Fantasy: I'll do the hacking, and you'll suffer the side effects!

29: All the heroes gather! Longyang’s friendship? !Ye Chen surveyed the surroundings, sensing the varying Auras of the people present.

“The fifth-rank Sect, Bayue Sect.”

“The fifth-rank Sect, Qiankun Xuanzong.”

“The fifth-rank Sect, Blood Prison Gate.”

“The fifth-rank Sect, Ziling Valley.”

“And… Lingxiao Holy Land.”

There were five fifth-rank Sects alone.

This didn’t even include those from fourth-rank and third-rank Sects.

Roughly estimated, there would be about five hundred Martial Artists when the Ice Fire Spirit Spring finally appeared.

Five hundred Martial Artists competing for ten spots.

No wonder Sun Yuxuan said what he did.

“The Bayue Sect sent three of their top Prodigies, and the Blood Prison Gate also sent three.”

“I haven’t seen anyone from Ziling Valley yet, and the Bayue Sect has two.”

“I heard that Qiankun Xuanzong’s chief Disciple has also arrived,” Sun Yuxuan whispered.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen remained calm and composed.

In his eyes, these people were all insignificant, not worth his attention.

“No matter, Brother Sun just needs to follow me,” Ye Chen said confidently.

He was a hidden Genius, rarely revealing his strength.

The world only knew him as one of the top ten Prodigies, but they didn’t know that even the Lingxiao Holy Land’s Saint was no match for him.

As for Qiankun Xuanzong’s chief Disciple, there was even less to worry about.

The ten spots had long been unofficially allocated, and the top Prodigies would tacitly avoid confronting each other.

The Sect Grand Competition hadn’t even started; there was no need to suffer losses here.

“Since Brother Ye says so, then I’m relieved,” Sun Yuxuan said with a smile.

Just as the two were sitting, waiting for the Ice Fire Spirit Spring to appear, Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes wide, his expression one of pain.

“Ah! My heart hurts so much!”

He clutched his chest, writhing on the ground in agony.

Veins popped out on his face, and blood even seeped from his mouth as he clenched his teeth.

His low, pained roars made Sun Yuxuan’s scalp tingle.

Although he hadn’t experienced it himself, Ye Chen’s reaction showed that this pain surpassed all his previous sufferings.

“Brother Ye, is this the symptom of the Ten Thousand Ants Gnawing Heart?” Sun Yuxuan asked urgently.

“It is the Ten Thousand Ants Gnawing Heart!” Ye Chen squeezed out each word through gritted teeth.

“That’s great!” Sun Yuxuan was instantly overjoyed.

He had been worried that he had misjudged, but it turned out his words were prophetic.

“Hold on, although this trial is painful, as long as you endure it, a vast new world awaits you!” Sun Yuxuan cheered him on.

“I can’t hold on anymore!” Ye Chen had never imagined such intense pain.

It was ten times more painful than when his arm had exploded.

Before long, Ye Chen’s eyes rolled back, and he began to foam at the mouth.

His life force plummeted, like a flickering candle in the wind, about to be extinguished.

“Brother Ye, wake up, you can’t fall asleep!” Sun Yuxuan was terrified and at a loss.

Although he had read numerous ancient texts and was a walking encyclopedia, knowing everything from astronomy to geography, he didn’t know how to resolve the tribulation of the Calamity Saint Body when it appeared.

The reason was simple: it wasn’t written in any book.

If the powerful figure he had finally managed to latch onto were to die, Sun Yuxuan’s envisioned future would turn to dust.

Thinking of this, he began to speak:

“As long as you endure, the future will be yours to command, like fish leaping in the wide ocean and birds soaring in the high sky.”

“When the eighty-one tribulations are over, and you achieve the Dao and become a Saint, you will surely establish your own domain, possessing endless glory.”

“By then, if you desire beautiful women, countless women from Imperial Dynasties and Holy Lands will flock to you with just a gesture.”

“When you desire Heaven And Earth Treasures, countless forces will offer them as tribute.”

“Don’t you still have a long-standing vendetta to settle? Once you become a Saint, let them truly feel the might of a Saint.”

“Don’t you want to see their repentant expressions?”

As soon as these stimulating words were spoken,

Ye Chen seemed to have gained a boost, his willpower skyrocketing.

He had been hanging by a thread, teetering on the brink of collapse.

But now, it was as if he had a sudden burst of energy, enduring the pain of the Ten Thousand Ants Gnawing Heart!

He sat up, his eyes wide.

“Come on, you are a future Saint, how can you be enslaved by pain?” Sun Yuxuan continued to provoke him.

“Say more,” Ye Chen said woodenly.

“Huh?”

Sun Yuxuan was startled at first, then realized this tactic was effective.

“You are the God in my heart; other Prodigies are not even worthy of being compared to a single strand of your hair.”

“Not enough,” Ye Chen said again.

It was the first time Sun Yuxuan had praised someone like this.

And the other person was a proper man.

It felt a bit awkward.

But for his grand ambition, he could only ‘endure humiliation.’

“You are the most invincible Genius I have ever seen; in the future, you will surely dominate an entire era and suppress all the heavens!” Sun Yuxuan shouted, pointing to the sky.

As soon as these words were spoken, the people around them looked as if they had seen a ghost.

“No, is this person crazy?”

“That’s hilarious, dominating an era? Even the True Martial Great Emperor wouldn’t dare say that.”

“Are these two playing some kind of embarrassing game?”

“Is homosexuality really this bold now?”

Numerous rumors entered his ears, and Sun Yuxuan, with his refined scholarly demeanor, immediately blushed with shame.

He wished he could dig a hole and disappear into it.

Although it was embarrassing, it worked.

Ye Chen was clearly stimulated and extremely excited, as if he had been fully healed.

He had pulled himself back from the abyss of death.

“Thank you, thankfully I have you,” Ye Chen said gratefully.

“It’s a small help, nothing to mention,” Sun Yuxuan said, trying to act nonchalant, though he was on the verge of tears.

“After enduring this, I will have no fear in the future,” Ye Chen said.

He had already solidified his resolve to become a Saint.

No matter how difficult the future, he would reach the other shore.

“Congratulations, Brother Ye, for overcoming the most difficult stage,” Sun Yuxuan said, cupping his fists in congratulation.

“We’re brothers, no need for formalities,” Ye Chen waved his hand, then continued to ask,

“What is the next tribulation?”

Sun Yuxuan pondered for a moment, then analyzed, “Uncertain.”

“What do you mean?” Ye Chen was slightly confused.

“Because the Ten Thousand Ants Gnawing Heart is a dividing line; the subsequent side effects are not fixed.”

“And it’s possible that previous tribulations might reappear.”

“The intensity will vary, and Brother Ye will need to withstand the pressure and persevere.”

“I understand,” Ye Chen nodded slightly.

At this moment, a mist suddenly appeared on the mountaintop, hazy and ethereal.

Immediately after, a tremendous sound erupted, shaking the heavens and earth, emitting countless rays of light!

At this moment, everyone awoke from their meditation, looking sternly at the mountaintop.

This feeling was like a sleeping deity awakening from slumber.

Thousands of strands of Ice Fire Spiritual Qi shot towards the sky like ice picks, as fast as lightning.

They intertwined in mid-air, forming a magnificent and extraordinary sight that captivated all.

“It’s here, after several years, the Ice Fire Spirit Spring has reappeared,” said one of the Bayue Sect’s top ten Prodigies.

Those who had bathed in the Spirit Spring could at least achieve a minor Breakthrough in their Realm.

If one gained the upper hand in this Spiritual Qi struggle, they might even directly break through a major Realm barrier.

Taking a single step into the Tongqiao Realm!

Everyone began to move; they had to seize every second to prevent the spots from being taken.

“Time waits for no one, Brother Ye, let’s go!” Sun Yuxuan said.

“Let’s go!”

With that, the two immediately transformed into afterimages and sprinted forward.

Figures rushed out of the forest one after another; too many people had arrived.

But there was only one path up the mountain, so fierce battles broke out, and some people started fighting.

“Useless trash, get out of my way!” A person’s body glowed with dark light, and a leg swung out like a clap of thunder.

Instantly kicking the person blocking his path away.

His domineering action enraged people, but they dared not speak due to his powerful strength.

“A bunch of cowards,” Zhong Yufeng scoffed.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed his shoulder.

Zhong Yufeng’s face turned cold, about to retaliate, but he found the hand to be like a divine mountain, impossible to shake off.

“Courting death!”

He turned his head and saw an extraordinarily handsome face, smiling at him.

“Has it already started? I’m not too late, am I?”