Hong Yu sat cross-legged on the ground of the Fifth Layer in the third Celestial Nether Tower.
The opponents inside this third Celestial Nether Tower were now Tier Two Desolate Beasts: Mammoth Giant Elephants.
Each Mammoth Giant Elephant was as massive as a mountain, standing forty to fifty ters tall. Their imnse bodies were incomparably tough; even a Mortal-Level Primordial Weapon would struggle to breach their defenses.
The First Layer had ten Mammoth Giant Elephants.
So naturally, the Fifth Layer had fifty.
Hong Yu had expended a great deal of energy sprinting through the first and second Celestial Nether Towers to get here.
The Mammoth Giant Elephants' bodies were especially tough. They were so resilient that even Hong Yu, relying on his newly comprehended Fist Montum, struggled to kill them. This didn't an he had reached his limit. Rather, the rapid clearing of the previous levels had taken too great a toll. Furthermore, during his recent fight with the Mammoth Giant Elephants, he had discovered so shortcomings in the Fist Montum he had just grasped.
'True Martial Arts Intent has three stages. My current Fist Montum, empowered by the Vibrating Rune Technique, is roughly at the novice stage of Suru's Montum. It still has many flaws. For example, against opponents with weaker defenses like the Blood Yellow Ants and Sword Poison Bees, the Vibrating Rune Technique has a huge advantage, easily bypassing their defenses to inflict internal damage.'
Hong Yu's eyes flickered with a wise light as he murmured to himself, "But against a heavily defended opponent like the Mammoth Giant Elephant, the power of the Vibrating Rune Technique is clearly diminished. Hong Renjie is already at the Celestial Soul Realm; his defenses will be anything but ordinary. My current Vibrating Rune Technique is still no match for him. There's still ti, though. I must improve."
The 'Vibrating Rune Technique', the True Martial Arts Intent Hong Yu had comprehended, could currently only generate a threefold Shaking Power simultaneously.
This threefold Shaking Power was like stacking a Triple Power.
To give an analogy...
If an ordinary person's punch has one hundred kilograms of force, it can only break a tree as thick as an arm.
But if that ordinary person knew the 'Vibrating' Rune Technique...
...then with the boost of a threefold Vibrating Power, it would be like stacking three one-hundred-kilogram forces. They could shatter a tree as thick as a grown man's waist with a single blow.
However, Hong Yu's goal wasn't rely threefold power. According to his deductions, the 'Vibrating' Rune Technique could eventually evolve to produce at least eighty-one-fold Shaking Power. In other words, the First Layer of his True Martial Arts Intent, the Vibrating Rune Technique, was still in its infancy.
'If I can achieve the Thirty-Sixfold Shocking Power, I'll have the strength to kill a Half-step Heavenly Soul Realm expert.'
A sharp glint appeared in Hong Yu's eyes. "However, to face Hong Renjie, I'm afraid I'll still need to raise my cultivation to the Late-stage Earth Soul Realm. There are eight days left... that should be enough ti!"
The greatest benefit of cultivating the Nine Refinents of the Primordial Spirit wasn't having nine tis the Power of Primordial Spirit compared to experts of the sa rank!
More importantly, by breaking into the Earth Soul Realm after the Lifebound Primordial Spirit had been condensed and enhanced by the Nine Great Vortices, one would face no future bottlenecks.
As long as he had enough energy, he could break through to the Peak of Earth Soul Realm in one go.
Of course, Hong Yu hadn't previously used the dicinal power of the Five-Colored Golden Lotus to break through directly to the Late-stage Earth Soul Realm. First, he was worried that advancing too rashly would lead to an unstable foundation. Second, jumping directly from the Half-Step Earth Soul Realm to the Late-stage Earth Soul Realm would attract the suspicion and greed of those with ill intentions.
However, after consuming the delicious broth made from Feng Xue Xin's Thousand Feather Toad, he discovered that the side effects of his rapid advancent had been completely redied. His realm was now full and well-rounded, sufficient for another breakthrough. A direct breakthrough to the Peak of Earth Soul Realm was out of the question, but advancing to the Late Stage would be more than manageable.
'Besides, the situation is urgent. I have no choice but to break through!'
With this thought, Hong Yu very discreetly retrieved a Lotus Leaf from the Five-Colored Golden Lotus within his Profound Celestial Tower and swallowed it.
He began to absorb and refine the Five-Colored Golden Lotus.
At the sa ti, he continuously deduced the 'Vibrating Rune Technique' in his mind!
Vibration. Sound vibrates, and air vibrates.
Even a fish swimming in water is a form of vibration.
But whether it's water or air, both actually create so resistance to vibration, which weakens its power.
If he wanted to increase the frequency and speed of the vibration, the only way was to reduce the resistance.
So, how could he reduce the resistance?
Hong Yu's mind worked continuously, deducing...
He thought about the various aspects of a fish's twisting body as it swam—its streamlined shape, the way it exerted force as it vibrated!
He thought of the subtle changes as a pair of sharp teeth trembled against each other when a Blood Yellow Ant vibrated its mandibles.
He also thought of how, when a sword master wielded their blade, the slight tremor of the sword's body produced a ringing sound, even generating vast Sword Qi...
Vibration was everywhere!
'Resistance, resistance... how do I solve the problem of resistance?'
Hong Yu could feel the dicinal power of the Five-Colored Golden Lotus significantly boosting his cultivation, but most of his concentration remained on comprehending the 'Vibrating Rune Technique.'
'Why is it called resistance? Isn't it precisely because it opposes the path of my fist? Fish like to swim upstream, so the water's resistance is great, slowing them down. A punch is slow because swinging a fist is an act of resistance against the air and wind, which naturally impedes its speed.'
'Since going against the grain slows down, why can't I just go with the wind and flow with the current?'
Hong Yu's gaze grew increasingly bright.
A faint cyan light swirled within his left, cyan eye. The light slowly converged, spinning inside his eyeball before finally gathering in the center of his pupil.
If one looked closely, they would see that Hong Yu's pupil had turned completely azure.
It was a distinct, profound cyan...
Under the gaze of his cyan eye, the flow of the surrounding air beca faintly visible.
BUZZ!
Hong Yu kept the principle of 'moving with the wind, flowing with the current' in mind and began to practice the 'Vibrating' Rune Technique anew.
As he swung his fist, the speed of the vibrations increased threefold.
"Ninefold Vibrating Power! This is definitely the right path!" Hong Yu grew increasingly excited.
He tried again and again.
He slowly rose to his feet, using his left Cyan Eye to track the flow of the air currents.
Punch, retract!
The trajectory of each punch changed, and the number of vibrations increased every ti.
Nine tis...
Twelve tis...
Fifteen tis...
The increase wasn't huge each ti, but the power stacked layer by layer!
"No, this isn't right. To achieve the Thirty-Sixfold Shocking Power, I still need more speed!" Hong Yu narrowed his eyes, his expression pensive.
After cultivating for about half a day, he could already unleash a thirtyfold Vibrating Power.
But he was still a ways off from his goal of thirty-six folds.
'Wait... if vibrating with my physical strength isn't enough, why not try using my Power of Primordial Spirit?'
A sharp glint flashed through Hong Yu's eyes.
He began a brand-new attempt.
Vibrating the Power of Primordial Spirit was not easy to control. One careless mistake and it could spiral out of control, running rampant inside his body. Then it wouldn't be a matter of injuring his enemy, but of injuring himself. Fortunately, Hong Yu's body, fortified by the Eight Desolates Saint Slaying Technique, was as tough as a Mortal-level High-Grade Primordial Weapon.
It was enough to withstand a typical backlash.
BUZZ!
The mont the Power of Primordial Spirit left his Lower Dantian, Hong Yu began to control it, causing it to vibrate.
The stream-like Power of Primordial Spirit began to ripple and vibrate within his ridians, each vibration striking the ridian walls. An ordinary Martial Artist's ridians would have collapsed long ago, unable to withstand such Vibrating Power. But Hong Yu, possessing the Eight Desolates Saint Slaying Technique, was in another league entirely.
Whenever the Power of Primordial Spirit was about to collapse, a faint golden light would envelop his ridians, calming its fluctuations.
When the Power of Primordial Spirit had vibrated through his ridians for a full cycle and flowed into his palm, Hong Yu threw a punch.
The Vibrating Rune Technique erupted with power!
BOOM!
One punch slamd into the ground, and one wave of force after another pulsed into the soil.
The ground trembled slightly. With a series of sharp CRACKS, a spiderweb of fissures spread out in all directions, covering an area of several dozen square ters in the blink of an eye.
PHEW!
Hong Yu retracted his Fist Montum and frowned at the bloody sheen covering his fist. "Vibrating my Power of Primordial Spirit allowed to achieve thirty-sixfold Vibrating Power, but... my body is still too fragile to withstand such an attack repeatedly. For now, I'll stick to thirtyfold Vibrating Power in normal combat. I should avoid unleashing my full strength unless it's absolutely critical!"
HUMMM!
Hong Yu's body suddenly trembled slightly.
A look of excitent spread across his face. "The dicinal power of the Five-Colored Golden Lotus is fully absorbed, and my cultivation has broken through to the Late-stage Earth Soul Realm! Now, for the final sprint!"
Taking a deep breath, Hong Yu raised his gaze to the entrance of the next layer.
He stepped through.
anwhile, only two days remained before the Celestial Nether Tower's deadline.
Hong Yu once again entered a frenzied rush to clear the levels!
ROAR!
Seventy Mammoth Giant Elephants charged at him.
Hong Yu's gaze was chilling. Combining the "Wandering Dragon" Body Technique with the Vibrating Rune Technique, he was unstoppable.
The thirtyfold Vibrating Power was enough to ignore the Mammoth Giant Elephants' defenses.
Third tower, Seventh Layer, cleared!
In the fourth Celestial Nether Tower, the opponents were Three-Eyed Saber-Toothed Tigers. These Desolate Beasts were exceptionally ferocious and savage, charging to kill the mont Hong Yu appeared.
Hong Yu's gaze was calm as he sent out punch after punch.
From the First to the Sixth Layer, he killed every Three-Eyed Saber-Toothed Tiger in just three punches!
On the Seventh Layer, he faced the Three-Eyed Saber-Toothed Tiger King. He spent a considerable amount of ti, but still managed to slay the king—whose strength was comparable to the Peak of Earth Soul Realm—within five moves.
Fourth Celestial Nether Tower, cleared!
Fifth Celestial Nether Tower, cleared!
The mont he cleared the fifth Celestial Nether Tower, Hong Yu's na finally appeared in the top ten on the points leaderboard.
At that mont, everyone was stunned.
"Hong Yu! It's Hong Yu again!"
"He's back? Holy crap! For the last few dozen days, that guy has been dead last at rank 1,000!"
"Doesn't that an he went from the first Celestial Nether Tower to the sixth in just seven days? Isn't that way too fast?"
"Hahaha, a Demon Fiend! Now that's a true Demon Fiend! Who was that spouting bullshit earlier about Hong Yu being afraid of Hong Renjie?"
"Hmph, so what if he reached the sixth tower? There are only two days left before the forty-nine-day deadline. The most he can do is hold on to a top-ten spot!"
"I wouldn't be so sure! Don't forget, during the Cyan Cloud Secret Realm, he staged a coback when no one saw it coming and seized first place!"
The entire Cyan Nether Sword Sect was once again in an uproar because of Hong Yu.
His Mirror Image Crystal Stone was already ranked in the sixth position.
Because... there were only six people left inside the Celestial Nether Tower!
Feng Xue Xin, Hong Renjie, Guo Fei, Ling Tian, Hong Gang, and Hong Yu. These six were the only ones left, and they still had a chance to fight for higher ranks.
But in contrast to Hong Yu's triumphant advance, the other five hadn't moved from their original positions.
They were still waiting, waiting for the last mont to launch their final sprint.
Ti ticked by. Only half a day remained until the final deadline.
On this day, the five who had remained placid finally couldn't hold back and made their move.
The only six remaining, within the final half-day, began their last sprint as if they had planned it together.
Who would beco the champion of this second stage?
Everything would be revealed in half a day!
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