High Martial Arts: I Awaken a Low-Tier Martial System

Chapter 1249 - 560: I Will Make You Remember My Name

He lowered his head and glanced at his own Elder Token.

[Reward for 50th on the Earth List: two high-tier Divine Crystals per month]

At the same time, the Blue Heaven King also received the notification that the ranking had been updated.

[Reward for 20th on the Earth List: five high-tier Divine Crystals per month]

The two of them claimed their respective rewards and put them away.

”This trip.”

”Can be said to be quite fruitful.” Jiang Ye was satisfied in his heart; they were all things he had earned anyway, so what did it matter which side they were allocated to.

He ignored the outside rumors that ”Ye Jiang is being suppressed by the Blue Heaven King,” his expression calm as he prepared to turn and leave.

At that very moment—

”Ye Jiang.” A figure in a cyan robe hurried over.

Jiang Ye halted his steps and turned to look: ”Fellow Daoist Bai Qing?”

Bai Qing’s expression was even more grave than before, with a faint trace of helplessness mixed in.

”What is it?” Jiang Ye asked.

”The Blue Heaven King... has taken 20th place.” Bai Qing said in a low voice.

”I know.” Jiang Ye nodded slightly, his tone tranquil.

Bai Qing gave him a look, feeling even more moved inwardly.

This Junior Brother Jiang had great strength and a steady heart. Facing the relentless pressure from a powerhouse of the same homeland, he was neither panicked nor resentful, only walking forward in a calm, steady manner.

Yet precisely because of this, it made people feel even more regretful.

”What a pity.”

”Earlier you defeated two core members of the Moon Embracing Divine Hall in succession, your momentum was flourishing.” Bai Qing sighed. ”Originally, today the Qiuqing Divine Hall’s limelight would absolutely have overshadowed Moon Embracing.”

”But halfway through, the Blue Heaven King suddenly appeared... hailing from the same Huanglong Civilization as you, yet belonging to the Moon Embracing Divine Hall.”

He paused, then continued:

”The Blue Heaven King’s ranking is higher than yours.”

”In the future resource allocation meetings, his voice will carry more weight than yours.” Bai Qing sighed. ”In the struggle between the Moon Embracing Divine Hall and our Qiuqing, they will once again take the upper hand.”

Jiang Ye remained silent.

Bai Qing let out a sigh. ”We had just started to gain some ground, only to be suppressed once more.”

These words fell into Jiang Ye’s ears without stirring any waves in his heart.

He knew Bai Qing was thinking for the sake of the Qiuqing Divine Hall, and he understood Bai Qing’s concerns.

But some things, he could not explain, and had no need to explain.

”Fellow Daoist Bai Qing.”

”The Blue Heaven King has his path, and I have mine.” Jiang Ye spoke evenly. ”In the end, the contest over the rankings depends on who can walk farther, not on who steps out first.”

Bai Qing was slightly taken aback, then nodded slowly, seeming lost in thought.

...

Deep within the Caikun Civilization.

An enormous Chaos Divine Hall lay across the void, stretching for an unknown tens of thousands of miles.

The Power of Laws here was dense to the extreme, even faintly warping time and space, gathering all the essence of heaven and earth into this place.

At the center of the Divine Hall, a black-clothed figure sat cross-legged.

His aura was deep as an abyss, the Power of Stars flowing over his body, each strand containing the true Star Origin Law... not borrowed power, but authority he was born with.

You Huang, the demon-level genius of the Moon Embracing Divine Hall.

Star Talent, third on the Earth List!

”Swoosh~” You Huang slowly opened his eyes, star rivers swirling in his gaze, as though containing the birth and death of billions of stars.

He had already been in seclusion in this Divine Hall for a long time, rarely paying attention to outside affairs.

But today was different.

”Your Highness.”

A Divine Sea Realm guard stood outside the Divine Hall, reporting everything that had occurred at the Martial Arts Arena one by one.

The Blue Heaven King had used the Chaos Law to defeat Chen Yuan, forcefully ascending to twentieth on the Earth List.

You Huang finished listening, his expression utterly unchanged.

”Chaos Law?”

”For a Celestial Pride Talent to comprehend the Chaos Law is indeed rare.” You Huang said faintly. ”However, the Blue Heaven King is only at the Mid Divine Body Realm, still far from the peak.”

”No matter how strong the Chaos Law is, if the realm is insufficient, it is hard to contend with the greater tide.”

The guard’s heart tightened. ”Your Highness means...”

”Whether it’s Ye Jiang or the Blue Heaven King, neither is worth too much attention.”

You Huang closed his eyes once more, divine radiance flowing around him, as if he had never opened them at all.

The guard bowed and withdrew.

Only after leaving the Divine Hall did he let out a long breath, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

Every time he faced You Huang, that formless sense of oppression was like an ant gazing up at the stars. Even as a Divine Sea Realm powerhouse, he could not remain composed before that black-clothed figure.

”To His Highness.”

”Even those astonishingly brilliant ones like Ye Jiang and the Marquis of the Blue Sky are merely ordinary figures.” The guard thought to himself.

Yet in his heart, he knew very clearly—anyone who could make You Huang speak so many words was already being accorded the highest degree of regard.

One had to know, the last time someone could make You Huang say this much had been decades ago.

...

Within the Chaos Divine Hall.

You Huang sat alone at the center of the hall, the Power of Stars slowly circulating around him. On that cold, stern face, for the first time there appeared the faintest trace of fluctuation.

It was not because of the Blue Heaven King, nor because of Ye Jiang.

His gaze pierced through the dome of the Divine Hall, through the barrier, through endless void, as if falling upon some distant yet familiar direction.

A pair of cool, peerless eyes, as if containing thousands upon thousands of stars, slowly surfaced in his mind.

First on the Earth List.

The Profound Celestial Maiden.

That was his only memory of defeat since stepping into the Caikun Civilization.

Not a narrow loss.

A crushing defeat.

At that time, with the Peak of the Divine Body Realm, he had challenged the Profound Celestial Maiden, who was likewise at the Peak of the Divine Body Realm—yet he had not even managed to receive a single palm strike from her.

When that palm descended, the stars submitted, all techniques fell silent, as though the entire Star River followed her command.

In that instant, he finally understood that even among those with Star Talent, there could be a gulf like heaven and abyss.

”Profound Celestial Maiden...” You Huang softly spoke that name, his voice low and hoarse, like an obsession long sealed in dust being uncovered anew.

She was the solitary moon hanging high above the summit of the Earth List, overlooking all geniuses below.

In the eyes of the Venerable Supremes, among these top-five talents on the Earth List, perhaps only the Profound Celestial Maiden alone was worthy of the word ”demon.”

No one could shake her position; not even brushing the hem of her robe was within reach.

Some said the Profound Celestial Maiden already possessed the ability to break through to the Divine Sea Realm, even the Divine Authority Realm, yet had simply been unwilling to take that step. Once she did break through, she would be enough to stand at the summit of the Celestial List.

You Huang slowly closed his eyes.

The Chaos Divine Hall trembled faintly, as if sensing the battle intent that had been repressed in his heart for so long.

”Wait for me.”

”The next time I stand before you—”

”I will make you remember my name.”