Chapter 257: Except for my appearance, which is not inferior to Chen Yan, in terms of strength, I am actually completely incomparable

Just when everyone thought Chen Yan would continue to surpass the others.

The Dao-Slaying Seeds condensed by Chen Yan, however, ceased to increase.

Yu Changsheng sat cross-legged in silence, and within his mind, one illusion after another emerged.

Inside the illusions.

He held a long sword, his expression cold and indifferent, continuously slaughtering the people before him.

"Changyuan, Changyuan, I am your wife, I am your wife..."

"Family Head... no... Family Head!"

"Son, why do you want to kill me? I am your father..."

One scream after another rang out.

Chen Changyuan's wife, close friends, father, and relatives were all slaughtered by him.

Blood stained Chen Changyuan's sleeves and body.

His footsteps were resolute; with one sword, he killed one person.

"Nothing can stop me." Chen Changyuan's expression trembled, but it gradually became incomparably cold:

"In this world, nothing can stop me."

Outside.

Before Yu Changsheng, the nineteenth Dao-Slaying Seed condensed.

"Father." Chen Min appeared, watching Chen Changyuan quietly: "Father, save me..."

Green smoke emerged from Chen Min's body, which was currently being annihilated, as he begged Chen Changyuan for help.

Chen Changyuan's expression was icy, and he struck out with his sword.

He killed Chen Min, who was already on the verge of annihilation, ahead of time.

"I once thought you were a person like me." A trace of tears appeared in the depths of Chen Changyuan's eyes:

"My son, do you know how disappointed I was the moment you let go of your desire to compete?"

The twentieth Dao-Slaying Seed condensed.

High in the sky, the cross-legged Yu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes; this time, there was finally a trace of complexity in the depths of his eyes.

But soon, it turned into determination.

Seeing his own name hanging at the top of the list, he did not feel a shred of joy.

"I, Chen Changyuan, can sever and discard everything; the great power of heaven and earth shall all return to me alone."

He whispered in his heart, looking down upon the world:

"I do not submit to the Great Xia, I do not submit to the Five Clans, and I do not submit to him.

My life shall stand above all else."

He saw his name sitting high at the top, completely surpassing Chen Yan, yet he felt no shred of joy.

Because this was as it should be.

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"No!"

A roar rang out.

Covered in sweat, An Yunan suddenly opened his eyes, lingering fear still remaining in them.

He widened his eyes, looking at the four Dao-Slaying Seeds before him.

Then he raised his head and looked at that massive list.

"Impossible!"

He roared with all his might, a sound that even interrupted the assessment of some people nearby.

Yet, he saw that An Yunan's ranking was clearly at fifteenth place.

"How can this be? I am actually only in fifteenth place..."

An Yunan's eyes were filled with utter despair and disbelief.

He was, after all, a genius who had broken the limits of the Hardened Body realm; how could he only be fifteenth?

Moreover, the first-place Yu Changsheng had actually condensed nineteen Dao-Slaying Seeds.

And the second-place Chen Yan had also condensed seventeen.

An Yunan gritted his teeth.

After he broke his realm's limits, the thing he hated most was others mentioning him in the same breath as that Chen Yan of Yunmeng.

The other party had entered the Dao too recently and progressed too quickly, causing everyone to marvel.

He felt disdain and mockery.

But now, this Chen Yan had surpassed him in two consecutive rounds!

Just at this moment.

A figure flew toward An Yunan's side.

It was Li Gu.

Li Gu had been constantly harassed by the Family Alliance, and some had even attacked him.

He had previously declared war on his peers because he was certain he was not inferior to them.

But many of those who attacked him were senior students.

Li Gu would not be foolish enough to seek death, so he constantly sought help from teammates.

The Star-Ranked prodigies would also help him.

But constantly disturbing one person made Li Gu feel guilty, so Li Gu kept changing teammates.

In this way, if everyone helps him a little, they themselves won't lose too much.

At this moment, Li Guo naturally came to find An Yunan.

An Yunan was also a General Star, and possessed great fame; if he could be persuaded to help...

"Get lost!"

An Yunan looked at Li Guo with a fierce gaze:

"Didn't you see I am in the midst of enlightenment?

Daring to disturb me, are you seeking death?

Get lost!"

Li Guo's expression changed slightly, and a mocking voice from a member of the Aristocratic Family Alliance came from behind:

"Hahaha, Li Guo, you killed a genius of our Aristocratic Family Alliance; do you really think you won't die?"

Li Guo turned his head, then gritted his teeth.

The person speaking was Can Changli, ranked twenty-first on the College Entrance Examination Heaven's Pride List.

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"Hoo!"

A trembling sound of breathing rang out.

Zhu Lili opened her eyes with a look of horror, gasping for air.

Everything she had just experienced within the illusion filled her with such terror that, at this moment, she was somewhat afraid to enter the illusion again.

She slowly raised her head to look at the ranking list, and her pupils suddenly constricted.

Chen Yan, seventeen!

She was third, yet she only had nine!

A massive gap.

Zhu Lili's expression turned ugly, her teeth clenched tight.

Just at this moment, Zhu Lili frowned and looked into the distance:

"Li Guo, come to my side!"

Her voice had just rung out.

Boom!

A sound of roaring blood energy suddenly erupted.

Zhu Lili looked over coldly; the one erupting with blood energy was Jiang Yuan of the Aristocratic Family Alliance, also the fifth on the College Entrance Examination Heaven's Pride List.

"Jiang Yuan, what are you trying to do?"

Jiang Yuan sneered:

"Zhu Lili, you cannot protect him today. He killed two people from my Aristocratic Family Alliance in front of so many people, and just now he even severely injured five more. If you want to intervene, then I will intervene too!"

Boom!

Blood light erupted from Zhu Lili's entire body:

"Don't forget, I am a Third-Rank General Star!"

"Heh!" Jiang Yuan said coldly:

"Li Guo struck first to kill, everyone saw it. If you intervene, it means the General Star faction wants to kill us all, and my Aristocratic Family Alliance will rise up to resist!"

A murderous intent surfaced in the depths of Zhu Lili's eyes as she looked around.

Hundreds of eyes were looking toward her side.

If a great battle were to break out, the Military Martial Guards might suffer casualties; after all, this was Qinzhou, not Jinzhou.

"Li Guo, come over here. I want to see if the Aristocratic Family Alliance really wants to rebel!"

Zhu Lili shouted coldly.

In the distance, Li Guo's expression trembled as he swung his long saber, slashing back the person pursuing him:

"I, Li Guo, will bear the consequences of my own actions!"

He actually ran toward the rear.

Zhu Lili's expression changed, while Jiang Yuan in the distance kept sneering.

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"Father, little sister."

Within Chen Yan's consciousness, the illusion condensed the faces of Chen Yuhu and Chen Yu.

And they were screaming as their bodies continuously dissipated.

Chen Yan kept trying to intervene, yet he could not help his father and sister at all.

This was the fear of losing loved ones.

At this moment, it completely flooded into Chen Yan's heart and lungs.

"My purpose for entering the Dao was for the safety of my father and sister; this was my original vision."

Chen Yan's breathing became difficult as he kept reaching out, erupting with all his strength to save it all.

Father and sister died.

Died again.

Three times.

Four times.

Five times.

……

As if countless times.

"Enough."

Chen Yan's complexion turned pale.

"If I cannot even protect my father and sister, what value does my path of Martial Dao have?"

He kept his eyes tightly shut, having encountered the fear most difficult to overcome at this moment.

Not wanting to face it, not daring to face it.

This is the most real fear.

"Brother... Brother..."

A crisp, silver-bell-like laughter rang out:

"Hurry and catch up to me."

The illusion changed again; golden wheat waves rolled, and seven-year-old Chen Yu ran amidst the wheat, waving at Chen Yan incessantly.

"Hurry up, Brother."

Chen Yan opened his eyes, watching this scene, watching this scene gradually dissipate.

His gaze became complex, then turned calm once more:

"Actually... I almost didn't make it through."

His voice was soft, as if all his wishes had returned to the beginning.

Earn one thousand, pay back Hu Zeyuan.

Enter the Martial Dao, earn a bit more money.

Become strong, protect father and sister.

Until that moment.

The youth atop the frigid northern lands wanted to let the world see him.

"I am unwilling to abandon these, so I must face them all the more."

Chen Yan spoke.

Outside, high shouts suddenly resounded.

"He surpassed him, Chen Yan surpassed Yu Changsheng!"

"Holy shit, the twentieth one has condensed!"

"The twenty-first one, so fast!"

"What did he do!"

The crowd watched in astonishment, eyes wide, the frequency of their breathing changing rapidly.

Inside that assessment space, before the youth wearing the Fifth-Rank General Star Uniform, red light gathered and condensed continuously.

Twenty-one crimson Dao-Slashing Seeds quietly emitted radiance, like red-jeweled dust hidden in the mortal world.

Immediately after.

The twenty-second one!

The twenty-third one!

The twenty-fourth one!

Ranking first!

At this moment, within the entire assessment space, pairs of eyes looked toward Chen Yan.

Shocked once again.

Twenty-four Dao-Slashing Seeds.

One must know, the previous highest record, held by Lu Xunyang, was twenty-seven.

Regardless of whether Chen Yan could continue to condense new Dao-Slashing Seeds.

Just in terms of courage, Chen Yan was already able to stand alongside a figure like Lu Xunyang.

What is called courage!

Lu Xunyang, a ruthless man, a god of slaughter, breaker of illusions and destroyer of evil, one who broke the limits of his realm, Qinzhou Chief, Great Xia General God!

And this Chen Yan actually had the shadow of Lu Xunyang.

Perhaps, even hoping to surpass him.

Beside Chen Yan, Shao Hengyang raised his eyebrows slightly, his expression becoming extremely strange.

Holy shit?

Why?

Why is he so bold, when he is clearly so quiet?

Damn!

Shao Hengyang stood up and looked toward the back.

"What are you doing?" Xu Di asked from the side.

"I'm going to help Li Guo," Shao Hengyang said:

"Damn it, being by Chen Yan's side makes me feel inferior.

Aside from my looks not losing to Chen Yan, in terms of strength, I am actually unable to compare at all."

He was extremely grave.

Crack!

Purple lightning erupted, and Shao Hengyang flew toward Li Guo's side.

There is no reason for a General Star to watch a General Star fall.

Xu Di and the others were speechless.

"Should we go help Li Guo too?" Li Qingyuan asked from the side.

"Don't go," Xu Di and Zhan Hun said at the same time:

"You are too weak."

"You are all too weak; you will only hold us back."

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