Yuan's Ascension-Chapter 913: The Top Ten (2)

Will! Return! Wu Yuan's consciousness and spirit, sharp as blades, instinctively roared in defiance.

Wu Yuan seemed to lose consciousness after getting struck, but he retained his instinct—the desire to return to his body. This was the instinct of every powerhouse's consciousness and spirit. And now, the only thing standing in the way of Wu Yuan's consciousness and spirit returning was—Inconstance's consciousness and spirit.

This was a confrontation on the spiritual plane.

Comprehending the Great Dao of Destiny not only allowed one to understand the profundities of the Yuan Soul but also control the power of the spirit in the mysterious beyond. The greater the spirit, the stronger the power.

Annihilate! In this place where time was nearly frozen, Inconstance maintained his consciousness, kept his spirit functioning, and directly invoked the fluctuations of Destiny, attempting to completely obliterate this strand of Wu Yuan's body refiner self's consciousness and spirit. An unconscious and scattered spiritual force could easily be destroyed.

But at this very moment, a layer of hazy purple light appeared on the surface of Wu Yuan's unconscious spiritual force, vast and flawless. It allowed Wu Yuan's consciousness to enter this mysterious spiritual realm.

Hmm? Inconstance was shocked as he sensed the change in Wu Yuan's scattered spiritual force.

Kill! This strand of Wu Yuan's consciousness was very weak, but it was enough. It was the Primordial Technique! The so-called Life Chapter was about unifying all of one’s physical matter into one, including flesh, ether, soul, and even the unfathomable consciousness and spirit. All that was known and unknown could be unified—that was the terrifying aspect of the Life Primordial Technique.

Wu Yuan had not comprehended the Great Dao of Destiny, but his cultivation of the Primordial Technique had reached a profound level, enough to influence his spirit slightly.

"Those who stand in my way shall die!" Wu Yuan's spiritual force instantly consolidated, transforming into a single rope, into a blade!

Boom! The two collided in an instant.

The result of this clash was a foregone conclusion.

Wu Yuan's consciousness and spirit remained within his body, while Inconstance was like water without a source, a tree without roots. Moreover, the nature of Wu Yuan's consciousness and spirit was considerably stronger than Inconstance's, though he couldn't fully utilize it.

Whoosh! Wu Yuan's eyes snapped open, everything before him returning to clarity. He understood that only an instant had passed. Time had barely flowed.

The clash of consciousnesses and spirits occurred on another plane of existence; it felt like thousands or tens of thousands of years, yet victory or defeat was decided in a single moment.

I withstood it, and didn’t suffer any injuries. If I hadn't withstood it, my consciousness and spirit would have been eliminated. Unable to control my powerful ether body or ether, I would have suffered a backlash and perished instantly. Wu Yuan immediately understood this.

The physical body and ether were tangible, while the Yuan Soul was intangible, but the consciousness and spirit were the root that transcended both tangible and intangible, transcending spacetime—they were the source of all life. If the source was extinguished, the root gone, there was no more distinction between tangible and intangible.

So-called destiny is about tracing back to the source. Through this clash with Inconstance, Wu Yuan had come to understand some fundamental profundities of the Great Dao of Destiny. It was similar to a soul attack, yet fundamentally different.

If I hadn't cultivated the Primordial Technique to such a profound level, the outcome would have been uncertain. Wu Yuan thought to himself.

Without the Primordial Technique, he might not have lost, but his victory wouldn't have been assured either. There was also another possible outcome, but Wu Yuan was absolutely unwilling to test that.

Boom! With his consciousness and spirit regaining clarity instantly, Wu Yuan’s steps did not falter in the least as he immediately pounced toward Inconstance.

To avoid any mishaps, Wu Yuan decided to go all out. He immediately employed the Primordial Technique again, his momentum and power reaching an unprecedented peak. In the blink of an eye, he closed in on Inconstance.

Whoosh! Inconstance also regained clarity the moment his attack failed. His eyes were dim, as if he had suffered some kind of heavy injury—this was the drawback of launching an attack with his life on the line.

With ordinary destiny attacks, if the enemy's consciousness and spirit wasn't strong enough, they would be instantly crushed, and he would emerge unscathed. But an all-out fighting style meant injuring the enemy at great cost to oneself.

This was also why Inconstance had been unwilling to use his killing move against Wu Yuan, Ming Jian, and the others in the life-or-death treasure ground earlier. At that time, he simply didn't think it was worth it.

"Flee!" Inconstance's form rapidly retreated.

However, just like the time he had frantically fled after failing to attack Zhu Shan, Inconstance faced a similar situation once more today. In direct confrontation, Inconstance was not on the same level as Bai Shui or Li Guang.

Go! Inconstance gritted his teeth, and with a thought, flying swords appeared around his body, whistling as they flew towards Wu Yuan.

Boom! Terrifying blade rays erupted, sweeping across everything in a vast wave and sending the flying swords scattering in all directions.

"Inconstance is in danger."

"It's over!"

"Wu Yuan is so strong, this saber technique." All the geniuses held their breaths as they watched this scene. In a direct confrontation, Wu Yuan completely overwhelmed Inconstance with his saber technique.

Flee! Inconstance didn't have the power to fight back and desperately retreated, fleeing for his life.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Wu Yuan's body refiner self and ether body, their expressions cold and unchanging, pursued like two bolts of lightning, giving Inconstance no chance to catch his breath. Striking while the iron was hot and thoroughly defeating Inconstance was the right course of action.

Clang! After over a hundred consecutive clashes, and under the full-force siege of Wu Yuan's true self and ether body, Inconstance's mana body 'died in battle' and was eliminated from the fight, making his situation increasingly dire.

Rumble! The saber technique employed by Wu Yuan's true self and ether body was wild and violent, with astonishing ferocity.

After his mana body was eliminated, Inconstance's true self continued to resist for a long time despite his heavily injured spirit. But after dodging over a hundred more attacks, his resistance finally crumbled.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Blade rays rained down like a tidal wave, completely engulfing Inconstance.

Whoosh! An invisible fluctuation rippled through, directly transporting Inconstance's true self out of the grotto-heaven.

Inconstance’s journey ended at the top forty.

Wu Yuan was victorious!

Breaking into the top twenty also meant he was just one step away from the top ten.

...

A jade platform appeared out of thin air on the viewing stands, with Inconstance's true self materializing upon it.

I lost! This defeat isn't unjust. Wu Yuan's spirit is indeed unfathomably strong. Even if he hadn't cultivated the Primordial Technique, I might not have been able to win. Inconstance sighed inwardly.

However, to not even break into the top ten, stopping at the top forty...

Inconstance possessed extraordinary insight and experience. If his opponents had been Li Guang or Bai Shui, he would have had some confidence in securing victory. However, his opponent was Wu Yuan.

Zhu Shan had been the first person he wasn’t certain he could defeat. Wu Yuan was the second.

Back on the Primordial Steps, when he witnessed Wu Yuan comprehending the Primal Force Diagrams to an astonishing depth, a sense of unease had already taken root within him. And now, his concerns had proven to be justified.

If Master learns of this outcome, he'll likely be very disappointed. Inconstance sighed inwardly, gently closing his eyes. Destiny is inconstant. I comprehend Destiny and others call me Inconstance. Truly, in the grand scheme of things, all is inconstant.

He still remembered Wu Yuan's teasing remark.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Wu Yuan should be able to claim a Saintcrest. This thought flashed through Inconstance's mind.

In his view, aside from Zhu Shan, no one could stand in Wu Yuan's way.

...

"He won!"

"Inconstance has been eliminated."

"Inconstance really did lose." The numerous geniuses observing the battle couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Back then, in the Divine Domain stage, Inconstance had displayed overwhelming power, eliminating over a hundred geniuses with nothing but a thought multiple times, something even Zhu Shan had never accomplished. It could be said that Inconstance was the nightmare of countless geniuses.

Even at this stage, many of the strongest geniuses actually hoped they wouldn’t be matched up with Inconstance. Even if they lost a fight against Zhu Shan or Wu Yuan, they could see the process. But when fighting against Inconstance, they might lose in an instant, defeated inexplicably.

However, in the end, the legendary Inconstance was defeated, paving the way for the even more powerful Wu Yuan.

...

"Both Wu Yuan and Inconstance have the strength to reach the top ten. Inconstance's physical attacks, for instance, are indeed terrifying. It's just that he encountered Wu Yuan."

"Two who could rank in the top ten clashed early, eliminating one. That's a good thing." The dozens of Supreme Geniuses in the plaza exchanged words, some shocked, some excited. Whether Wu Yuan or Inconstance was eliminated, it was a good outcome for them.

"Wu Yuan's saber strike."

"In a head-on clash, he overwhelmed Inconstance?" Li Guang, Bai Shui, You Feng, and several other Supreme Geniuses aiming for the top ten felt their hearts skip a beat as their gazes swept over Wu Yuan.

The strength Wu Yuan revealed during this battle was greater than in his previous fights.

...

Time flowed on, and the battles of the fifth round continued. Each fight was incredibly fierce.

Lie Jin, Li Guang, Bai Shui, Bai Lian, and other Supreme Geniuses emerged victorious.

Similarly, Supreme Geniuses like Qi Jue, Hou Xiao, and Yu Xiang, despite their utmost efforts, were still reluctantly eliminated, stopping at the top forty.

The genius that surprised Wu Yuan the most was Mu Long. This relatively young Supreme Genius, also from the Ling Jiang Universe, seemed to have providence on his side, encountering opponents who weren't particularly strong. With luck, he made his way into the top twenty.

"The eighteenth battle, Ming Jian defeated Lu Xing!"

"Lu Xing lost?"

"This battle lasted quite long." The eighteenth fight left all spectators sighing emotionally.

This battle was a very special one, because Ming Jian had comprehended the Great Dao of Spacetime to the Dao Field stage, while Lu Xing had fully comprehended the Law of Space.

Both Supreme Geniuses could enter higher spatial dimensions in the Divine Domain Worlds, and both were extremely famous. Of course, due to factors like age and performance during the Primordial Steps Trial, Lu Xing’s fame didn't match Ming Jian's. But fame didn’t equate to strength.

The battle between these two peerless geniuses lasted for a very long time because both excelled in movement skills and spatial manipulation. Lu Xing's movement techniques were more exquisite, but Ming Jian compensated for this by altering the flow of time around him. Both their evasions and maneuvers were incredibly intricate.

Although Ming Jian gained the upper hand with his nine lifebound flying swords, he found it extremely difficult to pin Lu Xing down. In the end, after over a thousand exchanges, the battle concluded with Lu Xing's mana being depleted. This allowed Ming Jian to break into the top twenty.

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"Movement techniques!"

"In terms of movement techniques alone, Lu Xing is more proficient, but Ming Jian's nine swords make for a formidable offense. In terms of pure attack power, perhaps only Zhu Shan and Wu Yuan could surpass him."

"Both Zhu Shan and Wu Yuan have cultivated perfectly compatible supreme burst secret arts, their foundations are stronger." Lie Jin, You Feng, Li Guang, and over ten other Supreme Geniuses who had already won their matches furrowed their brows. Ming Jian's strength was truly formidable.

Lu Xing was indeed a troublesome opponent. Wu Yuan's qi refiner self flew back to the plaza, sat in lotus position on the jade platform, and quickly replenished his mana.

It seems they've all been frightened by my qi refiner self? Wu Yuan's gaze swept around, noticing the many shocked looks. But inwardly, he wasn’t bothered at all.