Chapter 53: A Duel from the Heavenly King

  After a string of loud noises, a strong gust of wind blew through the forest again, and the thick layers of branches and leaves on the ground undulated continuously, forming ring after ring of ripples.

  Standing over 30 meters away, Lin Tianwang felt a gentle breeze brush against his face, blowing up his hair, and sending chills down his spine.

  Right behind, Lin Tian Wang saw Sun Yan rush over, wielding that enormous object and slamming it down on the seven-headed gray rock wolf that was besieging him, as if a mountain peak was pressing down, leaving one gasping for breath.

  These giant wolves were originally ferocious, but when they raised their wolf heads and saw the huge object falling from mid-air, a look of terror appeared in their eyes. Even a group of beasts could tell that if they were hit by this object, it would be fatal.

  "Wooo..."

  Seven grey rock wolves dispersed instantly, unfortunately, three of them were still hit hard, and one was slow to run, its leg was swept away, and the sound of a broken leg bone came immediately, one wolf's leg deformed and twisted.

  "Hmph! You think you can escape!"

  Lin Tianwang's eyes flashed coldly, and his body moved swiftly to catch up with the injured giant wolf. The knife gleamed, and a wolf head rolled to the ground, splashing fresh blood everywhere.

  But Sun Yan didn't stop, he looked at the two giant wolves fleeing rapidly, his hands lifted up the corpse of the whip-tailed alligator, yuan force infused into both arms, and struck with full force.

  Bang!

  Another loud noise, and the forest fell silent again. Among a pack of giant wolves, only one gray rock wolf escaped quickly, and after a burst of frightened howls, it disappeared deep into the forest.

  Looking at the mess on the ground, Lin Tianwang finally saw what the huge object was. It was a dead saltwater crocodile. The 12-meter-long corpse looked like it weighed thousands of kilograms.

  He took another look at the miserable state of the giant wolves on the ground, Lin Tianwang's facial muscles twitched slightly. Using the corpse of a whip-tailed alligator as a weapon, an ordinary second-level warrior would definitely suffer severe injuries and fractures if hit by it. These gray rock wolves did not die unjustly.

  The question is, how much strength does it take for a second-rate martial artist to use the corpse of a whip-tailed alligator as a weapon, which is simply unbelievable.

  Is it innate divine power? This Sun Yan is actually a humanoid monster.

  "Lin, good evening, we really have a fate." Sun said with his usual familiarity.

  Lin Tianwang turned his head and gazed at Sun Yan, as if he wanted to see through this person clearly. After a long while, he said, "You are Sun Yan?"

  Sun said unclearly, shrugged and said: "That's right."

  "Students of ordinary department of college?"

  "Right."

  Lin Tianwang sneered: "A new recruit from an ordinary department can use a crocodile's corpse as a weapon?"

  Sun said with a pause, "So Lin, you're from the elite department?"

  I am from the General Affairs Department.

  Sun Yan clapped his hands and laughed, "That's settled then. Lin, you're not also capable of taking on seven Greyrock Wolves by yourself? Besides, I think even without my help, you could handle ten wolves."

  Just now Lin Tianwang's knife was ready to be unleashed, Sun Yan saw it clearly and understood that the knife had not been released yet, but it already had a suffocating momentum, definitely an astonishing battle technique.

  Lin Tianwang's face was expressionless as he said, "I don't need your help."

  Sun said indifferently: "I didn't say I was helping you, and you're not a beauty, don't be overly sentimental."

  One sentence made Lin Tianwang speechless. He was naturally cold and aloof, and when it came to verbal disputes, even flattering others couldn't compare to Sun Yan's skills.

  For a moment, the forest fell silent. Sun Yan was not a person who liked to be lonely, nor did he like spending the night with someone of the same sex. Lin Tianwang gave him a strange feeling, neither hateful nor particularly good, but there was a hint of rivalry between them.

  He walked away, dragging the alligator's body with him. Sun Yan waved his hand and said, "See you at school, Lin!"

  "Wait a minute." Lin Tianwang suddenly called out from behind him.

  Sun Yan looked back in confusion, he could feel that this future classmate of four years did not like to interact with people.

  Lin Tianwang's long hair fell to his shoulders, he stood with a sword in hand and said proudly: "After entering the school, I will choose you Sun Yan as my first opponent."

  Awesome!

  Sun Yan's face suddenly turned black, although the world is full of weirdos, but he had never met anyone whose personality was so eccentric. He had helped him out of kindness, but instead provoked a challenge. Lin Tianwang's tone was still so sharp and decisive, as if it were a matter of course, like a benevolent gift, did you think you were really the king?

  Without looking back, Sun Yan walked straight into the depths of the forest. The best way to deal with someone who feels too good about themselves is to simply ignore them.

  Gazing at Sun Yan's receding back, Lin Tianwang withdrew his gaze and muttered: "Sun Yan, my conquest of Emperor Feng Academy begins with you. You should feel honored!"

  ……

  In the dense forest, Sun Yan dragged the corpse of the alligator, walking alone on the night road, muttering to himself: "This group of martial arts geniuses, each and every one of them is eccentric. My brother was kind enough to help him, but he repaid kindness with enmity. Challenge? He said it as if it were a favor, looks like this Lin Tianwang is essentially just a good-for-nothing."

  "Ah, right! Idiot!"

  Sun Yan nodded in agreement, but then furrowed his brow: "No, that's not right either. I'm also a martial arts prodigy now, how can I scold myself like that? I, Ling Xue, Chen Wang, Chang Cheng, and Shui Mei Mei are all good students who study hard and strive to improve every day."

  Thinking of this, Sun Yan's mood suddenly improved, humming a song, and walking forward with big strides.

  Another hour of walking had passed, and it was now in the wee hours of the morning. Sun Yan despondently realized that he hadn't encountered a single strange beast, which disrupted his original practical training plan.

  "Have all the beasts and monsters gone to sleep? We've been walking for so long, yet we haven't even seen a ghostly shadow. Isn't night time the best moment for these ferocious creatures to hunt?"

  Listening to the faint insect calls in the forest, Sun Yan couldn't help but clench his fists and sigh, wasn't this forcing him to rush to the mountain pass ahead of schedule?

  "I don't know if Ling Xue and Chen Wang have reached the mountain pass exit yet."

  Sun Yan was walking listlessly along the night road, when he suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked around in confusion. To his astonishment, he realized that he was standing in a place he had passed by not long before.

  "Labyrinth?"

  A thought flashed through his mind, Sun Yan's expression remained calm, and he walked for another 10 minutes before finding himself back at the same spot.

  "Is it really a maze, a natural maze?"

  Looking around, Sun Yan suddenly realized that although Wandaoshan occupies thousands of kilometers, the new students who were admitted to Emperor Feng Academy are not ordinary people.

  A second-level warrior's speed can reach 30 meters per second. Even if they encounter various second-level fierce beasts blocking their way halfway, a journey of over a thousand kilometers would not require 4 hours.

  What really hinders the newborn calf's journey appears to be this natural maze. If trapped inside, unable to find a way out, it is very likely to fail in the wild racing.

  Sun Yan revealed a smile: "Walking through the maze? Isn't that my brother's specialty?"

  From a young age, if there's one thing that Sun Yan can be proud of, it's his innate talent for navigation. Before the age of 8, he lived with his father Sun Jiao in the suburbs of Luoshan City. The young Sun Yan was quite mischievous and often sneaked out to play on his own, but even when chased by wild beasts and running wildly, he could still find his way back home with his eyes closed.

  This skill often made Sun Xiao sigh that his son was born with a sticky candy-like personality, no matter how hard he tried to shake it off.

  "It seems like outdoor racing, I might even be able to squeeze into the top 20!"

  Dragging the alligator corpse, Sun Yan didn't look back and quickly ran forward. A moment later, he was nowhere to be seen returning to the original place.

  The trees on both sides kept flashing before his eyes, Sun Yan's eyes were fixed on a point in front of him, running straight through the forest at high speed, with the yuan force inside his body rapidly circulating to support this rapid running method.

  It wasn't until a pale light appeared in the eastern sky that Sun Yan stopped running, his body drenched in sweat. Although he felt exhausted, his entire body felt an indescribable sense of comfort.

  At this time, Sun Yan felt a sudden movement in his lower abdomen, and the inner yuan began to churn and move, as if it was about to burst out of his body. He immediately sat down cross-legged, took out a bottle of nutrient fluid, and gulped it down, starting to circulate his breath and adjust his energy.

  As Sun Yanyou took a deep breath, all the pores on his body opened up, and the skin orifices around him were like wings, inhaling and exhaling, expelling the old and taking in the new.

  A thread of sunlight filtered through the lush branches, shining on Sun Yan's body. A layer of hazy light flowed across his skin, and a wisp of white mist seeped out from his pores, rising gently and swirling around him, giving off an otherworldly mystery.

  A moment later, Sun Yan suddenly jumped up, his entire skeleton crackling with a crisp sound, and a sharp light flashed across his eyes. His expression was both joyful and regretful.

  "Unexpectedly, the battle of one night yielded far more than expected. The Master-level Dragon Stake not only greatly increased my combat power, but also had the wonderful effect of quickly restoring my vitality and yuan force. With the support of the Master-level Dragon Stake, my endurance has also increased by 50%, which is really hard to believe. My current combat strength, I'm afraid that even ordinary third-class warriors are no match for me, and even fourth-class warriors, I have a chance to win."

  "What a pity, I thought the surge of internal energy just now was the best opportunity to break through to the third level of martial arts. Unexpectedly, it still fell short by a bit, but if I encounter such an opportunity again next time, I will definitely be able to break through to the third level of martial arts."

  After the previous cultivation, Sun Yan felt that his own yuan force had reached the extreme of the second-level martial artist's great perfection, and he was only one step away from breaking through. The inner yuan nourished him, from skin to flesh, bursting with energy, cultivating to the third level of martial arts.

  Lost in thought about the harvest of this night, a sudden noise came from the front and faintly transmitted.

  "Huh? There's a fight up ahead, and it sounds like more than one person."

  Sun Yan slightly furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, then dragged the alligator's corpse along, following the direction of the battlefield.

  At this time, he still hadn't left the natural maze, but this didn't stump Sun Yan at all. After circling around twice, he arrived at the location of the battle.

  On a flat ground under a slope, the surroundings were lush with grass and trees, and there were six people fighting against a tree-like object, which was quite eerie.

  "What kind of monster is this?"

  Sun Yan felt astonished and suddenly remembered the previous explanation of Guang Brain, realizing that this should be a rare aggressive plant.

  Among the six people who were fighting, Feng Lingxue and Chen Wang were among them. These good friends fell into a bitter battle, and Sun Yan was not possible to sit and watch.