Breakthrough to Three-Star! Su Qingying Is Detected!

Evening.

Sheets of fiery clouds appeared on the horizon, reddening half the sky in a breathtaking display.

Amid the countless people taking photos, Fang Yi slowly made his way through the crowd, the scabbard on his back drawing some curious looks.

"Is that a fake sword? It looks so real."

"Probably cosplay."

"Carrying it like that looks so imposing. It has the feel of Flowing Blade Like Fire."

After returning home.

Fang Yi took off his shoes, changed into slippers, and entered his room. The first thing he did was remove the blade from his back.

The blade had gained a new Inner Flame attribute in the cave.

Now, even while the blade remained sheathed, he could feel the surging, scorching inner energy within.

The blade's maximum temperature could reach 2,000 degrees!

Furthermore, the special attribute attached to Inner Flame could explode.

This was undoubtedly an immensely powerful ability!

Fang Yi gently wiped the blade with a dry cloth.

Thinking of this, he suddenly recalled the Pioneer squad he had encountered today.

"Although they had two Divine Axe First Star Pioneers as well, they looked weak. They were no match for me at all."

"Even if I weren't Two-Star and were only First Star like them, I'd still be absolutely confident in defeating them with ease."

Fang Yi murmured.

It was not that he was arrogant. The gap in their strength was simply far too great.

"The Golden Sun Breathing Technique makes me far stronger than others at the same realm, not to mention opponents whose realms are lower than mine."

"In this era where everyone is feeling their way forward in the dark, not everyone can possess profound cultivation methods like I do."

Fang Yi felt slightly invigorated.

These things would undoubtedly allow him to establish a firm footing in the future era of Spirit Qi Recovery, perhaps even stand out from the crowd!

The feeling was quite satisfying.

"This improvement was pretty good."

Fang Yi's gains in the Dark River were not limited to Inner Flame and the Crimson Fire Blade Technique.

Above that Dark River, he had also circulated the Golden Sun Breathing Technique.

For a phenomenon like underground magma, a sub-attribute of the Yang Attribute, the Golden Sun Breathing Technique could amplify its absorption effect tenfold!

Old Li had sat there meditating for half an hour, yet absorbed less than ten percent of the spirit qi.

The remaining ninety percent had all been absorbed by Fang Yi!

The amount of spirit qi a human body could contain was limited. Even at the Divine Axe Realm, this was already the maximum Fang Yi could absorb. However, the good news was that after this absorption, he could already sense the fluctuations within his body faintly breaking through to the third layer.

"If I circulate it once more, I should be able to break through to Three-Star directly."

Fang Yi headed to the Back Mountain, found a secluded spot, and sank his consciousness inward.

A golden halo coiled around him. The Divine Axe, flowing with magma, appeared before him, showing signs of slowly swinging downward.

Fang Yi focused completely and began controlling his spirit qi.

Elsewhere on the Back Mountain.

A figure crawled out of the bushes and wiped away her sweat.

"I finally finished!"

Su Qingying was disheveled and filthy. She had spent the entire day in this Back Mountain cleaning up after that Yang Attribute Pioneer...

Suddenly, her expression changed.

She abruptly raised her eyes in alarm.

"Someone is about to break through to Divine Axe Realm Three Star?"

Faintly, she sensed a scorching, warm torrent.

An aura as violent as thunder was steadily rising.

The entire horizon suddenly blazed with boundless radiance, like a divine miracle. Heavenly light covered the whole Back Mountain, and a terrifying pressure spread in all directions!

Buzz!

Space let out a hum.

The fiery clouds filling the sky seemed to become mere backdrops to that heavenly light, their brilliance dimming.

That heavenly radiance was as vast as a blazing sun, enveloping countless living beings. It shone warmly upon their bodies, filling their hearts with a scorching comfort.

"Is this a Three-Star breakthrough? Can the Divine Axe Realm truly create such a tremendous disturbance? His future... just how terrifying a height could it reach?"

Su Qingying had never seen such a magnificent breakthrough phenomenon.

In her heart,

this was no longer merely monstrous talent. It felt more like taking step after step onto the path to godhood!

Rumble!!!

The Divine Axe's terrifying pressure bore down upon Su Qingying like mountain after mountain.

Su Qingying could sense it.

The other party was attempting to swing that Divine Axe, the symbol of power!

Spirit qi surged forth.

The Divine Axe did not move.

Yet that spirit qi did not retreat. It advanced gradually, proceeding steadily with every step.

"This... his control of spirit qi is so precise. When I failed to break through Three-Star before, the pressure from that Divine Axe knocked me back. I vomited blood and lay in bed for a whole week before recovering, but he's actually being so steady."

"That means the spirit qi currently in his body isn't insubstantial. It was cultivated bit by bit through genuine practice. Only when every strand of spirit qi has been tempered a thousand times over can such an effect possibly be achieved!"

"It's simply unimaginable. With such a stable supply of spirit qi, isn't this breakthrough just naturally falling into place?"

For a moment, Su Qingying was extremely envious.

For every swing during a breakthrough, abundant spirit qi was merely the most basic requirement. The hardest part was controlling the Divine Axe and making it swing.

"Is this what a High-level Attributes gifted person is like? Even their cultivation is so much stronger than ours?"

"Many people rush to break through the moment they feel something, but this person gives me the impression that he's breaking through steadily and methodically, without any impatience for quick success. In the early stages of Spirit Qi Recovery, that sort of mindset is ridiculously seasoned."

"The other party must be a very old man. Mm, the sort who feels like a sweeping monk."

"The Divine Axe moved!"

At this moment.

Su Qingying widened her eyes as she stared at that insubstantial Divine Axe, her heart racing.

Sure enough.

The Divine Axe suddenly moved slightly, swinging downward once, twice, three times...

When it swung for the third time.

Rumble!!!

A ray of light pierced through the clouds, illuminating the entire Back Mountain as brightly as day. The brilliance far exceeded Su Qingying's comprehension. Faintly, it even carried an unstoppable sensation as domineering power spread invisibly outward.

The radiance persisted for quite a while before slowly fading.

"He broke through!"

Su Qingying suddenly noticed the direction from which the light had shone.

It was at the northeastern corner of the Back Mountain!

She immediately got to her feet and hurried toward it.

Three minutes later.

When Su Qingying arrived at the place where the light had appeared.

There was only a lonely ancient tree, with not even a bird nearby.

A gust of wind passed, and spinning leaves drifted before her.

"Again, like, this!!!"

Su Qingying raged helplessly.

It was like this every time. She was always one step too late, just one step!

Furious, she stepped forward and kicked the ancient tree. The innocent tree shook a shower of leaves all over her, then received two more kicks.

Covered in fallen leaves, Su Qingying left in anger.

However,

not long after she left.

Fang Yi's figure slowly emerged from behind the ancient tree.

His gaze settled on Su Qingying's retreating back. Watching her figure gradually disappear from view, he raised an eyebrow and said softly.

"Who is that? She's been following me since three days ago."

Though he said that,

there was not the slightest shock or anger on his face at being followed...

His expression was calm. He had known all along.

Let her follow him if she wanted. It did not matter.

After all, everything was under his control.