At this moment, the entire arena was in an uproar!
The scene took a dramatic turn, with Lin Chen's Spirit Dan far surpassing Liao Jianhua's in quality!
"Lin Chen! Lin Chen! Lin Chen!"
All the outer sect disciples in the arena were shouting Lin Chen's name! Today would be the moment when the outer sect disciples completely surpassed the inner sect disciples!
"How is this possible, how is this possible! My master said I'm a one-in-a-million alchemy genius, how could I lose to this outer sect mutt!"
Liao Jianhua's face was ghastly pale, he was murmuring in despair. When the capital of someone's arrogance is shattered, they become extremely fragile.
Gazing at Lin Chen who was the focus of everyone's attention and cheers, the youth's figure seemed calm and indifferent, not a hint of arrogance, just tranquil as a waveless sea, full of mystique.
"If only I hadn't been tempted by Liao Jianhua's potential back then..."
Su Qing'er was endlessly bitter inside, and finally couldn't help sobbing softly.
At this moment, Lin Chen who was enjoying everyone's attention did not become complacent. The instant he revealed the quality of the Spirit Dan, killing intent emerged!
"Azure Dragon Bloodline, activate; 70% power!"
In an instant, the entire arena sank into an endless abyss of murderous aura and raging dragon roars!
Lin Chen's figure turned into a blur, his left arm covered in faint azure dragon scales, he fiercely slapped out a palm, the air exploding and collapsing from being crushed!
The cheers across the arena stopped abruptly. No one expected Lin Chen would suddenly make a move. By the time people reacted, Lin Chen was only meters away from Liao Jianhua! Even Elder Qi was too late to stop it!
Liao Jianhua, who was on the verge of collapse, finally reacted, but the Azure Scaled Palm containing over 4000 tiger forces ruthlessly smashed down on his crown!
Bang!
A muffled boom rang out, Lin Chen's palm slap shattered Liao Jianhua's body. The latter didn't even have time to scream, his entire flesh and bones instantly smashed into a bloody mist!
The instant Liao Jianhua died, Lin Chen's body involuntarily trembled, as if some shackles and knots in his heart came undone.
Liao Jianhua's corpse dropped six Attribute Spheres and a faint azure box, which Lin Chen grabbed.
【Host has obtained 5442 Vitality, 584 Spirit, 2344 Battle Qi Essence, 3044 Inner Power, and one Mystic Iron Chest.】
【Host opens Mystic Iron Chest, obtained intermediate footwork martial skill《Wind Lightning Steps》Green Grade.】
After killing Liao Jianhua, Lin Chen first refined his Attribute Spheres. His aura rumbled and roared, the sea of qi in his dantian quivered, about to split again!
At the same time, he was fully focused and on high alert, madly absorbing the Vitality to enlarge the power of his Azure Dragon Arm, wary of Elder Qi's counterattack!
The arena fell into a brief silence, many disciples shocked by Lin Chen's ruthless decisiveness!
Two breaths later, a howl of anguish sounded!
"Bastard, you actually dared to kill Jianhua, I'm going to slaughter you!"
Elder Qi went mad, his battle qi surging, about to attack Lin Chen, when a hand grabbed his shoulder.
"Elder Qi, would you defy our Sect's orders?"
The Sect Leader's indifferent voice instantly pulled Elder Qi back from his madness.
"Sect Leader, Jianhua was our Sect's peerless genius, how could you let this brat..."
"But I've given you a chance, have I not? Moreover, now we have an even better genius than Liao Jianhua."
The Sect Leader interrupted Elder Qi's unwilling pleas, his calm voice containing undeniable prestige.
"Then... I'll obey the Sect Leader's decision!"
Elder Qi fiercely gritted his teeth, shooting a malicious look at Lin Chen before leaving in a huff.
Although Elder Qi had a high status, the Sect Leader was the Shenwu Sect's only Martial Spirit realm powerhouse. His word carried tens of thousands times more weight than anyone else!
"Heh heh, Lin Chen killing Liao Jianhua settles the result of the alchemy wager. Today, I personally declare that Lin Chen will be promoted from outer disciple to the strongest inner disciple, no objections allowed."
The Sect Leader waved his hand grandly to announce the result. Lin Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief that the Sect Leader didn't even bat an eye at Liao Jianhua's death.
The domineering nature of a warlord was fully revealed.
"Lin Chen, come with me to Qingyun Hall, I have something to discuss with you."
The Sect Leader summoned Lin Chen by name, many inner disciples looking at him with envy. Gaining the Sect Leader's favor was an excellent chance to soar in the Shenwu Sect!
Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat, but he nodded calmly without revealing anything.
As the disciples watched Lin Chen follow the Sect Leader away, they gradually dispersed, still not satisfied.
Shenwu Sect, Qingyu Hall. Located atop the central mountain peak.
All the Elders departed, leaving only Lin Chen and the Sect Leader.
"Lin Chen, come with me."
The Sect Leader brought Lin Chen out of the main hall, heading up the mountain peak.
Lin Chen was puzzled, but didn't dare be negligent at all, closely following the Sect Leader.
As they walked up the peak, Lin Chen felt some mysterious power on the top that was limiting their movement.
It became increasingly difficult to walk, like his feet carried hundreds of thousands of pounds, as if an invisible force was blocking him. If not for Lin Chen's physique being far beyond normal people, he would have had to circulate his inner qi to move forward.
Finally, they stood below a flight of 500 stone steps leading up to an altar.
Seeing the altar, Lin Chen's eyes lit up sharply!
Every step below the altar was piled full of Attribute Spheres, at least several hundred in total! There were also three hovering chests!
"Damn, so many Attribute Spheres, if I grab them all, my strength will shoot up again!"
Licking his lips, Lin Chen was wild with joy!
"This stone altar has existed since our Shenwu Sect was founded. In over a dozen generations of disciples since, no one has been able to climb it. We don't know what exists on top. You are our Sect's most outstanding disciple, so I want you to try climbing it. Only your young generation can ascend, us old folks can't."
The Sect Leader smiled and explained to Lin Chen, who agreed without hesitation, "Alright, I'll try!"
Regardless of what treasures were at the top, just the dazzling amount of Attribute Spheres was worth a trip for Lin Chen!
He stepped onto the first stair, the surging pressure weighing down his every pore. But with over a thousand tiger forces, Lin Chen didn't feel too much pressure. He bent down and picked up over a dozen Attribute Spheres in a row.
Next was the second, third, fourth step. Lin Chen shamelessly bent down grabbing in front of the Sect Leader!
【Host has obtained 5422 Vitality, 754 Water Elemental, 578 Battle Qi Essence, 972 Inner Power, 355 Spirit...】
【Host opens Mystic Iron Chest, obtained top-tier martial skill 《Demon Subduing Four Symbols Seal》Green Grade.】
It felt so damn good! If not for the Sect Leader being present, Lin Chen's mouth would have split from smiling. All the way fervently grabbing Attribute Spheres, he completely ignored the pressure of the altar. 80 steps, 100 steps, 150 steps, going higher and higher!
"How has this brat's strength grown so quickly! Could he have seen through the altar's secrets and opportunities?" The Sect Leader was doubtful and suspicious, eyes narrowed.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
