57: Entering the second level of the Profound Realm

The battle for the championship officially kicked off.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen's face was filled with extreme solemnity, because the opponent standing across from him this time was Zhou Yuming.

One should know that Zhou Yuming was the undisputed number one Genius under twenty years old within the Northern Profound imperial family.

"Kid, you're very arrogant."

"In all these years, you are the first person who dares to provoke the majesty of the imperial family. This Prince will now show mercy and give you one last chance: either submit to This Prince, or welcome death." Zhou Yuming looked at Yang Lingchen with a cold face, his eyes full of threat and pressure.

"Those who talk big in front of me always end up with their faces swollen from being slapped. I wonder if the Eighteenth Prince's skin is thick enough." Yang Lingchen only smiled faintly and responded calmly.

"Screw you, acting tough in front of me."

"I swear, one day, I will make the Northern Profound Empire submit at my feet," Yang Lingchen thought to himself.

If he hadn't promised Dongfang Yunbing before, he really wanted to just strike and kill this Zhou Yuming, who was acting so high and mighty and flaunting his power in front of him.

With Yang Lingchen's strength, if he were to use all his trump cards, he could kill Zhou Yuming in an instant, but he didn't dare to do so.

Because he knew in his heart that if he killed Zhou Yuming, not only would he be unable to escape, but even the entire Heavenly Origin Palace and the Yang Family would suffer a devastatingly heavy blow.

"Ignorant fool, seeing that your talent is decent, This Prince originally intended to keep you as a dog to serve me, but you don't know how to be grateful. Then go to hell!"

As soon as Zhou Yuming finished speaking, the battle sword in his hand instantly burst with brilliant light, carrying boundless and sharp Sword Qi as it lunged fiercely toward Yang Lingchen.

"Just because of those words, one day, I will make your entire Zhou family become dogs wagging their tails and begging for mercy by my side."

Yang Lingchen thought to himself, but his movement technique had already been deployed like a ghost. At the same time, the immortal demon sword was unsheathed, slashing fiercely toward Zhou Yuming.

The moment the immortal demon sword was unsheathed, the temperature at the scene dropped abruptly, and a terrifying aura of destruction spread out.

At the same time, Yang Lingchen communicated with Ling'er inside the immortal demon sword using his Divine Sense.

Under Ling'er's tacit cooperation, in an instant, the Sword Qi from the immortal demon sword in Yang Lingchen's hand raged wildly. The Sword Qi was like lightning, slashing frantically at Zhou Yuming round after round.

Zhou Yuming was indeed the number one Genius among the younger generation of the Northern Profound Empire. Even facing such a violent and fierce attack from Yang Lingchen, he was still able to counterattack with ease.

If he didn't use the immortal demon sword and Soul attacks, Yang Lingchen really wouldn't be his match.

At this point, Yang Lingchen couldn't care about that much anymore. He directly performed the God Slaying Sword Technique, coordinating it with the Phantom Movement Technique, while his Soul unleashed a Soul Devouring Slash.

"Boom..."

Zhou Yuming fell into a brief state of daze, but he quickly reacted.

However, just as he reacted, Yang Lingchen's whirlwind kick slammed hard into his face.

Instantly, Zhou Yuming's entire face was kicked inward by Yang Lingchen's foot.

"Bang... Bang... Bang...!"

In an instant, the immortal demon sword in Yang Lingchen's hand was replaced by the heaven-reaching staff. He swung the staff and began to thrash Zhou Yuming's body frantically like a violent storm.

"Ah... Ah... Ah..." Zhou Yuming wailed from the beating, his voice miserable.

"Bang... Bang... Bang... Bang...!"

"Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah...!" Zhou Yuming continued to howl in pain.

"Aren't you a prince? How can you wail like this on the stage? Where's your dignity?" Yang Lingchen mocked while swinging the staff.

"I admit defeat." Zhou Yuming finally couldn't withstand Yang Lingchen's storm-like attacks and took the initiative to surrender.

"Eighteenth Prince, I'm so sorry! I thought your skin was very thick, so I swung a few more times." Yang Lingchen said with a smile.

"Kid, you're dead meat." Zhou Yuming, with a face like a pig's head, looked at Yang Lingchen with extremely cold eyes.

"If you only rely on yourself, and it's not that I look down on you, you'll never be able to take revenge in your entire life." Yang Lingchen leaned into Zhou Yuming's ear and laughed coldly.

"Eighteenth Prince, be careful, I'll help you down." Yang Lingchen hypocritically helped the furious Zhou Yuming down.

To outsiders, Yang Lingchen was quite graceful this time. At least he won and personally helped the Eighteenth Prince off the stage.

Although the Eighteenth Prince was beaten into a pig's head and looked miserable, he didn't suffer any serious internal injuries; they were all just insignificant external ones.

The scene was in a state of shock.

For over a thousand years, no one from another Sect had ever successfully snatched the championship from the hands of the Northern Profound Empire.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen had done it.

He was destined to become the idol of the younger generation in the entire Northern Profound Region.

Because he had created history, rewriting the situation where other forces were unable to win the championship.

The news of Yang Lingchen winning first place in the Northern Profound Region Grand Competition had quickly spread throughout the Northern Profound Empire. It was believed that before long, it would spread to every corner of the entire Northern Profound Region.

Under the announcement of the Great General Who Suppresses Heaven, Zhou Xuanzheng, Yang Lingchen successfully received the generous rewards for this competition's championship.

Ten thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and one profound spirit fruit.

At this moment, the most excited were naturally Nangong Yan and Ling Yanyun.

As soon as Yang Lingchen stepped off the stage, the two women held his arms on both sides. One thoughtfully wiped his sweat, while the other tenderly fed him water.

Seeing this, fire almost erupted from Dongfang Yunbing's eyes.

At the same time, the people from the four major forces—the Demon Cloud Sect, Tiantian Sect, Diyin Sect, and Rakshasa Palace—all looked at Yang Lingchen with cold eyes.

Everyone followed Dongfang Yunbing back to the Heavenly Origin Palace base.

After returning to the base, Yang Lingchen locked himself in his room and then slipped into the haotian jade space.

At this time, Yang Lingchen already possessed over a hundred thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, most of which were obtained from the Ancient Ruins.

One should know that one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone was equivalent to a hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

With over a hundred thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, Yang Lingchen planned to refine a portion first to raise his cultivation to the ninth level of the Void Seeking Realm, and then consume the profound spirit fruit to strive for a Breakthrough to the second level of the Entering Profound Realm in one go.

Yang Lingchen took out all the hundred thousand plus Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and then dove directly into the pile of Spirit Stones.

He frantically circulated the Vast Heaven Art and began to fully refine these Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

The Spiritual Qi contained within the Mid-Grade Spirit Stones was far beyond what Low-Grade Spirit Stones could compare to.

As Yang Lingchen refined them, his cultivation climbed steadily. Before long, he touched the threshold of the sixth level of the Void Seeking Realm.

"Boom... Boom... Boom..."

"Void Seeking Realm Sixth Level Early Stage."

"Void Seeking Realm Sixth Level Middle Stage."

"Void Seeking Realm Sixth Level Late Stage."

At this moment, Yang Lingchen didn't want to stop at all. He now had only one thought in his mind, which was to frantically refine the Spirit Stones.

His cultivation continued to rise.

"Boom... Boom... Boom...!"

"Void Seeking Realm Seventh Level."

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

By this time, only ten or twenty thousand of those hundred thousand plus Spirit Stones remained.

At this point, Yang Lingchen's cultivation had reached the Peak of the ninth level of the Void Seeking Realm.

Now, he took out that profound spirit fruit.

Yang Lingchen planned to swallow this profound spirit fruit and strive for a Breakthrough to the second level of the Entering Profound Realm in one go.

Feeling the pure Spiritual Qi emanating from the profound spirit fruit, Yang Lingchen was uncontrollably excited.

He swallowed the profound spirit fruit in one gulp.

"Boom... Boom... Boom...!"

The Spiritual Qi of the profound spirit fruit instantly filled Yang Lingchen's body. He quickly sat cross-legged and circulated the Vast Heaven Art, guiding this Spiritual Qi to surge with all its might toward the Bottleneck of the Entering Profound Realm.

"Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah...!" Yang Lingchen let out a loud roar: "Break for me!"

"Boom... Boom... Boom... Boom...!"

"Entering Profound Realm First Level."

Finally, a Breakthrough.

And the Spiritual Qi of the profound spirit fruit had only been consumed a little bit.

At this time, Yang Lingchen's cultivation was still climbing steadily.

In less than fifteen minutes, his cultivation successfully broke through to the Peak of the second level of the Entering Profound Realm.

"Hahaha... my cultivation has finally broken through."

Feeling the powerful strength within him, Yang Lingchen's face showed an expression of wild joy.

He took a cold shower, changed into clean clothes, and walked toward Dongfang Yunbing's room.