Chapter 164 – Promotion! High-Level Giant!

The severely injured young man’s face turned ashen, and those around him cast sympathetic glances his way. His luck was truly something else…

“Brother Wei… this…” The young man who had comforted him earlier was at a loss for words, stammering for a while before finally saying, “You have to look on the bright side…”

The severely injured young man shot him a fierce glare but could do nothing about it. Taking a deep breath, he left the basement, though his retreating figure carried a hint of tragic resolve!

The remaining people in the basement breathed a sigh of relief—they had made it through the first round.

…

Ye Sheng sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his mind focused and undisturbed. A strand of his consciousness was frantically increasing the Proficiency of the ‘Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword’ in the Nightmare Ghost Realm.

The night of the third day was particularly intense, with several groups of people discovering the basement, but all were driven away by Shangguan Ying and Xu Xingchen.

Time passed, and a sliver of dawn light appeared on the horizon—daybreak was approaching.

“Day is about to break, and the first round is about to end,” Xu Xingchen said, resting his hands behind his head. He glanced sideways at Ye Sheng, who was still meditating nearby, his expression turning somewhat solemn.

With the end of the first round, the second round’s ‘free-for-all’ would begin immediately.

Compared to the second round, the first round was like child’s play, merely allowing everyone to adapt to the environment in advance.

The start of the second round would be led by 4th Revolution Giant Tier experts, turning into a city-wide free-for-all. Tens of thousands would face off against tens of thousands, no less intense than a small-scale battle.

Eliminations would be counted in the tens of thousands. If a city lost, tens of thousands of people would be eliminated—an extremely fierce competition.

In this way, Ye Sheng would become particularly crucial for Ghost Mountain City.

Xu Xingchen looked at Ye Sheng, who remained calm and composed, still deep in meditation, and couldn’t help but sigh in admiration. “The boss is truly the boss. Even at a time like this, he remains so composed!”

…

In the Nightmare Ghost Realm, the sound of explosions echoed continuously.

Ye Sheng fought one against two, engaging in fierce combat with the fire-red longbow woman and the burly figure. Sometimes, their projections were destroyed and reappeared; other times, Ye Sheng was annihilated by their combined efforts.

Through such intense and relentless tempering, the Proficiency of the ‘Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword’ increased rapidly.

“Almost there!” Ye Sheng repelled the two and took a moment to glance at the progress bar for the ‘Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword’ Proficiency.

After a day and night of frantic improvement, coupled with an efficiency twenty times faster than before, the Proficiency had reached 98%!

Only 2% remained to elevate the ‘Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword’ to LV4 of the 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm.

“I wonder how much my Combat Power will skyrocket once the Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword reaches the Ghost Sect Realm?” Ye Sheng was also filled with anticipation.

Half an hour later.

Boom!

Ye Sheng’s body trembled as everything fell into place naturally. The remaining 2% Proficiency was filled, and the ‘Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword’ successfully advanced to LV4!

Boom! Ye Sheng swung his sword, and the fire-red longbow woman and the burly figure, who had been fiercely battling him and proving quite troublesome, were instantly annihilated by a brilliant golden Sword Light!

Their projections shattered before they could even react.

“What?” Ye Sheng was stunned. The power of this sword strike was immense—the two had been destroyed without any ability to resist.

It was worth noting that when competing with the fire-red longbow woman and the burly figure using Skills before, it had only been an even match.

Ye Sheng found it quite challenging to eliminate the two of them, and a single moment of carelessness could have led to his own demise.

Yet with just one strike earlier, he effortlessly annihilated both of them, as if it required no effort at all. It felt as though they were not even on the same level.

Ye Sheng closed his eyes, quietly contemplating the changes in that earlier strike.

The profound transformations displayed in that strike were far more intricate and profound than the ‘Fusion Skill’ created by the fire-red longbow woman by merging 108 Seed Arrow Arts!

The same applied to the burly figure’s thirty-two blade techniques—in the face of that strike, they seemed as simple as child’s play.

Swish!

Ye Sheng eagerly pulled up the stat panel for the ‘Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword,’ wanting to know just how far it had advanced.

How much had its offensive power increased? To think it could annihilate two Beginner-Tier Giants with a single strike! This was truly astonishing!

A pale blue skill panel appeared, and Ye Sheng focused his gaze on it.

【Annihilation-grade Skill: Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword (LV4), a single-target attack skill, one of the top Demon-Subduing Swordsmanship techniques of the Daoist School.

Attack Power Increase: +180,000%!

Damage Increase Against Ghost Creatures: +240,000%!】

“Hiss~!”

With just a glance, Ye Sheng couldn’t help but gasp sharply, exclaiming, “How can it be this high? Does reaching the 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm bring such a massive improvement?!”

Ye Sheng looked over it repeatedly to ensure he hadn’t misread it, and in the end, he confirmed he hadn’t.

After the Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword was upgraded to LV4, the attack power increase had indeed reached an astonishing +180,000%!

The damage increase against Ghost Creatures was even more terrifying at +240,000%!

Ye Sheng was utterly stunned!

At LV3, the Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword only provided an attack power increase of +60,000%!

After advancing to the 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm, it had tripled directly.

The attack power increase had reached a staggering 180,000!!

180,000!

Previously, even with the amplification from the ‘Nightmare Ghost Realm’ and the LV3 Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword, he had barely reached 100,000! That had allowed him to touch the domain of Intermediate-Tier Giants.

But now… the LV4 Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword alone provided an astounding amplification of 180,000!

Seeing this effect, Ye Sheng couldn’t help but feel momentarily dazed.

He thought to himself, truly worthy of an Annihilation-grade Skill!

The fire-red longbow woman’s Fusion Skill, created by merging 108 Seed Arrow Arts, had only allowed her to barely reach the Beginner-Tier Giant level, equivalent to his LV3 Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword.

But once the Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword was upgraded to LV4, it had left her far, far behind!

“With an amplification of 180,000, I wonder if it has reached the ‘High-Tier Giant’ level?” Ye Sheng pondered, as this was what he most wanted to know.

An amplification of 100,000 allowed him to touch the domain of Intermediate-Tier Giants, but he wasn’t sure if 180,000 could touch the domain of High-Tier Giants. After all, Ye Sheng lacked experience and couldn’t say for certain.

“Let’s test it with the Breathing Technique!” Ye Sheng gathered his thoughts, eager to verify his current combat power level and see if he had reached the ranks of High-Tier Giants.

“Breathing Technique!” Ye Sheng activated the Breathing Technique, and thunderous vibrations immediately echoed within his body as energy began to resonate.

Without the involvement of the Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword, the energy resonance was still weak.

But with the addition of the LV4 Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword, the intensity of the energy resonance began to skyrocket!

Boom!

The next moment, a pale golden Aura Radiance erupted from Ye Sheng’s body. As he activated the Diamond Demon-Subduing Sword, the pale golden Aura Radiance rapidly intensified.

In just an instant, the pale golden Aura Radiance transformed into a pure, brilliant golden Aura Radiance.

This meant that even without the assistance of the Nightmare Ghost Realm, Ye Sheng could easily reach the level of an ‘Intermediate Tier Giant’.

Yet after reaching the Intermediate Tier Giant, the golden Aura Radiance continued to surge wildly, and Ye Sheng’s aura kept climbing relentlessly!

Rumble!

As Ye Sheng’s aura soared, it felt as if a hurricane of the highest magnitude had swept through the Nightmare Ghost Realm.

In the end, Ye Sheng had completely transformed into a golden sun, with countless golden rays illuminating everything, creating a breathtaking spectacle.

Until… a faint red hue blended into the golden radiance, and at that moment, Ye Sheng’s aura became utterly terrifying.

According to the description in the Breathing Technique, when a faint red hue appears within the golden radiance, it signifies that one’s Combat Power has stepped into the ranks of a ‘High-Tier Giant’.