Hearing the loud shouting of the heavily makeup-clad woman in front of the pavilion, Wang Chen's eyes narrowed sharply. His mind instantly connected the dots between the promotion and his primary objective for infiltrating this deadly city.Princess Cao Liying was the jewel of the empire... Her beauty was surely peerless and her status exalted. If she had been captured alive by the demonic cultivators, turning her into a slave in a high-end entertainment house was the most vile method imaginable for a demonic sect to destroy the dignity and mind of righteous cultivators. The probability that the princess was being held in a place like this—or at least that someone inside possessed information regarding her sale—was exceptionally high.'If they dare lay a single finger on her, I will burn this place to ash,' Wang Chen thought, a suppressed glint of rage flaring in the depths of his eyes.Without a second of hesitation, Wang Chen adjusted his posture. Donning a mask of cold, absolute ar

Seeing the crackling, terrifying blackish-red surge of Qi in Wang Chen's hand, the pavilion's madam immediately panicked to death. The sheer fear of provoking the demonic noble before her driven the woman to act decisively. She did not want the Immortal Jade already in her hands to slip away, let alone risk having her establishment leveled to the ground."All of you heard him, didn't you?! You ungrateful wretches!" the pavilion's madam shrieked in an emotionally high-pitched voice. She stepped briskly through the rows of captives, her eyes darting wildly as she glared at each woman huddling in terror."Don't you dare attempt to hide your identities in the presence of the Supreme Young Master! Whoever among you carries the blood of the Cao Empire, confess right now! If the Young Master flies into a rage and dissects all of you, I will personally ensure you die in the most agonizing manner possible!"As she screamed, the madam's hand—adorned with long, sharp nails—abruptly snatched the

The next morning, dawn had just broken when Wang Chen arrived at the grand square situated right in front of the main gate of the City Lord's domain. The scene before him was breathtaking, vividly illustrating the magnificent power wielded by the principal prince. Thousands of fighters from all corners of the city had packed into the selection area, creating a sea of people whose Qi fluctuations collided violently in the air.A long line stretched hundreds of meters from the registration stage. Wang Chen stepped forward calmly, concealing his presence among the crowd while observing the power distribution of the applicants around him.In the frontmost row, hundreds of practitioners at the 3-Star to 5-Star Heavenly Martial realm jostled against one another with hopeful expressions. Astonishingly, a level of power that high was merely the bare minimum requirement to register as an ordinary soldier. Figures who were considered prominent figures in the outer territories were treated here

DOOOOM!The second reverberation roared far more violently than the first, tearing through the square's sky like a collision of primordial thunder. Crimson shockwaves erupted from the surface of the Soul Thunder Drum, lashing straight back at Wang Chen with the intent to shatter his sea of consciousness."The second strike!" screamed one of the demonic practitioners in the crowd below the square, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.Instantly, a boomerang-like wave of bloody energy capable of crushing the internal organs of Emperor Realm practitioners swept over Wang Chen's body. Yet, far from forcing him back or making him vomit blood, even Wang Chen's black robe merely fluttered gently. Instead, the resonance of his Dragon Flame and the Ancient Dragon Bloodline inside his body swallowed the rebounding toxic energy whole, turning it into fuel to strengthen his soul foundation and the bones within his body.'Huh, this is actually useful for my body? If it's like this, I'm get

Hearing the rigid refusal from the Examining Elder, the corners of Wang Chen’s lips beneath his hood curved into a cold smile. Far from being annoyed, the youth actually welcomed it with pleasure. To anyone else, striking the Soul Thunder Drum was a life-threatening torture, but to him, this ancient artifact was no different from an abundant nutrient field to strengthen his sea of consciousness."Rules are rules, is that so?" Wang Chen replied flatly, his voice echoing casually through the silence of the golden stage. "Very well. In that case, watch closely and count them yourself!"Without granting the elder even a single second to respond, Wang Chen clenched his right fist. The Ancient Dragon Bloodline within his body crackled violently, igniting a raging vortex of energy inside his Dantian.DOOOOOM!The eleventh strike landed solidly! A ferocious wave of bloody rebounding energy exploded from the drum's surface, only to be devoured whole by Wang Chen’s energy vortex without a trace