Chapter 186: Supreme Self (Part 2)

Chapter 186: Supreme Self (Part 2)

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Ji Jingqiu continued climbing the tower.

The guardian of the fourth floor was a martial artist wielding a silver spear, named Mo Yufan.

In every thrust of his spear, it seemed to pierce the very essence of all things, breaking through everything in its path, tearing through the air, leaving behind clear spear marks that bloomed like pear blossoms, fierce and dazzling!

Ji Jingqiu's spear techniques were different from Diao Xingyun's. He didn't have the extremely tricky spiral force, but he had taken one path to its extreme!

The power of each thrust was concentrated on a single point, seeking to kill with one strike!

Ji Lin Yuan calmly wove a net of blades for his opponent.

The sky was filled with snow-like sword lights, layer upon layer, intertwining to create shadows that resembled green and blue embellishments, like towering peaks in a landscape painting.

Mo Yufan's expression turned solemn.

With one glance, he saw the deadly threat hidden within Ji Jingqiu's picturesque sword lights.

But it also represented Ji Jingqiu's profound understanding and mastery of sword techniques!

He didn't retreat, thrusting his spear forward and breaking through 40% of the sword lights. But in one of his thrusts, he triggered a trap, and countless sword lights chained and collapsed, unleashing a power far beyond the norm, engulfing him in a vast sea of sword lights!

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On Pingchuan Star, at the peak of a snow-capped mountain.

Meng Qianyun, sitting at the mountain's edge, recognized the origin of this sword technique from the sword intent left by his ancestors.

He glanced at the live stream, which had attracted more than ten viewers, and was amazed.

He never expected that Ji Jingqiu's so-called "test of swords" before leaving would be so explosive!

Snow Ancestor's judgment in choosing Ji Jingqiu was indeed correct!

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After defeating his fourth opponent, the live stream went crazy. All the warriors who understood the significance of this battle seemed to have lost their minds, and the tide of public opinion had completely shifted towards Ji Jingqiu.

There were no flowery words among warriors; strength was everything!

Ji Jingqiu ascended to the fifth level, where the guardian was named Zhang Qingyang, a master of Heart Mystic Art. In front of him, Heart Mystic Art seemed somewhat less impact.

The warrior on the sixth level had a similar fist technique to Shi Xuanzhen, but with a more domineering style. However, his spirit was not as strong as Shi Xuanzhen's. If the latter could make up for his Posterior deficiency, he might go even further, Ji Jingqiu thought.

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The seventh level...

The eighth level...

On the ninth level, the warrior cultivated the Divine Path. Ji Jingqiu didn't give him a chance to transform, and with one slash, he beheaded him...

As he climbed higher, each level was concluded with a single slash. Even the twelfth level, considered a significant challenge by many, couldn't stop his determined ascent.

Throughout his journey, his determination to climb higher seemed limitless, as if there were no end in sight. No one knew what realm his determination would ultimately reach.

Until he reached the fourteenth level.

The opponent was a young man wearing a dragon and tiger robe.

They exchanged greetings, as if paying respect to each other across six thousand years.

At this level, Ji Jingqiu delivered three slashes.

Subsequently, he ascended to the fifteenth level, once again facing his old rival.

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"Who else is there?!"

"Wow, finally someone made him deliver three slashes!"

"Are those three slashes? That's just common courtesy!"

"Invincible, invincible, invincible! He's so strong it's unbelievable! This is the martial arts history of the Federation you've been boasting about, and he's not even a match for him!"

"From today, I'm a Ji Jingqiu fan!"

"I suddenly feel that Zhang Sanzhou is also quite impressive..."

"It's the fifteenth level. Do you guys remember that battle before the True Seed Realm?"

"Of course, we remember. That was Ji Jingqiu's battle of fame!"

"Although the seventeenth level doesn't officially determine rankings, there's always been a saying that the last three levels can be ranked in the top three!"

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As the arrogant smile of his opponent entered his vision, a sense of nostalgia flowed through Ji Jingqiu's heart, and his fighting spirit began to boil.

This opponent was completely different from the previous fourteen.

He was the one Ji Jingqiu most wanted to defeat in this climb, without a doubt.

He wanted to defeat this opponent head-on, to show him how much he had improved in these days!

He placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, his determination rising, and he paid respect to this opponent before the battle.

Unexpectedly...

"I feel like you're underestimating me?" Ji Lin Yuan suddenly spoke, his body surrounded by surging and flowing sword intent, unrestrained and reaching the pinnacle of sharpness, like a heavenly waterfall hanging upside down!

Even now, his sharpness was no weaker than Ji Jingqiu's, and even surpassed him by a third!

The next moment, he moved like thunder, his sword strikes as swift as a rainbow, and the white jade ground beneath his feet seemed to tremble!

"Let me see how strong you are!"

Ji Jingqiu's gaze focused, and he blocked the sword with his own, taking ten steps back.

Today, this opponent's physique was no match for Ji Jingqiu, but his spirit was like a deity, boiling over his body, boiling and burning, as if he had reached the end of the Divine Journey!

"Why aren't you fighting back?! Are you underestimating me?! How dare you come to this tower with just a little bit of spirit?! Even if your strength is beyond the heavens, you're still a waste!"

Ji Lin Yuan's gaze turned cold, and he took a big step forward, his aura overwhelming. He threw a punch, invoking the laws, and under the rolling torrent, there was no escape!

Ji Jingqiu suddenly laughed, finally feeling the surge of excitement.

Throughout his journey, everyone he encountered was of the Apex Archduke level, but none could give him a surprise.

The reason was simple; they were too boring.

Only the one before him was different.

With a cultivation base that hadn't even touched the peak of the Posterior Realm, he had reached the Radiant Sun Rank, all because of his overbearing spirit and unmatched Divine Journey cultivation!

Ji Jingqiu's chest swelled with burning fighting spirit. He took a breath, raised his sword, and slashed horizontally, building momentum without any warning, and pulled out a winding sword light, faster than thunder and lightning.

He had once used this sword to clash with his opponent's punch!

Today, it was the same!

The sword and fist clashed, almost splitting the man's fist, deep enough to see the bone. Ji Jingqiu's body trembled slightly, but then he stood firm like a mountain.

"Not enough! Not enough! Far from enough!" The man's face remained unchanged, and he shouted, "Again! Let me see the spirit of the later generation!"

He took a step forward, and his spiritual power spread out. Ji Jingqiu felt the vast and deep ocean within his opponent, and his heart shook.

The opponent's spiritual realm was probably just a line away from the Heart Stone Realm, and he was much stronger than the one on the fifth level!

Like a volcanic eruption, the man's sword intent burst forth, surrounding him like a heavenly torrent, as if to suppress all enemies.

Ji Lin Yuan's expression turned cold, and his body and spirit merged, further merging with the heavens, almost reaching the realm of Heaven and Man as One!

This punch was filled with overwhelming power, filling the heavens and the earth, unyielding and domineering!

It was the same punch Ji Jingqiu had faced before, but now it was even more domineering and fierce, as if it could overwhelm the heavens!

With the opponent's state almost reaching the merging with the heavens, this punch seemed to crush everything, leaving no room for survival!

"Good punch!"

Ji Jingqiu's eyes shone brightly. He never expected that apart from himself, there would be another warrior who could invoke the power of the heavens in the True Seed Realm!

He laughed heartily, finally finding the hint of the third slash through this battle!

This punch was like the heavens crushing down, why?

I know not the vastness of the blue sky above, nor the thickness of the yellow earth below.

There is only one blade—

Before the blade, no one stands, not even the gods!

In an instant, just like months ago, the sound of the blade pierces through the sky.

"Later comer, I see your spirit. Ascend the tower!"

A man's laughter echoes in his ears.

Ji Jingqiu strides forward and ascends the tower! He steps into the sixteenth level.

There, a young man with an extremely nonchalant demeanor stands, seemingly uninterested in anything in the world. A careless smile hangs on the corner of his mouth.

But beneath this carelessness lies an arrogance that belittles all under heaven.

So, there is no introductory exchange.

This is also the first time Ji Jingqiu does not wait for his opponent to make the first move.

His demeanor is even more arrogant than his opponent's. He raises his blade and strikes, and though the strike seems casual, it seems to contain the power of heaven and earth, capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas.

The moment the long blade descends.

The young man named Crimson Phosphor's eyes suddenly sharpen, and the nonchalant aura around him vanishes, replaced by a regal aura akin to that of a king.

In an instant.

"Crimson Sun in the Sky, Flaming Inferno" descends upon him.

A crimson sun rises in the sky, illuminating everything, burning lakes and seas, and refining all creation.

But in the next moment, it's as if time and space have frozen.

The crimson sun withers, and the world turns upside down.

The long blade slashes down without hesitation or deviation, and with it, the endless sharpness that has been building up along the way is unleashed, merging into the blade and invoking the power of heaven and earth.

This strike is so dazzling that it captivates the eyes of all spectators.

A single slash cuts down the crimson sun.

This time, apart from the constant barrage of comments, which can be described as a straightforward expression of awe, the online barrage of comments has decreased by more than ninety percent.

No one expected that Crimson Phosphor, upon whom great hopes were pinned, would perform even worse than the previous seniors in the True Seed Realm!

It's not that he performed poorly, but that Ji Jingqiu only started to use his full strength at this moment!

Some also realize, belatedly, that after passing the fifteenth level, Ji Jingqiu's demeanor suddenly changed, or perhaps he no longer suppressed the sharpness within him, and a sense of invincibility was revealed.

After that first strike, there was no change, no room for maneuver, as if he was certain of his victory from the start.

It's as if he's telling Crimson Phosphor—

【I've drawn my blade, do as you please】

Such arrogance!

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Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Ji Jingqiu ascends to the final level.

But for him, this level seems no different from any of the previous ones.

Once again, Ji Jingqiu takes the initiative and strikes first.

He doesn't even glance at the person in front of him, as if everyone before him is but a single blade away from defeat.

This strike is different from the previous ones; it combines the momentum of slashing the crimson sun, and the blade's power is even more dominant and invincible than before!

Zhang Tiancheng, who guards the final level, hasn't even had a chance to react before facing this strike, which seems to come from the heavens above.

Ji Jingqiu takes a step forward with utmost arrogance, raising his blade and invoking the power of heaven and earth. The Bosa Demiplane shatters around Zhang Tiancheng, and with a single slash, Ji Jingqiu's strike is fierce and domineering! At this moment, his aura is overwhelming, and his mental state is at its peak, unmatched by anyone in the world!

The blade slashes down with a mighty force.

The world seems to fall into silence.

There is no further echo.

No one expected Zhang Tiancheng to be defeated so decisively.

The stairs leading to an unknown destination slowly appear beneath Ji Jingqiu's feet.

The last image the online viewers see—

Ji Jingqiu sheathes his blade and casually glances back.

His gaze sweeps over everyone.

Countless people, even through the screen, feel their hearts tremble as if that gaze is staring right at them, but no one can see themselves in his eyes.

He withdraws his gaze and slowly walks towards the stairs, leaving countless people with a back that seems to be heading towards the heavens.

At this moment.

The entire Federation is in a frenzy.

Some are in a state of euphoria, frantically commenting on the live stream, witnessing history in the making, a new chapter in the Federation's thousand-year martial arts history. Some are redefining what it means to be at the pinnacle of the Radiant Sun Apex. Some are speechless, stunned by the events of the day, especially by Ji Jingqiu's final two strikes, which leave them with a sense of awe and a tingling scalp, feeling like their entire worldview has been overturned.

How can someone in the True Seed Realm be so powerful? They are both at the Radiant Sun Apex, but why can Ji Jingqiu dominate and surpass all True Seed Realm warriors of the past thousand years?

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"It's a 2000-point bonus!" Researcher A exclaims, raising his arms, "This weekend's expenses are on me, guys!!!"

"Ohhhhhh! Go, Old A!"

"Damn it, someone must have leaked insider information!"

"Beat him up!"

Dr. Yao, standing nearby, seems deep in thought as he opens the dark web.

He's placed quite a few bets, and he wonders if the bookies will run away with the money.

Hmm, if they do, he'll find someone to track them down.

No one in this world can owe him money.

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Ning, the senior, was right.

At the top of the five cities of the Jade Capital, the highest point of the Four Guardian Stars, and the highest point of the True Seed Realm in the Federation for the past thousand years.

Ji Jingqiu stands at the summit, looking down upon the world.

Beneath the vast cloud sea, a gentle sun is hidden.

He looks out.

The entire universe, with its myriad phenomena...

All are within his sight.

At this moment, apart from the feeling of looking down upon all mountains and being the peak among his peers, he also feels a hint of loneliness.

At this moment, Ji Jingqiu merges with the heavens and the earth, and his already stabilized mental state resonates with the world, allowing his mind to wander through the Four Guardian Stars.

He stands at the summit for a night, and with the momentum of his conquest, combined with the perfect mental state of heaven and man as one, he creates a unique blade technique that belongs to him alone.

This strike is unrestrained.

It expresses the true meaning of "I".

It fully showcases Ji Jingqiu's martial arts will—

【Sole Dominance】

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