"How... how could this be?"
"That Chen Fan actually injured Wang Yan. Am I dreaming?" Everyone clicked their tongues in amazement, unable to believe the scene before them. To them, the gap between the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and the Foundation Establishment Late Stage was like an uncrossable chasm, yet Chen Fan had actually wounded his opponent.
"The ancients truly did not deceive us. The Heavenly Soldier Rankings rank cultivators according to their performance in the trials. For Chen Fan to place fifteenth, he must possess extraordinary strength." A cultivator exclaimed in astonishment.
"Chen Fan, give me your life!" Wang Yan's entire wrist was smeared with blood, its vein having been sliced open by Chen Fan. It was no serious injury, but it made him feel utterly humiliated.
With Wang Yan's furious roar, a vast Sword Qi suddenly erupted from his blade and cleaved straight toward Chen Fan's head.
The true qi within Chen Fan had already been completely drained. Just as he pulled a Three Flowers Gathering at Crown Talisman from his storage pouch and slapped it onto himself, Wang Yan's sharp sword was nearly upon him. Chen Fan hastily raised his longsword to meet it, but his strength was far inferior to Wang Yan's furious strike.
Clang!
With a crisp ring and a spray of sparks, Chen Fan flew away like a kite with its string cut, skidding off in an instant.
"Hm?" After blasting Chen Fan away, Wang Yan's pupils abruptly contracted. He saw that where Chen Fan had fallen was precisely the entrance to the Bitter Sea Cliff Secret Realm.
"Damn it!" Wang Yan's expression changed drastically. If Chen Fan entered the secret realm, killing him would become infinitely more difficult. He knew Chen Fan's strength well—at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, Chen Fan had already