Chapter 1 Heavenly River Rotation

The Tianhe River spun, and below, in the martial arts arena, waves of cheers rose and fell like the tide.

In the rest area of the Yanxing Bagua Sect.

Chen Jihan sat cross-legged in a closed room, the surroundings silent, with only a large character for "Quiet" hanging on the wall.

*Crack.*

The door was suddenly pushed open.

A person walked in, closed the door, and sat down cross-legged on the floor as well.

Neither of them spoke, only faint breaths, one before the other, slowly echoed each other.

After about ten minutes.

The newcomer spoke softly.

"Aren't you going to watch the other competitors' strength?"

"Too weak, what's the point of watching? Only adds to the disappointment." Chen Jihan slowly opened his eyes.

Many people believed that the senior brother of the Yanxing Bagua Sect must be a strong and sturdy monster with natural strength.

But only those who truly got close knew that it wasn't like that.

Chen Jihan was about 1.9 meters tall, with a slender figure, delicate features, and a natural androgynous appearance.

His skin was like white jade, without visible pores or a single hair.

If he were to put on women's clothing, he could definitely outshine all the female contestants in the entire arena.

Such a seemingly weak and beautiful man, no one would think that he would be the one who had won the national Lie Zhan Competition.

But that was the truth.

"Sea Shark was severely injured, done by someone of unknown origin. You may have to go up yourself next." The newcomer said softly again.

"It doesn't matter." Chen Jihan replied indifferently.

"We've collected information on the other schools. That newly emerged Longxu Sect's Li Chongnan, are you confident?"

"Some novelty, but that's all. Just prepare. In this era, no one is my opponent." Chen Jihan said.

"Could it be that you have... broken through?" The newcomer suddenly raised his voice, his tone filled with deep surprise.

"None of your business." Chen Jihan said, "After this, my Chen family can also take the opportunity to escape the predicament and go to that place. Just don't forget your promise."

"Don't worry, we won't." Confirming that there was no problem with the outcome of the competition, the newcomer relaxed. He began to discuss the assassination details with Chen Jihan.

Prince Zhou Shuo would arrive during the last few finals, but no one knew exactly which match.

All that was known was that he would definitely come.

When that time came...

"The moment I defeat my last opponent, I will simultaneously erupt with my true strength, break through the force field barrier, rush towards the disguised target, and attract everyone's attention. You take the opportunity to strike, be sure to resolve it within two seconds, and then evacuate." Chen Jihan said softly.

"No problem."

"Everything else, unless Zhou Shuo arrives early, will remain unchanged and proceed according to plan." Chen Jihan continued.

"This time..." The newcomer sighed, seeming to want to say something, but he suppressed it and didn't continue.

Chen Jihan closed his eyes.

"Go back. This era is like this."

"..."

The newcomer stood up, turned and walked to the door, paused, and then pulled the door open and left.

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As Li Chongnan defeated Nuclear Fission Palm and moved forward step by step.

The intensity of the finals officially reached a new level.

Time passed day by day.

One tragic and deadly duel after another was staged in front of tens of thousands of people.

Since the day Li Chongnan created the Hundred Dragons move, she had become more and more composed. As she faced her opponents again and again, with each victory, her spirit became stronger and stronger.

The defeat of her opponents, the cheers of the audience, and the absolute presentation of victory and defeat transformed into nourishment, making her confidence and self-esteem stronger and stronger.

Soon, on the fourth day after defeating Nuclear Fission Palm.

*Boom!!*

A blood dragon flashed across the arena, exploded, and turned into countless blood dots.

Li Chongnan's opponent maintained his punching posture, frozen in place only one meter away from her, his eyes gradually losing their luster.

"Longxu Sect's Li Chongnan, wins!!" The host's voice was full of passion, shouting again, echoing throughout the arena.

"Ooh!!"

The surrounding audience cheered.

"Li Chongnan! Longxu Sect!"

"Li Chongnan! Longxu Sect!"

The shouts came like a tide, surging from all directions, shaking people's breathing, and causing their eardrums to ache.

Li Chongnan raised her hands, raising her head as if enjoying everyone's cheers.

From more than ten years of obscurity to the attention and cheers of everyone today.

The huge difference made the emotions and will in her heart erupt like a volcano, rushing into the sky.

Countless invisible wisdom swords rolled and surged around.

It seemed that they also felt these cheers, this admiration, and this will to admire the strong.

Turning around and walking off the stage.

Li Chongnan saw her teacher, Li Cheng颐, standing at the entrance of the rest area, waiting for her.

"Did you feel it?" Li Cheng颐 said.

"Teacher, this cultivation method, what exactly is it..." Li Chongnan actually felt something was wrong at this time.

How could there be a cultivation method that improves so quickly?

Just now, she had broken through again.

Fifth section.

She had reached the fifth section of the Holy Spirit Skill at this time. Only two steps away from the final seventh section.

"Remember their cheers today." Li Cheng颐 did not answer, but raised his hand and pointed to the surrounding stands.

"Their power will also become your power, unshakable."

Li Chongnan was silent, carefully listening to the overwhelming cheers around her.

Those voices seemed to penetrate her heart, like countless flames, frantically roasting her originally calm heart.

This kind of roasting had been going on for many matches.

But none of the previous times had been as intense as it was today.

'Sentient beings' fire, use spirit as furnace.'

This was the mental formula in the next level of the Holy Spirit Skill.

And at this time, she seemed to be at such a critical moment.

*Chī!*

In a daze, Li Chongnan was about to lift her leg and return to the rest area.

Suddenly, her body paused and froze in place.

An extremely subtle sound rang in her ear.

She seemed to be able to hear a crisp sound coming from the deepest part of her body.

"Spiritual Mirror Bright Light. Congratulations, this is the foundation of the sixth section." The smile on Li Cheng颐's face became even stronger.

Relying on the thoughts of sentient beings to successfully ignite her own bright light, Li Chongnan's progress was faster than he expected.

The sixth section was after the perfection of the bright light, and then began the final seventh section to achieve the Holy Infant.

Once the Holy Infant was completed, he would be able to open the new second layer, the Seven Intent Holy Spirit Skill, to create the second Holy Infant.

If he guessed correctly, the seven Holy Infants of the Seven Intent Holy Spirit Skill would become stronger and stronger as they progressed.

The first Holy Infant was the weakest, and the seventh Holy Infant was the strongest.

Of course, he couldn't put all his energy on this. The Evil Flower was the foundation.

Developing new flower languages and ultimately completing the Twelve Flower God positions to unlock the fusion of flower language and flower scale armor was a stronger vision.

The two returned to the rest area amidst the cheers.

They were greeted by the three members of the Yu Long team with a look of emotion.

At this point, Yu Long no longer knew how to face the two of them.

Anyone with eyes could see that the fighting technique used by Li Chongnan had nothing to do with his Longxu Sect's fighting technique.

It was more like a powerful technique created by Li Cheng颐 personally, rather than the Longxu Sect's fighting technique.

He already knew that the name of this technique was the Holy Spirit Skill.

"Xiao Yi, are we... going to continue fighting?" Yu Long asked hesitantly, somewhat embarrassedly.

Now, the three of them had become pure extras, running through the motions together, completely losing their previous role except for making up the numbers.

"Why not continue?" Li Cheng颐 said. He was still hoping that Li Chongnan could achieve the true Holy Infant in this competition.

"But..." Yu Long wanted to say something, but as the competition progressed.

News of people being attacked outside the arena had also been released.

At this time, it had reached the point where it was no longer a simple competition.

Connections, background, power, and one's own strength had all become competing capital.

A slight carelessness could lead to serious consequences.

"Someone has contacted me." Zhuang Yijing also said, "They offered me two million to withdraw from the competition."

"Only two million... someone offered me five million." Yu Yanxiao said in a low voice. "As long as we withdraw from the competition, not meeting the basic requirement of a three-person team, they will..."

"It doesn't matter, you guys withdraw." Li Cheng颐 said.

"!!??"

"!!"

The two suddenly looked up and looked at him in unison.

Li Cheng颐, however, had no awareness of saying such a shocking thing.

"To this extent, the gap in individual strength is too great. A war of attrition only increases casualties and has no other meaning.

There are only a few matches left, so my teacher and I will just go on stage to make up the numbers. If you want to take the money, feel free to take it."

The two women were silent.

Compared to the current competitors in the arena, they were actually just ordinary people.

The current Longxu Sect and them had been pushed to a state of panic.

At first, they were very happy to enter the top 100.

Later, when they entered the top 50, they began to panic a little.

Now entering the top 10.

They began to feel the tremendous pressure of being the center of attention.

At this time, in fact, the joy of the few people had been replaced by more panic.

Ignoring the two women's response, Li Cheng颐 passed by them with Li Chongnan, preparing to go to the medical room for a massage and relaxation.

"Xiao Yi, after the competition, what are your plans with Xiao Nan? Will you enter the military to work?" Yu Long asked.

When he was at his strongest, he only made it into the top 50 and entered the military to serve as a middle-level instructor.

Now that Xiao Nan had made it into the top 10, she was much stronger than he was back then. Once she was able to enter the military, she would probably start as a high-ranking officer.

The starting point was much higher than his back then.

This was a broad road, but at the same time, it was also a road of no return. Once you entered the military, it would be almost impossible to change other jobs in the future.

"We'll talk about it then." Li Cheng颐 didn't care what position Xiao Nan could hold. What he wanted was the Holy Infant.

What he wanted was personal strength. What he wanted was the temporary authority of the Li family equivalent to the ninth rank! To check the clues of the Sunken Hall and the Book of Eternal Wishes.

Other things were not important.

"There are only a few matches left. Everything will be decided by Xiao Nan on her own."

Li Cheng颐 replied.

Yu Long looked at Li Chongnan on the side, but found that she didn't even move her eyebrows and didn't care about working in the military at all.

"Let's go." Li Cheng颐 left first.

Li Chongnan followed closely behind.

(End of this chapter)