We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

"boom!"

"Crackling and crashing—booming—!!!"

Above the sky, the thunder that had been gradually subsiding suddenly became even more dazzling as the blade light arrived on the battlefield, as if in a fit of pique.

Even so, in the instant that the hundreds of millions of lightning bolts collided with the blade light, those lightning bolts were once again severed without any surprise.

"Chichichi..."

Most of the first and second-tier ferocious beasts staring at the blades seemed to be in a daze, or as if they had resigned themselves to their fate. They did not try to dodge at all, but simply stood quietly in place.

Waiting for the blade to descend, it was then cleaved in two by the cold, gleaming light.

In an instant, a terrifying scene unfolded on the battlefield, a scene that made one's heart tremble with fear. Under the brilliant lightning, the blood flowers that gushed out from beneath the hard skin and scales appeared so enchanting and beautiful.

At this moment, the lightning, which was originally the main character, guided by Yuwen Changkong, has been completely relegated to a supporting role from the moment the sword light appeared.

On top of the city wall.

When the hundreds of millions of volts of lightning struck, the entire sea of ​​ferocious beasts became agitated. The dense terrain caused trampling among them, resulting in heavy casualties.

The intensity of the siege was naturally slowed down considerably.

The burden on the martial arts students guarding the city walls was suddenly reduced, so they had time and the mood to chat with their comrades and relieve the pressure.

In the instant the blade struck, the sea of ​​ferocious beasts, which had already suffered heavy casualties while charging forward, was once again dealt a devastating blow.

In the blink of an eye, the sky seemed to be filled with endless blade light and torn apart. Each ray of light carried destructive power, piercing through the ferocious beast's defenses with precision and cruelty.

The once raging sea of ​​ferocious beasts, filled with madness and brutality, now seemed to be struck heavily by an invisible giant hammer, stirring up ripples of death.

Upon witnessing the horrific state of their companions, many ferocious beasts were gripped by fear—a primal terror emanating from the deepest recesses of their being—which spread rapidly among the beast horde like a plague.

This caused them to snap out of their violent state and almost retreat.

But the ferocious beasts behind them, those that were still nearly a hundred miles away from the city wall, could only charge forward fearlessly amidst the roars of the king-level beasts and the effects of the divine favor domain.

The stampede effect spread rapidly like dominoes across the sea of ​​ferocious beasts, triggering a chain reaction. The battlefield was filled with the roars, screams, and wails of the beasts, all blending together.

Terrible.

The cold light emanating from these blades shone brightly in Chen Yifei's eyes, making his mouth dry, his hands and feet icy cold, and even causing a faint pain in his heart.

Furthermore, he felt as if a faint, ethereal phantom was appearing before his eyes.

Even so, this unusual phenomenon could not hide his doubts, because in just a moment, he had overturned all his previous guesses.

This is really illogical.

In fact, there is something that sounds absurd: the martial arts students in the Tiangang Academy have no idea what kind of person their senior brother, Shen Bailian, is.

This also applies to a group of martial arts prodigies, including Li Feiyu, Wang Yuxuan, and others, as well as the Lionheart Society's leaders, Shen Bailian's confidants Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi.

The root cause is that they didn't spend enough time together.

The most information Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi knew about Shen Bailian came from what they had bought from students at Bozhou No. 3 Middle School.

However, as we all know, such news has a drawback: it is only partially true.

Especially now, with Shen Bailian's reputation soaring and his fame at its peak, it can be said that the martial arts students of Bozhou No. 3 Middle School have almost deified Shen Bailian.

Shen Bailian's every move at school was imbued with special meaning, even his words and actions were taken into account.

In particular, the gesture Shen Bailian made after defeating his opponent on the Eight Schools Joint Martial Arts Arena sparked another craze and led a new trend after Shen Bailian advanced to the Opening Sea Realm and killed an Opening Sea Realm martial artist with a single strike.

These kinds of messages are simply not accurate.

However, Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi were helpless about this, because Shen Bailian had been away from Tiangang Academy for several weeks before the midterm exams, and had not returned for half a semester.

I did go back home once when the holiday was approaching, but it was a quick trip and I didn't have time to spend time together or get to know each other properly.

Fortunately, Shen Bailian hadn't forgotten that he was the president of the Lionheart Society, otherwise Chen Yifei really wouldn't know what to do.

of course.

More importantly, the aura contained in those countless sword lights was something that ordinary martial artists in the Opening Sea Realm could not possess. Even most martial artists at the peak of the Opening Sea Realm would find it difficult to have such awe-inspiring power.

The reason is also very simple.

Familiarity with the aura of martial artists at the Opening Sea Realm and Embracing Moon Realm is a compulsory course for every martial arts student at the Heavenly Gang Academy during their first year. Its purpose is to cultivate a mindset of not fearing powerful enemies.

This is also why martial arts students from the six major universities, even those at the same level, are more powerful than martial arts students from first-class and second-class martial arts universities.

Furthermore, there are some martial arts prodigies who are capable of fighting opponents of higher levels.

A semester has passed, and Chen Yifei has experienced the pressure of the early, middle, and late stages of the Sea Opening Realm, as well as the peak stage of the Sea Opening Realm, many times.

However, no martial artist at the Opening Sea Realm could match him.

Shen Bailian has only recently broken through to the Opening Sea Realm, and his physical attributes are at most between level 31.0 and 32.0. No matter how extraordinary he is, it is impossible for him to launch such a terrifying attack from such a distance.

With a single strike, tens of thousands of ferocious beasts were reduced to dead.

Even many ferocious beasts as tall as small mountains were no exception, and were directly cut in two by the splitting blade light.

Not to mention its awe-inspiring presence.

suddenly.

"Look... The powerful figure who unleashed that strike has appeared!" A surprised voice suddenly rang out on the silent city wall, and then many people saw the man standing high in the sky.

Or to be more precise, he was someone who looked like a teenager.

"Old Duan, look!" Cheng Shangwu also heard the shouts from the city wall. When he saw the figure in the sky, his eyes narrowed and a look of surprise appeared on his face. He quickly patted Duan Wuyai on the shoulder and laughed, "Didn't expect that, did you?"

Duan Wuyai quickly focused his gaze, and what he saw startled him. "I really didn't expect it, it really is that brat." A relieved smile appeared on Duan Wuyai's face.

Just above the sky.

Behind the thick, leaden clouds, the night was as dark as ink, the stars had disappeared, and only a cold moon hung high in the sky, casting down its silvery and cold light, bringing a faint chill to this wailing land.

Right in the center of the largest gap, there was a figure holding a long sword. His posture was upright, his eyes were cold as frost, and the cold moonlight was like a layer of silver gauze, gently draped over the boy's shoulders, making it seem as if a faint chill was wrapped around him.

Although he was alone, his aura was filled with an overwhelming sense of dominance, making him seem like a thousand troops, standing tall in the sky.

It adds an extra layer of intimidation.

The thunderbolts that filled the sky seemed to have a mind of their own, and they all dodged aside. Even those that couldn't turn around in time and struck around the boy were like stones sinking into the sea, without causing the slightest ripple.

Furthermore, many first- and second-tier feathered ferocious beasts, upon sensing the boy's presence from dozens of miles away, all changed direction.

Many ferocious beasts, due to inertia, were unable to change direction and had no choice but to fight to the death, lunging forward with all their might.

However, the boy only glanced at them once, his deep eyes piercing through the layers of leaden clouds, and stared at the ferocious beasts for a moment.

All of a sudden.

All the ferocious beasts seemed to have lost their minds; their eyes suddenly dimmed, their limbs stiffened, and their flapping wings naturally stopped.
Then it crashed down.

But some of them, before even hitting the ground, were enveloped by terrifying lightning and then completely turned to ashes in the terrifying energy vortex.

"That person is...?!" A short-haired girl on the city wall focused all her attention on the cold, handsome figure in the sky. Only when a sliver of cool moonlight eagerly pierced through the clouds and fell upon the boy's shoulders did she finally see the figure's true face and gasp in surprise, covering her mouth.
"Senior Brother?! It's Senior Brother!"

"Which senior brother?" someone asked, puzzled.

Because there is only one person who is recognized as the senior disciple within the Tiangang Academy, and that is Xu Changqing. Moreover, given Xu Changqing's strength, he seems to be worthy of the title.

However, Xu Changqing's preferred weapon was the sword, not the knife.

"Which senior brother could it be?" The short-haired girl's eyes sparkled as she looked at the figure in the sky, as if she were seeing her idol whom she had been longing for day and night. She rolled her eyes at the other person, then turned her head back and continued, "Shen Bailian, Senior Brother Shen!"

"Can you be sure?"

"Nonsense!" the short-haired girl replied, somewhat speechless.

"What?!" someone exclaimed. "How is this possible?! Senior Brother Shen only broke through to the Sea Opening Realm a few days ago. How could he have raised his strength to such a terrifying level in such a short time?"

"Why not?" The short-haired woman, with an air of pride, raised her chin, like a swan washed clean of blood and mud. Though her appearance was tattered, her noble air could not be concealed by her worn exterior. She said arrogantly:

"Don't forget, Senior Brother Shen is the epitome of 'impossible'."

Although Shen Bailian himself rarely appears within the university, his legend is widespread within the Tiangang Academy.

In the virtual trial battle for freshmen, he fought against twelve martial arts heroes alone and won easily, thus establishing his reputation as the number one freshman at Tiangang Academy.

At the freshmen's opening ceremony, Shen Bailian defeated a senior student. Although the senior student's physical attributes were suppressed to the same level, he was still an extremely troublesome opponent for any martial arts prodigy.

However, he was easily and decisively defeated by Shen Bailian, which was shocking.

The honorary title of "the greatest person in the history of Tiangang Academy" personally bestowed upon Shen Bailian by Xiong Kuohai brought Shen Bailian's reputation to an unprecedented climax.

As a result, in recent years, when many martial arts students mention the title of "Senior Brother," in addition to Xu Changqing, a second name comes to mind.

then.

It was only when Shen Bailian skipped the midterm exams and instead went to participate in the Golden Cup Martial Arts Tournament that the martial arts students at Tiangang Academy realized that the young man had become a Transcendent Realm martial artist in less than two months.

As things progressed, they completely exceeded the expectations of these martial arts students.

After the news of Shen Bailian's breakthrough to the Sea Opening Realm spread, it stirred up another wave of excitement within the Tiangang Academy. However, some of the martial arts students showed no sign of joy whatsoever.

Because they've become numb, even if they were told one day that Shen Bailian had become a Moon Embracing Realm martial artist, they wouldn't be surprised anymore.

Since Shen Bailian appeared in the public eye, previous martial arts records have been broken one after another.

It seems that whatever happens to him is perfectly normal.

"I never thought... that even in my current state, I would still be no match for him?!" Yuwen Changkong looked up at the boy standing in the moonlight, his fists clenched and his teeth clenched. His leisurely and carefree mood was gone, replaced by a deep sense of resentment.

He never expected that even after risking damage to his martial arts potential to absorb Thor's Heart "ahead of time," the distance between him and his opponent would only have narrowed slightly.

This isn't him belittling himself; it's the truth.

Although the two had not yet sparred in the arena after breaking through to the Sea Opening Realm, Yuwen Changkong clearly understood one thing just from the aura the other exuded.

Right now, he is no match for Shen Bailian at all.

Although he had the advantage in attack range, Shen Bailian's sword light was solid and did not dissipate. Even a lightning pillar with hundreds of millions of volts would crumble upon contact with it.

"However..." Yuwen Changkong felt the vigorous, deep, and powerful beating of his heart in his chest, and immediately regained his confidence. A purple light flashed in his eyes as he muttered to himself:
"When my fusion with Thor's Heart reaches the first critical point, the question of who will win between us will be a different matter."

Just like the level of bloodline awakening of a bloodline warrior, Yuwen Changkong has only initially fused with the Heart of the Thunder God and is still in the process of integration.

When the fusion level reaches 10%, his strength will also experience a qualitative leap.

"Whoo~"

"It shouldn't be too late to arrive now, right?" Shen Bailian looked at the tens of thousands of ferocious beasts he had killed on the ground, and his eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light.

What others saw as the remains of a ferocious beast was, in his eyes, a priceless treasure.

Even if these ferocious beasts are all defective products nurtured by the gods, just as rain accumulates into rivers and sand into towers, the divine matter accumulated from hundreds of thousands of ferocious beasts, bit by bit, can amount to tens of thousands of points.

but.

Shen Bailian glanced at Duan Wuyai below, pondered for a moment, then reluctantly looked away and sped towards where Duan Wuyai and Cheng Shangwu were.

At the same time, the rosy complexion on his face rapidly faded, replaced by a deathly pallor... and his aura also plummeted. (End of Chapter)