Translator: CinderTL
Time flowed relentlessly as Jiang Ye immersed himself in the trial space, honing his skills through endless combat.
In the blink of an eye, several more hours had passed.
During this time, Jiang Ye's spear technique improved at a glacial pace. Though slow, the cumulative progress was already quite remarkable.
Fight! Fight relentlessly!
Until the enemies here no longer posed the slightest challenge to Jiang Ye.
"Let's finish this," Jiang Ye finally declared, unleashing his full power.
Grasping his long spear tightly, he displayed an unprecedented sharpness, tearing through the enemy lines like a razor-sharp blade.
Within seconds, all the alien races besieging Jiang Ye were annihilated.
Whoosh! A flood of cultivation insights surged into Jiang Ye's mind.
"Hmm?"
"Quite a few insights into spear technique," Jiang Ye murmured, a faint smile flickering across his face.
Having cleared twenty trial stages, Jiang Ye had already slain hundreds of alien powerhouses.
Thanks to the Kill to Plunder effect, the cultivation insights of these hundreds of alien powerhouses had all been absorbed into Jiang Ye's body.
"These insights will allow me to advance significantly," Jiang Ye murmured, settling into a cross-legged position and closing his eyes.
He decided to digest these insights right there and then.
After all, the trial had no time limit.
Even if he entered secluded cultivation here, there would be no consequences.
Time flowed like water, and several more hours passed.
Finally, Jiang Ye rose from the ground.
"I've fully assimilated the cultivation insights of hundreds of alien powerhouses."
"My current strength..." Jiang Ye silently assessed himself. "It should be far greater than before the trial."
His life level and realm remained unchanged.
However, his understanding of the Luoshen Spear Technique had deepened immeasurably.
Without exaggeration, even if Jiang Ye were to face his past self at the same life level, he could end the battle within three moves.
"This is only the twentieth trial."
"The Hundred Cosmic Refinements consist of a hundred trials in total," Jiang Ye mused inwardly. "If I were to clear them all, to what extent would my combat prowess reach?"
With this thought, a flicker of anticipation rose in Jiang Ye's heart.
"Let's continue," he said.
"Next trial!" Jiang Ye moved, soaring toward the ancient star hanging in the sky.
As Jiang Ye prepared to move on to the next trial,
Outside the trial grounds,
As time passed, most Chen Clan members had returned to their cultivation, no longer watching the projection.
Over ten hours had passed since the trial began.
By now, most had already guessed the outcome.
Suddenly,
Buzz!
The colossal pillar of light that pierced the heavens pulsed with a violent surge, its energy like a tidal wave sweeping across the land.
"Look! Someone's finished the trial!"
"It's Chen Zilu!"
"Chen Zilu is coming out!" The Chen Clan members craned their necks to watch.
In the next moment,
A massive light gate materialized before the towering pillar of light.
Whoosh!
A slender figure emerged from the gate, tall and radiating an aura far more powerful than before.
It was Chen Zilu.
"Ancestor, elders," Chen Zilu said, bowing slightly to Chen Jiuxuan, Chen Fang, and the others.
"Xiaolu."
"Well done," Chen Jiuxuan said with a smile. "You've performed even better than last time."
Chen Zilu had reached the sixty-ninth trial, breaking her previous record.
Previously, her highest achievement had been reaching the sixty-fifth trial.
"You must have gained quite a bit this time, right?" Chen Jiuxuan asked with a smile.
Anyone who completed the Hundred Cosmic Refinements, regardless of how far they progressed, would receive the cosmic blessing.
The more trials one completed, the more substantial the gift would be.
"Indeed, it was quite substantial," Chen Zilu nodded. "This junior has achieved a breakthrough to the late-stage of the fifth breakthrough within the Hundred Cosmic Refinements."
She had already reached the mid-stage of the fifth breakthrough in the Star Realm Sea.
At that time, she was only one step away from the late-stage.
Now, after receiving the cosmic blessing, her breakthrough to the late-stage seemed only natural.
"Late-stage of the fifth breakthrough?"
"Not bad," Chen Jiuxuan nodded slightly, though a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.
If Chen Zilu had reached the late-stage of the fifth breakthrough earlier, she might have been able to reach the peak of the fifth breakthrough during this cosmic blessing.
Reaching the peak of the fifth breakthrough would have significantly increased Chen Zilu's chances of success in the upcoming Great Stellar War.
However, dwelling on what could have been was pointless now.
"Xiaolu, the Great Stellar War is only half a year away," Chen Jiuxuan reminded her. "Push yourself harder and strive to advance further before the war begins."
"Understood," Chen Zilu nodded.
The gap between the late-stage and peak of the fifth breakthrough was a major hurdle, one that would be difficult to overcome in just six months. But even getting closer would improve her odds.
For Chen Zilu, however, her primary concern wasn't her own progress, but Jiang Ye's. The pressure he faced in the Great Stellar War was far greater than hers.
With this thought, Chen Zilu looked up at the projection ahead.
The next moment, she froze.
"What?"
"Jiang Ye has only reached the twentieth trial?" Chen Zilu blurted out, stunned. "How is that possible?"
Only the twentieth trial? That couldn't be right.
"Chen Haoyue and the others have already reached the fortieth trial."
"Ancestor," Chen Zilu asked urgently, "is there something wrong with Jiang Ye's trial space?"
"Hmm?" Chen Jiuxuan glanced at her in surprise.
This girl's first reaction wasn't to doubt Jiang Ye's strength, but to suspect the hundred cosmic refinements were malfunctioning?
The other elders exchanged strange looks.
"Jiang Ye's experience is indeed different from yours," Chen Jiuxuan confirmed with a nod.
"Different?" Chen Zilu asked, puzzled.
Only when Chen Jiuxuan revealed the nightmare-grade difficulty did Chen Zilu finally understand.
"I see."
"Jiang Ye triggered the nightmare-grade difficulty?" Chen Zilu mused. "How far can he get?"
Just then, the projection screen showed Jiang Ye's progress finally changing.
21st trial.
22nd trial.
23rd trial.
Once again, Jiang Ye was advancing through the trials at rocket speed.
In the blink of an eye, he had broken through the 30th trial!
Yet this time, his pace showed no signs of slowing.
31st trial.
32nd trial.
Trial 33
Jiang Ye moved with lightning speed.
In less than three minutes, he had consecutively broken through twenty trials, reaching the fortieth stage!
(End of the Chapter)
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