Everyone's eyes were fixed on that bloody figure by an invisible force, unable to move an inch.
The pale afterglow of dusk coated the outline of Lu Chen with a broken golden edge.
He was half-supporting Su Qingxue, who was seriously injured and weak. The Demon Suppression Division Imperial Guard suit that had been soaked in blood and had an unidentifiable original color was damaged in many places. The rolled skin and flesh were intertwined with dried, black, fresh and bright red blood, giving off a rusty smell that was so strong that it made one's stomach churn.
The smell permeating the air was so complex that it was suffocating - blood, dust, and the unique Sulfur stench emitted by the demon after its death.
This smell, combined with the horror, disbelief, hidden greed and lingering awe intertwined on the faces of hundreds of people in the valley, together formed a strange and depressing picture.
Those Aristocratic Clan disciples who had previously scorned and ridiculed Lu Chen, now turned pale, their Adam's apple rolled up and down uncontrollably, and their footsteps quietly moved backwards. No one dared to look into Lu Chen's bottomless, ancient well-rippled eyes.
This heart-wrenching silence lasted for more than a dozen long and difficult breaths.
Finally, an exclamation that changed its tone due to extreme shock exploded from the crowd like a sharp knife cutting through the taut silk satin.
"He... he really made it out alive!"
"That... the pressure of the Holy Son that makes one's soul tremble... has disappeared! Could it be that..."
"Why didn't you see Ye Fan coming out? Did he fall?"
"Absolutely impossible! Ye Family Young Master is so amazingly talented and so talented. He is destined to reach the top in the future. How could... how could he fall here, in a small trial?!"
The whispers were like wildfire that suddenly ignited and swept across the entire valley.
The atmosphere in the area where Ye Family and Wang Family gathered was as gloomy as the stagnant water before a storm.
The usually dignified faces of several Ye Family elders were very distorted, and their sinister eyes were like poisonous daggers, stabbing Lu Chen with all their might. Their undisguised murderous intent and questioning almost solidified.
This invisible pressure is more dangerous than the pressure of the Holy Son just now. For Lu Chen, who has just escaped from the gate of hell and is exhausted physically and mentally, it is no less than another fight.
There was no wave on his face, he just held the crumbling Su Qingxue beside him more stable, and the pitifully meager True Qi in his body quietly circulated, resisting these prying eyes.
Just when the commotion is about to break through the critical point and evolve into out-of-control questioning and conflict--
Boom!
A majestic aura as vast as the sea of stars and as majestic as a prison fell from the sky without any warning!
The air in the entire valley froze instantly, as if it had been plunged into ten thousand years of black ice.
All the noisy voices were forcibly cut off, and those greedy, resentful, and suspicious glances were forced back into the eyes in the face of this absolute power.
Everyone looked up in shock, only to see Captain Li and several Demon Suppression Division high-ranking officials wearing black unicorn uniforms, with auras as unpredictable as the abyss, already hanging in the air.
The leader, with a clumsy face and calm composure, is the Demon Suppression Division commander who sits in charge of Nanling Prefecture and holds the power of life and death - Zhou Wei!
Captain Li's eyes were like lightning, and he instantly locked onto the bloody figure below.
When he saw clearly that Lu Chen was almost a bloody man, with his breath as weak as a candle in the wind, despite his years of composure, a thrilling shock could not be suppressed in his eyes.
He took one step forward and appeared directly in front of Lu Chen as if he teleported.
Without any explanation, a blue elixir the size of a longan, exuding a refreshing fragrance, was stuffed into Lu Chen's hand.
At the same time, his own tyrannical momentum suddenly spread, like an invisible towering wall, blocking out all the malicious prying eyes and pressure around him.
"Swallow it, and the luck will be released." Captain Li's voice was low, with an unquestionable determination.
Lu Chen didn't hesitate for a moment, raised his head and swallowed the elixir.
A gentle but extremely pure medicinal power immediately melted in Dantian, like rain pouring into the cracked earth, nourishing his nearly dry and broken meridians.
At this time, the commander Zhou Wei's eyes slowly swept across the silent crowd below, and his voice was like a loud bell. Every word contained iron-blooded will and clearly hit everyone's heart. "Hidden Dragon Trial, this is the end!"
"All trial participants should immediately hand in their merit tokens and return to Demon Suppression Division to verify their merits and receive rewards based on their merits!"
His words contained no emotion, but were more powerful than any threat, forcibly suppressing all the commotion, unwillingness and resentment.
Ye Family The leading elder's lips moved a few times, his face was ashen, and he seemed to want to argue.
But under the gaze of Zhou Wei's cold and indifferent gaze, which seemed to freeze the soul, he finally swallowed the words that came to his lips, leaving only his clenched fists in his sleeves, his knuckles turning white from excessive exertion.
In the face of Demon Suppression Division's absolute strength and authority, even Ye Family, who has dominated Southern Mausoleum for many years, does not dare to openly provoke.
Everyone could only suppress their thoughts and start handing in tokens as ordered.
Under the personal escort of Captain Li, Lu Chen, together with the other surviving trialists, embarked on the road back to Demon Suppression Division.
He could clearly feel the countless gazes behind him, like cold needlepoints, nailed to his vest, especially the extremely malicious gazes from the direction of the Ye Family, which almost pierced and swallowed him.
"Boy," Captain Li slowed down slightly during the march and stood side by side with Lu Chen. His voice was extremely low and solemn as never before, "You... this time you dug a hole in the sky."
He glanced sideways at Lu Chen's profile, which was still too calm even after such a brutal fight, and added in a deep voice, "Cheer up, the next reward is not only the honor you deserve, but it may also be... a spell to remind you to die."