This was a world without stars in the sky. It was dark and deep. There was no warm sunlight, but the plants were still thriving. The monsters hidden deep in the forest were coldly watching their prey.
In this dark and deep place, a dazzling light suddenly appeared. It was like the only light in the endless darkness. It burst out with an intense golden light and quickly attracted many monsters in the surrounding area. They all lurked over.
In the light that did not belong to this world, a figure stood. The figure was straight and slender, wearing a dazzling set of armor. It was very sturdy. No creature in this world could penetrate this set of armor and hurt his heart.
Therefore, he took large strides and was unscrupulous in the forest. Everywhere he passed, the world changed. Rivers of blood flowed, riots and chaos occurred, and cold corpses fell one after another.
These corpses formed a path that led to an unknown tunnel.
Ye Chen slowly walked in the forest, crazily slaughtering all the creatures in front of him. He then took their blood and absorbed it into his body, refining it into essence and strengthening himself.
With the Nine Palace Secret Manual, Sky-Trampling Song, and other powerful secret techniques, Ye Chen could completely dominate this dark world. What he saw was darkness. In this darkness, there were fatal ambushes.
Therefore, although he took large strides forward, he was very careful and cautious. He would not take a wrong step, nor would he take a careless step.
In this dark world, there was no sky or starlight. It was as if a black cloth covered this world, causing all the monsters to be unable to see light. They could only live in the darkness.
Puff!
Ye Chen raised his hand and pointed. Majestic and vast divine power emerged from his body, condensing into a ray of light that pierced through a monster. Stinky blood flowed out of the monster's body, dyeing the ground red. However, no one could see that the ground was red because there was darkness everywhere.
"One hundred thousand." Ye Chen silently counted in his heart. "It's already been three months!
I killed 100,000 in three months! "
On average, he killed 1,000 lives a day.
Ye Chen did not feel pity. Because since ancient times, life was slaughtering others or being slaughtered by others. And now, he was the butcher.
Strength was the butcher's knife.
Ye Chen clenched his fists and rushed into the darkness in front of him. He increased his speed and released his aura unscrupulously along the way. Many monsters were like hungry dogs that had seen a bone as they madly pounced on him.
These monsters did not know how to surround and attack, nor did they know how to unite. Because they had been here for countless years, they were used to such a life.
Puff!
Puff!
Puff!
Ye Chen's voice flew through the air under his finger. Soon, the monsters in the area were enraged. Many of them smelled the blood and rushed over from the nearby forest. Their eyes were filled with a ferocious light.
Although the blood was the blood of their own kind, it did not stop them from being tempted by it.
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Ye Chen stood on top of the Nine Palaces, looking down at the battlefield. He quickly released the Nine Palaces Guardians and started killing.
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. Boom!
Explosions continuously sounded out as many monsters' bodies were blasted apart. However, even more monsters continued to rush over as if they had lost their minds and could not see the danger in front of them. They had been completely attracted by the alluring smell of blood, and their greed and bloodlust had been aroused within their bones.
Ye Chen's expression was cold. He mercilessly harvested these lowly and greedy lives. With a clench of his hand, the True Dragon Secret Art circulated throughout his body. Streams of thick Demigod blood flew from the trees and rocks on the ground. They were like whales playing in the water. They flowed into Ye Chen's body through his palm.
Tempering!
Tempering!
Under the tempering of the Devouring Power and True Dragon Secret Art, the impurities in the Divine Blood were picked out. Streams of essence were injected into his body, tempering his cells. His physique was slowly strengthening.
"Level 210,000, level 220,000 …"
Ye Chen silently felt the changes in his body. Every time he tempered a monster, his physique would increase by about two levels. As he grew stronger, the speed of his growth gradually slowed down. It was as if the energy in the blood could no longer fill his body's needs.
Ye Chen was not in a hurry to absorb the corpses on the runic spaceship or Zhufeng's body. Time was of the essence. He had to leave this dark world as soon as possible.
He took a deep breath. Then, he became energized. He took a step forward and rushed into the endless darkness, entering a new round of slaughter.
Time passed …
Four months, five months, six months …
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
Boom!
In a pitch-black forest, an earth-shattering explosion suddenly erupted. Immediately after, a dazzling and glaring light illuminated the entire world. It was like a golden sun, but after the explosion, the sun slowly shrunk until it finally disappeared and completely dissipated.
If it were not for the traces left on the ground, it would be hard to imagine that an extremely fierce battle had broken out here.
In the bloody light that filled the sky, a figure with black hair and a face full of stubble walked out. His whole body was covered in a thick and undispersable smell of blood, as if he was a peerless demon that had walked out of the Devil's Domain.
He took a step forward, his eyes glowing with a cold light. His aura was so murderous that it was hard to get close to him.
The Divine Flame Set on Ye Chen's body was covered in bloodstains, as if it had been dyed red by blood. In reality, this set of armor had been washed by blood over a thousand times over the past few days. However, blood was not dye after all. With a slight sweep of the Divine Flame, all the blood dregs would be incinerated and the armor would return to its original appearance.
However, Ye Chen did not do so. Perhaps he was already used to the smell of blood lingering around his nose. His figure flashed, and he stood up, looking up at the sky. Not long after, a window slowly opened in the sky that was as cold as a black cloth. A dazzling light shone in, like a white sun.
Ye Chen took a step forward, and just like that, he walked out, completely isolated from the dark world behind him.
The square was spacious.
Ye Chen looked at this familiar place, and the coldness in his eyes receded bit by bit. This was the world that belonged to him, and not the endless slaughter.
This year, it was easy to say, but he had been slaughtering day and night. If not for his strong will, he would have become a crazy demon!
Ye Chen walked in front of the stone door. He raised his hand, and a Water God Pearl appeared in his palm. It glowed with a dazzling light that enveloped his body. Clear, ocean-blue spring water flowed out, washing away the blood and flesh residue on his body. The blood mixed with the clear spring water, and immediately became turbid. It flowed down the bottom of his feet onto the square, dying a large area red.
Ye Chen frowned slightly. He waved his hand, and a blazing light was thrown out. It turned into a raging flame and evaporated the blood on the square, leaving nothing behind.
After cleansing himself, he felt refreshed.
Ye Chen clenched his fists tightly as he felt the fearsome energy coursing through his body. His eyes glowed with excitement. After devouring a million spirit beasts, his constitution had grown exponentially. In the past year, his cultivation had soared from 100,000 to 800,000!
He was just 200,000 levels away from reaching the Semi-Divinity realm!
If not for the five-year promise, Ye Chen would have continued his slaughter in the dark world until he had devoured all of the monsters in the dark world. That way, his constitution would have definitely reached the Semi-Divinity realm!
With his current constitution, devouring a high-grade spirit beast would only raise his cultivation by 0.5 to 1 level. Back when he was still a Specter realm cultivator, he had only managed to raise his cultivation by 1,000 levels after devouring the corpse of a Half-Divinity realm spirit beast. Even though the True Dragon Formula was incredible, the amount of energy it required was simply too great!
Furthermore, not all of the spirit beasts had been devoured by the True Dragon Formula. Some of them had been turned into nourishment for Ye Chen to refine into Half-Divinity energy to replenish the energy he had consumed.
I wonder how much my constitution can be strengthened by devouring the corpse of a Semi-Divinity realm spirit beast?
Ye Chen thought. He did not take out Zhufeng's corpse right away. Instead, he stood before the stone door and asked, "Since I've passed the trial, what else is there to do?"
The stone door replied in a deep voice, "You've passed the trial. Your mind has not been deceived. You've passed the first trial. Now, let the second trial begin!" After saying those words, a pitch-black hole appeared before Ye Chen.
Ye Chen frowned as a bad premonition crept into his heart. It only lasted for a brief moment before it was crushed. Without any hesitation, he took a step forward and walked into the pitch-black hole.
Hua!
The world before Zhang Xuan's eyes warped, revealing a spacious field. This field was not as dark as before. Instead, it was brightly lit. The ground was white, the sky was white, and everything was white except for an object at the center of the field.
This object was suspended in mid-air. When Ye Chen got closer, he saw that it was a virtual reality helmet. He could not help but be taken aback.
The stone door's deep voice sounded again. "Put on the helmet and complete the first condition. You'll have to go through a million battles in the battlefield. For every ten thousandth battle, a first-tier Demigod will appear.
For the five hundredth battle, a ninth-tier Demigod will appear. For the one millionth battle, your opponent will be a low-tier Semi-Divinity realm expert.
"If you can complete a hundred battles, you'll pass the trial and receive the inheritance.
"If you fail, you'll be disqualified forever.
"For the second condition, you'll be able to enter the final challenge. There will be a total of fourteen battles. From the first battle, your opponents will be low-tier Semi-Divinity realm, mid-tier Semi-Divinity realm, high-tier Semi-Divinity realm, pinnacle Semi-Divinity realm, first-tier Semi-Divinity realm, second-tier Semi-Divinity realm, ninth-tier Semi-Divinity realm, and low-tier Semi-Divinity realm experts.
"The time limit is ten years."
As the stone door spoke, the entire space closed, leaving Ye Chen alone.
(To be continued.
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