Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System

Chapter 533: Chapter 226: From South to North, Sweeping Across the Eight Desolations

Soon, their numbers reached twenty.

"This is bad!"

The old man exclaimed.

The waves of power released by twenty Iron-Armored Bulls coalesced into a pair of shears capable of shattering the defenses of even a True Martial Realm expert.

CRACK!

Chu Lingguang’s consciousness-based defensive energy finally shattered.

At that moment, Qin Yu and Yan Zhen burst from the forest, charging down from the hills.

They saw Chu Lingguang cornered by the Iron-Armored Bulls, but neither chose to detour. Instead, they galloped straight down the main road. Both Qin Yu and Yan Zhen were exceptionally proud individuals.

Yan Zhen would go to great lengths to help Chu Lingguang improve his strength, all to increase the difficulty of his own challenge.

Qin Yu, on the other hand, was supremely confident in his own abilities. He had always believed the title of Hui Yuan was his for the taking, so much so that he had openly shared the method for taming the Han Gao Steeds and explained their characteristics to all the other contestants.

Neither man would allow themselves to be suspected of taking shortcuts during the Imperial Examination.

If Chu Lingguang dared to charge straight through the main road, then so would they. Even with a herd of Iron-Armored Bulls blocking the way, their pride would not let them retreat at such a crucial moment, much less admit defeat.

The people in the Canopy Attic and the many spectators within the Hunting Ground were all watching Chu Lingguang.

As his consciousness-based defense crumbled, Chu Lingguang felt the saw-toothed Wave Power—the one that formed the shears—clamp viciously onto his body. Against this force, his six-layered Dharma Aspect and his Qi Power Gang Shield seemed utterly useless.

It was like mist seeping through a wire mesh; they were two different types of power, and his Dharma Aspect and Qi Power Gang Shield could offer no resistance.

For a moment, Chu Lingguang felt a gut-wrenching pain.

But then, the Black Tortoise Divine Power, formed from thirty-three responses within his very flesh and blood, erupted. A potent defensive energy emerged, manifesting as black patterns across his skin, accompanied by the sound of crackling thunder. On top of that, it brought with it a powerful regenerative ability.

"ARGH!"

The pain vanished in an instant. Chu Lingguang swung his spear with all his might, snapping the horns of two Iron-Armored Bulls charging from his left and sending them flying.

He spun and swept his spear again, flinging three Iron-Armored Bulls from his right into the ones charging from behind. In an instant, seven or eight of the beasts were sent tumbling to the ground, most of their horns shattered, leaving them dazed and disoriented.

The special wave-based attack released from their horns was their ultimate weapon. With this trump card nullified by Chu Lingguang, the physical force of their charge was completely unable to harm him.

It was as if Chu Lingguang was immune to their ultimate attack.

Relying on his terrifying Qi Power, he carved a bloody path through them.

As Qin Yu and Yan Zhen watched, twenty or thirty Iron-Armored Bulls blocked the main road. They could feel the Wave Power the beasts were simultaneously releasing even from a great distance—it was enough to give them goosebumps. Yet, Chu Lingguang had charged straight through it all.

They had also seen the black patterns on Chu Lingguang’s skin and even heard the sound of thunder in the sweep of his Spear Technique.

"Black Tortoise Divine Power!"

At that moment, Qin Yu, Yan Zhen, and even the old man and Young Master Jin Yi in the Canopy Attic, all spoke the name in unison.

The words "Black Tortoise Divine Power" echoed in all their minds.

Every one of them stared at Chu Lingguang, their faces filled with astonishment.

Even the old man standing behind Young Master Jin Yi found it utterly inconceivable.

Awakening the Black Tortoise Divine Power required activating at least twenty-seven or twenty-eight responses simultaneously. This was not an ability just anyone could achieve. Even with his uniquely privileged training conditions, it would be extremely difficult for Young Master Jin Yi to awaken such a power.

’It was hard to imagine. For a mere Civilian Disciple to awaken the Black Tortoise Divine Power at such a young age, and then to leave everyone else in the dust during the third round of the Imperial Examination...’

"Consciousness Manipulation Power... Black Tortoise Divine Power... Hehehe. I must have him!"

Young Master Jin Yi declared, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"Yes!"

The retinue beside him all nodded and began to make arrangements—how to win over Chu Lingguang and make him one of Young Master Jin Yi’s men. The old man watched this silently from the side. ’A person like Chu Lingguang,’ he thought, ’if he can’t be made an ally, he could become a major threat in the future.’

In their eyes, Chu Lingguang’s value had now seemingly surpassed that of Yan Zhen, Qin Yu, and all the others.

"Hiyah!"

In the end, relying on his Black Tortoise Divine Power, Chu Lingguang was the first to break out from the plains. He galloped along the main road, racing from the south all the way to the north.

He glanced back over his shoulder.

The Iron-Armored Bulls had been stirred into a frenzy, and their numbers on the main road had swelled to over sixty. Fortunately, more and more contestants were now pouring out of the forest. Unlike him, they wouldn’t have to face the herd alone; they should be able to break through the encirclement.