Chapter 374: Rising Dragon!

Chen Qi's state of mind was somewhat off.

As a Great Elder of the Chen Clan, he had experienced a great deal; whenever a major event was about to occur, he would have this feeling in his heart.

But this time, it felt as if he had seen the beginning of a future conflict.

He took a deep breath and looked at Chen Xiyuan, who was startled, to the side:

"I must return to the Chen Clan once."

Chen Xiyuan was stunned; she wanted to ask something, but held back.

Chen Qi's departure was a good thing for her.

Chen Qi sighed inwardly; he had not expected that he would be standing at the center of the storm, which caused a sense of foreboding to rise in his heart.

Especially with the arrival of the Blood Sword Saint, and even Xia Hanzhou might have already arrived.

If this conflict were to involve him...

He narrowed his eyes; he had underestimated that dying Sovereign.

Could this Lightning Strike Treasure Land be a massive trap prepared for the powerhouses of all races?

He had to return to Chen Prefecture to seek a life-saving method from the Clan Head.

Thinking of this, Chen Qi did not intend to remain in Xiaoyang City any longer; he did not like this situation that he could not control.

At the very least, he had to bring back a life-saving treasure.

If anything were to happen to him, it would be a major event for the entire Chen Prefecture!

"Chen Xiyuan, your act of bewitching Chen Yan with the Malice Crystal is, in my view, a bit too childish." Chen Qi spoke indifferently, returning to his previous state.

Chen Xiyuan's face turned deathly pale instantly.

"Everything, Xiao Hu has already told me; you should not continue to pretend."

Chen Qi narrowed his eyes; he had kept Chen Xiyuan, nothing more than to see if that Chen Yan was merely feigning compliance with Chen Xiyuan while having already broken the situation.

Or if Chen Yan had truly been affected by that Malice Crystal.

But at this moment, he did not want to manage these things anymore; he was going to leave temporarily.

"After I leave, you will be the spokesperson for the Chen Clan; Xiao Hu will assist you. Do not harm Chen Yan again."

Subsequently, Chen Qi's figure slowly dissipated.

Outside, high above the sky, Deacon Hu bowed in salute, and Chen Qi's voice transmission unexpectedly rang in his mind.

"Chen Yan has absolutely developed killing intent toward Chen Xiyuan. You tell Chen Yan, if he wants to kill, then let him kill.

What Chen Xiyuan does alone does not represent the Chen Prefecture. I will come again to personally take him back to the Chen Prefecture!"

Deacon Hu's pupils trembled; he had not expected that Chen Qi's purpose in keeping Chen Xiyuan all along was just to let Chen Yan kill her with his own hands.

It was too ruthless!

He hurriedly sent a voice transmission to the departing figure:

"What if Chen Yan hasn't discovered that Chen Xiyuan is secretly harming him?"

Chen Qi, stepping through the clouds, paused slightly and transmitted:

"Then I would be too disappointed."

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Time passed slowly.

The next day.

Around the plaza where the college entrance examination leaderboard was located, the mighty Xiaoyang Military Martial Guards stood in the clouds.

Each and every one of them was incredibly spirited.

Among the common folk, gazes were also cast over, hearts surging with excitement.

Above the clouds, there were even hidden powerhouses watching, discussing among themselves from time to time.

"The Immortal Body, is it true or false?"

"The Chen Clan's fortune is like a dragon; even their collateral branch is so stunning."

"Once this kid comes out, we must perceive him well."

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On the rooftop platform of a skyscraper.

Several figures stood.

Every single one of them possessed an incredibly powerful aura, vast and mighty, like bathing in thin clouds.

There were four in total, all of them Tier 2 General Stars.

Among them, the tall and sturdy Jidao Wu was the most eye-catching; beside him were Li Muyun and Yin Youming, who had come from Jin Prefecture and Tui Prefecture.

The last one was a heroic and spirited woman with a very tall figure.

"I didn't expect that this year's top scorer would actually be a Tier 3 General Star."

The woman spoke; her name was Jiang Miaoxuan. Although she was a woman, her aura was as intense as fire and extremely profound.

Jidao Wu did not speak, but Yin Youming sighed aloud:

"The key is that his total points are a bit too high."

After Yin Youming finished speaking, the group cast their gazes over; Chen Yan's name sat high at the top of the college entrance examination leaderboard.

【First Place Chen Yan: 15.5 Billion】!

Li Muyun sighed softly:

"I really don't know how he managed to get so many points."

He pondered for a long time; the problem actually lay in the Dream Abyss and the Slaughter Forest.

The total Dao-Slaughter points in these two places had never been very high, but Chen Yan seemed to have obtained a massive amount of points starting from the Slaughter Forest.

"But he is still too far away from us," Jidao Wu said, glancing at Li Muyun:

"Why haven't you advanced to the Sixth Rank yet?"

"Soon," Li Muyun smiled.

Several General Stars understood; they had only come to pay their respects to the Immortal Body.

They wanted to see if Chen Yan had truly awakened that legendary constitution.

As for Chen Yan's strength, Chen Yan was progressing extremely fast, but they themselves were Second Rank General Stars, the most top-tier peerless prodigies of Great Xia.

In terms of strength, they could also suppress an entire province.

Chen Yan might be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them in the future, but it was still too early.

It was at this very moment.

A hum sounded.

Above the College Entrance Exam Plaza, spatial fluctuations suddenly appeared.

Dozens of figures appeared on the plaza simultaneously.

These were the examinees who had not left early at the last moment and were directly sent back by the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm.

And at this very instant.

Almost the entire Xiaoyang City saw countless gazes looking toward one of these examinees.

Chen Yan was dressed in black, his sleeves fluttering like surging ink clouds.

His posture was as upright as a pine, his movements elegant and composed.

There was not a shred of aura fluctuation on him, yet the moment he appeared, he was like a brilliant star drawing the attention of all living beings.

"Hahaha, our Great Xia top scholar has emerged!"

A booming voice resounded.

It was Zong Heng, walking through the air, his aura erupting.

Beneath him, among the Military Martial Guards, over one hundred thousand guards simultaneously erupted with blood-Qi smoke.

Boom, boom, boom!

Red pillars of light rose from the earth; this was the most magnificent and domineering fireworks display!

All around, prodigies like Shang Yunwu of the Military Martial Guards watched from afar, their eyes filled with smiles of reflected glory.

They felt very proud.

As for the prodigies from the Martial Suppression Division and the Aristocratic Family Alliance, they also revealed smiles despite their complex feelings.

The young man walking out of the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm was their savior.

The next moment, a white horse radiating brilliant light transformed into a shooting star and stepped toward where Chen Yan was.

Zong Heng laughed heartily; a top scholar naturally had to ride a fine steed and tread through Xiaoyang. If it wasn't too much trouble, he could send ten thousand soldiers to escort Chen Yan back to Yunmeng City, returning home in glory.

Zhang Luobai, Zhu Lili, and other prodigies from the Prodigy Rankings watched from afar; some sighed, others were filled with emotion.

On a street in the distance, Chen Yu, dressed in a black robe and wearing a mask, watched from afar.

The young girl held her hands together, her small face beneath the mask flushed red.

That young man who had shaken Great Xia was her older brother.

A few months ago, the siblings were still struggling to survive in the shadow of Luo Chen.

"My brother is truly amazing!"

Chen Yu said with immense happiness.

Within the consciousness space, the red-skirted woman named Ji Yannan nodded, also feeling deeply moved.

Following that, her gaze noticed the girl named San Jin beside Chen Yan, and she was slightly startled, momentarily lost in thought.

Under this gaze of the masses, the young man in the ink-colored shirt stepped through the air and bowed slightly to Zong Heng:

"Many thanks for your kindness!"

Zong Heng laughed, and just as he was about to speak, Chen Yan smiled faintly:

"I am very sorry, my cultivation is still at a critical stage, so Chen Yan will not be able to accompany you."

Zong Heng was stunned, and the powerful figures watching from all directions were also extremely astonished.

The next moment.

Boom!

Chen Yan turned into a golden stream of light and flew directly into the Military Martial Guards.

San Jin and Cheng Zizhen, who had come to Great Xia for the first time, also realized what happened belatedly and hurriedly followed.

Silence.

No one spoke in the surroundings.

In the streets and alleys, one could hear a pin drop.

Now, that young man was crowned with divine glory, radiant and vast, admired by countless powerful figures, marveled at by countless prodigies, and secretly admired by countless young ladies.

To be on the Golden List is a major event in one's life.

It is something countless prodigies dream of, something they dare not even imagine.

Who could refuse such a great opportunity to manifest one's holiness before the public and stir up the winds and clouds?

But Chen Yan just left like that.

The Military Martial Guards had even prepared a golden road for him.

Even the white horse tied with red silk ribbons was stunned.

This horse was a Fifth Rank ancient beast, possessed human-like intelligence, and had been ready to carry the human top scholar to tread through Xiaoyang.

And yet, that was it?

Li Muyun and the four Second-Rank Star Generals had originally intended to come forward to congratulate Chen Yan.

As a result, at this moment, they were all standing on the building's platform, feeling utterly bewildered.

"Is this that Chen Yan? He looks a bit like Chen Changyuan from back in the day."

A female Star General named Jiang Miaoxuan spoke up and laughed:

"Indeed, he is a bit too good-looking; he gives one a sense of unreality."

The aura of Jidao Wu turned cold.

Li Muyun hurriedly laughed:

"This Chen Yan has immense prestige in Xiaoyang; many impoverished youths regard him as their idol, which is completely different from Chen Changyuan."

After a moment of silence, the sounds of celebration gradually rose in the streets and alleys.

Zong Heng still ordered his men to bring out the fireworks.

The daytime fireworks instantly ignited the atmosphere of Xiaoyang City.

At the same time, more than thirty flying warships took off simultaneously, preparing to head to every city and county in Qinzhou.

"Chen Yan is our military prodigy and the undisputed top scholar of the Great Xia; his name must spread throughout Qinzhou!"

Zong Heng laughed out loud and spoke to those thirty-plus flying warships:

"Especially Yunmeng City, that is Chen Yan's hometown; when you go there, you must fire the cannons eighty-eight times!

Qinzhou military, shout in unison!"

As his voice fell, the thirty-plus flying warships sounded their sirens in unison, then scattered and flew away.

Zong Heng shook his head:

"Chen Yan may not care for this glory, but I must give it to him."

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