Chapter 53: The Wasteland (Second Update)

  Instructing a series of matters that had been pending for the past few months, under Lan's reluctant gaze, Ye Chen resolutely set foot on the path to the Wasteland for his cultivation journey.

  A wild all-night run finally shook off those pursuers.

  The days of travel did not make Ye Chen tired at all, but rather refreshed.

  The long-awaited ruins slowly entered Ye Chen's line of sight, and from a distance, the thick city walls had become extremely dilapidated. The roars of magical beasts continuously emanated from beyond the broken walls. Before even approaching the ruins, Ye Chen felt an intense bloody aura, and the bloodthirsty thoughts that had been hidden in his heart for so long grew even more fervent. Following the directions of passersby, Ye Chen leaped towards the warrior outpost beside the ruins.

  Warriors have never lacked passion, and although the abandoned domain is said to be terrifyingly unusual, it has also become a paradise for warriors to cultivate.

  After walking slowly for dozens of steps, a black iron tower appeared in Ye Chen's line of sight. From the introduction of the surrounding warriors, he learned that this black iron tower was the support point for all warriors and the only safe place within thousands of miles. Ye Chen wore a black warrior suit, with a long cloak covering his head, revealing only a pair of eyes.

  To avoid the monsters escaping from the abandoned domain, the exit of the abandoned domain had been heavily guarded by the Imperial Feng Nation's army. Only at dusk every day would it be opened to numerous warriors, and so Ye Chen also had no choice but to follow closely behind the numerous warriors, slowly advancing towards the gathering point.

  Inside the tavern, the atmosphere was lively and bustling with many warriors covered in blood constantly coming and going. Ye Chen sat quietly on one side with his eyes closed, seemingly meditating, but in reality he was listening to the discussions of the crowd around him about some interesting stories from the abandoned city.

  Two kinds of genuine energy in the body flow according to different circulation methods, relieving the fatigue of the physical body.

  "Kid, the warriors here are indeed crazy, each of them has a terrifying number of lives on their hands!" Huo Qilin's rather lazy voice echoed in Ye Chen's mind.

  Human life, Ye Chen smiled slightly, precisely because he had experienced the battlefield, the aura emanating from these warriors was so formidable.

  Less than three months away from the family test, Ye Chen planned to spend the next two months in this abandoned domain. As a result, his backpack was filled with various emergency medicines, and his gaze occasionally turned to the warriors around him, whose greedy eyes made Ye Chen feel a sense of vigilance.

  Suddenly, a fragrant breeze swept in, and a charming voice full of seduction rose beside Ye Chen's ear: "Brother, can we sit here?"

  Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes, and what entered his vision was a tall and slender woman. The simple animal hide could not cover the woman's upper body, which had a pair of proud breasts. Her ordinary face was flushed with redness, looking charming and alluring. Beside her stood five burly men, their bodies revealing distinct muscles, looking fierce and powerful.

  What made Ye Chen feel astonished was the aura emanating from several burly men, which had reached the peak of the 8th layer of Initial Martial Arts.

  The bloodstained smell on these people was extremely pungent. Ye Chen gazed at the woman indifferently and said lightly, "Whatever!"

  Ye Chen's calm tone made the six people pause, and the woman couldn't help but laugh lightly before sitting down beside Ye Chen. Her curved body made her proud twin peaks seem like they were about to jump out of the animal skin, and she didn't care that Ye Chen saw them. She leaned in close to Ye Chen, stretched out her right hand and waved it at him, laughing: "My name is Hongchen, little brother, what's yours?" Immediately, Hongchen's body involuntarily leaned closer to Ye Chen again, her shoulder already touching Ye Chen's shoulder.

  His gaze slowly moved away from Hongchen's face and fell on her proud twin peaks, nodding slowly, saying: "As you wish!"

  Not hiding the desire in her eyes at all, the scorching gaze made the woman slightly stunned.

  "What a little devil!" The woman smiled slyly, then fell silent with her eyes closed, while the six men's gazes inadvertently swept over the majestic twin peaks of Hongchen, and they all fell into silence.

  "Oh no, the beast is rioting again, even the Iron Blood Squad has become like this!" The tavern was in an uproar, and the crowd that had been quietly drinking on the side rushed out of the tavern one after another. Waves of cries of surprise came from outside the tavern, and Ye Chen and Hongchen almost simultaneously opened their eyes to look at each other, also rushing out of the tavern with the crowd. As soon as they left the tavern, a strong smell of blood hit them in the face.

  A row of corpses, mangled beyond recognition by the ferocious beasts, lay in a line, with fresh blood still dripping from their bodies. In front of them stood three middle-aged men who had lost their arms, their pale faces coldly gazing at the surrounding crowd. One of them, addressing a black-clad man standing at the forefront, cautioned: "Hancheng, recently the ferocious beasts in the abandoned city have been restless, I advise you not to enter, lest you lose your lives!"

  Although the middle-aged man with a broken arm was talking to that black-clothed person, it seemed as if he was advising everyone in the room. Yet some people were still unwilling to give up and asked in hushed tones: "Is there also demonic beast turmoil on the outskirts of the Wasteland?"

  That one-armed middle-aged man simply cast a cold glance at the person who spoke, and said casually: "If there were more people, we could have preserved our lives on the periphery!"

  "Ruins, open!" A loud and powerful voice came from the direction of the city gate. Everyone looked up at the dusty and old city gate, then lowered their heads to look at the corpses on the ground. Some people retreated in disappointment towards the direction they had come from, but more people ran resolutely towards the ruins with determination!

  Ye Chen took a deep look at the three one-armed middle-aged men and the corpses on the ground, secretly thinking: "Initial Martial Arts 8th Layer Peak!"

  The terror of the demon beast is renowned in the Wugong Continent, and even the strongest at the peak of the initial eight layers can be killed. At this, a hint of a smile appeared on Ye Chen's mouth, the more terrifying the demon beast, the better it can serve as a trial. After a moment of contemplation, Ye Chen decided to head to the abandoned domain.

  The woman in red beside Ye Chen saw him standing still, dazed, and thought he was afraid and had the intention to retreat. She couldn't help but laugh lightly: "Little brother, don't be afraid, I'm much more powerful than the Iron Blood Squad! With my peak initial martial arts skills, why not join my team and go in together? We can part ways after the beast tide is over!"

  Feeling the fluctuations of true energy on several women in the mortal world, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a little moved. His understanding of the abandoned city was only based on descriptions in books, and now with someone leading him, he could naturally avoid some unnecessary trouble. However, why did this woman want to bring him along? Ye Chen wouldn't naively think that she was being kind-hearted.

  Ye Chen sank into thought for a moment, took off the hood on his head and let his curly long hair hang naturally down to his waist. He said to Hong Chen who was slightly surprised: "Then I'll have to trouble you!"

  Five big men didn't bat an eyelid, one of them with a scar on his face stood out and pointed at Ye Chen: "Hong Jie, he's just a kid, he'll drag us down! This abandoned city isn't a place for playing house!"

  Obviously, Da Han was very skeptical of Ye Chen's strength, and the four big men behind him also frowned at Ye Chen!

  With a faint smile, Ye Chen casually released his aura of the initial 8th layer, and everyone's expressions changed. Even Hong Chen looked at Ye Chen with an unbelievable face, their faces all showing a hint of solemnity. Ye Chen casually put his cloak back on his head and said lightly: "Now I shouldn't be holding you guys back, right?"

  A dull voice echoed slowly in the ears of several people, and with Ye Chen taking a step forward, a thunderous footstep sound burst forth...