Martial Defiance Across Nine Thousand Realms

"Nie Yuan!"

"Please, spare me."

Zhou Feng knelt down hastily before Nie Yuan, looking pitifully vulnerable.

"I bear you no grudge, and even saved you, why would you..." Nie Yuan was still speaking.

At that moment, Zhao Yijian, who stood beside Ye Han, suddenly stepped forward and thrust his sword, a stream of fresh blood seeping from Zhou Feng's neck, her face filled with disbelief.

Her life force rapidly waned, and within a few breaths, it was extinguished completely. She fell to the ground, eyes wide open in death, unaccepting of her fate.

"Nie Yuan, what are you still hesitating for?" Zhao Yijian barked after killing Zhou Feng.

His voice struck like a blow to the head, snapping the indecisive Nie Yuan back to reality. Looking at Zhou Feng's lifeless body on the ground, his expression shifted wildly.

Dead?

An esteemed Outer Sect disciple of the Divine Power Realm, dead before his very eyes.

"This wretch Zhou Feng never saw us as human beings, don't you understand?"

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"Don't forget, we are just a few menial disciples, pitifully weak in the Academy, where anyone can trample us at will." Zhao Yijian eyed the corpse on the ground. "You don't really think Zhou Feng wouldn't find a way to kill you once she got back, do you?"

"I... I know, but... these are two lives we're talking about," Nie Yuan said, his face pale.

"Their lives are lives, but ours aren't worth anything?" Zhao Yijian looked at Nie Yuan.

"Enough!"

Ye Han finally spoke up: "She's dead, let's bury her to avoid trouble and getting discovered."

The three, Nie Yuan included, nodded silently and quickly buried both Ouyang Zheng and Zhou Feng.

"Brother Ye Han, I..."

Approaching Ye Han, Nie Yuan stuttered, somewhat ashamed: "I shouldn't have tried to save them."

"No, you did right to save them."

Ye Han looked at Nie Yuan calmly. "But remember, kindness is an instinct, while goodwill is a choice!"

Nie Yuan stood still, deeply contemplating Ye Han's words.

Meanwhile, Ye Han had already begun searching through the many demon corpses on the ground, alongside Zhao Yijian and He Qingfeng, extracting one demon core after another.

The demons that died here were at least at the first level of the Divine Power Realm, each with a core inside.

In total, the group acquired twenty-three demon cores, a considerable fortune.

Had it not been for the fact that more than half of the demons were already slain by Ouyang Zheng and his companion, even if Ye Han and his group joined forces, they wouldn't have been able to kill so many demons of the Divine Power Realm.

Watching He Qingfeng and Zhao Yijian hand over the collected demon cores, Ye Han said, "Let's pool these cores together. When we return to the Academy, we'll exchange them for Vigor Pills and then divide them equally among the four of us."@@novelbin@@

"Alright!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and then all eyes turned to Ye Han.

The incident with Ouyang Zheng and Zhou Feng served as a lesson, and now Nie Yuan and the other two placed their trust in Ye Han.

They weren't fools; they could clearly sense that Ye Han's survival experience in Demon Ridge far exceeded their own.

Moreover, Ye Han's strength was formidable, capable of killing experts of the Divine Power Realm, even though it was partly because Ouyang Zheng hadn't fully recovered and was caught off guard.

Following Ye Han, it was clear that their actions would be much smoother going forward.

"Let's go, we should be close to finding the Earth Rampage Bears according to the map." Ye Han took the lead without hesitation, guiding the three of them forward.

Roar...!

Ahead, deep roars echoed from within the jungle.

In an instant, Ye Han and the others saw five Earth Rampage Bears wandering among the trees, tearing apart some Monster Beast and feasting upon it.

"We should avoid them!"

He Qingfeng, having scouted the situation, spoke up urgently.

The Earth Rampage Bears were incredibly brutal creatures with formidable strength. The ones before them were third-tier beasts, their power comparable to a second-level expert of the Divine Power Realm.

Hunting a lone second-tier Earth Rampage Bear was manageable, but facing this group was a certain death sentence.

"Too late!"

Ye Han declared, stepping forward.

These Monster Beasts, accustomed to the jungle, had an exceptionally keen sense of smell and could detect the slightest disturbance.

As he moved, the five Earth Rampage Bears charged towards them, their presence menacing and bloodthirsty.

Nie Yuan and the others gritted their teeth and charged forward as well.

"We might not die here, fight!" Nie Yuan clenched his teeth.

"Right, let's go together, fight!" Zhao Yijian and He Qingfeng were also filled with fighting spirit.

Only after arriving at Demon Ridge did Nie Yuan and the others realize that all their so-called preparations were utterly useless. Regret was inevitable.

They couldn't just hunt second-tier Earth Rampage Bears at will, let alone find precious herbs that had grown for ten or twenty years to exchange for more Vigor Pills for cultivation. The ideal scenario they had imagined was far from reality.

But since they were already here, they couldn't just retreat and return to the Academy, could they?

Boom!

At the forefront, Ye Han collided with an Earth Rampage Bear.

It was a third-tier beast, with astonishing vitality and boundless strength, capable of smashing a century-old tree with a single punch. Ordinary people dared not confront it head-on.

The best strategy would be to use the flexibility of Martial Skills to fight, attacking its weak points until it was worn down.

But Ye Han was different; his approach could be summed up in one word: reckless!

Each punch he threw seemed to carry the weight of a thousand pounds. Ye Han's technique was now incredibly refined, alternating between the Eight Extremes Rampage Fist and the Tiger and Leopard Thunder Fist, unleashing a relentless barrage of attacks, clashing with the Earth Rampage Bear for hundreds of breaths.

In a flash, Ye Han's aura surged, and he unleashed a brand-new punch.

Tiger and Leopard Thunder Fist's second punch: Whirlwind Sweep!

Mo Qingrou had taught him this technique, and Ye Han had finally mastered the second punch. With Whirlwind Sweep, backed by absolute strength and astonishing speed, his punches were ten times faster.

The already somewhat clumsy Earth Rampage Bear seemed bewildered, not knowing how to block Ye Han's fists.

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Han landed a punch right between the bear's eyes.

Blood spurted as the bear convulsed and fell to the ground, defeated.

On to the next!

Ye Han let out a triumphant howl, his spirits soaring as he turned to face the second Earth Rampage Bear.

Facing a creature on par with the first level of the Divine Power Realm, Ye Han could now rely on his explosive power to kill it outright. Even stronger beings couldn't withstand the sustained power of Ye Han's Nine Heavens Dragon Control Technique, and they too would fall to his blade.

Such battles thrilled Ye Han; he could feel his blood coursing faster, his pulse stronger, and his vitality surging.

More importantly, his body, tempered by the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Qi, had become even more resilient. Once he stepped into the Divine Power Realm, he would be able to unleash the true power of the Eternal Invincible Dragon Body and quickly transform the second bone in his body into a Divine Bone.

For others, transforming a single bone was enough to birth a Divine, Imperial, or War Body, enjoying talents beyond ordinary people.

But the Eternal Invincible Dragon Body was different; the birth of the Divine Bone was just the first step.

In the future, every bone in Ye Han's body, including his internal organs, would transform, receiving a "divine blessing," making the Dragon Body complete.

On the day the Eternal Invincible Dragon Body reached its pinnacle, he would become a true dragon in human form.

With a single punch, he could slay the giant dragons in the sky, shatter the sun, moon, and the endless stars...