Asura Slash!

"Th-they're all dead?!"

Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing stared at the blood-soaked scene before them, too shocked to say a word.

Just moments ago, so many vicious people had charged at them, intending to kill them and claim the massive amount of points in their Crimson Tokens.

Now, not a single one remained.

"At least we didn't let any threats escape."

Mu Chen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He did not dare imagine how much trouble these enemies could cause them later if they got away.

They could resort to underhanded methods, or even join forces to set traps and ambush them.

He frowned and muttered, "These corpses won't be easy to deal with."

At that, Zhao Chen said calmly, "The Corrosive Poison Water will be enough."

A single drop of Corrosive Poison Water could corrode an entire corpse with its deadly poison.

The Corrosive Poison Water in the two jars of black mud Mu Chen carried was already more than enough!

"Right, I'll get to it right away."

Realizing the use of the Corrosive Poison Water, Mu Chen hurriedly got to work.

At the same time, he needed to gather those people's Crimson Tokens and Storage Bags.

He was not particularly interested in the Storage Bags, nor did he have the right to take them.

But the points represented by the Crimson Tokens were basically considered his by default.

"Big Brother, are you alright?"

Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing came to Zhao Chen's side, one on each side, looking him over from head to toe as they asked with concern.

After all, there had been so many people.

After killing so many in succession, his arms must have gotten sore.

"I'm fine. For now, no one should come bother us."

Zhao Chen glanced at the miserable scene outside Profound Ice Valley and said, "We just need to wait for the trial to end."

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing quickly went to collect the Storage Bags and Crimson Tokens.

If Mu Chen collected them alone, it would probably be difficult to finish in a short time.

The thick smell of blood would attract quite a few spirit beasts.

And how could the Level Five spirit beast, the Ice Crystal Beast, within Profound Ice Valley possibly remain unmoved?

Zhao Chen kept an eye on the situation within Profound Ice Valley. Standing in a relatively suitable position, he spotted the Ice Crystal Beast, entirely snow-white and seemingly formed from ice crystals. It had clearly smelled the strong scent of blood outside and was growing restless.

However, his Asura Sword had yet to return to its sheath.

The uncontrollable baleful aura made the Ice Crystal Beast deeply wary.

Seeing this, Zhao Chen muttered, "Don't provoke me at a time like this. Otherwise, I won't mind getting a few more Ice Crystal Beast bone arrows."

He silently recited in his heart, Sign in!

"Ding! Signing in. Sign-in location—Life and Death Trial Arena. Sign-in successful!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully signing in. You have obtained the sign-in reward—'Asura Slash'!"

Zhao Chen froze for a moment. He found that this newly acquired sign-in reward was somewhat different from the spirit arts he had obtained before.

"Flame Cloud Swordplay" was also an offensive sword-type spirit art, yet it contained many moves.

But "Asura Slash" had only one move!

A very simple move!

Raise the Asura Sword with both hands, then slash at the enemy.

Gather all one's strength, build up momentum, then unleash an overwhelmingly powerful Killing Intent pressure to intimidate the enemy before subduing them with a sharp sword strike!

"I can't tell what grade of spirit art it is."

Zhao Chen muttered to himself. The move "Asura Slash" did not mention its grade.

And to test the true power of Asura Slash, he would still need spiritual energy.

All he could say was that, within the Spiritual Road, this was quite a good sword move for Zhao Chen.

It could transform his strength into an immensely powerful attack in an instant!

"Next, all we need to do is wait for the Life and Death Trial to end."

Half a month later.

The voice of Jiang Jie, the white-robed instructor, rang out over the Life and Death Trial Arena.

"Alright, time is up. Let me see how many of you are still alive."

A massive gate of light appeared in the sky.

The gate of light could be seen from anywhere within the Life and Death Trial Arena.

Zhao Chen, Wu Yingying, Song Yuqing, and Mu Chen arrived at the center of the Life and Death Trial Arena, where the gate of light stood.

They looked around and found that there did not seem to be many people who had made it here.

"Hm?"

Jiang Jie, the white-robed instructor, appeared before Zhao Chen and the others. He was scanning the entire Life and Death Trial Arena with a puzzled expression.

When he realized that only a mere dozen or so people remained in the end, his eyes brightened.

"Thirteen people. Take out your Crimson Tokens."

Jiang Jie's gaze finally settled on Zhao Chen.

Previously, he had not paid attention to him.

But now, aside from those around Zhao Chen, the remaining youths were all filled with fear toward him.

This could only mean that Zhao Chen had killed quite a few people within the Life and Death Trial Arena.

As for the others, some had died in the gaping maws of spirit beasts, while others had perished in various conflicts and accidents.

After Jiang Jie collected all the Crimson Tokens and checked the points within them, he looked at Zhao Chen with an astonished expression.

Just how many people had this guy killed?

Or had he slaughtered many spirit beasts and completed a large number of missions before entering the Life and Death Trial?!

This level of strength was no simple matter.

"Zhao Chen, first place!"

"Wu Yingying, second place!"

"Song Yuqing, third place!"

"Mu Chen..."

After announcing the rankings of all the survivors, Jiang Jie looked at Zhao Chen with great satisfaction and said:

"Very good. I am pleased that you took first place in the Guardian Land under my charge!"

"What pleases me even more is that the Guardian Land has more than just you."

Jiang Jie's gaze fell upon Wu Yingying, Song Yuqing, and Mu Chen.

He could sense that their Spirit Body cultivation had already reached the Third-Level Spirit Body or above.

Moreover, the number of points they had was enough to explain everything.

"Next, you will pass through this gate of light and head to the Final Spiritual Road!"

"That is the true hell on earth!"

"You will still be teleported at random. Good luck!"

Jiang Jie, the white-robed instructor, gave Zhao Chen a meaningful look. His Spirit Body cultivation had risen somewhat too quickly.

It could be said that, since the opening of this Spiritual Road, he had been in a league of his own...

He truly wanted to see how a nobody from a remote frontier could crush the geniuses of those great powers.

It was sure to be quite a spectacle!

When Zhao Chen heard that the teleportation would be random, his heart stirred slightly.

He quietly reminded Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing:

"If we're lucky, we may be teleported together. If we're unlucky, you'll need to be careful."

"Once you reach the Final Spiritual Road, there won't be many people you can trust."

"Schemes and calculations will emerge one after another."

"Staying alive is your first goal. I hope to hear the good news that you safely reached the end of the Spiritual Road."

At this point, the corners of Zhao Chen's lips curved upward slightly.

On the Final Spiritual Road, just how many of the geniuses handpicked by the Five Great Academies would survive in the end?

And that silver-haired Young Girl who had taken first place in a certain Guardian Land...

She was coming!