Chapter 303: The Wrath of the Military Martial, Chaos in Xiaoyang!

Chen Yan's eyes were like torches, and the killing intent in his heart erupted.

Shen Yiwai had not told him about the struggle between himself and Zhang Ting, but Chen Yan was not deaf.

There were many things he knew.

Now, he understood one problem.

It was precisely because of these power struggles that this world had worsened even further.

It was what allowed more Zhou Lu to appear, and more Chen Changyuan to appear.

His heart was filled with anger; he had not participated in these power struggles, yet this mediating struggle was like a giant vortex swallowing him whole.

In the distant sky, Shi Ziqin never appeared.

But with her mind shaken, was Chen Yan speaking to her?

She did not want to dwell on it, but there was a trace of conflict in her heart.

She was indeed obstructing Chen Yan, but she did not want to make an enemy of him directly.

Therefore, the things she did were all in the shadows.

But this Fushan General Star was intelligent to the point of frightening her.

"Hmph!"

Shi Ziqin let out a low hum; regardless of whether Chen Yan discovered it or not, this time for the college entrance exam, Chen Yan had lost his eligibility.

With so many Ancient God Beasts, how was Chen Yan going to handle them?

Moreover, the biggest problem was...

The Snow Wife was about to appear.

All around, people were watching, all of them shocked.

"Should we go help Chen Yan?"

The one speaking was a prodigy of the Martial Suppression Division.

But just after he finished speaking, no one opened their mouth; some were extremely conflicted, but still shook their heads.

They were few and weak; what would happen if they went?

They might not be able to help Chen Yan, and would instead invite the disgust of the other prodigies of their sect.

Everyone wanted the Martial Suppression Division and the Military Martial Guard to return to how they used to be, but everyone knew it was no longer possible.

This was the wheel of the era; everyone could only follow the era, and going against it would only lead to being crushed alive.

Someone watched for a long time, then still shook their head and walked toward the wooden house.

The sky was about to turn dark, and the Snow Wife was coming.

…………

Ninety kilometers away.

"Damn it!"

A low curse rang out; Shang Yunwu smashed the physical body of a giant wolf with one punch, his whole body stained with blood, looking incredibly murderous.

All around, hundreds of Military Martial Guard prodigies were retreating while fighting the ancient beast horde.

Roars were constant, wood chips exploded, and corpses piled up into small hills.

Many.

Too many.

Ancient beasts surged from all directions; some were as large as small hills, others were as dense as a black sea.

The stench and malice were intertwined, incredibly thick.

A three-headed giant bird with purple light radiating from its body swooped down; Shao Hengyang's whole body erupted with purple thunder, colliding with the three-headed giant bird.

"There is definitely a problem; how could it be that only we, the Military Martial Guard, encountered so many ancient beasts!" Shao Hengyang exploded one of the three-headed giant bird's heads with a punch, growling as he looked at Shang Yunwu:

"Martial Rhythm General Star, think of a way!"

Shang Yunwu was incredibly irritable, his whole person constantly smashing in all directions like a human-shaped Ancient God Beast, biting off the neck of an ancient god beast and growling:

"What the hell kind of way do you want me to think of? Didn't I already tell you guys to press the distress button?"

All around, all the Military Martial Guard prodigies had difficult expressions, cursing in their hearts.

Wasn't the distress button only for General Stars to use?

Right now, the only General Star not present here was Chen Yan.

The key was that Chen Yan had the strongest strength, but he was only one person.

And it had been a long time, yet Chen Yan still hadn't come.

Someone couldn't hold on anymore, directly pressed the withdrawal button, and gave a bitter smile:

"Brothers, don't curse me; I can't hold on anymore. If I stay, I'll only be a burden. Let's talk about it at the next college entrance exam."

The crowd was silent, watching him while smashing the wave-like ancient beasts.

Spatial ripples gradually rose on that person's body, but his expression became extremely ugly:

"Damn it, when I get out, I'm going to sue the Martial Suppression Division. Being surrounded and killed by so many ancient beasts today must be Shi Ziqin's doing!"

He looked at the crowd with red eyes:

"It's Shi Ziqin, it's her, the dog-bitch, this is a Beast-Luring Array; I've seen her condense it before!"

The crowd's expressions changed instantly; the person speaking used to be in the same sect as Shi Ziqin and really had the authority to speak.

One by one, the Military Martial Guard prodigies breathed rapidly, incredibly furious.

"The Martial Suppression Division wants the Military Martial Guard to return; are they worthy?"

"Zhang Ting has the ambition of a wolf; it's he who made Qinzhou become this bad!"

"Shi Ziqin, I've remembered her!"

A series of low growls rang out.

Yet the fury of the crowd could not make the ancient beasts in the surroundings retreat.

The ancient beasts were mad, and the people were mad too.

Although they could forfeit, people were still dying.

A giant ape, hundreds of meters tall, stood between heaven and earth; with one stomp, it crushed a Military Guard examinee who had pressed the forfeit button into a pulp of mud.

Many Military Guard prodigies drew thermal weapons; firelight shot out, trees snapped, and flesh and blood splattered.

Boom!

The giant ape slammed down a palm, instantly suppressing a bolt of purple lightning and smashing it into the blood-soaked earth.

"Pfft!"

Shao Hengyang spat out bloody soil, his entire being incomparably violent.

All around, many examinees were like him, fighting as if it were a battle to the death.

The college entrance exam secret realm only happens once a year; this is something that can change one's fate.

Nowadays, the situation is turbulent, and seeing that the waves of a great era are about to change the world, this college entrance exam is even more important for the examinees.

To give up once is to give up a lifetime.

"Shi Ziqin, f*** your mother!"

Someone cursed, incomparably furious.

…………

The thunderstorm had been falling for a long time; today, Xiaoyang City remained shrouded in a stifling fury.

In the morning, someone roared, angrily denouncing the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

The living beings in all four directions were enraged, their emotions stirred, gathering like a sea as if to completely suppress and kill the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

But all this eruption fell into silence because of the appearance of the corpses of Lü Guiwen and Ma Tianyin.

Chen Yan said: "The Aristocratic Family Alliance must be destroyed!"

This sentence was kept in the hearts of the people, transforming into a more powerful force, fermenting wildly.

Everyone understood that Xiaoyang City was about to change.

Perhaps, it would usher in the greatest turning point since Lu Xunyang left.

A change of the sun and moon sparked by one person!

The Martial Suppression Division was silent, the Aristocratic Family Alliance was silent, and the Military Guard did not appear either.

But everyone understood that things were going to change, and the change was closely related to the college entrance exam.

The words of a Third-Rank General Star were once again so heavy, as towering as a mountain.

A Third-Rank General Star naturally has status, equivalent to a Deputy Minister of a Prefecture Martial Suppression Division.

This is an extremely high status, and it is bestowed by the State Sovereign, representing the majesty of Great Xia.

It had always been this way before, but as the times changed, everyone had forgotten.

No one took it too seriously that Zhu Lili was a Third-Rank General Star; they only regarded the Third-Rank General Star as recognition of her natural talent.

But this time it was different.

Chen Yan has the number one courage and the number one will.

Zhao Tian killed over a dozen experts of the Aristocratic Family Alliance for him.

The State Sovereign named him the Mountain-Soothing General Star.

Many elders of the Martial Suppression Division have great expectations for him.

The public generally recognizes him as a future powerhouse who might surpass Lu Xunyang.

Under these titles, the identity of Chen Yan as a collateral branch of the Chen Clan was ignored; even if someone tried to make an issue of it, they would be instantly rebuked by a crowd.

It is clear that neither the Military Guard nor Great Xia would allow Chen Yan to have the slightest connection with the Five-Clan Chen Family.

Lu Xunyang is also a person from the Five-Clan Lu Family, but Lu Xunyang is different.

Chen Yan's will surpasses Lu Xunyang's, so Chen Yan must also be different.

This is the thought of many people.

This thought, after Chen Yan executed Lü Guiwen, was verified and exploded.

Explosive!

The speed of progress is too fast; an invincible prodigy, an ultimate prodigy!

Moreover, he possesses righteousness in his heart!

Many people trembled in their hearts, believing him to be a prodigy who would dominate Qinzhou for over a hundred years.

Of course, some people were not in a good mood.

Chen Xiyuan.

Her complexion was very poor, extremely poor.

Chen Yan performed too well, and she was even a little panicked.

She was afraid she could no longer control him.

Chen Yan was too brilliant and talented; although he had not broken the limit of his realm, he was even more top-tier than Bing Yi.

Such a prodigy in her hands is scorching gold—very precious, but also too hot to handle.

Inside the room, Chen Xiyuan sat on the sofa, her breathing rapid, her posture dignified, like an examinee waiting for a teacher in exhaustion.

With a hum.

Before her, space fluctuated, and a mirror appeared.

Inside the mirror surface, the figure of an old man appeared, wearing black robes, with crane-like hair and a youthful face, his aura profound.

"Grandfather." Chen Xiyuan forced out a smile.

The old man was none other than the Second Elder of the main lineage of the Five Clans Chen Clan, a peerless powerhouse.

The old man looked at Chen Xiyuan and nodded indifferently:

"I summoned you to ask you one thing."

"Please speak, Grandfather." Chen Xiyuan nodded hurriedly.

"Call me Second Elder," the old man said flatly.

Chen Xiyuan's expression tightened:

"Second Elder."

"Mm." The Second Elder nodded:

"You previously reported to the clan that you had already made contact with Chen Yan?"

Chen Xiyuan's heart trembled; she hadn't expected the Second Elder to be looking for her because of Chen Yan.

"Yes."

"Good!" The Second Elder laughed out loud:

"Chen Yan, this child must be recruited back into the clan; many in the clan have rated him as a First-Tier Heaven's Pride!"

Chen Xiyuan nodded, but her heart was incomparably horrified.

First-Tier Heaven's Pride—the evaluation was too high.

Chen Changyuan was also a First-Tier, and the clan valued him highly, but his heart was not with the Five Clans, and he was too arrogant.

"By the way, you didn't antagonize him, did you? Or cause Chen Yan any dissatisfaction?" the Second Elder asked, staring at Chen Xiyuan.

Chen Yan was not a foolish Heaven's Pride; it was best to be sincere when dealing with such a talent.

He knew Chen Xiyuan's personality.

"No... no." Chen Xiyuan spoke, though her heart trembled.

She must never tell the clan about how she used the Malice Crystal to control Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was hers.

He was hers alone!

She wanted to use Chen Yan to soar.

Once she soared, she could bring Chen Yan more.

However, within the mirror surface, the Second Elder suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Chen Xiyuan felt a chill in her heart, her red lips parting:

"Second Elder, Chen Yan..."

She revealed a hint of shyness:

"Chen Yan admires me, he..."

Chen Xiyuan told the Second Elder about how Chen Yan had behaved that night.

A gentle smile appeared on the Second Elder's face, and upon hearing the end, he actually laughed out loud:

"Not bad, not bad!

The Xia Clan wants to poach my Chen Clan's Heaven's Pride, but they are too late, lacking vision and courage.

Only after seeing Chen Yan shine did they give him a Third-Tier General Star, little knowing that my granddaughter had already given Chen Yan better resources.

Hahahaha!!!"

The Second Elder was extremely satisfied, and Chen Xiyuan also revealed a smile.

It was right at this moment.

Outside, a sudden uproar arose.

Chen Xiyuan's gaze shifted slightly; she sensed toward the outside world, then narrowed her eyes.

"What is it?" the Second Elder asked; he had only activated the communication array disk and could not perceive the situation.

Chen Xiyuan frowned and said:

"It is a Heaven's Pride from the Martial Suppression Division who privately used a Beast-Attracting Array, luring a massive amount of Ancient Beasts in the college entrance exam secret realm toward Chen Yan and the Military Martial Guard Heaven's Prides respectively.

They are trying to force Chen Yan and the Military Martial Guards to be eliminated; quite a few Military Martial Guard Heaven's Prides have already been eliminated."

Inside the mirror, the Second Elder raised his brows and chuckled:

"It seems this Zhang Ting is far inferior to Lu Xunyang; the Military Martial Guards and the Martial Suppression Division have actually engaged in infighting to this extent."

"But..." Chen Xiyuan's expression became somewhat unpleasant:

"I gave Chen Yan a mission; he needs to help me find the Youlan in the college entrance exam secret realm."

The Second Elder waved his hand:

"Youlan, Youlan...

No one has obtained the Youlan for so many years; whether it is real or fake is not yet known.

It is fine if Chen Yan is eliminated early; you bring Chen Yan back to the Chen Clan immediately.

The First Elder is still in seclusion; be quick, don't let the First Elder's side snatch him."

Chen Xiyuan's gaze shifted, and she hurriedly bowed.

At the same time.

On the plaza above the college entrance exam leaderboard, a Military Martial Guard Heaven's Pride stood in the rain and shouted in a low voice:

"It must be Shi Ziqin. Why is the Martial Suppression Division targeting my Military Martial Guards like this?"

"My friend is dead, dead!"

"There are Ancient God Beasts on Chen Yan's side too; it must be that Shi Ziqin wants Chen Yan eliminated and is afraid Chen Yan will ask us for help, so they used the Beast-Attracting Array on both sides!"

…………

Low roars resounded one after another.

Dozens of Military Guard prodigies who had been eliminated kept shouting in anger, wanting to blow the matter completely out of proportion.

It was only after they came out that they learned from other eliminated prodigies that Chen Yan had also been besieged by ancient beasts.

In an instant, everything was connected.

It was absolutely not an accident.

The possibility that the culprit was Shi Ziqin was far too high.

A prodigy with a broken leg ran out from a tent beside the plaza, his voice hoarse as he roared:

"Did everyone see that?

This is our Qinzhou, disgusting, trash, accomplishing nothing!"

All around, experts sensed the commotion and arrived.

It was this person again.

This examinee with a broken leg had been cursing all day today, his throat was already hoarse, and now he had appeared again.

Like a madman.

Suddenly, dozens of Military Guard geniuses were all enraged.

They kept shouting in anger.

So what if Lü Guiwen was dead?

They wanted to curse not only the Martial Suppression Department but also the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

All the fury surged out at once, and Xiaoyang City, which had originally been quiet, began to boil again.

Inside the Martial Suppression Department headquarters, Zhang Ting pinched the bridge of his nose:

"Chen Yan……"

He sighed softly; he had not expected that because of one Chen Yan, things would reach such a point.

However, this was also normal.

The world had too many expectations for Lu Xunyang; many people hung portraits of Lu Xunyang in their homes, chanting and praying day and night.

The more they looked forward to Lu Xunyang, the greater the turmoil would be when an existence like Chen Yan, who resembled Lu Xunyang, appeared.

They were too similar.

Even the student surpassing the master.

Many Military Guard prodigies regarded Chen Yan as their leader.

"He hasn't appeared for long, yet he already has the prestige a leader should have."

Zhang Ting said quietly, hearing the insults directed at him by many people in his ears.

His gaze swept over and he saw one person.

Tan Yishi.

This person was Lu Xunyang's adjutant; Chen Yan's prestige being so great was also due to this person fanning the flames in secret.

In the empty office, a mocking man's voice rang out from all directions.

"If they knew that Chen Yan had long been harmed by Chen Xiyuan and was being influenced by the Malice Crystal, how painful they would be."

Zhang Ting did not speak, narrowing his eyes.

According to what the Military Guard prodigies said, Chen Yan would likely appear before long.

And……

"His points are indeed abnormal; he is killing a massive number of ancient beasts."

Zhang Ting looked at the giant leaderboard.

Chen Yan's points had long exceeded one hundred million and were now skyrocketing by the millions.

This actually confirmed what these examinees had said.

Chen Yan was being besieged and killed by a massive sea of ancient beasts, forced into a difficult battle, and now he would likely not last much longer before coming out.

The moment Chen Yan came out, the entire Xiaoyang City would likely explode like a powder keg.

"Troublesome……" Zhang Ting said helplessly.

Why now, why at this time, would such a prodigy appear?

Was it Heaven's will?

He looked out the window, his gaze flickering, his thoughts deep.

In an era of great contention, prodigies emerged in large numbers.

Among the five clans, strange prodigies were born, and in every province, peerless geniuses of shocking talent appeared.

Within the Xia Imperial Clan, just counting those on the surface, there were three who had achieved Limit-Breaking Awakening.

Qinzhou……

Chen Yan, Bing Yi, An Yunan, Zhu Lili, and that San Jin who had suddenly popped up……

They were all divine talents far more stunning than those of the past!

The world was about to fall into chaos.