Chapter 521: Chapter 0516 Tongyun Tower

“What business do you have?” Chen Yu asked coldly.

“Of course, to challenge you and take over your cave dwelling.” The burly man said arrogantly.

“I don’t have time right now,” Chen Yu declined.

He planned to purchase materials for cultivation and retreat to break through to the Middle Stage of Guiyuan Realm. Once he achieved the breakthrough, Chen Yu was confident he could easily become a Copper Badge Holy Guard, thus strengthening his influence and solidifying his hold on this cave dwelling or even challenge those above him.

“Hehe, no time? I think you’re just scared. Since you won’t fight, I’ll take it as your surrender, and the cave dwelling is mine.” The burly man was very domineering and liked taking advantage of others.

The loud conversation between the two spread throughout the vicinity, drawing many geniuses out of their cave dwellings to watch the scene.

“Tuoba Yan waited until Chen Yu entered seclusion, but he was beaten to the punch.” A woman inside cave dwelling number twenty-two sighed.

“It’s those two.” Princess Hongyun’s face darkened upon seeing Chen Yu and the burly man.

She had challenged Chen Yu first and lost, then the burly man challenged her and took her cave dwelling; both were her enemies. Although displeased to see her foes, she felt somewhat delighted by the thought of them fighting each other, “Two hard shells, go fight to the death.”

Faced with such shameless individuals, Chen Yu could only battle.

Likewise, he hoped to advance to the Middle Stage of Guiyuan Realm and become a Copper Badge Holy Guard sooner to minimize distractions.

Boom! Chen Yu suddenly soared into the air, activating his Secret Pattern Demon Body, and threw a punch with a dark and overbearing fist aura that whooshed forward.

“Golden Mountain Fist!” The burly man’s body grew slightly, and many golden lines appeared on him, his muscular body clearly defined.

His fist, like a block of metal, clashed with Chen Yu’s fist aura.

Boom! A loud noise erupted, and the burly man’s body shook slightly but he did not retreat.

From this strike, Chen Yu could tell that his opponent had some skills.

After all, this burly man lived in cave dwelling number twenty-one, and although Chen Yu’s senior brother Yuan Chen was also in the Middle Stage of Guiyuan Realm, he lived in number twenty-six, although this also had something to do with Yuan Chen’s amiable nature.

Madness Demon Slash! Chen Yu drew the Demon Flood Dragon Sword and struck with a terrifying and fierce black sword wave that surged out.

The burly man still countered with the Golden Mountain Fist but was pushed back three steps by Chen Yu.

“This spiritual artifact is truly powerful,” the burly man watched the sword in Chen Yu’s hand.

In terms of attack power, he probably could not match Chen Yu.

Golden Light Shield! The burly man stretched out his arms, releasing a metallic glow that formed a protective shield around him.

As a Body Cultivator with a special body structure, combined with the Golden Light Shield, his defensive abilities were exceptionally strong.

Boom! Chen Yu’s sword strike slashed down but was blocked by the burly man.

“I see how long you can block.” As Chen Yu continuously executed the Devil Wind Sword Technique, its power grew stronger, and if the burly man kept on defending, he would eventually fail to hold up.

Suddenly, the burly man charged out like a golden meteor, rushing towards Chen Yu.

Being purely a Body Cultivator, his body served both as a defense and as a powerful means of attack.

Swoosh! Chen Yu dodged and then struck with another sword attack.

The burly man also stopped in his tracks, defending and charging at Chen Yu again.

He had watched the fight between Chen Yu and Princess Hongyun and still dared to challenge Chen Yu, clearly confident in his abilities.

“If he gets close, it might be easy to get interrupted,” Chen Yu thought to himself.

“In that case, I’ll play along nicely with you.” Chen Yu chuckled, pushing his Secret Pattern Demon Body to the limit while activating the third Demon Rune and deploying the Demon Rune Battle Technique Demon Scale Armor.

Instantly, black Demon Armor materialized over his body. As the burly man charged, Chen Yu put away the Demon Flood Dragon Sword and used the Devilish Evil Frenzy Shadow, transforming into a fierce black shadow and furiously collided with him.

Ding-dong! A loud metallic sound echoed, and in the sky, one gold and one black shadow each retreated several steps.

This loud crash startled many more onlookers.

“This kid has so much strength?” The burly man was surprised looking at Chen Yu.

Just then, Chen Yu actively charged again.

The burly man could only meet him head-on, and the two collided once more with a thunderous roar.

“Hahaha, let’s go again.” Chen Yu laughed heartily and charged again.

With his physique enhanced by the Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record, his defense and recovery capabilities were surely superior to his opponent’s.

Moreover, this method would also toughen Chen Yu’s body, pushing him towards his upcoming breakthrough to the Middle Stage of Guiyuan Realm.

Additionally, defeating the burly man where he was most confident would surely demoralize him.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Chen Yu grew fiercer as the battle progressed, continuously colliding with the burly man, occasionally exchanging a few punches and kicks.

The opponent was indeed a true Body Cultivator with strong strength and defense, enduring over a dozen continuous clashes with Chen Yu with seemingly little trouble.

This scene amazed the onlookers who couldn’t help but remark on how Body Cultivators were like monsters and shouldn’t be measured by common standards.

After a while, Chen Yu’s Demon Scale Armor was shattered, and the burly man’s Golden Light Shield had also broken earlier.

But that counted for little as both again deployed defensive battle techniques, clashing fiercely.

“Damn it, this kid is so strong…”

The bulky man gasped for breath.

In the past, his combat style had forced many stronger opponents into submission, ultimately depleting their True Yuan and securing his victory.

But this tactic wasn’t effective against Chen Yu.

“Weren’t you acting all arrogant just now? What’s with this behavior?”

Chen Yu taunted.

He had just realized his Secret Pattern Demon Body had improved slightly, advancing towards another level, but his opponent was already thinking of retreating.

“Seeking death.”

The bulky man’s body shone with a brilliant golden light, and his fists emitted a heavy, sharp aura as he struck out at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu immediately repaired his Demon Scale Armor and activated the battle technique corresponding to the second demon pattern, the Demon Scale Protection.

Boom!

Chen Yu took the bulky man’s punches head-on; the Demon Scale Protection on his body shattered loudly, but the Demon Scale Armor held firm.

Instantly, Chen Yu gathered strength in his heart, activated the first demon pattern, and used the Demonic Annihilation Claw to counterattack the bulky man.

After several exchanges, just when Chen Yu’s heart had burst forth in power, his body shook violently, emitting a dark glow and releasing a more domineering physical pressure.

“This kid’s body has actually broken through.”

The bulky man felt a slight shock.

The Secret Pattern Demon Body utilized Demon Pattern True Essence for body refinement, so typically, the True Essence would break through first.

However, Chen Yu had a mysterious heart and powerful physical talents, never lagging behind in True Essence cultivation; added to that, the bulky man’s “assistance” had led to Chen Yu’s physical breakthrough first.

“This is great.”

Chen Yu smiled, then looked at the bulky man, “Given this, there’s no need to continue fighting you.”

Whoo!

Chen Yu released the Blood Crystal Flame, letting it swirl around his body.

In an instant, his dark and domineering Demon Body was encircled by blood flames.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Chen Yu’s heart exploded in power, doubling his speed and strength as he charged towards the bulky man.

Boom!

With a loud crash, a burst of demonic light and flame exploded, and the bulky man was sent flying, tracing a long parabola before crashing heavily to the ground.

“Tuoba Yan is defeated!”

“Unexpectedly, with just his Body Refinement Technique, Chen Yu left Tuoba Yan helpless. We had all underestimated him.”

The Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record was known for defense, and if Chen Yu fully defended, it was a strong tactic, but passive defense wasn’t his style. He preferred offense over defense.

Through this victory, Chen Yu demonstrated another powerful aspect of himself, raising everyone’s opinion of him.

After defeating the bulky man, Chen Yu quickly left.

Beside these seventy-eight caves, there was a large trading hall.

The hall had two floors: the lower was for Holy Land members’ stalls, the upper was the trading area opened by the Holy Land itself.

Holy Land members traded with Primordial Stones, while the official trading area mostly used contribution points.

The Holy Land’s contribution points were strictly controlled, only obtainable through completing tasks, not allowed to be traded.

Currently without any contribution points, Chen Yu traded at some stalls, purchasing a “Heart Ease Fruit” to enhance cultivation effects and a “Pure Essence Pill” to refine True Yuan.

The Heart Ease Fruit was relatively affordable, only ten thousand low-grade Primordial Stones, but the “Pure Essence Pill,” being of higher quality, cost Chen Yu seventy thousand low-grade Primordial Stones, luckily he had plenty of stones.

After returning to the cave, Chen Yu began a closed-door cultivation.

He first consumed the Heart Ease Fruit, entering a state of cultivation.

Two days later, he swallowed the Pure Essence Pill, immediately activating his Cultivation Technique to absorb its efficacy.

Whoo~

That day, Chen Yu opened his eyes, his aura even more restrained and profound.

“I’m still that bit away from the Middle Stage of the Guiyuan Realm.”

Chen Yu felt somewhat regretful.

After three months of closed-door cultivation, he still hadn’t achieved a breakthrough.

The Secret Pattern Demon Body had advanced first, giving little help to his cultivation level.

After all, the idea of this Cultivation Technique was to use True Yuan for body refinement, not to use physical strength to promote cultivation rank.

“Kid, don’t think too highly of yourself. With your talent and aptitude, even with various opportunities, you couldn’t have progressed this quickly.”

Beside him, the Red Flame King, unconcerned, unkindly disparaged Chen Yu.

What he said was the truth, and Chen Yu couldn’t refute it.

Chen Yu had only been at the Early Peak of the Guiyuan Realm for two and a half years.

Even with many opportunities, it was impossible to break through in such a short time.

And Chen Yu glanced at the Red Flame King and found that the latter wasn’t cultivating anymore, seemingly ready to break through to the Middle Stage of the Guiyuan Realm at any moment.

“Probably won’t be peaceful for long; someone will come to seize my cave again. Since that’s the case, I’ll go challenge the Tongyun Tower first, to obtain the status of a Copper Badge Holy Guard.”

Chen Yu made his decision.

Passing the first challenge of the Tongyun Tower would grant him the status of a Copper Badge Holy Guard and also two “Pure Essence Pills” and a reward of a hundred thousand low-grade Primordial Stones.

Additionally, a Copper Badge Holy Guard was considered a formal member, enjoying certain resource allocations each year.

The Tongyun Tower, located midway up the mountain within the Holy Land, was majestic and extraordinary.

The tower had five levels, breaking through each one granting a higher position.

Currently, the third level of the Tongyun Tower was lit up, indicating someone was attempting the third challenge and could become a Golden Emblem Holy Guard upon success.

Outside the Tongyun Tower, only five people lingered.

Chen Yu’s arrival caught their attention.

“What’s an Early Peak of the Guiyuan Realm doing here?”

One of the Silver Emblem Holy Guards said disdainfully.

The first challenge of the Tongyun Tower required top-tier power at the Middle Peak level to pass smoothly.

Thus, Chen Yu’s arrival amused him.

“You don’t know? Recently, the Holy Land recruited a new batch of reserve members, so a lot of people have been challenging the first level lately. However, only a few succeed; the others are just playing around.”