Chapter 155: Battle Instance

Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground.

After Wan Tao, prodigies from other forces arrived one after another to challenge.

However, they all came stealthily. At any rate, they dared not start a live stream, otherwise they would likely lose face on a grand scale.

Ordinary forces simply did not pursue the matter of Jiang Yan overturning their outposts, because even if they wanted to, they couldn’t.

It had now been proven that Jiang Yan was a top-tier prodigy among prodigies; ordinary geniuses shouldn’t even think of challenging him.

But massive forces like the Four Great Academies could not easily give up.

It was mainly about the reputation of the force. Smaller forces could let it slide, but how could a prominent, massive force also fear Jiang Yan and openly shrink back?

These major forces were essentially propped up by public opinion, forced to send geniuses to challenge Jiang Yan.

Winning or losing was another matter, but at the very least, their attitude had to be clear—absolutely no backing down, no acting like a turtle hiding in its shell!

And to challenge Jiang Yan, one had to reach the King rank tier in the Dueling Arena.

Thus, a large wave of high-quality Battle Intent surged forth.

Jiang Yan’s goal was thereby achieved.

Jiang Yan sat cross-legged in his cultivation chamber. The pure Battle Intent from outside continuously poured in, and the Battle Intent within him could now condense three War Ruins Engravings.

On the arena, battles between True Intent Realm Martial Artists had become less rare.

Over a dozen True Intent Realm Martial Artists painstakingly fought on the arena for two days, finally reaching the King rank tier.

Then, they eagerly sought out Jiang Yan to challenge him, lost in a few quick moves, and went back to pay with their lives.

Afterward, they declared publicly:

We have already sent someone to challenge Jiang Yan. Unfortunately, we were defeated, but there is absolutely no claim of cowardice!

Their reputation was preserved. As for prestige?

They could talk about that after being able to defeat that monster.

In his spare time, Jiang Yan traveled to various treasured locations within the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground.

There was the Scar Abyss, carved out by a single sword strike from a supreme Sword Dao expert. Within it, Sword Dao Laws roared all day long. Staying inside allowed one to comprehend the Sword Dao, and the Sword Aura was also excellent for Body Tempering.

Jiang Yan tried it out; the fierce Sword Aura couldn’t even break through his physical body’s defense.

In other words, his physical body strength far surpassed that of his peers. The Body Tempering Sword Aura, which was incredibly fierce for others, couldn’t harm him at all.

However, relying on [Heaven Rewards Diligence], he still gained a little something.

Next was the legendary Wound Wind Cliff.

Beneath the Wound Wind Cliff lay the piled-up corpses of countless powerful experts. Over years of accumulation, the area had become extremely foul-smelling. Just approaching it allowed one to smell the nauseating stench of corpses.

But beneath the Wound Wind Cliff, countless vengeful spirits lingered. Staying there subjected one to erosion by malevolent souls. As long as the impurities were stripped away, one could obtain a large amount of Spiritual Power substance, similar in principle to the Heroic Spirit Abundant Domain.

However, the Wound Wind Cliff was more perilous than the Heroic Spirit Abundant Domain, so Martial Artists generally preferred the latter.

Within the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground, the Heroic Spirit Abundant Domain was more popular than the Wound Wind Cliff.

In the Dueling Arena, people used Duel Coins to exchange for usage time in the Heroic Spirit Abundant Domain rather than the Wound Wind Cliff, which also proved this point.

But as for the Wound Wind Cliff, which was extremely dangerous to outsiders…

[System Log Updated]

“You are under attack by powerful vengeful resentment. The resilience of your Spirit Platform has slightly increased.”

“You are absorbing spiritual substance rich in impurities. The filtering effect of your Spirit Platform has slightly increased.”

…

Boom!

Jiang Yan’s Spirit Platform trembled, releasing invisible ripples.

Abyss Realm, achieved!

Cup, Pond, Spring, Abyss, Cave Heaven, Tide.

Cultivating to the Abyss Realm and condensing Martial Intent would allow a breakthrough to the True Intent Realm!

He returned to the cultivation chamber and began absorbing the Battle Intent emanating from the nearby Dueling Arena.

His days were packed quite tightly.

The Heavenly Slaughter War Ruins automatically absorbed the Battle Intent, and Jiang Yan’s consciousness entered the Battle Space.

Standing before him were four Puppets lined up in a row.

Zhuangzhuang: Top-tier Physical Body.

Sha Sha: Strongest overall capabilities.

Ka Ka: Fastest speed, and capable of invisibility.

Xiu Xiu: Weakest in strength, but possesses an attachment effect—the most annoying existence Jiang Yan had encountered in battle.

Because it could integrate with other Puppets and quickly repair their wounds, it was utterly shameless.

Whenever a Puppet was injured, Xiu Xiu would integrate with the wounded Puppet, and its body would visibly reconstruct, becoming as good as new.

Three War Ruins Engravings condensed in front of him, barely blocking Zhuangzhuang’s solid punch.

With that punch, space trembled, and Jiang Yan was forced back a hundred steps, watching as one Engraving shattered directly.

If that punch had landed squarely on Jiang Yan, he could have temporarily bid farewell to this world.

Jiang Yan drew his Saber and rose.

“Yan Thunder Destruction Slash!”

Swoosh!

A Saber emerged from behind Jiang Yan, piercing through his chest right at the heart.

It was Ka Ka!

A moment ago, Jiang Yan’s Spiritual Power had sensed it far away, but the next moment, it had teleported behind him, silent and unnoticed.

Fortunately, this time Jiang Yan triggered [Life and Death Moment], barely preserving his life.

He immediately countered with a slash, the Saber cutting through the air—but only the air.

Under his Spiritual Power perception, Ka Ka’s figure had already appeared ahead.

Utterly ghostly!

Boom!

The remaining two War Ruins Engravings shot out two annihilating red beams, piercing straight through Sha Sha’s chest.

Ignoring his injuries, Jiang Yan unleashed hundreds more slashes.

Xiu Xiu instantly attached itself to Sha Sha, and the latter’s chest wound healed in an instant.

Jiang Yan charged forward, unleashing endless Saber strikes, and finally, one landed on Xiu Xiu.

[Pandora’s Box]: Each of your attacks applies a random negative status effect to the enemy.

“You have applied a healing prohibition effect to Xiu Xiu. For one second, it cannot provide any healing effects to itself or others.”

Jiang Yan: I hear the echoes of sheer luck!

In that one second, the Chaotic Void Domain activated, and Jiang Yan teleported behind Xiu Xiu.

The team fight could be lost, but the support must die!

Jiang Yan had endured this thing for far too long!

Thud!

Zhuangzhuang descended like a falling heavy truck, landing squarely in front of Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan exclaimed in shock, “Who told you to be so agile? A tank should just honestly take the damage, damn it!”

Boom!

Layers of sonic booms echoed through the air, waves of scorching heat rolled, and Zhuangzhuang’s fist descended like a meteor crashing to the ground.

The remaining two War Ruins Engravings floating in front of Jiang Yan shattered as a result.

The terrifying shockwave forced Jiang Yan back over a dozen steps before he barely managed to dissipate the momentum.

Behind him, the sound of tearing air echoed again.

Before the sound arrived, a glint of cold light struck first.

Jiang Yan’s chest was pierced through once more, then shredded.

Zhuangzhuang and Sha Sha descended from above.

Their merciless pupils coldly stared at the enemy before them.

The red threads tied to their bodies were glaringly conspicuous.

Jiang Yan’s body dissipated directly.

With the four Puppets joining forces, their Combat Power increased exponentially.

All of this was controlled from behind by Wang Tu.

If even the Puppets were this powerful, how terrifying must their master be?

This Instance could truly be called a calamity. Jiang Yan realized that the first Instance, the Insect Race Calamity, and the first solo Instance BOSS, the Sharp Ruler Tiger, were likely the two simplest challenges he had ever faced in his life.

Enough said. Jiang Yan entered the custom space and released that Sharp Ruler Tiger from back then.

Awoo~

“Yan Thunder Destruction Slash!”

“Yan Thunder Destruction Slash!”

“Terminus: Unification!”