Wang Yan's Explosive Power

Ninth Camp.

Ding Chen and the others brought the dead Cook Soldiers and the seriously wounded back to camp, where they ran into Chen Quanwu and his group at the front camp.

"Stop!"

Chen Quanwu shouted coldly.

Ding Chen, Wang Yan, and the others all halted.

"Commander Chen, what is it?" Ding Chen asked with a frown.

"Where's that bastard Chen Xian? He's dead, right?" Chen Quanwu swept his cold gaze around. Not seeing Chen Xian, he asked icily.

Ding Chen said darkly, "Commander Chen is both brave and resourceful, and he still has to lead us in defeating the demons. How could he possibly have died in battle?"

"Hahaha...!"

Upon hearing that, Chen Quanwu threw back his head and laughed, his face full of mockery.

"Did you hear that? Brave and resourceful? So many Cook Soldiers died—where were his bravery and resourcefulness? In defying his superiors, beating his superiors, and threatening his superiors?"

By the end, Chen Quanwu was glaring furiously at Ding Chen.

The Demon Slayer Soldiers behind him sneered.

"Ding, our Commander has already reported Chen Xian. Just wait for him to be punished," a lieutenant said to Ding Chen with a cold smile.

The crowd clamored, "He must be stripped of his post and given three hundred strokes of the military rod."

Ding Chen endured it without a word.

Wang Yan, however, was so furious that he clenched his fists and wanted to strike, but Ding Chen held him back.

Chen Quanwu was in the Jade Sea Realm, and the three lieutenants beside him were at least in the Late Surging Origin Realm.

Wang Yan, like Ding Chen, had only just entered the Surging Origin Realm and was still at the stage of condensing acupoints. He was no match for Chen Quanwu and the others. Acting rashly would only earn him a beating.

"Oh? Redface, you want to imitate Chen Xian and beat this Commander too, do you?" Chen Quanwu planted his hands on his hips and stared at Wang Yan with utter disdain.

The lieutenant who had spoken earlier stepped forward and kicked Wang Yan. "You dog, what status do you have to swagger around before the Commander? Not convinced? Come on, this Lieutenant will practice with you!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Wang Yan shoved Ding Chen aside and roared at the lieutenant, "Bastard, then let's practice! You think I'm afraid of you?"

Bang!

The moment he charged forward, the lieutenant kicked him flying more than ten meters away.

Wang Yan rolled to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and lunged at the lieutenant again.

Of course, he knew his own strength. He was no match for that lieutenant.

That was why he had to get close and fight him at close quarters. Otherwise, he would suffer badly.

The lieutenant sneered. How could he fail to understand Wang Yan's intentions? Wang Yan wanted to grapple with him.

He immediately lashed out with a vicious kick at Wang Yan's thigh. Origin Qi coiled around his foot, carrying tremendous force. If it landed, Wang Yan's leg bone would surely break.

At that critical instant, Wang Yan's eyes abruptly turned scarlet, tinged with gold. Golden light flashed for a moment, and his explosive power increased more than fivefold. In an instant, he tackled the lieutenant to the ground.

The lieutenant was dumbfounded as well. His kick missed, and only his knee slammed into Wang Yan's waist, lacking enough force to inflict serious damage.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Wang Yan wrapped his arms around the lieutenant's waist and rolled away with him, seizing the chance to rain down heavy punches. Though they did little damage to the lieutenant, they at least left him flustered and in a sorry state.

Wang Yan was beaten until he coughed blood, while the lieutenant was beaten black and blue.

"Enough!"

Chen Quanwu looked around, afraid that Pei Menglong would discover the scene. His eyes flashed coldly as he ordered the lieutenant to stop.

"Pah!"

The lieutenant sprang to his feet and spat at Wang Yan.

Wang Yan got up and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva as well.

"Still not convinced?" The lieutenant clenched his fists. Though he had kept Wang Yan suppressed the entire time, he had still been beaten black and blue after falling to the ground. He felt thoroughly humiliated.

Wang Yan was much calmer now. He merely snorted and did not answer.

Coldness flickered in Chen Quanwu's eyes. He glanced at Ding Chen. "Tell Chen Xian to get back here and report to General Sun's tent!"

Ding Chen did not respond. He called Wang Yan and the others and left together.

Head Chef Army Camp.

After hearing Liao Zipeng's report, Li Sheng was greatly surprised. "Last night's battle was brutal. Chen Quanwu and the other Jade Sea Realm fighters were all seriously injured, yet Ding Chen is still alive?"

Liao Zipeng nodded. "Ding Chen was injured, but not severely. His close brothers all survived as well. One hundred and thirty-nine other Cook Soldiers died, and another fifty-three suffered severe injuries. Of those, twenty-seven will be unable to return to the battlefield even after recovering."

The battle had indeed been brutal, but Ding Chen's survival left Li Sheng extremely displeased.

Wang Pei asked coldly, "What is Ding Chen's strength?"

Liao Zipeng pondered briefly. "In reply to Young Master Wang, he should be at the stage of condensing acupoints."

"Heh!"

Wang Pei sneered. He had not expected that worthless prince to reach the stage of condensing acupoints. He had truly underestimated him.

After exchanging a glance with Li Sheng, Wang Pei said nothing more.

Li Sheng frowned. "What about Chen Xian? Is he dead?"

Liao Zipeng replied, "No. He is still at the foot of Seven Mile Peak, resisting the demons' surprise attacks."

Li Sheng nodded inwardly. "When he returns, have him come see me at once."

"Yes, Young Master!"

Liao Zipeng cupped his fists and slowly withdrew from the tent.

The three sat in the tent, with Li Sheng and Wang Pei in particular wearing grave expressions.

Last night, more than ten thousand demons had attacked Blood River Forest. Six thousand Demon Slayer Soldiers had been dispatched, along with three hundred Cook Soldiers.

Early that morning, Liu Dingchun had come to report the situation. Nearly two thousand of the six thousand Demon Slayer Soldiers had fallen, yet the Cook Soldiers had somehow not been wiped out entirely. This truly astonished them.

If the demons sent reinforcements today, their Head Chef Army might have to take the field and resist a wave as well.

Of course, even if they went onto the battlefield, they would not charge forward to kill.

They only cared that Ding Chen had survived even this. His life was truly hard.

Seven Mile Peak.

On a stone slab at the foot of the mountain, Chen Xian sat cross-legged.

He spent 30,000 experience points to deduce the Ox Demon Golden Flame Technique into the Ox Demon Body Refinement Technique. As for whether it could be deduced further in the future, he did not know.

According to Pei Menglong, the Ox Demon Body Refinement Technique was a mid-grade cultivation art, and its cultivation limit was the Soaring Realm.

He planned to use the Ox Demon Body Refinement Technique to break through to the Soaring Realm.

As for the Vajra Dragon Elephant Art, there was no need to rush. Pei Menglong had said that this cultivation art was difficult to train. Chen Xian had possessed it for only three days; if he entered its initial stage already, Pei Menglong might grow suspicious.

It would not be too late to add points and enter its initial stage in two or three months.

Experience: 229280 points

Chen Xian glanced at the panel and began improving the Ox Demon Body Refinement Technique.

After five thousand months of day-and-night bitter cultivation, your Ox Demon Body Refinement Technique had not entered the initial stage. Your Origin Power boiled like a spring, and your attempt to break through to the Soaring Realm failed.

After ten thousand months of day-and-night bitter cultivation, your Ox Demon Body Refinement Technique entered the initial stage...

Scenes flickered continuously through Chen Xian's mind. Time flew like a white colt passing a crevice; one scene was one month. That translucent three-dimensional figure flashed endlessly, cultivating without rest.

Finally, when he had added 30,000 experience points, the Ox Demon Body Refinement Technique reached Minor Mastery. His cultivation realm changed along with it, entering the Soaring Realm.

Martial Art: Ox Demon Body Refinement Technique (Minor Mastery)

Experience: 199280 points

Realm: Soaring Realm, Initial Stage

Lifespan: 240 years

Rumble!

The Origin Power furnace within his Jade Sea instantly swelled, growing one meter tall and solidifying into a true furnace of fire. Dark golden flame Origin Power surged out from the furnace.

It drew in Origin Qi and expelled Origin Power.

Origin Power churned around the furnace, forming a powerful vortex pool. Dark golden flames even flickered in and out of view.

Not only that, the vortexes in his condensed acupoints abruptly doubled in size. They absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, merging it with the aura of his body's blood and essence at an ever-increasing pace, producing surging Origin Qi that galloped through his meridians and left them swollen with pain.

Chen Xian suddenly opened his eyes, suppressed the churning Origin Power within his Jade Sea, then leaped up and vanished from the stone slab.

"Huh? Where did Brother Xian go?"

Only after Chen Xian had been gone for a moment did Xue Qishan notice that he had disappeared.