Chapter 332: The Struggle Begins!

The outside world.

"Have you asked Xia Chiyi?"

Inside the Martial Suppression Bureau office, Zhang Ting looked toward the secretary.

"I have asked. Secretary Xia says that the college entrance examination secret realm will absolutely not have any loopholes, and it is impossible for the outside world to interfere with Chen Yan obtaining 2.7 billion Dao-Slaying Points at once."

Zhang Ting nodded, capped his pen, closed the document on the table, set it aside, and said indifferently:

"The Aristocratic Family Alliance is asking about it too?"

"Yes, obtaining 2.7 billion points at once is truly unreasonable; this is practically a Bright Moon-grade precious medicine.

Chen Yan is only at the Third Rank; a Bright Moon-grade precious medicine is enough to double his strength, and there would be no need to continue the college entrance examination."

The secretary spoke, wearing a faint bitter smile.

It was absurd, far too absurd.

If he were Chen Yan, he would withdraw from the college entrance examination secret realm immediately and then absorb that Bright Moon-grade precious medicine in peace under the protection of the Military Martial Guard.

It was highly likely he could enter the Fifth Rank within a few months.

The Fifth Rank—that would make him a true powerhouse.

This was also the thought of most people; Chen Yan had truly made a massive profit.

Bright Moon-grade—even in the eyes of powerhouses like Chen Changyuan and Zhang Ting, this was an immense resource.

Of course, they could never imagine that a single Bright Moon-grade precious medicine had only been enough to forge one hand for Chen Yan's Origin Divine Body of the Qi and Blood path.

Zhang Ting's gaze was calm, yet a strange light flickered in the depths of his eyes:

"I remember very clearly that the maximum number of points one can obtain at once in the college entrance examination secret realm is 1.5 billion.

2.7 billion is simply impossible."

He said no more.

After Chen Yan's points surged by 2.7 billion at once, what it brought to Xiaoyang City was not just shock, but also suspicion.

Especially among some powerhouses of the Aristocratic Family Alliance; if they hadn't lacked the courage, they might have openly questioned the rules of this college entrance examination secret realm.

Chen Yan's strength was indeed very high, but compared to those top geniuses in the top five of the Genius Ranking, he was still lacking.

Everyone could not imagine how Chen Yan had obtained so many Dao-Slaying Points.

To the side, the secretary watched Zhang Ting quietly and spoke:

"Chief, rest assured. Chen Yan's total points are indeed high, but it is not impossible to catch up.

Luo Bai and the others had already discussed a plan before entering the college entrance examination.

There is no need to mention Luo Bai.

Qiu Changji will go to that place.

After obtaining 1.5 billion points, Qiu Changji will go to challenge the tower; the chance of surpassing Chen Yan's total points is still very high."

Zhang Ting's expression was calm, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

…………

The grand and imposing group of the Military Martial Guard returned to the lakeside.

Both the Martial Suppression Bureau and the Military Martial Guard saw Chen Yan at the very front of the Military Martial Guard immediately.

Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes and greeted him with a smile.

On the side of the Martial Suppression Bureau, Qiu Changji kept his eyes closed to rest his mind, as if he had never noticed Chen Yan at all.

Many waiting Military Martial Guard examinees asked what had happened.

But those examinees who had gone to rescue Chen Yan were all tight-lipped and refused to disclose anything.

Even so, someone still discovered the problem.

"Why are there one hundred people missing?"

A Military Martial Guard examinee who had not gone to the rescue spoke with difficulty; he had keenly noticed the missing number of people.

His voice was not loud, but the two parties of the Martial Suppression Bureau and the Military Martial Guard, who were quite far away, still looked over.

Some examinees had looks of astonishment in their eyes and hurriedly said:

"Indeed, some people are missing. I just noticed that fewer people came back."

"Damn, I noticed it too, but I didn't see anyone injured at the time, so I thought it was just my imagination."

"To save one Chen Yan, losing one hundred Fourth-Rankers—is it really worth it?"

"There is no such thing as worth it or not. The Military Martial Guard has too few people, and the strength of the top examinees is not as good as the Martial Suppression Bureau and the Aristocratic Family Alliance. In fact, from the very beginning, there was no chance; they were just background characters."

…………

Discussions rose one after another.

Among the entire group of Military Martial Guard examinees, most did not show any signs of panic.

Some had already come to terms with it.

Others felt that Chen Yan was extraordinary and might have a backup plan.

Some actually never thought their side would win from the very beginning.

On the way back, Chen Yan had already discussed the plan with Shang Yunwu.

At this moment, all they had to do was wait.

With less than a day left until the Dao-Slaying Sacred Fruit matured, Chen Yan took out a Time Seed, created a time barrier to shroud himself, and began to cultivate.

The time barrier would blur the images inside, and the outside world could not see Chen Yan's movements within at all.

Inside the time barrier, Chen Yan took out that Ninth-Grade Fist Intent Stone and began to visualize.

His fist intent had now advanced to the Sixth Grade; when fighting, his Sixth-Grade fist intent could already pose a threat to martial artists in the top ten of the Genius Ranking.

But to truly become a help, he still had to advance to the Seventh Grade.

Aside from practicing fist intent.

Chen Yan also needed to contemplate array formations.

Although his protective markings had already been promoted to Azure Vault-grade Grade A.

But to significantly increase Chen Yan's strength, he had to reach the Morning Star-grade.

Chen Yan took out a cyan-black eyeball.

This was an ancient divine beast's eye containing a Morning Star-grade Grade B array formation.

The Mantis ancient divine beast's eyeball fused with the Azure-Eyed ancient divine beast's eyeball, becoming an eyeball containing a Morning Star-grade Grade C array formation.

Afterwards, Chen Yan fused it with the eyeball of a Fei Yi.

This eyeball was upgraded to Morning Star-grade Grade B.

The whole family is together, you are in me, I am in you, very warm.

Chen Yan was practicing.

However, for this practice session, he did not use many time seeds.

Every time he finished the full duration of a time seed, Chen Yan would continue to meditate in the outside world for one or two hours.

In about a day's time, Chen Yan used five time seeds.

Compared to before, Chen Yan was already extremely frugal.

After all, he now only had eleven time seeds, three enlightenment seeds, and twelve Dao-slashing seeds left.

But in the eyes of outsiders, Chen Yan was truly too extravagant.

After about twenty-one hours, Chen Yan completely finished his practice.

The Dao-slashing Sacred Fruit had ripened.

Just look.

In the center of the lake, the Dao-slashing Sacred Bamboo, which reached straight into the clouds, was like a proud and upright king, overlooking all things in the world.

At the very top of the giant bamboo, that blood-colored sphere of light suspended above the canopy was incomparably brilliant, surging with divine radiance.

Looking down from the top.

The huge lake appeared as a circle.

Above the Dao-slashing Sacred Bamboo in the very center, there were three blood-colored Dao-slashing chains connecting the top of the Dao-slashing Sacred Bamboo to the lakeshore.

Dividing the entire lake evenly into three parts.

One cannot fly above the lake; only when everyone pulls the Dao-slashing Sacred Fruit outside the lake can they go to pick it.

And just as the Dao-slashing Sacred Fruit bloomed with its most brilliant radiance.

Sssss—

From the three Dao-slashing chains connected to the Dao-slashing Sacred Bamboo, thousands of red threads suddenly split off.

These red threads drifted and fell into the hands of the various prodigies.

The battle for the Dao-slashing Sacred Fruit began instantly!

The Martial Suppression Division side took the lead in exerting force.

They were the side with the most people; now everyone was erupting with Qi and blood or tempered combat power, holding onto the red threads in their hands, desperately pulling the Dao-slashing Sacred Bamboo toward their side.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

A series of explosive sounds rang out.

The sky-piercing red giant bamboo was pulled by immense force in an instant, its layered bamboo leaves sweeping across the clouds and sky, causing a series of air-bursting sounds.

The huge canopy of the emerald-covered giant bamboo began to shake, and the entire giant bamboo was pulled into a bend, leaning toward the Martial Suppression Division side.

The Aristocratic Family Alliance side.

All the candidates saw the Dao-slashing Bamboo bending toward the Martial Suppression Division side and instantly grew anxious, each erupting with combat power and pulling tight the red threads in their hands.

"Slow down!"

Jiang Yuan suddenly raised his hand and spoke to the people behind him:

"Let's not participate yet!"

Everyone was suspicious and uncertain, but Jiang Yuan laughed:

"Listen to me, let the Military Martial Guards and the Martial Suppression Division fight it out first!"

Everyone was extremely puzzled, and the eighth-ranked prodigy on the Prodigy Ranking, Bai Danshan, gritted his teeth and said:

"I know you want the snipe and the clam to fight, but what are the Military Martial Guards going to use to fight the Martial Suppression Division!"

Jiang Yuan gave a faint smile:

"Don't underestimate Chen Yan."

A cunning look appeared in his eyes.

The Martial Suppression Division side did indeed have the most people, but most of their members were martial arts high school students, generally at the Third Rank and Second Rank.

These low-rank candidates actually didn't play much of a role in the competition.

Even so, the Martial Suppression Division side was still the strongest in terms of power.

Because of Qiu Changji, who was a top prodigy; one person could influence an entire battle.

Yet Jiang Yuan knew that one must never underestimate Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was definitely not simple.

Just from joining forces with him to deal with Xue Qi, Jiang Yuan knew that Chen Yan's strength was extremely high.

Moreover, he did not believe that Chen Yan would be unmoved by that Dao-slashing Sacred Fruit.

He actually understood Chen Yan a little.

He seems to take risks often, but in fact, he always has a great deal of certainty.

If he had no certainty, Chen Yan would never have chosen to wait here.

Jiang Yuan chuckled; he wanted to see what kind of strength Chen Yan would unleash.

His was almost an open conspiracy.

Many people from both the Martial Suppression Division and the Military Martial Guard could guess Jiang Yuan's intentions.

"Jiang Yuan, you hold him in too high regard."

An indifferent voice rang out, and Qiu Changji's entire body's power surged as he gave a fierce pull.

Whoosh—

The massive Dao-Severing Sacred Bamboo was pulled to a bend of exactly thirty degrees.

Those behind Jiang Yuan were frantic, but Jiang Yuan's eyes remained filled with a smile, intending to sit and watch the tigers fight.

But immediately after, the smile on Jiang Yuan's face gradually vanished.

Because on Chen Yan's side, there was actually no movement at all.

Jiang Yuan furrowed his brows, staring at Chen Yan from far away, and roared:

"Brother, your Dao-Severing Sacred Fruit is about to be gone!"

Dozens of miles away, Chen Yan sat quietly cross-legged, eyes tightly shut, seemingly not caring in the slightest about who the Dao-Severing Sacred Fruit would belong to.

Behind him, Shang Yunwu spoke to all the Military Martial examinees:

"Listen to my commands for everything; no one make a move now!"

Thousands of Military Martial examinees were bewildered or confused, but none of them made a move.

Everyone looked toward Chen Yan one after another.

Everyone knew that Shang Yunwu actually listened to Chen Yan in everything.

What was Chen Yan planning to do?

The strength of the Military Martial Guard side was already the weakest, and now they were even giving up the initiative; their future opportunities would only become fewer and fewer.

What made everyone tremble even more was that, at this moment, not only Chen Yan, but the Aristocratic Family Alliance side was also not participating in the struggle.

This...

Was this to watch helplessly as the Dao-Severing Sacred Bamboo was pulled toward the Martial Suppression Division's side?

Boom, boom, boom!

On the Martial Suppression Division side, the thousands of examinees, seeing that neither the Aristocratic Family Alliance nor the Military Martial Guard were intervening, became even more excited at this moment.

Many laughed out loud, erupting with all their combat power, wanting to pull the Dao-Severing Sacred Fruit to their side in one go.

On the Aristocratic Family Alliance side.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Yuan let out a low shout.

He had not expected Chen Yan to pull this move on him.

You don't fight, and I don't fight; might as well just leave the Dao-Severing Sacred Fruit to Qiu Changji.

But Jiang Yuan still held his breath; although he was anxious inside, he still did not make a move.

He was going all in.

He wanted to test his patience against Chen Yan's.

He did not believe Chen Yan could sit still.

"Jiang Yuan, if we don't make a move, we are going to completely lose the Dao-Severing Sacred Fruit!"

Behind Jiang Yuan, Bai Danshan, seventh on the Heaven's Pride Ranking, gritted his teeth and spoke.

The examinees on the Aristocratic Family Alliance side could also no longer sit still.

"Wait a little longer!"

Jiang Yuan shouted in a low voice.

Bai Danshan gritted his teeth, and the many Aristocratic Family Alliance examinees also held back their breath.

And on the Martial Suppression Division side, they were still exerting force continuously.

Thousands of people worked together, erupting with combat power to pull the Dao-Severing Sacred Bamboo.

The angle to which the Dao-Severing Sacred Bamboo was bent became larger and larger.

As long as they pulled the Dao-Severing Sacred Fruit out of the lake's position, they could go and pluck it.

Thirty-five degrees!

Thirty-six degrees!

Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked toward Chen Yan's side again.

Yet he discovered that Chen Yan's eyes remained closed, extremely calm.

Jiang Yuan sneered.

He did not believe Chen Yan would give up; Chen Yan definitely had a backup plan, and he wanted to see what Chen Yan was going to do.

At the same time.

The Dao-Severing Sacred Bamboo was pulled to forty degrees.

The blood-colored giant bamboo, reaching tens of thousands of meters high, lay across the heavens and earth like a giant bow bent by the combined efforts of the Martial Suppression Division examinees.

The angle of the massive bamboo leaf canopy relative to the ground had become vertical.

The large Dao-Severing Sacred Fruit became within easy reach in the eyes of the Martial Suppression Division examinees.

A smile appeared on the corner of Qiu Changji's mouth; he was determined to obtain that light orb inside the Dao-Severing Sacred Fruit which contained 1.5 billion Dao-Severing points.

It was just that, right now, it was a bit too simple.

He glanced at Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan, and spoke indifferently:

"No matter what schemes you have, in the face of absolute strength,"

"all schemes will become vulnerable."

He circulated the Entering Spirit-level 【Heaven-Patrolling Ultimate Dao】, and blazing golden light overflowed from his body.

Behind him, a golden great sun of infinite radiance manifested.

The great sun was his Martial Dao Dharma Image!

Behind Qiu Changji.

Joy also appeared in the eyes of those military examinees who had joined the side of the Suppress Martial Division.

If they had stayed honestly with the Military Martial Guard side, they would not have had a shred of a chance.

But now, the massive amount of Dao-Slaughter Points was about to be in their hands.

"I told you, listening to me was the right choice."

Zhou Tian looked at the military examinees beside him and spoke:

"For the sake of so-called military glory, giving up the chance to become stronger is very stupid."

The remaining military examinees did not speak, but in their hearts, they did not disagree either.

Because they were about to succeed.

And it was at this very moment.

A young man with a buzz cut came to Zhou Tian's side, wearing a smile, and suddenly threw a punch.

Boom!

This punch did not suppress its power, directly hitting Zhou Tian so that his eyes bulged wide and saliva flowed down.

"You..."

Zhou Tian let out a miserable shriek, looked fiercely at the buzz-cut youth, and roared:

"What are you doing!!!"

The buzz-cut youth sneered, slammed a kick into Zhou Tian's abdomen with purple light surging, and Zhou Tian was kicked flying.

The group of military examinees who had joined the Suppress Martial Division side were instantly stunned, and many were about to shout in rebuke.

Behind that buzz-cut youth, however, several hundred Suppress Martial Division examinees released the red threads in their hands and surrounded these Military Martial Guard examinees.

The buzz-cut youth sneered:

"Since when do we, the Suppress Martial Division, take the benefits, and you, the Military Martial Guard, have the nerve to come and take advantage?"

Hundreds of Suppress Martial Division examinees sneered and instantly charged toward these Military Martial Guard examinees.

In an instant, the faces of these Military Martial Guard examinees turned deathly pale.

"Bastard, we came to help you!!!"

Zhou Tian's face turned deathly pale, and he roared at this moment, never having expected it to be like this.

"Who asked you to help? Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

The buzz-cut youth sneered:

"If you had stayed firmly with the Military Martial Guard, I might have thought more highly of you, but you came over to take advantage, and I truly look down on you."

Zhou Tian opened his mouth wide, and he looked at Qiu Changji at the very front and roared:

"Qiu Changji, are you not going to do anything?!"

He roared with great effort, but Qiu Changji had not glanced at him once from beginning to end.

Zhou Tian was incomparably desperate; how could he not understand now that this was caused by Qiu Changji?

He had been scolded like that by his companions in the Military Martial Guard, all for this one opportunity.

Never did he imagine that Qiu Changji had never intended to give him the opportunity at all.

In an instant, all the military examinees who had come to defect to the Suppress Martial Division were in despair.