I Can Copy the Talents of All Creatures

In the blink of an eye, the figure of a young man appeared. He was gentle as jade, with a pure and lofty air.

The Great Sun Sword Seal on his forehead made him look like a divine being.

Within his Qi Sea, the Returning Ruins Realm Sword acted as a stabilizing pillar, steadily assimilating his Inner Qi and infusing its will into every part of him.

The quality of Yu Fei’s tempered Inner Qi was now on par with the Gang Qi of other Martial Artists. Once he completed his training in the sixth realm, its quality would increase again, perhaps even rivaling the True Essence of a Grandmaster.

Now, it was just a matter of when he would awaken from the Divine Soul Fire Tribulation.

After a long while, Yu Fei slowly opened his eyes.

They were a pair of gold-red eyes. Yu Fei no longer possessed his formerly muscular physique; he now had the slender build of a young man.

Without a second thought, Yu Fei retrieved a moon-white swordsman’s robe from his storage space and put it on.

The terrifying golden flames had reforged his body, incinerating the Fireproof Suit he had specially prepared before it could even be used.

"Master, I did it!"

As he spoke, Yu Fei solemnly performed an ancient rite. It was the formal bow a Direct Disciple of an ancient sect would perform for their master. Ye Shuping did not refuse, accepting it with grace.

In his heart, only now did he consider his young disciple to have truly mastered the fundamentals.

"Excellent. Your divine soul is pure, your Gang Qi is imbued with spirit, and your body is like glaze! From this day forward, your path is broad and open."

"Yu Fei, from this moment on, I can finally say with confidence that your future self will surely become a Martial Saint!"

Ye Shuping walked down and personally helped Yu Fei to his feet.

He then gave a bitter smile. "I can’t say I’ve been a good man in my life. I have had three great aspirations!

"The first was to resolve humanity’s plight and see all conflict cease!

"The second was to unravel the mysteries of the borderlands and end the ten-thousand-year war!

"And the third was to break through the path of the Martial Saint and ascend to an even higher level!"

"I have toiled for three hundred years and achieved nothing. In the future, could you perhaps take up one or two of these burdens for your master?"

The fierce Gang Winds of the Red Sun Realm, now in its active period, howled, whipping Yu Fei’s hair into the air.

Having cultivated the Great Sun Glaze Body, he found this realm to be exceptionally comfortable.

Ye Shuping’s figure was slightly stooped. He was a man over three hundred years old; even if his prime had been one of peerless magnificence, time had washed more than half of it away.

With his own Essence, Qi, and Spirit all elevated, Yu Fei could faintly sense the dangerous power hidden within Ye Shuping’s aged body.

Yet, at this moment, the eyes of such a man held a trace of bewilderment and unresigned frustration.

He was old.

But Yu Fei was in the prime of his youth, barely twenty-one years old, with peerless talent and a wide-open path before him.

Even the high temperatures of the Red Sun Realm could not compare to the warmth of the goodwill emanating from Ye Shuping.

Yu Fei took a step forward to stand by his master’s side.

"Master, I will do my best!"

"Hahaha!"

Ye Shuping threw his head back and laughed. "Good! Life is full of disappointments, perhaps ten or twenty percent of the time. Just doing your best is enough!"

"Yes!... Huh?"

’Isn’t the saying that disappointments make up eighty or ninety percent of life?’

Ye Shuping was deeply gratified. ’When the little guy says he’ll do his best, he means it.’ He was still quite confident in his judgment of character.

Even if he were truly gone one day, Yu Fei could keep this world in check for three hundred years. That would be enough.

A new Cultivation Technique, a new realm—there were many things he needed to reacquaint himself with.

After his physique was reforged, Yu Fei felt an indescribable lightness, as if a massive weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

This seemingly frail body contained terrifying power and possessed unprecedented defensive and restorative abilities.

If he were to fight one of those tiger beasts from the Eternal Night Forest now, it would be lucky to even touch the hem of his robe.

Even without resorting to other means, Yu Fei was confident he could pummel it to death with his bare fists.

The meridians in his body were like resilient, vibrant glaze. His qi could circulate thousands of times in an instant without impediment, meaning the power of his techniques had been drastically enhanced.

In his Qi Sea, the magnificent, ancient Returning Ruins Realm Sword was guiding his Inner Qi toward complete sublimation. This process would take about three months, at which point he would reach the Gang Qi Perfection realm and could begin his breakthrough to Grandmaster.

His cultivation was becoming faster and faster.

His Divine Soul’s core shone like a sun pearl, illuminating his dark sea of consciousness for a hundred meters around. His Divine Sense spread out from him like a nimble, clear light, leaving nothing concealed.

On a whim, Yu Fei raised his hand, summoning ten thousand streams of Sword Qi to converge. Infusing them with the power of the Returning Ruins Realm Sword, he formed a colossal, three-hundred-meter sword beam. It was shaped like a great whale and moved like a nimble dragon. With a single slash, it carved a ten-kilometer-long fissure into the sea of lava.

Ye Shuping said with a smile that this sword held the power of a Grandmaster.

As long as he didn’t encounter a Martial Saint, the current Yu Fei could roam freely anywhere in the world.

And with the foundation he had laid, the Grandmaster realm was only a single step away.

His sea-splitting, wave-parting strike had stirred up a hornet’s nest, startling a swarm of Fire Spirits that resided there.

During the Red Sun Realm’s dormant period, these Fire Spirits were adorable, dumpling-like creatures. They hopped about, stood less than a meter tall, and were only at the third tier of strength—the kind of small fry you could reduce to tears with a single slap.

When he left the Red Sun Realm last year, its temperature had already begun to rise. Yu Fei remembered that the little creatures’ strength had increased to the fourth tier. They had grown short limbs, and although they were still pushovers, they had become much bolder, daring to spit fire at humans.

But the Fire Spirits before him now were completely different. The smaller ones were at least three meters tall, while the larger ones towered over ten meters high. Their bodies were made of lava, their tempers were explosive, and they had menacing horns and claws.

Their ranks had risen to an average of the seventh tier. These strange creatures were not easy to deal with. Fire manipulation was their instinct; as they leaped through the air, they condensed massive lava weapons and charged toward Yu Fei.

Yu Fei, however, was completely unconcerned. His divine technique was now complete, and he could use these creatures for practice. It didn’t matter that his sword, Zhanming, wasn’t with him.

In his field of vision, a large swathe of Fire Spirits had purple gems on their heads, which was no different from his last visit. However, a medium-sized one in the center of the group had a red gem on its head. Its innate talent was two grades higher than its kin, and the other Fire Spirits seemed to treat it as their leader.

This particular Fire Spirit’s appearance was more distinct. Its facial features were more defined on its lava head, its limbs had conspicuous joints, and its aura was markedly different from the others.

"It’s an elite!"

Yu Fei couldn’t fly, but he could teleport.

With a raise of his hand, countless streams of Sword Qi shot out, his aura blanketing the entire area.

Without Zhanming, he fused seven streams of Sword Qi into a primary weapon, imbuing it with the power of the Returning Ruins Realm Sword. He weaved through the battlefield, slaughtering Fire Spirits effortlessly. The might of his Boundless Sword Qi had grown much stronger after his realm advancement and Dharma Body breakthrough.

The Fire Spirits rained down like dumplings being dropped into a pot. Before Yu Fei, the seventh-tier Fire Spirits were completely helpless. His regular Sword Qi attacks now had the destructive power of a Grandmaster, and his converged Sword Qi was even stronger—he could kill one with nearly a single strike.

As the Fire Spirits fell, Yu Fei casually used his Sword Qi to extract their cores. These were excellent fire-attribute resources, useful for both alchemy and Artifact Refinement.

The creature with the red-gem talent was about to flee, but there was no way Yu Fei would let it escape.

Suddenly, he clapped his hands together. Countless streams of Sword Qi reconverged into the three-hundred-meter greatsword. Its overwhelming offensive power smashed the Fire Spirit into disarray in just a few blows, leaving it grievously wounded.

The creature dove into the lava, trying to flee for its life.

Yu Fei’s eyes narrowed as a brilliant, crimson-gold light shot forth, piercing through the lava.

"Found you!"

With a wave of his hand, the giant sword pierced through space, accurately striking it down beneath the lava.

Under Yu Fei’s guidance, the residual Sword Qi returned with its prize.

Yu Fei had placed a marker on that Fire Spirit; there was no way he would have let it get away.

"Not bad! That Fire Spirit’s strength was on the cusp of the eighth realm. The fact that you killed it so easily proves your own strength is considerable. You could probably contend with an eighth-realm Grandmaster!"

A Fire Spirit’s combat prowess depends on its environment; their raw power is somewhat lacking. Based on Yu Fei’s performance today, an ordinary Grandmaster would be no match for him—he could even go on a rampage against them. But against a Grandmaster, he could at least ensure his own safety.

"Master, are there any stronger Fire Spirits? Ninth-tier ones, for example?"

Ye Shuping was a little surprised. ’Is Yu Fei getting cocky?’

"Why? You want to challenge one?"

Yu Fei quickly waved his hands in dismissal. He had a clear understanding of his own abilities; there was no way he could be a match for a ninth-tier Fire Spirit at his current stage. It was utterly impossible.

"Master, I want to ask for your help!"

Ye Shuping was suspicious. ’What is this kid planning?’

"Go on."

"Master, could you help me restrain a ninth-tier Fire Spirit so that I can be the one to land the killing blow?"

These creatures have simple characteristics; it seems the better their innate talent, the stronger they are.