Sweeping Longtan, Building Up for a Breakthrough
Outside of Longtan Grand Commandery, in the Black Wind Ravine area.
A bloody wind howled, and demonic energy soared to the sky.
A ferocious demon resembling a giant rat, with bone spurs growing on its back, roared into the sky. Its ferocious power, approaching the third level of the Dao Evolution Realm, stirred up sand and stones flying in the nearby mountain streams!
Chen Chuan, dressed in the black robes of the Yao Xuan Envoy, had a taut face, and his once neatly styled hair was now wildly dancing in the gale.
The Bone-Melting Demonic Rat has been entrenched in this area for many years and is already infamous. Even the governors of the surrounding counties, who are outside their own territories and do not have the protection of the Great Seal, need to discuss a plan to suppress and kill it.
Such a formidable demon would have been something he would never have dared to provoke under normal circumstances.
Moreover, this [Bone-Melting Demonic Rat] usually doesn't operate within the territory of Dragon Pool; it only dares to cause trouble at the border of the two major prefectures.
However, the situation today is clearly different from the past.
Not only Chen Chuan, but the other three team members were also breathing heavily, staring intently at the enormous, imposing mountain stream ahead.
The giant Daoist rat was seen darting through countless caves in the mountain stream, completely daring not to confront the figure in black robes in the air. Every bone spur on its body revealed a deep sense of fear!
However, the entire area within a hundred miles was completely sealed off by some means, and its sturdiness meant that even if it crashed into it until its head was broken and its bones shattered, it still could not escape!
Boom!!
Ye Li, suspended in mid-air, pressed his palm down, and the entire massive ravine where the demon rat was hiding collapsed violently! Boulders rained down!
"Squeak!!--"
With its lair destroyed, the demon rat's body, several dozen feet long, was exposed to the air, and it instinctively let out a shrill, distorted cry!
Those deep purple, bewitching eyes were filled with terror.
It had no recollection of ever offending such Retainer General!
He reeked of Demonic Blood! Who knows how many demons' lives he had on his hands?!
There's no escape!
The ferocity of the demon rat was finally ignited by this desperate situation. Its powerful thighs suddenly exerted force, and its demonic energy burst forth. Its body shot towards the black-clad figure that suddenly appeared in the air like a cannonball!
Ye Li chuckled and casually flicked out a burst of energy, which struck the attacking demonic body with perfect accuracy.
An overwhelming force suddenly struck, and the demon rat was filled with unprecedented terror. It had no chance to resist such a terrifying method, and its huge body exploded into a cloud of blood mist!
[Publicly slayed Bone-Melting Demonic Rat comparable to the Dao Evolution Realm Level 3, Malice Points +!]
[Current Malice Points: Points!]
That's incredibly cheap.
Ye Li's gaze swept across the panel, and he sighed almost imperceptibly.
In the past two days, he has wiped out all the demons with any power in the entire Longtan Grand Commandery, and he didn't even spare this demon rat from outside the border.
Even so, not much profit was gained.
This shows that the principle of "the wool comes from the sheep" applies.
Regarding the Malice Points, it still depends on the weight of the famous sects or well-known experts in the Great Sheng Dynasty.
He gently shook his head, casually dispelling the restrictions on this place, and sighed:
"The demons here have been vanquished; let's return to the headquarters."
According to the unique Token records of the Nine Luminaries Division, this is the last bit of Malice Points in Longtan Grand Commandery, and there's not much more that can be squeezed out.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, trembling with fear.
Even though they knew beforehand about Lord Ye's many feats outside of Dragon Pool, Chen Chuan and the other three still felt a dreamlike disorientation after witnessing firsthand how Dao Evolution Realm Great Demon was treated like a dog in his hands.
It's no exaggeration to say that in the past two days, any one of the demons that died at Lord Ye's hands would have put them in a fierce battle.
However, even with this level of skill, he couldn't withstand even ten breaths from his opponent.
Nothing could be more terrifying than this!
The longest part of these past two days has actually been traveling! If word gets out, who would believe this is a minor general from Longtan?!
Thinking of this, the four men looked at Ye Li with barely suppressed excitement and fervor. Following such a lieutenant general, how could they not achieve fame and glory?!
Finally, Chen Chuan was the first to come to his senses, bowed, and replied in a slightly trembling voice:
"Yes, sir!!"
The Dragon Pool Nine Luminaries Division, with personal attendants inside the compound.
Ye Li sat down in the Quiet Room, picked up a cup of Spirit Tea, and a pale blue light screen appeared in front of him.
He had already made a plan to learn at least one new martial art at each stage to enrich his hand when facing enemies—a diligent martial artist like Ye, constantly improving without any slackening.
However, this was also thanks to the Skeletal Elder's vast legacy, which provided him with an unimaginable selection of martial arts techniques.
In order to make up for the hard-earned Malice Points.
Ye Li immediately began to carefully select suitable martial arts techniques for the Cosmic Birth Realm:
[Cosmic Birth Realm Spiritual Martial Skill: True Dragon Vitality Art! (Beginner)]
[Cosmic Birth Realm Spiritual Martial Skill: Sky Feather Time-Reversal Steps! (Beginner)]
[Cosmic Birth Realm Saint-Grade Martial Skill: Myriad Calamity Annihilation Finger! (Beginner)]
[Cosmic Birth Realm...]
It's clear that the Skeletal Elder had been at this level for a long time, and the quantity and quality of his martial arts skills had significantly improved compared to before.
Ye Li stared at the numerous martial arts techniques on the panel, his thoughts churning.
The True Dragon Vitality Art is a secret method that activates the vital Treasured Blood within the body through special means. It can enhance the practitioner's physical functions in a short period of time and has a certain suppressive effect on dragon-type demons.
However, the side effects are significant. After the secret technique ends, not only will the physical body enter a period of decline, but even vitality will be greatly diminished.
Compared to their own [Golden Soul Revival], saying it's like comparing heaven and earth is an understatement when praising this True Dragon Vitality Art.
Sky Feather Time-Reversal Steps is a movement-based martial art.
After carefully reviewing it, Ye Li concluded that it was not as useful as the LV1 level [Golden Firmament Rainbow Transformation], and thus quickly eliminated it.
As for Evasion Art Divine Ability [Golden Firmament Rainbow Transformation]... they are fast enough for the current stage.
With the blessing of the LV7 [Indestructible Golden Soul], he usually doesn't need to avoid the opponent's attacks. Instead, he needs this kind of trade-off to further improve his melee skills.
"..."
After a round of selection, he ultimately chose the simpler and more direct [Myriad Calamity Annihilation Finger].
These types of martial arts techniques, which are based on the physical body, can usually produce an effect greater than the sum of their parts when combined with [Golden Soul Revival].
A perfected [Void Shattering Fist], when unleashed through Ye Li's physical body, would be far more destructive than a simple violent attack.
After making up my mind.
With a thought, he directly mobilized hundreds of thousands of Malice Points from the backend and poured them into the martial arts skills displayed on the panel!
[After consuming some points of Malice Points, your understanding of the Myriad Calamity Annihilation Finger has reached a high level. This technique is a further application of spatial power; the moment the finger touches the target, annihilation occurs! It also causes immense damage to both the mind and body!]
[Without special techniques, it is almost impossible for martial artists of the same level to dodge this deadly move!]
[Sacred Martial Skill of the Cosmic Birth Realm: Myriad Calamity Annihilation Finger! (Mastered)]
As the light curtain gradually subsided, a vast amount of related insights flooded Ye Li's mind.
I don't have many regrets.
He was already quite satisfied that he could improve this martial art to such a level using the meager resources left over from Longtan Grand Commandery.
[Current Malice Points: Points]
"... It's just sitting there collecting dust, might as well do a guaranteed pull after all this time."
Ye Li wasn't the type to dwell on gains and losses. After a moment's thought, he immediately brought up his own lottery panel and transformed into a gambling Treasured Artifacts to start drawing lots.
As the Malice Points are continuously depleted.
Beams of light shot out from the panel, and the useless gadgets in his hand gradually increased in number:
[White quality. Unquenchable Oil Lamp]
[Effect: An antique-style brass oil lamp, wherever it is placed, will never go out as long as the oil is not dry, constantly emitting a warm and stable light.]
[Note: The light itself has no special destructive or exorcising effects; it only provides illumination.]
[Comment: The best companion when exploring deep, Secret Realm and the tombs of the strong. Although it cannot illuminate people's hearts, it can at least dispel the darkness before one's eyes.]
[It is said that deep within the dungeons of certain major sects, such ever-burning lights hang.]
[Blue quality...]