Chapter 260: You

Although he was also a genius of the Aristocratic Family Alliance, his relationship with the Alliance was one of mutual support and exploitation; there was no loyalty.

Most people were the same way.

But at this moment, seeing many people looking at him, Jiang Yuan could only remain speechless in his heart and launch an attack toward Zhu Lili.

"How dare you!" Zhu Lili was furious; seeing Jiang Yuan attack her, she threw out a punch.

A red tornado spanning a hundred meters smashed toward Jiang Yuan.

Yet it was also at this moment.

Boom!

"Ah!!!"

A roar rang out.

Zhu Lili and Jiang Yuan's bodies stiffened, and they hurriedly looked over.

They saw that in the distance, Can Changli had a blade in Li Guo's shoulder, the blade buried into Li Guo's chest, having almost slashed to the heart.

In an instant.

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

A series of roaring sounds rang out.

Throughout the entire examination space, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of figures stood up.

On the faces of the Military Martial Guard prodigies, sounds of violent rage erupted.

"Audacious!"

"Start the war!"

"Can Changli, good, good, good—if you want to seek death, then die!"

…………

Boom!

High above, a Heavenly Blade descended, slashing Can Changli away.

In an instant, the situation changed.

A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Li Guo's face was deathly pale, the massive bloodstain on his body hideous and terrifying; looking along the blade wound, one could actually see his beating heart.

Zhu Lili's expression shifted; she flew to Li Guo's side and only breathed a sigh of relief after ensuring Li Guo was still alive.

"Zhu Lili, let's fight."

A low, masculine voice rang out; the one speaking was a sturdy, fourth-rank General Star, his face currently revealing a murderous aura.

"Fight?" Zhu Lili narrowed her eyes: "If we really start fighting, can we win?"

The surrounding Military Martial Guard geniuses were silent, but that fourth-rank General Star revealed a look of wild rage:

"You dare not do this, you dare not do that—what ability do you, Zhu Lili, have to be our captain?

My General Star faction was bestowed by the State Master; for the mere Aristocratic Family Alliance to humiliate us—if you don't dare to fight, how will we face Department Head Zong when we get out?"

Zhu Lili's expression was ugly; she was a freshman this year and was participating in the college entrance examination for the first time.

When Zong Heng appointed her as the captain for the Military Martial Guard side in this examination, there were already those who were unconvinced.

She thought there would be challenges, but she hadn't expected this challenge to come so quickly.

"My Military Martial Guard has the authority to maintain the order of the college entrance examination, and my General Star faction has the power of life and death to kill upon seeing injustice!"

The sturdy fourth-rank General Star shouted in a low voice:

"Li Guo saw the Aristocratic Family Alliance snatching others' Dao-Severing Seeds and killed them—he killed them rightly!

For the Aristocratic Family Alliance to attack my General Star faction is to show contempt for military prestige and contempt for Great Xia.

Zhu Lili, you had better think it over!"

Zhu Lili's expression was extremely ugly.

Nearby, a General Star spoke up:

"Once the Time Seeds descend, the examination space will dissipate; let everything wait for Department Head Zong to decide."

"The Aristocratic Family Alliance is stronger than us; if we start a war, we are just seeking our own deaths."

"What are you afraid of? The Aristocratic Family Alliance is a pile of loose sand, but we are soldiers!"

The surrounding arguing sounds were constant.

…………

In the distance.

Zhang Ting's son, Zhang Luobai, saw this scene and was about to stand up.

"Luobai."

A woman wearing a green dress spoke slowly, shaking her head slowly at Zhang Luobai:

"Department Head Zhang handles affairs as if walking on thin ice; the Aristocratic Family Alliance, the Five Clans, and even Great Xia all view the Department Head as a thorn in their side.

Zong Heng of the Military Martial Guard has even bypassed the Department Head to contact the Xia clan; the Qinzhou Martial Suppression Division and the Military Martial Guard have long since not been of one mind."

The woman was named Shi Ziqin, and she was sixth on the Prodigy Ranking.

Zhang Luobai opened his mouth:

"But, today's events are strange—didn't you all see it?"

"So what if there is a conspiracy?"

Beside him, a youth with his eyes closed spoke:

"The more the Military Martial Guard and the Aristocratic Family Alliance make a scene, the better it is for the Department Head. You are the Department Head's son; you must share the Department Head's worries."

The youth with his eyes closed was named Qiu Changji, and he was third on the Prodigy Ranking.

Zhang Luobai was speechless, but his eyes were full of complexity:

"If the Grandmaster were to return and see this scene, he would be disappointed."

Qiu Changji opened his eyes:

"General-in-Chief Lu is the person I have admired most in my entire life."

But, will Lu Xunyang ever return?

If Lu Xunyang were still here, the Military Martial Guard and the Martial Suppression Division would be of one mind.

The Aristocratic Family Alliance?

Chen Changyuan?

With one slap from Lu Xunyang, everyone would be quiet.

"However, everyone says General-in-Chief Lu cannot return." Sadness appeared in Qiu Changji's eyes.

Yet at this very moment.

Outside the assessment space.

Zong Heng looked furious, looked at a charming woman in a cheongsam beside him, and snapped:

"What is your Aristocratic Family Alliance trying to do?"

The charming woman was still holding a lady's pipe in her hand, and at this moment, her willow-leaf brows furrowed:

"It is clearly your Military Martial Guard who killed people first."

The woman was named Luo Dongli, and she was the public-facing Chief Manager of the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

At this moment, Luo Dongli was also extremely speechless.

What is wrong with Can Changli?

Why must he insist on hounding Li Guo to death?

Zong Heng gritted his teeth and looked at a middle-aged man standing quietly in the distance:

"Zhang Ting, is it you who is playing tricks!"

Zhang Ting's expression was indifferent, and his eyes swept toward Zong Heng:

"I am not the type to wrong people like that."

As Zhang Ting spoke, he looked at Shen Yiwei beside Zong Heng, narrowed his eyes, but then did not say anything else.

Anger was hidden in Zong Heng's eyes.

Since when did the Aristocratic Family Alliance dare to treat a General Star like this?

Moreover, this assessment space would disappear in a moment.

He, the Minister of the Military Martial Guard, was still watching from the outside.

And it was at this moment.

Boom!

An abrupt, booming sound rang out.

Zong Heng, Zhang Ting, and the others instantly tensed up and looked into the assessment space.

In the distance.

A Seventh-Rank General Star suddenly erupted, reached out with one hand, pierced into the chest of an Aristocratic Family Alliance prodigy, and crushed the other's heart.

"General Stars must not be bullied!"

That General Star roared and glared at everyone.

A feeling of cold dread!

This scene happened suddenly.

Everyone who looked on gasped in unison.

Many of the younger prodigies were frightened.

"You..."

Zhu Lili's voice choked, and she immediately roared:

"What are you doing!!!"

Splat!

The Seventh-Rank General Star pulled his hand out of the other's chest, clutching a shattered heart.

Boom!

The heart burst apart.

Before him, a young girl with a very beautiful face showed terror, then her breathing stopped, and her corpse fell.

The surroundings were silent.

Zhu Lili's expression changed rapidly in a short time, and a trace of terror instantly appeared in the depths of her eyes.

"I order you all..."

She was just saying.

Boom!

A blade light suddenly appeared; the body of the Seventh-Rank General Star holding the heart instantly stiffened, and then a blade mark appeared from his head, continuing down to his lower body.

His body had been slashed in two.

The person who struck was none other than Can Changli.

"Damned animal."

Can Changli's eyes were indifferent as he wiped his blood-stained long blade with his sleeve:

"The Military Martial Guard of Qinzhou is just a joke; why should we care? Those who should be killed, just kill them."

Can Changli's expression was indifferent.

Beside him, Jiang Yuan, ranked fifth on the College Entrance Exam Heaven's Pride List, had turned pale at this moment.

He looked toward Yu Changsheng in the distance as if seeking help.

But immediately after, Jiang Yuan gritted his teeth.

Yu Changsheng was still sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, condensing a Dao-Slaying Seed.

On the other side.

Zhang Luobai of the Martial Suppression Division clearly had not expected this to happen, yet he had no intention of intervening.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Yuan let out a low growl.

That idiot Can Changli, now this whole thing is going to explode.

Sure enough.

After a brief silence.

"Can Changli!!!"

"Aristocratic Family Alliance, you are courting death!"

"Audacious and reckless, audacious and reckless, kill!!!"

Sounds of furious rage rang out one after another.

The intense sounds of slaughter seemed to want to suppress and kill everything, gathering together to form something like a sea of blood.

"Stop!"

Zhu Lili growled:

"Stop!"

If the Martial Guard and the Aristocratic Family Alliance were to start killing each other, it would be a complete disaster.

It could mean the deaths of a thousand, or several thousand, Heaven's Prides.

Clearly, if they just waited a while, the spatial restrictions of the assessment space would dissipate.

By then, with Zong Heng handling it, everything would be clear.

But at this moment, no one was paying any attention to Zhu Lili.

The vast majority of people had bloodshot eyes; a tragic battle of Heaven's Prides was about to erupt right here.

"Zhang Luobai!" Zhu Lili's face turned deathly pale as she looked into the distance.

She carried a look of supplication.

At this moment, if there was anyone who could control all of this.

It could only be Zhang Luobai.

First on the College Entrance Exam Heaven's Pride List, son of Zhang Ting, grand-disciple of Lu Xunyang.

In the high sky in the distance.

Zhang Luobai stood up, but two hands were gripping his shoulders.

Qiu Changji and Shi Ziqin.

A look of intense struggle appeared in Zhang Luobai's eyes, and he actually did not look at Zhu Lili again.

"It's over!"

Zhu Lili mourned in her heart.

Outside the assessment space.

The expression of the Martial Suppression Division Chief, Zhang Ting, also became extremely grave.

He also had not expected a small incident of fighting and killing to become uncontrollable.

At this moment, looking at his son Zhang Luobai through the spatial barrier, Zhang Ting's eyes could not hide his disappointment.

"Zhang Ting!!!" Zong Heng roared out.

Zhang Luobai actually didn't care!

He actually let the conflict between the Martial Guard and the Aristocratic Family Alliance erupt.

Damn it!

He was incomparably furious.

To the side, Shen Yiwei frowned tightly, but his gaze was fixed upon that figure in black robes.

Boom!

Inside the assessment space.

A cyan flame suddenly rose, surging toward Zhu Lili's side.

"Kill!!!"

A low roar sounded.

A Sixth-Rank General Star roared instantly, holding a sword as he flew toward that cyan light.

Zhu Lili gritted her teeth, a blood-colored gale erupting from her entire body as she prepared to charge.

She was burning with anxiety, but at this moment, she had no other way.

Only, there was despair in the depths of her eyes.

It's over.

Yet, it was also at this time.

Zhu Lili's body paused, and she looked over in astonishment.

Over there.

Bang!

A hand suddenly covered the head of that Sixth-Rank General Star.

"Kill!!!"

The Sixth-Rank General Star was still roaring, the sound sharp enough to tear everything apart.

But it was this very hand placed upon his head that halted his movements.

Boom!

On the other side, a green light containing terrifying energy struck.

The person's other hand reached out and blocked it!

Immediately following.

One hand grabbed the green light, five fingers closed together, and crushed it!

Boom!

The light flame exploded!

At this moment, everyone's expression trembled as they looked toward the center of the explosion.

"Move aside!"

The Sixth-Rank General Star, who was about to charge and kill, roared out, incomparably furious.

He looked toward the figure blocking him, only to see a pair of eyes as pitch-black and cold as ebony.

"You are still..."

Chen Yan spoke.

Boom!

A leg kicked out, sending that Sixth-Rank General Star flying with a single kick.

A massive force vibrated; the Sixth-Rank General Star's body retreated explosively like a falling star, with rings of air waves spreading out from his trajectory of retreat.

"Go wash up and go to sleep."

After Chen Yan finished speaking, he looked toward the direction of the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

Silence.

The battle that was just about to erupt stopped because of one person's appearance.

The troops from both sides who were about to charge and kill suddenly paused, looking on in astonishment.

"Chen... Chen Yan."

Beside Chen Yan, a voice as crisp as a silver bell suddenly rang out.

A girl wearing twin tails appeared, no one knew when, her pair of bright, watery eyes looking at Chen Yan:

"I... I will accompany you."

Chen Yan's brows furrowed slightly, then his gaze softened:

"No need."

San Jin was stunned, her pair of eyes meeting Chen Yan's, then she nodded and vanished.

Chen Yan was astonished.

Such fast speed.

Yet it was also at this moment.

"Chen Yan!"

"It's Chen Yan!"

"Kill him!!!"

Someone roared out.

Zhu Lili's expression trembled; she was just about to speak, but then her pupils suddenly constricted.

Boom!

Golden light!

Between the two sides, golden light flames suddenly erupted from the body of the youth standing in the void.

"Who dares to kill me?"

A cold voice rang out.

Chen Yan looked around at his surroundings.

At this moment, not a single person spoke.

Sss, sss, sss!

Golden light surged!

A majestic and resplendent power gushed and erupted from within Chen Yan's body.

He stepped through the void, walking toward the Aristocratic Family Alliance:

"I have entered the Dao for less than five months, yet I am already a Fifth-Rank General Star."

Chen Yan's expression was calm:

"My aptitude is fourth in Qinzhou, my courage is first in Great Xia!"

He stated the facts:

"Who dares to kill me?"

He looked around, meeting pair after pair of eyes.

At this moment, those eyes wrapped in golden light were as brilliant as two great suns.

Just by sweeping his gaze across, no one dared to meet that cold and intense light from his pupils.

Behind Chen Yan, Zhu Lili looked dazed, unable to understand what Chen Yan was trying to do at this moment.

She had questions.

Why was it Chen Yan?

This name, she had only heard it a short while ago.

Yet today, it appeared again and again, ringing out time after time.

Now, Chen Yan stood before her.

Clearly, she could not handle this matter, so what right did Chen Yan have to?

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The golden light on Chen Yan's body became even more brilliant!

The surging power broke free from all restraints at this moment, erupting like a burst dam.

It swirled and danced around Chen Yan, weaving into a dazzling and sacred cocoon of light.

"I, Chen Yan, walk the Path of Heaven-Patrolling, Heaven-Patrolling into the subtle, Heaven-Patrolling Ultimate Path into the subtle."

As he spoke, he arrived before Jiang Yuan of the Aristocratic Family Alliance:

"I am right here; are your heads still hot?"

He asked.

At this moment, no one dared to make a sound.

Indeed.

Chen Yan had frightened them.

To have such a level of strength only months after entering the Dao was exceptionally outstanding throughout the entire Great Xia.

Who dared to kill him?

If they killed him, their own family would be finished.

Jiang Yuan's expression was blank; his facial muscles twitched as he turned his head.

"So, even if I kill someone right in front of you, what can you do about it?"

The cold voice rang out once more.

Jiang Yuan started, looking over abruptly.

He saw the golden light beside him suddenly surge.

It grabbed hold of Can Changli, who was standing next to him.

Boom!

Chen Yan clenched his fists, rolling strength surged out, and the power within his body increased continuously.

【Heaven-Patrolling】, activate!

【Heaven-Patrolling Ultimate Path】, activate!

Word Realm, activate!

"Chen Yan!"

Can Changli's pupils constricted, and he slashed his long saber at Chen Yan.

He was the twenty-first on the Heaven's Pride Ranking.

No matter how brilliant Chen Yan was, he was no match for him.

Boom!

The blade collided with the fist, and the immense force carried by the latter poured into Can Changli's arm along the blade, causing Can Changli's body to tremble.

At this moment, he was unable to withstand this power at all.

His body went stiff for an instant, which became the perfect opportunity for Chen Yan to continue his assault.

Boom!

Chen Yan's right hand formed a blade and thrust out violently, striking Can Changli's neck.

"Cough!" Can Changli tasted blood in his throat and was about to strike again.

Boom!

Chen Yan pointed two fingers of his left hand, the 【Heaven-Patrolling Ultimate Path】 erupted with super-strong force, striking his right arm.

Immediately following.

Boom!

The left arm.

Boom!

The left rib!

Boom!

The right rib!

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

As the 【Heaven-Patrolling Ultimate Path】 was unleashed, Chen Yan's moves were seamless, with 【Heaven-Patrolling】 and 【Heaven-Patrolling Ultimate Path】 complementing each other to erupt with maximum power.

Blow after blow erupted upon Can Changli's body.

The people around were incredibly astonished and retreated repeatedly; at this moment, no one dared to step forward.

Chen Yan was actually able to suppress Can Changli!

That was Can Changli, twenty-first on the Heaven's Pride Ranking!!!

"Jiang Yuan!"

Can Changli was in extreme pain, swinging his blade continuously, yet he was constantly blocked by Chen Yan.

Blood holes erupted all over his body, looking incomparably hideous.

He gritted his teeth tightly, the blue veins on his face bulging one by one.

"Ahhhhh!"

He roared out loud.

Boom!

A hand slammed into his chest in an instant.

Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack!!!

A series of bone-cracking sounds rang out, and the clothes and skin on Can Changli's body began to twist and knot together, centered on that palm strike.

Until finally, it became a lump.

Blood sprayed out.