Chapter 411

"How shameless! If the small one can't beat you, he sends the old one. This Demon race is becoming more and more despicable. But fortunately, we won this time. Regarding the next competition result, are you planning to give up?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ang couldn't help but ask, "Have the semi-final draw results come out?"

"Yes, the draw result is that you and I are competing for a spot, and Long Xie and Xue are fighting. I went to watch Xue's match today. He is truly worthy of being called the number one person below the Spirit God realm on the Hidden Dragon List; his strength is indeed formidable."

"The genius who fought him had high strength in the Perished World, but was still easily solved. Boss, I don't know how the situation will be this time, but I will definitely support you with all my strength."

"Since the two of us are fighting privately, I think there's no need to go through the trouble. Fighting the semi-finals will waste too much energy and expose more trump cards."

"That way, you won't have a single chance of winning when you fight Xue. Not only do you have to win first place on the Hidden Dragon List, but you also have to consider the face of Wuqu Academy. Think about how prestigious it would be if the first place on the Hidden Dragon List was truly won by a Wuqu Academy student."

Chen Ang understood that Wan Shitong didn't want to waste too much energy and trump cards. If the two of them really chose to fight, it would allow Xue to study their combat habits thoroughly, which was completely not worth it.

This four-into-two competition was held over two days. The first day was Long Xie's big battle against Xue. It was the first time he saw Xue compete so seriously. Long Xie's toughness exceeded Xue's imagination, so he prepared to compete seriously.

Long Xie, who possessed an Imperial Beast, should logically have had a chance of winning, but throughout the whole match, he was clearly being toyed with by Xue, which was very terrifying. In the end, Long Xie was defeated by Xue in one move.

On the second day of the competition, Wan Shitong chose to forfeit the match directly. The two had already agreed on this, so there was no problem; they couldn't consume too many trump cards.

When it reached the finals, only Chen Ang and Xue were left. When he first saw Chen Ang, he thought Chen Ang was useless and weak, but after going around in circles, he had reached this position, which was somewhat incredible.

He couldn't help but praise, "Not bad. I didn't expect you to be able to compete for the top spot on the Hidden Dragon List. I have to say you are a very hardworking person. I apologize for my initial behavior toward you, but this top spot is mine."

"After this battle, regardless of the result, I will choose to reach the Spirit God realm afterward. I've been at Tier 9 for too long, and there's no possibility of much progress. What choice will you make?"

Chen Ang laughed, "I'll break through too. Which of these geniuses isn't leaving their name on the Hidden Dragon List? When things are over, I'm also preparing to charge toward the next realm."

"Good. I hope to see an even more impressive performance then. I have a premonition that we will become opponents in the future, true opponents. Don't let me down then."

The two were on the ring. Xue used a move called "Ice and Snow World," freezing the entire ring, which greatly limited Chen Ang's range of movement.

He was truly worthy of being called a genius rarely seen in the Perished World in a hundred years. Once this "Ice and Snow World" was released, the surrounding temperature dropped significantly. He wanted to mobilize all his strength to disperse this cold air, but there was no way.

Chen Ang knew that if he wanted to win, he had to find a flaw. He kept changing moves to attack Xue and discovered an important problem: every time Xue attacked, his body would unconsciously pause for one second, and that one second was exactly the opportunity.

If he could seize this one-second gap, it might become the hope for a comeback. What he needed to do was to save as much physical strength as possible to deal with the situation that might happen next.

Xue began to attack continuously, consuming Chen Ang's physical strength. Chen Ang didn't hesitate; he took out the Breaking Array Qilin Spear and charged forward to engage Xue in close combat. He was indeed dodged skillfully.

The "Ice and Snow World" talent skill was innate to Xue and was extremely useful. Every time he was about to be touched, he could immediately switch to another place. It could be said that in the "Ice and Snow World," Xue was the true master, which made Chen Ang feel very uncomfortable.

After dozens of moves, Chen Ang was covered in wounds, but he was still waiting for an opportunity to solve Xue. His strength was very formidable, but after so many years of fighting, he didn't even have the experience of failure, which proved that this person was arrogant—which was an opportunity, an opportunity for him to make a comeback.

Finally, after about fifty moves, it was obvious that Xue's moves were much slower than before. It was just right; it was Chen Ang's opportunity, and he had to seize it.

Xue couldn't help but frown and said, "There are not many people who can withstand fifty moves under my hands. You are the first. Next, I want to end this battle quickly. I hope you understand."

"Snow Storm!" He saw the ice blocks distributed on the ring beginning to gather toward Xue. Chen Ang knew that once the Snow Storm was completely formed, the final outcome would definitely be failure.

He used the Extreme Shadow Step and hurriedly ran behind Xue, directly knocking him unconscious. He knew that if this move was used, he would have no chance of winning at all.

Everyone watching this scene under the ring was dumbfounded. They didn't expect Chen Ang, who had such a large gap in strength, to win.

Chen Ang's strength and ability to adapt to circumstances—it seemed like he was being passively beaten along the way, but he was also constantly looking for opportunities, gathering strength to find a fatal blow.

Xue didn't lose unjustly this time; he lost because of his arrogance. He thought about ending the battle quickly, but if he had continued to fight and dragged it out with Chen Ang, the final victory would definitely have belonged to Xue.

Xue was too impatient. When using the big move of the Snow Storm, he happened to seize the opportunity to turn defeat into victory. It must be said that this time, Wuqu Academy has produced a true genius.

421: Breaking Through to the Spirit God Realm

Chen Ang's name spread throughout the entire Perished World. Many people knew that Chen Ang was the top of this year's Hidden Dragon List. The power of destiny entered his body and slowly began to change.

He clearly felt an extra connection with the Perished World. Originally, after possessing the Heaven Dao Fruit, the connection wasn't that close, but after the blessing of the Hidden Dragon List, he felt it was very mysterious, yet he couldn't say what it was.

He packed his things and returned to Wuqu Academy. Next, he had to prepare to break through with peace of mind. After two or three days of cultivation, the timing was ripe, and he finally broke through to the Spirit God realm.

Xing Tian walked over and said with a smile, "You brat, your strength is indeed formidable. To be able to reach the Spirit God realm at such a young age is truly not easy. According to the current situation, you should go to the Sin Prison to fight now."

"Lord Su Xian and the old dean of Wuqu Academy have discussed it. Don't enter the Sin Prison for the time being. The Sin Prison is very unstable right now, and it doesn't need too many people to make a move; it would instead cause conflict."

"I want to wait until you break through to the Sovereign realm before going. By then, you will have a certain ability to protect yourself. What do you think?"

Chen Ang said with a smile, "If that's the case, I can accept it. Master, have you seen Wan Shitong? I haven't seen him for such a long time since I came back."

"That kid is the same as you, currently breaking through. It seems like he has encountered some difficulties. Why don't you go see him? As good brothers, you must find a way to provide some support."

Upon hearing that Wan Shitong was in danger, he immediately rushed to the place of closed-door cultivation. Seeing that the situation inside was troublesome, he frowned and couldn't disturb him too much.

He waited by Wan's side for half a day. Suddenly, Wan Shitong spat out a mouthful of blood and said, "Sigh, I didn't expect to still be a bit short. I was a bit careless this time."

"Boss, you've already broken through. If I don't break through, it's a bit unjustifiable. But I encountered some obstruction when breaking through. The reward from this Hidden Dragon List is completely insufficient; I need some essence blood."

"The Undying Bird essence blood absorbed in my body is completely insufficient to let me break through to the Spirit God realm. The energy it can provide is still very little; I need new Undying Bird essence blood to supplement it."

He asked, "Do you know where there is Undying Bird essence blood? If you know, let's go together and find a way to obtain it. We will definitely be able to get it."

"I heard there are Undying Birds in the Demonic Beast Forest, but the relationship is so bad that I can't guarantee if we can come back alive. We must think of a foolproof plan."

"It's fine. As long as there is a chance, we must strive for it. It's not like I haven't killed an Undying Bird before. If I really want to kill one, it's very easy."

The two came to the Demonic Beast Forest. According to the intelligence obtained by the Long family, it should be in this Phoenix Mountain Range. Living here are some bird-type demonic beasts with relatively pure bloodlines, and there is an Undying Bird inside.

Chen Ang had broken through to the Spirit God realm, so even if it was a mid-tier Demon King, he had the strength to fight. Wan Shitong was at the peak of Tier 9, but he could play a fatal role at a critical moment.

The two walked in the Phoenix Mountain Range for a while and found an Undying Bird. Chen Ang urged, "Next, I will attack from the front, and you kid look for opportunities in the dark. Take it slow; you must not fight head-on. You haven't broken through to the Spirit God realm yet, and you have no power to fight back against such a Demon King. Do you hear me?"

Wan Shitong followed Chen Ang's words and began to look for opportunities in the surroundings. Chen Ang was very excited; this was his first battle after breaking through to the Spirit God realm, and the effect was very good.

The Breaking Array Qilin Spear could now exert even more powerful might, and he was not afraid at all when fighting, using it even more skillfully.

During the battle, the mid-tier Demon King Undying Bird couldn't take any advantage when facing Chen Ang and was even slightly at a disadvantage. Seeing that the situation was not right, it released flames to burn the enemy to death.

He seized the opportunity to end the Undying Bird's life directly from behind. It only thought about the enemy in front, but didn't expect that there was someone eyeing it covetously from behind.

After burning the Undying Bird's carcass, a drop of essence blood remained. This drop of essence blood was enough for Wan Shitong to break through to the Spirit God realm, which was something both of them were very happy to see.

They found a very remote cave. Wan Shitong began to absorb the essence blood. After absorption, his body should be able to undergo a transformation and reach the Spirit God realm.

While he was absorbing it in the cave, three men in black set their sights on this place. Chen Ang happened to be guarding outside. He walked to their side and said, "We three brothers have no other skills, but we smelled the aura of an Undying Bird nearby and wanted to ask what was going on."

He took out the Breaking Array Qilin Spear and said, "My brother is currently absorbing it. If you don't want to die, get out immediately. If you take another step forward, I'll kill you!"

"You have a big mouth. We three are Evil Cultivators. Do you think Evil Cultivators are afraid of this? A certain lord wants the owner of the Undying Bird bloodline, and this person happens to meet the conditions perfectly."

"Evil Cultivators? Hasn't the experience from a while ago made the Evil Cultivators settle down? Now you want to make a comeback. Have you asked for the opinion of Wuqu Academy?"

"Hey, you kid has a bad temper. Today I'd like to see what strength you have. Brothers, go! You must not let this kid escape. With these two, we will definitely be able to get ahead."

The three began to attack Chen Ang continuously. Breaking through to the Spirit God realm, his own strength was not bad, but it was very difficult to deal with three at once. After a few moves, wounds appeared on his body, and his clothes were torn.

He had to be more careful and cautious. The pressure of the three attacking at the same time was very great. He had to drag it out until Wan Shitong broke through, and then they could win.

Just then, the aura of the Spirit God realm appeared in the cave. Knowing that Wan Shitong had broken through successfully, he said, "Boss, I want to see what strength these Evil Cultivators have. Let's fight side by side; we will definitely be able to win."

Cooperating with each other, they finally defeated the three successfully. He prepared to interrogate the three and said to the leader, "I have no other skills, I just hope to hear the truth from others. Tell me, what actions do the Evil Cultivators have recently?"

"You were clearly suppressed by Wuqu Academy to the point of being insignificant; why can you still be so arrogant? Honestly tell me the purpose of this operation, and I will consider leaving you a whole corpse."

"I won't tell you. Evil Cultivators are the most powerful existence in the world. Before long, we will make a comeback, and all the major families in the entire Perished World will submit to the Evil Cultivators."

He gave Wan Shitong a look, and he directly used the Nine Nether Underworld Flame to end that person's life. He said to the remaining two, "Now honestly tell me what's going on, and I can still spare your lives. If you continue to be obsessed, you will definitely die."

"If you can provide sufficient intelligence, I will consider sparing your lives. Heaven has the virtue of loving life, and I don't want to have too much slaughter. I am very trustworthy; tell me everything you know."

"Believe me, tonight's incident will be treated as if it never happened. If you don't listen, your end will be the same as that corpse. Consider it carefully."

422: Evil Cultivators Reappear

Seeing that the situation was not right, the two Evil Cultivators hurriedly said, "Spare our lives, my lord! It's like this: currently, the Evil Cultivators are looking for owners of various precious divine beast bloodlines, preparing to cultivate a batch of true puppet geniuses."

"The Evil Cultivators recently obtained the help of a puppeteer who can completely imprison geniuses, similar to puppets, and can completely control them to become weapons for counterattack."

"Currently, they are finding dozens of geniuses in the Demonic Beast Forest to turn into puppets for the Evil Cultivators. They plan to wait a few more days, and when hundreds of geniuses possessing various divine beast bloodlines are gathered, they will put them into the Evil Cultivators' secret base for special training."

"When the Evil Cultivators reappear in the future, they will achieve an invincible effect. The major families will look at the former geniuses and won't have the heart to make a move, and even at the very least, they can be used as human shields."

Chen Ang said, "What a deep scheme. Erasing the minds of those people, controlling them to become true experts, and then coming back to kill humans, affecting the safety of the Perished World."

"Only Evil Cultivators could think of such an insidious idea. Today, I'll ask one thing: where is the gathering point, and are there any identity restrictions?"

"On the east side of the Demonic Beast Forest, there is our small camp. This is the identity token. Through the identity token, you can enter the camp smoothly without exposing your identity."

"The Evil Cultivators' puppeteer is called Blue Demon. He is very strange and is currently in a cooperative relationship. He is a complete lunatic. If you really encounter him, I hope you can be careful."

"Everything that should be confessed has been confessed. I wonder if the two lords can spare our lives? Don't worry, today's incident will definitely not be spoken of. My brother and I have long had the idea of retiring. If you let us go, we will live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and from then on, we will have nothing to do with the Evil Cultivators."

"At worst, we will abolish our own cultivation to show our innocence. Just give us a chance. What do you think?"

Chen Ang said with a smile, "Thanks for the information provided, but you still can't leave. For me, dead people are the safest. Don't blame me for being ruthless; I must be insured."

After saying this, he directly killed the two. He took the token and came to the camp. After confirming his identity, he entered the camp. In this camp, everyone wore black robes and masks. No one knew your true identity; everything was identified by the token.

He walked to a prison cell and saw that all the people locked inside were various geniuses. He had met several of them before; they were all students in the Evil Wuqu Academy.

No wonder so many students had gone missing in Wuqu Academy recently. So they were all here. So many geniuses—it was truly terrifying. The Evil Cultivators had big moves; it was definitely not simple.

Seeing them in a daze, as if they had no consciousness, everyone was like a sculpture, motionless, which made the two very surprised. They came to a tent and met the legendary puppeteer.

This Lord Blue Demon was no different from a mortal, but such a person made Chen Ang feel incomparably shocked. He didn't know how to deal with it; he definitely couldn't beat him, so he had to think of a way.

Blue Demon said with dissatisfaction, "What's going on? Why are you back so late? Did you catch any geniuses?"

Chen Ang, who was disguised as an Evil Cultivator, said, "My lord, geniuses have been disappearing frequently in the nearby Demonic Beast Forest these past two days. The major forces are already on alert. I searched the mountains all the way and didn't find any humans. There is really no way."