Translator: CinderTL
The Falling Star Bow was merely an earth-rank weapon, incapable of unleashing the full power of the Star-Piercing Arrow Technique.
With a demigod weapon, not only would the number of arrows increase, but the firing speed would also skyrocket, reaching over a thousand times the speed of sound.
A thousand-mile distance could be covered in mere milliseconds.
At that moment...
"Hmm?" Jiang Ye suddenly turned his gaze toward the distant horizon.
Over a hundred miles away, several figures were observing the battlefield from afar.
They were none other than the top ten experts on the Great Stellar War Ranking.
But when they sensed Jiang Ye's gaze, they trembled and immediately turned to flee.
"Even someone as powerful as Zhou Kun was no match for Jiang Ye."
"He's too strong."
"Jiang Ye's power far surpasses ours." The top ten ranked experts trembled with fear.
Most of them hailed from prominent transcendent families, such as Chu Yu of the Chu Clan and Qi Guibei of the Qi Clan.
While there was a gap between them and Zhou Kun, the first-ranked contender, it was never insurmountable.
But Jiang Ye?
In a single battle, he completely crushed Zhou Kun. This overwhelming display of power made them realize just how terrifying Jiang Ye truly was.
"He's mastered two mysteries of heaven and earth?"
"This abandoned son of the Li Clan... how could he be so strong?" Li Shiyue felt disbelief wash over her.
She had always dismissed Jiang Ye as insignificant. Even when he defeated Zhou Biao, she remained unimpressed, knowing she could easily accomplish the same.
But now, Li Shiyue was truly frightened.
"I need to leave. Now."
"If he recognizes me, he won't spare me." Panic gripped her heart as she fled into the distance.
She knew all too well that her own mother had been the one to banish Jiang Ye from the Li Clan, making Li Shiyue the sole favored descendant of their lineage.
Even if Jiang Ye didn't hold her personally responsible, he would certainly never treat her kindly.
Outside the arena:
"He won!"
"Jiang Ye defeated Zhou Kun and claimed the top spot on the Great Stellar War Ranking!"
"I lost big time! A million down the drain."
"That's nothing! I lost ten million! All gone!"
"Who could have predicted Zhou Kun's crushing defeat?" For the tens of billions of viewers, this battle was an undeniable upset.
Although Jiang Ye had previously demonstrated formidable strength, most viewers still believed his chances against Zhou Kun, the reigning champion of the Great Stellar War Ranking, were slim.
As a result, the vast majority had bet on Zhou Kun.
But the outcome? It defied everyone's expectations.
"Final battle: Jiang Ye versus Zhou Xingkong! All in on Zhou Xingkong! This time, I won't lose!"
"All in!"
"No one's watching me anyway. A hundred million on Jiang Ye! Let's go!" The livestream's viewership skyrocketed, soon reaching a peak of twenty billion.
Among the viewers were countless super-rich individuals for whom ten million or even a hundred million was mere pocket change.
Above the circular arena, while the audience erupted in frenzy, the demigods were equally stunned.
"A mid-battle breakthrough!"
"Jiang Ye's mysteries of earth reached the peak seventh breakthrough during the fight!"
"His initial realm was only the fifth breakthrough, yet his comprehension of the mysteries has already reached the peak seventh breakthrough?" The Wang Clan Demigod, the Li Family Demigod, and others were incredulous.
From their lofty perspective, comprehending the profound mysteries of the peak seventh breakthrough realm was hardly remarkable.
However, Jiang Ye's true realm was only the fifth breakthrough.
Most crucially, he had achieved this breakthrough during battle!
"Jiang Ye... he grasped the opportunity for a breakthrough in just one battle?" Qi Tian was equally astonished. "Is his innate talent on the path of earth truly this extraordinary?"
"Pure luck," the Zhou Family Demigod scoffed. "Some achieve sudden enlightenment in an instant, while others require decades or even centuries to grasp the slightest hint of profound truth."
"This proves nothing."
"After all, good fortune strikes only once," the Zhou Family Demigod said coldly. "Without years of accumulation, even a lucky breakthrough at one bottleneck will inevitably lead to stagnation at the next."
Qi Tian nodded slightly.
The transition from the late-stage seventh breakthrough to the peak seventh breakthrough was a significant hurdle.
Even demigods like themselves had spent considerable time overcoming it in their youth.
Jiang Ye, however, had crossed this threshold in a single battle—an utterly illogical feat.
Luck was the only plausible explanation.
"Will he be this fortunate when attempting the eighth breakthrough?" Qi Tian wondered inwardly, his curiosity piqued.
Within the civilization ruins, Jiang Ye had already returned to Chen Zilu, Song Gang, and the others.
After absorbing Zhou Kun's hundreds of civilization fires, Jiang Ye's foundation grew even more solid, his aura becoming increasingly ethereal and unfathomable.
Simultaneously, the convergence of over a thousand civilization fires transformed him into a dazzling beacon, his radiance blazing like a Proud Sun soaring across the sky.
"Jiang Ye?" Chen Zilu stared at him, her expression dazed.
She had never imagined Jiang Ye's strength could reach such heights.
"Brother Jiang Ye," Song Gang, Song Xuan, and the others rushed forward, their faces etched with astonishment. "You're incredible! Even Zhou Kun couldn't stand against you."
They had expected Jiang Ye to win.
But they never anticipated such a swift and decisive victory.
The number one contender on the Great Stellar War Ranking had been completely overwhelmed by Jiang Ye!
"Brother Jiang, you definitely have a shot at becoming the All-Stars Champion!" Song Gang's eyes gleamed with excitement. "If you win, I'll get to bask in your glory too!"
"All-Stars Champion?" Jiang Ye chuckled. "It's still a long way off."
The Top 100 Battle wasn't over yet.
Only after the Top 100 Battle concludes will the championship showdown begin.
To claim the title, he would have to defeat all the Transcendent Aptitudes.
"Among those with Transcendent Aptitudes, there are also powerhouses who initially reached the seventh breakthrough realm," Jiang Ye thought to himself. "Like Chu Jingye. He might become my greatest rival."
However, Jiang Ye wasn't in a rush.
This battle had yielded immense gains.
He had acquired over six hundred civilization fires from Zhou Kun, adding to his original four hundred, bringing his total to over a thousand!
This vast quantity of civilization fires sharpened Jiang Ye's understanding of the seventh breakthrough realm.
Moreover...
"These star beasts?" Jiang Ye glanced at the massive corpses littering the ground.
He had been too preoccupied with the battle to deal with the carcasses earlier.
Whoosh!
Jiang Ye extended his hand, condensing vast mysteries of fire into massive, fiery hands that reached down to grasp the star beast corpses.
Sizzle... Sizzle...
Swiftly, dozens of golden-yellow pills materialized.
One of these pills radiated an overwhelming aura—the core of the star beast king.
After securing the star beast king's core, Jiang Ye turned to Song Gang and the others.
"Song Gang, you take this," he said, dividing one-fifth of the beast cores among Song Gang, Song Xuan, and the rest of their group.
"Thank you, Brother Jiang Ye," Song Gang said, accepting the cores gratefully.
He hadn't exerted much effort in killing the star beast.
Song Gang was already satisfied with receiving one-fifth of the spoils.
"Senior Sister?" Jiang Ye suddenly turned to Chen Zilu.
He noticed she had been staring blankly into space.
"What is it?" Chen Zilu asked, snapping out of her daze.
"You seem a bit out of it. Are you alright?" Jiang Ye asked with concern.
"No, I'm fine," Chen Zilu replied, shaking her head.
Jiang Ye guessed what she was thinking: she was likely still adjusting to his sudden surge in power.
He decided not to call her out on it for now.
"Let's move on," Jiang Ye said with a smile. "There should be plenty more star beasts in this inner perimeter."
"We should hunt as many as we can."
"These star beast cores will greatly enhance our cultivation," Jiang Ye explained.
The star beast cores would help Jiang Ye quickly reach the sixth breakthrough.
Once he broke through to the sixth breakthrough, he could rapidly advance to the seventh breakthrough and even peak seventh breakthrough. After all, he had already grasped the profound insights; all that remained was meeting the life level requirements.
"Alright," Chen Zilu agreed without hesitation, naturally following Jiang Ye's lead.
"These civilization fires are for you," Jiang Ye said, his thoughts moving hundreds of civilization fires toward Chen Zilu.
(End of the Chapter)
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