Atlas of Heaven and Man

Although it's only three or four hundred meters from the hostel to where Boxer and his gang are staying, you never know what might happen, so Hu Qian and the others decided to drive there.

Chen Chuan sat in the car. He saw another car following them from a distance behind. He couldn't see the people inside, but they weren't trying to hide, so they must be their own people.

Hu Qian gripped the steering wheel, driving the car slowly forward, her eyes scanning the surroundings. She said, "Let me tell you something. Although the assessment team won't interfere with the specifics of how the candidates do things, and they can't actively provide help, things can be flexible. If there's any danger, you can ask us for help."

Chen Chuan said from the back seat, "If I do that, it's the same as voluntarily giving up the exam?"

"That's right, but you have to weigh which is more important, your life or the exam."

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Thank you, Sister Hu."

Hu Qian said, "Alright, Little Brother Chen, since you call me Sister Hu, I'll definitely look after you if there's any danger. This time, I'm having Lao Wan go with you. You're the buyer, and you need someone with you to show face. Boxer and his low-life gang might not take you seriously otherwise."

Chen Chuan said, "Okay."

He picked up the water bottle he had with him and took a sip. Hu Qian saw that he had been drinking water non-stop since getting in the car, and she thought he was nervous, which she found a little funny. "I say, Little Brother, don't drink so much water when you're going to negotiate."

Chen Chuan didn't answer, but continued to drink a few more mouthfuls.

The car stopped about fifty meters away from where Boxer and the others were staying. Hu Qian said, "We'll stop here. It's not good to go any further. Hey, do you want me to accompany you in?"

"No need, thank you, Sister Hu."

Chen Chuan opened the door and got out of the car. After saying goodbye to Hu Qian, he slung the Snow Sovereign Saber over his back and walked towards the four-story building in front of him. Lao Wan also got out of the car, nodded to Hu Qian, and then silently followed.

Hu Qian watched their figures walk towards the building. She then glanced at the water bottle thrown on the back seat. It didn't seem to weigh much, so it must be empty.

She was a little surprised and secretly chuckled. Drinking so much water, wasn't he afraid of… Wait, she frowned, as if realizing something, and looked ahead. This Little Brother Chen… couldn't be planning something, could he?

Chen Chuan had already walked to the door. This time, he only brought a martial halberd gun that he carried with him, and the Snow Sovereign Saber, which was displayed openly.

The two gatekeepers looked at him and then stepped aside, saying, "Please come in, Mr. Chen."

The two didn't ask him to remove his weapons. This was a chaotic place, even if it was just the outskirts. If you didn't allow others to bring weapons when they came to your territory to discuss business, it would be no different from asking them to come and die, and no one would agree to that.

Bee Woman, Ran Xiaoli, came to greet him. She had changed into a red, slit-long dress and wore bright red lipstick. As the only woman present, she was responsible for welcoming guests, which was also to give the buyer some face and not appear so aggressive.

After seeing Chen Chuan, she touched her lips with her painted nails, gave him a charming look, and said, "Mr. Chen, this way."

Chen Chuan followed her in. The building was quite large. The first floor had been set up as a reception hall. Several large sofas were placed around the center of the room under the chandelier, leaving a large open space in the middle, as if to facilitate some kind of demonstration later.

He saw a burly, black-skinned man with many small braids sitting on the opposite sofa, with four lackeys standing on either side. Bee Woman, Ran Xiaoli, then walked directly to his side and whispered a few words to him. Then she stood facing them. This burly man should be Boxer.

He could feel that this person's breathing rhythm was very rhythmic. He had indeed practiced fighting, and his level was not low. Moreover, his muscles were in a state of tension and ready to explode at any time. His heavy body made the sofa sink down, which showed how much he weighed.

He couldn't see any bio-armor on his exposed muscles, but from the sense of toughness, it should be subcutaneous. This technology was much more advanced than the bio-armor of Scarface and Fang Dawei's gang.

Lao Wan behind Chen Chuan became alert, his hand on his gun, ready to draw it at any moment. Although Boxer looked very normal and relaxed at the moment, there was a faint madness in his eyes, giving people the feeling that he would suddenly explode and devour people.

When Boxer saw the two of them come in, he sized Chen Chuan up a few times, grinned, and said, "You must be the buyer that Fox Fairy introduced? What's your name?"

Chen Chuan's eyes naturally swept around before answering, "My surname is Chen."

"Mr. Chen, nice to meet you, please sit down."

Boxer politely asked him to sit down, but he didn't stand up himself.

He didn't look down on Chen Chuan because he was young. Young people who could come up with a large sum of money like this had a lot of energy behind them. Not to mention anything else, he was on the run this time because he had provoked such a young man.

But if he didn't show a little strength, it would only make the other party think that he was anxious to sell the goods, which would make it difficult to negotiate the price. Besides, there wasn't only one buyer today. The other party had also taken the initiative to come to him, so he didn't need to lower his stance.

At this time, two lackeys moved their positions and stood behind Chen Chuan and the others. The people on both sides also dispersed and came to their left and right, each holding a gun in their hands, in a position where they could shoot at any time.

Boxer spread his hands and said, "It's really unfortunate, Mr. Chen. When you asked me to buy the goods, I happened to be in the middle of negotiating business with another buyer. In business, you always have to consider who came first, right? But we also have to give Fox Fairy face, so we still invited Mr. Chen here."

"It's my fault," Bee Woman said softly and sweetly. "These past two days, I've been anxious to complete Boss's instructions and sell the goods as soon as possible. If I had known there was a buyer like Mr. Chen, why would we have gone to such lengths?"

Chen Chuan leaned back on the sofa cushion and said, "There's no need to say any more nonsense. Since Mr. Boxer knows what I'm here for, can I see the goods first?"

Boxer grinned and said, "That's not very good, is it? How about we wait until everyone is here before we take a look? That would be fairer to both of you. In this business, I also have to pay attention to integrity."

Chen Chuan didn't say anything. Lao Wan spoke up next to him, "How much longer do we have to wait? Young Master Chen's time is very precious. He doesn't have that much free time to waste here."

Boxer looked at Bee Woman, "Go see, why hasn't he arrived yet?" The time he had set was about this time. Chen Chuan had arrived, but the other one hadn't, which made him a little unhappy, feeling that the other party was deliberately ignoring him.

Bee Woman walked out.

Boxer looked at the people around him and cursed, "Don't you all have any sense? Pour Mr. Chen some tea."

"No need," Chen Chuan said. "I only drink the tea I brought with me." He beckoned to Lao Wan. When the latter bent down, he instructed, "Go get my tea leaves."

Lao Wan gave him a deep look, placed the Snow Sovereign Saber on the back of the sofa, nodded, and turned to leave.

Boxer only grinned at his behavior. Rich young masters were all like this. But as long as there was money to be made, he could tolerate it. Besides, he was just being polite. Where would he get any good tea here?

Bee Woman quickly walked back, whispered a few words to Boxer, and then smiled at Chen Chuan, "Mr. Chen, the other guest is already on his way here. He should be here in about five minutes. Please wait a little longer."

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Five minutes, that's enough."

"Enough for what? What is Mr. Chen talking about?" Bee Woman maintained her smile, feeling a little inexplicable in her heart.

Boxer instinctively felt a trace of unease, but he didn't know where the problem was. His body subconsciously straightened up a little.

As Chen Chuan finished speaking, he calmly raised his hand, gripping the hilt of the Snow Monarch Saber behind him. Then, he leaned forward, suddenly leaping ahead, the blade flashing as it was drawn from its scabbard, slashing directly towards the Fist Lion five meters away!

At that moment, time seemed to slow down in Chen Chuan's eyes. His powerful, mutated heart pumped, delivering oxygen and energy-rich blood to every part of his body.

Under the control of his will, strands and layers of mutated tissue in every tiny corner were fully mobilized, ultimately merging into an unparalleled force.

This force was transmitted to the Snow Monarch Saber, causing the blade to vibrate. A snow-bright arc of light, like a crescent moon, suddenly illuminated the hall, forcefully crashing into the minds of everyone present!

The Fist Lion's pupils dilated instantly, his nostrils flared. At this moment, his thoughts raced frantically, trying to mobilize his body to dodge and resist. But his body felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, unable to move, forcing him to watch as the graceful blade of light came closer and closer, until it finally struck.

The sharp tip of the blade pierced in from the top of his head, extending downwards along his face, neck, torso, and other parts, smoothly as if cutting through a thin sheet of paper. Finally, the tip of the blade stopped steadily just a finger's width from the ground.

Chen Chuan maintained his slashing posture, one foot forward, the other hand behind him, the hand holding the blade reaching his ankle, the narrow blade almost level with the ground, his eyes fixed on the front.

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The Fist Lion sat there stiffly, seemingly unharmed on the surface, still holding the gesture of raising his hand to block. But then, a straight, bright red vertical line appeared on his face and the middle of his body. Blood seeped out from it, and the body, split in two, slowly slid apart.

As the two halves separated, one could see that the internal organs and various implants were divided in a perfectly symmetrical manner, like a cross-sectional specimen displayed in a glass cabinet, tissue fluid mixed with blood and strange liquids flowing down together. The expression on his face remained frozen on that moment, giving the illusion that he could still be pieced back together.

The crowd in the living room stared at this scene in shock. Everything had happened too fast; they simply couldn't react.

The Fist Lion's implants, capable of withstanding bullets, the glands that could corrode flesh, and his martial prowess that intimidated everyone, all failed to play any role in this process.

Because Chen Chuan's speed at that moment exceeded his reaction limit. Although it seemed like it was only a fraction faster, that fraction was the distance between life and death!

"He killed the boss!!"

The many lackeys finally came to their senses. In a chorus of angry roars, they furiously raised their guns, preparing to shoot Chen Chuan.

Chen Chuan's attention was highly focused at this moment, his eyes exceptionally calm. With the superposition of the Second Self, the movements of everyone around him seemed to slow down. He then squatted down slightly.

As he made this movement, cracks slowly appeared in the bricks under his feet, and wisps of white vapor rose from his body. This was a large amount of heat from his body being emitted along with moisture.

He twisted his wrist, turning the blade outwards, and pushed off with his back foot, his strength suddenly exploding. As the bricks on the ground shattered, he performed a spinning slash, the 1.6-meter-long blade, combined with his arm span, almost encompassed most of the people on one side. The four lackeys near this side were instantly cut open from the middle, their severed bodies and limbs falling to the ground like rain.

Suddenly, a sound came from behind him. Tuo Qi, by the corner, kicked with all four feet simultaneously, slashing at him with a knife in his hand while screaming wildly. But in his eyes, it was too slow. He simply stepped forward out of inertia, not only dodging the bullets coming from the other side but also causing the latter's knife to miss.

At this moment, he caught a glimpse of the Bee Woman running towards the window, seemingly trying to escape. However, he saw something covered with cloth there, and he immediately realized what she wanted to do. She was going to release that biological combat weapon!

He turned around, brushing past Tuo Qi. As one of those two bodies slashed at him with a knife, the other pulled out a pistol and aimed it at his head. However, his speed was too fast, almost passing by them in the blink of an eye. The bullets fired by pulling the trigger all hit the opposite wall.

At the same time, both heads felt a dizzying spin. As they flew into the air, their eyes met in astonishment. In that passing moment, they were both slashed away head-on by the Snow Monarch Saber!

Just as Chen Chuan rushed towards the Bee Woman, the seemingly empty wall beside him suddenly moved. A person almost integrated with the environment rushed out from the side, two short knives thrusting towards his ribs.

Chen Chuan seemed unsurprised. He didn't dodge, didn't even slow down, but the mutated tissues inside his body surged layer upon layer.

In the next moment, the two people collided. However, with a series of cracking sounds of bones breaking, that person flew out directly, crashing into the wall he had come from. With a soft thud, shattered flesh and blood were firmly plastered against it.

Just then, the Bee Woman's fingers had already touched the box covered with cloth. The Tayana combat spider underneath was only in a short period of hibernation. As long as the holder applied specific external stimuli, it could be awakened immediately, and then kill all targets around it that had not undergone blood testing!

Chen Chuan stared intently at that place. Having been obstructed by the previous attack, although he was not injured, his speed had slowed down slightly. He might not be able to make it in time. He then took a rapid breath, inflated his chest, and suddenly let out a violent roar towards that place!

With a buzz, it was as if a shockwave exploded from around him. The windows from the first to the fourth floors all vibrated violently and then shattered one after another. The lackeys holding guns around him were like drunkards at this moment, each one becoming top-heavy and staggering.

The Bee Woman let out a miserable scream, instantly covering her ears, but blood could be seen seeping out from between her fingers. Her extraordinary senses caused her to endure even greater stimulation. Her vision went black in waves, her eyes rolled back, and her body fell softly to the ground.

Outside on the street, Lao Wan had already walked to Hu Qian's car. The latter frowned and asked, "Why did you come out? Didn't I tell you to follow Little Chen?"

Lao Wan said in a deep voice, "I see that he has his own ideas. He wants to fight and is afraid of implicating me, so he drove me out. You have to know that, according to the rules, I can't disturb the assessment of the examinees. I have to respect their choices."

Hu Qian was shocked when she heard this. She punched the steering wheel in front of her and cursed angrily, "What the hell is going on!" She didn't understand how Chen Chuan, who seemed like a steady and cautious person, suddenly chose to make such an impulsive decision? She hoped that this time she really wasn't here to collect his corpse.

She said sternly, "Lao Wan, get the gun ready."

Lao Wan nodded.

Hu Qian looked solemnly ahead. If the situation was not right, she would rush in to save him. As for the rules, screw the rules! She couldn't stand by and watch a young man ruin himself in front of her!

However, just then, they heard a violent roar. The sound was so loud that it seemed like a thunderclap had sounded on the entire street. They saw the windows of the building in front of them shattering.

Hu Qian's face changed. "Something's wrong, follow me!"

She pushed the door open and got out of the car. The two of them rushed to the building in one breath, kicked the door open, and after waiting for a while, they covered each other and rushed in. But when they reached the living room, after seeing the scene, they couldn't help but stop.

Chen Chuan was standing in the wide hall with his back to them, holding a long blade. Wisps of white vapor rose from his body. Because of the shattered windows, the cold wind poured in, and the ochre-red long scarf fluttered in the wind. Around him lay corpses all over the ground.

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