Chapter 278 The Falling Rock!

When he saw Ye Yuan's final strike, Tianyu felt an overwhelming sense of invincibility.

Tianyu had originally planned to use his last bit of primal yuan to continue attacking Ye Yuan, but upon seeing this move, he directly abandoned that idea.

He used the remaining primal yuan to activate his movement technique, making a dodge with extreme speed!

"Swish!"

The sword light was extremely fast; Tianyu's decision was made in an instant.

Just as Tianyu's body left the spot, the sword light grazed past his ear, leaving behind a strand of his hair.

Had he been a fraction slower, this top genius who had just comprehended the rudiments of true intent would have been decapitated!

Though it takes time to describe, all this happened in an instant.

In that moment, everyone's hairs stood on end, and they felt a chill down their backs. Many clenched their fists, their breathing becoming uneven.

This sword strike was too powerful!

If anyone had taken it head-on, they would surely die!

When they saw Tianyu dodge the strike, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Tianyu also breathed a sigh of relief, but when he came to his senses, he found his entire back soaked with sweat.

Fortunately, his mind had been clear enough just now; if he had tried to clash head-on, he would have been severely injured if not killed!

But with this relaxation, Tianyu found he didn't even have the strength to lift his hand. He sat down on the ground, panting heavily.

"Huff... huff... Ye Yuan, you win!" Tianyu gasped.

Sweat pouring from his head, he rested it on the hilt of his sword, unable to lift it.

But after speaking, there was no response from the opposite side, and he couldn't help feeling puzzled.

Struggling to lift his head, he saw Ye Yuan sitting cross-legged, having entered a state of meditation!

This guy, had he comprehended something again?

Just now, Ye Yuan's condition was clearly worse than his, yet he had unleashed that incredibly powerful strike—was it because of this comprehension?

At this moment, any trace of pride Tianyu had felt from comprehending the rudiments of true intent vanished completely.

Before Ye Yuan's comprehension ability, he conceded defeat!

Just from the power of the final strike, it was clear that Ye Yuan had comprehended something extraordinary!

"Crack!"

Just then, a loud noise came from behind Tianyu!

Everyone's gaze turned, and they were stunned speechless.

Not far behind Tianyu was the rock of Desheng Peak, extremely tough. Now, a large piece of rock was slowly sliding down!

"Sss..."

"Boom..."

That massive rock eventually broke away from Desheng Peak and plunged into the bottomless abyss behind the peak!

After it fell, the parent rock left behind a bare patch, the cut extremely smooth.

"This... was this left by Ye Yuan's sword strike just now?"

"Ye Yuan's sword strike just now actually cut through this rock? That rock that fell must have weighed several thousand jin. Even an ordinary Crystal Condensation Realm expert couldn't cut through it with one strike, right?"

"When Ye Yuan unleashed that strike, I thought it was swallowed by the mountain, but who knew it left such an uncanny mark!"

A large chunk of the mountain had been sheared off, now looking particularly conspicuous.

Tianyu looked at the smooth cut and couldn't help feeling his scalp tingle! If he had been hot-headed and clashed with Ye Yuan on that move, would he still be standing here?

Thinking of this, Tianyu's cold sweat, which had just stopped, soaked his clothes again.

Not only Tianyu, but Luo Qingfeng and Xiao Jian were also stunned speechless for a long time at this sight.

When they came to their senses, they felt a wave of lingering fear.

If Tianyu hadn't avoided this strike at the last moment, what would the consequences have been?

Luo Qingfeng thought about it and figured the best outcome would be severe injury or disability, and even that outcome was highly unlikely.

The most likely outcome was that Tianyu would have died on the spot!

In that case, their joy would have been in vain. Moreover, the aftermath would have given them a headache for a long time.

"Ye Yuan is about to break through again!" Luo Qingfeng was the first to come to his senses, looking at Ye Yuan sitting cross-legged in the distance.

But even he didn't notice that his voice trembled slightly.

Hearing this, Xiao Jian snapped back to reality and said in surprise, "He only broke through to the fourth level of Liquid Realm not long ago, and now he's about to break through again?"

Luo Qingfeng said solemnly, "He was already at the end of his strength just now, yet he unleashed such a powerful attack. It's clear he comprehended something at the last moment! Although Ye Yuan broke through to the fourth level of Liquid Realm not long ago, his foundation is already very solid. Breaking through again is no problem!"

Xiao Jian opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

This Ye Yuan had truly exceeded the limits of his imagination.

Several hundred people had watched the final match, and now all eyes were fixed on the slightly thin figure in the middle of the battered arena.

Sure enough, before long, a primal yuan storm began to brew on the previously calm Desheng Peak.

"Primal yuan storm! Ye Yuan... has broken through!"

"Can breaking through be this easy? I heard he was only at the second level of Liquid Realm when he first entered the sect, and now he's about to break through again!"

"No! The primal yuan storm is getting bigger and bigger; it doesn't seem like a breakthrough to the fifth level of Liquid Realm!"

"Last time, he broke through two minor realms in a row, directly reaching the mid Liquid Realm. Will he break through two realms again this time?"

"Two realms? Are you kidding? Look at this primal yuan storm—it's enough for a breakthrough to the ninth level of Liquid Realm! What exactly is this guy trying to do?"

Every time Ye Yuan broke through, his commotion was much greater than others because he needed so much primal yuan.

What seemed normal to Ye Yuan appeared terrifying to others.

The primal yuan storm he gathered could have burst a Liquid Realm fourth level cultivator several times over!

Before long, Ye Yuan had replenished the primal yuan he had consumed and smoothly broke through to the fifth level of Liquid Realm!

For him, this was just the minimum requirement. But to others, it was a different story.

"Huh? He broke through to the fifth level of Liquid Realm so quickly? I don't feel like he encountered any bottleneck at all?"

"...With that sword strike just now, breaking through to the fifth level of Liquid Realm was just a matter of course for him, right? Bottlenecks are only for people like us. For geniuses like Ye Yuan, bottlenecks are just decorations!"

"True! Not to mention Ye Yuan, even Senior Brother Tianyu and the others would have broken through to the Crystal Condensation Realm long ago if they weren't trying to comprehend artistic conception, right?"

"Exactly! Comprehending artistic conception is about laying a foundation. Once you comprehend it, breaking through becomes much easier. Ye Yuan has already mastered true intent; breaking through to the fifth level of Liquid Realm is indeed nothing to him."

Under everyone's gaze, Ye Yuan began to advance toward the sixth level of Liquid Realm.

Half an hour later, Ye Yuan smoothly broke through to the sixth level of Liquid Realm, which was within everyone's expectations.

But... it wasn't over yet!