CHAPTER 508: CHAPTER 74: ADVANCEMENT, ASURA KILLING FLAME

"The task of transporting the Ancient Xuan Beast Egg has been successfully completed, all thanks to your help," after the unexpected acquisition of a time-space and ice-snow dual-attribute Jiao Long, Yun Rui and Teng Wu must rush back to the Wohua Imperial City to report for duty.

The task, which was nearly impossible to complete, ended with such a result, and Miss Yun Luo could not be more satisfied.

Yue Jinghua and Yun Luo have also established a deep friendship and an unbreakable bond of mutual interest during their time together for more than half a year.

Watching the two’s reluctant departure, Teng Wu was filled with emotion.

The Miss Yun Luo standing before him was drastically different from the figure who left the family half a year ago. The frustration that was once hidden between her brows has now disappeared, and the current Yun Luo is like a finely honed sword, radiating sharpness in all directions. Teng Wu believes that upon her return to the Wohua Imperial City, there will be a significant change within the Yunhu Commerce.

In the past, Teng Wu might have worried that Yun Luo would not survive the brutal competition within the family, but now, he is completely confident that Yun Luo will bring a breath of fresh air to the Yun Family.

And all this is due to the handsome young man before him.

As for Yue Jinghua, Teng Wu no longer harbors any jealousy he initially had. Having witnessed the legendary rise of the July Mercenary Team, Teng Wu is now thoroughly convinced by Yue Jinghua—some people are destined to rise.

"I’ll be waiting for you in the Wohua Imperial City," Yun Luo, for the sake of convenience, specifically requested Imperial Dragon Knight Jin Nuo to create a Dragon Array to hold the Black Flood Dragon, "but just one thing—I must remind you to be wary of Niu Er, the Tax Officer. This time the Qing Family has fallen sharply, and it’s estimated that the power structure of the Five Saints Town will undergo a significant shift in the short term, which might spread to the Fengdan County as well."

Yunhu Commerce has a good relationship with the Imperial Ministry of Revenue, and following the incident at the Sky Dragon Palace, it is expected that the Empire will also take action, and even the July Mercenary Team might receive recruitment from the concerned authorities.

After thanking Yun Luo for the reminder, Teng Wu, who had been standing silently as a guard, stepped forward and quietly asked Yue Jinghua, "Have you broken through to Dark Heavenly already?"

Even though Yue Jinghua didn’t look much different from when they first met, as a Dark Heavenly powerhouse, Teng Wu had keenly noticed that Yue Jinghua was different from before.

Whether it was her gaze or the breath of her footsteps, they were both more robust and subtle than before.

This very fact indicates that she has joined the ranks of the continent’s first-class powerhouses.

Yue Jinghua conceded.

"As someone who has been through it all, let me give you a piece of advice: the so-called genius only deserves the title if they persist," Teng Wu said, giving Yue Jinghua a meaningful look and then followed Yun Luo to depart.

Listening to the fading sound of wheels and horses until Yun Luo and Teng Wu had gone far, Yue Jinghua stood rooted to the spot, contemplating Teng Wu’s final words over and over.

Genius, indeed, Yue Jinghua can now be called a genius without question.

On the Canglong Continent, every decade there emerge several exceptionally talented youths, yet only a tiny fraction of them eventually become peak figures.

Looking back fifty years ago, Bo Sai, the Mercenary King during Long Ji’s era, was such a genius, and his son Bo Xiyu is also a well-known prodigy, advancing from Dark Human to Dark Heavenly in eleven years, from the age of six to seventeen.

Just that alone has made him a supreme genius renowned throughout the continent.

Then there is Ni Qianjun of the Reversed Fire Mercenary Group. Barely in his twenties, he broke through to Dark Heavenly without the protection of a family; he is also a genius.

But if anyone knew that Yue Jinghua’s cultivation advanced in less than two years from not even being Dark Human straight to Dark Heavenly, perhaps the word genius would not be enough to describe him. Perhaps it would be more fitting to describe Yue Jinghua as a monster.

The faster the advancement in cultivation, the greater the hidden dangers that come with it.

Teng Wu’s words served as a reminder to Yue Jinghua, prompting her to quickly cool her previously overheated mind.

Unlike others who progress step by step, she was well aware that her advancement was built upon the foundation of the Supreme Mysterious Technique, the Transformation Creation Technique, and the blood of Green Lotus Divine Liquid.

Therefore, after each advancement, she would enter a period of seclusion for digestion, lasting as long as a month or as short as several days, to cope with the tremendous impact that the Dark Power had on her spirit and body.

This time, breaking through to the Dark Heavenly level was even more perilous than before, with the blood of the three Holy Beasts directly infused into the Dragon Transformation Pond. Although Ji Xuechen and Cannibal Small Qingpu each held a one-third share, Yue Jinghua still directly absorbed a large amount of the Holy Beast Blood.

Perhaps it was because she had experienced the baptism of the Nirvana Fire Array before entering the Dragon Transformation Pond, that now inside Yue Jinghua’s body, the blood of the Holy Beast Fire Phoenix Smoke from Fire Phoenix Peak was the most abundant.

The Fire Phoenix Smoke was a Five-Colored Phoenix; she had a fiery temper and was skilled in various Fire Attribute Dark Techniques, which filled her blood with a belligerent and tyrannical factor.

If it weren’t for Teng Wu’s advice today, Yue Jinghua might not have realized this.

After each rank advancement, one must consolidate their cultivation; otherwise, the swifter the rise, the quicker the fall in case of any slight carelessness.

She will return to the Dragon War Empire eventually, and it now seems that the trip to Wohua Imperial City is inevitable.

The matters concerning the small team are, for now, entrusted to Feng Buhui to handle. With his experience, he is believed to be capable of orderly training the team’s reserve force.

To dispel the violent nature brought by the Holy Beast Blood, Yue Jinghua not only needed to practice the Third Level of the Transformation Creation Technique but also specifically entered the Xuan Beast Ridge for a seven-day training period.

This time her training was different from the previous ones; Yue Jinghua no longer relied on Small Cloud Trace Steps and Lianyun Great Sword when facing foes but used the newly acquired Dragon Slaying Fist Technique and Sky Shrieking Sword instead.

The Dragon Slaying Fist Technique that Yue Jinghua learned is a set of barehanded combat skills, the more one practices the fist technique, the more refined it becomes. Especially the intricacies of the fist can only be comprehended in combat.

Departing from the Five Saints Town and gradually venturing into the outskirts of Xuan Beast Ridge, she initially, due to her unfamiliarity with hand-to-hand combat, was nearly severely injured by an attack from a pack of sound-wave emitting Blood Wolves. It was only by defeating the Blood Wolf King with her Flying Sword that she managed to escape.

As she entered more inward regions of the Xuan Beast Ridge, Yue Jinghua faced greater and greater challenges.

Despite the hardship, as she moved deeper into the Xuan Beast Ridge, her Dragon Slaying Fist Technique became increasingly mature.

On the fifth day, Yue Jinghua was surprised to find that her Killing Flames made a breakthrough when she killed a Seventh-Order Iron Thorns Tiger.

From the initial Yaksha Killing Flames, she advanced to Asura Killing Flames.

As the Killing Flames improved, she threw a punch into the air, and saw the originally pale flame turn into a dual-color. This was the unexpected result of days of slaying the Dark Beasts.

Inside the Desire Gourd, there were already dozens of mid-high-level Dark Beast corpses, which Yue Jinghua intended to use for refining Dark Beast Vein Crystals.

Just as Yue Jinghua was preparing to venture deeper into the Xuan Beast Ridge, the Giant Winged Mosquito King brought news that was unexpected, yet somewhat anticipated.

Imperial Tax Officer Niu Er began to seal and investigate the properties of Lady Qing Yan.