Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 449: Rich Harvest

Ye Qingchen naturally didn’t care about the Extinct Spirit Rat’s opinion of him; he was currently drooling while inspecting the Martial Techniques he had just acquired.

After fighting for an hour, Ye Qingchen had nearly forced out all of the Extinct Spirit Rat’s abilities, obtaining four low-ranking Yellow-Rank Martial Techniques, three mid-ranking Yellow-Rank Martial Techniques, two high-ranking Yellow-Rank Martial Techniques, and one low-ranking Mysterious Rank Martial Arts.

Even though they were all low-level Martial Techniques, they were enough to satisfy Ye Qingchen. After all, the Picking Leaf Hand, which was only a low-ranking Mysterious Rank Martial Arts, had been enough to support the entire Ye Family back in the day. This alone was a testament to how precious these techniques were.

However, for the current Ye Qingchen, these Martial Techniques had a limited effect on enhancing his combat strength.

With his current physical condition and the boost from the Fen Tian Earth Fire, even a casual strike from Ye Qingchen surpassed the combat power of a Mysterious Rank Martial Arts. In other words, even if he mastered all these Martial Techniques, they wouldn’t be as effective as a direct punch.

The reason Ye Qingchen was drooling was that he was already calculating in his mind how many Spirit Stones these Martial Techniques could be exchanged for. He then planned to use those Spirit Stones to trade for more cultivation resources.

From the recent battle, Ye Qingchen had also managed to summarize some methods for using the Blood Wheel Eye.

For low-ranking Yellow-Rank Martial Techniques, a single scan with the Blood Wheel Eye was enough to master the skills and deduce a complete Martial Skill Manual in his mind. For mid-ranking Yellow-Rank Martial Techniques, however, it was not successful every time, but the success rate was still considerable—about four out of five attempts succeeded.

As for the higher-ranking Yellow-Rank Martial Techniques and the low-ranking Mysterious Rank Martial Arts, the success rate plummeted. This was especially true for the low-ranking Mysterious Rank Martial Arts, which Ye Qingchen had to observe a full ten times with his Blood Wheel Eye before he succeeded.

This was within his expectations. The more advanced a Martial Technique was, the more complex its meridian pathways, Spiritual Energy circulation, and the way the sea of qi compressed Spiritual Energy became. Not even the Blood Wheel Eye could deduce something so complex in a single attempt.

Still, these were only the Martial Techniques of an Extinct Spirit Rat. Ye Qingchen wasn’t ready to make a definitive judgment about the Blood Wheel Eye, but from what he had seen so far, it was undoubtedly a divine skill.

After meditating to recover his energy, Ye Qingchen continued to search for Spirit Beasts, devising ways to battle them and drain them of their Martial Techniques. He didn’t slaughter them indiscriminately, though. Since he had already obtained what he wanted from them, killing them without reason would have been unjustifiable.

After two days and nights of battling, Ye Qingchen had fought almost every Spirit Beast on the outskirts of the Training Mountain Range. It reached the point where the Spirit Beasts would turn and run the moment they saw him, no matter how well he disguised himself.

Ye Qingchen could only touch his nose awkwardly. These Spirit Beasts must have their own way of communicating. My reputation for wantonly beating up Spirit Beasts has probably spread throughout their circles.

He sighed. It seems the outer Spirit Beasts can no longer satisfy my need for a challenge. I should venture deeper into the Training Mountain Range—there might be more to gain there.

In fact, the two days and nights of battle had been quite fruitful. He had replicated many Yellow-Rank Martial Techniques and obtained several Mysterious Rank Martial Arts as well. Most importantly, through constant practice, he had essentially mastered how to use the Blood Wheel Eye.

Simply put, the higher the rank of the Martial Technique, the more difficult it was to replicate. Furthermore, if he was trying to copy a technique of a certain attribute and already possessed an Attribute Martial Skill of the same type, the success rate was significantly higher than for techniques of other attributes.

For instance, his Leaf Blade Storm was an Earth-Rank Martial Technique with a Wood Attribute. This meant that when he copied Wood-Attribute Mysterious Rank Martial Arts, he could likely succeed in just one or two attempts. The same went for the Wind Blade Sword Technique.

This led him to a thrilling speculation. Perhaps my Blood Wheel Eye can evolve. For example, if I ever master a perfect Heaven-Rank or even a Divine-Rank Technique, my Blood Wheel Eye might be able to copy Earth-Rank Martial Techniques in a single glance. It seems the Blood Wheel Eye is linked to my own level of insight. I wonder if it can copy other people’s pill formulas or Formations...

Ye Qingchen began to indulge in wild fantasies. After all, suddenly obtaining such a powerful ability would make anyone a bit smug.

"Let’s go. Deeper into the Training Mountain Range! It’s time to test my true strength!"

After pumping himself up, Ye Qingchen ran toward the deeper parts of the Training Mountain Range. Since perfecting his Dual Pupil Martial Soul and reaching the third level of the Martial King Realm, he had only experimented with his Blood Wheel Eye. He hadn’t truly tested his own strength and didn’t know exactly where he stood.

He understood that back in the Northern Region, he could consistently fight opponents above his level. This was because of the foundation laid by his somewhat flawed divine Cultivation Techniques, the boost from the Fen Tian Earth Fire, and the unique nature of his Earth-Level Cultivation Method. In a remote place like the Northern Region, his abilities were like a dimension-reducing strike, completely overwhelming the opposition.

However, in the bustling Central Region, those advantages, while still present, weren’t nearly as pronounced. After all, the disciples of great families and major powers never lacked high-level Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques. Some might even possess Spiritual and Treasure Artifacts.

Moreover, as one’s Realm advanced, the gap between each level became more and more apparent. Fighting opponents several levels above his own, as he used to, was now nearly impossible.

It seems I still need to work hard. But fortunately, I have the Blood Wheel Eye. Compared to the disciples of those great families, the Dual Pupil Martial Soul is my greatest advantage! Far from being discouraged, Ye Qingchen was filled with determination.

He then ventured deeper into the Training Mountain Range, searching for more powerful Spirit Beasts to fight. While copying their Martial Techniques, he also continuously honed his own combat skills.

Although the depths of the Training Mountain Range were increasingly dangerous, his now-perfected Dual Pupil Martial Soul had significantly enhanced his ability to detect nearby threats. He was always able to preemptively avoid the territories of powerful, hidden beasts, so his journey, while startling at times, was not perilous.

「Three more days passed.」

Ye Qingchen was now nearing the core region of the Training Mountain Range. Along the way, he had occasionally encountered high-level Martial King Realm Spirit Beasts, but with the help of his Dual Pupil Martial Soul, he managed to avoid them all.

I can’t go any deeper. I’ll look for a suitable Spirit Beast around here. Ye Qingchen warned himself. If he ventured any further, his life would be in danger.