As time passed, Yang Kai’s Embodiment sank into the ground for several hours, but there was still no movement, causing him to frown and worry.
The state of his Embodiment was clearly a sign that it was about to break through, but why hadn’t it made any sound until now? His perception was so vague that he couldn’t accurately determine the current state of his Embodiment, making him feel somewhat anxious.
Suddenly, the world trembled and a faint ripple appeared in the void, spreading out towards the four poles.
Yang Kai’s expression became serious as he turned his head to look around, keenly noticing a subtle change in the world’s energy. If the entire world had been in a state of stillness just now, then this stillness was slowly beginning to flow, as if an invisible hand was slowly stirring the wind and clouds.
Dong Dong…
A deep and heavy sound rang out from the depths of the earth, like the sound of a powerful heartbeat, or like someone beating a war drum a hundred thousand meters below.
As the sound rang out, the flow of energy suddenly accelerated, causing the world to change.
The sound of howling winds filled the air, and a violent wave of energy converged from all directions, converging towards a certain spot underground.
Dong dong dong…
Muffled sounds rang out one after another, like the beating of a heart, giving the illusion that the entire world was coming to life. Even the mountain range in the distance that resembled a long dragon was undulating, as if the earth was breathing.
The World Energy that had gathered grew more rich as it poured into the ground and disappeared. It was as if there was a black hole that could swallow all things, and no matter how much energy poured into it, it would be swallowed clean.
Amidst the raging winds, the Wind Chaser howled. Yang Kai was motionless like a mountain, his eyes piercing through the void and the earth.
Deep underground, a powerful aura was slowly growing stronger, like a giant dragon awakening from its slumber.
Such a shocking phenomenon naturally alarmed the nearby Demon Race, causing them to rush over to investigate the situation, but they were all blocked by an invisible force and were unable to get within a thousand feet radius. As the owner of the Cloud Shadow Continent, it wasn’t difficult for the Embodiment to accomplish such a feat.
The aura of his Embodiment became stronger, and even if Yang Kai didn’t deliberately try to sense it, he could clearly feel that at some point it had suddenly stopped growing, as if it had reached its limit. Not only was it unable to grow stronger, it was even falling.
Yang Kai, who had been paying attention to the movements of his Embodiment, saw this and his face sank.
He knew that his Embodiment had encountered some kind of trouble, breaking through to the Half-Saint Realm was naturally not an easy matter. The Demon Territory had the Myriad Demon Pill, but there were still very few Half-Saint masters. This was not because the accumulation of one’s strength was unfavorable, but because of the shackles of one’s own comprehension. If one didn’t break through this barrier, they would never be able to reach a higher level.
Fortunately, after a short while, the fallen aura once again grew stronger and rose to its former peak, but this time it was almost the same as before. When the aura reached its peak, it was unable to advance any further and quickly fell back down.
Yang Kai’s face became even darker.
The so-called rush, decay, and exhaustion, the accumulation of strength can be pierced by drops of water, gathering sand into a tower, but if the breakthrough is delayed for too long, the hope of success will be less.
Moreover… the breakthrough of his Embodiment this time was a bit strange. He didn’t see any familiar baptism of World Energy, he didn’t know if it was because he was in the Demon Territory and his Laws were different from the Star Boundary, or if it was some other reason.
However, one thing was certain, his Embodiment was indeed in a state of breakthrough.
Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling a little worried. He had been in the Second-Order Emperor Realm for a long time now, so he might be able to break through to the Third-Order at any time. At that time, what if the laws of the two Great Worlds were different, causing problems during his breakthrough? What if he didn’t have the baptism of World Energy?
It was too early to worry about this now. Perhaps the advancement of his Embodiment could give him some insights.
For the next few days, Yang Kai’s Embodiment continued to maintain its previous state. The aura from underground continued to grow stronger and weaken, causing Yang Kai to be unable to figure out what was going on. Logically speaking, if he couldn’t break through after such a long time, his Embodiment should have failed, and the price of failure would either be a drop in cultivation or death.
However, in Yang Kai’s perception, not only was there no problem with the Embodiment, it even gave him the feeling that it had become one with the entire Cloud Shadow Continent and was currently in a deep sleep. The strength of its aura was the rhythm of its breathing.
Such a long period of abnormality naturally alarmed many of Cloud Shadow's Demon Kings.
Yin, Lao Ke, Ke Sen, and the others all came to investigate, but they were all stopped a thousand feet away. Fortunately, Yang Kai noticed their arrival and took the initiative to contact them, allowing them to relax.
After all, the sudden appearance of such an abnormality in the cloud shadow had made them extremely worried. They didn’t know what had happened, but after confirming that it was Yang Kai’s doing, they immediately relaxed.
Compared to this, Yang Kai’s sudden safe return was even more surprising. Previously, the Hundred Spirit Continent’s Holy Spirit had appeared and kidnapped him, so no one knew what would happen to Yang Kai in the end. This time, there had been no news of him for several months, so they could only confirm that Yang Kai was not dead through Tu Qialuo and the others. The three Demon Kings of Blue Plains Continent had all been branded with Yang Kai’s Soul, so if anything happened to Yang Kai, the three of them would definitely be buried together with him.
Since he had nothing to do, Yang Kai decided to meet up with them a thousand feet away. After asking around, he learned that Cloud Shadow hadn’t had any major incidents recently, but because he had been kidnapped, many people were a bit worried, especially Li Shiqing, who constantly urged Yin and the others to gather their Cloud Shadow Force and head to the Hundred Spirit Continent to save him.
Naturally, it was impossible for Yin and the others to agree. As Demons, they knew just how terrifying the Hundred Spirit Continent’s foundation was, and it was not something a single Cloud Shadow Continent could resist. A single Half-Saint was enough to destroy the entire Cloud Shadow Continent. This was not a matter of loyalty, but an instinctive choice.
After persuading Yin and the others, Li Shiqing even planned to go to the Phantom Continent to find Yu Rumeng, but fortunately, she was stopped by Bo Ya.
This surprised Yang Kai. After all, he had never treated her well and had even slapped her when they first met.
However, thinking about how he and she were the only two humans in the Demon Territory, it wasn’t hard to understand why Li Shiqing would act like this. If something were to happen to him, she would be alone and helpless in the Demon Territory. No matter how bad his attitude towards her was, they were still of the same race…
As he spoke to Yin and the others, Wind Chaser flew up and down, attracting the attention of many Demon Race cultivators, but none of them recognized him, only thinking that this mount was quite extraordinary.
Their Great King had actually snatched a mount from the Hundred Spirit Continent? This made Yin and the others somewhat surprised. It seemed that in the Hundred Spirit Continent, their Great King had not suffered any harsh treatment.
As the sun rose and the moon faded, two months passed.
Although he had never seen how other Half-Saints broke through, he was certain that no one would spend such a long time to break through to the next realm. Yang Kai estimated that his Embodiment was the first one to break through like this.
Every day, there was no change, and every day, the same situation repeated itself, giving one the illusion that the world was repeating itself.
On a certain day two months later, when the aura of his Embodiment reached its peak, it did not decline, but instead continued to rise.
Yang Kai hadn’t noticed it at first, after all, he had been paying attention to it for two months without any changes, so who would have thought that something would happen at this time? It wasn’t until the aura of his Embodiment broke through its previous limit and reached a new peak that he suddenly woke up with a look of excitement.
Yin and the others obviously noticed this change and all looked towards him.
The aura of the Embodiment's growth didn’t show any signs of decreasing, instead continuing to rise, rising, and rising again…
Finally, at a certain moment, the sound of something shattering rang out, and the rising aura reached its peak. The World Energy gathered like a tsunami and was immediately swallowed up.
“Half-Saint!” Lao Ke called out excitedly.
After two months of waiting and observing, even if Yang Kai didn’t explain, they could still tell that someone was breaking through to the Great Realm, and the person who was breaking through definitely had a close relationship with Yang Kai. Now, this new aura undoubtedly indicated that the person who had broken through had succeeded.
In other words, from now on, the Cloud Shadow Continent also had its own Half-Saint! It no longer needed to act according to the wishes of others.
If it weren’t for the fact that Cloud Shadow didn’t have its own Half-Saint, how could it have been suppressed and enslaved by Yue Sang?
But… who was this person? When did he refine the Cloud Shadow Origin?
Sensing their curious gaze, Yang Kai didn’t bother explaining. Currently, Yu Rumeng was the only one in the Demon Territory who knew about the existence of his Embodiment, while the others didn’t. Now that he had broken through to the Half-Saint realm and he could use it as a trump card, it was naturally best to hide it for as long as possible.
He still remembered that Yue Sang had been eyeing him covetously. Although he had been sent to the Two Worlds Battlefield, who knew if he would return.
But now that he had the Embodiment, he no longer needed to fear this person.
The aura of the newly promoted Half-Saint gradually disappeared, causing Lao Ke and the others to reveal a look of disappointment. Originally, they had wanted to pay their respects to this new Half-Saint, but seeing that this new Half-Saint had no intention of showing himself, they could only leave it at that. Fortunately, they were certain that this new Half-Saint had a good relationship with their Great King, so they might have a chance to meet him in the future.
After instructing Lao Ke and the others to wait in place, Yang Kai flew a thousand feet away and found the Embodiment that had emerged from the ground.
As their eyes met, Yang Kai’s eyes revealed a look of surprise, because his Embodiment seemed to have become smaller. Although his Embodiment could freely transform into its own size, it usually maintained its most comfortable state. Previously, because it had refined the Stone Fire Origin, its size had increased by about ten meters, but now, it was only the height of a human.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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