Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

Chapter 777: The Sovereign of the World

The level of the Shadow Lock Bow Technique was not considered high; within the Mountain Sea Realm, it could only be regarded as an ordinary legacy. The key point was that what Chen Fei obtained was still an incomplete version.

Chen Fei integrated the Shadow Lock Bow Technique into his previous archery skills, practicing intermittently, and eventually mastered it to a state of Great Completion.

If it were the complete Shadow Lock Bow Technique cultivated to Great Completion, its power would naturally have been remarkable. However, what Chen Fei acquired was incomplete, so despite rapidly accumulating proficiency, its power inevitably diminished significantly.

Chen Fei did not seek out other archery techniques to compensate for the shortcomings of the Shadow Lock Bow Technique.

The essence of the Shadow Lock Bow Technique lay in speed and confusion. In Chen Fei’s hands, he completely transformed the Lock Shadow Technique according to his own characteristics.

With formidable physical strength, Chen Fei’s archery emphasized great momentum and strength.

Of course, arrow speed was indispensable in archery techniques, a point Chen Fei did not neglect. He even incorporated some of the concepts from the Purple Sky Heavenly Song Sword, imparting the Shadow Lock Bow Technique with a portion of thunderous power.

Having various techniques at the pinnacle of perfection, and with these techniques reaching extremely high levels, modifying and practicing an ordinary-level archery technique could indeed be considered simple.

Many times, techniques converge despite their different paths, with various weapons merely serving as different means of release.

“I’ll go gather some information.”

Tang Shouchang said softly to Chen Fei as he looked at the situation inside the mission hall.

Chen Fei nodded. After Tang Shouchang left, he approached the counter in the mission hall.

Behind the counter, various tasks and their corresponding rewards were clearly displayed.

Just over a month ago, it wasn’t like this. At that time, the tasks were straightforward: kill monsters, and based on the number killed, receive corresponding rewards.

But after more than a month, much had been discovered within the Black Divine’s Barrier, leading to the emergence of various tasks.

The top-ranked task was to find the true hiding place of the Black Divine.

Previously, everyone thought that once inside the Black Divine’s Barrier, the Black Divine’s location would be clear.

But upon entering, they found themselves unable to locate the true position of the Black Divine amidst the relentless onslaught of various monsters.

Clearly, within the barrier, the Black Divine was the most powerful entity. Yet, inexplicably, the Black Divine chose to remain a shadowy figure, never showing themselves.

This might slightly affect the efficiency of the Black Divine’s efforts to restore their true essence. However, from another perspective, it was incredibly safe for the Black Divine.

The entire Black Divine’s Barrier spanned hundreds of miles in diameter. While individuals from the Mountain Sea Realm could enter it, they lost their ability to fly within the barrier.

Yes, within the barrier, all rules were dictated by the Black Divine. Inside, individuals from the Mountain Sea Realm were rendered unable to fly.

Not only were they unable to fly, but even their speed and the power of their techniques were greatly diminished, as if in an instant, individuals from the Mountain Sea Realm had been reduced to the level of Aperture Tempering realm.

It was as if there were a massive shackle, binding everyone and every monster within the barrier. They could sense the shackle, but they couldn’t break free from it, couldn’t shake it off.

Of course, this applied to both humans and monsters within the barrier. The strength of the monsters inside was also diminished, placing both sides in a relatively fair state.

However, it was only a relative fairness. The monsters within the barrier still received enhancements from it. Under similar circumstances, they would be slightly stronger than both humans and regular monsters.

After being sealed for thousands of years, the Black Divine seemed to have changed from their former ambition to dominate the world upon entering the Boundless Sea. Instead, they became cautious.

Within the Black Divine’s Barrier, individuals from the Mountain Sea Realm were reduced to the power level of Aperture Tempering realm, effectively expanding the area of hundreds of miles.

Moreover, monsters would occasionally appear within it, making exploration of the Black Divine’s Barrier extremely challenging.

Over the course of more than a month, Chen Fei had been gathering information from the Black Divine’s Barrier. Knowing the rules within the barrier, Chen Fei wasn’t too surprised.

After all, in the Black Divine’s Domain, individuals were directly suppressed to the level of ordinary people.

Now, having the power of Aperture Tempering realm within the Mountain Sea Realm was already considered a good outcome.

Aside from the top-ranked task of finding the Black Divine’s hiding place, there were various other tasks available.

There were tasks to destroy barrier nodes, tasks to clear specific areas, and even tasks targeting specific monsters; the options were plentiful.

Back in those days, within the Black Divine’s Barrier, several major Sacred Lands had already seized control of a territory. Though not extensive, spanning only a few square miles, it was still deemed a highly successful move.

To maintain control over this territory, there used to be a permanent presence within the mission panel, rewarding participants on a daily basis, with rewards granted every ten days.

Once the ten-day period had elapsed, participants could choose to exit the Black Divine’s Barrier directly and collect their rewards from the mission hall.

If they opted to continue guarding rather than claiming rewards, the rewards would accumulate, and the daily reward share would increase.

Within the Black Divine’s Barrier, this territory was practically a target for monsters. However, relying on the major Sacred Lands and a large number of individuals from the Mountain Sea Realm, they managed to hold their ground.

Moreover, this territory used to expand outward continually. Any monsters encountered along the way were swiftly dealt with, and the formation masters within the Sacred Lands used to set up formations to prevent new monsters from emerging.

The Black Divine used to condense such a large barrier, leveraging certain rules within the Boundless Sea.

While major Sacred Lands had existed in the Boundless Sea for thousands, even tens of thousands of years, though unable to manipulate rules like the Black Divine, they could still utilize formations to restore order, albeit barely.

Ultimately, in that world, it was a matter of humans and monsters adapting to the rules. They had been doing it for far too many years.

Gradually encroaching upon the Black Divine’s Barrier with formations, forcing out the true form of the Black Divine, would naturally be the ideal scenario.

If they couldn’t force it out, then continuing to advance step by step and eventually occupying the entire Black Divine’s Barrier would also be a good strategy.

However, Chen Fei had absolutely no interest in taking on this task.

Looking at it now, guarding the area didn’t seem too difficult. But upon closer consideration, one could understand just how dangerous this task truly was.

The monsters within the Black Divine’s Barrier either remained still or, once provoked, would undoubtedly unleash their full force to break through the area and return it to the Black Divine’s control.

The major Sacred Lands naturally understood this logic. On the mission panel, there were many reconnaissance tasks, all focusing on exploring towards the boundaries of safe zones.

If any situation arose, an immediate report would result in quite substantial rewards.

Aside from these special tasks on the mission panel, there was also the conventional task of killing monsters.

Anyone could take on this task, and the reward would be based on the number of monsters slain.

After a brief glance, Chen Fei withdrew his gaze. The situation here was not much different from the information he had received earlier.

Nowadays, it’s about finding a relatively reliable team and entering the Black Divine’s Barrier together to execute tasks.

To obtain sanctuary techniques, Chen Fei looked at the requirements. At the very least, one needed to slay ten early-stage Fourth-Tier monsters or three mid-stage Fourth-Tier monsters to exchange for an inheritance.

Of course, if one had the capability to slay a late-stage Fourth-Tier monster, they could directly obtain a sanctuary technique.

This was tempting for many late-stage practitioners of the Mountain Sea Realm, especially those from ordinary sects.

They didn’t need to focus solely on late-stage Fourth-Tier monsters; targeting mid-stage Fourth-Tier monsters made things much easier.

As for the signature techniques of several major Sacred Lands, this reward option wasn’t available before. Now, it unexpectedly appeared, albeit only half of the complete inheritance.

Moreover, the requirements were stringent, demanding the slaying of one hundred early-stage Fourth-Tier monsters to obtain these partial signature techniques of the major Sacred Lands.

One hundred kills for a partial sanctuary signature technique didn’t seem worthwhile no matter how one looked at it.

Chen Fei agreed that it wasn’t worth it. With that quantity, he could exchange for several sanctuary supreme techniques. By integrating them together, he might even be able to create a sanctuary signature technique.

As for late-stage practitioners of the Mountain Sea Realm, even slaying one hundred early-stage Fourth-Tier monsters was difficult to achieve and might even lead to retaliation resulting in death.

After all, within the Black Divine’s Barrier, flight was impossible, making it very easy to be surrounded. In such situations, quantity became incredibly useful.

This was also why the major Sacred Lands called upon practitioners from all over the Middle Continent to come here.

Within the Black Divine’s Barrier, conditions were harsh, but even early-stage practitioners of the Mountain Sea Realm could play a significant role here.

This mission hall was established jointly by the major Sacred Lands, while several miles away from the main hall was where the Monster Kings gathered.

Humans and monsters inevitably had their differences, but this time, they had to join forces to eradicate the Black Divine.

However, cooperation didn’t mean they would enter and leave the Black Divine’s Barrier together. Currently, they were just setting aside their past grievances to ensure they didn’ t attack each other and focused on dealing with the Black Divine and the monsters.

Therefore, Chen Fei could see people transformed into Monster Kings in the outer market, but inside the mission hall, he couldn’t see any Monster King.

In less than fifteen minutes, Tang Shouchang returned.

“Currently, there are over a dozen teams recruiting inside the hall. Four of them are led by late-stage practitioners of the Mountain Sea Realm, nine are led by mid-stage practitioners, and the remaining ones are comprised of early- stage practitioners banding together,” Tang Shouchang whispered from the side.

Mid-stage practitioners leading teams were the most numerous, while those led by late-stage and early-stage practitioners were the least.

This aligned with Chen Fei’s previous speculations, as late-stage practitioners were naturally scarce, with many already belonging to fixed teams.

As for early-stage practitioners banding together, it seemed somewhat risky, which explained why there weren’t many such teams.

Chen Fei pondered for a moment. While having a late-stage practitioner in the team might provide added safety, it could also attract more danger, as they might become targets for the monsters within the barrier.

Eliminating teams led by early-stage practitioners was the first consideration. Though they might not easily become targets, once targeted, they were even more vulnerable than those led by late-stage practitioners.

“Among the nine teams led by mid-stage practitioners, excluding those gathered by sects, which ones remain?” Chen Fei looked up at Tang Shouchang.

“There are still three left,” Tang Shouchang understood Chen Fei’s implication and subtly gestured towards three directions.