Battlefield Breakthrough

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With each successive bang, another palace woman collapsed before Chen Changan. By now, he had lost count of how many had been knocked unconscious.

"Da Huang!"

"Is there something wrong with you?"

"Why did you bring this palace maid over?"

"Do you think the King of Great Zhou Kingdom would give something like that to a palace maid?"

Watching Da Huang cheerfully shuttle people back and forth without a pause, Chen Changan felt a headache coming on.

Why was this guy so fond of doing this sort of thing?

"What the hell do you know? I'm just trying not to get caught."

"Look around. How many women in this palace have you knocked out?"

"By the way, you've searched so many of them. Did you find it or not?" Da Huang asked irritably.

"Mm... I haven't found it yet."

"Maybe it isn't in any of their hands." Chen Changan let out a helpless sigh.

"I see."

"Since we've already knocked them out, it'd be a waste not to... right?"

Da Huang gave Chen Changan a sly grin, its expression as lecherous as could be.

How could Chen Changan not know what Da Huang wanted to do?

He knew whether that bastard was about to fart or shit just by the way he stuck out his butt!

"Don't be ridiculous."

"We came here to look for the Fetal Pearl. How can you have your mind full of this kind of thing?"

"No. Absolutely not!" Chen Changan declared righteously.

"Look, we still haven't found the Fetal Pearl. Wouldn't leaving now be a waste?"

"I haven't done this sort of thing in years."

"Just let me do it once. What's the big deal?"

"Are we even brothers?" Da Huang grumbled.

They were brothers, and it was true that Da Huang hadn't done anything like this in a long time.

But Chen Changan still couldn't bring himself to stand by and watch him do it.

"No. There's nothing to discuss. We're going to keep looking for the Fetal Pearl." Chen Changan thought it over briefly, but still refused.

"Hmph. Then I'm not going. Go by yourself."

Da Huang flopped down on the ground, throwing a tantrum.

Seeing how infuriating Da Huang looked, Chen Changan took a deep breath and calmed his agitated mood.

"Da Huang, we've been out for so long. Haven't you had enough delicacies?"

"When have I ever left you without food or drink?"

"Are you seriously planning to eat people right in front of me today?"

"Aren't you going too far?"

"Now you're the one getting mad?"

Da Huang might have looked like a dog, but his true form was a Qilin, a ferocious Divine Beast.

Eating people was nothing unusual for Da Huang. He had swallowed Chen Changan whole with a single bite back then.

If Chen Changan's body hadn't been special, he would have become a pile of Da Huang's shit long ago.

"These women are all members of the Great Zhou Imperial Family, and you're enemies with the Great Zhou Imperial Family."

"Didn't you say there was no need to show mercy to enemies?"

"So what's wrong with me eating a few of them?"

"I'm helping you clear away obstacles," Da Huang said angrily.

Those were all principles Chen Changan had taught Chen Yunxuan. How come he couldn't stand by them when it came to himself?

"I'm a kind person. I can't stand to watch this."

"You're kind? Then why did you teach Chen Yunxuan to wipe out the roots?"

"I taught him, but I didn't kill anyone. Chen Yunxuan did the killing. What's that got to do with me?"

"What's the difference? Didn't you tell him to kill them?"

"It's not the same at all. He could have refused, but he didn't. So it still has nothing to do with me."

"Chen Changan, you're fucking shameless!"

"You've known me long enough to know that."

Da Huang looked at Chen Changan with utter disdain, then glanced at the unconscious women lying before him and couldn't help swallowing.

There were so many of them. Enough for one meal.

"Really can't eat them?"

"Da Huang, if you've got delicacies, why eat them? Are they really that tasty?"

"Look at all the powder and perfume they're wearing. Aren't you afraid you'll fucking poison yourself?" Chen Changan said helplessly.

"My body may not be as good as yours, but it's still tough as nails. How could I possibly die from eating them?"

"Besides, I haven't eaten any in ages. I just want to savor the taste again."

"Who says you can only eat delicacies? Why can't you try something plain for a change?"

Plain?

You call this plain?

"Enough talk. Let's go see what's happening up ahead. Yun Xuan has held out for quite a while."

"Hmm? You're right. The kid's impressive to last this long. If he'd received proper training from the start, he might be a peerless prodigy by now."

Da Huang thought very highly of Chen Yunxuan. Given Da Huang's own strength and all the prodigies he had seen, that was a strong endorsement of Chen Yunxuan's talent and potential.

What Chen Yunxuan lacked was a solid foundation built on abundant resources from childhood. Otherwise, at sixteen, he would have had far greater cultivation than he did now.

"Terrifying!"

"Is Chen Yunxuan even human? He's facing two Transcendence Realm Ninth Layer Peak powerhouses and hasn't been pushed back at all. He's held out this long?"

"We've all heard of geniuses who can challenge those above their level, but Chen Yunxuan is far too gifted!"

"Have you ever heard of a genius like him in Great Zhou Kingdom? No—in the entire Northern Domain?"

"Uh... maybe I'm just ignorant, but I've never heard of anyone like him."

Everyone was astonished that Chen Yunxuan had held out until now.

The Liu Family's people were even more conflicted. If that incident had never happened, if the Liu Family hadn't turned its back on the Chen Family after its decline, would everything have been different?

"He has to die!"

"If he doesn't, none of us in the Liu Family will survive."

Though the Family Head regretted what had happened, he now wanted Chen Yunxuan dead as soon as possible. Only then could he be at ease.

The King of Great Zhou Kingdom also wanted Chen Yunxuan dead.

The battle had reached this point, and he was beginning to panic.

He had thought Chen Yunxuan was only at the Transcendence Realm First Layer and wouldn't be able to hold out for long. He hadn't expected the kid to have such stamina!

"Cheng Yushu, does Chen Yunxuan look like he's about to be defeated?" the King of Great Zhou Kingdom asked nervously.

"Uncle Liu, you tell him," Cheng Yushu said calmly.

"Yes, Young Master."

"Chen Yunxuan is very strong, and he still has plenty of spiritual energy in his body. That may be one reason he can fight so well."

"An ordinary cultivator at the Transcendence Realm First Layer would have run out of strength long ago."

"But Chen Yunxuan is different. Still, he won't be able to hold out much longer. He'll probably start running out of strength within twenty moves," Uncle Liu analyzed.

Within twenty moves?

Hearing that, the King of Great Zhou Kingdom breathed a sigh of relief. If that was the case, this farce should be over soon.

"Kid, you're strong, but don't think that strength like yours is enough to let you do whatever you want."

"You're still a long way off."

Wei Tianfeng and Wu Yuan were both seething. To be driven into such a position by a junior in front of everyone was a stain on their lives that could never be erased!

"Is that so?"

"I don't think so!"

Chen Yunxuan sneered, and then his aura suddenly surged!

"Break through!"

The sudden turn of events made everyone's faces change. Even Cheng Yushu and Uncle Liu couldn't help being startled!

"A breakthrough in the middle of a battle?"

"That kid... he's at the Transcendence Realm Second Layer now!"