The Sword God of the Universe-Chapter 77 - Half-step Innate

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Half-step Innate

Chapter 77 -77: Half-step Innate

“One more thing you need to be clear about: I challenged you at the end of the challenge phase on purpose!

It was to prevent you from advancing to the finals!”

“Now, our battle can begin!”

As Jing Shaohe spoke, he drew his weapon, a silver longsword.

The longsword shimmered with silver radiance.

It was a High-Grade Weapon!

Jing Shaohe’s challenge against Jing Yan naturally attracted the attention of countless spectators.

With the challenge phase drawing to a close, Jing Shaohe, as a martial artist of the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven Realm, stepped into the arena to challenge Jing Yan, and his intentions were clear.

Regardless of who won or lost, one of these two men would definitely be unable to advance to the finals.

“How daring of Jing Shaohe.

Does he really believe he can defeat Jing Yan?”

“Jing Shaohe is in the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven Realm, and he is indeed strong among those in that realm.

However, even if he fought against Li Tianfu, he might not necessarily win.”

“Heh, don’t you know Jing Shaohe?

This man is extremely arrogant.

No martial artist below the Innate Realm holds any significance in his eyes.

Now, he clearly believes that he can defeat Jing Yan!”

Many martial artists around the square discussed and chatted.

Up until now, the vast majority did not believe that Jing Shaohe was a match for Jing Yan.

Even the disciples of the Jing Family from the lineage of the Great Elder and the Fifth Elder shook their heads slightly.

They believed that Jing Shaohe’s actions were throwing away his family’s grand competition.

Jing Yuxiang’s face on the high platform of the square was also sullen.

He did indeed send Jing Shaohe to challenge Jing Yan, but he intended it to be just for show.

He hadn’t foreseen this turn of events.

Originally, all ten martial artists from the Ninth Layer Heaven should have easily advanced to the finals.

But now, at least one of them would be unable to proceed.

“Whoosh!”

On the stage, Jing Shaohe lightly swung his silver longsword.

A shadow of the sword appeared.

Primordial Energy also surged forth.

“What?”

“What’s that?”

At that moment, the previously noisy square suddenly gasped.

Then there was an even bigger sensation.

For they saw, in front of Jing Shaohe, amid the fluttering shadows of the sword, a faint mist appeared.

Even in Jing Ziqi’s astonished eyes, a trace of surprise flashed.

Jing Ziqi, being in the Innate Realm, of course recognized what that white mist was!

“How can this be?” Jing Ziqi bit her lips, worried.

“My goodness!”

“Primordial Qi Fog!

That’s Primordial Qi Fog!”

“Could Jing Shaohe be a strong practitioner of the Innate Realm?”

Shocked looks fixed on the white weapon in front of Jing Shaohe with astonishment.

Even the lowest-level martial artists knew the hallmark of an Innate Realm practitioner; it is the Primordial Energy condensed to a degree that it becomes a fog visible to the naked eye.

“But that’s not right, during the previous testing, Jing Shaohe was clearly shown to be a Ninth Layer Heaven Martial Artist!

If he’s in the Innate Realm, he wouldn’t be allowed to participate in the tournament!” Someone frowned, recalling the testing scene.

In the testing, Jing Shaohe was indeed proven to be in the Ninth Layer Heaven.

Unless, there was an issue with the Testing Crystal.

On the high platform of the square!

“Half-step Innate!

Jing Shaohe has reached Half-step Innate!

He is only half a step away from the true Innate Realm!,” Jing Chengye exhaled and slowly spoke.

Half-step Innate, also known as Martial Arts Small Perfection, means that under the Innate Realm, a martial artist’s path in martial arts has reached a complete and ultimate stage.

Not all Ninth Layer Heaven martial artists experience a Half-step Innate phase.

Some martial artists directly advance from the regular Ninth Layer Heaven to the Innate Realm.

However, Half-step Innate is often seen.

A Half-step Innate Realm martial artist has already partially transformed their Primordial Energy into fog, though it’s not fully transformed, only part of it.

Yet, even this partial transformation of Primordial Energy is enough to leave all regular Ninth Layer Heaven martial artists far behind.

The Primordial Qi Fog contains power enough to sweep away all ordinary Ninth Layer Heaven martial artists.

Now, the surrounding spectators finally understood whence Jing Shaohe’s confidence came.

Jing Shaohe was already in the Half-step Innate Realm.

No wonder he was sure he could defeat Jing Yan.

At this time, Jing Yuxiang’s previously dark face broke into a smile.

A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes.

His grandson, Jing Shaohe, undoubtedly brought honor to him.

Half-step Innate was very close to true Innate.

The 25-year-old Jing Shaohe might step into the Innate before turning thirty.

Martial artists under thirty who reach the Innate Realm have a great opportunity to enter any of the Three Major Academies of Lanqu County for training.

“Yuxiang, oh Yuxiang!”

“Heh, to think you could keep your composure like that.

Shaohe is already Half-step Innate, and you never mentioned it,” the Great Elder, Jing Chunyu, said, patting Jing Yuxiang’s shoulder with a laugh.

“Heh heh…” Jing Yuxiang chuckled.

Indeed, if he had known earlier that Jing Shaohe was Half-step Innate, he would have mentioned it a long time ago.

Why would he hold it back?

Jing Shaohe was his direct grandson, after all!

He too was just learning that Jing Shaohe was Half-step Innate.

Considering Jing Shaohe’s silent and proud nature, it was normal for him to not voluntarily disclose his breakthrough in realm.

“This is not good!” Fourth Elder Jing Tianying frowned.

Seeing that Jing Shaohe was in the Half-step Innate Realm, Jing Tianying also started worrying for Jing Yan.

Half-step Innate was far stronger than the typical Ninth Layer Heaven martial artist.

The gap between Ninth Layer Heaven martial artists and the Innate Realm was an immeasurable gulf.

They were nearly incomparable.

However, the gap between Half-step Innate and the Innate Realm was much smaller.

Practitioners of the Innate Realm often regarded those in the Half-step Innate Realm with respect, and some even referred to Half-step Innate as Fake Innate.

On the stage, Jing Yan’s expression also turned grave.

If Jing Shaohe were not Half-step Innate, Jing Yan would not be concerned at all; even if his opponent were a Ninth Layer Heaven martial artist comparable to Li Tianfu, Jing Yan could easily handle him.

But Half-step Innate…

Jing Yan’s own Primordial Energy had not even begun to fog.

His promotion to Ninth Layer Heaven was still recent.

“Half-step Innate, huh?” Jing Yan’s eyes flickered.

“Let me first see just how strong Half-step Innate is!” Jing Yan’s fighting spirit soared.

Jing Yan planned to fight with Jing Tianlong of the Innate Realm.

Faced with a warrior of the Half-step Innate Realm, how could Jing Yan retreat?

How could he retreat?

Fight!

Let the battle begin!