Human Clan Defender-Chapter 779 - s Divine Ability Perfection, A Thought Spans Worlds Close at Hand (Two in One, Seeking Monthly Pass)_2

When Shen Changqing first arrived at South Nether Prefecture, he was merely around the Grandmaster Peak. But now, in just a few short years, he had progressed from the Grandmaster Peak to his current realm. To tell the truth, Ji Tianlu suspected no one was quite clear what realm Shen Changqing was in now. But one thing he could be certain of: Shen Changqing's realm had certainly reached a level unattainable by others.

"By the way, what's the situation at the Martial Institute now?" Ji Tianlu reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the chaotic void.

Upon hearing this, Xun Qu immediately replied, "The Martial Institute is already under construction. It won't take many days; I believe it will be fully completed soon. The Imperial Court's intention is, after the Martial Institute is established, to transcribe a copy of all Martial Arts from our Demon-Subduing Division."

"Let them transcribe it," Ji Tianlu said, not minding at all. "After all, just leaving it in the Scripture Pavilion is a waste anyway."

The current Martial Institute was clearly an enhanced version of the Demon-Subduing Division. With such a grand move by the Imperial Court, they certainly wouldn't start strong only to end with a whimper. Regarding Martial Arts matters, if the Imperial Court wanted to transcribe them, then let them do so. Dongfang Zhao, the Dominator of the Demon-Subduing Division, hadn't opposed anything, so what objections could he, a branch Dominator, have?

With Demon Evil nowhere to be seen, and coupled with the fact that peak experts had frequently taken action recently, unconsciously, a sense of urgency also rose in Ji Tianlu's heart. A King Rank Defender Envoy, in front of such powerful beings, was no more than an ant; it wouldn't be an overstatement to say so. This realm was simply too weak. Previously, with Demon Evil wreaking havoc, he hadn't had the opportunity to properly enter secluded cultivation. But now that the Demon Evil problem was almost completely resolved, it was time to find a moment to properly consider his future path. No one wanted to stay in one realm for a lifetime. Ji Tianlu had his own ambitions: Venerable Rank! Saint Rank! Even the possibility of ranks above Saint Rank—those were his goals.

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BOOM!!

Furious winds swept the sky, and countless interwoven wind blades turned that expanse of void into a desolate land of death. Each wind blade possessed the power to slay those at the Saint Rank; anyone below the God Realm who trespassed would meet either death or severe injury.

To this, Shen Changqing was utterly indifferent. He had now reached a critical stage. The Holy Slaying Saber hanging at his waist was softly humming, as if responding to some summons.

The wind howled, like the roar of a Fierce Beast. Yet as time passed, that roaring sound gradually morphed into a heaven-shocking Blade's Hum.

The next moment, the fierce wind slightly subsided. Shen Changqing's tightly shut eyes suddenly snapped open; his right hand, at some unknown point, had already grasped the hilt of the saber at his waist.

The saber unsheathed. A saber light, as if spanning time and space, burst forth, shooting straight into Qingming above.

In an instant, there was no earth-shattering tremor, nor any tide-like overwhelming momentum. Where the saber light passed, Heaven and Earth seemed like a curtain split in two. A black line directly linked the sky to Qingming.

One breath passed, then two... Not long after the saber light vanished into Qingming, the clouds above exploded. Terribly ferocious saber Qi wreaked havoc on everything; the Heaven and Earth Gang Wind was completely annihilated in the face of this power. In a flash, a scene akin to the apocalypse appeared before everyone's eyes.

Some experts, upon witnessing that earth-shattering slash, were left completely stunned, as if they had comprehended something profound.

Enlightenment!

Every Martial Artist with a decent understanding of the Blade Path received varying degrees of comprehension when Shen Changqing unleashed that slash. Some awoke from their enlightenment in less than a quarter of an hour. Others, however, remained in a daze for a long time, unable to recover.

Atop the mountain, the saber returned to its scabbard. Shen Changqing stood with his green robes fluttering, all turbulence vanished, and tranquility was restored.

He calmed his mind and glanced at his panel.

Name: Shen Changqing

Force: Great Qin's Demon Suppression Division

Identity: Great Qin Defender

Realm: Cave Heaven

Flesh: Heaven and Earth Profound Technique (2nd Rank), Soul Refinement Heart Sutra (5th Rank, can be promoted, can be merged), Nether Divine Sutra (5th Rank, can be promoted, can be merged), Void Heart Sutra (2nd Rank, can be promoted, can be merged)

Dharma: Banishing Evil Silent Obliteration Finger (2nd Layer, can be promoted), Dusk Cangwu (1st Layer, can be promoted), Heaven and Earth Slash (10th Layer), Cloud-Transforming Finger (Uninitiated, can be promoted)

Martial Arts:

Killing: 12,301

Divine Ability Value: 29,636

Heaven and Earth Slash is at the tenth layer! Shen Changqing nodded in satisfaction upon seeing it. This upgrade had consumed a total of 4,900 Divine Ability Value. Although the cost was high, raising Heaven and Earth Slash to the tenth layer—Divine Ability Perfection—was entirely worth it. Perfection for a first-grade Divine Ability. Its might was now incomparable to what it was before Perfection. If the initial stage of a first-grade Divine Ability could double a Martial Artist's combat power, and each subsequent layer increased it by another twenty percent... then at Perfection, a first-grade Divine Ability would directly provide a fourfold boost. However, since the Blade Path Divine Ability was highly compatible with him, when he fully unleashed Heaven and Earth Slash now, his strength was amplified fivefold. A fivefold amplification! It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it terrifying. Although a Divine Ability wasn't a realm, by achieving Perfection, Shen Changqing was confident his strength had significantly increased once more.

Then, he looked at the over twenty thousand Divine Ability Value he had left. He was somewhat hesitant. With over twenty thousand Divine Ability Value, if he used it all to upgrade his Divine Abilities, he could definitely raise all his current Divine Abilities to the Perfection stage.