Chapter 44: Chapter 44: I trust you all enjoy helping others, right?
The wind was swift and the sky high, the apes howled and birds wailed.
The entire pine needle forest stretched out for an unknown number of miles, with towering blue-black pine trees reaching up to the sky, obscuring most of the heavens, making the forest perpetually dim and damp.
"This Taoist Jiu Feng sure knows how to choose his spots."
Chen Zhixing shook his head, his divine thought spreading out, searching piece by piece for the tomb of Taoist Jiu Feng.
He had already been in this pine needle forest for three hours.
During these three hours, Chen Zhixing's vast divine thought spread across the land like a net.
However, this pine needle forest was simply too large, and if he continued searching like this, it would take at least three days.
"No, this is too inefficient."
Chen Zhixing halted, his brows slightly furrowing.
In the plot of "Great Cultivation" from his past life, the Spider Web organization's attack on the Chen Family happened after the trial ended.
So there were five days left until the end of the trial,
but...
He couldn't guarantee that the plot would remain the same in this life.
If the Spider Web organization acted early, it would be too late for everything.
Therefore, he needed to obtain the "Nine Gods Technique" as quickly as possible to prevent any accidents.
Just as Chen Zhixing's eyes flickered constantly.
In the distance, beneath the thick layer of pine needles and dead leaves, there was a sudden stirring.
A black giant python, over ten zhang long, slowly raised its head.
"Hiss hiss hiss~~"
It lightly flicked its tongue, its pair of golden slit eyes emitting a sinister light.
Sizzle.
The next moment.
It lowered its head again, hidden beneath the dead leaves on the ground, swiftly and silently slithering towards Chen Zhixing.
Closer.
Getting even closer.
In just a few moments, the black giant python was ten zhang away from Chen Zhixing's back.
It only needed to open its mouth to swallow the young human in one gulp.
Boom!!!
In an instant, it burst from the ground with crazed eyes, and lunged fiercely at Chen Zhixing with an open mouth!
"Eat you!!!"
A foul stench filled the air, and a row of sharp, fine teeth was visible in its mouth!
Bang!!!
A white, slender hand with distinct knuckles smashed down on the head of the black giant python.
The black giant python felt as if a mountain had crashed down on it, its head seemingly about to explode!
"Awooo~~."
The black giant python barely managed to let out a wail before its body went limp and collapsed.
Chen Zhixing turned around, looking at the Nourishing Spirit Realm demon, and lightly stroked his chin.
A sudden inspiration flashed in his mind.
"I've got it."
Chen Zhixing smiled slightly, then turned around, gazing at the entire pine needle forest.
He slowly took a deep breath, and all five hundred of his acupoints suddenly began to emit a starlit glow.
"Young master, what are you...?" Sword Spirit Qingzhi was a bit puzzled.
Isn't young master looking for a tomb?
What does he want to do now?
Just as she was wondering.
"Ox Demon Shattering Star!!!"
Chen Zhixing raised his right arm and punched the ground fiercely.
Moo—!
A deep bellow of the ox demon echoed from within Chen Zhixing.
Boom!!!
It was like a mountain exploded, and like thunder roaring.
A sky-shattering explosion echoed loudly.
With Chen Zhixing punching the ground, the whole earth began to tremble madly.
Arm-thick cracks spread rapidly from where Chen Zhixing's fist landed, extending in all directions.
Quack quack quack!
Awo awo awo!
Roar roar roar!!
The demons living in this pine needle forest, some were sleeping, some were hunting, were all instantly alarmed.
The weaker demons immediately cowered on the ground, trembling, thinking some natural disaster had struck.
But some of the stronger demons, their faces instantly showed anger, and quickly headed in the direction of Chen Zhixing.
In an instant.
The entire pine needle forest was filled with startled beasts.
A giant ape with eight arms, its entire body covered in black fur standing like steel needles, walked out from a cave.
"Damn humans!"
It looked in the direction of Chen Zhixing and then started sprinting towards him with large strides.
Each step it took left a huge footprint depression on the ground.
There was also a blue-colored bird of prey, initially eating in a tree crown, but the intense tremor instantly shook its food hanging on the tree crown to the ground.
Squawk!!
It immediately spread its wings, spanning more than ten zhang, blocking out the sky and sun, diving towards the direction of Chen Zhixing.
Its wings were like flying swords that could cut through iron like mud, slicing tall pine trees as easily as cutting tofu.
There was also a massive golden toad, covered in head-sized lumps all over, leaping out from a poisonous pool.
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...
Chen Zhixing slowly straightened his body, taking a casual glance, seeing a large number of demonic beasts hurrying towards him.
Chen Zhixing nodded in satisfaction.
"Young master, what are you trying to do?" the Sword Spirit Qingzhi was dumbfounded, completely unable to guess Chen Zhixing's intentions.
"I just think it's too troublesome to find a grave by myself, why not let these friends help." Chen Zhixing laughed.
"I'm sure they will surely be happy to help."
Sword Spirit Qingzhi: "..."
Then, Chen Zhixing sat down cross-legged, quietly waiting.
About the time of one incense stick later.
A Nourishing Spirit Realm striped tiger came rushing over, glanced at the cross-legged Chen Zhixing with contempt in its tiger eyes.
In the next moment.
It opened its big mouth and lunged at Chen Zhixing to bite him.
Bang—!
Chen Zhixing struck a palm in the air, and the striped tiger was instantly forced to kneel on the ground as if Mount Tai was pressing down on it, trembling.
....
....
An hour later.
In front of Chen Zhixing, more than a hundred great demons were now prostrated on the ground.
The eight-armed giant ape had seven of its arms torn off, leaving only one arm to cover its face, cautiously sneaking glances at Chen Zhixing.
The blue divine bird was worse off, its wings plucked clean, its sharp eagle eyes now filled with dullness and confusion.
And the Nine-Scab Golden Toad was croaking and performing a water-spouting act.
There was also a huge bear, claiming to be the king of this pine needle forest, usually so rebellious, now stood upright like a human, grinning at Chen Zhixing.
It cautiously spread its paws, revealing some melons and fruits in its palms, obsequiously saying:
"Little senior, these are my melons, they're sweet and crunchy, have a taste."
Chen Zhixing casually picked up a fragrant pear, took a bite, and indeed, it was fragrant and sweet.
"Hmm, I still like that defiant look you had at the beginning."
Remembering the earlier arrogance of this bear, Chen Zhixing couldn't help but smile.
"Little senior, don't wrong me, I'm an honest bear!" The huge bear's face changed upon hearing this, hurriedly adjusting its smile to be even more ingratiating.
It glanced at the ground full of great demon corpses behind Chen Zhixing, shivering in its heart.
Who dares to be dishonest in such a situation?!
As soon as these words fell.
The other great demons quickly chimed in:
"Ah right, right, we are all honest demons!"
"Little senior, I love being charitable!"
"Little senior, don't see me as a wolf spirit, but I'm a vegetarian!"
"Little senior, as an Eight-armed Ape, I have irreconcilable differences with those vicious demons!"
"Honestly speaking, little senior, even though I'm a Tiger Spirit, I've never eaten humans! I just can't understand, human meat is so sour and bad, what's there to eat?"
A Monkey Spirit, a Giant Wolf Spirit, a Toad Spirit, a Mouse Spirit, all squeezed out what they thought were their most harmless smiles on their ferocious faces, desperately expressing their desire to survive.
"Don't be nervous, I just sincerely want you to help me with something."
Chen Zhixing casually tossed the fragrant pear in his hand to the ground, then said with a half-smile:
"I'll give you an hour to find a human grave here for me."
"I trust, with how honest you are, you will surely be happy to help me find it, right?"
Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Opportunities Are Insufficient, Strength Makes Up for It! (Extra Chapter!)
Fifteen minutes later.
Centered around Chen Zhixing, over a hundred Great Demons scattered like birds and beasts, darting out from all directions.
"All of you, get moving, help the senior find the Human Race's tomb!"
"If you can't find it in one hour, you all die!"
"Hurry!!"
In an instant, the entire pine needle forest was in an uproar.
Under the command of these over a hundred Great Demons, thousands upon thousands of Great Demons and Little Demons either flew to the sky or burrowed into the ground, starting the search for the tomb of Taoist Jiu Feng.
Chen Zhixing sat cross-legged on the ground, strands of mental telekinesis, like a school of lively, swimming red fish, flew from all directions and attached to the bodies of those Great Demons.
"Young master, what do we do next?" the voice of Sword Spirit Qingzhi sounded.
"Wait." Chen Zhixing closed his eyes and began to nourish the spirit.
In just thirty minutes.
A respectful voice came through the divine thought attached to Chen Zhixing, sounding in his mind.
"Senior, we've found it!"
In an instant, Chen Zhixing's eyes snapped open, and a gleam flashed by.
"Good!"
When Chen Zhixing arrived, he saw that the other Great Demons had already scattered upon receiving the news, leaving only a Squirrel Demon standing anxiously in place, waiting for Chen Zhixing.
Amid the middle of a cliff face, the entrance to a cave was obscured by countless hanging vines.
Ordinary people would never discover it.
By the cave entrance, an ancient stele was slanted into the ground, with large, faintly discernible characters written on it.
The Tomb of Jiu Feng!
"Well done."
Chen Zhixing nodded slightly. With a flip of his right hand, a pill the size of a sugar bean appeared in his hand, which he casually tossed to the Little Squirrel.
"Thank you, senior, for your gift. If I become a Great Demon in the future, I will repay you profusely!"
The Little Squirrel, as if granted amnesty, received the pill and kowtowed repeatedly in gratitude toward Chen Zhixing before quickly leaving.
For a Little Demon at its level, a Foundation Establishment Pill is enough to change its destiny!
Chen Zhixing paid no mind, taking a deep breath as he gazed into the depths of the cave.
In the depths of the cave, it was pitch black, with a chilling wind emanating from within.
Chen Zhixing stepped in steadily.
Soon, a heavy, ancient bronze stone gate appeared before Chen Zhixing.
On that bronze stone gate, there were some inscriptions in an ancient seal script not of this era.
Chen Zhixing squinted to read.
[My name is Jiu Feng. Since the beginning of my cultivation, I have strived diligently each day and night, yet the Great Tao is unjust, ranking people into different classes...]
The first part was mostly about Taoist Jiu Feng recounting his life's experiences.
In essence, it was about how he worked hard, but such efforts were worthless in the face of innate talent, and so on.
Chen Zhixing had no interest in reading about Taoist Jiu Feng's life and directly looked to the end.
[All my life, I have struggled against heaven, earth, and men, yet over time, looking back on this life, I am only left with a decaying and withered body.]
[Now, as the Celestial Five Declines approach, I feel that my end is near, and the road of the Great Tao seems to be cut off.]
[Reflecting on this life, it turns out to be merely a fleeting dream.]
[Only now do I realize, everything that one gains, every achievement of the Tao, was preordained by heaven and earth.]
[The struggles, the fights, and the requests were in vain.]
[In my lifetime, I obtained several treasures, but now that the Great Tao is cut off, they are useless.]
[Now, I bury these treasures with me here, to leave them for those fated to find them in the future.]
[However, there are three barriers and three questions I have set upon this burial ground.]
[Those who succeed in answering these three questions shall gain accordingly!]
[My first question: What is Tao?]
At this point, the inscriptions on the entire bronze stone gate ended.
"You have to answer questions to enter the tomb?"
Chen Zhixing frowned slightly.
The Spider Web organization was about to attack, and he had no time to waste here.
He took a deep breath.
Chen Zhixing asked, "Qingzhi, if you had something you very much desired locked inside a box that needed unlocking, how would you go about getting it?"
Sword Spirit Qingzhi was taken aback, momentarily not comprehending, but instinctively replied:
"If it were me, I'd naturally find a way to unlock the box..."
"Wrong!"
Before she could finish, Chen Zhixing had already stepped forward, drawing his right arm back like a full moon.
Condensing terrifying Ox Demon Star Power in his right hand.
Behind him, the shadows of black Ox Demons appeared, roaring up at the sky, smashing stars with terrifying phantom images.
"The correct answer is to smash the box directly!"
"Ox Demon... Shattered Heaven!!!!!"
In an instant, Chen Zhixing punched the bronze stone gate.
Boom boom boom!!!
A terrifying power that could shake a hundred mountains poured out like a flood breaking through a dam!
A massive black shockwave instantly blasted forward, shattering the entire bronze stone gate into pieces!
Then the second, the third!!
The three-question stone gates set by Taoist Jiu Feng during his lifetime were all penetrated with this punch.
"You see, sometimes simplifying things leads to the most effective solution."
Chen Zhixing retracted his arm and stepped inside.
Inside the Cyan Pheasant Divine Sword's internal space, Sword Spirit Qingzhi was left dumbfounded.
He actually smashed it with one punch?!
Is this... even possible?!!
Next, Sword Spirit Qingzhi shivered all over, a sense of ominous foreboding welling up in his mind.
The Sword God's place of inheritance also had trials; would the young master also...
Sword Spirit Qingzhi's throat bobbed, feeling parched.
Before she could continue her thoughts.
Chen Zhixing had already stepped in boldly.
On the second and third shattered stone gates, two questions were written.
What is Technique?
What is Skill?
"Whoever is stronger, whoever's fist is bigger, that is Tao, that is Technique, that is Skill."
"What frivolous questions."
Chen Zhixing softly muttered to himself, then crossed the Third Layer stone gate and went straight to the deepest part of the tomb.
At the deepest part of the tomb, there was a stone chamber approximately ten square meters in size.
In the center of the stone chamber, a skeleton with white bones was clothed in a Taoist robe long since decayed, sitting cross-legged on a prayer mat.
If not mistaken, this would be Taoist Jiu Feng.
The skeleton still maintained a skyward gaze, seemingly unwilling even at the moment of death.
"Pardon the intrusion."
In respect, Chen Zhixing bowed to the skeleton.
Regardless, barging into someone's tomb to take items left Chen Zhixing feeling somewhat apologetic.
The next moment.
Chen Zhixing bypassed the skeleton and stopped before a stone table behind Taoist Jiu Feng's remains.
On the stone table, from left to right, were three items.
On the far left was an ancient blue paper-bound book, with a line of ancient, simple brush strokes inscribed on it vertically.
Nine Gods Technique!
Chen Zhixing exhaled lightly, unable to suppress a slight smile.
"Got it!"
Chen Zhixing reached out and placed the Nine Gods Technique into his sleeve.
He knew that with this technique, his True Self Realm could perhaps forge a path unlike any other in the present world.
The next moment.
Chen Zhixing looked toward the second item.
Instantly, a shock ran through him, his pupils constricted violently.
"Hmm? Why is it this?!"
Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Path of Suffering!
On the stone table.
The second item is still a book.
The entire book is made of soft sheepskin, with a dark blue vertical eye painted on its red cover.
Deep, cold, malevolent, rigid, twisted, chaotic.
No words can describe this dark blue vertical eye.
When Chen Zhixing looked at this sheepskin book, the eye on the cover eerily stared back at him.
Beside the eye, scribbled carelessly, were three ancient characters—Path of Suffering.
Chen Zhixing's gaze tightened. How could this book appear here?
Path of Suffering, it would be better described as an evil skill rather than a book.
The cultivation technique is very simple: as long as one feels pain, they gain power.
The deeper the pain, the greater the power!
The creator of this method is unknown, even in the past life game Great Cultivation, there was no explanation for this technique's origin.
However, many players of Great Cultivation in the past life speculated that the creator of this technique might be the ancient Primordial Ancient Serpent, also known as the World-Encircling Serpent, the Serpent of Suffering, the Undying Serpent.
Chen Zhixing agreed with this speculation.
Because the cultivation obtained through this method seemed rootless, like a drifting duckweed, requiring no cultivation, no breathing exercises.
The power seemed to emerge out of thin air.
In Chen Zhixing's view, only the power of belief in the Evil God could achieve all this.
This cultivation technique seemed simple, but only Chen Zhixing knew how terrifying it really was.
Chen Zhixing recalled that in the early story background of Great Cultivation, there was someone named Aliang who had practiced this technique.
At first, Aliang's pain was easily satisfied.
The simplest self-infliction could bring him pain.
But humans become numb.
With the repetition of self-harm, the sense of pain experiences a marginal diminishing effect.
Until finally, ordinary self-harm could no longer satisfy Aliang at all.
Then.
He cut off his own ears, gouged out his own eyes, flattened his own nose.
He crushed his bones inch by inch, and then, under the almost immortal recovery ability of the Path of Suffering, they healed again, only to repeat the cycle constantly.
Breaking fingers and extracting bones!
Gouging eyes and cutting tongues!
Severing limbs, smashing spines!
Flaying! Lingchi! Dismemberment by cart! Crushing skulls!
Planting venomous insects inside his body, allowing them to gnaw on his flesh and blood daily!
Almost all the great terrors of the world, he inflicted upon himself!
However, as the marginal diminishing effect took hold, when these torments could no longer make him feel pain.
He turned his gaze from physical pain to psychological pain.
Aliang killed his parents. The more he cared about the person, the more tragic their death by his hand, the more pain he felt!
He watched as a fire reduced his parents to ashes before his eyes.
His parents screamed in agony in the flames, twisting like dying maggots.
Aliang cried and laughed loudly, laughing so hard his liver and guts felt like they would split, crying so hard it tore at his heart.
At that moment, he understood in his heart.
There were no more obstacles on his path of cultivation!
He once again gained the great power of heaven and earth!
In the end, when there was no one left around him to kill.
Aliang sealed his memories, married a gentle and kind woman in the mortal world, and had children.
For ten full years, Aliang and the gentle woman lived a life of husband farming and wife weaving, raising children.
During those ten years, he experienced a happiness he had never known before.
His wife was virtuous and loving, deeply caring for him.
His children were smart and clever, every time they toddled towards him, babbling calling him father, he felt like the happiest man in the world.
Therefore.
He cooked his wife and children into a pot of stew.
At that moment.
His pain was like being sliced by a thousand knives, pain so deep it threatened to tear his soul apart.
And at that moment, his cultivation reached the Peak Realm.
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...
His thoughts gradually gathered.
Chen Zhixing came back to his senses, silently staring at the evil book Path of Suffering before him.
The same malevolent, chaotic eye stared at him coldly.
This cultivation technique was indeed powerful, but Chen Zhixing had no intention of practicing it.
He didn't want to worship the Evil God and end up as a monster neither human nor ghost.
Yet to leave it here for others, Chen Zhixing was equally unwilling.
The next moment.
He waved his right hand, storing the method in his sleeve.
Then, Chen Zhixing looked at the third item on the stone table.
It was a pale mask.
On the forehead of the mask was engraved a bright red 'ten' character!
"White Ten Mask?"
Chen Zhixing reached out and took the mask, feeling its cold touch, a faint invisible aura isolating all his Divine Thought probes.
"This item is indeed not bad."
Chen Zhixing's eyes brightened, this mask made from Death Spirit Stone could isolate any Divine Thought spying.
If in the future certain matters were inconvenient to act upon, he could wear this mask for convenience.
The next moment.
"There's still five days, no need to rush."
Chen Zhixing sat cross-legged, took out the scroll of Nine Gods Technique in his hands, and began to earnestly peruse it.
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...
In the blink of an eye.
Four days passed.
In the Ziwei Chen Family's Land of Trial, as the trial reached its end, it became more intense.
On the surface of a lake.
Chen Zhaosheng stood on the water, his expression indifferent.
Surrounding him, eight members of the Chen Family in the Void Transformation Realm encircled him, blocking his retreat.
"Chen Zhaosheng, hand over the bracelets, and we'll give you dignity!"
"That's right, you've taken too many bracelets alone, are you trying to eliminate us all?"
"Young Master, I only need one bracelet, and I'll leave!"
"Young Master, even if it's you, against the eight of us combined, surely you can't be a match?"
One by one, the Chen Family members, nearly twenty years old, shouted.
Chen Zhaosheng stood with his hands behind his back, expressionless, and said:
"No matter how many ants there are, how can they bite an elephant to death?"
With these words, the faces of the eight Chen Family members, much older than Chen Zhaosheng, changed, and they yelled:
"Stubborn fool!"
"Young Master, today we won't hold back, using our numbers against you!"
"Young Master, apologies in advance today!"
"Attack!"
"Charge!!"
In an instant, these eight Chen Family members stomped and rushed towards Chen Zhaosheng.
"Pathetic wretches."
Chen Zhaosheng's eyes showed disdain, as an aura of the Clarity Realm erupted from him!
A storm suddenly arose!
The entire lake's water exploded violently!
The sparkling surface of the water reflected the scene of Chen Zhaosheng and the eight clashing!
Boom——!!!
Patterns of the King's Pattern spread from Chen Zhaosheng's back, instantly covering his entire body.
Chen Zhaosheng's black hair danced wildly, and his eyes shone with divine light, like a Divine Son descending from the Nine Heavens, appearing divine yet not human.
Bang, bang, bang!
Intertwining lights and shadows, twisting and turning!
In just half an incense stick's time.
The lake's surface returned to calm.
The eight members of the Chen Family lay unconscious on the lake, bobbing with the water.
Chen Zhaosheng's black hair fell, standing alone on the water's surface.
He raised his head, looking into the distance, a hint of fervor flashing in his eyes.
"My dear brother, where are you!"
"How much longer will you hide from me?"
Chapter 47: Chapter 47: Ever since I met you, I've been sick
Chen Zhaosheng walked on the water, step by step leaving the surface of the lake.
Just as he set foot on the shore.
In the lush forest to his left, a rustling sound emerged.
"As expected of the Chen Family's hidden dragon, your strength is indeed great."
A deep voice rang out.
Chen Zhaosheng frowned and glanced sideways.
He saw a lean and pale figure, shirtless with black hair draped behind, a red iron half-mask covering his face, holding two icy long blades, stepping out from the depths of the forest.
"I thought it was someone pretending to be a ghost."
With eyes as indifferent as water, Chen Zhaosheng spoke calmly: "You shouldn't have come to this trial."
"You know me?"
Chen Chou'er raised an eyebrow.
Chen Zhaosheng spoke coolly: "A servant who tried to change their fate by having a child to climb high in the Chen Family, born as a lowly offspring, how could I not know?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Chou'er's eyes narrowed, his entire demeanor radiating danger.
"Chen Zhaosheng, do you really think you're so superior?" Chen Chou'er spoke coldly.
Chen Zhaosheng did not reply but looked into the distance, speaking calmly:
"I know you have many injustices in your heart, but let me tell you, this world is indeed realistic. I am someone who was born standing at the top of the mountain, having everything my way is my privilege, everything in this world, as long as I desire it, I can obtain.
From the moment I was born, I was destined to stand above thousands, destined for a life of nobility."
After saying this.
Chen Zhaosheng withdrew his gaze and looked at Chen Chou'er, as if watching a pitiable insect, with a slight mocking curl at the corner of his mouth.
"And you, you are just the rat rotting in the mud swamp, no matter how you struggle and resist, you will always rot in the mud, until you decay and stink, never seeing the light of day."
"Because ingrained in your bones, is just lowliness."
Upon hearing this, Chen Chou'er slowly clenched the handle of his blade.
He suddenly laughed at himself.
"I originally thought, if I tried hard enough, you all would look up to me just a bit."
"I originally thought, if I performed well in this trial, you might try to accept me."
"My mother told me before she left, said I and her are just destined to be servants, told me not to have unrealistic dreams, just be a good servant for life."
Chen Zhaosheng glanced at him, speaking coolly: "Seems your mother is smarter than you."
Chen Chou'er did not respond but continued speaking to himself:
"But I wonder, why is that? Everyone is human, why must I be lower? Why are you able to stand high above?"
"I refuse to accept it, I truly refuse to accept it."
"Hence, I trained hard, desperately trained!"
"As long as I can become stronger, be it pains or tortures, I'm truly willing to pay any price!"
Saying this.
Chen Chou'er looked up at Chen Zhaosheng, softly asking:
"Have you heard the sound of the waterfall of Thousand Feet smashing onto the green stone?"
"Hmm?" Chen Zhaosheng frowned.
And Chen Chou'er had already slowly raised his icy twin blades, the tips pointing directly at Chen Zhaosheng.
He uttered word by word:
"Water Flow Blade Technique·First Move·Cyan Moon Radiance Slash!!!"
Boom!!!
As Chen Chou'er uttered the last word.
A shocking sword qi already tore through heaven and earth!
Bang—!!!
The entire lake's water all surged, forming several water tornadoes, seeming to swap water and sky!
A water tornado burst from the earth, lifting Chen Chou'er's feet, raising him high into the sky.
"Listen, that's the sound of Thousand Feet raging."
"Slash!!!"
In an instant, Chen Chou'er turned into a shocking blade light, blossoming in the vast sky, fiercely slashing towards Chen Zhaosheng.
"Lowly offspring."
Chen Zhaosheng's face remained cold upon seeing this, his vibrant black hair rising up.
Golden King's Pattern spread from the King's Map on his back, rapidly covering his whole body.
Behind him.
A majestic figure garbed in the Emperor's Robe, crowned with the imperial crown, emerged from the void.
This emperor's apparition was enveloped in chaos mist, its posture indistinguishable, only seeing the face identical to Chen Zhaosheng's, sleeping with closed eyes.
The next moment.
This emperor's apparition in the void slowly opened its eyes.
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"Whew..."
Chen Zhixing placed down the book "Nine Gods Technique," exhaling lightly.
Over the past few days, he had completely mastered the Nine Gods Technique.
He merely needed to step into the True Self Realm to practice this method.
Moreover, this method was quite similar to that "Circulation Star Transformation Spell".
Because the creator of this method merely condensed the third Great Tao Seed and could go no further.
After all, each time a Great Tao Seed is condensed, it means deducing and understanding one Great Tao to the True Self Realm.
Yet, who in this world has such insight to walk nine True Self Level Great Taos?
However, these limitations were precisely tailored for Chen Zhixing.
Because, if anything, he had plenty of insight!
"Next, finish this trial, then step into the True Self Realm, choose a Great Tao as his own Tao Seed, and consolidate the Heaven-Earth Manifestation!"
Chen Zhixing thought clearly, standing up.
"Counting the time, the trial should be ending soon."
Chen Zhixing silently estimated the time, then without delay, left Taoist Jiu Feng's tomb.
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An hour later.
Chen Zhixing arrived at the Chen Family's Land of Trial.
"Open."
He silently uttered a word.
In an instant.
The Heaven-Filling Array slowly opened a gap, Chen Zhixing stepped in.
It wasn't long after entering the Land of Trial that he thought to find a place to wait for the trial's conclusion.
A piercing female voice suddenly resounded ahead.
"Chen Zhixing?"
Chen Zhixing raised an eyebrow, hearing the voice.
He saw Lu Ying defeating a Chen family disciple, taking the bracelet from his wrist.
"You've been hiding well these days, I've been looking for you for days without finding you."
Lu Ying sneered, mocking: "A direct descendant of the Chen Family, only knows to hide and dodge, what's that worth? My father even told me that you might not be as simple as you seem."
"Truly laughable."
Chen Zhixing sighed lightly, walking towards Lu Ying while speaking: "You know, ever since I met you, I got a disease, a very serious disease."
"What?" Lu Ying frowned, this guy, wouldn't he have some notions about her?
No, today she must sever his improper thoughts!
While Lu Ying was pondering.
"This disease..."
Chen Zhixing stood in front of Lu Ying, without any hesitation, delivered an exceptionally loud slap, fierce upon Lu Ying's pretty face.
".....called stupidity hatred."
Slap!!!
Lu Ying's whole body flew high instantly, like a battered sack, tracing an arc in the air, landing heavily.
Her entire pretty face immediately swollen up, eyes skewed, nose cracked, blood mixed with teeth frantically gushing out.
In no time, she slumped onto the ground like a heap of rotting mud.
Chapter 48: Chapter 48: My Brother, You Finally Arrived
Lu Ying felt as if all the bones in her body had shattered, lying limp on the ground, her cheeks burning with pain.
At some unknown time, the sky had turned gloomy.
A light rain came unexpectedly, starting with just a few droplets.
But soon it intensified, the pitter-patter of rainwater fell on the ground, stirring up dust and becoming muddy, splashing on her body and face.
In the curtain of rain, she struggled to raise her eyes.
In the distance, she saw a figure in a moon-white long robe, walking towards her step by step, enlarging in her pupils.
The next moment.
The figure stopped in front of her, reaching out a pair of long, alabaster, well-jointed hands, brutally dragging her hair, ignoring her intense pain and struggle, as if lifting a dead dog, dragged her up from the ground.
A warm and jade-like voice sounded softly in her ear.
"Do you believe me, that even if I kill you here, your father in the Nirvana Realm wouldn't dare to seek revenge?"
"On the contrary, if I kill you here, once the news reaches the Chen Family, they would suppress your father to eliminate the threat first."
Lu Ying's throat moved, she struggled to lift her head, her gaze meeting the handsome face in front of her, a pair of narrow eyes on it, the corners of the mouth slightly smiling.
For some reason, she felt a chill run up her spine to the top of her head.
"I...." she opened her mouth, yet she did not dare to utter a word.
This guy would really kill her!!
"So, learn to be smart."
"The first lesson in life is to recognize your position and strength."
"If I hear you talking nonsense again, I'll send you and your father together to the Western Heaven."
Chen Zhixing's palm gently patted Lu Ying's cheek.
The next moment.
Under Lu Ying's pale expression, a blue light emitted from her wrist, enveloping her entirely.
Lu Ying suddenly disappeared, transported out of this Land of Trial.
Chen Zhixing got up and stood up, then looked towards a dense forest in the distance where intense energy fluctuations continuously emanated.
"In this world, there are always people who think they are scheming and blindly confident."
Chen Zhixing muttered to himself and walked towards that forest.
"Weren't you always shouting to find me? Well, as you wish."
...
...
Meanwhile.
In the Southern Border, not far from the Chen Family's Land of Trial.
Inside an abandoned and broken temple.
Tss.
Blazing white array patterns appeared on the ground.
The next moment.
Two figures appeared out of thin air above the array patterns.
"Finally here."
Mo Qingyue let out a long breath, "It's fortunate that there is a direct Teleportation Array to the Southern Border within the sect, otherwise we really wouldn't make it in time."
Then.
Mo Qingyue turned to Master Fei Long beside her with a smile, "Let's go."
Master Fei Long raised an eyebrow with a smile, "Is Your Highness so confident that you won't lose?"
Mo Qingyue shook her head, full of determination, "It's not confidence, it's certainty that I will win."
"That person has never disappointed me."
Upon hearing this, Master Fei Long squinted his eyes, "Oh? Then I'm really curious, this is the first time I've heard Your Highness speak so highly of someone."
Mo Qingyue tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, just smiled slightly at the words, and did not answer.
The next moment.
The two figures looked towards the Chen Family's Land of Trial, their forms gradually fading, disappearing from the broken temple.
...
...
At the same time.
Above the Land of Trial, atop a sea of clouds.
A large rattan chair rested on the deck.
Chen Tianchen, resting leisurely on the rattan chair with his legs crossed, would now and then pick up a steaming cup of Spirit Tea from the armrest and take a sip.
Behind him was a group of Chen Family disciples already eliminated from the Land of Trial.
Tss.
A ray of light flashed, and Lu Ying appeared on the deck.
"Hmm? Miss Lu Ying?"
Chen Tianchen was startled as he saw the miserable-looking Lu Ying, "This this this... which guy dared to use such a heavy hand?"
"Elder Zhaoguang, quickly, give Miss Lu Ying a Spirit Treasure Pill."
"Yes, Fourth Master."
Elder Zhaoguang, with white hair and beard, hastily pulled out a Spirit Treasure Pill used specifically for healing from his sleeve, and handed it to Lu Ying to take.
Once the Spirit Treasure Pill was ingested, Lu Ying's complexion immediately improved.
"Miss Lu Ying, tell me, who dared to hurt you so badly? Your uncle will stand up for you!" Chen Tianchen promptly said.
Seeing this, Lu Ying merely wore a complex expression and gently shook her head.
No matter how much Chen Tianchen pressed, she kept her lips sealed, until finally whispering, "Uncle Tianchen, please don't ask anymore."
"This..."
Chen Tianchen nodded. Originally, he didn't have a good impression of Lu Ying, especially after learning that Lu Ying openly rebuked Chen Zhixing in the Patriarch's Hall, which made him furious.
Chen Zhixing was his nephew!
How could he tolerate outsiders humiliating him?
That day he was glad not to be in the hall; otherwise, he would have surely argued with this young lady!
However, the matter has already passed, and to continue holding a grudge would make him seem overly sensitive and unable to tolerate insult.
Therefore, he only asked earlier to fulfill the duty of an elder on the surface.
After all, Lu Yuan is currently considered an ally of the Chen Family. As the person in charge of this trial, if Lu Ying was beaten like this, yet he showed indifference, it would seem he lacked manners.
But since Lu Ying said so herself, he simply went along with it, deciding not to interfere.
"According to the time, this trial should be ending soon?"
Chen Tianchen changed the subject, looking towards Elder Zhaoguang. "Who is still inside the Land of Trial now?"
"Fourth Master, currently there are only three people left in the Land of Trial: Zhaosheng and Zhixing, those two kids, and a collateral descendant named Chen... oh right, Chen Chou'er."
He paused.
Elder Zhaoguang continued, "Based on the location indicated by the wristbands, Zhaosheng and Chen Chou'er are positioned close to each other, whereas Zhixing..."
Elder Zhaoguang smiled wryly, "Since the first day he entered the Land of Trial, he moved slightly then stayed in one place and has yet to move again."
Upon hearing this, Chen Tianchen chuckled, "Haha, Zhixing is smart; he must know he's no match for the others and simply hid himself."
"As for Chen Zhaosheng and Chen Chou'er..."
Chen Tianchen furrowed his brow; as a member of the main Chen line and master of the Fourth Peak.
He naturally knew about the relationship between Chen Chou'er and Chen Zhaosheng.
Momentarily, he vaguely guessed something.
"Chen Chou'er... sigh, another pitiable child."
Chen Tianchen shook his head, saying, "Let's wait for another hour and then end this trial."
"Yes."
Elder Zhaoguang nodded.
...
...
Meanwhile.
At the Land of Trial, by the lakeshore.
In the pouring rain.
Chen Zhaosheng stood in the void, hair disheveled, his eyes flashing with divine light.
"A mongrel is just a mongrel."
"Have you recognized the gap between us now? Whether it's your so-called effort or anything else, it's nothing compared to absolute talent."
Chen Zhaosheng looked down coldly, speaking condescendingly.
By the lakeshore.
A figure supported itself with a broken blade, weakly kneeling onto the damp, muddy ground.
Streams of blood continued to flow from his chest, mingling with the rain, gradually forming a puddle beneath him.
Crack.
The mask fragment covering his face shattered suddenly like a mirror breaking on the ground, filled with countless cracks, then crumbled.
Beneath the mask was a horrifying face, covered with sinister black spots.
"Truly ugly."
Chen Zhaosheng shook his head and remarked disdainfully:
"As rats in the gutter should live in the shadow, never to see the light, don't foolishly think of changing your fate; no matter how hard a rat tries, it remains a rat."
"Put away those naive thoughts, and listen well to your mother's words, play your servant role in the Chen Family earnestly."
As soon as he finished speaking.
Clap, clap, clap.
The sound of clapping emerged from the silent depths of the dense forest.
The next moment.
"Hmm, indeed a splendid speech."
A refined figure in a moon-white robe stepped out from the forest depths.
Chen Zhaosheng glanced over, first narrowing his eyes, then gradually revealing a chilling smile at the corner of his mouth.
"My brother, you've finally arrived."
Chapter 49: Chapter 49: I barely made a move, yet it was already the limit of your realm.
The rain poured down increasingly heavily.
It was like thousands of silver threads, linking together to form a dense curtain of rain, finally falling on the uneven ground, converging into small streams.
Chen Zhixing and Chen Zhaosheng looked at each other as if their gazes transformed into two sharp swords, clashing violently in the air!
This was their first official meeting.
"Chen Zhixing, you finally dare to see me!"
Chen Zhaosheng stood mid-air, the dark sky rendering his features indistinct, only his eyes visible flickering with an excited spark.
Chen Zhixing scratched his head and curiously asked, "I want to ask, since we don't have much interaction, why do you insist on pestering me, biting and not letting go?"
Hearing this, Chen Zhaosheng's face darkened, "Chen Zhixing, watch your words!"
After a pause, Chen Zhaosheng took a deep breath and slowly said, "There are many reasons, involving the future Patriarch's position, involving the family's resources..."
Saying this.
Chen Zhaosheng's words suddenly stopped.
He emitted a low sound from his throat:
"If it weren't for you, I would be Ziwei Chen Family's only hope! Even the Patriarch and that ancestor behind him would have to give way to me!!"
"If it weren't for you, I would enjoy the entire Chen Family's resources alone!!"
"But why... why does the family, already having me, the Nine Ancient Patterner, still need you to emerge?!"
In the end, Chen Zhaosheng's voice grew colder and colder.
He took a deep breath sharply, then laughed.
"Do you know? Every time I hear the Patriarch telling me that you and I are the family's future hope, talking about our two rising stars in the Chen Family, I just feel... disgusted! Truly disgusted beyond measure!"
Chen Zhaosheng lowered his head to look at Chen Zhixing, his face crawling with disgust.
"What makes you worthy to be placed side by side with me?! What makes you worthy to be called a dual prodigy with me?!"
"I, Chen Zhaosheng, have always been on my own! If I am to do anything, I aim to be one in thousands! I disdain walking with others!"
"I am the Chen Family's legitimate eldest son, with an unmatched noble status; I'm a Nine Ancient Patterner, among worldly prodigies, my talent is outstanding!"
"I was born with the Innate King Map, favored by the Heavens!"
"In cultivation, I work tirelessly, more diligently than anyone!"
"And you?"
"What else do you know besides loafing around in the family every day?"
"And yet, the Patriarch still thinks you can be on par with me, still thinks you can monopolize half the family's resources!"
"In my opinion, the Patriarch... he's really out of his mind!"
Rumble~!!
Lightning exploded in the dark sky, silver snakes danced wildly, fleeting electric light flashed across Chen Zhaosheng's face.
At this moment, he poured out words buried in his heart for a full decade.
"I never expected..."
Chen Zhixing lowered his head, musing to himself, "... unknowingly, I've caused you such great pressure."
"Pressure?"
Hearing this, Chen Zhaosheng couldn't help but laugh bitterly in anger, "Pressure? You think you can pressure me? I'm only..."
Before he finished speaking.
Chen Zhixing looked up at him, speaking solemnly, "I know you're anxious, but don't be in a hurry yet."
As soon as these words fell, Chen Zhaosheng felt his myriad punches land as if on a ball of cotton, making the veins on his forehead twitch uncontrollably.
Why can this fellow remain so calm?
Shouldn't he be furious after all I said?
Without waiting for him to think further.
"I heard you say to someone earlier that hard work is trivial compared to talent."
Chen Zhixing slowly raised his hand, a terrifying aura surging from him as the center, rising sharply.
"Then let me show you, what it means for true effort to be trivial compared to talent."
Boom!!!
Terrifying airstreams, as Chen Zhixing raised his hand, began to swirl wildly around him.
Rain, wind, soil, branches, were all swept into the airstream!
Treasure Body Realm!
Nourishing Spirit Realm!!
Void Transformation Realm!!
Clarity Realm!!
In the blink of an eye, the aura emanating from Chen Zhixing matched Chen Zhaosheng's Clarity Realm!
"You've reached the Clarity Realm too?!"
Chen Zhaosheng's pupils shrank furiously, his mind shook heavily.
And this was just the beginning.
He watched as Chen Zhixing's cultivation, from the Clarity Realm, continued to ascend.
In a matter of breaths, Chen Zhixing's cultivation surged rapidly to the peak of the Clarity Realm!
Then, in Chen Zhaosheng's incredulous gaze, Chen Zhixing's cultivation made another leap, straight into the Divine Travel Realm!
"Divine Travel Realm... how is this possible?!!!"
In an instant, Chen Zhaosheng cried out in horror.
"You always wondered why I avoided you?"
In the torrential rain.
Chen Zhixing's jet-black hair draped down, expression calm, spoke lightly: "You misunderstood, because... me making a slight move is already the limit of your realm."
"I'm afraid, inadvertently, I'd just end up killing you."
Boom——!!!
Endless spiritual qi wove in the air, then transformed into a giant black hand blocking the sky and covering the sun.
"Innate Qi Hand!"
Chen Zhixing lowered his right hand gently.
Bang!!!
The black giant hand followed suit, dropping down on Chen Zhaosheng's head.
"King's Map!!!"
Chen Zhaosheng's eyes nearly popped as he let out a frenzied roar.
Behind him, an imperial face shrouded in endless chaotic mist slowly opened its eyes in the sky.
But before this imperial face could fully open its eyes.
Bang!!!
The giant hand crushed downward, and in an instant, the imperial face shattered into countless fragments, disintegrating in the void.
Next, the black giant hand instantly filled Chen Zhaosheng's entire vision, crashing onto him.
"No!!!" Chen Zhaosheng's face contorted, unleashing a frenzied roar.
The bracelet on his wrist just managed to emit a mysterious yellow shield, only to be easily shattered.
Crack.
The bracelet meant as a precautionary measure broke directly into two pieces.
Boom——!!!
A figure fell harshly from the sky, raising sky-high waves.
Blood gushed out, instantly dying the lake surface crimson.
Chen Zhixing retracted his hand, merely casting a brief glance at the lake, then turned his gaze to that kneeling figure by the lakeshore.
"Third Young Master, save... save me."
Chen Chou'er, unable to move, knelt on the cold ground, the pooled rainwater burying half of his face.
Chen Zhixing walked towards Chen Chou'er step by step, then turned his gaze onto him.
He looked at Chen Chou'er, a thoughtful expression on his face.
After hesitating for a moment.
An ancient book with a dark blue vertical eye on its cover, titled "Path of Suffering," appeared in his hand.
"Chen Chou'er, give your life to me, and I'll grant you a fortune."
"How about it?"
Chen Zhixing smiled warmly, speaking softly.
Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Mad Dog! Shocking Change!
Amidst the rain as cold as a celestial curtain.
Chen Chou'er lay on the cold ground, feeling as if every bone in his body had shattered, unable to move at all.
Just moments ago, he watched with wide eyes as the arrogant Chen Zhaosheng was struck down from the sky, life or death unknown, by the seemingly inconspicuous Chen Zhixing with just a single blow, as easily as crushing dry weeds.
Initially, he was heartbroken after being defeated by Chen Zhaosheng. But at this moment, besides being shaken, an inexplicable, intense desire flared up within him.
So, Chen Zhaosheng was not invincible after all.
As long as one is powerful, as powerful as the Third Young Master!
If he could become that powerful, maybe Chen Tianxiong could also be overthrown!!
Hiss.
The dead heart suddenly ignited a blazing fire of desire!
Therefore.
When Chen Zhixing took out the "Path of Suffering" and asked if he was willing to hand over his life,
"I am willing... I am willing!" Chen Chou'er struggled to say, his throat moved, uttering the words with extreme difficulty and unwavering determination.
He painstakingly rolled his eyeballs, looking at Chen Zhixing with intense longing: "Save... save me, Third Young Master."
He wanted to live!
There were too many things he hadn't done!
"Good."
Chen Zhixing smiled slightly, placing his long, white hand gently on Chen Chou'er's head.
Boom——!!!
In an instant, a vast mental telekinesis transformed into threads, like snakes spitting cold light, burrowing into Chen Chou'er's body.
Then, those Divine Thought Poison Serpents slithered through his Eight Extraordinary Meridians, quickly drilling towards his Sea of Consciousness.
"Open the Sea of Consciousness," Chen Zhixing commanded.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
A piercing pain came surging, causing Chen Chou'er to shiver violently, his face turning pale as cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
"Yes!"
He did not respond but bit his teeth tightly, swiftly opening the Sea of Consciousness, allowing those Divine Thought Poison Serpents to intrude deeply into his Sea of Consciousness, attaching themselves to his Spiritual Soul and Great Tao Foundation.
He knew what this meant.
From now on, his life was at the mercy of Chen Zhixing.
But he had no regrets.
In this world, there was never charity without reason, only exchanges of equal value.
He saw it clearly.
"Well done."
Chen Zhixing retracted his hand and nodded slightly.
He intended to turn Chen Chou'er into a mad dog of his own.
However, even mad dogs need a leash to prevent them from biting their master.
The Divine Thought Poison Serpents from earlier were the leash he placed around Chen Chou'er's neck!
Next moment.
Chen Zhixing shoved the "Path of Suffering" into Chen Chou'er's chest, then casually tossed a pill of living dead flesh and bone into his mouth.
He waited for a while, seeing that the Heaven-Filling Array was slowly fading.
Immediately, he lifted his right hand slightly.
Chen Chou'er was then lifted gently by a soft force, slowly falling into the lake.
"Remember, Chen Chou'er from the Chen Family died today."
"From now on, forget this name, take a new identity and live anew."
"Go to the Qing State Meng Family, find a man named Meng Hedong."
"I don't care how you do it, but I want you to become a true and close friend of his, one willing to share life and death."
The voice of Chen Zhixing came faintly.
Immediately after, a surge of water swept Chen Chou'er downstream swiftly.
"Qing State... Meng Hedong!"
Chen Chou'er etched this name deep into his heart.
Boom!
A white-hot lightning pierced through the heavens and earth.
In an instant of pale brightness, it flashed across Chen Zhixing's face which was devoid of joy or sorrow.
After Chen Chou'er's silhouette gradually drifted into the distance, disappearing completely.
Chen Zhixing let out a long breath, his gaze flickering slightly.
The card of Chen Chou'er was played on a whim.
Firstly, Chen Chou'er showed resilience; it would be a pity if he died today.
Secondly... he was curious to see if Chen Chou'er truly became a close friend with Meng Hedong.
Someday in the future, if Meng Hedong brought Chen Chou'er before him, revealing his delight, thinking he holds the victory, and then Chen Chou'er suddenly stabs Meng Hedong in the heart, while crying in agony: "You were my closest friend, and it pains me so!"
Wouldn't it be interesting then?
As Chen Zhixing pondered slightly.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
Five sonic booms from the sky above, erupted from high-speed movement.
"Hmm?"
Chen Zhixing sharply looked up.
High above, five figures in loose black robes, with golden spider masks on their faces, swept over the sky in a fan shape at extreme speed.
They moved with such speed that long tails of flame trailed behind them as they dived across the sky.
Next moment.
Boom——!!!
The three figures in the lead suddenly collided with the Chen Family's flying ship hovering in the air.
Bang!!!
A billowing smoke, accompanied by raging flames, erupted from the Chen Family flying ship.
Immediately after.
"Who dares intrude upon the Chen Family flying ship... courting death!!!"
The shocked and furious cry of Chen Tianchen rang through the sky.
"The upheaval has begun."
Chen Zhixing took a deep breath, his face turning grave.
Next moment.
Whiz whiz!
The other two black-robed figures swiftly dove towards where Chen Zhixing stood.
Hiss!
The two black-robed figures landed instantly on the lake surface where Chen Zhaosheng was.
They looked down at Chen Zhaosheng, frowning slightly afterwards.
One black-robed figure, emaciated in stature, quickly picked up a communication talisman, murmuring softly:
"Fire Seed Number Thirty-Nine, physical body status deceased, should we bring back to the organization for sacrifice, transforming it into a Rebirth vessel?"
The communication talisman flickered with a light.
The emaciated black-robed figure nodded promptly.
He grabbed the floating Chen Zhaosheng from the lake and then turned his gaze to Chen Zhixing, speaking indifferently to his companion:
"Dispose of him!"
Chhh.
In an instant, the emaciated black-robed figure gestured with his right hand.
A water vortex appeared immediately beneath his feet.
The emaciated black-robed figure, holding Chen Zhaosheng, slowly descended into the vortex, swallowed and submerged by the lake, vanishing from sight.
The other black-robed figure was a man towering three zhangs tall, plump like a ball.
He appeared like a giant round sphere with four short limbs protruding.
The skin of the hands exposed from his sleeves was a ghastly purple.
Even more terrifying were his palms, covered with countless tentacles like an octopus's suckers.
"Little guy, truly delectable..."
The strange black-robed figure looked at Chen Zhixing, a seductive, enchanting voice emanating from his throat.
Boom!!
Next moment, the strange black-robed figure took a step, splashing water to the heavens.
His entire being, like a cannonball, charged rapidly towards Chen Zhixing.
"Come... into mommy's belly!"
The strange black-robed figure called greedily and madly as he rushed, slapping his bloated belly, a sharp, maniacal laugh erupting from his throat.
Noxious, foul-smelling drool dripped continuously from the mouth behind the mask.
"Let mommy... devour you!!!"
Chapter 51: Chapter 51 Are You a 10 Ancient Pattern Bearer?!
Boom!
Boom boom!!
Every step the mysterious cloaked figure took sent towering waves exploding on the lake's surface.
Like a purple sphere, barreling straight ahead!
"Peak of Divine Travel, is it?"
Chen Zhixing briefly sensed the aura emitted by the mysterious cloaked figure, then took a deep breath and turned to run without hesitation.
This place was too close to the flying ship, not suitable for a fight.
"Hehehe, my little darling, where are you running off to?"
The mysterious cloaked figure's eyes lit up, and from beneath the mask, there came a sound of licking lips and sucking in air.
She suddenly reached out her hand.
Only to see her right palm, covered in octopus-like suckers, abruptly grow countless slippery purple tentacles, which instantly spanned distances, slamming fiercely towards Chen Zhixing.
Chen Zhixing's right foot stepped down, his form skyrocketing, then he quickly sprinted forward, disappearing into the forest ahead.
And just as Chen Zhixing left the spot with his prior step.
Boom boom boom boom boom!!!
The purple tentacles, like dozens of javelins, slammed into where Chen Zhixing had just stood, creating a crater ten feet deep!
"Consume you... consume you!!!"
The mysterious cloaked figure let out a low laughter from her throat, rapidly closing in on Chen Zhixing.
About half an incense stick's time later,
Splash!
A foot stepped into the puddle of mud, sending splashes flying. As it lifted, water quickly gathered again, refilling the puddle.
Chen Zhixing suddenly halted his steps.
He first turned around, looking up at the distant horizon, where the once colossal flying ship had become a tiny black dot.
Next moment.
Chen Zhixing moved his fingers slightly, gazing calmly at the dark and lifeless forest ahead.
Boom boom boom!
Heavy footsteps rapidly approached.
Towering trees were directly smashed apart, as if rampaging through by a prehistoric beast.
Immediately after.
Rumble—!
A purple sphere in a black robe soared into the sky, spun in mid-air, and then landed heavily, standing not far from Chen Zhixing.
"Why aren't you running?"
The mysterious cloaked figure raised her head, eerily smiling at the boy in a moon-white long gown, with a cold and delicate face.
Chen Zhixing did not respond, but slowly closed his eyes.
As if a shackle was completely removed, or a knot in his heart was loosened.
"Finally, I can fight freely and heartily."
A calm voice slowly released from his throat.
Swish swish swish.
Blasts of wind arose around him, forming a vortex of air flow.
A peak of Divine Travel Ninth Layer pressure slowly emanated from Chen Zhixing's body, spreading to the surroundings.
"Divine Travel Ninth Layer?" The mysterious cloaked figure's pupils contracted violently.
Divine Travel Ninth Layer wasn't that significant.
She herself was also Divine Travel Ninth Layer.
Yet, achieving this at such a young age was astonishing!
Even in the Spark Plan, none of the sparks they caught had such cultivation at this age!
"Hahaha, I thought I was consuming trash, but there's a pleasant surprise!"
The mysterious cloaked figure let out a sinister low laugh, turning into a progressively more intense and hideous cackle of excitement.
"Come, come, let me open your head and eat your brain!"
"Completely merge with me, and join the glorious evolution!!"
At the instant her words fell.
Rumble—!!
The mysterious cloaked figure stomped her right foot heavily, and her bulky, bloated body soared.
An aura of Peak of Divine Travel Ninth Layer burst from her.
Her hands swiftly reached out, thousands of purple tentacles poured out of the densely sucker-covered palms, twisting towards Chen Zhixing.
Next moment.
Chen Zhixing's eyes suddenly opened with a snap, within the long and clear eyes, a brilliant starlight flowed.
"Don't make me sick."
Chen Zhixing's eyes flashed as he faced the purple tentacles coming to strangle him, directly throwing a punch.
Moo!!
A low and muffled Ox Demon's call sounded within him.
Bang bang bang bang——!
In the blink of an eye, Chen Zhixing unleashed hundreds of punches that collided with the purple tentacles!
Like a storm and thunderous lightning exploding simultaneously!
In an instant, countless bursts of air exploded, and the purple tentacles were shattered.
Immediately afterward.
Seizing the moment when the tentacles shattered, Chen Zhixing leaped up, appearing before the strange black-robed person.
The strange black-robed person's gaze tightened, eyes filled with a look of surprise mixed with joy.
This guy's power... is far stronger than the ordinary Divine Travel Ninth Layer!
Before she could think more.
"Truly nauseating things."
A flash of disgust crossed Chen Zhixing's face as he pushed out a punch, hitting the strange black-robed person's belly.
However, the powerful punch hitting the black-robed person's abdomen.
A slippery and sticky feeling came over him, and the punch caused the strange black-robed person's belly to bulge out backward.
In contrast, an enormous suction force came from the person's abdomen, countless fat writhing, tightly gripping Chen Zhixing's fist, pulling inward.
"Hahaha, it's useless! Pure strength cannot kill me!"
"I've killed so many with your kind of Peak of Divine Travel strength!"
The strange black-robed person let out a deep ominous laugh.
Suddenly.
The black jade stone in her sleeve unexpectedly flared with brilliance!
"Hmm?"
The laugh abruptly stopped.
She glanced down to see that the black jade stone issued by the organization specifically for detecting 'Spark' talent slowly crawled out a line of small words.
Ten Ancient Patterns.
"Ten Ancient Patterns? It's actually one of the Ten Ancient Patterners?!!"
As she looked at the glaring small words on the black jade stone, her pupils widened instantly.
In the next moment.
She sharply looked at Chen Zhixing, eyes filled with unprecedented ecstasy and greed!
"Ten Ancient Patterns!! A legend of the Ten Ancient Patterners!!!"
"No wonder he's so young and already at the Divine Travel Ninth Layer, this feeling truly makes me unable to help but..."
The strange black-robed person's throat rolled, her whole body trembling slightly in intense excitement.
"...unable to resist convulsing, hahahaha!!" She opened her mouth in a sick laughter, even the face under her mask flushed with extreme excitement.
Sizzle.
Greedy rancid drool, like a floodgate being opened, kept streaming from her mouth corner, stretching into long silvery strands.
This is a Ten Ancient Patterner!!
In the entire 'Spark Plan,' this is enough to rank in the top ten!
If she could bring the Ten Ancient Patterner back to the organization, at least they would reward her with a Top-Grade Reincarnation Vessel!
"Compared to the Ten Ancient Patterner, the thirty-seventh ranked Spark Chen Zhaosheng is garbage!!"
As soon as the words fell.
Bang!
The strange black-robed person sinisterly smiled, opening her hand wide to try and forcibly stuff Chen Zhixing into her belly.
"Hmm?! Is there a tool for detecting talent and physique?"
Chen Zhixing narrowed his eyes, his expression instantly turned somber.
Even though he couldn't understand her mad ramblings.
But the matter of his Ten Ancient Patterns must not be exposed.
At least not right now!
In the next moment.
A strong surge of killing intent flashed in Chen Zhixing's eyes, he no longer hesitated and shouted:
"Ox Demon Transformation Star Scripture, activate!"
Boom——!!!
In the blink of an eye, five hundred of Chen Zhixing's seven hundred and twenty apertures suddenly burst into boundless light!!