Originally, Jiao Lie would definitely have been able to obtain a slot. However, this Ye Xuan had appeared out of nowhere, kicking him out of the top ten.
This meant that he would have to wait another year before being able to enter. While this was nothing much to the Demon Race, where would they vent their anger?
"No rush. We are only competing for a slot into the Heavenly Thunder Forbidden Grounds now. This does not mean that he will not meet with danger there. As long as we enter the Heavenly Thunder Forbidden Grounds, I will be able to transform into my true form. At that time, I will be able to casually crush him to death."
Jiao Chong had a disapproving look on his face.
While it was he who had ambushed Ye Xuan earlier, Ye Xuan had kicked Jiao Lie out. This grudge could not be left unavenged.
… …
With the competition for the Heavenly Thunder Forbidden Grounds over, Ye Xuan returned to his lodgings.
Breaking through to the second level of the Netherpassage stage only required around a thousand Inner Devil Pills. However, Ye Xuan still went to the Heavenly Thunder Hall's Artifact Forging Hall, exchanging all two thousand Inner Devil Pills for forging materials.
"Ding, the host has broken through, currently at the second level of the Netherpassage stage!"
"Ding, Wei Zhentian has broken through!"
Two system notifications resounded consecutively.
After breaking through, Ye Xuan's strength had skyrocketed. He was confident that he could defeat that Jiao Chong, even if the latter transformed into his true form.
In fact, it might even be one against three!
Simultaneously battling Jiao Chong, Gu Han and Xu Liang, three great geniuses at the third level of the Netherpassage stage.
"We will be entering the Heavenly Thunder Forbidden Grounds tomorrow. I hear that there are some lightning-type Heavenly Connection Beasts there, namely thunder beasts …"
Ye Xuan thought to himself. This was something that Ling Xiao had told him earlier.
Still, with his strength, rampaging through the Heavenly Thunder Forbidden Grounds would be no problem at all.
Very quickly, a day's time passed.
When the next day arrived, Ye Xuan went to meet up with Ling Xiao and Ling Yun. This time, the Ling Family also had ten-odd people entering the Heavenly Thunder Forbidden Grounds.
"Ye Xuan, you've come."
Waiting outside the Heavenly Thunder Hall, seeing Ye Xuan emerge, Ling Xiao called out as well.
Although Ye Xuan had already broken through to the second level of the Netherpassage Realm and could control Ling Xiao, the latter treated him as a friend, so he felt that it was best to forget about it.
Currently, there were already quite a few people gathered outside the Heavenly Thunder Hall. Sixteen from the Ling Family and nine from the other Clans added together. That was to say, nine from Ye Xuan, making a total of twenty-five.
The one leading the team this time was Elder Ling Qiang.
"This brat dares to make so many people wait?" Jiao Chong's eyes flickered.
Ye Xuan ignored Jiao Chong's murderous glare and glanced at the Ling Family team on the other side.
The Ling Family also had three experts at the third level of the Netherpassage Realm. The one in the lead was called Ling Mutian, and he was the younger brother of the number one genius of the Ling Family, Ling Zhantian. This time, he wanted to use the Forbidden Sky Thunder Grounds to break through to the fourth level of the Netherpassage Realm.
While some of them had not been present that day, the matter of Ye Xuan had spread throughout the entire Heavenly Thunder Hall within a single day, directly becoming famous.
"So this is Ye Xuan? He doesn't look like much."
"I heard that he received a blow from Jiao Chong. Tsk, Jiao Chong's strength is basically not worth mentioning in front of Brother Mutian."
"That's not bad. After all, he's only at the first level of the Netherpassage Realm … eh, second level of the Netherpassage Realm?"
As soon as these words were said, everyone else was simultaneously shocked as well.
They could feel that Ye Xuan had actually already broken through to the second level of the Netherpassage Realm. How was this possible?
Yesterday, Ye Xuan had still been at the first level of the Netherpassage Realm, seizing a spot in the Forbidden Sky Thunder Grounds. Now, Ye Xuan had actually broken through to the second level of the Netherpassage Realm. This was really too much of a coincidence.
"Ye Xuan, you broke through?"
Noticing that something was not right, Ling Xiao asked in shock.
"That's right. This is all thanks to that punch of senior apprentice-brother Jiao Chong," Ye Xuan grinned.
In just a few short days, he had broken through from the first level of the Netherpassage Realm to the second level of the Netherpassage Realm. This was really inconceivable.
"Your previous battle prowess was probably not inferior to mine. Now that you've broken through to the second level of the Netherpassage Realm, then …"
As Ling Xiao spoke, he suddenly shut up as he unconsciously glanced at Jiao Chong.
He saw Jiao Chong gazing in their direction with a dark expression, his gaze seemingly saying, "Hmph, even if I've broken through to the second level of the Netherpassage Realm, I can still crush you to death with a single hand!"
"Alright, while it's not time yet, everyone is already here. Let's be on our way."
Elder Ling Qiang retracted his gaze from Ye Xuan. After sending a signal towards the skies, a figure descended from the sky.
This was a large eagle whose entire body flickered with the light of lightning, large enough to carry fifty people.
"Alright, everyone get on the back of the Thunderbolt Eagle and prepare to depart," Elder Ling Qiang was the first to leap onto the back of the Thunderbolt Eagle.
Ye Xuan and the others did the same.
This Forbidden Sky Thunder Grounds was not within the Heavenly Thunder Hall. Instead, it was somewhere else, roughly a day's journey away from the Heavenly Thunder Hall.
Meanwhile, this Thunderbolt Eagle was a Heavenly Connection Beast comparable to a fourth level Netherpassage Realm martial artist. It would only require one or two hours to reach the Forbidden Sky Thunder Grounds.
Ye Xuan and the rest of the twenty-six set off.
On the way to the Forbidden Sky Thunder Grounds, Elder Ling Qiang explained, "I believe that everyone already knows that the Forbidden Sky Thunder Grounds is not without danger. There are also some Heavenly Connection Beasts. If you can slay these lightning beasts, you can come here to exchange them for Heart Devil Pills."
"A first level Netherpassage Heavenly Connection Beast is a hundred Heart Devil Pills, a second level Netherpassage Heavenly Connection Beast is five hundred Heart Devil Pills, a third level Netherpassage Heavenly Connection Beast is two thousand five hundred Heart Devil Pills, and so on."
Hearing this, Ye Xuan's eyes lit up. He had not thought that there would still be such a way to earn money. Ling Xiao had actually forgotten to tell him about it.
With his strength, slaying a third level Netherpassage Heavenly Connection Beast was no problem at all. This was all money ah.
The corpse of a third level Netherpassage Heavenly Connection Beast, even if the beast soul was included, would still not be able to reach two thousand five hundred Heart Devil Pills. This could be considered a benefit of the Heavenly Thunder Hall.
Elder Ling Qiang paused for a moment before continuing.
"Also, there are some spots of lightning within the Forbidden Sky Thunder Grounds. These spots of lightning change every day. You have to stand within these spots of lightning, using the power of All Manifestations to guide the heavenly lightning. Only then can you temper the strength of your physique and soul."
"According to the past calculations of my Heavenly Thunder Hall, the strength of one's physique and soul will be the lesser. If one's physique and soul are respectively at six stars and seven stars, they will be able to guide six streaks of heavenly lightning to temper their body."
"If one is at six and a half stars and seven stars, they can instead try seven streaks of heavenly lightning according to their own circumstances. They just have to use the power of All Manifestations to resist it for a while."
After hearing this, Ye Xuan could not help but think of his own results.
While his physique was only at eight stars, this was because he had concealed his strength. If he truly tested it, he would be able to reach eight and a half stars, and his soul would also be at eight and a half stars. In other words, he would be able to receive at least eight streaks of heavenly lightning.
However, one must not forget that he had already broken through. If he were to test it again, two nine stars would not be an issue. Therefore, he was guaranteed to receive at least nine streaks of heavenly lightning.
He also did not know how much his physique and soul would improve after being tempered by nine streaks of heavenly lightning.
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