Chapter 48
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Chapter 48 β Rank Three
'Now I can finally advance to Rank Three.'
Li Tianyu sat quietly inside the secluded room.
He focused his attention inward.
Inside his aperture, Crystal Red Steel Primeval Essence surged violently.
Wave after wave of primeval essence crashed against the aperture walls.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The translucent walls trembled violently under the repeated impacts.
Li Tianyu didn't stop.
He continued directing his primeval essence toward the weakest points of the aperture.
Thenβ
Crack!
A fine fracture appeared.
Li Tianyu's eyes narrowed.
The crack rapidly spread.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
In the next instantβ
Boom!
The entire aperture wall shattered.
Countless translucent fragments scattered throughout the aperture.
Yet instead of collapsing...
The shattered fragments transformed into a mysterious energy.
The energy rapidly gathered together.
Thenβ
The broken aperture began reconstructing itself.
The walls slowly formed again.
They became thicker.
Stronger.
More resilient.
More stable.
The transformation continued for several breaths.
Finally...
The reconstruction was complete.
Li Tianyu carefully sensed his newly transformed aperture.
His eyes brightened.
Rank Three Initial Stage!
His breakthrough had succeeded.
He had finally stepped into Rank Three.
However...
Li Tianyu wasn't satisfied with merely reaching the Initial Stage.
He immediately expelled the remaining Crystal Red Steel Primeval Essence from his aperture.
His primeval essence recovery speed was extraordinarily fast.
Within a single second...
His aperture was once again filled to the brim.
But this time...
The primeval essence inside his aperture was no longer Crystal Red Steel.
It had transformed into the primeval essence unique to Rank Three.
Light White Silver Primeval Essence.
Li Tianyu smiled faintly.
'So this is Rank Three.'
But he wasn't finished.
Three Gu worms appeared before him.
Silver Steel Relic Gu.
He activated the first one.
Boom!
The Rank Three aperture walls shattered once again.
Mysterious energy surged through the aperture.
The shattered walls rapidly reconstructed themselves.
The new walls became even stronger.
Li Tianyu's cultivation rose.
Rank Three Middle Stage!
His primeval essence became White Silver Primeval Essence.
Without hesitation, he activated the second Silver Steel Relic Gu.
Boom!
The aperture walls shattered once again.
Then...
They reformed.
His cultivation advanced again.
Rank Three Upper Stage!
His primeval essence became Dark White Silver Primeval Essence.
Finally...
The third Silver Steel Relic Gu.
Li Tianyu activated it.
Boom!
The aperture walls shattered one final time.
The mysterious energy surged throughout the entire aperture.
The walls slowly reconstructed themselves.
This time...
They reached their strongest state.
Rank Three Peak Stage!
His primeval essence became Crystal White Silver Primeval Essence.
Li Tianyu opened his eyes.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
In a short period of time...
He had gone from Rank Two Peak Stage directly to Rank Three Peak Stage.
And this wasn't even his greatest improvement.
His cultivation had finally caught up with his foundation.
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After stabilizing his cultivation, Li Tianyu turned his attention toward his killer moves.
His previous killer moves had been constructed around the Rank Two versions of his core Gu worms.
Now...
Almost all of his core Gu worms had advanced to Rank Three.
Naturally, his killer moves needed to be reconstructed.
Li Tianyu focused on his Blazing Ember Gu.
'DeducΠ΅ the upgraded versions of my current killer moves.'
The Blazing Ember Gu began its calculations.
Unlike before, these deductions were no longer creating completely new killer moves.
Instead, it was modifying his existing killer moves to incorporate his Rank Three core Gu worms.
Each deduction took approximately fifteen minutes.
One after another...
The deductions were completed.
His new Rank Three core Gu worms were incorporated into his killer moves.
His current core Gu worms were:
- Blazing Ember Gu β Deduction
- Blazing Lotus Gu β Primeval Essence Recovery
- Primordial Flame Core Gu β Physique
- Blazing Snatch Gu β Theft
- Blazing Flame Gu β Attack
- Vital Flame Gu β Healing
- Balanced Fortune Gu β Luck
Li Tianyu looked at his newly upgraded killer moves.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
The first was his primary offensive and theft killer move.
Fire Path Killer Move β Crimson Soul Snatch
Crimson flames erupted around Li Tianyu.
They rapidly condensed into various weapons.
Lances.
Swords.
Spears.
Fire blades.
Fireballs.
And countless other shapes.
The weapons retained the terrifying theft ability of Blazing Snatch Gu.
But now that his core Gu worms had advanced...
Its effectiveness had increased dramatically.
Against Rank Three Gu worms...
It possessed approximately a 90% chance of successfully stealing them.
Against Rank Four Gu worms...
There was approximately a 10% chance.
Li Tianyu's eyes brightened.
'Not bad.'
His theft ability had undergone another major improvement.
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Next...
Fire Path Killer Move β Blazing Burial Domain
The crimson flames surrounding Li Tianyu spread outward.
A vast domain formed around him.
Any attack that entered the domain was immediately affected by the terrifying flames.
Its defensive strength had increased considerably.
Attacks that previously could have penetrated the domain were now buried and consumed before they could reach Li Tianyu.
Li Tianyu nodded.
'My defense has improved significantly.'
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Next...
Fire Path Killer Move β Crimson Flame Soar
Crimson flames erupted beneath his feet.
His body transformed into a streak of crimson light.
Whoosh!
He instantly crossed a large distance.
Both his flight speed and ground movement speed had increased considerably.
Combined with his previous combat experience...
His ability to evade attacks had reached another level.
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Next...
Fire Path Killer Move β Flame Rebirth
Crimson flames enveloped his body.
His recovery speed increased dramatically.
Severe wounds could now be repaired rapidly.
Even a completely severed limb could be regenerated within approximately one second, provided he had sufficient primeval essence.
Li Tianyu flexed his fingers.
'Good.'
His survivability had become even more terrifying.
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The remaining killer moves were also upgraded.
His investigation methods became stronger.
His binding methods became stronger.
His area-of-effect attacks became stronger.
His defensive combinations became more efficient.
His movement techniques became faster.
His healing and recovery abilities improved.
And his various techniques could now make much better use of his Rank Three core Gu worms.
After completing all the deductions...
Li Tianyu finally stopped.
His combat system had been completely reconstructed around Rank Three Gu worms.
He slowly stood.
His eyes contained a faint glow.
'My foundation is finally catching up to my cultivation.'
But there was still one final stage.
The permanent enhancements.
Li Tianyu looked toward the various Rank Three permanent enhancement-type Gu worms stored inside his aperture.
His expression became thoughtful.
'It's time to strengthen my foundation further.'
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