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Countless people were completely excited.

Compared to the life-or-death struggle in the secret realm, everyone clearly preferred watching the intense battles on the arena.

Meanwhile, the young students on the French ship were also filled with excitement.

"What an arrogant bastard!"

"Why send eighty-five men? I can take him down by myself!"

"Don't underestimate him. This person, who survived the calamity of evil spirits, is no ordinary individual!"

"Hmph, the human body is far inferior to that of my beast race, so let's just attack!"

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More than a hundred students eagerly volunteered to fight Chen Yuan.

After a brief argument, everyone quieted down and looked at the white-haired old man at the head of the group.

The old man was dressed in a blue robe with a palace pattern embroidered on the left chest and the four characters "Wangdong Academy" on the side.

He has a single horn between his eyebrows, and wisps of spiritual light move and flow around the horn.

His triangular eyes glanced sideways at the cracked earth below, then looked at the imposing Chen Yuan, and gave a deep order:

"First, send out disciples at the Imperial Court level to fight and defeat him. Then, let those at the Dharma Body level deal with the rest of the Chen family disciples."

After these words, everyone understood that they should first defeat the strongest member of the Chen family, the young master, and then let the other disciples practice on the rest of the weaklings.

As soon as he finished speaking, a burly young man with a horn between his eyebrows strode out.

"I'll take the first round!"

Before he finished speaking, he leaped from the sky.

Wow!

The crowd instantly stirred, crowding around the railing and staring intently at the ground.

boom!

The unicorn-like youth crashed down, creating a crater more than two meters deep in the ground.

The aura emanating from him was several times stronger than that of Chen Yuan.

"It's Kang Tianzhen from the Rhinoceros Clan! I never expected him to personally take to the stage!"

"Kang Tianzhen has an incredibly strong physical body and immense strength; that kid is definitely going to lose this time!"

"What a pity, I was a step too slow, and he stole the spotlight!"

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The students were discussing among themselves. Some looked annoyed, while others looked at Chen Yuan with pity in their eyes.

In their view, Chen Yuan was bound to be crushed today.

Clearly, Kang Tianzhen is a top-tier prodigy among the beast race.

The white-haired instructor, Liao, nodded slightly and then spoke up to remind Kang Tianzhen, "Don't be careless."

"Don't worry, Professor Liao!"

Kang Tianzhen easily leaped out of the pit, twisted his neck, and glanced disdainfully at Chen Yuan: "Kid, don't waste time. I advise you all to come at me together."

His thick fingers first pointed at Chen Yuan, then swept over Li Wei, Chen Zhaoning and his group.

Li Wei and the others stood still, motionless.

They firmly believed that Chen Yuan alone was enough to handle the situation.

"Hahaha, damn it, a bunch of cowards, too scared to even come forward?"

Kang Tianzhen grinned wildly, his arrogance reaching its peak.

Chen Yuan looked up at Song Tianwen high in the sky and said expressionlessly, "Once we land here, the battle begins, right?"

Song Tianwen looked displeased, but still replied in a deep voice, "Of course."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Yuan's figure vanished.

"Be careful!"

Instructor Liao's expression changed drastically, and he shouted sternly.

Just as Kang Tianzhen was about to turn his head upon hearing the sound, a loud popping sound came from beside him.

boom!

Before he could react, he was punched squarely in the chin, and his whole body flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground.

"ah!!!"

Kang Tianzhen let out a piercing scream; his chin was a bloody mess.

He endured the excruciating pain, cursing as he tried to get up and fight back, but a fierce gust of wind pressed down from above once again!

It turned out that after Chen Yuan knocked him away with one punch, he had already leaped into the air and stomped down hard!

This kick was powerful and heavy, like a giant hammer shaking the ground.

boom!!!

Kang Tianzhen had just raised his head when he was stomped hard into the ground!

boom!

The pit widened again, blood splattered, and a piece of his horn broke off and flew out. His head was crushed on the spot!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Before anyone could react, Kang Tianzhen was already dead!

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence!

Everyone was speechless!

"You little beast! How could you be so ruthless!"

On the deck of the French ship, Instructor Liao shouted in a low voice.

He stared intently at Chen Yuan on the ground, his face ashen.

This outstanding student was beaten to death because of carelessness, which truly broke his heart.

"He could kill me if he wanted, but I killed him in retaliation, and that makes me vicious? You old dog, what kind of justice is that?"

Chen Yuan glanced at him coldly and cursed angrily, showing no respect whatsoever.

"you······"

Professor Liao glared angrily. When did a human dare to ignore him like this and even dare to curse him?

"Do you want to die?"

He shouted fiercely, his voice filled with murderous intent.

"Are you trying to disrupt the competition?"

Chen Yuan roared, then glared at Song Tianwen, "I beg Lord Song to kill him!"

Everyone fell silent.

Song Tianwen glanced at Chen Yuan, his gaze dark. After thinking for a moment, he finally spoke, "Instructor Liao, please discuss other matters after this is over."

Enraged, Instructor Liao had no choice but to steer the conversation back to the previous topic, pointing at Chen Yuan and berating him: "You mere human, with your worthless life, how can you compare to Kang Tianzhen's life?"

Chen Yuan's face was full of sarcasm, and his aura was imposing: "Your lives are so noble, are they?"

"Hmph, then today, I'll take all your noble lives!"

"You dare to spout such nonsense!"

Professor Liao angrily refuted him.

Chen Yuan ignored him, his gaze sweeping over the group of students, and shouted loudly, "Next, who will die!"

boom!

The scene completely erupted.

Chen Yuan's blue robe fluttered in the wind, his long hair flying!

He stood beside the corpse, his body radiating a powerful aura of blood and dominance that swept across the surrounding area!

The gruesome sight of the corpse sent chills down one's spine.

Niu Sengru, Gou Zongdao, and the others tensed up, and even Song Tianwen's eyes flashed with a strange light.

The Chen family members were even more excited.

Previously, everyone was worried that the young master was in danger, but they never expected that Chen Yuan could kill this beast race prodigy in the early stage of the Yellow Court realm in an instant.

"That's incredible!"

Chen Qingtian's voice trembled slightly, unable to hide his excitement.

"Truly worthy of being the Chen family's prodigy!"

Chen Qingcang clenched his fists, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

Li Wei stared at the corpse on the ground and laughed heartily, "Young people are great, they can fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow."

Chen Jianming and the others were stunned; they never expected him to make such a joke.

However, his tense heart relaxed as well, and Chen Jianchu said in a low voice, "Brother Wei, he didn't just fall asleep, his head is gone."

"I know that!"

"It's just a description!"

Li Wei smiled proudly.

"Come on, let's just be bystanders for a bit."

As he spoke, he actually took out a large watermelon from the storage bag in his arms. No one knew where it came from. He then split it in half with one palm and gave half to Nuomi. The two of them, one big and one small, immediately started eating it.

"......"

Upon seeing this, everyone fell silent.

"Arrogant brat!"

In the void, another young man roared and leaped down.

Chen Yuan lowered his knees slightly, the ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked open, and his figure rose up from the ground, heading straight for the attack.

Caught off guard, the young man was struck squarely in the chest by a powerful knee strike.

boom!

A loud bang rang out, the opponent's chest suddenly caved in, and a large cloud of blood mist exploded from his back!

"what!"

The man screamed in mid-air.

Chen Yuan continued his offensive, smashing his fist into the man's head until it exploded like half a watermelon.

boom!

Blood splattered, and two figures fell to the ground!

Pfft!

Two thuds sounded as one person fell to the ground, leaving him a headless corpse!

The other person was covered in blood, looking like a great demon god who had walked out of hell!

"Next."

As Chen Yuan's cold words fell, everyone in all directions trembled in their hearts!

Instructor Liao's expression grew increasingly grim. His gaze swept over the disciples on the deck, finally settling on a young girl, and he cautioned, "Girl, be very careful."

The girl, dressed in silver armor, with a slender figure, leaped towards the ground, landing headfirst and feet upside down.

Chen Yuan followed suit and leaped up, intending to intercept and kill his opponent in mid-air once again.

"You can kill others, but you can't kill me!"

The girl snorted coldly, and suddenly spread her wings, nimbly dodging the attack and soaring into the distant void.

Whoosh whoosh!

The next instant, a storm of feathers rained down, each one sharper than a blade, the sound of them tearing through the air piercing.

hum!

Chen Yuan crossed his arms in front of him, and a layer of spiritual energy shield suddenly appeared.

Bang bang bang!

Dense feathers bombarded the protective barrier relentlessly, sparks flying everywhere!

The powerful impact slammed Chen Yuan hard onto the ground, his feet sliding dozens of meters before he regained his balance!

"Hmph, let's see how you deal with the Sky Eagle Clan's prodigy who excels in flight and long-range attacks."

Professor Liao spoke in a playful tone.

But as soon as he finished speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Chen Yuan took out a golden longbow, which trembled and hummed as it shot out a series of flaming arrows that aimed straight at the girl in mid-air!

The girl dodged the first three arrows, but couldn't dodge the fourth!

boom!

The golden bow was incredibly powerful, and this arrow struck him squarely!

Bang, bang, bang!!

A dozen or so flaming arrows followed in quick succession and struck her!

Ah!

The girl screamed incessantly as her body exploded, turning into a cloud of black ash.

The entire venue fell into dead silence once again!

Before the crowd could recover from the Sky Eagle Clan girl's aerial advantage, she was brutally shot to death by more than a dozen arrows.

A moment later, exclamations and murmurs rose and fell!

In a short time, three Yellow Court cultivators had already lost their lives at Chen Yuan's hands.

Niu Sengru, Gou Zongdao, and other top experts from Tianqing County all wore solemn expressions and were filled with shock.

Qi Boheng, the commander of the Tianqing Army, felt the most deeply. Just a few months ago, during the battle in front of the city wall, Chen Yuan was only undergoing a major physical transformation!

Now, not only has he reached the Yellow Court realm, but his combat power has also become extremely fierce.

Chen Qingcang, Chen Qingtian, and the others stared in disbelief, involuntarily craning their necks.

Chen Yuan's strength and progress have far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Even the usually composed Song Tianwen couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.

"How...how is this possible?"

"That golden bow is a sacred artifact of the Yellow Court, of extremely high quality. Who crafted it?"

"Within Tianqing County, only the Zhang family is capable of forging such magical artifacts!"

The crowd began to murmur amongst themselves, all eyes turning to the Zhang family.

The other members of the beast tribes looked at Zhang Han, the patriarch of the Zhang family, with eyes as if they were looking at a dead man.

"How could this happen..."

The middle-aged man in the brocade robe, Zhang Han, trembled, then slapped his thigh hard and cursed angrily, "It must be my unfilial son, Zhang Shan, who secretly forged this magical artifact for him!"

"That bastard! How dare he do such a thing!"

"I will personally deal with this rebellious son!"

Zhang Han was furious and filled with boundless hatred.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shan, who was standing some distance away, turned extremely cold.

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