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After obtaining the talisman, Ye Chen quickly retreated with Huang Feng. The Vital Qi in his body gathered at the soles of his feet, rapidly depleting. In addition to the Vital Qi from using the Flame Divine Hammer, Ye Chen only had thirty percent of his original Vital Qi left. Sixty percent of that was consumed when using the Flame Divine Hammer.
Arriving at the foot of the mountain, Ye Chen did not say anything and brought Huang Feng to a secluded place. Seeing that there was no one around, he sat down cross-legged and began to recover his energy while looking at the talisman.
Through his observation, he saw that the talisman was completely black. The runes on it were made of golden threads. It carried a faint domineering aura. Moreover, there was a faint energy attached to it. Ye Chen could faintly feel that once he could communicate with this energy, he would be able to leave this desert world.
"Are you alright?" Huang Feng saw the sweat on Ye Chen's forehead and thought of the terrifying attack just now. He couldn't help but ask.
Ye Chen shook his head and said, "I've used up a lot of my energy. I need to rest."
Huang Feng nodded. He had been rushing all this time and had used up twenty percent of his energy. He immediately sat down and took out a blue bead from his pocket. He smiled and said, "This thing is very mysterious. It can detect things within five miles. Through consciousness, it will transmit information to my brain. As long as a monster comes near, I will immediately know."
Ye Chen glanced at the blue bead. His eyes flashed and he nodded slightly. The so-called consciousness was just transmitting information through the electric waves into the memory cells of the brain. In fact, he didn't need this thing to monitor him. Any monster that stepped into his defensive range could be smelled by the smell in the air.
Two days later, Ye Chen had recovered sixty percent of his energy. Adding the thirty percent from the original, he had recovered ninety percent of his energy. On the other hand, Huang Feng had only recovered less than five percent of his energy. With Huang Feng's normal energy recovery speed, he would need thirty days to recover all of his energy. His recovery speed was ten times slower than Ye Chen's!
"Let's go!" Ye Chen stood up. His energy swirled around his body. He looked quite majestic.
Huang Feng was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything. He put away the blue pearl and stood up as well. He looked around and muttered to himself for a while before saying, "There's another mountain in the east. I wonder if someone has already climbed it."
"Let's go!" Ye Chen's figure flashed, and he charged straight ahead.
Huang Feng hurriedly followed.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, quickly arrived at the peak of the mountain. Their figures did not stop as they stepped on the precipitous cliff and climbed up against the wind. Not long after, they arrived at the peak of the mountain.
Ye Chen sensed a dangerous aura and immediately stopped. He crawled in the grass with his four limbs on the ground and slowly crawled forward in a strange posture.
Huang Feng was stunned for a moment, then his eyes flashed. He lowered his straw hat and imitated Ye Chen's posture, walking behind him. After walking a few steps, he was surprised to find that walking in this posture did not cause the slightest sound of friction.
In the distance, on an open ground, there was a monster that looked like a scorpion. Its entire body was purplish black and had sharp scales. The strangest thing was that this scorpion monster actually had a handsome man's face. It was quite demonic.
Ye Chen stopped, lowered his body, and held his breath. He looked around and saw that there were no other monsters around this human-faced scorpion monster. The terrain was vast and flat, and there were no monsters lying in ambush. He immediately turned his head to look at Huang Feng and said in a low voice, "Attack together. We must finish this as soon as possible. Don't hold back your trump cards."
Huang Feng saw his serious expression and felt a chill in his heart. He nodded heavily.
Ye Chen looked at the purplish black human-faced scorpion monster in the distance. His eyes narrowed slightly. After a while, he saw that the human-faced scorpion monster turned its head to look at the cliff. Suddenly, his figure moved and he rushed out!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The moment Ye Chen rushed out, Huang Feng sensed the movement and rushed out almost at the same time. The sudden attack of the two caused a loud noise. The human-faced scorpion monster turned its head. In its dark green eyes, a ball of fire surged and expanded …
Boom!!
The entire mountain trembled slightly!
There were many withered trees around, and leaves flew everywhere.
In a burst of dust, red and green light flashed, whistling and speeding, like lightning and thunder, cutting through the air with a hissing sound. Then, a few green wind blades flew out from the dust, like boomerangs, quickly shot down again, attacking a big black shadow in the dust.
"Coo —"
An ear-piercing sound was heard. It was like the cry of a ghost and the howl of a wolf, and it made people's heads go numb. Then, a large black figure jumped out from the cloud of dust. It was the human-faced scorpion monster. At this moment, its handsome face was filled with ferocity. Its dark green eyes glowed with a demonic light. It stared fiercely at Ye Chen and Huang Feng.
A gentle breeze blew, and the dust dispersed.
Ye Chen's body was enshrouded in flames, like a fire god. His hair danced wildly in the wind, and his face exuded a majestic aura. In his hand, there was a large blade formed from flames, enshrouded in black devil flames.
Beside him, there was a trace of blood at the corner of Huang Feng's mouth. His entire body was coiled with a green light, and the jade green light formed a bone scale armor on the surface of his body. On his right arm, he held a green bone blade that was suffused with dense killing intent.
"Bloodline secret skill: Eye of the Emperor!"
Huang Feng's straw hat fluttered behind his back, and his black hair fluttered in the wind. Unknowingly, two golden pupils had appeared in his black pupils, looking extremely mysterious. He took a step forward, taking the lead to charge at the human-faced scorpion monster.
Ye Chen looked at Huang Feng's bloodline talent, and a trace of solemnity appeared in his eyes. However, there was no hesitation in his figure as he charged forward. This human-faced scorpion monster definitely had a late-Fourth Order king grade battle strength, maybe even a Fifth Order king grade battle strength!
"Kill!"
Huang Feng bellowed, charging forward from behind the human-faced scorpion monster.
Ye Chen flipped his palm and the Vital Qi in his body surged out. It was as if lava was dripping from his body onto the ground, causing the temperature of the originally verdant mountain peak to rise sharply. Every inch of the ground and rocks melted into lava under the power of this flame, forming a sea of fire!
"Nine Palaces!"
Ye Chen clenched his fingers, and the Vital Qi in his body gushed out. Countless bubbles in the lava burst and spun like gravity. They flew up and slowly formed a flaming palace, trapping the human-faced scorpion monster within.
"Palace, explode!"
Ye Chen bellowed, reaching out his hand and clenching his fist!
Bang!
The entire fire palace exploded, and the scorching hot lava trapped the human-faced scorpion monster. As the lava exploded, the human-faced scorpion monster let out a blood-curdling shriek from within, soaring to the sky. The smell of burnt flesh permeated the air, and that handsome face of his was completely distorted, glaring at Ye Chen with hatred as if he wanted to swallow him whole.
"Lock on!"
Huang Feng's figure appeared behind the human-faced scorpion monster unknowingly. His entire body was wrapped in a qi armor, and the Green Bone Blade in his hand slashed down from the sky.
The human-faced scorpion monster was shocked, and it roared furiously, dodging the attack. However, Huang Feng's golden eyes were still locked on its body. The blade followed his eyes, and it didn't deviate at all, slashing across the head of the human-faced scorpion monster.
Bang!
The human-faced scorpion monster's body exploded, sending Huang Feng flying. At the same time, a wisp of black smoke floated out from the exploding body, following Huang Feng and forming a talisman in his hand!
"Cough!"
After Huang Feng landed, he spat out a mouthful of blood. He looked at the talisman in his hand, and his eyes were filled with unconcealable joy. At this moment, Ye Chen withdrew his qi, walked to his side, and said in a deep voice, "The commotion is too big. Let's leave quickly!"
Huang Feng was startled, but he quickly nodded.
Both of them sank their consciousness into the talisman, communicating with the master gods of the Divine Altar System …
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At the top of Xuanyuan Mountain, below the Divine Altar.
Tens of thousands of spectators looked up with anticipation. Not long after, they saw many people waking up in the Divine Altar and taking off their helmets. Some of them were dejected, and some of them were beaming with joy.
Ka!
Ye Chen, who was originally motionless, suddenly opened his eyes and took off his helmet. His expression was calm, and his figure moved, leaving the Divine Altar, and walked to the genius resting area.
"Everyone who was killed by a monster inside will automatically withdraw and lose their qualification."
Ye Chen leaned on the chair, and his expression was normal. "Everything inside is under the supervision of the master gods of the Divine Altar System. Now, we only need to wait for the final announcement."
From afar, Huang Feng walked over and smiled at Ye Chen, with gratitude in his eyes.
Not long after, a slender young man in a green robe put down his helmet, and everyone who was still immersed in the Divine Altar was kicked out.
In the distance, a middle-aged man holding the golden roll arrived and hovered in the air above the Divine Altar. He looked around and said with a smile, "Everyone, after an intense battle, the results are out. The ranking will be decided by the time you obtained the tokens!
Now, I will announce the six geniuses! "
Everyone quieted down and pricked up their ears to listen.
"First place, Zi Wan from the Purple Cloud Island!"
"Second place, Huang Cang from the Sea Wave Island!"
"Third place, Ye Chen from the Full Moon Island!"
"Fourth place, Huang Feng from the Wind God Island!"
"Fifth place, Huang Bingbing from the Deficient Light Island!"
"Sixth place, Huang Potian from the East God Island!"
As the loud and clear voice sounded, everyone widened their eyes in disbelief. Everyone looked at Ye Chen in the genius resting area in unison. They found it hard to believe that this outsider from the Outer Sea could obtain a token, and he even got third place!
For a moment, there were many disputes and discussions. Many people who failed to be selected were filled with righteous indignation and were not convinced.
A guy from the Outer Sea actually got third place.
Why?
The middle-aged man looked calm and dignified. He said calmly, "Today is a day of rest. Tomorrow, the challenge will be held. If anyone is not convinced, feel free to choose an opponent to challenge!
In addition, the six people on the list will have two chances to challenge each other! "
Hearing this, the discussions below quieted down. Many people looked at Ye Chen and Huang Feng with cold gazes. If these two people from the outer sea and the Zhonghai Sea were to step on their heads, how could they, the people from the inner sea, still have any face left?
After the announcement, the competition came to an end.
Ye Chen was invited by Huang Feng to the hot spring area at the top of the mountain. The hot spring here was usually only for those who were qualified to participate in the competition. Its effect was miraculous. Not only could it speed up the recovery of physical fatigue, but it could also increase the recovery of Qi Force.
Ye Chen had used 40% of his Qi Force when he used the Nine Palaces. If he summoned the Guardian, he would use up even more Qi Force. Therefore, in order to recover his Qi Force in one day, he could only rely on the Crystal Cores and the hot spring.
(To be continued.)
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