My Arts Evolve When Perfected

Time flew. By the time the Thunder Great Realm was sealed, many years had passed in the Desolate Realm. The different rates of time flow created a temporal discrepancy. Now, the Celestial Star Arena had become the undisputed number one arena in the Desolate Realm, in a class all its own. It ranked first in foot traffic, first in the level of its combatants, and even its overall strength was universally acknowledged as the greatest. It was arguably the most prestigious arena in existence.

The reason was simple. After the departure of Jiang Divine, who had once achieved a fifty-win streak, Tian Ming took his place as the reigning Dominator of win streaks. From that moment on, everyone who came to the Desolate Realm hoped for a chance to witness Tian Ming in battle.

Whenever Tian Ming had a match, the Celestial Star Arena would promote it with all its might, resulting in a sold-out crowd every single time. Celestial Star reaped enormous benefits from this and reveled in it. He couldn’t help but marvel, ’It was truly a stroke of luck, getting to know Jiang Qiu.’

It was true. He had been incredibly lucky. First, Jiang Qiu came and set a milestone with a fifty-win streak, instantly gathering immense attention across the Desolate Realm. Then, his successor, Tian Ming, arrived. Using the Void Dao as a major draw, he attracted experts from other worlds—there was no shortage of Unity Realm masters among them!

The Void Dao was no laughing matter. The moment one appeared, countless people would covet it, and various major powers would spare no effort to recruit its wielder. This put a great deal of pressure on Celestial Star, especially since Tian Ming had no intention of joining his Three-Life Race.

Still, no matter how generous the offers, Tian Ming showed no interest in joining any other faction. He was solely focused on following the path of Jiang Qiu.

Of course, as for Tian Ming’s desire to find Jiang Qiu, Celestial Star hadn’t yet told him that Jiang Qiu was in the Thunder Great Realm. In the blink of an eye, Tian Ming had already racked up more than ninety consecutive victories.

Indeed, Celestial Star had promised Tian Ming that if he could break the record once set by Wu, he would do everything in his power to help him find Jiang Qiu.

It wasn’t exactly a trick. He knew Tian Ming wanted a chance to make a name for himself across the realms. To be more precise, Tian Ming wanted his reputation to be grand enough that he wouldn’t feel embarrassed approaching Jiang Qiu. Celestial Star was simply creating that opportunity for him.

’Otherwise, what would be the point of Tian Ming going to find Jiang Qiu now?’

’He has to go with a great reputation to justify his standing!’

Fortunately, over the past few years, Tian Ming’s winning streak had been going smoothly, not nearly as slowly as Wu’s had. He was able to string together several wins each month, every match a swift, decisive victory.

This was because Wu’s reputation had been too insignificant at the beginning; very few people believed he was truly formidable. So, despite racking up many early victories, he simply lacked challengers. It ended up taking him hundreds, or perhaps even a thousand years, to finally scrape together his ninety-nine-win streak.

Tian Ming’s situation, however, was completely different. He possessed the Void Dao. He could use the Dao itself as a medium and a draw, leveraging Wu’s fame for publicity. Soon enough, experts from countless worlds came flocking to challenge him.

To challenge Tian Ming was, in a sense, to challenge the legendary Wu. After all, he was one of only two known wielders of the Void Dao in the entire Primordial world-cluster. As for Wu, his whereabouts were unknown; there had been no news of him for many years. Rumor had it he was in seclusion, while others claimed he had already fallen.

Under such circumstances, Tian Ming’s win count naturally skyrocketed. And so, in just a few short years, he had already surpassed ninety consecutive victories.

Celestial Star was delighted by this. However, what excited him even more was the imminent opening of the Dusk Holy Ruins. And as it happened, he had a Dusk Token.

A Dusk Token was a priceless treasure to most. An ordinary Unity Realm expert couldn’t necessarily hold on to one, and for a Fusion Realm cultivator to obtain such an item was a sign of incredible fortune.

He hadn’t possessed one initially, but as time grew short, he intensified his search. He finally discovered a lead within a major clan protected by a Half-Step Unity Realm Ancestor. Immediately, he went in person and traded some precious Treasures of Heaven and Earth to acquire it.

Everyone in the Primordial world-cluster knew that the Three-Life Race prioritized economic benefit. They generally weren’t barbaric like marauders; the rewards they offered were never meager. Therefore, even though that great clan gave up its Dusk Token, they were, on the whole, quite pleased—in fact, the entire clan was overjoyed. Only the Ancestor himself felt a tinge of regret.

After all, in most cases, the only one to benefit from a Dusk Token was the individual who entered the Dusk Holy Ruins, and there was no guarantee that person would even come back alive. Most clans would rather not risk their strongest expert perishing inside the Dusk Holy Ruins.

Thus, Celestial Star successfully obtained the Dusk Token and began to wait for the arrival of the Dusk Holy Ruins.

Based on his calculations, it was imminent—within the next two days. Before entering the Dusk Holy Ruins, he entrusted several important matters to his subordinates and inquired about Tian Ming’s status. "How is young friend Tian Ming? Is he still cultivating in the void?"

The subordinate nodded. "Lord Tian Ming has already felt the stirrings of a breakthrough to the Unity Realm. He is likely preparing to achieve Unity while in the void."

Celestial Star drew in a sharp breath. "He’s already on the verge of Unity?"