Chapter 245: Chapter 245 You're Strong, But...
In the surface space.
Xu Zhiye concluded that Ye An was a martial fanatic!
He had perfected his evasion skills to the realm of perfection.
Everything was exquisitely precise; his footwork had transcended mere technique to become an art form.
The eight blades he manipulated not only couldn't hit Ye An, but couldn't even disturb his balance.
And yet, Ye An had remained in a state of gathering power from start to finish.
Despite his intense movements, shakes, and changes in trajectory, the flow of martial intent within him continued unabated.
But he just didn't interrupt his power gathering.
"Why is this happening?"
Unconsciously, Xu Zhiye's pupils dilated.
And when he sensed the exponentially growing martial intent within Ye An, he began to sweat.
Unable to interrupt his power gathering.
He would definitely be defeated by his bizarre talent for unlimited power accumulation.
He had been gathering power for almost a minute now.
Xu Zhiye dared not imagine what state Ye An's fist intent would reach in a while.
He had to interrupt the opponent's power gathering!
He made his decision.
Just as Ye An was gathering power, he had also accumulated a considerable amount of chaotic blackness. Although it was not enough to cause a qualitative change, its energy intensity was absolutely high enough to force Ye An to unleash this punch!
With a sweep of his big hand, a focused gaze, and a loud shout, "Engulf!"
In the second realm.
The chaos blackness instantly became dense, rapidly expanding and swelling, transforming into a sea of darkness in just a few seconds!
With Xu Zhiye's spellcasting.
Dark tsunamis rose from all directions around Ye An.
Majestic oppressive forces descended from the sky, and Ye An's body swayed under the flickering flames!
At the same time, Xu Zhiye did not forget to wield his attacking blade!
Ye An continued to move, shake, dodge, but the surrounding waves had already surged!
His mind was like a person standing on a single foot on a log. As long as there was a slight imbalance, his mind would fall and plunge into the ocean, and his impending fist would involuntarily be forced out!
The key to this battle lies here!
Waves rushed in, instantly engulfing Ye An.
Ye An's fiery eyes suddenly froze.
Terracotta of Xuanwu!
Dark yellow soil covered his surface, forming rough and thick soil armor.
Although he had been submerged by the waves, he forcefully resisted with the terracotta of Xuanwu!
Moving within the sea of chaotic darkness, Ye An continued to evade the eight sharp blades!
The darkness oppressed him, corroding his terracotta of Xuanwu and even penetrating the soil directly onto his flesh.
Intense pain spread throughout Ye An's body.
To move, he had to overcome the weight of the terracotta of Xuanwu and the resistance of the chaotic sea.
He had to exert great effort to evade the eight sharp blades and keep his balance!
The little person standing on the log began to sway.
Ye An gritted his teeth, feeling a rush of air in his throat, but he held it back because it wasn't time yet!
To break through the second realm, the surface, and the central hub in one breath, he needed to gather for at least another ten seconds!
Extreme state activated!
The intensification of the battle fire, the weight of the terracotta of Xuanwu simultaneously increased, and the clash of the two caused Ye An's speed to remain unchanged, but his martial intent began to rise!
Standing on the surface, Xu Zhiye's pupils trembled slightly.
Because at this moment, Ye An made him have to acknowledge!
Countdown?
Countdown to what?
The next moment!
His pupils suddenly contracted.
Ye An's body suddenly straightened up, tilting his head and staring straight at him, a crazy smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Then!
Martial intent surged!
The heavens and the earth trembled!
The battle fire, which had been gathering for nearly a minute, illuminated the dark domain in the blink of an eye.
Ye An's figure soared into the air, passing through the sea of fire, straight towards Xu Zhiye in the sky.
Xu Zhiye lost his composure.
He angrily shouted, "Why?"
"Why didn't your power gathering break!?"
Even after I severely injured you with my slash, you're still gathering power?
Damn it!
Am I seeing things?
Suddenly.
In Xu Zhiye's mind, he recalled some questions he had pondered yesterday when he was bored.
"Why does Ye An climb the Vermilion Bird Steps every day? Is this training ground really that useful?"
Later, he found out.
"Ye An is unconsciously practicing rune skills for power gathering here."
Xu Zhiye was dumbfounded at the time.
"Unconsciously practicing rune skills for power gathering?"
"Does this mythical theory really have any practical application for Ye An?"
At this moment.
Looking at Ye An, who was engulfed in flames, soaring into the sky with an excited smile on his face, Xu Zhiye felt somewhat bewildered.
In his mind, those few words repeated endlessly.
Unconsciously practicing rune skills for power gathering.
Unconsciously practicing rune skills for power gathering...
Is he so happy because it's true?
Just now.
At the moment when the disorderly black sky slash struck, Ye An felt a strong impulse.
He wanted to ascend.
When will his unconscious power gathering rune show some signs of progress?
Maybe tomorrow.
Maybe in the future.
But maybe it's happening right now!
So he chose to ascend, with that step being exactly like every step he had taken on the Vermilion Bird Steps.
So far.
He had only practiced punching 150,000 times, far from the theoretical three million punches.
But often things don't happen overnight.
Ye An didn't possess a complete unconscious power gathering rune skill.
He had only obtained an ordinary-looking rune fragment.
The faint fluorescence shimmered on the fragment, allowing the heavily injured Ye An to gather strength for another ten seconds!
At that moment.
Fist out, battle fire soaring into the sky!