TL: Etude
"What method?"
Empress Yue was quite curious.
Ye Tian no longer concealed it and said, "I possess a basic-level time talent, capable of accelerating time by threefold. Once I activate this triple-time acceleration, our cultivation speed will inevitably surge. However, this means that our lifespan consumption rate will also triple!"
He chose to reveal his time talent because it was impossible to hide.
He would inevitably live alongside Empress Yue in the future, and would certainly use his time acceleration ability during the cultivation process. How long could he keep it a secret?
Instead of hiding it, it was better to reveal it now.
Moreover, he genuinely wanted to enhance Empress Yue's cultivation speed, helping her break through her fourth physical limit sooner.
"Time acceleration ability!"
Empress Yue's beautiful eyes widened in surprise!
That was a legendary talent, even rarer than spatial talent.
Ye Tian actually had time talent too!!
However, the better her man's talent, the prouder she naturally felt.
"Thank you for telling me this secret!"
Empress Yue said, deeply moved.
"I should have told you earlier," Ye Tian said with a hint of guilt.
Empress Yue smiled slightly, "You can tell me when you want. If you don't want to, then you must have your reasons. Everyone has secrets, and even I have secrets in my heart!"
"What secrets do you have?"
Ye Tian became curious.
"Hmph, I won't tell you!" Empress Yue blushed and glared at Ye Tian.
After this incident, Ye Tian felt relieved.
Copying talents was his biggest secret, and definitely could not be revealed. As for other talents, he could slightly disclose them in the future.
From today's events, he saw that Empress Yue was very understanding and empathetic, which completely set his mind at ease.
A few days passed.
Empress Yue accompanied Ye Tian to the War God Tower.
"Ye Tian, once you break through the 18th floor of the War God Tower, you can obtain a special permission, allowing you to mobilize the War God Tower's remote attack, though you can't use it against others who have the same special permission. Recently, I broke through the eighteenth floor and obtained the special permission. Now, there are four people with the War God Tower's special permission, adding another ace to Zhonghai Super Base," Empress Yue explained.
"If I attempt it, then there will be five special permission holders!"
Ye Tian said.
The War God Tower's remote attack could severely injure ferocious beasts like the Black Dragon Overlord. Even he couldn't currently achieve such an attack, so he too wanted to obtain this permission.
That was why he came today!
In front of the War God Tower.
Many people saw Ye Tian and Empress Yue and made way for them to enter the War God Tower.
"Emperor Ye Tian and Empress Yue are here, could it be that Emperor Ye Tian is going to challenge the War God Tower?"
"Should be challenging the War God Tower, after all, Emperor Ye Tian is already at the Emperor level. It's said his strength surpasses even the Battle Axe Emperor, but since he hasn't challenged the War God Tower, he's not yet on the Emperor list!"
"Stronger than the Battle Axe Emperor? Really? Could the rumors be wrong?"
"Who knows, but many people say so. Emperor Ye Tian is challenging the War God Tower, right? We'll soon find out!"
Inside the War God Tower.
Ye Tian said to Empress Yue, "Yue'er, wait here, I'll challenge the War God Tower!"
"Okay!"
Empress Yue nodded slightly.
Then, Ye Tian entered the virtual world and reached the thirteenth level of the War God Tower.
As soon as the black-clothed martial disciple appeared, he was instantly killed by Ye Tian!
Fourteenth level, instant kill!
Fifteenth level, instant kill!
Sixteenth level, instant kill!
Seventeenth level, instant kill!
Finally, Ye Tian reached the eighteenth level.
The black-clothed martial disciple on the eighteenth level was only slightly weaker than the Battle Axe Emperor, Empress Yue, Emperor Qin, and several other great emperors, but belonged to the same tier.
"Spatial Imprisonment!"
Ye Tian activated this ability, instantly freezing the space around him.
Then, he used his God-level extreme speed talent, moving so quickly that he executed Starfall Slash in an instant.
Pfft!
The black-clothed martial warrior's head was severed by a single stroke and dissipated on the spot.
This indicated that Ye Tian was now capable of instantly killing great emperors like the Battle Axe Emperor.
Of course,
Being able to kill the Battle Axe Emperor didn't mean he could contend with the Black Dragon Overlord.
His spatial imprisonment had little effect on the Black Dragon Overlord, and his attack power was hardly sufficient to truly harm it. At best, he could only survive in a fight against it.
The Nineteenth Level.
Ye Tian faced a new black-clothed martial warrior, and this battle was more challenging.
Using spatial imprisonment and at the cost of sustaining injuries, Ye Tian finally defeated his opponent, successfully clearing the nineteenth level.
The Twentieth Level.
The black-clothed warrior that appeared this time posed a significant challenge to Ye Tian. Even under the effects of Ye Tian's spatial imprisonment, the opponent managed to display terrifying speed, even surpassing Ye Tian's speed enhanced by his God-level talent.
With no other choice, Ye Tian had to teleport repeatedly to combat his opponent.
The opponent's attack power was also extremely frightening. Ye Tian had to transform his Five Elements Transformation talent into the Five Elements Iron Armor talent and combine it with his Mystic-level defense talent and Pseudo-Mystic-level Bone talent to barely withstand the attacks.
After several hours of intense battle, Ye Tian, leveraging the advantage of his time talent and the healing speed of his Pseudo-Mystic Regeneration talent, finally wore down his opponent, successfully clearing the twentieth level.
As for the twenty-first level, Ye Tian gave up.
He had revealed all his cards just to barely defeat the black-clothed warrior of the twentieth level. If he entered the twenty-first level, he would definitely be killed instantly, so there was no point in trying.
"Weapon Spirit, I give up on challenging the twenty-first level!" Ye Tian declared.
Whoosh!
Ye Tian's soul returned, ending the challenge.
Outside.
Many people were completely stunned.
They saw Ye Tian's name appear on the Emperor List, rising rapidly, and soon reaching the first place.
"The first place on the Emperor List, Emperor Ye Tian's strength is indeed as rumored, surpassing the Battle Axe Emperor!"
"The combat power of the nineteenth level of the War God Tower, that's terrifying. The Battle Axe Emperor is only at the eighteenth level. What a huge gap!"
"No, look, Emperor Ye Tian's rank is still the first, but the combat power behind his name changed to the twentieth level!"
"Incredible, the combat power of the twentieth level of the War God Tower, his strength must far surpass the Battle Axe Emperor!"
"Ah, I originally envied Ye Tian for winning over Empress Yue, but now it seems I should be envying Empress Yue for finding such an incredible boyfriend!"
Outside the War God Tower, core members of the Battle Axe Mercenary Hall quickly relayed the news of Ye Tian clearing the twentieth level back to the hall.
And the members of the Battle Axe Mercenary Hall also passed the news to the Battle Axe Emperor at the beast world base.
"Ye Tian cleared the twentieth level of the War God Tower? This…"
The Battle Axe Emperor's eyes widened.
He knew the terror of the black-clothed warrior at the nineteenth level of the War God Tower; he couldn't withstand even a few moves, yet Ye Tian not only cleared the nineteenth level but even the twentieth.
This meant that Ye Tian had the strength to easily kill him!
"The speed of Ye Tian's growth is terrifying. I remember when he was at the Saint level, he traded with me for the legendary-level sword technique, Starfall Slash. I didn't expect him to surpass me so quickly!" the Battle Axe Emperor sighed.
Thinking of Starfall Slash, he remembered Ye Tian's sword technique when he killed the Emperor-level ferocious beast back then, which was the entry-level Starfall Slash.
Being able to master Starfall Slash showed that Ye Tian's sword talent surpassed the top level, reaching the Morning Star-level sword talent.
"Truly a guy with terrifying talent!"
The Battle Axe Emperor was thoroughly impressed and dared not compare himself to Ye Tian anymore, as every comparison was a blow to his ego.
I must cultivate hard!