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

Chapter 1071 - 494: Rankings! Taboo Creatures (Double Episode Seeking Monthly Votes)

”What?!” A Profound Ice genius suddenly exclaimed.

”What’s wrong?” Bingli turned her head to look.

In the next instant, she immediately realized, slowly raising her gaze, her cool and aloof eyes landing on the divine war ranking list that appeared in the void.

When she saw the name ”Ye Jiang” at the nineteenth place, her delicate eyebrows raised imperceptibly.

”Oh?”

”To think he has broken into the top twenty.” Bingli’s voice was as cold as striking ice, with a hint of surprise.

”Your Highness.”

”This Ye Jiang merely killed a Venerable Supreme creature.” The delicate young girl beside her spoke, ”He is quite lucky.”

”However.”

”We have all killed three Venerable Supreme creatures; our points far exceed his.” The delicate young girl’s eyes held respect.

She had witnessed Bingli Goddess’s strength firsthand.

Even a terrifyingly powerful Venerable Supreme creature couldn’t withstand her single sword strike.

”Ye Jiang is nothing to fear.”

”But this Bai Cantian...” Bingli looked at the leaderboard, a hint of disappointment in her eyes: ”Only ninth place?”

Only those who break into the top five, or even the top three, qualify to be her opponent.

”Forget it.”

”The contest has just begun; the current rankings mean nothing.” With this thought, Bingli’s cool eyes became calm once more.

”Keep moving forward.”

”Target the forbidden creatures, and don’t be distracted by irrelevant people,” Bingli said calmly.

The true powerhouses will ultimately distinguish themselves in the hunt for forbidden creatures, which is the key to the first stage.

She turned and stepped away, her skirt sweeping across the ice layer, leaving a faint fragrance, her figure already distant.

...

On the Ancient Battlefield, in the southwestern corner.

Within a concealed cave, the walls were covered with naturally formed runes, emitting faint energy waves that isolated external probing.

A young man in a black robe sat cross-legged.

”Nineteenth place?” Jiang Ye looked at the leaderboard floating in the void, his eyes calm and unruffled.

Killing a Venerable Supreme creature to rank nineteenth was indeed remarkable.

However, it was understandable.

Among the millions of competing demigods, not everyone was a Tier Four Demigod; there were also many Tier Two and Tier Three Demigods.

The Demigod Peak and Peak of Demigod were even rarer.

The strength to kill a Venerable Supreme creature was already enough to stand out.

”For the first stage, only the top ten thousand are needed.”

”Let’s digest the gains from earlier first.”

Jiang Ye flipped his palm, and a golden crystal appeared, about the size of a fist, transparent throughout, containing abundant Origin Power.

”Let’s see what effect it has.” A glint of anticipation flashed in Jiang Ye’s eyes.

Immediately, without hesitation, he immersed his Divine Thought into the Beast Spirit Crystal.

In an instant, a torrent of energy surged into his body, swiftly flowing along the divine veins.

”Hualala～”

The Beast Spirit Crystal trembled slightly, and streams of extremely pure energy poured into his body like rushing rivers, swiftly circulating along the divine veins.

This energy carried a subtle flavor of laws, resonating with Jiang Ye’s laws, and continually integrating into his Dao Planet.

Jiang Ye closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, as the aura around him gradually became stable and profound.

He could clearly feel that his penetration into the Dao Planet was deepening at a visible rate.

Originally stopping only at the surface level, the penetration now continuously delved into the lower layers, exploring the mysteries within.

...

Time passed slowly, the cave extremely quiet, with only the gentle movement of energy fluctuations around Jiang Ye.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Jiang Ye suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of brilliance like stars sweeping through them.

His penetration into the Dao Planet was one step closer to Demigod Perfection!

The three core laws had become more refined and streamlined under the tempering of the Beast Spirit Crystal, operating more smoothly.

”This?”

”Such amazing effects!” Jiang Ye was overjoyed.

The progress brought by this Beast Spirit Crystal was equivalent to at least half a year of hard practice.

Crucially, its energy was extremely pure, without any impurity, requiring no time to refine impurities.

”Still a little energy left.”

”Keep going.” Jiang Ye closed his eyes again.

He could sense that this Beast Spirit Crystal not only greatly benefited cultivation but also nourished his Sea of Consciousness.

Making his Divine Thought more concentrated.

Half a day later.

”Hu~” The Beast Spirit Crystal completely turned to ash, dissipating into the air.

Jiang Ye slowly opened his eyes.

The aura surrounding him was now more majestic and consolidated than before, his Divine Thought’s intensity significantly increased, and his comprehension of the Dao reached a new level.

Every gesture carried an effortless elegance.

”What a pity.”

”There’s still a long way to Demigod Perfection.” A trace of regret flashed in Jiang Ye’s eyes. Although the Beast Spirit Crystal’s effect was strong, it couldn’t bridge the terrifying gap between the Peak of Demigod and Perfection.

”Hmm?”

”Ranking change.” Jiang Ye suddenly felt a shift in his thoughts.

The Hundred-Star Divine War leaderboard showed.

His rank had plummeted from the original 19th to the 7800th place.

And in the brief moment while Jiang Ye checked the rankings.

The ranking changed again.

[Ye Jiang: 8001st place]

This rank continued to drop.

”The competition is fierce indeed.” Jiang Ye couldn’t help but laugh.

It was evident that during his seclusion, other Demigod powerhouses were fiercely battling.

Especially the top ten thousand Demigod prodigies, the competition was more intense.

Every moment, someone was eliminated!

”The ranking is somewhat dangerous.”

”Let’s continue the hunt.” Jiang Ye stood up, stretched his muscles and bones.

His bones immediately made crackling sounds.

”Oh right.”

”There’s also the Dao Body, arrangements must be made...” Numerous thoughts flashed through Jiang Ye’s mind, preparations had already been made over at the Dao Body.

The next moment.

Jiang Ye stepped out of the cave, his gaze overlooking the depths of the Ancient Battlefield.

The Heaven and Earth Power there was more dense and more chaotic, clearly hiding more powerful beings and abundant opportunities.

”Hoo!”

Jiang Ye’s figure moved like lightning, transforming into a black Flowing Light, flying towards the vast depths of the Ancient Battlefield.

”Venerable Supreme creature.” His Divine Thought spread like a great net, covering a radius of one hundred thousand miles.

Carefully searching for the whereabouts of the Venerable Supreme creatures.

Along the way, Jiang Ye encountered many participants from other civilizations, most traveling in groups, bearing traces of battles.

Seeing Jiang Ye racing ahead alone, these powerhouses paid him no mind.

After all, even defeating Jiang Ye would only add 1 point.

Not enough to be divided among other teams.

”Friend!”

”Would you like to join us?” Several teams tried to approach and invite Jiang Ye.

”I’m used to going solo.” Jiang Ye politely declined them all.

His mind was currently filled with thoughts of hunting Venerable Supreme creatures, accumulating more points, and enhancing his own power.

...

Time flowed by.

After racing millions of miles, Jiang Ye had penetrated deep into the heart of the Ancient Battlefield, the surrounding environment suddenly turned oppressive.

An invisible pressure enveloped the entire land.

Even Jiang Ye, with his strength at the Peak of Demigod, felt extremely uncomfortable.

”Hmm?”

”What’s this?” Jiang Ye suddenly paused, his expression slightly shifting, and his keen senses alerted him to an anomaly.

He slowly halted his form, focusing and listening closely.

Aside from the wailing gusts among the withered trees, there seemed to be an exceptionally faint vibration, coming from a distant place.

He looked towards the direction tens of thousands of miles away, where the fluctuations of Heaven and Earth Power were extraordinarily intense, and an astounding aura was slowly awakening, like a slumbering giant beast about to open its eyes.

Suddenly.

”Boom!!!”

An extremely terrifying aura abruptly soared up from the depths of the Ancient Battlefield.

Like an ancient giant beast awakening, carrying a pressure that could destroy everything, it swept across the entire Ancient Battlefield!

This aura was vast and endless, far beyond the Venerable Supreme creatures Jiang Ye had previously encountered, carrying a world-ending pressure.

Making the entire world tremble in response.

”Boom~” Distant mountain peaks collapsed with a roar, vegetation within the forest instantly withered, the energy in the air became chaotic and unruly.

”This is...” Jiang Ye’s pupils contracted abruptly.

That terrifying aura instantly made him think of something.

”Forbidden being!”

Slaying a [Forbidden] creature grants a thousand points!

This was like giving a timely assistance to Jiang Ye now.

Moreover, on the [Forbidden] creature’s body, there might exist treasures even more precious than ’Beast Spirit Crystal,’ perhaps allowing him to advance further, possibly even reach Demigod Perfection.

”Kill!” Jiang Ye’s eyes burned with overwhelming battle intent.

Without a second thought, he accelerated once more, like an arrow released from a bowstring, transforming into a black Flowing Light, speeding towards the direction from which the aura emanated.