The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 55: Astonishing Effects

Everyone was puzzled about why Jing Yan had been able to earn such an astonishing sum in his battle at the Extreme Combat Association.

As a Seventh Heaven warrior, he had fought against Li Tianfu, who was a Ninth Heaven warrior. No one had anticipated that Jing Yan would be able to defeat Li Tianfu, which was why his betting odds had been so insanely high.

However, such a miraculous scenario with such high odds probably wouldn’t happen again.

Everyone in Dong Lin now knew that Jing Yan could defeat Li Tianfu. Even if he were to fight in the Extreme Combat Association again, the gamblers would definitely place their bets on him, and that would drive his odds very, very low.

As such, he couldn’t rely on such a method again. At the very least, he had basically run out of that sort of opportunity in Dong Lin City.

Jing Yan sat cross-legged on his bed. He didn’t use the Nine Yin Fruit right away.

He had been cranking his Vital Qi to the very limit during his fight with Li Tianfu. His Vital Qi, which had been brought to the limit of its potential after he absorbed the Soul Crystal, had inflicted minor damages to his meridians due to being forced to operate under such extreme conditions.

While the damage didn’t seem like much, if he were to neglect his recuperation efforts, even such minor damage could have dire consequences in the future.

In light of that, Jing Yan began using healing potions to repair his meridians.

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Two days later.

“That will probably do.” Jing Yan got up to work his body out a little bit.

The damage his meridians had suffered was minor, and repairing them using healing potions wasn’t all that difficult.

But then again, he had the very formidable Arch of Heaven to thank for his quick recovery. If it hadn’t been for the Arch of Heaven, his meridians would have ended up sustaining severe damage as he fought Li Tianfu.

Severely damaged meridians were a devastating blow to a warrior, a condition which had little to no hope of recovery.

“Let’s try the Nine Yin Fruit out then.”

Jing Yan sat down again and picked up one of the fruits with his fingers. The fruit was blue and about the size of his thumb.

He gazed at the fruit for a minute, then popped it into his mouth.

A rich flavor spread all over his mouth, invigorating the inside of his mouth and making him feel fresh.

Nine Yin Fruit weren’t of great value to common warriors, as eating Nine Yin Fruit didn’t have a noticeable effect on a person’s Vital Qi. It wouldn’t make a difference no matter how many of them a warrior ate.

Jing Yan hadn’t been aware of their potential usefulness.

If it hadn’t been for Tian Shui, Jing Yan wouldn’t have thought of eating Nine Yin Fruit at all.

In moments, Jing Yan had chewed up the Nine Yin Fruit and swallowed it.

Jing Yan felt a cool sensation gather in his stomach. His body temperature seemed to drop a little, and a chilled feeling crept through his entire body.

Without any effort on his part, the Vital Qi in his meridians quickly rushed to the gathered coolness in his abdomen.

The fiery Vital Qi melded with the coolness caused by the Nine Yin Fruit. At first, the two opposite powers clashing in his stomach made him feel horribly sick. As time passed, however, Jing Yan’s body began to grow calm again.

His Vital Qi had been too strong ever since he absorbed the Soul Crystal, and it had caused a rather painful burning sensation in his meridians. That awful sensation was considerably reduced after he ate a piece of the fruit.

“This is working. This is really working!” Jing Yan was overjoyed, and joy flashed through his eyes.

He had complete faith in Tian Shui, but he still hadn’t been sure what effects the Nine Yin Fruit would have, due to him having never ingested them before. Jing Yan was relieved to learn how they worked in greater detail.

Many hours later, the coolness of the fruit dissipated completely.

“Huh?”

Jing Yan’s expression changed drastically, and he furrowed his brow in thought.

He took a deep breath.

“Well, I wasn’t expecting that.”

As soon as the effects of the fruit dissipated, Jing Yan quickly began to work his Vital Qi, intending to find out just how much of an effect the piece of fruit had on him. However, when he began using his Vital Qi, he found that the strength of his Vital Qi had been greatly enhanced. Better still, the process was a lot smoother as well.

The effects were so apparent that Jing Yan found them nearly unbelievable.

Jing Yan’s rank had only been at the beginning of the Seventh Heaven before. He had gone to fight Li Tianfu in the Extreme Combat Association as soon as he made a breakthrough from the Sixth Heaven to the Seventh Heaven.

That meant that he was actually quite a distance away from reaching the Eighth Heaven.

However, that one Nine Yin Fruit that he ingested neutralized part of the energy from the Soul Crystal, which surprisingly caused his rank to spike. He had achieved a frightening amount of growth.

The rate had developed by leaps and bounds within a single day.

If he maintained this rate of growth, he would probably reach the Eighth Heaven before long.

At present, he still had about two months to spare before he would have to fight in front of his clan. He didn’t have much time to spare.

Before he ate the first Nine Yin Fruit, Jing Yan had no certainty whatsoever of being able to reach the Ninth Heaven within two months. Now, however, he felt that his chances had grown tremendously.

“Jing Tianlong, just you wait!” Jing Yan focused his gaze forward.

He then ate yet another Nine Yin Fruit and suppressed his elation. He was able to sense the energy contained within the fruit continuing to neutralize the energy from the Soul Crystal.

A day passed…

Two days passed…

Many days passed.

As Jing Yan ate more and more Nine Yin Fruit, his combat prowess continued to grow as well.

Jing Yan only took a break after ten days of eating the fruit.

“The Eighth Heaven is now within reach.”

Jing Yan could sense the barrier separating the Seventh Heaven from the Eighth in his body.

In truth, breaking through the Seventh Heaven and making it into the Eighth was a lot easier than breaking through the Sixth Heaven and making it into the Seventh.

Even Jing Chuanling hadn’t spent too much time getting from the Seventh to the Eighth Heavens.

Jing Yan had the Arch of Heaven at his disposal, and his body had also received a significant boost from the energy of the Soul Crystal. In addition, he had Nine Yin Fruit capable of neutralizing the adverse effects of the Soul Crystal. If he couldn’t make a breakthrough despite having so many resources at his disposal, he might as well give up being a warrior altogether.

It was worth noting that Jing Yan had been the number one genius in all of Dong Lin City before. If his talents were lacking, it would have been impossible for him to make it into the Precelestial rank when he was just 14 years old. His rise to power was something that had never been seen in the hundreds of years since Dong Lin City’s establishment.

To put it simply, even without the Arch of Heaven at his disposal, his rate at cultivation would have still been anything but slow. Getting to the Ninth Heaven from the Seventh Heaven wouldn’t have been that much of an obstacle for him.

But then again, Jing Yan didn’t begin right away.

His Vital Qi had been exponentially enhanced for the past ten days. He needed some time to get accustomed to his vigorous Vital Qi, adjusting his constitution to the best state, before he began his attempt to break through to the Eighth Heaven.

He proceeded to methodically consolidate his power, and it took him about two days to reach his best state.

“It’s about time now.”

“It’s time to make the breakthrough. Eighth Heaven… here I come!”

Jing Yan took out huge piles of Spiritual Stones and prepared to absorb the Vital Qi contained within them.

The amount of Vital Qi needed to make the breakthrough would be considerable. Jing Yan made every preparation there was to be made, even with the Soul Crystal’s energy within his body.