Chapter 654: Chapter 654

Yan Chuan placed a palm against Meng Nan’s back, using the "Divine Light Scripture" to heal Meng Nan’s injuries while recounting to Chen Ze the entire grudge history between himself, Wei Jiang, and Yuan Hao.

Were they truly killed by Yan Chuan?

Chen Ze understood Yan Chuan and already had the answer in his heart, his emotions involuntarily sparking anger.

Martial Arts Competition?

Chen Ze remembered that back then, the senior brother wasn’t yet at the Limit-breaking level, yet Wen Wu and Yuan Shicai, these two Limit-breaking powerhouses, went to ambush a rising young talent in Guangling City for a surprise weapon?

One can imagine how perilous it was for Yan Chuan back then.

Chen Ze looked down at Wei Jiang and Yuan Hao on the ground with an unfriendly expression.

Yuan Hao lay limp, unwilling to accept his fate. How could it be so coincidental, just after acquiring the "Blood Flame Needle" and on the brink of reaching the pinnacle of his life, he met an untimely end on his first attempt!

Was it really that coincidental?!

"And now you want to kill me too!"

Yuan Hao gritted his teeth, his hatred boundless.

"Do you hate me this much?" Originally, Yan Chuan intended for Meng Nan to escort the three back to the academy for formal legal execution, but seeing things now, it was unnecessary.

"Your father—" Yan Chuan pointed at Yuan Hao.

"Your master—" he then pointed at Wei Jiang.

Yan Chuan grinned: "Died a well-deserved death."

With a chuckle, a sinister wind arose.

Yuan Hao and Wei Jiang stared wide-eyed, blood pouring from their seven orifices, dead in an instant.

One issue should not trouble two leaders.

Yin Feng, unfamiliar to Yan Chuan, but having seen him persecute Meng Nan, was also easily dealt with.

"Master Chen—Master Grandmaster!"

Although still weak, Meng Nan opened his eyes, his life and cultivation intact, and he rose to kneel in gratitude before Yan Chuan and Chen Ze, "Thank you both for saving my life!"

Meng Nan had high ambitions, once attempting to walk the Grandmaster Path at the Guangling City Martial Arts Competition where Yan Chuan first gained fame, but was beaten along with over twenty experts from Guangling Academy, cementing Yan Chuan’s reputation as the last grandmaster of the Old School and establishing the famous "Guangling Shadowless Kick."

Times change swiftly.

In just over a year, Yan Chuan had become successful and famous, while Meng Nan struggled to break through and nearly lost his life an hour earlier.

Heaven’s Chosen Son, constantly suffering setbacks.

Meng Nan’s self-esteem was deeply wounded.

Now, before Yan Chuan and Chen Ze, he felt immensely inferior.

"The evildoers are vanquished; Brother Meng, hurry back to recover." Yan Chuan and Meng Nan were not close, and with the growing gap between them, they had little to say. Treating Meng Nan was a mere interlude; seeing him revived, Yan Chuan smiled, got up, and left.

"Master Yan, this ’Blood Flame Needle’—"

Meng Nan held two "Blood Flame Needles" in his hand and called out. From afar, Yan Chuan’s voice reached him: "Brother Meng, keep it for yourself." ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by N()velFire.net

"He doesn’t care for it."

Upon hearing this, Meng Nan chuckled self-deprecatingly. With Yan Chuan’s current status and strength, perhaps he didn’t regard the "Blood Flame Needle" highly, but Meng Nan also understood, "We were mere acquaintances; being saved and left with an exotic treasure is already a considerable favor!"

Meng Nan felt grateful.

He turned and meticulously searched the bodies of Yuan Hao, Wei Jiang, and Yin Feng, finding seven more "Blood Flame Needles" on Yuan Hao and Wei Jiang, making a total of nine, which glowed brilliantly when gathered: "They resonate together, forming a set of exotic treasures?"

"Senior brother is generous."

Chen Ze referred to the set of "Blood Flame Needles": "With nine needles combined, it’s a premium item among second-rank treasures."

Yan Chuan now frequently wielded fifth-rank exotic treasures, but second-rank ones weren’t lacking either. At the Limit-breaking and Postnatal levels, a second-rank treasure was sufficient to defeat an enemy and protect oneself.

For example, Yan Chuan and Wang Zhengyi once used the "Mirage Pearl" and "Vajra Pet," both second-rank treasures, to shine brightly in the early days of the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion.

Similarly, the "Avici Blade" in Ban Xianfu’s hands was only second-rank, but paired with the absolute "Avici Saber Technique," it could dominate as a second-rank strange weapon.

Meng Nan’s set of "Blood Flame Needles" was not bad either.

Whether it’s Wei Quan’s ’Green Blood Gourd’ or ’Xinghuang Banner’,

Though only second-rank, they were sufficient for Wei Quan, who’s about to break through, and Meng Nan, who’s recently broken through.

"I have no use for a second-rank exotic treasure, so I’ll leave it for Meng Nan. Knowing his shame will spur him to greater heights, perhaps he can make a name for himself." Yan Chuan had a good impression of Meng Nan. Though he was bad at judging people, after breaking through, he thought of helping Yin Feng progress, assisting when asked, a rare quality.

Yan Chuan was happy to help wherever he could.

Someday, with the "Blood Flame Needles," Meng Nan might truly make a name, even proving the Dao and becoming Innate; at that time, whether Yan Chuan met him or heard of him from afar, he would surely smile knowingly.

These were merely episodes.

Once fully out of Guangling Academy’s control within the Mountain and Sea Realm, Yan Chuan and Chen Ze swiftly traveled onward, not encountering any acquaintances.

The journey was uneventful.

Straight to the southern frontier city of Hunxi Royal City—

Outside Nanxiong City, the sound of hooves was rapid.

A unit of black-armored cavalry came galloping with a cloud of dust from the southwest. In the dust, it was difficult to see clearly, approximately a hundred riders, uniformly moving, shaking the earth and striking fear.

"Clad in black heavy armor, riding Black Dragon War Horses, that’s the ’Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry!’"

"A hundred riders! A whole Du! Some big shot must be here!"

"It’s Fu Zhe! The heavenly pride of the Fu Family, one of the four great families! I recognize him; during the Black Tide outbreak earlier this year, it was Fu Zhe who led the Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry to defend the city!"

"I remember now! It’s Fu Zhe! He’s been promoted! Earlier this year, he was just a Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry Commander, now a Du Head! That’s a big deal, similar to a City Guard Army General, right?"

"To meet the rank of a Du Head is equivalent to being the general of ’Red Fire Light Cavalry,’ a deputy general of ’Green-maned Riders,’ and a general of the ’City Guard Army!’"

"Wow! Truly a big figure! Does Nanxiong City have war again? Could it be another King City attacking?"

Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry!

This is the absolute elite of the Hunxi Royal City.

In the vast King City, with millions of citizens, there are only eight thousand Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry. Each member must at least be a Limit-breaking Level Martial Artist, all wearing 120 jin of ’Black Scale Armor,’ with their mounts similarly armored in ’Black Scale Armor,’ but much larger and heavier at 400 jin. The full armor is 520 jin, bulletproof, and resistant to water and fire, each a miracle weapon!

Limit-breakers in the army!

Miracle weapon armor!

Black Dragon Divine Steeds!

The strength of the ’Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry’ is absurdly strong!

Because they are powerful and so few, Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry usually remain in the King City, with only a few going out for missions. For instance, when the Black Tide outbreak was imminent in Nanxiong City at the beginning of the year, which was a major disaster, only one unit of Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry was stationed there.

"What on earth has happened?"

The entire Nanxiong City was astonished.

This hundred riders arrived but did not enter the city, instead arraying themselves outside the gates, seemingly waiting for someone—

"Waiting for the City Lord, the Great General to greet?"

"What exactly are they waiting for?"

With this display, it felt as if a mountain pressed upon the hearts of Nanxiong City’s people, leaving them breathless, as if a storm was brewing.

Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry, Du Head Fu Zhe, sat astride his Black Dragon Colt, gazing to the northwest.

When everyone saw this, they too looked to the northwest.

A quarter of an hour later.

From the northwest came a cloud of dust, within which seemed a black dragon rising and falling; as it approached—

"Another Du of Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry!"

Fan Zhong, holding a treasure blade, watched as the two Dus of Black Dragon Heavy Cavalry converged; he had a vague guess of the purpose: "Since the outbreak of the Black Tide, I’ve noticed something amiss with Nanyue Lake, underwater currents surging, with beasts and mountains seemingly aligning. The difficulty in harvesting medicinal materials and hunting alien beasts around Nanyue Lake had increased significantly."