Chương 110: Witness of the Era (Part 7)

Su Chen followed the flow of old memories, crossing tens of thousands of li until he reached the Heavenly Origin Dynasty. With the rise of the Prison-Suppressing Sacred Land, what had once been an ordinary dynasty had transformed into one of the Eastern Wasteland's colossal powers. The Li Clan produced countless prodigies. The Imperial Apex Shock-the-World Technique—left behind in his sixth life—had eventually circled back into the hands of the Li Clan after many twists and turns.

Even the once-small Xia Clan had grown into an ancient family. Within the Prison-Suppressing Sacred Land, quite a few held positions of real authority. As for the Dragon Firmament Dynasty… old acquaintances were nowhere to be found. In the blink of an eye, a thousand years had passed. Even the small village from long ago had long since been swallowed by sprawling, prosperous towns.

"Here once lived a supreme Alchemy Venerable!" Outside the city stood a towering bronze statue of the Peerless Alchemy Venerable. Everywhere inside the walls, storytellers recounted legends of his deeds. Su Chen gave a faint smile. He listened quietly to the embellished tales spun by the storyteller, then let out a soft sigh and walked away. Three full years had passed on this journey. It was time to challenge the top prodigies of the Eastern Wasteland. The Eastern Wasteland was in its golden age.

Prodigies gathered like clouds. In the past, when Su Chen had participated in such a grand event, he could only look up at others as though they were distant stars.

"A member of Central Continent's Wang Clan… the younger brother of that person has actually come to our Eastern Wasteland?" The major powers jointly hosting the Prodigy Assembly exchanged uncertain glances when they saw the unfamiliar name suddenly appear on the roster. They had heard at least some rumors about what happened in the Southern Barbarian Lands.

"This little brat is treating our Eastern Wasteland the same way he treated the Southern Barbarian Lands—as a whetstone for his martial path?" One of the twelve sacred lands' leaders understood the situation and gave a cold laugh.

"Since this little fellow from the Wang Clan wants to use our Eastern Wasteland to sharpen his blade, why can't we use him in return? Let our younger generation experience the martial dao of Central Continent's prodigies firsthand."

"Aren't you worried those kids will have their dao hearts shattered? That brat was ruthless—practically crippled the entire younger generation of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Land in the Southern Barbarian Lands."

"The Southern Barbarian Lands have grown weaker and weaker. If a martial cultivator's dao heart isn't firm enough, our Eastern Wasteland must never follow in their footsteps… Tempering the younger ones now, letting them understand early that there are always people stronger and heavens beyond heavens, is actually a good thing. Otherwise, if they grow too arrogant and later encounter true dao struggles, they might collapse completely."

"Don't forget—Heavenly Ruins Sacred Land's supreme monster has already emerged. He intends to step onto the path of the supreme dao in this era… and that person from the Central Continent is unavoidable. Using this younger brother as a preview to gauge the strength of that one isn't a bad idea. We can prepare in advance." If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.

"…" Su Chen soon received the notification. The Eastern Wasteland had approved his participation in the Prodigy Assembly.

"These old fellows… they must have some trump card. Which ancient sacred land has unsealed one of its sealed monsters?" Su Chen narrowed his eyes. Having once been a high-ranking elder in a sacred land and presided over such assemblies himself, he knew the rules inside and out. He had expected some difficulties before gaining entry. Their swift agreement was far too smooth. If there wasn't something fishy going on, he wouldn't believe it.

This assembly was likely being used as a stage to announce the emergence of some supreme monster. Still… Su Chen felt no fear. He had come precisely to verify his martial path and forge his own road. Crossing blades with a supreme monster—win or lose—would bring him immense benefit. This was a mutually beneficial transaction in disguise. When the day of the Prodigy Assembly arrived, geniuses from across the Eastern Wasteland gathered.

The twelve sacred lands had effectively become thirteen, joined by prodigies from every ancient clan and great family. Su Chen felt genuine excitement. He sensed several powerful convictions—sharp, unrestrained, each one a top-tier genius destined to stir the winds of the era! Hu Miaomiao trembled in his arms as wave after wave of terrifying auras swept past. She couldn't help but wonder inwardly.

"Just what kind of person is Master…?" Su Chen flicked her forehead lightly and gave no answer. The Prodigy Assembly began. Su Chen's first opponent stepped onto the stage. A figure radiating cyan light like polished jade strode forward—dragon-like steps, tiger-like poise. Su Chen was mildly surprised. Few people could cultivate the Azure Jade Sacred Scripture to such a level.

The forces hosting the Prodigy Assembly clearly intended to use this disciple of the Azure Jade Sacred Land to test the true depths of his strength.

"You are very strong… You will be one of the great enemies on my path, Tian Hui!" Tian Hui, the prodigy of the Azure Jade Sacred Land, had always considered himself among the top three of his generation within his sect. Yet standing before Su Chen, he felt an abyss-like presence—deadly silent and unfathomable. Su Chen gave a slight nod.

"Make your move." The moment the words fell, Tian Hui shifted his palm into a fist. Azure light illuminated the nine heavens as he closed the distance in an instant. Clearly, he knew Su Chen was a sword cultivator and had no intention of giving him the chance to unleash any of his myriad techniques. Yet what shocked Tian Hui was that Su Chen showed no sign of drawing the Dustreturn Sword at his waist. A casual sweep of his palm carried the profound mysteries of countless martial arts.

Those mysteries flickered into existence and shattered just as quickly. When the fist finally struck forward, its momentum was utterly unstoppable. The collision of two terrifying fist intents drew cheers from the watching crowd. Several powerful prodigies had their eyes light up.

"Everyone speaks of the supreme monster born to the Central Continent's Wang Clan—Great Emperor qualifications, destined to suppress an entire era. But they all overlook one thing: this little fellow from the Wang family… is no simple character either. His martial dao is on the verge of entering the realm of true mastery, walking a path entirely his own. Becoming a Saint in the future is only a matter of time.

If he hadn't been born in this great era—if he weren't overshadowed by Wang Yunfei's brilliance—he himself would have become a legend of his generation." The elders and leaders of various major forces watching from the sidelines sighed inwardly with emotion. A genius who had begun to forge his own path—as long as he did not fall—would inevitably reach the endpoint of the road to sainthood. Su Chen was clearly only one step away from entering the realm of true Dao mastery! The azure light shattered.

Tian Hui gave a bitter laugh.

"I thought your sword dao was your greatest reliance. I was wrong. I never expected your fists to be this terrifying. I am not your match!" Su Chen withdrew his fist and spoke calmly.

"One method mastered opens the door to all methods. In my spare time, I practiced some fist and palm techniques, and they naturally came together." Tian Hui shook his head. It sounded easy, but in truth—how could it be? For an ordinary martial cultivator, walking a single path to mastery was already the limit of a lifetime. Who had the leisure to walk a second? After defeating a powerful true disciple of the Azure Jade Sacred Land, Su Chen felt no pride.

Tian Hui was strong, but he was not among the absolute top tier of the Eastern Wasteland's prodigies. At this moment, Su Chen sensed countless blazing gazes fixed upon him, each one brimming with overwhelming battle intent. His strength had finally earned their recognition!