"The tomb's owner probably feared that someone would rob the tomb and damage his body, so he trapped this Giant Strength Demon Bear here, using chains to control and restrain it, serving as a tomb guardian."

"The she-bear's Martial Vein was shattered, hindering its cultivation, and it was imprisoned by chains, forced to guard the tomb until death."

"Looking at its appearance, it was probably a Divine Illumination Realm level nine demon beast at its peak. Unfortunately, after so many years, its cultivation has dwindled to almost nothing, weakened to the extreme, just to prolong its life."

Kui Guang, seeing through the situation at a glance, explained to Chu Nan.

Though Chu Nan had slain many demon beasts, he had never witnessed such a cruel scene, trapping it in a state where it could neither live nor die.

Additionally, demon beasts naturally have lifespans longer than humans. Being trapped in this pitch-dark place must be an indescribable torment for it.

This Giant Strength Demon Bear, not only was it Divine Illumination Realm level nine, it was also extremely young before being confined here, considered a genius among demon beasts, yet faced such torment, which is truly lamentable.

The tomb's owner spared no means to protect his tomb.

The weakened Giant Strength Demon Bear saw Chu Nan but did not attack. Instead, it crawled over, exposing its neck, with a pleading look in its eyes.

Kui Guang observed, "Although its cultivation is almost depleted, it can still benefit you somewhat. Killing it and absorbing its energy will allow your cultivation to progress further."

Chu Nan, observing the actions of the Giant Strength Demon Bear, realized that it had been tormented for nearly a thousand years and had long since collapsed, now seeking only death.

"Alright, since you wish to die, let me help you find relief."

Without any hesitation, the Blood Pattern Sword flashed red, sweeping toward the Giant Strength Demon Bear's neck.

The demon bear did not resist, calmly accepting its fate. As the Blood Pattern Sword descended, its head was severed, finally achieving liberation.

The corpse was not wasted. Even in weakness, a Divine Illumination Realm level nine demon beast was a priceless treasure to Chu Nan.

He immediately sat cross-legged, operated the Desolate Profound Transformation scripture, and began absorbing the remaining power within the Giant Strength Demon Bear.

The terrifying energy of blood surged into Chu Nan's Dantian like a fountain, and the Inner Core greedily devoured everything, the nine Martial Wheels glowing brilliantly within the Dantian.

"No wonder it's a Divine Illumination Realm level nine demon beast. Even in such a weakened state, the energy contained within it is beyond comparison to mine."

"If it didn't seek death but rather aimed to kill me, I might not have been able to handle it with my current strength."

Chu Nan, exhilarated, further intensified his absorption of its inner energy, and his cultivation began to rise frantically at that moment.

Having just broken through to the first tier of the Yang Wheel Realm, he quickly approached the second tier with astounding speed.

Although cultivating the Celestial Tier supreme cultivation technique, the Desolate Profound Transformation scripture, required more energy for breakthroughs than other martial artists, its speed of converting energy into cultivation exceeded that of other techniques.

With the solid foundation laid by the nine Martial Wheels, Chu Nan had almost no bottlenecks in the Yang Wheel Realm, able to continuously ascend as long as he had sufficient energy.

Boom!

In less than half an hour, Chu Nan's body resounded with a boom, successfully reaching the second tier of the Yang Wheel Realm!

It wasn't over yet; he continued absorbing the remaining energy of the demon bear, striving to advance to the third tier of the Yang Wheel Realm before returning to the Battle Academy.

Another half an hour passed, and the energy within the demon beast was entirely absorbed. Chu Nan took a long breath and ceased his cultivation, "Just a little more, and I could have reached the third tier of the Yang Wheel Realm!"

Clenching his fists silently, he felt stronger than before. If he encountered martial artists like Yu Dao or Qian Feng now, he might not even need martial skills to defeat them.

He rose slowly, mumbling to himself, "Time is almost up. If I don't leave now, I'll really be blocked by the martial artists of the Overlord Body Sect."

Despite the improvement in strength, Chu Nan still had a long way to go in dealing with the Overlord Body Sect with his current capabilities.

Swiftly exiting the underground palace, Chu Nan found the Black Killing Mountain eerily silent, and a sense of impending crisis swept over him.

"So you were hiding here. Did you eliminate this Black Death Gang?"

A cold snort echoed from above. In the blink of an eye, several streaks of light rapidly blocked Chu Nan's escape route.

More than ten individuals arrived, almost all Yang Wheel Martial Artists. A sweep with his spiritual sense revealed that even the weakest among them were in the third tier, with some even reaching the ninth tier of the Yang Wheel.

Particularly a middle-aged man in a red battle robe, whose appearance was quite similar to Zhu Gangyi's, gave Chu Nan a sense of helplessness akin to facing a mountain.

"A Divine Light Realm Martial Artist!" Chu Nan was shocked, conjecturing that the red-clad middle-aged man must be the sect leader of the Overlord Body Sect, Zhu Gangyi's father!

Things had taken a turn for the worst; a Divine Light Realm Martial Artist had personally appeared.

"Who are you, and what were you doing in there? Where is Zhu Gangyi?" The red-clad middle-aged man asked coldly, his eyes revealing malice.

At this moment, several Yang Wheel Martial Artists dashed into the hole, and after inspecting it swiftly returned, stating, "Sect Leader, the Cloud Sea Realm tomb has been opened inside!"

"What!" The sect leader of the Overlord Body Sect's eyes widened, feeling somewhat hesitant, but the following news made his anger erupt like a volcano.

"Sect Leader, I... I found the Young Sect Leader's corpse below..." The Yang Wheel Martial Artist stammered, evidently fearful of the sect leader.

Boom!

The sect leader of the Overlord Body Sect erupted with astounding momentum, pressuring Chu Nan to the point where he could scarcely breathe, "Who exactly are you! What's going on here? I want an explanation."

Currently, the sect leader was still uncertain if Chu Nan was involved in all of this.

Chu Nan's eyes shifted, intending to deceive the opponent and seek an opportunity to escape, but just then, a fortunate escapee from the Black Death Gang said, "Sect Leader, it's him. I saw him with my own eyes taking the Young Sect Leader into the cave!"

Immediately, another elder added, "Sect Leader, during the Cyan Profound Competition, he was the one who severely injured the Young Sect Leader!"

The sect leader of the Overlord Body Sect, his eyes wide open, showed a fierce expression, rapidly understanding what transpired, "It's you, you took the treasures from the tomb and killed my beloved son!"

"Hand over all the treasures, and I can grant you a quick death. Otherwise, I'll crush your bones inch by inch."

"Make you wish you were dead."

The sect leader's killing intent almost materialized; if looks could kill, Chu Nan would have already died dozens of times.

Facing the threat of a Divine Light Realm Martial Artist, Chu Nan, however, remained fearless, laughing heartily, "Kill me if you can. What's the point of saying so much nonsense? Come if you dare, your Grandfather Chu Nan is right here waiting!"

The Overlord Body Sect dominated with iron hands, and the Black Death Gang was also utterly vicious. Zhu Gangyi had even attempted to kill him; these people deserved to die.

The Overlord Body Sect had almost mobilized completely; even though Chu Nan's power was meager, he wouldn't yield an inch.

The sect leader of the Overlord Body Sect sneered, feeling that killing a Yang Wheel Martial Artist didn't warrant him taking action. He turned to the two individuals beside him and said, "A mere second tier of the Yang Wheel, I'll leave him to you."

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