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Chapter 1526: Chapter 1528: Promotion Chapter 1526: Chapter 1528: Promotion Duan Xingliu felt worried in his heart. Hearing that Song Jian had entered the Bloody Arena, he was afraid that Song Jian had sought the opportunity to break through to the Legendary Realm within the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races Secret Realm. If by then Song Jian managed to survive and come out of the Bloody Arena, returning to the real world, there would likely be a major catastrophe!

“Sect Leader, elder brother entered the Bloody Battlefield with the strength of the third tier, and he killed three Legendary Realm opponents in a row to earn his entry right. Moreover, among these three, two were at the peak of the Legendary Realm!” Xin Ling said excitedly.

“What, with third tier Combat Power, killing the Legendary Realm, and even the peak of the Legendary Realm…” a Peak Master exclaimed in surprise, “Could it be that Song Jian, while at third tier Combat Power, had already comprehended Domain Power? Otherwise, he would not have been able to contend with the Legendary Realm at all!”

“I don’t know, I can’t tell!” Xin Ling shook her head.

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All members of the Imperial Sword Sect silently waited in the plaza. If all disciples had come out, the red transmission gate should have disappeared, but now it remained standing in the center of the plaza without any sign of fading away, which also gave everyone confidence. If Song Jian had perished in the Secret Realm, he should have come out by now, with all his gains wiped clean and his soul sustaining damage. That he hadn’t appeared yet clearly meant Song Jian was still alive. Since he was alive, there was hope he could come out alive.

One day, two days, three days,…

The transmission gate in the center of the plaza stood all this time, with other disciples long since dispersed and only Duan Xingliu, Duan Jian, Xin Ling, and a few other disciples remaining in the plaza.

On this day, the transmission gate suddenly burst into red light, and a figure staggered out from it.

“Elder brother!” Xin Ling cried out with excitement.

The one coming out now could only be Song Jian since all the others had already exited.

Song Jian stumbled forward a couple of steps and let out a sigh of relief upon seeing the Imperial Sword Sect’s plaza. After entering the Secret Realm, he had been fighting opponents beyond his level. In the Bloody Arena, he had even been chased by a god-level expert, leaving his nerves as tight as steel wires. Now back in the game world, he could finally relax.

Seeing that Song Jian remained at the third tier of Combat Power, Duan Xingliu nodded slightly and a smile appeared on his face, as he felt reassured.

“It’s good you’re back, it’s good you’re back!” Duan Xingliu nodded and said.

“Elder brother, elder brother, you can advance to the Legendary Realm now, right?” Xin Ling called out, knowing that Song Jian had exchanged for six Promotion Pearls earlier. With these six Promotion Pearls, Song Jian could break through to the Legendary Realm.

“Song Jian, have you already comprehended the Domain Power?” Duan Xingliu asked.

You see, comprehending Domain Power with third tier Combat Power and passively comprehending Domain Power during a breakthrough to the Legendary Realm held a major difference!

Comprehension of Domain Power with third tier Combat Power signified a favored child of heaven, whereas passively comprehending Domain Power during a Legendary Realm breakthrough was rather ordinary. Although the Domain Power comprehended during such a breakthrough was more suitable for oneself, the tiers were not usually very high. In contrast, Domain Power comprehended at a lower level often manifested at higher tiers, sometimes even exceeding the high tier!

“Yes, Master, I have comprehended the Domain Power!” Song Jian bowed and said.

“Good, good, good!” Duan Xingliu’s face showed a gratified expression as he laughed, “Your foundation is solid enough; now even using external resources to promote to the Legendary Realm is not an issue. You can use the Promotion Pearls.”

Song Jian nodded, took out a large handful of Promotion Pearls from his inventory–there were as many as forty or fifty!

“This, so many Promotion Pearls, elder brother, did you rob the Star Hall?” Xin Ling was stunned. So many Promotion Pearls would require more than one hundred thousand merit points. Could elder brother’s gains from the Bloody Arena be this great?

The Promotion Pearl slowly began to float up, orbiting around Song Jian’s body. Then, one by one, the Promotion Pearls disappeared from sight, and Song Jian’s level, like inflating a balloon, rapidly ascended.

One hundred sixteen, one hundred seventeen, one hundred eighteen, …
Soon, Song Jian’s level reached level one hundred and twenty!

For other ordinary players, it would take at least a year or two to gain such combat experience, Song Jian had achieved it with just a few Promotion Pearls. If others knew, they would probably be green with envy!

A surging aura emanated from within Song Jian, and without any wind, he began to float into the air.

Having reached the Legendary Realm, he had gained the ability to fly. Now, even without using the Sword Flight Art or the Xuantian Wings, Song Jian could fly through the air just by himself!

Song Jian was thrilled. Did this not mean that he could also fly if he returned to the real world?

The ascension was not over yet. After reaching the Legendary Realm, the Time Imprint on his chest also began to shine, radiating a mysterious aura from Song Jian.

The Time Domain unfolded slowly, like a bud ready to bloom. The Time Domain, which originally had a limit of just ten meters, began to slowly expand outward.

Fifteen meters, twenty meters, thirty meters, forty meters, …
This time, the Time Domain expanded to a full hundred meters before it gradually came to a halt.

Song Jian felt that the Time Domain hadn’t reached its limit yet and still had the potential to expand further. However, he now needed to adapt to this sudden increase in power to prevent it from spiraling out of control.

“What is this Domain Power? It feels somewhat unfamiliar…”
Duan Xingliu, engulfed within the Time Domain, suddenly discovered that he couldn’t unleash his own Domain Power, and his face instantly paled!

This meant that the Domain Power grasped by Song Jian had already begun to suppress Duan Xingliu’s own Power. During combat, this was a very dangerous situation, signifying that Duan Xingliu would have to exert more effort to resist Song Jian’s Domain Power.

What was most terrifying was the silent erosion of this Domain Power. Duan Xingliu found that whenever he tried to release any skill, there was a prerequisite time added. In other words, every skill that had been instant now required a casting time, and the cooldown of all his skills had increased by more than twice.

“What is this situation?” Duan Xingliu stood there, dumbfounded, and looked up at Song Jian.

“Time Domain, it’s the Time Domain, right?” A peak master asked, trembling.

“Indeed, only the Time Domain has such a high grade, and only the Time Domain would cause such a situation…” Another elder laughed heartily.

Although they were all enveloped by Song Jian’s Domain, they knew that if Song Jian decided to turn against them, they would immediately be at a great disadvantage.

Song Jian smiled slightly and nodded. At that moment, dozens of Promotion Pearls still surrounded him. He planned to boost his level to the pinnacle of the Legendary Realm in one go, to achieve a level that would make other players despair!

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