Chapter 204: Heart Origin City

Jiang Yan sat with his legs crossed, playing rock-paper-scissors with Spirit Ink.

“Rock, paper, scissors!”

“Ah, how did I win again?”

“Spirit Ink, don’t let me win next time. Let’s play another round.”

…

“This is boring, so boring. You always let me win.”

Spirit Ink, meanwhile, clung tightly to Jiang Yan, as if trying to please him.

It had no independent consciousness; its eyes saw only Jiang Yan.

Thus, it instinctively let Jiang Yan win. Seeing Jiang Yan pretend to be angry, it instinctively sought to comfort him.

“Forget it. Bu Chen, set course for Heart Origin City [0].”

The shuttle activated and swiftly departed from District [1026].

“Bu Chen is now in flight. Estimated arrival at Heart Origin City [0] in one hour.”

The voice of the shuttle’s intelligent system echoed.

In truth, Jiang Yan had his reasons for going to Heart Origin City.

Since Tianyuan Star was in chaos, powerful Martial Artists would inevitably be fighting. Why not take this opportunity to gather some Battle Intent?

After all, Tianyuan Star was not weak even within the Galactic Domain. The overall quality of its Martial Artists was higher, and the Battle Intent they generated would be purer.

Moreover, the Heaven Demon Sect had some unfinished business with him.

Jiang Yan had always believed in repaying both kindness and grudges. Now was the perfect chance to bully others while he had the upper hand.

“As long as I don’t run into the Sky Demon, I shouldn’t encounter any trouble.”

“But what if I do run into the Sky Demon?”

“Hiss~ That is a problem.”

However, Jiang Yan actually had a solution: use the [Law of the Jungle] to lock onto the Sky Demon. As soon as the other approached, he would flee.

There was another issue.

How could he locate the Sky Demon to use the Law of the Jungle and then leave safely?

If he wanted to collect Battle Intent peacefully on Tianyuan Star, the Sky Demon was a major hidden danger.

But currently, it was said that the Sky Demon’s strength had not fully recovered, so he likely wouldn’t appear easily. This was good news for Jiang Yan.

“Anyway, high risk, high reward.”

“It’s not easy to encounter such turmoil on other planets.”

The incident with the Heaven Demon Sect had implicated almost all other Anti-Sect Faction forces. The higher-ups of Tianyuan Star could no longer sit idle and planned a thorough purge.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan almost couldn’t help but laugh.

“Usually, they don’t care, but once their own interests are threatened, they panic?”

In this regard, the Blue Star government did much better than Tianyuan Star.

“Ah, Old Zhang, I hope you don’t die.”

Jiang Yan thought to himself. He could see some unique qualities in Old Zhang.

But often, it was precisely such qualities that made one more susceptible to injustice.

To be cruel—in this brutal world, that made for a more comfortable life.

In this aspect, Jiang Yan and Zhang Qianyue were completely different.

He lay in the cabin, his consciousness entering the Divine Martial Space.

Unfortunately, Spirit Ink could not enter.

“Let’s first study the Sky Demon’s habits. That way, if I encounter him, I won’t be caught off guard.”

Entering the Endless Demonic Sea.

Jiang Yan was immediately surrounded by numerous demons.

These demons were roughly at the Seventh Rank in strength, and each possessed extremely unique abilities.

If Jiang Yan wasn’t careful, he could easily suffer losses.

The Sky Demon was hidden among the horde.

Jiang Yan’s purpose in entering this Instance was to test the Sky Demon’s methods, so he decisively used the Law of the Jungle to lock onto him.

Splat, splat, splat!

Blood splattered. Jiang Yan, who was unrivaled in the outside world, appeared somewhat disheveled under the siege of the demon horde.

The battle shadow formed by his Martial Intent behind him collapsed and regenerated continuously.

Battle Intent grew stronger through tempering, so Jiang Yan was happy to see this.

However, the relentless onslaught of the demon horde made it difficult for Jiang Yan to focus on a one-on-one duel with the Sky Demon. After fighting for half an hour and dying once, he still hadn’t even figured out the Sky Demon’s attack methods.

Kuang!

Frowning, he swept his gaze over the demon lords surrounding him, feeling a headache coming on.

“Aren’t these guys a bit too overpowered?”

He exhausted all his methods and finally managed to kill one demon with his instant-kill Trait, but he was soon severely wounded by the others.

His casting was interrupted.

“This won’t do. The Heart-Imprisoning Hell Demon can actually seal the Spirit Platform and generate Heart Demons!”

Jiang Yan watched as a version of “himself” slowly crawled out of the shadows, his expression growing increasingly grave.

Moreover, these demons actually coordinated with each other in clever ways.

For example, the Extreme Domain Demon created a demonic domain that distorted distance perception, making it impossible for Jiang Yan to land a hit no matter how he attacked.

Then there was the Scorching Sun Demon, whose flames burned not just the body but the soul as well.

And the Limit-Bound Wrath Demon, which could weaken Jiang Yan’s Physical Body, leaving him drained and feeble.

As for the Yin Demon’s Yin Demon Sense, there was no need to even mention it—he hadn’t sensed it even when he died last time, making it practically useless.

Just like Pei Qin.

As for the Sky Demon, that guy stood to the side, laughing and watching the show, with no intention of joining the fight at all.

Enduring the agony of his soul being scorched, Jiang Yan savored the bountiful joy brought by [Heaven Rewards Diligence].

It truly lived up to the saying: what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.

If his Spirit Platform was sealed, he would just chip away at the seal bit by bit.

His Annihilating Cloud Slash wasn’t practiced for nothing!

His mental fragments continuously attacked the seal. Though insignificant, each strike was remarkably potent.

And as for the Extreme Domain Demon…

If he couldn’t reach it, he would just keep trying!

Until he finally did.

He went mad, fighting desperately, dying again and again in the midst of battle.

Two lives were far too harsh. Jiang Yan’s best achievement so far was killing the Yin Demon and the Scorching Sun Demon while enduring the attacks of the demon horde.

As for the Sky Demon’s abilities, he had a rough idea now.

It was destruction and rebirth, decay and reconstruction.

The Sky Demon, born of the heavens, defied the heavens.

Difficult to kill, difficult to erase.

Even the great powers of Tianyuan Star back then hadn’t anticipated that the Sky Demon could survive after its vitality was utterly destroyed.

Now, those great powers had long since vanished without a trace. Once the Sky Demon fully recovered, the entire Tianyuan Star would likely face dire consequences.

“Master, we have arrived at Heart Origin City, No. [0].”

Jiang Yan awoke in the cockpit, glanced outside, and stretched lazily.

After donning Mo Ling, he stored the [Bu Chen] in his Spatial Ring.

Just as he was about to enter the city, he was stopped by a group of soldiers.

The Heart Origin City of the past would have disdained such cautious vigilance, but with the emergence of the Sky Demon, even the privileged elites inside dared not be careless.

Now, the entire planet was on high alert.

“Chaos… chaos is good.”

Jiang Yan cared nothing for the lives of unrelated people. He simply felt that such a chaotic era made it easier for him to grow stronger.

As a troublemaker from Blue Star, Jiang Yan didn’t overthink things the way Zhang Qianyue did.

After being scanned for a while, one of the soldiers gulped as he eyed Mo Ling draped over Jiang Yan’s body, but he didn’t dare say a word.

“A Heaven-Tier Armament… th-this… which great Master has come to Heart Origin City?”

Currently, the main force tasked with eliminating the Sky Demon was stationed in Heart Origin City. Anyone daring to enter at such a time was certainly no ordinary person!

“We need your ID.” After confirming Jiang Yan did not possess a Demon Seed, a soldier reached out to ask for his identification.

Jiang Yan: ?

“ID?”

“Heart Origin City currently prohibits entry to anyone without special authorization…” The soldier spoke cautiously, not daring to raise his voice too much.

Offending someone who possessed a Heaven-Tier Armament was certainly not a wise move.