Chapter 23: Does the Nephew Take After the Uncle? Abao’s Fierce Competitive Streak

With the aid of the World Tree, Lin Chen’s presence was utterly concealed—not only were his cultivation and life force completely masked, but even the fluctuations in spiritual energy caused by the restoration of his physical body left not a single trace.

Daniel’s hair stood on end as his fingers flicked out just in time, narrowly striking the sword’s spine and avoiding disaster by a hair’s breadth.

“Ruoli, is that you?” Before Chu Yuan even approached, he called out, his astonishment far deeper than Ruoli’s own.

“Mei’er?” As soon as Jin Feng returned, the family servants told him Su Mei had arrived. Following their directions, he found Su Mei and Bai Li Yue in the pavilion, tinkering with something together. He had no need to guess—they were preparing medicine for him again.

Even Zhen Jingkong, who was usually unflappable in his sea of consciousness, was left dumbfounded, not to mention Chen Fei himself, who hadn’t expected this either.

Soon she arrived before Mo Yu Jingchen’s seat, spinning with captivating grace; even her dress flared like a lotus in the wind. Her gaze, limpid and enchanting, sent silent signals to Mo Yu Jingchen, but unfortunately, he remained entirely unmoved.

Instinctively, the man raised the roast chicken to shield Qianyun, nearly smearing oil onto her clothes. Furious, Qianyun reached out, ready to scratch Yu Hu’s face.

“I doubt Lord Ye would mind, would he?” Ji Zili’s meaning was clear as she looked at Zi Qianye: If you dislike it, then don’t follow me.

At that moment, the sun had just risen, bathing the world in brilliant light. Chen Fei stretched his limbs, landed lightly, stood up, and strolled leisurely toward the forbidden grounds’ edge.

Among them, Yun Feiyang and the Ancestor Emperor were relatively weak, so they had no power to resist; the fierce wind swept them up and hurled them far away.

Yet somehow, the Dark Faction had also acquired the technology for teleportation arrays. They aided Wei Cardili in establishing the first—and only—array connecting the Forest Empire to the Dark Faction.

Dongfang Xue and the others caught Zhao Ping’an, whose body was now crisscrossed with countless gashes, like cracks in porcelain, with blood slowly seeping out.

All the examinees who perished in the illusion were instantly restored to full memory the moment they were transported out. At the same time, they saw the other candidates—those with complicated expressions, already eliminated long before.

Meng Qianchuan was granted the title of Nineteenth Shephe