That’s too much!
It must be said, at this moment, Ye Xuan felt utterly humiliated.
He’d thought that after his breakthrough, he could finally hold his head high, but he was still a nobody!
A nobody!
Who could endure this?
It was inhumane!
In this moment, his mindset completely collapsed!
Just then, a voice rang out, “What, discouraged?”
Ye Xuan shook his head, silent.
Discouraged?
He wasn’t discouraged!
Though his mindset had crumbled, he wasn’t giving up.
Ye Xuan sat cross-legged and began healing. With sufficient cosmic veins and healing pills, his physical body recovered quickly.
He looked into the distance. “Who are you?”
The voice replied, “You don’t need to know. If your injuries are healed, get up and fight again!”
Fight again!
Ye Xuan paused, then stood, transforming into a streak of sword light and slashing out!
Fight!
After fully reaching the True Self Realm, Ye Xuan’s strength had peaked, but he was still far behind this mysterious figure!
He was utterly suppressed!
Even using his Momentary Invincibility, he was no match!
Yet Ye Xuan wasn’t discouraged. On the contrary, he saw this as a good thing, noticing that each frantic battle brought significant improvement!
And so, in this pitch-black, desolate place, Ye Xuan spent his days either cultivating or fighting fiercely!
His sword grew faster and sharper, and his Momentary Invincibility could now split into six avatars, several times stronger than before!
Still, he couldn’t defeat this mysterious figure!
After an unknown time, Ye Xuan stopped and looked ahead. “Senior, how can I reach the Thousand Tribulations Realm?”
He could use the Qingxuan Sword to reach it directly, but he hadn’t. That would be no different from cheating, and a Thousand Tribulations Realm achieved that way wouldn’t be true.
The mysterious figure said, “You’re not ready to reach the Thousand Tribulations Realm!”
Ye Xuan was puzzled. “Why not?”
The figure replied, “You haven’t reached the limit of the True Self Realm, the True Self Boundary!”
True Self Boundary!
Ye Xuan unleashed his True Self Boundary, his Human Sword Domain. After activating his Human Sword Intent, he was shocked to find he still couldn’t sense the mysterious figure!
The figure said, “Your sword domain is impressive, especially with the Human Sword Intent, stronger than most True Self Boundaries, but it’s not enough!”
As the voice fell, a mysterious force enveloped Ye Xuan.
His expression changed drastically!
Boom!
In an instant, his Human Sword Domain began to shatter, collapsing completely in moments.
The figure continued, “The True Self Boundary is a barrier, or a domain, where you can suppress others. But do you know how to maximise that suppression?”
Ye Xuan bowed slightly. “Please enlighten me, Senior!”
The figure said, “Focus on one point!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “One point?”
The figure explained, “Yes! Concentrate all your power into one point. Compare the strength of one finger to a fist clenched with five. Which is stronger?”
Ye Xuan was silent.
The figure said, “Your faith power is strong, but you’re using it wrongly. If you simplify and focus it into one point, its power will multiply!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “I’ll try!”
He closed his eyes, unleashing his sword domain, filling it with Human Sword Intent. After some time, all the intent converged into one point.
Sss!
A tearing sound echoed through the field.
Ye Xuan was thrilled, noticing the power had indeed increased significantly!
The figure said, “Not enough!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “I understand!”
He continued cultivating, day after day, pushing his limits relentlessly, breaking through them again and again.
After an unknown time, his Human Sword Intent and Sword Domain reached his personal limit.
Then, the mysterious figure appeared again!
Ye Xuan looked at them without a word, stepping forward, his sword domain enveloping them. The next moment, the Qingxuan Sword slashed out!
In an instant, all Human Sword Intent converged into one point.
Boom!
A deafening explosion rang out within the domain. The next moment, both the domain and intent shattered, and a fist struck Ye Xuan’s abdomen.
Bang!
Ye Xuan was sent flying hundreds of thousands of feet!
When he stopped, his body shattered, leaving only his soul!
On the ground, Ye Xuan lay silent.
Footsteps approached.
The figure stood beside him. “Get up!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “Let me calm down!”
The figure: “…”
After a while, Ye Xuan stood, his eyes resolute. “Let’s continue!”
He began restoring his body.
Soon, it was healed!
Ye Xuan looked ahead. “Continue!”
He rushed out again, only to be sent flying, as expected.
Thus, Ye Xuan kept challenging the figure, getting blasted back each time, his body shattering repeatedly, but he wasn’t discouraged.
He wasn’t masochistic; he was chasing his limits.
A month later.
Ye Xuan lay on the ground, eyes closed.
In that month, his body had shattered nearly a million times. But the gains were immense—his Human Sword Intent and Sword Domain had reached an unimaginable level.
Yet, he still wasn’t the mysterious figure’s match!
He was still instantly defeated!
No surprise there!
The figure was overwhelmingly strong!
After a moment, Ye Xuan stood and looked ahead, sensing the figure nearby.
He said gravely, “Senior, could you lower your realm and fight me?”
The figure replied, “I can’t!”
Ye Xuan froze.
The figure added, “Because I have no realm!”
No realm!
Ye Xuan was stunned, then exclaimed, “Bloody hell, you have no realm?”
The figure said, “Yes!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then asked, “Senior, I know a few others without realms. You…”
The figure said, “You mean the Three Swords?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “You know them, Senior?”
The figure replied, “I do.”
Ye Xuan asked gravely, “Do you know Qing’er, Senior?”
The figure said, “I do!”
Ye Xuan quickly asked, “Who’s stronger, you or Qing’er?”
The figure replied, “Why ask so much? I’m stronger than you, that’s enough!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened.
The figure said, “Keep fighting me. After fighting me long enough, you might surprise others!”
Ye Xuan nodded, slashing out with a sword.
This strike was fast, precise, and fierce!
In his view, its power and speed were perfect. Yet, it was useless.
Boom!
A burst of sword light shattered, and Ye Xuan was sent flying again.
As before, his body shattered, leaving only his soul.
After restoring his body, Ye Xuan charged again.
Thus, in this desolate place, he trained for another half year.
Six months later.
As Ye Xuan prepared to strike, the figure suddenly said, “That’s enough!”
Ye Xuan froze. “Enough?”
The figure said, “You’ve reached your limit.”
Ye Xuan was silent.
Over the past six months, he indeed felt he’d hit his limit. To break through, he’d need to reach the Thousand Tribulations Realm.
The figure said, “You can leave now!”
Sensing they were leaving, Ye Xuan quickly asked, “Senior, what’s your name?”
The figure replied, “You’ll find out in time!”
Ye Xuan wanted to ask more, but the figure had vanished. Unnoticed by him, the Qingxuan Sword in his body trembled slightly as they left.
Gone!
Ye Xuan stood in silence, wondering who this mysterious figure was.
After a while, he refocused, scanning his surroundings. Suddenly, he charged forward, slashing down with a fierce cry, “Break!”
Sss!
Where the sword fell, space tore open, and a white light flashed.
Soon, the desolate place began to crumble. Moments later, Ye Xuan appeared on a martial field.
He’d left the desolate place!
…
Outside, in the hall, Tian Yu suddenly looked up at the old man. “He shattered the desolate place?”
The old man nodded, his expression grave. “He didn’t walk out; he directly destroyed it!”
Tian Yu’s eyes narrowed. “With his strength, it’s impossible to shatter it.”
The old man said gravely, “I find it unbelievable too!”
Tian Yu opened her palm, sweeping it lightly. The space before her trembled, and a scene appeared.
In it was a martial field, with Ye Xuan standing there.
Tian Yu looked at him. “Still in the True Self Realm, but his aura is completely different!”
As the old man was about to speak, a phantom figure appeared on the martial field.
Seeing it, the old man’s heart jolted, and he bowed slightly.
This phantom was left by an ancestor of the Hell Clan.
On the field, Ye Xuan faced the phantom, clearly another test.
Suddenly, the phantom vanished, throwing a punch at Ye Xuan with extreme speed and raw power, no frills.
But Ye Xuan vanished too!
He was faster!
Sss!
In Tian Yu and the old man’s stunned gazes, a sword pierced the phantom’s brow. Ye Xuan stood a hundred feet behind, his palm open as the Qingxuan Sword returned to his hand.
He walked off, not looking back.
After getting used to the mysterious figure’s speed, this phantom’s movements seemed like a turtle’s crawl.
In the hall, Tian Yu stared at Ye Xuan in the scene. “His reaction and speed have reached the True Self Realm’s limit…”
She smirked. “What a talent!”
