Volume 1, Chapter 36: Bite Marks

The following morning, after breakfast, several carriages from the Marquis's estate departed the city one after another.

Sangzi Mountain is not far from the capital. With its mountains and waters shaped like a giant dragon, it is a place of excellent geomancy. It is said that there are nearly a hundred large tombs on the mountain, not to mention countless nameless, desolate graves. For thousands of years, people have lived and died, their prosperity nothing more than a mirage, while only the boundless firmament remains, silently witnessing the cycle of life and death, eternal and unchanging.

The next moment, a majestic, blood-colored divine power erupted from the Blood Dragon, shooting straight into the heavens and connecting the sky to the earth. Waves of crimson energy enveloped it, sending ripples spreading through the air.

"Indeed!" the crowd nodded. Had they not witnessed the terrifying power of this youth with their own eyes, they would never have believed it.

It was like a cat playing with a mouse—giving the opponent hope, letting them believe they were about to escape, and then ordering the destroyer to fire, hitting them and watching those fishermen descend from hope into despair, only to perish slowly in that misery. Was that not a delightful game?

Gu Yong noticed that as Chen Yanzhi walked across the surface of the lake, his shoes did not even get wet. He could not sense any fluctuation of true energy.

The personnel reassignments gradually settled, and the Emperor decreed a personal expedition in the seventh month. Provisions and troops for the northern frontier were already prepared, and the forces in Luoyang set to accompany the Emperor north had also been finalized. They were simply waiting for the prefectures along the route to make preparations before setting off.

Seeing Jumo flare up, the monk called "Sumen" finally fell silent, though the look he cast at Yun Fei and the others remained displeased, as if he were still itching for a fight.

The Old Ghost of Qianxi had just unleashed a massive blast of green fire, and his aura was now significantly withered. He hastily grabbed two lotus seeds and a somewhat damaged lotus pedestal, hoping to slip away in the chaos. Unexpectedly, disaster struck; black hands bound his entire body, rendering him unable to move, his bat-like wings flapping uselessly on his back.

After all, the internal organs are not like skin, flesh, or bone. While skin, flesh, and bone can be tempered to possess great defensive strength, the internal organs cannot. No matter how one cultivates, they remain extremely fragile compared to the exterior and are easily damaged by external forces.

Chen Yanzhi was now hailed as a figure on the same level as Zou Yan, the founder of the School of Yin-Yang.

Yet, even at this moment, the Ice Phoenix showed no sign of stopping. It continuously beat its massive wings, and with every surge of air from those wings, the already plummeting temperature dropped even more frantically.

Neither of the two girls was "natively imported," and at this moment, they both hoped that the apprenticeship would go off without a hitch. The priority was to find a way to enter the sect as quickly as possible, and so, the two girls, already in accord, truly found themselves of one mind.

"I will absolutely not allow such an uncontrollable biochemical specter to exist under my nose! Not even if I created it myself." The First-Generation Matriarch’s face was twisted in a savage grimace, her eyes flashing with a malevolent light.

The terrifying gale carried by the attack caused Yun Tianyang’s long hair to whip about and his robes to flutter violently. At that moment, Yun Tianyang felt as if his entire body were being raked by blades, a stinging, needle-like pain erupting across his skin.

Numerous academies quietly changed their original strategies. No longer rashly challenging Yun Tianyang, they began to challenge others in a methodical, step-by-step fashion.

"Why should I be worried? Although this car is valuable, I believe your character is worth even more. Besides, you saved my life!" said Chen Ling.

The first pair to take the field were youths from the Lin and Qing families. The Lin youth possessed greater strength, knocking the Qing youth off the stage to secure the first victory.