Cultivation: I Have a Skill Level Panel

Gu Yun, dressed in a white Profound Robe, stood suspended in mid-air. His True Yuan, as vast as an ocean and deep as an abyss, radiated a terrifying aura.

"I can’t believe Senior Brother Gu broke through to the True Martial Realm too. His talent is truly extraordinary."

"I knew it! If even Shangguan Jian could break through to the True Martial Realm, how could Senior Brother Gu be left behind?"

The Cultivators below the stage remarked.

But Situ Qingtian paid no mind to the crowd below.

His expression was incredibly grave, solely because of the heavy, formless pressure the man in the sky was putting on him.

The man radiated his abyss-like aura without any attempt at concealment, causing the space around him to ripple like the surface of water.

"I never thought it would be you?!"

Situ Qingtian exclaimed in surprise.

The man before him now seemed so unfathomably deep.

During the Outer Sect competition, this same man had forced him to use the Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Palm. It was a technique taught by the Situ Ancestor, its origins unknown and incredibly difficult to master.

Because of that, this person had certainly left a strong impression on him.

"What do you say?" Gu Yun asked calmly, still floating in the sky.

Gu Yun looked at Situ Qingtian. He had just broken through to the True Martial Realm and, at only twenty-five or twenty-six, was at the height of his prowess. Recalling how he had once been defeated by him in the Outer Sect competition, Gu Yun wanted to spar with him again.

Situ Qingtian gripped his Long Halberd.

He replied, still full of confidence, "A friendly spar between sect brothers? Why not?"

’He’s hovering in the sky and radiating an unfathomable aura, so he must have broken through to the True Martial Realm.’

’Even with my Fire Spirit Body, which gives me a unique advantage in cultivating Fire Techniques, I was stuck at the True Martial bottleneck for a full three years before I finally managed to break through.’

’Every step of advancement in the True Martial Realm is dozens of times harder than in the Spiritual Martial Realm.’

’You need sufficient resources and extraordinary talent to even have a chance at breaking through the bottlenecks.’

’Even if he is strong, how much stronger can he be?’

’There are gaps in power even between those in the True Martial Realm.’

’The Situ Ancestor once declared that with my Heaven and Earth Spirit Body, I have a chance of reaching the Tongxuan Realm before I turn one hundred.’

In that brief moment, a multitude of thoughts raced through Situ Qingtian’s mind.

But just then, Situ Qingtian’s pupils shrank.

The man’s figure suddenly vanished, reappearing an instant later on the opposite side of the arena.

He hadn’t even been able to track the man’s movement. His heart sank.

’I can do this,’ Situ Qingtian told himself.

Then, he roared at Gu Yun, "Fight!"

His Fire Spirit Body erupted from within, and Fiery Flaming True Essence swirled around him as a monstrous flame coalesced in the empty air.

It then formed into a giant flaming palm several hundred zhang wide, its roaring flames scorching the void and seeming to warp space itself.

Seeing his opponent’s deep aura and calm, indifferent expression, Situ Qingtian decided to unleash his strongest attack at once and finish him in a single move.

"HISS... To think Senior Brother Situ possessed such power! Those scorching flames could probably burn me to ashes," a disciple in the crowd said, his eyes wide with terror.

Gu Yun watched the familiar Martial Technique with a placid expression. Because of his opponent’s Fire Spirit Body,

his Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Palm had taken on a fire Trait, making it even more powerful.

The giant flaming palm, hundreds of zhang wide and lighting up the sky, covered the space above the arena like a Fire God bringing about the apocalypse, exuding an immense sense of pressure.

"But so what? Times have changed." Before the words even faded,

Gu Yun’s Cultivation at the True Martial Realm Third Layer erupted completely. His True Yuan, as deep as an abyss, surged outwards like a flood in all directions.

With a wave of his hand, the pale blue Thunder Listening Saber appeared in his grasp. He slashed out, and an enormous stream of Saber Qi shot forth, accompanied by the ultimate sound of Wind and Thunder.

It howled through the air, tearing through space with a momentum as heavy as a mountain. Like a Celestial Punishment of thunder ripping open the sky, the Heaven-Reaching saber light bloomed across the heavens!

"RUMBLE!"

The incomparably tyrannical Saber Qi, imbued with the ultimate essence of Wind and Thunder and resembling a bolt of thunder splitting the firmament, sliced the hundred-zhang-wide flaming palm in two.

Then, with the speed of a lightning strike, it shot toward Situ Qingtian!

"What? How is this possible!"

Situ Qingtian’s face was a mask of shock and utter disbelief.

He watched as the impossibly sharp Saber Qi tore through the air, seemingly about to shred space itself as it flew toward him.

He wanted to dodge, but he found himself locked in place by an unseen aura. The Saber Qi, like a Thunder Punishment rending space, was already upon him.

In an instant, Situ Qingtian erupted with Flame True Essence, coalescing it into a shimmering Flame Shield.

"SHHNK!" Like a crack of thunder, the sharp Saber Qi made contact with the shield and instantly shattered it before continuing toward Situ Qingtian.

"BANG!" Grievously wounded by the saber, Situ Qingtian was blasted back by the tyrannical force, shooting off the stage like a cannonball.

The hard stone slabs below shattered on impact, kicking up a cloud of dust.

A dead silence fell over the area, leaving only dust swirling in the wind.

The numerous Cultivators below the stage were all gaping, struck dumb with shock.

They had watched Senior Brother Gu’s powerful return, seen Senior Brother Situ unleash that terrifying, sky-blotting flaming palm, and then witnessed Senior Brother Gu’s space-rending, heaven-piercing thunderous Saber Qi.

They had expected a battle between titans, but never imagined it would be over in a single move.

Seeing Gu Yun defeat Situ Qingtian so cleanly and decisively, the crowd couldn’t help but gasp.

Such strength... not even Shi Ritian, the former number one of the Outer Sect, had possessed such power.

As for the shock and awe of the Cultivators below the stage,

Gu Yun remained unmoved. He simply sighed softly and said, "Everything is different now."

With that, his figure flashed and soared into the air, transforming into a streak of lightning that sped toward the Celestial Thunder Dao Peak.

Gu Yun neither knew nor cared what would happen next with Situ Qingtian and the crowd of Cultivators.

’To me, there’s nothing to be happy about in defeating a Situ Qingtian who was merely at the True Martial Realm First Layer Early Stage.’

’After all, I’ve already slain a Scorching Heaven-Devouring Python at the Fourth Layer of the True Martial Realm. The only reason I offered to spar with him... was perhaps because I was once defeated by him, or perhaps because of my damn, immature Cultivation Heart.’

With a thought, the Heaven Rewards Diligence Skill Level panel appeared in his mind’s eye.

Name: Gu Yun

Realm: True Martial Realm Third Layer Early Stage

Cultivation Technique: Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision

(First Tribulation: Wind and Thunder Tribulation 70%)

Martial Techniques: Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Palm (Beginner 10%)

Celestial Thunder Hand (Beginner 98%)

Thunder Gang Body (Minor Success 20%), Wandering Dragon Step (Perfection)

Fusion Martial Techniques: Wind and Thunder Annihilation Saber (Perfection)

Techniques: Three Thousand Thunder Flashes (Beginner 60%), Earth-Bursting Heaven-Shaking (Minor Success 50%)

Breath Concealment Technique (Minor Success 65%), Celestial Thunder Technique (Great Success 60%)

Secret Technique: Star Refining Soul Technique (Beginner 1%)

Momentum: Saber Momentum (Great Success 5%), Fire Momentum (Beginner 5%)

Alchemy: Low Tier Human Tier (5%)

Soon, Gu Yun sped to the region near the Celestial Thunder Dao Peak.

Looking down from above the vast, white sea of clouds, he saw a landscape of lush, verdant mountain ranges and a forest of ancient, towering trees.

Ahead of the boundless forested mountains stood a colossal peak that pierced the heavens, soaring high into the clouds.

A pale blue light swirled within the ethereal mist and clouds surrounding it, and bolts of lightning flickered around its form.

He had arrived at the Celestial Thunder Dao Peak.

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