Chapter 414: The Power of Two Hearts, Shaking the Magic Ape

Inside the secret chamber, Chen Fan slowly straightened his body. The powerful heartbeat within him, which had sounded like a beating drum, gradually settled and condensed. The red and purple light flowing across his skin faded away like a receding tide, retracting beneath his flesh.

He moved his shoulders, and his bones emitted a series of crisp cracking sounds; the skin and flesh on his chest had already recovered as if nothing had happened.

"Xiao Fan, is it done?" Ye Wentian stepped forward quickly, his gaze burning.

"It's done!" An irrepressible joy erupted on Chen Fan's face. He clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within him like a rushing river.

"How much has your strength increased?" Ye Wentian's eyes were full of anticipation, and Yao Yu, standing to the side, also hurried over, his face full of curiosity and urgency.

"It's hard to say!" Chen Fan shook his head gently, his tone carrying a hint of amazement and gravity. "The faster the Undying Tribulation Heart beats, the stronger the amplification to my combat power. But this heart is too overbearing; I only dare to control the beat to once per minute right now, otherwise, my body would be torn apart by that violent power. Even so, I feel my strength has increased by at least three times!"

"Three times!" An astonishing light erupted in Ye Wentian's eyes. He nodded repeatedly, his tone unable to hide his excitement. "Good! Good! Such an increase can be called heaven-defying!"

Yao Yu even gasped, his face filled with shock—a three-fold increase meant that Chen Fan's combat power had already achieved a qualitative leap!

Ye Wentian paused, then changed the subject, a hint of expectation flashing in his eyes: "Xiao Fan, next you can have Xiao Yuan accompany you to practice properly. Firstly, to familiarize yourself with the power of this Undying Tribulation Heart, and secondly, to test the limit of the heartbeat frequency your body can withstand."

Walking out of the secret chamber, Chen Fan found the Arm-Through Magic Ape at the first opportunity.

This Ninth Rank Beast Emperor was extremely lazy on a daily basis; besides eating, drinking, and sleeping, it spent every day holding its phone and scrolling endlessly, looking every bit like an "internet-addicted giant beast."

In Ye Wentian's words, if this guy weren't gifted with such natural talent, it would likely struggle to even reach the Seventh Order with this level of sloth.

But when faced with Chen Fan's request, the Arm-Through Magic Ape never refused.

The two set off immediately, heading deep into the Taizu Mountain Range to conduct a strength test.

"Senior Xiao Yuan, be careful!"

Before the words had even faded, the Undying Tribulation Heart within Chen Fan suddenly jumped!

Boom!

The ground within a hundred-meter radius under his feet was instantly covered in terrifying, spiderweb-like cracks, soil and rocks flew, and his figure turned into a black lightning bolt, charging toward the Arm-Through Magic Ape with peerless momentum.

His long punch was like a dragon, the wind of the punch whistling past; the surrounding towering ancient trees collapsed in response, and broken stones and branches danced in the sky.

In this strike, Chen Fan held nothing back, fully displaying the terrifying combat power after the three-fold increase!

Boom—!

With a deafening roar, two immensely powerful forces collided violently between the large and small fists, erupting with a terrifying shockwave comparable to a small nuclear bomb, sweeping in all directions.

Amidst the swirling dust, Chen Fan's figure seemed to have been struck by a heavy blow, retreating a thousand meters before barely stabilizing his stance, while the Arm-Through Magic Ape was also shaken back by a full hundred meters, the ground beneath its feet sinking several fathoms deep.

A look of deep disbelief flashed in the Arm-Through Magic Ape's eyes—this was the first time in the countless times they had sparred over these many days that it had been pushed back head-on by Chen Fan!

Chen Fan's heart was in turmoil; the Arm-Through Magic Ape was a Ninth Rank Initial Stage Strange Beast, and the fact that he could shake it meant his strength had already touched the threshold of the early Martial Saint stage!

"Again!"

Chen Fan gave a low shout and charged up to fight again. He clearly felt his combat power soaring, already able to hold his own for three to five rounds under the Arm-Through Magic Ape.

Next, Chen Fan began to try increasing the heartbeat frequency of the Undying Tribulation Heart.

When the heartbeat frequency increased to five times per minute, his combat power surged again, and he was already able to match the Arm-Through Magic Ape, with their fists clashing evenly!

But this kind of outburst also came with a huge price—in this state, his body could only sustain it for at most two minutes; once the time was exceeded, his physical body would be torn apart and disintegrated by the violent power within.

"In other words, in a desperate state, I am enough to rival an early Martial Saint!"

After reaching this conclusion, Chen Fan stopped the battle, his heart unable to calm down from the excitement.

When he returned to his residence, Yan Yuehua, Cat Girl, Yang Chuchu, and Yan Hongying had already finished absorbing the Indestructible Tribulation Blood they had each been allotted, and their auras had all improved significantly compared to before.

Yan Yuehua had taken a big step within the early Martial Saint realm, her aura becoming increasingly thick, and she was not far from the next realm;

Yan Hongying had broken through three realms in a row, directly ranking into the Sixth-Rank Late Stage;

Cat Girl had broken through two realms, reaching the Seventh Stage Late Phase;

Yang Chuchu had broken through in one go to the Eighth-Order Initial Stage, her combat power greatly increased.

It is worth mentioning that the level of the Black Crow had also rushed to the Eighth-Order Late Stage—this was not only due to the nourishment of the Indestructible Tribulation Blood, but also because of the existence of the Master-Servant Contract, as Chen Fan's daily soul feedback allowed it to grow stronger at every moment.

Time flew by, and two days passed.

Yan Yuehua's personal residence was completed, and she left Chen Fan's manor with Yan Hongying. However, Cat Girl and Yang Chuchu chose to stay, their reason simple and direct: they wanted to spend more time with Chen Fan.

Unknowingly, Chen Fan had already stayed in the Zhenyuan Army for ten days. In these ten days, news of the Beast Worship Cult slaughtering a city had never arrived, and Chen Fan had originally thought it was just a threat made in anger by the other side.

However, just as he was sparring and practicing with the Arm-Through Magic Ape deep in the mountain range again, Ye Tingxuan and the Black Crow rushed over with panicked expressions, their faces full of anxiety.

"Xiao Fan, it's bad! The Beast Worship Cult's city-slaughtering operation has begun!" Ye Tingxuan spoke at a very fast speed, her tone carrying an undisguisable urgency.

"What?!" Chen Fan was shocked, immediately stopping his offensive, his gaze looking sharply at Ye Tingxuan. "Which city is it?"

"It's Chang'an City!"

"Chang'an City?!" Chen Fan's voice rose sharply, his face instantly sinking, and a hint of icy coldness flashed in his eyes. "Why would the Beast Worship Cult choose that place? Could it be that they are deliberately targeting me, wanting revenge?"

Chang'an City had the teachers he respected and the friends he was close with; it was the place where he had once lived, and it absolutely could not be lost!

"How is the situation? Have reinforcements been sent?" Chen Fan asked hurriedly, a trace of unease already rising in his heart.

"No!" Ye Tingxuan shook her head with an ugly expression. "The Beast Worship Cult is too well-prepared! There are ninety-eight Other-dimensional Spaces within Great Xia experiencing Strange Beast riots simultaneously, and all the major legions are being held back, unable to spare any manpower at all!"

"And this time, three Other-dimensional Spaces around Chang'an City erupted with ten thousand beasts charging the barrier simultaneously, and the Beast Worship Cult has directly dispatched one Bishop and two Ninth Rank Beast Emperors to attack Chang'an City together!"

Chen Fan's face turned even paler—he clearly remembered that the entire Chang'an City only had one Martial Saint powerhouse, the principal of the National Martial Arts University, Chen Yuanjie, and that person had only just broken through not long ago. Facing three Martial Saint-level enemies, Chang'an City was likely already in imminent danger.

"Chang'an City... is it already gone?" Chen Fan's voice carried a trace of imperceptible trembling, his heart filled with worry.

"Xiao Fan, don't panic!" Ye Tingxuan comforted him quickly. "Chang'an City is still there! Principal Chen used his own Otherworldly Ability to trap the Beast Worship Cult's Bishop and the two Beast Emperors within a Domain Barrier; in the short term, Chang'an City can still hold on!"

"That's good... that's good..." Chen Fan let out a long sigh of relief, his hanging heart settling slightly, but the gravity between his brows did not diminish in the slightest. A Domain Barrier ultimately had its limits and could not drag on for too long.

"What about Master? Can he go to support?" Chen Fan asked again quickly, pinning his last hope on Ye Wentian.

"He can't go." Ye Tingxuan shook her head, her tone helpless. "My father went to the Far North. Recently, the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race discovered a Secret Realm there, which drew out a large number of Beast Worship Cult experts, and Master was temporarily transferred to support; he cannot be contacted at all right now."

"In other words, Chang'an City can only rely on us?" Chen Fan's gaze became sharp.

"Yes!" Ye Tingxuan nodded with difficulty.

Chen Fan turned around indifferently, looking at the Arm-Through Magic Ape beside him, his tone solemn: "Senior Xiao Yuan, can you accompany me on a trip to Chang'an City?"

The Arm-Through Magic Ape nodded gently. If it were before, it would have had to guard the Zhenyuan Army base, but now that Yan Yuehua, a Martial Saint powerhouse, had joined, with her sitting in charge when Ye Wentian was away, it could naturally go out to provide support.

"There is no time to lose, we set off now!" Chen Fan decided decisively.

The Arm-Through Magic Ape swayed its body, instantly transforming into a thousand-foot-tall giant shadow, towering like a mountain. It patted its own broad shoulders, signaling for Chen Fan and the others to sit on them.

"Senior Little Ape, please take Senior Sister and go first; if I travel alone, my speed will be even faster." Chen Fan shook his head; using the Inch-by-Inch Horizon Step, his speed traveling alone was absolutely extreme, far surpassing the Magic Ape.

The Arm-Through Magic Ape heard this and nodded gently to show it understood.

Just at this moment, the Cat Girl and Yang Chuchu also hurried over, their faces full of determination.

"Xiao Fan, we have heard everything; we are going with you!" the two women said in unison, their eyes resolute.

This time, Chen Fan did not stand on ceremony. Chang'an City was in imminent danger; having one more helper meant one more chance of victory.

He nodded heavily: "Good! Let's go together!"