Chapter 310: Good Brother
Time passed slowly.
One by one, Time Seeds were crushed by Chen Yan.
Time barriers appeared one after another, enveloping Chen Yan.
He was cultivating very slowly.
After all, he was severely injured and needed to spend time reshaping his powerful physical body.
Fortunately, the effect of the Time Seeds was powerful.
Chen Yan used seven in a single night.
Seven hours exchanged for four hundred and twenty hours, nearly eighteen days of time.
Within this time, Chen Yan's physical body was reshaped and became even stronger, his flesh filled with divine radiance.
The Morning Star-grade healing spirit medicine not only repaired his physical body but even made his mind feel much more ethereal.
Some accumulated suppressed emotions gradually drifted away from Chen Yan.
Afterward, Chen Yan began to continue his cultivation.
There were ten Morning Star-grade B-tier precious medicines in total: five for the Qi-Blood path, and five for the Horizontal Refining path.
A massive amount of resources!
Chen Yan continued to crush the Time Seeds and began to cultivate.
Time Seeds were what Chen Yan possessed the most, and they were also the greatest guarantee of his own strength.
His cultivation speed was fast, but the one thing he lacked most was time.
The College Entrance Examination Secret Realm had provided Chen Yan with just the extra time he needed.
The Horizontal Refining precious medicines and the Qi-Blood precious medicines were opened simultaneously; in an instant, fragrance overflowed within the time barrier, and various energies continuously filled and converged, forming powerful vortices swirling around Chen Yan.
【Heaven Patrol】, activate!
【Abyss Dive】, activate!
Word Realm, activate!
Chen Yan's entire body was wrapped in energies of various colors, which roared as they touched, containing astonishing wonders.
The pores all over Chen Yan's skin dilated, and he began to breathe in energy.
Faced with such chaotic and massive energy, an ordinary person would never dare to absorb it all at once; their thinking speed would be too slow, and the guidance of physical strength and Qi-Blood would be difficult to manage.
But Chen Yan could; his body trembled, his muscles bulged, and blue veins stood out across his skin. Draped in divine light of various colors, he looked as domineering and peerless as a god or demon.
His body even expanded as if he were stuffed full, his bones surging until he was a giant of three meters.
Chen Yan absorbed frantically; his physical particles continuously expanded, compressed, and absorbed, and his whole being was undergoing astonishing changes, becoming increasingly miraculous.
Within the Saint-Breaking Realm, light of various colors emerged, and the towering giant tree was nourished by the energy, beginning to rapidly grow Saint-Breaking Fruits.
The cultivation time passed extremely quickly.
Crack!
Chen Yan crushed another Time Seed.
He adjusted his physical body, bones, and the state of his five internal organs.
The casting degree of his Golden Body began to skyrocket.
Before he knew it, it had already surged to a fifty percent casting degree.
Chen Yan was at the fifth crossing of the Golden Body, and his physical body's casting capacity was thirty-three times that of an ordinary person.
Moreover, the quality of his Qi-Blood was Azure Vault-grade A-tier, an extremely high quality!
One could imagine the difficulty of Chen Yan's casting.
Yet even with such difficulty, it was still growing rapidly with the help of the massive amount of Qi-Blood precious medicines.
Chen Yan's physical body became more translucent and filled with wonder, as perfect as if carved by heavenly craftsmanship.
Behind Chen Yan, the Dharma Image map of the Unity Realm of the Horizontal Refining path was also changing drastically.
Surrounding Riqian County and Luoshan County, three more county towns slowly manifested and solidified, as if they were a real world.
The Martial Dao Dharma Image map was the embodiment of the degree of physical Horizontal Refining.
At this moment, Chen Yan was undergoing a rebirth.
With massive amounts of energy tempering his body, Chen Yan had no mind to continue breaking limits.
His eyes erupted with golden light, and gusts of wind billowed whenever he opened or closed them.
With such might, a single glance could kill!
Word Realm, erupt!
The speed at which his physical body was strengthening was too fast, almost explosive; if he did not activate the Word Realm, the energy in his body would be chaotic, and Chen Yan would very likely explode directly.
Rumble!
Clusters of fire burst open beside Chen Yan, terrifyingly intense.
Then ice manifested, and bone-chilling cold spread and permeated the air.
On the Saint-Breaking Tree, fruits were born one by one; Chen Yan ignored everything else, cultivating in a frantic, gulping manner!
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
One Time Seed after another was crushed by Chen Yan.
He needed time to completely absorb and nourish the powerful aspects of himself.
His physical body became increasingly ethereal and continuously stronger.
…………
Time passed slowly.
The examinees in the Slaughter Forest gradually left.
After all, all three rounds of the assessment had concluded.
They needed to go elsewhere to search for resources.
But some people chose to stay; after all, slaying Ancient Beasts to earn points was also a powerful opportunity.
On the side of the Military Martial prodigies, Shao Hengyang and Shang Yunwu led their teams away.
They knew that Chen Yan had his own reasons for not forming a group with them.
The Military Martial are wolves, a pack of wolves formed together, so the Military Martial strength is formidable and sacrifices are few.
But Chen Yan is not a wolf king; that Third-Rank General Star has no need to lead a pack of wolves to find food, as the pack would only drag him down.
Shao Hengyang sighed incessantly; he could also be considered a brilliant prodigy.
During the Will assessment, he was still in the top five, shocking Xiaoyang.
In terms of aptitude and courage, he was also in the top ten.
But the distance between him and Chen Yan was still growing ever wider.
"Seeing that he is so much stronger than me, I'm fucking miserable."
Shao Hengyang cursed under his breath, glanced at the wooden huts of Slaughter Village, and led his team away.
Beside him, Shang Yunwu laughed out loud:
"If you find a fortuitous encounter, you won't necessarily be worse than him."
Shao Hengyang pursed his lips:
"You're mocking me!"
Shang Yunwu shrugged:
"Not mocking, a man needs some motivation, otherwise he'll be very decadent, but don't compare yourself to Chen Yan; the number of prodigies I've seen is at least a thousand, if not ten thousand, and Chen Yan's aptitude is actually not the most brilliant.
But his guts are truly fucking strong."
He laughed out loud, and the group of Military Martial prodigies behind him also laughed.
The outside world might value aptitude more, but the Military Martial value guts, even more than they value will.
Everyone laughed and left.
The time grew later.
At three in the afternoon, the Slaughter Forest was already somewhat dim.
Two figures walked through the forest, constantly checking their surroundings.
"Chen Yan must have discovered something!" He Youtong said in a low voice:
"The rabbit that discovered the honey is Xue Qi, and the honey is Youlan; the Youlan is on Xue Qi."
He Youtong struck out with a palm, instantly shattering the brushwood in front of her, and flew at a low altitude, skimming the ground.
Jiang Yuan had been flying by her side the whole time, a faint smile always on his face.
"Jiang Yuan!"
A trace of anger appeared in He Youtong's eyes:
"Stop pretending, it's disgusting!
You'd be better off learning from Chen Yan; you don't know how many girls have secretly fallen for him, you...
Your hypocrisy is too obvious!"
Jiang Yuan shrugged and said indifferently:
"He's more handsome than me."
He Youtong's gaze turned sharp:
"His Excellency ordered the three of us to find the Youlan, are you not going to put in any effort at all?!"
Jiang Yuan laughed:
"I've already told you everything I know, and besides, His Excellency Chen gave the blood of the Four-Blood Technique cultivator to you, not to me."
He Youtong was almost bristling with rage; she had searched for a long time and had not found any news of the 【Youlan】 at all.
Not a single bit!
Jiang Yuan was just like a piece of trash, completely useless.
Chen Yan clearly knew some clues, but Chen Yan was unwilling to share, wanting to take all the credit for himself.
She was very angry.
Just at this moment.
A man's voice suddenly rang out from the two's communication formation disk.
"Where are you?"
This was Chen Yan's voice.
"What do you want?" He Youtong's voice was somewhat cold; she had wanted to get angry, but thinking of last night's events, she held it back.
"I have found the Youlan and need the two of you to assist."
Chen Yan's voice came through again.
He Youtong's body stiffened instantly, wild joy brewing in the depths of her eyes; she almost jumped up.
And Jiang Yuan no longer squinted his eyes, his expression taking on a trace of seriousness.
"You discovered the location of the Youlan?!" He Youtong's voice was somewhat sharp.
"Yes," Chen Yan said:
"Give me a location, and I will take you there."
Time passed slowly.
A boom that broke the sound barrier echoed in the high sky above Slaughter Forest, and a black shadow flickered, carving a long trail of white mist across the sky.
Chen Yan arrived, his four limbs intact, his entire body radiating a faint halo, as full of spirituality as an exiled immortal.
Even though Chen Yan had suppressed it quite a bit, after absorbing the Heaven and Earth Precious Medicine, it still brought about this spirituality.
The Hardened Body path's Unified Dharma Image Diagram successfully manifested five great prefectures.
The Qi and Blood path's accumulation and casting degree reached sixty-seven percent.
【Saint-Breaking Tree (Level 7): 86/500】
In one cultivation session, Chen Yan's strength surged four or five times over.
Now, meeting Xue Qi again, it would never be like last time.
Jiang Yuan and He Youtong watched Chen Yan arrive, and both of their expressions changed slightly.
"Exactly how many points did you obtain? Why do I feel like you consumed more than one Morning Star-level precious medicine?"
Jiang Yuan spoke, carrying suspicion.
Chen Yan's physical body had been shattered at the time; the ninety million points obtained from throwing the dice were likely all used to purchase Morning Star-level healing medicine.
Chen Yan now was not just healed; he had clearly absorbed a great deal of precious medicine and was full of spirituality.
He Youtong's pupils shrank, and she subconsciously turned her head away, not wanting to look at Chen Yan.
Compared to when she first saw Chen Yan, the current Chen Yan gave her a feeling of being invincible.
She exclaimed in her heart.
I have a secret technique to control him!
I have a secret technique to control him!
She whispered continuously; she didn't need to fear Chen Yan, she didn't need to!
But even with this psychological suggestion, it didn't seem to be of much use.
Chen Yan, walking close to her side, was like a massive fog, obscuring her mind.
Incomparably terrifying.
Chen Yan's gaze was tranquil as he looked at the two and said:
"I searched yesterday and discovered Xue Qi's resting place; the Youlan is right there."
His voice rang out, and He Youtong's pupils shrank.
Jiang Yuan, however, gave a sheepish smile:
"I haven't dealt with you; you wouldn't be trying to use Xue Qi to kill me, would you?"
He Youtong's expression turned slightly cold, and she also stared at Chen Yan.
"No," Chen Yan said. "We are teammates. I came to find you both because I cannot deal with Xue Qi alone."
"Then I can't deal with it either!" He Youtong shrieked.
Asking her to go deal with Xue Qi?
Xue Qi could kill her with a single finger!
"You don't need to deal with it. Jiang Yuan and I will entangle Xue Qi, and you go take the Youlan."
Chen Yan laughed softly, his laughter like a spring breeze.
He Youtong froze for a moment and stopped speaking.
Jiang Yuan gave a sheepish laugh and was about to speak, but Chen Yan looked at him and said:
"You are very strong. I find it inconceivable that you are only ranked fifth.
That arrow of yours yesterday could injure Xue Qi."
Chen Yan was not lying; this was true.
Jiang Yuan's strength was questionable; the combat power he unleashed yesterday was definitely not what a fifth-ranked prodigy should have.
Jiang Yuan...
"It wasn't just to save you," Jiang Yuan said with a grin:
"Besides, the four people ranked above me are not simple either."
Chen Yan said no more.
If he had to fight Jiang Yuan now, it wouldn't be a problem.
But there was no need.
This person had devious intentions, but he had indeed helped him.
Moreover, he really did need help this time.
He knew all the clues regarding the 【Youlan】, but these clues were not necessarily correct.
To be precise, these clues were correct, but how to interpret them still required Chen Yan to think.
Jiang Yuan was a decent helper.
The three of them discussed it briefly.
Soon, they arrived before the stone palace gate.
"Only those who are Qi and Blood martial artists may enter..."
He Youtong read the small characters on the stone gate, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.
So that was it!
She had been wondering why Chen Yan wanted to share the information with them.
Now it seemed that Chen Yan simply couldn't enter the stone palace.
Even if Chen Yan found an opportunity while Xue Qi was not in the stone palace, he himself would be unable to enter because he was not a Qi and Blood martial artist.
She almost laughed out loud.
Chen Yan wanted to claim the credit all for himself, but the rules made his chances look incredibly slim.
Jiang Yuan also noticed this line of small text and said nothing.
Inside the stone hall, the scarlet eyes of the Xue Wife stared at the three people outside the hall, extremely irritable and frantic.
Roar!
A terrifying murderous intent spilled out, and He Youtong's face turned deathly pale.
But after the shock, a look of wild joy appeared on her face.
Because she discovered that on the stone table the Xue Wife was leaning against was the 【Youlan】!
He Youtong was incomparably excited; with a wave of one hand, a drop of blood appeared between her fingers.
This blood radiated precious light, filled with miraculous energy, and was incomparably scorching.
It was also at this moment.
From within the blood drop, a low hum suddenly resonated.
Roar!
A phantom of a white tiger, its entire body radiating brilliant light, appeared, looking incomparably excited.
"Youlan!"
He Youtong laughed out loud!
Chen Yan ignored He Youtong and looked at Jiang Yuan:
"There is a method now.
You go in directly, endure the Xue Wife's bombardment, and snatch the Youlan."
Jiang Yuan's eyelids twitched wildly:
"If you want me dead, just say so; why don't you go in yourself?!"
Chen Yan pointed to the words on the stone door.
【Only Qi-Blood martial artists may enter】
Jiang Yuan was helpless and looked at He Youtong:
"Hide further away. When it gets dark and the Xue Wife comes out, Chen Yan and I will engage the Xue Wife, and then you go in to retrieve the Youlan."
He Youtong nodded, a smile appearing in her eyes.
In her heart, she was laughing wildly.
Chen Yan had been busy for a long time, only to end up working for her benefit all along.
If she brought back the 【Youlan】, Chen Xiyuan would definitely give her a great reward!
Jiang Yuan glanced at Chen Yan and then looked at He Youtong:
"Stop smiling; you're almost drooling."
He Youtong glared fiercely at Jiang Yuan, and after discovering that Chen Yan had not been paying attention to her the whole time, she flew away directly.
Time passed slowly.
The purple-red sky became deeper and deeper, and a low pressure weighed down on Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan.
Chen Yan stood before the stone hall like a sword, closing his eyes to rest.
Beside him, Jiang Yuan tried to strike up a conversation several times, but found that Chen Yan had no intention of talking at all.
Roar!
Low roars sounded continuously.
The Xue Wife inside the stone hall sat leaning against the stone table, her pair of eyes becoming increasingly violent.
Until the last wisp of purple broken cloud on the horizon completely lost its radiance.
In an instant.
Boom!
A terrifying wave of force exploded toward Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan.
The two bodies flew out, leaving behind phantoms, the ground where they had originally stood instantly caved in, and the earth split apart.
Jiang Yuan's pupils trembled; while flying, he stared down into the stone hall, and those few lines of poetry instantly entered his eyes.
In a flash, Chen Yan flew toward him, with the Xue Wife following closely behind.
"Damn... damn it!"
Jiang Yuan roared low!
A longbow appeared in his hand; he drew the bow and shot an arrow, and in an instant, a brilliant light shot out, slamming into the Xue Wife.
Roar!
The Xue Wife's anger was maxed out, and she instantly charged toward Jiang Yuan.
Chen Yan made his move, waving his fists, and one after another, light orbs exploded; golden light detonated, and the space shook.
The Xue Wife turned to kill Chen Yan again.
Not far away, Jiang Yuan's pupils trembled, and he drew his bow again; a shadow of galloping thunder appeared on the long arrow, and thunder rumbled.
Boom!
The arrow light was like thunder, arriving like divine punishment.
A trace of a smile appeared on the corner of Jiang Yuan's mouth, but the next moment it turned into horror.
He saw the Xue Wife grab this arrow, and with a low roar, she struck out with a palm directly at Jiang Yuan from a hundred meters away.
Boom!
A huge palm print shattered the space and arrived in an instant; Jiang Yuan's entire body erupted with Qi-Blood to resist.
Boom!
His body trembled violently, and Jiang Yuan was completely stunned by the impact.
Not far away, Chen Yan threw punches again, light orbs blasting out like falling stars, incomparably scorching, as they smashed into Xue Qi.
"Stop fighting..."
Jiang Yuan felt blood welling up in his throat, and at this moment, he let out a low roar:
"Run!!!"
…………
The roar of the great battle echoed through the sky, and waves of violent wind shattered the forest, sending wood chips flying.
He Youtong looked on in horror at the battle moving further and further away from her, her face deathly pale.
"Chen Yan... has he already become that strong?!"
She was incredibly shocked, almost unable to believe what she was seeing.
Two days ago, Chen Yan was still like a chick being hunted by Xue Qi, yet now he already had the power to resist.
And that Jiang Yuan..., is it for real, how is he so strong?!
But she soon shook her head, feeling incredibly excited, and walked toward the stone palace.
【Youlan】 is hers.
Whether it was Chen Yan or Jiang Yuan, they were both creating an opportunity for her.
"Pfft!"
She couldn't help but laugh.
Following that, she stretched out her arms:
"Hahahaha!!!"
…………
"Chen Yan, I can't hold on anymore!"
High in the sky, Jiang Yuan let out a low roar; he was covered in blood, looking incomparably miserable.
His breathing was heavy, his eyes shifting.
But immediately after, a golden light flew over, and Chen Yan grabbed Jiang Yuan directly and flew toward the distance.
"Chen Yan, I'm done for, I'll just forfeit..."
Jiang Yuan shouted in a low voice, while behind him, Xue Qi smashed through the wind and waves, in hot pursuit.
"Alright."
Chen Yan spoke:
"Go ahead and forfeit, I'll hold them off for you for ten seconds."
Jiang Yuan coughed up a mouthful of blood, nodded, then took out a forfeiture token and pressed the forfeiture button.
With a bang.
Jiang Yuan struck Chen Yan's back, his blood energy enveloping Chen Yan:
"You go first, I'll help you stall them for ten seconds at the end!"
The rolling blood energy enveloped Chen Yan, instantly pushing Chen Yan hundreds of meters away.
Roar!
Xue Qi struck toward Jiang Yuan.
A faint smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Jiang Yuan's mouth, and an array disc appeared beside him, with spatial fluctuations spilling out from within the disc.
Immediately after, the array disc transformed, turning into a golden light disc two meters in diameter, standing upright in front of Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan took a step forward, half his body submerged into the array disc.
Roar!
A pitch-black giant hand grabbed over instantly, crushing the array disc, but Jiang Yuan's figure had already disappeared.
A thousand meters away.
Inside a dense forest, Jiang Yuan appeared; he glanced at the black mist and golden light in the sky far away, a faint smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
Following that, he casually crushed the forfeiture token in his hand.
This was not his forfeiture token, but one he had stolen.
He Youtong's forfeiture token.
In the distant sky, Chen Yan had already clashed and fought with Xue Qi.
Jiang Yuan shrugged:
"Good luck."
The smile on the corner of his mouth grew increasingly intense as he softly recited a poem:
"Quietly slaughtering the rebellious without measure..."
While reciting softly, he flew toward the direction of the stone palace.
It was also at this moment.
Boom!!!
In the sky, golden light flickered, and a golden light pierced through the void, flying toward Jiang Yuan's side.
Roar!
Behind the golden light, Xue Qi followed closely.
"Damn it!" Jiang Yuan roared in a low voice:
"Do you have a dog's nose or what!"
He had not expected that even while being hunted, Chen Yan could still sense his presence.
The formation disk he used was a spatial displacement formation disk, capable of instantly displacing a person a thousand meters away.
Originally, Jiang Yuan had felt certain he could shake off Chen Yan and Xue Qi.
But unexpectedly, Chen Yan had brought Xue Qi back again.
"Brother, my withdrawal token is broken!"
Jiang Yuan let out a loud roar, his entire body's Qi and blood erupting:
"I am going to the wooden house now, come back with me!"
"Fine!"
High above in the sky, Chen Yan's body overflowed with golden light as he shouted out loud.
Yet, at this very instant.
Behind Chen Yan, Xue Qi descended like a shroud over the heavens and earth, a giant hand reaching out to grab Chen Yan's neck.
Jiang Yuan's pupils constricted.
Yet, at this very instant.
Boom!
Chen Yan's entire body's golden light became even more brilliant; he was like a great sun, infinitely glorious, burning the heavens and earth, illuminating the world for over ten thousand meters in every direction.
【Void-Breaking - Interspatial Saint Explosion】!
A Morning Star-grade D-tier tempering martial art created by Chen Yan, based on 【Void-Breaking - Saint Explosion】!
Using force to stimulate every cell and meridian of his own flesh and blood, using himself as a Saint Explosion light sphere to display infinite combat power in an instant!
On the ground, Jiang Yuan watched in shock.
What is this!
In this split second, the airborne Chen Yan twisted his body, his entire combat power erupting.
After dodging Xue Qi's lethal grab by turning sideways, he unleashed a kick!
Boom!
The clouds and sky shattered, the resplendent golden light breaking into ten thousand golden specks, like glazed glass.
A mass of black mist was blasted open by this golden light, instantly slamming toward the ground, tearing through the air like a floodgate opening, with countless strands of black mist spreading out.
And within that black mist, a tall figure was suddenly blasted down, like a meteor, slamming toward Jiang Yuan.
"Chen Yan, you motherfucker!!!"
Jiang Yuan roared, his eyelids twitching wildly as he fled into the distance.
Behind him.
Boom, boom, boom...
A series of tremors resounded; the earth shook and cracked, and Xue Qi was deeply embedded into the ground.
Immediately following, she suddenly soared into the air.
Roar!
She stared with extreme fury at Jiang Yuan, who was closest to her.
Jiang Yuan had grievances he could not voice:
"He was the one who knocked you away, go find him!"
He pointed toward the sky, his body trembling; Chen Yan had disappeared at some unknown moment.
Even his aura was gone; it was clear he had fallen into the forest and intentionally hidden his own aura.
Such powerful concealment ability!
"Damn it!"
Jiang Yuan bellowed, wanting to say something more.
But Xue Qi was already killing her way toward him.
ROAR!!!
End of Chapter
