Shocked Once Again
Huo Yan's gaze was extremely complex. He didn't put on the airs of Commander, but rather sounded like an elder about to bid farewell to his most promising junior, his voice low and deep.
"I just received a message, are you leaving?"
Chen Fan nodded.
Huo Yan gave him a deep look, but didn't press him about his sect or make any further attempts to probe. Some things are meant to be admired, not investigated.
He took out a token from his arms that was made entirely of unknown black metal, with the word "flame" branded on it, and handed it over.
"This is the highest authorization order for War Zone 450. With this order, you can mobilize any resources and personnel within the War Zone except for mine."
"You're welcome to come back anytime. This... is your home too."
The intention to win them over was undisguised.
Chen Fan didn't mince words. He reached out and took the token. It was icy cold to the touch, yet it carried a burning will.
He accepted the token, glanced at Lei Kun, Leng Yan, Monkey, and left a simple promise.
If you have any problems that you can't solve, contact me.
Having said that, he didn't waste any more time, gave a final nod to everyone, and then turned and walked towards the huge Teleportation Array in the center of the base, which was constantly emitting light.
His back view wasn't large, but it seemed to hold up a whole sky.
Behind him, Lei Kun, Leng Yan, Monkey, and Commander Huo Yan stood quietly, watching the slightly thin child's back as he walked away step by step until he disappeared from sight.
No one bothered him anymore.
Buzz!!
A beam of light shot into the sky, then slowly dissipated.
Chen Fan's figure completely disappeared into the light of the Teleportation Array.
Lei Kun and the other two stood there for a long time, like three rocks waiting for their husbands, motionless.
It wasn't until Huo Yan walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and spoke in a steady and powerful voice that the conversation ended.
He gave you a future; don't let him down.
Lei Kun's body jolted violently. He slowly turned around and looked at his two comrades beside him.
The three exchanged a glance, and the disappointment and confusion in their eyes vanished, replaced by an unprecedented, burning indomitable and resolute spirit!
As the towering pillar of light faded, Chen Fan's figure slowly emerged in the central teleportation plaza of the Star River Martial Academy.
In stark contrast to the deafening roar and murderous aura of War Zone 450, the Origin Source energy here is so dense that it almost transforms into a tangible mist, and the air is filled with the fragrance of plants and the peaceful Dao Rhythm of Daoism.
Months of war did not leave him with any trace of ferocity; instead, like the most skilled craftsman, it polished and tempered all his sharpness, settling him into a serene and tranquil state.
Chen Fan took a deep breath of the fresh, sweet air. Without lingering for a moment, he swayed and headed straight towards the somewhat desolate mountain range of the Life School.
Before even getting close to that iconic, simple stone house, a familiar figure came into view.
Senior Fellow Apprentice Wen Yuan was pacing back and forth at the entrance of the stone house, his hands behind his back. His gentle and refined face showed an unusual hint of anxiety that he could not suppress.
He glanced towards the teleportation plaza from time to time, clearly having been waiting there for some time.
When Chen Fan's somewhat frail child figure appeared at the end of the mountain path, Wen Yuan's tense expression suddenly relaxed, and his face instantly lit up with heartfelt joy as he quickly stepped forward to greet him.
"Junior Fellow Apprentice, you're finally back!"
As he spoke, he habitually looked Chen Fan up and down, his mind already prepared with a bellyful of words of encouragement and comfort.
In his view, Chen Fan's success in the brutal environment of the front lines was already a tremendous achievement, as long as he could solidify his foundation at the Early Stage of the Undying Realm without leaving any hidden injuries.
As for that one-year promise... being able to come back alive is better than anything else.
Seeing the genuine concern in his Senior Fellow Apprentice's eyes, Chen Fan felt a warmth in his heart and nodded with a smile.
"You're back, Senior Fellow Apprentice. Everything is fine, thank you for your concern. Is Master inside?"
His voice was clear and bright, and his breath was extremely restrained. If one did not see it with their own eyes, no one would be able to connect this seemingly harmless child with a soldier who had just returned from a bloody War Zone.
Those eyes were as deep as the ancient starry sky, utterly still.
However, it was precisely this extreme return to simplicity that caused Wen Yuan's prepared words to get stuck in his throat.
Something's not right.
Something's really wrong!
As a powerful expert at the Seventh Grade Immortal Realm, Wen Yuan's spiritual senses were extremely sharp.
He couldn't sense even the slightest fluctuation of power from Chen Fan, as if he were just an ordinary person who had never cultivated.
But the more this was the case, the deeper his suspicion and disbelief grew.
Out of concern, Wen Yuan's Divine Thought, like the gentlest stream, cautiously probed into Chen Fan's body. He only wanted to confirm whether his junior Junior Fellow Apprentice had suffered any undetectable internal injuries on the battlefield.
The moment the Divine Thought touched Chen Fan's body.
Wen Yuan's smile froze.
The crystal-clear stream he had envisioned seemed to instantly merge into a bottomless sea of Stars!
That vast galaxy composed of endless crimson-gold light spots was slowly flowing within Chen Fan's body.
Each point of light represents a drop of incredibly pure Life-and-Death Dao Blood!
Boom!
Wen Yuan felt as if struck by lightning; his body trembled violently, and he staggered backward a step.
His outstretched hand was contorted with uncontrollable, violent trembling.
His eyes widened as he stared intently at Chen Fan, his lips trembling but unable to utter a single complete word.
That gentle and refined face was now filled with horror and disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
"What a fuss! What kind of behavior is this!"
With a loud bang, the weathered wooden door of the stone house was smashed open from the inside by a tremendous force.
Chief Instructor Lin Xuanqing strode out with a displeased expression, still scolding, "Xiao Fan has just returned from the front lines and is exhausted both physically and mentally; he needs rest..."
His words came to an abrupt end.
Those eyes, which always gleamed with a mixture of madness and wisdom, froze the moment they saw Chen Fan.
If what Wen Yuan saw was an unfathomable sea.
So, what this giant of the Ninth Grade Law Realm saw was a real universe where life and death never ceased!
Eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight drops!
Exactly eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight drops of flawless Life-and-Death Dao Blood!
Each drop of Dao Blood contains the perfect and self-consistent principles of life and death, like a miniature universe, forming a vast Origin Source galaxy within Chen Fan's body.
This... this is no longer just a matter of having a solid foundation!
All the expressions on Lin Xuanqing's face, whether joy, anger, madness, or wisdom, vanished at this moment, leaving only an almost blank, absolute silence.
The entire school of thought on Life School fell into a deathly silence.
Faced with the bizarre scene of his master and Senior Fellow Apprentice both Petrification, Chen Fan scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. His youthful face, still bearing the innocence unique to young people, broke the deathly silence with a soft voice.
"Master, Senior Fellow Apprentice, I only consolidated my foundation in the War Zone and, by chance, made some insignificant progress."