Chapter 495 - What Calls Me

Warriors fighting on the brink of life and death hold the strongest in the highest esteem.Jiang Wang, respected under the current traditions of the Floating Land as a “Celestial Sky Visitor”, was only here in the Endless Earth Den to select warriors for the life and death game.

He didn’t need to intervene in the battle with the Star Beasts, but he did more than intervene; he went from being a spectator to the main force, and now he was poised to single-handedly confront Dark Heaven!

As soon as these words were uttered, the warriors of the Celebrating Fire Division were going mad with excitement.

“Well done!”

“That’s a true powerhouse!

A hero from the Celestial Sky!”

Having someone single-handedly take on Dark Heaven, reducing the death and injury of tribal warriors, was clearly a welcome development for the one with the lush beard.

Thus, he only ordered two teams of warriors to prepare for battle and stand by to support Jiang Wang, while the rest were dispersed to rest.

An environment like the Endless Earth Den was simply too perfect for the Dao Technique of the Flame Sparrows.

Especially since the hole could be completely covered by the Flame Sparrows, which indeed could inflict significant and effective damage on the Star Beasts.

Thus, the only consideration was the reserve of Path Origin.

How vast was Jiang Wang’s reserve of Path Origin now?

Generally speaking, warriors of the Ascending Dragon Realm, compared to the Tongtian Environment, do not experience an essential increase in the Path Origin they can harness.

Due to the existence of the Heaven and Earth Lonely Island, a large part of a warrior’s Path Origin in the Ascending Dragon Realm needs to be used to support the Lonely Island.

Otherwise, there’s the risk of the Lonely Island sinking to the “bottom of the sea”.

Moreover, the Lonely Island itself requires Path Origin regulation to solidify its structure, something Jiang Wang does on a daily basis.

If it weren’t well-maintained, he wouldn’t have been able to take on the changes so easily later on.

Jiang Wang’s Lonely Island could truly be called an “island”, far more expansive than that of the average Ascending Dragon Realm warrior, by many multiples.

This also meant that the Path Origin entwined by the Lonely Island was relatively greater as well.

Therefore, even though he based his advancement on the Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation and established the Zhoutian with the Star River Dao Spiral, advancing to the Ascending Dragon Realm with his fearsome Tongtian Environment power, the amount of Path Origin he could utilize did not experience a qualitative increase.

What made him more powerful than before were mainly higher-level Dao Techniques and stronger swordsmanship.

But just recently, he had journeyed through the world source of the Forest Sea Source Realm.

Since then, his Lonely Island had become lush with greenery, brimming with life.

The very foundation of the Lonely Island was stabilized, which brought about the most obvious benefit — the liberation of a large amount of Path Origin!

If previously, during a battle, the limit to how many times Jiang Wang could release the Flame Sparrows was between seven to eight times.

Now, that number was twenty!

On the eighteenth release of the Flame Sparrows, Jiang Wang felt that his reserve of Path Origin could support two more instances, but out of caution, he chose to rest and recuperate.

Twenty instances of the Flame Sparrows also implied a sustained combat power of Inner Mansion Realm level.

Typically, in a battle, there’s no need for twenty full-force strikes.

These twenty releases of the Flame Sparrows are, in most cases, enough to support an entire battle from beginning to end at the Inner Mansion Realm level.

Xiang Qian, with his peak Feijian Technique from the Sword Era, had Killing Power of the Inner Mansion Realm level even in the Ascending Dragon Realm, but only for a single strike.

While Jiang Wang, still in the Ascending Dragon Realm, now completely possessed combat power equivalent to the Inner Mansion Realm.

If Xiang Qian hadn’t made a sudden and significant increase in strength during this period, then the gap between them had already widened.

The warriors of the Celebrating Fire Division once again rushed to the front of the den, and Jiang Wang took out Prime Stones to begin absorption.

Relying solely on self-regulation, it was uncertain how long recovery would take.

Having been in Linzi for so long, he had accumulated quite a few Prime Stones.

The reason why Prime Stones could be used as currency among cultivators is due to their inherent value in replenishing what cultivators consume.

Although the replenishment process can’t be interrupted, the value of the Prime Stones is indisputable.

Watching as one Prime Stone after another was taken out and then depleted, Jiang Wang’s power also began to surge once more.

Clan Leader with the lush beard watched with some envy: “Our totem pool reserves are limited.

We can’t rely on them for consumption.

Besides, they are far away at the fire temple, and shuttling back and forth wastes too much time.

Our warriors mostly have to recover on their own.

Your kind of stones seem pretty good, eh?”

Jiang Wang didn’t engage in conversation.

He had seen this routine many times before.

It was like when he was eating, and Jiang Anan would come up and ask, “What’s this?

Is it tasty?” She wasn’t actually interested in whether it was tasty but whether she could have a bite.

“Ah,” the Clan Leader with the lush beard sighed.

“It’s because the power of the totem is limited that so many good kids have sacrificed in vain.”

The systems of power are different; even if I give them to you, you couldn’t replenish your Totem Power.

Speechless, Jiang Wang still placed several used Prime Stones in front of him: “You can take them and study them.”

“All set!” With a wave of his hand, the bearded man made the Path Origin Stones disappear in an instant.

Jiang Wang recovered and stepped forward once again, continuing to make hand signs and call upon the Eight Note Flame Sparrows…

Ever since they had joined the defense of the Endless Earth Den, the warriors of the Celebrating Fire Division had never felt such ease.

The foreigner from beyond the stars always managed to eliminate the Star Beasts with his miraculous “Totem Magic.”

That wondrous and grand symphony of the eight notes continued to echo throughout the den.

The sound was intoxicating.

The Star Beasts were constantly growing stronger, and though the rate of their strength’s increase was not as exaggerated as at the beginning, there was indeed a surge.

This was reflected in the increasing number of glimmering stars and the fact that…

the Eight Note Flame Sparrows could no longer clear out all the Star Beasts in one go.

After the Eight Note Flame Sparrows had done their part, the warriors of the Celebrating Fire Division needed to follow up with their attacks.

Gradually, the number of Star Beasts surviving after each call of the Eight Note Flame Sparrows was growing.

Amidst the grand symphony of the eight notes, time trickled away.

“Something’s not right,” Qinghuo Yuanceng said with a worried look.

“Why is this wave of Star Beasts lasting so long?”

“Right!”

The other warriors also came to a sudden realization.

Up till now, it had been Jiang Wang clearing the Star Beasts by himself; they hadn’t felt much pressure and had almost overlooked the issue.

Normally, a wave of Star Beasts would consist of thirty to forty swarms, and sixty would already signal a dangerous situation.

However, judging by the number of times Jiang Wang had released the Eight Note Flame Sparrows, this wave had gone on for over a hundred, nearly two hundred swarms!

Jiang Wang had had to rest and replenish over ten times!

The bearded warrior’s expression was grave too.

He had noticed this earlier than Qinghuo Yuanceng and had already ordered the resting warriors to prepare for battle.

It was Jiang Wang, who had been continuously fighting at the forefront, who, because he wasn’t aware of the usual conditions of the Star Beast waves, thought this was normal.

But the Path Origin Stones in his storage box were nearly depleted.

When Jiang Wang came back again after resting and replenishing, he said to the bearded warrior, “I’ve no means to replenish anymore.

From now on, I can only resort to swordsmanship to fight.”

The bearded warrior nodded, understanding that he couldn’t ask any more of Jiang Wang.

He casually ordered, “Go inform the Clan Leader and say that the Endless Earth Den is changing.”

Then he raised his voice and roared, “All warriors, stand by!”

Just at that moment…

“Qinghuo Qiming, what are you doing!”

“Waste!

I don’t need your help, and don’t you disrupt the formation!”

Jiang Wang slashed the Star Beast before him and turned to see—

Qinghuo Qiming, who had been sitting in a corner, had stood up at some unknown time, with an odd expression, and was walking step by step towards the cave opening.

He was completely ignoring the scolding and accusations along the way.

Seeing Jiang Wang had also turned to look at him.

He responded with a smile, his voice calm, “It seems like a voice is calling me.”

“Celestial visitor.”

He said, “I’m no longer afraid.”