Chapter 267: Will is Indestructible

Time passed slowly.

【First Place Yu Changsheng: 21 seeds】

【Second Place Zhang Luobai: 19 seeds】

【Third Place Zhu Lili: 17 seeds】

【Fourth Place Jiang Yuan: 15 seeds】

【Fifth Place Shao Hengyang: 15 seeds】

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Outside.

Above the massive leaderboard.

The rankings of most examinees were constantly changing.

Yet the names in first and second place had never changed.

A full two hours had passed in the third trial, the battle for Time Seeds.

The sky had turned completely dark.

Within Xiaoyang City, many people had already begun their usual work.

After all, heaven-gifted geniuses are heaven-gifted geniuses, and mortals are mortals; both need their own work.

Inside the examination space.

Many examinees woke up, feeling either moved, disappointed, or unwilling to accept the outcome.

They had been eliminated.

Li Qingyuan was sent out of the examination space by a strange force, and was immediately pulled by another force to high above in the sky.

"Vice Chief Shen," Li Qingyuan saluted.

"Not bad, five Time Seeds; go back and get some good rest," Shen Yiwei said with a smile.

Li Qingyuan nodded, though he still felt some unwillingness in his heart.

"What exactly is going on with Chen Yan?" Zong Heng asked directly from the side.

"Chen Yan?" Li Qingyuan sighed softly:

"I don't know either; Chen Yan never grasped a Time Seed from the very beginning."

He briefly explained Chen Yan's situation.

After he finished speaking, both Shen Yiwei and Zong Heng fell silent together.

"Did you teach him this?" Zong Heng looked at Shen Yiwei with a strange expression.

"I didn't teach him," Shen Yiwei shook his head.

"Then that's strange, who taught him?" Zong Heng was speechless:

"There have been such cases before; someone questioned the will of the Blood Sword Saint and clashed with the Blood Sword Saint for a long time, and was then rewarded with twenty Time Seeds."

Beside them, Li Qingyuan was stunned:

"That's possible?"

He regretted it; if he had known, he would have followed Chen Yan's lead.

"Don't follow him, didn't you see that Chen Yan doesn't have a single Time Seed right now?" Zong Heng said, feeling quite speechless:

"The first person to do this, the Blood Sword Saint thought the other party had personality, and that it was indeed a manifestation of having one's own will in certain aspects.

Giving twenty Time Seeds was just a reward.

But the second time, the third time, when others did the same, the Blood Sword Saint simply made them doubt their lives."

Inside the Time Domain Phoenix, there is only a sliver of the Blood Sword Saint's consciousness.

Consciousness also has a personality.

The first time it sees it, it thinks you are not bad, have personality, and gives a little reward.

If others continue to do so, it will only think you are trying to be opportunistic.

Shen Yiwei let out a long sigh; he also hadn't expected it to be like this.

But he did not believe for a second that Chen Yan would be opportunistic.

As time passed slowly.

Most of the examinees were eliminated and left the examination space.

Matters concerning Chen Yan also spread.

After all, many experts on the outside were quite concerned about Chen Yan.

It was just that they also hadn't expected that Chen Yan's will wasn't weak, but that he had gone in the wrong direction from the start.

"As expected of the first place in the courage trial, he doesn't even care about the Time Seed trial."

"This is called being willful, willful to the point of ending up with nothing."

"A bit too stupid; a person doesn't have many chances at the college entrance exam in their life."

The crowd discussed.

Many people felt Chen Yan's behavior was very bizarre.

…………

Within the dark Saint-Breaking Realm.

The Saint-Breaking Tree stood tall and upright, and upon it, a gnarled branch extended horizontally.

Right at the joints of this branch, a cluster of golden fruits hung down.

Each fruit, containing full skill energy and marked with the character 【Skill】, flashed with golden light.

Having fought the whole time, Chen Yan hadn't eaten a single one.

The goal was to use the weak to battle the strong, constantly comprehending the Blood Sword Saint's attack techniques.

The more he fought, the more the sense of satisfaction from his gains made Chen Yan turn his attention toward the inside of the Saint-Breaking Tree from time to time.

Seventeen 【Technique】 Saint-Breaking Fruits!

Chen Yan had never obtained so many 【Technique】 Saint-Breaking Fruits at once before.

Once these 【Technique】 Saint-Breaking Fruits were consumed, Chen Yan's overall strength would be greatly improved.

Chen Yan also hadn't expected that he would have such a large deficiency in terms of pure physical combat.

The Blood Sword Saint is very strong!

Truly incomparably powerful.

The opponent was completely different from those Chen Yan had fought before.

Chen Yan could not find a single flaw in every bit and piece of the opponent's attacks.

It was too perfect.

This was only the gap in physical techniques; if the opponent were to use other means...

He could destroy Chen Yan with a wave of his hand.

This battle of will had now completely evolved into a lesson on technique.

Above the vast earth.

The Blood Sword Saint's expression was cold, but the surprise in the depths of his eyes grew more intense.

In half a day, this young man named Chen Yan had died at his hands a full thousand times.

He was shocked; he had not seen a single hint of giving up in Chen Yan's eyes.

On the contrary, after each death, this examinee would become even more excited.

This made him somewhat hesitant.

This was a battle of will, but it had been unfair from the very beginning.

The Blood Sword Saint began to ponder: if Chen Yan were him, would he have already given up?

If he would have given up, did that prove...

That this young man named Chen Yan had a stronger will than his own?

Boom!

The Blood Sword Saint thrust a finger into Chen Yan's forehead, and blood spilled out.

His expression was somber.

In terms of will, he had only ever seen one person in all these years who could compete with him.

Lu Xunyang.

The Xia Imperial Clan all believed his will was inferior to Lu Xunyang's.

But he refused to accept it.

What he hated most was that his will, which he was most proud of, was inferior to others.

"Examinee, you are not bad."

The Blood Sword Saint's voice suddenly turned cold and sharp:

"You are truly not bad."

He suddenly attacked, thrusting out a finger.

This finger was very slow; relying purely on the burst from this physical body, it looked very ordinary.

But in Chen Yan's eyes, this finger was actually impossible to dodge.

A perfect finger, perfect technique.

So perfect that the golden light within the Saint-Breaking Realm suddenly grew thin.

This was because Chen Yan could not understand this finger, leading to him failing to comprehend a single shred of technique, which meant the Saint-Breaking Realm could not produce golden light.

Subsequently, Chen Yan died.

Subsequently, Chen Yan was resurrected.

This finger thrust over once again.

Chen Yan died once again.

Inside the great hall.

"Damn it!"

A sound of dissatisfaction rang out, and Xia Hanzhou suddenly looked at the green-skirted woman with cold eyes:

"Go and bring the Blood Sword Saint to me!"

The green-skirted woman's expression was slightly startled; Xia Hanzhou actually valued Chen Yan this much, so she hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"But, the Blood Sword Saint is in seclusion."

"Heh!" Xia Hanzhou shouted coldly:

"Is this the will assessment he created?"

Xia Hanzhou was extremely dissatisfied.

It was called a battle of will, but in reality, this battle of will had been unfair from the very beginning.

The Blood Sword Saint's consciousness avatar itself had combat techniques far superior to Chen Yan's.

The consciousness avatar hadn't displayed any will at all.

This avatar's initial intention was purely to crush Chen Yan with technique, and then make Chen Yan acknowledge his own understanding of will.

How is this any different from coercion and inducement?

Damn!

Xia Hanzhou was furious.

I treat Chen Yan with the utmost courtesy, yet you dare to put on airs as an expert here?

Do you have any idea what kind of status Chen Yan holds?

The Master of Martial Dao.

That is a future powerhouse who created a brand-new Martial Dao!

Fine.

The Blood Sword Saint does not know, and this avatar is merely a sliver of consciousness from the Blood Sword Saint's youth.

But Xia Hanzhou was still extremely angry.

"Find him!" Xia Hanzhou barked again.

The woman in the green dress trembled; King Xiayue was serious.

At this moment, when she looked at the young man in the image again, her expression changed.

This must be King Xiayue's illegitimate son.

"Grandpa Hanzhou, the Blood Sword Saint has been in seclusion for a long time; this time, he might advance to the Eighth Rank upon emerging."

Beside her, Xia Qi also became solemn because of Xia Hanzhou's attitude.

"Eighth Rank?" Xia Hanzhou sneered:

"What use is the Eighth Rank? Can he beat Lu Xunyang?"

Xia Qi gave a bitter smile, inwardly guessing who Chen Yan was to Xia Hanzhou.

"The Blood Sword Saint's personality has always been like this, extremely arrogant; it is almost impossible to make him acknowledge Chen Yan's will."

Xia Qi spoke up.

This is almost a common trait among powerhouses.

Chen Yan, a mere examinee, comes over and tells him, 'I do not submit to your will.'

Would an ordinary powerhouse really engage in a battle of wills with Chen Yan?

They would just slap him away and suppress him instantly.

What is there to talk about regarding a battle of wills?

That is not how things work.

"Will..." Xia Qi murmured.

In the world of martial artists, importance is placed on aptitude, will, and direction; the rise of humanity values courage and strategy.

But all of this is fragile in the face of an absolute gap in strength.

It is unimportant.

Your will may be terrifying, but if I can crush you with a single finger, then your will is a joke.

The most ridiculous thing is that the third trial of this Domain of the Time Phoenix is a test of will.

But the reason Chen Yan failed was because of his strength.

Xia Qi shook his head.

Does this rule need to be changed?

It does not need to be changed.

He watched the image, where Chen Yan was being killed over and over by the Blood Sword Saint's finger, looking exceptionally calm.

If your strength is inferior, you will lose; that is the fact.

"Chen... Chen Yan, stop... stop fighting, it's... it's not... fair."

San Jin's voice rang out.

Surprise appeared in Xia Qi's eyes again; he had noticed long ago that San Jin had gone to Qinzhou.

Why?

"Continue!"

Inside the image, the young man's voice rang out.

"Why... why?" San Jin asked.

Xia Qi's eyes were cold.

He also wanted to see when exactly Chen Yan would give up.

Compared to before, facing the Blood Sword Saint's killing blow, this Chen Yan had not a shred of power to resist.

Why continue to fight?

Is he unwilling to accept it?

Is he angry?

Why?

Above the vast earth, the Chen Yan who had just died was resurrected once more at this moment, and the Blood Sword Saint's finger struck again.

Very fast, very slow, extremely perfect.

Impossible to block.

Within the Saint-Breaking Realm, Chen Yan's phantom emerged, looking at the fruits marked with the character 【Skill】 filling the tree branches.

Originally, he still wanted to continue winning against the strong with his weakness.

If you do it like this, it's no fun.

One by one, the 【Skill】 fruits were consumed.

The instant the finger struck, Chen Yan's body arched slightly.

With a swish.

A trace of astonishment appeared in the eyes of the Blood Sword Saint.

This finger missed.

Immediately following, his finger was grabbed by that young man before he knew it.

"Blood Sword Saint, your will is too weak; let me teach you."

Crack!

The Blood Sword Saint's finger snapped.

Chen Yan formed his left hand into a sword and thrust it toward the Blood Sword Saint's eyes.

Inside the great hall, Xia Hanzhou's gaze froze instantly, and Xia Qi's eyes filled with a look of profound surprise.

"Will is something that cannot be extinguished."