Within the territory of Huaxia, amidst countless mountains and valleys.
Driven by instinct, all the creatures here have fled. The entire mountain range is as silent as a sleeping dragon, with only the dull sound of wind and clouds echoing through it.
"Call--"
Ye Li sat cross-legged, several Treasure Medicine that aided his cultivation already integrated into his body.
With the support of numerous beneficial buffs, the proficiency in the new martial arts techniques is increasing at an astonishing rate.
[After consuming some points of Malice Points, you have grasped the true essence of this national martial art that surpasses the Ninth Tier, and your understanding of it has reached a high level!]
The Dragon Tiger Wind Cloud Technique is a method of suppression that painstakingly condenses the so-called true essence of dragons and tigers, and is extremely adept at breaking through physical defenses and shattering bodies!
[Dragon Tiger Wind Cloud Technique (Perfect)!]
[Current Malice Points: 2000 points]
"It's finally complete..."
My gaze swept over the prompts that appeared on the panel.
Ye Li's brows relaxed, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
That's quite the big spender.
The Treasure Medicine collected from the two Secret Realm were almost exhausted. With the addition of the [Spirit Clarity Heart Aperture] buff and the annotations and explanations from the Huaxia, he was able to bring it to the perfect state before running out of points.
That's really not easy.
"..."
Ye Li briefly sensed the massive amount of new insights that had appeared in his mind, and slowly digested them completely.
It's been a long time since I've encountered a situation where my Malice Points has run out, and for a moment I really felt a sense of urgency.
Hopefully, those two popes from the temple won't keep him waiting too long.
He then focused his mind on his Spiritual Platform.
In an instant, a majestic and sublime aura suddenly emanated from the young man!
This was Ye Li's first attempt at the [Imperial Command Over Mountains and Seas] Golden Divine Ability.
It differs from both [Indestructible Golden Soul] and [Soul Controller of Spirits].
This Divine Ability requires no upgrades and only has a brief introduction and commentary. How much power it can unleash depends entirely on how much of the mountain and water veins one can refine.
Without a sound, Ye Li felt his vision rising higher and higher, and the myriad scenes around him came into view. Unlike before, they all had obvious energy veins flowing through them, and golden particles slowly emerged from them.
A feeling of constant pull inexplicably arose in Ye Li's heart, causing him to subconsciously straighten his back and take a light breath.
Boom!--
The next moment, countless golden particles surged towards him, directly entering his slender body nestled among the mountains and valleys!
With each breath, his status rose, a process that was slow yet resolute.
The range of his attraction to the golden particles was also expanding, ten miles, twenty miles... gradually encompassing all the mountains in this area, and the process showed no sign of stopping!
The area affected by the refining of mountains and rivers has expanded to thousands of kilometers.
Ye Li's Martial Dao realm also began to change, slowly climbing to the second level of the Mountain Sea Realm!
His vital Blood Vitality was vast and boundless, like a boundless ocean, without the slightest feeling of emptiness or weakness.
From this day forward, within this territory spanning thousands of kilometers, he will be a true second-level cultivator of the Mountain Sea Realm, without any time limit. This is the manifestation of the power of [Imperial Command Over Mountains and Seas]!
For martial artists who live for hundreds of years, four days is but a fleeting moment.
At this very moment, above Huaxia.
Boom!--
A series of loud, deafening sonic booms echoed from the very top of the sky.
A silver-white shuttle streaked through the air, its arrival so powerfully enhanced by the magic array inscribed on its hull that even satellites from extraterrestrial nations failed to detect it.
Until the shuttle broke through the atmosphere's barrier.
The old man in the Daoist Robe inside Shanhai Pass suddenly realized that an ominous aura was rapidly approaching.
"They've arrived."
Zhang Qingliu crushed the teacup in his hand, his smile vanished, and a clear look of seriousness flashed across his eyes.
He hadn't expected them to arrive so quickly.
Based on previous calculations, even for a martial artist at the Mountain Sea Realm, it would take at least a week to traverse the Star Sea.
But the current situation doesn't allow him to ponder the reasons behind it.
"Qingshan, activate the National Protection Array!"
Zhang Qingliu abruptly stood up, seemingly not wanting to put too much pressure on his disciple. Usually cautious, he only addressed Yang Qingshan in a somewhat relaxed manner, saying:
"Furthermore, if I were to die this time, the Qingyi Bureau would be entrusted to you."
Yang Qingshan did not respond.
The old man's figure soared into the sky, heading straight for the direction where the aura was descending with extraordinary momentum!
"Teacher..."
Yang Qingshan's eyelids twitched slightly. Although he was now the acting head of the Qingyi Bureau, the other party's words clearly implied entrusting him with everything.
Clearly, if the old man were to perish in this great battle, he would become the true head of Huaxia.
It was clearly a promotion, but he couldn't feel happy at all... Yang Qingshan gritted his teeth and sighed inwardly.
With his peak Dao Observation Realm cultivation, let alone participating in this head-on clash, he would be extremely strained even to serve as one of the array's key points.
There's no time to think about it.
Yang Qingshan immediately mobilized the Array Formation at Shanhai Pass to activate the defensive fortifications covering most of Huaxia; otherwise, countless Huaxia people would perish in the aftermath of the battle.
Boom! Boom!
Just then, two more sharp auras belonging to the Hegemony Realm rose from the ground simultaneously from Heaven and Earth Pass and Qingxia Pass!
Immediately afterwards.
Both streaks of light, each carrying a dense Killing Intent, swept back and forth towards Zixia Continent!
In Zixiazhou, over Beiyue Province.
The silver shuttle came to a steady stop, and three figures stepped off. The young man in brocade robes looked down at the massive city below with great interest.
"Is this the Huaxia you speak of?"
Liu Ze strained his eyes to see, only to find that he could not see the border of the country beneath his feet, and his heart was filled with a mixture of surprise and joy.
Even though the two elderly men suggested that it would be best to go to the Federation first to find out the specific reasons for the communication outage some time ago.
But he couldn't wait any longer.
Given the vast disparity in strength between the two sides, they still needed to understand the situation before considering taking action.
These two elders are rather timid.
Liu Ze immediately had the Space Shuttle land within Huaxia territory.
Unexpectedly, there was a pleasant surprise.
"It's much bigger than I expected."
As he spoke, the young man smiled broadly, "I imagine Father will be very happy."
Judging by the sheer size of this kingdom, it is in no way inferior to some of the top-tier powers on Tianheng Star.
It is a vast land with abundant resources.
Even though the Spiritual Energy here is somewhat scarce, this trip can definitely be considered a treasure hunt.
PS: I've organized the rest of the plot; I'll try to write this climax all at once tomorrow.