Chapter 714: Yan Ruoyi’s Return, A One-Star Godslayer (I)

The greater the distance traveled when using the hell coordinates for teleportation, the higher the energy consumption.

Despite how strong Chen Chu was, he still felt his legs go weak from the excessive energy expenditure, which spoke volumes about just how far away the Ancient Arena was in space-time.

Fortunately, no acquaintances were around to witness this moment. After taking a slight breath, the powerful energy within his body surged forth continuously, quickly dispelling the weakness and exhaustion.

This was the advantage of having a strong physical body—his recovery and endurance were astonishing. A single breath was enough to restore a part of his strength.

Whoosh!

Chen Chu vanished and reappeared at the entrance of the distant hall. His aura was completely concealed by the power of Hidden Divinity, making him appear like an ordinary person.

This secret art of concealing one’s presence, originally exchanged for at the Third Heavenly Realm, had undergone maximum enhancement and fusion with the Innate Demon God Body. Hence, it now had incredible effects.

Though it didn’t seem impressive under normal circumstances, it was extremely useful. When activated, it could briefly erase his presence, allowing him to move undetected. Moreover, while inactive, it enabled Chen Chu to perfectly conceal his aura, making him appear no different from an ordinary individual—just like now.

This was something even many kings couldn't achieve. As beings who had undergone complete life transformations and gained law-condensed true forms, kings could essentially be seen as high-energy aggregates. Their concealed auras would still involuntarily radiate an intense life field.

Formed by the interwoven fluctuations of divine soul and law, the consciousness of ordinary people inside the field would be unable to withstand the pressure, to say nothing of their souls.

This was one of the main reasons why most mythical kings rarely showed themselves. Even when they did, only high-level cultivators could interact with them. Ordinary people weren’t even qualified to get close.

Only by breaking through to the heavenly king level and forming a domain of their own could they fully restrain the radiation of their life force.

"Ah Chu, you’re back." Xia Youhui grinned mischievously as Chen Chu sat down. "When Li Hao spoke earlier, he kept glancing in this direction. He even messed up his speech a few times despite memorizing it in the morning.

Hah!

Serves him right for always showing off."

Xia Youhui looked gleeful. It was almost amusing that an Eighth Heavenly Realm powerhouse could forget his prepared speech; it was clear how uneasy Li Hao had been.

It wasn’t just uneasiness but embarrassment. The speech that the school had prepared for him was full of self-praise, including lines like the number one talent of the current generation.

Had Chen Chu not returned, Li Hao might have accepted the title without hesitation. He wouldn’t have held back his pride.

However, knowing that someone who had reached the king level in one year was sitting in the audience while Li Hao, who had only reached the Eighth Heavenly Realm, was standing on stage claiming to be the most talented made him feel strangely self-conscious.

Chen Chu chuckled. "Actually, Li Hao is quite talented. In this generation, less than ten people in the Federation surpass him."

What made Li Hao exceptional wasn’t just his innate divine power, but his fearless recklessness. He had pushed past death’s door dozens of times, breaking his limits again and again and keeping up with An Fuqing's progress in the middle stage of the Eighth Heavenly Realm.

That wasn’t all. Later on, he even obtained two ancient inheritances by sheer luck.

After Li Hao's speech, a few teachers took the stage. At that moment, Lin Xue, sitting in the front row, turned around and looked at Chen Chu. "Chen Chu, how long will you be staying this time?"

Chen Chu smiled. "About ten days. Once this event is over, I’ll be heading back into the mythical world. Another War of Civilizations has started on the Sky Battlefield."

With his strength, he was confident in dominating the frontlines. When the time came, he could easily slay a demon king with a single strike, using divine law power to completely erase the enemy’s true form.

"A war, huh?" Xia Youhui exclaimed in awe. "I heard that in the frontlines, even Sixth Heavenly Realm cultivators are just foot soldiers. High-level cultivators are everywhere, and Ninth Heavenly Realm experts are as common as dogs. Every major war results in casualties in the hundreds of thousands—sometimes even millions."

"What? A single war can kill over a million high-level cultivators!?" Liu Feng and the others were dumbfounded, unable to believe their ears.

"That’s right. It’s said that each war reshapes landscapes spanning thousands of kilometers—mountains collapse, valleys get filled in.

"It uses up billions of tons of ammunition and thousands of high-yield hydrogen bombs, which are enough to shake the sky. Even kings and demon kings constantly fall."

Watching Xia Youhui get increasingly excited and seeing Bai Mu and the others gape in shock, Chen Chu shook his head. "Don’t listen to Old Xia's nonsense.

"While it's certainly brutal at the frontlines, our casualties aren’t nearly as severe. Most of the destruction involves drone mechs and unmanned fighter jets. Those million casualties are mostly from the Purgatory Demon Clan’s vassal armies.

"For example, in the recent Abyssal Battlefield war, Luo Fei used Mech No. 1 to wipe out over eight hundred thousand enemy soldiers, each at least at the Fourth Heavenly Realm. She also annihilated a main battle legion of seventy thousand Purgatory Demons, all above the Sixth Heavenly Realm."

Xia Youhui, Lin Xue, Yi Rui, and the others were completely dumbfounded.

"Luo Fei?"

"Mech No.1? What’s that!?"

Luo Fei, the girl with the gun?

A few months ago, when they parted ways, Luo Fei had only been at the late stage of the Third Heavenly Realm. Now, she had suddenly become a dominant force on the battlefield, slaughtering over a million high-level alien powerhouses. It all felt surreal, especially for Lin Xue.

Her rosy lips parted in disbelief. "How did Luo Fei become so powerful all of a sudden?"

Chen Chu chuckled. "Mech No.1 is a bio-mech developed by West Meng. Its combat power is comparable to that of a king, and due to special reasons, only Luo Fei can pilot it."

"So that’s how it is." Li Meng let out a sigh of relief. "I almost had a heart attack. I thought Luo Fei was as monstrous as you and had suddenly broken through to the king level in just one year.

"That’s still insane, though—a bio-mech as strong as a king, and she’s the only one who can pilot it?"

Everyone couldn’t help but be envious.

As the ceremony reached its final stage, the crowd turned their attention to the front, while Chen Chu shifted his focus to his left forearm, where a new gray mark had appeared—a crossed sword and dagger, encircled by a ring resembling a dueling arena. The moment Chen Chu concentrated on it, an influx of information surfaced.

[One-Star Godslayer]

He had earned this title from his victorious duel. Linked to the Ancient Arena, it would light up whenever a suitable opponent appeared for a duel with Chen Chu.

He had the choice to decline or accept, which would summon him back into the Ancient Arena to battle the unknown alien powerhouse. Defeat meant death; victory promised astonishing rewards.

However, the duel mark could be erased at will with a mere thought—it wasn’t a mandatory challenge.

One-Star Godslayer.

Chen Chu silently repeated the title in his mind, eventually choosing not to erase the mark.

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

That mysterious ancient ruin was unique. It was perilous, but the rewards were equally extraordinary. Moreover, it allowed him to clash with the monstrous prodigies of other civilizations.

Kovdale far surpassed the Purgatory Clan’s strongest demon-god-bloodline inheritors. That alone made it evident that the Fridi Race was stronger than the Purgatory Clan.

These alien prodigies were terrifyingly powerful, but Chen Chu was even stronger—he was a being who had gone beyond all standard conventions.

The battle had seemed thrilling, but in truth, Kovdale never posed a real threat to him. Chen Chu didn’t even activate his Void Death Pupils during the fight or use the ultimate abilities of his Laws of Void and Death.

If he had, he could have seriously injured Kovdale the moment he transformed into his black Rampage Ape form. Had it not been for his desire to study the combat systems and power structures of other civilizations, he would have killed Kovdale much sooner.