Chapter 232 - 231: I am the True Monarch

Chapter 232: Chapter 231: I am the True Monarch

Xia Wuyang formed a sword finger and lightly swiped it through the air.

Where his fingertips passed, his Extraordinary Spiritual Power activated, and the air rippled like water.

Countless tiny water droplets condensed within the ripples, shimmering with a rainbow-colored halo under the light of the Luminous Pearl.

This wasn’t a manifestation of True Qi, but a genuine mobilization of the world’s Water Attribute Spiritual Qi. It was an opportunity countless Celestial Humans dreamed of, and also the most difficult hurdle for them to overcome when attempting to reach the True Monarch Realm.

But for Xia Wuyang, who had long since encountered this opportunity and possessed Extraordinary Spiritual Power, it was a simple matter.

’Water benefits all things and does not compete. It stays in places men despise, and is thus close to the Dao...’

The scriptures of the River Scripture flowed through his mind, each word and phrase deafeningly resonant.

Xia Wuyang sank his consciousness into his Dantian. Using his Extraordinary Spiritual Power as a guide, he began to capture and condense the agitated Water Attribute Spiritual Qi. After all, as its name implied, the River Scripture was a Water Attribute Spiritual Technique, so it naturally drew upon Water Attribute Spiritual Qi.

At first, it came in wisps, like a fine spring rain. Then, it grew thicker, turning into a trickling stream. By the time 1:00 AM approached, it had become a surging river, growing ever more abundant.

Countless streams of Water Attribute Spiritual Qi converged from all directions, pouring through his pores and meridians into his Dantian.

Inside his Dantian, the Spiritual Qi accumulated, growing denser and gradually forming a vortex.

At the center of the vortex, a faint speck of light began to coalesce.

Initially, it was only the size of a needle’s tip, as white and clear as jade.

As Spiritual Qi continuously poured in, this speck of light began to slowly rotate. It grew a little larger with each revolution, its color shifting from jade-white to a pale blue, until it finally transformed into a seed the size of a longan fruit.

The seed was a deep azure, its surface covered in natural, water-like patterns, as if it contained a condensed lake.

It floated in the center of his Dantian, slowly spinning. With each rotation, it released pure Water Attribute True Qi that nourished all the meridians in his body.

"The River True Seed... is formed!"

Xia Wuyang’s eyes snapped open, a blue glint flashing within them before vanishing.

At that moment, he felt as if the entire world had changed, becoming completely different from before.

The air was no longer empty. Instead, it was filled with Spiritual Qi of various attributes—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—all kinds were present.

The flow of moisture in the air was clearly visible, as if he could see the trajectory of every single water droplet. His perception was so sharp it was like reading the lines on his own palm.

Even the movement of the fish in the nearby Taiye Pool registered in his senses as a series of ripples.

This was the sign of entering the Qi Refining Stage. With the True Qi Seed condensed, he could now absorb the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and had set foot on the path of the Extraordinary.

He rose slowly, a faint smile appearing on his face as he felt the surging power within his body.

His Basic Power had skyrocketed from 600,000 kilograms to a full one million kilograms, an increase of 400,000 kilograms.

With the threefold enhancement from his Deep Rooted Talent, his basic destructive force could reach three million kilograms. This meant the power of his punch was now enough to collapse a small mountain.

And this was without the aid of any Spiritual Artifacts or Spiritual Skills and Spiritual Techniques. With their help, his basic destructive force could increase nearly twentyfold.

In that case, his destructive force would be around sixty million kilograms. Just thinking about it was enough to realize how astonishingly terrifying that power was.

With a casual wave of his hand, the wind from his fist solidified into a tangible, aqua-blue fist imprint that lingered in the air for a long time.

This was a natural manifestation of his Water Attribute True Qi, which was several times purer than his previous Qi and Blood Power. The two were simply on completely different levels.

Another astonishing change occurred in his speed. With a mere thought, Xia Wuyang’s figure left nine afterimages in the Practice Room.

His base speed had now reached a staggering 500 kilometers per hour!

Combined with his Light as a Feather talent, the Gentle Wind Boots, and the Dragon and Ruling Phoenix Body Technique... when he went all out, his speed would reach an unimaginable level.

His Companion Talent, Light as a Feather, could double his base speed to 1,000 kilometers per hour. The Gentle Wind Boots, the Dragon and Phoenix Body Technique, and other factors could boost his speed by another twenty times or so. As a result, Xia Wuyang’s maximum speed could reach 20,000 kilometers per hour.

In his previous life, no vehicle could reach such speeds; only some missiles could match it.

Even among True Monarchs, few could possess such speed. Having just stepped into the True Monarch Realm, Xia Wuyang had already gained a near-invincible status.

After all, even if he couldn’t win a fight, he could still escape.

The biggest improvement this time was not his defense. After all, his Body Refining Cultivation had not yet become Extraordinary; it was still at the Celestial Human Realm.

He would need to cultivate Body Refining Spiritual Techniques later to break through in his Body Refining Cultivation. However, that would be quite difficult—much harder than breaking through in Qi Refining Cultivation.

Besides these improvements, there was one other extremely important enhancement.

With the aid of his True Qi, Xia Wuyang calmed his mind and focused, extending his Extraordinary Spiritual Power into the depths of the void.

Through his Extraordinary Perception, he "saw" a world he had never seen before—a hazy, strange space hidden on the "other side" of the physical world, filled with pure and immense Spiritual Qi of every attribute.

"The first layer of the True Realm!" Xia Wuyang murmured to himself, a look of astonishment on his face.

This was a hidden world that only True Monarchs could perceive. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the physical world was thin and chaotic, but the Spiritual Qi in the True Realm was not only several times denser, but also pure in attribute.

The reason True Monarchs were called True Monarchs was precisely because they could perceive and enter the True Realm to obtain substantial benefits.

The first layer of the True Realm alone contained a massive amount of Spiritual Qi of all attributes, far surpassing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi outside. There was no shortage of Water Attribute Spiritual Qi, making it the perfect place to practice the River Scripture.

But Xia Wuyang also sensed danger. Hidden in the depths of that Spiritual Qi were wisps of black filth.

It was "True Corruption." This was a negative energy that naturally existed in the True Realm. If inhaled, minor cases would result in impure True Qi, while severe cases could lead to Qigong Deviation or even death by bodily explosion.

He cautiously drew a wisp of Water Attribute Spiritual Qi from the True Realm. This wisp of Spiritual Qi was exceptionally pure. Upon entering his body, it was quickly absorbed by the River True Seed, which instantly grew a little stronger, its water-like patterns becoming even clearer.

’It really is pure, so much better than the Water Attribute Spiritual Qi outside,’ Xia Wuyang thought, a joyful glint in his eyes.

With the help of Spiritual Qi from the True Realm, his Cultivation speed would increase by several times over. If he also had the aid of Spirit Elixir and Medicine, his speed would be even more astonishing.

If he was lucky enough to obtain a Spirit Level Miracle Treasure, then it went without saying that his power would soar in a short amount of time.

Although obtaining Water Attribute Spiritual Qi from the True Realm was faster and better, he had to be extremely careful when absorbing it.

He tried to filter out the black corruption. His Extraordinary Spiritual Power acted like a fine mesh, sifting through the Spiritual Qi and blocking the filth.

This process required his full concentration, as the slightest mistake would allow the corruption to seep in.

Other True Monarchs used their True Qi to filter it, but Xia Wuyang’s Spiritual Power was also Extraordinary. Using Spiritual Power for filtration was more effective, and this was his advantage.