Chapter 154: Conflict (Second Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
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Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Chen Hao had just arrived at the edge of the endless sea when a terrifying, irresistible ban suddenly appeared and swallowed up the yuan force that Chen Hao had sacrificed, causing it to fall from the void.
"As expected, I couldn't fly!" Chen Huan didn't resist and let his body fall towards the sea filled with ominous aura.
Hmph!
The moment he dove into the ocean, Chen Huan's spirit suddenly dispersed and merged with the cold seawater. His body seemed to have transformed into a fish, rapidly diving downwards. At the same time, he retracted his aura, and his powerful senses also spread out.
Endless sea, extremely dangerous, to successfully pass through, not only requires strong strength, but also absolute wit. Even the top-ranked masters on the Black Tower Monument, relying solely on their power, are unlikely to come and go freely among the endless monsters.
The level of the demon beasts here, especially in the core area, is comparable to that of a 9th-grade Wu Zong warrior. Chen Hao has not become arrogant enough to confront demon beasts with 9th-grade Wu Zong strength.
This information, all disciples who have obtained the Bai Chao qualification, have already obtained it when they were given the trial token. Including the endless sea map of tens of thousands of miles in diameter and various regions where monsters appear, existing spiritual medicine, treasures, relics, etc., there is a general introduction to these. Although not specific, as for how to reach the core of the Endless Sea, through this dangerous land, it is of great help.
Otherwise, I'm afraid at least more than half of the disciples will lose their lives in this endless sea, let alone pass through.
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Whoosh!
When Chen Hao dived into the ocean, genius disciples from various dynasties also rushed into the sea. Some were alone, some in pairs or groups of three to five. Generally, those who were alone emitted extremely powerful auras, undoubtedly being top-notch martial artists. Those who had just entered the Martial Path were almost non-existent. Not to mention Chen Hao, who hadn't even reached the Martial Emperor level yet.
……
"Huh?"
Chen Hao sensed the aura of the underwater demon beast and quickly moved forward, his goal was to approach the relic space area near the edge of the sea at a distance of three thousand miles as soon as possible. This area has countless relic spaces, which is one of the "treasure lands" that this endless sea journey must pass through. According to the information on the token, these relic spaces can be entered by cultivators with sufficient opportunities and luck. The benefits that can be obtained are naturally astonishing.
Of course, it's only possible if you can get there on time. Otherwise, others will take the opportunity away and there won't be a chance. That's why Chen Huan didn't delay at all after finishing the test and rushed over with the fastest speed.
But at this moment, Chen Huan, who had restrained his breath and avoided all the ferocious beasts, and had marched forward for a distance of five hundred miles, suddenly felt an enormous pressure, wave after wave of ferocious beast auras, sweeping across the sky and earth, despite being just residual waves, they stirred up terrifying undercurrents in the depths of the ocean, even Chen Huan was caught up in it.
"Is it a monster tide?"
Chen Haohui secretly thought to himself, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and suddenly he once again released his aura, rushing over at an astonishing speed.
The beast tide, in the endless sea, is an existence of copper walls and iron walls, unavoidable. Any cultivator who wants to go deeper must face it. Unlike scattered beasts, they can rely on their senses and gather their breath to bypass them. The aura in front, however, clearly shows that many cultivators have been blocked by the beast tide.
This is undoubtedly an opportunity for Chen Hao to borrow power. Otherwise, relying solely on his own strength, it would be a hundred times more difficult to break out of the encirclement.
As Chen Hao gradually approached, the seawater had turned blood red, filled with a strong bloody smell, rumbling sounds, turbulent waters, and terrifying waves.
A dozen or so brilliant yuan force lights, flashing within, were enough to have dozens of young men and women, ferociously hunting down the demon beasts, advancing forward without stop. And those demon beasts, what surprised Chen Huan was that they were actually gigantic python-like monsters, their entire body covered in scales, each one as big as a foot, all opened up like sharp blades, terrifyingly fierce!
Especially that bloody basin-like mouth, with a swish of its tongue, it can actually turn seawater into terrifying and abnormal attacks. When close up, the sharp teeth in the bloody basin-like mouth are unmatched in sharpness, like a bunch of uneven precious swords, opening and closing, wanting to swallow the cultivator directly. If bitten, not to mention Wu Zong, even Wu Sheng would be bitten into several pieces...
Fortunately, there were countless demonic beasts that formed a vast network, but each of their strengths was only at the ordinary second-grade Wu Zong realm. In contrast, the cultivators' powers were obviously much stronger. Especially the lone figure charging forward, whose cultivation was exceptionally high, and with just one flash of his sword light, one of the demonic beasts was instantly beheaded!
Whoosh!
In the instant Chen Hao rushed into range, the densely packed demonic beasts suddenly pounced over ferociously. With a flash of his eyes, whooshing sounds filled the air as nine icy lights shot out in an instant, swift as lightning. His body, however, moved with an even more astonishing speed, like a fish swimming through water. The essence of ancient Chinese martial arts was being utilized to its utmost limit at this moment.
Every sword was a fatal blow to the monster's skull, directly piercing through. The terrifying hunting speed and advancing speed made the cultivators around Chen Hua reveal a look of horror in their eyes. What shocked them even more was that Chen Hua's aura had not even reached the level of a Martial Ancestor.
How is this possible?
However, it also dawned on him that he could get the Hundred Dynasties List qualification. If not for Wu Zong's strength, it seemed unlikely. It was just that Chen Huan's strength was far beyond his own realm, which would make everyone speechless.
As they watched Chen Huan's figure flicker and speed away, many of the cultivators felt envious, jealous, and anxious in their hearts. But there was nothing they could do. Everyone knew that this was a race against time - whoever was faster would be the first to reach the ruins area. Wanting help? Only an idiot would assist you. This was competition, after all; not causing trouble was already a blessing, let alone asking for assistance!
"Want a bargain? We've been holding off so many monsters, you go alone, want to die?"
Just as Chen Hao was about to break through the demon beast group, and no one could stop his advancing footsteps, a young man who was also charging at the front, surrounded by demon beasts and frantically hunting them down, spoke in a cold tone while gazing at Chen Hao with a sharp gaze within the protective aura, "You're quite bold!" At the same time, he swiftly unleashed a sword strike to kill Chen Hao.
Caught off guard, Chen Huan hastily raised the Five Elements Golden Sword, a flash of indignation flickering in his eyes as he swung the sword to meet the attack!
Clang! Rumble rumble!
The terrifying sword glows collided, and Chen Huan instantly retreated rapidly to the back in the surging, blood-red seawater. The energy contained in that young man's sword glow was several times stronger than Chen Huan's, and with just one move, it made Chen Huan's vital energy surge, his throat sweetened, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. This had something to do with Chen Huan's hasty battle, but Chen Huan was clear that even if he were in a prepared state, the result of their confrontation would be no suspense at all. Moreover, his opponent was also just casually wielding one sword amidst the slaughter of the demon beasts.
"Hmph! You don't know life or death! If you're not dead yet, then follow us and hunt together obediently. Otherwise, I, Zhou Xiao, will kill you first!" The young man shouted his name loudly, with a proud and arrogant expression, his treasured sword slicing through the ferocious beasts that feared no death like it was cutting vegetables. Every time his sword moved, it would inevitably split a beast in two, but unfortunately, the densely packed beasts made it impossible for him to advance at a speed comparable to Chen Huan's swift movement.
Zhou Xiao, a disciple of the Xiong Feng Empire, fifth-grade martial artist. Among the five disciples of the Xiong Feng Empire, he is the weakest. Chen Huan had received this information from Mu Qing about all the disciples on this year's Bai Chao ranking during his three-month stay at home. Just by looking at him, Chen Huan wouldn't have known who he was, but since Zhou Xiao revealed his name himself, Chen Huan's mind clearly recalled the information about Zhou Xiao. Moreover, the ranking on the black stone monument was 164!
Chen Hao didn't want to cause trouble, but he didn't expect that just as he was starting his training, someone would come looking for trouble, and it was a master who surpassed him by hundreds. If they were on the ground and there were no demonic beasts, Chen Hao might have been able to endure it temporarily if he wasn't brainless. But now, hearing Zhou Xiao's words made Chen Hao's eyes flash with a cold and fierce killing intent!
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Nine flying knives floated around Chen Hao's body, and the monsters that wanted to take advantage of Chen Hao burst their heads, while Chen Hao held his sword, his figure was strange and fleeting, and he rushed towards Zhou Xiao like lightning.
"I'd like to see who kills whom!"
At the same time, Chen Huan's cold and stern voice rippled through the water, causing the surrounding cultivators who were watching with schadenfreude to be slightly startled. Anyone could see that Chen Huan's realm and combat power were far inferior to Zhou Xiao's, not even on the same level. Being able to break through the encirclement of the demon beasts quickly was entirely due to his nine flying knives controlled to the extreme, as well as what seemed like a specially cultivated body technique for underwater battles. In everyone's eyes, Chen Huan would probably only be able to hold back and kill the demon beasts one by one, slowly breaking out of the encirclement. But...
Chen Hao's actions and words at this moment are to compete with Zhou Xiao for dominance!
"You wretched thing, I was going to let you be a dog, and if you did well, I would have spared your life as a dog. But since you want to die now, I'll grant your wish! Go die! Polar Light Slash!"
Zhou Xiao saw Chen Huan rapidly approaching and said with disdain, "You're still so arrogant!" As he spoke, he swung his sword out!
Hiss!
At this moment, the dazzling and terrifying sword light was condensed to its extreme, sweeping horizontally in front of Zhou Xiao, instantly presenting a straight light screen. Wherever it passed, countless monsters were cut into two pieces, as if cutting off the water in front of them and anything else into two layers. It attacked Chen Huan's waist like lightning, and without a doubt, if Chen Huan couldn't block it, he would be cut in half at the waist just like the monsters!
Chen Hao's heart was shaken at the same time, a loud roar, instantly pushing his power to the extreme. At this moment, especially in the water, Chen Hao's speed was too fast to avoid the sudden arrival of the light curtain slash, it was clearly impossible. He could only hard crash!
At this moment, Chen Hao held nothing back. His powerful yuan force and spiritual power merged together, instantly fusing man and sword into one. In an instant, it transformed into a sharp spiral, condensing all its power at the tip. With a terrifyingly extreme rotational speed, it fiercely drilled forward, directly killing towards Zhou Xiao!
(Update 2 is here. Thank you!)
