Yuan's Ascension

Chapter 465: The Strongest Golden Core Cultivator (1)

Within the Bloodforge World 893, the Silvermist Division.

Whoosh! Wu Yuan's wings fluttered slightly, his speed skyrocketing as he swiftly closed in on the black-robed youth.

Despite the youth’s frantic attempt to escape, the distance between them was now less than a hundred li.

Damn it! Why does Wu Yuan have to chase me of all people? The black-robed youth was filled with denial and anger. I only have one life, and there are only a few peerless geniuses who can clear level fourteen of the Dark Star.

There are probably fewer than two hundred of such individuals throughout the entire Bloodforge Battlefield, so why did I have to encounter him? The black-robed youth gritted his teeth.

Despair welled up in his heart.

No! I must not die, absolutely not.

I must survive the blood devil trial, enter the second stage, and seize the ultimate opportunity. I haven't become an immortal yet. In the face of death, numerous thoughts flashed through the black-robed youth's mind.

"Wu Yuan! Stop!" In a panic, the black-robed youth urgently transmitted his voice through essentia. "Spare my life. My array and equipment forging skills are top-notch. I can help you craft extremely powerful arrays."

"As long as you let me live, I will help you and follow you from now on."

Whoosh! Wu Yuan continued to close the distance rapidly.

"Equipment forging? Arrays?" Wu Yuan smiled sardonically, responding with his Soul Force.

"Yes!" The black-robed youth felt a glimmer of hope upon hearing Wu Yuan's response and quickly added, "Your strength is unparalleled, but you may not be the absolute strongest person in the entire Bloodforge Battlefield, right? If you encounter other terrifying beings like Ao Qi or Dongfang Hongguang, you will still be in great danger."

"But with me, as long as you can gather enough precious materials and grant me sufficient time, I can craft high-grade arrays. Then, you can command other participants, massively enhancing your power." The black-robed youth hurriedly pleaded his case.

Yet, his thoughts were a whirlwind of calculations.

Craft arrays? No! He merely wanted to buy time and find the right opportunity to escape.

"What you say sounds so appealing, so enticing," Wu Yuan revealed a smile, showing a row of gleaming white teeth. "But unfortunately, compared to the powerful array you speak of, I am more interested in your Blood Devil Tokens. After all, you’re an immortal nation participant!"

Boom! Wu Yuan's wings fluttered slightly and he accelerated to a terrifying speed. Swinging his four arms, the four sabers cut through the sky.

"No!" The youth's expression changed drastically. Countless green qi streams shot out from his back, followed by a wave of silver needles.

Countless silver needles swarmed Wu Yuan’s towering figure, each one terrifyingly sharp.

Swish! Swish! Swish! A frenzy of blade rays flashed, instantly scattering the overwhelming silver needles. Only a few pierced through, striking Wu Yuan.

Clank~ Clank~ Clank~ However, they were like ordinary silver needles stabbing into reinforced steel plates, unable to penetrate his skin.

"What?" The youth's eyes widened in horror.

Boom! By now, Wu Yuan had already arrived before him. Four heart-stopping blade rays descended, one heavy and vast, one swift as lightning, and one bizarre and unpredictable. [1] This was Wu Yuan at full power.

Whizz~ Whizz~ Having comprehended a Lesser Law under the Wind Dao to the True Intent stage, the black-robed youth’s movements were agile and unpredictable. However, he only managed to dodge twice. In terms of absolute speed, he was far too slow compared to Wu Yuan.

Whoosh! A blade ray swept past, slicing through his neck. Even though his neck was protected by spirit battle armor, the impact still turned his body into a bloody mist.

Up till the moment of his death, the black-robed youth was filled with resentment. He knew that dying was a possibility, but never thought it would happen to him this soon.

1162 Blood Devil Tokens added. Wu Yuan observed the changes in his ranking within the Bloodforge Immortal Voidrealm.

It was a very impressive number, his largest addition of Blood Devil Tokens in the last twelve days.

He had 1006 Blood Devil Tokens initially? That's pretty good. These immortal nation participants are all quite powerful. A thought flashed through Wu Yuan's mind.

To withstand a few moves from me, his strength must have bordered on the Amethyst Cradle phase.

Ordinary ninth-stage Golden Core cultivators couldn't withstand even one move from Wu Yuan.

With such a strong immortal root, Wu Yuan could almost be considered on par with Shambhala cultivators. Coupled with his deep Dao comprehension, he was relatively strong even among Amethyst Cradle cultivators.

If dozens or hundreds of these Golden Core cultivators utilized powerful arrays like the Heavenly Fire Array, they might be able to put up some resistance against Wu Yuan.

But if they were scattered? Facing Wu Yuan, they were merely lambs to the slaughter.

I wonder which first-rate sect this genius hailed from. Wu Yuan pondered.

Such a genius would be ranked in the top tier of any first-rate sect in the immortal continent. Yet he died here without a sound. This was the cruelty of the Bloodforge Battle, where each participant walked on the edge of life and death.

And over the past ten days, one immortal cultivator after another fell, as if constantly reminding Wu Yuan of the harshness of the immortal path. This Bloodforge Battle required him to exercise even more caution than usual.

With Wu Yuan's mental processing speed, these thoughts arose and vanished near instantly. He waved his hand, collecting the numerous artifacts dropped by the black-robed youth. He had yet to determine the usefulness of these artifacts, so Wu Yuan decided to take them with him for now.

"Kill!" Wu Yuan flapped his wings, transforming into a stream of light as he went on to slaughter the other immortal cultivators fleeing in all directions.

Over a thousand immortal cultivators had joined this army. In the end, under Wu Yuan's relentless pursuit, the group of nearly 1200 immortal cultivators was reduced to half their original number.

Similarly, the news that Wu Yuan possessed the strength of a first-tier Bloodforge Seed quickly spread across this region of the Bloodforge Battlefield. It was the black-robed youth who had spread this news before his demise.

Wu Yuan was unaware of this. But even if he knew, he couldn’t care less.

I can gather a significant amount of blood mist by killing ordinary participants, but the rate at which I'm accumulating Blood Devil Tokens is slowing down. How long will it take to reach a hundred thousand Blood Devil Tokens? Or even a million? Wu Yuan's eyes held a trace of battle intent. I need to hunt geniuses.

If I hunt Bloodforge Seeds and immortal nation participants, each kill will earn me a thousand Blood Devil Tokens.

Wu Yuan decided to speed up his pace, no longer taking the time to search one area thoroughly, but instead flying linearly and scouting other regions.

This was very bold behavior. Without absolute confidence in one’s strength, most participants would never dare to attempt this. But it just so happened that Wu Yuan had full confidence in his own strength.

As the days passed, Wu Yuan began to encounter other second-tier Bloodforge Seeds and immortal nation participants. Once they were within six hundred li, they could sense each other's presence. Therefore, whenever Wu Yuan encountered them, he would unleash his full power.

One powerful participant after another fell under his four sabers, causing his Blood Devil Token count to truly skyrocket. Every defeat of a Bloodforge Seed or immortal nation participant yielded at least a thousand Blood Devil Tokens.

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"Too ruthless!"

"Wu Yuan’s ranking has never stopped climbing. Each time the rankings are refreshed, his Blood Devil Token count increases by over a thousand. He must have defeated other geniuses."

"He's quite ruthless."

"The disciples I sent have already been killed. I wonder if Wu Yuan was behind it."

In the Silvermist Immortal Voidrealm, there was a special, vast, observation space. Earth Immortals, High Immortals, and even Archimmortals from various factions of the Silvermist Immortal Nation could come here to observe the trial.

Unlike the powerhouses of the Bloodforge Devil Hall, those from the Silvermist Immortal Nation could only see the Blood Devil Token rankings, using it to determine if the geniuses they sent to the Bloodforge Battlefield had fallen.

As a genius already attracting considerable attention, Wu Yuan drew even more notice as his Blood Devil Token ranking continued to rise.

"He has broken into the top hundred."

"Truly impressive! He broke into the top hundred only slightly after Ao Qi. It's only been over twenty days."

Numerous immortals from the Silvermist Immortal Nation all took note of the name ‘Wu Yuan’.

They all believed that if Wu Yuan didn't fall in the future, he was destined to become a super powerhouse of the Bloodforge Devil Hall’s Silvermist Division.

...

“He’s really going wild.”

“How bloodthirsty.”

“Already breaking into the top hundred. That was swift, much faster than I anticipated.” High Immortal Wu Tian’s eyes were wide as he stared at the leaderboard.

Then, he grinned and laughed. “Haha, excellent. This is fantastic news."

"Wu Yuan's true power likely exceeds level thirteen of the Dark Star."

"Indeed, his Blood Devil Token count is increasing at a ridiculous speed, not at all like a genius ranked in the hundreds of the Dark Star." Some High Immortals questioned.

They could not watch the battle footage. However, given how often Wu Yuan's Blood Devil Token count changed, they were able to deduce that he was far stronger than what he had previously shown.

Without such strength, how could he kill so many geniuses?

1. Idk about the last one lol. ☜