Breakthrough in Battle

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With each resounding thud, Chen Changan had already lost count of how many palace women had collapsed before him.

"Da Huang!"

"Do you have a screw loose?"

"What's the point of dragging this maid over here?"

"Do you really think the King of Great Zhou would gift something like that to a maid?"

Watching Da Huang tirelessly hauling people in, Chen Changan felt a headache coming on.

Why did this guy have to be so obsessed with this kind of thing?

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

"Look around—how many women in this palace have you knocked out already?"

"Anyway, after all this searching, did you find it or not?" Da Huang asked irritably.

"Hmm... nothing so far."

"Maybe it's not with any of these people." Chen Changan let out a helpless sigh.

"I see."

"Well, since they're already knocked out, wouldn't it be a waste not to use them?"

Da Huang flashed Chen Changan a lecherous grin, his expression as sleazy as it could get.

How could Chen Changan not know what Da Huang was planning?

That bastard could lift his tail, and Chen Changan would know exactly what kind of crap was coming out!

"Nonsense."

"We're here for the Fetal Pearl. How can you have your mind stuck on this?"

"No way. Absolutely not!" Chen Changan declared sternly.

"Look, we haven't found the Fetal Pearl yet. Leaving like this would be such a waste, wouldn't it?"

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

"Just let me do it once, what's the big deal?"

"Aren't we brothers?" Da Huang grumbled.

Brothers or not, it was true that Da Huang hadn't done this in a long time.

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

"No, no discussion. We're moving on to find the Fetal Pearl." Chen Changan thought it over briefly but still refused.

"Hmph, then I'm not going. Go by yourself."

Da Huang flopped straight onto the ground, throwing his own tantrum.

Seeing Da Huang's infuriating attitude, Chen Changan took a deep breath to calm his restless mood.

"Listen, Da Huang, in all this time out here, have I ever skimped on the delicacies for you?"

"Have I ever let you go hungry or thirsty?"

"And now you want to eat human flesh right in front of me?"

"Don't you think that's going too far?"

"And you're the one throwing a fit?"

Though Da Huang looked like a dog, his true form was a Qilin—a fierce Divine Beast.

Eating humans was nothing new to Da Huang; after all, he'd once swallowed Chen Changan whole.

If Chen Changan's body hadn't been special, he'd have long since turned into Da Huang's dung.

"These women are all from the Great Zhou Imperial Family. You're enemies with them."

"Didn't you say yourself—there's no mercy for enemies?"

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

"I'm helping you clear out obstacles." Da Huang said indignantly.

This was the very logic Chen Changan had taught Chen Yunxuan. So why couldn't he stomach it now?

"I'm a kind-hearted man. I can't bear to watch that."

"Kind-hearted? Then why did you teach Chen Yunxuan to root out the enemy completely?"

"Teaching is one thing, but I didn't kill anyone. Chen Yunxuan did the deed. What's that got to do with me?"

"Is there a difference? You still told him to kill."

"No, there's a big difference. He could have refused me, but he didn't. So it still has nothing to do with me."

"Chen Changan, you are truly shameless!"

"You've known me long enough not to ask that."

Da Huang shot Chen Changan a look of utter disdain, then turned his gaze to the fainted woman lying before them, unable to help swallowing hard.

So many—enough for a whole meal.

"Really can't eat them?"

"I said, Da Huang, you turn your nose up at delicacies from land and sea, but you want to eat them? Are they that good?"

"Just think about all that powder and perfume on them—aren't you afraid it'll damn well kill you?" Chen Changan said helplessly.

"My body might not be as tough as yours, but it's still pretty durable. How could eating them kill me?"

"Besides, it's been ages since I last had some. I just want to savor the memory."

"Who says I have to eat only fancy dishes? Can't I have something plain for a change?"

Plain?

You call this plain?

"Enough nonsense. Let's head up ahead and check things out. That kid Yunxuan has been holding on long enough."

"Oh? He really is something—lasting this long. If he'd gotten proper training early on, he might've become a peerless prodigy by now."

Da Huang's praise for Chen Yunxuan was high indeed. Given his own strength and the geniuses he'd seen in his time, saying this was already a firm acknowledgment of Chen Yunxuan's talent and potential.

What Chen Yunxuan lacked now was the solid foundation that comes from ample resources in childhood. Otherwise, at sixteen, he would never be stuck at his current cultivation level.

"This is terrifying!"

"Is Chen Yunxuan even human? Facing two Transcendence Realm Ninth Layer Peak experts and still holding his ground without losing, for this long?"

"I've heard of geniuses who can fight above their level, but isn't Chen Yunxuan a bit too talented?"

"In our Great Zhou Kingdom—no, in the entire Northern Domain—have you ever heard of a genius like this?"

"This... maybe I'm just ignorant, but I've never heard of such a thing."

That Chen Yunxuan could last until now shocked everyone.

The Liu Family members were especially conflicted. If that incident hadn't happened, if they hadn't turned their backs on the Chen Family after their fall, would everything be different now?

"He has to die!"

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

Though regretful, the Liu Family Head now wanted Chen Yunxuan dead more than anything. Only then could he feel at ease.

Also hoping for Chen Yunxuan's death was the Great Zhou Kingdom's King.

Watching the battle drag on like this, he was starting to panic.

He had assumed Chen Yunxuan was only at Transcendence Realm First Layer and wouldn't last long—but he never expected the kid to have such stamina!

"Young Master Cheng, does Chen Yunxuan show any signs of losing?" the Great Zhou King asked nervously.

"Uncle Liu, you explain," Cheng Yushu said flatly.

"Yes, Young Master."

"Chen Yunxuan's strength is considerable, and his internal spiritual energy is abundant—that's likely one reason for his combat power."

"An ordinary Transcendence Realm First Layer would have exhausted themselves by now."

"But Chen Yunxuan is different. Still, he won't last much longer. Within twenty moves, he'll probably start to tire," Uncle Liu analyzed.

Within twenty moves?

Hearing this, the Great Zhou King 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's enough to do whatever you want."

"You've still got a long way to go."

Wei Tianfeng and Wu Yuan both had a knot of frustration in their chests. Being pushed this far by a junior in front of so many eyes—this was a stain on their lives that could never be erased!

"Is that so?"

"I don't think so!"

Chen Yunxuan let out a cold laugh, and then his entire aura suddenly exploded!

"Break for me!"

The sudden change made everyone's expression shift. Even Cheng Yushu and Uncle Liu were startled!

"Breaking through mid-battle?"

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