Chapter 250: A Full-Force Strike, Zong Heng

Zong Heng glanced at Shen Yiwei, feeling helpless in his heart.

Being overly accommodating to the prodigies under his command was simply not something Shen Yiwei would have done in the past.

Why had Shen Yiwei started to become so hesitant ever since he went to Yunmeng City?

And there was this genius named Chen Yan.

Zong Heng looked at Chen Yan; he naturally knew of Chen Yan's name.

Five months since entering the Dao, practicing the 【Heaven Patrol】, a Fifth-Rank General Star, and also the first in the Prodigy Trials.

Such a genius, if he were under his, Zong Heng's, command, he would be eager to keep him by his side day and night, lecturing him on military discipline, life principles, and how to maintain a proper mindset.

The better the sapling, the less one can let it grow unchecked.

Too many geniuses had fallen due to issues with their mental state.

Now, this Chen Yan was clearly somewhat arrogant due to his talent, not caring at all about Shen Yiwei, his superior.

Clearly an enemy of Luo Chen, and knowing that Yu Changsheng was going to enter the college entrance examination, he still dared to enter.

This was being too arrogant, too reliant on his own destiny.

Just because you haven't died before doesn't mean you won't die in the future.

Thinking this, the look in Zong Heng's eyes as he gazed at Chen Yan became a bit more serious.

Yet, it was also at this moment.

Shen Yiwei's voice suddenly rang out:

"Chen Yan, it is fine if you want to enter the college entrance examination, but now I would like to see how your strength is; if your strength is too low, I won't be at ease."

There was clearly still worry in the depths of Shen Yiwei's eyes; if it were in the past, he certainly wouldn't have let Chen Yan enter the college entrance examination.

But he had seen with his own eyes that Bing Yi had wiped out the Gong family, and that the Golden Body Fifth Crossing had broken through the limits of the realm.

Even he had to admit that Chen Yan's talent in the path of Blood Qi surpassed that of the path of Hard Tempering.

What he said just now was to see Chen Yan's strength in the path of Hard Tempering.

And to secretly ask which was stronger, Chen Yan's strength in the path of Hard Tempering or his Blood Qi.

Moreover, he was not stupid; he knew that Zong Heng had become dissatisfied with Chen Yan.

It was better to let Chen Yan reveal his strength directly, so as to avoid misunderstandings with Zong Heng.

Chen Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Zong Heng.

"Minister Zong is a close friend of mine."

Shen Yiwei saw through Chen Yan's thoughts and secretly transmitted his voice:

"I will not expose Bing Yi's identity; you reveal your Hard Tempering strength, and only then will Zong Heng, the Minister of the Provincial Military Guard, value you."

Zong Heng was Shen Yiwei's direct superior.

In the entire Qin Province, he was second only to Zhang Ting, and above ten thousand others.

Chen Yan's eyes flashed, and he nodded.

To the side, Zong Heng looked at Shen Yiwei in surprise, suddenly realizing the truth in his heart.

It was he who had misunderstood Shen Yiwei.

First agree to let Chen Yan enter the college entrance examination, then let Chen Yan reveal his strength, strike down the notion that Chen Yan's strength was too low and that entering the college entrance examination was too dangerous.

Shen Yiwei's method of handling prodigies, though indirect, was much better than his.

Little Shen is indeed skilled at managing people.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zong Heng's mouth as he looked at Chen Yan:

"Just strike at me; I will take it, and see exactly what kind of strength you, this Heaven-Shattering General Star, possess."

Shen Yiwei played the good cop, so he would follow up by playing the bad cop.

Chen Yan nodded:

"Then let's go outside to try."

"No need," Zong Heng laughed nonchalantly:

"Are you really worried about destroying this Flying Warship?

If you really destroyed it, then I, this Minister of the Military Guard, would have served for nothing."

Chen Yan pondered for a moment and nodded.

That was true; Zong Heng was a Minister of the Provincial Military Guard, and his strength was far greater than his own.

Thinking this.

Chen Yan stood up.

He did not intend to hide his skills; as Shen Yiwei said, the better he performed, the more likely Zong Heng would be to give him benefits!

Watching Chen Yan's serious expression, Zong Heng waved one hand, and a strange energy surged out, wrapping around the entire cabin to protect the sofa, equipment, and other items.

He just sat there like that, not intending to stand up.

"Come on, use your strongest move," Zong Heng laughed, winking at Shen Yiwei.

He was a Minister, but also a veteran; he had plenty of ways to deal with new recruits.

If you smoke, I'll make you drink tea brewed with tobacco leaves.

If you sleep in, I'll move your bed to the latrine and make you sleep there for a month.

Since you are a genius, I will let you see the difference between a genius and a powerhouse.

To the side, Shen Yiwei's expression changed slightly; seeing Zong Heng's look, he hurriedly transmitted his voice:

"Don't you dare...!"

"I know," Zong Heng replied with a faint smile via voice transmission:

"After all, he is one of your subordinates..."

Boom!

Zong Heng's expression changed slightly.

The golden wind hissed and roared as layers of golden light flames erupted from Chen Yan's body, the surging force whipping up a gale that ravaged the entire cabin.

Azure Vault-grade, First-class Breathing Technique 【Heaven Patrol】, activate!

Chen Yan's body arched slightly, his left foot stepped forward, and he extended his arms to circulate his force.

Boom!

【Heaven Patrol Extreme Dao】, activate!

Shen Yiwei's face revealed shock; he did not know that Chen Yan had also cultivated 【Heaven Patrol Extreme Dao】 to the micro-level.

Zong Heng narrowed his eyes.

Hum...

The force around Chen Yan's body surged like a great river, and wisps of ink-black color emerged behind him.

A landscape ink painting appeared, deeply imprinted into the space, exuding a sense of heavy, immense power toward the outside.

Streams of force circulated within every brushstroke and every gully of this painting.

The Unity Realm Martial Dao Dharma Image vibrated, creating an extremely harmonious feeling with Chen Yan's physical body.

Zong Heng's head tilted slightly; there was no longer any of the playfulness from before in his eyes.

Chen Yan was enveloped in golden light, observing Zong Heng's expression at this moment.

He knew the other party had already been shocked by him.

Would he give some precious medicine?

Azure Vault-grade, or Morning Star-grade?

A trace of anticipation arose in Chen Yan's heart.

Not enough.

Chen Yan circulated the force around his body.

His whole body vibrated, and his power began to slowly increase.

Word Realm, activate!

Chen Yan retracted the pressure of the Word Realm.

At this moment, his force slowly strengthened; the outside world would only feel Chen Yan slowly releasing the surprising power within his physical body, unable to perceive the existence of the Word Realm at all.

The Word Realm is a high-dimensional existence!

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

The sound of explosive gale winds rang out; Zong Heng's expression changed drastically in an instant, and he looked at Shen Yiwei, only to see the latter also wearing a look of shock.

"Fu..."

Zong Heng could no longer remain calm; he stood up directly, waved one hand, and layers of energy wrapped around the entire cabin.

Just as Zong Heng was once again casting protection over the entire cabin.

Five light orbs wrapped in formation disks appeared around Chen Yan, each orb containing terrifying energy.

【Void-Breaking - Saint Explosion】!

"Hmm?"

Zong Heng's expression changed again and again, and the next moment, his pupils constricted.

Boom!

Chen Yan struck with a punch.

Boom!

On the outskirts of Xiaoyang City, this flying warship hovering high in the sky suddenly trembled violently, and golden fire emerged from outside the windows.

"Enemy attack!"

"Oh no!"

"Old Shen!"

Sounds of astonishment rang out one after another.

Shao Hengyang and the other heaven-gifted geniuses flew out of the warship one by one, staring fixedly at their surroundings.

Inside the cabin, Zong Heng looked at his own hands in a daze; the blood-energy protection he had cast had actually been torn apart by that strike from Chen Yan just now.

Boom!

A low rumble sounded.

The cabin door was suddenly kicked open from the outside.

A girl with twin tails, extremely good-looking, named San Jin, had just appeared at the doorway.

She was still carrying a pitch-black long staff engraved with dragon patterns in her hand.

At this moment, she looked at Chen Yan face-to-face, quickly put away her long staff, and said:

"The door... I... I will... pay for it."

"No need."

Zong Heng smiled with a strange expression, then shouted loudly:

"My blood-energy reversed, causing a bit of a commotion, it's nothing!"

Only then did everyone heave a sigh of relief and return inside the warship.

Zong Heng was silent, a silence that lasted for a long time.

He waved his hand, looked around, and then said in a muffled voice:

"Go to the next room, this cabin needs repairs."

"Deputy Director-General Shen, if I need to pay for the damages, I..."

Chen Yan spoke, checking his spatial ring.

There was still astonishment on Shen Yiwei's face.

When Chen Yan sparred with him before, he had not used the Word Realm, nor had he used his own Unity Realm Dharma Image Diagram.

This strike made Shen Yiwei doubt his own life at this moment.

Is this what a genius is?

Why is it that I am the master's disciple, and not Chen Yan?

Why can he be such a genius, while I am such a waste?

Why would Old Luo find such a genius?

Shen Yiwei's expression was blank; he hadn't heard Chen Yan's words at all.

Zong Heng, who had walked to the cabin door, twitched his face; he glanced at Chen Yan and said in a low voice:

"No need to pay."

The cabin next door.

Zong Heng looked at Chen Yan:

"Late-stage Unity Realm?"

"Yes," Chen Yan replied.

For the path of Horizontal Refining, what reflects one's level in the Unity Realm is the degree of solidity of the Martial Dao Dharma Image Diagram.

Chen Yan was actually only at the early stage, and in a strange state where the Extreme Forging Realm and Unity Realm existed simultaneously.

But to outsiders, Chen Yan's Dharma Image Diagram manifesting a small town appeared incomparably solid, so they would naturally assume Chen Yan was in the late-stage Unity Realm.