“Qing’er, you were half right. There’s nothing wrong with the martial meridian stones, but your martial meridians are not trash either.”
“On the contrary, your meridians are incredibly high grade—unprecedented.”
As Qing’er looked at him with confusion, the joy on Ye Chen’s face grew even stronger. “If my guess is right, these meridian stones can only detect up to the Emperor-grade. But what you’ve awakened is beyond that—it’s a grade above the Emperor-grade.”
Qing’er grew even more confused. “But… Brother, didn’t you say earlier that Emperor-grade was already the highest level?”
Ye Chen nodded. “That’s true under normal circumstances. But I once read in an ancient text that there’s actually a level above Emperor-grade, called the Immortal-grade meridian. It’s just that no one on the Profound Sky Continent has ever awakened it, so it was never officially included in the ranking system.”
The thought that Qing’er’s meridian started at the legendary Immortal-grade made Ye Chen feel a deep sense of inferiority.
No wonder, in his past life, Qing’er became a Great Emperor in less than a hundred years—and not just any Emperor, but the strongest Emperor on the Profound Sky Continent. Her starting point was already the peak others couldn’t reach in a lifetime.
When Qing’er heard that her meridians were extremely high-grade, she immediately jumped with joy, patting her little chest and declaring confidently, “I’ll definitely work even harder from now on and get stronger fast! If anyone dares to hurt you again, Brother, I’ll beat them until they’re looking for their teeth all over the ground!”
She had originally wanted to cultivate just so she wouldn’t be bullied again, but now, she also didn’t want to become a burden to Ye Chen—in fact, she wanted to protect him.
Ye Chen burst out laughing. With Qing’er saying that, he truly felt like he could walk sideways across the Profound Sky Continent.
Now that he had confirmed Qing’er’s martial meridian grade, Ye Chen was in excellent spirits.
And since Qing’er’s meridians had already reached the absolute peak with no room for further upgrades, there was no need to buy or use martial meridian pills.
But Ye Chen didn’t leave immediately. He still purchased some Emperor-grade martial meridian pills for himself, as well as herbs for repairing his father’s martial meridians and improving the strength of their clan members.
Altogether, these pills and herbs cost more than 40 million taels of gold. Combined with the classic-grade alchemy furnace he bought, more than half of the 100 million taels he received from the Sword Emperor were gone in an instant.
Upon returning to War King Manor, Ye Chen gave Qing’er a movement technique manual titled Infinite.
This Infinite was something Ye Chen had discovered in his previous life after becoming an Emperor. He had stumbled upon it in an ancient tomb. Its grade was unknown, and it was extremely obscure and difficult to comprehend.
Qing’er’s comprehension was unmatched. For most cultivation techniques and secret realms, she only needed to read them once to fully grasp them. Ye Chen figured it was time she encountered some difficulty—cultivation shouldn’t be too smooth, after all.
As for Ye Chen, he unpacked the alchemy furnace and herbs and immediately got to work.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Today was the day of the secret realm assessment.
The secret realm, known as Doomsday Forest, was located at the junction of the Four Empires.
With the first ray of sunlight at dawn, countless spectators from the Four Empires had already gathered at the entrance.
Doomsday Forest opened once a year and was one of the most important events among the Four Empires.
Once the entrance activated, the top 100 prodigies selected by each empire would be simultaneously teleported into the forest, where they would spend three days hunting mystic beasts.
Each beast slain would yield beast cores. The total score of each empire would be calculated based on the number and quality of cores their geniuses collected, and the empires would be ranked accordingly.
It was a matter of national pride—immensely important.
This year’s assessment was especially significant.
Two of the Four Sacred Lands of the Eastern Wasteland would be sending representatives to observe. Any genius who performed outstandingly—gaining a high individual score—might be recruited into a sacred land.
The two sacred lands were the Unparalleled Holy Land and the Taiyi Holy Land.
The Taiyi Holy Land had long lost its former glory and had been in decline for centuries, making it unattractive to most geniuses.
The Unparalleled Holy Land, on the other hand, had flourished over the centuries, its influence soaring—it was the dream destination for countless prodigies.
“You all should be thanking me. If not for me, why would the Unparalleled Holy Land bother coming to this backwater place to recruit?” Lin Tian declared confidently, his face full of arrogance.
Three days ago, he had entered the Unparalleled Holy Land with Zhao Hongyan, where his blood was tested and revealed signs of an impending Saint Physique awakening. That was why the sect had named him a prospective Holy Son. Read the latest chapters at novelping.com.
Thanks to this, he was allowed a special privilege—three days of sacred baptism in the sect’s Sacred Pool.
That Sacred Pool was equipped with a Heaven-grade Spirit Gathering Array, and the massive amount of spiritual Qi gathered there had pushed Lin Tian’s cultivation up by two stages in just three days.
Now, at the 7th stage Earth Martial Realm, Lin Tian was certain that if he faced Ye Chen again, he could kill him in a single move.
The high-level members of the Unparalleled Holy Land had advised him to stay and cultivate. They didn’t think it was necessary for him to waste time entering such a minor secret realm.
But he insisted on going.
According to the remnant soul in his body, everyone underestimated Doomsday Forest. Not only were there countless heavenly treasures inside, but there was also a supreme opportunity—one so shocking it could shake the entire Eastern Wasteland.
Lin Tian couldn’t afford to miss such a miraculous opportunity.
And besides, he had sworn to kill Ye Chen with his own hands in the forest.
As long as Ye Chen lived, Lin Tian would never be at peace.
The Holy Lord of the Unparalleled Holy Land had even sent Saintess Zhao Hongyan to accompany him, both to ensure his safety and to possibly recruit other outstanding talents into their sect.
“Tian’er is absolutely right. Once we enter Doomsday Forest, please look after your brothers and cousins.” Lin Ba, the patriarch of the Lin Family, walked up with a flattering smile.
Aside from Lin Tian, the Lin Family had nine other participants this time.
Lin Tian nodded. Once inside, he planned to follow the remnant soul’s guidance to obtain the heavenly treasures and the supreme opportunity. There would be danger, of course—he would need cannon fodder.
The Lin Family members would serve that purpose nicely.
Then, his gaze shifted toward Ye Chen, full of hatred.
Especially when he saw Jian Ling’er walking toward Ye Chen with a smile, the jealousy in his heart flared uncontrollably.
“Listen up. If any of you encounter Ye Chen in the Doomsday Forest, release the signal immediately.”
“As soon as I receive the signal, I’ll rush over and personally send Ye Chen to hell!”