Chapter 30 – Rapid Improvement!

Ye Sheng shook his head, thinking to himself that leveling up after reaching the Second Awakening was quite difficult!

Even with an Annihilation-grade Skill like the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, which had an extremely wide area of effect, his progress was this slow. If it were any other ordinary Cultivator, they would probably have to rely on time to accumulate experience slowly.

During this period, battling fierce Ghost Creatures would involve countless dangers!

Ye Sheng said, “Looking at it this way, those Cultivators who can advance to Second Awakening Level 50 are no ordinary individuals!

They must all have their own life-saving methods!

No wonder they can become Silver Deacons of the Xuanming Pavilion!”

Only now did Ye Sheng truly appreciate the extraordinary nature of those Silver Deacons.

He couldn’t help but think of the burly man, the bald Elder, the taciturn young man holding a sword, and the icy woman…

These four likely all had hidden trump cards up their sleeves.

“Enough thinking, let’s check the Proficiency of the two Annihilation-grade Skills!”

Ye Sheng gathered his thoughts and pulled up his Skill Stat Panel.

He found that the Proficiency of ‘Nine Heavens Divine Thunder’ had increased from 2% to 23%!

The Proficiency of ‘Vajra Demon-Subduing Sword’ had increased from 12% to 46%!

The progress was encouraging!

“Gaining so much Proficiency in a single day is pretty good!”

Ye Sheng put away the Skill Stat Panel, exhaled a deep breath, and said, “Keep grinding! I need to raise both Annihilation-grade Skills to Level 2 as soon as possible!”

Ye Sheng looked up, identified the direction of the Netherworld Ghost Domain, leaped into the air, and continued searching for Ghost Tides.

In the Netherworld Ghost Domain, Ghost Creatures were as numerous as tides, visible everywhere.

It was far beyond comparison with the wilderness outside Ghost Mountain City.

…

Three days later!

In a valley, tens of thousands of Ghost Creatures were swept clean by Ye Sheng after several rounds of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

Immediately after, a dazzling white light of leveling up shone from his body.

“Haha! Second Awakening Level 50!”

Ye Sheng laughed heartily, his laughter filled with exhilaration!

After three days of intense grinding and exterminating countless Ghost Creatures, Ye Sheng had finally raised his Level to Second Awakening Level 50!

He had now become the same tier as the burly man and the other three.

Second Awakening Level 50 was already equivalent to the mid-stage of the Second Awakening.

Compared to the unstable aura during the early stage of the Second Awakening, it had become extremely mature.

His power had also skyrocketed tremendously!

With a joyful expression, Ye Sheng looked at his Skill Stat Panel again.

This glance made him even more pleased.

The Vajra Demon-Subduing Sword had leveled up to LV2 a day ago!

Its power had greatly increased!

The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder was more troublesome.

But now, its Proficiency had also reached 100%!

A promotion button appeared.

After Ye Sheng clicked to promote, the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder smoothly leveled up to LV2!

“Let’s see the changes in the two Annihilation-grade Skills!”

Ye Sheng eagerly looked at the two upgraded Annihilation-grade Skills.

[Annihilation-grade Skill: Nine Heavens Divine Thunder (LV2), one of the Supreme Daoist Secret Arts, summons the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder to purge filth and vanquish evil, covering a range of a hundred miles in radius.

Attack Power Increase: +20000%!

Damage to Ghost Creatures Increase: +40000%!

Note: Upgraded from ‘Thunder Summoning Art’. Due to its immense power and wide coverage, use with caution!]

[Annihilation-grade Skill: Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword (LV2), a Single-Target Attack Skill, one of the Top Demon-Subduing Swordsmanship of the Daoist School.

Attack Power Increase: +30000%!

Damage to Ghost Creatures Increase: +50000%!]

“So powerful?!”

Ye Sheng’s eyes swept over the descriptions, and his face lit up with great joy!

The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder originally only had an Attack Power Increase of +10000%!

Now it had reached +20000%!

The damage increase against Ghost Creatures has also risen from the original +20000% to +40000%!

“With such a massive boost in power, dealing with 2nd Revolution Ghost Creatures will be even easier from now on!” Ye Sheng remarked.

Previously, eliminating 2nd Revolution Ghost Creatures had been somewhat strenuous; powerful ones required several strikes of golden lightning to be vanquished!

But now, with power multiplied so greatly, instant kills are likely achievable!

As a result, the efficiency of leveling up from 2nd Revolution Level 50 to 2nd Revolution Level 100 might actually become faster.

“The power of the Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword has also increased countless times!” Ye Sheng said.

The attack power increase of the Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword reached an astonishing +30000%!

Its damage increase against Ghost Creatures is even more terrifying: +50000%!

With such immense damage, no 2nd Revolution Ghost Creature could withstand a single strike.

“This ‘Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword’ has a terrifying single-target damage amplification—it’s a perfect weapon for dealing with BOSSes!” Ye Sheng was quite satisfied with its power.

Unfortunately, these past few days, he hadn’t encountered any 2nd Revolution BOSS-level Ghost Creatures, only numerous 2nd Revolution elite-level ones.

Additionally, apart from these two Annihilation-grade Skills, there was also ‘Spirit Binding and Commanding’.

However, Ye Sheng hadn’t had the chance to use ‘Spirit Binding and Commanding’ these past few days.

Spirit Binding and Commanding can capture Ghost Creatures of the 3rd Revolution Ghost General Realm! It’s extremely powerful!

But Ye Sheng hadn’t come across Ghost Creatures of that level during this period.

Using it merely to capture 2nd Revolution Ghost Creatures would be somewhat overkill.

“Better to wait for an opportunity to capture 3rd Revolution Ghost Creatures!” Ye Sheng decided.

“2nd Revolution Level 50!” Ye Sheng stroked his chin. “Now I can apply to become a ‘Silver Deacon’!”

With a flip of his palm, a Bronze Deacon Token appeared in his hand.

The Bronze Deacon Token was crude in appearance and dull in color, far inferior to the ‘Silver Deacon Tokens’ held by the bald Elder and the others.

Most importantly, becoming a ‘Silver Deacon’ would grant him many additional privileges within the Xuanming Pavilion.

“After applying to become a ‘Silver Deacon,’ I’ll be on par with the burly man… and Experts like Zheng Gang!” Ye Sheng mused while fiddling with the ‘Bronze Deacon Token’ in his hand.

He already met the conditions to apply for Silver Deacon status.

The application process was also extremely simple and didn’t require returning to the ‘Xuanming Pavilion Tower.’

He only needed to use the ‘Bronze Deacon Token’ to contact a Deacon Elder of the Xuanming Pavilion.

The process was straightforward; the real challenge was reaching 2nd Revolution Level 50 cultivation!

Whoosh!

After thinking for a moment, Ye Sheng put away the ‘Bronze Deacon Token.’

He decided not to apply for ‘Silver Deacon’ status after all.

“Better to wait until I’ve been promoted to 2nd Revolution Level 100 Perfection Realm, then apply directly for ‘Golden Deacon’ status! That way, I can achieve it in one step and avoid the hassle!” Ye Sheng chuckled, changing his mind.

Reaching 2nd Revolution Level 100 Perfection Realm might be troublesome for others, but for Ye Sheng, it would only take a few days!

Especially now that both Annihilation-grade Skills had been upgraded to LV2, with their power greatly increased, the process would be even faster!

Rather than applying twice, it was better to achieve it in one go!

It would also save whichever Xuanming Pavilion Deacon Elder from having to make two trips, wouldn’t it?

With a smile, Ye Sheng set off after a brief pause, heading deeper into the Netherworld Ghost Domain.

…

Five days later, Fierce Ghost Slope!

Fierce Ghost Slope was a notoriously perilous place even within the Netherworld Ghost Domain.

Few Cultivators dared to set foot here.

The reason was that all the Ghost Creatures in Fierce Ghost Slope were 2nd Revolution Level 100 Malevolent Ghosts.

Even a single one, if taken alone, could easily wipe out a team of burly men and bald elders at 2nd turn level 50.

Coupled with the tide-like waves of Ghost Creatures on Fierce Ghost Slope, this place became even more inhospitable to the living.

In the past, Fierce Ghost Slope was always eerily quiet!

Few people ever came to such a place.

But in recent days, a formidable figure arrived at Fierce Ghost Slope.

Treating it as a prime grinding spot!