Chapter 131
Chapter 131: A Wider World
Wang Jie was stunned. He had actually seen the Star Method on a living creature. Without cultivating Starforce, it should be called the Lock Method. Even Heaven’s chosen prodigies from major sects rarely mastered such techniques.
This creature could wield the Star Method?
The aura continued to spread, and the rain, saturated with its essence, fell, only to rise again as if countless marbles were flying through the air.
Eighty thousand combat power.
Wang Jie furrowed his brow. Inside his body, his aura blended, transforming into transparent flames that burned around him. The surging power erupted from within as the Blue Sea Sword appeared in his hand, and the aura stretched toward the sword’s body, distorting the air.
With a boom, an immense Lock Force erupted from the creature ahead, shaking the sixth layer. The rain was flipped upward, the earth tossed about, and countless trees were torn from their roots, creating waves of Lock Force centered around it.
Wang Jie released his own Lock Force, and the ten deep black imprints within him released their power into the sky, momentarily countering the creature’s full-star realm Lock Force pressure. Though still somewhat lacking, it was exceptionally resilient, completely impervious to the creature’s control.
The creature’s eyes suddenly opened. The stone sword in its hand lifted, then pressed downward in a slashing motion.
This strike was horizontal, with the sword’s body creating a technique that could crush the heavens and earth. At the same time, the endless rain gathered beneath the slash, creating waves of cutting force that engulfed the entire world.
This technique, the sword served as the hilt, and the rain as the blade—Sword Rain Technique.
Wang Jie’s pupils vibrated. “One sword to open the heavens,” he thought, remembering his Star Gazing Sword Style. In the hazy world, stars fell, each streaking down as a sword qi. With deliberate control, each sword qi aimed at the rain curtain infused with the creature’s essence. The endless rain collided with the sword qi, forming an invisible protective barrier. His feet moved in a Sword Step, his figure flickering as he gripped the Blue Sea Sword, slashing the stone sword.
With a deafening roar, the stone sword was cleaved in two. Wang Jie stepped on the broken sword, appearing before the creature. The creature’s pupils contracted, instinctively lifting the broken sword handle to defend, only to be met by Wang Jie’s horizontal strike. The force of the strike pushed the handle back, the blade resting against the creature’s forehead, cutting deeply through its skull and sending its body flying.
Just as Wang Jie was about to pursue, the rain, uncountered by his sword qi, fell on him. Though the rain didn’t carry the creature’s aura, it was still powerful. Wang Jie felt his body weighed down by the countless impacts, crashing into the mud beneath him.
Sword Step allowed him to move through the void, and, after sending the creature flying, he stabbed through its abdomen, propelling its massive body even further, slamming it to the ground.
The earth trembled.
Wang Jie spat out a mouthful of blood, his body buried beneath the earth. It felt as if his bones had shattered.
He gasped for air, struggling to crawl out of the dirt.
At this moment, the world returned to normal.
The rain fell endlessly.
The sky was as dim as when he had first entered, but the terrain had changed drastically. The trees that had supported the sixth layer had all collapsed.
He moved toward the direction where the creature had been sent flying. After a short while, he found it.
The creature lay motionless on the ground, clearly gravely wounded. The most severe injury was the wound through its chest from the Sword Step, followed by the slashed forehead, caused by the broken sword handle pressing down on it.
Seeing Wang Jie approach, the creature’s elongated eyes closed, and its head tilted, exposing its neck.
Wang Jie chuckled. “I won’t kill you.”
The creature opened its eyes and turned to look at Wang Jie, its gaze full of confusion.
“You can’t speak?” Wang Jie asked.
The creature shook its head.
Wang Jie sighed. “Who did you learn your swordsmanship from?”
The creature’s eyelids flickered, and after thinking for a moment, it weakly raised its hand and drew an oval shape in the dirt. It seemed like it was trying to draw a person, but couldn’t quite manage it.
“Is it a woman?” Wang Jie asked.
The creature stared at Wang Jie in confusion.
Wang Jie sighed again. “Alright, you rest. I won’t kill you.” He had no intention of ending this creature’s life. It had intelligence and, more importantly, no malice toward him—only a desire to fight. It had even given him some insights. Honestly, killing it would be a shame.
Though the rewards from the sixth layer should be considerable, Wang Jie wasn’t going to violate his principles for mere gain.
He walked away, tossing a Revive Pill at the creature as he went. “Take this if you want.”
The rain continued to fall as Wang Jie walked farther, finally seeing trees that hadn’t been uprooted by the previous battle. That fight had spread quite far.
Surprisingly, there were no mutated creatures on the sixth layer.
The end couldn’t be far off now.
The seventh layer was next.
The seventh layer was easy. He wondered just how far he could go—he was genuinely curious.
As he pondered, the ground shook, and the combat power detector blared a warning. He turned around and saw the creature chasing him, running through the rain.
He stopped, watching the creature approach.
The creature ran toward him, panting heavily. Its chest bore deep scars, and its forehead was wrapped with a knot made from tree branches—quite comical.
When it saw Wang Jie, it pointed in a direction.
Wang Jie felt a shift in his heart. “You want me to follow you?”
The creature nodded, then patted its own shoulder.
Wang Jie smiled. “Good deeds are rewarded, huh? Do you know where the sixth-layer reward is?” He didn’t hesitate and jumped onto its shoulder. Soon, the creature carried him through the rain, running far and fast, eventually stopping beneath a very ancient tree.
It was ancient, because it was much thicker than the other trees.
The creature crouched beneath the tree, digging at the ground. After a while, it stood up and pointed at a narrow entrance to the underground.
Wang Jie took a look. There was indeed an underground entrance, but it was too narrow for the creature to enter.
He walked in, and to his surprise, found a spacious area beneath the ground, far larger than the space above. As he entered, flames ignited.
One, two, three, four.
There were four massive rooms in total.
He entered the first room, which was simple, almost empty, except for walls etched with complex sword techniques. They appeared complicated because each sword was stacked on top of another, and he couldn’t understand it.
Normal sword techniques were never depicted like this.
The other two rooms were similar.
The fourth room, however, contained living supplies, all covered in dust due to age. Everything scattered at the slightest touch. This room likely belonged to Zhong Yi. The room’s colors were all pink.
Wang Jie was surprised. “Zhong Yi liked pink?”
Aside from the daily supplies, there were carvings on the walls. Wang Jie waved his hand, and the dust fell away, revealing a painting on the wall.
Yi Sword Technique?
Wang Jie was astonished. The wall actually depicted the Yi Sword Technique.
Star Method—no, it should be Lock Method. Seventh layer.
This was the swordsmanship Zhong Yi had created herself. Like the Starry Finger, it was more than just a sword move—it was closer to a Star Method.
Wang Jie stood for three days, carefully studying the analysis of the Yi Sword Technique on the wall until he finally understood it. He immediately recalled the other three rooms. It made sense now. The techniques depicted in those rooms were actually three variations of the Yi Sword Technique.
The Yi Sword Technique could use different numbers of swords to achieve different effects.
The most basic was to use a single sword, which created the Sword Rain Technique the creature had just used. So, the creature had indeed learned swordsmanship from Zhong Yi.
Sword Rain Technique was just the beginning of the Yi Sword Technique.
The other two variations were even stronger. However, even with the Sword Rain Technique, Wang Jie had to reach the level of One Glance, Three Thousand before he could cultivate it.
The creature had reached One Glance, Three Thousand.
It had followed Zhong Yi, meaning it had lived for a long time. Not impossible.
Wang Jie glanced at another wall. There was a line of words and a drawing.
“I’m not dead. This world is too small. I’ve seen a wider world. If you can see what I left behind, come join me! Let’s travel together, punch some people. The outside world is quite exciting.”
Wang Jie stared at the words, “Zhong Yi, not dead?”
Was that true?
Black White Heaven had clearly confirmed her death.
But when he thought about the three dark hours Zhong Yi had brought to the Zhijia clan, could Black White Heaven really be sure she was dead? Or had they said she was dead to avoid the shame of mentioning her?
Zhong Yi had been in the Lock Path Interval and had been to Black White Heaven. If the world she referred to was as vast as the Armor One Sect realm, Black White Heaven should have known about it.
Wait. Could it be that Zhong Yi hadn’t reached the Star Breaking Realm at that time? Had she only seen the world within the Lock Path Interval, which seemed small to her? Had she not yet encountered Black White Heaven?
Wang Jie took note of the star map. He wasn’t planning on going outside yet. Cultivate, breakthrough, protect Blue Star, one step at a time.
He was actually quite content.
But he definitely had to take down Shu Mu Night.
As he emerged from the ground, Wang Jie smiled at the creature. “You followed Zhong Yi?”
The creature nodded and smiled back.
Wang Jie took out a few Revive Pills and tossed them to the creature. “I’m leaving now. Be careful, don’t die.”
The creature growled, watching Wang Jie reluctantly as he left. It had been so lonely here. How many years had passed since a human had come? And now, he was leaving so soon.
It was going to send Wang Jie off.
Wang Jie agreed. No need to walk.
“By the way, have you ever seen this?” Wang Jie showed the creature the Thousand Colored Stone.
The creature looked at it, then shook its head.
Wang Jie put it away. Wasn’t the Thousand Colored Stone used for cultivation?
“Have you been to the fourth layer?”
The creature roared.
“You have?”
The creature nodded.
“Could it be that you learned the Lock Method in the gravity zone?” Wang Jie squeezed the creature’s skin. It was tough, with high defense, able to withstand great gravity.
Soon after, they reached the end.
Wang Jie waved at the creature, signaling it to go back.
The creature growled, watching Wang Jie leave with reluctance.
No doubt, the next time this creature saw a human might be a long, long time from now. How many with Ten Seals could make it to the sixth layer?
Only Zhong Yi and himself, perhaps.
Not long after, Wang Jie arrived at the entrance to the seventh layer. First, he restored his Lock Force, then entered.
The seventh layer only required ten thousand combat power to pass. Wang Jie easily took control of a flying creature and headed toward the end. Along the way, he met Miao Tai. The poor guy had just fought with a Star Breaking Realm creature and was recuperating.
“Lord, which layer did you come from?” Miao Tai asked curiously.
“The third layer,” Wang Jie replied.
Miao Tai wasn’t surprised. Wang Jie could easily surpass him, so getting through the third layer was no problem. But was it only the third layer? According to Senior Fu Ansen, this person was extremely powerful. The fourth layer should also be within his reach.
He was eager to know about the fourth layer, but Wang Jie didn’t plan to tell him.
Together, they reached the end.
Along the way, Wang Jie was rather ostentatious, eager to see what rewards awaited.
In the end, he received a large amount of cataclysm materials and a bottle of Breath-Blocking Pills.
“So these are the rewards.”
“You didn’t get any?”
“No, Lord is still amazing.”