TL: Etude
Ye Tian had many things to improve at this point, such as the Golden Ape Body Refining Technique, the embryonic form of the Grand Dao, his origin divine abilities, or even the Domain Techniques.
The Domain Techniques were part of the Domain Realm’s inheritance and were essential techniques for cultivators who practiced the internal world.
Unfortunately, although Ye Tian had cultivated an internal universe, he hadn’t obtained the inheritance of Domain Techniques.
However, the Saint Ape inheritance he had received happened to contain a Domain Technique, though it was a relatively simple one—classified as a lower-grade Domain Technique. Domain Techniques were extremely valuable, even within the Domain Realm, where they were hard to come by. Many small forces didn’t even possess any Domain Techniques.
For Ye Tian, obtaining a lower-grade Domain Technique was already a fortunate gain, as it could enhance his combat power significantly.
This Domain Technique was called Golden Eye Domain. Once mastered, the technique would make enemies feel as if an ethereal golden eye was staring at them, instilling fear and panic while suppressing them with the domain’s power.
Most lower-grade Domain Techniques could only unleash 10% of the internal world’s power, but Golden Eye Domain could amplify it to 15%, making it an exceptional technique among lower-grade Domain Techniques.
Ye Tian decided to prioritize comprehending Golden Eye Domain. Once mastered, it would immediately increase his combat power and be more efficient than focusing on other techniques for now.
Since it was a lower-grade Domain Technique, comprehending it wasn’t particularly challenging. Moreover, with Ye Tian’s Super-God level Super Enlightenment Talent and his unparalleled comprehension ability, his cultivation speed progressed swiftly.In just tens of thousands of years, Ye Tian successfully mastered the Golden Eye Domain!
After mastering it, he began to test its power.
His internal universe contained numerous lifeforms, including some Earthly Venerable creatures he had imprisoned inside.
Without hesitation, he released one of the Earthly Venerable creatures and used the Golden Eye Domain on it.
Boom!!
In the creature’s vision, an overwhelming golden eye emerged from the void, filled with terrifying majesty. The immense pressure rendered the creature completely immobile.
Fear overwhelmed it! The next moment, its pupils dilated endlessly, and under the crushing weight of infinite fear, its soul shattered.
It died.
Ye Tian was surprised by this outcome.
He hadn’t even physically attacked the creature. Despite its weakness, the minor fear effect of the Golden Eye Domain alone was enough to scare it to death.
Currently, the Golden Eye Domain was only at the entry realm. If it were advanced to the minor accomplishment, major accomplishment, or even perfected realm, its power would increase exponentially.
In the following days, Ye Tian continued to comprehend the Golden Eye Domain while simultaneously cultivating the Golden Ape Body Refining Technique and occasionally working on the Grand Dao to enhance its embryonic form.
As for his origin divine abilities, Ye Tian temporarily set them aside. He planned to revisit them only after his other aspects approached their limits, at which point he would slowly create new origin divine abilities.
After all, creating a powerful origin divine ability required not just a bit of time—it demanded eons of effort.
With the passage of time, Ye Tian’s strength grew stronger and stronger.
His rank on the True Monarch Rankings steadily rose. Initially, he had ranked 62nd, but he climbed into the top fifty, then the top thirty…
On this particular day, Ye Tian’s Golden Ape Body Refining Technique had reached the peak of the third major accomplishment realm. This was equivalent to the ninth and highest layer of the Profound Void Sutra’s True Spirit chapter.
Cultivating the Golden Ape Body Refining Technique to this level consumed nearly 20% of Ye Tian’s resources, which illustrated just how terrifyingly resource-intensive the technique was. However, it also granted Ye Tian unmatched combat prowess, securing him the top position on the True Monarch Rankings.
Although Ye Tian’s physical strength was still far from the absolute limits of a True Monarch, it already surpassed most other True Monarchs by a significant margin. With his mastery of several origin divine abilities and a powerful embryonic form of the Grand Dao, Ye Tian’s combat strength soared to the top of the ranking, making him unbeatable.
“Golden Ape Body Refining Technique, peak of the third major accomplishment realm; Grand Dao embryonic form, 999 meters; Golden Eye Domain, major accomplishment realm; Divine Might, God Annihilator, and Blood River True Body—all three origin divine abilities at the peak of minor accomplishment…”
This was Ye Tian’s current cultivation progress—truly terrifying.
With Ye Tian becoming the top ranker on the True Monarch Rankings, many other True Monarchs came forward to congratulate him. The influence of the Void Sky Hall surged, surpassing many powerful factions, and even showing signs of being able to compete with top-tier organizations like the Chaos Trading Firm.
Of course, this only applied to the factions within the quasi-Dao Realm.
Even so, in an era where True Ancestors could not descend, Ye Tian became the core strength that allowed the Void Sky Hall to dominate other forces.
After all, most Half-Step True Ancestors were in seclusion, preparing to break through to the True Ancestor realm and rarely involved themselves in external matters. Moreover, it was frowned upon for Half-Step True Ancestors to bully True Monarchs, as that would break established conventions.
Thus, no one could restrain Ye Tian. Originally, he had intended to continue cultivating in seclusion, striving to push his strength even further. He still had much room to grow and had not yet reached the limits of the True Monarch realm.
At the Sky Ape City, inside a pavilion…
Ye Tian met with True Monarch Sundragon.
“What happened?” Ye Tian asked.
“Master, something serious has occurred among the human race, and I can’t handle it. I had no choice but to inform you!” True Monarch Sundragon said urgently.
“What exactly happened?” Ye Tian pressed.
“A strange place has appeared in the human territory. Experts above the Universal God level can’t enter it—only weaker humans are allowed inside.
“Some of those who came out from that place became incredibly powerful. Their bodies were strengthened, and their bloodlines were enhanced, as if they had undergone a complete rebirth,” Sundragon explained.
“At first, this didn’t cause much commotion. After all, opportunities for cultivators below the Universal God level aren’t usually of concern to the major factions. Those large forces rarely care about the weak since even their weakest members are Heavenly Monarchs. Who would waste time worrying about the weak?
“But the problem lies in how fast these humans are growing. More and more of them have been transformed by that mysterious place, emerging as geniuses. Through cultivation, most of them have reached the Divine General realm—and not as weak Divine Generals, but as six or seven star Divine Generals!”
“Six and seven star Divine Generals?!”
Ye Tian immediately realized how astonishing this opportunity was.
The human race had always been weak at its foundation. It had been difficult to produce even four or five star Divine Generals. To suddenly see the emergence of six and seven star Divine Generals was unprecedented. Even top-tier factions struggled to nurture many such talents.
Yet the human race had suddenly produced a large batch of six and seven star Divine Generals, securing multiple spots on the Divine General Ranking.
This caused a massive uproar, and many top factions began investigating the human race.
At that point, it became impossible to conceal the existence of the mysterious place.
Once the information leaked, many top-tier factions turned their attention to the humans and the strange location.
True Monarch Sundragon continued, “I’m just an ordinary True Monarch. Even though my cultivation has now advanced to the late-stage True Monarch realm, I’m still as insignificant as an ant. I can’t stop other True Monarchs from probing, and even the Void Sky Hall can’t fully protect the human race. This matter has simply grown too big.
“Unless the Void Sky Hall is willing to offend every other major force at once—which is entirely unrealistic.”