Chapter 339: The Opportunity of a Planet’s Birth! |
TL: Etude
His combat power had risen to the level of a four-star Heavenly Pride, making it quite difficult to make significant progress in the short term. Thus, Ye Tian decided to focus on improving his palm technique! He had copied the Moonlight-level palm technique talent from Lifeless Heavenly Pride and also acquired the Xumi Palm inheritance from the Mira Sutra, which provided a complete set of palm techniques ranging from Black Iron level to beyond God level. Ye Tian always felt that the Mira Sutra contained some secret, and by a stroke of luck, he obtained two pages from it, indicating that this wondrous object was fated to be with him! Hence, he aimed to master the Xumi Palm.
The Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels of the Xumi Palm were all relatively simple. With Ye Tian’s top-tier comprehension and the Moonlight-level palm technique talent, he quickly progressed through the ranks, reaching the Legendary level of the Xumi Palm in just half a month and mastering the basics of the Legendary level. However, as comprehending the essence of palm techniques took time, his progress in palm techniques slowed down.
One day, Ye Tian entered the virtual world of the Heavenly Pride Pavilion, where all the Heavenly Prides were discussing something fervently. It was the opportunity of a planet’s birth! Ye Tian immediately went to the points store and saw the top opportunity listed on the first page—the chance to witness the birth of a planet.
“The Opportunity of a Planet’s Birth, requires 500 points to purchase!”
500 points! Ye Tian was astounded. An opportunity like the Heavenly Blade Secret Realm only required 30 points, yet this opportunity of a planet’s birth demanded 500 points. What did this imply? The required points were excessively high for such an opportunity.
Soon, Ye Tian learned what the opportunity of a planet’s birth entailed. The universe was constantly expanding, gradually giving birth to galaxies, planetary systems, and planets, though this process was exceedingly slow. Located at the edge of the universe, was a new galaxy, next to the Milky Way. Humanity had occupied a portion of it, with Silver Universe Star claiming several smaller planetary systems.
Now, a new planet was about to be born within one of these smaller planetary systems, and it was a life-bearing planet. The birth of a life-bearing planet was a gift from the universe. During its birth, the fundamental rules of the universe would descend, allowing those who cultivated within the planet to easily comprehend various great Dao. In such circumstances, understanding the mysteries of swordsmanship, the Dao of the Sword, and other techniques could be significantly accelerated. For instance, a nine-star Emperor level individual wishing to fuse God-level talents could accomplish this on a newly born life-bearing planet.
Therefore, the birth of each life-bearing planet represented a significant opportunity. However, as life-bearing planets were newly born, they were under the universe’s protection, which did not allow too many beings to enter. In order to let Heavenly Prides enter, Silver Universe Star had to pay a great price: backlash from the universe. This required beings above the level of True God to withstand. The more martial warriors entered, the greater the backlash.
Earning 140 points was not difficult for him, as he had yet to challenge the second floor of the Heavenly Pride Tower. If he could clear the second floor, he would earn a reward of 200 points. With his four-star Heavenly Pride strength, even passing the third floor was within his capabilities.
“Let’s challenge the Heavenly Pride Tower first!” Ye Tian could no longer wait.
With a whoosh, Ye Tian arrived at the second floor of the Heavenly Pride Tower and swiftly defeated his opponent. Not only did he achieve a three-star Heavenly Pride combat power rating, but he also earned a 200-point reward. By clearing the second floor of the Heavenly Pride Tower, Ye Tian’s rank on the Heavenly Pride Leaderboard leaped from 182nd to 98th.
This change in rank quickly caught the attention of many Heavenly Prides.
“Heavenly Emperor of Ten Thousand Laws has risen to the 98th position on the Heavenly Pride Leaderboard. His strength has quickly reached the three-star Heavenly Pride level!”
“Heavenly Emperor of Ten Thousand Laws must have just cleared the second floor of the Heavenly Pride Tower, earning a 200-point reward. He couldn’t possibly have gathered 500 points to purchase the opportunity of a planet’s birth, could he?”
“It’s not just possible, it’s certain! Remember, Heavenly Emperor of Ten Thousand Laws had completed the mission of capturing the Black Wind Silver Emperor, which was worth 300 points. With just these two rewards, he has more than enough for 500 points!”
In an instant, Ye Tian became the object of envy among the Heavenly Prides. After clearing the Heavenly Pride Tower, Ye Tian immediately purchased the opportunity of a planet’s birth in the points store, to avoid any unforeseen circumstances that could result in losing the chance, which would be a regret too late to amend.
After he clicked to confirm his purchase, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Having spent 500 points, Ye Tian now had only 60 points left.
“Ding ding ding…” A series of messages came through.
“Is someone looking for me?” Ye Tian opened the messages to find that most of them were from people looking to borrow points.
“Heavenly Pride of Ten Thousand Laws, I’m just a few points short. You must have plenty of points. Can you lend me 80 points? I’ll return 100 points to you later!”
“Heavenly Pride of Ten Thousand Laws, could you lend me 150 points? If you do, we’ll be brothers from now on. If anyone troubles you in the future, I, Purple Thunder Heavenly Pride, will surely help you at the first instance!”
“Heavenly Pride of Ten Thousand Laws, can you lend me 70 points? I just need that much right now!”
“They’re treating me like a fat sheep!” Ye Tian frowned.
Points were extremely precious, and here they were, shamelessly asking to borrow them! Although he had an extra 60 points, who knows when they might come in handy? For instance, had he not had enough points this time, wouldn’t he have missed this opportunity with the birth of a new planet? Similarly, if a great opportunity arose in the future and he was short by just 60 points, wouldn’t he regret lending them out today? Moreover, once points were lent out, getting them back was another matter.
“No loans!”
It was impossible for Ye Tian to lend them, but he couldn’t just refuse bluntly. So, he replied to each one:
“I don’t have 500 points either. I’ve spent all my previous points on some sword techniques and treasures. I’m actually short a few dozen points myself. If you have any extra points after a while, could you lend me some?”
His response was the same to all the Heavenly Prides. Whether they believed it or not was another story. Soon, these Heavenly Prides received Ye Tian’s replies, and their expressions turned sour.
At the residence of Thunder Roar Heavenly Pride, he too saw Ye Tian’s reply and was infuriated:
“Damn Heavenly Pride of Ten Thousand Laws, you’ve earned so many points, how could you be short of them? I only asked to borrow a few dozen points, and you wouldn’t even lend them to me!”
Thunder Roar Heavenly Pride didn’t consider whether he would lend points to others if he had extra. It was impossible!
Being inherently selfish, he would never lend points to other Heavenly Prides unless they offered him a very satisfying price. Now, with over two months left until the birth of the planet and only one month before they had to set off, the Heavenly Prides had only one month left. There weren’t many tasks they could complete in a month, but with the full support of various forces, they could still complete some.
Whether they could gather 500 points in time depended on the circumstances. Half a month passed in a flash.
One day, Great God Zilun paid a visit to Ye Tian, personally coming to his residence.
Ye Tian received Great God Zilun.
“Great God Zilun, you must have something important to discuss, right?” Ye Tian asked.
Great God Zilun showed a bit of embarrassment and said, “Heavenly Pride of Ten Thousand Laws, I wanted to ask how many points you have left from the Heavenly Pride Pavilion, if it’s not too inconvenient to answer?”
Suddenly, Ye Tian’s expression changed slightly, and he said sternly, “Great God Zilun, you’re not acting as a go-between for the other Heavenly Prides, trying to get me to lend them points, are you?”
Great God Zilun hurriedly explained, “It’s not about borrowing points, but a trade. Unfortunately, a powerful figure approached us at the Qingfeng Giant City Lord’s Mansion, and my father couldn’t refuse, which is why I came to you. But rest assured, the other party has a vast influence. If there’s anything you need, you could use this opportunity to trade.”
“A trade?” Ye Tian pondered. If the other party could offer something