Translator: CinderTL
"What is this?" Jiang Ye murmured, gazing at the surrounding starlight. "A cosmic blessing?"
Vast quantities of iridescent starlight, radiating astonishing life force, surged toward him. The moment they drew near, Jiang Ye's body transformed into a ravenous beast, consumed by an insatiable hunger.
This realization sent a chill down Jiang Ye's spine.
Many top-tier opportunities contained the essence of life origin, igniting intense cravings in martial artists. However, as one's realm advanced, ordinary opportunities gradually lost their allure.
"Even some divine-tier opportunities struggle to evoke such a primal urge in me," Jiang Ye thought, his heart pounding. "The benefits hidden within this cosmic blessing must be beyond imagination."
Jiang Ye had experienced a similar pull during the Cosmic Blessing event.
Yet this new phenomenon dwarfed its predecessor by a factor of ten million or more.
Without hesitation, Jiang Ye sat cross-legged and began absorbing the multicolored starlight.
Whoosh!
Massive amounts of starlight flooded into Jiang Ye's body, flowing like liquid through his limbs and bones, permeating every cell.
Rumble!
A violent tremor erupted within Jiang Ye, causing his eyes to involuntarily twitch.
"My life level?"
"It's skyrocketing!" Jiang Ye could feel his life aura surging at an alarming rate.
If a top-tier expert were present, scanning Jiang Ye inch by inch with psychic power, they would be astonished to discover:
Every cell in Jiang Ye's body was frantically shattering and reforming, endlessly cycling through destruction and reconstruction, as if undergoing a perpetual metamorphosis.
In truth, this was an inevitable stage in life's evolution.
According to research, when humans break through their first life's shackles, their cells must undergo hundreds of cycles of "shattering-reforming."
For someone at Jiang Ye's level, the number of cycles required to break through his life's shackles would be even more staggering.
Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Both were plausible.
Crack~ crack~ crack!
Within Jiang Ye's body, countless cells shattered and reformed in an endless cycle, the process accelerating rapidly.
"This?"
"Such incredible speed!" Jiang Ye marveled inwardly. "Over a hundred cycles in less than ten seconds?"
What did this mean?
Each cycle consumed vast amounts of energy and was an arduous process.
"A single cosmic tempering," Jiang Ye mused, "only achieves a few hundred cycles."
The cosmic tempering he referred to wasn't ordinary.
It was a third-tier stellar energy refinement!
In the past, Jiang Ye had only experienced first and second-tier stellar energy tempering. As his realm advanced, the required star energy tier also increased accordingly.
"From the fourth breakthrough to the fifth breakthrough," Jiang Ye mused, "I'd need at least a hundred third-tier stellar energy refinement, which would take years, perhaps even decades. Unless I stumble upon a heaven-defying opportunity, this process will be greatly prolonged."
A Fourth-Tier A-Grade Opportunity, for instance, could provide thousands of cycles in just a few days. However, these opportunities are most effective only the first time. Each subsequent use yields diminishing returns.
This underscores the immense difficulty of breaking free from life's shackles!
"And now..."
"In less than ten seconds, my body has already undergone a hundred cycles?" Jiang Ye was increasingly astonished. "And the speed is still accelerating!"
Jiang Ye could sense it.
Under the influence of the multicolored starlight, his body was undergoing a terrifyingly rapid metamorphosis.
In just a few minutes, he had absorbed the equivalent of a Fourth-Tier Upper A-Grade Opportunity.
Crucially!
As time passed, the rate of metamorphosis not only didn't slow down but continued to accelerate.
"Is this the Cosmic Blessing?" Jiang Ye couldn't contain his excitement. "Could I actually break through to the peak fourth-breakthrough right here?"
"No!"
"With such vast starlight, I might even reach the quasi-fifth-tier, or even the true fifth breakthrough!" Jiang Ye's heart trembled.
To leap from the Late Stage Fourth Breakthrough to the fifth breakthrough?
Unimaginable!
"Continue," Jiang Ye said without hesitation.
This cosmic blessing was an unimaginable opportunity for him, even more precious than a divine-tier opportunity in some ways.
It couldn't be wasted.
If used wisely, it might allow him to break through the fifth breakthrough shackles right here and now!
This would give Jiang Ye a significant advantage in the Great Stellar War six months from now.
"Absorb," Jiang Ye focused his mind and began to fully absorb the starlight swirling around him.
Vast amounts of multicolored starlight surged into Jiang Ye's body like a tidal wave.
Metamorphosis! He was fully advancing toward the fifth breakthrough shackles.
Outside.
After Jiang Ye chose to abandon the trial, the projection screen updated accordingly.
Jiang Ye has ended the trial. Trial level: 99
"Ah!"
"He still failed."
"Couldn't clear the hundredth level? What a pity."
The moment the result appeared, hundreds of Chen Clan members sighed in unison.
Just one step away from a perfect completion!
Though merely spectators, these onlookers yearned to witness such a historic outcome even more than those directly involved. Many felt a deep sense of regret.
"What a pity, just one step away..."
"I really thought Jiang Ye would succeed."
"Such a shame." Chen Fang and the other elders echoed the sentiment, their disappointment palpable.
In truth, their disappointment rivaled that of their own failures.
"Enough," Chen Jiuxuan said calmly. "Jiang Ye has already set an unprecedented record."
"Ninety-ninth trial!"
"Which of you could achieve that?" Chen Jiuxuan scoffed.
The elders exchanged uneasy glances.
Ninety-ninth trial?
The highest any of them had reached was the seventieth trial.
"Compared to Jiang Ye, we are indeed far inferior," Chen Fang sighed inwardly, finally acknowledging Jiang Ye's extraordinary potential.
Though only twenty trials separated the seventieth and ninetieth levels, the gap between them was unimaginably vast.
Just as the difference between the sixtieth and seventieth trials—seemingly a mere ten trials—marked the boundary between dao bone and transcendent realms!
If the seventieth trial held such significance, the trials beyond it were even more profound.
The difference between the 80th, 90th, and even 100th trials was unimaginable.
What exactly is Jiang Ye's strength now? Chen Fang wondered inwardly. Could he really be a match for a fifth breakthrough expert?
(End of the Chapter)
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