Chapter 73 - Arrival (Final Chapter of Volume) (1/2)

After writing the words “Facing the Morning Sun,” Meng Chuan scrutinized the three paintings that had been set on the table.

He had found painting these three paintings for the past six months cathartic. From the moment he laid down his brush, he had felt aggrieved, angry, and confused. After all, many people had died in Eastcalm Prefecture that fateful day. He had seen many ma.s.sacres.

But after the painting was done, his heart had become calm. However, deep within the calm, sea-like heart, there was an unshakable desire to do battle! Countless humans had fought the demons over the generations, because of hope. For the sake of hope, for their loved ones and children, all of them were willing to risk their lives. Mortals were willing to risk their lives and it was likewise for G.o.dfiends.

I won’t be rash. I will try my best to become stronger. I’ll become a G.o.dfiend, a powerful G.o.dfiend. One day, we humans will defeat the demons completely.

No one could stop the morning sun’s eventual rise.

Creak.

Meng Chuan pushed open the door and entered the courtyard. The setting sun dyed the western sky red.

Sitting in the courtyard, Meng Chuan inspected his glabella s.p.a.ce. The tiny figure in his glabella s.p.a.ce wasn’t as translucent as before, and was much more corporeal.

I have the Power of the Soul. It resulted from painting. Ordinary paintings are useless, only People Resonance and Facing the Morning Sun started the metamorphosis. During the two years after I drew People Resonance, I’ve been painting every day with my emotions completely submerged into them, but no changes to my soul occurred. Clearly, it’s not easy to sublimate my soul.

My soul has turned corporeal, but the domain remains a hundred feet wide. My perception range is still half a kilometer. Meng Chuan was somewhat puzzled. I’ll try my saber arts.

With a thought, Meng Chuan immediately activated the Power of the Soul. It seamlessly fused with the Quintessential Essence in his body, immediately increasing his control over his body to insane levels. With a single move, he charged forward thirty feet, then slashed out with his saber! The aqueous saber beam traveled through the air, but it didn’t stir the wind. The mere sight of his actions—with the naked eye—was enough to make the heart palpitate.

There’s no difference in the Power of the Soul. My strength is the same as before. Meng Chuan continued to use his saber arts.

Saber beams lit up in the courtyard. Every strike was unleashed with all his might!

Fifth move, sixth move, seventh move… Meng Chuan kept attacking as his heart filled with joy. He realized that he had a lot more Power of the Soul than before.

The sixteenth move! After the sixteenth strike, he realised that his Power of the Soul was nearly depleted. He couldn’t deliver another full power strike again.

He revealed a smile as he stood in the courtyard. The changes to the soul doesn’t have anything to do concerning strength amplifications. Instead, the Power of the Soul increased in quant.i.ty. In the past, I could only deliver five maximum strength strikes, but now I can go up to sixteen strikes.

…

In the yard next door, Yan Jin held both swords as he stared ahead. He seemed to see that cold, muscular man, as well as the Heavenly Tribulation Sword that had swept across the sky.

Yan Jin’s goal was to defeat that man. However, after having seen the Heavenly Tribulation Sword—one that was merely a sword mark, meaning that its power was only 10% of the actual Heavenly Tribulation Sword’s—Yan Jin became acutely aware how powerful that man was.

“I’ll defeat you.” Yan Jin once again swung his sword, his eyes bore into the cold, stocky man in front of him.

…

Days pa.s.sed as Meng Chuan and Yan Jin cultivated every day. During this period, Liu Qiyue would occasionally send letters, one to her father and one to Meng Chuan.

In the blink of an eye, it was winter and it was December.

It first snowed on 18th December, three days before the Archean Mountain entrance examination.

Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.

Meng Chuan repeated the Saber Drawing Stance over and over again.

With a slash, the Heaven and Earth powers he stirred would envelop a range of 1000 feet. He could sense everything within a thousand feet.

My Saber Force has been cultivated to its peak.

Force could stir the Heaven and Earth powers. Upon reaching the limit, one could use the Heaven and Earth powers to sense everything that was enveloped by the Heaven and Earth powers one had stirred! This was a domain formed by Saber Force.

However, there was a flaw in this domain. If one used the Heaven and Earth powers to sense objects, their senses would be blurred when facing an opponent who could also influence the Heaven and Earth powers. However, at such a level, one would be even more powerful when using their body’s potential and Quintessential Essence.

With his current strength, Meng Chuan was roughly 50% stronger than at the beginning of the year.