Whip-Tip Effect

Lord Bird shoved Grandpa Jingbi aside and looked at Su Ye with a smile. "Just now, you whispered something to that little milk baby, and then that fellow went and broke the record. You say it had nothing to do with you. Do you think I'll believe that?"

"Believe it or not, that's up to you. What, am I supposed to control what you think?"

Su Ye turned his head as he replied. Those two old fellows were both extraordinary; there was no way he could hide the truth from them. But there was even less chance he would just come out and tell them.

"Tell me, and I'll make an exception for you and give you some Five-Colored Divine Light."

Lord Bird put an arm around Su Ye's shoulder and spoke in a low voice. He was curious to know what the other boy had just done to break the restrictions of the rules. Those rules weren't ordinary ones—they were powerful enough to suppress the gods.

"Five-Colored Divine Light?"

Su Ye's eyes lit up at the words, but he quickly regained his composure. He cleared his throat and said seriously, "This is a secret family technique. It can't be passed on lightly. You'll have to pay extra."

"Pay extra?"

Lord Bird paused, then said with a smile, "Two portions of Five-Colored Glow."

Su Ye rolled his eyes and gave Lord Bird a contemptuous look. "For someone as important as you, you're pretty stingy. I only taught that fellow a little trick, and he was able to break the rules and order here. If I went out there myself, I'd bring down at least nine colors. And you're offering me a little Five-Colored Glow? Do you take me for a beggar?"

"If it really were nine colors, how long do you think you'd stay alive?"

Lord Bird pointed toward the crowd nearby as he spoke with a smile. They were all looking at Little One with blazing eyes, as if they couldn't wait to swallow him whole.

"Seven colors is my limit. As for nine colors, don't even think about it. Even if you went out there yourself, you couldn't bring down nine colors, because that is... In any case, seven colors is the limit."

Lord Bird spoke with a serious expression.

Su Ye looked at Lord Bird and could tell he wasn't lying. After a moment's thought, he said, "Three portions. Give me three portions of Seven-Colored Origin Divine Light, and I'll tell you."

"Deal."

Lord Bird agreed without hesitation. His serious expression vanished, replaced by a bright, slightly lecherous grin. "Don't look at me like that. I didn't take advantage of you. This is already a generous gift."

"I don't believe a word you say."

Su Ye looked helpless, but there was nothing he could do. He had already agreed, and he didn't think he had the power to go back on his word anyway. "It's just the Whip-Tip Effect."

"Whip-Tip Effect?"

Lord Bird and Grandpa Jingbi stared at him blankly. What in the world was that?

Su Ye held out his hand and looked at the two of them. His meaning was clear: if they wanted him to explain, they had to hand over the Seven-Colored Origin Divine Light first.

Given their status, they probably wouldn't go back on their word. Still, those two weren't exactly good birds; it was hard to say what they might do.

"You really don't trust us?"

Lord Bird said helplessly. He waved a hand, and three fist-sized orbs of light appeared. Each one sealed a strand of Seven-Colored Origin Divine Light.

Su Ye took the three orbs and put them away. Runes appeared in his hand, gleaming as they formed into a willow branch.

He moved his arm slightly, and the willow branch swayed with it. The movement wasn't particularly fast, but the tip of the branch moved at incredible speed, breaking the sound barrier with a crisp crack.

"That's the Whip-Tip Effect. The movement of the arm is slight, but the tip of the willow branch can instantly break the sound barrier. You can think of a person's body as the arm and the foot as the tip of the willow branch. A slight sway of the body lets the foot unleash power beyond the speed of sound. Add a powerful body to that, and you can imagine how great the recoil force is. Do I need to say more?"

Su Ye explained.

Lord Bird and Grandpa Jingbi looked dazed. They had assumed Su Ye had relied on some special Treasure Art, but it turned out to be a technique. This seemingly simple technique had such terrifying effects that it had directly broken the rules and order of the Void God Realm.

"This seems a little like the Divine Dragon Tail-Whip."

Lord Bird recalled something. He seemed to remember being badly beaten by a gigantic tail once. It had swung so fast that even he couldn't dodge it. Thinking back, the tail's motion seemed to follow the same principle.

No.

Not just that creature. Many beings with tails seemed to possess this technique. It was just that no one paid it any attention. After all, in this world, the most important things were runes and Treasure Arts. As for techniques, no one really cared about them.

But now, he felt that this technique might be far more important than runes and Treasure Arts, as if it led straight to the origin of the Great Dao.

"All paths lead to the same destination. And you should know that everything under Heaven is born from the Dao. Every word and action is the Dao; it's only the way the Dao manifests that differs."

Su Ye spoke casually. At that moment, he was thinking about how to fleece the Void God Realm. There were plenty of good things in here. Just taking out a few would be enough to let him reach the Supreme Being level unhindered.

That wasn't an exaggeration. The weakest beings suppressed and imprisoned in the Void God Realm were True Immortals, and there were even Immortal Kings among them. If the Void God Realm had nothing worth taking, how could it suppress such terrifying beings?

"Everything is the Dao; every word and action is the Dao."

Lord Bird mulled over Su Ye's words. The more he thought about them, the more extraordinary they seemed, as if they contained the most fundamental Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Yet for the moment, he couldn't understand them.

Grandpa Jingbi was pondering them too, his expression shifting again and again. It was as if he had glimpsed some insight, only to become even more confused moments later.

In the distance, runes shimmered as a Five-Colored Luan Bird flew over, trailing brilliant clouds. It came to where Su Ye and the others stood.

"She's the War Goddess of the Deer-Hunting Academy, one of the most outstanding women of this era in the Desolate Region."

"They say she's incredibly powerful and terrifying. Otherwise, she wouldn't have earned a title like that."

"She's here to find that Da Wa."

Many people noticed the figure on the Five-Colored Luan Bird. Their eyes filled with solemnity and respect, for she was an exceptionally powerful prodigy.

The War Goddess was covered head to toe in Golden Armor, but even it couldn't hide her striking figure. Her chest was full, her waist slender as a willow, and her legs long and straight. Golden light blazed around her, giving her a beauty all her own.

The War Goddess descended from the Five-Colored Luan Bird and came before Su Ye, looking at the boy who stood half a head shorter than her.

Su Ye came out of his reverie and looked at the woman who had suddenly appeared in front of him. Although she wore a golden helmet, most of her face was visible. Her features were exquisite, and her skin was fair and crystalline, giving her an extraordinary air.

The War Goddess.

No one needed to introduce her. Su Ye recognized the stunning woman at a glance. She was too beautiful, and only she could possess such an air.

What he hadn't expected was that she would seek him out first. After all, he was keeping a low profile, and Little One was the real star. He had broken two of her records, and now Su Ye himself held no records.

The War Goddess gazed at Su Ye. When she spoke, her pearly white teeth gleamed. "I'd like to invite you to join the Deer-Hunting Academy."

Everyone around them looked astonished. The War Goddess of the Deer-Hunting Academy really was direct—she had made her invitation right away, without dragging things out or beating around the bush.

But when they thought about it, it seemed only natural. This big milk baby might not be as dazzling as the little milk baby, but he was still extraordinary. After all, he had broken the record set by the Double-Pupil, Shi Yi. With a little cultivation, he would surely shake an entire era.

Before Su Ye could answer, a hide drifted over from the distance, runes shimmering across it. A group of white-clad women stood upon it, each one beautiful and otherworldly, like a gathering of fairies.

"Little brother, we'd like to invite you to join the Heaven Mending Pavilion."

The Heaven Mending Pavilion extended an invitation.

The people around them were filled with envy. The Heaven Mending Pavilion and the Deer-Hunting Academy were both top-tier traditions, passed down from ancient times with deep foundations. Now both great Pure Lands had extended invitations at once.