WHOOSH!
RUMBLE!
A fierce wind raged as shockwaves rippled outward, sending countless streams of energy scattering in all directions.
Each shockwave was accompanied by a billow of cold air, and every beam of energy erupted with heaven-shaking might.
After colliding with the azure Sword Energy, the Chiyou King Snake’s body suddenly stiffened. A faint azure hue spread over it, and at that very moment...
CRACK!
With a sharp crack, the Chiyou King Snake’s body shattered like a pane of broken glass. Irregular, frozen chunks of flesh rained down from the sky. The scene was like a goddess scattering flowers—both spectacular and gruesome.
The azure Sword Energy, having broken through the Chiyou King Snake’s defenses, continued on with undiminished momentum. With a SWOOSH, it shot through the space where the beast’s pulverized body had been, soared into the sky, and vanished.
SPLATTER!
A moment later, all the countless frozen, shattered pieces of the Chiyou King Snake had crashed to the ground. The Chiyou King Snake was no more. All that remained was a scene of utter devastation and a dumbfounded Tang Yi.
"Ding, congratulations to Player Tang Yi for killing the Level 6 Demon Beast, the Chiyou King Snake (Platinum Level BOSS). You have been awarded 15,621,036 Experience Value and 100 Battle God Value."
"Ding, for your first kill of a Platinum Level BOSS, you have received a bonus reward of 5,000,000 Experience Value and 100 Battle God Value."
"Ding, congratulations Player Tang Yi. You have obtained the Heaven Tier Lower Grade Arm Guard: Fish Dragon Cyan Feather Arm Guard."
"Ding, congratulations. You have obtained 100 Intermediate Full-Attribute Pills."
...
Even though he heard the system prompts in his head, Tang Yi’s jaw was still hanging open. He stared in astonishment at the corpse of the Chiyou King Snake, shattered into countless pieces on the ground.
Even Tang Yi himself hadn’t expected a single strike of Celestial Heart Guidance to be so explosive, to possess such immense power.
He was shocked by his own power.
Originally, Tang Yi had only intended to block the Chiyou King Snake, or perhaps inflict some damage on it. At most, he thought he might severely injure it. After all, given the Chiyou King Snake’s defenses, killing it was no simple task.
He never imagined that Celestial Heart Guidance, a mere Earth Tier Upper Grade Sword Skill, would not only stop the Chiyou King Snake but utterly obliterate it, blasting it into a bloody pulp!
Just before, Tang Yi had unleashed Heaven-Breaking Fist, a Heaven Tier Middle Grade Martial Technique, which dealt 20 times his normal attack damage. Yet, even that had only managed to destroy half of the Chiyou King Snake’s head. Besides that, the beast was largely unharmed and its fighting capabilities were not affected.
’But now, after I’ve advanced to Battle Emperor and changed my weapon, I killed the Chiyou King Snake in a single blow with a mere Earth Tier Upper Grade Martial Technique? And I didn’t just kill it, I tore it to shreds! This is absolutely shocking.’
Tang Yi never thought this advancement would boost his strength to such a degree. He could now instantly kill a Level 6 Demon Beast—a Chiyou King Snake, equivalent in power to a Battle Emperor Powerhouse—in a single strike.
Of course, aside from his own intrinsic strength, part of the reason for such a devastatingly powerful result was due to two pieces of equipment: the Black Feather Mask and the Ice Sword.
The Black Feather Mask was an obvious factor. A 5% increase to Power and a 5% increase to Skill Damage had pushed his Martial Skill Power to a whole new level. As for the Ice Sword, it had allowed his Sword Skill, Celestial Heart Guidance, to reach its absolute peak.
Although the Ice Sword had no explicit Attack Power stat, the previous strike made its incredible might obvious. It could also imbue his Sword Skills with Freezing Power, raising their destructive potential to a whole new level!
This wasn’t a simple case of one plus one equals two!
In short, after advancing to Battle Emperor and equipping the Black Feather Mask and Ice Sword, Tang Yi had become far more powerful than before.
He had gone from being locked in a world-shaking battle with a Level 6 Demon Beast, facing constant peril, to killing one in a single blow. The difference in his strength was like night and day...
After the battle, Tang Yi checked his Attribute Panel.
Player: Tang Yi
Title: Wolf Slaying Master
Level: 50 (Battle Emperor)
Experience: 65,471,036 / 100,000,000
Battle God Value: 1,250
Cultivation Techniques: Nightmare Strike (Earth Tier Upper Grade), Six Yang Rejuvenation Finger (Earth Tier Upper Grade), Celestial Heart Guidance (Earth Tier Upper Grade), Flame Dance (Heaven Tier Lower Grade), Ice Seal of Ten Thousand Miles (Heaven Tier Lower Grade), Seven-Colored Glazed Fist (Heaven Tier Lower Grade), Heaven-Breaking Fist (Heaven Tier Middle Grade), Blood Qi Burst (Heaven Tier Middle Grade)
Skills: Intermediate Boxing Technique, Intermediate Saber Technique, Intermediate Swordsmanship
Body Techniques: Formless Divine Shadow Step (Earth Tier Upper Grade), Meteor Flying Fire (Heaven Tier Middle Grade)
Finishing Move: Mountain Shattering Earth Splitting Slash (Level 1)
Secondary Professions: Intermediate Alchemy Skill (Alchemy Grandmaster), Intermediate Forging Skill (Master of Forging), Intermediate Puppetry Skill (Puppet Grandmaster)...
Special Slot: Three Thousand Flame Flames (Exotic Fire)
Item List: Ice Sword (Equipped), Shadow Remnant Sword, Divine Boots (Equipped), Black Iron Gloves (Equipped), Ice Spirit Armor of Light (Equipped), Flashing Ring (Equipped), Black Feather Mask (Equipped), Fish Dragon Cyan Feather Arm Guard, Sun Blood Flame Cloak, Intermediate Full-Attribute Pills x900, Super Healing Potion x1.
...
A sense of pride swelled within Tang Yi as he looked over his Attribute Panel.
’I went from having nothing to this: a Martial Artist who possesses numerous Heaven Tier Martial Techniques, where even the weakest are Earth Tier Upper Grade.’
’I went from having not a single piece of equipment to being a fully armed Master, decked out in Advanced Equipment. How could I not feel proud of such an accomplishment?’
’I remember every trial I faced to get here. I fought for this, risked my life for it!’
’How could I not be proud of an achievement I earned with my life on the line?’
’With an Attribute Panel like this,’ Tang Yi wondered, ’who at my level could possibly stand against me?’
’Who else could advance to Battle Emperor at such a young age?’
’Who else has Attribute Pills that permanently enhance their physical stats? Who else can pop them like candy?’
’Who else at the Battle Emperor Level possesses so many Martial Techniques? And not just any techniques, but Heaven Tier ones that most people have never even seen?’
’Others would be eternally grateful to get their hands on a single piece of Earth Tier equipment, treating it like a priceless treasure. Who else, like me, has handfuls of Heaven Tier Equipment?’
’No one!’
’In the entire Saint Martial Continent, I, Tang Yi, am one of a kind!’
’Being this well-equipped, it’s no wonder the Chiyou King Snake was killed in a single blow.’
’It seems that with my current Attributes, I’m more than strong enough to hunt Level 6 Demon Beasts. I might even be able to take on a Seventh-level Demon Beast...’