Chapter 259: Always Shaping a Person Named Chen Yan

Before Chen Yan.

Red light spread, as if drawn by a mysterious force, beginning to gather and condense in wisps and strands.

As if invisible, skillful hands were meticulously carving in the dim depths, brand-new Dao-Slaying Seeds appeared one by one.

Under the stunned gaze of everyone.

The twenty-eighth, appeared!

The twenty-ninth, appeared!

The red light surged, as if a silent scream were wailing.

As if a wisp of azure blue above the vast earth was unwilling to pass away.

This was the deepest, most magnificent power.

After experiencing the fear of enemies, the fear of losing everything, and the fear of the unknown and mysterious.

The young master of will, on this day.

For the first time, expounded his own heart to the entire world.

Countless years later, when someone asked the Master of Martial Dao why he had such courage in his youth.

That pair of eyes, which had seen through the vicissitudes of the world, always looking down upon heaven and earth, said to the world:

"In my youth, I was born into humble circumstances, and throughout my life, I experienced endless setbacks but never bowed my head, never retreated.

Because I knew that once I lowered my head, I would never be able to lift it again."

At that time, with a wave of his hand, he could annihilate the Martial Dao and reshape the world; he was the supreme of the supreme.

But every time he recalled the past, he would always do so with a smile:

"At that time, I seemed to have grand ambitions, but in reality, I was still just constantly shaping a person named Chen Yan."

"Actually, that was enough."

Whatever Chen Yan looked like in my mind, that is what he should be.

Within the illusion, the young man named Chen Yan kept his eyes open, watching just like that.

Let this endless fear and the unknown tear his physical body apart.

But Chen Yan never closed his eyes.

Hum.

Red light flashed, blood light shone brilliantly.

High above in the most hidden place, Shen Keqing stared with wide eyes, yet at this moment, no joy could be seen.

"Xia Hanzhou, Xia Hanzhou!"

Her vermilion lips parted slightly:

"Sometimes, I think you are all beasts."

Inside the light screen, Xia Hanzhou was taken aback, just about to burst into a string of curses.

But he saw Shen Keqing say in a low voice:

"What you cannot achieve, you hope someone else can; you are incomparably arrogant, but in reality, your hearts are incomparably inferior.

It was like that with Lu Xunyang, and it is the same with Chen Yan.

You think he is so brilliant and talented, you feel shocked, you begin to be moved by yourself, you feel you didn't make the wrong choice."

As Shen Keqing spoke, Xia Hanzhou froze inside the light screen, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Yet, Shen Keqing's pair of eyes looked over with burning intensity:

"He created a miracle, but how can you not know that the process of obtaining a Dao-Slaying Seed is a process of enduring torture?"

"I..."

Xia Hanzhou's breathing trembled; he actually dared not look into Shen Keqing's eyes.

That's right.

An illusion that manifests fear—isn't this one of the most terrifying tortures in the human world?

What is the suffering of the flesh compared to the suffering of the mind?

That Chen Yan refuses to wake up, refuses to withdraw—isn't he also enduring torture that ordinary people find unimaginable?

"I didn't know he would be like this," Xia Hanzhou said hoarsely:

"I didn't think of it either, damn it."

As long as one takes the high-level entrance exam, everyone goes through this step.

It's just that no one is more steadfast than Chen Yan.

Since no one is more steadfast than him, no one can experience the pain that Chen Yan experiences.

"Who told him to be Chen Yan?"

Shen Keqing said softly, as a friend who once traveled the Great Xia with Lu Xunyang.

In the process of protecting Chen Yan, Shen Keqing naturally would compare Chen Yan with Lu Xunyang.

They are different.

Completely different.

One was like a surging fire, while the other was like brilliant light.

Hum!

A low humming sound resonated.

Shen Keqing shook her head, looking on with extreme complexity; before the young man named Chen Yan, yet another brand-new Dao-Slaying Seed had appeared.

The thirtieth.

Just a moment ago, amidst the surrounding discussions, everyone had felt that twenty-nine was already Chen Yan's limit.

Yet he still condensed the thirtieth one.

The Lord of Martial Dao!

Shen Keqing was exceptionally earnest; she did not know how long she could accompany this person.

But in the life of the Lord of Martial Dao, there was a stretch of the road that she was protecting.

Truly...

"It is my greatest honor!" Shen Keqing smiled.

…………

"Hoo..."

Chen Yan's body was still sitting cross-legged high in the air, his breathing rapid and low.

Violent gasping.

It was as if he were a person who had just walked out of an ice cave, reviving his body.

The courage assessment belonging to him had already ended, but it would still take some time to fully emerge from all the fear.

At the end of the illusion, Chen Yan saw the collapse of the world and the destruction of everything.

All unknown strangeness had vanished.

Only nothingness remained.

This was the ultimate fear.

This was a tempering, and also a tremendous opportunity!

Chen Yan could feel his own mentality constantly strengthening, his soul beginning to head toward a brighter direction.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo..."

Chen Yan breathed heavily, eyes closed, his body and mind beginning to revive.

He was completely unaware that everyone in the outside world was looking at him at this moment.

Whether it was fear, dread, or astonishment...

At this moment, the two characters "Chen Yan" entered the deepest part of everyone's hearts.

An existence who surpassed Lu Xunyang in terms of courage had appeared.

Fifth-rank Heaven-Piercing General Star, Chen Yan.

Outside the assessment space.

"What the f*ck?" Zong Heng shouted this out in a daze, looking at Shen Yiwei while completely disregarding his image:

"My attitude toward him before wasn't too good, will that be a problem?"

Zong Heng's face twitched; Chen Yan's courage was so terrifying that it truly scared him.

"No problem," Shen Yiwei said.

He was also scared.

But it wasn't as if he didn't know Chen Yan; he could be considered a witness to Chen Yan's path of growth.

So Shen Yiwei could actually have guessed it.

But that he was even higher than his own master still shocked him.

Zong Heng let out a sigh of relief.

"It should be no problem," Shen Yiwei spoke again, his tone a bit uncertain this time.

"You..." Zong Heng was speechless, then waved his hands:

"I, Zong Heng, a Minister of the Provincial Military Guard, would I be afraid of him?"

"It's fine, Brother Zong," Shen Yiwei laughed:

"Chen Yan doesn't hold grudges; why don't you give him some more precious medicine?"

Zong Heng raised his eyebrows slightly:

"No way...

It's not that I won't give it, but if geniuses could be molded just by giving precious medicine, then I would have plenty of geniuses under my command.

But on a martial artist's path of growth, things like precious medicine are only a side path; if you give too much, something will go wrong."

Shen Yiwei nodded, looking at Chen Yan.

He always felt that Chen Yan was even wealthier than him.

Having wiped out the Gong Family and killed the group led by Luo Chen, there were also many benefits from the Heaven-Cauldron Fist Tournament.

Before, Chen Yan also said he had made a connection with the Five-Clan Chen Family and, by playing along with the people there, could also obtain many benefits.

Moreover, Chen Yan didn't have a Military Guard to support.

Thinking back to the little bit of Coiled Dragon Jade he had obtained from the Gong Family and had to split among the entire Military Guard, Shen Yiwei felt a toothache.

Shen Yiwei pursed his lips.

Chen Yan really might be wealthier than him.

Damn?

…………

"This Chen Yan, his courage is so great, can you keep him under control?"

High in the air, Deacon Hu spoke while looking at Chen Xiyuan beside him.

At this moment, Chen Xiyuan's expression was also starting to look a bit unpleasant.

Chen Yan was very outstanding, and she was very satisfied.

But at this moment, Chen Yan was a bit too outstanding.

Especially since this trial was an assessment of courage.

Her eyes shifted, and then she said:

"Fortunately, I never forced him."

Chen Xiyuan smiled; she had not forced Chen Yan, but had instead secretly harmed him.

Chen Yan possessed great courage, yet he was still schemed against by her and became her tool.

"Though... An Yunan." Chen Xiyuan spoke softly.

Deacon Hu's expression turned ugly in an instant.

He looked toward the ground.

That's right, the ground, not inside the assessment space.

And there, on the ground.

An Yunan was sitting on the stone steps, his face deathly pale, head lowered, cold sweat constantly dripping from his forehead.

The next moment, ignoring his father, he flew away from the spot.

Deacon Hu gave a low hum, a look of disappointment appearing in his eyes.

"To think he is a genius who broke the limits of the Hard Refinement realm, yet he is this disgraceful!"

Because An Yunan had forcibly tried to comprehend the Dao Seed and felt fear, he had passed out directly after condensing eight Dao Seeds and fallen out of the assessment space.

He had even lost the qualification for the third round's Time Seed assessment.

The Time Seed assessment was a test of willpower, which was the round where An Yunan could perform best.

Who would have thought that An Yunan would not even have the qualification now.

"Compared to Chen Yan, this An Yunan is far too inferior." Chen Xiyuan chuckled, mockery appearing in the depths of her eyes.

Is this it?

A genius who broke the limits of the Hard Refinement realm, is this it?

His appearance, temperament, and performance were all far inferior to Chen Yan's.

Deacon Hu narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Xiyuan:

"Do you not understand what the concept of breaking the limits of a realm is?"

Chen Xiyuan frowned, but Deacon Hu continued:

"Breaking the limits of a realm represents infinite possibilities; Chen Yan is indeed brilliant, but An Yunan must absolutely not be given up on.

Furthermore..."

Deacon Hu's gaze was deep:

"You think so highly of Chen Yan, yet you still bewitched Chen Yan's mind with a Malice Crystal. The more Chen Yan contemplates that piece of Malice Crystal, the more his mind and aptitude will be eroded.

A perfectly good genius might not even reach the Creation realm in the future."

Chen Xiyuan's expression became somewhat uncomfortable, and she stopped speaking.

She certainly knew what Deacon Hu was saying.

But if Chen Yan's aptitude was good but he could not be used by her, what meaning did it have?

She recruited Chen Yan not to cultivate him, but for her own sake.

As long as she became powerful, that was enough.

Once she was powerful, she would have the opportunity to promote Chen Yan in the future.

…………

All around, the gazes focused on Chen Yan gradually drifted away.

On the massive ranking board, Chen Yan's position remained locked at first place at this moment.

Perhaps, after today, Chen Yan's name would resound throughout the Great Xia.

After all, what Chen Yan broke was not just the record of Qin Province, but the record of the Great Xia.

Of course, Chen Yan himself did not know this.

In the distance.

The crowd sat down in meditation once again.

No matter how impressive Chen Yan was, it was Chen Yan himself who benefited.

They were indeed shocked, but in the end, they had to make themselves stronger.

Zhu Lili, with her red hair, looked toward Chen Yan's direction, the horror in her eyes gradually fading.

But soon, she frowned and looked to the other side.

Li Gu was still being hunted by the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

Zhu Lili looked coldly at Jiang Yuan, who was not far from her.

She was fourth on the Heaven's Pride Ranking, and Jiang Yuan was fifth; their combat strength was on par.

"Nothing much, this Li Gu killed a genius of our Aristocratic Family Alliance in front of everyone; it was a bit too ruthless."

Jiang Yuan spoke with a gloomy expression:

"Just because you of the Star Generals are people, does that mean those of our Aristocratic Family Alliance are not?"

Although Jiang Yuan said this, he was cursing inwardly.

What was Can Changli doing?

Just injuring the person would have been enough, why was he hunting him down?

This matter had blown up; how would it end?

Zhu Lili's expression turned ugly, and she gritted her teeth.

At this moment, if she made a move, Jiang Yuan would also make a move.

The conflict between the Aristocratic Family Alliance and the Military Guard would escalate.

But if she did not intervene, where would the dignity of the Military Guard be?

Li Guo is a General Star, and a General Star bears the grace of the sovereign; they are not someone the Aristocratic Family Alliance can provoke.

Zhu Lili clenched her fists, finding that this matter was becoming increasingly difficult to handle.

…………

Yu Changsheng kept his eyes closed the entire time; he did not yet know that his ranking had already been surpassed by Chen Yan.

Within the illusion, he is Chen Changyuan.

At this moment, he was standing before a giant door that contained immense terror behind it.

Chen Changyuan's breathing grew rapid, to the point that even Yu Changsheng's body was trembling slightly.

"Hahahaha!"

Chen Changyuan let out a loud laugh, placed one hand on his face, and the next moment, his gaze became extremely resolute.

"Am I afraid?"

"The me from many years ago also once asked myself this."

"But..."

Within the illusion, he strode forward.

"A person's life is meant for pursuing everything!"

Creak!

The giant door was pushed open by him.

Outside.

In front of Yu Changsheng, a twenty-fifth Dao-Slaying Seed appeared.

…………

Boom!

A sound of roaring blood and Qi rang out.

The Fifth-Rank General Star named Li Guo had just crossed a hundred meters when he was suddenly slashed away by someone.

"Damn it!"

Li Guo let out a low roar, and his long saber left its sheath.

The one attacking him was still the twenty-first ranked prodigy on the College Entrance Examination Prodigy List, Can Changli.

Li Guo narrowed his eyes; that person clearly could no longer continue condensing Dao-Slaying Seeds, yet at this moment, he was relentlessly chasing and attacking him.

Moreover, many of his moves even carried killing intent.

"Li Guo, flee toward the south; we will help you block this side."

A young man's voice rang out.

The one speaking was the Sixth-Rank General Star Shao Hengyang, and beside Shao Hengyang were over a dozen other Military Guard prodigies.

Li Guo pressed his lips together tightly:

"Many thanks."

Afterward, he fled toward the distance.

Boom!

A green light erupted from behind; Can Changli struck out with his saber, and a green giant leopard, several hundred meters long, lunged through the air to kill.

In an instant, it blasted Shao Hengyang and the others away.

"Son of a bitch, he's playing for real!"

Shao Hengyang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Can Changli was the twenty-first ranked prodigy on the College Entrance Examination Prodigy List.

He definitely could not beat him.

The only reason he came was just to give both sides a way to step down.

Li Guo killed someone from the Aristocratic Family Alliance, the Aristocratic Family Alliance was furious and wanted to kill Li Guo, and then they were stopped by the Military Guard.

This was something everyone tacitly understood.

Both sides would put on a show, and then it would end.

After all, this examination space was an independent space, and people from the outside could not enter.

The people here were all the most outstanding prodigies of Qinzhou from the past few years.

If a real war broke out, it would be a huge loss for Qinzhou.

All around.

There was also a sense of astonishment.

Can Changli really wanted to kill a General Star!

Was he crazy?

Li Guo was a Fifth-Rank General Star; if Can Changli killed Li Guo, a great war between the Aristocratic Family Alliance and the Military Guard would be inevitable!

"I said it before, today you will undoubtedly die!"

Can Changli spoke indifferently, his figure flickering and turning illusory, transforming into a green gale of steel; in an instant, he killed his way to Li Guo's front, raised his saber, and smashed it down toward Li Guo's head.

"You dare!"

A cold, sharp woman's voice rang out.

Zhu Lili's entire body erupted with red wind as she flew toward Can Changli's side.

Beside Zhu Lili, Jiang Yuan's expression was ugly, though he did not intervene.

Only a fool would make a big deal out of this.

It was precisely at this moment.

"Jiang Yuan, come help me, Zhu Lili is trying to kill me!" Can Changli's shrill, screeching voice rang out.

"Damn it?" Jiang Yuan cursed inwardly, feeling very uncomfortable as he saw pairs of eyes all around looking toward him.

He cursed fiercely in his heart.

Had Can Changli taken the wrong medicine?

How much money does the Aristocratic Family Alliance pay you a month that you dare to kill a General Star?