The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

The tide of swords surged, and the extremely Yin and malevolent Sword Qi burst through the Heavenly Blade Greedy Wolf, the two Divine Weapons, and directly struck Po Jun's chest.

This time, it wasn't as easily countered as before.

The Sword Qi tore open his chest and instantaneously flew out from his back. Po Jun's tall and conceited body was bombarded into blood mist by countless Sword Qi, leaving only a head with wide-open eyes flying through the air.

"Ding—"

The Heavenly Blade was embedded in an icicle, while Greedy Wolf spun around and slashed a statue with both hands reaching forward in half.

This ice statue was none other than Po Jun's father—Jian Hui, formed by encasing frost.

The corpse of the Sword Sect's master, who devoted his heart to his son, ultimately perished under Po Jun's own blade—indeed, an extremely ironic affair.

"It's over."

Qing Yu, harnessing his True Qi, suppressed the excessively active Xuanyin Sword Energy that had just shown its formidable power.

Though the True Qi refined by Qing Yu would no longer harm him, due to the substantial gap between Qing Yu's current strength and the Xuanyin Su Sword, this refined Xuanyin Sword Energy was like a mischievous husky, splashing chaos unexpectedly.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for slaying the Four and a Half Stars villain Po Jun, acquiring items: Heavenly Blade (Four and a Half Stars), Greedy Wolf (Four and a Half Stars), Dragon Essence (Five Stars), Martial Arts Inheritance: 'Vicious Gang Qi' (Four Stars), 'Heart Relinquishing Seal' (Four Stars), 'Cutting Grass and Leaving Roots' (Three and a Half Stars), 'Prison Sword Technique' (Three and a Half Stars), 'Breaking Wolf' (Four Stars), 'Wolf Kill' (Four and a Half Stars), 'Ten Thousand Swords to the Emperor' (Four and a Half Stars)."

The system prompt conveniently sounded in his ear.

"A grand harvest." Qing Yu, hearing the series of gains, revealed a pleased smile.

Although Po Jun had always played the lackey, this did not mean he lacked value. Indeed, this guy was a treasure-loaded child.

Just by seeing the Heavenly Blade Greedy Wolf, the two Divine Weapons withstand the bombardment of the Xuanyin Twelve Swords without suffering any damage, one could tell their marvelousness.

The Dragon Essence was even more a Five Stars treasure, with a market price of one hundred thousand, making it the item Qing Yu had been preparing to challenge Po Jun for.

If Po Jun had managed to fully refine the Dragon Essence, perhaps he might have had a chance to break through to Divine Communication.

There were also those series of Martial Arts inheritances; although many martial skills couldn't keep up with Qing Yu's progress, the decades of dedicated Swordsmanship practice by Po Jun were indeed substantial.

Absorbing these decades of dedication, Qing Yu could be said to have made significant progress on the path of Swordsmanship. Although with the Xuanyin Twelve Swords preceding it, progress in Sword Dao wasn't as apparent, his achievements in the Sword Path were quite remarkable.

Even though Po Jun had always been suppressed by Wuming, he was indeed of genuine talent, or else Lao Ma wouldn't occasionally mention "not inferior to Wuming."

Qing Yu readily accepted the Martial Arts Enlightenment transmitted by the system, and with his current ability, his head wouldn't be splitting with pain from these enlightenments.

Po Jun's Martial Arts were an amalgamation of ferocity, peril, madness, and violence, invariably warping the temperament of practitioners into an intangible madness and bloodthirstiness. Naming his own Absolute Skill 'Wolf Kill' was indeed very fitting.

Qing Yu was able to control his mind and not let his spirit be tainted by the nature of the Martial Arts, but the Martial Arts he excelled in were in fact of a higher grade than 'Wolf Kill.' Utilizing 'Wolf Kill' actually felt like giving up the essentials and seeking the trivial.

"Speaking of Po Jun's Martial Arts, it's 'Breaking Wolf' that has the greatest potential. Po Jun evolved it into 'Wolf Kill.' Although the power was greatly enhanced, the path forward seems somewhat cut off," Qing Yu said, looking at the Heavenly Blade and Greedy Wolf with a deep gaze.

With Qing Yu's Heavenly Son's Qi Observation Skill, he could see that the two Divine Weapons were born in response to the Seven Killings and Greedy Wolf Star Constellations; within the sword and blade, you could faintly feel the flow of Star Power.

Using weapons to correspond with Star Constellations was an extremely ingenious idea, and realizing this idea was exceedingly difficult.

The twin weapons, together with the Breaking Wolf commanded by Po Jun, merged into the supremely evil Breaking Wolf. Unfortunately, these weapons were ultimately non-sentient, and as Po Jun's strength progressed, the balance between the three could not be maintained and ultimately resulted in inferiority.

"If the power of the Breaking Wolf Three Stars could be forged into a single blade, this blade could become one of the peerless evil weapons of the present world."

Many thoughts flashed through Qing Yu's mind before he finally made a decision.

"System, send me out."

There was the familiar blur before his eyes, and the Sword Sect Ice House vanished. Leaning against a tall tombstone, Qing Yu opened his eyes.

"System, claim the Dragon Essence."

He extended his left hand, and the Extreme Yang Dragon Essence fell into his palm, colliding fiercely with the seven paths of Xuanyin Sword Energy attached to his left hand, emitting a somewhat horrifying "sizzle."

"The Dragon Essence can indeed suppress the Xuanyin Sword Energy," Qing Yu said with a smile.

A single Dragon Essence would naturally be impossible to use to completely eradicate the Xuanyin Sword Energy. The two were both Five-star items, but the Xuanyin Twelve Swords were complete, whereas the Dragon Essence accounted for only one-seventh.

However, it could still replace the relic in suppressing the Xuanyin Sword Energy.

Qing Yu did not want to directly ingest the Dragon Essence; although doing so would allow him to quickly absorb the power of the Dragon Essence, the difficulty of refining it would be much higher.

The Dragon Essence was solidified into a block, and even if absorbed by the body, it would be converted into a force. With Qing Yu's Realm, trying to refine all of it at once was as difficult as eradicating the invasion of the Xuanyin Sword Energy.

Instead of letting the Dragon Essence form a mass in his body, causing indigestion, it was better to unravel it bit by bit, slowly absorbing the powerful energy contained within the Dragon Essence and simultaneously using it to suppress the Xuanyin Sword Energy.

After all, the Dragon Essence was a product of the system and could be freely stored in the system space, unlike those relics, which had to be placed elsewhere.

Qing Yu held the blazing Dragon Essence in both hands and began practicing. True Qi flowed out from his hands, probed into the Dragon Essence, and drew its energy bit by bit into his body, slowly absorbing it.

The energy contained within the Dragon Essence was immense, and even absorbing it bit by bit rapidly increased his Power. The Fierce Yang Gang Qi of the Earth Dominating Technique absorbed the power of the Dragon Essence, while the Pure Yin Xuan Qi absorbed the Yin Qi contained in the Xuanyin Su Sword; with Yin Yang working in parallel, his Power naturally rose like the swelling tide.

Additionally, since the Dragon Essence came from the extremely vital Divine Dragon, the Essence Qi it contained could also make his physique rapidly stronger.

"Thud, thud—"

The sound, like the morning bell and evening drum, echoed through the gloomy cemetery. Qing Yu's body seemed as if it was gilded, a thin layer of gold-colored light with an utmost strong and sturdy nature covering him entirely, giving him a divine presence akin to that of a Heavenly God descending.

Under the control of the Ten Thousand Paths, several Cultivation Techniques operated simultaneously without conflict. The Hidden and Visible Meridians exerted their power together, propelling Qing Yu towards a higher Realm.

As time passed, at a certain moment, a peculiar disturbance emanated from within Qing Yu.

"——"

Great sounds are seldom heard; invisible fluctuations moved mysteriously, signifying that Qing Yu had taken another significant step forward.

Gold Core Sixth Transition.

Qing Yu's strength had once again improved, drawing him a step closer to the Peak. Now, without using the Xuanyin Twelve Swords, his strength was able to dominate within the True Pill Realm.

With his Realm breakthrough, Qing Yu did not stop his Cultivation but continued to sit with closed eyes, circulating his True Qi and constantly refining the Dragon Essence.