Chapter 302: My Will Is Looking Down Upon You

Outside the mountain cave.

High above in the sky.

Two figures stood.

The extremely beautiful Shi Ziqin and a youth wearing a red shirt stood there.

"I sensed him go in; he didn't discover me."

Shi Ziqin spoke, narrowing her eyes.

The number of ancient beasts Chen Yan had slaughtered throughout the day was terrifyingly high.

She had never seen anyone who could maintain their combat strength undiminished in a place where the malice was so thick.

Ordinary heaven-gifted geniuses, upon entering the Slaughter Forest, could only go to places with less malice to fight.

Malice could affect a person's mind and combat strength.

Only those with an extremely powerful will could ignore malice to such an extent.

Chen Yan had startled her once again.

"Then, what do we..."

Beside her, the red-clothed youth spoke.

"We won't make a move, but we can make the ancient beasts move." Shi Ziqin spoke, forming seals with her hands.

Golden patterns pulsed from her fingertips, very quickly.

A formation disk containing a profound intent appeared.

The red-clothed youth's gaze trembled:

"This... isn't good, is it?"

"What's not good about it? I'm just calling for him to withdraw from the high-level entrance exam." Shi Ziqin said indifferently, waving one hand, and a clod of soil stained with blood appeared in her palm.

Subsequently, she placed this grain of blood-soil at the center of the formation disk.

Hum, hum, hum!

In an instant, the entire formation disk turned blood-colored, and the dense scripts upon it seemed to suddenly come alive, leaping up.

Immediately following, Shi Ziqin threw it with one hand, and this formation disk instantly expanded, dissipating into the wind.

"One's own blood can also be used by others as a hostile means; I hope this Chen Yan can learn a lesson."

Shi Ziqin chuckled, her hands behind her back.

To the side, the red-clothed youth frowned.

When Chen Yan slaughtered Lü Guiwen, he had also been injured, and blood had dripped onto the ground.

And the formation that Shi Ziqin had cast was called the Beast-Attracting Formation.

A few hours later, the ancient beasts in the nearby Slaughter Forest would all come to kill Chen Yan.

Shi Ziqin wanted to use this move to force Chen Yan to be eliminated.

"If this matter is known by Zong Heng..." the youth spoke, somewhat tongue-tied.

"He won't know; if you don't say anything, how would he know?"

Shi Ziqin said indifferently, then formed seals with her hands, condensing another Beast-Attracting Formation, and took out a jade talisman to imprint the formation onto it.

"What are you doing now?"

The red-clothed youth frowned.

"When Chen Yan is attacked by the ancient beasts, he will certainly press the distress button, and those people from the Military Martial Guard, who are currently grouped up to kill ancient divine beasts, will definitely all come to save Chen Yan."

Shi Ziqin said quietly.

The red-clothed youth narrowed his eyes; Shi Ziqin was too sinister.

Not only did she want Chen Yan to encounter danger here, but she also wanted the Military Martial Guard side to encounter the same danger.

This was to completely eliminate the Military Martial Guard.

"Isn't this going a bit too far? The Military Martial Guard in the past..." the youth was tongue-tied.

"You also know it was in the past!"

Shi Ziqin gave a low shout:

"You men, indecisive, always thinking that not killing is enough, always thinking the Military Martial Guard can still turn back.

Always thinking those old men will still support Chief Zhang!"

Shi Ziqin's gaze turned gloomy:

"The struggle for power has always been a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, always full of deceit and disregard for everything.

What your hesitation will bring is only defeat and death!"

The red-clothed youth stopped speaking and took the jade talisman.

And it was at this very moment.

Below.

Boom!

From the pitch-black cave entrance, suddenly, streams of golden fire snakes gushed out.

The scorching temperature made the space begin to melt in an instant, and the surrounding air, under the roasting of the magma, became distorted and illusory, turbulent like a shimmering haze.

Rumble!

The mountain cave collapsed, melted by the flames into magma, and the pitch-black solid matter upon it surged continuously, being burned away.

A scene like the apocalypse!

The high heat rolled into the high sky, making even Shi Ziqin and the red-clothed youth tremble in their expressions.

"He..." the red-clothed youth shrieked, looking at this scene in disbelief.

"He used a fire-attribute tempering treasure medicine; the grade is definitely not low. He might have used up all the points he accumulated over these two days!"

Shi Ziqin's gaze flickered, and then a trace of a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth:

"Is he courting death?

He is only at the Golden Body Realm; no matter how strong his combat power is, enduring a tempering treasure medicine of this level will still leave him severely injured!"

Shi Ziqin smiled, and gradually the smile turned into pity.

The path of tempering is just like this: to become strong, one must first injure oneself.

Excessive cultivation will cause one to be severely injured.

Chen Yan has gone mad.

He is courting death.

Shi Ziqin even felt there was no need for her to think so much.

Casting a faint glance at where Chen Yan was, Shi Ziqin turned and left.

…………

The blazing sea of fire had a heat sufficient to melt stone and liquefy gold.

The area where Chen Yan was located began to collapse into magma; black smoke rose from his entire body as his physical flesh was destroyed and then regenerated by these waves of fire-tempering energy.

Golden light erupted, enveloping Chen Yan.

Energy from above to below, and from below to above, tempered him.

Within the Saint-Breaking Realm.

Cyan light representing physique energy and orange light representing power energy gushed and surged.

Martial Dao Dharma Image Diagram, open!

Extreme Satin Pattern, appear!

After the initial destruction, Chen Yan's physical flesh welcomed a rebirth.

His physique was strengthening, and the fire energy continuously impacted his flesh from top to bottom.

The sense of blockage in his flesh that he had never felt before now became exceptionally clear; his internal organs became increasingly transparent, and his bones were being reshaped.

On the Saint-Breaking Tree, the first 【Physique】 Saint-Breaking Fruit was born.

One fruit now was equivalent to ten from before!

And the 【Power】 Saint-Breaking Fruit also grew to the one-third stage.

This was a baptism of fire.

Fire is destruction, but it is also rebirth.

Following that, the second 【Physique】 Saint-Breaking Fruit was born.

The third!

Subsequently, the first 【Power】 Saint-Breaking Fruit was born!

This was equivalent to thirty 【Physique】 Saint-Breaking Fruits and ten 【Power】 Saint-Breaking Fruits from before.

But the growth of the Saint-Breaking Fruits had not ended.

Flames erupted from the depths of Chen Yan's pupils.

Break the limit!

Break the limit of the Extreme Forging Realm!

He had the 【Break】 Saint-Breaking Fruit; he could become stronger even more rapidly.

He gritted his teeth, his whole body tensed, and his blood vessels bulged.

Break the limit!

Break the limit!

Break the limit!

Within the Saint-Breaking Realm.

Suddenly, streaks of blue brilliance appeared.

This blue light appeared for the first time; it was clear and brilliant like glaze, entering the Saint-Breaking Tree.

A tiny blue bud sprouted on a branch of the tree.

Boom!

A low hum resonated.

The rules began to change.

Boom!

It was still changing.

On Chen Yan's chest, the one hundred and eighty-sixth Extreme Satin Pattern appeared.

The one hundred and eighty-seventh!

The one hundred and eighty-eighth!

The one hundred and eighty-ninth!

…………

Time passed slowly.

This cultivation session was extremely long.

The sixty hours of the first Time Seed had all been used up by Chen Yan.

Without a second thought, Chen Yan used the second Time Seed!

Boom!

Thud!

The number of Extreme Satin Patterns continues to increase.

Even more obvious is that on the Martial Dao Dharma Image map of Chen Yan's Unity Realm, the second county, Yiqian County, has completely manifested!

His own physical tempering combat power is more than twice as strong as when he entered the college entrance examination secret realm!

Four 【Strength】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits!

Twelve 【Body】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits!

This is equivalent to forty 【Strength】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits and one hundred and twenty 【Body】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits from before!

The harvest this time is incomparably huge.

Chen Yan looks at his chest.

The one hundred and ninety-third Extreme Satin Pattern appears!

The flames gradually disappear; Chen Yan's physical body is as white as unpolished jade, his perception is powerful, and his physical body is powerful!

His entire person is as if he has changed into a new body.

At this moment, the first thought that comes to Chen Yan's mind when thinking of Xue Qi is actually to go and challenge her.

Shaking his head, Chen Yan restrains his thoughts.

Being bold is a good thing, but don't court death.

But regardless, Chen Yan's strength has increased, and entering the stone hall is not entirely courting death.

Chen Yan stands up and touches his face; he is surprised to find he cannot feel any pores.

His physical body is far more delicate than ever before.

"Just now..."

He murmurs; just now, while cultivating, he clearly felt a trace of faint hostility.

Someone discovered him.

Or rather, he has felt that hostility all day long.

It is just that the other party hid extremely well, not letting Chen Yan perceive their location.

In the entire Zhan Tu Village, there are not many who can keep their location hidden from Chen Yan's perception.

By slightly eliminating possibilities, Chen Yan knows who it is.

It is just that Chen Yan did not expect the Martial Suppression Division and the Military Martial Guard to have reached such a state.

In Yunmeng City, the Martial Suppression Division could already no longer govern the Military Martial Guard.

Upon arriving at the Qinzhou provincial capital, Xiaoyang City, this hostile state has not weakened, but instead intensified.

However, Chen Yan no longer feels that hostility coming from Shi Ziqin.

The other party has left.

"Those who obstruct me, those who harm me, are all my enemies."

Chen Yan murmurs, throwing a punch; the force vibrates, scattering the scorched earth and magma in the surroundings, and he flies directly toward the inside of the stone hall.

Soon, he arrives at the stone hall.

Chen Yan walks quietly to the door.

Roar!

A low roar comes from within; this is the roar of Xue Qi.

Chen Yan walks to the stone door engraved with 【No Qi-Blood Martial Artist May Enter】 and rubs the small characters on it with one hand.

He perceives the surroundings; aside from Xue Qi's hostility, there is no one else.

He takes a deep breath and sweeps his gaze into the dark stone hall.

Within the hazy darkness, there is a pair of scarlet eyes staring at him.

The structure inside the stone hall is very simple.

In the vast hall, there is only one stone table, and on the stone table is a recessed groove containing a layer of flowing azure brilliance.

Within this azure radiance, a Black Tortoise crawls slowly, incomparably profound.

And Xue Qi, whose whole body is wrapped in a mass of black Qi, is sitting leaning against the stone table.

Overbearing and peerless, a pair of scarlet eyes concentrate an indescribable violence and hostility.

Chen Yan feels as if a bolt of thunder has passed through his body; the blood inside him is boiling.

His Qi-Blood is actually shaking somewhat uncontrollably.

He did not expect 【Youlan】 to be placed so straightforwardly inside the stone hall.

But it is very clear that to obtain 【Youlan】, one must face this absolute strong enemy, Xue Qi.

Chen Yan takes a deep breath; during the day, Xue Qi existed within the stone hall and did not come out.

Even though Chen Yan has already arrived at the stone hall door, the other party only looks at him fiercely.

But once Chen Yan enters, he fears he will be bombarded and killed by Xue Qi.

Chen Yan takes a deep breath.

The Great Xia Four Blood Arts were dismantled from an extremely powerful Qi-Blood cultivation technique.

Even if he cannot find all of the Four Blood Arts, finding just two would still greatly increase Chen Yan's strength.

Chen Xiyuan and Chen Changyuan's hunger for the Four Blood Arts is exactly what proves this point.

This risk is worth taking!

Chen Yan takes a deep breath.

Boom!

The force within his body erupts, his Qi-Blood boils, the Word Realm opens, and his whole body flows with golden brilliance and icy coldness.

The next instant.

Boom!

Like a bolt of ice-lightning, he rushed into the stone hall in an instant.

Roar!

The moment Chen Yan rushed into the ancient hall, a black light struck like a blade, intending to cleave Chen Yan completely in two.

A massive crisis arrived; in a split second, Chen Yan locked eyes with that pair of scarlet pupils at close range.

Boom!

Chen Yan bent his waist to dodge the strike, his feet stepping onto the void, shattering space as he flew out of the stone hall.

Chen Yan stood outside the stone hall, his body intertwined with chill and golden light, his divine might frigid and sharp.

Inside the stone hall, Xue Qi stood up, rushed to the door frame, and stared at Chen Yan with such ferocity.

But it seemed an invisible membrane blocked him; he did not come out, only watching with extreme violence.

Chen Yan furrowed his brows; he had nearly been severely injured.

It was truly a close call.

Fortunately, he had not burned his bridges from the start; the first rush in was just to see the situation.

However, this time was not without gains.

Just at the moment Xue Qi rushed toward him.

Chen Yan saw that on the ground where Xue Qi had originally been sitting, paved with gray stone, several lines of text were strikingly carved.

This image only appeared for an instant, but it was imprinted in Chen Yan's mind.

Chen Yan began to review that image.

The handwriting was scrawled, but it could still be distinguished.

【The gloomy slash slaughters without measure,

Night falls, tears splash, the heart mourns itself.

Longing to tread the ice river in the stranger's land,

With this body, break the stone, shatter the dream, sink deep.

Still, there is a lone man sitting on the wall,

Hating the parting, my flesh and bones cold within.

- Deceased Xue Qi】

A whole poem, filled entirely with hatred and tears.

Chen Yan looked at Xue Qi and spoke:

"Can you understand what I am saying?"

Roar!

A low roar sounded, and Xue Qi's eyes became even more violent.

"Were you killed by the Village Chief?"

Roar!!!

The roaring sound shook the heavens and earth.

Chen Yan's brows slightly furrowed; Xue Qi's emotions were incomparably chaotic, and he found it difficult to sense them clearly:

"Are you dead or alive, in the end?"

Roar!!!

Chen Yan turned his head, leaving without lingering.

Communication was impossible.

Certain that he could not obtain the 【Youlan】, he would not continue to rely on luck.

He had the courage to face Xue Qi directly, but luck and courage were precisely the most opposite things.

However, this trip to the stone hall was not entirely useless.

At the very least, there were some methods now.

Moreover, the information in this poem was immense.

【Still, there is a lone man sitting on the wall,

Hating the parting, my flesh and bones cold within.】

Hating the parting of flesh and bones...

What did it mean?

Chen Yan's eyes bloomed with cold light.

At this moment, the purple-red sky had already grown somewhat dim, and Chen Yan planned to return to the wooden hut first.

Boom!

Like a golden sun soaring into the sky, Chen Yan broke the sound barrier and escaped into the high heavens.

Time passed slowly.

The sky grew darker and darker.

Knock, knock, knock...

A whistling sound rang out; Chen Yan was surprised, took out the Withdrawal Token, and then his gaze trembled slightly.

On the Withdrawal Token, someone had actually pressed the distress button.

And, not just one.

The map showed that the location of the distress signal was ninety kilometers away from him.

Chen Yan frowned; asking for help at this time was somewhat abnormal.

Because in less than two hours, it would be dark, and the Snow Wife would appear.

But the General Star has the duty of invigilation, a responsibility that is actually a skewing of resources.

Because if a General Star saves an examinee, they receive Dao-Slaughter Points.

Moreover, Dao-Slaughter Points are much more numerous than those from killing Ancient Beasts.

Chen Yan pondered secretly, preparing to charge toward that direction, but he clearly sensed a change in malice.

Hiss!

A green snake, originally lurking within the Slaughter Forest and measuring a full thousand meters in size, suddenly soared into the air, opened its fangs, and lunged at Chen Yan to kill him.

Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss!

Just as this green snake attacked, from all directions, dense masses of giant green snakes spat out malice and erupted with green light, like suddenly constructed green spires, lunging at Chen Yan from all sides.

So many!

Unprecedentedly many!

Filling the mountains and plains, dense and packed.

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes, which erupted with golden light, his entire body's aura blazing and fierce, as he punched out toward his surroundings.

The force of his entire body tilted outward toward his surroundings.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

A series of explosive sounds rang out; one by one, the green snakes were struck by the fist imprints and blasted to pieces.

Bang!

The giant green snake that had been the first to soar up opened its fangs, carrying a foul stench, and its massive snake mouth instantly swallowed Chen Yan.

Hiss, hiss, hiss!

All around, countless green snakes hissed.

The giant green snake that had surged up blocked the sky and sun, resembling a green pillar propping up the heavens, scanning the world with immense majesty.

In the distance.

Inside the Slaughter Forest, some examinees saw this, their faces turning deathly pale.

"Is that Chen Yan?"

"It seems to be Chen Yan; so many Ancient Beasts are trying to kill him."

"This..."

This scene was too terrifying; even from several thousand meters away, it was seen by people.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

The dense masses of green snakes were enough to trigger trypophobia.

The next instant.

Boom!

Countless streaks of golden light tore through the snake's head and burst open; the golden light was brilliant, and a figure like a demon god stood within it, incomparably sacred.

The giant green snake lost all its strength, its body falling like a green river, crashing into the Slaughter Forest, crushing countless of its own kind to death, leaving them a bloody mess.

Chen Yan stood on the purple-red dome, his momentum surging, and a blood-red bamboo beside him rapidly grew its fifth segment.

"It seems..."

Chen Yan murmured, boundless killing intent erupting in his eyes:

"Someone is trying to harm me."

Inside the Slaughter Forest, large groups of giant wolves with fleshy wings arrived, and millions of perverse black ants crawled over in dense masses.

The mountain forest was crushed and broken, and the massive beast horde gathered together, erupting with incomparably terrifying power.

The condensed, violent malice was almost enough to make one suffocate.

High above the sky, Chen Yan was cold and stern.

He pressed his legs slightly and gathered force in his fists.

Facing the massive beast horde coming from all sides, he was like a heavenly god, fearing nothing.

In the distance, inside the Slaughter Forest, the examinees watched, their minds shaken.

If it were an ordinary examinee surrounded by so many Ancient Beasts, they would either be scared to death or submerged.

"It's over!"

"Even if Chen Yan is powerful, he's finished."

"Finished my ass, he still has an Abstention Token."

Everyone said.

Above the distant sky, the Fushan General Star struck out fiercely.

Right under the gaze of everyone, who were incomparably horrified.

Boom, boom, boom!

He swung his fists, his momentum like a thunderbolt.

In an instant, spheres of light shot out like scorching golden flames.

These light spheres were like meteors streaking across the night sky, dazzling and eye-catching, yet containing endless destructive power.

They bombarded the surroundings.

Roar, roar, roar, roar!

In the world all around, countless Ancient Beasts were blasted to death by these light spheres, defeated and shattered into thousands of pieces.

Everyone opened their mouths wide.

Orbs of light crashed into the earth like falling stars, emitting deafening roars.

The earth cracked open, the fissures spreading rapidly like a spiderweb.

Under this powerful impact, trees snapped one after another, accompanied by the constant splashing of the flesh and blood of ancient beasts.

In the distant sky, someone watched.

Shi Ziqin sneered repeatedly, hiding within the void, not appearing.

Then, the young man waved one hand, and blood-red grains flew out, floating behind him.

Ten Dao-Slashing Seeds absorbed the surging, massive Dao-Slashing Points, rapidly growing into Dao-Slashing Bamboo.

Cold light erupted in Shi Ziqin's eyes; at a time like this, Chen Yan was actually still thinking about how to earn points.

Courting death.

The young man carried a scorching sun within him, the molten-gold radiance brilliant and blazing, his eyes scanning the surroundings indifferently.

"Do you not see it?"

An indifferent voice resounded.

Shi Ziqin's body trembled slightly, but the coldness in the depths of her eyes grew even more intense.

Amidst the golden light, the young man's aura grew even more vigorous, as if scorching the sky and burning the earth.

"My will is looking down on you!"