Chapter 277: Boil Over!

Due to the lack of cultivation techniques, disciples of the Nethercloud Sect found it extremely difficult to even break through to the Soul Sea realm, and their situation had been deteriorating over the years.

If Tianyu could rely on his own comprehended true intent to break through to the Soul Sea realm, or even higher realms, it would be of immense significance to the Nethercloud Sect.

Luo Qingfeng's gaze suddenly shifted to Ye Yuan, and he remarked with emotion, "Xiao Jian, have you noticed that since Ye Yuan entered the sect, many changes have quietly taken place within it?"

Xiao Jian was startled, and couldn't help recalling the things that had happened around Ye Yuan during this time.

"Ah, that's true, Sect Master, if you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought of it! Uncle Tianfeng went into seclusion, and the problems that had plagued the elders of the Alchemy Hall for years were solved one by one. Now Tianyu has even comprehended the embryonic form of true intent! Thinking about it, Ye Yuan has only been in the sect for a little over a month, yet so many changes have occurred!"

As Xiao Jian enumerated the changes Ye Yuan had brought to the sect, he couldn't help but feel a shiver of alarm.

Luo Qingfeng nodded and said, "A person like Ye Yuan can no longer be described as a genius! He is a man of great fortune; those around him can reap tremendous benefits! His master must be an earth-shattering figure, and he will shine brilliantly when he enters the Divine Realm in the future. For our Nethercloud Sect to have taken in Ye Yuan is also an opportunity to change the sect's destiny! Xiao Jian, bringing Ye Yuan into the sect is your greatest achievement! If Yao Qian causes Ye Yuan and the Nethercloud Sect to become enemies, unless we can kill Ye Yuan, it will surely be a catastrophe in the future!"

Xiao Jian was horrified upon hearing this!

At that time, he knew nothing about Ye Yuan, and only took an interest because of Lu Yan.

Even though Ye Yuan had traversed the Nine Heavens Path at the Yuan Qi realm, he only thought Ye Yuan had great potential.

Who would have thought that Ye Yuan possessed the power to change the entire sect!

Thinking back now, he was truly filled with relief.

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On the arena, facing Tian Yu's sword strike, Ye Yuan dared not be careless and fully activated his Yuan power.

"Nine Sword Style! Nine Swords as One!"

Nine Swords as One was Ye Yuan's strongest attack aside from Thousand Stream Flying Petals. Facing Tian Yu's terrifying strike, Ye Yuan had to go all out!

A blinding yellow sword light and a fiery red sword light collided!

"Boom!"

A violent explosion rang out, and a powerful shockwave rippled outward.

"Get out of the way! The arena can't hold much longer!" someone in the crowd suddenly shouted in alarm.

Actually, even without his shout, others had already scattered on their own, leaving a large empty zone around the arena.

The arena was protected by a formation that could defend against a full-force strike from a martial artist at the mid-Crystallization stage.

The strongest among the core disciples was only at half-step Crystallization, so this defensive formation was more than sufficient.

Yet the powerful strikes from these two had far exceeded that range. The arena's defensive formation now cracked inch by inch, finally shattered by the shockwave!

Back when Ye Yuan was at the Yuan Qi stage, he could injure Yuan Fei using the Nine Sword Style. Now that he was at the mid-Liquid Essence stage, the power of the Nine Sword Style had increased by more than a notch.

And Tian Yu's sword strike, having grasped the embryonic form of true intent, was equally formidable. When these two attacks collided, how could a mere third-rank mid-grade defensive formation hold?

The two figures flew backward in opposite directions and crashed heavily to the ground.

But they both climbed to their feet at the same time, wiped the blood from the corners of their mouths, and said in unison, "Again!"

With that, without another word, they attacked each other with the same moves again!

"These two are crazy! Get back! Move further back!"

"The defensive formation is broken. Let's watch from a distance, or we might get caught in the crossfire!"

The crowd stirred restlessly, but Ye Yuan and Tian Yu acted as if no one else was there, charging at each other.

No sooner had the crowd retreated a distance than the two attacks collided again!

By now, they had no fancy martial techniques left—it was purely a contest of sword intent, a collision of raw power, brutal and straightforward!

Naturally, Tian Yu's comprehension of sword intent was not as profound as Ye Yuan's, but his cultivation level far surpassed Ye Yuan's.

With these two factors offsetting each other, the power of their sword moves turned out to be evenly matched!

With another "boom," the air surged again!

Even though the crowd had retreated far away, they still felt the overwhelming force rushing toward them.

Both were sent flying again, and both climbed back to their feet once more.

"Haha, exhilarating! Again!" Tianyu said heartily.

"I'll see it through to the end!"

Ye Yuan rarely encountered a well-matched opponent, and this battle was thoroughly satisfying.

Most importantly, Ye Yuan had pushed the Burning of Yuan Force to its limit, and he felt that he was close to comprehending the true meaning of transmission!

Combat was undoubtedly the best way to comprehend true meaning.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

With each exchange, both were sent flying far away, but they tenaciously climbed back up and clashed again!

"Are these two crazy? They're completely spent, yet they're still fighting!"

"Yeah! With Senior Brother Tianyu's half-Crystalization strength, his Yuan Force is almost gone too. I really can't figure out how Ye Yuan has lasted this long!"

"What's more, even at this stage, their attacks are still so fierce! The airwaves from each clash are no weaker than the last. How do they do it?"

"Two monstrous existences—truly beyond common sense!"

Their exchanges stunned everyone, as battles of this intensity were rarely seen in the sect.

Even a fight between two Crystalization realm martial artists wouldn't be this ferocious!

Tianyu had lasted this long solely by relying on his deep Yuan Force reserves.

Ye Yuan, on the other hand, had endured through his comprehension of true meaning!

Though his attack power barely diminished, his Yuan Force consumption was decreasing.

He was just a little short of comprehending another true meaning!

Ye Yuan now barely had the strength to lift his sword. He looked wearily at Tianyu across from him, who was not much better off.

This was the last trace of Yuan Force in his dantian!

"Just a little more! A little more! I can't lose! I still have to fight my way back to the Divine Realm—how can I lose here?"

Ye Yuan gritted his teeth and squeezed out the last trace of Yuan Force.

"Burning of Yuan Force! Boil!"

The meager remaining Yuan Force actually rose up like boiling water!

This time, Ye Yuan's Yuan Force flowed without any obstruction!

The burned Yuan Force transformed into a pure sword intent, entering the meridians from the dantian, and then into the Canghua Sword!

At this moment, Ye Yuan felt an unprecedented power!

Previously, when using the Burning of Yuan Force technique, there was always some energy wasted, lost in vain.

What Ye Yuan had always sought was to convert this Yuan Force with one hundred percent efficiency, releasing it through the Canghua Sword!

But achieving one hundred percent was no easy feat!

Through each exchange with Tianyu, Ye Yuan had been exploring how to minimize this waste!

Now, he had finally done it!

"Nine Swords Style! Go!"

Nine sword beams merged into one, and the dazzling light nearly blinded everyone's eyes!