Chapter 1556 Cultivation Realm
Ryu woke up slowly. To his surprise, his cultivation had already increased on its own and he didn't have to do much of anything. It was like he had been tearing himself down for months now, and now that he had given his body a chance to rest, he naturally advanced. Not just to the Middle Fragmented Realm, but the Higher.
Ryu wasn't surprised by his speed. The one thing that he hadn't lost as far as his Embryonic Qi was concerned was cultivation speed. If he had focused on nothing but cultivation this past more than a year, he could have probably entered the Peak of the Realm.
Of course, this was also thanks to the fact his Internal Matrix existed. Thanks to it, he had a clear lane to the next tier of Dao, and it made his progress smooth. You can trace the roots of this content at n0v@lbin
Once he reached the edge of the Fragmented Sky God Realm, he would have to progress his Dao and would run into a slight bottleneck, but if there was one thing he was confident in, it was his comprehension.
He slipped off of his bed and took a long bath in waters that could have made lava feel chilly.
He could feel his pore opening up and his muscles relaxing and unwinding. Even hours after he had woken up, he still said not a single word. Only then did he ask the little woman if there were any changes to the situation.
A year of time might seem like a long time to Ryu who wasn't even 30 years old yet, but to the people of the Seventh Heaven, it was the blink of an eye. As expected, not much had happened at all. Though, considering her situation, it wasn't as though Hope could get a true understanding of the situation.
Even so, that was good enough for Ryu.
He stood from his bath, a rippling wave of hot hair drying him in an instant.
'Let's get this over with.'
With a flicker of his wrist, robes of sky blue and radiant white appeared on his body. Then, he took a step and appeared high in the skies of the Radiant Star Sect.
"I've come to challenge the Radiant Star Sect's Throne."
The skies rumbled.
"A dead Sect wants to be so arrogant..." Ryu's words were soft, but quite frankly, they didn't need to be loud.
It didn't matter how enraged the Throne was, it had to work within the bounds of Heaven's laws. So Ryu didn't mind putting it in its place.
ROAR!
A Birthed Phenomena appeared high in the skies. Compared to the Throne, it was small and couldn't even pull itself up to its seat, and yet the world still stilled.
"Open." Ryu said coldly.
The Throne trembled, and a portal as large as the Sect grounds opened up before him. Ryu didn't bother with it and took a step in before Aika could even make the attempt to stop him.
After Ryu had initialized the challenge, there was nothing she could have done anyway. Pulling him away now would mean he would be crippled at best.
She looked off into the distance, worry painting her usually confident expression.
'All you need to do is watch... Oh, and don't let anyone sense my greatness.'
Aika's eyes widened as Ryu's laughter echoed in her ears.
In that moment, high in the skies, an image of Ryu was reflected as he stood in a sea of stars.
His first opponent had already emerged across from him, and their cultivation made the hearts of everyone drop to rock bottom.
Half-Step True God.
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Erdiul's Note: I won't be able to upload for like 1-3 days. Swapping broadband, so won't have network for some time.