In the desolate wasteland of the dead, a massive shadow spread across the land, enveloping all the fifth-tier demonic beasts within it.

Beneath the blood-red sky, an enormous golden handprint rubbed against the air, creating intense flames. Like a giant fiery hand, it crashed down upon the horde of demonic beasts below, causing the heavens and earth to collapse.

boom--

The giant fiery palm crashed down onto the wasteland, leaving a huge palm-shaped crater. Countless capillary-like cracks spread out from the crater, while in the low sky, a terrifying shockwave in the shape of a steam cloud swept in all directions, stirring up a sandstorm like a tsunami across the wasteland. The scene was truly awe-inspiring.

Soon, the storm subsided and the dust settled.

In the vast, desolate wasteland, apart from Chi Yuan's steady breathing, there was no other sound.

It wasn't just the Dead Wasteland that was quiet; the area outside the Abyss of Death was equally silent.

Looking at the shocking deep crater of the palm print, everyone seemed to lose their ability to think, and were dumbfounded.

Even the most clueless person could tell that Chi Yuan's move was a Heaven-rank spiritual skill, and definitely not a low-level Heaven-rank spiritual skill. Judging from its power and destructive force, it was probably a high-level Heaven-rank skill!

"I'm not seeing things, am I? This is... a high-level Heaven-rank spiritual skill?!"

"It is indeed a high-level Heaven-rank spiritual skill. It's unbelievable that he, who is not even at the Emperor rank, has already mastered such a high-level spiritual skill!"

"This is outrageous! How did he cultivate? Even if you started cultivating in the womb, you couldn't possibly reach this level, right?"

"You can't talk about ice with a summer insect. Such genius is beyond our comprehension."

"Sigh... No wonder even someone as stunning as Junior Sister An willingly submitted to him. If he grows up, who on the entire continent can compare to him?"

"Ye Chen can be considered a once-in-a-millennium genius. It's just a pity that he was born in the same era as Chi Yuan, and he is destined to live in Chi Yuan's shadow for the rest of his life."

...

The onlookers, all powerful figures from the Yingyue Sect at the Grandmaster and Venerable levels, sighed in dismay. Those who had previously been unconvinced by Chi Yuan were now completely speechless. If Chi Yuan wasn't good enough for An Yuxi, then who was? Let alone being good enough for her, An Yuxi being Chi Yuan's woman was already a great honor for her.

Ye Chen's eyes dimmed further, as if he had lost his soul. Could he ever catch up with Chi Yuan in his lifetime?

At this point, there are still three rounds of monsters left to defeat in the fourth level.

Given Chi Yuan's approach to clearing the levels, the monsters in the next three rounds will inevitably become stronger and stronger, and the final boss will inevitably reach the peak of the Spirit Emperor level. However, no one is questioning whether Chi Yuan can clear the levels now.

With Chi Yuan's extraordinary and heaven-defying abilities, he could probably kill even a sixth-order transformed demon with a single slap!

As expected, Chi Yuan easily crushed the monsters in the next two rounds. Even the final boss, the five-tier peak demon beast Three-Headed Thunder Serpent King, did not pose much of a threat to Chi Yuan. After amplifying the terrifying power of the second form of the Dragon Elephant Demon Suppression Force, Divine Elephant Force, Chi Yuan unleashed a flurry of punches and crushed the three enormous snake heads of the Three-Headed Thunder Serpent King one after another, passing the fourth level without any major incident.

"The Great Evolution Overturning Heaven Palm, the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Demon Force... He really is a descendant of Chi Shang."

In the Empress's palace, Liu Ruyan murmured absentmindedly, her gaze towards Chi Yuan revealing a complex emotion. She never imagined that ten thousand years later, she and Chi Shang's descendants would be entangled in fate again. Could it be that Chi Shang had truly become her obsession?

In a daze, the scene that left a deep impression on her mind reappeared.

At sunset, on the edge of the cliff of heartbreak.

A cool and aloof woman gazes at the horizon, while behind her stands a handsome man with a deeply affectionate expression.

"Ruyan, take me with you. It doesn't matter where we go, even wandering the world. As long as we can be together, I'm willing to go anywhere with you!"

"We are on different paths, I will not take you with me."

"Ruyan, you... We've been through thick and thin together, weathering countless storms. Doesn't any of that move your heart?"

"Chi Shang, forget me. I walk the path of ruthlessness, destined to be alone for life, and I can never be the one to accompany you."

"Does the path of ruthlessness necessarily mean ruthlessness? If a person has no emotions, how is he any different from a body that has lost its soul?!"

"Perhaps... I already am."

"Ruyan, are you really unable to turn back? I'm about to get married to a woman I don't love, it's an arrangement made by my family..."

"Really? Congratulations."

...

In the Abyss of Death.

Chi Yuan passed through the portal and arrived at the final level, the Abyss of Plunder.

What appeared before Chi Yuan was a dark, deep rift valley. Under Chi Yuan's martial arts eye, the rift valley was a desolate and barren place, with no trace of the ubiquitous weeds and no sign of life.

However, behind the eerie silence lies a deadly crisis. Once an adventurer steps into it, they will trigger an instant-kill restriction. If hit by the restriction, they will be instantly annihilated.

The way to pass this level is very simple: avoid the instant-kill mechanism as quickly as possible, cross the great rift, and reach the other side of the rift.

Like the previous four levels, as long as you play within your limits and keep the difficulty level at a level where you can avoid being instantly killed, this level is actually not dangerous and you will almost never be instantly killed by the restriction.

Of course, if the speed isn't fast enough and you force an increase in difficulty, that's another story.

Huff!

Chi Yuan flashed into the rift valley, instantly triggering the first instant-kill restriction of the rift valley. A small golden arrow with a red lightning bolt bursting from its tip chased after Chi Yuan at an extremely fast speed.

However, although the little arrow was fast, it couldn't keep up with Chi Yuan's speed at all, and was left far behind by Chi Yuan, not even a shadow of it could be seen.

Not long after, Chi Yuan triggered the second instant-kill restriction, and two more golden arrows appeared out of thin air, drawing two beams of light in the dark space and chasing after Chi Yuan. Their speed was clearly faster than the arrows from the first restriction.

But this still couldn't catch up with Chi Yuan, who left them far behind.

Then, the third, fourth, fifth... until the final restriction was triggered, Chi Yuan, who was flying at lightning speed thanks to the Xingzi Secret Technique, was not even approached by the golden arrows and passed the final test without any pressure.

At this point, Chi Yuan had cleared all five passes in just one hour.

Bang!

At the other end of the rift valley was a wide plaza. In the very center of the plaza stood the Death Monument, which was several tens of feet tall. Many names were engraved on it, with Ye Chen listed first. However, as the Death Monument burst forth with a dazzling golden light, in the blink of an eye, the first name changed from Ye Chen to Fu Feng, and Ye Chen's name moved to second place.

...

The Empress's bedroom.

Liu Ruyan had already moved on from her memories and returned to her usual indifferent and ruthless demeanor. She looked at Chi Yuan, who was shrouded in golden light in the Death Abyss Square, and a mischievous smile of playing with life appeared in her eyes: "Looks like this is the Chosen One meeting the Chosen One?"

"Interesting, very interesting!"

"How could I, the one who brings joy, be absent from something this interesting?"

"Is that right? My benevolent self."