Master of the Sky

Guo Nan's heart sank. If they didn't compete, half of the garrison would be split. Compared to losing all the garrison, it was even more dangerous!    

    

"Since it's dangerous, I might as well fight for that sliver of hope!"    

    

Deep into the night, the Changyang City fell into silence. Except for the few places where fireworks were still active, it was hard to find any lights in the rest of the areas.    

    

A youth dressed in black quietly came to the South Gate. The soldier on guard opened the gate a crack, allowing the youth to leave the city.    

    

"Young Master, have a safe trip."    

    

The soldiers secretly gave their blessings as they stared at the back of the youth.    

    

Outside the city, a man around 40 years old was leading two horses. He asked in a low voice: "Young master, is someone following you?"    

    

"No. Ang, time is of the essence, let's hurry up and go. "    

    

The two horses galloped away.    

    

Two days later, the Demon Beast Mountain Range appeared in front of him.    

    

"Ang, wait for me here. I'll head down the mountain in ten days.    

    

The young man was Guo Nan, and the middle-aged man was the leader of the Prince Guo's Mansion's guard.    

    

Continuing to journey, Guo Nan's face revealed signs of tiredness, Yang An was not inferior to him either.    

    

"Young Master, I'll follow you into the mountain. I can protect you well."    

    

"No need, if I don't go through a life and death struggle, what am I going to use to fight Qin Sheng? If we lose, you know the price. "    

    

Yang An revealed a struggling expression, he shook his head and sighed: "Alright, young master be careful."    

    

Looking at Guo Nan who was crazily charging into the Demon Beast Mountain Range, he muttered to herself, "Young Master has really changed a lot. There's no need to worry about the five hundred thousand troops stationed in the Fenyang City being left without a successor."    

    

Guo Nan found a tree and climbed up to rest.    

    

"Qin Sheng is at the eighth stage of the Energy Accumulation Realm. In my previous life, my battle experience was hundreds of thousands of times stronger than him, but the difference in elemental energy s and realm was simply too great. "    

    

"It's not like there are no methods to quickly raise the elemental energy's realm."    

    

Thinking about that cultivation technique that he detested so much, a "chuan" formed between Guo Nan's brows.    

    

"According to normal cultivation, even if we reach the Peak of Saint Origin Stage and meet with those five Dogfish s, they would not be able to stop them from working together to kill us."    

    

"The situation in the Guo Family forced me to this step. Was it destined for me to cultivate that evil work?"    

    

Guo Nan's eyes were filled with fear. In his previous life, he had coincidentally obtained a cultivation technique whose grade was unknown, but its contents caused the expression of the already super strong person to change.    

    

"The Art of Consuming Yuan, which robs the outside world of its ability to strengthen itself, whether it is the free elemental energy, or the elemental energy in the bodies of Demonic Beast and Homo sapiens, they can all be consumed. When cultivated to the limit, it could swallow the heavens and the earth!    

    

"Such a strange cultivation method, even though it is a path to heaven, at the later stages of cultivation, if one is not careful, their mind will become muddled and they will become unrivaled berserk demons."    

    

Guo Nan looked to be struggling with himself, the Art of Consuming Yuan really shouldn't appear on this continent.    

    

"Once you start cultivating that kind of evil work, you will be addicted to it and won't be able to lose it in the future. If people knew about the elemental energy that devours others, they would be chased by the entire continent. "    

    

Guo Nan hesitated, his expression gradually changing into savageness and ruthlessness, the chants of the Art of Consuming Yuan slowly surfaced in his mind.    

    

"Circulating the elemental energy, he had gathered all the acupoints in his eight extraordinary meridians and constructed them in his body. The vast elemental energy plundered his body, and all the elemental objects touched by his palms were completely devoured, all for his own use. The stronger you are, the more powerful the elemental devouring magic formation is.    

    

The Demon Beast Mountain Range was famous among all Li Tangguo, and many Demonic Beast roamed about, making it the best place for the Homo sapiens to train. However, this place was also the Homo sapiens's burial ground, and many people died here every year.    

    

Guo Nan held onto the cicada wing sword, and carefully went deeper into the mountain range. After walking for several dozen li, a cave appeared in his line of sight.    

    

"The aura of the Water Elemental Energy!"    

    

Guo Nan entered the cave.    

    

Under the dim light, Guo Nan saw a giant snake about a dozen meters away. It was as thick as a person's leg, and it was coiled around a small pond. The snake's body was exuding a faint light and a freezing ice aura, and its scarlet tongue made a sizzling sound as it flicked its tongue.    

    

"Low-rank Yellow Rank Demonic Beast!" Guo Nan quietly sized up the Python, and calculated: "With my current strength, dealing with the Low-rank Yellow Rank Demonic Beast will be difficult, but there is still a chance!"    

    

The Python also noticed Guo Nan, and stared at him coldly.    

    

Gripping the sword tightly, Guo Nan walked a few steps forward. The Python raised its head, and a dense cold light surrounded its entire body, taking a fighting stance.    

    

"If you can't even beat the little snake, how can you fight against Qin Sheng?"    

    

Guo Nan's face turned sinister, he brandished his sword and rushed forward.    

    

The Python's body suddenly doubled in size, from its mouth, came out a bone chilling roar, flying straight towards Guo Nan!    

    

Guo Nan took out his sword, the broken gold struck out with 12 moves, the Sword Qi was like a rainbow! He flashed to the side of the Python, and with the ferocious power of Mountain Splitter, the cicada wing sword ruthlessly struck the seven inches away from the Python.    

    

Ding!    

    

A metallic sound rang out, and brilliant electric sparks burst out from the point of contact between the cicada wing sword and the Python. The sword strike that was enough to slice apart a boulder, actually could not break apart the Python's scales!    

    

Guo Nan was shocked, his sword did not stop, the Python continued to shoot towards him time and time again, he did his best to dodge, and started a chase inside the cave.    

    

"I can't continue like this. My movements are already a little slow. Low-rank Yellow Rank Demonic Beast are indeed hard to deal with."    

    

"I can only take the risk. What can a little snake do to me?"    

    

Guo Nan made up his mind, the Python roared and pounced forward once again, he did not dodge, the eighth move of the Serpent brought his sword forward, his body rushing forward, with roots rooted to the ground, the silver sword, at an incredibly ingenious angle, pierced into the weakest part of the Python's body!    

    

One sword!    

    

That sword, entering from the mouth of the Python, was as profound as a hilt of sword!    

    

The Python's huge body also pounced towards Guo Nan's body, knocking him back to the cave wall and making him dizzy from the fall.    

    

"This is so f * cking depressing! Even a sneeze from my previous life's Laozi could turn this little snake into ashes!"    

    

Guo Nan cursed as he crawled up, taking out his longsword from the mouth of the Python. After resting for a while, Guo Nan cut open the Python's stomach, and took out a bloody snake gall.    

    

"I was hit pretty hard. The snake gall treated my internal injuries. No matter how bad the taste is, I have to eat it."    

    

Resisting the urge to vomit, Guo Nan threw the snake gall into his mouth and swallowed it.    

    

"The mixing array that the pentachromatic jade ring refined is continuously and steadily absorbing the Elemental Essence of the Five Elements. Even though my cultivation speed will be very fast, once the under the crisis is activated, that is when it's truly frightening speed!"    

    

Guo Nan stared at the Python's corpse with a blurred gaze.    

    

He had already thought of what to do, so without hesitating, he squatted down and placed his right palm on the Python's body and started channeling the Art of Consuming Yuan silently.    

    

The extremely complicated elemental devouring magic formation in his body immediately activated its circulation as a violent suction force came out from his palm and imprinted itself onto the Python's body.    

    

The vast Water Elemental Energy poured violently into Guo Nan's body, causing him to almost groan in pain. In just a few short breaths, the Water Elemental Energy in his dantian had reached the sixth stage of the Energy Accumulation Realm!    

    

"Then we'll find another attribute Low-rank Yellow Rank Demonic Beast to kill and we'll soon reach the true sixth stage of the Energy Accumulation Realm! Art of Consuming Yuan, if I continue cultivating it, I wonder what kind of calamity it will bring to me! "    

    

Guo Nan sat cross legged on the ground, cultivated and recuperated before exiting the cave.    

    

After walking a few miles, Guo Nan found a small stream. His face was filled with joy and he immediately ran to the stream to rinse his mouth. The taste of the snake gall really wasn't very good.    

    

A charming female voice sounded.    

    

"Don't be so hungry! He had asked for it just a few hours ago, so why would he want it now? Be careful when you lose your life. "    

    

"Hehe, who told you to be so beautiful? There aren't many opportunities in Changyang City, and since you finally made it, how can I not love you? "    

    

Hearing the familiar tone, Guo Nan jumped across the brook and went to the other side, hiding behind a rock. He stuck his head out and quietly looked at the two people who were walking out of the forest.    

    

After getting a clear look of the two's faces, Guo Nan squinted his eyes and searched through his memories.    

    

"This dog and dog pair, send them to the Demonic Beast forest to help me raise my strength! One metal elemental energy and one wood elemental energy, you truly are interesting! "    

    

[Volume I Rising to the Eastern Wasteland