Chapter 380: Jiang Yuan: I, Damn It, Really Deserve to Die

Xiaoyang City.

A modern old-fashioned tavern, appearing like amber trapped in time, hides within the hustle and bustle of Xiaoyang.

Inside, the lights flicker, casting a warm yellow glow.

A white-haired middle-aged man holds a cup of wine, savoring it carefully:

"Not bad, not bad at all."

Not far away, some people are discussing something, catching the white-haired middle-aged man's attention.

"Tell me, since Chen Yan is of the Chen clan, will he eventually return to Chen Prefecture?"

"I don't know, but Chen Yan is the most talented prodigy I've ever seen in terms of the shortest time to enter the Dao and the fastest progress."

"Indeed, it's like a dream."

Hearing these discussions, the white-haired middle-aged man knits his brows and speaks up:

"You lot are short-sighted; you haven't seen a true prodigy."

His voice instantly draws the attention of those around him.

Someone looks over and shouts angrily:

"Drink your wine!"

The white-haired middle-aged man frowns and is about to speak, but at this moment, he feels a disturbance in his heart; he hurriedly flies out of the tavern, arrives above the clouds, and slips into the void.

His appearance changes; his face grows aged, and his white hair turns red.

Immediately after, a light screen appears before him.

Inside the light screen, the figure of Xia Hanzhou appears.

"You've been drinking?" Xia Hanzhou frowns.

"Had a little." The red-haired old man is none other than the Blood Sword Saint; he smiles faintly.

"I understand you haven't had a drink for a long time since coming out of seclusion, but don't mess up the task I gave you," Xia Hanzhou says:

"Otherwise, I'll send Shen Keqing to Xiaoyang, and you can go back to Jin Prefecture for me."

The Blood Sword Saint hurriedly waves his hand:

"Protecting a seventeen-year-old kid, could I possibly mess that up?" The Blood Sword Saint says dismissively:

"Rest assured."

"The task for the Grand Overseer and the Lesser Fate-Controller is not to protect Chen Yan, but to create the Lightning-Strike Treasure Land, so you are the only one protecting Chen Yan!"

Xia Hanzhou is still somewhat uneasy:

"What is Chen Yan doing now?"

The Blood Sword Saint pauses slightly, spreads his perception downward, and laughs: "This kid doesn't know how to enjoy life; he's been in the training room and hasn't come out."

Xia Hanzhou nods, his expression softening:

"This kid has a strong will; otherwise, how could he have defeated your consciousness and made himself the gatekeeper for the will assessment?"

The Blood Sword Saint is speechless; this is his humiliation.

Since he came out of seclusion, Xia Hanzhou has often used this matter to mock him.

If, by next year's college entrance exam, the Great Xia candidates see that the gatekeeper for the will assessment is not him, he will truly become a joke.

Cutting off the communication, the Blood Sword Saint still looks dissatisfied:

"I must find an opportunity to suppress this kid and let him know that ginger is still spicier when it's old."

As he says this, his figure turns into a void and appears inside the house where Chen Yan of the Military Guard lives.

He looks at the tightly shut training room and purses his lips:

"Still training!"

But soon, the Blood Sword Saint's pupils shift, because the door to the training room is not locked from the inside.

"Hm?" The Blood Sword Saint's gaze trembles; where has Chen Yan gone?

He only went for one drink.

Soon, the Blood Sword Saint flies above Xiaoyang, sensing constantly, but there is no trace of Chen Yan's aura.

His expression turns sour, and he soon appears beside the Lightning-Strike Treasure Land.

Here, an army camp is stationed, but no one notices his arrival.

The Blood Sword Saint speaks:

"Fate-Controller, where has Chen Yan gone?"

His voice slips into the Lightning-Strike Treasure Land, and soon the old woman's voice comes through:

"I don't know; aren't you the one who has been protecting him in secret?"

The Blood Sword Saint flies away with a gloomy expression.

"This..."

He slaps his head with his palm.

"I've lost Chen Yan!"

…………

Xiaoyang City, above the clouds.

"So, Chen Yan did not discover Chen Xiyuan's scheme?"

Inside the light screen, Chen Qi's voice rings out.

There is a look of disappointment in Chen Qi's eyes.

Steward Hu nods: "Chen Xiyuan set the trap, and Chen Yan has already reconciled with Luo Chen. Chen Xiyuan intentionally avoided me regarding subsequent matters, but I think she has formed a deep connection with Luo Chen."

Chen Qi's brows knit even tighter.

"Reconcile with the Luo Chen?" he said in a deep voice.

This is the best outcome, and also the worst outcome.

For the sake of the Chen Clan's stability, resolving the conflict between Chen Yan and the Luo Chen is the best course of action.

But out of his hopes for Chen Yan, he had once hoped to see Chen Yan be able to destroy Chen Changyuan step by step.

Such a genius is the only kind of genius useful to the Chen Clan.

With his own family having been blockaded by the Luo Chen for so long, and their future cut off for so long, Chen Yan would actually resolve the conflict with the Luo Chen because of a woman.

Chen Qi was incomparably disappointed.

Deacon Hu spoke with some caution:

"Do you want me to remind Chen Yan to be careful of Chen Xiyuan?"

Inside the light screen, Chen Qi was silent for a long time, then sighed softly:

"Let it be; if Chen Yan cannot climb out of the mud on his own, he is destined to be unable to continue."

As Chen Qi spoke, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes:

"Protect Chen Yan well; if Chen Xiyuan intends to kill Chen Yan, kill Chen Xiyuan directly.

This child possesses the Immortal Body; when I return to Xiaoyang City, I will bring him back personally!"

The chat ended.

Deacon Hu sighed softly; this is the Great Elder of the Chen Clan, cold to the extreme.

He would not even give Chen Yan a second chance.

Once he discovered that Chen Yan could not even crack Chen Xiyuan's schemes, Chen Yan was, in Chen Qi's eyes, merely an Immortal Body and a genius that could be utilized.

Deacon Hu sighed; Chen Yan did not pass Chen Qi's assessment.

He stepped away from this place, intending to continue monitoring Chen Xiyuan.

Chen Xiyuan had already intentionally avoided him, and he felt that the other party might be plotting some plan that could not be known to others.

…………

Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan charged together into the interior of the underground organization.

This was a large-scale factory buried deep underground.

Chen Yan sighed inwardly; the trump cards of the Aristocratic Family Alliance were too great.

In some laboratories, there were actually hybrids of humans and Ancient Divine Beasts.

Jiang Yuan's expression was also extremely ugly; he had only heard that there was an underground organization of the Aristocratic Family Alliance here, but he had no idea what it was like inside.

This was an organization that only internal personnel of the Luo Chen could participate in.

Jiang Yuan walked through the gloomy secret passage; the underground passage wound and twisted, like a giant python hidden deep within the earth.

Many experts of the Aristocratic Family Alliance were forced by him into the depths of the passage with nowhere to run.

With a flick of his finger, Jiang Yuan unleashed a burst of flames, killing dozens of people in an instant.

All the way to the deepest part of the passage, a metal door embedded in the depths of the passage appeared before Jiang Yuan.

On the door, complex secret scripts were engraved, and it had multiple layers of security.

Jiang Yuan's eyes trembled slightly; it seemed he had discovered a treasure trove.

Behind him, screams rang out one after another; Jiang Yuan knew Chen Yan was arriving soon.

A smile appeared on the corner of Jiang Yuan's mouth; he felt he was about to make a fortune.

He punched the stone wall beside him, and the rubble blocked the passage like a flood.

Afterward, Jiang Yuan hurriedly rushed out of the passage and saw Chen Yan.

"There is no road inside," Jiang Yuan said with a chuckle, looking at Chen Yan's unscathed body, while cursing inwardly.

Chen Yan was too outrageous.

Why would a perfectly good Immortal Body be awakened by Chen Yan?

Jiang Yuan felt the world was unfair; his own opportunities were not as good as Chen Yan's.

Chen Yan looked at Jiang Yuan and swept a glance at the location of the secret passage:

"There's no road in there?"

"Yeah." Jiang Yuan nodded, smiling sheepishly at this moment, because the way Chen Yan looked at him made him feel as if the lie he had told had been seen through by Chen Yan.

"Fine, I'll go kill over there; not a single person from the Aristocratic Family Alliance here shall be left alive," Chen Yan said.

"Good!" Jiang Yuan smiled faintly:

"I have set up detection arrays all around the chemical plant; no one will get out, and Bing Yi's identity will not be leaked."

Chen Yan nodded and rushed toward the other side.

Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief:

"Thank goodness, I am a professional at acting."

For some reason, Jiang Yuan felt that acting in front of Chen Yan was like dancing while naked.

A very eerie feeling.

Boom!

A ball of fire erupted, and a Third-Order martial artist, his whole body burning with flames and exuding malice, lunged at Chen Yan like a madman.

"Die together, die together, hahahahaha!!!"

He roared wildly, but when he was five meters away from Chen Yan, he was struck by a bolt of lightning and shattered into pieces.

After a long time, Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan finally wiped out all the living beings in the entire underground organization.

Chen Yan was covered in blood; his Qi and blood surged, dispersing the smell of blood from his body.

His expression was somewhat cold.

In the entire underground organization, only those of the Sixth Rank and Fifth Rank are permitted to go out; the remaining experimental personnel require strict approval to leave.

Working in such an environment, dealing with malice every day, one will gradually lose their conscience.

The malice brewing within each of the individuals who died at the hands of Chen Yan is unimaginable.

"What the hell is this?"

Jiang Yuan punched a monster with the upper body of an insect but human legs until it exploded, cursing under his breath.

After killing this person, the stench and malice overflowing from the corpse were suffocating.

A smile appeared on the corner of Jiang Yuan's mouth; the place he had discovered earlier was definitely a secure vault.

The sealing array engraved on the iron door of that secure vault was of Morning Star grade, indicating that there were definitely treasures inside.

Jiang Yuan intended to first deceive Chen Yan and then keep it all for himself.

Chen Yan had tricked him so badly in the college entrance examination secret realm; now, he was going to trap him back.

"Jiang Yuan!"

Chen Yan's voice bypassed the winding corridor and reached Jiang Yuan's ears.

Jiang Yuan's expression flickered slightly, and he flew toward the sound, passing through corridor after corridor until he entered an office.

Soon, he crossed through a broken-open stone wall at the very back of the office.

Jiang Yuan appeared inside a secret passage that had been sealed off by rocks at the rear.

At the deepest part of the secret passage, an iron door made of black gold was embedded in the stone wall, with complex secret scripts engraved upon it.

Chen Yan was standing quietly in front of the iron door, examining it closely.

Jiang Yuan pursed his lips.

He wanted to lash out, but he held it back.

Isn't this fucking the secure vault he had just discovered?

He had lied to Chen Yan that the secret passage was a dead end, and Chen Yan had indeed not entered the passage.

But Chen Yan had broken through the stone wall from the side and come over!

Jiang Yuan roared in his heart: what did Chen Yan want by calling him here?

Was he going to mock him?

Or was it that Chen Yan had just come here unconsciously?

"Jiang Yuan, there should be treasures inside here." Chen Yan spoke up, smiling.

Jiang Yuan gave a dry laugh and did not speak.

"By the way, there are quite a few precious herbs in Chen Jijun's origin space that need to be planted." Chen Yan continued.

With a flash of his intent, precious herbs emitting fragrance and diffused with light mist were taken out by him.

Jiang Yuan's eyebrows jumped; Chen Yan had actually taken out one hundred precious herbs at once, five of which were even Bright Moon grade.

He found it somewhat unbelievable and stared at Chen Yan in astonishment.

Yet he saw Chen Yan smile and say:

"I used to think you were an enemy, so I would trick you, but now you are a teammate."

This sentence left Jiang Yuan completely dumbfounded.

Jiang Yuan accepted the precious herbs and squeezed out a smile.

Chen Yan sighed lightly and looked at the iron door before him:

"The moment I discovered this place, I felt that there must be treasures inside."

This sentence silenced Jiang Yuan once again.

Chen Yan touched the iron door, and as his fingers made contact, the array patterns on the iron door rubbed together, sparking little stars.

"Chen Yan, did you discover this yourself?" Jiang Yuan asked, looking at the iron door.

"Yes," Chen Yan said:

"I was killing enemies, accidentally broke through the wall, and discovered this place."

Jiang Yuan's heart trembled.

This secret passage was winding and crooked.

Chen Yan still didn't know to this day.

This was the very secret passage that Jiang Yuan had deliberately hidden and lied to him about, claiming it was a dead end.

Chen Yan had just stumbled upon this place by accident, and the moment he discovered the iron door, he had actually called him over to share it.

Jiang Yuan's heart surged; he felt that he had misunderstood Chen Yan all along.

Chen Yan was definitely not cunning; Chen Yan was absolutely a good teammate who was passionate about contribution!

Chen Yan discovered the secure vault and immediately found him to excavate the treasures together.

And he, his first thought was to hide it from Chen Yan and keep it all for himself.

Chen Yan killed Chen Jijun and still took out precious herbs to share with him.

And he, in order to test Chen Yan's strength, had once deliberately released Chen Jijun.

This...

Jiang Yuan felt incredibly miserable in his heart and let out a low roar.

I, Jiang Yuan, am truly a fucking piece of shit!

Chen Yan looked at Jiang Yuan and said with utmost sincerity:

"Jiang Yuan, don't be dissatisfied that I gave you so few precious herbs." Chen Yan gave a bitter smile:

"There weren't many precious herbs in Chen Jijun's origin space to begin with; what I gave you is half of them. Otherwise, I'll open the origin space and you can sense it yourself."

After Chen Yan finished speaking, Jiang Yuan fell silent.

Damn it, I really deserve to die!

Jiang Yuan gave a sheepish laugh:

"No need."

He sighed with heartfelt emotion:

"Before, when you were a First-Rank General Star, I wasn't convinced, but now, I am!"

He gave a thumbs-up.

"I don't want to be one; it's best if you are. Your natural talent is invincible, and you are already this powerful at such a young age.

You even split your personality into two just to hide yourself.

I am not as good as you." Chen Yan sighed lightly:

"The State Overseer is blind!"

Jiang Yuan hurriedly spoke up:

"You must not say such things; the State Overseer is absolutely wise.

Your strength is indeed not enough right now, but if there is any Second-Rank General Star you are unhappy with, I will secretly teach them a lesson for you!"

Chen Yan smiled and shook his head, looking at the iron gate in front of him:

"Jiang Yuan, let's not talk about this for now. You have many methods; uncovering the array patterns on this iron gate will have to rely on you."

Jiang Yuan nodded:

"I'll do it."

Chen Yan hurriedly hid behind Jiang Yuan.

Boom!

He circulated 【Heaven Patrol】 and 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】 to protect himself.

Jiang Yuan was surprised:

"Rest assured, I am here."

Chen Yan nodded.

Jiang Yuan pressed his hands against the iron gate, and strands of golden mental threads emerged on his body, swirling and transforming into countless secret scripts that were carved into the iron gate.

Hum, hum, hum!

The Black Gold Iron Gate began to vibrate, and the secret scripts upon it began to leap.

Chen Yan's gaze was solemn; he felt that if this were a treasure vault, there must be some secret mechanism.

Time passed slowly, and Jiang Yuan laughed:

"It's unlocked!"

Yet at this very moment.

Click!

On the iron gate, secret scripts suddenly emerged once more; the scripts combined, radiating an incomparably terrifying might.

Jiang Yuan's pupils constricted:

"I fu..."

Boom!

The iron gate exploded, and the terrifying firelight instantly swallowed the entire secret passage.

The intense shockwave spread rapidly in all directions with the force of an overturned sea and toppled mountains.

Chen Yan immediately utilized his fastest speed, rushed through the breach in the stone wall he had just shattered, and sprinted out.

Rumble!

The entire earth was trembling violently.

Chen Yan had almost escaped to the exit of the underground organization before the force of the explosion stopped spreading.

Chen Yan breathed a sigh of relief; he did not sense any danger, but he felt that the Family Alliance might have some defensive mechanism.

It seemed his guess was correct.

Chen Yan continued to fly into the secret passage; the entire passage had been destroyed in the explosion, and the rubble had been melted into magma.

A hand reached out from the magma; Jiang Yuan crawled out from the magma with a numb expression and spat out a mouthful of magma.