Chapter 334: Qiu Changji Doubts His Life

Silence.

As Chen Yan punched Qiu Changji into the earth, intense shock surged in the eyes of everyone by the lakeside.

It was even tinged with numbness and bewilderment.

Those with slow minds even thought their own vision had suffered a glitch.

"Fake..."

From the direction of the Martial Suppression Division, a girl looked at the person beside her with a distorted expression:

"It's fake, right? This is Qiu Changji's illusion, right?"

Her voice was trembling, and after her words fell, no one answered.

Is it an illusion?

Not quite sure.

But the possibility that the scene before them was an illusion was truly high.

Because, that is Qiu Changji.

The third-ranked on the Heaven's Pride List, an existence second only to Zhang Luobai and Yu Changsheng; how could he be beaten like this by a fledgling genius with one punch?

The Martial Suppression Division's Heaven's Prides were unwilling to believe it, and even those on the side of the Aristocratic Family Alliance dared not believe it.

It was too absurd.

But the thoughts in everyone's hearts were shattered by a roar filled with fury.

"Chen Yan!!!"

Within the ground, Qiu Changji used all his strength to roar at this moment, layers of sonic attacks spreading out, even tearing the eardrums of some low-grade examinees.

Brilliant golden light spilled from the sunken earth; Qiu Changji shook his body with force, his eyes glaring as he looked at the lean figure standing high in the sky, who was erupting with wild, tyrannical momentum.

Suddenly, Qiu Changji stepped through the air, and a giant bird phantom appeared above his raised fist.

Rolling and surging, over a thousand meters of power ripples spilled from Qiu Changji's body; in an instant, he wanted to blast Chen Yan to pieces.

Qiu Changji's anger surged; he was like a crazed lion.

Being suppressed by Chen Yan like this was something he could not accept.

If not for his momentary carelessness, how could he have been suppressed by Chen Yan?

If not for the fact that he hadn't looked down on Chen Yan at all, how could he have made a mistake?

It wasn't that Chen Yan was strong, but that he had been negligent for a moment.

It must be that!

He circulated 【Heaven Patrol】 and 【Heaven Patrol Extreme Dao】.

As a child, he had been praised by Lu Xunyang as a natural seed for hard-body cultivation.

It was absolutely impossible for anyone else to suppress him with 【Heaven Patrol】!

Absolutely not...

In an instant, Qiu Changji's pupils trembled, his anger vanished, and he became incredulous.

Because, at the very moment he rushed toward Chen Yan.

Chen Yan actually turned his gaze away from him and looked at Jiang Yuan in the distance.

He found it hard to believe, and even a feeling of absurdity surfaced in his heart.

Extreme absurdity.

Even his attack speed slowed down significantly.

In this very instant, light orbs condensed with formation patterns appeared beside Chen Yan.

Nine Saint-Exploding Light Orbs, carrying Seventh-Grade Fist Intent, bombarded toward Qiu Changji.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

A series of firelight exploded in the sky.

The momentum of Qiu Changji's punch was constantly being depleted.

But even so, the force within this punch remained terrifyingly immense.

Just like that, Qiu Changji punched Chen Yan's body.

With a thud.

Like a thunderclap, like the wrath of Heaven.

This punch was solid and immensely powerful, causing Chen Yan's robes to flutter violently as countless forces surged into Chen Yan's body.

Qiu Changji's eyes were indifferent.

Even though he had hit Chen Yan, he couldn't feel happy.

Because Chen Yan had not shown him respect in that moment just now; being distracted during a battle was an insult to him.

Therefore, even if this punch crippled Chen Yan, it would not make him happy.

But immediately after, Qiu Changji's heart skipped a beat.

Chen Yan hadn't been knocked away; this shocked him.

But at the same time he was shocked.

Chen Yan threw a punch.

The speed was faster, the power more fierce, the momentum stronger.

A punch smashed down from above, striking Qiu Changji's head.

Boom!

Qiu Changji plummeted to the ground, ripples of mighty power overturning the earth, soil piling up and cracking into circular gullies.

"Uh..."

A massive force rampaged through Qiu Changji's body, causing waves of excruciating pain in his internal organs.

He opened his mouth wide, his expression becoming dazed.

The punch he had thrown with full confidence hadn't injured Chen Yan at all, and he, having unleashed his greatest combat strength...

... had been suppressed by a single strike from Chen Yan.

He opened his mouth wide, not even caring that dirt kept falling into it.

His thoughts became chaotic, and he found it difficult to pull himself together.

Yet, his ears caught a voice coming from above.

"Chen Yan, you're too cautious; even while taking a direct hit from Qiu Changji, you still have to be wary of me. Am I really that important to you?"

Jiang Yuan's teasing voice rang out from high in the air.

Deep within the earth, Qiu Changji spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

If Chen Yan's attack had caused him physical agony, Jiang Yuan's words caused him immense fury.

How is this possible?

You, Jiang Yuan, are only the fifth-ranked Heaven's Pride; how could Chen Yan value you more than me!

But immediately after, a clear, masculine voice rang out.

"In the face of a true threat, the buzzing of an insect is of no importance."

Chen Yan's voice was extremely indifferent.

Yet to Qiu Changji's ears, it was incredibly grating, even wearing down his spirit and will.

Pfft!

A large mouthful of blood was spat out by him; his body was deeply embedded in the soil, and he was completely stunned.

He wanted to roar, but the moment he tried to stand, he felt a sense of utter shame.

At this moment, all his previous confidence and strength had become a joke.

"Yo, you think too highly of me," Jiang Yuan chuckled, looking at Chen Yan from across the air.

Chen Yan's body glowed with golden radiance; he was very calm, but he was prepared to strike at any moment.

Just as Qiu Changji prepared to strike at Chen Yan, Chen Yan keenly sensed a crisis.

This crisis originated from Jiang Yuan.

This was also the reason why Chen Yan was unwilling to lower his guard, even while taking a punch from Qiu Changji.

He was certain that Jiang Yuan had the ability to severely injure him.

Jiang Yuan, he really is not simple.

The reason Chen Yan had misjudged Qiu Changji's strength before was because both Jiang Yuan and Yu Changsheng gave him a feeling of being unfathomable.

Therefore, Chen Yan had initially concluded that Qiu Changji, who was ranked between the two of them, must also be very strong.

Now it seemed, Chen Yan realized he was dead wrong.

Qiu Changji really wasn't strong enough.

At this moment, everyone present was dumbfounded.

They could not imagine that the one who started with such great momentum, the strongest Qiu Changji, was actually the weakest.

The conversation between Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan indicated that in the battle between the two of them, Qiu Changji was like an insect.

The words that strike the heart most directly are the sharpest blades for cutting through one's spirit.

Everyone looked in unison at the deep hole blasted open by Qiu Changji.

They didn't know what kind of expression Qiu Changji had at this moment, but it must be very ugly.

Jiang Yuan looked at Chen Yan with a smile.

He cursed incessantly in his heart.

Could Chen Yan see through his thoughts?

He asked himself if he had hidden them well.

Yet, time and time again, they were broken by Chen Yan.

Just a moment ago, he had at least three opportunities to severely injure Chen Yan, but every time he prepared to strike.

He discovered that Chen Yan's peripheral vision was always paying attention to him.

Damn?

Jiang Yuan felt somewhat resigned; no wonder his own foolish younger brother cared so much about Chen Yan.

It was only in the battle for the 【Youlan】 that he had won against Chen Yan.

But that was because the rules had placed restrictions on Chen Yan.

The words 【Those without Blood Qi may not enter】 had restricted Chen Yan completely.

Moreover, why did Jiang Yuan feel that the 【Youlan】 he had obtained was a bit fake?

At this moment, Jiang Yuan looked at Chen Yan seriously and said:

"Chen Yan, how about this, I don't want to fight you too fiercely and get myself injured.

Let's just exchange one move; after one move, whoever loses withdraws."

Chen Yan nodded.

The surroundings fell silent.

Now, no matter how unwilling the examinees from the Martial Suppression Division were to believe it.

It was as if someone had forcibly pried open their skulls and poured the correct realization into their brains.

Stiff and scalding.

This realization was that the Qiu Changji they were so proud of was simply not worth mentioning in front of Jiang Yuan and Chen Yan.

They could almost imagine how unsightly Qiu Changji's expression must be right now, having been driven into the earth, and how much he must want to burrow into the deep pit and never come out again.

Jiang Yuan looked at Chen Yan with a smile:

"I'll count to three, and we'll both strike at the same time."

"Fine," Chen Yan said.

Jiang Yuan's eyes were clear as he spoke:

"One..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly raised both hands:

"I surrender." The crowd was stunned, not even able to figure out why.

The examinees on the side of the Aristocratic Family Alliance had their mouths agape.

But then they saw Jiang Yuan say:

"I really can't beat Chen Yan; didn't you all see what Chen Yan did to Qiu Changji just now?"

The crowd was speechless.

Jiang Yuan spoke again:

"I'm only a little stronger than Qiu Changji, but Chen Yan can beat Qiu Changji to a pulp with one hand. Do you really want me to go and fight Chen Yan?"

He waved both his hands:

"I quit!"

Saying this, Jiang Yuan left directly.

His gaze shifted; what he needed to do now was not compete with Chen Yan for the Dao-Slaying Sacred Fruit.

It was to go and see whether that book, *Youlan*, was real or fake.

He felt that he had been played from the very beginning.

If that was the case, Jiang Yuan gritted his teeth.

Damn it!

Jiang Yuan just walked away like that.

Leaving behind a stunned crowd.

The prodigies on the Military Martial Guard side hadn't even reacted yet, feeling somewhat dazed.

Before, they were still the weakest side.

But not long after, the Military Martial Guard became the strongest side.

All the Military Martial examinees looked at Chen Yan, and many of the girls had tears welling up in their eyes.

Powerful and peerless.

Even Qiu Changji was not a match for a single move from Chen Yan.

A single person's strength had turned the tide of the battle.

"Hahahaha, I've long thought Qiu Changji was too pretentious, and as it turns out, he really is a paper tiger."

Shang Yunwu laughed out loud, his entire body erupting with blood-colored light.

Many Military Martial examinees cheered Chen Yan's name, filled with extreme reverence.

By comparison.

The expressions of the examinees from both the Aristocratic Family Alliance and the Military Martial Guard turned ugly.

Their gazes looked with difficulty toward that sacred fruit, which condensed endless Dao-Slaying points.

At this moment, it suddenly felt out of reach.

Even more painful.

Were those Military Martial Guard examinees who had joined both the Aristocratic Family Alliance and the Martial Suppression Division.

A great opportunity had clearly been placed right in front of them.

But they had joined the other factions under the scorn of their companions.

Now, they had ended up with nothing at all.

Covered in wounds, Zhou Tian breathed with extreme difficulty, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Yet, at this very moment.

Whoosh, whoosh...

The sound of figures flying through the air rang out.

It turned out that all the examinees from the Aristocratic Family Alliance were flying toward the direction of the Martial Suppression Division.

"Martial Suppression Division, hold on! With our two sides combined, we can definitely win!"

A low roar resounded.

The one speaking was the seventh-ranked prodigy, Bai Danshan, who was now leading all the examinees of the Aristocratic Family Alliance to join the Martial Suppression Division's camp.

In the direction of the Martial Suppression Division, the thousands of examinees were stunned at first, then immediately showed joy.

That's right.

The combined number of examinees from the Aristocratic Family Alliance and the Martial Suppression Division exceeded ten thousand.

The Military Martial Guard side only had three thousand people.

This was a tug-of-war; no matter how strong Chen Yan was, could one person really make up for a gap of several thousand people?

After they won, although the Dao-Slaying points they received would certainly be less, it was still better than nothing.

Faced with opportunity, both the Aristocratic Family Alliance and the Martial Suppression Division set aside their differences.

They were going to join forces to oppose the Military Martial Guard led by Chen Yan.

At this moment, in the eyes of the tens of thousands of Martial Suppression Division and Aristocratic Family Alliance examinees, Chen Yan had become a great demon king.

To defeat the Great Demon King, one must unite together.

A momentary turning point.

The expressions of the Military Martial Guard side, previously full of joy, instantly turned ugly.

"Those from the Aristocratic Family Alliance, you are all too shameless!"

Shao Hengyang's entire body erupted with wild thunder, and he cursed loudly:

"Chen Yan resolved the crisis between the Aristocratic Family Alliance and the Military Martial Guard in the assessment space; have you all forgotten that?"

His voice fell.

The expressions of those examinees from the Aristocratic Family Alliance all changed in unison.

The crisis within the assessment space was actually quite severe.

Everyone, under the influence of malice, unleashed their combat power and fought crazily.

The number of people who died would not be small.

Many people actually remembered the favor.

But it was also at this moment that Bai Danshan spoke:

"Those from the Military Martial Guard, stop with the moral kidnapping; now is the time to fight for opportunities.

Does just because Chen Yan helped us mean we have to yield everything to you?!"

A cold sneer appeared in Bai Danshan's eyes:

"Besides, if Chen Yan hadn't acted back then, things wouldn't necessarily have reached an irreconcilable point.

Don't make a fuss over past events!"

His voice was resonant, and he didn't care at all about what Chen Yan had done before.

Quite a few examinees from the Aristocratic Family Alliance couldn't bear to listen anymore.

But with the opportunity now before them, who would be willing to give it up?

Most people remained silent and directly joined the side of the Martial Suppression Division.

Chen Yan's expression was calm:

"Indeed, there is no need to discuss past events anymore.

The assessment space and this matter have no direct connection.

You also do not need to lose out on opportunities because of past affairs."

Chen Yan's voice fell, and everyone was stunned.

Bai Danshan frowned, and the hearts of those prodigies from the Aristocratic Family Alliance also felt a sense of relief.

But Chen Yan's magnanimity still made them feel moved.

This was truly not something an ordinary person could achieve.

Based on Chen Yan's strength, in reality, only Chen Yan was qualified to take the 1.5 billion points contained within the Holy Fruit.

If Chen Yan were to truly bring up the matter of the assessment space right now, most people would actually have to think twice.

In their eyes, Chen Yan's weight was actually very significant.

But Chen Yan, at this moment, had actually not done so at all.

While this was surprising, it also evoked emotion.

At the same time.

Thousands of red threads suddenly grew on the Dao-Severing Lock on the side of the Martial Suppression Division, likely having sensed the increase in the number of people.

Bai Danshan laughed out loud:

"Heaven is truly helping us!"

Ten thousand examinees worked together, and the force they unleashed was unimaginable.

The Military Martial Guard side was simply unable to contend with it.

In less than a few minutes, the Dao-Severing Holy Fruit would be pulled to that side.

Billions of Dao-Severing points to be divided among ten thousand people.

Bai Danshan alone could obtain 1.5 billion.

The rest of the people would average over a hundred thousand points each!

No one didn't want to obtain them; this was the great opportunity to change their lives.

Bai Danshan sneered repeatedly.

Defecting to the Martial Suppression Division side was his plan.

Now that Jiang Yuan and Qiu Changji were both absent, he, the seventh-ranked prodigy, had instead become the strongest person on this side.

1.5 billion points!

Red light even appeared in Bai Danshan's eyes.

In the past, he wouldn't have even dared to imagine it, but now Chen Yan had helped him obtain it!

Thank you, Chen Yan.

Bai Danshan's eyes were full of mocking laughter.

The progression of all this was too ironic.

He gave his all, his entire combat power applied to the red threads, his breathing heavy, incomparably crazy.

As for the Military Martial Guard side, all the examinees were still pulling the red threads, but they clearly could not resist the ten thousand people on the other side.

Suddenly, the eyes of many Military Martial examinees were filled with unwillingness.

The hope that had just risen was shattered once again.

"Chen Yan, strike over there!"

A low growl sounded; it was Shao Hengyang, and he was somewhat indignant.

It would be better to just start a war directly.

The Martial Guard is an army, a naturally born combat organization.

Gathered together, they actually have great impact.

In any case, the win rate is higher than playing tug-of-war with the other side here.

"Let's attack!" Shang Yunwu also shouted in a low voice: "Fushan!"

Anger erupted in the eyes of many people.

But when their gazes began to capture Chen Yan, they were all stunned.

"Fushan?"

Shang Yunwu's brows instantly shot up, as if countless electric currents were surging deep in his brain, and he instantly shouted in a low voice:

"Holy shit, you!"

Yet, look.

Boom, boom, boom... boom, boom!

A series of air-burst sounds suddenly rang out from the side where the Martial Suppression Division was located.

Chen Yan, who had originally been concealing his aura, approached as fast as a fighter jet, a golden light flowing rapidly over his body, full of visual impact.

Shang Yunwu felt his scalp tingle as he watched.

Why did Chen Yan charge over alone?