Chapter 378: In the Face of True Power, You Are Lowly and Ignorant

Above the earth, lightning and fire spread, explosions continued, and the surging firelight illuminated the night sky from top to bottom.

Chen Xiyuan looked in disbelief at the young man in green robes standing in the sky beside her.

Chen Yan stood quietly, his eyes as bright as cold stars, while pitch-black lightning and cold air intertwined, dancing around him like nimble ink dragons.

The dual eruption of Yin-Stagnation and Xun-Thunder.

Two trails of electric silk and cold light flowed from the corners of Chen Yan's eyes; although he kept looking at the chemical plant that had already exploded below, his peripheral vision was constantly focused on Chen Xiyuan.

"Jiang Yuan, you are courting death!"

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Screams rang out from beneath the chemical plant; under a tunnel entrance blocked by burning ruins, Jiang Yuan had already begun fighting with the people from the Great Family Alliance.

That was an underground factory hidden beneath the chemical plant, and it was massive in scale!

He had to face the wrath of Chen Jijun, but clearly, the strength Jiang Yuan displayed was also difficult for Chen Jijun to accept.

Chen Xiyuan's red lips parted; her breathing grew rapid, and she felt dizzy, shocked by the scene before her.

The aura overflowing from the young man was incomparably profound.

"You..."

Chen Xiyuan still wanted to say something.

She wanted to ask the young man beside her if he was Bing Yi.

She also wanted to ask this young man if he had found powerful teammates.

She even wanted to ask if the other party had long since seen through her scheme.

But, how old was the other party?

Why had he obtained such strength in such a short amount of time?

This was not something a top scorer in the college entrance exam should manifest.

An indescribable sense of tearing arose in the depths of Chen Xiyuan's heart, and she spoke with extreme difficulty:

"Chen..."

Just as she opened her mouth, her heart suddenly tightened, and she felt a strong killing intent strike.

The young man, possessing both lightning and ice, raised his right arm, and an ice spear intertwined with ink-colored lightning condensed in an instant, the lightning flames trailing from it suddenly elongating.

He swept out with the spear.

【Illusionary Ripple Abyss Domain】 erupted instantly, the phantoms of a True Dragon and a Black Tortoise forming an indescribable pressure of blood and Qi, slamming into Chen Xiyuan's body.

*Rip! *

The clothes on Chen Xiyuan's body were shredded, and the moment her abdomen made contact with the long spear, a deep bloody gash was swept across it.

"Nether Ripple!"

In her panic, she hurriedly stepped through the air to retreat, opening her red lips wide; after her beautiful face revealed an expression of astonishment, it turned vicious in an instant.

"Chen Yan, you have been lying to me all along!!!"

Chen Xiyuan roared, incomparably furious; the moment she retreated explosively, silver scales flew out from her origin space, immediately adhering tightly to her body, outlining a perfect curve.

Following that, a pure black long spear appeared in Chen Xiyuan's hand.

She looked at Chen Yan viciously, her eyes becoming indifferent:

"Coming to find you was indeed the right choice; you probably didn't expect me to come directly to kill you, did you?"

A smile appeared at the corners of Chen Xiyuan's mouth.

At this moment, she had completely laid her cards on the table with Chen Yan and did not intend to keep pretending.

She was extremely glad that she had come in person, forcing Chen Yan to change his plans and take action against her.

There was still a lingering sense of melancholy in her eyes, knowing that she must kill Chen Yan with her own hands today.

The next moment.

*Thump! *

A sphere of green light erupted instantly from Chen Xiyuan's body, and then this green light sphere expanded instantly, enveloping Chen Yan and the surrounding tens of kilometers.

Spear Domain, erupt!

A suffocating sense of piercing surrounded the area, constantly raging, as if within every tiny fraction of space, ten thousand long spears were bombarding the void.

Chen Xiyuan looked at Chen Yan indifferently, lifting her fair neck:

"Do you regret it?"

"Regret what?"

An indifferent voice sounded, but the young man's figure suddenly became illusory; wrapped in pitch-black lightning, Chen Yan turned into an ink-colored shadow and appeared beside Chen Xiyuan, sweeping out with his spear.

Chen Xiyuan's eyes were sharp.

So fast!

Chen Yan was clearly within the Spear Domain she had created, but in this very instant, Chen Xiyuan had actually lost track of Chen Yan's aura.

Why could he still display such speed under her Spear Domain?

Chen Xiyuan swept out with her spear; this strike was incomparably domineering, snapping Chen Yan's ice spear, and a trace of a smile had just emerged at the corner of her mouth.

The next moment, Chen Yan pressed forward and threw a punch.

The moment he threw the punch, golden flowing clouds appeared on Chen Yan's body, and a Holy-Explosion Light Sphere slammed into Chen Xiyuan's forearm.

*Boom! *

Explosion!

Chen Xiyuan's arm went numb; even though she had protected her body with the Spear Domain in an instant, her forearm was still struck with excruciating pain.

The next moment, an ice spear condensed in Chen Yan's hand again, and he swept it horizontally.

The moment Chen Yan attacked, his own physical body was pierced by the Spear Domain, appearing with countless dense, bloody holes.

However, what Chen Xiyuan did not expect was that Chen Yan did not care about the heavy wounds on his body at all.

The two clashed high in the air, the long spear sweeping continuously, exploding with countless spear shadows.

The more Chen Xiyuan fought, the uglier her expression became, until at one moment she swept Chen Yan away with a spear strike and roared with her long hair flying wildly:

"Just how much have you lied to me!!!"

She was incomparably furious; the spear intent Chen Yan was currently displaying was actually at the Eighth Grade!

How on earth did Chen Yan cultivate?

Why had he cultivated both Qi-blood and horizontal tempering to such a terrifying degree?

She, Chen Xiyuan, was a famous genius of the Chen Clan!

Chen Xiyuan watched with a sinister expression, but the next moment she let out a giggle:

"Little brother, you're about to reach your limit."

Chen Yan's body was already riddled with countless bloody holes and looked incomparably miserable; Chen Xiyuan loathed Chen Yan's indifferent appearance at this moment, and she wanted to hear Chen Yan's pleas for mercy.

When that time came, she would gently stroke Chen Yan's handsome cheek, kiss Chen Yan's lips, and then pierce Chen Yan's heart with a spear.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiyuan's expression became somewhat intoxicated.

Just then, in the next instant, Chen Xiyuan fell silent.

Because Chen Yan's physical body was actually recovering before her eyes; those patches of flesh and blood shredded by the spear realm were repairing themselves.

Immortal Body!

It really is the Immortal Body!

Chen Xiyuan's head felt dizzy.

She had seen Chen Yan's rate of progress with her own eyes, and it was simply too fast to describe.

Chen Yan said nothing, but inside he felt a faint joy.

He had not expected that Chen Xiyuan would actually be helping him at this moment.

You really are something, I'm crying to death.

Within the Saint-Breaking Realm, the white light representing the energy of true intent surged unceasingly, incomparably magnificent.

After upgrading, the growth difficulty of the 【Intent】 Saint-Breaking Fruit had increased a hundredfold, yet at this moment, it was growing visibly to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, it had already reached five percent.

Chen Xiyuan was unleashing her spear realm to fight Chen Yan to the death.

But the true essence of the spear intent she herself exerted was also nourishing Chen Yan.

This is the charm of actual combat!

A teacher might not teach you with everything they have, but your mortal enemy will definitely try their best to kill you.

Likewise, when fighting a True Realm expert, Chen Xiyuan's value was a hundred times more important than Yu Changsheng's.

Because Chen Yan did not cultivate the sword path, but the spear path.

In this battle, Chen Yan even deliberately chose not to resist the spear realm's bombardment, letting the spear realm grind down his own physical body.

Only in this way could he truly comprehend the mysteries of the spear realm.

Below, Jiang Yuan was very effective, actually holding off Chen Jijun, three Sixth-Rankers, and a crowd of Fifth-Rank powerhouses all by himself.

Moreover, he still had energy to spare.

Is this the strength of the head of the Second-Rank General Stars?

Chen Yan sighed inwardly.

After the college entrance examination secret realm, Jiang Yuan no longer suppressed his own realm, becoming a Fifth-Rank peak.

He was not only fighting above his rank, but fighting several people above his rank.

"Chen Yan, I'm not going to be able to hold on!!!"

Below, Jiang Yuan's wailing voice came.

Chen Yan ignored him; Jiang Yuan could not fool him.

Chen Xiyuan's expression changed, and she also developed a strong murderous intent toward Jiang Yuan in her heart; this person was just as abominable as Chen Yan.

No, not as abominable as Chen Yan.

Chen Xiyuan smiled coldly:

"Jiang Yuan is about to reach his limit.

Your Immortal Body is indeed powerful, but if I kill you, can your Immortal Body still take effect?"

She attacked in an instant, her face looking incomparably ferocious, having lost her former poise.

Chen Yan thrust his spear, his figure ghostly.

"Fool, fool, fool!!!" Chen Xiyuan grinned hideously, her attacks becoming even more ruthless.

Chen Yan was too stupid; using spear intent to fight a spear realm was undoubtedly courting death!

Chen Yan was beaten back step by step.

He was indeed using his own weaknesses to face the enemy's strengths.

But, he was learning.

Using spear intent to fight a spear realm provided an immense improvement for Chen Yan.

Within the Saint-Breaking Realm.

That 【Intent】 Saint-Breaking Fruit which had sprouted a bud was growing visibly to the naked eye.

Nourished by the dense white light mist, it continued to grow, its skin as delicate and smooth as mutton-fat jade, becoming more and more mature.

Thirty percent!

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Fifty percent!

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Fifty-five percent!

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Sixty-five percent!

"Trash, trash, trash, you dare to lie to me, you dare to lie to me!!!" Chen Xiyuan shrieked as if in a pathological state, grinning hideously, her spear speed reaching its absolute limit.

The surrounding trees were all obliterated into countless fragments by her spear intent.

"Trash, you bumpkin, if it weren't for me giving you the Intent Stone, could you have grown to such a level!!!" Chen Xiyuan shrieked hideously.

She could not forgive Chen Yan.

The current Chen Yan had made her the biggest joke.

Watching Chen Yan suffer increasingly heavy injuries, she became more and more excited.

She wanted to turn Chen Yan into a puppet, making him her slave for a lifetime.

Above the earth.

A figure had just flown out and burst into loud laughter.

Chen Jijun had broken free from Jiang Yuan's bombardment and wanted to assist Chen Xiyuan in killing Chen Yan.

After all, killing Chen Yan was the most important thing.

But he did not expect that the moment he emerged, he would see this scene of Chen Yan retreating steadily.

"Kill him!!!" Chen Jijun roared:

"This little beast should have died long ago!"

"Trash!!!" Chen Xiyuan shrieked:

"You're about to reach your limit, aren't you!"

She thrust her spear toward Chen Yan's neck, with extreme ruthlessness.

Her eyes widened, ecstatic to the extreme.

Chen Yan was going to die!

Yet at this very instant, the originally retreating Chen Yan suddenly shifted his figure to the side, dodging the spear, and slapped his palm onto Chen Xiyuan's forehead.

Boom!

Chen Xiyuan was sent flying, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Chen Yan clearly had no strength left to counterattack, so why did he suddenly erupt with power?

On the ground, Chen Jijun's breath also hitched.

A trace of disgust appeared in Chen Yan's eyes as he looked at Chen Xiyuan:

"Your foul mouth has made this lesson the most disgusting one I have ever attended!"

【Intent: 100/100】

Chen Yan swallowed this 【Intent】 character Saint-Breaking Fruit, and a strange spear intent flowed from his body.

Seeing this scene, Chen Xiyuan said nothing, her expression extremely vicious.

Chen Yan was actually using her to comprehend spear intent.

She wanted to vomit blood, but she held it back.

"I'll come to help you!!!"

Above the earth, Chen Jijun let out a low roar, but at this moment, a black shadow appeared before him.

Jiang Yuan tilted his body in the void and used a horizontal sweep to blast Chen Jijun into the underground factory beneath the chemical plant.

Jiang Yuan glanced at Chen Yan high above, his gaze trembling:

"You aren't going to die in battle, are you."

Chen Yan remained silent; Jiang Yuan was speechless and rushed into the underground factory.

"Damn it!" Jiang Yuan cursed under his breath.

He felt he had lost out; he had originally wanted to test Chen Yan's strength, so he had deliberately let Chen Jijun go.

But he was a bit worried, so he came up to take a look.

As it turned out, Chen Yan was in such a miserable state.

Chen Yan's strength was still not strong enough.

Not being strong enough meant he couldn't command respect.

Jiang Yuan felt he had lost out; if he had known this, he would have just acted alone.

Why bother bringing Chen Yan along? He was the main force in this battle.

At the thought of having to share the spoils with Chen Yan later, Jiang Yuan felt a sharp pain in his heart.

What he did not know was that Chen Yan was perfectly aware of everything he was thinking.

"You disappoint me." Opposite him, Chen Xiyuan spoke indifferently:

"At a time like this, you still want to comprehend, you bumpkin."

Her eyes were incredibly gloomy as she spoke coldly:

"You are so pathetic."

She had figured out Chen Yan's strength and did not care that Chen Yan's strength had increased at this moment.

She had cultivated for over a dozen years longer than Chen Yan, she was also a prodigy, and the resources she had obtained were countless times more than Chen Yan's.

What reason did she have to be unable to defeat this...

"Bumpkin."

A hum sounded.

Chen Yan's figure suddenly appeared before Chen Xiyuan, throwing out a punch.

A trace of indifference surfaced in Chen Xiyuan's eyes.

This punch was weak and powerless; Chen Yan had completely run out of strength.

Chen Xiyuan swept out with her spear.

Blocking this punch.

"You really are pathetic..."

Chen Xiyuan spoke indifferently, but her expression changed slightly the next moment.

At the moment of the collision, her consciousness blurred for a split second.

Chen Yan attacked again, and Chen Xiyuan blocked again.

Thud!

Chen Xiyuan's pupils constricted; she had clearly blocked it, yet her brain felt as if it had been struck by a heavy object.

"Chen Xiyuan." Chen Yan spoke indifferently, an ice spear manifesting in his hand, striking blow after blow:

"You disgust me."

Boom, boom, boom!

Chen Yan wielded his spear like a galloping dragon, each strike more powerful than the last.

His gaze was cold, yet in Chen Xiyuan's eyes, his momentum had become incomparably grand at this moment.

Majestic and impossible to look upon directly.

His Will Divine Body vibrated as Chen Yan unleashed the Standing Realm, using his will to batter Chen Xiyuan's will.

With every strike, Chen Yan's will ground down Chen Xiyuan's will like steel.

"In the face of true power, you are base and ignorant."

Chen Yan spoke indifferently, and Chen Xiyuan's face turned deathly pale and unsightly, her speed and strength decreasing sharply with every move.

Chen Yan's strikes were becoming increasingly terrifying.

"What did you do to me?!" Chen Xiyuan screamed, a thought of fleeing actually appearing in her heart, a thought that she could no longer continue the fight.

She became flustered, her pupils constantly shrinking.

Even breathing became difficult.

This feeling was incomparably painful.

After every block of Chen Yan's attacks, Chen Xiyuan found it increasingly difficult.

It was like a frog being boiled in warm water; by the time Chen Xiyuan realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

Her will had been ground into dust.

In Chen Xiyuan's eyes at this moment, Chen Yan was incomparably powerful and impossible to defeat, like a god or demon of heaven and earth, his will impossible to defy.

"Chen Yan!!!"

She roared madly, thrusting her spear out in a panic, but it deviated from its trajectory.

A squelch sounded.

Chen Yan pierced Chen Xiyuan's abdomen with his spear, and Chen Xiyuan fell to the ground.

Her vision began to blur.

She opened her mouth wide, looking helplessly toward the high sky; in a world of gray, a slender figure occupied by thunder and ice descended just like that.

Like a god, standing as still as a deep pool or a towering mountain, propping up the very night sky.