Chapter 518: Chapter 0513: The Struggle for the Cave Dwelling

In the Kunyun Sacred Land, the cultivation environment was extremely good, and Chen Yu felt the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi continuously streaming into his body.

This was just the practice cave dwelling reserved for the standby members, and its environment was far superior to his cultivation environment at the No Demon Academy.

One could imagine that if it were a cave dwelling further ahead, the cultivation effect would be even better.

If he became a Silver Emblem Holy Guard within three years, he could switch to an even higher-level cave dwelling.

Moreover, there were many special cultivation sites within the Sacred Land, which also required the corresponding Holy Guard status to enter.

Therefore, up to now, the target of the fifty-eight geniuses was to shed the status of standby members as soon as possible, become Copper Badge Holy Guards, and within three years, become Silver Emblem Holy Guards.

“For now, becoming a Silver Emblem Holy Guard might be a bit difficult, so I’ll always be residing in one of these seventy-eight cave dwellings. Since that’s the case, I should take up a better cultivation cave dwelling.”

Making up his decision, Chen Yu then settled down to cultivate.

The next day.

Without even leaving his residence, Chen Yu heard a clamor outside.

It turned out that not only Chen Yu had this idea, but several geniuses confident in their own strength all harbored this thought.

To occupy a better cave dwelling was, on one hand, a display of strength and, on the other hand, allowed one to possess better resources and get ahead of others.

Not far away, dozens of geniuses were gathering. These were people living nearby, those who had performed exceedingly well in the test and were residing in the foremost cave dwellings.

They had yet to issue challenges, as they were all pondering which opponent to choose.

With so many geniuses present from the three major countries, unknown to each other and with unclear strengths, to issue a challenge and fail would be quite embarrassing.

In front of the top ten cave dwellings, there were people at five of them, watching the new standby members indifferently.

“The newbies are always so active, but once they realize the reality, they’ll settle down.”

“Indeed, but with each batch of standby members, there are always a few who will step on others to reach greater heights. With this batch of standby members reaching an unprecedented fifty-eight, I reckon there will be six or seven emerging.”

“You mean you want to befriend such people now, so that when they soar to success, they’ll repay your kindness? Hahaha!”

Outside cave dwellings number seven and eight, a tall man and a short, chubby man were laughing and talking.

“I wonder what the strength of the people in these top ten cave dwellings is like.”

Yuan Chen glanced over but couldn’t make out anything.

“Among these people, there should be Copper Badge Holy Guards, and perhaps some of them are standby members like us,” Cao Xingyue observed carefully.

He possessed the Bloodline Power of gravity and had achieved good results in the test, securing the twentieth cave dwelling, but he had no intention of rushing ahead for now.

“Who lives here? Come out right now.”

Behind them, someone had already started issuing a challenge.

But these were the fortieth and fiftieth cave dwellings, and the many geniuses present lost interest after a glance.

At that moment.

Yunhai Zhen walked up to cave dwelling number seventeen.

In the Sacred Land’s test, his ranking was not high, and he currently resided in cave dwelling number twenty-five. He, Yunhai Zhen, naturally would not settle for this.

Chen Yu was in cave dwelling number eighteen, and Yunhai Zhen wouldn’t live behind Chen Yu, so he issued a challenge to the owner of number seventeen.

Here, within the three major countries, internal conflicts were rare, and the challenges were usually directed at people from other major countries.

“You want my cave dwelling?”

From behind, a dark-skinned man came forward, a faint smile on his lips.

“That’s right!”

Yunhai Zhen gazed intently at the other.

“Let me see if you’re worthy.”

The dark-skinned man’s smile turned cold as he drew out a chilly jade sword and suddenly thrust it forward, the cold Sword Qi was oppressive.

Clang!

Yunhai Zhen drew out his Dragon Pattern Gold Sword and swept it forward, with a surge of fiery brilliance.

Both wielded swords, and one cultivated the Fire Dao while the other cultivated the Ice Dao; they were like water and fire, incompatible. Barely exchanging words, they clashed again.

Many people nearby gathered to watch, partly because they hadn’t chosen a challenger yet, and partly to gauge the strength of the talents from Yun Zhao Country and Manrong Country.

Clang, clang, bang!

Their battle was fierce, with ice and fire Sword Qi flying about.

Yunhai Zhen was a top-notch genius in Yun Zhao Country, with amazing talent and formidable strength.

But the dark-skinned man was also a genius of the highest caliber in Manrong Country.

Within the Sacred Land, there were no weaklings, only strong contenders, battling to determine the stronger one!

“Yin Light Sword!”

The dark-skinned man pointed his long sword, and a dark line of Sword Qi shot out, fleeting in the void, elusive and difficult to track.

“Destruction Flame Dragon Slash!”

Yunhai Zhen raised his sword and chopped it down fiercely, with the tyrannical golden Sword Qi of flames forming a huge fire dragon, roaring out.

Outside cave dwellings number seven and eight.

“These two are quite strong. I didn’t expect this batch of standby members to be so powerful,” the tall man said with a smile.

“With so many people, those ranking at the front must be very strong. Have you seen the one living at the very back? I heard they haven’t even reached the Early Guiyuan Realm,” the short, chubby man said dismissively.

The tall man just smiled and said nothing; these were people picked by the Great Elder. Without reason, how could the Great Elder have picked someone below the Guiyuan Realm?

“Who do you think will win?”

The tall man asked with a smile.

“Naturally, it’s the one from Yun Zhao Country. That person has a stronger bloodline and a very solid foundation. His True Yuan is definitely among the top in their level,” the short, chubby man said.

Sure enough, in less than a hundred moves, the dark-skinned man deployed all his techniques and still emerged defeated.

Through this battle, Chen Yu also got a clear picture of Yunhai Zhen’s strength, which was probably slightly stronger than that of Ye Chengfeng.

“The cave abode is yours now,” said the dark-skinned man as he dropped a harsh threat before leaving.

Meanwhile, Yunhai Zhen’s victory in this battle made him a figure to remember among the geniuses from the other two major nations.

At that moment,

a noble lady dressed in a golden-red gown approached. Her skin was snow-white, glowing with a warm blush, and a jade hairpin in her hair shone with a treasured light.

“This number eighteen cave abode is yours, right? Well, now I want it.”

The woman in red spoke arrogantly, her demeanor high and mighty.

She was from the Chi Xiao Kingdom, and as a princess of her nation, she felt no need to be polite to those from the Yun Zhao Country.

“Based on what right?”

Chen Yu asked with a cold laugh.

Given her arrogance, he saw no need to be polite either.

“Hehe, you dare to speak to me like that when you’re only at the Early-stage Peak of the Guiyuan Realm?” taunted the woman in red.

The selection of cave abodes had been determined by the results of yesterday’s trials, but ranking in the trials didn’t necessarily equate to true strength. For example, some could use special methods to secure a better cave abode.

Cave abodes numbered ten through twenty were almost all occupied by those in the Middle Stage of the Guiyuan Realm, with only two at the Early-stage Peak, namely Chen Yu and Situ Lin Yu.

In the eyes of the woman in red, these two probably employed some unique tricks to get ahead and secure good cave abodes.

People from Yun Zhao Country nearby were nonchalant about the red-dressed woman’s words.

Although Chen Yu was at the Early Innate Peak, even the likes of Lv Guangliang and Ye Chengfeng from the Middle Stage of Guiyuan Realm had been defeated by him.

But they didn’t recognize this red-dressed woman, and since her cultivation was higher, the specifics of her true strength were hard to determine. She could, after all, be a formidable opponent.

“Teach this brat a good lesson, Princess Hongyun,” cheered the people from the Chi Xiao Kingdom to the princess in red.

“Let’s get on with the fight, then. Enough talk,” Chen Yu said coldly.

“How dare you insult me, a princess – you’re looking for death,” the woman in red reprimanded sharply, as a fire-patterned feather fan appeared in her hand.

Boom!

She waved the fan, and a surge of crimson flames rolled toward Chen Yu.

Chen Yu immediately activated his Secret Pattern Demon Body, the third demonic pattern on his body surfacing to form a set of Demon Scale Armor.

The flames rolled over him, but Chen Yu stood his ground, unmoved and unharmed. Such defensive power astonished the onlookers from the other two nations.

After one clash, Chen Yu roughly gauged the strength of the woman in red and relaxed.

Boom!

Chen Yu stomped down fiercely with his right foot, darting forward with a ferocious and domineering momentum, surprising the red-dressed woman with the sudden burst of speed that defied her expectations of his weakness.

“Fire Dance!”

The woman in red suddenly leapt up, dancing amidst the boiling flames in mid-air. Each movement of her arms unleashed a powerful wave of flames.

The void was filled with an unending torrent of fiery storms bearing down on Chen Yu.

“Break!”

Chen Yu called upon the first demonic pattern, a black demonic claw forming on his arm.

Boom!

With a strike, the black, ferocious demonic claw plunged into the oncoming fiery storm, shattering the flames in its path.

“Not good, he’s cultivating the ‘Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record’; his strength is extraordinary,” realized the woman in red, recognizing the Cultivation Technique used by Chen Yu, and acknowledged he was a hard nut to crack.

Geniuses have their pride, and once a challenge starts, there’s no turning back. Determined to win, she mustered all her strength.

The woman in red suddenly burst forth with Bloodline Power. Fine fire-feather patterns appeared on her skin, and her hair turned a fiery red as she moved in the air, her entire being like a fairy of flames.

“Phoenix Dance!”

Her eyes blazed red as she danced, stirring up endless crimson fires.

Shriek!

The flames twirled into the form of a phoenix, emitting sonorous cries.

Suddenly, the fiery phoenix charged and collided with Chen Yu’s demonic claw, causing an explosion.

Seeing his opponent wield Bloodline Power and secret techniques, Chen Yu no longer held back. He drew the Demon Flood Dragon Sword and executed his sword moves.

Madness Demon Slash!

Chen Yu unleashed a wildly fierce sword intent, and with a ferocious swipe, he cleaved a black wind infused with demonic Qi, splitting the fiery storm in two and advancing towards the red-dressed woman.

The woman in red swung her feather fan to counter Chen Yu’s sword Qi.

But Chen Yu wielded the Demon Flood Dragon Sword, and when the sword Qi shattered, it whipped up a whirlwind of Demonic Qi that disturbed the red-dressed woman’s vitality.

Before she could recover, the second sword slash quickly descended on her.

Slash! Slash! Slash!

With the Devil Wind Sword Technique unleashed, Chen Yu continuously swung the Demon Flood Dragon Sword. The overwhelming dominance of his strikes was terrifying.

“Damn it, he has a mid-grade Spiritual Artifact with explosive properties,” the woman in red muttered angrily and unwillingly.

In this head-on clash, even with her use of Bloodline Power, she was inferior to Chen Yu.

Moreover, in terms of defensive power, the woman in red was far less than Chen Yu, who practiced the Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record.

Twenty moves in, Chen Yu’s sword intent became astonishing. The woman in red could only defensively react, clearly not adept at defense.

Within forty moves, the woman in red was repelled and defeated by Chen Yu.