it was the A-Grade Bloodline Strange Art—Great Condensing Drop Technique, which condensed countless amounts of water into a single drop, erupting with terrifying power.

Furthermore, he had also infused the power of Water Intent into it.

Just this single drop of water was enough to instantly kill the most top-tier Peak Ability Master.

The Illusion Technique trapped Ye Tian, and the Great Condensing Drop Technique killed the enemy.

It could be said that even those with top-tier escape abilities would have no way to dodge such a lethal strike.

However.

Ye Tian directly used the Tower of Spirit to block Xuan Feng's Illusion Technique and then cast the Flash Technique, dodging Xuan Feng's Great Condensing Drop Technique.

It was not that he lacked the confidence to take it head-on, but that there was no need.

"Golden Body Technique!"

The Golden Body Technique at the Consummation Realm was activated, making Ye Tian's physical body incomparably powerful.

To prevent Xuan Feng from escaping, he directly cast the A-Grade Wood-type Strange Technique at the Consummation Realm—Ten Thousand Wood Prison Art!

In an instant.

A wooden prison actually appeared above the water surface, intending to seal Xuan Feng inside.

But at this time, Xuan Feng held a long sword, the power of Water Intent added to it, and with one strike, he split the Ten Thousand Wood Prison Art open.

The Ten Thousand Wood Prison Art without the infusion of Water Intent simply could not block Xuan Feng's full-force strike.

However, it had already slightly delayed the opponent's movements.

That was enough!

Ye Tian had already arrived before the opponent, the Darkness Curtain descended, suppressing the opponent, and then he punched out.

A Water Shield appeared in front of Xuan Feng, but it was shattered by Ye Tian's punch; the fist did not slow down and struck Xuan Feng's body directly.

With a bang!

Xuan Feng was sent flying, crashing into the water surface, even causing the water to cave in.

Pfft!

Xuan Feng spat out blood, completely unwilling to accept this.

He was an Advanced Ability Master who had even comprehended Water Intent; how could he lose to Ye Tian, a Primary Strange Art Master?

"What kind of physical strength is this? It's even more terrifying than the physical bodies of our Gold Scale Clan, and his Metal Intent realm is too high!"

Xuan Feng dared not continue fighting Ye Tian; he was simply no match for such a monstrous genius!

He wanted to cast a water escape technique to flee, but suddenly, Ye Tian's Water Clone appeared before him.

A Water Clone could also cast water-type Strange Techniques, though it lacked significant combat power and would exhaust its energy after just a few moves, but it could block him!

"Water Prison Technique!"

The Water Clone transformed into a water prison, obstructing Xuan Feng for an instant.

And at this moment, Ye Tian pursued and killed again, punching Xuan Feng's body, the power of Metal Intent continuously shredding him from within.

This time, Xuan Feng was thoroughly crippled.

Following that, Ye Tian punched again, completely shattering Xuan Feng's heart.

A genius who had comprehended Water Intent was killed by Ye Tian just like that.

Not far away.

That White Scale Clan Ability Master was completely stunned, having even forgotten to flee.

"Lord Xuan Feng has been killed?"

He found it completely unbelievable.

Just as he wanted to flee, a Golden Needle pierced through his skull, killing him instantly.

"I must leave quickly; this Black Scale Clan member's status is definitely higher than the last one. If I don't leave, a group of Scale Clan Grandmasters might hunt me down!"

Ye Tian took Xuan Feng's Storage Ring and immediately cast the Great Water Escape Technique to flee.

Sure enough, not long after, Scale Clan Grandmasters descended upon the Luo River, and not just one, but Grandmasters from the East Sea Fortress also headed over there.

Whether a conflict erupted between them, Ye Tian did not know.

After this encounter with the Black Scale Clan genius, he discovered his own weakness, which was that he only possessed Metal Intent.

Facing a genius who had comprehended Artistic Conception, the power of his other Strange Arts was insufficient; without the enhancement of Artistic Conception, the power of other Strange Arts could hardly injure a genius who had comprehended Artistic Conception.

"I must comprehend other Artistic Conceptions. If I comprehend several types of Artistic Conception, I could definitely kill that Black Scale Clan genius easily!"

Thus, after returning to the East Sea Fortress, he purchased a large number of Five Elements Extraordinary Arts at the East Sea Pavilion.

He prepared to spend more time cultivating all these Five Elements Extraordinary Arts to the Consummation Realm, and then contemplate the Fire True Meaning, Wood True Meaning, Earth True Meaning, and Water True Meaning, thereby comprehending Fire Intent, Wood Element Artistic Conception, Water Intent, and Earth Artistic Conception.

If he could gather the Five Elements Artistic Conception, his strength would surely undergo a heaven-shaking improvement!

Time passed day by day.

While Ye Tian cultivated these Strange Arts and contemplated Artistic Conception, he would occasionally go to hunt the Scale Clan.

However, he did not go to the Luo River again, but instead went to several less dangerous places, where he also killed some Scale Clan members, and the Battle Merit on his person accumulated more and more.

But he did not continue to apply to contemplate S-rank Treasure; it was not that his Battle Merit was insufficient, but that he needed to wait in line, and it might take a month or two for his turn to come.

There was no help for it; the number of S-rank Treasure in the East Sea Fortress was limited, and many Grandmasters were waiting in line, so he naturally had to wait as well.

A month passed.

Ye Tian had successively comprehended Water Intent, Fire Intent, Wood Element Artistic Conception, and Earth Artistic Conception; although they were all at the one-part realm, he had at least gathered the Five Elements Artistic Conception.

And in order to cultivate so many Strange Arts, his Innate Ability was upgraded, downgraded, and upgraded again, causing his body to be tempered time after time.

Now, his physical fitness seemed to have reached a certain limit and was about to undergo a transformation.

This day.

When Ye Tian's Darkness Talent Ability potential was raised back to A-Grade, his body began to transform.

"Could it be that my body is about to transform into a transcendent state?"

Ye Tian said in shock.