Chapter 118: Truly a Genius

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In this hilly region, barren mountains stretched endlessly, and the rugged terrain severely obstructed visibility.
At this moment, Su Ran had no idea where Sun Qianyi was, let alone his current wretched state.
Sun Qianyi was fleeing in desperation, his entire body drenched in his own blood, making him look like a man carved out of crimson. His breath was weak like never before. If not for the two high-grade third-tier life-saving elixirs he carried, he would have perished at the hands of the beast that had transformed into a giant ape.
Throughout his escape, Sun Qianyi had thought of countless ways to shake off the pursuing ape-like beast, but none had worked. Now, he had reached the end of his rope, knowing he wouldn’t last much longer.
“Am I really going to die in this secret realm?” His heart was filled with despair and regret. Had he known this would happen, he wouldn’t have been so greedy as to venture into the inner depths alone.
Whoosh!
A sharp sound of something cutting through the air came from behind. Sun Qianyi didn’t even need to turn his head; he knew it was another long-range attack from the ape using the surrounding rocks and infused with spiritual power.
It was precisely this relentless barrage of ranged attacks that had prevented him from escaping so far.
Helpless, Sun Qianyi had to turn and swing his sword, shattering the incoming rock.
But in the brief moment of his delay, the ape beast had already closed in, letting out a chilling shriek as another wave of rocks rained down, blocking his path of escape.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Forced to counterattack, Sun Qianyi wielded his sword again, slashing apart the incoming projectiles. Before he could react, the beast was already upon him.
“You really think I’m easy to bully?”
“Even if I die today, I’ll make sure you know what I’m capable of!”
By now, Sun Qianyi was truly desperate. He had abandoned all thoughts of fleeing and was determined to strike back hard, venting his fury on the beast.
A desperate Sun Qianyi was not to be underestimated. With the aid of an elixir, his aura instantly recovered and even surged beyond normal limits as he burned his own essence blood.
At that moment, his sword and martial soul seemed to merge into one as he delivered a powerful strike at the ape beast.
Boom!
The sword slashed down, landing directly on the beast’s body.
The clash of spiritual power caused a massive explosion, sending shockwaves that shattered the surrounding trees and rocks, leaving a deep crater in the ground.
Sun Qianyi was blasted backward by the impact, crashing into a boulder that cracked upon impact.
Blood gushed from his mouth, making him barely recognizable.
The ape beast fared no better—its body, formed by condensed energy, was temporarily scattered. It was sent flying, its form flickering.
Breathing heavily, Sun Qianyi leaned against the cracked boulder, unable to steady himself. His qi and blood churned violently, and his breath was faint. If not for the rock supporting him, he wouldn’t even be able to stand.
The ape beast, however, had no physical body. Its internal spirit core quickly restored its form to nearly eighty percent in an instant.
After a brief pause, it transformed back into its ape-like appearance, leaping high into the air. Sharp, deadly swords grew from its hands as it plunged down toward Sun Qianyi.
Seeing the blades about to pierce him, Sun Qianyi struggled to activate his dantian’s energy, but it was too slow. His weak defensive armor would never withstand this attack.
“Am I really going to die here?” There was no fear in Sun Qianyi’s eyes. Before entering this secret realm, he had already prepared himself for the possibility of death.
At this critical moment, an unbelievably fast sword light streaked through the air, blocking the ape beast’s fatal strike.
“Hao Ying Sword!”
Sun Qianyi immediately recognized the weapon—it was the mid-tier spiritual sword he had personally handed over to Chen Yang at the music academy.
“Why is it here?”
“Could it be…”
A terrible thought flashed through Sun Qianyi’s mind—had something happened to Chen Yang, causing the sword to fall into someone else’s hands?
If that were the case, then even if he died here, he wouldn’t rest in peace.
But when he finally saw the newcomer clearly, he exhaled in relief—only to be instantly overwhelmed with shock.
“Him…?”
Sun Qianyi stared in disbelief.
The ape beast, a formidable creature with the aura of a fourth-tier True Spirit Master, had been unable to withstand even a single strike from Chen Yang!
“You…” Sun Qianyi was speechless.
Even at his peak, without being ambushed, he would have struggled to suppress such a beast.
“Dean Sun, are you alright?” Chen Fei asked with a calm smile, looking at the blood-soaked and stunned Sun Qianyi.
“You…” Sun Qianyi still couldn’t form words.
“This spirit core should help with your injuries. I have to continue deeper into the core region and can’t stay with you.” Chen Fei tossed the slain beast’s spirit core to the dazed Sun Qianyi.
“I…” Sun Qianyi wanted to ask something, but the words stuck in his throat. At this moment, it felt like nothing he could say would be appropriate.
Instead, he simply smiled and said, “Thank you!”
Then, he sat down cross-legged, using the pure energy from the spirit core to recover from his wounds.
Not long after, Su Ran also appeared in his field of vision. Seeing Sun Qianyi in such a miserable state, he couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear—this was the risk of adventuring in the secret realm. A single misstep could lead to death.
Once Sun Qianyi had mostly recovered, Chen Fei and Su Ran left.
Watching them go, Sun Qianyi’s heart was in turmoil. He murmured to himself, “No wonder Ling Qingyi, a peerless genius, values Chen Yang so much. His breakthrough speed is terrifying.”
“I must inform the ancestral land. Such a prodigy cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of the Wan Nation Chamber of Commerce.”
With this thought in mind, Sun Qianyi abandoned any further trials in the secret realm. He rushed back to Huangwu City, personally writing a letter to the academy’s headmaster, urging him to deliver news of Chen Yang to the ancestral land.
But as Sun Qianyi happily entrusted the letter to the City Lord’s Mansion for delivery to Tianque City, he remained unaware that it never left Huangwu City.
The City Lord’s Mansion had intercepted the message.
If Sun Qianyi had known, he would have left Huangwu City immediately.
Interfering with official transmissions, especially from a vice dean of the prestigious Silvermoon Academy, was nothing short of treason.