Chapter 85: I Sentence You to Death!

Although he spat blood, Ye Yuan's momentum was rising steadily!

With the Eightfold Wave offsetting the impact of Ten Directions Thunder, Ye Yuan's injuries were actually not severe.

Under everyone's astonished gaze, Ye Yuan's cultivation level quickly broke through to the Seventh Layer of Yuan Qi!

Reaching the Seventh Layer of Yuan Qi meant stepping onto the last small step of the Yuan Qi Realm, and Ye Yuan's strength would surely soar!

However, Ye Yuan's surprises for the crowd did not stop there.

After breaking through to the Seventh Layer of Yuan Qi, Ye Yuan's momentum did not wane; he continued to surge toward the peak of the Seventh Layer of Yuan Qi.

In the span of a breath, Ye Yuan reached the peak of the Seventh Layer of Yuan Qi.

Then, he effortlessly crossed the threshold of the Eighth Layer of Yuan Qi!

At this point, Ye Yuan's momentum gradually stabilized, settling at the Eighth Layer of Yuan Qi.

"Holy cow! What kind of pill did Ye Yuan eat to directly break through two minor realms?"

"Damn, if there were pills like this, challenging higher levels would be a piece of cake!"

"Heh heh, Senior Brother Lin is in for a rough time now! Ye Yuan's realm was too low earlier, so even using Eightfold Wave couldn't threaten him. But now, Ye Yuan's Eightfold Wave is terrifyingly powerful!"

"Yeah, if they exchange another palm, the outcome is hard to predict!"

The Five Elements Spirit Communion Pill was a pill from the Divine Realm, so a mortal kingdom naturally had never heard of it.

This pill was indeed powerful, but it was not flawless.

After the medicinal power faded, the martial artist's body, having shouldered power beyond its own realm, would be weakened for a period.

Moreover, the effect of the Five Elements Spirit Communion Pill only lasted for the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

Once that time was up, Ye Yuan would have no combat strength left and would be at others' mercy.

Therefore, Ye Yuan had to finish the fight quickly.

"Eighth Layer of Yuan Qi! Now this is getting interesting! How could there be such a pill? I've never heard of it, it's too shameless! Ah! My Spirit Yuan Pill! My Rhinoceros Beast Inner Core!" Zuo Bugui recovered from his shock and stamped his feet in anger.

Long Tang, however, saw through it clearly and frowned, "This pill definitely has a time limit. If Ye Yuan can't finish Lin Tiancheng quickly, he's truly dead!"

Zuo Bugui exclaimed in surprise, "So that's how it is! I was wondering, if eating one pill could boost two minor realms, why bother cultivating? But even with a time limit, this pill is still terrifying—a must-have for cross-realm battles!"

Long Tang agreed, "Indeed. With the Eighth Layer of Yuan Qi and Eightfold Wave, Ye Yuan does have the capital to fight Lin Tiancheng. But... they're now evenly matched, neither able to overpower the other. If Ye Yuan has no other trump cards... his chances of winning are slim."

"Does that mean your Spirit Yuan Pill is about to fall into my pocket again?" Zuo Bugui laughed heartily.

Long Tang smiled and said nothing.

On the other side, the Su family uncle and nephew were also startled by Ye Yuan's series of moves.

"These pills were definitely not refined by Ye Hang, otherwise Wan Donghai would have driven him out of the imperial capital long ago! There must be an extremely powerful alchemist behind Ye Yuan!" Su Yubai said with a dark face.

Su Yishan's expression was also grim: "If that's the case, won't we have to tread carefully? What if..."

"No 'what ifs'! No matter how powerful that alchemist is, can he be stronger than the Nether Cloud Sect? With our Su family's standing in the Nether Cloud Sect, who would dare provoke us?" Su Yubai directly interrupted Su Yishan.

"Second Uncle is wise! Since that alchemist let him come to the Martial Arts Academy, if Ye Yuan violates academy rules and is executed, presumably he'll have nothing to say."

"Exactly. In this world, strength always speaks. As long as we are strong enough, killing is just killing. What can he do? Alchemists are mostly not strong in combat; even if he's a Pill King, so what?"

...

"Now do you see?" Ye Yuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered.

Lin Tiancheng's face was ashen, but he still blustered, "Hmph! Just a temporary boost in realm, flashy but not solid. What use is it?"

"Whether it's flashy or not, we'll find out by trying." Ye Yuan beckoned to Lin Tiancheng with his finger, extremely contemptuous.

"Let alone you being a fake Eighth Layer of Yuan Qi, even if you were a real one, so what?"

Lin Tiancheng's fist crackled with lightning, and he activated the Seven Star Step again.

Ye Yuan sneered and struck out with Eightfold Wave again, its momentum far greater than before!

Crossing the Seventh Layer of Yuan Qi, Ye Yuan's strength climbed another step, and the power of Eightfold Wave was extraordinary.

Fist and palm converged in an instant.

But at that moment, a sudden change occurred!

When they were just a few steps apart, Ye Yuan suddenly turned his palm into a finger, and an extremely powerful force burst forth from his fingertip.

Lin Tiancheng, who had been full of confidence, suddenly changed expression as a wave of deathly aura rushed toward him!

He could feel the terror of the invisible force at Ye Yuan's fingertip; though its range was small, the power at that single point was overwhelmingly strong.

However, his speed was already pushed to the limit, leaving no room to maneuver.

A distance of a few steps—too close! Not even the time for a blink.

Lin Tiancheng strained every nerve to avoid that finger, but his body's reaction simply couldn't keep up.

Ye Yuan had calculated the timing perfectly, giving Lin Tiancheng no chance to change his move.

His goal was to kill, not a sparring match—how could he give Lin Tiancheng a chance to turn the tables?

"Ah!"

Lin Tiancheng's protective Yuan force was breached like paper, and the invisible force instantly pierced through his fist, continuing unabated to penetrate his heart!

Lin Tiancheng's body collapsed limply to the ground, already devoid of life!

Absolute Yang Finger!

This was Ye Yuan's true trump card!

During this period, aside from cultivation, Ye Yuan had spent most of his time on the Absolute Yang Finger.

Now, his Absolute Yang Finger had reached the Great Completion level.

The Absolute Yang Finger was a supporting martial art for the "Lingzhe Nine Suns Divine Art" and had no fixed rank. If one had to classify it, it would fall under the category of first-rank martial arts.

However, neither the difficulty of cultivation nor the power of the Absolute Yang Finger could be compared to ordinary first-rank martial arts!

When cultivated to the Great Completion level, the Absolute Yang Finger's power was no less than that of a second-rank lower-grade martial art.

Only someone like Ye Yuan could cultivate it to the Great Completion level in such a short time. For others, even ten or twenty years might not be enough to reach this level.

Remember, Ye Yuan had only taken three days to master the Eightfold Wave of the Overlapping Wave Heart Palm!

"He... he actually did it! At the Sixth Layer of Yuan Qi, he killed someone at the First Layer of Liquid Essence!"

"What just happened? The move Senior Brother Lin took didn't seem like Eightfold Wave!"

"Ye Yuan is too terrifying! He crossed an entire major realm in battle and killed his opponent!"

These students lacked insight and hadn't clearly seen Ye Yuan's final change of move.

But the result was clear! Ye Yuan had achieved what they found unimaginable!

After killing Lin Tiancheng, Ye Yuan was also utterly drained, unable even to lift a finger.

Throughout the fierce battle, Ye Yuan had been at a disadvantage and was covered in wounds.

The final strike had been his all-out effort, which also aggravated his injuries.

"Phew..." Ye Yuan let out a long sigh of relief.

But at that moment, Ye Yuan felt a tingling on his scalp as an overwhelmingly powerful aura locked onto him.

"How dare you, Ye Yuan, kill a fellow disciple within the academy! As the Grand Elder of the Punishment Hall, I sentence you to death!"

A voice rang out abruptly, causing everyone's just-relaxed nerves to tense up again.