Chapter 12261 Shortcut (3 chapters in 1)

Chapter 12261 Shortcut (Three Chapters in One)

"Ah, Ao Zhan's Nine Heavens Emperor Sutra has already reached the second level!"

"Looking at his aura, he is indeed at the second level!"

"The Nine Heavens Emperor's Scripture is a supreme and superior divine skill. It's amazing to be able to get started. To be able to practice to the second level, Ao Zhan is indeed a genius!"

……

The candidates present were all extremely talented and had sharp vision. They also recognized the aura of Ao Zhan's martial arts and found that he had actually practiced the Nine Heavens Emperor Sutra to the second level.

The examiner's eyes lit up, and he said, "So you have made a breakthrough in the Nine Heavens Emperor Sutra? You were just at the beginning before, but now you have reached the second level."

"No wonder Ao Zhan said this year is different from the past. It seems that he may really be able to control the Haotian Sword."

Amidst many surprised gazes, Ao Zhan roared, and the divine light of the Nine Heavens Minghuang Sutra shone on his body. As if with divine help, he finally pulled out the Haotian Sword and held it tightly in his hand.

When they saw Ao Zhan draw out the Haotian Sword, the whole audience cheered.

Ao Zhan was panting, his eyes confused and empty, looking at the Haotian Sword in his hand, still emitting an extremely strong resistance to the sword intent, and terrifying murderous aura continued to surge out. If he had not had the Nine Heavens Minghuang Sutra magical power to protect his body, he would have been crushed by the sword energy and murderous aura.

This sword still did not recognize him!
He wanted to suppress and tame it by force, but it was as difficult as climbing to the sky. At this moment, holding the sword in his hand, he felt it was extremely heavy. After a few breaths, his arms were extremely sore and he could hardly support himself.

"Great God, why, why do you still refuse to recognize me?"

Ao Zhan was unwilling to give up, and finally he could not hold on any longer. His arms went limp, and the Haotian Sword slipped out of his hands and went back into the pool water.

When they saw the Haotian Sword slip out of his hand, the cheers from the entire audience suddenly fell silent, and everyone stared at Ao Zhan in amazement.

The assessment elder's face darkened, and then he sighed helplessly.

It seems that the sword energy of the Haotian Sword is still too overbearing and fierce. Even though Ao Zhan has practiced the Nine Heavens Emperor Sutra to the second level, he has not been able to gain the recognition of this sword, and he cannot suppress it by force.

"Ao Zhan, you held out for ten breaths. Although you failed to bring out the Haotian Sword, at least you have improved compared to before. You can enter the inner courtyard."

The assessment elder said.

Although Ao Zhan was unable to completely control the Haotian Sword, he was able to hold on for ten breaths, which was quite remarkable.

"It seems that you don't have the ability to take away the divine weapon, Ao Zhan, do you still want to fight?"

Ye Chen held the Sky Hook in his hand and looked at Ao Zhan coldly.

Ao Zhan was rude to him, so he didn't waste any words and just responded tit for tat.

There can only be one overlord. If Ye Chen wants to revive Jiutian, he must trample Ao Zhan under his feet!
Hearing Ye Chen's somewhat sarcastic words, Ao Zhan was startled at first, then became furious and shouted:

"You have no right to make fun of me!"

He jumped out of the illusion pool and pointed his finger. A beam of sun and moon light shot towards Ye Chen's brow like a crossbow arrow.

Ye Chen was calm and composed. He swung the Sky Hook and with a flash of knife light, he cut off the brilliance of the sun and the moon.

With the nourishment of the spiritual energy of the Blue Sky Hook, Ye Chen's cultivation has been promoted to the peak of the Super Heavenly Emperor. Moreover, with the magical weapon such as the Blue Sky Hook in his hand, he is not afraid even when facing Ao Zhan, who is at the peak of the first level of the Sun and Moon Realm.

Let's fight! Let's see who will be the last one to be defeated!

"By the way, as long as I kill you, the cowardly heir, the Great Lan God will definitely recognize me!"

"Haotian Sword will definitely submit to me!"

There was a fierce murderous look in Ao Zhan's eyes, as well as a strong obsession.

He wanted to control the Haotian Sword so much, but unfortunately he had never been recognized by the Haotian Sword. Now facing Ye Chen, he had murderous intention and wanted to kill Ye Chen in front of the Haotian Sword!
"The Dark Sky Demon Dragon's Great Dharma Image, open!"

Ao Zhan roared, and suddenly a rolling demonic energy surged out of his body, forming a huge and majestic dragon-shaped skeleton behind him!
Endless darkness and chaotic energy emanated from the dragon-shaped skeleton. The ancient and profound demonic energy boiled violently and spread in all directions like a tide, dyeing the space of heaven and earth an eerie purple-black color.

This skeleton is both a Dharma image and a real existence. Each dragon bone is surrounded by the demonic energy of the abyss, which is extremely terrifying. The whole skeleton exudes a sense of dominance as if it is the king of the world.

“Ah, it’s actually the form of the Dark Sky Demon Dragon, one of the seven great dragons!”

"Legend has it that the Dark Sky Demon Dragon lurks in the Black Queen Mother's territory, under the Styx. Ao Zhan once went to the Styx and stole a section of the Dark Sky Demon Dragon's dragon bone. Did he actually refine that section of dragon bone into a Dharma image?"

"What a spectacle!"

Everyone exclaimed in surprise. The dragon-shaped skeleton behind Ao Zhan was majestic and domineering, filled with unparalleled power of the abyss, and was extremely terrifying.

Such a terrifying and dark Dharma image is enough to crush ordinary Sun and Moon Realm warriors, but Ao Zhan was not crushed.

Because he has mastered the Nine Heavens Ming Huang Sutra, and with the brilliance of the Nine Heavens Ming Huang Sutra, he can resist the backlash of the demonic energy of the abyss.

However, the amount of spiritual energy required to maintain the skeleton of this Dark Sky Demon Dragon is also enormous.

brush!
Ao Zhan controlled the skeleton of the Dark Sky Demon Dragon and swung his sword with the dark edge of the abyss chaos, wanting to end the battle quickly.

His cultivation was much higher than Ye Chen's, so he did not perform any fancy moves. He just slashed with his sword. The giant sword made from the bones of the Dark Sky Demon Dragon carried the magic patterns of the abyss and the strange darkness, and the surface was coated with a layer of sun and moon light, which made it extremely ferocious.

The giant dragon bone sword slashed down, bringing huge pressure to Ye Chen. If he fought head-on, Ye Chen didn't know how many trump cards he would have to use.

"Suppress it with the divine whip!"

Ye Chen remained calm in the face of danger, and immediately took out the divine whip given to him by Emperor Jinyu, and struck it at the giant dragon bone sword in mid-air.

This divine whip is a magic weapon of the lowest grade. It has infinite mysteries. The core of its law is the word "suppress". It can suppress the enemy's cultivation, and it can also suppress all kinds of magic weapons and Dharma images.

With a snap, the divine whip fell, and the giant dragon bone sword that Ao Zhan was slashing at was immediately shattered, and the giant sword collapsed into pieces and fell down.

"what!"

Seeing this, Ao Zhan's face suddenly changed. This Dark Sky Demon Dragon Dharma Image is his trump card.

He wanted to end the battle quickly and deal with Ye Chen with thundering means, so he burst into force with all his strength as soon as they met. However, he did not expect that Ye Chen's divine whip was so mysterious and could easily break his sword.

In fact, it’s not just the power of the divine whip, but also Ye Chen’s Tao. He has extraordinary insights into the Tao of the abyss and the order of darkness.

The Dark Sky Demon Dragon skeleton image summoned by Ao Zhan contained the terrifying aura of the dark abyss, but Ye Chen was not afraid. He could see the weakness of the abyss aura at a glance.

He swung his divine whip down, hitting the weakness of the abyss energy, so he was able to easily break Ao Zhan's dragon bone giant sword.

Snapped!
Ye Chen controlled the divine whip and brought it down again, hitting Ao Zhan's dragon bone image. The huge, majestic and awe-inspiring dragon bone image was smashed to pieces on the spot like a collapsing building, with bones falling to the ground.

"What kind of magic weapon is this!"

Ao Zhan was shocked. He didn't expect Ye Chen to have such a powerful magic weapon.

In fact, it’s not just Ye Chen’s magic weapon that’s powerful, but also Ye Chen’s way of the abyss, which is exquisite to the extreme. He can break up Ao Zhan’s Dark Sky Dragon skeleton as easily as butchering a cow.

Under the beating of the divine whip, Ao Zhan even felt that the aura of his cultivation was suppressed.

The light of the sun and moon on him was obviously dimmed.

He was suppressed!
"Chance!"

Ye Chen's heart moved, and he immediately gripped the Sky Hook tightly and chopped towards Ao Zhan with all his might.

When Ao Zhan saw the sharp blade of the Cang Tian Hook coming towards him, a panic rose in his heart, as if he saw the ancestor of Cang Tian in the world. He hurriedly activated the laws of the sun and the moon and retreated, transforming his body into the light of the sun and the moon to avoid being killed or harmed.

However, the edge of the Sky Hook was too sharp, even if Ao Zhan had mobilized the laws of the sun and the moon, he was not immune to it.

This knife can even cut off the light of the sun and the moon!

Chi!

The blade cut across Ao Zhan's chest, leaving a hideous wound and blood splattering.

Ye Chen injured Ao Zhan, and immediately put away his sword and retreated, bowing and saying, "Thank you."

He knew when to stop and did not fight any further, because if he fought a life-and-death battle at all costs, even if he could win, he would have to use a lot of his trump cards and the cost would inevitably be huge.

After all, Ao Zhan is a powerful warrior at the peak of the first level of the Sun and Moon Realm. If he fights desperately, he should not be underestimated.

Ao Zhan was stunned when he saw the wound on his chest oozing blood.

The battle is not over yet, but the winner is clear.

Ye Chen was just a super-level Heavenly Emperor, but he actually injured Ao Zhan in one encounter.

Ao Zhan, a powerful warrior in the Sun and Moon Realm, was actually injured by a super-class Heavenly Emperor. He could not lose any more.

For a Sun and Moon Realm warrior to fight against a Super Heavenly Emperor, even if he only breaks his skin, it is an extremely shameful thing. If he cannot kill him instantly, it is a disgrace.

"The Lord of Reincarnation actually won!"

"Ao Zhan was defeated too easily! Even with the Dark Sky Dragon's ultimate move, it couldn't hurt the Lord of Samsara at all."

"This Lord of Reincarnation has something special."

"I think it's the help of the Nine Heavens Divine Weapon. The Sky Hook is too sharp, and it's invincible in killing."

"If I had such a magical weapon to help me, I'm afraid that the origin of Ao Zhan's avenue would be destroyed by me."

……

There was a burst of shock among the people present. No one expected that Ye Chen could actually win, and win so easily.

Ao Zhan's face turned green and then white. He still had a lot of trump cards. If he unleashed his peak power, he might be able to suppress Ye Chen.

However, he was injured first and had already lost face, so how could he have the nerve to continue fighting?

"Ao Zhan, you lose."

The assessing elder looked at Ao Zhan's bleeding chest and announced the result.

After a pause, the elder continued, "However, in fact, your strength is not weaker than the Lord of Samsara. It's just that you were careless for a moment and lost a move."

"When you enter the inner courtyard in the future, be modest and cautious, and you may still win back."

It can be seen that the elders still prefer Ao Zhan. They think that although Ao Zhan was defeated, he was only defeated due to carelessness. Moreover, Ye Chen relied on the advantages of the Divine Whip and the Sky Hook. In the eyes of the elders, Ye Chen's own cultivation is by no means comparable to Ao Zhan's. He was just relying on external objects.

"Ao Zhan, don't forget your promise. Leave your arm behind!"

Ye Chen threw the Sky Hook in his hand in front of Ao Zhan.

Before the battle started, Ye Chen said that if he won, Ao Zhan would cut off one of his arms, and Ao Zhan agreed.

To a strong person in the Sun and Moon Realm, if an arm is broken or even the whole body is shattered into pieces, as long as the origin of the Great Dao is not injured, it is no different from just a little skin breakage and can be recovered at any time.

Ye Chen asked Ao Zhan to cut off his own arm, which was originally a humiliating punishment to suppress Ao Zhan's Taoist determination.

However, now with the Sky Hook, the situation is different.

If you use the Sky Hook to cut off the arm, the sharpness of the Sky Hook is enough to damage the origin of the Dao, which is not comparable to breaking the skin.

Ao Zhan looked at the sharp Cang Tian Hook and his face turned pale again.

"You are so cruel, you beast!"

Ye Chen threw out the Sky Hook, clearly intending to increase the punishment. Not only did he want to suppress Ao Zhan's Dao heart, but he also wanted to hurt the origin of his Dao!

"Don't you dare?"

"Who did you call a coward before?"

Ye Chen folded his arms and looked at Ao Zhan coldly.

Ao Zhan gritted his teeth, raised the Sky Hook with his toes, grasped the hilt of the knife with his right hand, stretched out his left arm, and chopped hard, cutting off the entire left arm, and blood spurted out immediately.

Seeing this, Ye Chen was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Ao Zhan to be so decisive and brave.

He thought that Ao Zhan would refuse to admit his mistake, but he didn't expect that he would actually cut off his own arm. He was really brave and did not bring disgrace to the reputation of the Haotian family.

When everyone saw that Ao Zhan really cut off his own arm, they exclaimed again.

The assessment elder said hurriedly: "Come here! Send Ao Zhan to the inner courtyard quickly!"

"Send them to Shuilan Peak and ask Master Ling Qingya to treat them! His origin of the Great Dao is injured!"

After cutting off his arm, Ao Zhan's forehead was covered with cold sweat and his face was as pale as paper. It was obvious that the edge of the Sky Hook was too sharp and had severely injured the origin of his Dao.

The management of Jiucang Academy obviously had a favorable impression of Ao Zhan. After seeing that Ao Zhan was injured, the assessment elder immediately called for people to take care of him. Several guards supported Ao Zhan and went into the inner courtyard.

Ye Chen retracted the Sky Hook and remained silent.

Zhang Zhidong came to him and whispered, "Lord of Samsara, you are too powerful. You won so easily!"

Ye Chen just smiled.

Zhang Zhidong said worriedly again: "It's just that, Lord of Samsara, we have offended someone. I think the senior leaders of the academy seem to be leaning towards Ao Zhan."

Ye Chen said calmly: "The road to dominance is destined to be full of thorns. Now that you have come to the academy, don't think about taking the path of kingly and harmonious ways."

Zhang Zhidong hurriedly said: "Yes, the Lord of Reincarnation is right!"

The examiner elder turned his gaze and said, "Lord of Samsara, congratulations on your victory. From today on, you will be outer courtyard disciples of my academy."

Ye Chen said: "Ao Zhan can enter the inner courtyard. I defeated him, so why should I go to the outer courtyard? I also want to enter the inner courtyard."

Jiu Cang Academy is divided into the Outer Court, Inner Court, and Nine Peaks of True Teaching. Ye Chen wants to enter the Inner Court directly so that he can get better training conditions and be promoted to the Sun and Moon Realm as soon as possible.

His primary task now is to practice and attain enlightenment.

If you don't even have the Sun and Moon Realm, there are many things you don't have the ability to do even if you know how to do them.

If you want to change your fate, the Sun and Moon Realm is the most basic bottom line!
The assessment elder shook his head and said, "According to the rules of our academy, if you want to enter the inner courtyard, you must either complete a special mission assigned by the academy or advance your cultivation to the Sun and Moon Realm."

"You have neither made any contributions to the academy nor achieved the Sun and Moon Realm, so of course you cannot enter the inner courtyard."

"I know you are a genius, but geniuses also need to be tempered. Go to the outer courtyard to hone your skills for a while."

"Alas, you are a genius, and Ao Zhan is also a genius. If anything happens to either of you, it will be a huge loss to our school."

"You are able to pull out the divine weapon, the Sky Hook. It is so brilliant that it is unprecedented in the ages. I have a feeling that you will be the hope for reviving the Nine Heavens!"

"It's just that the grudge between Tianzu and Dalan God is indeed a bit complicated. Your future path will not be easy."

Regarding the past between Tianzu and Dalan God, the elder did not simply think that it was Tianzu's fault like Ao Zhan did.

Because in this world, many things are not black and white, fate plays tricks on us, and there are too many things we can’t help.

The elder is not as young, hot-blooded and impulsive as Ao Zhan, and he can better understand Tianzu's difficulties.

Therefore, the elders are very favorable to Ao Zhan and Ye Chen. They are both geniuses and the academy wants to train them. They will not treat them differently because of the grudges between Tianzu and Dalan God.

"You guys go to the outer courtyard and settle down first."

"Oh, by the way, Lord of Samsara, if you want to enter the inner courtyard, there is actually a shortcut."

The elder asked someone to take Ye Chen and Zhang Zhidong to the outer courtyard, and suddenly he seemed to remember something.

Ye Chen asked hurriedly: "What shortcut?"

The elder said: "Just challenge the inner courtyard students to a life-and-death battle. As long as you kill the inner courtyard students, his position will be yours."

"However, for a student from the outer courtyard to defeat the inner courtyard student, it is by no means an easy task."

"I think your strength is much stronger than your apparent cultivation. Perhaps you can challenge me to a life-and-death battle and see if any inner courtyard student agrees to it."

"Of course, don't worry. Although it is a life-and-death battle, we have strong enough teachers watching over you. As long as you have a little bit of energy left, we can revive you. It just takes a lot of time and resources."

"So, even if it's a life-and-death battle, it doesn't mean there's no turning back."

Ye Chen's eyes lit up and he said, "A life-and-death battle? Ao Zhan has entered the inner courtyard, so can't I challenge him to a life-and-death battle?"

The elder's face twitched, and he said, "Don't seek death. In a normal fight, you may be able to defeat Ao Zhan by a few moves, but if it's a life-and-death battle, he will burst out with all his strength and you won't be able to withstand it."

"Besides, he cut off one of his own arms, which damaged the origin of the Great Dao. He will need to recover from the injury, so it is unlikely that he will fight you to the death."

"More importantly, the person standing behind Ao Zhan is different from you. In this academy, your situation is much more dangerous."

Ye Chen sighed: "Okay."

No matter what, let’s settle down first.

The assessing elder asked someone to take Ye Chen and Zhang Zhidong to the outer courtyard, and the two of them stayed in the outer courtyard dormitory.

After settling down, Ye Chen rested alone in the dormitory, feeling relaxed all over.

"Ling Qingya, the head of Shuilan Peak, Senior Ren asked me to pay more attention to this person. How can I get close to her?"

"If I can become a true disciple, I will immediately become Shui Lanfeng's disciple."

"It's just that I've just started, and I'm still a long way from being able to truly pass on the knowledge."