Over at the Imperishable Heavenly Capital, they had also quickly settled on their strategy.
……
Swoosh!
A residual afterimage streaked across the void.
Jiang Chen's figure cut through the air like a shooting star.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh!
Jiang Chen's figure streaked through the sky continuously, each time faster than the last.
"Not at my limit yet — I can go even faster!"
With a flash of thought, Jiang Chen pushed his movement technique once more, and like a comet chasing the moon, his speed indeed climbed another level.
He had already been cultivating the Heavenly Kun Flowing Light Escape for over four months, and in that time, his improvements had been tremendous.
Most importantly, after fusing the Flying Feather Divine Wings, he had integrated them with the Heavenly Kun Flowing Light Escape almost perfectly. His speed had broken through its limits time and again.
"Tsk tsk, this Flowing Light Escape really is an extraordinary Divine Ability. Judging by speed alone, I'd say my current pace can already rival some high-stage Emperor Realm powerhouses."
Jiang Chen's speed had always been impressive, but now, having refined the Flying Feather Divine Wings and cultivated the Heavenly Kun Flowing Light Escape, his speed had achieved breakthrough after breakthrough.
Even Jiang Chen himself could clearly feel the astonishing improvement in his speed.
"Whether it's absolute speed or relative speed, I can completely crush martial artists at the same level. Even Emperor Realm experts would most likely not be faster than me. And the crucial thing is that with this absolute speed, even within an Emperor Realm powerhouse's Imperial Domain, I can break free from their control simply by outrunning them."
As the saying went, of all martial arts under heaven, only speed is unbreakable.
Speed was an advantage, and absolute speed was an absolute advantage.
Great speed itself could generate tremendous force, and speed alone could amplify one's power.
Gaining formidable speed wasn't just useful for escape — it was equally valuable in actual combat. In battle, the one with absolute speed enjoyed an overwhelmingly clear advantage.
In both offense and defense, absolute speed meant the odds of victory were far higher than the opponent's.
After all, a foe who could come and go with absolute speed was exceedingly difficult to guard against.
The time for the First Palace's trial was drawing ever closer. Although Jiang Chen felt he had mastered the Heavenly Kun Flowing Light Escape quite well, true to his pursuit of perfection, he did not slacken in the time that remained.
Every day, he immersed himself in cultivating this escape technique.
Compared to this technique, even the Flying Feather Great Emperor's Flying Feather Escape paled in significance.
The Flying Feather Great Emperor's technique was primarily focused on escape. Its features all leaned toward fleeing for one's life.
It was certainly a vital life-saving skill, and the Flying Feather Great Emperor had indeed used it to escape from dire situations on multiple occasions.
The Flying Feather Escape was truly a peerless escape art.
But even so, it absolutely could not compare to the Heavenly Kun Flowing Light Escape in this regard. The Heavenly Kun Flowing Light Escape not only possessed all the advantages of the Flying Feather Escape, but offered advantages in every other aspect as well.
For instance, relative speed in combat, nimble maneuvering in close quarters, and even neural reaction speed.
This escape technique trained all-encompassing speed.
Moreover, when the Heavenly Kun Flowing Light Escape was deployed, it carried tremendous destructive power of its own. When pushed to its limit, the Flowing Light generated intense heat and devastating lethality.
Many opponents, pierced directly by the Flowing Light, were slain by its fearsome edge. Even those who managed to dodge the blade were melted by the Flowing Light's scorching heat.
The Heavenly Kun Flowing Light Escape was offensive within defense, and defensive within offense. It was truly a supreme-tier escape technique. Even Jiang Chen, whose knowledge spanned the Myriad Heavens, admired it greatly.
The more he cultivated it, the more he recognized its extraordinary nature. His admiration for Lord Tiankun grew accordingly.
Another half month passed, and the six-month period finally came to an end.
Lord Tiankun's voice rang out once more: "Jiang Chen, six months are up. You must now enter the trial zone. Remember — if you pass the trial, it means you have broken through the Heavenly Kun Palace. Although each stage allows one failure, I do not wish for you to use that chance. It would be best never to use it at all."
From Lord Tiankun's tone, Jiang Chen sensed deep encouragement, and a warm current surged through his heart. He called out loudly: "Senior, rest assured — I believe I have comprehended this escape technique thoroughly and cultivated it to perfection. If this trial is truly as you say, testing potential rather than cultivation level, then I am certain I will pass."
This was confidence — absolute confidence.
Lord Tiankun chuckled. "Good lad, I like that confidence of yours. Based on my observation of you over these past six months, all I can say is that your potential is truly astonishing."
"Very well, the gates to the trial zone have opened. At the entrance, a formation will calibrate the difficulty according to your cultivation level. Go on in."
Hearing this, Jiang Chen wasted no more time and strode inward.
Having come this far, he feared nothing. His mind was as still as calm water, the thought of that single chance of failure never once entering his head.
He harbored only one thought in his heart: conquest.