We're practicing all martial arts, so why did you switch to easy mode?

"They're alright!"

Not far away, Wang Man saw that Su Chen only swayed a few times after being whipped, and he looked surprised.

Although he was not the owner of the Soul-Striking Whip, he knew its power and danger.

Liu Hong's strength was merely that of an ordinary martial artist at the peak of supernatural powers. It was precisely because of this Soul-Striking Whip that she was able to rank among the top disciples.

He had personally witnessed Liu Hong use her Soul-Striking Whip to beat a martial artist who had cultivated three great supernatural powers so badly that he was forced to kneel and beg for mercy.

He thought that one lash would leave Su Chen severely injured, if not dead, but the other party only swayed and showed no signs of injury. What angered him even more was that after regaining consciousness, the other party not only did not run away, but dared to attack him.

This ignited a surge of anger in Wang Man's heart, and he immediately snorted coldly, "Hmph, overestimating yourself!"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Man lashed out with his whip again. This time, the whip whip stirred the air, carrying wind and thunder as it roared away.

Its power is even greater than the previous lash; it is the Soul-Slaying Whip at full strength.

This was originally the Yuan energy that Liu Hong used on the Soul-Striking Whip, and it could be used a total of three times.

He wouldn't have used the whip so easily if it hadn't failed to harm Su Chen the previous time.

After all, he still needs to rely on the Soul-Striking Whip if he wants to achieve a high ranking in this assessment.

But we have no choice but to use it now, because Senior Sister Liu Hong has instructed us to teach Su Chen a lesson.

If Senior Sister Liu Hong finds out that he didn't teach Su Chen a lesson when he saw him, he'll probably be in deep trouble.

Thinking of this, a ruthless glint flashed in Wang Man's eyes: "Let's see how you resist this time!"

Su Chen stared at the vast, approaching whip shadows, a solemn expression immediately appearing on his face.

Having experienced it before, he knew all too well the power of the Soul-Striking Whip, so he was extra vigilant this time.

He condensed his five fingers, and the power of chaos surged in his palm, forming a protective film that pierced through the wind and thunder, directly striking the Soul-Slaying Whip.

With a loud bang, the two astonishing forces collided, producing a dull thud that made the air tremble.

"what?!"

Upon seeing this, Wang Man couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

This scene was even more horrifying than the scene of Su Chen being injured just now, because he watched as Su Chen withstood the attack of the Soul-Slaying Whip with pure Yuan Power. Moreover, it was not an ordinary attack, but the full-force strike of the Soul-Slaying Whip, which also contained Senior Sister Liu Hong's Yuan Power.

Su Chen was also slightly surprised, but he quickly recovered and took advantage of Wang Man's distraction to make another move. The power of chaos transformed into an invisible palm and reached out as easily as taking something out of a bag.

The difference between the two was immediately apparent. Wang Man's combat experience was nowhere near as rich as Su Chen's. Even though he had spent most of his time in the sect and often went out to train, he still couldn't match Su Chen's combat experience, which was constantly on the verge of life and death.

When Su Chen made his move, although he reacted in time, his movements were completely unable to keep up with Su Chen's offensive. In the blink of an eye, Wang Man was horrified to find that Su Chen's attack came suddenly. An invisible hand grabbed the Soul-Slaying Whip and shook it violently. Instantly, a huge force surged up his arm along the Soul-Slaying Whip, making his arm numb. He could no longer support it and subconsciously let go of the Soul-Slaying Whip.

"No! Do it! We can't let the Soul-Slaying Whip fall into his hands!"

With the Soul-Slaying Whip taken away, Wang Man became tense and quickly shouted to his companions. His companions reacted swiftly and unleashed their strongest moves in an attempt to intercept Su Chen.

But Su Chen had anticipated this. He waved his hand, and an extreme wave of energy rippled over, like a curtain that instantly dispersed everyone's attacks. Then, carrying the Soul-Slaying Whip, he arrived like a gentle breeze.

"Huh? You dare to resist!"

Just as the Soul-Slaying Whip landed in Su Chen's hand, his brows furrowed slightly as he sensed the resistance emanating from it.

The Soul-Striking Whip possesses a spirit, and Wang Man is only able to use it because of Liu Hong's orders.

Su Chen didn't have any, and the moment it landed in Su Chen's hand, the Soul-Striking Whip sensed it and desperately resisted.

This was the first time Su Chen had witnessed the power of a divine weapon containing supernatural abilities. The feeling was as if he were fighting against a martial artist with supernatural abilities. Divine weapons did not have any distinction between cultivating different supernatural abilities. After reaching the supernatural ability realm, every move could potentially transform into a supernatural ability. The difference was only in the strength of the power.

The Soul-Slaying Whip was the same; when it resisted, it unleashed a galaxy-like divine power. In addition to resisting, it also carried a fierce attack, seemingly wanting to complete what Wang Man had failed to do: injure Su Chen.

Unfortunately, its strength was at most equivalent to the minor completion of supernatural powers. Without a master, it was nothing short of a pipe dream to defeat Su Chen. Su Chen flipped his hand and pressed down like a five-finger mountain, suppressing the Soul-Slaying Whip in no time.

"Su Chen, what about these people? Should we just kill them?"

Seeing that Su Chen had dealt with the Soul-Slaying Whip, Duan Tian Dao looked at Wang Man not far away and asked him in a sinister tone.

His killing intent was even stronger than Su Chen's!

Hearing this, Su Chen shook his head: "No, they can kill, but not here."

Killing Wang Man and his group would be easy enough, but the problem is it's not that simple.

On one hand, the group had teleportation talismans on them, which, once crushed, would allow them to leave the Ghost Skull Land immediately.

On the other hand, Su Chen was unsure whether the Ziyang Sect was monitoring the area. If they were, he absolutely could not make a move.

He doesn't yet have the authority to act recklessly within the Ziyang Sect.

If we want to kill them, we have to find another way.

However, while we cannot kill them, we can still plunder their spirits.

So he said to the Heaven-Slaying Blade, "Teach them a lesson!"

Duan Tian Dao had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and upon hearing this, he rushed out in a flash.

He arrived in front of Wang Man and his group, then unleashed his ultimate move, and soon after, he had Wang Man and his companions crying for their parents.

One by one, the gourds were snatched from Wang Man and the others by the Heaven-Slaying Blade. Su Chen's primordial spirit captured them, and then plundered the Yin spirits inside the gourds, taking them into his own gourd. It was another battle with a great harvest.

The gourd wasn't full yet, but Su Chen could sense that the number of Yin spirits inside was probably beyond his imagination.

"I'll let you off this time, but if there's a next time, I won't forgive you!"

After leaving a message, Su Chen left with the Heaven-Slaying Blade. He didn't intend to waste time with Wang Man and the others; he'd rather take advantage of the moment to hunt down more Yin Souls.

Watching Su Chen's departing figure, Wang Man was furious: "Damn it!"

"Senior Brother Wang, he has taken the Soul-Striking Whip. What should we do now?" a woman asked worriedly.

Wang Man gritted his teeth: "Hmph, even if he takes it, Senior Sister Liu Hong will make him spit it out. Let's not worry about that for now. We need to hurry up and hunt down the Yin Souls so we don't run out of enough for the assessment. This matter won't end like this. I will inform Senior Sister Liu Hong about this as soon as we leave."

Although he was worried about being blamed by Senior Sister Liu Hong, the responsibility of losing the Soul-Slaying Whip was too great, and he didn't have the guts to hide it.

Tell Liu Hong that the other party must have a way to take the Soul-Slaying Whip back from Su Chen.

But if you don't tell the other person, you'll definitely suffer.

He could still distinguish between what was important and what was not.

After reaping a large harvest from Wang Man and his group, Su Chen randomly chose a direction and began hunting down Yin spirits.

The Ghost Skull Land was vast, and Su Chen wandered around for a long time without finding its edge.

However, he didn't care and continued hunting as he wandered around.

When he encounters a small team, he can usually take them all out in less than ten breaths.

If you encounter a medium-sized team, you can take them all down in about 15 minutes.

Large groups are rarely encountered, and some may even be ghosts at the Divine Power Realm.

Up to this point, Su Chen had only encountered one large group, the one before his fight with Wang Man.

Compared to scattered ghosts and small groups of ghosts, he actually preferred to encounter large groups of ghosts, since there were more ghosts and it was more satisfying to kill them.

Amidst this carnage, Su Chen's Yin Soul power, derived from his Primordial Chaos Force, has risen from a minor force to a force on par with other Primordial Forces, securing its place in the world!
The fusion of Yin Soul power made the Primordial Chaos power more complete and flawless, increasing its power by three or four levels.

"Su Chen, look! There are so many ghosts over there!"

After hunting down the ghosts for two consecutive days, Su Chen encountered another large-scale ghost attack.

This time, there were more ghosts than before, and from a distance, they looked like a vast ocean.

Su Chen's eyes widened in surprise.

He then took a step forward, transforming into a black shadow, and charged into the Yin spirits, where he began a frenzied slaughter.

"Human, how dare you come here and act so presumptuously!"

"Brothers, let's attack together and kill him! Let him know how powerful we are!"

"Human, surrender now! You're surrounded!"

"..."

The ghost instantly spotted Su Chen, who had suddenly appeared, and was furious, howling in anger.

Unexpectedly, while they were howling, Su Chen had already killed dozens of Yin spirits.

However, this slaughter quickly enraged a large number of Yin spirits, who swarmed towards Su Chen, roaring as they approached.

Like waves, layer upon layer, with terrifying power, they swept down.

It seemed to be about to completely engulf Su Chen.

In less than a few breaths, Su Chen's figure was completely swallowed up by the Yin Soul Mountain.

What happened up ahead?

The commotion quickly alerted Yin Ku Sheng, the leader of this group of ghostly beings.

“My king, a human has invaded your territory and dared to commit massacres against your people. Your men have already been dispatched to besiege him.”

A three-meter-tall ghost hummed, its appearance ferocious, yet it appeared extremely humble before the Yin Skeleton Saint.

"It's a human again!"

The Yin Skull Saints deeply resented the human race. They were trapped in this hellish place entirely thanks to human warriors.

"If I remember correctly, today should be the assessment of the true disciples of the Ziyang Sect. These bastards trapped us here, making us take the assessment of their disciples, and even gave the disciples teleportation talismans so that we couldn't harm them. That's bad enough, but now some disciples have even invaded my territory. They simply don't respect me at all. All of you get out of my way. I'm going to personally crush his body!"

Years of pent-up hatred erupted at this moment, transforming into a torrent of murderous intent.

Yin Ku Sheng snorted coldly, dismissed the group of Yin spirits, and flew out alone, arriving in the sky.

Looking down, they indeed saw Su Chen trapped inside.

"Why would a martial artist who has only achieved minor mastery of supernatural powers participate in the true disciple assessment?"

Upon seeing Su Chen for the first time, he was stunned and filled with doubt.

Normally, the Ziyang Sect would not send martial artists who have achieved minor mastery of supernatural abilities to participate in the assessment.

What happened this time?

Could it be that he didn't come to participate in the assessment, but rather to eliminate him?

Various thoughts flashed through his mind and then disappeared, making Yin Kusheng's expression uncertain.

However, he did not hesitate for long, because Su Chen had already spotted him and was flying towards him.

"Are you their leader?"

Su Chen knew that the spirits in Ghost Skull Land were not all wandering ghosts; there were some powerful beings among them.

However, these powerful beings rarely appear before the disciples of the Ziyang Sect.

This can be considered one of the tacit understandings reached with the Ziyang Sect.

The disciples of the Ziyang Sect do not provoke them, and they will not provoke the disciples of the Ziyang Sect.

Unfortunately, Su Chen ruined this tacit understanding.

Who would have thought that such a ruthless person would suddenly appear in Ghost Skull Land and directly attack the lair of Yin Skull Saint?

No wonder the Skull Saint was angry.

"Are you a disciple of the Ziyang Sect?" Yin Kusheng asked in return, without answering Su Chen's question.

He had some doubts about Su Chen's identity.

Su Chen nodded: "Not bad."

"Impossible! How could any disciple from the Ziyang Sect participating in the assessment possess your strength!"

Unexpectedly, Yin Kusheng was the first to disbelieve Su Chen's honest words.

"If you say it's not, then it's not."

Su Chen did not argue, but instead chose to make a move, wanting to test the other party's strength.

He gripped the Heaven-Slaying Blade, gathered his strength, and unleashed a powerful slash.

Instantly, a dazzling blade of light, as brilliant as a galaxy, shot out and surged towards Yin Ku Sheng.

Yin Kusheng didn't expect Su Chen to attack so suddenly, but fortunately he reacted quickly, sticking out his tongue and flicking it hard.

This tongue was even more powerful than the Soul-Slaying Whip; with just a light flick, it gave people the feeling of the earth shaking.

Bang bang bang!
Not only was its tongue imposing, but it was also as hard as iron, and even when it encountered the Heaven-Severing Blade, it remained unscathed.

In the clash, it was in no way at a disadvantage.

It doesn't look like a tongue; rather, it's a powerful weapon.

After more than ten rounds of fighting, Su Chen saw through the trick: his opponent had mastered the art of using his tongue.

Yin Ku Sheng's strength was even greater than he had imagined; he had already reached the realm of perfected supernatural powers.

With such strength, the tongue's power is naturally considerable, and it's only natural that it could block the Heaven-Slaying Blade.

The one who should be surprised is Yin Ku Sheng, who never expected that a weapon of ten thousand beasts could block his tongue.

"No wonder you dared to trespass into my territory, you've got some skills after all. But even if I can't kill you today, I'll still show you what I'm capable of!"

Yin Ku Sheng snorted coldly and took the initiative to attack.

Its tongue, like a tree branch, danced wildly in the sky, casting illusory shadows, stirring up the wind and clouds, weaving into a net that swept over Su Chen.

Su Chen swung his sword dozens of times, creating a river of swords that stretched across the sky before bursting forth.

The two forces collided like two mountains, creating a violent storm and raising huge clouds of dust.

Amidst the deafening crash, a tranquil shadow was cast over the entire void.

Amidst this earth-shattering spectacle, a whip-like blade pierced through the void like a ghost, hurtling straight in and descending upon Yin Skull Saint! (End of Chapter)