While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

In this world, where there is light, there must be shadow.

The renowned Black Corner Region is the embodiment of this statement.

Due to its unique geographical location, this place has become one of the most chaotic areas on the entire continent. Countless powerful fugitives from all over the continent have fallen into distress here and established the most barbaric rules.

In addition, this place is home to all sorts of races besides humans. You can see dark races that are invisible and shadowless, as well as barbarians whose size far exceeds that of normal humans. It is like a miniature version of a continent.

In this region, there are no legal or moral constraints, only one rule: the law of the jungle!

That is, the strong prey on the weak!

After a night of running, Chen Xiao finally left the "safe zone" of Canaan Academy and arrived at a small town in the Black Corner Region.

Training is not about courting death. In order to ensure his own safety, Chen Xiao has planned his route in the meantime, starting from the small towns around the big cities and gradually getting used to the rules of the Black Corner Region.

During this time, I will continue to cultivate the Three Thousand Thunder Movements, which will greatly improve my safety.

"Whoosh~"

A whooshing sound came from behind the black robe, and Chen Xiao stopped in his tracks, slightly turning his body to avoid the arrow that came flying through the air.

Judging from the arrow's fletching, deeply embedded in the grass, it was clear that the person who fired it had no intention of leaving anyone alive.

Chen Xiao looked up and immediately met the gaze of a scarred man in the town's pavilion.

"Heh heh heh, are you a newbie entering the Black Corner Region for the first time? Don't you even know the rule of offering a roadside pass from a hundred meters away before entering an unfamiliar town?"

The scarred man slammed his hand on the table and stood up, his gaze upon Chen Xiao like that of a hunter eyeing its prey—greedy and malicious.

Chen Xiao had no recollection of any rules in the Black Corner Region.

However, there's no need to waste words on someone who is about to die.

A flash of blue light appeared beneath the sleeve, and a mysterious ice dagger materialized, suddenly shooting out. Before the scarred man could react in time, it precisely pierced his brow, the chilling aura freezing his blood and causing him to fall asleep instantly, without soiling the ground.

"Not even a Great Battle Master, yet you dare to scoff..."

Passing by the pavilion, Chen Xiao glanced at the stiff corpse, summoned the storage ring from its fingertip into his hand, and resolutely ventured deeper into the town.

Chen Xiao had a deep understanding of the chaos in the Black Corner Region from the very first day of his solo training.

Here, there aren't many reasons for life-or-death battles. A displeased look, or even if you do nothing at all, if others think you might be easy to bully, is enough to ignite a bloody fight.

In this environment, even if Chen Xiao doesn't actively cause trouble, problems continue to arise, and his hands are stained with more and more blood.

...

The clouds in the sky resemble white robes, but in an instant they transform into greyhounds.

Six months later.

In a dense forest several miles outside Black Seal City, a figure darted about in a disheveled manner, glancing back in alarm every now and then.

Behind him, a mysterious figure dressed in black robes followed leisurely. He seemed to be walking normally, unhurried and unhurried. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that lightning flashed under his feet from time to time. With each step he took, his figure seemed to teleport, so fast that it was difficult for the naked eye to catch it.

Seeing that the distance between them was rapidly closing and that he would be caught up in no more than two breaths, the fleeing youth looked desperate and finally gritted his teeth and stopped with red eyes.

"Senior brother, do you really intend to wipe them all out?"

Chen Xiao, hidden beneath the black robe, stopped in his tracks, a question mark seemingly appearing above his head.

Just minutes earlier, he had killed a reckless challenger in a nearby town, and while looting his spoils, he habitually glanced around at the crowd.

Because the young man in front of him was the strongest, having reached the six-star Dou Ling level, Chen Xiao scrutinized him for a few more moments.

It was at that moment that this person inexplicably unleashed two attacks of battle qi at him, then turned and fled in a panic, as if he had seen some kind of monster.

This strange behavior left Chen Xiao completely bewildered. After blocking the opponent's attack, he pursued without hesitation, leading to the scene before him.

Seeing that Chen Xiao remained silent, the young man clenched his fists, wanting to fight to the death, but this courage only lasted for a moment before it vanished.

Although he could clearly sense that Chen Xiao's cultivation level was only one star higher than his, he understood the movement technique that Chen Xiao was displaying perfectly.

A seven-star Dou Ling, with three thousand thunderbolts by his side, can remain undefeated even against a Dou Wang expert, and has a glimmer of hope even against a Dou Huang expert!

He was just a minor six-star Dou Ling.

Desperately?

That's just a joke!

"I did not intend to betray the Pavilion! Elder Yang Jian was seriously injured and on the verge of death that day. My original intention was to escort him back, but that bitch Liu Ruyan bewitched me on the way! I was momentarily blinded and attacked Elder Yang Jian. By the time I came to my senses, it was too late to regret it. I could only kill that bitch. Even so, I dare not return to the Wind and Thunder Pavilion."

"I am willing to give up all my possessions and swear never to return to Zhongzhou. I beg you, senior brother, to spare my life, for I have seen the light of day!"

The young man grabbed his head with both hands, excitedly explaining the whole story, desperately trying to seize even the slightest chance of survival.

After hearing this explanation, Chen Xiao finally understood.

So this is why the three thousand thunderbolts flowed into the Black Corner Domain!

Previously, this guy was feeling guilty, and when he saw Chen Xiao staring at him intently, he didn't dare to confirm anything and fled.

During the pursuit, Chen Xiao unleashed the Three Thousand Thunderclaps, confirming the enemy's suspicions that Chen Xiao was there to kill them...

Having figured out the whole story, Chen Xiao chuckled to himself; it really was a coincidence.

Without offering further explanation, Chen Xiao glanced at the young man's slightly trembling right arm, his ice spear appearing in his hand, and stepped forward.

"You should pay the price for your mistakes. The rules of Fenglei Pavilion will not change because of you."

There was no point in saying more than necessary. Upon hearing this, the young man collapsed, his face ashen, his head bowed, his body trembling slightly, as if he were preparing to die in despair.

However, just as Chen Xiao approached him by about ten feet, the young man suddenly sprang up, unleashing his full fighting spirit in a deadly attack.

"If I don't survive, you won't have an easy time either!"

"The primordial energy surges with thunderous force, annihilating all power!"

A deep, muffled rumble of thunder sounded, and a gigantic palm shadow, several meters in size, instantly struck in front of Chen Xiao.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao remained calm. During his six months of training in the Black Corner Region, he had encountered attacks far more insidious than this, which instilled in him the good habit of not letting his guard down until the enemy was dead.

Immediately, a faint flash of lightning appeared beneath Chen Xiao's feet, and he dodged the attack with what appeared to be a close call but was actually quite effortless.

In an instant, he appeared behind the young man, whose strength had not yet fully developed, and thrust his ice spear down from the back of his neck, pinning him to the ground.

This moment, that moment.

In half a year, Chen Xiao had already refined the Three Thousand Thunder Movements to the second level, the Thunder Instant Realm. He now truly possessed the means to fight enemies of higher levels without being defeated. When facing enemies of similar levels, the advantages of the Three Thousand Thunder Movements could be amplified infinitely.

It is precisely because of this ghostly and elusive movement technique that he is able to kill with a single blow!

"boom!"

The missed palm print crashed into the dense forest, causing a large number of trees to fall out of thin air, with wood chips flying everywhere.

Chen Xiao bent down and began to collect the spoils of war.

A wisp of soul power invaded the unclaimed storage ring, and all the contents inside were imprinted in his mind.

Aside from some odds and ends, there were quite a few good things.

A purple-gold coin card, small bags of loose gold coins, four bottles of Grade 2 Qi-Nourishing Powder to restore battle qi, a bottle of Grade 3 Qi-Returning Pill with the same effect, and several bottles of hemostatic and healing pills.

In addition, there are four other reels.

Chen Xiao took them out one by one.

Advanced Xuan-rank combat skill, "Annihilation Force".

A mid-level Xuan-rank movement technique, "Ember Blood Flash".

A mid-level Xuan-rank lightning attribute cultivation technique, "Xuan Lei Gang".

And finally, a very familiar silver scroll.

Chen Xiao picked it up, and the moment he touched it, the silver scroll turned into a handful of fragments, just like wood that had been weathered for countless years, and scattered with the wind.

At the same time, the pre-requisite information in Chen Xiao's mind also changed again.

[To be continued...]

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