Chapter 141: Shockwaves in the Chi Qiu Star Domain (End of Chapter Preview)
Chapter 141: Shockwaves in the Chi Qiu Star Domain (End of Chapter Preview)
"You rejected me?"
"Why would you reject me?"
Lin Yuan pondered for a moment and speculated the reason.
The evolvers he had chosen were all extremely famous, had deep backgrounds, or possessed outstanding talent and aptitude that stood out in a star domain.
Such evolvers were already akin to 'celebrity' evolvers.
They were undoubtedly under the spotlight and closely watched by countless people.
If they accepted every challenge from random evolvers, they might as well give up on their cultivation and spend all their time fighting challengers.
Moreover, casually accepting challenges from strangers had its risks.
Winning was expected of them.
But if they lost, it would be embarrassing and shameful.
Therefore, unless it was someone of the same level and status, these 'celebrity' evolvers would not easily accept challenges.
"Since that's the case..."
Lin Yuan's thoughts raced, "I'll use my real identity to apply for the challenge."
His real identity, of course, was not 'Lin Yuan'.
Instead, it was the identity of the thirteenth peak master of the Chi Qiu clan.
In terms of attention and intrigue, the mysterious thirteenth peak master of the Chi Qiu clan was likely someone that no evolver could resist wanting to know more about.
Furthermore, the status of the thirteenth peak master was sufficiently high, and it was unlikely that many evolvers would refuse a challenge initiated by such a figure.
Even if they lost, they could attribute it to the opponent being the thirteenth peak master, and it would be understandable.
But if they won, they would have defeated the thirteenth peak master, which would be a remarkable feat.
With that in mind, Lin Yuan immediately switched his identity.
Chi Qiu Clan's Virtual World.
Thirteenth Main Peak.
Lin Yuan's figure appeared in the grand hall at the peak.
As he had not yet stepped into the sixth stage, Lin Yuan had not recruited any disciples or servants to the main peak, so the grand hall appeared empty and desolate.
"As long as my identity as 'Lin Yuan' is not exposed, taking some actions as the thirteenth peak master shouldn't cause any problems."
Lin Yuan thought it through repeatedly before entering the arena area to select the opponents he wanted to challenge.
Arena Area.
On a certain arena.
A man with dark skin appeared.
"I never expected that the thirteenth peak master of the Chi Qiu clan would choose to challenge me?"
The dark-skinned man was flattered and surprised.
He looked at the distant figure with a slightly respectful posture.
As someone who had reached ninety percent soul transformation and was about to step into the sixth stage, the dark-skinned man had long stopped accepting any challenges. His current top priority was to focus all his efforts on perfecting his soul compatibility.
Only after achieving that would he then proceed to the sixth stage.
That had been the dark-skinned man's plan, until— He received a challenge request from the thirteenth peak master of the Chi Qiu clan.
My goodness.
This was the thirteenth peak master, a future high-ranking figure in a star domain.
Even if the dark-skinned man reached the sixth stage, his status would still be far inferior to that of the thirteenth peak master.
Therefore, upon receiving the challenge request, the dark-skinned man immediately agreed without hesitation.
After all, it was just one challenge, and it wouldn't take up much of his time.
The opportunity to witness the legendary and mysterious thirteenth peak master in action was worth it, regardless of the outcome.
"Let's begin."
Lin Yuan looked at the dark-skinned man.
"Okay."
The dark-skinned man replied, and his figure disappeared from his original spot.
"Thirteenth peak master, the evolutionary path I cultivate is called the Shadow Evolution Path, which allows me to hide in any—"
Before the dark-skinned man could finish his sentence, Lin Yuan took a step forward and arrived under a tree canopy, reaching out and grabbing.
An almost invisible shadow was caught in his grasp.
Immediately, the shadow solidified and transformed back into the dark-skinned man.
"How... How is this possible?"
The dark-skinned man's eyes widened in disbelief.
His hiding technique was extremely secretive, to the extent that even sixth-stage evolvers might overlook it if they weren't careful. The dark-skinned man had relied on this stealth ability to evade countless life-threatening situations.
Yet, in front of the thirteenth peak master, his hiding place was seen through instantly.
"Not bad."
Lin Yuan commented, and then he crushed the dark-skinned man's neck.
[Your comprehension defies the heavens. By observing the 'Shadow' hiding technique, your understanding of shadow rules has deepened.]
[Your comprehension defies the heavens. By observing the 'Shadow' hiding technique, your understanding of shadow rules has deepened.]
[Your comprehension defies the heavens. By observing the 'Shadow' hiding technique, your understanding of shadow rules has deepened.]
Lin Yuan closed his eyes slightly, and under the effect of his heaven-defying comprehension, all the techniques and abilities the dark-skinned man had displayed were transformed into insights and integrated into his martial arts evolution system.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan faintly sensed that the speed of his soul compatibility transformation had increased slightly.
Although it was not a significant boost, it was still slightly more effective than his usual cultivation.
This didn't mean that cultivation was inefficient, but occasionally changing the method of cultivation could yield unexpected results.
Furthermore, with his heaven-defying comprehension, whether Lin Yuan sat down to meditate or engaged in combat, it all contributed to his cultivation.
Subsequently, Lin Yuan continued to challenge one evolver after another.
These evolvers were not limited to the Chi Qiu Star Domain or the nearby star domains but came from all over the human civilization's territory. They were all well-known fifth-stage peak evolvers.
Some evolvers had terrifying physical bodies. Their thick and robust blood essence formed a vast domain, and Lin Yuan relied on his own explosive power to briefly open up a blood essence domain before killing them with a finger strike.
Other evolvers specialized in speed, appearing in any corner of the arena with a single thought, able to attack from any angle. The faster they moved, the stronger their attacks became. Lin Yuan had to employ a variety of strategies before finally stomping his opponent to death.
As Lin Yuan fought and killed these different evolvers, his insights and understandings grew. In just half a month, he gained as much as he would have in two months of secluded cultivation.
During Lin Yuan's continuous challenges.
More and more evolvers, especially those from the Chi Qiu Star Domain, began to take notice of him.
"Oh heavens, the peak master of our star domain is actually challenging other evolvers everywhere?"
"I thought the thirteenth peak master was supposed to be extremely mysterious and had never shown his strength before?"
"Let's go and see what the thirteenth peak master of the Chi Qiu Star Domain is capable of."
Numerous evolvers and high-ranking citizens gathered in the arena area, specifically around the arena where Lin Yuan usually challenged his opponents.
"Hello everyone, I'm your little kitten, and today, we're going to take a look at the legendary thirteenth peak master of Chi Qiu."
A cute girl with a pair of cat ears appeared in front of the arena.
She was a popular female streamer in the Chi Qiu Star Domain and the nearby dozens of star domains. She often livestreamed the challenges of powerful evolvers.
Although the thirteenth peak master of Chi Qiu hadn't reached the sixth stage, his fame and status made him an attractive subject for livestreaming.
"Alright, alright."
"The challenge is about to begin."
"That's the thirteenth peak master. Even though we know his appearance has been modified, he still looks too handsome..."
The girl was adept at engaging the audience, and with just a few words, the livestream's atmosphere became lively.
"Our thirteenth peak master's opponent is Lataza, known as the 'Soul Artisan'."
The camera panned.
A skinny young man in a black robe appeared.
Half of the skinny youth's body was shrouded in the black robe, giving him a sinister and terrifying appearance.
"Soul Artisan Lataza cultivates a soul-type evolution path and is most proficient in bizarre soul attacks.
"Soul Evolution is extremely dangerous. Lataza once had a record of making a group of peak fifth-stage evolvers too afraid to approach him. I wonder if the thirteenth peak master will be able to block Lataza's soul attack?"
The girl went on to explain Soul Artisan Lataza's past achievements in detail.
"If this were in reality, Lataza definitely wouldn't be a match for the thirteenth peak master. After all, the thirteenth peak master would surely have all sorts of soul-defending weapons on hand."
"But in the virtual world, especially in the arena, no external forces can be brought in. I think the thirteenth peak master might be in a bit of danger."
The girl continued her introduction.
Moments later, the battle between the thirteenth peak master and Lataza began.
Buzz! An eerie wave began to spread.
The girl was just about to introduce the live feed when, the next moment, Soul Artisan Lataza's figure began to collapse.
Starting from his feet, his torso and hands all crumbled away.
"Your soul... is very strong."
Finally, only his head remained, and after uttering these words, his head also started to disintegrate.
In front of the arena.
The girl blinked.
Damn.
She had forgotten that Lataza was a soul-type evolver.
Battles involving this type of evolver were always known for their speed.
"The peak master is too strong. He was able to block Lataza's soul attack without taking any damage. The peak master must have already started his soul metamorphosis and compatibility process."
The girl had narrated quite a few high-level evolvers' battles and had a fairly good understanding of soul-related strengths.
"It looks like our thirteenth peak master is about to enter the sixth stage. I wonder who he really is."
The girl continued, a hint of curiosity in her tone.
The identity of the thirteenth master of the Chi Qiu lineage was shrouded in mystery, and countless evolvers were eager to uncover it.
"Alright, the thirteenth peak master's next challenger is here."
The girl turned her attention to the next challenge.
"Amazing!"
"The peak master is too strong. Ordinary peak fifth-stage evolvers are like ants to him."
"Of course, he's the peak master of our Chi Qiu lineage. Being strong is only to be expected, right?"
In one of the private rooms of the arena, many members of the Chi Qiu lineage had gathered to watch the thirteenth peak master's various techniques.
"So this is the thirteenth peak master?"
Fang Qing was among them, and he stared at the battle below in awe.
At this moment, the arena simulated a desolate continent, but as the thirteenth peak master and his opponent fought, the continent was torn apart, the plates were pierced, magma erupted, and an apocalyptic scene unfolded.
"Too strong."
Fang Qing's heart trembled.
If the battle on the arena had taken place on a life-bearing planet, that planet would likely have been reduced to a dead star, devoid of any living beings.
"We evolvers should be like the peak master, capable of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth with a flick of our wrists."
Not far away, the three-eyed man sat, his fist clenched.
"Instead of being like some people, valuing friendship and wasting time and resources."
The three-eyed man glanced at Fang Qing, his words full of implied criticism.
Recently, Fang Qing had called on friends to help Canglan Star overcome its difficulties, which made the three-eyed man feel somewhat uncomfortable.
In his opinion, everything had its own destiny, and forcibly intervening like this was altering fate.
Upon hearing this, Fang Qing dared not speak.
In terms of status, the three-eyed man had achieved a red pattern in the Seven Stars Cave test and joined the Chi Qiu lineage. In less than a hundred years, he would surely become a core disciple—someone Fang Qing couldn't afford to offend.
In another private room.
Twelve figures were leisurely watching the events unfold.
They were none other than the twelve peak masters of the Chi Qiu lineage.
Given their status, they rarely watched arena matches involving those below the sixth stage.
In fact, they were even too lazy to watch sixth-stage evolvers' arena matches. Of the twelve peak masters of the Chi Qiu lineage, the first three had surpassed the sixth stage, and the remaining nine were all at the peak of the sixth stage's peak.
However, they were naturally willing to come and watch Lin Yuan's challenges.
"This junior disciple of ours..."
The second senior brother sighed, carefully observing Lin Yuan, "He should have already started his soul metamorphosis and compatibility process. In just a few years, he's cultivated to this level?"
The other senior brothers agreed.
Not long ago, they had been joking that Lin Yuan might enter the sixth stage in a few decades.
But now? In just a short time, Lin Yuan had reached the peak of the fifth stage and had even begun his soul compatibility transformation?
Although it wasn't uncommon for some evolvers to take hundreds or even thousands of years to complete their soul compatibility transformation, those evolvers usually lacked connections. Before reaching the fifth stage, they hadn't received guidance from a strong mentor and had chosen an evolutionary path that wasn't highly compatible with their own attributes.
Evolvers from influential lineages like the Chi Qiu lineage would have their teachers help them choose an evolutionary path before reaching the fifth stage.
With an evolutionary path that was well-suited to them, their soul compatibility transformation would naturally be swift, taking only a few years or a decade to complete.
In the eyes of the twelve senior brothers, since Lin Yuan was a disciple of the Chi Qiu Star Master, he must have had his master review his progress, and it was likely that he would complete his soul metamorphosis in just three or four years.
After that, he would become a sixth-stage evolver.
This was a far cry from their initial prediction of it taking him several decades to reach the sixth stage.
"A genius who will become a sixth-stage evolver before the age of a hundred... It's hard to even feel jealous of such talent."
The twelfth senior brother sighed.
"We should prepare over the next few years. When our junior disciple enters the sixth stage, he will surely visit the main star, and we must properly welcome him."
One of the senior brothers suggested.
"Of course."
The twelfth senior brother nodded.
He glanced at the arena below once more.
"That little guy who was at the fourth stage back then has grown to such heights in the blink of an eye?" The twelfth senior brother marveled.
He remembered hesitating during the Seven Stars Cave test about whether or not to accept Lin Yuan as his disciple.
In a crimson palace.
The Chi Qiu Star Master was playing a game of chess with a man in a white robe.
"Brother Chi Qiu, you've taken on a good disciple." The man in the white robe made a move and then sighed.
"Hehe."
The Chi Qiu Star Master smiled but didn't say anything.
"My new disciple was thoroughly defeated by your disciple." The man in the white robe made another move.
"Oh?"
The Chi Qiu Star Master's heart stirred, and his vast consciousness immediately began to 'search' for information.
He quickly discovered that Lin Yuan had been challenging various evolvers in the arena region.
"My disciple does have some talent, but for him to defeat yours..."
The Chi Qiu Star Master was puzzled.
He remembered that the white-robed man's disciple had already reached the peak of the fifth stage a hundred years ago and was likely just a hair's breadth away from the sixth stage, with an estimated soul compatibility of ninety percent.
"Still putting on an act?"
The man in the white robe glanced at the Chi Qiu Star Master.
"Mhm."
The Chi Qiu Star Master's expression remained unchanged, but a question arose in his mind.
He immediately split off a strand of his consciousness to carefully observe Lin Yuan's arena challenges.
"This..."
The Chi Qiu Star Master's face twitched slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
(End of Chapter)
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