Chapter 137: I Act in Place of Shen Yiwei

"Strange."

Chi Lao murmured; the Chen Yan of today was far too different from the Chen Yan he had seen two days ago.

Not to mention the difference in demeanor.

Even the rhythm of his breathing was worlds apart.

Breathing, seemingly simple, is actually not.

From a person's breathing, one can see how much progress they have made in their physique.

The more powerful the martial artist, the lower their heart rate during rest, and the more drawn-out their breathing becomes.

When erupting with power, they can also reach a frequency of breathing and heart rate that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

This Chen Yan did not show any such progress in his physique.

Chi Lao narrowed his eyes.

Either the concealment effect that Shen Yiwei had placed on this Chen Yan was too strong.

Or this Chen Yan was a fake.

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

The Malice, transmitted from dozens of kilometers away, washed over from afar; by the time it reached Chi Lao, it could no longer affect ordinary people.

Chi Lao narrowed his eyes at the Ancient Divine Beast about to ascend to the Four-product.

If the Military Guard let that Ancient Divine Beast escape, it would be a Heavenly Tribulation.

…………

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Gunfire like a waterfall, resembling brilliant star rain pouring down, tore through the thick ink of the night.

Everyone gritted their teeth, scanning their surroundings, firing continuously.

At this moment, you had no idea where the next Ancient Beast would rush out from.

In the air, the fishy, salty smell of blood and the acrid smell of gunpowder intertwined.

But this was not the most lethal part.

The most lethal part was the Malice rolling through the night forest like an invisible, monstrous flood.

The closer one got to that Mountain Cave leading to the Abyss, the more viscous this Malice became.

At the mouth of the Mountain Cave.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"Mom!"

A Military Officer who had been calm a moment ago suddenly screamed, his trembling eyes flashing with endless fear, his hands clawing and tearing at his own face.

Nearby, several Senior Military Officers were startled and quickly grabbed the crazed Military Officer.

With a slap.

Liu Hua, with a somber face, struck the crazed Military Officer on the neck:

"Take him down, record his name, and when we get back, give this kid a one-month training package!"

Liu Hua was angry at his lack of resolve; they hadn't even entered the Mountain Cave yet.

He was, after all, a Second Stage Late Phase, Hundred Meridian Late Stage Qi-Blood Warrior, yet he was affected to this extent by the Ancient Beast's Malice from so far away.

Liu Hua glanced at the few people behind him, only to see that several were already as pale as paper, their pupils flickering with suppression and dread, as if their Souls were being tightly strangled by an invisible Demon.

Liu Hua's expression grew even uglier.

Just then, from within the pitch-black Mountain Cave, a sturdily built, bald middle-aged man wearing the uniform of the Zhen Wu Si walked out.

Yixian City, Zhen Wu Si Chief, and concurrently Chief of the Military Guard.

He was also Lu Mingxuan's Father, Lu Xiliang.

"Chief Lu, how is it inside?" Liu Hua asked.

Lu Xiliang's expression was somber, a trace of Scream slowly fading from the depths of his eyes, and then he looked at Liu Hua with a low expression:

"My Son has blocked the vast majority of the Malice."

Liu Hua's expression trembled slightly; Lu Mingxuan was indeed a genius at the Limit!

Facing a Half-Step Fourth Stage Ancient Divine Beast and that Malice Crystal.

Even Lu Xiliang, who was in the Origin Realm, found it hard to cope, yet Lu Mingxuan was able to contend with it.

"Strong, right?" Lu Xiliang said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, but Liu Hua clearly noticed the trace of struggle in the other's eyes.

"Strong!" Liu Hua said.

"It's about to be unable to hold on." As Lu Xiliang's voice fell, Liu Hua's pupils visibly shrank.

"What about Shen Yiwei?" Lu Xiliang asked in a low voice:

"Why hasn't he come yet?"

"Vice Chief Shen has matters to attend to, perhaps..." Liu Hua was somewhat in Hesitation.

"What matter could be more important than this?

Do I have to go and beg him?"

Lu Xiliang's Mu Jin became incredibly difficult:

"I did wrong by him, I did wrong by Lu Xunyang, I had no choice.

If he doesn't come for this, I cannot handle it; I tried to persuade my Son to leave, but my Son refuses.

Once the Ancient Divine Beast ascends, my Son will die."

Boom!

Lu Xiliang smashed a Stone protruding from the Mountain Cave with a Fist, and gravel scattered in all directions.

His Frost Mo turned somewhat Crimson:

"Tell him, if he comes, I will kneel to him!"

The rest of the people became somewhat at a loss.

They also did not know why Shen Yiwei would be late.

But the current situation inside the Mountain Cave is indeed extremely dangerous.

The blood food needed by that Ancient Divine Beast is already sufficient, and now it can immediately ascend to the fourth rank.

Moreover, there is a Malice Crystal there that has not yet been completely absorbed.

Once the Ancient Divine Beast takes the Malice Crystal away, I fear it will ascend in rank again on some day.

Fifth rank, ah.

That is something that makes people afraid just thinking about it.

Liu Hua, however, opened his Mouth, he probably knew what Shen Yiwei went to do.

He somewhat understood, but more of it was confusion.

Could it be that in Shen Yiwei's heart, the importance of Chen Yan is higher than everyone present?

That Youth named Chen Yan...

Indeed, very lucky.

Lu Xiliang's Breath became rapid, a pair of Crimson Pupils glared fiercely at Liu Hua and the others.

He looked into the Mountain Cave with extreme struggle, and at a certain moment, he was smiling in relief.

Having a Son willing to Sacrifice for all living beings made him very pained, and also made him very proud.

Yet at this moment, in the air occupied by Malice and becoming rippling, a slender figure in ink-colored clothes tore through the Malice and arrived.

Liu Hua saw Chen Yan arrive and was instantly happy:

"Chen Yan, Vice Chief Shen has arrived?!"

The moment Liu Hua's voice rose, Lu Xiliang and the others were also startled, looking over with a mix of surprise and joy.

Yet they saw that handsome Youth riding the Moon's light shake his head with a calm expression:

"Vice Chief Shen let me come here to handle this side."

One sentence fell.

Liu Hua opened his Mouth wide, and the Military Officers beside him were all stunned.

Chen Yan's voice was very clear, and it was not hard to understand.

But it was just...

"Why didn't he come?" A voice as deep as a Lion's Low Roar sounded.

Lu Xiliang stared fixedly at Chen Yan.

Sending a Youth the same age as his own Son to come, is he asking the other party to seek death?

Chen Yan, however, did not pay attention to Lu Xiliang; he had heard the conversation here from very far away.

Feeling the Malice in the air that even made him palpitate, Chen Yan had no heart to explain anything.

Vice Chief Shen... indeed has quite high expectations for him.

Chen Yan walked forward alone, entering the Mountain Cave, but his sleeve was pulled by Lu Xiliang, who was about to give a Low Roar:

"Why didn't he come!"

"You can ask him yourself."

Chen Yan waved one hand, but his figure suddenly became illusory.

Lu Xiliang, whose expression was originally extremely low, also felt his Mu Jin tremble at this moment.

When he looked again, the Youth's figure had already been completely Swallowed by the ink-like Mountain Cave.

"Is he Shen Yiwei's Son?" Lu Xiliang turned around, somewhat trembling.

The speed at which Chen Yan left just now was very fast.

This is no problem.

But under such dense Malice, he could still maintain such speed.

Either the other party's strength is extremely strong.

Or the other party's will is powerful, very powerful!

"Not... not his Son."

Liu Hua spoke, his eyes also filled with extreme astonishment:

"Chen Yan is the one who killed two third-rank Ancient Divine Beasts at the main camp.

If it weren't for the intelligence he obtained, our current personnel would have suffered at least twice the losses."

Lu Xiliang's Mu Guang shrank:

"Wasn't he injured?"

"Seems he wasn't injured, ha." Liu Hua gave a sheepish Laughter.

The worry in Lu Xiliang's eyes lessened a bit, and he glanced into the Mountain Cave:

"How is he... compared to my Son?"

"About the same... about the same!" Liu Hua said.

Lu Xiliang completely let out a breath:

"That's good!"

With Chen Yan's help, his own Son can reduce a great deal of pressure.

Urging again, "Still must let Shen Yiwei come!"

As he spoke, Lu Xiliang entered the Mountain Cave once again.

………………

Inside the Mountain Cave.

Chen Yan's speed was extremely fast.

The Malice surging toward him became increasingly vast.

It was like a small stream slowly swelling, slowly becoming like great waves surging toward Heaven.

Gradually, someone began to moan.

As Chen Yan continuously stepped into the Darkness that was as thick as ink.

Countless eerie whispers, like the whimpering of ghosts, suddenly rang out beside Chen Yan's ears.

This sound seemed to creep out deviously from the crevices of the mountain rocks across Ten Thousand gullies and ravines.

It was intermittent, sometimes high and sometimes low.

Chen Yan's Mu Jin narrowed slightly, just as it had when he first entered Qingshan.

A feeling of dread and unease, which he had not felt for a long time, rustled up from the bottom of his heart.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

A scream rang out.

Chen Yan looked over; in the Darkness, a Military Officer had suddenly gone mad, as if he had completely fallen into this endless Darkness.