CHAPTER 653: CHAPTER 407: RETURN TO NANXIONG CITY! THE BLACK DRAGON HEAVY CAVALRY APPEARS AGAIN!

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Chen Ze followed Yan Chuan through the Star Gate into the Mountain and Sea Realm, expressing his gratitude.

"No need to be polite between us brothers."

Yan Chuan smiled, "A mentor may not be as close as a master, but after all, they have taught and guided you. It’s only natural to help if possible."

At Guangling Academy, Chen Ze had once followed Gu Shengyan to study ’Great Success Boxing’. At that time, though Chen Ze was "in Cao’s camp but with a Han heart", Gu Shengyan genuinely cared for him.

Now that Chen Ze has proven his Dao, he must repay somewhat.

As Chen Ze’s senior brother, Yan Chuan naturally felt it was his duty—

First, the academy’s martial arts lecture, which is a blessing to the people.

Then, gifting an absolute skill, a scroll of "Breaking Vow Blade Technique", which though only a Geng One absolute skill, was still beyond Gu Shengyan’s reach, offering her countless possibilities for the future.

Finally, Chen Ze also gifted ’Jade Honey’, which, although not ’Honey Jade Bee Royal Jelly’, was still an invaluable treasure for someone like Gu Shengyan at the Breaking Limit Middle Stage, Postnatal Middle Stage.

Yan Chuan’s martial arts lecture.

Gifting an absolute skill.

Gifting Jade Honey.

A combination of three moves, sufficient to repay Gu Shengyan’s kindness as Chen Ze’s mentor.

As for the future—

After all, Chen Ze was initially Yan Chuan’s undercover in Guangling Academy. Although his "background" was overlooked due to proving his Innate Dao and being celebrated by Guangling Academy, Chen Ze’s situation was still awkward, and since he and Gu Shengyan were simply a mentor-student relationship, accomplishing these three points was considered enough to repay the kindness.

From now on, they would go their separate ways and find their own happiness.

Having repaid the kindness, Chen Ze felt relieved. He no longer talked about Gu Shengyan, no longer talked about Guangling Academy. He navigated in Yize Swamp, "Hunxi Royal City, is in this direction."

...

"Wei Jiang!"

"Yuan Hao!"

"You are insane; your vile deeds will eventually be exposed, and you’ll die a terrible death!"

Grasping his chest, Meng Nan was breathless and beside him, Yin Feng hung his head in shame.

’Taixu Fist’ Meng Nan.

’Wensheng Fist’ Yin Feng.

The two were once part of the ’Guangling Ten Outstanding’, and close like brothers. During the Jian Province Competition, among the Guangling Ten Outstanding, seven had broken the limit, leaving only these two unable to do so.

After the competition, Meng Nan, driven by shame, pushed himself and trained harder in the Mountain and Sea Realm. He decisively switched to ’Xingyi Boxing’, and after making steady progress, finally broke the limit.

The remaining Yin Feng’s awkwardness was imaginable.

Thus, a few days ago, when Yin Feng invited him to act together in hopes of a breakthrough opportunity, Meng Nan, out of brotherhood, came without hesitation.

But who could have imagined that Yin Feng secretly sided with Wei Jiang and Yuan Hao, leading him into a trap, endangering his life.

"Two rats in the sewer!"

"To offend Yan Chuan, having no place in Guangling Academy, living in constant fear in the Mountain and Sea Realm, how could you associate with such people?"

Meng Nan, exasperated with Yin Feng, was utterly disappointed.

In the past, among the Guangling Ten Outstanding, apart from Du Hanfeng who had died early, the other eight all broke the limit, except for Yin Feng. It now seemed there was a reason.

"Senior Brother Meng."

"I want to break the limit, they can help me do it."

Yin Feng was ashamed.

God knows how obsessed he was with breaking the limit, how humiliating his situation in Guangling Academy was after others, even Meng Nan, had broken it. Walking on the road, it seemed like everyone was pointing and laughing at him, calling him a loser, the disgrace of the Ten Outstanding.

The pressure was overwhelming!

Yin Feng couldn’t stand it; he wanted to break the limit more than anyone else.

For this, he didn’t hesitate to align with Wei Jiang and Yuan Hao, who were also ridiculed. At least, in their same predicament, Yin Feng found some comfort in this small group.

As for Meng Nan—

"You’re always wanting to compete with Yan Chuan, with Wang Zhengyi, even with Chen Ze, living too arduously."

"I’m helping you, helping you find relief."

Yin Feng moved from shame to madness.

Completely twisted.

"Kill me if you must!" Meng Nan, brave and unafraid of death.

"Enough."

Wei Jiang and Yuan Hao finally finished their work, each holding a ’Blood Flame Needle’, the tips like blood-red flames, piercing them into Meng Nan’s palm—

"Ah!"

Meng Nan howled, his eyes rolling back in agony. At the moment when two Blood Flame Needles were pierced into his palms, the pain was unbearable. In the throes of this pain, the sensation of his blood surging and being drained step by step towards death brought immense, irrational fear.

Death was not frightening.

The fear of death was terrifying.

Meng Nan’s face twisted, his muscle and bone, sinew, bone, skin, and membrane, especially the foundation of his limit-breaking Bone Training, at this time, like extracting marrow, were continuously drawn by the two Blood Flame Needles.

Blood!

Marrow!

Inner Strength!

Life!

Even the soul!

All seemed to be seized and drawn out by the Blood Flame Needles.

"I’m going to die—"

Meng Nan despaired.

But often at such times, the tide turns——

Bang!

Meng Nan suddenly heard a loud noise and saw Wei Jiang, Yuan Hao, and Yin Feng instantly fall to the ground, their limbs weak.

"Ah!~"

Meng Nan’s head was splitting with pain, but in his dying moments, he saw two figures descend from the sky, their faces familiar—

"It’s you!"

...

"Wei Jiang was a disciple of Wen Wu, one of the former Ten Elders of Guangling Academy."

"Yuan Hao was a disciple of Yuan Shicai, also one of the former Ten Elders of Guangling Academy."

"Rumors are circulating that after the Guangling City Martial Arts Competition, Wen Wu and Yuan Shicai disappeared because they coveted the Red Tassel Spear in my possession, leading to their deaths by my hand."

"So, Wei Jiang, Yuan Hao see me as the murderer of their masters and fathers, and have repeatedly shown hostility towards me publicly."

"After gaining fame in Cang Mountain, even though the two, along with Wu Qi’s disciple Tu Tiannan, all broke the limit, Guangling Academy, using the excuse of their private duel during the Jian Province Competition, banished them to the Mountain and Sea Realm."

"I thought they only hated me, never expected they would act so insanely as to harm their fellow disciples."