Martial Defiance Across Nine Thousand Realms

In this realm, mountains and ravines abound, with giant ridges resembling dragons.

Perhaps due to the long absence of human activity, everything within heaven and earth exudes a sense of ancient desolation and decay.

Ye Han's divine power circulated as he moved like the wind, crossing a hundred miles of land.

At last, he saw a stream of blood, with the carcasses of monster beasts strewn about, seemingly dead for two or three days.

"Sword wounds?"

Ye Han noticed that the dead monster beast had been slain by a battle sword, not perished in a fight with its own kind or hunted by demons.

Although the Netherworld Realm was seldom visited, Ye Han knew that some powerful Inner Disciples, fearless and undaunted, would stay here long-term like ascetic monks, braving dangers to temper their bodies and transform their martial path.

"The hell for the weak!"

"The paradise for the strong!"

Such thoughts couldn't help but arise in Ye Han's mind.

In the outside world, he was constantly harassed and couldn't cultivate in peace.

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But now, here, he could fight with monster beasts and demons unrestrainedly, honing every aspect of himself.

Having ventured far from the entrance and deeper into this place, Ye Han soon heard the roars of monster beasts and the howls of demons.

As he walked, he would occasionally see the bones of monster beasts and demons.

Some third, fourth, and even fifth or sixth-rank formidable monster beasts, attracted by Ye Han's scent, came his way, but all were blasted to death by his fists.

Back in Demon Ridge, a fifth-rank monster beast could cause Ye Han great trouble, but now that he had reached the Third Layer of the Divine Power Realm, such a beast couldn't withstand even three of his punches.

Seventh-rank!

In Ye Han's estimation, only a seventh-rank monster beast was worthy of a head-on battle with him, a fight to the death.

As he hunted along the way, Ye Han's blood and energy surged, his foundation transforming imperceptibly.

The newly advanced Third Layer of the Divine Power Realm gradually adapted.

Through constant hunting, Ye Han realized his combat power couldn't be judged by his realm alone.

He began to sense the immense enhancement the Eternal Invincible Dragon Body brought him.

On the third day in the Netherworld Realm, he encountered a demon of the Seventh Layer of the Divine Power Realm and, in a head-on fight, pierced the demon's heart.

On the tenth day, after strenuously killing two demons, Ye Han's blood and energy surged, countless acupoints throughout his body resonated in unison, and the fourth strand of divine power was born within his Qi Sea.

Divine Power Fourth Layer!

He had reached the Fourth Layer of the Divine Power Realm.

In the realm of martial arts, the Gathering Core Realm and Divine Power Realm are essentially about pure strength enhancement.

Thus, those born extraordinary, with special physiques, bloodlines, or who cultivated powerful martial arts techniques, often leap forward swiftly.

This is why some people, even at the young age of eleven or twelve, can step into the Divine Power Realm.

After practicing the Nine Heavens Dragon Control Technique, Ye Han's divine power was already incredibly abundant; he didn't even need elixirs or spiritual liquids to advance, as the amount of natural energy he absorbed with each breath was many times that of an ordinary person.

Moreover, upon reaching the Third and Fourth Layers of the Divine Power Realm, Ye Han found his connection with the Nine Realms Dragon-Sealing Tower deepening, with the Dragon Emperor's Qi leaking from the tower increasing several-fold.

Nurtured by such Dragon Qi, Ye Han felt the second dragon bone in his arm beginning to transform.

Without accidents, the second Dragon Bone would soon be successfully born.

It was a virtuous cycle; as his realm improved, he absorbed more Dragon Emperor's Qi from the tower, and the speed of his physique's transformation accelerated.

Even a trace of Dragon Qi was a heaven-defying treasure that ordinary people could only dream of, let alone Ye Han, who was constantly nurtured by it.

The Ninth Layer of the Divine Power Realm was as easy as walking on flat ground for Ye Han.

Within three months, he even had the confidence to break through to the peak of the Ninth Layer.

If Yin Tianxiu knew of Ye Han's foundation, she wouldn't dare let him enter this place even if she had ten times the courage.

On the fourteenth day in the Netherworld Realm.

Ye Han appeared in a deep and narrow canyon.

Inside the canyon was chaos, with demons and monster beasts roaring; among them were demons of the Eighth Layer of the Divine Power Realm, and some monster beasts' auras were close to the Ninth Layer.

Facing such formidable beings, even Ye Han found it somewhat difficult to fight.

However, entering the Netherworld Realm, Ye Han naturally wouldn't shy away from good fortune or danger; this canyon was an excellent place for tempering.

Even if he couldn't prevail in the end, Ye Han could retreat with his robust divine power, unless faced with a ninth-rank Monster Beast King or a demon of the Ninth Layer of the Divine Power Realm; otherwise, no creature could catch up to his trail.

Within the canyon, Ye Han fought as he advanced, his power surging tumultuously.

If outsiders were present, they would likely be terrified; a warrior of the Fourth Layer of the Divine Power Realm daring to hunt seventh and eighth-rank monster beasts.

This was tantamount to courting death, even for geniuses with special physiques and bloodlines.

The canyon was immense; Ye Han advanced at least three thousand meters and still couldn't see the end.

However, along the way, he benefited greatly, obtaining several seventh and eighth-rank monster beast cores, including demon cores, which he refined.

His speed of refining beast cores and demon cores was even a hundred times faster than that of an ordinary Fourth Layer Divine Power warrior.

With the Nine Heavens Dragon Control Technique in motion, divine power enveloped them, and within half the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he could refine an eighth-rank beast core.

"Hm?"

As he moved forward, Ye Han suddenly changed expression.

At the end of his gaze, a colossal creature appeared, as large as a mountain.

That aura, he could never forget.

A ninth-rank Monster Beast King!

However, this was a dead ninth-rank monster beast.

Although not as formidable as the Mysterious Yin Blue Python he had encountered before, slaying this monster beast would require at least the Qi Explosion Realm.

Above Divine Power is Qi Explosion.

To burst divine power from the body and kill enemies from afar is the Qi Explosion Realm.

All Inner Disciples of the Cycle Academy are of this realm.

According to the Primordial Void Records, the Qi Explosion Realm has "Three Explosions":

The first explosion: Blood Qi Explosion, with blood energy enhancement and divine power bursting forth.

The second explosion: Protective Qi Explosion, exhaling Qi to guard the body.

The third explosion: True Void Explosion, killing enemies a hundred meters away with Qi.

Yin Tianxiu was a terrifying presence in the Qi Explosion Realm, and as the top warrior on the Inner Sect's Yin Yang List, she might have even reached the realm of the third explosion: True Void Explosion.

To slay the ninth-rank Monster Beast King before him, one must at least reach the first layer of Qi Explosion, Blood Qi Explosion; otherwise, it was suicide.

Previously, Luo Tianzheng was overconfident, thinking he could slay the Mysterious Yin Blue Python with his Ninth Layer Divine Power, but he was no match.

Had he not possessed a technique left by Feng Wuliang, he would have died in Demon Ridge.

Ye Han pondered much, stepping forward to investigate, only to find the beast core of the ninth-rank Monster Beast King had been taken.

He continued onward, and to his surprise, in less than a quarter of an hour, he saw two more ninth-rank Monster Beast Kings, both dead and mutilated, their cores gone, bodies marked with sword wounds, clearly the work of human hands.

"This canyon is indeed strange; ninth-rank Monster Beast Kings each have their own territory and would never gather in one place."

"Moreover, such a scene likely means that Inner Disciples from the Academy have been here, hunting these beasts. If there are any living ninth-rank Monster Beast Kings, I'm no match for them now," Ye Han frowned.

Courage was good, but he would definitely not seek death on purpose.

As he hesitated, Ye Han's pupils suddenly focused, staring at a cliff ahead.

Carved in the middle of the cliff were two rows of ancient characters...

Bury the heavens and netherworld!

Witness the cycle of sun and moon!

"An ancient Martial Tomb?"

Ye Han's heart pounded, nearly exclaiming aloud.

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