Chapter 321: Reuniting the family is what Chen Yan loves to do most

The latest leaderboard rankings quickly spread throughout all the cities of Qinzhou.

Regarding Chen Yan's slow progress in the rankings, some were surprised, while others considered it normal.

It remained this way until that night.

Yu Changsheng's points surged to 450 million.

The speed was extremely fast!

The next day at dawn, Yu Changsheng's points surged to 500 million.

As for Chen Yan, he had risen by less than 10 million.

Xiaoyang City, Family Alliance.

Chen Changyuan sat quietly, his brows furrowed:

"As expected, I am indeed this kind of person."

He murmured; before entering the College Entrance Examination Secret Realm, his split soul already possessed the desire to pursue everything.

After entering the College Entrance Examination Secret Realm, Chen Changyuan lost control over the split soul.

Occupied by the split soul, Yu Changsheng had clearly become even more reckless.

Now that so many points had been obtained, many people must have taken notice.

Regardless of whether it was he, Chen Changyuan, or his own split soul.

Their thoughts belonged to themselves.

They did not wish to be controlled, nor did they wish to be subservient to others.

Even if the person controlling him was himself, it would not do.

A person's life requires the pursuit of everything.

Thinking of this, the killing intent in Chen Changyuan's eyes grew more intense:

"Fortunately, I made every preparation."

Through the massive glass window, he looked at the giant College Entrance Examination leaderboard, his gaze locked onto Chen Yan's name.

"You have disappointed me somewhat."

…………

Roar!

A shrill, roaring sound resounded.

The Ancient God-Beast Mantis died before Chen Yan, while Chen Yan himself was also covered in blood, his state miserable.

All around, the group of ancient beasts, like a surging river, saw the death of the fifth-rank Ancient God-Beast and wailed incessantly; as if they had seen the most terrifying thing, they scattered in all directions.

Chen Yan sat cross-legged, gasping for breath.

This battle had lasted for a day and a night, and it was incredibly stimulating.

On the Saint-Breaking Tree, ten 【Technique】 Saint-Breaking Fruits and four 【Array】 Saint-Breaking Fruits had already been born.

Even that blue 【Break】 Saint-Breaking Fruit had grown to about forty percent.

Throughout the entire day of fighting, Chen Yan had not consumed any Saint-Breaking Fruits to enhance himself.

This was precisely to keep himself closer to his limits and to more clearly seek out his own problems.

Now, it was time for the harvest!

Chen Yan began to swallow the Saint-Breaking Fruits one by one.

His entire body radiated a faint glow, filled with Dao essence.

On his body, the pitch-black array patterns began to change, becoming even more profound.

The first change occurred.

The protective patterns upgraded, reaching Azure Vault Grade A!

Following that, the second change was born.

【Heaven Patrol】 reached the Divine level!

【Heaven Patrol】, a breathing technique Chen Yan had learned long ago, had already reached the Micro level.

But it had not reached the Divine level.

Even though 【Heaven Patrol Extreme Dao】 had long since reached the Divine level, 【Heaven Patrol】 had not.

But just after Chen Yan truly understood himself through this battle, 【Heaven Patrol】 reached the Divine level.

Reaching the Divine level meant having studied the martial art to the point of transcending the martial art itself, becoming more suited to oneself, and surpassing perfection.

After 【Heaven Patrol】 reached the Divine level, it could finally be said that this was a breathing technique that truly belonged to Chen Yan.

A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Yan's mouth as he circulated his internal force.

The golden light all over his body was no longer as intense as before, but instead resembled a faint golden stream of light.

The stream of light clung to his body, yet it contained an indescribable, vast internal force.

It felt as if, with a single punch, he could shatter a great mountain.

The changes to the protective patterns and 【Heaven Patrol】 were, in fact, not the most important things.

Chen Yan's understanding of his own techniques was the greatest harvest.

The more he fought, the more problems Chen Yan discovered within himself.

His fighting was not precise enough.

It was too broad and sweeping, always giving the enemy an opportunity to exploit.

This was related to Chen Yan's growth process.

He had focused too much on his own foundations while neglecting combat techniques.

The more rapidly one grows, the more problems will arise.

Chen Yan took a deep breath.

At this moment, noticing the corpse of the Ancient God Beast Mantis before him, he pinched his fingers together and extracted its two black eyes.

Very quickly, under Chen Yan's own eyes, these two black eyes fused together.

Immediately after, Chen Yan took out a cyan eye.

He attempted to bring the cyan eye into contact with the black eyes.

Sss, sss, sss...

The instant the two eyes touched, the contact surface melted like ice being burned, and then they began to fuse.

"They really are family."

Chen Yan murmured, placing the two eyes into an iron box.

The black eyes contained a Morning Star-grade C-tier formation, while the cyan eye was Azure Vault-grade A-tier.

After the fusion, it was likely still Morning Star-grade C-tier.

But that didn't matter.

Letting a family reunite was what Chen Yan liked doing most.

He began to rummage through the corpse of the Ancient God Beast Mantis; what he found most strange was that after this Ancient God Beast died, it did not produce a large amount of Dao-Slaying Points.

Could it be that only killing Ancient Beasts yields them?

Killing Ancient God Beasts does not?

Chen Yan felt a chill in his heart, but still feeling somewhat unwilling, he continued to rummage.

Killing a fifth-rank Ancient God Beast should definitely have rewarded him with over one hundred million points.

This was a Morning Star-grade A-tier precious medicine, after all.

"Killing an Ancient God Beast will definitely yield Dao-Slaying Points; it's just that this one is somewhat peculiar," Xue Qi's voice sounded in Chen Yan's mind.

Chen Yan nodded.

But after rummaging for a long time, Chen Yan's brows furrowed; he had not found any Dao-Slaying Points inside the body of the Ancient God Beast Mantis.

Instead...

Clatter, clatter...

A slender chain, overflowing with scarlet radiance throughout and as transparent as glazed glass, was unearthed by Chen Yan.

"What is this?"

Chen Yan murmured.

Xue Qi did not speak; clearly, Xue Qi did not know either.

A warm sensation was transmitted from the chain, and before Chen Yan could even exert force to grab it, a guiding force emanated from within the chain, and it flew forward with a 'clatter'.

The chain flew, passing over the Dream Abyss like a red tassel, flying over dozens of miles of land.

All the way to the back.

The Dream Abyss became even wider, and stone walls no longer appeared.

A clear lake with a diameter of one hundred miles appeared before Chen Yan, its waves rippling and reflecting the purple-red sky.

And at the very center of this lake, a red pillar of light shot straight into the clouds.

The giant bamboo was majestic, its color bright and dazzling like burning flames, dyeing the surrounding lake water a magnificent color, as if it were a dreamlike realm.

At the top of the giant bamboo, a huge red ball of light floated slowly, overflowing with divine radiance.

Inside it, it was filled to the brim with Dao-Slaying Points.

Chen Yan's eyes flashed; this was the Dao-Slaying Sacred Bamboo!

Within that red ball of light floating above the Dao-Slaying Sacred Bamboo, it likely contained billions of Dao-Slaying Points!

Billions!

Chen Yan's heart was pounding; if he obtained it and then absorbed it.

Would he be able to become directly invincible in the college entrance exam secret realm?

It was also at this moment.

Clatter, clatter...

The red chain floating before Chen Yan suddenly plunged one end into the ground, while the other end flew directly toward the top of the Dao-Slaying Sacred Bamboo.

With a 'clank'.

The chain bound itself directly to the bamboo node at the top of the Dao-Slaying Sacred Bamboo.

Only then did Chen Yan discover that, besides this chain, two other chains were also bound to the Dao-Slaying Sacred Bamboo.

Those other two chains extended to the left and right respectively, piercing into the earth beside the lake.

Just like his own.

Looking along the positions of those two chains, there were several thousand people standing on each side.

They also discovered Chen Yan at the first moment, their expressions varied.

In front of the chain on the left, Jiang Yuan raised his brows slightly, looking somewhat awkward, and waved at Chen Yan.

As for the chain on the right, Qiu Changji stood with his hands behind his back, casting a cold gaze toward Chen Yan.

"Chen Yan!"

"Hahaha, good brother!"

"That's great, Chen Yan also obtained a Dao-Slaying Chain!"

Sounds of loud laughter rang out.

Within the dense forest on all sides, Shao Hengyang, Shang Yunwu, and other military examinees stepped through the air toward him.

A rough count showed there were three or four thousand people.

Among them were quite a few of Chen Yan's acquaintances.

Shen Youning, Li Qingyuan, Xu Di, and others.

As everyone arrived, they all revealed smiles upon seeing Chen Yan.

Chen Yan, however, was still a bit puzzled; he touched the red chain in front of him and asked:

"What is this?"

"This is the Dao-Slaying Lock. Before you arrived, only two people had obtained one," Xu Di spoke up first.

"The Dao-Slaying Sacred Fruit on the Dao-Slaying Sacred Bamboo is about to ripen, and it will erupt with countless points.

At that time, we will need to use the Dao-Slaying Lock to pull the Dao-Slaying Sacred Bamboo; whichever side the Dao-Slaying Sacred Bamboo is pulled toward,

the people on that side will be able to obtain all the benefits."

Chen Yan raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and Shen Youning, standing to the side, said quietly:

"After the Dao-Slaying Sacred Fruit bursts, not only will there be tens of thousands of light orbs containing varying amounts of Dao-Slaying points,

but there will also be one light orb containing 1.5 billion points.

That light orb of 1.5 billion will only be obtained by the owner of a Dao-Slaying Lock—that is, one of you three: yourself, Jiang Yuan, or Qiu Changji."

Chen Yan nodded, quickly understanding the rules.

After the Dao-Slaying Sacred Fruit is born, the examinees of each side must help their own side pull the Dao-Slaying Lock to drag the Dao-Slaying Sacred Bamboo toward their side.

Once it can be pulled over, everyone will benefit.

And the holder of the chain will receive the greatest benefit.

That is, the light orb within the Dao-Slaying Sacred Fruit containing 1.5 billion Dao-Slaying points.

1.5 billion Dao-Slaying points!

Chen Yan was stunned; this reward was a bit too large.

Deep within his mind, however, the voice of Xue Qi rang out:

"Go kill Fei Yi. If I destroy him, you will obtain even more Dao-Slaying points."

Chen Yan nodded.

Indeed, 1.5 billion Dao-Slaying points were certainly important.

But his goal was, first, to go destroy Fei Yi, and second, to find San Jin.

He looked at the people behind him.

They were all Military Martial Guard examinees, numbering about 3,700 or so.

As for the other side, behind Jiang Yuan were about 4,000-plus prodigies from the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

And behind Qiu Changji, there were over 7,000 Martial Suppression Division examinees.

When the Dao-Slaying Sacred Fruit ripens, if one has to rely on everyone's strength to pull the Dao-Slaying Lock,

the probability of success is greater on the Martial Suppression Division's side.

Moreover, Qiu Changji is third on the College Entrance Exam Prodigy Ranking and possesses the greatest strength.

Chen Yan looked at the crowd in silence and was just about to speak when Shang Yunwu laughed out loud:

"Originally, we all planned to go straight to the Seeking Sun Tower. Haha, I didn't expect that we in the Military Martial would also have someone obtain a Dao-Slaying Lock."

These Military Martial people had not joined either Jiang Yuan's or Qiu Changji's side; they had been waiting elsewhere just now, intending to act randomly.

However, not all Military Martial examinees were so unconventional.

On the Martial Suppression Division's side, there were still hundreds of Military Martial Guard examinees.

On Jiang Yuan's side, there were also hundreds.

The reason was that the top prodigies of the Aristocratic Family Alliance included not only Jiang Yuan, who was ranked fifth, but also Bai Danshan, who was ranked seventh.

It was also at this moment.

In the distance, a cold voice rang out.

"Chen Yan, Shi Ziqin had her heart gouged out; does this have anything to do with you?"

The one speaking was Qiu Changji, his eyes icy.

Some examinees who had come from Slaughter-Dao Village had already told Qiu Changji about Shi Ziqin's situation.

They did not know that Shi Ziqin had been killed by Chen Yan, but they did know what had happened within the dice-rolling stage.

Chen Yan looked over indifferently:

"It has nothing to do with me."

He was not lying; Shi Ziqin having her heart gouged out really had nothing to do with him.

If Slaughter-Dao Village wanted to create human bodies capable of cultivating Qi and blood, then they would certainly take internal organs from prodigies.

After all, the more of a prodigy someone was, the faster their cultivation progress would be.

As for the matter of Shi Ziqin being killed by him, Qiu Changji had not asked him.

But to Qiu Changji and the others, Chen Yan's words sounded like something else entirely.

"I knew it was useless to ask him. Even if he were the one who harmed her, he wouldn't dare to admit it."

Anger was contained in Qiu Changji's eyes.

According to what the others said, Chen Yan could allow himself to regain a chance to roll the dice, so it was also possible that he made Shi Ziqin roll the heart side.

The anger in Qiu Changji's eyes receded, turning instead into a look of indifference.

"My Heaven-Patrolling and Heaven-Patrolling Ultimate Dao have both entered the divine realm, and I have mastered a Morning Star-level tempering ultimate technique; to enter the Dharma-Extinction Realm, a single thought is enough.

To destroy him, a single palm strike from me will suffice.

But Luo Bai is right; I do indeed have a bias against him."

He composed his mind and murmured:

"I hope this truly has nothing to do with you; otherwise, no matter what Luo Bai says about me later, I will still strike at you."

He did not strike, and many of the prodigies from the Aristocratic Family Alliance behind him breathed a sigh of relief.

Most people were reasonable and did not want to continue the infighting.

However, after the Aristocratic Family Alliance, someone among the group of Military Martial examinees spoke up:

"Wild Market Military Martial examinees, come over here!"

The person speaking was named Zhou Tian.

On Chen Yan's side.

The group of Military Martial Guards was angered, and Shang Yunwu directly cursed out loud:

"Zhou Tian, you motherfucker, you sold out your teammates and now you want to drag others in? Are you looking for death!"

Over there, Zhou Tian spoke:

"I am not helping the Martial Suppression Division; I just want to call for more Military Martial people to benefit.

Chen Yan will understand too!"

His meaning was very simple: help the strongest side, and when the time comes, pull the Dao-Slaying Sacred Bamboo directly to his side.

At that time, it would have nothing to do with him if Qiu Changji took the lion's share, but the Military Martial Guard prodigies who participated would all have soup to drink.

On Chen Yan's side, the strength was too weak, and there was simply no chance to obtain the Dao-Slaying Sacred Fruit.

Chen Yan did not speak.

Everyone had their own choices.

Moreover, he was going to leave.

He had originally wanted to persuade Shang Yunwu and the others to go to the sides of Qiu Changji and Jiang Yuan.

"I have something to say." Chen Yan spoke:

"I am going to leave for a while."

As his voice fell, the expressions of Shang Yunwu and the others trembled.

"How much time?" Shao Hengyang asked.

Deep in Chen Yan's mind, Xue Qi's voice sounded:

"No need for a day."

Chen Yan pondered for a moment:

"A day and a half."

As his voice fell, Shang Yunwu breathed a sigh of relief:

"That's fine, it's only less than a day and a half; the Dao-Slaying Sacred Fruit will likely only ripen in two days."

Chen Yan nodded.

It was also at this moment.

Within the team, someone stepped out:

"I am going to Qiu Changji's side." The person speaking was named Zhou Yi, who was Zhou Tian's younger brother.

Zhou Yi looked at everyone:

"I am not trying to betray the Military Martial Guards, I just want to speak the facts."

Everyone was silent.

However, in the distance.

Jiang Yuan's laughter came:

"Military Martial folks, listen to a word from me: Chen Yan's strength is very strong and can rival Qiu Changji; do not make a decision too early."

Jiang Yuan laughed heartily, his expression earnest.

Yet in his heart, he was muttering.

He had originally thought that Chen Yan would come to settle scores with him at the first opportunity.

After all, the 【Youlan】 was obtained by him, and Chen Yan was also tricked by him into being entangled by Xue Qi.

Now, Chen Yan had not come to settle scores with him.

Then it seemed that Chen Yan still hadn't discovered that the 【Youlan】 obtained from He Youtong's hands was fake.

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded at Chen Yan to signal.

A pair of eyes narrowed like crescent moons, very kind, with only a sliver of cunning light flowing from within them.

Immediately after, his body stiffened slightly.

Chen Yan was not a fool; he should have understood that poem as well.

Chen Yan not coming to settle scores with him—could it be that he discovered something?

Jiang Yuan smiled, his mind pondering incessantly.

However, his words left the people all around incomparably stunned.

Chen Yan can rival Qiu Changji?