Even though it was a slight pity, his gains this time weren’t bad. Coupled with his gains from plundering others before this, he almost possessed sufficient Inner Cores now! This made him recall what Qin Xiyue had told him about killing Inner Beasts was inferior in speed when compared to robbing and plundering the gains of others. Of course, the precondition was that the strength of the person that did this had to be formidable, otherwise, these people before him clearly displayed the consequences of being weak! Tang Ye shook his head before he gazed at Violet Spirit that he held in his hand. Needless to say, he’d underestimate this sword since the beginning, and he’d even doubted Su Qingshi’s words on many occasions. Because Su Qingshi said that this sword was once a Dao Artifact and even had a Sword Spirit. However, since it was in his possession, it seemed to have never revealed its strength as a Dao Artifact but only occasionally made some unusual movement! However, the actions of the Violet Spirit sword this time caused Tang Ye to have no choice but to look at it in a new light. Because it was Violet Spirit that brought him into that state he experienced earlier. Moreover, he’d faintly sensed the Sword Spirit within Violet Spirit now. He was unable to sense it in a precise manner, and he was just able to faintly sense that Violet Spirit possessed a will of its own! Moreover, he was able to sense that the Sword Spirit within Violet Spirit desired to communicate with him, but for some unknown reason, it was unable to communicate clearly. In short, his intuition told him that the Sword Spirit within the Violet Spirit sword in his possession and the Green Darkness Sword in Su Qingshi’s possession wasn’t in deep sleep, and it seemed as if it was sealed by something instead! Tang Ye shook his head and restrained his thoughts, and he stopped thinking about this. No matter what, his gains today were enormous. Not only had he obtained over 10 Inner Cores, but his Sword Intent had also advanced to attain perfection in the initial-stage. After he attained perfection in the initial-stage, Tang Ye was pleasantly surprised to notice that its might hadn’t just multiplied. To put it in more precise terms, the 3rd level was a divide. Once one attained the 3rd level in Sword Intent, its might was instantly advance to a new level, and it wasn’t just a multiplication of strength!So, he was a little bit more confident in his ability to obtain the 1st in the Ascension Rankings now! Up until now, he hadn’t met any of legendary monstrous geniuses of the southern territory like Qin Youran from the Imperial Academy, Yuan Tong who was said to have the greatest chance of becoming the Martial God, or the monstrous genius of the Darkbeast Empire that even made the violet robed young man from the Steel Ape Clan to admit his inferiority. When facing such monstrous geniuses, Tang Ye would naturally not think that he could definitely defeat them. Not to mention those monstrous geniuses, he didn’t even dare to say that he could definitely defeat that violet robed young man from the Steep Ape Clan or even Wenren Yue. After all, they hadn’t revealed their true strengths and trump cards! He’d always held the mentality of fighting to the death when he came to seize the 1st on the Ascension Rankings. The requirement he gave himself was that he must seize the 1st! However, he’d never felt that he would absolutely be able to seize the 1st, nor had he felt that he was the strongest amongst the younger generation of the southern territory and could defeat all geniuses with a single strike of the sword! Since the beginning, he’d merely set his sights on the 1st on the Ascension Rankings. As for whether he could succeed or not, he didn’t know. In any case, he’d come with the resolution to die trying! Tang Ye took a deep breath, restrained his thoughts, and stopped thinking about all of this. He turned to look at the violet mink, and then he grinned as he stretched out his hand to rub its little head. He said, “Little Fellow, thank you for always staying by my side!” He’d always been fortunate to have this little fellow by his side to accompany him through countless difficult days, and it was exactly this little fellow that had helped him countless times. He’d always taken the violet mink to be a friend that he could trust his life with and die for! The violet mink blinked, and then it rubbed its little head against Tang Ye’s face in an intimate manner!Tang Ye smiled, took the violet mink in his arms, and then flashed towards the south. Earlier, he’d heard Qing Lian say that Yuan Tong had issued some sort of summons. With the status possessed by Yuan Tong and his sect, I presume that countless geniuses of the southern territory have already converged there. So, Tang Ye definitely intended to take a look at such a grand event as well. Perhaps I can witness a battle between Yuan Tong and that mysterious genius of the Darkbeast Empire in advance. If he was able to witness their strengths, then it would naturally be a good thing for him!