บท 76: The First Divine-level Martial Technique

Unable to break through the opponent's defense, no matter how many advantages he had in other aspects, it was all in vain.

Moreover, in other aspects, Fu Chengye had no advantages.

He could no longer see any hope of winning.

What's worse, after about a minute of evading, he was nearly at his limit. Facing Jiang Heng's relentless and frantic attacks, he was no longer able to dodge.

When Jiang Heng's fist struck again, Fu Chengye hurriedly raised his sword to block.

"Buzz!"

Under the immense force, the long sword was shaken aside.

Jiang Heng showed no mercy, advancing once again and delivering another punch that landed squarely on Fu Chengye's chest.

"Hmph!"

Fu Chengye couldn't help but grunt, and his figure was sent flying backward.

Jiang Heng moved his feet, almost instantly catching up to his opponent's figure, and grabbing hold of his ankle.

Fu Chengye's face turned pale.

Jiang Heng grinned, and with a strong wrist motion, he lifted Fu Chengye's body and slammed it fiercely onto the ground.

"Boom!"

The ground exploded with cracks radiating in all directions like a spiderweb.

But Jiang Heng didn't stop there. He continued to lift Fu Chengye's body and repeatedly smashed it onto the ground.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The thunderous sounds echoed intensively, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

Onlookers stared in disbelief at Jiang Heng's somewhat crazed smile, and their minds went blank.

This was completely different from the duel scene they had envisioned, far from the showdown of top-level experts, resembling a wild, beastly brawl.

Beside the arena, the black-robed elder who had accompanied Fu Chengye snapped out of his stupor and shouted loudly, "Stop!"

He rushed onto the stage and tightly gripped Jiang Heng's wrist.

"Stop! You've already won! Don't go too far!"

Jiang Heng wrestled free from the elder's grasp, dropped the unconscious Fu Chengye on the ground, and regained his composure.

"Boring!"

"Hand over the spoils to me!"

After checking Fu Chengye's pulse, the black-robed elder breathed a sigh of relief and wordlessly handed a wooden box to Jiang Heng.

"Jiang Heng, invincible!"

Outside the arena, someone shouted.

"Invincible! Invincible!"

The onlookers erupted in excitement, their deafening cheers echoing in all directions, as they gazed at Jiang Heng on the stage with fervent eyes.

Meanwhile, the elder from the Taiyi Sect picked up the unconscious Fu Chengye and left, unnoticed by anyone.

In victory, one is crowned king, while in defeat, one is disregarded. This is the eternal truth of the world.

For Jiang Heng, this victory was a matter of course.

But at the same time, he felt a hint of urgency in his heart.

This battle made him realize that, at this moment, he still couldn't be considered invincible in the Pre-Natal Realm.

A mere Pre-Natal Realm Fifth Stage cultivator like Fu Chengye was enough to engage him for so long. So, those ranked at the top of the Dragon Soaring List, could they be even stronger than him?

Moreover, the current nine individuals on the Dragon Soaring List were definitely not the strongest in the Pre-Natal Realm; there was room for improvement in their cultivation.

After all, the Dragon Soaring List was more of a comprehensive assessment of potential, and it was limited to those under 20 years of age.

So, for example, someone who used to be at the Pre-Natal Realm Fifth Stage, ranked on the Dragon Soaring List, and later exceeded the age limit, would be removed from the list. However, their cultivation continued to advance, reaching the Sixth Stage, Seventh Stage, Eighth Stage...

Even though they were no longer on the list, their strength continued to increase rapidly.

In other words, those senior predecessors who were still in the Pre-Natal Realm like this were the true top figures in the Pre-Natal Realm.

"It seems like I still have a long way to go!"

"Encountering the world's top-tier geniuses, I've realized that the gap between individuals can sometimes be greater than that between humans and pigs."

"What ordinary people see as top-tier talents are completely insignificant compared to the true geniuses within the entire Tianyuan Empire."

Jiang Heng slowly descended from the arena and headed back towards his sect.

The spectators around the arena gradually dispersed, but the discussions about Jiang Heng grew more fervent.

In a corner outside the arena, two middle-aged men looked on with indifference as they watched Jiang Heng's departing figure.

"Elder Hu, what are your thoughts?"

"I believe there's no need for a special recruitment. Jiang Heng has simply cultivated some kind of unique secret technique, coupled with likely practicing a body-strengthening martial art, which gives him combat power far exceeding his peers."

"However, when compared to other geniuses of the same age, his cultivation is somewhat lacking. Plus, dividing his focus between cultivating the body and cultivating true qi will, at most, give him a brief moment of glory."

"Elder Yang, what do you think?"

"Judging from his past experiences, his cultivation speed is already among the top. Unfortunately, his dual cultivation of the body and true qi has diverted too much of his focus."

"Now that he's only in the True Qi Realm, it's nearly impossible for him to catch up with same-aged geniuses."

"For ordinary people, he's still a top-tier talent, but he falls short of reaching the Sacred Ground."

"In that case, let's report back like this."

After saying their piece, the two quietly turned and left.

None of the people present knew that two elders from the Tianyuan Sacred Ground had quietly appeared, watched the battle, and then left without a trace.

Upon returning to their sect...

Jiang Heng returned to his usual low-key life.

Every week, he, along with Wen Qingsnow, ventured into the Western Luo Mountains to hunt, earning contribution points.

Additionally, half a month later, he received another sect benefit, and with the daily accumulation of 100 contribution points, Jiang Heng's contribution points steadily increased.

One month later, Jiang Heng exchanged almost all his contribution points for Blood Qi Pills, adding to his original 1000, totaling a whopping 2900 pills.

He once again embarked on an extended period of seclusion.

One week later, 1000 Blood Qi Pills had been consumed recklessly.

Jiang Heng immediately allocated points to the "Primordial Genesis Technique."

"Ding! Consuming 10 million potential points, initiating technique derivation, please wait!"

"Ding! Technique derivation complete, please name the technique!"

Countless streams of information flooded Jiang Heng's mind, making his brain tingle.

This was all the information about the new technique, as well as experiential insights.

Jiang Heng couldn't help but smile.

After understanding the new technique, he was extremely satisfied.

The new technique not only had an exceptional digestion efficiency, allowing anything consumed to be rapidly absorbed, but it also possessed the ability to devour the Qi from the void.

In the future, even if he lacked items like Blood Qi Pills, he could maintain his bodily functions and gain potential points by devouring substances or energy from the outside world.

Although martial cultivators could reach a state of fasting meditation, there were significant differences between that and Jiang Heng's Void Qi Devouring ability.

Fasting meditation involved abstaining from food and drink, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth to sustain oneself, and conducting inefficient cultivation.

Jiang Heng's ability, on the other hand, could absorb any substance or energy from the air, with highly efficient absorption and conversion rates.

What's more, Jiang Heng was amazed to find that the true Qi within his body was continuously and automatically compressing and refining itself.