Chapter 268: Exiting Seclusion

Crack!

Blood sprayed.

As this hand plunged into the eye socket of the Blood Sword Saint, when Chen Yan pulled it out, an eyeball along with its nerves was ripped out by him.

Boom!

Chen Yan clenched his single hand, and the eyeball exploded.

Chen Yan stretched his arms, the strength in his whole body flowing smoothly, his movements swift and elegant.

A strange feeling emerged within his mind.

The skill energy of seventeen 【Skill】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits was absorbed by him all at once.

This skill, originating from the martial Dao of the flesh, had completely merged into all of Chen Yan's combat techniques.

At this moment, as Chen Yan struck, his power erupted perfectly, his movements meticulous.

All his past techniques converged and were summarized.

At this moment, Chen Yan's strength achieved a qualitative improvement.

And in one aspect, a martial art technique that had never improved before became even more refined.

The Azure Vault-grade, Grade A external tempering martial art 【Heaven-Patrolling Ultimate Dao】...

God-Entering!

Aside from 【Red Heart Fist】, this was another of Chen Yan's God-Entering skills!

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Next, Chen Yan continued to engage in battle with the Blood Sword Saint.

A wholehearted battle.

The Blood Sword Saint wanted to suppress him with strength.

That was just right.

His will did not fear such things.

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The night was already extremely deep.

One after another, examinees finished their enlightenment and left the examination space.

Until four o'clock in the morning.

Inside the examination space, only the last few people remained.

He Youtong glanced at Chen Yan's sitting figure, frowned slightly, and walked out of the examination space.

Shao Hengyang, Shen Youning, and other New Dragon Guard prodigies saw that Chen Yan was still in enlightenment, and all revealed looks of surprise.

Later on, San Jin also awakened from her enlightenment.

Her own enlightenment had actually ended from the very beginning; she had simply used other means to stay in the illusion for a longer time.

Gradually.

The number of examinees within the examination space became fewer and fewer.

Zhang Luobai finished his enlightenment in second place, obtaining a total of twenty-four Time Seeds.

And Zhu Lili was third, with twenty-one.

When they left, they all stared at Chen Yan for a long time.

Chen Yan was very strange.

After they entered the illusion, Chen Yan had not followed the Blood Sword, and they were unclear about what happened afterward.

"Twenty-seven, is it?"

Yu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, his expression calm.

"In the past, I only had twenty-five Time Seeds."

He did not hide his clumsiness.

Having possessed the body of Yu Changsheng, he was once again accepting the examination of the Time Domain Phoenix, also wanting to see if his Dao heart had ever changed.

It had not changed.

Instead, it was even more firm.

That was quite good.

Yu Changsheng stood up and scanned the vast examination space.

At this moment, there were actually only two people left.

The other person... was Chen Yan.

Yu Changsheng narrowed his eyes; this collateral branch member had always exceeded his expectations.

But this time, the other party had clearly taken the wrong path.

However, even if he had taken the wrong path, Yu Changsheng would not be happy about it.

Everyone here was a junior in his eyes.

He did not care.

The world did not give these people much room to grow; the world belonged to him.

He slowly stood up, looked at Chen Yan quietly, and pondered something.

Afterward, he left.

Time was like flowing water.

Soon, the morning sun rose.

The avatar of the Time Domain Phoenix became illusory.

The entire examination space also began to shrink continuously, until at one moment it vanished within space itself.

Xiaoyang City returned to its former appearance once again.

People came and went, and the traffic flowed like a stream of water and a dragon.

Chen Yan seemed to have disappeared along with the Time Domain Phoenix.

By the second day, talk regarding Chen Yan had also become less and less.

On the street.

"Tell me, has that Chen Yan come out yet?"

"He hasn't come out, has he?"

"He came out, the Time Domain Phoenix is gone."

"I seem to have heard people say he already came out, but he didn't obtain a single Time Seed; he really suffered a huge loss this time."

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Time arrived at the third day.

Inside the exclusive lounge of the General Star faction.

Zhu Lili knocked on Shao Hengyang's door.

"Captain." Shao Hengyang said upon seeing Zhu Lili.

"Mm." Zhu Lili nodded:

"Has Chen Yan come out yet?"

"No." Shao Hengyang said, a look of suspicion appearing in his eyes as well.

What is Chen Yan doing?

Why hasn't he come out yet?

Based on his experience, it is possible Chen Yan is earning opportunities.

No!

That is definitely not it.

If that were the case, he would be very jealous.

"He still hasn't come out?" Zhu Lili frowned:

"He wouldn't have gotten stuck inside the Time Domain Phoenix, would he?"

Shao Hengyang was startled:

"Is that possible?"

"I don't know." Zhu Lili shook her head:

"Chen Yan didn't obtain a single Time Seed, and that is the most important treasure of the Time Domain Phoenix."

Shao Hengyang nodded.

Zhu Lili spoke again, somewhat hesitant:

"Chen Yan performed a meritorious service before, so we Generals discussed it and decided to each give Chen Yan one Time Seed as a token of gratitude."

Shao Hengyang was taken aback, and at this moment, a trace of envy appeared in his eyes again.

There are seventeen people in the General Star faction in total; if everyone gives one, that is sixteen, not counting Chen Yan.

That is not a small amount.

"So, you also have to give one." Zhu Lili said.

Shao Hengyang was stunned, then nodded:

"That is only natural."

Zhu Lili nodded, though she felt extremely strange inside.

If Chen Yan does not come out, these Time Seeds cannot be delivered into Chen Yan's hands.

The proposal to give the Time Seeds was actually suggested by her.

On one hand, it was genuine gratitude.

On the other hand, she had ultimately rejected the proposal suggested by Zong Heng to form a team with Chen Yan.

Chen Yan is indeed outstanding, but his strength is not at the very top among the examinees.

She felt guilty.

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Headquarters of the Martial Suppression Division.

"Dad, what is the situation with that Chen Yan?"

Zhang Luobai sat on the sofa and looked toward Zhang Ting.

"I don't know, I haven't encountered it." Zhang Ting shook his head, his eyes also holding some suspicion.

Is it possible that something really went wrong with the Time Domain Phoenix?

He did not think about these things.

Zhang Ting looked at Zhang Luobai and said:

"For this college entrance examination, you must win first place; you have already obtained two Lightning Spirits in succession, and this is the third one—once you obtain it, your strength will greatly increase."

Zhang Luobai nodded:

"Don't worry, Dad, I cannot imagine a situation where first place would be someone else's."

As he spoke, intense confidence appeared in his eyes.

Confidence in himself.

In the previous two college entrance examinations, he was the first in Qinzhou.

This is the third time, and it is also the time when his strength is at its peak.

There is no reason it shouldn't be.

Others have talent, but he is not inferior; his willpower is also in the top two.

"This is good." Zhang Ting spoke, a trace of gratification appearing in his eyes:

"You have taken first place again, which can also reduce the idle gossip within the Martial Suppression Division."

Zhang Luobai frowned.

Some voices within the Martial Suppression Division had appeared again these past few days.

On one hand, it was because Shen Yiwu had entered Xiaoyang City.

On the other hand, it was the appearance of Chen Yan.

He walked the Path of Heaven Patrol, and his courage assessment even broke the record.

Many of the old guard who followed Lu Xunyang were paying extreme attention to Chen Yan.

"Dad, things aren't easy for Uncle Shen, and Chen Yan's appearance is also a good thing." Zhang Luobai spoke.

Zhang Ting looked at Zhang Luobai and didn't speak for a long time.

He just pulled out a cigarette and smoked it gloomily.

"Dad, there's no need; you've been tired these past few years too." Zhang Luobai said sincerely.

Zhang Ting narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Luobai gloomily:

"With that Chen Yan appearing, have you felt any pressure?"

"Pressure?" Zhang Luobai frowned, looking extremely serious at this moment:

"Dad, I am happy.

The Path of Heaven Patrol has a successor; I am very happy!"

Zhang Ting did not speak.

Zhang Luobai looked at Zhang Ting's back, as if he had sensed something, and spoke again:

"Dad, why are you worried about Chen Yan?

He is outstanding, but for him to catch up to and surpass me, he still needs at least two years. By that time, I might be at the peak of the Fifth Rank."

Zhang Luobai stood up:

"Dad, I think we shouldn't be so..."

"Narrow-minded?" Zhang Ting spoke.

Zhang Luobai was speechless, but spoke again:

"Yes!

The strong are all tolerant of others; it is enough that I am stronger than Chen Yan.

Chen Yan is brilliant, and I am happy; I can be his teammate.

In the future, we can even go to the Ancient God Forbidden Land together to find our grandmaster.

Dad, you shouldn't treat Uncle Shen like that either."

Zhang Luobai said this extremely sincerely, almost pouring his heart out.

He knew everything his father had done.

He had always been dissatisfied, and now he wanted to say it.

"Dad?" Zhang Luobai said, but Zhang Ting kept looking out the window.

"You..." Zhang Luobai felt somewhat bitter.

Zhang Ting never looked at him.

Zhang Luobai was disappointed again.

But then, he saw Zhang Ting suddenly reach out a hand and point outside the window.

Zhang Luobai pursed his lips:

"Dad, I..."

"Look." Zhang Ting interrupted Zhang Luobai's voice.

"What am I looking at? Dad, one must look at oneself first when doing things..."

"Look outside." Zhang Ting spoke.

"I won't look!" Zhang Luobai let out a low roar; he had had enough and didn't want to endure it anymore.

The things his father did were simply problematic!

How much dissatisfaction was there internally already?

"Chen Yan has come out." Zhang Ting spoke gloomily.

"Chen Yan, Chen Yan is a genius; if Dad values him, why not go find Shen..." Zhang Luobai said, then suddenly froze.

His expression became extremely strange as he looked out the window.

Over there.

Screech!

A Divine Phoenix shrieked.

The ranking list appeared once more!

A person stood alone in the high heavens, ink-colored robes billowing, looking down upon Xiaoyang.