"What is it?" a voice came from the communication stone.
Leng Shan said in a deep voice, "The young miss was killed!"
"What did you say?!" A furious roar came from the communication stone.
Leng Shan continued, "I can't beat the person who did it. I need help."
"Wait for me!" With those words, the communication stone went silent.
Half an hour later, wave after wave of powerful presences surged forth, shaking the void across the entire sky until it boiled. It was terrifying.
At their head was a middle-aged man whose presence was unfathomably deep, and behind him were nearly a thousand people!
That middle-aged man was none other than the Holy Lord of the Mysterious Yin Holy Land!
Without another word, the Mysterious Yin Holy Lord charged straight at Su Chen, a terrifying presence soaring into the sky from his body!
Seeing this, the thousands of experts behind him hurriedly drew their weapons and charged at Su Chen as well!
Wave after wave of terrifying presences shattered the world around them in an instant!
Leng Shan stared fixedly at Su Chen. He wanted to see just what Su Chen was capable of.
Su Chen remained seated by the campfire, calmly watching the thousands of experts.
"Kneel!"
Boom!
Before the experts of the Mysterious Yin Holy Land could react, they felt as if countless mountains were pressing down on their backs and fell to their knees on the spot!
Everyone present was utterly stunned.
Two words!
Just two words had brought them to their knees!
They had no power to resist at all!
At that moment, everyone's expression changed, their faces filled with terror.
They knew that the Mysterious Yin Holy Land had provoked someone it should never have provoked!
The Mysterious Yin Holy Lord's face turned ashen, and he was filled with regret.
It's over!
Completely over!
If I'd known, I wouldn't have come. My daughter is dead, but I can always have another!
At that moment, the Holy Lord of the Mysterious Yin Holy Land was filled with regret.
Leng Shan was dumbfounded too. He was also on his knees.
He had originally guessed that Su Chen most likely had someone backing him.
But who could have known that his backer was himself!
Holy shit!
Su Chen looked at the Holy Lord of the Mysterious Yin Holy Land, and the hairs on the Holy Lord's body stood on end. He was just about to beg for mercy when, the next moment, his head flew off. Even in death, his face was full of regret.
I was careless!
The experts of the Mysterious Yin Holy Land trembled uncontrollably at the sight, their eyes filled with nothing but fear.
Su Chen's terrifying power left them in despair!
Su Chen then looked at Leng Shan.
Leng Shan said in a trembling voice, "S-Senior, spare me!"
This time, he was truly afraid.
Su Chen was too heaven-defying. He did not even entertain the thought of fleeing.
Su Chen looked at him and said calmly, "Which of them are the Mysterious Yin Holy Lord's trusted confidants?"
Leng Shan was dumbfounded.
What does he mean?
The Mysterious Yin Holy Lord's trusted confidants turned pale at those words.
They knew.
They were finished!
Although Leng Shan did not understand what Su Chen meant, he still raised a trembling hand and pointed at one person.
Splurt!
A bloody head flew off in an instant!
Su Chen looked at Leng Shan. "Continue."
Leng Shan swallowed and pointed at another person.
Splurt!
Another head flew off.
Just like that, every person Leng Shan pointed at died!
Heads kept flying through the air...
Before long, well over half of the thousands of experts were dead.
The experts still alive did not dare breathe too loudly, terrified that Leng Shan would point at them next.
Leng Shan then looked at Su Chen and said in a trembling voice, "N-no more!"
The surviving experts breathed a collective sigh of relief, beads of cold sweat forming on their foreheads.
That was fucking terrifying!
Su Chen looked at Leng Shan and said calmly, "Since you've got a decent head on your shoulders, you'll take over the Mysterious Yin Holy Land and become its Holy Lord from this moment on. Any objections?"
Leng Shan froze, then was overjoyed!
The good fortune had come too suddenly!
He hurriedly cupped his fists and said respectfully, "This junior has no objections!"
He had thought he was finished, but he had never imagined that Su Chen would spare him and even make him Holy Lord of the Mysterious Yin Holy Land!
Holy shit!
This is great!
Su Chen nodded, then turned to the experts of the Mysterious Yin Holy Land. "Do any of you have objections?"
"No objections!"
The experts of the Mysterious Yin Holy Land spoke in unison.
Objections?
Who would dare object?
Our heads would roll in no time!
Su Chen nodded and said nothing more. Glancing at the gradually brightening sky, he turned and left.
Seeing that Su Chen was leaving, Leng Shan hurriedly bowed. "Farewell, Senior!"
The experts of the Mysterious Yin Holy Land also bowed and said respectfully, "Farewell, Senior!"
Only when Su Chen's figure had completely disappeared did Leng Shan straighten up. He turned to the experts of the Mysterious Yin Holy Land and said, "Come on! We're going back to the Holy Land to erect a statue of His Excellency!"
With that, he transformed into a streak of light and vanished.
Now, no matter what, he was going to erect a statue of Su Chen!
Even if the heavenly king himself came, he could not stop him!
Yingtian Academy was built in the void, where many mountain peaks rose, covered in countless pavilions. The scenery was splendid, extraordinary phenomena appeared frequently, immortal Qi was abundant, and seven-colored light shone everywhere.
Many academy students had gathered on one mountain peak, their eyes all fixed on a Heavenly Ladder. Like a brilliant rainbow, it stretched from the ground all the way into the clouds, as though binding heaven and earth together.
Many academy disciples were on the Heavenly Ladder, gritting their teeth as veins bulged on their foreheads, struggling to move forward.
"This Heavenly Ladder really wasn't made for people to climb. With every step, gravity presses down on you, and the more steps you climb, the more terrifying it gets!"
"Yeah, I only made it to the thousandth step. It's too hard."
"Alas, I really don't know how Ye Yuanlong managed to climb to the eight thousand nine hundred and ninety-ninth step. That's unbelievable!"
"I heard there's a mysterious inheritance at the ten thousandth step. I wonder if it's true."
"It probably is. The dean said himself that there's an inheritance up there."
"I wonder who'll get that inheritance. Alas, I don't have a chance."
Below the Heavenly Ladder, the academy disciples were chatting animatedly, making for a lively scene, and Su Chen was among them.
Holding a stick of candied hawthorns, he studied the Heavenly Ladder with interest.
He had heard of the Heavenly Ladder as a child. Legend had it that a terrifying mighty figure had created it to leave behind an inheritance, and anyone who reached the top could obtain it. Yet despite all the time that had passed, no one had managed to reach the top.
Just then, a woman came up to Su Chen. Her skin was as pale as snow, her features delicate and sculpted, her lips red without rouge, and her eyes like autumn waters. Merely standing there, she drew the gazes of countless men.
As for the women's gazes... they were all on Su Chen.
"It's Xia Qingyan!"
"Wow, to think we'd be lucky enough to meet Xia Qingyan today! She's one of the academy's three great beauties!"
"Huh? Why did she go up to that man?"
The woman's appearance caused an immediate stir among the academy students.
Su Chen looked at Xia Qingyan and asked, "Were you looking for me?"
Xia Qingyan blinked, then nodded.
Su Chen was taken aback. He did not know this woman!
"I like you!"