After exchanging for a while, the three people also discussed some topics related to Martial Arts, and after some time,
they still felt somewhat unfulfilled.
"Brother Ye’s mastery of Martial Arts is admirable."
The Shadowless Swordsman and Ao Feng, looking at Ye Xuan with a hint of astonishment in their eyes, only realized after talking with him that his understanding of Martial Arts far exceeded their own. Although it was just a few simple words, the implications were extraordinarily thought-provoking.
"I was just speaking casually, not necessarily correct," Ye Xuan said indifferently.
"Then we’ll take our leave for now, see you at the preliminary contest."
The two bowed to Ye Xuan and then also took their leave.
"There’s still a long time until the preliminary contest, and with your current strength, Ye Xuan, the preliminaries should pose no suspense."
At this time, Lin Wan came over. She had come to understand Ye Xuan’s strength quite well; even a Seventh Grade Demon Venerable like the Blood Python had been defeated by Ye Xuan. Among the younger generation in the Spirit Light Domain, those with such strength were extremely rare.
Though the Continent’s Son preliminary selection is difficult and one in ten thousand, that is only for ordinary people. For someone with Ye Xuan’s abilities, he is already at the level of a seeded contestant.
"Didn’t you hear what those two said?" Ye Xuan’s expression unchanged, he soon opened his mouth to speak, "The first place in the preliminaries can secure priority in the final trials."
"You... you aren’t thinking of aiming for first place, are you?"
Lin Wan was stunned, her expression one of disbelief.
Ye Xuan smiled ambiguously, then turned and walked away.
Only then did Lin Wan come to her senses. Before Ye Xuan spoke, she had not entertained this idea, but now that he had mentioned it, it seemed completely reasonable. With Ye Xuan’s current strength, what was there he couldn’t do?
She shook her head and then gazed in the direction Ye Xuan had left, her eyes filled with complexity. When she had saved Ye Xuan initially, she never imagined that a man she thought was crippled could be such a formidable person, truly beyond imagination.
Knowing Ye Xuan might also be considered her serendipity. Lin Wan’s gaze flickered, and she followed after him.
Leaving the Blood River Valley, Ye Xuan did not return to Dragon Sword Island but settled down in the mountains outside the valley.
Having gained many benefits in the Blood River Valley, Ye Xuan needed to find a place to properly assimilate them. His previous advancement and the refinement of the Dragon God’s blood had been somewhat hasty, and now he needed to solidify them.
Time quickly passed, and three days later, Ye Xuan had finally digested all his gains from the time in the Blood River Valley.
"Other than the Illusion Fire Meteor Sword, I don’t seem to have any other powerful Martial Arts right now."
After finishing his cultivation, Ye Xuan also started contemplating other issues. His main reliance for attacking was still Swordsmanship, of course, aside from transforming into a dragon. However, even after transforming, his Martial Arts still centered around the Illusion Fire Meteor Sword.
"I need to upgrade my Martial Arts moves, especially to match the Dragon Clan Bloodline; I need a Dragon Clan Martial Art."
Ye Xuan fell into deep thought. After transforming into a dragon, he only had one innate skill, the Dragon God Sound Wave, which seemed a bit too simplistic.
Ye Xuan was rapidly sifting through his vast Martial Arts collection in his mind. Among the many Martial Arts from his previous life, there indeed was a Dragon Clan Martial Art.
This Dragon Clan Martial Art, which he had obtained in his youth after defeating a Dragon Clan Supreme, was called Dragon Demon Dominating Fist. The Supreme had nothing else valuable on him at the time, so he conceded this martial art to Ye Xuan.
The Dragon Demon Dominating Fist had been of no use to the former Ye Xuan, but for Ye Xuan now, it held significant importance.
"The Dragon Demon Dominating Fist has three levels, each level more powerful than the last, with the sole condition being the need to have a Holy-grade Dragon Clan bloodline. It’s as if it was tailor-made for me."
The corners of Ye Xuan’s mouth curled up slightly; there was no strongest martial art, only the one that was the most suitable. As long as a martial art suited him, even if lower ranked, it could unleash extraordinary power.
In the following period, Ye Xuan planned to devote himself to cultivation and strive to master the Dragon Demon Dominating Fist as quickly as possible.
In the mountains, time seemed to vanish, and Ye Xuan’s cultivation spanned nearly half a month.
In the mountains, in front of a rushing waterfall, a figure sat cross-legged.
The weather was unpredictable. One moment the sun blazed brightly, and the next, dark clouds filled the sky, and rains poured into the waterfall, rushing downward.
Lightning bolts, like silver snakes, tore through the pitch-black void, followed closely by torrential rain, pouring down like water from the celestial river. Such intense rain could soak a person to the bone in an instant and fill a depression with rainwater in moments.
The thunder roared, deafeningly pounding the eardrums. Suddenly, the figure opened his eyes, and from them, it seemed as if two beams of electricity shot forth.
This figure was Ye Xuan, who had been cultivating for almost half a month. He rose swiftly, his hand reaching out to the heavens as if he had grasped a bolt of lightning that had split from the sky, drawing power from it.
"Thunder Dragon Locks the Heavens!"
Ye Xuan shouted explosively. A punch, not shining with lightning, lit up the entire world, sweeping out in an unstoppable and domineering manner directly towards the waterfall.
With a "boom," a sound akin to the sky splitting and the earth shattering echoed throughout the area. The waterfall was obliterated by a single punch. The force of the punch turned into a gigantic dragon, rampaging through the region, carving a deep canyon through the mountains, shattering the rain into a void space that repelled water.
Endless currents of electricity flickered on both sides of the canyon, their surfaces charred black.
One could see the ultimate transformation of lightning in it, a punch that commanded celestial phenomena. No creature born from this land could grasp the lightning generated by the heavens unless it was a mighty being nurtured by the world itself.
"I didn’t expect that after half a month, I’ve only just mastered the first level. It’s too slow."
Ye Xuan used to comprehend martial arts extremely quickly, usually grasping the core essence even if he hadn’t completed the entire technique. However, this time was different; Ye Xuan’s speed of comprehension was much slower.
But Ye Xuan’s speed couldn’t be considered slow. He didn’t know it, but typically, even native Dragon Clan geniuses would struggle to learn the first maneuver of the Dragon Demon Dominating Fist in half a month. The fact that Ye Xuan had succeeded meant he was much stronger than those Dragon Clan geniuses.
"Having mastered the first level, the next two levels shouldn’t be too difficult. But now, it’s time to leave this place."
Ye Xuan wouldn’t continue his intense cultivation in isolation. Even if he continued to study diligently, he could only learn up to the second level at most, but the time spent would be doubled, or even tripled, which would be counterproductive.