Supreme Star Card Master

Chapter 1496: Chapter 1208: High Stage 2

Su Yuan let go of his hand, smiling, ”Take it.”

”Mm...”

...

In the following days, Su Yuan stayed at Qingming Palace.

While managing the affairs of Qingming Palace, he focused on refining law raw materials.

During this period, Su Yuan used the Qingming Realm to devour the dragon vein that emerged in Zhao Yue City for Mo Fei’s breakthrough.

However, there was no sign of Yang Aoshan for a few days; since she returned, she has been completely immersed in studying the mysteries of the Celestial Star Battle Array.

An eighth-level array holds unimaginable allure for top talents in the array path, especially for Yang Aoshan, who has already touched the threshold of a grandmaster.

With this array map as a bridge and Yang Aoshan’s astounding talent...

It likely won’t take long before she makes further progress in the vast sea of the array path!

A few days later, inside the Qingming Realm.

The sky trembled, the mountains and rivers surged, and a mysterious and unfathomable spatial fluctuation slowly spread in all directions.

”Seventh Stage...”

Su Yuan opened his eyes, his silver pupils bright as the moon, seemingly witnessing the endless cycle of void creation and destruction.

”Although I previously advanced to the Seventh Stage with the help of Returning Ruins Divine Wind, I haven’t had time to truly experience it like now.”

Su Yuan raised his hand, five fingers spreading, controlling the annihilation, growth, expansion, and collapse of space...

After feeling it for a while, Su Yuan descended from the heights.

”Congratulations, boss, on breaking through to the High Stage.”

On Qingming Peak, Ashley spoke quietly, holding a cup of warm coffee.

Apparently, Ashley had anticipated Su Yuan’s breakthrough and prepared this cup of coffee in advance.

Su Yuan took the coffee and drank it, looking at Ashley dressed in a black and white maid outfit: ”Why are you wearing this today?”

Ashley replied with a blank expression, ”I am working for you, boss; isn’t this outfit suitable?”

With that, Ashley collected the cup Su Yuan had emptied and went to clean it nearby.

Watching Ashley walk away step by step, Su Yuan shook his head slightly in puzzlement, then summoned the system panel with a thought.

[Space Law: 60.1%]

[Fire Law: 33.2%]

[Wind Law: 32.8%]

[Thunder Law: 35.3%]

”Once the Space Law entered the High Stage, the effect of law raw materials below Seventh Stage sharply decreased. The remaining raw materials can be used to enhance the Wind, Fire, and Thunder Laws,” Su Yuan pondered.

Using low-stage law raw materials to advance the High Stage Space Law yields even poorer results compared to before, akin to a drop in the bucket, too low in cost-effectiveness.

However, I also cultivate the Wind, Fire, and Thunder Laws, which are related to the power of Three-Colored Sky Divine Jade, Void Evil Manifesting Saints, Oath of Returning Ruins, Sword Control Thunder God, and other divine skills.

Especially Sword Control Thunder Strike, which, as part of sword skills, is enhanced one grade by the Void Divine Intent and is my only Eighth Grade Skill at present!

”Upon reaching the High Stage, it’s time to deduce advanced divine powers... I should return soon.”

Su Yuan’s eyes gleamed, knowing that deducing skills would take significant time, requiring the eighth-level Sunrise Sunset One Year Array.

With Qingming Palace’s affairs almost settled and Yang Yifeng, who also upgraded to the Seventh Stage, stationed here, safety is assured, and it’s time for me to leave.

Although I have learned about the northern battlefield through internal messages, some crucial information requires a face-to-face discussion with Fang Yu.

The next day, besides Ashley and Ruan Ruan originally in the Qingming Realm, Su Yuan also brought Yang Aoshan and Mo Fei, who was breaking through in the Qingming Realm, and left Yuantong Island.

Imperial Capital Heavenly Patrol Department, Vermilion Bird Hall.

Su Yuan stepped forward, bowing with his hands clasped, ”Greetings to the Imperial Throne.”

”Hahaha, you’ve finally returned to the department!” Fang Qingxiao rose and stepped down from the main seat. ”Yuwen said you slew many demon kings in the Southern Continent!”

The Ten Thousand Sword Divine Sect has already established contact with the Great Flame. Although Yu Wenwuji hasn’t arrived yet, the sect transmitted the Southern Continent’s situation ahead.

Su Yuan smiled, ”With Yuwen Imperial Throne and Peacock Ming King leading the charge, I merely followed and selected some opponents.”

”Don’t be modest, even an eighth-stage Deputy Commander fell to your sword. Tsk tsk, I haven’t slain one Deputy Commander even... Huh? Your aura... you’re already in the High Stage?!”

Fang Qingxiao inspected Su Yuan closely, suddenly showing surprise.

Su Yuan smiled, ”I just broke through the day before yesterday.”

Seeing Su Yuan’s answer, even with Fang Qingxiao’s composure, he was momentarily stunned and amazed.

Previously, Yu Wenwuji transmitted that Su Yuan had already advanced to the Sixth Stage, which Fang Qingxiao was surprised by but had already come to terms with.

But the staleness of this information was too short; in just a few days, Su Yuan progressed further to the Seventh Stage?

Too astonishing!

This doesn’t just mean ascending from the Sixth Stage to Seventh Stage, but signifies advancing from the Intermediate Stage to High Stage, a watershed between King Levels!

After a moment, Fang Qingxiao shook his head and said with a smile, ”If Nangong Li and Jiang Lan knew of your progress, I wonder what their expressions would be.”

The Great Flame has obtained numerous spoils from the conquered Gray Realm Royal Court, and Vermilion Bird Royal Envoy Nangong Li, Jiang Lan, and other experts of the Heavenly Patrol Department have more or less improved.

But for Su Yuan to advance from the Third Stage directly to the Seventh Stage, it’s extraordinarily exaggerated!

Su Yuan held the demon saber by his waist, shaking his head slightly, ”I merely relied on the treasure’s capability.”

Fang Qingxiao’s gaze fell on the vermilion demon saber at Su Yuan’s waist and shook his head, ”It is not just because of the sword but more because of the sword’s bearer...”

”Zheng!”

The treasure sword resonated, the vermilion demon saber’s red light trembling as if responding to Fang Qingxiao’s words.

Not out of displeasure but affirmation!

Even if others possessed the demon saber, without Su Yuan’s ability, they absolutely couldn’t achieve such astonishing effects.

In the demon saber’s view, Su Yuan is its best master; one man and one sword have walked together from their humble beginnings, not relying on each other but mutually achieving!

Su Yuan lightly stroked the demon saber, then looked at Fang Qingxiao, asking, ”Imperial Throne, on the northern battlefield, have we retreated?”

Upon discussing serious matters, Fang Qingxiao’s expression turned solemn.

”Indeed, during the offensive on the Northern Continent, we allied with Qiguang in the east, capturing over ten Royal Courts in the Grey Realm, slaying numerous demon kings.

These included one at the Ninth Stage, three at the Eighth Stage, and no fewer than ten at the Seventh Stage—a harvest indeed. However...

However, with the top forces of the Grey Realm engaging, we had to retreat from the territories we originally occupied.”

Su Yuan asked, ”In the previously occupied advanced Royal Courts, we’ve already laid down Pulse Stabilizing Pillars and advanced arrays, establishing fortifications. Even Commander-level demon kings shouldn’t be able to easily breach it. Shouldn’t these serve as sufficient buffer points for us?”

”Not just Commander-level...” Fang Qingxiao slightly shook his head, eyes focused, ”but also the Eight Divine Generals!”

Eight Divine Generals...

Su Yuan’s eyes flickered, immediately recalling Tianluo wielding the Absolute Heaven Sword before Qunyu Mountain.

”Imperial Throne, I’ve encountered the Eight Divine Generals in the Southern Continent.”

Fang Qingxiao nodded, ”This matter was notably mentioned in the message from Yuwen Imperial Throne, who also mentioned that you cleaved through the sword light carved by the space divine artifact wielded by a Divine General... Remarkably, being able to shake the power of a divine artifact, your deeds indeed defy commonplace understanding.”

”I not only relied on the help of all cultivators in the Ten Thousand Sword Divine Sect but also the assistance of the sect’s treasure sword. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve it.”

Su Yuan shook his head with a smile, then asked, ”I wonder what exactly are these Eight Divine Generals?”

Su Yuan had already queried Ba Shu controlled by Glazed Tianqing regarding this matter.

But previously, Ba Shu, who was thoroughly informed about intelligence on the Grey Realm, seemed apprehensive about this time... or possibly restrained by invisible temperance, unable to speak.

Fang Qingxiao said, ”Based on the intelligence we’ve consolidated, the Eight Divine Generals are eight Great Demon Kings under the command of the Order Imperial Court, and the reason for the strength of the Eight Divine Generals lies precisely in the word ’Divine.’”