Chapter 4

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The prison guard’s surprise only lasted half a second when he saw Yu Chen.

Then, he drew the saber from his waist and ordered Yu Chen, “Get back to your cage!”

At the same time, specks of starlight appeared around the prison guard.

When cultivators fought – as they produced spiritual power – the Talent Tree that they had already lit up would appear around them in the form of starlight.

The starlight was faint, but extremely mysterious.

Nine streaks of starlights spread out in the shape of a person and floated around the prison guard.

The nine starlight rays represented his cultivation level of first realm level nine.

Of course, it could also be level eight.

This was because if the Talent Tree automatically lit up the same talent, only eight stars would be shown.

Starlight from a medium-grade talent was even more gorgeous and enigmatic than the starlight from a low-grade talent.

However, it wasn’t so easy to acquire a medium-grade talent.

The Talent Tree had more than eight million Talent Points.

There was only a one in eight million chance of obtaining a medium-grade talent.

Yu Chen observed the prison guard’s strength. Then, instead of retreating, he took a step forward.

“Primordial Chaos Art!”

Yu Chen’s palm faced down and formed a fist.

The Primordial Chaos Art was a cultivation technique that could nimbly transmute cultivation between the physical body and spiritual power.

Cultivators who cultivated the Primordial Chaos Art were usually able to use it to turn their spiritual power cultivation into a certain percentage of their physical cultivation in close combat.

In long-range battles, he could also use the Primordial Chaos Art to turn his physical cultivation into a certain percentage of spiritual power cultivation.

It could be said that the Primordial Chaos Art was a cultivation technique specially created to allow cultivators to adapt to more varied battles.

Due to the enhancement of the ‘Strength God’, Yu Chen’s physical cultivation had already reached a very terrifying realm.

As he used the Primordial Chaos Art, Yu Chen could clearly sense that his physical cultivation had increased by another level.

It wasn’t much, but it was better than nothing.

At the same time, three bright lights floated above Yu Chen’s head.

They were not arranged in a specific order and did not seem to affect each other.

When the prison guard saw Yu Chen’s talent tree, his pupils constricted violently.

High-grade talent!

Three of them!

Three high-grade talents!

Gulp ~

The prison guard swallowed and looked at the three lights above Yu Chen’s head in fear.

The prisoners around them watched as both sides prepared for battle.

The prisoners also stared at Yu Chen’s three talents and discussed among themselves.

But more of the prisoners began to howl.

“Kill this guard! Send him to hell!”

“Don’t… don’t kill him. Take off his insulation suit and lock him in a second realm cultivator’s cage!”

“Hehe, haha~ That’s right. Yes, that’s it. It’s… it’s your turn to be humiliated~ Hehehe~”

“High-grade talent… hehehe… It’s actually a high-grade talent. And there are three of them. Could he be the illegitimate son of the heavens?”

“I’m so jealous… If only I had such good luck…”

The hysterical prisoners attempted to command Yu Chen to fight.

Unfortunately, Yu Chen ignored them.

Yu Chen did not dare to be careless in his first battle.

He knew that now was not the time to show any mercy. If he did not kill the prison guard, the consequences would be worse than death.

Taking a step forward, Yu Chen bent his knees slightly.

Bang!

A crater appeared in the ground as Yu Chen stepped on it. He rushed towards the prison guard at an unbelievable speed.

The prison guard stared at the concave ground, scared out of his wits.

Yu Chen had three talents. Even if only one of those talents was a combat-type talent, it would be impossible for him to defeat Yu Chen.

Moreover, the ground was made of Dark Steel. How could it be damaged by Yu Chen?

The prison guard trembled and instinctively raised his saber towards Yu Chen.

However, his strength also provided Yu Chen with a lot of speed. A hand reached out and grabbed the prison guard’s blade.

Then, Yu Chen exerted a little force, and the blade cracked inch by inch…

Bang!

The prison guard’s saber was directly damaged and scattered in all directions.

Due to inertia, Yu Chen bumped into the prison guard’s chest.

They both flew backwards.

Clang!

They didn’t stop until they hit the iron cage.

The prison guard had lost consciousness at this point. He sat back on his heels, blood dripping from his mouth.

Battle over, instant kill!

Yu Chen also suffered a lot of backlash, and his body ached slightly.

After taking two steps back, Yu Chen saw the unconscious prison guard.

‘I’m sorry. If I don’t kill you, I’ll suffer.’

As a normal person, Yu Chen apologized in his heart. After all, he held no grudges towards the prison guard.

Just now, Yu Chen had forced him to take action.

Just as Yu Chen was about to find a way to dispose of the prison guard, something unexpected happened.

Behind the prison guard, the iron cage with the words First Realm Level Nine suddenly rioted.

Multiple terrifying hands reached out from inside the cage and grabbed the prison guard.

Then…

Yu Chen looked at the scene in front of him. His face turned slightly pale.

The prisoners, who had not eaten proper food for countless years, were actually tearing at the prison guard’s body…

Looking at this gruesome scene, Yu Chen felt nauseous. He resisted the urge to kill and quietly retreated.

Now, Yu Chen faced a critical problem.

That was, Yu Chen did not have any talent or spell for perception.

Having no perception equaled to having no eyes.

Without eyes, he could not sense the location of the prison guard in advance.

He would not be able to avoid the prison guard.

There were more than eight million talents in the Talent Tree.

It would take a long time to find a suitable talent for perception.

He had no choice but to end this trip.

Yu Chen thought to himself, ‘Let’s return to the cage first. Then, I’ll search for a talent for perception. At the same time, let’s wait for the storm to pass before taking action.’

…

In the Heavenly Prison, there was no sun.

Outside the prison, the moon was bright.

As one of the three superpowers on the continent, the Hunyuan Sect occupied the Xuanming Mountain Range on the east side of the map. Its territory was vast, and it had dozens of empires.

The entire Xuanming Mountain Range was occupied by many palaces.

Two figures stood at the top of a high cliff.

One of them stood with his hands behind his back and looked down at the bustling Hunyuan Sect.

This man was dressed in a white robe, his dark hair scattered behind him. His face was gentle like jade. He looked elegant and easygoing.

“Is that person dead?”

Although the voice was gentle, his words were chilling.

The subordinate standing behind Wang Yun replied with a smile, “Lord Saint, Yu Chen has been sent to the Heavenly Prison for so long, and he’s only a first realm level five cultivator. He’s probably already melted or frozen.”

Wang Yun frowned slightly and continued, “Don’t give me speculations. I want to hear the truth.

“He has to die! With him around, the fight for the Immortal will be delayed for a hundred years. I don’t have the patience.”

Moreover, Xiao Ling seemed to have a good impression of Yu Chen.

This was the real reason why Wang Yun wanted to kill Yu Chen.

The subordinate lowered his head and replied, “The only thing I know is that Yu Chen was sent to the third level of the prison. As for whether or not he’s still alive…”

When Wang Yun heard this, he said in a low voice, “The third level, the Melted Steel Purgatory, is not something that a mere first realm level five cultivator can withstand.”

“Be that as it may, we still have to be sure of his death.”

“But… remember not to play tricks in the Heavenly Prison.

Although he was the Saint of the Hunyuan Sect, the Heavenly Prison was not an ordinary place. It was not a place he could interfere in.

“Yes… I’ll investigate this matter right away.”