Chapter 113: Devouring the Burst Spirit Grass

Roar!

A fierce roar erupted from the grotesque, ugly maw, revealing blood-stained sharp teeth with faded bits of flesh still clinging to them—a clear testament to the creature’s dietary habits.

“Quick! Run! This kid has lured that fifth-stage Perfection Fierce Beast over!”

The group scattered in panic, fleeing for their lives, terrified of falling victim to the beast’s brutality. As they ran, they couldn’t help but cast venomous glances back at Jiang Yan, as if searing his face into their memories.

“You damn bastard, just wait to be torn apart by that beast!”

Jiang Yan’s expression remained impassive. With a single step forward, the surroundings were instantly engulfed in endless darkness. The fleeing figures suddenly felt their steps grow heavy, as if trudging through mud, each movement becoming agonizingly difficult.

“Damn it, what is this? Why am I slowing down so much?”

Roar!

The four-legged Fierce Beast, being closest to Jiang Yan, launched its attack first.

Jiang Yan flicked a finger, fully activating the nine Apertures within his body. The two refined Apertures transformed into boundless kinetic energy, elevating his strength to an unimaginable level.

Thud—

Jiang Yan’s finger struck the beast’s skull, sending it flying backward as if struck by a massive force. Its enormous body traced a graceful arc through the air before crashing directly into the path of the four fleeing men.

“No! Stay away!”

The man named Li Yan screamed in terror, completely losing his composure. However, trapped within the Domain formed by the Chaotic Void Ancestral Spirit, he could barely move, and a sense of despair enveloped him.

He glared viciously at Jiang Yan and shouted through the air, “You heartless monster! Harming your own kind—you’re not even human!”

Jiang Yan raised his right arm, and a sharp blade pierced through Li Yan’s calf, pinning him firmly to the ground. With that, Li Yan could no longer move an inch, and even his curses grew feeble.

The fifth-stage Perfection Fierce Beast, dazed and disoriented from Jiang Yan’s blow, regained its senses only to find a human pinned to the ground, unable to move its legs.

Its crimson eyes gleamed with renewed ferocity. Letting out a roar and seeing no reaction from the human who had injured it, the beast grew bolder, drooling as it fixed its gaze on Li Yan.

Foul, stinking saliva dripped to the ground.

Suddenly, Li Yan burst into tears. “Please, spare me! It was the other three who forced me to frame you! Please, let me go! I don’t want to be eaten!”

Jiang Yan smiled. “Of course, I won’t play favorites.”

With that, several more blades descended from the Void like divine judgment, precisely striking the legs of the other three men.

Now, none of them could escape.

Jiang Yan turned to the fifth-stage Fierce Beast. “I’ll give you three minutes.”

The beast, already possessing intelligence, nodded frantically, not daring to show any dissatisfaction. Its will to survive was at its peak.

Then, it turned its drooling gaze toward the other four, who had already been crippled by Jiang Yan.

“No! Don’t come closer! I was wrong!”

Crunch—

The screams grew fainter and fainter until they vanished entirely.

…

Jiang Yan stepped onto a small mound in the water, where the Burst Spirit Grass bloomed vibrantly before him, clearly ripe for the taking.

Without a second thought, Jiang Yan swallowed it whole.

“A bit warm.”

He returned to the original spot, finding only four skeletons left on the ground. The fifth-stage Fierce Beast lay lazily nearby, seemingly having forgotten it was ever a guardian beast.

Guard? This beast isn’t guarding anymore! Let that Burst Spirit Grass be left for that perverted human.

After confirming no one had survived, Jiang Yan turned and left the area.

In a hidden location.

Jiang Yan sat cross-legged, sensing the violent and unrestrained medicinal energy within his body indiscriminately impacting every part of him.

“You have consumed a thousand-year-old Burst Spirit Grass, greatly enhancing your body’s potential.”

“Your poison resistance has greatly increased.”

…

One hour later.

[System Log Updated]

“Congratulations, you have successfully opened the eleventh Aperture.”

“Congratulations, you have successfully refined the fourth Aperture Point.”

Jiang Yan was delighted. Just a single, seemingly ordinary Burst Spirit Grass had such a significant effect on his Apertures—not only helping him open two Apertures in succession but also successfully refining two Aperture Points. The gains were incredibly abundant.

Jiang Yan checked his Character Panel.

[Name]: Jiang Yan

[Talent]: Chaos Imprint: Myriad Tribulation Body

[Imprint]: You can create Doppelgangers that inherit all your attributes. (Current Doppelgangers: 5/6) (Opening the 13th Aperture can increase the limit)

Jiang Yan clearly felt the changes in his body, as if there was an endless supply of power within. His Aura was deep as the sea, vast as rivers, and with each breath, it felt like a true dragon lying in wait—long, steady, and powerful.

Eleven Apertures—according to Tianyuan Star’s standards, he had already stepped into the level of a top-tier Prodigy.

But judging by Jiang Yan’s actual capabilities, those so-called Prodigies were nothing but fleeting clouds.

Jiang Yan would crush these so-called Prodigies once in the fields they excelled at, and then crush them again in the fields where these Tianyuan Star Prodigies were skilled.

“Seven more Apertures to go until eighteen. By then, I’ll have a chance to Awaken a special Physique.”

On Tianyuan Star, only a very few people could Awaken a special Physique, and this so-called special Physique was one of the rare paths recognized by Martial Artists on Tianyuan Star—

A Martial Artist with a special Physique could defeat one without a special Physique but with more Apertures opened, assuming they were at the same level.

Tianyuan Star was hundreds of times larger than Blue Star. Only with its massive population and excellent genetic foundation did a small number of special Physique holders emerge.

As for Blue Star, Jiang Yan hadn’t heard of anyone Awakening any Physique yet.

In comparison, special Physiques were indeed rarer than opening Apertures.

But what was truly despairing was that Prodigies who Awakened special Physiques often didn’t lack in the number of Apertures opened either—they were strong in every aspect!

Jiang Yan vaguely remembered a piece of news he had seen online:

“Boundless Martial Hall’s Young Lord, Innate twelve Apertures, possessing the [Divine Heaven Tyrant Body], Cang Yue ventured alone into the Corpse Secret Realm and returned unscathed!”

The human limit was fifteen Apertures, yet Cang Yue could Awaken twelve, and with the boost from the [Divine Heaven Tyrant Body], this person’s strength had likely reached an invincible level among his peers on Tianyuan Star.

Jiang Yan eagerly anticipated Awakening a special Physique, so he accelerated his plundering speed. Anything that looked like a treasure of heaven and earth was swallowed whole.

He didn’t care if it was poisonous or how potent the medicinal properties were—let those concerns be discussed with my Heaven Rewards Diligence.

Jiang Yan began his great sweep.

Those who intended to harm him were all put to death.

When plundering treasures, he only took the items and avoided seriously injuring others.

The Secret Realm space was vast. As Jiang Yan swept through, he didn’t encounter a single familiar face.

[System Log Updated]

“Congratulations, you have successfully refined the fifth Aperture Point.”

One day later.

“Congratulations, you have successfully opened the twelfth Aperture Point.”

“Congratulations, you have successfully refined the sixth Aperture Point.”

If one were to strictly categorize the Mystic Aperture Realm, Jiang Yan had already reached the mid to late stage of the Mystic Aperture Realm.

Yet before arriving at Tianyuan Star, he was merely a Martial Artist at the late stage of the Inner Astral Realm.