Hong Yu shuddered, slowly turning to stare at the man who had spoken.
Qin Mutian's expression was grim, making it impossible to discern his thoughts, but the flicker of jealousy in his eyes was unnerving.
Hong Yu sighed internally. 'What's ant to co has finally arrived!'
Qin Mutian regarded Hong Yu with a placid gaze, his tone exceptionally calm. "Hong Yu, Zheng Tian has already made his position clear. He won't rest until one of you is dead. If you continue to stay with us, your presence will cause us a great deal of unnecessary trouble during the rest of our ti in the Celestial Essence Secret Realm..."
Hong Yu took a deep breath and gave a bitter smile. "Is the Crown Prince telling to leave?"
Qin Mutian nodded. "That's right."
As he said this, Qin Mutian looked deeply at Hong Yu, his eyes devoid of any guilt or remorse.
He looked at Hong Yu calmly, even coldly. "Although my third sister has always believed you could help the Royal Family win this trial in the Celestial Essence Secret Realm, you should know this yourself. Given your relationship with Zheng Tian, as long as you're in our group, you'll ensure we are constantly targeted by him."
"Besides, with your current strength, you can't really offer us much help. The final victory is still sothing we must fight for ourselves. So..."
Qin Mutian trailed off, saying no more, and simply watched Hong Yu in silence.
Hong Yu drew a sharp breath and nodded. "I understand!"
"It's good that you can appreciate my difficult decision."
After a pause, Qin Mutian continued, "Let offer you a piece of advice. In your current situation, it would be best to find a hidden place and wait there. When the trial in the Celestial Essence Secret Realm is over and the Secret Realm reopens, you can leave then. And... don't bla for being cruel. It's just that you're truly not suited to be with us anymore."
"Crown Prince..."
The expressions on the faces of the other experts from the Qin Royal Family shifted slightly. They looked like they wanted to speak but held their tongues.
With the strength Hong Yu had just shown by withstanding ten of Zheng Tian's attacks, he absolutely had the ability to retreat and escape unhard.
But Hong Yu had stayed to face Zheng Tian's challenge head-on.
He had definitely done so partly to protect them. Yet now, after Hong Yu had paid the price of severe injury to help them overco the crisis, Qin Mutian was kicking him to the curb. This filled everyone with indignation and a sense of injustice on Hong Yu's behalf.
Qin Mutian shot them a vicious glare. "Shut your mouths."
He looked at Hong Yu. "You can go now."
Hong Yu took a deep breath, showing no great sense of loss, and said calmly, "Alright, I'll leave right now."
Watching Hong Yu turn and walk away, several experts from the Tiger and Wolf Corps were visibly clenching their fists. As soldiers, they most admired the strong and those with integrity.
Qin Mutian's actions had truly chilled them to the bone.
However, they were loyal to the Royal Family and could only suppress their dissatisfaction in their hearts.
......
After leaving Qin Mutian and the others, Hong Yu wasn't overly discouraged.
His main reason for coming to the Celestial Essence Secret Realm had been to improve his own strength. Being alone now was actually more beneficial for his cultivation!
The Celestial Essence Secret Realm was indeed vast.
Even for experts of Qin Mutian's and Zheng Tian's caliber, it would take several months to get from the outskirts of the Secret Realm to the final Championship Platform.
This was why the Celestial Essence Secret Realm trial lasted for five months!
'Looks like I don't have to worry about helping the Royal Family fight for control of the Celestial Essence Secret Realm anymore. The most important thing now is to break through to the Celestial Soul Realm and increase my strength as soon as possible. But before that, I need to find a secluded place to recover from my injuries!'
A flash of anger shone in Hong Yu's eyes. 'Once I reach the Celestial Soul Realm, I'll at least have a fighting chance against Zheng Tian. I must avenge these grievous injuries!'
After the better part of a day, he finally found a secluded valley.
The valley had the feeling of a veritable Peach Blossom Spring.
Birds sang, flowers blood, and a hundred blossoms vied for attention!
'Then this is the place!'
Hong Yu walked into the valley.
He gathered a powerful force and blasted a large cave into the valley's rock face, then entered it.
Inside, Hong Yu sat down cross-legged and began to quietly recuperate.
He consud a Rejuvenation Pill. It lted the mont it entered his mouth, transforming into a warm dicinal power that flowed through his entire body.
For ordinary injuries, a single Rejuvenation Pill would have been enough for a full recovery.
However, Hong Yu's injuries from the confrontation with Zheng Tian were anything but light. Thus, even with the aid of the Rejuvenation Pill, it took him a full ten days to completely heal.
The power of his Eight Desolates Saint Slaying Technique made his body as if forged from iron, making it nearly impossible for him to be injured.
But...
Just like an extrely hard steel bar, once bent, it is incredibly difficult to straighten.
Hong Yu's body was simply too strong, far exceeding that of other experts at his level, and thus it was also extrely slow to repair.
On the morning of the tenth day.
Hong Yu finally opened his eyes. He gently stretched his body, his bones letting out a series of crisp CRACKS.
He let out a long breath. "My broken bones have finally healed completely."
During the fight with Zheng Tian, Hong Yu's injuries had been horrific; half of his ribs had been broken.
If not for the support of his formidable physique, with such injuries, he would have long since gone to report to the Western Heaven.
Fortunately, he was now fully recovered.
Taking a deep breath, Hong Yu gazed out of the valley. 'It's ti to explore more of this Secret Realm. Even though Qin Mutian doesn't want involved in this trial, I promised Sister Qin I would help her win. I still need to go to the Championship Platform.'
Frowning, Hong Yu felt a sense of helplessness. 'It's just that Zheng Tian is too strong. Unless I can reach the Celestial Soul Realm, I'm no match for him. Unfortunately, the Ninth Refinent of the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents is just too difficult...'
With a soft sigh, Hong Yu got up and walked outside.
However...
Just as he took a step out of the cave, the entire valley suddenly began to shake.
"Hm?"
Hong Yu's expression tightened. The word 'earthquake' flashed through his mind, and he quickly moved to get away from the cave.
The instant he left, the cave he had just been in began to rumble violently. Cracks spread across the mountain face, and it collapsed with a deafening BOOM.
The corner of Hong Yu's eye twitched as he thought, 'Good thing I woke up when I did, or I would've been buried alive!'
Just then, Hong Yu's expression suddenly froze. The tremors had now spread to the ground beneath his feet. In such a situation, most people's first instinct would be to run and escape the trembling valley.
Hong Yu's initial reaction was the sa, but in the split second before he moved, a flash of inspiration struck him.
This sudden insight allowed him to vaguely grasp a familiar feeling.
'Vibrations... This... this is the Vibrating Rune Technique!'
'The earth is shaking, and because the earth is shaking, the whole valley shakes with it. Even a mountain ten thousand zhang high is in danger of collapsing from the tremors of the earth's pulse!'
'This... my True Martial Intent Shocking Technique... why not learn from this Earth Pulse?'
'Both are vibrations, but my Vibrating Rune Technique can only stack energy. This Earth Pulse, however, is so powerful. If I can comprehend it, I'm afraid my True Martial Intent Shocking Technique will reach the Middle Success Realm! Then, even against the Late-stage Celestial Soul Realm Zheng Tian, I'll have a much better chance. I definitely won't be in such a pathetic state as before.'
'If my True Martial Arts Intent can reach the Middle Success Realm, and my cultivation breaks through to the Celestial Soul Realm, then I'll have the power to defeat Zheng Tian when I et him again!'
Hong Yu's eyes were filled with excitent.
He took a deep breath to calm his racing heart. His still-closed left eye remained motionless as he focused his mind, trying to feel the source of the Earth Pulse's vibrations.
One minute...
Two minutes...
Half a day passed with Hong Yu standing in place like a wooden puppet.
Just then, another tremor from the Earthquake ca, and inspiration struck Hong Yu once more.
A scene of Darkness appeared in his mind. Within it was a core, beating like a heart. The core's vibrations weren't actually that large, but it stacked the force of these vibrations, layer by layer, and then spread them outward.
This was what caused the Earth Pulse, making the entire ground and all the mountain peaks tremble along with it.
It was a kind of resonance.
Hong Yu vaguely grasped the direction his True Martial Intent Shocking Technique should develop, but it was still hazy.
He simply lay down, pressing his ear to the ground, and quietly felt the rhythm.
The more he listened, the clearer his understanding of Vibrating Power beca.
It was like soone who had heard the sound of a drum but never knew that the sound was transmitted through vibrations.
At this mont, he was like such a beginner just finding his way, feeling an increasingly stimulating and regular rhythm guided by the Earth Pulse.
"I see now! The Earth Pulse uses the Earth Core as its focus. Through changes and vibrations in the Earth Core, it drives the surrounding soil and mountains, causing the vibrations to change. HAHAHA, I get it! I finally get it..."
"So this is the path forward for the Vibrating Rune Technique!"
"The Earth Pulse, now that is the true path!"
At this thought, Hong Yu took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and recalled the patterns and rhythms of the Earth Pulse he had felt.
This process was extrely long!
Even with Hong Yu's comprehension abilities, it still took a full day and night before he finally grasped its essence.
WHOOSH!
Hong Yu spread his feet, drew his hands to his waist, took a deep breath, and his eyes shone with a sharp glint.
Suddenly, he slowly pushed out a punch.
Compared to his previous punches that used the Vibrating Rune Technique to stack energy, this punch seed much more ordinary, just a simple strike.
The punch looked very slow.
But...
If anyone had been there, they would have been astonished to see that as Hong Yu's slow punch shot forward, the very space in front of him began to tremble. It was an extrely bizarre sight.
CRACK!
The punch struck. It was simple, yet a large, thousand-jin rock in front of him exploded with a BOOM.
This single strike was thirty percent more powerful than before.
'Still not enough. Using my arm as the core of the vibration... the amplitude is still insufficient...'
Hong Yu frowned, extrely dissatisfied.
He continued to practice his punch.
Once!
Twice!
Three tis...
As he struck again and again, Hong Yu's punches beca slower and more indistinct.
But...
The power of each punch was steadily increasing.
Sotis, after an incorrect punch, Hong Yu would grow still again, quietly perceiving the pulse of the earth to form a new Fist Montum and correct his flaws.
Ti passed quickly like this, and in the blink of an eye, another month had gone by.
On this day!
Hong Yu's eyes flew open, and with a sharp "Hah!" he threw a sudden punch.
The punch appeared to be moving extrely slowly, but if you looked closely, it also seed so fast that it left no trace.
As this punch shot out, the thirty-ter-high rock wall in front of him shattered inch by inch with a massive BOOM, collapsing completely like a spiderweb!
'My True Martial Intent Shocking Technique has finally reached the Middle Achievent Realm! Now, if I were to fight Zheng Tian again, while I might not be able to defeat him, I am certainly strong enough to contend with him!'
Hong Yu took a deep breath, a satisfied smile touching his lips.
He slowly withdrew his Fist Montum and gazed into the distance. "Ti to go see what the Championship Platform is like!"
With that, he turned and left.
However...
Just as he was leaving the valley, a breathtaking fluctuation of energy suddenly pulsed from the land ahead. A powerful montum shot straight into the clouds. The sheer strength of this montum made Hong Yu's heart pound. His gaze sharpened, and his face showed a mixture of astonishnt and confusion...
'What on earth is happening over there?'
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